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

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A moderate inquiry for discount accommodation prevails in the open Money-market, but bankers and brokers still evince reluctance to grant assistance under the official rate of 4 per cent. The withdrawal yesterday afternoon of £lOO,OOO from the Bank of England for transmission by the mail which leaves to-day for tha Brazils has occasioned symptoms of stringency in the quotations. Of the £500,000 Queensland Six per Cent. De bentures, offered by tender at the Union Bank of Australia on the Ist inst.,' £300,000 having been sold at and above the Bank's minimum of £lOl 1 ls. 61. within the extension of time stated on the day of tender, the directors have now advanced the price for the remainder to £lO3 10s. In the Mincing-lane markets during the last few days there has not been much animation. Sugars have barely sustained former values, while steady prices have been obtained for coffee, cocoa, and rice. In the tallow market there has been consi derable animation, and quotations for both present and forward delivery continue to tend upwards. Two o'CLocK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 90c. Heavy. The English Stock Market has been unfavourably influenced in consequence of the settlement in the ac count to-day. But if it were otherwise, there is such little business doing that it would excite surprise if quotations were to show any important advance. Consols receded to 89i I for money, and to 89i 90 An the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 ; India 5 per Cents. 104 105 ; and Enf aced 5 per Cents. lull 4 ; India ►Stock is 217. Foreign stocks are also neglected, but prices generally remain at former values. Turkish Con solides, 49f ; Mexican, ex all, 232 1-; the New Bonds, 221 23*; Greek, 20f 1; Spanish Passive, 282 ; ditto Certificates, 131 f ; Italian, 63! 64 ; and Confederate Loan, 7 8. American Securities show buoyancy. United States 5-20 Bonds are 69 4 ; Erie shares, 57i 58 ; and Illinois, 78i 79. The preference shares of the Atlantic Telegraph Company are quoted 3121 dis. The following are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings :—Hop and Malt Exchange, 3 31 pm. ; Marseilles Extension Railway and Land Company (Limited), 14 24 prem. ; Northern Assam Tea, par 1 prem. ; Chubwa Tea, par prem. ; Wheal Penrose, 1 1 prem. ; London Bridge Land, 1 4 pm. ; Albert Bridge, 1 11 prem. ; Downs Docks, 1 1 prem. ; Massa Carrara Marble, 1 11 prem. ; London Quays, 1 dis. to par ; British India Trust and Agency Cor poration, 1 11 prem. ; Overend, Gurney, and Com pany (Limited), 2 21 prem. ; International Sugar Refinery, 4 11 pm. ; Hodges' Distillery, par to 1 prem. ; General Exchange Bank, 21 2 : 1 prem. ; Anglo-Greek Steam Navigation Company, 11 21 prem. ; New issue of 50,000 Preference Shares of £5 each of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, 3 2i dis. Business in the Railway Share Market has been rather inactive, and prices have not varied to any important extent. Midland, North Eastern (Ber wick), and South Eastern, have each declined 55., and Metropolitan 10s., while Lancashire and York shire and Great Western have each improved 55., Caledonian 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines generally are a shade flatter. Bank and Miscellaneous shares are dull. Affi ance have declined to 28/, Imperial Ottoman to 151, London Joint Stock to 47, General Credit are firm at 51, Joint Stock Discount 4, and Peninsular and Oriental Steam at 77k. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. . GOVERNM E NT FUNDS. 8 Der Cent. Consols Do. Account, Sept. 7 O per Cent. Reduced B 9l I i I New 3 per Cent B9/ / f New 2/ per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,ABBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 -- Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 3/ per Cent — Do. £5OO — Do. £lOO and £2OO — Bank of England Stock, Si t per Cent -- Do Account ' — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. I ndian Stock, 10 per Cent., AprillB74 217 Do. Account — Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. si. per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chili= 6 per Cent — Do. 4/ per Cent . • - - ~ — Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. — Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — Danubian Principalities Do. Account ~, Do £B6 paid — 44 111ador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do. Provisional Land Warrant Egyptian 7 per Cent L -Do l Second Issue Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 94f I Do £lOO Bonds Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, en Coupons Do Account Do. Coupons — Do. Account Cluatemala 5 per Cent. — Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Do 1865 Do Scrip, £671 p a id - -icLiS Do 5 per Cent., 1864 — Do. Scrip, £55 paid Mexican 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do French Scrip, En. 25f 20c Montevidea,n 6 per Cent., £3O paid - Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent ' — Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 41 per Cent. — Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds — dis . Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 4 per Cent., 1862 — „Do. Account — 'ortiquese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account — r . Do 3 p er C en t. , 1856 , '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 471 ;Lio Account 471 I f -Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., Do 4i. per Cent., 1850 Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Dos per Cent., 1862 1 bardini 1864 96 an 5 per Cent Do. Account 'Vanish 3 per Cent Do New Deferred — „Do Passive 1)0 Accoun 2B/ B anish Cert. t of Coup not funded — Do Account „ 'w,edish 4 p er C en t . Pri u °. 4 i per Cent. 1864 irkish 6 er Cent. 1854 -Do Account 94} 1 D „o 6 per Cent. 1858 D O Account 75 Do £lOO Bonds DO. 4 per C en t Do 6 p e er Cent. 1862 A , count -uo £ l OO Bonds * C/ r ,° 6 per Cent., 1863 .—° 5 per Cent. 1865 BDScrip, X 35 paid 0 Gu enezuela aranteed, 4 per Cent 100 k V 3 per Cent. Po. Account ' 3 ' 6 Per Cent, 1864- 1), Jo Account I , 4ll ,strian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Dividends on the above payable in London. """ginn, 41 per cent., Ex. Dutch 21 per Cent Ex. 12 Guil . Do. French lientes, 41 per Cent. Do Account — Itali a , 5 Do Amount.nt , 1861, Ex. 25f. • Consols TWO O'CLOCK. Do. account ." ~, 191 90 ~~ SHARE MARKETS—This:day. Share! Railways. 13.14 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Closing Business Paid. p rim done. Bir., Wol., da Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A A gets no div..Do B till6p.c.p.an.has been paid to 13 Dublin & Belfast Juno. Dun,.Perth, & A b•Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Pt stern Great Eastern, Ord. wk. Do. E. Angl. at No. '2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D A stock • • Do. B o Do. Yew. is. at 23 prr. Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n Original S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do W. blid.—Oxtord Do. Newpo t To. lie eford Ltnc shire &Yorkshire, IL.ndon and Blackwaß Lon.,Brigh.,& 8 Coast, Lon., Chat.., and Doverl Lon. it North Western Lon. & South Wester', Man., Slid., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. f shares Metropolitan.... Do. New Mid . and Do, Birmiu . 45 Derby Mid Gt. W., Ireland Do. sharei )id Kent INor th British .. Do. Ed., Pth ,-& Dun. Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. U.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. ,t , tock. & Darling De. do. 1855-58 Do. do. 1860-61 North Londou Do. New Do. do. 18r4 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish C, astral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock uo. Scot, Mid. stick 4 h - ews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon -ouch E stern Staines, Wok., & Wok 'Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neil% Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwill W.Hartlepool Ilan& It. Do. A irredeemable.. Do. A redeemable .. r)RITISII P Atlantic St. Lawrence 80m.,8ar0da. , % Cen.ln. Du. 5 per cent... o. shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Baff.,Brant,& Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1571 Calcutta Jr 8. E., lim a e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.o. per. p Nast. Ben gu , 5 do East ILdian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canad Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pr, t. Bonds Do. do. deli rred Do. 7d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c ro. Gus. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. Soul h of India Om gun. 5 per cent D . 41 per cent Do Great Wi s. of Canada.. Da. New Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay 1873 Do. 5, do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. MeL & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class iaadl7l . - ST. ill. C'da, pc Ist pf.bds Scinde . . . , Do. Delhi Do. do 'crs P.' Do. Punjaub 1 F., , ,1 ''' Do. Indus St Flo all LOJ 100 {lOO 2 100 100 96 98 132 133 fi 64 62 66 16 17 00 94 100 111 47 45 8) 0,) 131 132 1431 144; 128 32 F 7 i 9 65 65! es f 5 43 15 40 15 1 iO5 4)6 11 )i 120 93 D 4 106 108 39 11 Iz3 :23i 9)i 10 , c 43 54 U 5 136 l$P 13, 13 100 1(2 52 53 z 4 .5 1114 11511 67 70 102 10t 37i 38i1 10 11 pl 121 123 li 2 p 78 80 11i 12 15) 155 57 5 I 61 63 58 GO 8 8 t 9 19 151 155 3 ir. 104 106 48 N 65 i a 1 12) 43 104 122 k 3 94 10J iSSIONS. 57 59 1011 104 P 4f la rf 9, 99 101 70 ;5 100 102 1014 1C23 1( 3 104 18 I'l E 8 90 65 66 55 60 57 S 8 50 52 45 44 40 44 26 i 8 25 :7 102 i 103 i I 31 , I P 100 101 1Z 121 81 92 82 64 1 4d 101 i 1024 95 97 83 91 , 66 68 82 84 100 101 100 101 100 1 10 * 1 1 91 93 1021 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1872 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877./4 Do. Bp. c. Feb. & 1):0 99 101 -- Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10) 93 100 1)0. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 131 814 83 4 Do. 5 p Inscribed sk 100 82 84 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 101 163 1)o. April & Oct. 1880-1 100 105 107 Do. do: 1190-1 100 106 8 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 106 1(8 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c 100 iO2 104 Do. 1878, do. 100 108 110 Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1678 Do. 188?, Mayls, Nov. a 8 101 100 108 Natal , 10v. 6 per cent lOO 102 104 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 95 97 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,1866 00 93 101 Do. 5 p.c. 18.1 to 1876 100 93 95 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 00 91 901 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 102 104 fu3 Do. 6 per cent lOO 83 85 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. sterling, 1875 l9O 98 100 Queensland Gov. 6p. C lOO 160 102 10214 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-9 100 -- - - Do. 1878 & upwards l, 0 105 107 Vic,Gov. 6 p.o.Ja &July 100 - - Do. do, a pril & Oct lOO 1694 1104 1104 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. ConsOl. Gold, lim. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. 25 27 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 560 580 Drakewalls 2.1.0 4 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 18 0 East Caradon 2.11.6 32 13 •as t Cam Brea 3.4.0 8 61 East Grenville 2.7.0 24 2; East Loved 2.13.6 10 11 E. W't Russell (Tavlstk 9.10.6 31 14 Gam. & StAubyn(Gwen. 604 2 4 4 Great L ocey, limited all 194 204 Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 34 24 G. Wheal Vor (llelston 40 24 P. 5 Grenville 7.8.3 2 24 Rerod's Foot .. 8.13 40 41 Hingston Downs 4.18.0 2 24 Margaret (Uny Lelant 93 21 3 alarke Valley 4.3.0 41 41 4 llwyndy Iron Ore, lim 24 21 1$ Nangiles New Se ton North Downs — - - North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan 4.2.04 North Wheal Crotty - - Prosper United 7.1.6 if 2 Pr vidence UnylAlant 10.6.7 20 32 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 490 500 S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 15 2 Stray Park 30.17.6 13 15 Tin Croft 9 164 Pi West Passett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard 9 8 104 West Chiverton ll 75 8 West Seton 474 180 190 Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 54 8 ) 85 Wheal Buller (Redruth 10 15 20 Whea Ludoutt 3.12.8 Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 5 7 Wheal Seton —• Wheal Ti elawney (Lis 7 17 18 Wheal Uni ruhaemllNN(ll; SH.AttICS, Great. Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 1, :07i Great orthern, 5 per cent., 113 Great Western Orig. 4} per cent pf., 96 PRI 4 WERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London and Blackwall, 44 per cent. stk., 934 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham, 4 per Cent., Ditto, Corn. Fund stock 5 per cent., 89 Nottngham and Grantham lt. & G, 93 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 91 Sambre and Meuse, 6i FOR RUIN MINN4'B. Frontino and Bolivia Gold, lira., 3 United Mexican, Lim., 3 Washoe Gold, lira., 9} BANK& Agra and AI isterman's, lim., 54 9 4.lll.auce, inu.. 28i Australasia. 76 • Ditto, new, 74 Chartered Ater. of India, London, and China, 4 Commercial Bank of India and the East, 23; 3 Consolidated Bank, lim.. 10 Imperial Bank, lim.. 2/1 Imperial Ottoman ,:416-1} London and Couuty, London Joint Stock, 47k 9 7 Oriental Balm Corporation. 52f Scindc, Punjaub, and Delhi. lam., 8} MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, B,per cent. gua., 21 2 Berlin Water Works, 11t Credit Fonder and MAllier of England, 81 Crystal Palace, 39i Egyptian Corn and Trading, lim., 2i Gen. Credit and Finance of London. um.. Si Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., tim., 64 International Financial :-oeiety, lim., 0 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cav our), 114 Ditto, ti per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 81 I Joint Stock Ins Count. Lon (31 a..d Provincial Marine, 24 Penin-ula and Oriental Steam, 77 j 7 Ditto, new, 53 Smith, Knight, and Co., lim., 7 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), 71 The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 11 per mine pm., and the short. exchange on London is 25.17 a per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 178. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is rather more than 1-itth per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advic:s from Hamburg the price of gold is 428 per marl and the short exchange on London is 13.73 per £1 st(rlin Standard gold at the English Mint prico is, therefore, about 3-10ths per cent. dearer in Loadou thrn in hamburg. The course 01 exchange at New York on London tor bills at 60 days' sight is ltEl to :09 per cent, At these rates there is no profit on the importation of go'd fr,m the Unif i ed States. 98 133 1011 21 Ic3l 3 1 1031 2* ME SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8, 1F65. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Winslow.) IN RE CAPT. It. E. P. CRAUFORD. This bankrupt was described as captain and brevet-major in the Royal Artillery, a prisoner for debt, and to-day was appointed for the order of release. The debts amount to £4,400, and amongst the largest creditors are IL E. IL J. Cranford, Esq., of Belgrave-road, £2,500, an Indian mer chant of Bombay, £416 ; Mrs. Hemmings, Ayrshire, £5lO ; and a great many West-end tailors figuring on the list. Mr. Reed, on behalf of the bankrupt, stated that there was no opposition, and his honour granted the order of discharge as prayed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. . MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY BY A BOY.—AN EXTRAORDINARY FANCY FOR ICES.—Richard M‘Gratb, about 12 years old, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing about £5 in gold and silver, the moneys of Mr. Richard Hawkins, a clerk, residing at No. 133, Great Portland-street. Mr. Hawkins said—About a fortnight ago I missed from a drawer about £5, and although I used every exertion to find out the thief I was unable to do so till I questioned a little girl (the prisoner's sister), who resides Arith me, as to how she became possessed of a half-crown, when she said that her brother had given it to her. I then sent for her mother and the prisoner, and the latter confessed that he first took two sovereigns and a ss. piece, and afterwards the rest of the money, having opened the drawer with a false key. Mr. Knox—How came the prisoner to have access to, the place ? The prosecutor—His sister is employed as nurse girl and the prisoner was in the habit of coming to the house to take a little boy out in a perambulator. A constable—After owning to taking the money, the prisoner said he had secreted it in different places. Mr. Knox (to tho boy's mother)—lt is a terrible story about your child, Mrs. M'Grath. The mother (a respectable looking female)—lt is, sir. I never saw a halfpenny of the money. I asked him what he had done with it, and he said ho had spent it in ices. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner. How CHILDREN ARE ENCOURAGED TO STEAL.—Ann Kane, about 12 years old, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a number of steel stamps, of the value of £5, the property of Mr. Arthur Kancford, salesman, 7, New port-court. The Prosecutor—Having lost several articles, amongst others some irons, I taxed the prisoner who, with her mother, lodges in my house. I told her that if she told the truth I would not prosecute her, as I believed she had been led into it by others. She then took me to a shop in Dudley-street, where, instead of ending the irons I found a number of stamps, some of them of the value of ss. each. Those produced are of the value of £5, but they are only about half of those I missed. The woman at the shop said she believed they had been sold, but on my telling her I should get a policeman she produced them. She said she kept no books, and was not bound to do so. I afterwards gave the prisoner in charge for stealing the stamps, but I feel sorry for her, as her mother is a dissipated woman. Mary Ann Lewis, living in Dudley-street—We keep a broker's shop. We sell cloths and things like those pro duced. I bought the stamps of her at 9d. a lot, as she said her mother sent her. I did not know the value of the articles. I gave 3s. for the whole of them. Mr. Knox—And their value is £5. Do you keep books ? Witness—No. Mr. Knox—You aro liable to a fine of £2O. I shall re mand tho prisoner. Ellen Kane, the prisoner's mother, was afterwards charged with being found last night in a bedroom belong ing to the prosecutor, supposed for the purpose of com mitting a felony. She was also remanded. THE ATLANTIC CABLE. The only intelligence from Valentia yesterday was a simple repetition of the messages which of late have caused so much despondency among all in terested in the success of this great enterprise. The tests still show as completely as before that the rope is parted at between 1,230 and 1,250 miles from land. The earth currents coming back through it now are regular and strong though still no mention is made of battery currents. No news now of any kind calculated to explain with certainty the cause of the mishap is looked for till the Great Eastern herself returns. She is expected off Valentia or Cape Clear to-morrow night or Thursday morning at latest. A rumour was very generally current yesterday that the breakage had been caused by the failure of one of the cable tanks. As a matter of course, in the absence of any communication from the Great Eastern, such a way of accounting for the loss is one of the idlest of idle rumours. If the tanks were ever likely to have given way, it was on the voyage round to Valentia when they had their greatest weights of cable and water in them, and when their strength was fairly tried by rather rough summer weather. When the Great Eastern rolled, the ponderous shorings which supported the tanks from the main deck to the bottom of the ship did certainly creak and strain considerably, but when, on the contrary, the vessel was pitching slightly they were as noiseless as part of the tanks them selves. It is not likely, then, that any of the tanks would yield when relieved of more than half their weight of cable and more than half their weights of water. Another theory put forward is that the engines of the Great Eastern may have broken down —a conjecture which is infinitely more probable than that anything went wrong with the tanks. Both, however, are mere conjectures, and the only thing which can be taken as certain is that the cable is broken. We belieiie, as we said from the first, that when the Great Eastern returns it will be found that the fault was paid out some 10 or 12 miles be fore it was discovered on board the ships, and that in the effort to haul it back and repair it the cable was broken and lost on Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning. THE MEDITERRANEAN MAIL. The Peninsular and Oriental Company steam ship Delta, Captein Babot, arrived at SouthaZaPton yesterday. She brings 28 passengers, 20 packajes specie, value £6,343 ; also a general cargo, includ ing 348 bales raw silk, value, £27,000 sterling. The Delta exchanged colours on the 24th with the steamer Poonah ; on the 28th, off Galita, passed a screw steamer steering S.E., showing English and Turkish colours; and on the sth, at 9 p.m., ex changed night signals with the steamer Nyanza with the outward Calcutta mails of the 4th. In consequence of the non-arrival of the Bombay or Calcutta mails at Suez, the Delta brings no Indian mails or passengers. The Sardinian corvette Etna, French frigate Per drix, and a large number of merchant steamers and sailing ships, were at Alexandria. GIBRALTAR, Aug. 1. The Peninsular Company's steamer Syria, with the Bombay mails of the 27th, left for Alexandria at 9.30 p.m. on the 31st. The Devonport is to sail in the course of the week with the left wing of her Majesty's 22d Regi ment, for the Mauritius. The Spanish squadron, under the command of Admiral Pinzon, consisting of the screw sloops Santa Teresa, Candad, and Concordia, and screw frigates Almansa and Concepcion, will cruise off the Cantabrian coast during the sojourn of their Majesties the Queen and King at The baths of Zauraz. The Austrian screw frigate Novara, from Havan nah, sailed on the 23d for the Adriatic. Gibraltar is again in free communication with the neighbouring ports of Spain. The quarantine upon vessels from Gibraltar had been taken off all the ports of the province of Cadiz, and Malaga has adopted the same course. Her Majesty's armour-clad ship Caledonia, 31 guns, left on the 17th ult. to join the squadron under the command of Vice-Admiral Smart at Bar celona. The Spanish papers mention that immense numbers of the Barcelonese had visited the vessels. The following British ships have arrived here since last dates :—Schooner Volunteer, 18 days from Liverpool; brigantine Enterprise, 27 days from Liverpool ; schooner Hawendale, 20 days from Liverpool ; schooner Red. Rover, 18 days from Car diff ; steamer Charente, 11 days from London ; steamer Cadiz, 7 days from London ; steamer Senora, 11 days from Glasgow ; steamer Masilia, 5 days from Southampton ; steamer Danube, 5 days from Liverpool ; steamer Peninsula, 8 days from London ; brig Martha, 25 days from Liverpool ; brigs Diana and Hardware, 19 days from Cardiff ; schooner Anglesey. Lass, 13 days from Cardiff ; and steamer Euxine, 5 days from Southampton. Exchanges are quoted—London, 90 days' date, 49- to ; Paris, sf. 24c. ; Marseilles, 8 days' sight, sf. 13c. to sf. 15c. ; Madrid, to 1 dis. ; Cadiz, 11 to dis. ; Seville, Ito j dis. ; Malaga, j to 1 dis. ; premium on five-franc pieces, 1 per cent. Fatal Aaidents at Monkwearmouth Colliery. - - - On Saturday two inquests were held on the bodies of two men who were killed at Monkwearmouth Colliery on' Thursday last. Mr. Matthias Dunn, the Government In spector of Mines, and Mr. Benjamin Wilson, the under viewer of the colliery, were present to watch the cases The first witness called was Edward Wilson, a lad who attended at the ropes at the bank head in the Maudlin seam. About 5 o'clock in the afternoon of the day in question he saw Latham come to the bank-head, following the full set of tubs down, on the right-hand side, but while doing so the empty tubs were coming up the left-hand side. He was following about four yards behind the tubs and had his light burning. Tho bank is 250 yards long, and it takes a minute and a half in running it. About five minutes afterwards he heard of deceased's death. William Hedrick deposed to being near the bank-head, and, on seeing an empty set of tubs coming up, he went down the line on which the full set had previously gone, but had not pro ceeded to the empty waggons when he found deceased lying on the opposite side. Ho said to deceased " What are you lying there in the dark for, if yeu have lost your light ?" Latham made no answer, but simply shook his head. Witness saw a wound on the back of his head. Two or three men, who wero coming down the line at the time, took deceased to bank. It was witness's opinion that deceased must have stepped upon the rope of the full set, which had thrown him on the opposite line, and the empty waggons went over him, because, if de ceased had kept beside the rope all the way, he would have been perfectly safe. Mr. Benjamin Wilson, the under-viewer, said the way was quite safe, and the men were allowed to travel after the full set in going to shaft. Ho agreed with the last witness that the deceased must have been thrown to the ground by the rope, because if he had been struck by the empty tubs there would have been an obstruction ; very probably the waggons would have been thrown off the line. The jury returned a ver dict that the deceased was found on the way, but how ho came by his death there was no evidence to show.—The other inquest was on the body of the lad Joseph Appleby, 18 years of age, who was also killed in the same colliery only a few hours after the above occurrence. A boy named Percival Dixon said deceased was a putter at the colliery, and about 10 minutes past 11 o'clock on the night in question he was called by a man named Owen Meagan, and on going to the spot where the deceased had only a few minutes previously been charging a tub in the Maud lin pit he found him jammed fast between the tub and the prop, quite dead. His head was frightfully injured. The putters generally rode on the limmers of the waggons, where they are quite safe, but it was witness's opinion that the pony attached to the waggon must have moved whilst deceased was getting on, and so he got jammed be tween the tub and the prop. A verdict of accidental death was returned. Disgraceful Termination of a Balloon Ascent. -0. Captain Adams made another successful ascent in his Cremorne balloon " Garibaldi," from the Pomona Gardens, on Saturday last, and got under weigh precisely at ten minutes past seven, the plaudits of the thousands of people who had assembled to witness it following him as he went off in the direction of the city. The captain, in the course of his journey, which only lasted 40 minutes, attained an altitude of nearly two miles, and met with at least a dozen different currents of air, and ho drifted about in a zigzag fashion all over the city, until having expended all his ballast, and went over Ashton-road, ho 'WaS obliged to de scend, the balloon describing almost a right angle in its course over the river, owing to the strong wind. The cap tain came down on a sort of croft in Palmerston-street, where an immense crowd of the lowest class of people had hastened to meet him ; and he declares that never during his experience of 118 ascents did ho meet with so much disrespect and insult as awaited him. One fellow, as soon as the balloon had descended, approached it, and with something he had in hand made a slit in the balloon a yard long, and somebody else made a second hole. Capiti!n Adams vehemently remonstrated with the people, and a gentleman who had' seen the rent made in the balloon gave the man who had done it a severe blow on the back of the head, but this did not Check him, for, aided by a number of others, he laid hold of the balloon in the basket and commenced dragging at it. The main portion of the crowd, which kad become very excited, swayed backwards and for wards as policemen belaboured them with their canes to drive them off the car, and at last the captain succeeded in folding his balloon ; but it was with great difficulty that the police officers could prevent the ringleaders of the riot from utterly destroying the balloon, and everything be longing to it. Tho people shouted and roared like mad men. Evidently a great proportion of them were Irishmen, and the only reason that can be assigned for the wanton mischief done to the balloon is that it happened to bear the name of Garibaldi." Numbers were heard muttering Garibaldi's name, coupling it with threats. Captain Adams, with his dog " Jack," a poodle, got into a house, where he concealed himself from the infuriated mob, and in about an hour and a half afterwards he succeeded in evading them by escaping through a number of passages behind rows of houses, and into a cab. He estimates his damage at £l5 or £2O, and as the ringleaders of the riot are known, it is hoped they will be brought to justice. Two of the police officers, named Thompson and Tyler, who rendered most efficient service, in driving the crowd from the cart con taining the balloon, and preventing further damage being done by the miscreants, were somewhat roughly handled. It was deemed advisable to shelter the balloon in the police yard at Fairfield-street.—Manchester Examiner. TIIE HEALTH OF JEFFERSON DAVIS.—The For tress Monroe correspondent of the New York Times, writ ing on July 29, says :—" I have the best authority for say ing that Jefferson Davis is in good health, even better than when he arrived at this place. His eyesight is not impaired, and his appetite is remarkably good. There are many rumours afloat regarding Jeff, but no alteration has taken place in his health or condition. No one is allowed to see him except Surgeon Craven and the guard." THE IRISH GOVERNMENT AND THE CATTLE PLAGUE.—Professor Ferguson received instructions on Sa turday at a late hour from the Government to at once pro ceed to London and other parts of England to investigate the nature of the cattle plague at present raging there, and with as little delay as possible to report on the best means of preventing its occurrence in Ireland, and, in case of its appearing, of limiting as much as possible its extension.— Freemcm's Journal. The Cholera in Italy, (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) GENOA, Aug. 4. The .Movimento says:—" Letters from Ancona represent a gloomy state of things in this city. On 1 ,21 e Ist and 2d inst. the emigration of resident f u rdlies, either to the country or the neighbouring provizlCes, commenced upon a vast scale. The panic was suc h that some of the frontier provinces were obliged to fo,:m sanitary cordons, in order to repel those who were e. ldeavouring to enter the province." TURIN, Aug. 5. The military camps t.j Gluardo and San Maurizio have been broken up, the ,state of the public health being such as no longer to ;allow of so many men being assembled in one spot. The Diritto says on this subject;;—" We are not aware why the camp of Somma is n.cf, also broken up. The malady might there develop itself and would then be beyond remedy. It is to ).).3 feared that the soldiers after all their hardships may still have to undergo perilous and long marches befot arriving at their destination. Seine of them have to go even as far as Sicily." According to the Italie, however, the camp at Somma continues in an excellent condition. "It is erroneous," says that paper, " to suppose that the camp is to be broken up. The troops will con tinue their exercises there during the period ap pointed. If the camps of Ghiardo and San Maurizio were recently discontinued, it was because the period had terminated during which the troops were to be under arms. THAMES. CASUAL PAUPERS AND THEIR EXPENSE.—Benjamin Bliss, John Smith, the elder, John Smith, the younger, George Spurr, and George Snowdon, the eldest about 36 years old, the youngest 16, were brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with tearing up their clothes in the Poplar Union-house. James Merrick, Superintendent of Labour, said that last week 504 casual paupers were relieved with a night's lodging, supper, and breakfast in the casual ward, and each had to pick a pound of oakum. Of these ten were con victed for destroying their clothes. The prisoners were admitted last night, and tore up their clothes this morning. Mr. Selfe—Did you supply them with the clothes they now have on ? Witness—Yes, sir. Mr. Selfe—From the workhouse stores ? Witness—No, sir ; we obtain the clothes from a shop in High-street, Poplar, opposite the workhouse. Mr. Selfe—Neckties as well ? Witness—They preserved their neckties. Mr. Selfe—Two of them have good waistcoats on. Witness—Those are their own, they brought them in last night. I gave Spurr a suit of clothes last week, and he tore them up this morning. The " tear ups" amount to 20 or 30 per week, and the expense is very large indeed. Mr. Selfe asked Spurr if he was very particular as to fit? Spurr—l could have pulled the trousers over my head, logs and all.' Mr. Selfe—Are you well fitted now ? Spurr—Pretty fair, sir. _ The prisoners said they could obtain no work, and were compelled to seek refuge in the casual ward. Their clothes were ragged and dirty. Mr. Selfe said that could not bo the case with Spurr, who was supplied with clothes last week. Spurr—They were too big. Mr. Selfe—You are too particular. You expect, I sup pose, to be measured by a tailor and to select the patterns. I shall sentence you all to 14 days' imprisonment and hard labour. The punishment would be greater if 1 was not informed that a longer imprisonment would insure a better diet. An imprisonment of 14 days will obtain for you a very low diet. THE ISLE OF MAN BREAKWATER.—The break water now being erected at the picturesque Port Erin Bay, in the Isle of Man, at a cost of nearly £60,000, is making great progress. Port Erin Bay is an almost naturally formed ha t rbour of refuge, requiring merely the breakwater now being erected in front of part of the entrance to completely landlook it. The adjoining coast is rocky and precipitous, and therefore the Port Erin Harbour of Refuge will be of great service, especially to the large herring fleet belonging to the island, and also to the shipping, lying right in the track of the American and Irish traders. During the last few weeks Mr. Matthews, the engineer of the works, has been superintending preparations which have been actively made to clear away by explosion an immense mass of rocks which interfered with the progress of the works. For this purpose 14 chambers, each about 25 feet deep, were drilled into the solid rocks, which are so hard that it fully occupied the time of three men several days to drill each chamber. In each chamber was deposited 501 b. of gun powder, so that altogether 7001 b. of powder was used. The discharge of such a large quantity of powder, and the up heaval of such an immense mass of rocks as it wA ex pected the explosion would clear away, made it necessary that extreme caution should be exercised in order to guard against accidents, and, therefore, the fact that such an operation was to take place was generally kept secret. In spite, however, of the determination to keep the matter as quiet as possible, it somehow or other "got wind," and, consequently, a large number of persons, among whom were many of the principal gentlemen in the island, assembled to witness the explosion. Fourteen men were told off to fire the fusee; and at a given signal they at tached the matches and quickly retired. The result is thus described by an eyewitness :—" In a very short time, during which the spectators heldtheir breath from exciting expec tancy, about half a dozen of the chambers exploded, and, with a dull, heavy boom, hurled out an immense body of rocks. After a brief pause the earth again trembled, and the bosom of the adjoining ocean heaved, as the remaining chambers went off with a force that made you fancy you were in the vicinity of an earthquake during an eruption. The grand result was that about 20,000 tons of solid rock were torn from the position they hadheld for countless ages and hurled on to a roadway which, a few minutes before, had been as clear as a high road." It will take a Ion; time to clear away the immense amount of debris that was scat tered over the road after the explosion, the report of which was heard several miles off. A celebrated English engineer, who was present on the occasion, said that the operation was eminently successful, and that he had never seen such an amount of rock displaced even with three times the quantity of powder that was used on this occasion. Since the commencement of the undertaking in October last an immense amount of labour has been performed. Three lines of tramways have been laid down, and two powerful locomotive cranes are in full operation.—Manchester Courier. THE FRENCH MOTHER.--There are seldom more than two children in a ménage, three at the utmost, whatever the reason may be, and these children are com monly idolised both by father and mother, and the children in return have an actual culte for " ma mere," pronounced with a certain intonation, in the pulpit or on the stage, never fail to set handkerchiefs in requisition in all directions. I remember an amusing instance, in a melodrama by Dumas pere, in which a certain notorious bandit was boasting of his high and mighty deeds, and was interrupted by a friend with the gross remark—" After all, you are nothing but a robber." " Stay, my friend," he replied ; " I have a mother." Profound sensation in the audience. Every car is pricked eagerly. The bandit resumes, " Onco in every month, on the first day of the month, I leave my eagle eyrie ; I descend into the lowly plain. Crossing it with hasty and indignant steps, I enter the city of Valencia. There I enter a lofty mansion in the dead of night. I mount the marble stairs. I push a heavy oaken door—a chamber lies before me ;in that chamber a couch ; on that couch a woman, a venerable woman ! I approach that sleeping saint. But does she sleep ? I impress a kiss upon her sacred lips, and she—she gives me back that kiss ! Now dare to say lam a robber !" Tre mendous explosion of applause and universal weeping.— Fortnightly Review. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—With this I send a concluding letter from the Astronomer Royal on the subject of the recent magnetic storms, With regard to the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, I am sorry to say there is nothing at this time to re port beyond what has already been published and discussed in your columns.—l am, Sir, very truly yours, GEO. SAWARD, Secretary and General Superintendent. Atlantic Telegraph Company, 12, St. Helen's place, Bishopsgate - street Within, E. C., Aug. 7. "Royal Observatory, Greenwich, Aug. 7, 11. " Dear Sir, —Mr. Glaisher's communication of yesterday (Sunday, Aug. 6) will have put you in complete possession of the state of the magnetic currents to 10 a.m.. on the morning of Sunday, August 6. Since that time the changes have been as follows : " From 10 a.m. on Sunday, August 6, the indica tion of magnetic disturbance in all directions gra dually diminished, and at 3 a.m. of this morning, Monday, August 7, they may be considered as having regained their ordinary and normal character. " The spontaneous earth currents on the Dartford line had so far lost their violence and irregularity that their trace on the self-registering apparatus is perfect after 10 a.m. on Sunday, August G. The spontaneous currents on the Croydon line were stronger ; their violence and irregularity, however, abated about noon on Sunday, and from that time there has been continuous register. " I do not propose to make further communication to you unless some new disturbance should present itself. "In conclusion, I would remark that from the beginning of the magnetic storm on Wednesday, August 2, at noon, to its termination on Sunday, August 6, about 10 a.m., I do not think it possible that a telegraphic signal can have passed through the Atlantic cable ; or that any experiment can have valid information as to the interruption or failure in insulation of the wire. Since Sunday morning, August 6, at 10 a.'n., I should think that signals would pass, and that legitimate inferences may be drawn from, the ordinary test experiments. ....I am, dear sir, yours faithfully, " G. B. Amy." Great Shipwright Strike at Sunderland. The whole of the shipwrights employed in the various large wood, "combination," and iron shipbuilding yards which line the banks of the River Wear, turned out "on strike" on Saturday last. Shipwrights are largely em ployed in the construction of iron vessels, as well as in "combination" (i.e., wood and iron) ships, and the number between 1,600 and 2,000 men, independent of foremen and apprentices. All of them are members of a trade " combi nation, the "Shipwrights' Union," and the "strike," being promoted by the Union, is, of course, a general one. The question in dispute is not one of wages, but of time. The men receive ss. 6d. a day, equal to 335. a week, but, aro subject to " broken time," from wet and stormy weather. Their hours are from six a.m. to six p.m. the first five days of the week, and from six a.m. to four p.m. on Saturdays. On the 25th July the secretary of the Shipwrights' Union forwarded a circular to each master, requesting that on and after the 7th of August the hour of ceasing work should be five p.m. from Monday to Friday inclusive, Saturday to remain as before. At the same time the ship joiners, another large body of men, through the secretary of their association, made a similar request. The consideration of both proposals was discussed at meetings of the masters'association during the past week. At the last meeting, on Wednesday evening, which was largely attended by the shipbuilders, it was determined that the present state of the trade was such, building being so unremunorative, that it was impossible to comply with the request of the men to alter what have always been the established hours of the S port, and it was unanimously re solved to resist the demand. The result of the meeting was communicated to the Shipwrights' Union, and on Friday night a counter meeting of the society men was held in Bethany, U:P. Chapel. The meeting was the largest of working men held in Sunderland for some years, and was for taking into consideration the answer given by the masters. Great dissatisfaction was expressed by the men at the delay of ten days between sending the notice and receiving an answer; and at the terms in which the answer was couched, treating the notice as a "demand," and not as a "request." After a lengthy discussion a resolution was unanimously passed to the effect, " That all the shipwrights on the river should refuse to confluence operations on Monday, unless the master determined to accede to - the request." In the meantime, should the strike be of long continuance, it must prove di sa strous both to the, men and the sma ll c l ass o f s hipbuilders. The trade of tho port, which depends so much upon shipbUilding, will also suffer, as it is fully expected the joiners will follow the example of the ship wrights. Many of the builders are under contracts to finish their vessels within specified periods ; and the men, knowing this, have taken this opportunity of holding out for the reduction of hours. A second meeting was held in the Bethany Chapel, Hed worth-terrace, Sunderland, on Saturday night, when it was resolved that the shipwrights engaged on wood-work only should turn out, and that those employed on \ iron ves sels should remain in. We understand that Messrs. Oswald and Mr. Robson have acceded to the request of the men, and their workmen will resume their work this (Monday) morning. It is fully anticipated that the other masters will give in this morning.—Newcastle Daily Journal. MARKETS---This Day. HAY MARKETS SMITHFIELD.—OId Meadow hay, £5 Os Od to £5 .15s Od ; new ditto, £4 15s to £5 106 ; old clover, £6 Os to £6 156 ; new ditto, £5 lOs to £6 Os; and straw, £1 8s to £1 13s per load. Trade slow. CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow hay, £5 Os Od to £6 Os Od; new ditto, £4 15s to £5 15s; old clover, £6 Os to £7 Os; new ditto, £5 10s to £6 Os; and straw, £1 lOs to £1 15s per load: A. slow demand. wHITEcHArEL ._OId Meadow hay, £5 Os Od to £slss Od; new ditto, £4 156 to £5 10s; old clover, £6 Os to £6 15s ; new ditto, £5 108 to £6 Os; and straw, £1 8s to £1 13s per load. Trade quiet. COLONIAL. TEA.—There has been very little business transacted, and prices remain without change of importance. SUGAR.—The market has remained very quiet, and only a small quantity has been offered, prices in some instances being a shade lower. COFFEE.—Moderate dealings have taken place in colonial descriptions at about previous rates. RlCE.—There has been a fair inquiry for cleaned de scriptions, and full rates are demanded by holders. TALLOW .—Business has continued active for both pre sent and forward delivery, and prices have shown an up ward tendency. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 42s 3d, and ast three months 13s 3d to 'Bs 6d per cwt. French Academy of Sciences• At the last sitting a paper was received from M. Tournouer on the southern part of the asteria or star-fish beds of the basin of the Garonne, in the arrondissements of La Reole and Marmande. This lime formation, with subordinate strata of Ostrea longirostris, rests on a lacustral lime-bed, containing other species, besides the Palopiptherium, which is to be found at Aubiac, near Duras. On the border of the star-fish formation, in the vicinity of Mon segur, interesting remains of terrestrial vertebrata are found mixed up with marine ones, such as the Halitherium, Aceretherium, Dremo therium, etc. In the environs of Meilhan (Lotet-Garonne) there are nummulites and oper culines in vast numbers, forming a regular yellow sandy bed. M. Tournouer is of opinion that a portion of the tertiary strata near Vicenz should be detached from the lower tertiary formation, since it contains many organic remains not met with in the latter.—M. /loupe sent in a map of the eruption of Mount Etna in Feb., 1865, with the details of all the surveys, barometrical and magnetic readings, &c., taken by the author.— A letter was received from Professor Silvestri concerning the great earthquake which occurred on the 18th of July last at 10 p.m. near Catania in Sicily. Although upwards of 200 houses were destroyed within a belt of land about a kilo metre in breadth, and extending in a direction from W. to E., no shock whatever was felt at Catania itself.—M. Aucapitaine wrote to contra dict the opinion, first emitted by Bruce, then by Dureau de la Malle, and confirmed by Dr. Guyon, viz., that the Kabyles of the Aoures are the descend ants of the Vandals, having their white complexion, blue eyes, and light hair. The author of the letter contends that these same characteristics are to be met with among all the Berber tribes that inhabit the various mountainous districts of Tunis, Algeria, and even Morocco. In his opinion they are de scendants of the Ifyksos, who, coming from Asia, ravaged the valley of the Nile for a long time, and were at length driven further west. The Academy received a paper from M. Mantazzoli on the tri section of the angle, a question as likely to be solved as the quadrature of the circle. It was of course rejected, it being one of those ridiculous subjects the Academy does not take notice of. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market rather steadier in price. Sales, probably 5,000 bales. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. Warrior Rose Fantail SECOND E-lITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. AQUATICS. The Championship of the Timms. The great race for the championship of tho River Thames was rowed to-day by Henry Kelly of Fulham and Robert Chambers of Newcastle—the champion of both the Thames and Tyne. The stakes were £2OO a side, and a bat of 300 to 200 on Chambers; the course, being the time honoured one, from Putney to Mortlake. The attendance of the public at Putney was something extraordinaty, and when each of the competitors made his appearance he re received the loudest plaudits. The feeling seemed to be greatly in favour of Chambers ; this, doubtless, was owing to the circumstance of his having already conquered Kelly and thereby taken from him that title which the Thames watermen look upon with so much pride. Kelly, however, has proved himself a thoroughly plucky sculler, and from the settled determination there appeared to be on his part to regain his lost honours, a great number of persons placed their dependence and their money on him, with lull assurance that all that mortal could do would be done to-day. KELLY beat CHAMBERS. i The victor was hailed with the loudest cheering by the immense crowd of persons assembled at Mortake to wit ness the termination of the struggle. We shall give further particulars in a later edition. I SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This ray, -e- HUNTINGDON RACES.—THIs DAY. TRIAL STAKES. RIPON RACES -THIS DAY. GRAND STAND STAKES. Penbill Lozenge Hawkswell Six ran. WOLVERHAMPTON RACES-THIS DAY. PATSIIULL STAKES. Donnybrook Gularna Queen of Trumps Four ran. SEVENTH BIENNIAL. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, Aug. 7.—Richard, from Sartvrick ; Maria, from Soderham ; Maiden Queen, from Foo-chow-foo. Arrived, Aug. B.—Ensina, from Stolpemunde. D . E.AL, Tuesday Morning. Passed—Pilgrim, for Syra ; San Jose, for Havannah ; Bride, for Singapore—all from London. Anchored.—Ellen, from Rangoon, for Bremen, and not, as reported, for London. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Thursday, 10th instant, a special settling day in the shares of Moore, M'Queen, and Co. (Limited), not to be marked. The committee have also resolved that, in consequence of a " material variation" be tween the prospectus and the articles of association, a settlement in the shares of the Russian Iron Works Company be refused. CORNELIUS O'DOWD'S VISIT TO LONDON.--Just as I feel the roll of the Atlantic is the finest bathing in the world if you be a strong swimmer, so do I believe there is nowhere like London to live in if you be rich enough. It's very poor fun, though, if you can only scramble and struggle, hold cift by another, or shout for a life-belt. In such sad plight as Ole I fancy I am just as well in shallow water, stagnant though it be, and a little muddy at bottom. To be rich enough for London means to be able to enjoy the best society of Europe, in the midst of more material comforts than ever met together elsewhere. " Non contigit calque" to live in Park-lane, however, and fortunately for us small minnows of the fish-pond, there are little pools and rivulets where we can disport ourseiYes very pleasantly, and where none of us is so ill-mannered ae to hint at there being such creatures as whales. Now, though I cannot afford a box at the opera, I should like to go occasionally, of an extra night say; so I would bo well pleased if fortune permitted me now and then to visit this marvellous place for a week or so, to cross over the great bridges—lounge in its parks—eat its fish dinners —hear a good debate in the House—or, better s till, listen to a good I I dinner conversation, such as I have hear d many lately. certainly enjoyed myself more in England than I ever member doing before; and I am grace less enough to believe that I owe it to myself, mainly at least, and for this reason, that I found there were scores of things which once on a time used to irritate and annoy that now vexed me no longer. Whether it was that when younger the current of life was more turbulent in its very buoyancy, o r that a craving am bition to be something, or to do something,tquite beyond me, left me restless and fevered, but so w I always found myself in London very cross that I was not rich, that I had not a house in Piccadilly and a seat in Parlia ment, that I was not so much sought after as this, or as • ,e reques t as that other; in fact, that I was such a much .-.llere was no one so poor as to claim me. mere "waif on and made me no better—far from Well, time has roue wayworn, and more stupid; it, only so m uch older, max.: but, as a sort of compensation, i t lias made me more pa tient. I no longer fret that my place is below the salt; the fare is very good, after all, and scores of pleasant fel lows, I well know how much beta than Pl.°Self, sit there also. Our own fault is it, if we keep our eyes those at the head of the table, and long for the costly viands ..at are served to them; our diet is good and wholesome, and very pleasant is the company who partake of it. So far as my • opportunities extended, I should say that they dine better in England than of yore, they talk better, and they dress better. I don't think the House of Com mons so eloquent as I once remember it ; and I am sure that the drama is just as dull, and the acting as intensely vulgar as ever ; but what is to be done with an audience who never laugh except at old jokes that they are used to, and must have their drollery, as infants have their food made easy for mastication before it reaches them ?—Black! wood's Magazine. THE STEPMOTHER OF CONSTANCE KENT.—We have received from a near relative of Mrs. Kent, residing in Manchester, a contradiction of the narrative in a recent publication regarding circumstances in the history of the Kent family previous to the tragic event which has caused so much sensation. The accuracy of our correspon dent is further vouched for by a respectable firm in the same city; and although, of course, wo do not accept our information upon mere rumour, we have no hesitation in believing that the following statement, furnished to us upon the best authority, is correct. We are informed that "Mrs. Kent was never a mill girl, or in any way connected with a mill. She was born at Tiverton, Devon, and was the daughter of one of the most respectable tradesmen in that town. She was educated from early youth in a first-class school, under the care of a lady of superior attainments. In fact, she received a superior education to qualify her competently to fill the situation of a governess, and such a position she had occupied before her engagement in the family of Mr. Kent. The statement of ill-treatment by her of Mrs. Kent's children has not even the shadow of truth about it. What Constance Kent instructed her counsel to say was literally the fact—that she had been treated by her stepmother with c kind and forbearing love.' Mrs. Kent was brought up as a lady, and has always conducted her self as such. I must observe that Mrs. Kent's first child was born 10 months after her marriage."--Edinburgh Daily Review. Five rad WOLVERHAMPTON STAKES. Five ran. SPORTING INTELLTGENCE. RIPON ST. WILFRID RACES-MONDAY. The Commemoration Plate (Handicap) of 50 sovs ; winners extra. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. J. Osborne, jun.'s, Lady of Coverdale, 3 yrs, 7st (Carroll) 1 Mr. G. Holmes's Poitiers, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (car. 7st 131 b) (Doyle) 2 Mr. Masterman's Honesty, 2 yrs, sst 121 b ...(Craddock 3 Mr. Pobert's Risk, 3 yrs, 6st 21b (Bates 4 The following also ran : —Sundeelah, Venison, Random, West Burton, Lady Sykes, Curtain Lecture, Arabia, Ne ville colt, and Limber Magna. Betting-4 to 1 agst Sundeelah, 9to 2 agst Lady of Co verdale, 5 to 1 agst Honesty, 6 to 1 agst Lady Sykes, and Bto 1 agst any other. Won by. four lengths; four lengths between: second and third. • The Speculation Plato of 25 soya. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. T. Foreman's Cronstadt, Bst 61b (.£2o)...(Marebant) 1 Midwife, The Choker, and Nelly Gray also ran. Betting -6 to 4 agst The Choker, 2to 1 agst Cronstadt, and 3to 1 agst Nelly Gray. Won by a head ; four lengths been second and third. The winner was bought by Mr. Waters for 32 guineas. The Great St. Wilfrid Handicap of 10 sous each, 5 ft, and 2 if declared , with 100 added; winners ext ra; secondto save his stake. One mile and three-quarters Major Stapylton's Red Earl, 3 yrs, 7st 131 b (Carroll) 1 Mr. Goodlass's Empress of India, 4 yrs, Bst_l2lb_ _ - • (Martin) 2 Lord Exeter's Auricula, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Oral 3 Mr. Holmes's Poetess, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (Challoner Mr. Dawson's Curtain Lecture, 3 yrs, 7st 121b...(D0y1e 5 Betting-6 to 4 agst Rod Earl, 2to 1 agst Empress of India, 3 to 1 agst Curtain Lecture, and 5 to 1 agst Auricula. Won by half a length ; 'two lengths between second and third ; a neck between third and fourth. Two-year-old Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b; penalties, allowances, &c. T.Y.C. Capt. Gray's Castanet, Bst 41b (Challonel 1 Mr. Masterman's H on esty, 9 s t llb (N Mr. Johnston e ' s R ococo , B s t 101 b (Doyle 3 Hawkswell, Bst 131 b (Martin) 4 Mr. J. Scott' s M oun t a i neer, B st 101 b (Cram) 5 Betting-6 to 4on Castanet, 3to 1 agst Honesty, and 5 to 1 agst Rococo. Won by a neck ; three-quarters of a length between seconl and third; the fourth close up. The Mowbray Plate (handicap) of 30 sovs for all ages ; winners extra ; the winner to be sold, &c. T.Y.C. Mr. Dawson's Midwife, 3 yrs, 7st (Cameron) 1 Mr.. L. Peckett's Mrs. Li rr i per, 3 yra, 7st (Curry) 2 Mr. Masterman's Castle Espie, 4 yrs, Bst 71b...(Cradclock 3 Mr. Masterman's Strong Beer, 3 yrs, 7st 2lb ... (Carroll 4 Mr. Brigg's Sleepy Eye, 2 yrs, Est ( B ates 5 Mr. J. Boocock's Miss Rawson, aged, 7st 10Ib...(Downs 6 Betting-2 to 1 agst Strong Beer, 3to 1 agst Mrs. Lirri per, 4to 1 agst Midwife. Won by a neck ; three lengths between the second and third. Tho winner was not sold. The Studley Handicap Plate of 50 sovs ; winners extra. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. J. Osborne's Jig, 3 yrs, Gst 101 b (Carroll 1 Mr. T. S. Dawson's Rantillion, 3 yrs, 6st 61b (Cameron 2 Mr. L. Peckitt's Zenobia, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (Gurry 3 Mr. H. H. Jones's Kapunda, 4 yrs, 7nt 71b Wheatley 4 The following also ran :—Gayous, Walcot, Fair Melrose, Bonaparte, Irritation, and Wild Beauty. Betting-5 to 4 agst Jig, 3to 1 agst Kapunda, and Bto 1 agst any other. Won by two lengths, a neck between second and third; half a length between third and fourth. TAT TERS AL LS' -L AST EVENING. Even those who wore most inclined to speculate on future events experienced considerable difficulty. What with the general cry that betting, except at the post, is a "farce and a snare," and the stereotyped quotations only tend to trap the unwary, backers of horses are beginning to have their eyes opened at last. The speculative prin ciple seems for the present to lie dormant, and, judging from the existing state of things, it will be a long time be fore matters assume a legitimate and healthy tone. The " good week" at Goodwood was followed by a very dubious time of it—for backers—at Brighton and Lewes, and the consequence was that the prospects of a good set tling on the ducal gathering were marred by the reverses of the succeeding week. The afternoon was almost en tirely devoted to the adjustment of accounts—in many in stances a bootless enterprise—and the only transactions in the betting way which came under our observation were the following : ST. LEQER. Even agst Gladiateur (offered) 9io 1 agst Regain (offered—take 10 to 1) 100 to 8 agst Tho Duke Ctaken) DERBY. 1000 to 25 agst Lord Lyon (takei2) 1000 to 30 agst Beelzebub (taken) 1000 to 35 agst The Primate (taken) 1000 to 35 agst Monarch of the Glen (taken) 10,000 to 200 agst Strathconan (taken) T HE ,:qnrrEr . • HURDLE RACE.--The following notico was made public • iLI the subscription-room at Tattersalls' on Monday :—" Hurdle ACS Nat?ll at Aldershot—The stewards decided that Laff'cl of tho Craig did nol: ; "m r all the hurdles, and awarded the' raco to Crick. (Signed) " Hr. DIXON, Bee." RACING FIXT" RES' FOR 1865. AUG' Knutsford Reading Wenlock ll Radcliffe l4 Woodford and Loughtn l5 Egham l5 Stockton Tiverton ..................... 16 Oxford l7 6EPTE: Warwick 5 Cneadlo Totness and Bridgetown 6 King's Lynn Leicester 7 Dover 7 Hereford 7 Bridgewater Doncaster OCTO: Bedford Caledonian Hunt and Edinburgh . 4 Northallerton 5 Newmarket 2d Oct 9 Perth NovE: Lincoln Autumn Liverpool Autumn Sh re wsbury ',I7ST. ' York Great Yarmouth 22 Plymouth Lichfield 2B Deron and Exeter 29 Tunbridge 29 Derby /Summer 3O Ipswich , 3O Weymouth, 3l Brecon lB Richmond Canterbury l9 Hendon (Welsh Harp) 2l Monmouth 2l Manchester Autumn Newmarket let Oct 26 Walsall Lanark Leek West Drayton Kelso Newmarket Ho. bi Worcester Autumn gBER. Warwickshire and Leam ington Hunt SEPTEMBER. Curragh Gunboat f Selim Caprice Moose Spring Guu Moulsey ;MBEIL IBER. at on. DO, of inci of ;ton the ved own aes- to 3eks ged and I ora well i 17 ; of ;ens I,n ? the 3ne- 'try, it.-- ton this Le ill ; la! V Of We' sere aoli rs of The AO, ;@, of 'vic e rked . .40 loi 10 100 I 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 10 1:0 10 100 OSSE, 47j I 1:15j WI 1313 1 E 2