The Sun. — London, England, 1865-08-26 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AN COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. The situation of the Money Market remains un altered. The average rate out of doors for the best three months' bills is 3i per cent., and the inquiries for accommodation in all quarters are exceedingly moderate. The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap pointed Friday, Ist September, a special settling day in the shares of the following companies : General Estates and Hunasgeria Coffee Company, to be marked in the twice a week list ; also in the Rhos Hall Iron Company, not to be marked. The committee have also ordered the shares of the Merchant Shipping Company to be marked in the daily instead of the. twice a week lists; and the fully paid-up shares of the Telegraph Construction ead Maintenance Company to be officially quoted. The movements of the precious metals during the past week have been of a more extensive cha racter. The imports have amounted to about £520,145, chiefly from Australia, while the exports have been to the extent of £433,164, a large pro- Portion of which has been sent to the East Indies and Spain. The following communication was posted in the Stock Exchange yesterday : " Consolidated Bank, Fenchurch-street, Aug. 24, 1865. " Sir,-1 have to inform you that since the 27th ult. we have received from New York remittances amounting to X 24,164 17s. sd. on account of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company for interest account. " I am, Sir, yours obediently, " W. C. BOORE, Manager. "M. Slaughter, Esq., Secretary Railway Department, Stock Exchange." Two o'CLocK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 68f. 42c. Very little business has taken place to-day in the market for the English Funds, and in the other de partments of the Stock Exchange there has been an equal degree of quietude. The attendance has been rather small, both as regards the members of the house and their clients, but the general business, though restricted, has not been unsatisfactory. Consols for money are 891 I, and for the account, 8911. The Foreign Market is decidedly firm, though a decline has taken place in one or two instances. Turkish Consolides are 48 1 ; Mexican, 231- s ; the New Loan, 221 1; (reek, 201 4 ; Spanish Pas sive, 291 8 ; the Certificates, 148 8 ; Italian, 641 ; and the Confederate Loan, 6 8. The American Market remains firm. Illinois advanced to 78i 79 ; United States Government 5-20 Bonds continue,at 691 ; and Erie Shares, 531 3 41 . _ _ 1 a the Railway Share Market the dealings have been on a moderate scale, and prices generally ex hibit increased firmness. North Western have ad vanced 1; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and South Eastern, each ; London and Blackwall, 1 ; and Great Northern A Stock 1. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without any material alteration in values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in fair request. Standard of British South Africa have improved to 151 ; London and County to 75 1 ; Hudson's Bay Company to 154 16 ; and Royal Mail Steam, 119. 120. The following are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings :—The New Issue of 50,000 Preference Shares of £5 each of the Atlan tic Telegr a ph, 2f per share ; Northern Assam Tea Company's Shares, / dis. 1 prem. ; Chubwa :ea, I dis. prem. ; London-bridge Land, 2 dis. • ; Albert-bridge, 1 11 prem. ; London Jute ° rks, 1 prem.; M'Queen Brothers, 1} 2 prem.; 4 ndon Q ua y s , dis. par ; British India Trust and 40 Agency Corporation, 1 11 prem. ; Overend, Gurney, and Company, 3i 3} prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 0 CTOVERNmENT FUNDS. 8 ber Cent. Consols k De• Account, Sept. 7 ",„Per Cent. Reduced B9l 1 - K T ' "? 3 per Cent B9 1 . ..-iew 2 1. per Cent. Jan. 1894 723- A I:)° ' per Cent. Jan. 1873 — ---ulluities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 y r s, expire sth April, 1885 — DO p,,, (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 3 -- "euequer Bills, £1,000,3 &31 per Cent die Do. £5OO — D Do. £lOO and £2OO "'lthk of En I d Stock, g anif per Cent Do Account 10,,,... I ~ -.-..,04 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. -4 ,-s uia ri Stock, 10 per Cent., April 1874 — „JJo• Account '-',O. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 4 .,. 0 . Account ' - ' l3 . 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 D o. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — l) e• 5 per Cent., J an . 1872 D°. 5 i per Cent., M a y 1879 Do. Bono. pe £l,or Cent., 00 Aug. 1866 _ Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. ._ A ustrian 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 ) Chilian 6 per Cent Do. 41 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 1 20. Account , JJo.£B6_paid — ,4quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — E 1)0 ., Provisi ona l Land Warrant — gklotlan 7 per Cent — 4 ' o l Second Issue — 7 , Do. 1864 9sf cir.Jo £lOO Bonds 96 I)k 5 Per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 0 Account _ Do Coupons tit O. .. , oup ons Illtternala 5 per Cent. _ i ta li ) .o. 839 and 1850 L o 186 5 Per Cent (liaremmana Railway) D .... 0 18 65 781 9i o s • D ° • s ,eriP, £671 paid 1 2 , ° . , '',.,Per Cent., 1864 — Me „,?* l oerip, £55 paid her .... .... b ' Per uent 0. Account Do 1864 221 Do 6 /..) Per Cent. Anglo-French Frenchko,hei: Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — It o - „.T . L ideaa. 6;per Cent., £3O paid li e - ' BO . Imperial 5 per Cent v? 1 , 1) ,0 2 Gran ada per Cent too Deferred Per u Land Warrants (Hectares) 1::, ( a,, 4 4i. per Cent D'''',erip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds — 0', 2 -t ~Per Cent. (Uribarren) 0,,, ~- Per Cent, 1862 Port.,,," 4. eeount — 8 0 0 D G ee 3 per Cent., 1853 A ccount — , 1) 0 ,Per Cent, 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 471 •Itus„;,..'" ecount — D o l l 5 Per Cent, 1822, X St — b o j per Cent. 1850 ~ r j , ;pet Cent. 1859 — . D o 5 / Per Cent., 1860 b o 5 Per Cent. 1862 921 SpoxiiB4l3o,r Cent. 1864 — 1) 0 . u Per Cent — Doti Z e count ° -,•Nr Deferred — D 0 A p a c ee,unt to ssive 4s o Ac count ish r, 29f 1 I D il A rt. of Coup not funded Sw ° • -•c eultnt — echo( 4 Do 4 k . „,_ Per Cent. — Bo •-•:eunt ir • 4 i Per DOuritiqi Cent. 1864 A ce ' Per Cent. 1854 — D o 6 tint APer Cent. 1858 ce ° l lnt 14 4 1 10 Bond s 75 41 , ...i. "0 6 ~k-, nt — D o 4, `ient. 1862 D o ee eont D •4105 Bo d s 731 Do 6 o 74 Bo 5 Per Cent., 1863 691 1) 0 4, P nfi r ~,,Cent. 1865 D o G el £35 p a id Velisszueularaa a nteed, 4 per Cent — bo. 6 - Per Cent. — o D A Per Uelat l 1864 4li - " c eount Divider OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DAna • ds on the above payable inL on d o n. )3 1 Pall, 5 Per ale o, 4 , Cent., Ex. 10 Florins but t ' e h 21 t Per cent., Ex. 25f. , Do. 4 LP r e r, e Cent., Ex. 12 Gnil 614,- 4 relleh fi' u t nt• Certificates — / ta At: 0111 7' 4 1 Per Cent. ii a .„ ............ . B„' ' Per Cent., 1861 E 25f .• Account ' x. . C ensols . TWO O'CLOCK. Do. e i'i:ex e •• oo .• ....... . ... . .... . t BEARE MARKETS—This day. OIiDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! Railways, 13.14 ol. ' dt Str. Val Blyth and Tyne .... • • Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall A gets no div. C. A till6p.c.p.an.has Do. B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast Juno. Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow r=lasgow & S. Western Eastern, Ord. s tk. Do. O. st. No. Great !forth qt Spotland Great Northern, „ . • ; Do. A stock iSO. Lto Do. New. is. at 25 pm Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original 90. S. Val. Rail gm. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lancashire Yorkshire London and Bjackwali Lon., Brigh., & S Cons Lon., Chat., and Dove Lon, & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet.. & Lincoln Maryport and Cerlfsle Do. a shares Metropolitan.... Do. New Midtand Do, Birmin.. 8c Derby Mid. Gt. W.. Ireland Do. sharei 3,11 d Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth ,'& Dun. Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Po. Stock. & Darling De. do. 1855-58 . Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 1864 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock I 0. Scot, Mid. st Jok ews do Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon nouth E •stern Staines, Wok., .16 Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw W. Har tlepool ar.ez lt Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable Paid I bi Closing Busess ' Price. done. 96 98 1331 134, 5 6 61 e 6 16 17 109 111 46 47 7i 84 131 132 147 148 123 132 40 4 150 1 661 6 125 f 8 5i f 981 57a 1331 1 131 1 30k 561 6 1121 1 11/ 69 104 i 1791 i 86 88 66 67 63 65 ! 44 46 40 45 105 107 1174 Ili 90 92 103 105 39 11 125 12•} 99 10) 64i 35j! 133 134 3/ P I 130 131 99 101 51 66 24 Y 5 111 112 68 69 103 101 37/1 381 - 10 11 p 121 123 1i 2 1) 75 77 11 12 148 152 57 51 61 63 57 59 78 80 8 10 151 157 3 4p 106 107 , 49 51 BRITISH POSSE; Atlantic & St. Lawrence ' Bom.,Baroda, Cen.ln.l Du.'s per cent... o. 1' shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1879 Calcutta & b. E., lim.. ,:ape Town dz Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p , East. lien,al, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c.l Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canad Do. Equip. Mort. Bon& 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist J-•ref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Frif. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 9d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c Po. Gus. 5 per cent Do. New gtia. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (lint gua. 5 per cent D.. 4.1 per cent , Do Great Wes. of Canada.. Do. New . Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth. Extension Helb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. & Hudson's Bay.. New Brunswick & Can Class A and B !Lill. C' da, pc Ist pf.bda Scinde Do. Delhi 1 64 Do. do Do. Punjaub.... p_mt, Do.lndus St. Flo. all 100 100 {lOO 2 100 100 ISIONS. 57 59 101 102 I 4P 41 if 9 10 99 101 70 75 100 102 101 102 193 104 i ila 18 19 88 90 64 66 5i 60 56 58 50 52 43 46 38 42 25 L 7 24 26 103 IC4 P t P 1001 101} 111- 12k 81 WI V 2 82 84 1 id 101 102 95 97 9) 92 83 65 82 84 99 100 991 100 1 9.4 1004 1031 I 1031 1 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1872 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 lOO 97 98 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lOO 95 97 Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10) 98 100 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 84 85 Do. sp. e. Inscribed sk 100 82 84 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 103 105 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 100 106 108 Do. do' 1890-1 100 108 110 Do. Jan. & July. 1891 lOO 108 108 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6p. e 100 IC3 105 Do. 1878, do. 100 109 111 Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. lA7B Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. t 6 100 107 109 Natal ';ov. a per cent lOO 102 104 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 95 97 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p0c.,1866 00 9) 101 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 100 93 95 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 90 91 9C( New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 102 104 Do. 6 per cent lOO 83 85 Nova So. , tia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 98 100 Queensland Gov. Bp. C lOO 1011 1021 1021 S. Aus. Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 100 -- _ Do. 1878 & upwards l, 0 105 1 0 7 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. - Ja & July 100 Do. do, A pril & Oct lOO IC9I 1101 1091 } BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. Gold, lim. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. 25 2 7 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 560 580 Drake walls .. East Bassett (Mogan)" 30 18 z 0 East Caradon 2.14.8 111 121 t earn Brea 3.4.0 89 6 East Grenville 2.7.0 2; 2 Emit LoveA 2.13.6 10 11 E. W'i Russell (Tavistk 9.10.6 n I} Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. 60 2 4 191 206 4 Great L a xey, limited all Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 If 2} G. Wheal Vor (Helst 0 4o 35 37 Grenville 7.8.3 2 25 Herod's Foot . 8.13 40 42 llingston Downs 4.18.0 2 21 Margaret (Tiny Lelant 93 26 3 Hulce Valley 4.3.0 45 48 4 Mwyndy Iron Ore, lim 28 28 19 Nangiles New Seton North Downs North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan 4.2.0 12 North Wheal Crotty 2.8.0 14 it - - Prosper United.... 7.1.6 18 2 Pr ~vidence Uny Lelant 10.6.7 30 32 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 470 490 S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 15 20 Stray Park 30.17.6 13 15 Tin Croft 9 171 184 West Itassett(lllogan 11 83 7t. W. Caradon (Liskeard 9 10 12 West Chiverton ll 75 8:) West Seton 471 170 180 Wheal Bassett (Mogan 51 75 80 Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 28 30 23 Wheat Ludoott 3.12.8 Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 4 6 Wheal Seton 5Bl 200 205 —. Wheal Trelawney (Lis 7 17 18 Wheal Union 4 Mid I I Nort] South Di rukaPERENCIC jnsolidated, 6 per cent. stock, itto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent,: itto 4b per cent., irrd., 102 f Eastern, ockton and Darlington, B_6 per cent., 32/ itto, C, 6 per cent, 32/ PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Eastern, 5 per cent. Charing-cross, 1863, Ltto, 5 per cent., 1961, 102 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead,:ss/ FOEEJGN RAILWAY% Belgian Eastern Junction, if Great Luxembourg. 154 Paris, Lyons, and Mediterranean, 454 _ FOREIGN MINE% Frontino and Bolivia Gold, lira., 31 Port Philip, 11 Washoe Gold, lira., Ditto, (£3), 6 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 77 bf BANKS. Agra and Mastermates, lim., 574 &Mance, lira.. 284 30 Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 20 is paid., 234 Anglo-Italian, Rm., 114 Australasia, 76 Ditto, new, 754 Barned's Bank, Um., 44 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 24 Chartered ter. of India, London. and China, 47 4 Commercial Bank of India and the East, 224 European Bank, lira., it Hindustan, China, and Japan, 11m., Ditto. new, 14 134 London and Brazilian (lim.), 43 London and County, 75 London and South African, 171 Loudon and NI estminster, 95 Mercantile and Exchange. lira., 5 Oriental Bank Corporation. 52 Standard of. British South Africa, 14 154 Union of Australia, 51 Union of London, 53A 4 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 21 Ceylon Company, 1 City of Moscow Gas, lira , 3 Commercial Union, Insurance, 84 Credit Fonder and 111ohllier of England, 8 Egyptian Com. and Trading, lim., 34 Fairb drn Engineering , 6 4 Hudson's Bay, 16 15a liumber Iron Works, 64 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lira.. 64 International Financial oociety, lim., 6 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 84 Joint Stock Discount, lim.. 84 London Financial Association, lim., 22 London General Omnibus Company, 3 4 Millwall Freehold Land and Dock, lim , 3 Oriental Financial, lim., 24 Oriental Gas, lim., 51 Ditto, new, 4 Overend, Gurney. and Co. lim. , 10 A Peninsula and Oriental Steam :7 Quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining, 1im.,:4 THE SUN, LOND9N,,, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26. 1865, LA►W INTELLIGENCE—This Day. -.11.- - SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Tindal Atkinson and a Jury.) GOODCHILD AND ANOTHER V. 'WRIGHT. This was an action to recover £2O damages alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiffs in consequence of injuries suffered by their house while in defendant's charge. Mr. Besley (instructed by Mr. Beard) appeared for the plaintiffs, being stable-keepers of Finsbury ; Mr. Hubert Wood (Wood and Ring), representing the defendant, a captain in the merchant service. It appeared that on the 28th July last, defendant went to the plaintiff and hired a horse (which was to be fast but quiet) and a waggonnetto for a pic-nic party, and defendant asked the foreman for a nose-bag and some corn, in order that the animal might be fed when necessary. On the 29th the party started for Hounslow, a friend of defendant's driving. Upon arriving at their destination this friend jumped out , while the defendant helped the ladies out, ftud then defendant handed the nose-bag to his friend, who took out the horse's bit, but while he was doing so the horse reared, knocked the gentleman into a dyke, and bolted at a rapid pace with a child of defendant in the trap. The horse sustained very serious injuries by falling in the road, but the child most providentially escaped un scathed. Besley contended that the defendant had no right to take out the bit, and had certainly not used such care as he ought to have done. Mr. Wood urged that the whole affair was the result of an accident, and that it was not at all likely defendant would have acted negligently while his child, who might have been killed or seriously injured, was in the vehicle. His Honour, in summing up, said it was for the jury to consider whether the defendant had taken as much care of the horse as he would hare done had it been his own, and Mr. Wood had very properly dealt with this part of the question. The jury, after a very brief deliberation, found a verdict for the defendant, and his honour granted costs. Verdict for defendant, with costs. THE SALE OF BAD MEAT BY SALESMEN--A NEW AND IM PORTANT VIEW OF THE LAW-JACKSON V. TAYLOR. This was an action to reco'er a sum of money paid to the defendant, a salesman, for a quarter of beef. Plaintiff deposed as to the purchase, and his Honour asked Mr. Pearce, of Giltspur-street, who appeared for defendant, what was his answer. Mr. Pearce called his honour's attention to a case in the Court of Exchequer, and his honour asked defendant if he were a salesman. Defendant—Yes. His Honour—l know that case, and the law is against you, plaintiff. lam sorry for you, but you have not lost all remedy, for you can sue the person who sent in the meat. Did you see the meat before you bought it? Plaintiff—Yes, sir, and it appeared all right. His Honour—You see that the salesman is not liable for any latent defect in the meat, and though it is a hard case upon you, the law has ruled that you cannot recover from him in a suit of this kind. lam quite sure that Mr. Pearce will give you the name of the owner of the meat. Mr. Pearce—Oh, certainly, sir, he shall have every in formation. A Witness for plaintiff—But I believe that the bullock was consigned to defendant alive, and killed by him. His Honour—That alters the case. Defendant—lt was not killed by me. It was consigned from Hamburg, killed in a metropolitan slaughter house, and all I had to do was to sell as the salesman on commis sion for the owner. _ _ _ His Honour—The law still stands, plaintiff, and you must be nonsuited, but can sue the owner, who is clearly liable to you. = _ Plaintiff nonsuited, ° POLICE INTELLIGENCE. -- This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE " HOME OF COMPAssION."—Mr• T. Parry, of Burney street, Greenwich, assistant secretary and collector of the " Home of Compassion," waited upon the magistrate, and said that in the absence of Mr. T. Randle Bennett, of 8, King's Reach-walk, the treasurer of the Home, he felt it his duty to make a statement which he trusted would be made as public as the statement of Dr. Lankester and a Mr. Allen, the agent of another society. So far from Dr. Lan kester knowing nothing of the Home, he gave him autho rity to place his name on the list of the committee. Mr. Allen called upon him (Mr. Parry), and, holding in his hand a copy of the Morning Post, said he had been desired by Lord Palmerston's Government to make statistics as regarded infanticide, asking him at the same time if he would assist him. lie at the same time wrote Mr. Allen the name and address of Mr, Bennett, 5, King's Bench-walk, and if Mr. Allen had gone to that gentleman he would have found that on account of an outbreak of fever at the Home in Oakley-crescent Mr. Bennett had sent the inmates to the Home, Iffley-road Oxford, where they still were. As far as the listsof sub scribers was concerned that would not be ready till the end of the year. Mr. Parry then handed in a letter from Dr. Lankoster, to the effect that he (Dr. Lankester) had found that the Home had been removed from Oakley-crescent to Iffley-road, Oxford, and that ho was afraid Mr. Allen had not made the necessary inquiries, or he would have found that the Home had a real existence. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. --e.. LONDON, Aug. 26.---Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. FALMOUTH, Aug. 26 .—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Electricity, for Shanghai. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 26.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Caliga, from Trinidad.; Ev - elina, from New York; Elgar, from Falmouth. OFF DOVER, Aug. 2 5.—Arrived—Clotilde, from Sun derland. NEWPORT, Ang. 21.—Wind W.—Sailed—Young Eagle, from Monte Video. MILVOItb, Aug. 25.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Thomas Graham, for Vera Cruz. BRIDGEWATER, Aug. 24.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Mary Hauwell, from Riehibucto. PETERHEAD, Aug. 2 5.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Sir Colin Campbell, for Greenland. SHIELDS, Aug. 25.—Wind &AV.—Arrived—Royal Wil liam, from Demerara. CRY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, August 2 5.—Jamaina, from Tonning ; Scwhan, from Cronstadt; Cecelia, from Medemsham ; Lina, from Dantsic ; Xerstena Maria, from Unstadt ; James Bales, from Cronstadt; Commerce, from Archangel; Three Sisters, from Sundswall ; Davara and Leo, from Archangel; Thomas Forrest, from Cronstadt ; Edward, from Poppenborg. Arrived, August 26 . —Trident, from Tonning ; Tindon, from Cronstadt ; Mary and Emilia, from Cronstadt ; Alma, from Calmer. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed—Severn, from London, for Vancouver Island ; Dorothy, from Bremen, for Bahia ; Vivid, of Yarmouth, from the north, for the west ; Martlett, from Taganrog, for Yarmouth. A SOLDIER STABBED By A LUNATIC.--A tragical incident occurred a day or two since in the gardens of the Luxembourg. A private of the 58th Regiment of the Line was walking in one o f th e a v enue s when a str anger suddenly: rushed forward, and without any provocation stabbed him with a knife in the abdomen. The assailant was arrested, and proved to be a clerk of the Paris octroi, but on his being interrogated he was at once found to be bereft of his reason. He was consequently placed in con finement. The soldier had in the meantime been removed to the Charite Hospital, and although his wound is serious there are hopes of his recovery. THREATENED LOCK-OUT OF COTTON OPERATIVES. —A general lock-out of mill operatives is now pend ing at Chorley. It appears that during the period of dis tress the wages of the strippers and grinders were sub jected to a reduction of 6d. and Is. from what was pre viously paid, and thal recently they were restored to the former amount. The operatives, however, who were in receipt of 15s. per week, asked for a further advance of ss. The masters, rather than accede to such a request, decided at a meeting held on Monday to lock up their mills, but gave the men time to consider their decision. On Wed nesday the op era tives agreed to fo rego 3 5., an d h3ld out for an advance of 2s. per head per week; the result of which is, that general notice was given by the master spinners on Thursday to the effect that they would lock up their mills 14 days from date, if the demand was not withdrawn.— Manchester Courier. FROM AMERICA TO EUROPE IN A WEEK.—It is stated that a company of the leading shipowners of New York have under consideration plans for building four magnificent vessels of 8,000 tons each, to be propelled by engines of 2,500 horse-power, working two paddle-wheels, of the usual kind, and two screw propellers —so that, in case of derangement of either set of machinery, the other set shall continue working without material impediment in the speed of the vessel. These vessels are capable of carrying 2,500 passengers at the variable fares of 25, 50, and 75 dols., according to the amount of accommodation required, between that city and Bristol, England. Meals are to be furnished on board the same as at any restaurant, and passengers can either eat or let it alone, as it may please them. The passage to Europe, it is believed, at eighteen miles an hour, will be made in seven days, while the great length of the vessels (nearly GOO feet) will overreach or materially control the waves, and prevent that terrible pitching motion that is more or less the dread of all sea-going travellers.—Anti- Slavery Standard, August 12. ANOTHER OF WOMAN'S RIGHTS.—Last evening (4th of August) a young woman named Minnie Phalen, 20 years of age, residing in East Williamsburgh, entered the furnishing store of Mr. Gustave Baer, and assaulted him with a cowhide. Mr. Baer resisted her vigorous castiga tion, and took up a stick in self-defence. A young gentle man named James Forrest, who resides in New York, and who was in the young lady's company, then seized Baer, while Minnie belaboured him with the cowhide. In this emergency Mr. Baer called out lustily, "Watch !" "Mur der!" when Officer Walsh, of the Forty-Fifth Precinct, was attracted to the spot and interfered. Miss Phalen states, in explanation of her conduct, that she visited Baer'e store early on Monday moaning to purchase some articles, and that after the articles were put up the storekeeper charged her more than she had agreed to pay ; she thereupon re fused to take the purchase and demanded back her money, which demand was refused by the man Baer, who called her, she alleges, names which did not belong to her—hence the cowhiding.—New York Times. THE HARVEST IN LINCOLNSHIRE.—The fine weather of the past few days has enabled farmers to make progress in carting all kinds of grain. On Thurs day the weather was not so favourable. The yield of wheat is not proving an average one. In the south of the county a good deal was laid by the heavy rains in the middle of the month, and since then it has not ripened satisfactorily ; consequently this crop will be both short in quantity and of inferior condition. In the north of the county the wheat crop is not well spoken of. During the past few days there has been a good deal led, but neither yield nor condition are favourably spoken of. On the Welds the crop is thin and short in the straw, and will yield very indifferently. Barley is turning out exceedingly well ; there are some very good crops, but a good deal is discoloured. Leading has been general this week. Oats in the south are yielding well, but are below the average in the north. Beans vary, but on the whole are a fair crop. Peas have been housed in poor con dition. The heavy rains have caused a great improvement of the pastures, and both marigold and turnips are looking much better. EXECUTION IN IRELAND .—At 25 minutes past 11 o'clock on Wednesday morning Thomas Hayes was hanged at T ullamore, for the murder of his wife, Anne Hayes, on the 22d May last. The culprit was an old man, who lived at Galros Bog, in the King's County, with his victim, whom he w as i n the habit of ill-treating. At last his wife disappea re d, an d no one knew what became of her for some time, Hayes himself stating that she had gone to America with her cousin and brother, who had taken her away on a car on the morning of the bloody deed. Suspi cion, however, being excited, he was lodged in gaol, sand there he confessed that he had murdered her ; packed the body, and all else belonging to his late wife into a sack and a bedtick, and had carried them to a part of the bog a con siderable distance off, and buried them so cleverly that if he had not been brought to the spot it is doubtful whether they would ever have been found. The murder had evi dently been committed with a smoothing-iron, but Hayes gave a somewhat more extenuating account of the trans action. He appeared to have lived a wretchedly immoral life, if all said of him be true. At the trial it was attempted to be set up as a defence that he was insane, but it failed, and the murderer has expiated his crime on the gallows. He was attended by three Roman catholic priests, appeared penitent, and delivered a short address, which could not be heard. There were only about 300 persons present, and these were most orderly in their conduct. —Saunders' News , Letter. GENERAL GRANT ON THE MEXICAN QUESTION. A special despatch to the Toronto , lobe, dated Quebec, Aug. 7, says :—" While here Gen. Grant spoke without re serve to several persons on the Mexican question. He said that he had placed 100,000 men on the Rio Grande as an army of observation, and that the French would have to leave Mexico peaceably, if they choose, but forcibly if re fused. The situation of Mexico he looked upon as one which had been created by the rebellion, and the rebellion would really not be overcome' until Maximilian was com pelled to depart, and the Mexican people allowed to orga nise a Government without foreign interference. With regard to the relations between the United States and Eng land, he did not think the present friendly state would be disturbed, unless complication ensued by reason of Eng land's mixing herself up with France in the Mexican ques tion." ABYSSINIAN CAPTIVES.—The relatives of the unfortunate prisoners in Abyssinia, in order to strengthen the probability of their release from the painful captivity in which they have lingered nearly two years, have determined to avail themselves of the offer made ori distressed families ; and ginallyto her Majesty's Gove rnme nt by Dr. Beke, the Abys sinian traveller, that lie should g a o n iv d it s h up p o r i e c s a e t n e t f a m t . o th t e h i e r sympathy to assist them in n lr raising a r n t ngt i000:fn, sum appeal e p et E oahf I m o tn p ono e atrcoml Christian res less ot h t fh e a o ant d nhs o m e r , £2,000, which is absolutely move ment is not independent in its actio n, and its object is to benevolent Purpose. This r p e r qu o v required t o againstcar r y o u this t possible s failure which might cause an other year's imprisonment of the captives, and even prove fatal to their lives. Letters from Abyssinia to. May 30 state, "Condition unaltered." Should this appeal be gene rously responded to, Dr. Beke proposes to leave England by the end of September. Amongst the list of honorary doctors' degree, conferred by thi3 University of Vienna at the recent jubi lee, we find the names of Mr. John Stuart Mill, Sir Charles Lyell, and Sir Roderick Murchison.—The Reader. A CAKE OF GOLD.--A very splendid cake of gold, got from the Prince Alfred Company's claim, Victoria Reef, Bendigo, will be exhibited iu the window of Messrs. Baillie and Butter's office, Collins-street West, during the next day or two. It weighs close on 1 ,2000 z., and its value is 4 nearly .£5,000.-11lelbourne Paper. The "March" of Epidemics. "Cholera iS continuing its devastating march along the shores of the Mediterranean, and its advent into our country is heralded by an unusual pestilence amongst horned cattle." So say the newspapers. Now is this mere figure of speech ? Is there a "march ?" Are . there "heralds ?" And, if so, what ate they? Are they creatures of the imagination, forces, influences, emanations, too subtle for chemical ana lysis ? or are they matters obedient to the laws of gravity, chemistry, and life ? What is it that " marches ?" what are its favourite hostels ? How can we bar the way ? Such are questions anxiously pondered in many scientific circles just now. Now, it is perfectly easy to conceive of diseases brought about by a concurrence of immaterial conditions—such as heat, electricity, moisture, and the like ; and still more, that these conditions may foster or suppress the march of diseases of more palpable origin ; just as a heavy snowfall or a hot simoom would arrest the march of an army. Still, common experience seems to point to this, that the cholera and fever do depend for their intensity on some thing material ; that their march is much like that of locusts; that they have favourite halting and breeding places ; and that whilst we may be helpless against electrical conditions (we dpn't despair, by the way, of combating even these some day), we can put a stop to 'the march of more palpable enemies—we may bar them out ; or, if they come in spite of us, may starve them out and stop their propagation. We think most of our readers will agree with us that the readiest way for cholera to march into a place is for some person ill of the complaint to move into it; or for clothes or other matters contaminated with the discharges from his body to come there. Then if all possible precaution be taken that the discharges from the sick man find their w.: y into no drinking water; that they are not allowed t f es t er on an undrained surface where they can be rafted about by the wind in the shape of wet mist or dry dust ; but that they are honestly decomposed or bluted out of harm's way, then with the death or reconry of the sick man the " march" may cease. A. Clean place would be no fit place of entertainment for cholera. ----- Now, up to this time, cholera has been almost entirely confined to the Mediterranean seaboard —Alexandria, Smyrna, Constantinople, Malta, Ancona. Anyhow, if it come to us, it must come through a seaport. Then, in the name of common prudence, let us look at the condition of our seaports, and see whether they are places in which cholera would be starved out, or would increase and mul tiply. Would the enemy die out with the first case, or would it spread in the seaport and be ready for a march inland ? Portsmouth, Plymouth, Southampton, Dover, Harwich, Hull, Sunderland—how would the enemy thrive in any of them ? He loves a low site—mud banks fes tering in the sun ; sewage under the houses in filthy cess pools ; sewage in the pumps which in every back yard of a country town alternate with the cesspools ; sewage in the harbour at low water; dried sewage waftedinto mouths and noses, and blowing on the meat in the butchers' shops —sewage, in fact, everywhere. If the cholera should reach our outports, will it not have every encouragement to halt and refresh itself, and continue its march inland ? Then, supposing it should march to the poor dis tricts of one of our great towns, will it find fit quarters there What shall we say of the parish of St. Qeorge the Martyr, in one of the worst parts of the Borough ? where an independent member of the Vestry, a medical man, Mr. Rendle, upbraids the Vestry with the hundreds of wretched, filthy houses, with the neglect of the authorities in enforcing proper water supply and removal of refuse ; where fever has been allowed to revel undisturbed ; where the only excuse offered is, that the people are so filthy that they won't and don't care to be clean ; and where Mr. Rendle openly taunts the local dig nitaries with corrupt connivance at the evil, and threatens them that public indignation will demand they shall be stripped of their misused authority, and subjected to that discipline so well suited for barbarians, a " central despotism." It may be out of human power to stop the march of chelera absolutely ; but the experience of three epidemics in 22 years (32-54) has taught us how to mitigate its ravages. It seems almost childish to go over again the articles of the sanitary creed—pure water, fresh air, clean liness, drainage, good ventilation, &c., &c. But we are afraid there are a good many persons whom no lessons will influence. As for the cattle plague, its advent and the means by which it would be propagated were foretold three years ago- by Professor Gamgee. All evidence shows that it has been imported from Russia, and propagated by mixing sound and unsound cattle in markets, and by the filth of the railway trucks and of the lairs in which the beasts are kept. If, as is asserted—and is done by out-and-out free traders—it was not imported, but bred out of indigenous filth, the practical lesson is the same : cleanliness and re- moval of infected manner can alone stay the generation of the disease or its spread.-21fedical Times and Gazette. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton.. —Sept. 18. Ditto, via Marseilles Sept. 12. Brazil and Cape Verda. by British packet Sept. 4. Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena... Sept. 21. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Sou, hampton Sept. 1. Ditto, via Marseilles Aug. 26 Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton A ug. 25. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Sept. 1. Ditto, via Marseilles ........... . ....Aug. 26. India (Bombay), via Southampton. Aug 25. _ Ditto, via Marseilles . Aug.—. Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseite 3 Sept. 4. Newfoundland • f 1 Aug. 110. Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet Ditto. by United States packet, via Southamp ton . Ditto, via Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londondcrry Aug. 25. West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and Teneriffe Sept, 10. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico Aug. 28 Bahamas, via New York. Sept. 13 Bermuda, ditto Aug. 30. Cuba and Mexico Aug. k B. THE C 0 URT. —At Windsor Castle preparations are being made, under the superintendence of Mr. W. Seabrook and other officials in the Lord Chamberlain's department, for the reception of her Majesty and the younger members of the royal family on their return from the Continent. The Queen, who inaugurates the Coburg memorial of the Prince Consort to-day (the anniversary of his royal highness's birthday), is expected to arrive at Windsor about the 4th of next month. Her Majesty's autumnal trip to Balmoral will most likely take place be tween the 11th and 18th of September. Colonel the Hon. Sir C. B. Phipps, the Keeper of her Majesty's Privy Purse, Lady Phipps, and family, are expected to leave their resi dence in King Henry lll.'s Tower, Windsor Castle, early next week, for Scotland, in advance of the Queen and royal family. DEPUTATION FROM THE COLONY OF VICTORIA. —The deputation coming from Victoria is despatched in pursuance of the following resolutions, which were adopted in the Legislative Assembly on the 22d of June, and are founded on the report of a select committee ap pointed a fortnight before :—" That having in view the large Imperial interests involved in the question of the defences of Victoria, the mother country may (in the opinion of this House) fairly be asked to defray her portion of the expenditure for harbour defences. That a supply of guns of the best construction, together with the necessary ammunition, should be obtained without delay, the num ber and calibre of such guns being such as will be suitable for whatever system of defence may be finally adopted ; and that the Government should be authorised to incur a liability to an amount not exceeding £lOO,OOO for such purpose, this sum to be chargeable upon any loan to be sanctioned by Parliament for carrying out a scheme of national defence. That as the co-operation of the Im perial Government is about to be sought by the colony in some scheme of defence, such a scheme would be car ried out under the immediate supervision of a superior officer of the Royal Engineers ; and the House recommend that the services of such an officer be obtained from England. And that it is of paramount importance to the welfare of this country that an agent should be appointed in England to watch over its interests ; that the gentleman chosen should, if possible, be a member of the House of Commons, possessing s uch weight and influ ence as would secure for his suggestion s the consideration of her Majesty's Government. And t he House deem. it expe dient, in order to give full effect t o the above resolutions, that a member of the Government should be authorised.to pro ceed to England atones, to press upon the attention of the Imperial Government the claims of this colony in relation to its defences." These resolutions were moved by Mr. O'Shanassy, who relied much on the report made to the British Government a few years since after the inquiry under taken at the instance of General Peel with a view to define the respective liabilities of the War Department and Colo nial Governments in relation to the expense of colonial de fences. Mr. Verdon stated that the (Colonial) Government had no opposition to offer to the resolutions ; they would have to be followed by addresses from both branches of the colonial Legislature for presentation to her Majesty, and having tried despatches for the last two years while in office he must confess that he thought something more potent was necessary to obtain what they required from the Imperial Government. They had been told by that Government for many years that they mnst rely on themselves for the means of defence ; but the recent discussion in the House of Com mons, in which Lord Palmerston and Mr. Cardwell spoke so emphatically in favour of maintainhag the dignity of Great Britain by protecting its dependencies, seemed to alter to a large extent the relations in which the colony had hitherto stood with the mother country in regard to this question. The principle laid down in the paper which had been quoted, as to the colonies co-operating with Great Britain for their own defence, had never been practically acted upon, until the House of Commons agreed to vote certain moneys for the defence of Canada. As far as Victoria was concerned nothing had been done beyond making application for as sistance. RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS. • (From the Illustrated bmdon News.) The will of Sir John Hare, late of Hardelot Villa, Clifton, and of Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, has been proved i n L on d on by his relict; Lady Hare, the sole executrix. Sir John was formerly a mer chant residing at Bristol, and a magistrate for Somerset ; was twice married, and died, on the 2d of February last, at the age of 81, having executed his will in January this year, whereby he bequeaths the whole of his property to his wife for life, and upon her ladyship's decease the same to be divided equally between his two daughters. The will of Francis Williams, Esq., of Lan,rhern hill, Wichenford, 'Worcester, was proved in the London court, on the 9th inst. The personalty was sworn under £400,000. The executors appointed are his nephews, Francis E. Willams (who alone is acting) . and Edward J. Williams, together with the Rev. W. E. Wall. The two latter renounced. The will is dated June 23, 1862, and there are, five codi cils, the last dated December 23, 1863. The will is of considerable length, and there are numerous bequests, The principal portion of his freehold property he has devisoit by his will to his nephew F. E. Williams. to Thomas, J . 'His Wichenford estates he leaves . Jones on attaining 21, and who, upon uis coming into possession, is to assume and "Ise the surname and bear the' arms of " Williams." His estate called the Noke, in Avenbury, Hereford, he leaves to Sophia Jones for her life, and after her decease to John Francis Williams. His farm at North Shink, Herts, he leaves to his nephew, Edward J. Williams. There are also pecuniary legacies to these parties, and to other of his nephews and nieces, as well as to other members of his family and acquaintance. Legacies also to his servants. The. residue of his property he has .left, by a codicil, in certain divisional parts amongst the said Sophia Jones and her five children. The will of John Craven, Esq., formerly of Alexandrian House, Surrey, and late of 9, Upper Brunswick-place, Brighton, was proved in London, under £12,000, by the acting executor, Henry Craven, the son ; Thomas Martin, of Great Garden street, the other executor, having renounced. The trustees are William Sentance (the testator's son in-law), and David Brown, of the Merchant Sea men's Office. The will is dated Feb. 24, 1860, and the testator died on the 13th of May last. He directs his trustees to see that his business of sugar refiner is carried on until the Ist of February, 1872, and should the said Thomas Martin not continue in the management, that it shall be in the power of the trustees to place his sons therein, who will be at liberty to purchase the stock, &c., at the expira tion of that period. He leaves to his wife an annuity of £l5O and £450 a year for the support of his children, except his daughter Ann, the - wife of his executor, Mr. Sentance. The ultimate residue of his property is to be divided equally amongst all his children. In the abstract of Sir C. E. Grey's will, given in our last number, it ought to have been stated that he apportioned £1,500 (not £15,000) of a sum of money over which he had appointment to each of his two sons, Jervoise John Grey and Edward Grey. THE PRESS IN THE DUCHIES.—The following is the text of the circular recently issued by the Schleswig-HolsteinLand Government on the urgent neces sity of a'sharper supervision of the press in the Duchies : " The circumstances of the present time render it neces sary to devote the utmost attention to the political press of the interior. The press has first to observe the general limits of law, and must not trench upon the sphere of right of the State or of •individuals either in form or in the mode of expression. If it intends to preserve its dignity and beneficial influence, it must, at the same time, be care ful to protect the public tranquillity and benefit. In both directions the press of the Duchies leaves much to be de sired. Various illegal manifestations of the press have re cently occurred, and the attitude of certain papers is at present but little calculated to promote the common weal. Under these circumstances the police authorities are desired to exercise the most careful supervision over the political press, and, as soon as cause exists, to bring into application the repressive measures prescribed by law. It will also be incumbent upon them, when the occasion arises, to avert all misuse of the press as much as possible, by coming to an understanding with the editors of newspapers. To secure the correct application of the means placed by the law at the disposal of the police authorities, the Land Govern ment must not omit to point out that the two repressive measures provided by our press legislation—viz., seizure and criminal procedure with respect to the same production of the press—may follow one another, but that either mea sure may also be adopted independently. While criminal procedure presupposes the co-operation of the courts, seizure is at first a measure of administration, and only then becomes a matter for the consideration of the law when the parties interested claim a judicial hearing, or the Land Government refers the matter to the courts. Whatever the punishment presupposed by the existence of a criminal code, the conditions of seizure are more ex actly laid down in sec. 3 of the order of March 10, 1848, as regards Holstein, and in sec. 1 of the order of the same date and in the decree of Feb. 22, 1820, as regards Schleswig. According to these, the seizure of a publication• is to take place when the same contains an offence against the laws of the country or an attack upon the constitution, security, and dignity of a friendly State. As now generally the friendly relations of other States to our own cause such attacks to appeltr illegal, this is the case in a still higher degree when the attacks are directed against States with which the Duchies have entered by the force of cir cumstances into particularly close connection. By the rights of possession of Austria and Prussia, based upon the treaty of peace, a relation of autho rity pending its duration has been created in the Duchies to the supreme heads of those States which is placed under the protection of the Land Government. An attack directed against this relation cannot, therefore, be suffered under any circumstances. From this point of view the police authorities have therefore to judge of the excesses of the press, and to proceed against them with severity by the application of the resources of the law." THE COAL-BEDS OF BRAZILS.--Some time since it was stated in our columns that Mr. N. Plant had discovered large deposits of coal in the provinces of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It appears, from a late number of the Anglo-Brazilian Times, that Mr. Plant had submitted some fossils and geological illustrations of the province to Professor Agassiz, who was on a scientific exped:- tion to Rio de Janeiro ; and from that distinguished savant Mr. Plant has received the following interesting letter : " Rio, June 18, 1865. Dear Sir, —I have not yet returned my thanks for the fine specimens you hav e presented to ra?, though ever since I saw them I have loo ked for a moment 'es leisure to do so. However, this •mature opinion concerning ther geolo gicala more g ives me an opportunity of expressing an opportunity of examinationre cording, I have made of them has satisfied me of the correctness of some views cordi nagg,e'eswpheciicahllyl am mncge glad de tohas-e f concerning the fossils of the oldest geological formation, in which I had little confidence. That these organic remains all belong to the carboniferous period is unques tionable, and it is the close affinity with the characteristic fossils of Europe which particularly interests, and in a measure surprises me. Had the whole collection been made in Pennsylvania, I would not more decidedly h a ve recognised its carboniferous characteristics ; down to the rocks underlying and overlying the fossilife rous bed; and the photographs you have shown me of the localities leave no doubt of the great extent and value of the coal beds proper of the river Candiota, whilst the coal itself may fairly be compared• to the best in the market, judging from the specimens you have shown me, and those I owe to your kindess. As to the coal of the Falkland Wands, I can only compare it to the Anthracite of Mans field, in Massachusetts, and the adjoining deposits in Rhode Island ; though it does not appear quite so pure as the best Anthracite of the United States ; but this is an impression derived from surface specimens, gathered at random. With my best wishes for the further success of your geological explorations, in which I hope you may hereafter also in clude the drift and erratics, now that you aro satisfied of their existence in Brazil, I remain, yours very truly, L. AGASSIZ.—N. Plant, Esq." In a note to the foregoing, the editor of the Anglo-Brazilian Times says :—'• We point to the latter portion of this very important letter of Professor Agassiz as a provisional answer to the assertion made by the medical officer of her Majesty's ship Stromboli, to the effect that coal does not exist on the Falkland Islands. The question is a scientific one, and the great philosopher from Cambridge, United States, has, by geological deduction, as we have seen, declared in favour of the position assumed by Mr. Ramsay Cooke, of her Majesty's ship Egmont, who was the first discoverer of these coal beds, and who assures us that the coalrom these deposits were burned by her Majesty 's ship ~ Satellite, f on her passage from the Falkland Is lands to Rio. Since staff have left Rio, to explore the district watered by the writing the foregoing letter, Pro fessor Agassiz and his , Amazon. GRANT'S LINE.—An American paper states that General ent. A G s h ra en had m ade a speech at Bowdoin Commence m a i li e d ally declined to speak, General Ch am b er l a i n a id---"I have tried to get General Grant to speak, but he sa ys 'No ; and when he says that word he means it. Lee knows it means something." General Grant broke in, say ing, "I continue to fight' it out on that line." And that was his speech. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 6 O'CLOCK. TH CHOLERA. -.... The latest cholera accounts from Italy are : Ancona, 22d, 26 new cases and 28 deaths; San Severo, 22d, 98 cases and 56 deaths ; San Nicandro, 22d, 11 cases and 10 deaths ; Apricena, 21st, 3 cases and 1 death ; Torre Maggiore, 21st, 1 case and no death; Puggio Imperialo, 20th, 1 case and 1 death. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH RACES.—FamAy. The Plymouth Plate (Handicap) of GO sous, for all ages ; winners extra. One mile. Mr. Carlisle's Allow Me, 5 yrs, 7st 2lb (C. Page 1 Mr. E. Brayley's Antoinette, 4 yrs, 7st 11Ib (inc 91b ex. (Cannon 2 Mr..l. R. Newcombe's Rosette, 3 yrs, Gst (Murray 3 Betting -5 to 2on Antoinette, 3to 1 agst Allow Me. Won easily by two lengths ; a bad third. The Devonport and Stonehouse Plate of 25 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each ; for 2-yr-olds, 7st 71b; three, 9st 71b; four, lOst 51b; five and upwards lOst 121 b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; selling allow ances, &c. One mile. Mr. Cannon's Lady Overtown, 3 yrs, 9st 41b (.£100) (Cannon) 1 Mr. Mr. J. Hex's Roarer, 3 yrs, 9st 71b (£100) Adams) 2 A. Cowley's Ambrose, 2 yrs, 7st 41b (£100) (C. Grey 3 Betting-7 to 4on Roarer. Won by a head ; a bad third. The winner was not sold. The Cornwall Stakes (Handicap) of 30 soy; added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, to the fund, for all ages ; winners extra. Three-quarters of 'a mile. 12 subs. Captain King's Gem of the Sea, 5 yrs, 9st 71b (J. Goater) 1 Prince D. Soltykoff's Nip, 3 yrs, 6st 51b ........,(Murray) 2 Betting-4 to lon Gem of the Sea. Wou cleverly by half a length. Her Majesty's Vase (handicap), value 100 guineas, added to a Sweepstakes of 15 sous each, 7 ft, and 3 only if declared ; winners extra. About three miles. 13 subs. 5 declared. Mr. E. Brayley's Pearl Diver, syrs, list 91b (in. 51b ex. (Cannon) 1 Prince D. Soltykoff's Nip, 3 yrs, 9st 71b (J. Mann) 2 Mr. Tompkins's Seven-and-a-Half, 3 yrs, 9st 71b (W. Boyce) 3 Mr. Cannon's Lady Overtown, 3 yrs, 9st 41b (J. Goater) 4 Betting-2 to lon Pearl Diver. Won after a good race by a short head; Seven-and-a- Half a bad third. The County Members' Plate of 25 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soya each ; three-yr-olds, 10st ; 'four, 11st 41b ; five and upwards, 12st ; penalties and allow ances ; gentlemen riders ; jockeys, 7lb extra. One mile and a half. 5 subs. Mr. Stebbing's Roarer, 3 yrs, lOst 71b (inc. 7lb extra) 1 Mr. Brayley's Antoinette, 4 yrs, list 61b ...(Capt Scobell) 2 31. r E. Collins's Broadway, 5 yrs, list llb (Owner) 3 No betting. Won by three-quarters of a length ; a bad third. The Ivybridgo Hunt Plate of 25 sovs ; for horses that have been fairly hunted in _Devon or Cornwall the sea son of 1864 and 1865. Two miles, on the flat. Mr. Brown's Burgess, 5 yrs, list 131 b (Owner) 1 Mr. Menheneck's Will-o'-the-Wisp, aged, list 7lb (Captain Holloway) 2 Mr. J. Hex's Little Fairy, 6 yrs, list 71b ...(Mr. Scobell 3 Mr. J. R. Newcombe's Lisp, 6 yrs, 12st 31b (Owner) 0 No Betting. Won in a canter by five lengths. BETTING AT MANCHESTER-FRIDAY. BT. LEGER. sto 4 agst Gladiateur (offered) 7to 1 agst The Duke (taken) Bto 1 agst Regalia (offered) 10 to 1 agst Klarinska (taken) 10 to 1 agst Archimedes (offered) 10 to 1 agst Breadalbane (offered) 100 to 6 agst Christmas Carol (taken) 66 to 1 agst Broomielaw (offered) THE DERBY. Bto lon the field—(offered) MARKETS—This Day. COVENT GARDEN. SATURDAY, Aug. 26.—Large supplies of vegetables are on sale, but the show of fruit is only moderate. On the whole, the trade is steady, as follows : FRUIT—Pine apples, 5s to 7s; hot house grapes, 2s Gd to Cs ' • filberts, 9d to 1s per. lb ; plums, 3s to 4s; greengages, 4s to ss; apples, is 3d to 2s 6d; pears, is 3d to 3s per half sieve ; mulberries, 6d to 9d per punnet ; lemons, 4s to 85; oranges, 10s to 14s per 100. VEGETABLES—Cauliflowers, is to 3s ; cabbages, 9d to is 4d; horseradish, is to 2s per doz heads; greens, 2s to 38 ; turnips, 2s to 3s ; carrots, 4s to ss; onions, 15 Gd to 2s per dozen bunches ; French beans, is to is 3d per half sieve ; cucumbers, 3d to is 6d each; potatoes, 60s to 100 s per ton ; cos lettuces, 10d to is 3d per score. WESTMINSTER. STRANGE CASE OF ASSAULT.—Elizabeth Sweetman, a prostitute, living at 1, Pine Apple-court, Westminster, very decently attired, was charged with assaulting Mary Anne Smith, an unfortunate, living at 18, Old Pye-street. From the evidence of the complainant, it appeared that at half-past 1 this morning she was at the corner of Gros venor-place, when prisoner came up to her, and, without the slightest provocation, struck her a fearful blow in the eye, which caused it to bleed very much, and completely closed it up this morning. In reply to Mr. Arnold, she said she had never seen her before, and the prisoner declared that they had not quar relled in the Trevor Music Hall that night. Fanny Taylor, 18, Old Pye-street, corroborated tho prosecutrix. Prisoner declared that she was first assaulted by prose cutrix with an umbrella, and did not retaliate till she had been much assaulted. They quarrelled about a gentle man's servant. Taylor was re-called, and said that the prosecutrix had not an umbrella, as she carried both their umbrellas from the Trevor to Hyde-park Corner, but could not assign any reason for doing so. Prisoner said her witness was absent. W. Franke, 237 B, proved that he saw a disturbance and heard bad language. He saw two men and three women together, but witnessed no assault. He took pri soner, who said nothing. Remanded till Monday on one £5 bail. THAMES. DRINKING ORDERS IN THE LONDON POOL—Charles Robinson, a baker, of No. 10, Penton-street, Walworth, who was formerly a Metropolitan police-constable, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with being drunk and disorderly in the London Dock, with having unlawful possession of a sample bottle of wine, supposed to be stolen, and with assaulting John Moore, examining officer of customs, and Inspector Tuckey of the Thames police. It appears that the prisoner, who is a powerful fellow, 27 years of age, had obtained an order to taste wines in the vaults of the London Dock, and he drank such a large quantity on the strength of the " tasting order" that when ho emerged from the darkness and close atmosphere of the vaults into the open air, he became bewildered, jumped Jim Crow, and sung the "Slap Bang" song. This disor derly conduct and drunkenness attracted the notice of the officials, and he was at once removed to the watch-house, where he made a fierce attack on every one present,first striking Moore and tearing his coat sleeve. and then knocking down Inspector Tucky and kicking him savagely in the eye. Swingland, a dock constable, was struck on the bead by the prisoner, who swore with an oath he would annihilate every one in the dock. He was soon overpowered and secured. Moore, a good natured Irishman, with a large rent in the sleeve of a very good coat, would not give any evidence against the prisoner. The others were not so forbearing, and Tuckey, who had a severely lacerated eye, produced a sample bottle of sherry he found on the prisonor, which he said was given to him by a cooper in the dock. The prisoner said he was very sorry, and that he drank too much wine on his tasting order. Ile was sentenced to two months' imprisonment and bard labour, Mr. Paget remarking that he inflicted no fines when police officers were assaulted. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market continues strong, and better business doing. Sales probably 10,000 or 12,000 bales. Messrs. Coleman, Turquand, Youngs, and Co. have convened a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Scott, Bell, and Co., for the presentation of a state ment of the affairs of the firm. THE ENGLISHMAN CAPTURED BY ITALIAN BRI GANDS.—The Florence Nazione contains the follow ing letter relative to the fate of Mr. Moens, the Englishman captured by brigands :—"The most recent intelligence from Naples announces that Mr. Moens, now three months a prisoner in the hands of the brigands in this part of the country, has been carried off by five of his captors, and thus removed from the larger portion of the band. Nothing has since been heard of them. A quarrel among the ruffians was the cause of this separation. The five who have gone off from the rest always maintained Moons should not be set at liberty for the price agreed to, but that a much larger sum should be asked. General Pallavicino, on being tele graphed to on the subject, replied that this split was favour able to Moons, and that his friends might rest assured of his being soon restored to them. The matter does not sleep, but is uppermost in the thoughts of all, commencing with Madame La Marmora, who is an English lady, down to the humblest employe." HAY MARKETS SMITTIFIELD.--Meidow hay, £4 15s to £6 Cs; clover, £5 to £7 ; straw, £ll6s to £2 2s per load. Trade firm. . CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, £4 15s to £6 los; clover, £5 to £7 7s; and straw, £1 18s to £2 5s per load. A fair demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 15s to £6 6s; clover, £5 to £7 ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 28 per load. Trade steady. POULTRY. Geese, 5s Gd. to 7s 6d each; goslings, 5s Od to 6s Gd; ducks, 2s Od to 3s 6d ; ducklings, 2s Od to 3s Od ; tame rabbits, is to 2s ; wild do., is to is Old; pigeons, 6d to 10d ; wood do 6d to 9d ; hares, 2s 6d t 0 .58 Od ; grouse, 5s to to 6s Od each ; Surrey fowls, 108 to 13s ; do. chickens, 68 Od to 9s Od ; barn door fowls, 4s Od to Gs Od per couple ; English eggs, 8s Gd to 98 Od ; French do., 7s Od to 78 Gd per 100 ; Ostend fresh butter, is to is id ; English, is ld to is 3d per lb. BILLINGSGATE. Eels, 8d to is ; salmon, 1s to is 3d per lb. ; soles, 6d to 2s 6d per pair ; cod, 2s 6d to 10s ; brill, 2s Od to 8s Od ; mullets, is 6d to 2s 6d; turbot, 2s 6d to 15s ; lobsters, is to 3s 6d ; crabs, 6d to 3s Od each ; whitings, Ss to 125 ; haddocks, 9s to 18s per dozen ; common oysters, 16s to 40s ; natives, 100 to 105 s per bushel ; herrings, 12s ; mackerel, 30s to 50s per 120. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s Od to 48 6d ; mutton, 4s Od to 5e 10d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d; and pork, Es 8d to 5s Od per Blbs, by the carcase. WHITECIIAPEL. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s ad ; mutton, 4s Od to 5s 10d ; veal, 3s 103 to 4s 10d; and pork, Be 8d to 5s Od per Blbs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 6jd to 7d, of household do., 5d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 21d to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 3id ; 801 b to 881 b, aid to 4d; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 4id. Horse hides, 9s Od to 108 6d; calf skins, light, 2s 6d to 4s Od; full, 6s 6d; lambs, 3s Od to 5s 6d; shearlings, 3s 3d to 4s Bd. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. Hastings Hartley l7 s. d. s. d. 9 Walls End Riddell ... 18 6 Hetton Lyons lB 3 Cowpen Hartley l7 9 Hetton 2O 0 Carway and Duffryn Tees .. . ... Tanfield Moor l3 0 East Hartlepool Walls End Haswell... 20 0 Tunstall Eden Main Ships at market, 37; sold, 37. THE BREADALBANE SUCCESSION CASE.—We un derstand uoardemgapedbs appointbltl I to , 31E:as court,d aj. and dd Fo c t r a o W g Fort-William , that her Majesty, on the petition of Donald Chancellor,grac o a c a ., se a d s including ian the has Lord be en ra on nt t a he w c a l r a ra im n s t tteothteheptairnitdifrom, Mr.of Campbell, to summon Glenfalloch and Borland to enter appearance in and obey all orders of that court, under penalty of imprisonment, &C. It is thus seen why Mr. Campbell declined to claim before the Court of Session, which has no jurisdiction in questions involving titles. ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.—At the last sitting M. Elie De Beaumont produced a letter from Professor Zantedeschi, in which the latter vindicated his claim to priority in starting the idea of the application of the elec tric telegraph to meteorology. It appears, from official letters quoted by him, that he had proposed the organisa tion of meteorological observations along all the tele graphic lines of the Austrian monarchy a s early as Oct ., 1849. M. De Paravey wrote to say that the execution of certain works of public utility had exercised an in jurious effect on the composition of the Eau b L Bonner (Basses-Pyrenees), which now had los t all their areg ine, supposed bythe writer to be the a ctive principle p of these springs. A letter was receive d from M. Emile uchmine, describing what he calls an "electric buoy" applicable to many marino purposes. This buoy contains a little cylin der of coal, a small plate of zinc, and a bit of .cork ; this 0 8 1 3sal for green l ol y g i aP m a, nsYa:p' whereb y ye pa it irnnigzguienoi communication s nn w s the a in s combination, when thrown into the sea, will produce an al s m h i a g d h t been be received transmitted.fro from the ee Abbe time electric current sufficiently strong to make a bell g s liquid ei without intention o s,s f alyi h l ipnshgl whatar v.i n o hidtei c sw o Ae rn eacsv p aed e cr t eoe i g yrd aoi f h.se o eam r dv ei t nod h gfy e , informed him that it would not take any notice whatever of secret remedies, the Abbe now wrote to say that ho did not consider his remedy a secret one, and that he would divulge it, but only in case the Academy should judge it worthy of a prize under the Breant will. After some dis cussion, the Academy resolved to maintain its rule.—A paper by Dr. Kooberlo on ovariotomy was presented by Dr. Bay tumour, weighing er. On this paper, w hi c h treated of the extirpation of an immense about 601 b., M. Thenard remarked that ho knew the lady of Strasburg who had un dergone this terrriblo operation, and that six weeks after wards he was astonished to find her up and in perfect health ; the practitioners who had been - present at the ope ration had assured him that it was a t case in which death appeared inevitable.--Gailitani. I