The Sun. — London, England, 1865-09-01 00:00:00

XONEY MARKET AN C) COMMERCIAL INT ELLIGEN _ ---•ate_. - -- TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market continues in an easy condi tion, and 34, with exceptional operations at 3i per cent., remains the general quotation. A larger i nquiry for accommodation has been experienced, but the tendency is still favourable. The Bank of England return is very favourable, the reserves of bullion and notes having been largely increased. Annexed are the particulars Active Circulation ....£21,598,060 Decrease 178,065 ... 14,489,612 268,483 3,508,037 796 6,094,785 tullion - ... Lest Increase ••• ••. •.. Decrease .•• P ublic Deposits Increase Other Deposits '" Decrease ••• ••• Seven Day and Other Bills ... ••• Increase Government Securities ... •.. "' 512,512 ... 14,492,034 222,551 534,621 140 . 10,384,209 No alteration. Other Securities 21,256,716 •• COO ••• Decrease . • . ... 157,213 Notes Unemployed ... ... 6,617,805 Increase ••I ••• ••• 473,155 The Western Union Telegraph Company of the United States, through its agent in London, Mr. F. C• G. Ritso, has made a contract for the supply of 5 ,000 miles of telegraph wire to be shipped to Van couver and Sitka, for the building of the Russo- American telegraph line, which is to unite the two continents by way of Behring's Straits. The English Joint-Stock Bank have taken over t he business of the Nottinghamshire Bank (Messrs. kart, Fellows, and Co.), established in 1808. Mr. Fellows joins the Board, and the management of the branch at Nottingham'has been confided to Mr. Russell, many years in the latter bank. The Venezuela Six per Cent. Loan, 1864.-The General Credit of Finance Company of London (Limited) are in receipt of advices from their agents, IVlessrs. R. Boulton and Co., dated La Guaira, A ug. 9, 1865, of duties collected as follows, on a ccount of the above loan :-Per statement, No. 53 , from Puerto Cabello, $10,150.56 ; per state ment, No. 54, from Puerto Cabello, $2,184.35 ; Per statement, No. 41, from La Guaira, $4,930.51 ; Per statement, No. 42, from La Guaira, $20,254.64; total, $37,520.06. During the last few days there has not been much animation exhibited in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets. For tea, however, there has been a fair inquiry for shipping descriptions, buyers have remained without any material alteration as regards P ri ces, while inferior descriptions of coffee have b een at sli g htl y re d uce d ra t es . Ri ce h as con ti nue d ,_ t4 moderate demand at steady prices, while there has been rather more doing in tallow, and quota tiens for both present and forward delivery show increased buoyancy. •A• meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Scott, Bell, 4 " Co., East India merchants, whose suspension was recently announced, was held yesterday under the Presidency of Mr. Finlay, who called upon Mr. Co leman, o f th e fi rm o f C o l eman , T urquan d, Yo ungs, and Co., to lay a statement before the ~,e e ting relative to the affairs of Messrs. Scott. Mr. ~`- ' elernan said he had gone over the books of the rn, and ma d e out a separa t e s t a t emen t, w hi c h called a balance statement, as shown by the boo ks of the firm, which would be in the hands of 1 , 4 " gentlemen present; and also a second, which 'e called a statement of affairs. The balance state ent showed a total liability or indebtedness of j 14 87,592, and on th e con t ra s ide there was 0 ; ,51 5329. That was the true state of affairs as ° wll by their books. Their affairs stood thus T 0 creditors on undrawn accounts, £67,985 13s. Bd. ; creditors on bills payable, £970,230 9s. 10d., from hi eh must be deducted securities held on amo unts to be provided for by the d rawers , & c ., 743 ,228 Bs. 2d., leaving £227,002 Is. Bd. to rank :, 13 2 01 1 the estate. Creditors partially secured claim ' 28 6 7s. 3d., and there was security to the amo unt of £1,493. s s . 3d ., leaving, a claim of ' 93 2s. C re di tors f u ll y secure d had a security Imountin g to £75,751 17s. 10d., with a claim of 1 3 '72,5 47 3s. 11d., so that on that item there would e e r , a surplus to be carried to contra account of '0,204 13s. 11d. There were liabilities on bills V 7 4,182 19s. 7d., all of which were expected to t• e d uly met at maturity, so that the total Mes were £295,780 17s. 4d. On the other side ere were-Cash at the Bank of England, £53 ; ell on hand, £8,676 16s. 9d. ; property share in gk a r estate, &c., £14,250 ; debtors, good, (1'9,101 lls ; d e btors, doubtful, £10,058 6 s . 6d. ; bad, £959 12s 10d. ; balances on shipments ar ds, £6,154 12s. for advances ; surplus seen 131es in hands of creditors as per contra, £3,204 fr 8• lid., making a total of £61,349 13s. 10d. ; Oki that, h owever, mus t b e d e d uc t e d cre - J°l's under £lO to be paid in full, such as salaries , s u d so forth, £350 12s. id ; leaving a balance of 7 v ailable asset s of £ 6 0,99015. 9d. There were balances shipments ou t war d s, £ 9,789105. 9d. for shipments w hich had gone out to the various foreign correspon dents. There was an amount due from Messrs. Dow a nd CO., on old account, o f £81 ,984115. 10d. ; and 43 ,034 7s. 3d. on new account, the difference in W hich arose from Mr. Do w some ti me s i nce taking a ' Partner i n t o hi s b us i ness , an d th e i tem of new aee ount represented the sum d ue on t ransac ti ons face that time. Mr. Dow was quite confident that eol ti nle were allowed him his estate is perfectly p er ve , l4 . Immediately upon hearing of the sus ,3e,,l,s'on of Messrs. Scott, Bell, and Co., Mr. Dow pe4l:_iout instructions to his agents abroad to sus a i mmediately, so that the creditors should have kit ref ereuce. Then there was an amoun t o f 00 37 ,719 6s. 3d., due from Watson, Bogle, and fo r . 4 ' ill r espect to whose affairs they had ever y in -lati°n. , The goods had been selected and se n t a e ,,," ° the Bombay market. In making out th a t eei tin t lie had deducted 33 and one-third per R av n and the result gave £137,000. Those items h a e a tot a l of assets of £323,517 17s. 10d. If he th e committed an error it was in under-estimating n va lue of the e s tat e . It h a d b een the wish of • 'NI that the creditors should be in no wise e and having gone over the various items vab,°ll4l assure gentlemen that th ere was t r ue eel c t e for the amount stated. £172,000 of the ac lia4nces had been cancelled, and they had in await,remittances to the extetit of £42,000, only trio ra g the appoi n t men t o f i ns p ec t ors t o b e dis ask 'u amongst the shareholders. The firm now • ntid, t hin e mettmg to allow them to liquidate 10 rep inspection. S ome di scuss i on ensue d, an d 1 4. 4 to a question put by Mr. Argles, Mr. Cole f 'dad that i n hi s exam i nat i on of the estate he eq 4d th orn nothin g inconsistent with fair, open, and tick % u g lil y legitimate trading. Eventually resolu sh Wer e unanimously adopted that the estate ing %la b 4 e liquidated under inspection, and appoint kehare,ssre• J. P. Sweetland, F. W. Lawrence, and Spooner, inspectors. At th e Two O'CLOCK. RQ Paris Bourse this morning, accordi ng t o 6 4 1 .' 4° 8 telegram, the 3 per Cent. Renter were Thll-I,?riglisla Stock Market has remained steady. Ye:l,-"et of the favourable Bank return having, as c o , l ,iad but little influence upon prices. Consols 5 0 `lllue at 89a for money and account, and a .4 41 4 1 °l' October. The New Threes and Reduced Aa r 4 T ti " are 89i ; Exchequer Bills 3s. dis. to FOrei "lidia 5 per Cents., 105. gn Stocks are very firm. Turkish Conso- Loa n t 48 i 49 ; Mexican, ex all, 24 ; the New th e 0 - '"i ; Greek, 20i- ; Spanish Passive, 29i ; Coliflrtificates, 14i ; Italian, 64i ; and the euerate Loan, 7 9. hav 4 c , been the Railway Share Market the operations few- to a moderate extent, and owing to a h ave s,eelllative sales prices in several instances lla ve l3 ,l 4 °wli less firmness. North Eastern (Berwick) andarid fl 'ecline d ss. ; London and Brighton, 10s. ; Northern and Midland, each 15s. ; I r v o e v s e t d e each rns s. and South Eastern, however, A - -raeri ca deruaro oecurities are buoyant, and in good m• Atlantic and Great Western Certificates of Debenture, 861 ; United States 5-20 Bands, 68i a ; Erie Shares, 53 ; and Illinois, 78i 771.. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without material alteration. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in some in stances a shade flatter. Hindustan, China, and Japan have declined to 19 20, Alliance to 31i Crystal Palace Stock to 38k, and International remained steady at 61. The following are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings :—The New Issue of 50,000 Preference Shares of £45 each of the Atlan tic Telegraph, 2i 21 per share ; London Quays, dis. par ; Overend, Gurney, and Company, 31 31 prem.; M'Queen Brothers, 1 2 prem.; London Jute Works, 1 prem. ; Marseilles Extension Rail way and Land Company's Shares, par 1 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Sept. 7 a per Cent. Reduced 894 4 New 3 per Cent 894 4 New 24 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 34 per Cent par 3 dis Do. £5OO — Do. £lOO and £200 Bank of England Stock, 54 per Cent — Do Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — 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. 54 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chilian 6 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent... Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent, 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent, 1773-77, £25 paid — Danubian Principalities Do. Account D o £B6 paid Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent 951 Do., Second Issue 94 Do. 1864 96 54 6 Do £lOO Bonds — Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Account — Do. Coupons Cruatemala 5 per Cent. — Do. 1839 and 1850 Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Do 1865 Do Scrip, £671 paid — Do 5 per Cent., 1864 — Do. Scrip, £55 paid Mexican 3 per Cent Do. Account Do 1864 23`4 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c Nlontevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l2l 1 Do 2 per Cent — Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 41 per Cent Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds — Do 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, 474 Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 3 pee Cent. 1859 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 .. Do 5 per Cent. 1864 .. ipanish 3 per Cent ..... 93f 3 1 Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account l4l Swedish 4 per Cent. Do Account Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Curkish 6 per FLC4 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1838 Do Account 72 Do £lOO Bonds Do. 11 per Cent — Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 741, Do £lOO Bonds 74 t Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do £lOO Bonds — Do Scrip, £35 paid Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent loo} Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 42} 2 Do. Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 4} per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2} per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates 9B} French Routes, g per Cent. — Do Account — Italian L per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f Do, Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols Do. Account The Brazil and River Plate Mails. SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. The Royal Mail Company's screw steamship Douro, Captain T. A. Bevis, has arrived, with mails in charge of Commander J. G. Harrison, R.N. She brings £35,550 in specie (of which £31,450 is gold and 4,100 silver), five packages of diamonds, 1,530 bags of coffee, 196 boxes of grapes, 211 rolls of tobacco, 250 barrels of tapioca, 30 pack ages of ipecacuanha, and 148 pockages of sundries. Among her passengers (108 in all) are Commander Johnson, R.N. from the River Plate, and the Baroness de Maua, from Rio Janeiro. The dates of mails by the Douro are—Buenos Ayres, July 27 ; Montevideo, 30 ; Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 9 ; Bahia, 12 ; Pernambuco, 14 ; St. Vincent (Cape Verdes), 21 ; and Lisbon, 28. Iler Majesty's ships Stromboli and Spider were at Montevideo ; the Dotterel and Sharpshooter on the way to Rio ; the Egmont, Narcissus, Triton, and Gleaner at Rio. The Satellite left Rio for Pernambuco on the 29th of July, and Pernambuco for England on the 3d of August. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGNCE. BUENOS AYRES, July 29.—England, 51d. to 51p. ; France, 5.22 to 5.25 ; Antwerp, 5.25 to 5.30 ; Humburg, 445. M.B. ; Genova, 5.25; Spain, par to lfd to 1i dis count; Pesos fortes, 28.25. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, Sept. I.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 31.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Gothen burg, from Quebec. CARDIFF, Aug. 31.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Evening Star, for Cuba. SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Douro, from Rio Janeiro. KINGROAD, Aug. 30.—Wind S.W.—Aniv3cl—Guide, from New York. FALMOUTH, Aug. 31.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—blabel, from Havannah. TORBAY, Aug. 30.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Sanspareil, for St. John's, Newfoundland. PILL,' Aug. 31.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Jane, from Ha vannah ; Laura, from New York; William, from St, John's, N.B. CLYDE, Aug. 31.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Agnes C. James, from Bahia. OFF TORBAY, Aug. 30.—Arrived—Ocean Child, from the West Indies. DROGHEDA, Aug. 31.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Sanbury, from St. John's, N.B. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Sept. I.—Waterloo, steamer, from Rotterdam ; and Earl of Aberdeen, steamer, from Hamburg. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed—Cid, from London, for Mazanes ; Koning Wilhelm Third, from London, for Batavia ; Nancy, of Southampton, from west, for north ; George Canning of Liverpool, from west; Koh-i-Noor, barque, from St. Lucia ; Plover, from Barbadoes ; Piccadilly, from Algoa Bay; Courier, from Antigua —all for London. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market steady. Sales, 10,000 bales. THE SUB, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENIING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1865. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. - ----- Share' Railways. I Paid ./ Closing I Business Price. done. 13.14 St. St at 6o 20 10 10 , Sir.. 11'oi., 6z z,tr. Val Myth and Tyne , friatol and Exeter .;aledonian ork and Bandon Cornwall A A. gets no div. 110 B till6p.c.p.an.has been paid to B Dublin & Belfast Junc. D l .ln,.Perth, & A b.Junc. PLdinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland reat Northern D • A stock Do. B 1,0 Do. New. is. at 25 pn Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste:n Original . S. Vag. Rail gua. ho. South Wales Do. W.511d.--Oxford Do. Newport. Do. eford L anc.. shire ft Yorkshire Landon and Blackwall Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Wes ',;ern Lon. & South Wrestern Man., Shet, Lincoln Maryport and Carlisie 00. a shFtres Metropolitan Do. l'lew Nlid and Dr,„ . & Derby Mid Gt. W., Ireland Do. d shares 'lid Kent .. No th British Do Ed., Pth ;St Dun Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle .... Do. z,tock. & Darling. De. d 1855-38 Do. do. 1850-61 North London Do. New Do. do Ikv4 vorth Staffordshire N. & S. W Junction Scottish C, ntral cot. N E Aber. stock o. `h f:;ws & WelChpool.. Stirgpshire Union .... South Devon• • • • outh E stern stines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale 0 , Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw,!l Ip, Hartlepool Ilan& It. Do. A irredeemable.. Do. A redeemable .. 20i 10 100 1 100 100 British Columbia,6 pert cent., Dec. 31, 1572.-. 1Ca.G0v . .6 p.c.ja.,szJulyl 1877-r4 7 Do 6p. c. Feb. & Au.; D sp. c. Mar. & Sept )0. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p Inscribed sk Cape G.llope, 6 p.c. 1873 1 so. April & Oct. 1880-4 Do. do* 1800-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, e p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.78 Do. .88e, May 5, Nov. `at al • • ov. o per cent N.B.Gov 6 p.c.Ja.& iuly N. W. Gov. 5 p•c., 18416 Do. 5 p.c. 18 1 to .87. Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1891 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. n per cent.... Nova Sc tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. e 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p.c Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Uov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, • pril & Oct 100 100 100 100 'Co IN 100 10u 100 100 100 'OSSE, 100 f 100 2 100 100 MEN 100 100 100 10 100 100 63 65 16 17 110 112 485 47, 75 81 131 132 149 15 126 129 86 S 8 & 67 63 65 45 47 40 45 05 07 119} 120 88 90 1(3 104 3• i 0 123! 1241 96 2 97 47 t 8 1351 131 J 3 128 i 128! 98 109 554 47i .3 6 1101 110 60 70 103 103, 374 3,t - - P 10 11 p' 121 123 2 p 76 78 11 12 159 161 68 130 53 57 81 62 8t 9 152 155 SIONS. 56 58 101 102 jr ip 4 9 10 99 101 70 75 100 102 101 i 102 ! 113 104 IP 17 18, 88 90 64 66 5i 60 56 58 50 52 43 46 38 42 25 17 24 26 103 IC4 P 1 1001 1011 11; 12k 81 81d .0 82 84 1 d 101 102 95 97 9) 92 64 66 82 84 100 101 100 104 I, f d LOO 101 IT SECUR 471 i 97 98 95 97 98 100 84 85 82 S 4 103 )C5 106 108 108 110 106 108 i 3 105 100 111 130! i 491 9 671 1 7 1041 4 1241 I 4 t3ri 6 10 128 i 71 8 1101 tom ; 103 1(.5 107 .0) 107 109 102 104 95 97 9) 101 93 95 90 61 101 105 86 86 235 1045 145 :21 1 ITIES. 91 9C4 IC2} 1091 f MAGAZINE DAY. DUBLIN.—" Not Wisely but too Well," is con - tinued, and the volatile Kate is evidently rushing on destruction. The description given of Colonel Stamer is very well done, and the scene is an effec tive one, in which he deceives his sisters as to who was the companion of his walk. These sharp young women were for once outwitted by their dexterous brother. Kate Chester is a frank, well-meaning girl, without any depth of character or much disturbed by conscientious scruples, and such are very likely to fall a prey to the snares of the designing and the craft of the wary. "Who is the Heir ?" is now approaching completion, and its finale promises to be as striking as its whole course has been eventful and its description brilliant. Guy Luttrell is a very curious character, and his movements are such as cannot be confidently predicted. The plot of this tale has been so complicated, that its denounenzent is sure to be anxiously awaited by those readers who have become in terested in its progress. There is an article called " The New Parliament," which gives an analysis of the state of parties that may doubtless servo to entertain some curious and critical readers. The question of Reform is touched upon in this paper, and some of the most glaring incon sistencies are exposed, and the great difficulties that aro found in the disagreement of those who are supposed to think alike are well shadowed forth. There is great truth in this remark on the notable projects that abound—" The Reformers do not know their own minds, as many Reformers so many theories." One credit is awarded to Mr. Seymour Fitzgerald's speech at Horsham, and it is well remarked that, in his discourse, "so much more than any narrow and merely party view is taken of the political situation, that the absence of the Speaker from the House of Commons cannot but be, to every libe ral-minded man, a subject for regret." "Mad Men of Letters" is a curious sketch, and one that will probably find many readers, for it deals with the startling and strange among a gifted but erratic class, whose delusive moments were often more brilliant than the hours of sanity enjoyed by others. The misfortunes and the miseries of authors have long been the theme of com ment, the subject of criticism, and the study of the ab struse. Some very melancholy incidents are recorded of the sufferings of mental aberration experienced by some of the most gifted of our race, and minor peculi arities which they displayed are also strikingly set forth. " The Pioneers and Patriarchs of Invention" is an inte resting sketch that cannot fail to.attract attention. The valuable work of Mr. Dircks, civil engineer, "The Life and Times of the Second Marquis of Worcester, and a Re print of his Century of Inventions," is alluded to, and great praise is awarded to it, as a "monument raised late, but not too late, to a great and modest genius—a national biography which illustrates and elevates our ideas of the past, and a contributicn, which the world ' will recognise, to the European history of science." "Scenes in the Transition Age from Ciesar to Christ" are continued; and we also meet with an entertaining account of " Life with the Esquimaux." " The Grand Tour" takes us to the " City of the Czar." There are some poems interspersed with the prose subjects, which impart a variety to the contents. FRAZER'S.—An interesting number of Frazer opens with an article on Mannahatta, which, as most of us know, is the old Indian appellation for New York. The name is said to be derived from the great Indian spirit Manettio, who, according to Knickerbocker, made this island his home on account of its uncommon delights, since Indian traditions picture it as an earthly paradise, the bay, a translucent lake, full of gold and silver fish, and the island itself adorned with every variety of fruits and flowers. A sudden irruption of the Hudson is supposed to have washed away all these marvels and the great Manettio along with them. The sketches of American life and character given in this paper are animated and life-like, and the story of the early for tunes of the island and the city during its transformation from the Mannahatta of the Indians to the New Amster dam of the Dutch settlers, and, finally, to the busy and brilliant New York of the nineteenth century. Yankees, speaking of its varied population, the writer says :—" It is a short and easy method of travelling round the world to take one's stand on Broadway—the world will pass by you if you stay there long enough." In one day he has seen painted and feathered Indians, pigtailed Chinamen and Japanese, while wo all know that every variety of Euro pean nationality and society is represented there. We aro carried to a very different world by the concluding part of the reminiscences of a Russian general officer, who tells us the direful story of the murder o the Fmperor Paul I. His version of the affair is worth notice, as being written by an actor in the drama., although no participator in the crime. The picture of the Russian Court life half a century back is not very attractive. An essay "On Lessening the Irksomeness of instruction," very sensibly objects to the ex cessive use of extracts and abbreviations in the reading books. No sooner, it is urged, is a child's atten tion fairly gained, and his interest excited by the matter in hand than the subject is changed. " 6upposing that he reads a page or two about Christopher Columbus, by the time he begins to understand That Columbus was a human being sailing about the planet at a remote era, and by the time that the child may possibly begin to wish to know a little more about him, he passes on to the natural history of the elephant ; no sooner does he begin to feel a little at home with the elephant than he is hurried off to Elizabeth Woodcock ; and by the time that he is comfortably buried with Elizabeth in the snowdrift, he is summoned to the Eddystone Lighthouse." The case is, of course, far worse where the subjects selected are of themselves dry and un interesting; but we are inclined to agree with the writer in thinking that more would be gained in the early stages of instruction by awakening a child's interest by narratives of incident and action. There is a free translation from the Icelandic " Edda," which shows some affinity between the old Northern legend and the German " Lenore." " Gilbert Rugge" continues with p a i n f ul interest. Poor Gilbert, as is but natural in the humdrum trials of everyday life, falls miserably short of his high ideal, and certainly displays himself in a most u nam i able light. But melancholy as his position is, the reader's pity for him is secondary to his interest in the sergeant, who, through no fault of his own, sees himself the cause of so much misfortune ; and, cut off by insuperable barriers from a ll h e most l ovesan d cherishes, Gilbert is bringing a punishment on himself ; for the poor sergeant, convinced o f t h eir incompatibility of manners and education, and belie v i ng himself to be a drawback to his son, takes his solitary departure at the end of this part. q a ua b i e n g t in n n a i ni ng e o a f n ‘d‘ A en b d ig in ai g l,' i ' ll an o d ne t p e a ll r s t. a There is another tal e w h ich possesses the now rare merit I p t le i a s s c a a n i t led st b ory y tl o ie f English domestic life —a little heavy and diffuse in the manner of telling, but with a point and a meaning never theless. TEMPLE 8AR...-.." Sir Jasper's Tenant" is not very eventful in this instalment ; but we may trace in this portion some foreshadowing of important iG o n f cgr i v t s o e i sl into o f hc theeart h a e l d rs o s nna a , r ae e ns h a a sa n e egtnefe.orarl Mr.events, and the sp ee d y return of the " florid wisdom" nsdfefuayssiioet ne f s a w l oi l - fl him dismay Dobbs 1 :I n t b ah s ce o i doubtless be the result of the grand schemes concocted by those worthies. Tho description given of the Picnic is very entertaining, and the uncomfortable results of the merrymaking are not to be wondered at, considering the imprudent manner in which the festivities were conducted. The " Streets of the World" this time sketches -Washing ton Pennsylvania Avenue. The place is not spoken of in very high terms, for it is said that "Washington has about the worst name it is possible for transatlantic disparage ment to give it. It cannot bo cured, and must be endured, although it has long reached the unendurable stage." "Your Vote and Interest" contains some curious sketches of doings in old times, and the various strange subterfuges to which our forefathers resorted in ordor to gain their desired end. " Land at last" is continued in its usual ani mated style, and the miseries of enforced "gentility" to those who had been used to more exciting and eventful lives are graphically depicted. " Grouse Shooting" is a very appropriate paper just now, and brings before the reader some sketches of that pastime, and some account of the best mode in which to follow it. " Through Bucks" is another of those pleasing little r eminiscences, which has appeared in these pages, and presents to our notice a graceful series of sketches of some of the most attractive spots to be found in all lands. Country life in England has charms that it possess nowhere else, and those not fortunate enough to wander among sylvan scones and rural haunts, will gladly avail themselves of this opportunity of dwelling on their worth and merits. "The Turkish Bath in England" con tains a panegyric of this ceremony that is almost unmea sured in its style. Its advantages are said to be great for both man and beast, and particularly adapted to meet the requirements of the present time. " David Chantrey" ap proaches conclusion, an d becomes mor e eventful than here tofore. Will's engagement with Mr. Magee is broken off, and David endeavours to patch up matters, which is rather an arduous endeavour. "Lloyds" is a sketch that dwells upon the important mysteries connected w ith that name, and it is well said, in conclusion, that the "invisible Lloyd may continuo to keep a record of the inaudible speaking of ships at sea for ages to come. Day and Martin's blacking would b© it nothing w • hout the name. Day may be dead, and Martin also, an d yet both live i n th e sma ll stone bottles ; and so it is w ith Lloyd. lle la ves a f ter his death, lives not only in England but abroad." " The Ancient Guilds of London" contains some striking accounts of the doings of those mighty agents in the "government, ieli gion, and the manners and customs of London in times gone by," as they are designated here. Many only think of the present, and forget and overlook the past. Though now qUiescent, and only active on festive occasions, time was when the liberties of the land were defended by these ancient guilds, and these bad better poruse the graphic sketch here given of their early history in the days of old. Some stirring verses are met with in this magazine which give a spirited description of the famous river which the local rhyme has thus apostrophised:— " River of Dart, river of Dart, Every year thou claimest a heart." THE ST. JAMES'S.—The great object of attraction to the_ readers of the St. Junias will, of course, be the opening chapters of Miss Braddon's new novel, " The Lady's Mile." It is full of promise, and introduces us to two distinct sets of characters, with a little separate love drama belonging to each, so that there are outlines already sketched out for the filling up proper to romance. Dr. Scoffern contributes an essay on the senses, which is very well worth reading, and gives some curious particulars of their varying development in diffe rent races and individuals. The affinity between the legal and literary professions is the subject of a well-written paper, in which the writer pleads strongly in behalf of the study of literature by members of the legal profession. " The Family History of a Looking Glass" is not, as its name would imply, a biography a la Jane Taylor, but it is an interesting account of the various processes by which a leaf, of which the principal ingredients are sand and soda, becomes converted into the stately mirror that glitters on our walls. It is a pity, by the way, that some of our scien tific men cannot devise some means of prevention or cure for the evil effects of the mercury employed in the looking glass manufacture on the health of the workmen. An ambitious poet has taken Mrs. Hemans' famous subject, "Properzia Rossi," but the poem does not bear comparison with its older rival. The author of " Shirley Hall Asylum" continues his rather tame story of " The Village Doctor," and the complicated drama of plot and counterplot taken from the French of Paul Feval is proceeded with at some length. Two papers of travels take us to the Wengern Alps and to the Yangtze-Kiang respec tively. LONDON SOCIETY.—" Where shall we Go," is the uppermost question in London Society just now, and its faithful literary reflector duly propounds and attempts to answer the query, by the serio comic adventures recorded in three chapters on sea-side experience. We have two in testimony of the holiday-time, another paper on " The Plai-grounds of Europe," a " Tale of the Scarborough Season," and a paper "Beside the' Deer." "Old English Housekeeping" may astonish modern chaletaines, and will perhaps supply a new idea to the gourmand. "Reminiscences of a Cricketer" shows the ancient game played by somewhat singular aspirants to the honours of the ball and bat. "The Queens of Comedy" gives us the portraits and the memoirs of three leading French theatrical stars. The series on "The Merchant Princes of England" is continued with unabated interest, and sketches the careers of four worthies whose names are well known and duly honoured in Liverpool. The story of " Faithful and True" has reached its last chapter, and the lovers are made happy at last, though the course of their true love has certainly ful filled Shakapere's aphorism to the letter. There are plenty of lively and sentimental songs, and illustrations as clever and effective as they are numerous. THE SIXPENNY MAGAZINE.—A plentiful variety is, as usual, found in the Sixpenny, although it does not belong to a very high order of literature. There are lively and readable papers on "Hopping," appropriate at this season ; on "Longevity," of which some astonish ing anecdotes are told ; on " The Police of Prussia," on " Vandyke," and on "Ocean Birds." In the paper on " Longevity" mention is made of an Hungarian family, in which the father was 172, the mother 142, and the youngest child 115 ! This promising infant was kept in strict dis cipline, and showed unvarying filial obedience to his parents. The " Temple Tales" and the articles on " Popular Physi ology" are continued, and the story of the " Fatal Legacy" proceeds at some length. The contemptible hero seems likely to get into well-deserved trouble by the appearance of an unwelcome visitor. THE BOYS' OWN MAGAZINE—THE BOYS' MONTHLY MAGAZINE.—One of the best papers in the first of these pleasant miscellanies is that on the "Seal," which gives a very entertaining account of Mr. Lecomte's Ataria. The " Amateur Mechanic's Workshop' is another department very fascinating to the young, while there are histories and tales of adventure enough to fill up many a holiday hour. The Monthly Magazine is of the same animated and readable character, roaming from the Hottentots to the Canadian Volunteers—from the history of seven years in the slave trade to the hospital at Green wich. THE ENGLISHWOMAN'S DOMESTIC MAGAZINE.— This useful home companion is more bountiful than ever in its display of fashions, work patterns, and designs for cutting out and making up endless articles of wearing apparel. The reading it supplies is light and pleasant, to suit the tastes of the fair croquet players and crochet workers for whom it is designed ; but the good housewife and careful Materfamilias may profit by its ample stores, and combine beauty and economy by follow ing its directions. THE YOUNG ENGLISHMAN.—The subscribers to this journal will have the advantage this month of obtaining a musical supplement, but in truth they have no reason to quarrel with the liberality of the ordi nary supply. The Young Englishwoman is of somewhat similar character to the Englishwoman's Magazine, only it is half the price, decidedly more sentimental, and the work designs, &0., aro less numerous. THE ENGLISHMAN'S MAGAZINE.—The third part of the " Physiological Studies," by an M.D., treats of the theory of food. The writer includes under that head everything that supplies nutriment to the body, and consequently ranks potash, lime, magnesia, iron, copper, &c., as being "as truly good as beef and mutton." A paper on Mediaeval Bookmaking gives us some interesting particulars of the labour of the old monks. Henry, a monk of the Beno= dictine Abbey of Hyde copied Terence, Boethius, Suetonius, and Claudia; forming them into one volume, illuminating the initials and making the brass bosses of the binding with his own hands. Benedict, Abbot of Peterborough, transcribed Seneca's Tragedies and Epistles, Terence, Martial, Claudian, and many learned treatises with his own hand. Unfortunately the results of such laborious application were from their nature liable to be detroyed, and in a great fire which occurred at Cragland in 1091 no less than 700 volumes were consumed. How much of patient industry and love of schoolarship not highly prized in those days were represented in those 700 books. We have the third part of the " Memorials of Westminster Abbey," giving an account of the origin of some of the chapels. A paper on Arabic Legends gives specimens of the quaint old traditions, some of them showing a curious affinity between the present and the past. Thus the com mon pattern of a lady's trinket in our own days is traceable to the legend of the four-stoned seal ring of Solomon, known by all readers of the "Arabian Nights." A very sensible and well-written paper on Wesleyanism does full justice to the talents and integrity of that remarkable ma; but at the same time shows the extravagances into which his fanaticism led him. " Clear-sighted, narrow-minded, ardent, and indefatigable, conscious of the loftiness of his aim, Wesley was the man to set the world to rights, sup posing only that it were something entirely different from what it is." The writer of this article laments that so much of the influence of Wesley's gloomy and rigid doctrines is still felt among us. The midnight tragedy of Ferrara gives a trilling picture of Italian life as it was under Austrian tyranny. " Parochial Sisterhoods" are discussed at some length in the concluding paper, and the importance and ♦ariety of the work to be performed by Christian women is especially dwelt upon. BRITISH P Atlantic & St. Lawrence Born., Barocla... , Cen.ln gu. 5 percent... Do. t•' shares Buffalo Lake Huron, Do Preference Buff.,Brant, 3, Goderich 6 p.c. btia. Auz. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1 1873 Do. do. June I, 1574 Calcutta & 6. E., lim ape Town dt Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p, East. Ben_al, gu., 5 do East I. dia., gu. 5 p.c. Do J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. slort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. ist ref. Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 2d Pr, f. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. :-‘d Pref. stock. Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt,lndia Pen. gua. sp.c o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India(lira gua. 5 per cent D . 4f per cent Do Great W a. of Canada.. D.,. New .. Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 io. 5, do. pay. 1877-e.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. [lnds. Mel. & Hudson's tsay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B v. I.ll.C'da, pc Ist pf.bds Scindc Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Pun iaub Do.lndus St I'lo "" COLONIAL GO VER: BRITI :SII M Cam Consol. bold, lim Chiverton Clifford a malg - amated Devon G. Cons. (TavLst Drakewal Is East Bassett (Illogan) East Carauon as t Cam Brea East Grenville East Love,l E. W'i Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. Gr.-at L , xey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor theist Grenvilie ...... • • Ilerod's Foot ... Hingston ['owns Margaret , Uny Lelant Marke Valley wyndy Iron Ore, lim Nangi les .. New Se ton North Downs North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Illogan North Wheel Crotty Prosper ITnited Pr vidence UnyL.lant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park . Tin Croft West I , assett (Dozen W. Caradon (L.skeard West Chi verton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth w hea LudcAt Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Setoa Wheal Tr elawney (Lis Wheal Uni r 2.1.0 2.14.6 3.4.0 2.7.0 2.13.6 0.10.6 60t all 1.1.0 40 7.8.3 8.13 4.18.01 4.3.6 371 4.2.0 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 11 18.18.9 30.17.6 3.12.81 INES. 9 10 22 24 560 580 1} lt 11 If 2 SO 32 470 490 15 2• , 13 15 174 18i 6) 7 , , 10 12 75 • 8i 170 180 75 80 28 30 4 6 95 200 17 18 rttEFEKENUE CSUAttXS. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 1, 105 Gt. Western, South Wales. gua. 4 0 per cent., Ditto, 5 per cent., I'l, 0,101 South Eastern (Reading Anne., £1.0.6). 211 PRR SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton. &c., 4. per cent., 1858, 9. Ditto, new, 44 per cent., 1861, 971 London, Chatham, ezo., Metrop. B 6 per cent., 100 Metropolitan 5 per cent., 107 8 8, LINES LEASED AT FIXED ItENTALE. London Tilbury, and Southend, 103 FOREIGN IiAtiWAYB. Bahia and San Francisco t liAn.) gua. 7 per cent., 141 tireat Luxembourg, 151 FoitEIGN MINES. _ _ Linares, Urn., 3} BANKS. Agra and Masterman's, lim., 581 Al'Janet-, li 31 t Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 20 is paid., 26 Anglo fgyptian. lim., 121 1 Bank of Egypt, 21), l'hartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 281 Chartered ttler. of India, London, and China, 501 00 City, 1.51 Commercial Bank of India and the East, 25 itng ishJoint Stock, 11m., 121 European Bank, tim., i 2 itindustan, China, and Japan, Urn., 20 19 Imperial Bank, Urn., 2E} Imperial Ottoman, 14 1 Lon i do it n t , z, B , u lL e en w, os l3 A i vres, and River Plate, L on::,on Chartered Bank of Australia, 241, London and County, 78 London Joint Stock, 491 National dank, 94i mental Bank Corporation. 53 2* Provincial Banking Corporation, lim., 41 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi. lim., 71 7 otandard of British South Africa, 161 Union of London, 54 31 MISCELLANEOI3I3. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 21 80.. bay Gas, dm., Ditto, 2d issue, 41 Ditto. issue, 21 City Offices, lim., 5 if Credit It oncier and Mobilier of England, 81 1 Crystal Palace, Financial Discount, Um., 4 lien. Credit and ti'inathle 01 London, lim., 5,1 International Financial ,ociety, Um., 61 Interational ..and Credit. Um., 71 Joint Stock Discount, Um.. 81 Marine Investme..t, lim , 41 Millwall Freehold Lana and Dock, lim , 21 Overend, Gurney, and Co., ilm., u 1 / Universal Marine. Insurance. lim., 51 The quotation of gold at Paris is about per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.22 i per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of is. lead. per ounce for standard gold, it appe...rs that gold is nearly 2-itths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 109 to 109 1 per cent. At these rates there is no profit on the importation of go'd from the United States. The Murder of Major De Vere. Yesterday, at the Judges' Chambers, before Mr. Justice Montague Smith, an application was made on the part of Earl De Grey and Ripon, the Secretary at War, for the re moval of the indictment " The Queen v. Currie," and also of the prisoner, to the Central Criminal Court, for trial at the ensuing session in September, for the murder of Major De Yore. Lord De Grey, as Secretary at War, had signed the cer tificate mentioned, that a speedy trial of Currie was ne cessary, and that it would contribute to the maintenance of good order and military discipline if the prisoner was in dicted and tried under the jurisdiction of the Homicides Act. Mr. Justice Montague Smith inspected the documents placed before him, and made the required order, and the prisoner will be forthwith removed from Maidstone to Newgate. THE SUPPOSED CASE OF CHILD MURDER AT WurrEcuArEL.—An adjourned inquest was held this day by Mr. Humphrey on the body of a child belonging to a woman named Mary Palmer, at Whitechapel. Evidence was given that the woman had had a child about five years ago, which had disappeared rather suspiciously, but she asserted she had sent it to a relative at New York. In the present case no proof was brought forward to criminate her, and the jury returned a verdict that death was caused by suffocation, but there was no evidence to show how that suffocation was caused. AN INGENIOUS MECHANIC.--An old man named John O'Connor, of Cardiff, a working joiner, has been engaged during the past eighteen months in making a pulpit of Dantzic oak, of an octagon form, in the Gothic style. Several architects have expressed their astonish ment at the beauty and good proportions of this work of art. The work, as far as already advanced, is valued at from £l2O to £l4O. It was intended for a Roman Catholic church in Cardiff ; but, as the cost has exceeded the sum in hand, the pulpit is left on the poor old man's hands.— Building News. THE LICENSING SYSTEM.—The Liverpool magis trates, at their annual licensing session yesterday quoted a number of statistics to show that their open licensing system—that of regarding only the fitness of the man and of the house—is in reality diminishing drunkenness. THE MONAGHAN ELECTION RIOTS.—OH Tuesday the usual fortnightly petty sessions for the Monaghan dis trict were held in the Court-house, Monaghan, before John B. Greene; Esq., R.M. Robert Wright, Robert Crawford, John Lendrum, and John Woods, were charged with having formed part of a riotous mob, and discharged fire arms in the town of Monaghan, on the 22d of July. After hearing a number of wiitnesses Wright was discharged, and the other defendants sent for trial, but admitted to POLICE INTELLICi.ENCE.—This Day. BOW-STREET. Robert Badger was placed before Mr. Vaughan charged with creating a disturbance at the Running Horse Tavern, Little Queen-street, and also with assaulting the landlord. From the evidence it appeared that last night the pri soner entered the house and called for some beer, but as he was intoxicated, Mr. Thithman refused to serve him. lie began to quarrel with a number of persons standing in front of the bar, and eventually the landlord had to call in the police to remove him from the house. On seeing the constable the prisoner became quiet and went away, but he had not proceeded far when he ran away from the con stable, and returned to the Running Horse. Immediately ho entered the house he snatched up a pint pot from the counter and flung it in the landlord's face. It struck him in the mouth, and with such force that the pot was corn pletely compressed. The police-constable by this time arrived at the house, and he seized him with the intention of taking him to the station, but he struggled violently, and the constable told him he had better not resist, and ultimately he went quietly to the station. On aarival there, however, he again broke out in a violent manner, and said he would break four of the best panes of glass in the house. Mr. Abrams, who appeared for the prisoner, asked Mr Thithman whether the prisoner was not very drunk ? The complainant said the man was absolutely mad drunk. Mr. Abrams said the prisoner was a man of excellent character, and had he not been so very intoxicated as to have lost all self control he would not have acted in the manner he had done. Mr. Vaughan said, under the circumstances, he should only fine him 10s., but he should order him to find bail to keep the peace for three months in one surety of £lO. The prisoner's employer paid the fine for him, and also became surety for his future good behaviour. Henry William Sledge, the potman at the Goat Tavern, Chenies-street, Tottenham-court-road, was placed at the bar on remand charged with stealing a cheque for £25 the property of Mr. Vass, the landlord. It will be recollected that the prisoner received the cheque to get changed into gold, and having received the money in exchange at the shop of Mr. Hazelwood, in Tottenham-court-road, he absconded with it, and nothing further was heard about him until he was taken into custody in Old-street, St. Luke's, a few days ago. The prisoner was remanded for the production of the cheque, and this morning Mr. Vass was in attendance, and informed the magistrate that Mr. Heales, the drawer, was on the Continent, and that in consequence he was not able to produce the document, but a clerk was in attend ance from the London and Westminster Bank, who would prove the receipt of the cheque from the bankers of Mr. Hazlewo od. The prisoner was again remanded. 94 96 134 135 b 6 3 1 p 101 106 49 51 98 100 102 103 106 108 10 110 MARLBOROUGH-STREET. PADRONI AND THEIR VlCTlMS.—Guiseppe Franchi, a native of Bardi, Italy, was charged before Mr. Mansfield with begging, in Regent-street. William Hewitt, officer of the Mendicity Society, proved seeing the prisoner, who had a hurdy-gurdy slung on his back, following and begging of ladies and gentlemen, in Regent-street, yesterday evening. He went up to the pri soner and took him into custody while he had his head in a carriage window, and was in the act of begging of the occupants of the carriage. Signor Luciano, the Secretary to the Italian Benevolent Society, who attended to watch the case, said the prisoner had informed him that be had only been in this country a month, and that he was living with a man named Francesco Rabaiotti. Hewitt said he knew the man and he was a notorious padroni, and had a number of boys in his employ. Signor Luciano said he had asked the lad whether he would like to go back to his own country as the society would send him, but he declined to go. Mr. Mansfield said it would be a good thing to pass an act of Parliament to bring up the padroni, who did infinite mischief. There were very few persons who could do so much harm as they could. They brought over young people to lead a vagabond life, and if ever they went back to their own country, they went back without having acquired an inclination for steady industry. They were the ruin of young people. Mr. Mansfield then requested Signor Luciano to explain to the prisoner that he would be discharged this time, but that if he came to the court again he would be sent to prison for a month. THAMES. DISGRACEFUL SCENE IN Ws ITECRAPEL.—John Brian and John Malony, Irish tinkers, and two of the most dirty, foul-mouthed, and desperate ruffians that ever appeared in this court, were brought before Mr. Paget charged with being drunk, disorderly, and fighting in Lambeth-street, Whitechapel. It appeared from the evidence of two police constables, named Kitchen and Chatty, of the H division, that they were sent for yesterday evening at half-past 7 o'clock to suppress a disturbance in Lambeth-street. The prisoners were stripped and their shirts were off ; they were engaged in hammering each ether and - were very drunk. They struck at every one that passed, but did not hurt any one, for their intended blows fell very wide of the mark. They were surrounded by about two hundred of the thieves, ruffians, juvenile pickpockets, and German strumpets, who dwell in the street, which the witnesses said was the worst in the district, and unsafe even for a constable to pass up and down singly. The shouting and swearing among the motley and dangerous throng w as deafening. The police forced the tinkers into their houses twice, and they came out again with their soldering-irons. Before they could do any harm they were taken into cus tody. In answer to the questions of the magistrate, _ _ _ Kitchen said the two prisoners were tried and convicted for an assault on a police constable on Boxing-day, 1862. The constable had been on the sick list and unfit for duty ever since. The prisoners were the terror of the district, and were generally intoxicated. Mr. Paget said it was only three days since he had dis charged Brian, after two remands, and convicted his com panions, a man and a woman, who were in prison. The scene last evening was a most disgraceful one. He now gave notice if there was any case of violence to a police officer in this frightful place called Lambeth-street, he would punish the offenders to the utmost extent of the law. Hq, wished the prisoner's companions in Whitechapel to know this. He fined the prisoners 40s. each, and in default of payment to be imprisoned for one month. DANGEROUS AMUSEMENT.—John Ayling, a butcher and waggoner was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with furious driving. Police-Sergeant Whisson, No. 111, stated that last night soon after nine o'clock, the prisoner and another man were each driving a horse and cattle conveyance, and racing. They crossed each other, drove close to the foot-path, and on the footpath, then flogged their horses and drove along the middle of the road, shouted at each other, and caused general consternation. It was a mercy several persons were not killed. He secured the prisoner and sent a constable after the other driver, who was equally bad, but he drove off at full speed and got away. Henry Bingley, 134 K, confirmed the evidence of tho sergeants, and said the game of racing between the two cattle conveyances lasted some time, and the indignation of the inhabitants was loud and universal. .The prisoner muttered he was in the employ of Mr. Miller, and he did not gallop or race with any one. Mr. Paget—Yes you did. Your conduct was public dangerous and disgraceful. You were racing on road always thronged with people and vehicles.aPshall inflict the largest fine, 405., or one month ' s imprisonment in default. REVISION OF THE CHURCH RITUAL.—It is rumoured that a commission will shortly be issued to consider the expediency of making certain alterations in the rubrics contained in the Book of Common Prayer, "with the avowed object of putting some limitation upon the amount of ritual." This is the statement of the English Church Union ; but, whether conscience is really making cowards of the members of this body, or whether there is substantial truth in the rumour, we cannot say. The Church Union protests against such a course, because, "to issue a royal commission in matters purely spiritual is contrary to 'the spirit, if not the letter, of the constitution," and they assert that " such a step would be an unwar rantable interference with the civil and religious liber ties of Churchmen." These "pe pold vords," as Captain Fluellen said, but they are only words ; and, in this case, words neither are things, nor do they represent things. Every change in the constitution of the Church has been at the recommendation of a Royal Commission, which, in their schemes, have cut away bishops, diminished rectors, lightened and relaxed oaths and declarations, and dealt generally with the Church as such bodies are accustomed to do with all other departments of the civil governMent The Church Union forgets that there is no "spiritual go vernment" in the Church, and that, to adopt the language of Churchmen, the Episcopalian clergy is at the absolute dictation of the "Jews, Dissenters, and infidels," who sit in the Commons House of Parliament. —Liberator. A VOLUNTEER DRUM-HEAD COURT MARTIAL. — A painful incident occurred towards the close of the annual prize shooting of St. Anstell Volunteers on Tues day. One of the members " retired" from shooting for the officers' prizes, and was soon afterwards caught firing ball cartridge at his shako some distance away from the ground in or near the public highway. He was seen to fire two ball cartridges when Lieutenant Hancock raached the spot and brought the offender before the captain commanding, and after a brief inquiry he was then and there formally dismissed from the corps. — Wester?. Morning News. The Archduke Etienne, brother of the Duchess de Brabant, has just left the baths of Weilbach (Nassau), to return to his residence at Schaum burg. Suffering much on his arrival at Weilbach, he leaves it in a very satisfactory state of health. The report of his return to Austria, from which country he lias been absent for some years, is in correct. MARKETS—This Day. MARK -LANE. There was a moderate supply of home-grown wheat on sale at our market to-day. The condition of the new wheats being very middling, old produce changed hands at the full prices of Monday, but new wheats were very diffi cult of sale, and several samples were left unsold. With foreign wheat the market was very moderately, supplied. The trade was steady, and although the busi ness done was somewhat restricted Monday's currency was supported.. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair demand at late rates. Barley, with which the market was very moderately supplied, changed hands at full prices. Malt ruled firm at quite previous rates. Oats were in good supply. Most qualities were in fair demand, and prices ruled tolerably firm. Beans and peas fully supported late rates. The market was scantily supplied. The flour trade was steady, at late prices. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour English and Scotch. 1,650 180 2,490 90 1,160 Irish Foreign 10,890 3,620 23,950 80 sks. 6100 brls. NEVVGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are moderately supplied with meat. The trade is steady, and good and' prime qualities readily com mand previous rates. Per 81b by the caroase. ad s d Inferior beef 2 3 6 Middling do. 3 8 4 0 2 4 4 Prime small do 4 6 4 8 Large pork 3 8 4 4 Lamb, 58 0 s d s d Inferiir mutton 4 0 4 8 Middlin4 mutton 4 10 5 4 Prime do 5 6 5 10 Veal 4 0 5 0 Small pork. 4 6 5 2 kl to 6s id. ' BOROUGH HOP. Picking continues to make satisfactory progress, and in most plantations there is a full average yield. The quality of the produce is excellent. Our market consequently is dull, with a downward tendency in prices. COLONIAL. TEA.—There has been a lair enquiry for shipping de scriptions, and prices generally are well supported. SUGAR.—The market has not been quite so animated but superior qualities of West India fully maintain former rates. In the refined market there has been a moderate business reported, without any material change in values. COFFEE.—A rather large quantity, principally Planta tion Ceylon, has been offered at public sale. Superior descriptions have brought about former prices, but other qualities have been rather cheaper. RicE.—Only moderate dealings have been reported, which led :to no change in values. TALLOW.—The market has shown rather more activity, and quotations for present and forward delivery remain steady. Bank of England Return,•--Last Evening. An Account, pursuant to t, cap. 32, for the week ending UM LIE DI P Notes issued £2B 215,865 etoprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 it est eublic Deposits (in eluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commls missioners of Na tional Debt,, ,And Dividend Ac- counts) 6,0'4,785 Other Deposits 14,49 ,131 ieven Day and other Bills 534,621 £39,182,477 G. Aug. 31, 1865. he Act 7th and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 1865. ARTA% EN T. Government Debt .£11,015,1(0 Other Securities .. 3.634,000 Gold Coin & Bullion 13,658;865 Silver Bullion £28,215,865 'EPARTMZNT. Government Seen- cities (including Dead WeightAn- nuity) £10,384,209 Other Securities z1,256,7, 6 Notes Gold and Silver 923,747 Goin I 139,182,477 FORBES, Deputy Cashier. Another Forgery of Russian Bank Notes. r Yesterday afternoon five foreigners were placed before the magistrate at the Lambeth Police-court, charged with being in possession of a large quantity of forged Russian bank-notes for five roubles each. The prisoners were ap prehended by Inspector James Thomson, of the Detective Police, and Sergeant Mulvany, at a house in Russell-street, Camberwell New-road. The men were found sitting in a room, and when the police entered they secured a carpet bag, in which the forged notes were dis covered. Mr. Herd, an employe of the Russian Consul in England, proved that the notes were forgeries, and that they had been struck from a plate which was very coarsely executed. The police also found in the house a box containing a quantity of engravers' tools. The solicitor who appeared for the prisoners denied that they knew anything of the contents of the -bag which had been left there by other persons. Inspector Thomson said he should be prepared on another occasion with evidence which he thought would bring home the charge to some of the prisoners, and therefore he applied for a remand, which was granted. The magistrate, however, said he would take bail in £2OO for each of the prisoners, with the exception of the occupier of the apartment in which the forged notes were found. In the present instance the notes are quite distinct from the case now under investigation at the Marlborough-street Police-court, which, it will be recollected, were for 50 roubles each, and were struck by the photographic pro cess. THE ACCIDENT TO THE ATLANTIC CABLE.—When the first piece of wire was found in the cable no one had any idea but that it was there by accident ; and as the cable was perfect up to the moment of sending the last tests from the ship to the shore, it at once occurred to us that the wire had been driven into the cable whilst it was pas sing through the machinery astern. But when the fault of July 29th was examined, a strong suspicion was at once aroused that the injury was caused by some villain on board, for the wire was driven in an artistic manner right through the cable from side to side. Several attempts to pierce the cable by pressing similar pieces of wire itwasagainst the t work with the h of h an assassin. Had h eel_utterlyfailed. The been The men caught, the world might have heard something of an attempt to administer Lynch law. One man was suspected, but there was no evidence against him. When the lastfault took ie that man m was a place, M. Despescher, on guard i n the tank, saw one of nthoethincabg, if lemenmestitoowpsdreownnottosutisepiheiisosuhs.oe-Bstersindge. did not belong to the gang then at work, but came down before his time. Then Mr. Field, who followed M. Des poacher, heard a scraping of wire, and the men heard it too, and called out to the man on deck. Some people seem to think that the mischief could have been avoided if the man on deck had heard the alarm, but that is not so, as the cable could not then have been arrested on its course overboard. The only advantage gained would have been a warning to the electricians, that a wire had goal , over sticking out of the cable. As it is, the nature of the third fault must be a mystery for the present. It is onlY surmise that it was caused by another end of wire. An examination of the cable shook all faith in its alleged per fection, for it was found that several pieces of wire were broken in the coils, and some of the wire proved to be brittle and ill-tempered. This discovery allayed the excitement caused by the suspicion of malice, but it damnified the character of the cable, as it revealed v. strong suicidal tendency on its part. As yet that grave question of accident or design is undecided. Our subse quent exploit, however, tends to diminish the chances of malicious injury materially. For who will run the risk of detection, especially under the close inspection to be established in future, in order to inflict an injury which can be at once found out, fkpeabeewtydd. u te p f n words t surprise. o r no as m the . to The Nothingth the fidgne grappling deepest was ready. breakage ea a : tt of it:grdehyoi which h and t Nhht which e a o h se cableebuoyAc ti excited couldcae t and o n s k cob? beu m uch all over. But Staff Commander Moriarty and Captain Anderson determined the exact position of the extreme part of the cable actually laid to be in lat. 51 deg. 24 mitt. 40 sec. N., long. 39 deg. 4 min. 30 sec. W.—to the actual seconds--and then they marked down the ground or sea gone over in the picking up till the cable broke, and traced the end to lat. 51 deg. 25 min., long. 39 , deg. 1 min. On noon of the 3d, the Great Eastern having steamed and drifted in a fog 46 miles E. of the end of the cable, began to grapple, caught cable in 2,00 0 fat h oms, 1 and slipped buoy No, 1 close to the line o f ca b le nOs miles W. of the first lift of it on Aug ust 4. Then s he n on 6th Aug ust till noon of sth August, an d at noo she was sixteen miles further to the eastward, enveloped drifted seven or eight miles S. W. of the buoy in a fo g in fog again, and had to steam to the westward, grop ing her way and looking for the buoy till she got within three miles of the broken end, and grappled the cable again. Then, when the second swivel broke on Aug. Bth,she slipped buoy No. 2 to mark the spot, some 10 miles West of buoy No. 1, and left these two marks on the ocean when she was obliged to abandon the attempt. Sailors alone can appreciate the extraordinary skill dis played in the proceedings thus simply stated.—Cornhill Magazine for September. The report of the directors of Pile, Spence, and Co. (Limited), exhibits a clear profit of £20,082 4s. 6d. for the half-year ending 30th June. The directors recommend that the sum of £10,980 14s. ld. should be carried to the reserve fund, leaving a balance available for dividend of £9,100 10s. 5d., being after the rate of 15 per cent. per annum, free of income tax, on the paid-up capital of the company. The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit tance of £6OO on account of the dividends on the debt of Ecuador, ally loin tree the r of I to ige, [aim ord d of al t h lore han F