The Sun. — London, England, 1865-08-19 00:00:00

-;;: MONEY MARKET AN D COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the general discount market there is a rather large supply of money. The demand for discount accommodation is moderately active, and 3i 4 per Cent. are the lowest rates. The Committee of the Stock Exchange have ap pointed the following special settling days :—Tues day, the 22d of August, Overend, Gurney, and Co. (Limited), to be marked ; and the Dublin Trunk Connecting Railway Company, to be marked in the twice-a-week list. Wednesday, the 23d of August, London-bridge Land Company (Limited), to be marked in the twice-A-week list. In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon there was no material alteration. The specie movement during the past week has been on a rather limited scale. The imports have amounted to about £416,582, while the exports have been to the extent of £145,680. It is understood that about £200,000 in gold has recently been purchased in the market for exporta tion to Spain, and that it is expected to be forwarded in a few days to its destination. In the silver mar ket a portion of the dollars by the last West India packet has been sold at ss. Olb. per ounce, showing no alteration compared with the price previously realised. The steamers which leave Marseilles to day for the East, and also the packet from Southamp ton on the 20th, will take out about £400,000 in sil ver for India and China. Two O'CLOCK. Consols for money are 894 /, and for the account, 89i 90. The New Threes and Reduced Annui ties are 894 ; Exchequer Bills, par to ls. prem. ; India 5 per Cents, 98! 991 ; and Bank of England Stock, 248 249 f. The prices in the Foreign Stock Market show a slight improvement. Turkish Consolides are 483 491; Mexcan, 23 ; ditto New, 22i- ; Greek, 20} 21 ; Spanish Passive, 29- *; the Certificates, 14i i ; Italian, 631 64 ; and the Confederate Loan, 6 8. In the Railway Share Market the operations have beeen moderately active, and in several instances prices have shown increased firmness. Metropoli tan have improved £1 10s., Great Northern 10s., and Lancashire and Yorkshire„ North Western, and North Eastern Berwick each ss. ; South East ern, however, have declined ss, and Great Western and Midlands each 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines continue dull, and without any material change in values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally sup port previous rates. Loudon Bank of Mexico are dealt in at 10 ; London and Westminster at 96 ; Metropolitan and Provincial at 15 ; London Financial at 21i 4 ; General Credit at 51 ; and Royal Mail Steam, at 1151 116 k. 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 Telegraph, 21 2} per share ; Northern Assam Tea Company's Shares, par 1 prem. ; Chubwa Tea, par prem. ; Wheal Penrose and Unity Mines, 1 prem. ; Albert-bridge, 1 11 prem. ; Massa Carrara Marble, 1 lf prem. ; Downs Docks, 1 11 prem ; London Quays, dis. par ; British India Trust and Agency Corporation, 1 11 prem. ; Overend, Gurney, and Company, 313 prem ; London Jute Works, 1 1 prem. ; M'Queen Brothers, 11 21 prem.; London Bridge Land, 1 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. . GovkaratzsT Fuxin. a Der Cent. Consols Do. Account, Sept. 7 4 ... Per Cent. Reduced B9 A / 1 eW 3 per Cent B9l 1- New 2 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprilBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — kxchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 31 per Cent — Do. £5OO Do.' £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 51 per Cent 248 9/ Do Account ' — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 — 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. 5i per Cent., May 1879 •• Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under 'XI,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — C Dan 6 1 per Cent. (Defeixed 3 per Cent.) per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent — Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. banish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — Danubian Principalities Do. Account Do .£B6 paid Evador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant Egyptian 7 per Cent 99 81 Do., Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds — Do. 1864 941 5 41 Do £lOO Bonds — Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Account — Do. Coupons ttuatemala 5 per Cent. — bo. 1839 an d 1850 — Itali an 5 per Cent (Marennnana Railway) Do 1865 Do Scrip, £671 paid — D 0 5 per Cent., 1864 — Sp, £55 aid exical:l, 3 per Cent Do. Account Do 1864 — Do () pe r Cent. Anglo-French • Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid ,k t eorish Iniperial 5 per Cent riew Granada Do 2 per Cent — Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 4- per Cent — D o o Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds D 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 931. Do 41 per Cent., 186 U Do 5 per Cent. 1862 921 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 95 Spanish 3 por Cent Do Account Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive Do Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account l4l . S wedish 4 per Cent. — ~, Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 .. urkish 6 per Cent. 1854 90 Account 941 D 0 6 per Cent. 1858 D 0 Account 741 Do 4 per C en t — ,° 6 per C on t. 1862 Ai() Account 73 1 1 2° £lOO Bonds 74 h u ° i. 6 per Cent., 1863 — b u o 0 er r Cent. 1865 , £lOO Bonds 110 D Scrip, £35 pa id It 0 Guarante e d, 4 per Cent — ezu A ela 3 per Cent. D 1)'' :. -aceount D' 6 per C en t, 1864 0 Account — A su t Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. 130 8 . 6 ", 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins 11,P, 4/ per cent., Es. 25f. b o. i'l Per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull — Pre ueh Per Cent. Certificaws — Account itente s , 41 per Cent. Do tau,— 11 C. Do. i '' Per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. 4 -e eeu — O. g TWO O'CLOCK. D . so : . . B9 14• Acco un t The Price of Gold. t i n EY adv ic:s from Hamburg the price of gold is 428 per mark 11:.0 the short exchange on London is 13.7 i per £1 sttrlin 3ta...ntlard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about . Lit h o per cent, dearer in London than in Hamburg. , :curse of exchange at New York on London for bills at no d ays , , eight is 1081 t o 109 per cent. At these rates t h ere i s Profit on the importation of go:d from the United States. rHEFERICNCE SHARES. Great Western Orig. 4i per cent pf., 94} Great Western, 5 per cent., rd. pt., 101 i Great Western, West;:hlidland, Newport peril. 6 per cent. opt. till '6 116} London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 91 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4! per cent. pi., Ditto, new 5 per cent., 99i LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham, 4i per Cent., Ditto, Corn. Fund stock 5 per cent., 99 10Ct FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Belgian Eastern Junction, 11 Dutch Rhenish, 23} Great Luxembourg, 151 f FOREIGN MINES► Cobre Copper, 21 Frontino and Bolivia Gold, lien., 31 Mcnt. Aureos Brazil Gold Min.iCo., I BANKS. Agra and Misterman's, lim., 561 Albion, 6 Alliance, lirn. ' 29 Eng ish Joint Stock, lim. lls European Bank, 1ina..14 Imperial Ottoman, 15 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 11 London 13. ink of Mexico and S. America, lim., i 0 London and County, 73 London and 11 estminster, 96 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 151 Ditto (£l5 , 1( National Provincial of England. Ditto, d and :id issue, 11i 1 National dank, 95 Union of London, 53i • MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 2} Australian Agricultural, 16 Commercial Union, Insurance, 8} Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England, 81 Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., t.. 45 Discount Corporation, 121 1 Ebbw Vale, 13} Egyptian torn and Trading, lim., 3} 1 Fairbairn Eng.neering, 6} Fore-str, et Warehouse, lim., 91 Gen. Credit and Finance of London. lim.. 54 1 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lim.. 61 International Financial society, lim., 6 bk Joint Stock Discount. lim.. 8 71 London Financial Association. lira. , 211 1 London General Omnibus Company, 31 Lon ou ai.d:Provincial Marine, 21 dras Imgation and Canal, 14 Millwall Freehold Land and Dock, lim , National Discount company, lim., 151 Overend, G urney, and Co., dip., 10} 3 Quebrada Land, /tail, and Mining, Rm., 31 Royal Mail Steam, 116} 151 Scottish Australian Investment, lim., 125 South Australian Land, 34 Submarine Telegraph, Scrip, } Telegraph Constructitai and Maintenance, lira.. 11} 11 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim., 7g rinidad Petroleum, lim., 4} 1 Universal Marine. Insurance, lim., 6 1 } Upper Assam Tea, Um., 7 Ditto (all), 185 SHARE MARKETS--This day. Share Railways. 13.14 Wol. ' & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter ...• Caledonian Cork and Bandon Corn wall . Do. A A gets no diva Do. B till6p.c.p.an.hasi been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. s t k. Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern DN A stock Do. B Jo Do. New. is. at 25 prr GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. klid.—Oxtord Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lanosshire & Yorkshire London and Blackwell Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shei., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. shares Metropolitan. Do. New Mid'and Do, Birmin.. & Derby Mid. Gt. W.. Ireland . Do. l shares viid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth ,'"dz Dun. Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase' Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle . . .. Do. 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 u o. Scot, Mid. stack Shrews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon 'South E. stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwill W.Hartlepool Har.&R Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 45j 61 132} 118 71 8j On 61 1111 561 74 80 * * pail Closing Business Price. done. BRITISH Pi Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom., Baroda, a Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent.. Do. le shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant,& Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1, 872 I Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1674 Calcutta & S. E., lira.. .'ape Town & Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p: Nast. Bengal, gu., 5 do East ledian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension .. Grand Trunk of Canad ► Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. Sp.c t'o. Gus. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (lim gua. 5 per cent P 41 per cent Do Great Wcs. of Canada Do. New .. ...... Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 51 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 43 do . . Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. o. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. New Brunswick & Can Class A and B /.lll.C'da, pc let pf.bds Scindo •• ..... Da Delhi Do. do Do. Punjaub 1 Eus Do.lndus St Flo :SH M. Cam. Consol. Gold, Chiverton Cliffbrd Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon • ast Cam Brea East Grenville East Loved E. WI Russell (Tavistk G am.& StAubyn(G wen. Great L ixey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (lielston G renville Ilp.od's Foot .... llingston Downs . Margaret (Uny Lelant Starke Valley Hwyndy Iron Ore, Um Nangiles ... New Se ton North Downs North Roskear N.Wh' 1 Bassett (Illogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Pr, vldence Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft West Bassett (Illogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West C hi verton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheat Ludoott Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton (Wheal Trelawney (Lie. 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Feb. & Aug. • Do. 5 p. c. Mar. .¢ Sept 00. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope. 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 Do. do: 1890-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868,6 p. c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 478 Do. 1882, May !ft. Nov. lb Natal qov. ts per cent N. 8.G0v.6 N. S.W. Gov. 6 p •c.,1866 Do. 5 p.c. 183 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent Nova Sc ,tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. 7a & July Do. do, a pril & Oct BRITE 130.17.6 i THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENOG, AUGUST 19, 1865. CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Byles.) The trial of Thomas Elliott, a platelayer, for an offence on Charlotte Fry, a girl, aged 16 years, occupied this Court the whole of the day. The details were quite unfit for publication. NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) John Taylor and George Grey were indicted for stealing four bullocks from a field at Rotherhithe, on the night of the 3d of July. 'Witnesses were examined at great length, and some of whom positively identified Taylor and Grey were the per sons who were seen driving the cattle away from the field. The property was found the next morning in the New Cattle Market, and the prisoners were engaged in offering them for sale. For the defence a warder attached to the Penitentiary said the prisoner Grey lodged in his house, and on the night the cattle were stolen he was quite certain Grey never left his house between the hours of eleven at night and six in the morning. He was obliged to sit up the whole of the night in question by the illness of his wife, and had Grey left the house he could not have done so without his seeing him. The witness said he attended before the magistrate to give evidence but he was not called. The Recorder said it was extraordinary that such a cir cumstance should have been allowed to occur. After such incomprehensible evidence he could not see there was the slightest evidence against Grey. The jury immediately returned a verdict of acquittal, and Grey left the dock. The case was then proceeded with against Taylor, but The Recorder, in summing up, said, as the witnesses had boen mistaken in one of the persons, it was rather matter for supposition that they might be mistaken with respect to Taylor. However, it was for the jury to decide the matter. A verdict of " Not Guilty" was returned in the case of Taylor, and he was also discharged. THIRD 'COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) John Povey was indicted for stealing a quantity of oats, the property of Thomas Weston his master ; and Henry Maylin was also indicted Jor receiving tho same, knowing them to have been stolen. Povey pleaded guilty, and a verdict of not guilty was returned against Maylin. The Common Sergeant sentenced Povey to ono year's imprisonment with hard labour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. _is,- MARLBOROUGH-STREET. STABBING.—Henry Sherwood, of 11, James-street, Covent-garden, servant, was charged before Mr. Knox with stabbing with a knife a young man named George Gartenfeld, a servant at the Civil Service Club, St. James's-street. The prosecutor said—l went last night with a fellow servant into a public-house in Little James's-street, to have a glass of porter, only staying three or four minutes. The prisoner and another man were having a few words. He left the house to go home, and the prisoner left at the same time The prisoner stabbed him with a knife in the arm, and then ran away. Ho pursued him and caught him, when ho said he was sorry for it. He was then given into custody. Mr. Knox—Cannot you raise your arm ? Prosecutor—No, sir ; some of the veins are cut. Mr. Knox—Was the prisoner drunk ? Prosecutor—He had been drinking. I went to the Middlesex Hospital and had my arm dressed. Richard King, coffee•room waiter at the Civil Service Club, after corroborating the prosecutor, said—l saw the prisoner strike the prosecutor, but I did not see the knife. I afterwards saw the prosecutor's arm bleeding. The prosecutor then struck the prisoner, who then ran away. He pursued him, and gave him into custody. John Paddock, 120 C—Hearing cries of " Police " 1 ran across St. James's-street, and the prosecutor gave prisoner into custody for stabbing him in the arm. The prisoner said he did not do it on purpose, but was at the time clear out his pipe with a knife. A knife was found on him at the station. _ _ Inspector Bowles handed the magistrate the knife, which was frightfully sharp, and also the following certificate :-- " I certify George Gartenfeld has sustained a severe injury to the arm. A laceration extends 7 or,B inches in length, exposing some of the sinews. " J. C. WORTHINGTON, House Surgeon." After being cautioned by the magistrate, the prisoner said—l merely wish to stet© that I had a few words with a friend, and the prosecutor and his friend came up and interfered. I told him to mind his own business, and he then struck me thrice in the face, and I struck him in self defence, having unfortunately the knife in my hand at the time, and I am sorry for it. Prosecutor—l did not strike the prisoner till after I was stabbed. The prisoner was committed for trial to the Central Criminal Gourt. London and the Railways of 1865, Mr. Edward Stanford, of Charing-cross, has issued a very excellent map of the new railways and miscellaneous improvements, sanctioned by Parlia ment in the last session, 1865—the railways in ope ration, and those approved of in 1864. The map embraces a circle of ten miles around London, and is accompanied by a list of the plans, numbered to correspond with figures printed thereon, and also with the Private Bill Office List. As the new lines are printed in bright scarlet, they stand out promi nently, and thus any particular line is at once easily distinguished. It is, like all the publications of Mr. Stanford, a work of first-rate ability, and also one of the greatest utility. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, OXFORD RACES-FRIDAY. With finer weather than on Thursday, the racing on the second day was more enjoyable, but lacking the leading feature which the Stakes presented on the previous day. Though the company was numerous, it was scarcely so great as the throng which crowded the side of the cords on the opening day. With six races on the card, the sport, which commenced at 1.30, was not wanting in interest, and upon a reference to the accompanying return it will be seen that the issue of the different contests left the matter about a drawn battle between the backers and the layers at the conclusion of the racing, which was at an end about four o'clock, thus enabling Londoners to reach town shortly after seven. Details of the sport are appended : The Innkeepers' Plato (Handicap) of 40 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, 1 ft ; certain winners, 51b extra. Half a mile. 34 subs. Mr. E. Brayley's Blackbird, 3 yrs, 7st (Murray 1 Mr. Hodgman's The Gem, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (Heartfield) 2 Mr. J. Wood's Pupil, 6 yrs, Bst 101 b (T. French 3 Faith, Worthless, and Lady Warwick also ran. Betting-7 to 1 agst Blackbird, 3to 1 agst Faith, 100 to 15 agst Worthless, 7 to 1 agst The Gem, and 10 to 1 each agst Pupil and Lady Warwick. The start was delayed a considerable time by the fractiousness of Lady Warwick, but upon the signal being given, Faith, in the centre of the course, was the first to show, with The Gem in close at tendance, the others following in good order to the dis tance, where Blackbird attempted to come through, but, meeting with a disappointment, was pulled back till near ing the stand, where Faith gave way, and the favourite, heading The Gem, won easily by a length and a half. Pupil was beaten four lengths from the second; Faith finished fourth, Worthless fifth, and Lady Warwick last. The Princess of Wales's Stakes of 200 soya, for horses of all ages. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. Astley's Overture, 5 yrs, 7st 81b (Clement 1 Mr. Hughes's Vigil, 6 y rs, 7 st 41 b (Prior 2 Capt. King's Gem of th e S ea, 5 yrs, 9st 71b...(J. Goater 3 The following also ran:—Lady Valentine, Filbert, Vixen, Troubadour, Bishopton, and Knight of the Whistle. Betting-7 to 4 agst Gem of the Sea, sto 2 agst Lady Valentine, 6 to 1 each agst Vixen and Vigil, and 10 to 1 agst Overture. Vigil was first off, followed by Vixen, Bishopton, Over ture, and the favourite; the others following in a cluster till half way in the cords, where Vixen gave way, and shortly afterwards Gem of the Sea and Overture im proved their position,' and the latter, taking- the lead within the distance, won cleverly by a length and a half. Gem of the Sea was beaten three lengths from the second, Lady Valentine being fourth, Knight of the Whistle fifth, and Troubadour sixth. The last two were Filbert and Bishopton. The Stratton Audloy Nurstry Handicap of 100 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, 3 ft, for 2-yr-o,ds ; winners extra; the second to save his stake. Three quarters of a mile. 49 subs. Mr. T. Cliff's Flying Jib, Bst (Fordham) 1 Mr. John Day's Rattler, 6st 121 b (Murray) 2 Mr. Payne's Bugler, 7st (Kibberd) 3 _ _ The following also ran :—Miss Roland, Miss Williams, Othello, Eugenie colt, Monitress, Professor Anderson, and Handsome Doe filly. Betting-4 to 1 each agst Rattler and the Handsome Doe filly, 6 to 1 each agst Flying Jib and Bugler, 100 to 15 agst Eugene colt, and 8 to 1 agst Monitress. After one break away an excellent start was affected. The Handsome Doo filly, with a slight lead, was closely attended:by Rattler and the Flyaway filly, and the others in a cluster, well up. Half way in the cords the Handsome Doe filly disappeared from the front, and Mr. Cliff's filly, challenging Rattler within the distance, headed him, and won a good race by a neck. Bugler finished three lengths from the second, followed by Monitress, who was fourth ; the Handsome Doe filly was fifth, the Eugenie colt sixth, and the last two, beaten off, were Professor Anderson and Miss Roland. The Stand Plate (Handicap) of 50 soya, for all ages ; cer tain winners extra. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. E. Brayley's Antoinette, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b ...(Murray) 1 Mr. Notley's P e i gno i r , 6 y rs , 7 s t 41b (Adams) 2 Mr. Astley's Overstone, 5 yrs, 7st 71b (in. 71b extra) (Clement) 3 Mr. Waller's Latit u d e , 3 y rs , s s t 71b (H. Clarke) 4 Betting—Even agst Peignoir, 5 to 2 agst Antoinette, 3 to 1 agst Latitude, and 6to 1 agst Overstone. After going about 50 yards Antoinette took up the running, and with out again being headed won in a canter by two lengths ; three lengths separated the second and third ; Latitude beaten off. The Selling Plate of 50 sovs, for two-year-olds and up wards; weight for ago, with selling allowances. Half a mile. Mr. Saxon's Romola, 4 yrs, 7st 5113 (i.. 30) (Clement 1 Mr. Payne's Dulcimer, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (f3o) (Hibberd 2 Mr. J. Wood's Lady Mary, 4 yrs, Bst 2113(i..30) (Wheeler 3 Mr. J. Colder's The Count, 4 yrs, Bstslb (X3o)(Fordham 4 Mr. York's Catapults, 2 yrs, 7st (X 150) (Loates 5 Betting-7 to 4on Romola, and 4to 1 agat Dulcimer. The favourite jumped off with a slight lead, and maintain ing his advantage to the end, won in a canter by two lengths ; the same distance separated the second and third ; the Count, close up, was fourth. The winner was bought by Mr. P. Prout for 75 guineas. TheCity.Members' Plate of 50 soya, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each ; certain winners, 51b extra. One mile and a quarter. 24 subs. Mr. Beadman's Stockinger, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b ...(Fordham) 1 Mr. Lincoln's Lord Conyngham, 3 yrs, Bst 31b (in 51b ex (Maidmoni 2 Mr. Beadman's Threadb are, 3 yrs, 7 s t 41b (Heslop 3 Sir C. Rushout's Canute, 3 yrs, i'st (llibberd) 4 Mr. Beadman dedared to win with Threadbare. Betting-6 to 4 agst Lord Conyngham, sto 2 agst Threadbare, and 4 to 1 agst Stockinger. Lord Conyngham, with Threadbare in attendance, made play, Stockinger going on third for the first mile, when ho headed Thread bare, and went in close company with Lord Conyngham to the stand, where ho got his head in front, and won a good race by a neck; Threadbare was a bad third. STOCKTON RACES—FRIDAY. The Corporation Plate (Handicap) of 30 sovs, for all ages ; Winners extra. 5 furlongs. Mr. R. 11. Jones's Skylark 4 yrs, Bst 71b (C arro ll) 1 Mr. J. C. W a t son ' s Bob Chambers, 2 yrs, Est (Lawrence 2 Mr. Fobert's Risk, 3 yrs, Est 81b (Bates 3 Mr. Greaves's Inheritress, 2 yrs sst 101 b (Cameron 4 Mr. T. H. Mast erman ' s Castle yrs, 4 yrs, 7st 71b l Mr. Cowen's Bl ac k B and (Craddock 5 , 2 yrs Sat 101 b (Kelly 6 Mr. Johnston' s Fli rtation, aged, Bst 101 b (J. Doyle 7 Mr. R. Goodlass's Nizam, 2 yrs, Est (J. Bell) 0 Betting--2 to 1 each agst Skylark and Risk, sto 1 agst Inheritress, and 10 to 1 agst Bob Chambers. Won by a length and a half ; a length between second and third ; a head between third and fourth. Nizam was left at the post. The Grand Stand Selling Stakes of 3 sous each, with 30 added, for all ages ; selling allowances. Half a mile. Mr. Jackson's Cronstadt, aged, 9st 101 b (.£3O) (J. Doyle) 1 Mr. Mast erman ' s Strong Beer, 3 yrs, Bst llb (.£3O) (G. Noble) 2 No betting. Won in a canter by a length. The winner was bought in for 60 guineas. The Stockton Stewards' Cup, value 200 sous, by subscrip tion of 10 sous each, with 50 added ; winners extra. One mile. Mr. Masterman's Lozenge, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Dunbar) 1 Mr. Jones's Kapunda, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b Mr. Watt's Gond o l a , 4 yrs, 6st 101 b Major Stapylton' s R e d Earl, 3 yrs, Est 81b ( ((Carroll r r h e i l ° c l l y k i 4 32 The following also ran :—Windham, Harry Brailsford, Huntsman's Daughter, Contraband, and Revival. Betting-5 to 2 agst Kapunda, 4to 1 each agst Lozenge and Red Earl, 9 to 2 agst Windham, and 100 to 15 agst Revival. Won by a neck ; four lengths between second and`third; half a length between third and fourth. The Garbutt Nursery Pedestrian Handicap of 99 sovs, for 2-yr-olds. Six furlongs. Mr. J. Osborne's Haphazard, ist 91b (inc. 71b extra) (Carroll) 1 Mr. Johnstone's Rococo, 7st 71b (Whiteley) 2 Mr. Elliott's Limber Magna, Bst llb (W. Martin) 3 Betting-5 to 4on Haphaz ar d, an d 6t o 4 agst R ococo. l Vonnec k;bya a bad third. The Middlesborough Handicap of 100 sovs, added to a ; Winners extra. One mil e sweepstakes of 10 sovs each and a half. Mr. Mackenzie's Changeable, 4 yrs, Est 61b...(Cameron) 1 Mr. Watson's Nothing More, 3 yrs, Est 51b (Bates) 2 Mr. Masterrnan's Lozenge, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (inc. 101 b ex.) (Dunbar) 3 Mr. Goodlass's Empress of India, 4 yrs, 7st 51b (in. 71b ex.) Mr. Jackson's Elland, 3 yrs , 6 st 12 1 b ( W. Martin) 4 5 Brindisi, Grapeshot, and Spring Gun also ran. Betting-6 to 4 agst Spring Gun, 4to 1 agst Brindisi, 5 to 1 agst Empress of India, 8 to 1 agst Changeable, and 10 to 1 agst Grapeshot. Won by three quarters of a length ; half a length between second and third, and the same be tween third and fourth. 9st 31b (in 71b ex) (Custance) 1 ........._ ______ The Stockton Four-year-old Claret Stakes of 15 sovs each, with 100 added; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 71b; winners extra; maiden allowances. Two miles. .................. (Challoner) 2 Lord Zetland's Bandanna, Bst rlb .... (J. Snowden) 3 lion. S. Hawke'sArmourer, B st 7 lb ............... (Whiteley) 4 l‘ir I Captain V.S .0 Gray's t w S r i ) g •i h • re n, 8 , 7s i t y l , 1 1 b _ Betting-20 to lon Ely. yon by 10 lengths ; six lengths between second and third ; the same between third and fourth. Bst'es of 10 sovs each 1 01b; fillies and ' with 50 geldings, Ni a n d t d h ed .Z , iii i t . n 2 d_ y Biennial Stales ol S ts t : d Bst 61b ; penalties and allowances. Five furlongs. Mr. Jackson's Split the Difference, 9st tilb (in. 101 b ex.) (.1. Doyle) 1 Mr. Jackson's The Czar, Bst 101 b (Whiteley) 2. Captain Gray's Terror, Bst 41b (Challoner) 3 Lord Zetlamps Gelert, Bst 41b .................. (J. Snowden) 4 Mr. Haig's Fairthorn c (G. Noble) 5 Betting-6 to 4on Terror, 4to 1 agst Fairthorn c, and 5 to 1 agst Split the Difference. second and third ; same between third and fourth. Won in a canter by two lengths ; half a length between BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY. EBOIL HANDICAP. 6to 1 agst Nemo (taken and wanted) 6to 1 agst Ifollyfox (taken) 6to 1 past Claremont (taken) ST. LE GER. 110 to 80 agst Gladiateur (taken) 10 to 1 agst The Duko (offered) 6 to 4 on Gladiateur, With a start (offered) SPORTING INIELLIGENOE—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING--THIS DAY. EBOR HANDICAP. 100 to 30 agst Claremont (offered) 6to 1 agst Nemo (taken) 7to 1 agst Horniblower (taken) Bto 1 agst Hollyfox (taken) Bto 1 agst Guide (taken) 100 to 0 agst Little John (taken) 12 to 1 agst Grapeshot (taken) 14 to 1 agst Tartar (taken) RACING FIXT SEPT Warwick• 5 Cheadle Totness and Bridgetown 6 King's Lynn 6 Leicester 7 Dover 7 Hereford 7 Bridgewater Doncaster RES FOR 1865 OCTO] Bedford Caledonian Hunt and Edinburgh 4 Northallerton 5 Newmarket 2d Oct 9 Perth 'MEER. Brecon lB Richntond Canterbury l9 Hendon (Welsh Harp) 2l Monmouth 2l Manchester Autumn Newmarket Ist Oct 26 Walsall Lanark Leek West Drayton Kelso Newmarket Ho. 1.1 Worcester Autumn NOVE Lincoln Autumn Liverpool Autumn Shrewsbury DER. Warwickshire and Leam ington Hunt IRISH. SEPTEMBER. Curragh 9 OCTOBER. Currag,h AQUATICS. THE KING'S LYNN GREAT SCULLERS' RACE FOR £250. The three greatest scullers in England met on the Ouse at King's Lynn, yesterday, to test their sculling abilities and settle the question whether Harry Kelley, the present champion of the Thames and Ouse, Robert Chambers, the ex-champion of the Thames and champion of the Tyne, or Robert Cooper, of Newcastle (who has both been beaten by and has beaten the other two) was the better man over a fair straight course, where no steamers could interfere to imperil the safety of the men, or hinder their progress. The character of the competitors, and the course, stamped the race as the greatest trial of aquatic skill of the present day. The Eau Brink Cut, on which the race was sculled, is one of the finest pieces of water for racing purposes in England. It is a straight piece of water, forming part of the Ouse, being about two miles in length from the railway bridge to the upper end ; and though it averages only about 350 feet in width, it is 800 feet wido at the lower opening where it falls into the Lynn harbour. A few days after the signing of the articles an applica tion was made that John Henry Clasper might be allowed to join in the race. To this the committee made no demur, but as both Kelley and Cooper strongly objected to the proposition, it fell to the ground. From that day the match has gone on without a hitch. The final deposits were made on the Ist of August—those of Kelley and Chambers to Mr. Digby, and that of Cooper to Mr. T. J. Pickett, as Mr. Digby's representative. It having now become a matter of certainty that all the men intended coming to the post, the race excited general attention throughout the kingdom, but it remained for the great race for the championship of the Thames on Tuesday week t o give intensity to the interest felt in it. Prior to this event the odds of 3 to 1 were laid against Kelley, but his easy victory on the Thames, of course, made him first favourite, and he was backed at evens to win. Those who possessed the most accurate information were the most confident that the race would be rowed on the merits and that the best man would win. Kelley's preparation for the Thames and this race went on simultaneously, and Master Harry trained into better form than ho has ever shown Since the great race of the Thames Kelley has continued' in training, and his supporters have been most sanguine of his winning this race. Ho arrived at King's Lynn on Monday, accompanied by George Drewitt, and took up his quarters at Fiddaman's Hotel, taking his first spin on the river on Tuesday at noon, and this being market day he was watched with interest by a large number of the lead ing agriculturists, all of whom greatly admired the splen did form of the champion, as well as his pretty style. Cooper's arrival on Saturday, and appearance on the river in the boat in which he sculled at the late regatta, under the care ' of James Percy, raised for him a host of friends. Bob Chambers, the ex-invincible, arrived at King's Lynn, under the care of Harry Clasper, on Mon day, and took up his quarters at the Crown, South Gates, and continued under the care of Clasper his preparations at the Ouse. It was somewhat or other generally thought that Bob had trained out of form. With the men and by every subsequent train came energetic representatives of the North and South, the latter anxious to get " on" the favourite, and the former very shy of transacting business, so that the betting lacked the spirit which it would other wise have exhibited. A meeting for the appointment of referee, &c., was held at Fiddiman's Hotel on Thursday morning, and was numerously attended. The chair was occupied by the Mayor of King's Lynn. In the drawing of stations, Chambers obtained the west, Kelley the centre, and Cooper the east. Mr. H. Everard was appointed , 1 starter for all the races ; but it was eventually agreed that the referee should also be starter, and that they should be started without pistol. Lieutenant Parke, R.N., having been appointed judge, the Mayor addressed a few ap propriate remarks to the competitors, stating that the committee had the utmost confidence in the honesty of intention of each man, and they only hoped for what he had no doubt they would get, a fair, good race, and the best man win. (Cheers.) This concluded the for mal business of the meeting, and all adjourned to the Eau Brink, when, notwithstanding the weather was wet and the water rough, each of the men had a trial. The New castle steamers not having arrived on Thursday evening, speculation at the sporting houses was anything but gene rally spirited. Guineas to pounds on Kelley was freely offered ; 3 to 1 was laid several times over against Kelly 1 and Chambers 2. The well-known performances of the men render it unnecessary for them to be repeated here. Tho banks of the Ouse never presented such an imposing sight as on the day of the race. The Great Eastern Rail way Company brought about a thousand excursionists from the metropolis, but many of the Tynesiders were prevented from seeing the race through being compelled to put into some harbour in consequence of bad weather. The weather cleared up and was beautifully fine, and the wind drop • ping there was scarcely a ripple on the water. The referee was pulled in an eight by a picked crew of London watermen. After several false starts, in which the two Bobs showed a great anxiety to get away, a good start was effected, Cooper getting away with the lead, followed by Kelly, and Chambers last. At 150 yards Cooper had ob tained a lead of a quarter of a length and was loudly cheered, and Chambers tailed one more. Cooper at once commenced rowing across to Kelley, but still maintaining a lead ; at a quarter of a mile Kelley was collaring Cooper, and cleared Chambers, but Cooper spurting, put a half length between himself and his antagonist. At 700 yards Kelley bored his man, but gave way, giving Cooper the advantage. Kelley then drew up dead level at half a mile. The shouts of the partisans were now vociferous. Chambers 'vas now three lengths in the rear, but pulling a very good stroke. At a thousand yards Cooper began to bore Kelley into the west shore. At three-quarters of a mile it was a splendid race, probably the most wonderful ever rowed. Cooper was in front, but Kelley spurted and drew up a dead level ; Cooper responded with a spurt, Chambers falling still more in the rear. There was no alteration in the relative positions of the men, except that Cooper bored Kelley to such an extent that loud cries were heard of "Foul him, Harry." At the mile and a half, Cooper, about half clear, tried to take Kelley's water, and fouled. Kelley at once gave way, and, taking the middle of the stream, toiled gallantly along, Cooper passing the judge a length in front of Kelley, who was three lengths before Chambers. The referee disqualified Cooper for the foul, and Kelley was therefore declared the winner—a re sult which was received by the most deafening cheers. Time, 11 min. 37 sec. DR. DULK'S SWIMMING FEAT.—We have a few more particulars on the interesting swimming feat, mentioned in ono of our late numbers. Dr. Dulk, who is 45 years old, has carried his plan of crossing the Lake of Constance at its greatest width about with him for five years, and only this year succeeded in it. In July, 1860, he had gone more than half the distance, and been for three hours and'a half in the water, when a thunderstorm arose, and the lake became so disturbed that Dr. Dulk thought it wise to give up the attempt. In 1863 the very same thing happened again ; after the bold swimmer had already spent three hours in the water, a violent wind agitated the waves of the lake in such a manner that he had to return. At length, in 1865, the feat was accom plished. A boat followed at the distance of twelve feet ; the swimmer only stopped once, to swallow a little wine handed to him from the boat. ,Arrived on the other shore, and landing near the castle at Friedrich shafen, Herr Dulk enjoyed a good draught of beer, and afterwards felt no other inconvenience than that of his face and back having to wait for a new skin, the old one having been completely scorched off by six hours and a half expo sure under an almost tropical sun.—Athenanon. The Diet of Livonia is convoked for an extraor dinary session on the Ist September. The provin cial Government has announced that the subjects of deliberation will be measures of judicial reform re cently drawn up. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mine pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.17; per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 ,78. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is rather more than 1-16th per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening. FOREIGN-OFFICE, Atm. 17. Earl Russell has received the following despatch from hor Majesty's Minister in Persia:— Gulahk, Jul 1. My Lord,—C a pt a i n S m i th, director of e the Persian lB6s tele graph, has addressed to me the enclosed report on the large number of telegraphic messages which are sent from Eng land to India, via the Hague and Russia. They are re ceived here in a hopeless state of mutilation, averaging three weeks or a month old. The effect of this will be to discredit the Indo-European line by Constantinople, Baghdad, Persia, or Bussorah, and the Persian Gulf, and the publication of Capt. Smith's report, or of a notice to the same purport, might have the result of putting a stop to the evil.—l have, &c., C. Ausox. The Right Hon. tGhaelaEhaeta,i R n t e t a ss r e T ll, eh K e . r G a .. n , , &L y 1, 1865. Sir,—l have the honour to inform your Excellency, that during the last fortnight a large number of telegraphic messages from England have reached the Teheran office rid Russia, for transmission to India. Until yesterday they accumulated at the Russian-Persian frontier, and were sent thence, from time to time, to Teheran by post. They were always very old (averaging throe weeks or a month) by the time they reached us. Without exception, they were full of errors and the large majority were quite unintelligible. Yesterday the Persian authorities placed Morse instru ments on the line to Eussia, both here and at Tabreez, so that messages are now sent by post from the frontier to Tabreez, and thence to Teheran, by a telegraph worked by the Persians themselves. The result is what was to be expected. The messages arrive a little more quickly perhaps than before, but in even in a worse state, as the Persians add their own share to the previous errors of the Russians. I have already telegraphed on the subject both to Bom bay and England, but as messages still continue to pour in from Russia In the most hopeless state of mutilation, I have thought it necessary to draw your xcellency's at tention to the subject. If matters are allowed to go on as at present, all confidence in the telegraphic communication between England and India will not, unnaturally, be lost. The English public should, I think, be distinctly in formed that, for the present at least, the only line upon which any reliance can be placed is the Indo-European one ' . by Constantinople, Baghdad, Persia, or Bussorah, and the Persian Gulf.-1 have, &c., _ (Signed) R. M. SMITH, Captain, RE., Acting Director, Persian Telegraph. His Excellency Charles Alison, Esq., 0.8., &c. - - BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Auci. 17. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade have received, from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty Consul at Lisbon, containing the following quar antine notices:— The Board of Health of the Kingdom makes known that the Island of Malta is considered infected with the cholera morbus. Lisbon, 3d August, 1865. For the Fiscal, JOAO JOSE DE SOUSA E SILVA. The Board of Health of the Kingdom makes known that the ports of Smyrna and Constantinople are consi dered infected with the cholera morbus, and all ports of Turkey suspected of infection with the same disorder. Lisbon, 3d August, 1865. For the Fiscal, JOA JOSE DE SOUSA E. SILVA. The Board of Health of the Kingdom makes known that all arrivals from Demerara are considered in fected with the yellow fever, Lisbon, 4th of August, 1865. For tho Fiscal, JOAO JOSE DE SOUSA E. SI LVA. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 6 O'CLOCK. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 17.—The Emperor has left for Moscow, accompanied by the Grand Duke, heir to the throne, who is to be presented to the Senate and population of that place. A Strange Story. An incident is just now being discussed in military circles so extraordinary that, were not its truth capable of being vouched for by official authority, the narration would certainly be deemed absolutely incredible. Our officers quartered at the Cape be tween 15 and 20 years ago may remember a certain Doctor Barry attached to the medical staff there, and enjoying a reputation for considerable skill in his profession, especially for firmness, decision, and rapidity in difficult operations. This gentle man had entered the army in 1813, had passed, of course, through the grades of assistant -surgeon and surgeon in various regiments, and bad served as such in various quarters of the globe. His pro fessional acquirements had procured for him his promotion to the staff at the Cape. lie was deur and agreeable, save for the drawback of a most quarrelsome temper, and an inordinate addiction to argument, which perpetually brought the former peculiarly into play. He was excessively plain, of feeble proportions, and laboured under the im perfection of a ludicrously squeaking voice. Any natural " chaffing" with regard to these, however, especially roused his ire, but was at length discontinued on his " calling out" a persever ing offender, and shooting him through the lungs. About 1840 he became promoted to be medical inspector, and was transferred to Malta. There he was equally distinguished by his skill and by his pugnacious propensities, the latter becoming so inconveniently developed upon the slightest difference of opinion with him, that at last no notice was allowed to be taken of his fits of temper. He proceeded from Malta to Corfu, where he was quartered for many years, still conspicuous for the same peculiarities. When our Government ceded the lonian Islands to Greece, and our troops, of course, quitted the territory, Dr. Barry elected to leave the army and take up his residence for the rest of his days at Corfu. He there died about a month ago, and upon his death was discovered to be a woman! Very probably this discovery was elicited during the na tural preparations for interment, but there seems to be an idea prevalent that either verbally, during the last illness, or by some writing, perused immediately after his (for I must still use the " masculine") death, he had begged to be buried without a post-mortem ex amination of any sort. This, most likely, only aroused the curiosity of the two nurses who attended him, forit was to them, it appears, that the disclosures of this mystery is owing. Under the circumstances, the fact was deemed so important that medical testimony was called in to report and record its truth. By this investigation not only was the assertion placed beyond a doubt, but it was equally beyond a doubt brought to light that the in dividual in question had, at some time or another, been a mother! This is all that is as yet known of this extraordinary story. The motives that occa sioned, and the time when commenced this singular decoction, are both shrouded in mystery. But thus it stands an indubitable fact, that a woman was for 40 years an officer in the British service, had fought one duel and had sought many more, had pursued a legitimate medical education, had received a regular diploma, and had acquired almost a celebrity for skill as a surgical operator ! There is no doubt whatever about - the " fact," but I doubt whether even Miss Braddon herself would have ventured to make use of it in fiction.—lrish paper. 118 17} 98i124f liif 55 1331 2; St VI 131 1 3ft 1011 I 1031 I ,ITIES. 102 i li 10N t , BEit. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 1 , 8 , Ditto 3 Months. 12 1 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25. 52} Brussels Hamburgl3 94 Paris Short 25 20 Ditto 3 Months. 25 421- Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine —120 k Vienna — Il lif Trieste — 11 20 Petersburgh - - 301 Berlin Madrid — 47 Cadiz Leghorn I ran 25 55 Messina Genoa Naples — 25 574- _4 Palermo Oporto — 511 Lisbon 511 11 19 12 11 12 lf 25 57 25 571 13 10; 25 25 25 471 25 471 1211 11 25 11 25 301 471 47 25 621 25 60 25 60 25 62} 25 62 25 62 blf 51 To Farmers and Cowkeepers, Gentlemen,—l invite you to peruse the report of the discussion on Cattle Condiments at the meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, held in Hanover square Rooms, believing that the facts then brought to light by gentlemen of reputation and position as farmers, and entirely unconnected with me or my works, will con vince you that the value I attach to my discovery is by no means exaggerated. _ _ The disCussion to which I now invite your attention was originated by Mr. Beale Browne, a gentleman well known among you for his devotion to agricultural progress, and who had been accidentally induced to try my condi ment, some of the ingredients of which he had used for pre vious years. Having from domestic affliction to give up farming for a time, he sold off thebulk of his flock of sheep :retaining only a few favourities. Duringlis absence these animals got reduced to a very low ebb—indeed, half-a dozen of them died, some were broken mouthed, and some lost their teeth. Though in a fine piece of clover, they were a mere bag of bones, and oilcake and corn had no good effect on them. He tried my condiment, as he tells you, and the result was that in three or four weeks he hardly knew them again. After one hundredweight of condiment, said Mr. Browne, they went to grass, did re markably well, and the condiment seemed to have entirely renovated the whole constitution of the animals. Mr. Henry Cotton, who also took part in this discussion, illustrated the value of my condiment to horses, dogs, cows, and pigs. His mare had been quite set up by it, and restored to hunting condition. For his dog, he found nothing better after a day's work in the stubble or turnips. With his cows it improved the flesh and the milk ; and, with his pigs, he found a marked improvement in those that were treated with it over those not thus fed. Major Munn's testimony is even more decisive. His lambs on his farm in the Isle of Sheppy were terribly afflicted with thread-like worms in the air vessels. Their recovery was despaired of. His bailiff proposed trying my condiment. The major, in despair, consented, and now bears his testimony to the results. In his bailiff's own words, "he saved 'the whole flock." This was in 1859. Again, in October, 1860, he had 118 lambs thrown on his hands by the incoming tenant of his farm, and not worth, in their then condition, more than from six to ten shillings a head. He tried my condiment again, and the result was that he lost only five of the 118, and he sold the remainder for from forty-five to forty-six shillings a head. He tells us that ho was equally successful with his horses, and is satisfied that, apart from every other cause, the recovery of his sheep and lambs was due to the use of the condi ment. I may be permitted to add that, after this discussion, the Major tried the effect of the condiment on an Alderney cow, under very special circumstances. Her third calf was calved on the 23d of February, and weaned on the 2d of March, and from then to the 7th of April she continued to give cream enough tomake 7ilbs. of butter per week on the usual diet of grass, mangold, and turnips. On the 7th of April the condiment was commenced, and the first week after gave an increase of 6oz. of butter; the second gave an increase of rather more than a pound of butter; and the third week 91bs. of butter, Such facts speak for them selves, and need no explanation. The Mayor's testimony is equally decisive as to the effect of the condiment on horses and dogs. He is also very plain spoken offa point on which it is difficult for me speak with any patience—the reckless imitations deerosf and condiment foisted on the farmer by the retail dealers hawkers, vihih and invention my with the failures and ssa often terribleueffnteicltsthoet fraudulent imitations and equally fraudulent from u imposing on shams can be prosecuted and prevented .nit up in and the public, I feel I have no remedy bti making and my signa ture packets, in blue paper with buff labels, penn.dy to any r o a r il 44 wa B y p s a ta ck t e to ts, n ture engraved thereon, at one in an iron-bound case, carriage pa in 4 s t . h e Unitedlfe feel lth Kingdom, difficultyngd o i on o f receiptnnto p g f t htetossnt purity-uomffi e c r o e u o i s r n d d e oe r f other _ eusineedreerlycorevg:reof my name, I must de responsibility p ; rs andcti practised whilst o n y I makers of condiment. I only complai n g cl u in ar e re t l h w e irtehspootl:inesribilfty of their evil results. I have no under of those who foist onyouan and impu ce and often destructive composition as composition my condiment, re putation by its deleterious results, at the same time that they re duce my profits by the sale of their imposture. You will notice that in the discussion the practical value of my condiment as a restorer of animals out of condition, and as a fattening food, is mainly proved. I have, how ever, good reason to recommend it to you as a preventive of infection and an antidote to disease—keeping the sto mach and digestive organs in a natural healthy tone, and thus fortifying the animal against the insidious inroads of disease. From this quality it is especially valuable to stock farmers of the present day, when the system of forcing nature; especially in the case of grasses and green crops, by the use of chemical manures, has tended to increase the quantity of food at the cost of its quality, and to render it not only far less nutritive, but in many cases deleterious to the animal. With those few remarks, I again invite your careful perusal of the discussion, and have to request all those who may be tempted to make a trial to favour me with the re sults, be they good or bad, at their earliest convenience.— I remain, gentlemen, your obedient servant, JOSEPH THORLEY. Spice Mills and Office—Thornhill Bridge, Caledonian-road, K in g's-cross. London, 12th August, 1863. The Earl of Dunmore has left Dunmore Park for his seat in the Isle of Harris, for the shooting season. THE WORLD'S SUPPLY OF EMERY has hitherto been drawn almost exclusively from two localities: Cape Emeri, in the island of Naxos, and the neighbourhood of the an cient city of Smyrna. Two new sources of this commo dity have recently been discovered, however, Professor Crace Calvert, of Manchester, having found a valuable de posit of it in North Wales a few years ago, and a still more valuable bed having been lighted upon, about twelve months since, near Chester, in the State of Massachusetts, U.S. The latter is of very great extent, and is so situated that the emery may be mined at a cost not exceeding $2 per ton. The emery is said to be superior in quality to the very best hitherto known, and to be capable of doing one-third more work than the finest samples from Smyrna or Naxos.—Mechanics' Magazine. STEAM VESSELS. —The annual return of steam vessels registered in the United Kingdom shows that at the beginning of th 3 present year the number was 2,401, the registered tonnage 676,247, the gross tonnage 992,550. Five years before the number of vessels was but 1,863 and the tonnage 429,474, exclusive of engine room, and 666,513 gross tonnage. THE LATE ORDINARY OF NEWGATE.—The fol lowing sad communication has been addressed to our leading contemporary :„ Knowing_ by air. r.thatyou Osgood ll have a n b ur y, often Jun., of Lombard-street befriended the unfortunate, would you kindly insert the following deserving case, which I feel sure only wants to be made public to secure sympathy ? Tho Rev. John Davis, the most exemplary chaplain of Newgate Prison for nearly 30 years, died suddenly a few months ago, in au omnibus, on his road to his duty, leaving a widow (who is suffering from cancer), one son, and five daughters almost entirely destitute of any means of support. The Corporation have kindly contributed £5OO ; the same amount has been subscribed among their private friends. My fraternity in this street and others have added. £2OO ; but the interest of £1,200 is very little to support so largo a family. lam an x i ous t o i ncrease th e amoun t so th at th e interest should be sufficient to maintain them in a proper manner. Anybody who would feel disposed to contribute towards this good object would be kind enough to pay to Messrs. Barnett's and Co., 60 and 62, Lombard-street, on. account of Mrs. Davis's fund." QUEEN ANNE'S COMMISSION.—An active move ment has been set on foot among the beneficed clergy of the diocese of Lincoln i n opposition to Queen Anne's Commission, and a petition signed by upwards of 700 clergymen, beneficed under £2OO a year, will shortly be presented to the Queen, as the successor of the royal donor of the fund. The petitioners allege that an injustice is done to the incumbents of those livings which stand most in need of assistance, being wretchedly small in value, and with a poor population, by the condition which requires that every grant from the fund shall be met by a benefaction of corres ponding amount. They object to this rule being inflexibly acted upon in cases where it is known to be utterly impos sible to raise any money from private sources, those being generally the cases in which there exists the strongest claim for relief. They complain that the governors of Queen Anne's Bounty repudiate altogether extreme poverty as a 'ground of claim, inasmuch as in some instances they have refused to make a grant even where a benefaction has been offered because the living has been too small. The Phare de la Loire says :—" About five hundred soldiers of all arms, artillery, infantry of the line, and engineers, have just passed from Nantes to St. Nazairo on their way to Mexico to complete the French regiments there." SURGEON'S FEES.--It is known that the eminent French surgeon, M. Nellaton, 'received 400,000 f. (.£16,000) for his professional visit to the late Czarewitch. It is not so well known, we believe, that this fee was asked, not as has been stated, because the famous surgeon was too rich and two old to make the journey, and that he therefore set a prohibitory tariff, but because M. Nella ton avoids all utterly hopeless cases, as this was known to be, and thus does not endanger his just reputation for saving his patients—where thero is a gleam of hcpe. The fee demanded by the French surgeon whom Queen Amalie recommended to King Leopold, without successful result amounted, it is now said, to 150,000 f. (.£6,000). The English surgeon who operated successfully on the royal patient (Mr. Henry Thompson) left the honorarium to his Majesty's good will and pleasure, and ieceived £4,000 and an order of Belgian chivalry.—Athenteum. THE SIAMESE TWINS.—The following letter appears in the New York Times of August 2 : " To the Editor of the New York Ti,nes.—Grateful for past favours at your hands, we beg again to trespass upon your kindness and liberality. Our names are not entirely un known to the American public. In former years we wero received everywhere with flattering and substantial com pliments, and after several most successful tours through the cities of the United States, we retired to the privacy of our country home, where we had hoped to spend the re mainder of our days in the quiet enjoyment of domestic felicity, blessed as wo then were with ample fortunes for ourselves and our families. But time has wrought a sad change. The ravages of civil war have swept away our fortunes, and we aro again forced to appear in public. Rembering, as we do, with the profoundest gratitude, the liberality of our adopted country, we have arranged to appear on public exhibition in the ,Northern cities, com mencing early in August next, accompanied by several of our children, and we shall hope to meet then thousands of our old friends of lang syne. With sincere regard, wo subscribe ourselves your obedient servants, CHANG and ENG, Siamese Twins, Surrey County, N.C., July 25, 1865." HEAVY DAMAGES AGAINST A RAILWAY COMPANY —Yesterday, at the Leeds Assizes, Miss Cheethani, a young lady of Lancaster, a teacher of music and sing ing, brought an action against the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Company, to recover damages for an injury sustained ins, collision on the company's line, by which an engine and three carriages were thrown off the metals. Defendants admitted the negligence, and had paid into court £2OO as sufficient compensation. Plaintiff is the daughter of a Doncaster builder, and is 24 years of age. At the time of the accident she taught music and singing, and had a large number of pupils. She was also the organist at Arksey Church. On the 17th Jan. she left Doncaster for Mexborough, intending to visit a friend who resides at Adwick-le-street, and at Womersley Cliff the accident occurred. Plaintiff received a violent blow on the back of thehread againstd,wasthrow th n e fo w rw e a n r d d w a o u r d k th e e f n th b e ac ea kw rri a a r g d e s : striking her and she became insensible. She had to be restored by sti mulants, and was conveyed by the next train to Mex borough, where she was observed to be so indisposed that the station-master took her to his own house, supplied her with tea, and with a conveyance to take her on to Adwick. She passed a restless night. and had to return to Doncaster next day. A surgeon was then sent for, and by him she had been attended up to the present time. The pain from which she suffered was first in the legs, and afterwards in the back of the head, attended with numbness of the joints. She was unable to sleep at nights; her feet wero cold—she was unable to walk without assistance ; was very subject s u to spec fi t t s i b 0 1 of fainting; to t o touches e r o a n ppo th t e he itew a a d s an g d on b e ac : k an ; d w as as andshe w he a r s suintnaabtlieentoassinegrgoarnisplta h . y Thehee had lost all her pupils evidence was to the effect that plaintiff was suffering from slight con cussion of the spinal cord, and inflammation of certain parts of the spinal column, and that a length of time must elapse before she would recover. Mr. Manisty, for the defence, called Dr. Fletcher and Mr. Teale, of Leeds, who stated that plaintiff had apparently been very much frightened and excited by the accident, that she was suf fering from nervous excitement, which had deranged the stomach, and which induced vomiting after meals; and that there was no symptom to indicate concussion of the brain or spine. Dr. Fletcher considered that plaintiff's feeble state was due to the effect of emotional excitement, which disturbed the general condition of the body. The pain of which she complained was the result of an exhausted state of the nervous system ; but he saw no reason to doubt her recovery within a few months. Mr. Teale came to the same conclusion, stating that there was a non-existence of spinal or cerebral concussion, and of any sprain ; and ho also expressed himself confidently as to her speedy reco very. After an eloquent speech from Mr. Seymour, the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages, £l,lOO. ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.—At the last sitting, M. Dumas read a letter from M. Matteucci, announcing the death of M. Pivia, the distinguished chemist, at the ago of fifty. M. Dumas briefly stated some of the dis coveries of M. Pivia, among others the various metamor phoses of salicine. When deprived of its water by cold nitric acid, it is transformed into helicine ; under the in fluence of non-oxidisi ng ac id s , it y i e ld s grape sugar an d salicetine. By synaptasis it again yields grape sugar, but accompanied with saligenine. Boiling nitric acid trans forms it into oxalic and carbozotic acids. Chromate of potash will transform it into formic acid and into oil of Spircen ultaaria ; and this, treated with potash, produces salicylic acid. M. Dumas concluded with a warm enco nium of the lamented chemist.—Dr. Guyon, alluding to M. Aucapitaine's paper on the origin of the Kabyles, in which he had said that Bruce, Dureau de la Malle, and Dr. Guyon considered the Kabyles of the Aoures Moun tains to be the descendants of the Vandals, contradicted his statement, explaining that among those Kabyles there were some white-skinned and blue-eyed individuals who were considered to be the descendants of the Vandals Hence, it was not the tribe itself, but only ;certain indivi duals mixed up with it that had been alluded tn.—A paper was received from M. Hebert abou t the num mulltic formations of Northe rn Ital y , which he con siders, with Marquis Par eto, to belong to the Eocene series, while many autho rs, on the contrar y , p lace it in the inferior Miocene pe riod, on a level with the sand s of Fon tainebleau. M. Isaac Pereyre wrote to inform the Aca demy that a statue of Francois Arago would be erected on the diet of this month, at Estagel, near Perpignan. The letter concluded with an invitation to the Academy to ap pointßertrandletierwwasasacaclaoordriencgaliLddeshi.gonmatmed. L t a o r pe ti one of its members t o represent i t at the ceremony. office. y M. J . A gu rf e orm on the th storm of the 17th u lt. i n t h e departments of the Aisne and e Nerd. All tho telegraphic apparatus along the Northern Railway line were affected by this hail storm, which broke upwards of 3,000 panes of glass at the Gambrel station alone. Some of the hailstones weighed between 220 to 250 grammes (half a pound). The hailstorm lasted, according to localities, from five to 20 minutes, and was followed by a deluge of rain which lasted about two hours.— Galtynat. A Dundalk:paper states that on Sunday, a womanl named Murphy, residing in that town, gave birth to four children—two boys and two girls. Two of them have since died—one of each sex. 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