The Sun. — London, England, 1865-08-16 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Two o'CLocK. BRITISH FUNDS -CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Sept. 7 0 per Cent. Reduced B9} 9 ± New 3 per Cent B9± 9 ± New 2f 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 & 3i per Cent.) Do. £5OO 1 pm 2 die Do. £lOO and £2OO B.Ank of England Stock, 5i per Cent Do Account ' — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 10± 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. 54 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chilian 6 per Cent Do. 4* per Cent — Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — Danubian Principalities Do. Account Do £B6 paid — Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cont — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cont. 971 Do., Second Iss ue 9B 71 8} Do £lOO Bonds 9B} Do. 1864 93i 4} Do £lOO Bonds Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 201 Do Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala, 5 per Cent. Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) 70} Do 1865 Do Scrip, £671 paid — dis , , Do 5 per Cent.. , 1864 — Do. Scrip, £55 paid Mexican 3 per Cent. -8 Do. Account Do 1864 2li 2 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 41 per Cent. Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds — dig Do 3 - Cent. (Uribarren) per Cen Do 41. per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account — Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 47 'Jo Account — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., Do 4i per Cent., 1850 Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 921 i Do 1864 Sardinian 5 per Cent 76i Do. Account 'Spanish 3 per Cent 47 Do Now Deferred Do Passive — Do Account 2Bl 9 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account l3l Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 941 31 Do Account 9 31 Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do. 1.1 per Cent Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account — Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do £lOO Bonds Do Scrip, £35 paid Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — V enezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account D °. 6 per Cent, 1864 42 1 Do Account — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins — 110 1gian 4f per cent., E x . 25f. Dutch 2} per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil — 1)0 . 4 per C en t. C er tifi cates — French Rentes, 4i per Cent. Do Account tal iau 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 2sf. Do. Account Consol s THREE O'CLOCK. Do. Sept. A ccount 9i I The Money Market shows no alteration. The commercial requirements are moderate, and the demand for discount ;accommodation is conse quently not very large. The rate continues to be 4 per cent. for the best bills, and there are excep tional operations at 31 per cent. With reference to the Russian Ironworks Com pany, we understand that measures are to be taken to enforce the return of the deposits on the ground of the variance of the prospectus with the articles of association. It has been officially announced that the sub scription list of the Lindholme Estate Improvement Company will close on Saturday next, the 19th inst. The London Bank of Mexico and South America (Limited), as agents for the majority of holders of the British Convention Bonds of Mexico, give notice that they are prepared to receive applications from holders in England to enter into the arrange ment which has been made with the Mexican pro prietors for the introduction of their bonds to the London market. It is understood that these bonds are one of the best securities in Mexico, the interest and sinking fund being provided for by the hypo thecation of 16 per cent. of certain import duties, which it is believed will extinguish the debt at par in four or five years. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 95c. The English Stock Market has presented a firmer appearance. The low prices of yesterday have induced buyers to come forward, od hence a rise of / per cent. Consols are 891 / for money, and 89} / for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 89/ 1 ; Exchequer Bills, 2s. dis. to ls. prem. ; and India 5 per Cents., 104; 105. Bank of England Stock is 249 250. Foreign Stocks have not undergone any import ant change. Turkish Consolides are 48/ j ; Mexcan, ex all, 22; 23 ; the New Loan, 21/ 22/ ; Greek Bonds, 20 I ; Spanish Passive, 28; 29 ; Cer tificates, 13/ ; Italian, 63} ; ; and the Confederate Loan, 6 8. In the Railway Share Market business generally have continued very quiet, and prices in several in stances are a shade flatter. Great Easterns hare declined 155., and South Eastern ss. North West ern, however, have advanced 10s., and Midland 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings gene rally continue without variation as regards values. United States Securities are steady. United States 5-20 bonds are 68 ; Erie shares, 521 53, ex div. ; Illinois, 77 4; and Atlantic and Great Western Certificate of Debenture, 854 864. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain dull. Consolidated Bank have declined to 104 ; Bank of London to 131/ ; Alliance to 284 ; London and Westminster to 95 1 ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England to 8 4 ; and Ocean Marine Insurance Company to 23. Atlantic Telegraph Preference Shares are 3 21 dis. •The following are the current quotations of sonic of the principal new undertakings :---The Mar seilles Extension Railway and Land Company's shares, par 1 prem. ; New issue of 50,000 Preference Shares of £5 each of the Atlantic Telegraph Com pany, 3 21 dis. ; Northern Assam Tea, par 4 prem. ; Chubwa Tea, par 4 prem. ; London-bridge Land, / prem. ; Wheal Penrose and Unity Mines, 4 1 prem. ; Albert-bridge, 1 11 prem. ; Mama Carrara Marble, 4 14 prem. ; Downs Docks, 1 14 prem ; London Quays, 4 dis. par ; British India Trust and Agency Corporation, 1 11 prem. ; Overend, Gur ney, and Company, 21 3 prem. SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share/ Railways. I 13.14 Bir., Wol., & Str. Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do (A g ets no div. Do. A B tillGp.e.p.an.has • been paid to It Dublin & Belfast June Dun,J'erth, & A b.Junc. & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Wt stern Great. Eastern, Ord. sae. Do. E. Angl. et No.' Great North of Scotland G reat Northern D A ti•ock Do. B o Uo..New. is. at 25 pn.. GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste ri D Vi'. Rail gua.. Do. South Wales Do W. Mid.—Oxford' Newpo t Do. Ile. ef0rd.....„ Lane shire..t Yorkshire L:,ridon and Mackwali' I Lon., Brigh., & S Coast' Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. k North Western Lon. & South Westert, Man., Shet., do Lineolrr Maryport and Carlisle Do. t shares Metropolitan Do. New ...... Uhl and Do, itirmin & Derby Mid Gt. W., Ireland Do. shares 'lid Kent ... North British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& 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. 18c.4 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish C,ntral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Uo. Scot,Mid. stick Shrews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon south E stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw ill IV.llartlepool Ilar.&R. Do. A irredeemable.. Do. A redeemable .. raid. Ad 18 133} 134 ti 6i 61 (6 16 17 90 02 109 111 45 4C4 8) 100 100 100 100 110 131 132 111 145 128 32 86 i 8 65 65; 63 175 43 45 40 45 .(5 (07 ! 110) 117 91 92 1(3 105 39 it 1224 523 9)4 10 61i 511 131 1311 2; lip, 1291 129 y 1,9 lot 52 33 z 4 .5 1101 11 67 69 1021 103 3?} 39, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 131 i 18i 17i 461 I 6 131 144 i >j 5 13. 1 asg,~; ~ :1 1 1 1 1041 4 1221 3 1(0,991 sti 23‘ Ulf 11 i 55 81 i Closing ( Business Price. done. 130 11 1 1201 I & 100 BRITISH P Atlantic & St.Lawrcnce Bom.,Baroda, Cen.ln., gu. 5 per cent Do. le shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1,1873 Do. do. June I, 1874 Calcutta & S. E., lirn Cape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East. Ben;al, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pr(l. Bonds Do. do. deferred Da Id Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c I 'o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (lira gua. 5 Der cent D 41 per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada.. Da New Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay 1873 Po. 51 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4; do filth Extensio❑ Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. di Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B pc let pt. bds Scindc Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Pun i aub n I Do. Indus St Flo " COLONIAL GOVERNMEN British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1872.... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & D sp. c. Mar. & Sept 1)o. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p r. 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. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.78 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov to Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. N. B. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&.July N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18.1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189! New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... Nova Sc tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. a S. Aus.Gov. 8 p,c 1808 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July Do. do, A pril & Oct BRITE Cam Consol. Cold, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ast Cam Brea East Gzenville Eat Loved E. WI Russell (Tavlstk Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. Great 1.. ixey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist bn Grenville llcrod's Foot Hingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant tlarke Valley Ilwyndy Iron Ore, Lim Nanglles New Se ton North Downs North Roskear V.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Pr, vidence Uny Imlant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan stray Park Tin Croft West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (L.skeard West Chiverton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redrutli Ludoutt Wheal Mary Ann (Men 11'heal Seton Wheal Trelawney Wheal Ifni lo it iy 121 123 , 16 2 pl 75 77 lit 12}, 143 152 57 51 81 63 55 57 804 514 9 10 151 156 3 4 p 104 106 48 50 ,SIONS. 57 54 101 102 i in 91 1: 9 10 U 9 101 70 75 100 102 101 102 IL3 104 i iP 18 IV E 8 90 65 66 55 60 57 58 50 52 43 46 38 42 25 27 21 26 103 Ir 4 1 PI i 3P 100 l 11; 12k 81 8j o 9 V 2 82 64 1 4cl 101 102 95 07 89 91 66 68 82 Si 99t 1004 991 leo4 9)4 IU4 :T SECUR 06 93 05 v 7 8 100 83 85 82 S 4 103 105 106 108 108 110 106 108 It 3 105 108 110 103 1(5 107 tOli 107 109 103 105 95 97 9) 101 93 95 90 91 102 104 83 85 98 100 101 i 102 105 107 IC9i 114 9} 91 25 27 560 680 18 ,0 114 121 6 6) 22 2 10 11 31 41 2 4 194 20A 1t 21 34 ..S5 2 21 40 4t 2 21 2k 3 41 41 21 14 11 13 25 33 4 1 It If If 2 20 52 470 490 15 2 13 15 16i 176 6k 711 8 10; 75 5 170 180 75 80 18 30 4 6 200 205 17 18 PREFEREN s Great Western Orig. 4; per cent pf, _ _ Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Di •to. Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent.,"... Ditto, 4, per cent. pt. stock rd., 101 2 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 44 per cent. pt., Ditto, 5 per cent, pf., 101 Ditto, new 5 per cent., 101 London, Brighton, &c., 4; per cent. 185% Ditto, new, 41 per cent., 1861, 98; LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, -- Ditto, 5, p _r cent., 121; Ditto, 5 per cent., 1:2 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish, 22 2; Great Luxembourg, 15; 15 San Paulo, lira. , gua. 6 per cent., 17f South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 9f IA KlO3. 96 FOREIGN MINX& Cape Copper, lim., 10i St. John del Rey, lim., 4( United Mexican, lira., 31 Washoe Gold, lim., Ditto, (£3), 61 BANKS. Agra and Mtsterman's, lim., 50 itiliance,ribm„ Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 20 is paid , 221 Anglo Austrian, 62 Australasia. 76 Bank of London4 l 3l 4 30 If Bank of t tago. Jim., 6} Consolidated Bank, Urn., 103 English. Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 201 European Bank, lira., 103 11 Imperial Ottoman, 153 London and County, ';23 London Joint Stock, 47 London and South African, 17f i.ondon and tt eatminster, 95 Merchant Bank, lira., 26 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, BM., Ditto (Ets , it National Provincial of England. 155 New South Wales, 313 Provincial Ranking Corporation, Um., Ditto (XlO , (3 Standard of British South Africa, 1131 Union of London, 533 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 72 3 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, B:per cent. gua., Berlin Water Works, Um., City of Moscow Gas, lim, 3 Commercial Union, Insurance, 8 Credit Foncier and Mubllier of 14:ngland, 8 n 8 East India Irrigation and Canal, 6i Gen. Credit and Finanze of London. lim.. Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lim.. 61 International Financial z-ociety. lim., 5 6 Interational Land Credit. lira., 68- London General Omnibus Company, M dray Irrigation and Canal, Ditto (all), Millwall Freehold Land and Dock, lim , National Discount Company, 11m. , 16} Ocean Marine lnsuranco), 23 1011 t 1 1031 3 103} i 3} 101 i } an 101 100 { 100 2 100 100 ITIES. 18.1g.91 :30.17.11 TIE SUB, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENMG, AUGUST 16, 1865. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Brougham). IN RE WILLIAM lIOWARD GLOVER,. This bankrupt was described as of 52, Adelaide-road, composer and publisher of music, and contributor to a daily newspaper, and to-day was appointed for the first meeting. The debts already on the file amount to £760, and amongst the creditors aro Messrs Chappell, musicsellers; of Bond street ; Frederick Chattorton, Drury-land Theatre ; D. Davidson, music publisher, Regent-street ; A. F. Godfrey, bandmaster, Coldstream Guards ; D. Godfrey, bandmaster, Grenadier Guards ; Charles Halle, St. James's Hall ; Madame Schumann, pianist, and various musicians of her Majesty's Theatre and elsewhere. The cause of the bank ruptcy is said to be " failure of a series of concerts given in the years 1864 and 1865, at Drury-lane Theatre and St. James's Hall. This was a second petition, the first hav ing been dismissed in consequence of some informality. It was anticipated 1 hat eventually some arrangements would be made with the creditors. CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day. _ ~ NEW COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) Frederick Osborn, musician, whose trial was postponed from last session, was this morning indicted for stealing 20 oz. of gold, the property of James Redmond, and also for feloniously wounding police-constables Thomas Evans and Ambrose Sutton, with intent to prevent his lawful apprehension. Mr. F. 11. Lewis prosecuted, and Mr. Harris defended. The prisoner, it may bo remembered, were of a gang of scoundrels, who watch the jeweller and gold-case makers' errand boys aS they come home from Goldsmith's-hall or the flattening mills, and plundered them of whatever article they may have in their possession. In prisoner's case prosecutor was a gold watch-case maker, living in Rahere street, Clerkenwoll, and the robbery took place a fortnight before Christmas. The prisoner was not taken at the time, but on the 20th of June policemen Evans and Sutton were on duty in Wentworth-street, Whitechape], and they saw him, and on their attempting to take him into custody he drew a knife and wounded the constables very severely and made off. On the 20th of June, hearing the prisoner was in custody at Birmingham, the constables went down and took him into custody, and ho was positively identified by the boys robbed as the man who had taken their mas ter's property. Inspector Bryant said the prisoner was a ticket-of•leave man when he committed the robbery. lie was one of tho most desperate thieves he ever knew, and formed part of a gang of men who wore habitually robbing the boys under the circumstances stated. The Common Serjoant sentenced him to 14 years' penal servitude. The Common Sorjeant ordered the two constables a re ward of £3 each for their praiseworthy conduct during the capture of the prisoner. OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) The trial of the Frenchman Lafaucade, for wilful and corrupt perjury, was resumed this morning. The case will last the entire day. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. MOWING A BOY INTO A Ti.:l3 OF WATER.—BiChard Kennersley, a labouring man, was charged before Mr. Kuox with assaulting a little boy about seven years of age, named Edwin Chockley, by throwing him into a tub of water. A young man named Price, residing in Brewer-street, Golden-square, proved seeing a number of boys splashing ono another with water from a tub of water used in mixing lime, tho road being under repair. The prisoner walkad up to the complainant and threw him into the tub, and loft him to get out the best way he could. The boy said that while standing by the tub tho pri soner caught hold of him and threw him into the tub of water. The prisoner said the boys were not only splashing each other, but every ono who passed. Tho witness Price said the prisoner for some time had stood laughing at the boys. Mr. Knox fined the prisoner 10s. or seven days. The Attempted Murder of an Officer by a Soldier. CHATHAM, Wednesday, 1 o'clock. This morning, John Currie, one of the Sappers and Miners, who stands charged with shooting, with intent to murder, Major Horatio De Vera, of the Royal Engineers, was again brought before the sitting magistrates, Captain Savage, chairman. In answer to the Bench the prisoner said that ho had nothing to urge against being further remanded for a few days, and Captain Savage accordingly ordered him to be brought up again in a week. We aro glad to be able to state that the unfortnate gen tleman is very much better, awl our reporter was informed that the gallant officer was able to eat a mutton chop this morning. Tho prisoner, Currie, has not evinced the least regret since the occurrence, if we except the fact of his ex pression of his sorrow that he did not complete his purpose. South Australia. We take the following from the South Australian Register of the 27th June : " The April mail did not arrive till the 23d June, 14 days after it was due. The delay was occasioned by the want of a steamer at Galle to bring on the Australian portion. " The steamer which should have been at Galle was the Bombay, with the April mails from Aus tralia. She had not arrived when the Salsette left Gallo with the English mail on June 2, and it is feared that she may have met with some accident. " The weather has been exceedingly dry for the season during the whole of the mouth. Rain is much needed. The northern sheep runs are suffer ing to a dreadful extent, and great fears are ex pressed for the grain crops. "The New South Wales and Victoria Governments have failed to agree respecting the collection of the Murray River duties, and the former Government have applied to that ofSouth Australia again to undertake their collection, which the latter have consented to do. "A Convicts Prevention Bill, similar to that from which her Majesty withheld her assent, has been introduced into the House of Assembly, and will probably be passed. It is intended to exclude from the colony all persons who have been convicts who cannot prove their having been free for three years previous to their arrival here. It was stated that as her Majesty did not disallow' the former bill, his Excellency will assent to this in her name. " The Government have intimated their intention to grant some measure of relief to the squatters in the Far North who have suffered so seriously by the long-continued drought. Extended leases will pro bably be conceded. " The House of Assembly, in answer to a petition numerously signed by Sir R. Murchison and other gentlemen both in England and in this colony, have made a further grant of £l,OOO to Mr. J. M'Douall Stuart, the explorer. " The Govehment have agreed to vote £5OO in aid of the search for Leichardt, the explorer. "At the sale of runs held under the annual leases, Mr. Way, solicitor, on the part of the pre sent lessees, who claim a right of renewal for five years, protested in writing and verbally against the sale, which, nevertheless, went on by order of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, who was present. The total sales were 900 square miles, at an average price of £6 14s. 51d. per mile. The right of the Go vernment to sell the leases is likely to be tried in the Supreme Court, and some of the present holders will probably refuse to give up possession. " A new local Bank, to be called the Bank of Adelaide, is about to be started. The projectors are men of high commercial character and influence. The capital is to be £250,000, to be raised by 50,000 shares of £5 each. Considerably more than the whole number were applied for the first day. The list was kept open a fortnight, at the end of which it was found that applications had been made for 181,676 shares. _ "A fine lode of copper ore has been cut in the Yelta, Mine. Shares :went up in 24 hours from £9 10s. to £25. The present price is £2O ss. " The first post for the new line of telegraph to New South Wales has been placed by Mr. W. Duf field, M.P. " Exchange.—The Banks sell draughts on Lon don at 60 days' sight at Ito 1 per cent. premium, and purchase same at I per cent. discount to per cent premium. The rates are in a - very unsettled state. " Shares.—Burra, £66 ; Moonta, £166 ; National Bank, £6 ; South Australian Insurance, £2 3s. 6d. ; Adelaide Marine, £1 6s. ; Adelaide Gas, £9 5s . " Copper.—Burra and Wallaroo, £BB per ton. " Flour, silk-dressed, per ton of 2,0001 b., at the port, £lB 10s. Wheat, per bushel of 601 b., at the port, Bs. 6d." WESTMINSTER. TRYING TO ROAST A MAN ALIVE.-A tall, powerful black man, who gave tho name of Charles Davis, was brought up in custody, charged with ill-treating a man and putting him upon a fire, accompanied with a threat that he would roast him alive. William Smith, a poor man, raid—l livo at 30, Old Pye street, Westminster, in a lodging-house there, and so does the prisoner." At about 10 o'clock last night I was sittting quietly in the kitchen, talking to the woman who had care of the house, when the prisoner crossed over to me, seized me by the throat, and much ill-treated me. He struck me in the face, while he had got hold of my throat and tried to roast me. Mr. Arnold—Tried to roast you ! Prosecutor— Yes. lie caught hold of me and put me on the fire and said he would hold mo there till he roasted me alive. Mr. Arnold—What had you dono to him ? Prosecutor— Nothing whatever. Mr. Arnold—What injury has been done to you? Prosecutor—l struggled and got away, but my hands were burnt, and I was scalded by the largo boiler on the side of the fire. Prisoner said he had been drinking freely, and was first insulted by the prosecutor making some illiberal remarks about his colour. Prosecutor—l never said a word to him, or a word about him. I was not talking about colour, but about something else. Hero is the woman who manages the house, who can prove it. Mary Anne Eastwood—l look after the house for Mr. Haddon, the proprietor. The prisoner came into the kitchen last night, where there were other lodgers. I was talking to the prosecutor. The prisoner deliberately came up to him, and asked him what he was talking about, and then he said he would put him on the fire till he was roasted, which he did. Mr. Arnold—lie fortunately WAS not roasted at any rate. What were you talking about at tho time the prisoner came up ? Witness—About domestic things— about the houso and the landlord of it. ' . _ Mr. Arnold—Was anything said about the prisoner or his colour ? Witness—Not a word whatever; we wore talking about Mr. Haddon. When the prisoner asked us what we were talking about we told him. James Joyce, 261 13—I was on duty in Old rye-street last night, and was told that a man had put another on the fire. I took him into custody. Mr. Arnold—What condition was he in ? _ Witness—lio had been drinking, but was not so drunk but that ho woll knew what he was about. Prisoner—l know I was drunk, but I was insulted. Mrs. Eastwood—l can bring all the others. There were five of them present when we were talking, and they can prove nothing was said about him. Prisoner was remanded. THAMES. EFFECTS OP DELIRIUM TREMENS.—Robert Beattie, re siding at 23, Rowland's Ring-row, Bethnal-green, was charged before Mr. Pagot with threatening the lives of several persons at 23, Rowland's-row. The prisoner has been several times in custody charged with being drunk, and it was stated that he had boon almost daily under the influence of liquor, the effects of which was believed to have brought on paroxysms of delirium tremens. The landlord of the prisoner now stated that the pri soner came home about one o'clock this morning ; when he broke two panes of glass and threatened to take the life of his children. Mr. Paget—What did he say about your children ? Landlord—He had a knifo in his hand, with which ho gave her a slap across her shoulders, and said that if she did not go down stairs he would take her by the hair of her head and drag her down the stairs, and last night he swore that ho would have the life of his eldest daughter. Mr. Paget—What is the cause of all this ? Landlord—l cannot say. I believe he is labouring under delirium tremens. On Friday he was charged at this court with an assault on a woman and child, and on the next day he was charged with assaulting the captain of a vessel in Stepney-green. Mr. Paget—Do you swear that you are in fear of violence from him ? Landlord —I fear that if not restrained ho will do me and my children some mischief. Mr Paget (to prisoner)—What do you say to the charge? You must give security for your good behaviour for ono month. Prisoner—Oh, I can bring all Stepney-green as security. Mr. Paget said that he should hold him to bail himself in £lOO and two securities of £5O each, to keep the peace for one month. It was further stated that the prisoner's wife was burnt to death about six months ago, and that he had been seen almost daily intoxicated. NARROW ESCAPE OF A GREAT WESTERN EXPRESS TRAM.—Yesterday a diabolical attempt to upset a train on the Smith-Eastern Railway, between the Woking ham and Earley Stations, by placing a metal across the line, was reported ; and on Monday evening a similar act placed in imminent danger the lives of the passengers by the 4.50 p.m. express train from Paddington. When the train reached the top of the incline near tho Wootton Bassett Station, and while it was proceeding at full speed, a shock was experienced, and, on the line being examined, it was found that a piece of metal had been placed on the line, but fortunately the wheels of tho engine severed it, and thus a frightful accident was averted. Within the last few weeks several attempts of this kind have been made on different lines. HEALTII OF LONDOY. (From the Rellistrar-General's Weekly Report.) In the week that ended on Saturday, August 12, the births in London and 10 other large towns of the United Kingdom were 3,830 ; the deaths 2,938. The annual rate of mortality in the week in those 11 towns was 27 per 1,000 persons living. In London the birth of 1,065 boys and 977 girls, in all 2,042 children, were registered in the week. In the corresponding weeks of 10 years 1855-64 the average number corrected for increase of population was 1,865. The deaths registered in London in the week were 1,374. It was the 32d week of the, year, and the average number for that week was, with a correc tion for increase of population, 1,324. The actual return exhibits an excess of 50 deaths over the esti mated number. The deaths from diarrhoea in the week were 201, almost the same number as that of the previous week, and all except four cases occurred to children. The deaths from this complaint in the last three weeks were successively 261, 207, and 201. There were also 11 deaths, 8 of which were those of infants, re ferred to cholera or choleraic diarrhcea. The late abundant rains and the fall oftthe temperature have been useful in checking this disease, which carries off so many children at this period of the year. Of the cases of diarrhoea fatal in the week, seven occurred in the Kensington town sub-district, seven in Somers-town, six in the Leather-market sub-dis trict of Bermondsey, seven in Brixton, six in Batter sea, ten in the sub-district of St. Paul, Deptford. A stableman, aged 44, died on July 29, in St. Thomas's Hospital, of hydrophobia. A woman was poisoned by taking white precipi tate by mistake for arrowroot. A widow died in the workhouse at Fulham at the age of 100 years. Another centenarian died in the same workhouse a few weeks ago. The following seven fatal accidents by horses or horse carriages were registered in the week :—At Hyde-park-corner, on July 30, the son of a Govern ment clerk, aged 13, run over by a cab. In St. George's Hospital, from Hammersmith, a labourer, aged 46, fell from a cart. At Islington, on Aug. 7, a carman, aged 45, wheel of a cart passing over him. In King's College Hospital, from Drury-lane, a printer's boy, aged 16, fell from a horse. In King's College Hospital, on Aug. 1, a cabman, aged 71, thrown from a cab in Holborn. In Hackney-road, on July 21, widow of a chandler, aged 74, run over by a dray. In the Borough-road, on Aug. 1, the daughter of a warehouseman, aged one year, run over by a van. The rate of mortality last week was 24 per 1,000 in London, 30 in Edinburgh, and 20 in Dublin ; 35 in Liverpool, 38 in Manchester, 29 in Salford, 27 in Birmingham, 35 in Leeds, 23 in Bristol, 44 in Hull, and 29 in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna was 30 per 1,000 during the week ending the 29th ult., when the temperature was 9.8 deg. Fahrenheit higher than in the same week in London, where the rate was 24 per 1,000. In Liverpool the births were 324, the deaths 317 ; in Manchester the births 280, the deaths 256 ; in Salford the births 64, the deaths 62 ; in Birmingham the births 223, the deaths 170 ; in Leeds the births 155, the deaths 149 ; in Bristol the births 104, the deaths. 72 ; in Hull the births 71, the deaths 87 ; in Edinburgh the births 99; the deaths 99 ; in Glasgow the births 312, the deaths 232 ; and in Dublin the births 156, the deaths 120. There were 326 deaths in Vienna during the week ending the 29th ult. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.672 in. The barometrical pressure was 29.92 in. on Sunday; it fell to 29.41 in. on. Friday. The mean tempera ture of the air in the week was 62 deg., which is 0.1 deg. below the average of the same week in 50 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The lowest night temperature was 47.5 deg. on Wednesday. The highest day temperature was 76.5 deg. on Thursday. The range in the week was therefore 29 deg. The mean daily range was 20.8 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 7.5 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 77, complete saturation being represented by 100. The general direction of the wind was south-west. The rainfall was 0.78 in., of which 0.22 in. was measured on Monday, 0.51 on Thursday. At Clifton, near Bristol, rain fell on Sunday, the 6th inst., to the extraordinary amount of 2.68 in., the largest amount within 24 hours ever recorded at that station. There was a thunderstorm with very vivid lightning in London on the evening of Thursday. On ,Sp,turday rain fell generally over the country. The fall at Clifton was 0.72 in. on that day. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. Including the supply left over from Monday, the show of English wheat on the stands to-day was moderate. Millers did not operate freely either in red or white quali ties, but the trade was Very firm; and the late advance in prices was fully supported. A few parcels of new wheat were on offer ; fine red was quoted at 475, and fine wheat at 52s per quarter. There was a fair supply of foreign wheat on the stands. In most descriptions there was a steady demand, and prices ruled Tory firm. Floating cargoes of wheat were in request at the ex- Spring corn afloat was firm in treme rates of Monday. price. The supply of barley on sale was limited, and the trade ruled firm, with an upward tendency in price. Malt changed hands at fully late rates. Oats were in moderate supply. Most qualities moved off freely, and prices were , rather • sanguine ; they showed, indeed; an improvement of 6d per quarter from Friday. • Both beans and peas were very firm, and the quotations had an upward tendency. The flour trade was firm at fully late rates. The top prico of town-made flour is now 43s per 2801 b. ARRIVALS THIS VEER . Wheat. 260 .30 Bar3loey, 12 30 140 180. Malt. Oats. Fl our . English and Scotch Irish — _ 2,690 850 . Foreign 83,720 720 sks. 6,830 brls. COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN. For the week ending Aug. For the corresponding week 12, 1865. last ear. Qrs• Av er. Qrs. Aver. Wheat 53,311-423 Od Wheat ....... 76,701-44 s ld Barley 463-27310d , Barley ......... 955-28 s 3d Oats BOROUGH HOP. Scarcely any business is passing in our market, and prices rule next to nominal. The plantation accounts are very favourable, and an abundant crop is anticipated. WHITECHAPEL. The supply of meat on sale is moderate, and the trade rules quiet, as follows : Beef, from 2s 10d to 48 4cl; mutton, 4s Od to 5s 6d ; veal, 3s 10i t o 4s 8d; an d p or k, lamb, 5s Od to 5s 8d; 3s Gd to 4s 10d per 81bs by the carcase. ALARMING RAILWAY COLLISION AT MANCHESTER. —On Monday morning, as the train 'from Wigan, via Tyldesley, was coming in at the London and North-Wes tern side of the Victoria Station, it was by some mistake shunted on to a line where a train about to leave for Petri croft was standing. The guard of the Wigan train, from some defect it is said in the brake, was unable to prevent, the carriages running, at almost full speed, against the standing train. The crash was like a peal of thunder, and startled every one on the platform. A great many pas sengers were injured, scratched, cut, or violently shaken, and the utmost confusion for a time prevailed. The worst cases were those of Mr. Richard Sniith Thompson, of Low Abbey, near Lancaster, 42 years of age, who was found insensible, and was at first thought to be dead ; and Mrs. Mary Ann Newbold, Norfolk-street, Sheffield, both of whom were immediately taken to the Infirmary. The Steamboat Collision at Shoerness. The inquest relative to the death of Mrs. A. Turner, of 11, Delamere-crescent, Upper West bourne-terrace, Bayswater, which was adjourned from Tuesday the Bth inst., was resumed yesterday by Mr. Thomas Hills, coroner for East Kent. It will be recollected that the deceased was a passenger on board the Oread steamboat, belonging to the Woolwich Steampacket Company, and that she was drowned in consequence of a collision between that vessel and the Government steamer Wildfire, tender to Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Talbot, K.C.8., Com mander-in-Chief at Sheerness. On the Bth inst. the inquest was formally opened and evidence taken re lative to the finding of the body and for identifica tion. Charles Hall, R.A., coxswain of the garrison boat at Sheerness, stated that on the day in ques tion he was on the river in the garrison boat coming from the marten() tower, on the Isle of Grain, towards Sheerness. His boat was about 200 yards from the Wildfire when the vessels ran into each other. The Oread appeared to be going at her usual speed, and the engines of the Wildfire were completely stopped. He did not see any reversing of the engines in either vessel. There was nothing intercepting to take off the sight of one vessel from the other, and they might have seen each other for a considerable distance. The Wildfire's moorings are about 100 yards from the flagship Formidable, and she •was making lor them when the accident oc curred: Captain Edward M'Laughlin, R.A., de posed that he was in the boat with the last wit ness on the day in question, and it was his opinion that it was impossible , for the Wildfire to have avoided the collision, because she was describing part of a circle, and had hardly any way on ; whereas the Oread had great way on, and if her course had been altered she could have got clear off. Lieutenant Thomas Walker Brydges, R.A., was in the boat with the previous witnesses, and said that two women, who were thrown overboard, had been picked up by the boat of the Wildfire, which was lowered for that purpose. The boat could not have been lowered if the Wildfire had any considerable way on her. From the time witness first saw the boats till the collision the Oread had plenty of time and opportunity to alter her course. Mr. John B. Ross, surgeon, and captain of the Ist Tower Hamlets Volunteer Engineers, living at 12, Albert-square, Stepney, London, said he was on board the Oread. When the collision occurred he threw himself on his left side on the deck and saw the head of the Wild fire break away the bulwarks of the Oread and drag three women overboard. Just before the collision witness heard the captain of the Oread say something, but could not distinguish what it was; after a mo mentary check the boats went on as before. Richard Wheeler, master mariner and captain of the Oread, said he had commanded the Oread 11 y ea rs, during the summer months. He was well acqua i n ted with the passage from Gravesend to Sheerness . On the and shaped his course direct from S day in question he was in commanndutohfentldietoOread, Sher ness. When within 100 yards of the flagship he per goroonththere n c r e a i v f e t d o n n o h t i s h i a g r i in t a h r d e s b h o a l p r . e l o l f e as was m a : t ll a boat bridge of his boat and casting his e y e to the starboard paddle-box when he saw t he Wildfire a pp roachin g. if e was steering in the usual course, and could not see that he had it in his power to avoid the collision. The reason of his not seeing the Wildfire before was that as she came down the west shore of the river she would not be in a line with his vessel. Michael Burr, chief quartermaster of the Wildfire, deposed that he was in charge of that vessel when the collision took place ; the Wildfire had been up the river Medway and was returning to her moorings. He had stopped the engines at such a distance as would spend her way at the time of reaching her moorings. The witness found, howevei, that the speed.of the vessel was so much diminished that he should have to start the engines again to reach the moorings. He had seen the Oread 600 yards off, but expected that she would go to the stern of the Wildfire. He did not sea the Oread afterwards until she was under the bow of the Wildfire. At that time the Wildfire was standing quite still. In his opinion the Oread damaged the Wildfire instead of the reverse. He did not back the engines, because he did not think it necessary to do so. The jury found that there was not such culpable negligence on the part of any one concerned as would justify them in returning a verdict other than "Accidental death." Volunteer Review at Manchester. On Saturday afternoon the volunteers of this city and the neighbourhood were reviewed upon the Manchester race ground by Col. Erskine, Inspector-General of Volunteers. The very unfavourable state of the weather was the cause of general regret among those interested in the success of everything connected with the volunteer movement. Be fore noon heavy rainclouds gathered overhead, and in the afternoon drizzling showers fell continuously, so that at 4 o'clock, when the review should have commenced, the race ground was very wet and u ncom f or t a bl e. U n d er suc h de pressing circumstances, the stands afforded ample shelter, but in these most of the seats wore bare. Notwithstanding the smart rain which came down in the course of the in spection, a crowd occupied the approaches to the course, and watched the evolutions throughout. Theartillery with four field pieces were the first to arrive. They were fol lowed by the Light Horse Volunteers, whose scarlet dresses presented a very pretty appearance. The other corps en tered the field in time to receive the reviewing officer at half past 5 o'clock. The whole force assembled on the ground numbeied 3,629 officers and men. The first brigade was under the command of Lieut.- Colonel Hutchinson, the second was comm Anded by Lieut.- Colonel Cunliffe, and the third by Lieut.-Colonel Egerton. Colonel Erskine's staff included Major Marshall, of the 3d Cheshire Battalion ; Lieut.-Colonel Bruce, assistant inspector of volunteers for Lancashire ; Lieut. liearsley, Captain Baird, and Major Preston. The reviewing officer made the preliminary inspection o f the front and rear of the force drawn up in line, and then took up a position at the flag staff. Here that severe test The Light military discipline, the marching past, took p lace. Light Horse led the van, and passed in gallant style. One or more companions of the Artillery battalion were out of step with the band. A portion of the Ist Manchester was also at fault in this respect, although the whole regiment marched in good line. The 24th Reginient marched well, considering the number of recruits ; the dressing of the second company was good. The Oldham men, in the 7th Administrative Battalion, also included several young soldiers, but they acquitted themselves remarkably well. The 2d Manchester did not get much credit. The Ist company had a bad line ; the other marched on the whole well. The 3d Manchester took the palm. Every com pany in it marched very well. In nearly every case the dressing was excellent. The fifth company had, beyond doubt, the best line. The 4th Administration Battalion did not pass pass muster so well as the rest. Three com panies of the Salford Regiment marched very creditably, the sth taking the precedence. After the marching past, the force proceeded' to the Broughton end of course and there formed three lines in contiguous columns. This done, the Light Horse and Artillery covered the front, the Artillery firing. The Ist Manchester, as the right battalion of the first brigade, covered the front in light infantry order. Next, the Artil lery by the flanks, and the division, advancing in echelon of battalion from the right, formed square, and received the cavalry with a terrific fire. The skirmishers retired by the right. In order to relieve the first line, the third brigade deployed and commenced firing. The division, covered by the 3d Manchester, changed front to the left. The skir mishers retired, and the line opened fire, being flanked right and left by the Artillery. The line made a dashing charge, and this brought the movements to a close. All the move ments were well directed and controlled by a regard to the position of the spectators. Commencing at the Broughton end of the course the evolutions extended gradually, so that the final charge could take place in front of the grand stand, and thus be witnessed by every spectator. Although the evolutions did not represent. anything like a sham fight, where their general connection and completeness might be detected by an ordinary spectator, yet so well were the movements concerted, and such were the inevitable din and clamour of the guns and rifles, *at at least the imagery of war was strikingly represented. The day's work was well done. Tho men seem e d t o f orge t th e we t ness o f th e groun d an d t o enjoy the mimic warfare. A few mistakes were made in the course of the review, caused principally by misinterpreta tion of the words of command. In the volley firing, the 2d Manchester were especially steady and uniform, and in this respect they excelled the rest of the volunteers. Tho review over, Col. Erskine addressed the officers and men. lie said ho could not allow the force he had had the honour of reviewing that day to be dismissed without expressing his thanks for the opportunity which had been afiorded him of testing the ability of the Lancashire volun teers to move in the field. A gathering of that description could not be effected without entailing the sacrifice of many valuable hours on tho part of those who had been engaged in it, and therefore ho felt that he was only doing them jus tice by acknowledging that sacrifice. At the same time, he ventured to think that such a gathering did not take place without some attendant advantage to the corps which took part in it, for it ought to be remembered that when several battalions met together for the purpose of moving in con cert, the lessons taught on the parade ground and in the drill field became much more intelligible than if individual training was confined to battalions and companies. Yet this did not imply that attendance at reviews superseded the necessity of attending to ordinary drills and parades. If these were neglected, it would be impossible to pre serve that efficiency which the Lancashire volunteers had already acquired. lle would, therefore, remind them of the desirableness of continuing stedfast in their attention to ordinary drills and parades. He would not detain the force by commenting upon any of the movements that had taken place. Suffice it to Say that generally he had been very well pleased with what he had witnessed. There were some little faults in the marching past, attributable to the officers commanding companies not observing their covering; but with that and some other exceptions, he had to express his entire approbation of everything that had been done upon the field that day.—This finished the review. Later in the evening Col. Erskine and several officers of the line were entertained at dinner at the Queen's Hotel. Col. Egerton presided. He proposed the health of Major- General Sir Sidney Cotton and other officers of the regular force present. The toast was cordially acknowledged by Major Gen. Cotton, who gave the health of Col. Egerton and his brother officers. In responding, Col. Egerton said that the Lancashire volunteer officers still felt the strongest interest in the movement. Considering the nature of the organisations of their companies, the money they spent in the cause generally, those officers had in their conduct done honour to the country. (Applause.) The interest in the movement would not diminish among the officers who belonged to the volunteer service in Lancashire, nor did he believe it would diminish among officers in any other part of ]ngland. Speaking for his own regiment, ho had now a better class of men than ho could command at the commencement of the movement. There was now a greater facility in getting troops, a good class of men came to drill, tho volunteer cause was doing very well, and he hoped it would continuo to do so. (Applause.) The review that day had been honoured by the presence and command of the Inspector-General of Volunteers. (Applause.) For that honour, voluntarily conferred, the Lancashire volun teers owed a great debt of gratitude to Col. Erskine,whose health he would now propose. Col. Erskine, who was heartily greeted, said that although the review had taken place under somewhat adverse circumstances, he congra tulated those who had taken part in it upon the result of his inspection. Ho was exceedingly pleased with what ho had seen in the field. A few mistakes were made, but that was the case with all volunteers. The movements jetnhee rally were very well performed, the ap troops left nothing to be d es ired, and all the v turned out in a smart and soldierli ke way. 1 . hat was the moral to be extracted from what he had witnessed ? It was just this :—That a convincing proof had been afforded of the falsity of what for many yearsh s a a d id p t re ha v t ail l e v d e among the nations of E uro p e. Napoleon were a nation of shopkeepers, and clearly meant when he said so, that owing to the En g lish people being devoted in a great measure to the pursuits of commerce and manufac tures, the military sp irit was either extinguished or had never existed. It was really very strange that Napoleon should ever have given utterance to such an opinion as that, because it would be impossible for him to efface from his memory the recollections of the gallant achievements of the English army and navy. Had Napoleon lived until the present time, he would never have ventured to reproach with apathy in military pursuits the nationwhich had come forward voluntarily to defend its shores; he never would have b ran d e d w ith a wan t o f military spirit the English people, who had acquired a permanent and solid military organisation, and were now in a very for ward state of efficiency. This populous county, more than any other county in Engl an d, f urn i s h e d a c l ear p roo f th a t devotion to mercantil e p ursu it s was no t a t a ll i ncom p a tibl e with the existenc e o f an ar d en t m ilit ar y s pi r it. (H ear .) That day's review, for instance, had taken pine upon ground surrounded in every direction by a forest of chim neys and other unmistakable evidences of a district which supplied the whole habitable world with manufactures ; and the large military force inspected there, composed principally of men engaged in those manufactures, or in kindred pursuits, had turned out in a most soldierlike and efficient way, and had executed a series of manoeuvres in the most creditable style. This was not all ; many would recollect that, at the great review at Hyde-park in 1864, in the presence of the Heir Apparent of the Throne, some of the finest battalions paraded there were sent from Man chester. (Applause.) Thus, it had been clearly shown that the volunteers of this county were able to stand the test of a comparison with the elite of the citizen army of which they formed a part. With all his heart he wished that success might attend the Lancashire volunteers i n all time to come. (Applause.) The health of Colonel Bruce, assistant inspector of vo lunteers, was next given and acknowledged. Other toasts followed. --- The United States Pacific Railroad Telegraph line will be completed from Chicago to San Francisco in one year from the present time. Twelve hundred miles are already under contract, to be completed in 1865. This wilt make the second telegraph line to the Pacific, one b e i ng already in operation. Mr. Lumley Savile has been detained at Brighton from serious illness. Yesterday Mr. Savile was better, and there were hopes of his recovery, but it will require taro and attention to secure his ultimate restoration to health. The Cotton in America. _ TO THE EDITOR OF TILE SUN. Sin,—As considerable misapprehension has for some time existed as regards the quantity of cotton still in the Southern States of America, I beg to send you for pub lication the following extract from a private letter of a com mercial correspondent of a highly respectable firm in this town, and dated New Orleans, July 18, 1865 : " The following is a statement of the stock of cotton in the Southern States, as compiled by the agents of the Go vernment going from plantation to plantation : Stock of cotton in Virginia B,OOO bales „ North Carolina South do. 97,000 „ Georgia Alabama 308,000 „ Mississippi Total east of the Mississippi 375,000 „ ~ west „ Total 1,242,000 „ of stock from old crops. The new crop may be estimated from 400 to 500,000 bales, which, added to the above, gives the total supply during 1865 and 1866. We consider these estimates to be more correct than any of those lately pub lished, it may be that at the end they differ from the rea quantity, by 1 or 200,000 bales, more or less, but it is not possible to give the exact figures beforehand. We must, however, particularly draw the readers attention to the fact, that in the above figures, no allowance whatever has been made for rotten or otherwise useless cotton. It would result, should the above prove to be correct, that the late estimates of 21 millions of bales of actual stock, as given by tke New York papers, and said to be official, were strongly exaggerated. Thus, America could, up to the latter end of 1866, provide the consumption with only 1 million of bales, and deducting from these figures at least 500,000 bales for home consumption, and deducting further no inconsiderable allowance for rotten and spoilt cotton, there would remain but a very limited quantity for Europe. Under such circumstances we may not yet hope to have arrived at the end of the cotton crisis, on the con trary we must yet expect some critical moments before the right proportion is restored between the stock and con sumption. Therefore actual prices can by no means be considered as being too high." I am anxious that this reply to the extravagant reports lately put forth should appear in your columns, for I find that the concurrent testimony of all private American cor respondence to agree with this estimate, and to entirely disagree with the roport put forth as official by the New York _Herald, and which proves totally unreliable. The idea of any large quantity of cotton being received from America the next six months is, therefore, quite out of the question, and it will be well for those in the trade to notice that the shipments of cotton from America havo thus been, with the war over, very little more than those of last year ; whilst the consumption of cotton in America at present is fully 10,000 bales per week, with the prospect of still further extension owing to the increasing demand for cotton goods and the high protective tariff.—Yours truly, 31AurticE WILLIAMS. Liverpool, Aug. 12, 1865. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This day. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. EGIIAM RACES.-TIIIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. BARONS' STAKES. Miss Williams Pinchbeck Masson Seven ran. PRINCESS OF WALES STAKES. General Hess.. 1 Discretion Filbert 3 Eight ran. MAGNA CHART A. Blackthorn Ascot Wild Dove , SURREY AND 211DDLE6EX. Pearl Diver. Jevingtou Joco .> Niue ran. STOCKTON RACES-THIS DAY. TRIAL PLATE. Summerside.. Poetess., 'Three ran. TOWN PLATE. Kapunda Garotter Sundeelah Ten man. TRADESMEN'S HANDICAP Brown Bread Spring Gun Zenobia Six ran. The above are the only telegrams received up to the hou ot going to press. We give a compl e t e h et i n a lattr ' edition. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. PLYMOUTH, Wednesday Morning. The iron screw steam troopship Megeara, 6, Captain Montague B. Dunn, arrived in the Sound last night. She left Rio Janeiro June 6th, touched at Ascension, and brings some invalids and time-expired men. GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Aug. 16.—Cologne, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Rhine, steamer, from Ostend. Sailed, Aug.l6.—lnternational, for Canaries; Red Rover, for Geelong; Maria, for Buenos Ayres. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed, Aug. 15.—Joan Taylor, barque, from Trieste ; Island Queen, steamer, from Marsala; Corsair, ship, and Persia, from Quebec; Rival, from Taraguna ; Phanet and Royal Diadem, from Colombo; Lady Melville, from Cal cutta—all for London. - Th e Prudence, of Wilderwank , from St. Valerie, for Runcorn, with a cargo of stones, having sprung a l ea k , was put ashore at Dungeness, and has since become a wreck. Crew saved and landed here. Liverpool Cotton Market —lhis Day. Market rather firmer. Sales probably 8,000 bales. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton .Aug. 18. Ditto, via Marseilles Aug Brazil and Cape Verde, by British pao et Sept. 4. Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and zt Ilelena Aug. 21. China, Penang, and Singapore. via Sou hamptun A ug. Is. Ditto, via Marseilles Aug. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via SQuthamptcm.... Aug. 18 Ditto, via Mar.,eilics India (Bombay), via Southampton. Aug. 25. Ditto, via ilarseiiles .. Mauritius, via Southampton . Sept. AO. Ditto, via Marseil e Newfoundland Portugal Voss' Gazette of Berlin publishes the following letter from Dr. Geist, of Dresden :—" I have in my possession the pipe which Prince Blucher smoked at the disastrous battle of lena, having received it from my late father, to whom it was given by my uncle, a trumpeter in Blucher's Hussars. When the Prussians were retreating to Auerstadt, my uncle saw the pipo fall from Blucher's sabretaehe, as the general was leaping over a ditch. My uncle immediately alighted, picked up the pipe, and carried it to the general, who refused to take it, testily replying, Since the battle is lost the pipe may go to the devil. You may keep it, Geist.' The pipe is a small meerschaum, well browned, with a very short stem. A silver chain which attached the bowl to the tube has been lost." HEAT IN INDIA.—The heat in part of June was extraordinary. At Lucknow such heat had not been experienced for years; at 7 in the morning of Midsummer day the thermometer marked 96 deg. At Delhi for two weeks it ranged from 106 to 109 deg. At Umballa it reached 120 deg. in the shad©. Even natives succumbed in scores to the intense heat. At Lahore it proved fatal to Nuwab Alli Reza Khan, who will be remembered as the guardian of the lives of the Cabul prisoners in 1542. He saved the Lawrences and many others, and for his humanity forfeited his property and his country. He held a large jaghir from the Government in acknowledgment of his invaluable ser vices.—Delhi Gazette. The GREAT WESTERN CARRIAGE WORKS.—The Great Western Railway Board have, it is stated, resolved, after all, not to go to Oxford, but to select some station near it, where they crm find suitable accommodation for their workmen and works. The Town Council of Abing don, in reply to an application from the company, have stated that they will seek the consent of her Majesty's Treasury to a loan of £20,000 for building purposes. THE CAPE.—The following notice was issued from the General Post-office yesterday :—" Au extra mail for the Cape of Good Hope will be made up at the General Post-office on the morning of the 20th instant for convey ance from Southampton by the steamship Mauritius. Let ters forwarded by this extra mail will be liable to the ship letter rate of postage of 4d. the half ounce. )yal !von ight r at ,A the and Irg lena 'ter it to TOIII s of wit g in me- OM- .day ince ex t of ony bert the the old), )een rare :s-- [ling bsn- )ility day. took . 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