The Sun. — London, England, 1866-08-30 00:00:00

nto AL, Aug. 28. I. Emily Cath- vent up Craig .ed by the Hon. ady Churchill, LPHI. FIT. 'oole took plac e ar occasions, U ng, as we wer e t this theatre. away before ,mmenced with 7, 7 ' which was Laracters being Coole appeared ed burst of el - ated by Mr. O. irs. Billingto charminglyre :haracters wer e ginal Paul Fri s. Glover, and Mr. Toole an d orking out the mparison with, !ted artists a Pry there. IS a part Whle b 's success wa s )ted) followed , in which Alr' Dry turns upon partment, into inter ; but the Etemiser,Whil° r to anybodh g letters from )y various re - Lnder the mos t )werberry, t he )3 , Mr. Toole I plotter to e% . * n Sowerberrh, efforts of J ouse in a COW is written by Le to Amer i ca' le grand bar' . 'om the Gree k, Up to t h e Mr. Tool e ° clause. It Brighton. Brighton Yes' caning of fou r ces peculiarbi )arding-scb ° us e , Bucking" member of the s were sons of thing [joining pa riS. to take plac e c in the m o° ' )athing pla ce° E those batb ussex Coun t / - the bottoill cter, liable t o ° , and bo ll ?' In cert al : washed away illeys that . or° cannot 0 0 ' mome distanc, he " turn " bOr ' Of i nBll t i of goVe ri • t US . ono rie, ary's `' .l - " e tea mug° e ' - , c o lr a of the t oo - a da y or 00 W hich e t a. , n o f th° ar g a fe'Y i l ti ~i9 f the the ge n e c a 'yell Pr e ' oil Lroi;et,h: riog; nd se n D t i" ific -0 m too have to • ~„ic the cent' he tw - [n t op 3rge e' rP • tll O P tine c e v'll be V l3 a gss i jo er siU ce op n o fli rt 8, S outh -Eastern Railway—Meeting This Day The ordinary general half-yearly meeting of this com pany a nY was held t o -d ay at the Bridge H ouse H ote l , Lon on-b Mr. Watkins, M.P., Chairman of the company, presiding. The report was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said that he would have to enter into explanations which that document could not contain. The increase in their ?file during the past half-year amounted to £23,025, the cost of obtaining that result being £5,226. It would be thus seen that on the increase of traffic they had ex- Pended on l y 25 per cent or, in fact, for every five shil fi,ngs they l .7 aid out they earned fifteen shillings. (Hear, hear tra Tffilice. re had arisen circumstances during the past half-year which p reven t e d a s till f ur th er d e velopment of In the first place there was the war on the Continent, and the existence of the cholera in this farfort which seri ous ly affected their passenger traffic, kreigners were afraid of visiting this country during the prevaleno of the epidemic. They had also to contend With tha effects of the cattle disease, which operated inju riously on the cattle traffic ; but then they have an increase in the t ransit of dogs and horses. As regarded the appre hension of foreigners of coming to this country during the cholera, he mentioned the case of one gentleman in Spain *llO had t o visit this country twice a year, but this year he sent his wife., (L aug ht er .) Tho decrease arising from ote cattl e di sease as regarded the transit of sheep an d her cattle used for consumption amounted only to about 44 °0. In a ccoun ti ng f or th e i ncrease i n th e ex p en diture the Y had to take into consideration the increase in wages, materials, and fodder, which amounted to a considerable ta u; but which could not be prevented. As regarded the quaStion of compensation, which was a very serious and a fier y i mportant one, he had a few observations to offer. With the exception of one claim for compensation, all demands arising from that source had been mottled last year, and the one which remained G anged during the past half-year. Considering the far of comp ensa ti on , h e th oug ht the time had arrived joint action on the part of the railway proprietors. In : it : ease this comp an y t oo k two passengers at a fare of £2, 43 " :of them, a gentleman, was unfortunately killed. -2 action was brought against the company for £28,000 °° ,,.. i al Peusation, b u t th e c l a i m was resisted and the amount - .: 4 nced to £7,000, which he considered was far too large amount for the company to be called on to pay, consi :ring that th e f are rece i ve d was on ly £2. (Hear, hear.) . `,. fl eY had als o rece i ve d a bill from a respectable solicitor, h un had cond uc t e d th e case , f or a sum of £ 5OO, which a d been reduced to £3OO odd; and in the cases of so licitors' bill s, which they had success f u ll y di spute d ,.f th e ._ had succeeded in reducing the amount claimed in B°l no instances to one fourth. Having referred to different Pointeit in the repo r t, he said that on the Ist of next month th e would open th e i r s t a ti on i n C annon - s t ree t, an d a l s o ', ne Dartford li ne . T we l ve mon th s ago h e h a d p ro p o sed t hat they s h ould a d op t the exceptional course o f l en di ng t C annon-street Hotel Company £40,000 with a view to enable them to expedite their works, so as not to throw an y unnecessary d e l a y in the opening of the station. The , b "xis of the restaurant would notbe finished for a month, tittliat the c om p any cou ld no t ava il th emse lves of it for dPeriod. H owever , it was cons idered advisable not to :inY opening the station. The results of that station heed necessarily yi e ld the company a large increase in traffic, and as it would be mainly worked by e llle of their present staff the profits might be e teel to be very large. (Hoar, hear.) They e Woul d complete the short line to Tonbridge, which was e e r h Pee ted would prove very remunerative. As regarded the ' ari ng-eress station, although it had considerably ox eieeLeled in cos t th e amoun t or i g i na ll y es ti ma ted, it was to be the re to i n reference to the great development it afforded of a Whole of the Company's system. He went into statis tics to prove the increase that had taken place in the ; I ,i 'afne since th e open i ng o f th e s t a ti on, an d co ntended that kith this station and Cannon-street, which was not f to be duplicated, the company possessed the : a nt door of London for the purposes of the corn -1_41% leaving only back doors to other companies. 4 ref erence to the London and Brighton, he said that at the c onc l us i on o f th e P ar li amen t ar y proceedings of last session a correspondence initiated by him had taken betwe en him and the chairman of that company, the 2ct being to promote "friendly feelings instead of con f;tl Ind economy instead of ruinous extravagance in Par ent." (Hear, hear.) That correspondence resulted in me morandum being signed between them, by which they ;r e reed on th e par t o f th e i r respec ti ve com p an ies not to Irii n !li?te any scheme before Parliament for twelve months l en would have the effect of infringing the territory of -"eh other, or of aiding any undertaking by a third com- Pbri having that object 'a view. (Hear, hear.) Ho then b e ; t ° th red into a comparative statement of the results realised to e company and their future prospects, which he con ,l4l_,ed placed them in a very favourable position as re garded other railways. J Th e report , h av i ng been secon d e d, w as adopted unani- A as lY, with ou t any di scuss i on . 1 , ? '" dividend at the rate of £2 17s. 6d. per cent. per annum an agreed to.e . bb,Th meeting was then made special for the following Poses :--To consider and approve the heads of the i` o eetnent between the company and the London and ; r rth- Western, and the North-Western and Charing- P a Companies, set forth in the schedule to the North- It iZ 3t ern and Charing-cross Railways Act of 1866, and I " to submit to the approval of the meeting between the hi °:ad en and N or th-W es t er n and South-Eastern Compa °teal for an interchange between their respective systems railway. thlteesolutions agreeing to these objects were carried, and to v !toceedings terminated with the usual vote of thanks 4a chairman and board of directors. tIONEY MARKET C OMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. R UCTION IN THE BANK OF ENGLAND RATE OF DISCOUNT. 4;12,11e directors in the Bank of England have noti 4:another reduction of 1 per cent. in their mini them rate of discount. The official quotation is vi fere now 6 per cent., and the satisfaction with oo eh this announcement will be received by the 4,: l ß l i t aercial community will, indeed, be of the most I po :Y character. Only a few weeks since the rate th: 1 0 Per cent., and a reduction of 4 per cent. in 134-t ch arge of discount is a very considerable item ; More particularly will this concession afford b a ° o ll :ds of grateful comment, because it is entirely eq,Z.uPen the greater power and strength of the hle-'4Bhrnent. The gold has been very considerably ht t r L eaß ed within the past week, and there has been f ro " the mesa time a large influx of notes and coin 41er 131 provinces, while the requirements of the cantile classes have been exceedingly small. 2 3 ? 1 °1 d to th e amount of £141,000 in bars, and 1 4 1 1 4 ° Sovereigns, was taken to the Bank of Eng -1 Yesterday. I totem aSt week's railway receipts, ascertained u p day, are in round figures as under : Qr e , t 1866. 1865. gINT "" western 81,807 76,469 I rt u a ll a r stern 131,542 127,868 N th , Western 29,275 28,266 Bla nd b k ) ,, 55,562 51,926 Gr,,Zastern 29,303 30,032 1,1-‘4 N orthern .Noljdlac,as, ter and Yorkshire • 52,552 47,305 rth "°' and Exeter Er _7,907 _7,803 kti th , —astern 78;089 74,551 Gre-ea_ester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 21.101 20,509 Grua Easter n 1 , 4(1 °4 and Chatham and Dover colhcfse returns, when compared with those of the tt:eBnntling period of last year, are generally t of atisfactory character. On the Great Wes - li f ;,,, th ete is an increase of £5,338, on the 00' Western of £3,674, on the South-Western la id ' ° ° 9 ; on the Brighton of £4,026, on the Mid 44°f X 3,636, on the Great Northern of £1,698, 07' ''46 La ncashire and Yorkshire of £5,247, on the 3, 1 ,nd Exeter of £94, on the North-Eastern i ld6 , on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin the r ° ' 595 , on the Great Eastern of £3O, and on the ~,,7117 Chatham, and Dover of £738 ; while At an '4-Eastern shows a decrease of £729. Iluida'n ex traordinary general meeting of the rthare hQ:l7l of the J o i nt-Stock Coal Company (Limited) was the Whittington gton Club on the 29th inst., it e a pit l tiani rnollsly resolved —" That the nominal th o i 4 of th e company be increased to £lOO,OOO by val ue of 50,000 additional shares of the nominal 411 4 of X 1 each, with ss. on allotment, which Of : 1 4 Bhall be considered part of the original capital 141 sw e y e°111 Pany, and shall rank equally with, and IdJ:ct to, the sane provisions as those already e ne ?ese r : l 2 r ed ‘-'ll,,,elaredit Six per Cent. Loan, 1864.—The Company are in receipt of advices ,r their a gents, dated La Guayra, the 9th of col lat . '' , of duties collected (and remitted) on ac -41,751 C ° ,, f . the abo ve loan from Cuidad Bolivar, ee tit d u° c. At th e d ate o f th i s co l lect i on t h e aiclad eere e of the G overnment h ad not reac h e d 4eB olivar. thi th : r Baring Brothers and Co. have received LgerldE, on account of the New Grenada divi -4044 of%fnllowing remittances :—From Custom- Pv4ll t 4 Ilarta t £4,950 from do, of Car- thagena, £435 ; and from do. of Sabanilla, £176 7s. ; making a total of £5,561 7s. We are informed that a telegram received by the London branch of the National Bank of India states that the head office has declared a dividend for the previous six months at the rate of six per cent. per annum, carrying over 60,000 rupees to the reserve fund, after providing for all contingen cies. The National is an Indian bank, established in Calcutta in 1863, and seems to have gone through the recent crisis without any loss. The Etna has arrived at Queenstown with £4,000 in specie, and the New York at Southampton with £9,340 for England and £4OO for Bremen. Two o'CLocK. At the Parisßourse to-day, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were dealt in at 69f. 65c. Quiet. The present joint-stock and private establish ment, including the National Discount Company, and Messrs. Alcxanders, Cunliffes, and Co., have reduced the interest on deposit accounts to 4i per cent. for money at call, and to 44 per cent. for 7 and 14 days' notice of withdrawal. Within the last hour more commercial bills have been offered for discount. This was fully expected because no one would think of obtaining supplies of money when lower terms were imminent. The market, however, still retains a tranquil appear ance, 5 per cent. being predicted for an early day. The effect of the Bank's measure on the Stock Exchange has been limited to a consolidation of the firmness noticeable yesterday. There is no further improvement of importance, but values are gene rally buoyant. The announcement of the directors was fully " discounted," and the latest prices of Consols are the same as those current yester day afternoon—viz., for money and the 6th September 894 4, and for October 894 4. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 884 4 ; Exchequer Bills, for March, ss, ,dis., and for June, 2s. dis.; India 5 per Cents., 1044 ; do. 4 per Cents., 954 ; do. Enfaced 5 per Cents., 1004 100 ; and do. 5 per Cent. Debentures, 1014. The principal Foreign . Stocks are generally at enhanced rates. Greek Bonds have advanced Ito 144 ; Spanish Passive 4, to 234 ; the Certificates 4, to 154 16 ; the Brazilian Scrip 4, to 14 1 dis. ; Turkish 5 per Cents. Ito 254 4 ; and Mexican 4, to 154 164 ; while Italian have declined 4, to 544 551. There is a good demand for American Secu rities, and prices are generally higher. United States 5-20 Bonds are 724 4 ; Erie shares, 454 464 ; and Illinois, 794 80. In the Railway Share Market increased activity has prevailed, and prices have shown a further im portant advance, owing to the futher fall in the rate of discount. South Eastern have improved 4, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and London, Chatham, and Dover, each 1 ; Great Western and North Western each 14 ; Midland, 14 ; and Great Eastern, 2. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain inactive, and without material change in prices. Great Luxembourg arc dealt in at 14 15, and Grand Trunk of Canada at 221. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally are firmer. Alliance have improved to 201 ; English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered to 171 ; London and County to 651 ; Credit Foncier of England are firm at 34 dis. ; Hudson's Bay Company have improved to 161 ; and National Discount Com pany to 94 -preen. BRITISH FUNDS—ONII O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Aug. 9 B9l I 1 3 per Cent. Reduced BBl 1 New 3 per Cent B Bl 1 Now 3} per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, exp i re sth April,lBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — March. June. Exchequer Billsr£l,ooo, 3 per Cent. — 2 dis Do. £5OO — 2 dis Do £lOO and £200 'ank or England Stock, 51 per Cent Do Account — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 — Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. Deb., 5 per Gent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds,4 per Cont., £l,OOO — Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd — pm Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 Do Account — Do. £lOO Bonds 73 f Do. Scrip, £65 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do £lOO Bonds Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) (Milian 6 per Cent Do. 4f Per Cent . — Do. 6 per Cent -.. Do Scrip, £75 paid — pm Colombian 6 per Cent. _ Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 ... Danubian Principalities Do. Account - Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant Do Deferred Ifgyptian 7 per Cent Do., Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds B9l Do. . 1864 B7 61 Do £lOO Bends BB 7 Do. Government Railway Debentures B2l 1 Do. £BO paid 4reek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account ..truatemala. 5 per Cent. _ ttalian 5 per Cent 1865 Do. Account Do. Maremmana Railway — Itexican 3 per Cent Do. Account Do 1864 lOl 111 Vo 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — blontevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent — New Granada • 321 Do 2 per Cent — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian b per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 4i per Cent., 1862 Do Account — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. A n ecuunt Russian. 5 per Cent., 1822, St Do 4} per Cent. 1850 Do 4} per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 B9 Do 5 per Cent. 1861 Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account , Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive 22} 3/ Do Account 22/ 34 / Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account l5l 16 S wedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 4} per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 79} Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account — Do £lOO Bonds 5O Do 6 per-Cent., 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865, paid 'up Scrip — Do Account Do. 4 por Cent. Guaranteed 9Bi Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do Account — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrisn, 5 p3r Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Bt+lgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch '24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil , — • Do. Cerlificates [Mali 5 por Gent., 1861, Ex. 25f. Do. Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for money Ditto Account FEMALE BEAUTY.--The plainest face is redeemed by a lovely skin, and colour; the most beautiful is not per fect without it. Paints and powders are absurd to the eyes of beholders, and deceive none but the silly wearers of those ruinous applications. A gentlewoman of rank, from philanthropic motives, is anxious to impart to every one of her sex, rich or poor, the means of procuring the most beautiful natural complexion by wholesome, simple, effective, and inexpensive means.—Send stamped directed envelope for particulars to Mrs. GRANTLEY, 4, Connaught terrace, Hyde-park, London, W.—(A2M.) TilE SUN, LONDOIS, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30, 1866. 190 100 100 1 1 0 100 100 11 ME Vu 125 /27 38 13 13 15 4 6 67 70 70 72 114 116 .04 5 6 2.1.0 291 2.14.8 31 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.4 .21 123 130 131 92 91 5Si 59 35 37 33 3(S 124} /25 84 88 18 19 120 1294 88 89 58 59 e2B 129 2 3 p gib 101 92 94 L2l 1211 It 21' 91 03 5t 56 2 2t 103 105 65 67 97 99 34 S 5 9 W p 120 122 1• 2p 1 2p 73 7b 111 114 152 155 74 76 45 47 68j 69 7i 8i 14 215 2 3 ; 99 102 5'3 55 ISIONS. 54 56 93 100 ip 4 411 74 b 8 76 80 123 21 106 k 98 i 60 65 100 102 99i IGOi, 99 101 1 20 22 86 83 56 58 48 62 50 55 45 50 40 45 36 3) 24 26 24 26 106 107 it 1p 1 100 10:i ICOI 92 94 93 OS 94 gd 75 77 75 77 99 101 102 104 102 104 100 103 85 81 100 102 105 1 7 102 104 103 105 10t (03 103 105 97 100 90 92 90 92 90 95 83 85 92 94 73 75 94 96 90 93 106 102 104 103 105 4 5 94 10k 90u 120 11 16 6 8 1 2 2 3 ai 7i 3 31 19 2 0 I 1* I 21 22 11 2 32 3 t 31 3 1 4 6 3 4} 2t " 1 1 ,1 35 45 2 4 person. IT [ES. 920 1/ LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) ASSIGNMENT OF DEBTS BEFORE BANKRUPTCY. IMPORTANT DECISION. BEALE V. BORTON. This was an action to recover £4 10s., and defendant pleaded that ho did not owe plaintiff the money. Ho was sued by Richard Beale, and James Beale claimed the money. The fact was that the real plaintiff was a bankrupt. Mr. Biircham—lt is quite true that the pers3n to whom the defendant owed the debt was bankrupt some time ago. Before his bankruptcy he executed a deed of assignment to my client, and that deed is regularly executed in con formity with the provisions of the statute. Defendant.—But if a man becomes bankrupt all his goods and property go to his creditors. lamin a fix. His Honour—For whom do you appear, Mr. Buchanan ? Mr. Buchanan.—l appear for the assignee under the deed. Defendant. —But I am sued in the name of the bankrupt. _ _ Mr. Buchauan.—Of course. We are entitled to use his name. In fact, we could not sue in the name of any other Defendant—There are three persons who claim this amount. There is the plaintiff, there is the person to whom the debt was assigned, and there are the assignees in bankruptcy. Ido not know to whom lam to pay the money. lam willing to admit that if Beale had not been bankrupt I owed him the money. Mr. Buchanan —This is a case in which the debt was assigned before the bankruptcy, and therefore the assignees under the bankruptcy can have no claim to it. His Honour—lt is quite clear, defendant, that this deed is a good one ; but, in order that no harm may come to you from paying plaintiff the money, I will give you time to see whether the assignees under the bankruptcy make any claim to this money. The verdict will pass formally for the plaintiff, and in the event of the assignees not claiming the money you can pay him. POLICE INTELLIGENCE .This Day. Geography and Ethnology. M. P. B. Du CIIAILLU delivered an address at the British Association on the physical geography and tribes of western equatorial Africa. He said that his object in coming before them was to try to give them, to the best of his ability, a bird's-eye view of the physical geography of the countries which he had explored during both his last and former journeys. There could now be no doubt that equatorial Africa, from the west coast, formed a belt of impenetrable jungle. So far as he had been, 13.30 east longitude from Greenwich, that jungle did not stop, but was seen as far as his eye could reach, and the natives had never heard that it ended. The breadth of that gigantic forent ex tended north and south of the equator from two to three degrees on each side. Now and then prairies, looking like islands, were found in the midst of that dark sea of everlasting foliage, and how grate fully he met with them no one could conceive un less he had lived in such a solitude. At a certain distance from the coast the mountainous country began and ran almost "parallel with it. That range of mountains seemed to gird almost all the western coast of Africa. Between these mountains and the sea the country which he had explored was low and marshy, and in it were found many rivers and streams. The low land was alluvial, andhad had no doubt been formed by deposits which had been washed down from the table lands. Two great rivers pierced that district, one from the north-east, the other from the south east ; they united, and formed a river which dis charged itself into the sea, forming a delta. In the great woody wilderness man was scattered and divided into a great number of tribes. He was struck by the absence of those species of animals which were found in almost every other part of Africa, and he did not wonder at it, for the country was not at all like those parts which he had previously explored. He found neither lion, rhinoceros, zebra, giraffe, nor ostrich ; the great number of elands, gazelles, &c., found everywhere else were not to be seen. The fo rest thinly inhabited by man was still more scantily inhabited by beasts. Now and then by the side of the wild man roamed the apes, among them the savage gorilla, which sometimes destroyed the plf.ntations of the native and sent hunger into his householdb There was no horse, camel, or donkey; woman was thebeast of burden. He himself never travelled with a load less than 301 b. Miles and miles were travelled with out hearing the sound of a bird, the chatter of a monkey ; or the footstep of a gazelle. The hum of insects, the falling of a leaf, or the gentle murmur of a little stream, were the only sounds which came upon the ear and broke the awful silence in that the grandest solitude which man could ever behold—a solitude which often chilled him, but which was well adapted for the study of nature. He felt that that field belonged to him. He rejoiced that no other white man had been there, but he felt the responsi bility of the work which it had fallen to his lot to accomplish. He was the pioneer, and he felt that on him it perhaps depended as to whether or not others would follow in his wake. He assured them that his whole soul was engaged in the work which he had undertaken, and the days passed pleasantly when illness did not lay him prostrate. The study of the great book of nature made him forget the hardships he had to pass through. He had plenty to do. There was the study of man in his primitive condition, and there were -as tronomical and meteorological observations to make; added to which, there was the discovery of new lands, which would bring fresh subjects continually before him. Happily, he could travel under the leafy canopy of the forest, sheltered from the powerful rays of the equatorial sun. Two or three degrees of latitude would make an enormous difference in the wet or the rainy season ; longitude on the other hand affected the temperature, though in a less de gree. He thought that the differences of latitude and longitude had been rather overlooked in the study of the supply of water to the Nile. In the interior there seemed to be no very distinct dry season ; they had rains, though not very heavy, through out the year. Tornadoes would suddenly spring up, and within 30 tor 40 seconds burst over the country, coming almost from the north-east. Dur ing those tornadoes he was very much struck with the vibrations of the magnetic needle. While he was making astronomical observations at night, the sky would suddenly become covered with a grey vapour, coming always from the south-east. It lasted for an hour or two, would then disappear, and afterwards appear again. That vapour did not reach to the earth. He thought it would be well for travellers to publish their astronomical ob servations at the end of their books, for two rea sons. In the first place, the original observations would afford a criterion of the degree of reliance to be placed on the observing powers of the traveller ; and, secondly, in the event of errors being sus pected, they might be traced to their origin and the observations reduced again, with any improve ments in astronomical tables which time might bring forth. Man had also been a subject of very great study by him. In those mountainous re cesses man was what they might call primitive. No trading caravans had penetrated to him ; no " fiery water" had reached his place : he was shut out from the world around him. The few indivi duals who left the interior country for the seashore never went back to tell of the white man and the world. The path was closed ; there was a gulf be tween the sea and the interior, though not be tween the interior and the sea. Throughout that country tribes speaking one language were divided from each other by tribes speaking another lan guage ; thus tribes became divided into clans, each clan being independent of the others, and war fre quently taking place between them. There was a great similarity in their form of government, and he was much struck by the mildness of their chiefs, who were more like fathers to them than rulers. Questioning the natives about the past, he found that to them it was a dark sea. As to lan guage, he had carefully noted down the words of many tribes, including the words of the remark able tribe of dwarfs which he had discovered. He had also carefully noted down their fables,. myths, and legends. After a close study of languages which at first seemed to him to be very different, he found that they had a great similarity. Their language seemed to be derived from two different sources. A knowledge of the language of the coast tribes was no help towards understanding the language of the tribes in the interior. Fables were alike in all tribes, and their superstitious customs were similar. A belief in witchcraft was very prevalent, and was the cause of untold slaughter. Nothing, not even the slave trade, could compare with the destruction of life caused by witchcraft. He mentioned this fact because most travellers seemed to pass it over and give all their attention to the slave trade, than which witchcraft was much worse. Polygamy and slavery were common to all the tribes, slaves being treated as members of the family: He had tried in vain to find remains of buildings, or anything which would show that the negro had formerly been more ele vated—he would not say more civilised—than he was at present. Other travellers had not been more successful than he, and they must conclude, what ever might be their feelings, that the negro was now in the same state that he was in past ages. (Hear, hear.) The question would naturally occur to every one how such a curious state of political disintegra tion as the one he had described had happened. They must come to the conclusion that Africa had not escaped political convulsions, followed by great wars and migrations. He recommended all travel lers to note down words, so that they might see the links which language would show between the eastern and the western tribes. The population of Africa had never been dense enough to fill up that immense tract of country. Villages were continually being sacked by the inhabitants of other and stronger villages, and the people carried into slavery. In other cases, raids were committed, the people massacred, and the cattle plundered. Generally speaking, no village was by itself strong enough i to sack another village. There were very few ages which contained a thousand persons , most of them having only from fifty to two hundred. Some of the tribes, especially those to the north of the equator, were very warlike, their mode of warfare consisting chiefly of killing people in ambush. He found no cannibals, in his last journey, south of the equator. It seemed to him that the kingdoms of Eastern Africa were fast coming to the same state of disintegration as that which now prevailed in Western Africa. He had been struck by the decrease of population ; and here he must raise his voice in defence of the white man, who had been said to be the cause of it.. He admitted the popula tion was decreasing, but he alleged that that decrease had begun before the white man entered the coun try. The white man noticed the decrease, but could not stop it. Populous villages, where no white man or fiery water had ever been, had decreased enor mously. lie might be laughed at for saying so, but he was of opinion that the African would in time disappear from his continent like the native Briton from this island, the wild Indian from America, the Australian from his country, and the Polynesian from his many islands. Instead of mourning he rejoiced that an all-wise Prosidence had caused the more intellectual race to take the place of an inferior one. Let them never despair. Little by little, and by dint of great exertions, the large unknown space of Africa was becoming smaller and smaller ; the distance between his furthest explorations and the lake discovered by Sir S. Baker, being only about 1,000 miles. The further he went into the interior, the higher he found the land rise. A complete series of observations enabled him to state s that it rose 2,574 feet above the sea level. '1 here probably were great rivers and lakes still to be discovered. Judg ing from the enormous quantity of rain which fell beneath the equator, other rivers or lakes lying to the, west must be found. M. Du Chaillu concluded his address with a graphic account of the misadven ture which befell one of his party in the Asbangi country, and which was the cause of his being obliged to leave Africa without having, as he had hoped to do, traversed the whole breadth of that mysterious land, and with much emotion he de scribed the perils which he had, in consequence, to endure, and the faithful manner in which his native companions stood by him in a time of great per sonal danger. SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. Share! Railways. I ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Closing Biudness I Paid., prioe. done. brlinoi anti hxeter Caledonian Cambrian ..... Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Pertli, & Ab.Junc E•Lon don, acrip Certi Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. ark. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great north of Scotland Great Northern D A stock • • Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 pa , G t 6, and W. of Irtland IYeb3tern -"Original Do. S. Val. nail gua. , Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Alid.—Oxford Lo. Newport Do. Hereford Lancashire &Yorkshirs London and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Metropolitan.... 1 Do. New Do. Extension...... Metropolitan District, Do. - do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Midland Do. £9 Share Do, Birrain.. & Derby mid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. (i.WE purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Dc. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 ... Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E . Aber. stock Do. ScotOlid. Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern . Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall BRITISH FOSSE Atlantic & St. Lawrence Rom., Baroda, fic Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. 11' shares Ituffalo .ts Lake Huron Do. PrefreWce - Butr.,Brant,,S,Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- Calcutta & S. E., lim 'ape Town & Dock, gu , Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c., Do. J Extension G rand Trunkof Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds I charge 6 p.o Do. Ist ?ref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds Du. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deterred Cit. India Pen. gua. sp.c l'o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. o tit. South of India gua. 5 per cent D... 41 per cent Do .3reat Wes. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6 p. c. lids. pay. 1873 Do. 5i do. pay. 1877-8.. Endian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4j do Do. Fifth Extension Meib. Cor. 6 p. o. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. N.lll.C'da, 6po let pf.bs, Sande Do. Delhi ci ' Do. a ah 4 Do. d r o oo jaob.... Do.lndus St. Flo) 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 1100 2 100 100 95 100 91 93 141 141 5} 5d 91 43 83 85 Ofd 97 88 89 81 84 86 8. 82 96 98 91 06 11 1 .1 96 97 BOW-STREET. STOPPED AT THE STATION.—Charlos Gordon, a young man of gentlemanly appearance, was charged before Mr. Vaughan with being drunk and disorderly at the Charing 'cross Railway Station, and assaulting Mr. Ranoe, the plat form inspector. Police-constable Reid, South-Eastern Railway police, No. 4, stated that at about 12 o'clock the previous night as the last down train was starting for London-bridge and he was on duty at the barrier, the prisoner and another gen tleman presented themselves in order to proceed by that train, but he stopped them, saying that they could not be allowed to go by the train, as they were drunk. They in sisted upon entering the train, saying they must go by it, as it was the last that night. He told them to wait till they had seen the inspector. Inspector Ranoe came up and said they must not go by the train. The prisoner again attempted to force his way to one of the carriages. Reid then said he must go to the inspector's office and give his name and address. He refused to do so, and threw him self down on his back, so that Reid and another constable were obliged to carry him to the office. The inspector looked at his ticket (an annual one) and took down his name and address, saying he should summon him under the company's bye-laws for being drunk on the premises, for which he is liable to a penalty of 40s. He was then left at liberty to leave the office, and as he was doing so he struck Reid a violent blow in the face. The prisoner said he had been spending the evening with a few friends, and no doubt he had taken it little more wine than agreed with him. He tried to insist on going by the train, as it was the last and he wanted to get home. At the same time he did not understand that he was at liberty to go away. His impression was that the moment he expressed a determination to go by the train he was seized by the officers and dragged to the inspector's room, without any opportunity being given him of withdrawing. He considered that he was treated very harshly, and had been a good deal pulled about, though, of course, that was owing to his own efforts to pass the constable. He sincerely regretted having struck the "official "—if he had done so, for he had no re - collection of that—but when a man was "excited in that way," he did not know what he was doing. Of course he knew he must be fined, and he should be happy to compensate the officer for any injury he might have done him. _ Mr. Vaughan said the prisoner had done very wrong, first, in going to the station in a state of intoxication, and then in trying to force his way into the carriage. It was quite necessary for the public comfort that drunken men should be excluded from the trains. The prisoner had a fair opportunity of going away after his address was taken, but even then, instead of availing himself of that permis sion, he assaulted the constable. He (Mr. Vaughan) could not impose a less penalty than 40e. The line was paid. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SINGULAR CASE OF ATTEMPTED SUlClDE.—Elizabeth Sharp, a young woman, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with attempting to commit suicide by cutting her throat with a razor. Mr. Horne, broker, of No. 7, Newport-mrket, said that on the previous evening the prisoner came into his shop, and seemed very strange in her manner. After being in the shop a short time she took a razor out of a box belong ing to him and tried to cut her throat with it. He seized her arm and prevented her doing any mischief to herself, and then gave her into custody. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the witness said he knew the prisoner. Her husband had left her and gone to America, she had no friends, and she was given to drink. The prisoner said the witness took a room for her in the Albany-road as his wife, but he bad left her and treated her in a very shabby manner. A week ago he knocked her about and blackened her eyes, and last night she went to his shop to ask him what he meant. She was sorry for what she had done. Sergeant Dodsworth said the prisoner had been in the House of Detention twiee before for attempting to take her life. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he would romand the prisoner, who no doubt would succeed at last in taking her life. The prisoner, who notwithstanding the witness statod that he prevented her doing any mischief to herself, had inflicted a wound on her throat requiring medical attention, was then removed from the court. THAMES. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Charles Vivre, a foreigner, aged 37, and described as a musician, was brought before Mr. Partridge charged with attempting to commit suicide by hanging - himself to a bedpost in his apartment, at No. 11, Cannon-street-road, St. George-in-the-East, on Tuesday night last. The prisoner was discovered by a man named Lewis Cumfrucht, an artist and photographic printer, hanging to his bedpost. Cumfrucht cut him down. The prisoner was quite insensible and nearly strangled. There was a red mark round his throat and he suffered much. Police sergeant Barnes, 10 H, who was called in to seo him, sent for a surgeon, who succeeded in reviving him. Barnes removed hi m t o the wor kh ouse o f S t. George in-the-East, where .ho . rema i ne d until this morni ng . He was labouring under delirium tremens in the work house, and it was evident to the medical men who attended him that he was labouring under excitement and the effects of strong drinks. The prisoner, in broken English, said that he had a quarrel with his former landlord, who called him bad names. He could not give vent to his anger, and he began drinking. Ho drank some ale, ho drank a bottle of wino, he drank some eau de vie, ho drank, drank, drank; ho be came inebriated, and he put a handkerchief round his neck—no more did he recollect—he was a Frenchman, he was very sorry. _ _ Mr. Partridge remanded the prisoner until Monday next. MARKETS--This Day. Only a moderate supply of beasts Was on offer in to-day's market. Prime breeds moved off freely, at prices equal to Monday, but inferior stock was slow, and all a t late rates. The show of sheep was rather limited. On the whole the mutton trade was find, at very full p r i ces. A few super i or Downs and half-breds realised Gs. 4d. per 8 lbs. Lambs were very dull, at almost mutton prices. The sales for calves was steady, at previous currencies. Pigs were very dull, at Monday's quotations. The supply was only moderate. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Per 81b to sink the offal. d O B 5 8 d 2 O Pine Larg o e r c s 0 - wa coarse so o c a sheep 4 2 5 6 d a I 2 4 8 5 ( S quality do .•4 2 4 8 Prime d i thdown a 0.5 0 Large e e S h msmall d 0...... 10 5 2 Second Crt3e' & z. 4 ...4 0 4 6 egs 1 8 5 0 Lamb.... 58 8d t o 6, 63. Suckling calves, 21 8 to 238 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s SecondClP'rrrteuea a n d Scots, adr qu j a ue l t ii ° y xj e d he.. enco4 35 4 101 4 4 5 4 5 6 mall porker, le to 338 each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts l,OlO Beasts 554 Cows — Cows. — Sheep and lambs ll, 00 Sheep an d 1 , mbs 4,2J0 Calves 3.0 Ca ye s 3OO eigs 315 Figs SIJ - -- - MEAT. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. — Moderate supplies of meat are on sale. The trade is firm, at very full prices : Beef, 3s 8d to 48 10d ; mutt o n , 4 s 4 d to 5s 8d ; lamb, 58 4d to 6s 4d; veal, 4s Od to 5 s Od; and pork, 45 Od to 5s Od per 81b by the carcase. HAY. SmrrurrELD.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to 15 12s ; clover, £4 15s Od to 16 10s Od ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 108 per load. A moderate supply. CUMBERLAND.—Itiodow hay, £4 Os to £sl2s Od; clover, £4 15s to £6 10s Od; and straw, £2 to £2 10s per load. Trade slow. 0 WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 Os to £5 12s ; clover, £5 Os Od to £6 lOs Od ; and straw, X 2 Os W £2 8s per load. Trade inactlyee COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECUR British Columbia, 6 per' cent., Ye0731,1872: Can.Gov.G p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 - Do. 6 p. c. Feb. Sr Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. nc Sept. Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c, Inscribed Bk Cape U.llopc, 6 p.c. 1873 Du. Ap 1. & Oct , 1890-1900 Do. do; 1680-9 u Do. 'Jan.ll:3 uly, 1890-91 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April ana 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do 3lauritlus, 6 p. o, 1873, an. and July Do. 1478 Do. 1882, May t 5, Nov. lb Do. 1895, Feb. 4 Aug Natal 6 per cent N. B.W. Gov.s p•c.,1866 Do. . 5 p c. 18;1 to 187 t, Do. 5 j).c. 1888 to 1801 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Sootia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c d. Aus.Gov. 6 poa 1868-v Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, April & Oct BRITIS Cain. Consol. Gold, lira Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Cam Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. Great Lixey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal 8uz4y...., G. Wheal Vor (I.l.elst Grenville Elerod's Foot •••• llingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley Awyndy Iron Ore, lim New Seton North Roskear . N.Wh'l Bassett (I llo,gan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Providence .Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft. 7igra and Clogan, lim West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West Chi ver ton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (ftedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis t 1 20 25 325 375 If • 2 17i X2i 9 11 3 5 1 2 i 7 60 65 115 125 SO 85 10 15 3 5 i4O 150 9 11 584 5.17.0 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Colchester, Stour Valley, 58 BANKS. Alliance. lim., 20 Anglo Austrian, 81 Consolidated "Sant, lim., 5 English and American, lim., 3 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 171 Land Mortgage Bank of India, Wu., 3,1 London and River elate, Ditto, issued at i pill., 12k London and County, 654 London Joint Stook, 44 National Provincial of Env...land. Ditto, 2d and 3d issue, 391 Provincial Banking Corporation, lim., 4 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 09•1 MISCELLANEOUS: Anglo-American Telegraph, 10i Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua. Rm. 62i Credit s'oncier and Illobilier of England. Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, lim., 3i t. International Financial society, lira.. 3i London General Omnibus Company, Um, :1! National Discount company, Ditto, new, issued at 5 prem., of which 31 is to pay, 6} Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., t Peninsula and Oriental Steam,;6s} 6 RUMOURED MARRIAGE OF THE KING OF GREECE. —There is reason to believe that a marriage is not unlikely to be arranged on the part of the King of the Greeks cal cultlted to add very materially to his position as a Euro pean Sovereign. It is understood, however, that the ar rangement must be dependent upon certain conditions of a nature to promote the position of the Greek Government in the eyes of the world.—Morning Post. MR. BRIGHT'S ILLUSTRATIONS. Mr. Adderley writes to the Tinzes in reference to the allusions of Mr. Bright (in his Birmingham speech) to Canada and Aus tralia :—" There are (says Mr. Adderley) distinguished Parliamentarj leaders from the North American pros inces at this moment in Loudon, who could better inform Mr. Bright's audience that in those provinces, as already pre cisely in tho other colonies adduced for i'lustration of the charms of universal suffrage, it happens that it has been tried, condemned, and reverted from, even by a Parliament elected by it. Mr. Bright having chosen these tests of the wisdom of his views, should in common honesty abide by their real practical conclusions, and in his next oration make this slight correction of his statement." A YEAR'S INCOME AND EXPENDITURE OF THE CORPORATION.—The City Press publishes ab abstract of the Corporation accounts for last year : —The abstract shows that the entire produce for the year in respect of the City's estate, including a balance in hand on 31st Decem ber, 1864, of £28,074 13s. 111 d., amounted to £296,319 14s. ncl. The expenditure for the same period amounted to £272,278 Os. 94d., leaving a balance in hand on the 31st December last of £24,04186, Prorogation of the Canadian Parliament. The Canadian Parliament was prorogued on the 15th August. The Speaker .of the Legislative Assembly addressed the Governor-General, de scribing the measures taken by the Parliament for repelling the Fenian raids, the success of the steps taken to federate the provinces, and express ing the hope that a new era was dawning wherein the British . colonies of North America will be come a great, powerful, and wealthy nation. His Excellency closed the fifth session of the eighth provincial Parliament with the following speech:— "Hon. Gentlemen of the Legislative Council, Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly,—l have much pleasure in releasing you from further attendance in Parliament, and I observe with satisfaction the large amount of important business, both public and private, which you have transacted during the session. The completion of the Code of Civil Procedure in Lower Canada is a permanent memorial of the ability and industry of those who devised and carried the project into execu tion, and cannot fail to be highly advantageous to those who live within that portion of the pros :nce. By the Acts for amending the laws relating to munici pal institutions and improving the mode of assessment in Upper Canada, the municipal system of that province, already admirable, will be further consolidated and im proved. It must be a source of satisfaction to you to feel that the credit of the province will be strengthenedand her commercial operations will be extended by the changes which have been made in the duties on imports and other financial alterations, tending toreduce the cost of living in Canada. We may confidently expect that the effect of the tariff which youhave adopted will be to provide for the pub lic wants without opening new sources of taxat ion, and to in crease the available resources of the country by enlarging the markets for the industry of the people. The establishment of telegraph connexion in the portions of the dominions of our Queen situated on both aides of the Atlantic ocean has been hailed In Canada with feelings of the utmost satis faction. The success of this great uneertaking cannot fail to advance the progress of civi'isation, to extend the opera tions of trade, and thereby to promote the peace and pros pet ity of the world at largo. "Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly,—l thank you for the liberal provision you have made for the public ser vice of the current year. It shalt be my object and that of my advisers to administer your grants so as to secure at once economy and efficiency. lam particularly gratified that you have enabled me to make provision for those who have suffered by the loss of relatives, or have been wounded, during the late attack on the province. This act is a just tribute on your part to the patriotism of the men on whom devolves the defence of the province, and will prove to the survivors that they do notserve an ungenerous or ungrate ful country. The votes for purposes of public defence are on a scale which will enable the Government to improve the efficiency of the Volunteers in armament, equipment, and drill, and no exertions shall be wanting to apply your grants with effect in each of these particulars. " Hon. Gentlemen and Gentlemen,—l rejoice that you have completed your part of the plan for the union of the colonies of British North America, and I shall not fail to transmit to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, fcr presentation to her Majesty, your address on this subject. In bringing to a close the last Session likely to be held under the Act for the union of the Two Canadas, I congra tulate the Parliament which that law called into existence on the retrospect afforded by the events of the last quarter of a century in this province. You can mark during that period the thin consolidation of your institutions, both political and municipal, the extended settlement of your country, the development of your internal resources and foreign trade, the improvement and simplification of your laws, and, above all, the education which the adoption of the system of responsible government has afforded to your statesmen in the well-tried ways of the British Constitu tion. The same principles, the application of which has been attended with so much advantage in the smaller union, will be the guide of your course in the larger sphere of ac tion on which you aro now about to enter, and I fervently pray that the blessings which you have hitherto enjoyed may be given in larger measure to that new nationali:y of which you will form a part, and the dimensions of which will entitle it to a high place among the Powers of the world." DEATH OF MR. HALL MAXWELL.—The agricul tural community of Scotland, and many of the most eminent farmers in Great Britain and Ireland, as well as on the Continent, will learn with deep regret of the demise of Mr. John Hail Maxwell, of Dargavel, which took place on Saturday last at Torr-hall—one of the deceased gentle man's properties near Weir-bridge, a village about six miles west of Paisley. The fact of the death is all the more melancholy that he had just retired, after discharging for 20 years the important and onerous duties of the secre taryship of the Highland and Apicrlte-al Society of Scotland, to enjoy the leisure which his distinguished services in the cause of agriculture so well entitled him to claim. The immediate cause of his death we have not learnt, but we believe it is mainly attributed to disease of the heart. He died in his prime, at the age of 54, hav ing been born in Queen-street, Glasgow, in February, 1812. The late Mr. Hall Maxwell, who was the representa tive of two ancient families in Renfrewsh're—the Halls of Fulbar, and the Maxwells of Dargavel, the former dating their poscession of Fulbar from the time of James, High Steward of Scotland, the grandfather of King Robert 11., and the latter holding Dargavel by chaLer since 1516-- was educated for the Bar, to which he, was called in 1835, and practised successfu , ly for ten years. On the death of the then secretary of the Highland Society—Sir Charles Gordon—Mr. Hall Maxwell, who was at that time a director of the society, applied for and received the vacant appointment. Under his energetic and judicious management the society soon rose to a pitch of vigour and influence which it had never before attained. At the time when he undertook the secretaryship the number of members was 2,620, and the funds of the society amounted to £34,000. When he left the roll of members had increased to 4,200, and the finances to £50,000. The annual shows of the society under his great administrative talent showed an equal improvement, alike as to the .rity quan tities and quality of stock, and the number and superiority of workmanship and finish of agricultural 1uT1.43 One of the greatest benefits which Mr. "La u ._ agriculture was in Max well conferred upon Scottish ultural statistics perintonding the collection of the agricultural The annual of stock and crops from 1851 t to d 1 by Government at m r o ° l 7 , x t s cost of the collection was estimated by a staff of some £6,000, but Mr. Hall Maxwell, f ll B co tlaud, accomplished the 1,200 of the principal farinersomanner for about £2,500 less work in a very thoroughly reliable was tn°trYhad voted as necessary. The than the sum psaarltisiaimace the country Was t years, we have been left entirely paltry matter of routine, and, in couSE - deprived of it ou a t f i o o r n th t thus greatestul,sivs it o lhe b ui t eeg a obtained acreage ne under the various kinds of of the quence, i❑ the dark as to crop, and the precise number of our flocks and herds. For his services in connexion with the collection of these sta tistics Mr. Maxwell was in 1856 created a Civil Companion of the Bath. Mr. Maxwell was himself a keen and intel ligent agriculturist ; and on his estate of Dargavel effected at great expense many improvements, especially in the reclamation of waste land, changing a dismal and un healthy morass into flourishing fields of potatoes and oats and luxuriant pasture. In all his operations, however, he was careful in his calculations that the return should be proportionate to the outlay, which many proprietors are not. Mr. Hall Maxwell leaves a widow and six children —two sons and four daughters—to mourn his loss. — Scotsman, SPORTING INT ELLIGENCE,—This Day, CITY BETTING —Tars DAY. ST. LEGER. Even on Lord Lyon (offered) 4to 1 agst Savernake (offered-9 to 2 wanted) Bto 1 agst Rustic (offered) 100 to 7 agst Strathconan (offered) DERBY. 30 to 1 agst Plaudit (taken) DONCASTER SEPTEMBER MEETING. TUESDAY, SEFTEMBER 11. Weigqts for the Cleveland Handicap. One mile. • Ago st lb Age st lb Regalia ... 4 9 0 Jastanet ... 4 6 8 _King Charming 4 8 7 Holstein ... 4 6zs Attae!ie ... 4 8 4 Miss Williams ... 3 6 4 The Stat ... 48 3 Pluto ... ••• 3 6 4 Harry Braileford... 4 .7 11 Stabber ... 3 6 4 S undeelah ... 5 711 Dolan ... ... 3 6 2 Staghound ... 3 7 7 Miss Harriette ... 3 6 2 Dalesman ... 3 7 6 Ambition ... ... 3 6 Monarch of the Glen 3 7 4 Fraedoni 3 6 1. Mount Palatine ... 3 7 4 Mother of Pearl ... 3 6 0 Edinburgh ... 4 7 4 Lively ... 4 6 0 Split the Difference 37 4 Centaur ... ... 3 6 0 Norwood ... 5 7 3 Sweet Anne 3 5 13 East Lynne ... 47 0 Musician ... 35 12 Caithness ... ... 36 12 Pedant . 3 512 Life Guardsman ... 3 611 Bugler .. 3 512 Lothario . 3 6 8 Duty Froo 3 5 10 Lady of Coverdale 4 6 8 Messmate ... 3 5 7 Weights for the Great Yorkshire Handicap. I.m. 6fur. 132yds. Age st lb John Davis ... 5 9 0 ... 4 9 0 Windham ... 5 8 11 Brown Bread ... 4 8 8 King Charming ... 4 8 5 Ackworth ... 5 8 4 Scamander 6 8 2 Breadalbane 4 . • 8 2 Lord Ronald... ... 4 7 12 Harry Brailsford ... 4 7 12 Bradamante 5 7 11 Sundeelah ... 5 7 11 Planet ... 5 7 10 Lo Mandarin-. 4 7 9. Gomera ... 4 7 9 Rama ... ~. 3 7 8 Salpinctes 4 7 8 Achimedes ... 4 7 Red Earl .., ... 4 7 7 Treasure Trove 3 7 6 Rococo ... 3 7 4 Rose ... ... 5 7 4 Verger ... ... 5 7 4 Nightwatch 4 7 2 Ameer 4 7 2 Mazeppa ~, ... 3 7 2 War ... 3 7 0 Glendale ... ... 3 6 12 Lucifer ... ... 3 6 12 Lothario ... 3 6 12 Selim 3 6 12 Lady Vane ... ... 3 6 11 • Ago st lb Cadiz ... ... 6 610 Provisor ... 4 6 10 Abergeldie 3 6 10 Pluto ... ... 3 610 Nu ... ... 4 6 9 Dulcimer 6 9 Miss Haworth ... 3 6 8 Black Prince ... 3 6 8 Dalesman 3 6 7 Lively 4 6 Arkenside ... 4 6 4 Endsleigh ... 4 6 4 Eakring . 3 6 , t Duchess of Welling ton ... 3 6 Miss Harriette ... 3 6 2 Miss Williams ... 3 6 2 Dolan ... ... 3 6 2 Dagmar ... 3 6 2 Elfeta ... 3 6 2 Nutrition ... ... 3 5 13 Belmont ... ... 3 5 12 Black Prince, by Voltigeur ... 3 5 9 Chronometer ... 3 5 9 Penelope Plotwell 3 5 9 Caithness ... 3 6 2 Cranford ... 3 6 2 Aldcroft :.. 3 6 2 Dubiety ...4 6 2 Farce .• 6 6 2 Wild Parsley ... 4 6 2 PROGRAMME OF TO-MORROW'S RACES. The INNKEEPERS' PLATE of 30 sovs, added to a Handicap of 5 sovs each, for all ages ; winners of any race after the publication of the weights 51b extra ; T.Y.C. T o close at eight o'clock on Thursday ovening. The SELLING STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 40 added ; for two year olds 101 b; fillies and geldings allowed 31b ; the winner to be sold for 100 sovs; if entered for 80 sovs allowed 41b, if for 60 91b, if for 40 141 b ; half a mile. To close on Thursday evening. A SELLING PLATE of 50 sovs ; two year olds 7st 31b, threo 9st 111 b, four 9st 121 b, five lOst, six and aged 10st 21b, mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 150 says ; if entered for 100 sovs allowed 71b, if for 75 101 b, if for 50 141 b, if for 30 211 b. Half a mile, straight. To close at eight o'clock on Thursday even ing. The NURSERY PLATE of 60 sovs, added to a Handicap of 5 soya each, 2 ft (to the fund), for two-year-olds; win ners of any race after Aug. 22 (at six p.m.) 41b extra. Three quarters of a mile. The CHATSWORTH PLATE of 50 sovs, added to a Handicap of 10 sovs each, h ft; winners of any race of the value of 100 soya after Aug. 22 (at six p.m.) 51b, of 200 soya or more 101 b extra ; the second to save his stake. Otte mile and a quarter. 13 subs. The FAT BUCK STAKES (Handicap) of 5 soya each, 'with 40 added; gentlemen riders ; professionals 71b extra; winners of any handicap amounting to 100 sovs after Aug. 22 (at six p.m.) 71b, 200, 101 b extra. One mile and a quarter. 16 subs. The RAWDON HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 1 00 added; winners of any raco after Aug. 22 (at six p.m.) value 100 sovs 41b, 200 71 b, 300 101 b ; tho winner of the Tradesmen's Plato at this meeting 121 b extra ; weights not to be accumulative. One mile. 14 subs. RACING FIXT SEPT YRES FOR 1866. :AMER. Warwick September 4 Leicester 6 Doncaster Monmouth Manchester Autumn 25 Newmarket Ist October 25 Walsall Lanark 2B Brecon l7 Canterbury lB Richmond Northampton 2 Lothians' Racing Club 3 Ryl. Cal. Hunt and Kelso 8 Bedford 4 Newmarket2d October... 8 Hereford • .... 18 Newmarket Houghten ... 22 NOVEMBER. Lincoln Liverpool IRISH RACING FIXTURES. SEPTEMBER. Darragh 4 , 5 , 6 OCTOBER. urragh l6, 17 18 FRENCH RACING FIXTURES. SEPTEMBER.; Baden-Baden 3, 5, 7 I Paris (Autumn) 23, 30 Chantilly TURF AGENCY OFFICE, 100, JERMTN-STREET, ST. JAMES'S, LONDON. 14R. SYDNEY SMITH (Member of Tatter sail's) begs to inform the racing public he will exebute COMMISSIONS (by letter only) on all the prin cipal races throughout the year. For further particulars and prices see advertisement in The Sportsman newspaper every TUESDAY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY. Price Current published DAILY, and forwarded on receipt of stamped directed envelope. Post-office Orders to be made payable at the Piccadilly or St. James's-street offices, and cheques to be crossed the "London and Westminster Bank." ITALY. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) FLORENCE, Aug. 29. The Empress Charlotte, of Mexico, was received at the Vicenza station by Prince Humbert, of Italy, and the municipal authorities. The King awaited her Majesty at the Padua station, and presented to her the generals and prin cipal authorities. The Empress continues her voyage to Miramo. La Nazione of to-day denies the rumours of ne gotiations between the Italian and the Papal Go vernments, and adds, " No overtures have been made to Italy for entering into negotiations." The battalions of the National Guard, which were mobilized during the war, are being gradually sent to their homes. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 28. A denial has been given to the r umours current that the Turkish Government would not pay the overdue coupons of the General Debt on the 13th of October next. Liverpool Cot►tonn Market —This Day. Market unchanged• Sales probably about 10,000 bales or more. T INGINTELLIGENCE—This Day. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. GRATESEND, Thursday Morning. Arr i ve d, Aug. 29—Collier, steamer, from Dieppe. Arrived, August 30—Jubilee and Julia, from Guernsey ; /rug ', miller, from Dantzic ; Ranger, steamer, from Rutter ymon, steamer, f rom N antes. Bailed—Cologne, r steamer, fo r B ou l ogne; Flecha, steamer, for da Ghent.i UNITED STATES POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS. ed SaMtuaridlsa y f o e r v t o h n e i n U g n , it t S d t n a e t : s a t y t r o n m lo a r I u g p , in o l n y d e o d n n e e s v d e a r y y ----- evening. Letters for the Saturday and Wednesday evening mails must reach the General Post-office by 6 o'clock p.m., and those of the Wednesday morning mails by 6 o'clock a.m. that day. Newspapers must always be posted half an hour earlier. The Wednesday and Saturday's mails are taken up at Queenstown, on the following day, by the Liverpool steamers. The Wednesday morning mails are taken by the Southampton steamers. Mails from the United States aro duo in London on Mondays and Thursdays of each week. STRANGE SUICIDE BY lIANGING.—An inquiry was held by Mr. W. Carter, the coroner for East Surrey, this morning, at the Rose Tavern, Saville-street, Lam beth-walk, respecting the suicide of John Wm. Caxania, aged 35. The deceased resided at 35, Little Canterbury place, Lambeth-walk, and for some time past ho had been in a very desponding state. His habits wore intemperate. He frequently sand, "I wish I may be found dead." On Sunday morning last he went out and got some ale, and having returned and drunk it o, he went up stairs and hanged himself. The jury return ff ed a verdict of tempo rary insanity. BER. OCT lOU st I 20 204 10 100 1