The Sun. — London, England, 1866-08-09 00:00:00

~ ✓. 111}5 Aug. 8 . , n, accora princes' !omPa" ied rd3Y at a ESS held Bucking' Llexand"' Tbonias 1, leL . li t '' ' d of iseh l o I , Fisher, as Cl"I' !ambridgo ;ambridge at Marl- Cou ntess a nd th e oir sojourn 1. George Si/0 80115e1 aire left .ESC adr°ll Cotel, ) g arqll' ,basSY7 -11 . e ifanterio Laur a II intend, Jishir'' a Jai Lor pro, eparat i°ll favo ured ?or S °l3l° n all tti ci e rince 3° 'rival tO• 0/Il and 4 ' , ,sle'f 300 o olo llitli ore 661' New and Variable Stars. At the last week's sitting of the Academy of Sciences, France, M. Faye spoke at some length on the question of new stars and variable ones. After adverting to the rarity of the former, and stating that Mr. Birmingham in Ireland was the first to perceive, on the 12th May last, the star which appeared in Corona, and which is not a new one, but merely No. 2,765 of Argemnder's catalogue, and which, being only of the ninth magnitude and hence invisible to the naked eye, suddenly burst forth, on that dat e w i t h cons id era bl e sp l en d ou r. M. _ aYe states that it attained its maximum brilliancy almost immediately, and that it has now gradually .dwindled d own again to its original size. M. F aye holds the opinion that the stars hitherto mentioned . a s new are m ere l y o ld ones w hi c h su dd en l y i ncrease 111 brightness owing to some (volcanic ?) convulsion. W e beg to illustrate this to our readers by an ex !tulle. Most geologists imagine (erroneously, we believe) our earth to be a hollow shell enclosing a vast quantity of mineral matter in a state bf Igneous fusion, the shell itself being nothing but the cool e d crust formed on the surface o f t hi s fiery liquid. This crust occasionally cracks at some ace or oth er, an d some of the l i qu i d ( l ava ) i ssues forth, as in the case of volcanoes, which, by the partisans of this view of the case, are considered as a strong argument in favour. Let us now suppose the shell of our earth suddenly to burst in conse quence of the violent action of the igneous matter, W hich would then rush out and cover nearly the whole surface. To an observer situated on some other celestial body our earth in its ordinary state , wo uld either not b e v i s ible at all or scarcely so ; nut this convulsion we have described would at - nee bring it conspicuously into view by the glare of the fiery fluid. But the latter would gra dually cool d own i n course of time like a red hot i rnu, which ultimately becomes black, and so, to our Observer the earth would soon relapse into its former lustrelems state. This is the explanation given of stars that suddenly appear and then fade aw ay Returning to M. Faye, he proceeded to adduce several arguments in favour of his own vi ew, which is that variable stars, and those which are called new, belong to one and the same class of phenomena. From 1596 to 1800 not more t han 12 or 13 variable stars were observed; but since then the heavens h ave b een subjected to such a itrching and unremitting exploration that since ' - '" 4 nearly a hundred of them have been ob served. The same is the case with new stars, th ree of which have been observed since 1848, wh ile hardly 20 are mentioned in history pre vious to that time. M. Faye rejects the various explanations attempted by the earlier astrono b111:13) simply on th e gr ound that, as Schwabe Sh own, the sun itself is but a variable star, th— e period of which is eleven years , and the Irariati nus of whose brilliancy are owing to the riP°ts which appear on its surface ; such, he b eonce ives, must also be the cause of the variations of rillian t which are the characteristic of variable stars. :he case of new ones is the same. Formerly only such v t : rs ,were known a s se en with the naked eye ; now 'ave catalogued upwards of 300,000 stars, and our cha nces are much greater of finding in our cata logues es , some small star that may suddenly blaze in unwonted lustre. Thus, Jansen's star, which, appeared in 1600 as a star of the third mag itsline, disappeared in 1621, and reappeared in 1665, new definitively ca t a logued as P Cygni, accord ingth t° ArgelEende r . M. F a ye promises to continue me subject on a future occasion. 4 0NEy MARKET AND - C°IIMERCIAL INTELLIGE TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Directors of the Bank of England have just h eld their weekly court, and have not made any alteration in the minimum rate for discount accorn- Modation. Some of the speculators at the Stock Ich auge contri ve d y es t er d a y afternoon to circu -ate a report that a d e p u t a tion from the joint-stock k would wait upon the Chancellor of the Ex „euequer, urging upon him the necessity for allow :11),g a reduction from 10 per cent. to be made by c , e Bank of England, and the continuance of the loi s ' °° : e minent letter intact. The rumour had the i - t e , a l l 'ed effect of causing a recovery in Consols, but needless to state that there was no foundation : d r i t. The position of the Bank is too weak to e it it of any reduction in the charge for nego a"ng bills ; and there is no doubt that while the 1 1e 8ent high value of money is burdensome to the csiority of th e commerc i a l com munity its opera ts:i (311 h as been be ne fi c i a l by exc luding from circula °lla large amount of comparatively valueless paper. 4e "v 11: de mand for assista n ce to-day continues rather ' and 9 and 10 p er. cent are the lowest quotations in the open market. hale official Liquidator of the Bank of London 3 , i ssued a notice announcing a first dividend °I 'B.Bd. in the po un d, w hi c h it i s th oug ht will be Paid on the 27th and 28th inst. 41 4 telegram h as b een received from the general t ra a i ll ; a ger of the Panama, New Zealand, and Aus -1.0,-741 Royal C ompany, re l at i ve to th e P anama th — " e to New Zealand and Australia, stating that sail front v esse l for Panama, the Ruahine, was to 0 11 Sydney on the 15th, and from Wellington 4 , - ,'"e 24th July, the mails by which will be due ~"_,o ou th ocutai.t. the mails ampton the 13th September ; and that the "lautunial authorities had finally decided to adopt the ,„ates named in the printed time tables, in order may arrive in this country at the end s 'ue month, instead of coincidently with those via as will be the case during the first two months. Gol d to th e amount of £15,000 was taken to the i 2 i * of Engl an d yesterday, and 170,000 sovereigns -72 wi thdrawn for shipment to Brazil. "Ile Land Securities Company have issued a re- Pert t,,, Z• —be pres en t e d to the shareholders on the 15th lltalit• T he document states th a t th ere i s an avail high t l t a e u s of eeof only £5OB, in consequence o f t h e discount, .which have prevented the b ll e of th e mortgage debentures, upon which the „ si ness of th e company mainly depends. A pro -4073.iti011 has b een made for taking over the business the Lands Improvement Company. -A• : de putation of Ven ezue l an b on dh olders, con 11sti ng of M r . Th omas Baring, M.P., and the mem -I:3,eiss of th e C ommittee, had an interview with Lord St anley at the Foreign-office, on Monday last, and we re gratified to receive from his lordship the as surance of his sy m p a th y w i th the bondholders, and his wish to use his influence to bring to a satis tk, : t ory issue th e negotiations now pending between th la l British an d V enezuelan Governments respecting e: ri ghts of the B r iti s h b ondholders. His lordship tecreressed the opi n i on th a t t h e re-establishment of t: dit of V enezue l a wou ld b o highly beneficial ii4o Crh o wn interests, and would t en d to increase ~Qesnlinercial relations with that country. to 41 i ' t}a ll s last week's rail w ay r e ce ipt s , ascerta i ned up c:l4 y 3 are in round figures as under : North %ea . t W t w e e s s t e e rn 1866. 1865. 82,128 75,99 0 n 135,954 131,12 1 lyth Wester ra n gilt on Midl and 53,590 52,336 South Eastern 30,535 81,652 areat Northern 42,393 40,302 iiirneaster and Yorkshire I Vo i r s t t 2 l „.„"d Exeter 8,040 7,916 e-E,sastern 73,801 74,004 ter, Sheffield, and Lincoln 20,641 20,891 1,402t,t .r;astera ~i ' clork. and Chatham and Dover tor'ileSe returns, when compared with those of the ex: eBl3ca nding period of last year, with one or two • e P t ions are of a favourable character. On the Vreat Western there is an increase of £6,138, on the Nort h - Weste rn of X, i,833, on the South-1N estern 4,7 • 1 1 ' 6 ° 0 , on the Brighton of £2,908, on the Mid o'', of on the, Great Northern of £2,091, ~,ur the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £3,506, t h e -uchistol and Exeter of £124, and the London, taste and Dover of £74 ; while the South piaster'''. shows a decrease of £1,117, the North ti,,er,n o ff £203, the Manchester, Sheffield, and 'cola £250, and the Great Eastern of £1,408. Ace Two O'CLOCK. A. , or,ung to Two telegram from Paris to 'lay, the French Iterates Were 68f. 60 c . R a th er U neasin ess. Thp -( Yal'Aous department of the Stock Exchange are still depressed by the unusual limitation of busi ness, speculative as well as on investing account. The high rates of discount, over which the Govern ment have little control, is not an element in the discussion upon the existing dullness, because con fidence is reposed in the present administration. There can be no doubt that the unsettled weather is producing an unfavourable effect upon the tendency of values. Consols are 87k 1 for transfer, and 888 1 for September, showing a decline of k per cent, compared with the latest prices yesterday afternoon. The settlement is expected to be satisfactorily con cluded, but the rate of " continuation" is as high as f per cent, owing to the present condition of the money market. The New Threes were 861 I, and Reduced Annuities 861 87 ; India Stock, 210 211 ; and ditto 5 per Cents., 102* 1038 ; Exchequer Bills for March and June, par to 7s. prem. Foreign Stocks are generally lower. Turkish 5 per Cents. have declined a to 261 I ; Mexican 1 to 16k 4 ; but Greek have advanced k to 11 12. Italian have receded f to 501 I ; and the Brazilian Scrip 1 to 5 4 dis. Spanish Passive continues at 198 8 ; and the Certificates at 148 1. American Securities show a general improvement. United States 5-20 Bonds have advanced I to 6811 ; Erie Shares tto 418 ; and Illinois 1 to 75k. Business in the Railway Share Market has been moderately active. Prices opened with symptoms of an upward movement as regards prices, but upon the announcement that no altera tion had 'been made in the Bank rate of discount a heavy tone prevailed. Great Western and North Western have each improved 1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, f ; while North Eastern (Berwick), have declined 1. The Foreign and Colonial lines are very dull. Great Luxembourg are dealt in at 12i 13 ; San Paulo at 131 ; South Austrian and Lombardo- Venetian at 15 ; Grand Trunk of Canada at 204 ; and Great Indian Peninsula at 104 i 105. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are very inactive. Alliance have declined to 18 ; London and County to 62 ; Consolidated at 4} ; Anglo-American Telegraph Company, ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England, Sit dis.; General Credit and Finance, 1i dis. ; and International Financial, 2 dis. It has been announced that the directors of the Northern Assam Tea Company have made a call of 10s. per share on the "A" issue, payable on or before the 31st inst. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNBLENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Aug. 9 3 per Cent. Reduced B7 61 New 3 'per Cent B7 6 f New 31 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 (innuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — March. June. 50 tach Do equer Bills, £l,OOO O , 3 per Cent. par 7pm par 7pm . £ Do £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent — Do Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. indian Stock, 10 per Cent., AprillB74 210 11 Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent, Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5i per Cent, May 1879 — Do. Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO ll pm Do. under £l,OOO — FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent., .£l5 pd — pm Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41. per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 — Do Account — Do. £lOO Bonds — Do. Scrip, £65 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do £lOO Bonds _ Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) °Milan 6 per Cent Do. il per Cent Do. 6 per Cent Do Scrip, £75 paid Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent, 1825 Danubian Principalities Do. Account ..., Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Do Deferred' rcgyptian 7 per Cent , - Do Second Issue Do . .£lOO Bonds Do. 1861 B3 Do £lOO Bonds B3 41 Do. Government Railway Debentures — Do. £BO paid ~ .4reek 5 per Cents, 1821-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account ctuatemala 5 per Cent. — Italian 5 per Cent 1865 Do Account — Do. Maremmana, Railway — Slexican 3 per Cent — Do. Account Do 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French ' — llontevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid ?loorish Imperial 5 per Cent Do Land Warrants (Hectares) go w Granada _ Do 2 per Cent — Do. Deferred Jeruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account — Do 3 per Cont. (Uribarren) — Do 4i per Cent., 1862 Do Account — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 4i per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pin Cent. 1859 — Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent — Do Account — Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive _ Do Account l9l Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account — Swedish 4 per Ceut. _ Do. 4} per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account 7B Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 491 Do £lOO Bonds 49 Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip — Do Account 97 Do.4per3Cpeenrtc. Guaranteedent. Do Venezuela o 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do. Account 26 Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 2 71 4 Dividends on the above payeblein London. Austrian, 5 pm Cent., Ex. 10 Florins ... B3lgian‘ 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch *i'. per Cont. Ex. 12 Guil — Do. Certificates French Routes 3 per cent. , 67f. 500. Italiai. 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. Do. Account ... tot I TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for money I Ditto Account, September EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF THEFT.—At the Man chester City Police-court, yesterday, a boy of ten years, named Joseph Morrow, whose father is a labouring man, living in Evans-street, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, was charged with stealing a trunk containing property of the value of £3O. On Thursday last the prosecutrix, Miss M. E. Bailey, of Bolton, was driven in acab to the Oxford-road station, whence she had to proceed to Brooklands, near Altringharn. She requested the cabman to carry her trunk to the platform, and soon afterwards she left by train, be lieving that the trunk would be forwarded at the same time. When she had :completed her journey the prose= cutrix could not learn anything of her properkv% On the evening of the same day an assistant to Air. Barlow, draper, Oxford-road, found the trunk in an ashpit atethe rear of Mr. Beilow's premises. The discotery Was 0 , 4111 ,, municated to the police, and it was roloiVed that the trunk should be replaced and the ashpit ktm+ •-• ' veillance. About 9 o'clock o• - • the prisoner enter- 4 house. 4-- r ., .user sur- Liao following morning tee passage behind Mr. Barlow's Jumped into the ashpit, opened the trunk, and took out a dress. As ho was leaving, the constable, who was watching, asked him why he had come thither, to which he replied that he was in search of old bottles, The con stable then took him into custody, and reference having been made to the trunk, the prisoner raid that two men engaged him to carry it from Oxford-road station, and that after dismissing him at the entrance to the passage a lready mentioned, they put it in the ashpit. Mr. Walker said he should remand tho prisoner for a week, in order that he might learn whether any reformatory would re ceive him without his going to the soasions. It is said that a single mca4sage was transmitted by the Atlantic Telegraph cul Tuesday, the cost of which Was 480. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 9, 1806. SEtARE rtiARKETS.—This Day. -4. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid. Closing Pries.- 89 91 120 122 35 45 13 15 4 8 67 70 70 72 111 113 ‘,B 6 7 1 2 0 123 124 91 9 3 52 52 35 3 7 33 36 123 j 21 88 92 10 20 1161 )ICt 0 72 54 58 , 28 '3O 2 3p 10q 69 91 120 121 It 2 1 91 J 3 50 52 3 26 107 109 68 70 103 105. 35 3,3 9 11 p 119 121 1 2p 1 2p 75 77 108 112 150 114 73 75 45 47 65 67 74 84 14 115 2 3; 100 ioe, 53 65 119 181 123 4 52? 1232 66j I Business done. The Great Stamp Robbery at Manchester. -r. • BOW-STREET - -(THIS DAY). Charles Batt, who stands charged on suspicion of being concerned in the robbery of £12,000 worth of stamps from the office of the Hon. Henry Howard, distributor of stamps for Manchester, was this morning again placed be fore Sir T. Henry for further examination. It will be'recollected that the prisoner was given into custody on the occasion of his attending before Mr. R. P. Walker, the examiner of spoilt stamps, at Somerset House, on the 12th July last, to obtain the return of £1 upon a spoilt stamp for that amount, which had the appearance of being wilfully damaged, and which on close observation was found to be of the same class of stamps recently issued to the distributor at Manchester, and of which he had been robbed. The only witness examined this morning was Mr. William Drewitt, of b 5, High-street, Marylebone, who sai I—On the 17th of May last I obtained two £1 inland bill stamps from the head-office, Somerset-house. The stamp now placed before me is not one of them. Mr. Jacobs.—l now intend to call Inspector Potter to prove that the description given by himself in the affidavit at the Stamp Office in London was untrue. Inspector Potter said—The description given by the prisoner was ft lse when he attended at the Stamp-office. I have known him for 13 years. Mr. Wontner, who appeared for the prisoner, objected to the inspector giving evidence as to the prisoner's ante cedents. Sir T. Henry—Except for the purpose of proving that he name was false. Mr. Woutner—Yes. He could not give evidence of any ortner conviction. Sir T. Henry—Yes, he can. He might be indicted for this robbery having been previously convicted. Mr. Wontner—But that would be kept back until ho had been indicted for the simple offence. Sir T. Henry—The judge is entitled to know it, and the clerk of the arraigns must know it in order to prove the indictment. Inspector Potter's evidence was then continued—The prisoner's right name is Charles Martin. I have known him go by the name of Charles Roberts and Charles Angel. I was present at the Old Bailey on the 17th of August, 1863, when tho prisoner was sentenced to three years' penal servitude for stealing from a d welling-house. It was a jewel robbery of between £4OO and £5OO. I gave evidence against the prisoner on that occasion. His time on that sentence will not ho up until the 13th , of this month. Sir T. Henry—ls ho the holder of a ticket-of-leave at his present moment ? Inspector Potter—He is. Mr. Jacobs--That is all the evidence I have to offer, Sir Thomas, and upon it I ask you to send the prisoner to Manchester for trial. Mr. Wontuer trusted that as there had already been three remands for the prosecution he would not be refused one for the prisoner. He was instructed to ask the post ponement of the committal for a few days, because in that time he believed he should be in a position to prove an alibi of so complete a character that the evidence of Allan would fall to the ground. He should also he was informed be able to show that the prisoner was not in Manchester either on Friday or Saturday. I will under those c i rcums t ances reman d 1E 8 ) iprrTisOnleerilrYfor—a week. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. LONDON, Aug. 9.—Wind this day at noon —South- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. COWES, Aug. 6.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Allemania, from New York, and left for Hamburg. BRISTOL, Aug. B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Susan, from New York. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Annie Whitburn, from Jamaica ; Eliza Taylor, from Havannah ; G. W. Harris, from Phiadelphia. FALMOUTH, Aug. B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Char lotte, from Havannah. Aug. 9.—Arrived—Ada Carter, from Havannah. CLYDE, Aug. 7.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—J. M. May, from Huelva. OFF PLYMOUTH, Aug. 8.--Wind N.W.—Arrived— Mary Croot, from New Zealand. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. PLYMOUTH, Thursday Morning. The hired transport Mary Shepherd, Capt. Croot, from Auckland May Bth, with 358 men belonging to the 40th Regiment, has arrived off this port, and received orders to proceed to Portsmouth. GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, August B.—Yorkshire, steamer, from Lisbon; Philo, from Port Morant ; Frances Poole, from Tarragona ; Nereus, from Now York ; Hiram, from Quebec ; Giraffe, steamer, from Boulogne ; Holland, steamer, from Ostend. Arrived, Aug. 9.—City of Hamburg, steamer, from Havre ; Leopard, and Baron Osy, steamers, from Antwerp Cologne, steamer, from Boulogne ; Foam, from Rangoon ; Ellen, from Guernsey; Ann Law, from Archangel. Sailed, Aug. 9.—Star of Albion, for Calcutta ; Regia, from Jamaica. DEAL,' Thursday Morning. Passed, Aug. B.—Dublin , screw steamer, from London, for Bordeaux ; Star of the Mersey, from London, for Bris bane; Lord Cardigan, of Grimsby, screw steamer, from the north, for tho west. Anchored, —Nina, from London, for Antigua. THE SLADE BARONETCY.--.The trial in connec tion with the Slade baronetcy, which was to have taken place at the present assizes at Wells, has been removed to London, REIGATE ELECTION COMMISSION.—Mr. Sergeant O'Brien, Mr. J. T. Smith, and Mr. Allen, the commis sioners appointed to inquire into the alleged acts of bribery and corruption at the late election for the borough of Rei gate, have announced that they will commence their sit tings at the Old Town-hall on Wednesday, the 22d inst. Many of the electors have been summoned to give evi dence. HEALTH OF Mn. BASS, M.P.--we regret to an nounce that the s en i or mem b er f or this borough has suf fered from a se V ero a tt ac k o f ill ness . Mr. Bass left Burton for Scotland yesterday week, and on Monday wo received the painful intelligence that the hon. gentleman was seriously ill. Exaggerated rumours were soon current, but on Tuesday an authoritative telegram was received an nouncing that he was " progressing favourably."—Derby Mercury, An accident, which might have been serious, oc curred to Mr. D. S. Ker, M.P., on Saturday last at Black man's hunting ground. His horse, which had, refused some jumps, became irritable, and eventually rushed at full speed out of the grounds. A van happening to pass at the same moment, a violent collision occurred. Mr. Ker was considerably bruised but not seriously injured. He is now staying at the South Kensington Hotel, Queen's-gate terrace. FLOGGING OF GAROTTERS. —During the assizes which terminated on Monday six prisoners, convicted of robbery with personal violence, were ordered, in addition to their sentences:of penal servitude, to be flogged with the cat-o'-nine tails. In his charge to the grand jury, and sub sequently in sentencing the prisoners, Mr. Justice Lush re marked that the fullest power of punishment allowed by the law would be inflicted, with a view to the repression of 1 his species of crime ; and on Tuesday the first batch . of offenders underwent the lash at the New Bailey Prison, Manchester, in the presence of several of the visiting jus tices, Captain Mitchell, the governor, and Dr. Braddon, the newly-appointed surgeon of the gaol. The place selected for carrying out the punishment is a small enclosed yard near the Irwell-street end of the gaol. The prisoners were stripped to the waist, their legs fastened in a kind of box, and their arms secured by straps at the wrist, leaving the hands free to clutch two rings to which the Flaherty, 18 years of a ge , w ho had been with other persons, robbedgether straps are attached. The first brought to the post was Johng eo i n c v h i a c e t l edofh a F v l i a n h g e , William Bradshaw on the 12th of February, and John Watson on the following day. Ile was to receive 18 lashes. The prisoner had fortified himself with a piece of leather, which he rolled into his mouth, and at every fall of the "cat" compressed between his teeth. He writhed and howled piteously, and at the twelfth stroke cried, " Oh dear, oh dear, tell me whether that is eleven or twelve." The stolid and stalwart gaoler who handled the whip vouch safed no reply, but repeated his blows at the signal from the surgeon, With about half a minute's interval between each infliction. The suspense between the strokes seemed to add to the agony of the torture, leaving time for the dreaded apprehension of the renewal of the stroke. On 'being re leased) the prisoner) who had howled so fearfully before, turned totind, and add With the most consummate impu dence, "Thank you ) gentlemen; my mother often gave me worse with her apron strings.' The next mounted was Feta Kelly) Who Was a tenth about 20 years, tall in . stature; and muscular in frame. lie had been convicted of highway robbery with violence ; and of an attempt to 1 ‘ cholte and strangwi an old man, He bore the first three or four strokes with perfect composure, but through out the rest of the castigation groaned repeatedly at every stroke. Once, turning round he said, " I'm innocent of this, gentlemen ;" and when taken down he repeatedly protested his innocence of the offence for which ho had been condemned. He also received 18 lashes. The third prisoner was William Wright, thirty-four years of age, who was the companion of Kelly in the offence. He also received 18 lashes, He was brought into the yard as Kelly was taken away, and, turning round, ho saw the unsightly lacerations on his companion's back, and shuddered at the anticipated pain of under going a similar disfigurement. Though he uttered no cry or groan, every muscle and fibre of his frame shook throughout the operation. On being removed he also de clared his utter innocence of the crime imputed to him. A refractory youngster, who had refused to work, was next hoisted. At the first stroke he howled, danced, and shrieked, and continued to do so throughout, protesting that ho would willingly do any work if allowed to go. The remaining three prisoners sentenced to bo whipped WM to tilltiOrP Onir sizightunt p§tuday. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) NEWSAGENTS AND CHANCERY DISPUTES....-IMPORTANT DICISION.-BRUTON V. lIACKETT. This was an action to recover a sum of money for cer tain newspapers, called the Sporting Opinion, supplied to the defendant for sale. • Defendant admitted having received the newspapers, but said he had been served with a notice from a suitor in this Court, under the provisions of the Equity Jurisdiction Act, not to pay for the papers. His Lordship asked if such notice came from this Court. Mr. Osgood (the registrar) explained that there had been Chancery proceedings in this Court in reference to a sport ing paper known as the Turf. Mr. Commissioner Kerr had granted an injunction against the defendant in that suit, Mr. Davey restraining him from publishing any news paper resembling the Turf. The notice handed in, how ever, had nothing to do with the Court. Plaintiff --I havo nothing to do with the Turf at all. Mr. Osgood—Do you know Mr. Davey ? Plaintiff —I do. Ho was formerly in my service, but he has nothing to do with me at all, nor with the Sporting Opinion, which is a totally different affair to the Turf. Defendant—l am perfectly willing to -pay the amount, only I wish to know to whom I am to pay it. His Lordship—The notice with which you have been served does not come from the Court, and you must pay the money to the plaintiff. You will be protected by the order of the Court against any other proceedings. Defendant—That is all I require. The verdict then passed for the plaintiff. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MANSION-HpIISE, Henry Roylance, a middle-aged man, was charged before the Lord Mayor with having unlawfully in his possession four table cloths, the property of the proprietors of the City Club. Charles Underwood, one of the City detectives, said that about half-past five o'clock yesterday afternoon he saw the prisoner in Old Broad-street, and noticed that he ap peared very bulky. He stopped him, and asked him what he had got about his person. He took from him one of the table cloths produced, which was concealed under his loft arm, and-he told him he must charge him with being in possession of it unlawfully, and that he must ac company him to the station. At the station he found the three other tablecloths tied round his body with a piece of string, and also a pound of butter. The prisoner said that the things were given to him by one of the servants of the Club, where he was employed as a labourer, or stable helper. He gave the officer his correct address, and he found the wife, who appeared to be a very respectable per son, there, and she told him she was not surprised at what had occurred, as the prisoner had lately become addicted to drink. The tablecloths were identified by a female servant of the Club as having been given out by her the day before to be sent to the laundress who worked for the establish ment. She said that the prisoner had no right whatever to hive the articles in his possession. It was also proved that the prisoner was employed at the Club for ten hours per day, at the rate of 4jd. per hour. Underwood said that he had found another tablecloth at he prisoner's lodgings, and asked for a remand in order hat it might be identified. The prisoner, who admitted having taken the tablecloths produced, was remanded until Thursday. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SINGULAR CASE.—Michael Murray, a young man, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being concerned with another man named Barrett now in custody, in committing a burglary at the house of Mr. James O'Neil, 17, Meddon street, Regent-street, and stealing a quantity of clothes— some partly made. Barrett was charged at this court some days ago and committed to the Central Criminal Court for trial, he pro testing his innocence. The prosecutor said—On the Bth of July my place was broken into and some coats and other property stolen. I charged a young man named Barrett, and he was com mitted for trial. Last night the prisoner called upon me, and I then accused him of being concerned in the burglary. The prisoner said he was very sorry for what he had done, and that if he had not been drinking he would not have done it, and that he had come to give himself up. I sent for a constable and gave him into custody. The prisoner—l did not say I was guilty. lam inno:. cent. I know nothing about it. . Buckingham, 328 A.--I was called to 17, Hoddon-street, last night, and on the prosecutor saying that the prisoner had come to give himself up, the prisoner said, " Well, I thought 1 might as well give myself up, as I have been seen in the streets by several persons, and the other man in prison is innocent, and ho did not want to see an inno cent man suffer, although the man had some of the pro ceeds of the robbery." I then took the prisoner, who was quite sober, to the station. In answer to the charge the prisoner said, " I heard the prosecutor was looking after me, and I went to him to know what he wanted with me. I met the man who took the things in the City, and he asked me to come out of London with him, and b3fore we went he sold the things, but I did not know where they came from. I afterwards went to Kingston with him, and then he told me all about Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for trial. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, BRIGIITON RACES-WEDNESDAY. The Cup day is considered - the most fashionable of the meeting, the attendance, therefore, was much larger than on Tuesday. The weather during the morning was very boisterous, and as the hour approached for the first race the prospects of a fine afternoon appeared remote, as the sky was overspread with clouds, and rain cell heavily, but for tunately after the first race the clouds dispersed and the sun shone brilliantly. The wind was not so disagreeable pon the opening day, but it was still very high, and ladies ex perienced great difficulty in keeping their toilettes from its rude strength. A match between NightwatchandForester was placed on the card to commence the sport at 2 o'clock, but being off by consent the actual business of the day did not commence until half an hour later. The Ovingdeau Plate, with 11 runners, produced a warm favourite in Vio lent, who won very easily by two lengths from Paris. The Fifteenth Brighton Biennial Stakes, with but three runners, was productive of some very lively speculation between Trocadero and Cannon Ball, but the last-named was beaten at the distance, and " the outsider" Mandrake, a remark ably good-looking colt, was left to do battle with the French horse, who, howeVer, won by half a length. The Cup, a very handsome Over vase of elegant workmanship, portraying " The escape of Charles the Second from Br:ghton to Fackham; near Havre-de-Grace," was of course the most attractive race of the day, and when the five starters were notified the interest was at its height. The betting at the last moment was very heavy, both Tormentor and The Duke being freely backed, the Oaks victrix at one moment having a slight call, but before the flag fell they were equal favourites, at 2 to 1, while Tourmalin, at 5 to 2, eceived substantial support from the followers of the popular " blue and yellow cap." Janitor was among the starters to make the pace for his stable companion, and the moment they were settled in their places he com menced his mission. The pace requires little comment, for Tormentor was beaten a mile from home, and The Duke, taking up the running when he liked, cantered in a winner by 15 lengths, almost pulling Fordham out of the saddle. The victory of the Marquis of Hastings was received with great satisfaction by the general public:, loud cheers greeting the winner and Fordham as they returned to the enclosure. The remainder of the racing is suffi ciently described in the subjoined return, which contains every detail of the running. The OVINGDEAN PLATE Of 100 SOVS (Handicap), for all ages ; winners of any race after the publication of the weights 51b extra; New Ovingdean Course (about six furlongs). Mr. Hodgman's Violent, by Knight of Avenel—Breeze, 3 vrs, list 91b (II. Clark) 1 Mr. - Ten Broeck's Paris, 5 yrs, Bst 31b (Fordliam) 2 Capt. Smith's Manrico, aged, ist 71 b (IL Jackson) 3 Mr. J. Wood's Soapstone, 6 yrs, lOst 121 b ...(T.French) 0 Mr. Wickham's Rinaldo, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b (S. Adanis) 0 Mr. Padwick's Kingsley, 3 yrs, 7st 131 b (Deacon) 0 Mr. Billams's Gamecock, aged, 7st 101 b (Parry) 0 Mr. T. Hughes's Alberta, by Trumpeter, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Prior) 0 Mr. Monis'sWilliam: Pitt, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (carried 7st 91b) (Cannon) 0 Mr. Edgar's Maid of Erin, aged, 7st 41b (Elphick) 0 Mr. W. Day's Verbena,.s yrs, 6st 101 b (T. Sadler) 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Violent, 100 to 30 agst Paris, sto 1 agst Soapstone, 10 to 1 others. Violent jumped away with a clear lead, and making all the sunning won in a canter by two lengths ; Manrico was a length in rear of Paris ; Verbena fourth, Soapstone fif th, Maid of Erin s:xth, William Pitt and Alberta next. Rinaldo was pulled up before reach ing the post. The FIFTEENTH BRIGHTON BIENNIAL STAKI,76 Of 10 BOPS each, with 100 added, for two yr olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies, Bst 71b; winners of a stake value 200 sovs 31b extra for every such winning up to 91b ; the second to receive 50 soya out of the stakes ; three-quarters of a mile. 17 subs. Count de Lagrange's Trocadero, by Monarque—Antonia, Bst 101 b Mr. Launde's Mandrake, Bst 101 b (Morris) 2 Lord St. Vincent's Cannon Ball, Bst 131 b (in. 31b extra) (Fordham) 3 Betting-6 to son Trocadero, 6to 4 agst Cannon Ball, and 100 to 7 agst Mandrake. Cannon Ball made play with a slight lead of Mandrake and Trocadero for more than half a mile, when Lord St. Vincent's colt gave way, and Man drake came on with a slight advantage of Trocadero to op posite the stand, where the latter headed him and won cleverly by half a length; Cannon Ball was a bad third. The GRAND STAND PLATE of 50 soya (Handicap) ; winners of any race after the publication of the weights 51b ex tra ; ,half a mile. Count Hoffeld's Monitor, by West Australian—Malmsey (bred in France), 4 yrs, Bst 41b (H. Grimshaw) 1 Sir W. Booth's Caprice, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (Sayers) 2 Mr. Hughes's Virtuous, 4 yrs, 7st 91b (Pryor) t Mr. York's Birkdale, 3 yrs, Est 71 b (Kenyon f Lord Poulett's Wild Thyme, 5 yrs. Bst 71b (Lynch) 0 Lord Uxbridge's Goldylocks, 4 yrs, Bst (Parry) 0 Mr. Wyndham's The Masson, 3 yrs, 7st 121b...(Cannon) 0 Mr. Wilson's Colleen, b yrs, 7st 101 b (carried 7st 121 b) (Deacon) 0 Mr. Brayley's Stokeley, 2 yrs, Est 21i, (carried Est 31b) (Murray) 0 Mr. Ten Broeck's Escorte, 2 yrs, Est (Barker) 0 Mr. Hodgman's Variation, 2 -yrs sst 71b (Quince) 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Monitor, 3to 1 agst Birkdals, sto 1 agst Goldylocks, 100 to 8 agst Caprice, 100 to 7 agat Vir tuous, 100 to 6 each agst Variation and The Masson. A long delay at the post was occasioned by the restiveness of Monitor, Variation, and Birkdale. When the flag fell Monitor jumped off with the lead, but gave way to Caprice, Birkdale, and Goldylocks, after going a hundred and fifty yards, and they ran thus till half-way up the hill, where Monitor rushed to the front, and never again being headed, won easily by a length from Caprice ; Virtuous and Birk dale, close up with the second, finished a dead heat for third place ; Wild Thyme was fifth ; The Masson sixth ; Variation seventh ; and Escorte next. The BRIGHTON CUP, value 400 sovs, added to a sweep stakes of 10 sovs each ; three-year-olds Tat 91b, four 9st, five, six, and aged 9st 61b ; mares and geldings allowed 41b ; the winner of the Derby or Doncaster St. Leger, Ascot, Goodwood, or Doncaster Cups, in 1865 or 1866, 71b, of two or more of those 101 b extra; those which have never won in any country above the value of 50 sovs or received 100 soya, including their own stakes as second, allowed weight in the following proportions, viz.:— three-year-olds 41b, four 91b, five 141 b, six and aged 211 b; the Old Course (about two miles) ; 26 subs. Marquis •of Hastings's The Duke, by Stockwell—Bay Celia 4 yrs, 9st 71b (in. 71b extra) (Fordham) 1 Baron Rothschild's Janitor, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (Carroll) 2 Baron Rothschild's Tourmalin, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Peake) 3 Mr. J. Day's Rattler, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (11. Day) 0 Mr. B. E. Dunbar's Tormentor, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (flibberd 0 Betting-7 to 4 each agst The Duke and Tormentor, 5 to 2 agst Tourmalin. -The competitors were dispatched at the first attempt, Tormentor having a slight lead for a hundred yards, when Janitor, forcing the pace for his stable companion, took up the running with a clear lead of Tormentor and Tourmalin side by side, The Duke being about a length in their rear, while Rattler, outpaced from the start, was beaten off before going a quarter of a mile. Little variation in their relative positions occurred until approaching the T.Y.C. post, when Tormentor, it was evident, was beaten, and in a few strides further she gave way. The Duke, who had been pulling over his oppo nents all the way, now ran up to Tourmalin, and Janitor giving way, The Duke assumed the lead and cantered home a winner by 15 lengths. Janitor and Tourmalin ran side by side after coming into the straight, but the first named in the last 50 yards drew away and finished a length in front of his stable co m p anion ; T o rmenter, who was not persevered withinexthame p la le st fo h ll a o l w f m ed il t e y p Ea ull t e t d ler u . p b e f o re reaching the post, an The BRIGHTON NURSERY STAKES (Handicap) of 10 soya ,each, h ft, with 100 added, for two-year-olds ; winners of any race after Aug 3,71 b, if of the value of 400 sous 101 b extra; T.Y.C. (three-quarters of a mile) ; 50 subs. Mr. H. Smith's Seville, by St. Albans—Donna Maria, Bst (Cannoni 1 Mr. Hodgman's Vice Versa, Est 71b (H. Clark 2 Baron Rothschild's Water Cure, Est 131 b (Peake 3 Lord St. Vincent's Cannon Ball, Bst 61b (Fordham) 0 Mr. G. Angelo's Canard, 7st 131 b (inc. 51b ex.)—(Parry) 0 Mr. W. G. Craven's Bandmaster, 7st 101 b (Hibberd 0 Mr. Mackenzie's Tynedale, 7st 91b (Morris 0 Mr. R. Drewitt's Sir Walter, Est 131 b (Grace 0 Mr. R. Bell's Charade, 7st (Kenyon 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Vice Versa, sto leach agst Seville and Bandmaster, 6 to 1 agat Water Cure, 7 to 1 agst Tyne dale, and 20 to 1 agst Cannon Ball. The favourite was first off, followed by Bandmaster and Water Cure, Seville, Tynedale, and Cannon Ball heading the others; after passing the distance Seville drew up to Vice Versa, the pair finishing a close and exciting race home ; but Seville, getting the best of the struggle in the last 50 yards, won by a head; Water Cure was a bad third; Tynedale fourth ; Cannon Ball fifth ; Bandmaster sixth ; and Charade last. The SussEx STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 100 added; two - year-olds 7st 101 b, three 9st 81b, four and upwards 10st; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; the winner to be sold for 120 sovs ; if entered for 80 sovs allowed 71b, 60 141 b, 50 211 b ; last half mile. Mr. Hawksley's Usher, by Chatham —Govern.o.ss's by Laurel, 5 yrs, Bst '4lb (.£3O) Mr. Thellusson's Miss Fanny, 2 ''''' ''''''' I ( l ll l(b . L C °( ; Ca a dt3' r : k o l 2 1 LordWestmoreland'siiibvso.. '' 5.0. Glance,....(4(2liYersntoSna; 03 Mr. Carew's Hatty, • 2 yrs, 56 " ma „,-, 2 yrs, Est (£5O) Duke of Hamilton's Thermo and lllb Thermometer,( .C5O) . (Barke ra) toO (Webb) 0 1 e gg Miss Fanny, and Bto 1 agst Hatty. After a couple MrlieTtteinngl3fsetcok2's ags t Y U r Usherr t of false starts Miss Fanny jumped off with a lead, making the running to the distance, attended by Usher, where the latter drew away and won a well contested race by four lengths.- The Glance filly was a good third; Hatty fourth, Thermometer fifth, and Piano last. The winner was sold to Mr. W. Morris for 400 guineas. The PAVILION PLATE of 100 sovs, added to a Handicap of 10 soya each, 2 ft (to the fund) if declared by five o'clock on Tuesday evening ; winners of any race (except matches) after Aug. 3 51b extra; Bristol mile. Mr. Mackenzie's Norwood, by Stockwell—Moss Rose, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b (inc. 51b extra) (Morris) w.o. A MATCH: Nightwatch v. Forester, was off by consent. Mr. Justice Bell, •of the Cape of Good Hope, had an interview with the Earl of Carnarvon at the Colonial Office, on Monday, on the subject of the wine duties of that evlon7, WESTMINSTER. FEMALE ORCHARD ROBBERS.---O. Ryan and S. Reeves, of the ages of 15 and 17 years, were charged with being in the orchard of Mr. Freath at Brompton. John Smith, gardener, said that on Tuesday night the grounds of Mr. Freath were entered, and a quantity of fruit carried off ; this had been effected by breaking down the fence, which he bad repaired yesterday, but found, in the course of the evening, that it was again broken. He went then about 8 o'clock and found the two defendants in the ground. They had got in by breaking a board down, and crawling through the hole they had made. In answer to inquiries from Mr. Selfe, The gardener said that the loss of the apples and other fruit purloined by intruders was trifling compared with the damage they did to the trees and in other respects. Those girls had trodden down a quantity of potatoes. Ryan—We had none of the apples. Mr. Selfe—What did you go there for? Reeves —We went there for fruit. On its being asked what was known of the girls, it was stated that Ryan's family were nearly all in prison for dif ferent offences. The accused were remanded till Saturday. THAMES. THE STATE OF THE COURT.—HEALTHFUL PRECAUTIONS. —This morning the whole of tho matting laid down in this court, to deaden the noise of people walking about, was re moved by order of Mr. Partridge, who said tho noise was a secondary consideration at this critical period, and that people from all quarters of the district where cholera and diarrhoea were prevalent were constantly passing in and out of the court. The matting collected large quan tities of dirt and mud, and every time any person moved about large clouds of dust were hovering about, which the magistrate presiding, the officers of the court, professional men, witnesses, and others inhaled. Mr. Partridge was satisfied the matting was very unhealthyand ought never to have been laid down in the court. He directed that disinfecting fluids should be thrown over the court, the passages and cells, and that no overcrowd ing be permitted. These precautions are highly neces sary and expedient, as two persona have been recently attacked with cholera in the court. They were imme diately removed, one to an hospital, the other to a work house. A mass of the dirtiest people to be found in the metropolis are generally to be found in the passage and the back of the court, and are known as the " court beauties." UTTERING A FORGED ORDER.—Frances Green, a woman about 30 years of age, and who was described as a tailoress, of 48, Grosvenor-street, Ratcliff, was brought up on remand, charged with being concerned with John Lucas, not in custody, in littering a forged ordei for the sum of £2B 125., with the intent to cheat and defraud Peter Murphy, well knowing the same to be so, at the parish of St. George-in- the-East. Murphy is a soldier in the BUth Regiment. Heswas formerly serving with the army in India, and he deposited his savings, amounting to £2B 125., with Captain Gold, the commander of his regiment. When Murphy came to England he made the acquaintance of the prisoner and her brother, John Lucas. They in duced him to have his letters addressed to their dwelling in Chapel-street, St. George-in-the-East. Lucas obtained possession of an order for the payment of £2B 12s. in favour of Murphy, and drawn by Captain Gold, and by forging Murphy's name to it, and representing himself as that per son, he obtained cash for it at the office of Sir John Kirk laud, army agent, of 17, Whitehall-place, on the 20th of May last. It was proved that the prisoner, Green, received the letter containing the order, and that she gave it to her brother. She is the wife of a carman, and she admitted to the police, Sergeant Freeston, No. 58 K, that she received the order and gave it to her brother, who was keeping out of the way. Freeston had experienced great difficulties in the investigation of the case, in consequence of prosecu tor's reserve:and his waat of intelligence. Mr. Partridge suspected that M ur p h y was keeping back something. The case must be further investigated. lie remanded the prisoner again for a week. FEMALE BEAUTY.—The plainest face is redeemed by a lovely skin and colour; the most beautiful is not per fect without it. P aints and powders are absurd to the eyes of beholders, and deceive none but the silly of wearers of those ruinous applications. A. gentlewoman rank, from philanthropic motives, is anxious to impart to every ono of her sex, rich or poor, the means of procuring the most beautiful natural complexion by wholesome, simple, effective, and inexpensive means.—Send stamped directed envelope for particulars to Mrs. GRANTLEY, 4, conttught terrace, Hyde-park, 1.491at1911, W.—(ADITT.) Sharel Railways. tSr)sto: aria Y,;xeter . • • • Caledonian Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun,.l'crth, & A b.Junc. Y.:.London, zerip Certi. Do, _ lasgow Sc S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk.l Do. E. Angr..st. No. 2I Great North of Scotland ) I . _; rent Northern DJ. A stock Do. B stock Do. New, IL at 25 pa Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original' Do. S. V4l. Rail. gua. l Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Ostord Do. Newport Lancashire Yorkshin Landon and Blackwall Lon., lirig . h.,&S Coast Lon., Chat., and Doerr Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Westeri , Lou. & South Western ➢lan., Shet., & Lincoln Do. New Do. Extension ...• M e t r op o litan District Do. do. do. Do. and John'slY'd Mid and Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Derby wid Kent . north British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun N th. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N*E purchast Do. Leeds . Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock. & Darling do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 18'14 Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock uo. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon south E., stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall BRITISH POSSESSIONS. LOU st i 20 kOlt 10 10f Atlantic St. Lawrence Rom., Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 percent.. Do. F games Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. 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Pun;aub Ita'p2,3 Do.lndus St.Flot, 100 tlOO 2 100 100 63 65 93 100 id ip 4 4 7i 8i 76 80 60 65 100 102 99} IGO4 99 101 20 22 85 87 55 58 48 52 50 55 45 50 40 45 34 3 J 24 2v 24 26 105 106 p 1p 98 100 91 93 si l4i 3 4 d ' 91 43 83 85 1} Old 97 98 89 31 85 87 8 - 4 82 96 97 96 447 11 1 o 95 96 9) 20f 1105 4} 971 i COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31, 1572 100 - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug leo 93 93 - Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10J 91 96 - Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 75 77 75 - Do. 5p c. Inscribed sk 100 75 77 - G. Hope, G 1..c.157 lOO 1;9 191 Do.Apl.&Oct, 1890-11100 100 102 101 - Do. do; 1880-9 u 100 102 104 - Do. Jan.&July, 1800-91 100 100 103 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 86 81 - Ceylon, Nov. 1863, 6 p., 100 190 102 - Do. 1878, do lOO 195 1 7 - Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July - Do. 1' 4 73 - 'Jo. 1882, 31ay 15, Nov. It 10) 101 103 - Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 103 105 - Natal qov. 6 per cent lOO 97 100 - N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&Jul) 100 90 92 - N. S. W. Gov. 5 ire., I£l6t 100 90 92 - Do. 6 p.c. 18:1 to 187( 100 90 96 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189,: 100 83 85 - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 92 61 - Do. 5 per cent.... - Nova Sc,,tia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 94 96 - Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 90 P 3 i6l - S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 100 -- - - Do. 1378 & upwards ll.O 102 101 - Vic,Gov. 6 p.a. Ja. &July 100 - - - Do. do, A pril & Oct lOO 103 105 102 BRITISII MINES. 2 Cam. ConsoL Gold, litn. 1 - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated. 30 5 6 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 410 430 - Drake walls 2.1.0 1 - East Bassett (Illogan) 291 15 17 - East Caradon 2.11.6 7 8 - East earn Brea 3l if 1 - East Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 - East Gunnislake .. 8.3.6 - - East Laved 3.0.0 61 • 7 4 - E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10.8.9 3 3i - Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 - 4 Great Li.xey, limited all 19 191 20 - Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 - Great Wheal Busy 14.9.0 1 1 - U. Wheal Vor (Heist ;L 44 18 22 - Grenville 8.18.0 11 2 - Herod's Foot ... 8.10.6 30 3? - Ilingston Downs .... . 5 . 10 . 6 31 31 - Margaret (tiny Lelant 13.17.0 4 Marke Valley 4.10.0 31 41 4 llwyndy Iron Ore, Urn 51 21 lid - New Seton - North Roskear - N.Wh'l Bassett(lllog,an 4.4.0 - North Wheal Crofty 2.13.1 1 • - Prosper United 7.1.6 - Pr, vidence Uny Lelant 10.6.7 20 25 - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 325 375 - South Condurrow 3.2.0 14 2 S.Wheal Fran. (111o,gan 18.18.9 171 41 Stray Park • 35.15.6 - - Tin Croft 9 9 11 .5 Vigra and Clogan, lim all 3 5 - West Bassett (Illogan 14 1 2 - W. Caradon (Liskeard 9 6 7 - West Chiverton ll 61 67 - West Seton 471 105 115 - Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 80 85 - Wheal Buller (Itedruth 16 10 15 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 3 6 - Wheal Seton -- Wheat Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 8 10 IeOItIOGN RAIL WA Bahia and San Francisco, 11. n., gua. 7 per cent., 1 3 1 Great Luxembourg, 13 12i Sambre and Meuse, 71 7 San Paulo, lien., ,ua, b per cent., 13) South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 15 FULtElliki MIN11:13. Cobre Copper, lo BANICI3; Alliance, lira.. 18 ilB Bank of ()tam lira., 6 Consolidated Bank, lim., English and Swedish, lira., i 2 imperial Bank, lim.. 24} imperial Ottoman, 8 London and County, 62 London Joint Stock, 4Z National dank. 681 South Australia, 29_ . MISCELLANEOUS: Anglo-American Telegraph, 12/ Ath.ntio Telegraph, 8 per cant. gua. lim., Berlin Water Works, lira., 104 B. and I. Magnetic telegraph, lim., 80 China Steam z hip and Labuan Coal Company, 1 City of London Heal Property, tim., 21 City of Moscow Gas, lim., 121 Company of African Merchants. lim., 21 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of Englana, 4g Gen. Credit and k'inance of London. Um.. 4 International Financial ..!;ociety, lim., 31 London Financial Association, lint., 141 1 GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—The directors of this company have determined to recommend to the pro prietors at the general meeting en the 25th inst. to declare a dividend for the half yew.. to the 30th of June last at the rate of £5 per cent. per annum on the original stock of the company, giving tor the half year £2 10s. per cent. to the original stuck, £3 per cent. to the B stock, and £2 per cent. to the A stocks StAff3 BALANCE SHEET.—rhe follOW ibg is the balance-Sheet of the United States fOt' the tear ending June 39, 1866, the anithintS f'r th.# ittet ter being At Pl'gent estimated : —Receipts, Customs, o; 09,376,878 ; inland revenue, $309 1 510 938 ; public ;;4540 •; miscellaneous, including direct tax, $68,427,603 ; total receipts, $558,046,954. Expendi ture —War, $281,419,702 ; navy, $43,964,118 ; civil go- Vernment, foreign ,intercourse, and miscellaneous, $41,017,922 ; interior, including pensions and Indian affairs, $18,852,457; interest on public debt, $133,139,360; total expenditure, $520,823,559. There are also receipts and expenditure connected with the public debt, but this account is not yet made up forth° last quarter. THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY ROBBERIES.—At the Norwich Quarter Sessions this week, L. A. Brown (known in local sporting circles as Count Brown), was charged with stealing and feloniously receiving certain goods, part of the proceeds of a system of robbery carried on for some time on the Great Eastern Railway. The pri soner was first charged with stealing 71b. and with receiv ing 621 b. of tobacco, 32 pair of boots, and 32 pairs of shoes The prisoner, after a very long trial, was found guiltrabd Aentenced to Aye yearri penal gorvitudo! 1 1101 17/17161 561 It , * 6 9 107 11 10., I 12C1 Oi 1061 6 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Da. BRIGHTON CLUB RACES.—Turs DAY. The BRIGIETON CLUB STAKES (Handicap) of 10 sous sack, h ft, with 100 added by the Club ; winners of a• harjj _ cap after the weights are published 51b, the winder of the Brighton Stakes 10Ib extra ; weights not accumu lative ;to be ridden by members of the Club. N ow Course. Violent . I Grace Darling 2 Rinaldo The SEVENTH BRIGHTON CLUB BIENNIAL STAKES of 10 soya each, with 50 added by the Club, for three yr olds ; colt 3 Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; winners (matches excepted) once 51b, twice 81b extra; untrieds allowed Sib. Bristol mile. 8 subs. Brimstone Newmarket 2d October... 8 Hereford lB Newmarket Houghton ...2y' 3,113 E EL Shrewsbury Leamington Hunt .... 19 . G- FIXTURES. iIIIBER. , Won easy. .. 2 RACING FIXTI AUG JRES FOR 1866. UST. Egham 14 Wolverhampton l4 Stockton l5 Oxford l6 Hastings 2l York August 2l Dover 2? Plymouth Lichfield Tunbridge 2B Yarmouth Derby Summer 29 Weymouth 29 Baden Baden 3l :AMER. SEPT Warwick September 4 Leicester 6 Doncaster Brecon l7 Canterbury lB Richmond OCTI Monmouth Manchester Autumn 25 Newmarket Ist October 25. Walsall Lanark 2B Northampton - 2 Lothians' Racing Club 3 Rl. Cal. Hunt and Kelso 8 Bdford 4 NOVI: Lincoln Liverpool IRISH RACY SEPT] Curragh 4 , 5 , a OCTOBER. Curragh l6, 17 18 FRENCH RACING FIXTURES. AUGUST. Bourges... Valenciennes Moulins Cherbourg l9 Baden-Baden 3l Le Mans l9 SEPTEMBER.: Baden-Baden 3, 5, 7 Paris (Autumn) 23, 30 Chantilly IMPERIAL PARLLAMENT2 HOUSE OF LORDS.-LAST EVENING. Their lordships met at five o'clock, Lord REDESDALB presiding, in the absence of the Lord Chancellor. • USHER OF THE CLERK OF PARLIAMENTS AND OFFICE OF THE GENTLEMAN USHER OF THE BLACK ROD. The second report in reference to these officials was considered and agreed to—Lord Redesdale paying a high compliment to the Usher of the Black Rod for the manner in which he had discharged his duties. MIRK BINKE, THE LATE SUB-INSPECTOR OF THE IRISH CONSTABULARY. The Marquis of WESTMEATH moved for copy of any recommendation or certificate sent by the late Irish Go vernment to the late Board of Treasury for a pension or superannuation allowance to be granted to Mark Binke, late inspector of the Irish police force, subsequent to his trial for his neglect and refusal to do his duty at Ballesodare on the 26th of January, 180. Ho said he had brought the subject before the house on a pre vious occasion and in another form. The noble lord then proceeded to repeat the statements he had previously made as to an alleged attempt to interfere with a female named Coghlan, in Sligo, Ireland, who desired to secede from the Roman Catholic Church, which statements have been so frequently denied. Two or three days ago he ap plied to the late Lord Lieutenant on the subject, and was informed that the pension to Binke was the act of the Board of Treasury. The Earl of DERBY said he knew nothing of the merits of the case, but that he considered that no benefit would result from the return moved for by the noble marquis, who had an opportunity afforded him of making a full statement. The motion was accordingly negatived. EXTRADITION TREATIES ACT AMENDMENT BILL. On the motion of the Earl of DERBY the Commons amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to, and the bill was road a third time and passed. PATRIOTIC FUND BILL. The Earl of MALMESBURY moved the third reading of this bill, which was agreed to. HABEAS CORPUS ACT (IRELAND) CONTINUANCE BILL. The Earl of DERBY moved the third reading of this bill, which was agreed to. NATIONAL FISHERIES (IRELAND). On the motion of the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, a return of the cases in which the special commissioners for Irish fisheries had abated or removed fixed nets as in jurious to navigation, after the Court of Queen's Bench had decided that they were incompetent to do so, was ordered, and other returns on the same subject were also ordered. METROPOLITAN COMMONS BILL. The Earl of BELMORE moved that the Commons' consequential amendments to the Lords' amendments on this bill should be considered. The motion was agreed to. The house then adjourned until Friday. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, The market opens dull, with a moderate demand. Sales probably 8,000 bales. BISMARCK.—The title of this successful states man in his new rank is to bo Prince de Bismarck, and not Duke do Lauenburg, as has been asserted in some quarters. The speech of the King of Prussia on [opening his Chambers was telegraphed in extols° to New York by the London Correspondent of the New York lierald, at the cost of about £l,OOO. REPRESENTATION OF PERMS II IRE . —The Edin burgh Courant is authorised to state that there is no truth in the rumour that the member for Perthshire (Sir W. S. Maxwell, Bart.) is about to be made a peer, or, for any other reason, to retire from the representation of the county. A CLERICAL OPENING. —'The Sunday evening l ec turership of St. James's, Ald g ate in the diocese of London, has become vacant. The following are the con ditions :—" Income , from voluntar y contributions, de pends ent i re ly upon the popularity of the lecturer. Evangelictl sent i men ts, and an earnest, rousing style of preaching in dispensable." manwC o a u s r n t ah E ma r re a g d de f dr o 2 r wi to a ht young agg l g r oa r t i f E s h . nn n ss a m u e ofd d a y W 7 i t anotherhl i e a m 2 2 Hagan du i youngy, BITING OFF A NOSE.—Yesterday, at the Borough ra t h a o e ll the prosecutor and the prisoner met together in Spink street, White Abbey. The prisoner made some observa tion about prosecutor and his com Anion. The prosecutor replied, "Now, I am talking to other persons, and I don' want your interference." He had no sooner spoken than the prisoner went up to the prosecutor, seized him by the head, and bit off the end of his nose. The prosecutor had since been under medical treatment. Several witnesses were called to prove these facts. The prisoner was com mitted for trial at the assizes. Mr. Hutchinson, sen., appeared for the prosecution. DR. GUTHRIE ON THE DUCAL HOUSE OF ARGYLL. —At the Inverary rejoicings on the occasion of the Mar quis of Lorne attaining to his majority, the Rev. Dr. Guthrie proposed the heal th of the Duchess of Argyll. In the course of a very interesting speech he said—" I have all the more freedom to stand here this day, and to plead, if it were necessary, for all reverence and affection for that (of Argyll) and the order to which they belong, life booing, booi n g, that I have not spent my . as the Scotch people s a y —b o oing, booing to those at the top. I h ave spent it better. I have spent it and broken fellow-creatures lying at the bottom of the social scale. Let mo say this, to borrow a figure from the obsolete art of falconry, - which has survived, and which, I think, is very telling. Lord Lorne is a hawk out of a good nest—Argyll on this hand, and Sutherland on that, 1 will put my foot on history. I will stand on ground where no man can challenge me, and I will assort before this company and before the world, that to no house, from the border to Dunnet head, does Scotland owe so much as to the houses of Argyll and Sutherland. Twice the sun saw the head of an Argyll roll on the bloody scaffold for Scotland's rights and liberties ; and to the good Earls of Sutherland that district of country owes the honour that she wears un rivalled this day. There were good Earls of Sutherland in the olden times, whose qualities are written in imperish able memory; men who made it a matter of conscience to fill the pulpits and parishes of that district country with ministers pre-eminent for power and piety. Though dead, the good Lords of Sutherland yet speak, speak in the statistical tables loud and clear. Sutherland —and I be lieve it may be tracedback to the good works of these good old Earls—Sutherland in point of morality this day stands without a rival in Scotland, in England, in any country, I believe, in the civilised world. I therefore repeat my say ing, that Lord Lorne is a hawk out of a good nest; and I have no doubt whatever that he will, by God's blessing, maintain —might I hope he would add to—the honours of his house. Even having regard to the present Duke, his science, his literature, his statesmanship,his support of every good and great moral cause in the country, if the Duke and Lord Lorne were hnre, I would say in the pre . sence of the father to his son, "May ye rive your father's bonnet , ' ". , BER. 1D• 1