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

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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 the 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 Irs. 6d. 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 891 1 for money, and to 891 90 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 893 4 ; India 5 per Cents. 1041 105 ; and Enfaced 5 per Cents. 1014 4 ; India Stock is 217. Foreign stocks are also neglected, but prices generally remain at former values. Turkish Con solides, 491 1; Mexican, ex all, 234 1; the New Bonds, 22j 234; Greek, 204 1; Spanish Passive, 28i 1; ditto Certificates, 131 1; Italian, 631 64 ; and Confederate Loan, 7 8. American Securities show buoyancy. United States 5-20 Bonds are 69 4- ; Erie shares, 574 58 ; and Illinois, 784 79. The preference shares of the Atlantic Telegraph Company are quoted 34 21 dis. The following are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings :—Hop and Malt Exchange, 3 3/ pm. ; Marseilles Extension Railway and Land Company (Limited), 1; 21 prem. ; Northern Assam Tea, pax/ prem. ; Chubwa Tea, par prem. ; Wheal Penrose, / 1 prem. ; London Bridge Land, I pm. ; Albert Bridge, 1 14 prem. ; Downs Docks, / 1 prem.) Massa Carrara Marble, 1/ prem. ; London Quays, dis. to par ; British India Trust and Agency Cor poration, 1 11 prem. ; Overend, Gurney, and Com pany (Limited), 2 2/ prem. ; International Sugar Refinery, 4 1./ pm. ; Hodges' Distillery, par to prem. ; General Exchange Bank, 2I 24 prem. ; Anglo-Greek Steam Navigation Company, 1/ 2/ prem. ; New issue of 50,000 Preference Shares of £5 each of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, 3 2/ 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 genefally are a shade flatter. Bank and Miscellaneous shares are dull. Alli ance have declined to 28i, Imperial Ottoman to 151, London Joint Stock to 47, General Credit are firm at si, Joint Stock Discount B+, and Peninsular and Oriental Steam at 77i. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 Der Cent. Consols Do. Account, Sept. 7 a per Cent. Reduced B 9l I I New 3 per Cent B9l 1 1 New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprillBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 31 per Cent — Do. £5OO — Do. £lOO and £2OO — Bank of England Stock, si. per Cent -- Do Account ' — INDIAN GOVERNMENT • SECURITIES. Indian 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. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5} per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 IJo. 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent . Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Chilian 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 — Equ&dor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent Do., Second Issue Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 941 f 4 Do £lOO Bonds Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 201 Do Account — Do. Coupons Do. Account — euatemala 5 per Cent. — Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Do 1865 Do Scrip, £671 paid —die Do 5 per Cent., 1864 Do. Scrip, £55 paid Mexican 3 per Cent. — 'Do. Account Do 1864 Do 6 per Cent. An 10-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c Montevidean 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. (llribarren) — Do 41 1 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account — Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 471 r- ",,, 1 1.J0 Account 47 i 1 1 lfussian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., Do 41 per Cent., 1850 Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 . 92i 1 Do • 1864 Sardinian 5 per Cent — Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do New Deferred Do Passive. Do Account 2Bl Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account l3} 1 Swedish 4 per Cent. Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account 741 i f Do £lOO Bonds 79 Do. 11 per Cent Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account — Do £lOO Bonds 731 1 4 Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — -Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Scrip, £35 paid ‘.,00 Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — v enezuela 3 per Cent. — D o . Account — 6 per C en t, 1864 — Do Account/ —. tit_istriaili 5 .Dividends on the above payable in London. per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins D el Sion, per cent., Ex. 25f. utc 11. h 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil •D_ D° . 4 r Cent. Certificates 63 98f reh,ernec°ntets' 4i per Cent. Ital i ano ll : Cent , 1861 , Ex. 25f Do Account • Consols THREE O'CLOCk. Do. Axcount 89f I 891 r/tEFEItELNItIII: bki.A.K/Gs. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No, 1, 1071 Great N orthern, 5 per cent.. 113 Great Western Orig. 4i per cent pf., 96 North Eastern, 11119 Stockton and Darlington, A 6 per cent., 27i Ditto, C, 6 per cent., 321 PREFEItENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 44 per cent. pr., London and Blackwall. 44 per cent. stk., 934 London and Brighton, &c., 44 per cent. D... 514, 981 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham, 4i per Cent., Ditto, Corn. Fund stock 5 per cent., 99 Nottngham and Grantham It. & C., 93 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9k i - thia:and San Francisco ,ii,n.) gaa. 7 per ocnt., 14i: Belgian Eastern Junction, If Northern of France, 424 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), Sambre and Meuse, 61 ;FOREIGN MINE& Cape Copper, Um.. 1f Frontino and liolivia told. 11m., 3 United Mexican, liin., 3 I Valltingasza Gold, lim., 2i Washoe Gold, lim., tat Ditto (.C3 , 6] BA.NICS. Agra and 31 isterman's, Um., 5Si 9 Albion, 5 Ilrn.. 253 , Anglo Austrian, 6i Australasia, 76 Ditto, new, 74 Chartered Bier. of India, London, and China, 44 City, 1(6 Commercial Bank of India and the East, 231 3 Consolidated Bank, Bra., 10 Eng►ish, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 211 European Bank, Ifm., 110 Hindustan, China. and Japan (Urn.), -- Ditto, new, 14 Imperial Hank, him., 28} Imperial Ottoman, : lb}} London LondonC an h i a i r e te o r u e i d iti ß , v i of Australia, 25} London Joint Stock, 471 7 London and 11 estminster, 95 Oriental Dana Corporation. 521 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, South Australia, 31 MISCELLANEOUS. AngL , -Mexican Mint, 174 Atlantic Telegraph, B.per cent. gua., 11 2 Berlin Water Works, lim.,; 131 Ceylon Company, lu Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England, 81 1 Crystal Palace, 391 Egyptian Com and Trading, lim., 21 Gen. Credit and Finance of London. Imperial Mercantile Credit A sso., lim., 61 International Financial :•ocicty, lim., 6 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cav our), 114 Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 81 1 Joint Stock Discount, lim., 8 1! Lon 03 Emil:Provincial Marine, 21- Penin-bla and Oriental Steam, 771 7 • Ditto, new, 53 Smith, Knight, and Co., lira. , 7 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim., 74 trdt. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Closing ! Business Paid. l Price. done. Share/ Railways. 13.14 et et et 50 20 10 10 Do. B lo Do. sew, is. at 25 pa• ' GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n -Original . S. Ir4'. Pail Do. South %Vales .... 1)o W. slid.—Ox.ord Do. Newpo t Do, Birmin & Derby Mid Gt. W.. Ireland Do. 6 shares 141 d Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth Dun. Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N•E purch,the Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. De. do. 1855- 1 8 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 1864 North Staffordshire N.& S. W. Junction Scottish Ctntral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock uo. Scot, Mid. stick `hrews do Welchpool Shropshire Union south Devon 4 outh E stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W.Harilepool Har.&R. Do. A irredeemable.. Do. A redeemable .. lair., Wol., & t.tr. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A A. gets no div. till6p.c.p.an.has B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast Junc. Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. We stern Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. at No. ?. Great North of Scotland Great Norther.' D a. A stock 1)o. Lanc shire &Yorkshire L. , ndon and Blackwali Lon., Bri4h.,& S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. shares Metropolitan Do. New Mid'and BRITISH P Atlantic & St. Lawrence Born., Baroda, fi Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. i 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 2 1574 E Calcutta & 8. ~ ym.. •, a e Town & Thick, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p• East. Bengal, gu., 6 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d PAL Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. .Icl Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock .. Do. do. deterred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. I 'o. Gus. 5 per cent.. Do. New gua. 5 p. c.. Gt. South of India (lina: gua. 5 per cent D • 41 per cent Do Great W( s. of Canada Do. New .. . • Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. (14 do Do. 43 do . . Do. Fifth Extension Atelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. New Brunswick & Can. Class A and B v.Rl.C'da,pclstpf,bds Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Pun) aub 1 c a 4 Do.lndus St. Flo 96 98 132 133 Of 61 62 l 6 16 17 FO i 2 109 111 47 43 8 0 131 132 143 144 128 32 fl SO 65 65! 63 65 43 45 40 15 105 ;06 11.' 3 / 4 120 93 94 10.1 108 39 PI It:t 123. 94 10 4 41 5+ lts 136 31 Vo l Pj 13t 13 100 112 52 53 z 4 ;5 Ilii 115) 67 70 102 10 ; 37 10 II p 121 123 1i 2 p 78 80 11i 12 15) 155 57 5► 61 63 58 60 8} 8# 9 10 151 156 3 p 104 106 48 N I S lONS. 67 60 1011 102 i i IP 4/ li 4 9i 99 101 70 75 100 102 1011 IC2i 103 104 IP 18 19 FE; 90 65 66 5.5 60 57 58 50 52 45 45 40 14 26 1.8 25 27 1024 103 f I P 100 101 12 121. 8a 80 Q V 2 82 84 1 id 1011 1021 95 97 89 91 66 68 all lOki 100 {lOO 2 100 100 82 81 100 101 WO 101 l ii ot 91 Q 3 ;001 • • COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia. 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1872 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-i4 Do. 6p. Feb. & ILO 99 101 D sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10) 93 100' Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 831 811 63 4 Do. 5p e. Inscribed sk 100 82 84 Cape G.llope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 101 103 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 100 105 107 Do. do: 1890-1 100 1(43 1(8 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 106 108 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6p. c 100 102 104 Do. 1878, do. 100 108 110 Mauritius, P, p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 1882, Mayis, Noy. tb 10) 106 108 Natal Gov. 0 per cent lOO 102 104 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&J uly 100 95 97 N. S.W. Gov. 5 •c.,1888p XOO 9) 101 Do. 5 p.c. 18.1 to 1878 100 93 93 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 10 91 901 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 102 101 /3 Do. 6 per cent lOO 83 85 Nova So Ala Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 98 100 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 100 102 102:4 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 100 -- - - Do. 1878 & upwards l.O 105 107 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July 100 - - Do. do, 14 pril & Oct lOO 1191 1101 1101 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 20 East Caradon 2.14.6 12 13 rust Cam Brea 3. - 1.0 6 63 East Grenville 2.7.0 21 2, East Lovea 2.13.6 10 11 E. W'i Russell (Tavistk 9.10.6 31 41 Gam & StAubyn(Gwen. 601 2 4 4 Great L ,xey, limited all 194 204 Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist'n 40 74 15 Grenville 7.8.3 2 2i Herod's Foot Ringston Downs 4.18.0 2 21 Margaret (Uny Lelant 91 2t 3 Marke Valley 4.3.0 11 44 4 Mwyndy Iron Ore, line 24 23 16 Nangiles New Seton North Downs — - - North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Illog, an 4.2.0 4 ' North Wheal Crotty .. 2.8.0 It 11 -- Prosper United........ 7.1.6 14 2 Pr vidence Uny Lalant 10.6.7 20 12 S. Caradon (St. Cleer).. 11 490 500 S.Wheai Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 15 2 Stray Park Tin Croft 9 161 174 -- West Bassett (B. I ()gall Of 74 W. Caradon (L•skeard 9 8 104 West Chi verton ll 75 8 West Seton 471 180 190 Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 8 . 85 Wheal Buller (Redruth 10 15 20 Whea Ludoutt 3.12. Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 5 7 Wheal Seton —. Wheal Trelawney (Lis 7 17 18 Wheal 131 :43i i 65 1 i 1 1051 7} 123} 3 991 ,o,► 1011 21 1 0 41 3 i 1031 21 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8, If-65. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Winslow.) IN RE CAPT. R. E. F. 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 44,400, and amongst the largest creditors are H. E. H. 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 Mere 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 with 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 the boy's mother) —It 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 he 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 Haneford, 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 finding 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 thoy had been sold, but on my telling her I should get a policeman she produced them. She raid 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 tho articles. I gave Bs. for the whole of them. Mr. Knox—And their value is £5. Do you keep books ? Witness—No. Mr. Knox—You are liable to a fine of £2O. I shall re mand the 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 . 1 - ihen 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 believe, as we said from the first, that when the GreSt 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. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. 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 ton 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 ho was very particular as to fit? Spurr—l could have pulled the trousers over my head, legs 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. Belle said that could not be 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 groater 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. TIIE 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 hathour 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 was 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 largo 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 fusees, 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 hold their 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 positionthey 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.—Manckester Courier. THE FRENCH MOTHER.--There are seldom more than two children in a menage, 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 ear is pricked eagerly. The bandit resumes, " Once 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 Ilnyal 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 a.m. " 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 6. 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.m.., 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. AIRY." 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. Tho men receive ss. 6d. a day, equal to 335. a week, but are 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 beforo. At the same time the ship joiners, another large body of men, through the secretary of their association, mado 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 unremunerative, that it was impossible to comply with the request of the men to alter what have always been the established hours of the 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. Tho meeting was the largest of working men hold 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 commence operations on Monday, unless the masters determined to accede to, the request." In the meantime, should the strike be of long continuance, it must prove disastrous both to the men and the small class of shipbuilders. The trade of the 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, lied 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 SMITTIFIELD.—OId Meadow hay, .£5 Os Od to £5 15s Od; new ditto, £4 15s to £5 108; old clover, £6 Os to £6 15a; new ditto, £5 lOs to £6 Os ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 13s per load. Trade slow. CUMBERLAND . —Old 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 lOs to £6 6s; and straw, £1 lOs to £llss per load. A slow demand. W HITECI IAPEL.--01d , Meadow h ay, £5 O s Od t o £slss Od; new ditto, £ 4 158 to £ 5 lOs; cld clover, £6 Os to £6 153 ; new ditto, £slos 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 cent and forward delivery, and prices hare shown an up ward tendency. P.Y.C. on th 3 spot is quoted 42s 3d, and ast three mouths 43s :. 2 d to 438 6d per cwt. AQUATICS. The Championship of the Thames. The great race for the championship of the 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 bet 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 extraordinary, and when each of the competitors made his appearance he re ceived 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 full assurance that all that mortal could do would be done to-day. The routine arrangements having been completed, the competitors proceeded to toss for the choice of station, which Kelly won, and he accordingly selected the Middle sex side, piloted by Drewitt, Chambers being taken up by Stev. Salter. The moment the men started Kelly drew slightly ahead, and off Finche's was leading by about half a length, and on passing Craven Cottage he had increased his advantage to a couple of lengths. Matters went on in this style until Hammersmith-bridge was reached, on passing which Kelly still maintained his posi tion, but on nearing Chiswick Eyot, Chambers, by great muscular exertion, seemed to gain on his opponent a trifle, but it was merely a momentary advantage, and shortly after Kelly pulled out and increased his advantage to nearly three lengths. On passing Barnes-bridge Kelly led by about three lengths, which he maintained to the end, and went in the winner by that distance. The victor was hailed with the loudest cheering by the immense crowd of persons assembled at Mortlake to wit ness the termination of the struggle. The race was one of the finest that has been seen on the river for years. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. HUNTINGDON RACES.—This DAY. TRIAL STAKES. Warrior Rose Fantail MEMBERS' PLATE Oberon 1 Rose 2 Whi s ky 3 Six ran. SELLING STAKES. North Hill KIMBOLTON CUP. Velnti Gay Deceiver HUNTINGDON STAKES Claxton Suspicion Redmire Seven ran. RIPON RACES-THIS DAY. GRAND STAND STAKES. Penbill 1 Lozenge ' 2 Hawkswell 3 Six ran. ABBEY STAKES. Fickle Strong Beer Mrs. Lirriper 1 MEMBERS' PLATE. Poetess 1 Klarinska 2 Little John 3 Six ran. WOLVERHAMPTON RACES-THIS DAY. PATSHIILL STAKES. Donnybrook Gulnara Queen of Trumps Four ran. SEVENTH BIENNIAL. Gunboat f Selim Caprice Fivo rat). WOLVERHAMPTON STAKES. Mooso Spring Guu Moulsey Five ran. STEWARDS' PLATE. Faith Gulnara, Gazelle Eight ran. Winner objected to for foul riding. ,1:64 3 The above are the only telegrams received up to the hour of going to press. We shall give a complete list in a lattr edition. LONDON GAZETEE—This Evening. Gentleman Cadet Donald Robertson, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Warner. 22d Foot—Lieut. William Bell Beatty, from the 48th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice C. E. C. King, who exchanges,. 28th Foot—Ensign Edmund Percival Wilford, from the Bth Foot, to be Ensign, vice Stephen Joseph M'Kenna, who retires. 30th Foot—Robert Arthur M'Cord, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Frederick S. Berlin, who retires. 38th Foot—Lieutenant John Gordon Maitland, from 29th Madras Native Infantry, to be Lieutenant, vice John Barnes Sparks, appointed to the Bengal Staff Corps. 44th Foot—Captain Charles Wynn Isdell, from the 16th Foot, to bo Captain, vice G. E. Acklom, who exchanges. 48th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Edgar Croker King, from the 22nd Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice W. B. Beatty, who exchituges. 66th Foot—Lieutenant Francis Edward Browne to be Captain, by purchase, vice William 1 1 :Hedy Cox, who retires ; Ensign Arthur Wybrow Baker to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Browne ; Gentleman Cadet William George Currie Johnstone, from the Royal Mili tary College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Baker. 71st Foot—Lieutenant James Hay Campbell to be Captain, by purchase, vice William Francis &grave, who retires; Ensign Arthur Willoughby Spens to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Campbell; Gentleman Cadet Reginald C. Singleton, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Spens ; Lieutenant Henry B. WilsOn, to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant Campbell promoted ; Lieutenant Arthur Willoughby Spens to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Wilson, appointed Ad- jutant. 78th Foot—Lieutenant William Charles Smith to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice William Thompson, who retires ; Ensign Oliver Graham to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Smith ; Gentleman Cadet George Strachey Clive Justice, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Graham. 92d Foot—Gentleman Cadet William Charles Forbes, from the Royal Milittary College, to be Ensign, without pur chase, in succession to Lieutenant Robert Alexander Emet, deceased. 99th Foot—Captain Robert John Stewart, from half-pay late sth West India Regiment, to be Captain, vice Brevet- Major William John Kempson, who retires on temporary half-pay. 100th Foot—Captain James Clery to be Major, by purchase, vice Campbell, promoted. 101st Foot—Ensign Albert Lloyd to be Lieutenant, vice Henry Park Airey, who resigns ; Gentleman Cadet John Douglas Hallett, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Lloyd. 109th Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Daniel Charles Grosso to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Nicol Carter, de- ceased. Ist West India Regiment—Lieutenant Edward Fiddes, from the 12th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice G. F. Gavin, who exchanges. Cape Mounted Riflemen—Ensign Caleb Collins to be In structor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Charles Henry Marillier, who has resigned that appointment. COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT—Lieut. Thomas Storrar Smith, half-pay, late sth West India Regiment, Acting Deputy-Assistant-Commissary-General, to be Deputy- Assistant-Commissary-General, MEDICAL DEPARTiEST—Assistant-Surgeon Jas. Hinton, from the 10th Hussars, to be Staff Assistant Surgeon, vice John Thomas Milburn, appointtd to the 10th Hussars ; Staff Assistant Surgeon Samuel Argent has been per mitted to resign his commission ; Assistant-Surgeon Robert Adams, M.D., from the 81st Foot, to be Staff- Assistant-Surgeon, vice Daniel Charles Gross; appointed to the 109th Foot. FOREIGN OFFICE, JULY 21. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Arthur Raby, Esq., now her Majesty's Vice-Consul at Toultcha, to be her Majesty's Consul at Jeddah. DOWNING-STREET, AUGUST 7. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Greville Buck ley Mathew, Esq.. to be Colonial Secretary for the Colony of British Honduras ; James Meade, Esq., to be Colonial Secretary, Clerk of the Crown, and Treasurer for the Island of Montserrat ; and Captain Alexander Bravo to be Police Magistrate for the Colony of Sierra Leone. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, AUG. 8. 2d Regiment of Life Guards—Lieutenant Frederick Trench Townshend to be Captain, by purchase, vice Richard D. Barre Cuninghame, who retires; Cornet and Sub-Lieu tenant Cecil Alfred Hughes to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Townshend; Hugh Richard, Viscount Downe, to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hughes. 6th Dragoon Guards—William Edward Bullock, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Gay, promoted. 10th Hussars—Staff Assistant-Surgeon John T. Milburn to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice James Hinton, appointed to the Staff. 11th Hussars—Lieutenant Joseph Devonsher Jackson, from tho 17th Lancers, to be Lieutenant, vice W. G. Walmsley, who exchanges. 12th Lancers—Surgeon Francis Hastings Baxter, M.D., having completed twenty years' full-pay service, to bo Surgeon-Major, under the Royal Warrant of Ist October, 1858. 14th Hussars—Lieutenant Joseph Boulton, from the 12th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice T. K. taker, who ex- changes. 16th Lancers—Captain Maurice George B. Fitz Gerald, from half-pay late 97th Foot, to be Captain, vice Arthur Alexander Wilkie, who retires upon temporary half- pay. 17th Lancers—Captain and Brevet-Major Sir John Hill, Bart., from the 19th Hussars, to be Captain, vice J. Duncan, who exchanges; Lieutenant Wm. Gerrard Walmesley, from the 11th Hussars, to be Lieutenant, vice J. D. Jackson, who exchanges ; Edward Burn Cal lander, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice William Augustus Ellis, who retires. 19th Hussars—Captain James Duncain, from the 17th Lancers, to be Captain,vice Sir John Hill, Bart, who ex changes. Royal Artillery—Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Joseph Lyon- Barrow, on the Supernumerary List, to be Colonel ; Lieutenant-Colonel Gerrard Patter Eaton to be Colonel, vice George Balfour, C. 8., removed as a General Officer; Captain and Brevet-Major Charles iletx;rhy Harrison, from the Supernumerary List, to be • George Kirk ant-Colonel, vice Eaton; Sergeant-Major sod. decea ham to be Quartermaster, vice Maenainariti Lieu _ Grenadier Guards—Ensign and Lieutenant George Charles, Koppel Johnstone to be Lieutenant and Captlti , o7l ) !l ß chase, vice Henry Walter Hope, who re . tire.: • SI gn and Lieutenant the Earl . of R o D heesiat rt h te ar b le e s L d i e ou G t r e e n ;;_ t im a e n r d , Captain, by purchase, vice who retires; ilton t o b e Lieutenant Ensign and Lieutenantand Captain, L ord by C purchase, l aud join vice the Hon. Frederic k Arthur Stanley, who retires ; Henry Ulick Viscount L ascelles to be Ensign and Lieu- tenant, by purchase, vice Johnstone ; Robert Frederick Balfour, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice the Earl of Desert ; Cecil Thomas Molyneux Mont gomerie, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Lord Claud John Hamilton. Ist Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Joseph H. Fawcett to be Captain, by purchase, vice Rowland Latimer S. Cur tois, who retires ; Ensign Frederick do Lamare Mori son to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Fawcett ; Gen tleman Cadet Frederic Cooper Turner, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Mori son • G e ntleman Cadet Walter Andrew Wynt er , f rom the hoyal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice John Wilson Smith, who retires. 7th Foot—Ensign William Edward Hely Hutchinson Graves to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice George Lake Harvey, deceased ; Ensign Robert Tomkyns Hawkes, from 17th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Graves. Bth Foot—Gentleman Cadet Henry Webster, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchaie, vice E. P. Wilfred, transferred to the 28th Foot. 12th Foot—Lieut. W. Crosbio Siddons Mair to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Major Thomas Dundas, who retires; Lieut. George Frederick Gavin, from the Ist West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Edward Fiddes, who exchanges ; Lieut. Thomas Kington Baker, from the 14th Hussars, to be Lieutenant, vice J. Boul ton, who exchanges ; Ensign Alfred Woodward to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Mair ; Gentleman Cadet Robert Mitford, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Woodward. 16th Foa—Captain George Evatt Acklom, from i the 44th Foot, to be Captain, vice 0. W. Isdell, who exchanges. 17th Foot—Gentlpman Cadet Henry Innes Nares, from the Royal Military' College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Hawkes, transferrred to the 7th Foot. 20th Foot—Capt. Arthur William Leidh Mirehouse, from half-pay, late 64th Foot, to be Captain, vice John J. S. O'Neill, seconded in appointment as District Inspector of Musketry. 21st Foot—Ensign Bithlulph Loo Warner to be Lier' ..4 n a nt, by purchase, vice Henry Jacob Henley, v• ;a) retire 4; SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, - - 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 Coverdalo, 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. Fobert's Risk, 3 yrs, Est 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. Wou by four lengths; four lengths between second and third. . _ The Speculation Plate of 25 soya. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. T. Foreman's Cronstadt, Bst 61b (£2o)...(Marchant) 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 sovs each, 5 ft, and 2 if declared, with 100 added; winners extra; 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 121 b (Martin) 2 Lord Exeter's Auricula, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Oral 3 Mr. Holmes's Poetess, 4 yrs, Bst 12113 (Challoner 4 Mr. Dawson's;Curtain, Lecture, 3 yrs, ist 121b...(D0y10 5 Betting-6 to 4 agst Red Earl, 2to 1 agst Empress of India, 3 to 1 agst Curtain Lecture, and 5 to 1 agst Auricula. Won by half h. length ; two lengths between second and third ; a neck between third and fourth. Two-year-old Stakes of 5 sous each, with 25 added; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b ; penalties, allowances, &C. T.Y.C. Capt. Gray's Castanet, Bst 41b (Challoner) 1 Mr. Masterman's Honesty, 9st lib ..................(Noble) 2 Mr. Johnstone's Rococo, Bst 10Ib .....................(Doyle) 3 -.(li4artin) 4 Hawkswell, Bst 131 b Mr. J. Scott's Mountaineer, Bst 101 b .................. (Oram) 5 Betting-6 to 4on Castanet, 3to 1 ng st Honesty, and 5 to 1 agst Zococo. Won by a neck ; three-quarters of a length between second and third; the fourth close up. The Mowbray Plato (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. Lirripe 3 yrs, 7st (Curry) 2 Mr. Masterman's C a stle Espie,r, 4 yrs, Bst 71b...(Craddock) 3 Mr. Masterman's Strong Beer, 3 yrs, 7st 21b ... (Carroll) 4 Mr. Brigg's Sleepy Eye, 2 yrs, Gst (Bates) 5 Mr. J. Boocock's Miss Rawson,aged, 7st 101b...(Dow ns ) 6 Betting-2 to I agst Strong Beer, 3to 1 agst Mrs. Lirri per, 4to 1 agst Midwife. Won by a neck ; three lengths between the second and third. The winner was not sold. Tho Studley Handicap Plate of 50 sows ; 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. Ti. Peckitt's Zenobia, 8 yrs, 7st 31b (Gurry 3 Mr. R. H. Jones's Kapunda, 4 yrs, 7st 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. BREVET. Lieutenant-Colonel John De Montmorency M. Prior, 6th Dragoons, having completed the qualifying service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, to be Colonel, under tho Royal Warrant of 14th October, 1858. Second Captain Bowos Lennox Forster, Royal Artillery, to be Major Senior Apothecary George Haldwell, Madras Medical Establishment, to have the local and honorary rank of Assist.-Surgeon. BANKRUPTS, That portion of the "Gazette" containing the Bank rupts had not arrived when we went to press. COURSE OFEXCHANGE—This Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 181 11 191 Ditto 3 Months. 12 0 12 1} Rotterdam Antwerp Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 15 25 20 Ditto 8 Months. 25 371 25 45 ' Marseilles 25 40 25 45 Frank - for: on the Main© —120 f Vienna — 11 30 11 371 Trieste — 11 30 11 371 Petersburgh - 801 80} Berlin Madrid — **-1 47,} • • • 47 Cadiz Leghorn Milan Messina Genoa — 25 521 25 571 Naples — _ 25 521 25 571 Palermo Oporto — 511 511 Lisbon — 51 1 511 TAT T ERS ALL S' -LAST EVENING. Even those who were most inclined to speculate on future events experienced considerable difficulty. What with the general cry that betting, except at the post, is a 4 ‘ farce and a snare," and the stereotyped quotations only tend to trap the unwary, backers of hex ses 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. LEGER. Even agst Gladiateur (offered) 9to 1 agst Regalia (offered —take 10 to 1) 100 to 8 agst The Duke (taken) DERBY. 1000 to 25 agst. Lord Lyon (taken) 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 tratheonan (taken) Tian DrspurEn HURDLE RACE.—The following notice was made public in the subscription-room at Tattersalls' o n Monday :—" Hurdle Race Match at Aldershot—The stewards decided that Laird of tho Craig did not jump' all tho hurdles, and awarded the race to Crick. (Signed) " HY. DIXON, Sec." FOURTH EDITION Livupool Cotton Market—This Day. Market rather steadier i• n price. Sales, probably 5,000 bales. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTEL LIGENCE— Day. RIPON RACES.-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH: INNKEEPERS' PLATE. Cronstadt., Fickle Choker NURSERY HANDICAP, Fitzroy Limber Magna Balsam., Eleven rail. HUNTINGDON RACES—This DAY. HANDICAP PLATE Pupil Light Beuvoglio lIINCHINGBROOK STAKES. Gladiator.. Novice Danish Rose WO LVERHAMPTON RACES—Tms DAY. STAFFORD NURSERY. Blue Bell filly.. Venturesome .. Locket Lucy Thirteen ran. STEWARDS' PLATE. The objection aginst Faith was withdrawn. WELTER CUP. Charming Woman Farce He1en.............................................. LADIES' PURSE. Queen of Trumps Court Milliner Sister to F orester Seveu ran. THE MEDITERRANEAN MAIL. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Delta, Captein Babot, arrived at Southampton yesterday. She brings 28 passengers, 20 packages 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 nab, 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 front London ; brig Martha, 25 days from Liverpool ; brigs Diana and Hardware, 19 days from Cardiff ; schooner Anglesea Lass, 13 days from Cardiff ; and steamer Euxine, 5 days from Southampton. Exchanges are quoted—London, 90 days' date, 49i to ; Paris, sf. 24c. ; Marseilles, 8 days' sight, sf. 13c. to sf. 15e. ; Madrid, to 1 dis. ; Cadiz, 1i to 4 dis. ; Seville, to dis. ; Malaga, to dis. ; premium on five-franc pieces, 1 per cent. Fatal Aatlents at. Monkwearmouth 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. The 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 Hadrick 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. He said to deceased " What are you lying there in the dark for, if you 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 were coming down the lino 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. He 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 he 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 A boy only a few hours after the above occurrence. at the named Percival Dixon said deceased was a putter colliery, and about 10 minutes past 11 o 'cl d oc o k w on en th if e e n aga igl n it , in question he was called by a man a tub in the Maud linand on going to the spot where th few minutes previously been ed chargingonadneiceased had only a fast between the tub and the pit he found him . Ja hn was frightfully injured. The prop, quite dead. putters qu i t e safe, but it was wituess's opinion where they are generally rode iils on " the limmers . of the waggons, that the pony attached to the waggon must have moved whilstdeeceased was getting on, and so he g ot ja mme d be tween the tub and the prop. A verdict of accidental death was returned. THE HEALTH OF JEFFERSON DAVIS.—The For's 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.— Freeman's Journal. 100 100 100 100 ICO 100 10 ILO 1,0 100 OSSE 47i i 1351 101 1311 1 E 2, }