The Sun. — London, England, 1866-09-05 00:00:00

ed years ago? useful Jails middle class, lomestic mat- 4 . 7 AND SW' nual expla l ❑ s Show, 31. P ., , ur of hydro .orth reading , tatters, Whil e .or deserve at miar Sunday. Lt tended bY )ruing. In I by Prince trice, drove Churchill, Monday. Christian' burgh, and n Waiting, church of and ChaP" g with the ;ually good The Prince )ort in 0 0 he Duke of deer-stalk bringing shown t° Abergelche e shooting. well-fille d ing. given at Wales to the neigh" .ullY deco Amongst F r om g : ie Duk° 01 ass Louise , the 1 1 ° 13 ' and Sir Ige, Major 1 Knollys, from ga r 3 of Fif e ' Duff, t he present on and V . 1- Lady I' LL- Ur. M°ll -111 r• pt. Bair d ' stationed id a nu °. sted pro.: continued red. Af ter continued woke up. 'rinee 3115 Balmora l ' recept ion arge ar ch ' ply broad, Balmoral, L e grou nd of P oi" r of rowa n ireb ; and ie aPP °ar- E are, wbil° Th ° he pillars isiderable press her ry on t h i e , Birkball iyed dur; e pers an d were also v bich t l3° ) eeted t° l ilts we re weep the 3pers Ld headcssemble— ii— were b_ i is Gener''' bertsen• b h a ving titer than started p r inCe o 'Clock ill a ts Pr ° the al sed prim e drov ° They ied be ; roy 3 ' ne dal RoY 3I odds of rd WC-_ ;gel di° TOITEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The mercantile community continue to negotiate ,ifelv securities as p oss ibl e , b ecause th e id ea i s gene rally entertained that a reduction of another 1 or Per cent• will be made in the official minimum to- Ll . orr ow. Bankers and others-have a plentiful sup ply of fl oating capital at their command, and are !Wens to obtain employment for it at about 11 per 'ea• below the Bank rate. The report of the directors of the English and Amer ican Bank reco mmen d s a di v id en d on th e de posit of £5 per share, at the rate of 2s. 6d. per share, 41 1111 the available balance of £5,842 on the four leave worki ng o f th e genera l b us i ness, w hi c h w ill £2,032 to be carried forward.. Geld t o t h e amount of £91,000 in bars and 16,000 so verei gus was taken to the Bank of E ng l an d yes ,ercitty• the dividend o f 5 per cent, h as b een d ec l ared b y e r,, i44( 10n General Omnibus Company. a T he traffic receipts on the Atlantic and Great est er!). Railway for the second week in August m ounted to $131,088 against $145,000 in the oGfrresponding period last year, exhibiting a decrease i n $ 13 +912. Th e rece i p t s f or th e t wo fi rs t wee k s h - ll gust were $230,011 a ga i ns t $261,080 i n 1865, wing a diminution of $31,069. From the Ist tn allt larY to the 16th August, the gross earn i ngs )3 1; aell ed $3,315,471 against $2,922,543 i n 1865, °wing an increase of $392,928. Jog Meeting has been held to-day of the E n gli s h $ il lt Stock Bank whre a call was made of £4 per ar e) payable on the e 10th inst. Two O'CLOCK. 6 At the Paris Bourse to-day, according to Reuter's 9fg r ato the 3 pe r C en t. R en t es were d ea lt i n a t 82c: Th e • a „,, —o ghsh Stock Market has presented a fi rm active appearance to-day, and the depreciation e!Perienced during the last two days has been re %:overed. Speculators have been encouraged by the I t s . condition of monetary affairs to operate for a te is prices, and the Funds have improved * per 0 4 . Consols are 891 I for money, and 891 1 for Itre etober. The New Threes and R e d uce d A nnu iti es for 84 871 ; Exchequer Bill s , 2 s . di s . t o 2 s . prem r March, and par to 3s. prem. for June. r „...° important alteratio n h as t a k en pl ace i n the i gees for Foreign Stocks. Italian have advanced to 55 k ; Spanish Passive 1, to 23 1 ; but Turkish .1 Per Cents , have declined 1, to 271 ; Mexican I) to 10, ut ; Spanish Certificates , to 151 ; and • e au Scrip 1, to 2 11 dis. Mexican (New) "titinue at 111 12, and Greek at 141 /. 41n erican Shares are buoyant. Erie shares have 44111 aced 1, to 461 1; Illinois remain at 781 791 ; United States 5-20 Bonds at 721 73. Atlantic and Great Western Debentures have 1 °ti nned in active de m a n d, an d h av e risen another ti per cent ., v i z., to 70 72, and the Conso lid ate d I gage Bonds have also advanced 1, to 471 48i. b een dealin gs i n th e R a il wa y Sh ar e M ar k e t h av e va e ., ° to a fai r ex t en t, an d a fi rm er tone has pre- Great Western and North-Western have js ti l) ,..ved ss. ; London, Chatham, and Dover 1 ; li ri sg ancl 15s. ; Great Northern A Stock £1 ; and 10s. ; while Lancashire and Yorkshire rr .,r e declined 55., and Metropolitan ss. v .'he Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive 'itabout previous rates. 4te Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet, but at 401 ,dY rates. Alliance are dealt in at 21i ; Con- Etta d ation at 51 ; London an d C oun ty 651 66 ; el' 'Union of London at 48. Anglo-American g r , e ,graPti have improved to 151 ; Atlantic Tele- Etr 8 per Cents. to 881 921 ; and Telegraph Con et ion ion and Maintenance to 14/ 15/. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES a 43CVERNMENT iruxDs. I t' Cent. Consols - a O. Account, Aug. 9 B9l f I. le:p B .t. Reduced B7l 61 x d ie * . ", Per Cent B6/ 71 ti o l Per Cont. Jan. 1894 -- 4 • per Cent. Jan. 1873 Ipoities, 30 yr s,ii expire sth Jan., 1880 t ° •,,,,fer 30 yi - t,empire sth AprillBBs — ° Wed Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — k e v, March. June. -""•,,eqUer Bills,ooo 3Cent .2 dis 2pm par 3pm £ l , , per •u0.£500 2 dis 2 poi ~ h ht. ti e £lOO and £2OO ;3" ° ,7 England Stock, 51- per Cent °Account 1 44 . 141) 1AR GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Don Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 — ___ b e ' ° Per Cent. July, 1870 _ t bs • 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 b'.. Certificates buo• nnfaced Paper 4 per Cent — D o, * 5 , Per Cent., Jan. 1872 D_ j 4 Per Cent., May 1879 _ b • neb., 5 per Cent, Aug. 1873 b,°:tends,4 per Cent., £l,OOO _ Y. 'under .£l,OOO — pm 4 k htIPOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 4 :47 1 4 Republic, 6 per Cont.; £l5 pd — pm atik2o4l Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — ti l ` l ,, ll , 5 per Cent — a per Cent., 1852-58-60 ~ ° • D 1863 be no • 1865 — D e --Lecount _.to. -£lOO Bonds 7Ol l 3 D °. S eriP, -£65 paid t)°s Ayre s 6 per C ent — °- Ac count _ b 0 £lO O Bonds _ °liiV Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) 331 1) 0 1 6 per Cent _ 1),, • 1 Per Cent — b - v per Cent C ub 0 10 ° ,,,Zrip, .£75 paid — pm , - ',. - , 4 -all 6 per Cent. — „Per4)atif's,T;' Cent. h b e ,., P Cent, 1825 — ulto ws ; Per Cent., 1861 .. 1, ) 0. 1 .11 1 : Principalities 62 -i •D 4.54 0 °,,,r ; 01 • 1 : t Consolidate . 1 per Cent l2 1),;',,"` r evisional Land W arrant tg , v ,"i"eferr e d 0, ''14 ,, 11 7 per Cent B6l b S econd issue — °'6loo Bonds — D o 130 . 1864 B7l 8 1 o 'f- 0 0 Bonds BB 4 D. -uv ernnient Railway Debentures B3l 1 Do. 5 Pa' °. 480 . d die Do . A Per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coup ons 141 1 D o. '`'ccnt bo Coupons t , 1 10,t f ,',cceuat 4, 11' - „ - lla 5 per Cent. — 0 1 0 4- A " Per Cent 1865 )ttekt. Ilareramana Railway — ea, ri 9 161 bn° P er Cent 1 ,, D o n 1864 — ~*goi ll. " Per Cent. Anglo-French — illoort_idean 6 per Cnt., .£3O paid 415*-,'"'L Imperial 5 per Cent D ° ,zrauada l3 13 0 2 per Cent ~Peferred re - - -And Warrants (Hectares) ''4‘,. 1), lima 0 per Cent., 1865 b° )3 - ', 4 ke - l',Per Cent. (Uribarren) 1),„ :1' Per Cont., 1862 cort:ll'kecount D o ll i ß °se 3 per Cent, 1853 ebe 'ANT Cent , 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 441 31 %F 3 „: '',ecount Cent 1856, 88 if 1 4 4 5 Per Cent. 1822, £ St D o :t Per Cent. 1850 D o 3 / Per Cent., 1860 be 5 Pex Cent. 1859 i , t o , Per Cont. 1862 — q tr c i i „u. Per Cent 1864 — e' lati Per Cent 1,, A__ l o CTeutit 4,0 New t " Pe Cent D e un "'b4asive ec elAt 331 N 13 ) ,° Ac e , lint 231 3 I b Cert oA e •of Coup not funded — ' v li edi e hrilit 15/ I 1, - .- , 0. 41 Per Cent. orkiroj Per Cent. 864 be A u 6 Per Cent . 1854 1) ,---ecoorkt 81f tio ° : P!'r Cent. 1858 kle A e ceent 52} D o 6 0 B oads b 7 bo P e r Ce 2 b o Accountnt . 186 1)o 6 8 100 u ones 1,- 511 52 1 4 3 to 5 I})er Cent., 1863 ~o 4, Cnt., 1865, paid up S cr i p — v; 3 uo. i'''ennt 0,,N0 p er Cent. Guaranteed — 1) A ° a 3 per Cent . ‘ o ? e ,.., eo Mit '-',,e. A'net C ent., 1862 ti c ,. 6 •-c00,,,. „'"" ..... .... 4,, Ty. I' , eut, 1864 ttikiidnas on the above payable iu London. b u r,,, ', I, Par Cent., Ex. 10 Florins 1 D e o ll 2 i 1 ,Per cent., Ex. 25f. .1 0 71. (l ent. Ex 12 Guil, % h ilt% Plficat„ E. ' , Jo - Per 0 • Aeo ou „!nit., 1861, E. 25f. - 0 0 ", o. Moue 'THREE O ' CLOCK. 4,„u1L~. 0 4 / SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share, Railways. i paid.! Closing Business Price. dens. fix istol anti :Exeter ... Caledonian Cambrian Cork and 8and0n.....: Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b.June E.London, bcrip Certi 87 89 129 130 40 45 13 15 4 6 67 7o 70 72 Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2' Great North of Scotland Great Northern DJ. A stock Do. B stock.... 118 I'2 31 32 5 6 122 , 21 134 135 Do. New, is. at gs Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. I,lid.—Oxford 91 93 LO 6o L 4 58 38 89 34 30 Do. Newport I Do. Hereford......., Lane tshire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A 'Lull. 4; North Western Lon. d; South Western Man., Shei., d; Lincoln Metropolitan Do. New 123 127 Do. Extension...... Metropolitan District. Do. - do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Midland Do. £9 Share Birrain...t Derby %I'd Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth., di Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. CT.N•E purchab€ Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... no. Stock. & Darling Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1804 .. Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Soot. N. E Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union iouth Devon south Eastern . -'itaines, Wok., dc'Wok 'Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha ,West Cornwall .BILITISti rOSSK lAtlantio&St.Lawrence Born.,Baroda, ¢ Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- 1... ••• • • Calcutta & B. E., litre Jaye Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p 1 East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. .1 Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds Du. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred G t. India Pen. gua. sp.c l'o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Ct. South of India gua. 5 per cent Do. 41 per cent Do 3reat Wes. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6 p. a. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 5.1 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.O Do. 4f do Do. 4? do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay N. Itl.C'da, 6pc /st pt. bs Scinde Do. Delhi d Do, do Do. Punia u b... • a Do.lnduaSt.Flot 90 92 21 23 121 )22 86 t 8 60 a 1 30 132 2 3 p 11 111; 93 98 12 t 1246 It t. 03 05 65 67 108 110 68 70 1.01 103 35 So 9 10 p 120 125 , 1 2p 1 2p 73 75 112 116 152 156 75 ;7 44 +6 70 7t 8i 9 1 1 14 lib 2 3; 98 102 53 65 SIONS. 64 66 93 100 id ip 4 44 74 84 78 80 60 6.5 100 102 90i 1604. 99 101 20 22 86 89 58 58 48 52 50 65 45 50 40 45 34 3.) 24 24 24 26 105 107 6 1 I I 1p 95 100 91 93 141 141 5} 5 01 03 83 85 11 Old 97 98 89 .1 84 86 8, 82 96 OS 94 96 1} 1 95 97 1021 2 i 2* 2ri lost 7i T SECUR 92 94 93 9.; 91 945 75 77 75 77 99 101 102 101 102 104 100 103 86 8) MO 102 105 L 7 102 104 103 105 101 tO3 IC3 105 97 100 90 92 90 92 90 95 83 85 92 94 73 75 94 96 90 93 102 101 103 105 5 6 ,2 13 440 463 16 20 7 8 21 3 2 3 10 1t °I 41 19 20 * I 24 26 33 36 3i 31 6 8 5 66 2} lid 30 40 2 4 I 1 24 26 325 375 If E 14 16 11 13 3 3 1 2 , 6 7 63 67 14) 150 85 95 18 20 6 7 165 175 9 11 25} 4i rItEFERENCE SHAME d. Bristol and Exeter 4 percent stock, 861 Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, DPW, Bristol and Blinn., 6 per cent., 1251 Ditto 41 per cent., rd., 944 North Eastern, West Hartlepool llarbour and Rail., 791 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STQCKI3. Great Eastern 4i per cent. pt., Ditto, 5 per cent., 186?, 744 London and S.-Western 41 per cent , 89 90 Midland A and B £5 pf, iota SOuth Eastern, 5 per coat. Charing-cross, 1863, 951 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Blackwall, S2i 11 London and Greenwich, 61,1 Nottingham and Grantham It. and C, 91 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco, li.n., gua. 7 per Cent., 14 Great Luxembourg, 14i FOREIGN MINES. St. John del Rey, Rm., 4li 9 BANK% Alliance, Um.. 21i Australasia, 68} 8 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China, 16i Chartered slier. of India, London, and China, 371 City, 16 Consolidated Bank, Urn. 5a Hindustan, China, and japan, urn., 31 Imperial Bank, lirn., 251 Imperial Ottoman, 9i Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 3 I London and River Plate. Ditto, issued at 16 prit.,.121 London and County, 65} 6 London Joint Stook, 44 National l'rovincial of England, Ditto. 2d and 3d issuo, 391 . Oriental BanK Corporation, 98 7& Provincial of Ireland, 60 Union of London, 48 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 70 MISCELLANICOI7B.. Anglo-Americangelegraph, 141 151 1 16 151 Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua. lim., 85 921 881 921 Berlin Water Works, lira., 111 Ditto, new, 41 4 Bombay Gas, lira., Canada Company, 78 City Discount, lira, 1 Consolidated Discount. Um . 411 Credit Foncler and llobilier of England, 51/1 5 Crystal Palace, 37 Discount Corporation. 10 Eastern Assam Tea, lira 6 Fast Indian Land Credit and Finance, Urn., 11 1 2 Ebbw Vale, 14 13 Fore-street Warehouse, lira., 101. Gyn. Credit and Finance 01 London, lira.. 4 111 Hudson's Bay, 161 Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, lira., 31 International Financial society, him.. 4 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavouri, 5 1 41 London Financial Association, Um, 12 8 London General Omnibus Company, Um, 21 National Discount Company, 141 1 Ditto, new, issued at 5 prem., of which 31 is to pay, 81 Ocean Marine Insurance). 16/ Panama, N. Zealand, and Australian R. Mall, lira., 71 1 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 66 Ditto, new. 40 Quebrada Land, Hail, and Mining, Um, 1 1 It hymney Iron, Ditto, new, 71 7 Submarine Telegraph, 63 Telegraph Construction and Maint=llV, lAtto (Zl5), 141 151 COLONIAL GO VERNME British Columbia, 6 per' cent., Dec.3l, 1872 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July' 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. inscribed sk Cape (*.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.&Oct 189 0 -1900 Do. do: 1889-9:, Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 Do. 5 per oent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. , Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. Do. 1882, May 15, Nov t.. Do. 1895, Feb. & Atm.. Natal qov. 6 per cent.. N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,lBtio Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 1876 Do. 5 P.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... ... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878& upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July Do. do, April & Oct BRITIS. Cam. Consol. Gold, Um Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Taoist brakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Cam Brea Nast Grenville East Gunnislake . East Loved E. W'i Russell (Tavistk (lam.& StA übyn(G wen. G I*c:A L ixey, limited Great South Tolgus.. Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (lielst.in Grenville flerod's Foot •• • Ringston Downs .llararet (Uny Lelant Xlarke Valley Awyndy Iron Ore, Urn New Se ton North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United ~videnoe i Uny Lel an t S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan stray Park 'Tin Croft..... Vigra and Clogan, West liassett (Mogan.. ' ,W. Caradon (Ltskeard West Chiverton ..... .. West Seton Wheal Bassett !Mogan, Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Ilary Ann (Ken ' Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney 190 100 100 100 100 100 II M 381 1.4.0 2.13.0 7.1.6 10.6.; 11 3.2.0 18.18.9 35.15.6 9 all 21 ! i i I 122 1 134 * 58i I .30 NI 211 21 2 1 211 21 11 S 7 61 11 I 1 96 i 51 1241 4 9 86 i 103 9 Si 1021 2 35 i I i 100 7 100 all 100 100 100 1833.4 .100 ,ITINS. SUN, LONDUN, WEDINESoAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1866. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—This Day. (Before Mr. Sergeant Dowling.) ROBBING A SAILOR. Emma Williams, 15 ; Catherine Haley, .19 ; and Jane Anderson, 23, were indicted with stealing a purse contain ing the sum of £3 10s., the property of Abel Batson. The prisoners, it 'appeared, met the prosecutor, who is a sailor, in the neighbourhood of Poplar, and entered into conversation with him. They eventually adjourned to a public-house and began drinking, and the result was that, after some more spirits had been consumed, the prosecutor lost his purse, and the prisoners were charged with steal ing it. The jury found all three prisoners guilty. The learned judge sentenced Haley and Anderson to six months' imprisonment., and Williams to imprisonment for one month, and three years in a reformatory. Anderon, on hearing the sentence, said the prosecutor had given false evidence, End Williams left the dock im ploring mercy. BUTTER. (From the Saturday Review) "Butter! butter! I think I've hoard that name before !" Lord Dundreary. There are occasions in our lives when most of us have had to administer butter, and to administer it more or less unsparingly, and the art of buttering is accordingly an art which it is well worth the while of all of us to study. Butter is of various kinds, and the different kinds ought to bs kept quite distinct, and each sort requires its own special manipulation. There is the marriage-breakfast butter, and the after-dinner butter, and the funereal but ter. The first of the three does not demand any genius of a high order. Every ono knows, when a young lady is :narried, that some ono has got to dilate on the virtues of the bridegroom and the beauties of the bride; and even if both are limited, there is always a family fogy who can be brought to drink himself over afternoon champagne into a species of maudlin admiration of matrimony in general, and of the young couple who are performing in particular, and who is ready to assert, from a long and intimate knowledge of both parties, that Au gustus Brown is tha one fortunate Wing who deserves to be trusted by heaven with the happiness and destiny of Sophonisba Smith. Funereal butter is a little more diffi cult to manage. The duty of erecting oratorical tomb stones to the departed requires tact and judgment, and is not usually confided to a casual speaker. There is some thing historical about the affair, and spectators like to see the customary honours done well, and with judgment. There is no one, for example, who can follow a contem porary to the grave like Mr. Disraeli. He is the hearse horse of the Conservative party, and on occasions of state deaths is trotted out by common consent, in sable trap pings, to- conduct the ceremonial in due form and with proper solemnity. An after-dinner panegyric is the hardest of the three labours. When a man is married, sympathy is easily commanded ; and when a man dies, every one is pleased to think that the most is to be made of his valuable points, forno one, as Pericles tells us, is jealous or envious of the dead. Sentiment at such times comes in and helps the orator considerably, and few are keen to mark the defects of the panegyrist who praises either dead people or matrimonial turtle-doves above their exact de serts. But an after-dinner puff is exposed to a very diffe rent ordoal. It has to be read by jealous and critical eyes next morning. Speeches look very poorly over the tea urn which are pronounced over the bottle, and no ono cares to endorse about his neighbour all the lavish encomium that has been bestowed on him overnight by sympathetic topers. The butter spread on after-dinner toasts is there fore a subject on which too'riudh attention never can be spent, and whenever wo come across a great master of the craft, it is as well to pause, and to investigate wherein the secret of his skill resides. There have been two or three remarkable after-dinner puffs during the last couple of months. There was Mr. Disraeli's discussion at the Mansion-house, in the course o f which he took occasion to style the King and Queen of Belgium " amiable and accomplished" sovereigns. Every one thought that it was rather hard on a youn g king to call him goodnatured so publicly, and without the least provocation. Such a commendation is not a panegyric of a high class, and if Mr. Disraeli had been engaged in his more congenial occupation of burying Ctesar instead of praising him, perhaps he would not have been cruel enough to finish off a crowned head with a cold suggestion of his great affability and softness. We also have had Mr. Glad stone's after-dinner views about Mr. Cobden, and about Lord Russell; and we have had that indefatigable gentle man the Lord Mayor upon Mr. Gladstone and everybody else. Never was there such a Lord Mayor for poetry and sentiment and butter, and he does credit to the aldermen among whom ho was raised. But perhaps the most splen did instance of the post-prandial puff was Professor Kings ley, the other day, on ex-Governor Eyre. We are not going to enter now on the fine moot point whether Mr. Eyre ought to be hung, or whether he ought to have a statue — a difficult moral problem, which only can be solved by a sort of decent compromise. Whatever is bis just portion —whether it be the lot of Haman or of Mordecai—one thing is certain, that Professor Kingsley, like Jael, gave Mr. Eyre last week his butter in a lordly dish. It is always pleasant and delightful to have plenty of butter going on such occasions, and few things contribute more to the comfort and satisfaction of the evening than the application of universal butter to every one, from the House of Peers and the British Constitution down to the ladies. If you wish to butter somebody successfully start by buttering everybody. And this is what Professor Kingsley did so admirably. He buttered his country, and his audience, and right gloriously did he butter the House of Peers, coupled with " the most ancient and honoured name of the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot." If he had been chaplain to a Duke—which, indeed, for anything we know, the famous Professor may be—he could not have spoken more nobly or more feelingly of that great body, and of what we owe to them, and of how greatly it is to be wished that Mr. Eyre could only be turned into one of the order. It would seem that, for a warm, loving, Elizabethan reverence for a peer, oae may safely depend upon a pro fessor of muscular piety. He fears God, he honours the King, and ho worships the British aristocracy. He likes a lord when he sees him, and feels no scruple at telling him so to his face ; and whatever the faults and virtues of the House of Lords, the House of Lords is only second—so says the Professor—in value and sacredness to that most sacred of all institutions, monarchy itself. If we want to know why the House of Lords is such a grand institution, Professor Kingsley informs us a little further on, in a pas sage which shows what real Eversley butter can ac complish. The power of the British aristocracy, he says, consists " not merely in sticking to its ancient blood," but adopting into its ranks all the genius, all the talent, all the virtue, and he was afraid a great part of the beauty of the country." When we see a clergyman who is looked up to by beer-drinking and turnpike-road-walking young heroes at Cambridge conversing in this glowing fashion about the nobility, one can only say to oneself, " Marry this is excellent butter indeed." A common sense and unromantic butter manufacturer would have been alarmed at the idea of depicting the aristocracy at one and the same time a s s ti cking (whatever that may mean) to its ancient blo o d, and yet taking cheerily and heartily to new blood as well. Sticking to old blood might seem to vulgar minds inconsistent with the adoption of new. Mr. Kingsley, however, thinks that such a feat as this can be performed by the nobility of Great Britain, of which ho saw bright representatives around him in the persons of Lord Cardigan, Lord Hardwicke, and the Farl of Shrewsbury. The House of Peers, accord ing to Mr. Kingsley, has got " all " the genius, talent, and virtue of the country, and "nearly all" the beauty ; and any one who has the pluck to utter this re markable senti men t i n a mixed audience, with an air of moral exaltation, is th e very man to be made purveyor of butter to the Roy a l F amily and to the nobility and gentry of the greatest n a ti on on the globe. How butter for the House of Peers could be indirectly turned into butter for Mr. Eyre as well remained to be seen. The connection was not obvious, but Mr. Kingsley's unrivalled imagination invented a coupling link between the ox-Governor of Jamaica and the most sacred institution in the realm but one. In twenty-five years ("if God gives him health," adds Mr. Kingsley, in the pious tone of a man who never forgets his D.V.'s), Governor Eyro is to be a peer himself. He is to go where all the talent is, and three-quarters of th o beauty. ancient he assembly.t er lee eGivew i l bl him notthe twenty-five least years a illa n n d tdh t wa h t e he Divine blessing, and Mr. Eyro may yet be a baronet or a duke. We can well comprehend how at such a brilliant prophecy all Southampton warmed up into en thusiasm, and testified by discriminate applause that this was the sort of after-dinner butter which their soul desired for the ex-Governor of Jamaica, and for the noble magnates who honoured the company by their presence. A man who goeth about—as Hooker might have said— to butter noblemen and gentlemen, if he is quite wise, will not descend too completely into detail, or give too minute reasons for his spontaneous admiration. if Mr. Kingsley failed at all in this buttering, this perhaps was a cause of his failure. Eulogising the pluck, the enterprise, the hardi hood, the temper, the endurance, the foresight, and the skill of Mr. Eyre, as exemplified in his conduct in Australia, "when he walked seven hundred miles round the head of the Gulf of Carpentaria," this, he said, " proved him in the highest degree to possess that English spirit which had carried the Anglo-Saxon tongue round the world, and would carry it back again." One sees how butter should not be tempted to descend into explanations or minutia:). Governor Eyre may be, and we are ready to believe has been, the sort of man who walks 1,000 miles in 1,000 hours. Satan in the hymn trembles when he sees the humblest sinner on his knees, but Satan in reality, as stalwart be lievers are aware, is much more terrified in these days at the sight of the walking Christian on his legs. The iv vir tues however, s o u n iv er sally acknowledgedo f pedestrianism beconnofetlssedly the brightest jewel in a civil servant's crown ; and Mr. Ki ngs l ey ' s b u tt er c se r anen t are no sooner began to descend into this sort of mus cular detail than it began to fall into bathos. He gives too literal an interpretation to the Scrip. God, which he identifies ap pt u a l e tly figurewith stiff o f al ei is pleasant to worship with Mr. Kingsley at th e s h r i ne either of a peer or a pedestrian; the two beings who, in his eyes, stapd very properly at the head of a ll crea ti on . ekxinergso with in But butter, to bear the test of the next morning's news paper, should not appear to be the capricious result of a crotchety admiration of a fellow creature's legs. Mr. Kingsley, indeed, avers that, from - what he has heard of Mr. Eyre at the Gulf of Carpentaria, he is willing to take him on trust about Jamaica ; but if Mr. Kingsley bad stuck to butter of a more general kind, ho would not have given the enemy occasion to blaspheme ; for the Psalmist hints, as Professor Kingsley should remember, that there is a limit even about delighting in any man's legs. One of the reasons why the manufacture of butter is so thoroughly agreeable is that, in buttering others, one always has an opportunity of slily buttering oneself. As a rule, men approve most vociferously of those qualities which they wish to be considered to possess. Mr. Kingsley has written and talked so much and so romantically about the grand spirit of chivalry, and pluck, and pod temper, and gallantry, fair play, and when he brings up the old vir tues and drapes them about Governor Eyro, one feels in clined to fancy for a minute or 6 , 4 that Cloyornor Eyre is only a lay figure taken and used by him as a peg on which to hang ono more sermon about the characteristics which Mr. Kingsley so ostentatiously bepraises in and out of season. Butter of this description has a professional savour about it which excites a passing suspicion in the mind. It tastes of the sermon a little too much to be perfectly pleasant. It is not the good wholesome butter of men of the world, but a clerical butter which is meant to do us good. Good advice taken in this sort of medium is nothing more or less than physic in disguise. And Pro fessor Kingsley's panegyric of Mr. Eyre really strikes ono as valueless for all critical purposes, so faras the conduct of Mr. Eyre is concerned, awl as chiefly useful to.impress on the British public the gallantry and chivalry of Professor Kingsley. All this we are trained by Mr. Kingsley's books to be willing, for the sake of argument, to admit already; and to have it over again in the shape of exampprative laudations of a gentleman whose faults have been both patent and pernicious, and in Pindaric odes about the . British aristocracy seems a waste of time. AN OLD AREA SNEAK. John Durkin, a well-dresed man, and Elizabeth Coley wore indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Richard Ward, and stealing therefrom two gold brace lets and a variety of other articles of jewellry,the property of Richard Ward. The prisoner, it appeared, entered the house of the pro secutor by some means, supposed the area door, and pro ceeded upstairs and stole the property. As he was de scending the staircase he was met by the footman, and on being questioned, ho made a dash past him and attempted to escape. A very exciting chase ensued, when the pri soner was captured with the jewellry in his possession. The only evidence against the woman was, that she was seen in the company of the man previous to the robbery. On the direction of the judge, the jury acquitted Galoy and Durkin having pleaded guilty, the judge asked whether anything was known of him. _ . . Lockerby said the prisoner was first in prison in 1848, since which time he had been in and out no less than thirteen times. Ho had been repeatedly flogged, and on one occasion he assaulted one of the officers of the county prison, from which he escaped. The learned Judge told the prisoner he was a most dan gerous person to let remain loose on society. He had re ceived various sentences varying from two days to two years, and all to no avail, as the present was his fourteenth appearance in a court of justice. He appeared to be one of those persons denominated area sneaks,who, taking advan tage of the tempera'?" absence of the servants, entered houses, and carried off the first thing they could lay their hands on. It was highly desirable that such robberies as that to which he pleaded guilty should be punished in a severe manner, and therefore he should sentence him to 10 years' penal servitude. AN IRISH ROW. A young man, named Griffin, was indicted with attempt ing to grievously assault Cornelius Crawley. From the evidence it appeared that the alleged attempt was made daring the continuance of a disturbance which took place in Seven-dials. A number of Irish witnesses were examined, but their evidence was so confused that the jury acquitted the prisoner without waiting for the summing up of the learned Judge. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. BOW-STREET. THE PRUDENCE OF CIVILITY.—John Joseph Harver conductor of one of the omnibuses of the London General Company, appeared to a summons at the instance of Mr. John Henry, a gentleman connected with the Press, charg ing him with delaying his vehicle in the street. The complainant said that, on Tuesday morning, he got into defendant's omnibus at Charing-cross to ride to the City. The omnibus stopped for fully one minute at the corner of King William-street. Having just come up from the country with copy which he was on his way to deliver at the newspaper offices, he wished to proceed without delay. He said to the defendant "What are you waiting for ?" The defendant, replied, "To get a load of course. What do you think ?'' Witness told defendant he should take out a summons ; and got out at the corner of Wel lington -street. Witness would not., perhaps, have taken this step, but that having frequently been annoyed by these delays, the conductors making a regular practice of stop ping at the corner of King William-street and Agar-street, and sometimes at Bedford-street also. He had written to the secretary, and had received an answer by no means courteous. Now, as there were notices posted up in the omnibuses, directing that in the event of any misconduct on the part of the drivers or con ductors complaint should be addressed to the secretary, it was really to be expected that at least persons should be treated with civility when they acted in accordance with that notice. In answer to the defendant, the witness said he was the only inside passenger. Another gentleman, however, said that he had got into the omnibus at Spring-gardens, and he did not perceive any undue delay. He thought if there had been any ho must have noticed it, as he was obliged to be at his office punctually, so that the loss of one minute would be incon venient. Ho had ridden with defendant for 1G years. Mr. Flowers said this gentleman might not have noticed the delay, but the complainant spoke to it positively. At the same time, it was very probable that if the secretary had written a civil letter these proceedings would not have been taken. As the defendant had received an excellent character, perhaps it might be a sufficient caution to him to order him to pay the costs. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. AN UNFORTUNATE AND HER PERSECUTOR. —D aniel White, described as a groom, was brought up on a war rant by Rosekilly, one of the warrant officer; charged as follows : Mr. Sayer, from the office of Mr. E. Lewis, Great Marl borough-street, appeared for the complainant, and said the prisoner had lived on her prostitution, and because she would not live any longer with him, on the 28th August he followed her about, and threatened to do for her, and on her running away ho pursued her, and on coming up with her he kicked her violently in the groin. A summons was taken out against the prisoner, and since then he had urged others to molest the complainant, and therefore a warrant was applied for. Mary Ann Jessup, the complainant, said that she had lived with the prisoner, and had a child by him. She had kept him by her prostitution, and because she would not keep him any longer ha came up to her on the 20th ult., in Regent-street, and said that he would do for her, and that ho did not care if he hung for h3r. Oa the advice of some gentlemen and females she ran away, and the pri soner pursued her, and on coming up with her in W ind mill-street kicked her in the groin, and then ran away. She then applied for a summons and subsequently for a warrant. Catherine Mason, a young woman, proved seoing the pri soner knock the complainant down, and then kick her. Mrs. Bowen, of 21, Lichfiold street, said that on one oc casion the prisoner came to the house where the complain ant lodged, and broke up a table, a clock, and other arti cles, leaving the complainant without a thing in the place. Mr. Tyrwhitt said that after the prisoner bad done the complainant every mischief he could, and lived on her prostitution, he thought he could knock her about as he liked, but ho was mistaken. The prisoner was a cowardly wretch, and would be committed for three months, with hard labour. VIOLENT STOR3L—FALL OF A HOUSE.— (This Day).—During the early part of this (Wednesday) morning, and the 'Whole of last night a terrific storm of wind and rain took place, not only in the metropolis but also in the country districts for many miles away, doing in the brief space of 12 or 13 hours an incalculable amount of mischief. An extraordinary accident took place, in the premises of Mr. Thos. King, an engineer, No. 9, Gosset street, Southwark. It appears that Mr. and Mrs. King wore out at the time, and upon a sudden blast of wind springing up the inmates felt the building crack, and rock like a ship in distress. An occupant cried out" The house is going to fall, for God's sake run into the street." The command was instantly obeyed, and fortunate it was, the whole building fell, demolishing furniture and everything else iu the place. THE ST. LEGER.—Some master mind proposed that there should be on Doncaster Town-Moor a race in which a horse should only take part once, and all the com petitors be of the same age. Six subscribers were found, and the race was first won in 1776 by the Marquis of Rock ingham's Allabuculla. At the race-ordinary next year, when the entries were being made, it was proposed that the race should bo called " the St. Leger," after the colonel of that name, "Handsome Jack," then resident at Park hill, near Doncaster. The proposition was accepted with acclamations. The name of his seat is also commemorated by the Park-hill Stakes, for three-yr-old fillies, now run on the last day of tho meeting. The Leger was run on the Monday for the last time in 1824. Like the Derby, it is now run on the Wednesday. The Derby, a similar stake for south country horses, was not established until 1780, and it was 20 years before the winner of the Derby won the Leger. —Once a Week. BANQUET IN DUBLIN TO MR. JOHN BRIGHT, M.P:—We understand a letter was received thisday (Mon day) by Alderman J. B. Dillon, from Mr. John Bright, M.P., in which ho expresses his willingness to comply with the requisition inviting him to a public banquet in Dublin.—Dublin Evening Post. FATAL ACCIDENT. A fatal accident occurred yesterday to a workman employed at Wroolwich Dockyard named Philip Shapland. It appeared that the deceased was at work, with other men, upon the steam troopship Megrera, now in the harbour preparing for sea, when he fell into the water, and was drowned, although every effort was made for his rescue. The body has not yet been re covered. THE FATAL OCCURRENCE AT OTTERY ST. MARY. —An inquest has been held on the bodies of the six per sons who lost their lives by the fall of a chimney at Ottery St. Mary, and a verdict of accidental death has been re turned. The event has naturally caused great gloom in the town. Sufferings at Sea. On the 4th of May the New York ship Hornet was burned at sea, in North lat. 2 deg. 20 min. West long. 112 deg. 8 min., about 1,000 miles due south from Cape St. Lucas, Lower California, and 2,500 miles east of Hawaii. In reference to this event the Honolulu Commercial of June 30 says : " Captain Mitchell distributed the men into three boats, according to their capacity. In the long boat with him were the two passengers, the third mate, and 11 seamen. The provisions and water were all equally distributed among the three boats during the first night, masts fitted, and sails cut out for them, as well as circumstances and materials would permit. Being in the track of California-bound vessels, Captain Mitchell concluded it best to head north-west, in the same course, hoping to sight some passing ship. The two quarter boats were taken in tow by the long boat, and thus they started off in search of some mode of deliverance. The second day frequent light showers occurred, and some four gal lons of water were obtained, to add to their small stock. The winds were light and baffling, and the sun fell with scorching rays on their unprotected heads. The fourth day the course was changed for Clarion Island, located in long. 114 W., lat. 18 deg. 30 min. ; but owing to strong winds and heavy sea, the boats were unable to fetch up to it. On the fifth, sixth, and seventh days six dolphins, a bonita, and turtle were caught, and divided among the three boats, giving the crew plenty of raw meat ; but as they had no salt they were unable to keep it. All the - boats' crews were now put on an allowance of a gill of water, half a biscuit, and half a raw potato twice a day. But when it rained all hands were privileged to drink all the water they could catch. For the next 13 days the winds continued light and baffling, the long boat towing the other two all the while. On the 17th day out two ' boobies' were caught, which were divided among the boat's crews. When 18 days out, under a strong trade wind, it was found impossible for the long boat to continue towing the others, as the strain and jerking was so severe as to endanger her, and Capt. Mitchell decided to cast off the mate's boat, which was done in long. 114 W., lat. 13 N. Three days after it was decided, for the same reason, to cast off the second mate's boat, and after coming alongside, dividing the beggarly rem nant of stores, and bidding each other adieu, they cast off, all being in good spirits. Up to this time the three boats were still in sight of each other, each having a navigator in charge, and heading on the same course. That night they parted company, and the two mates' boats have not since been heard from. After reaching long. 117 W., lat. 17 N., Capt. Mit chell decided to head for 'American Group,' located, according to Bowditch, in lat. 17 N., long. 133.30 W. The boat spent several days cruising over the position, but found no signs of land. Thus far they had endeavoured to keep in the usual track of California-bound clippers, in hope of meeting a passing sail. But failing to find land here, they headed for Hawaii, distant 1,200 miles. At this time they had no meat, and nothing to eat but the bare bones of the ham and the canvas it was rolled in, with their regular two gills of water. Pieces of this canvas and the staves of a butter keg, which had a saline relish to them, served as the main stand by, while the leather of their boots was scraped off, soaked in water so as to make the leather soft. This served as their soup. For dessert they ate pieces of cotton shirt and hand kerchiefs. By some accident there was a supply of tobacco in the boat, which served to allay their thirst, and may have been a principal means of pre serving their lives. During the entire passage the utmost discipline prevailed, with watches off and on as regularly as on the ship. The boat leaked badly, and all hands took turns baling to keep her afloat. With the strong trade winds, heavy sea, and squalls, blowing at times almost a gale, this was no light work. On the 38th day four flying fish kindly flew into the boat. These were seized and divided into 15 equal parts, and each ate his share raw. The next day another flying fish came aboard, which was also divided into 15 pieces, and served round. On the 40th day a very small fish flew aboard, which was given to the captain, as he was suffering most from want of nourishment. On the 41st day Neil Turner, an invalid seaman, gave up discouraged, and lay down on the bottom of the boat. The rest of the party were in good spirits, but weak, expect ing to see land in four or five days. There was no grumbling or dissension. On the 43d day out, at 11 a.m., the cry of ' Land ho' was given, and the lofty summit of Mauna Loa cheered the famished voyagers. The land was sighted a day or two sooner than they expected. On nearing a flag was waved on a pole, which was seen by those on shore, but at first it was supposed to be a fishing party. When approaching nearer the breakers, off Laupa , hoehoe, two natives swam off to the boat, and on finding the destitute condition of the crew climbed into it, shook hands with every one, saying, How do you do ?" took the oars, and brought the boat safely to the beach. None of the party were able to stand up, and on trying to do so fell over, perfectly helpless, and unable as infants to walk alone. The natives crowded around, women, vieing with the men, took them up in their arms, and carried them all ashore. The whole party in the long boat thus reached land safely, after having been 43 days at sea, on short allowance part of the time, and less allowance most of the voyage. What is more re markable, there was no sickness, nor any of that dizziness which is often the accompaniment of per sons kept in a starving condition for so long a time. The other boats, unless picked up by some stray vessel, have probably been lost. MARKETS.--This Day. MARK LANE'. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of English wheat were only moderate. For both red and white par cels the trade ruled firm at prices equal to Monday. There was a good supply of foreign wheat on the stands. The value of all qualities was well supported, but the amount of business transacted was by no means extensive. Floating cargoes of grain changed hands to a fair extent at full currencies. With barley the market was scantily supplied. The de mand was steady at quite late rates. Malt realised previous currencies, with a limited inquiry. Oats were in moderate supply and steady request at the recent improvement in prices. Both beans and peas moved off slowly, but no change took place in their value. There was a moderate demand for flour on former terms. SKIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 320 30 250 850 Irish Foreign 5,440 1,860 28,410 800 sks. bls. COMFARATITE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN. For the week ending Sept. For the corresponding week 1, 1866. last year. Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Aver. Wheat 52,216-49s 7d Wheat 51,742-41s 7d Barley 1,476-35s ld Barley 2,234-31s 2d Oats 1,485-25s 3d i Oats BOROUGH HOP. Only a moderate business has been transacted in hops at about late rates. Now produce is selling at from £8 to £9 per cwt. The accounts from the plantations are on th© whole favourable. WHITEGHAPEL. The supplies of moat are only moderate, and the trade is steady at about stationary prices. Per 81b. by the carcase. Beef Ss ad to 5s Od Mutton Ss 8d to 56 8d V ea l 4s 2d to 58 2d I Pork Liverpool Cotton Market.—This Day. Market quiet. Sales probably 8,000 bales, Prices below Friday. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. WARWICK RACES.—This DAY. ET ELECTRLC TELEGRAPH. HANDICAP PLATE. A HANDICAP of 5 sovs each, 3 ft, with 25 added, for all ages ; the winner to be sold for 100 sovs; winners after the weights are out. 51b extra ; half a mile. Mr. llodgman's Variation .. (Clark) 1 Mr. Brayley's Blackbird (Cannon) 2 Mr. Ten Broeck's Piano (Cook) 3 Harlequina and Cantharides also ran. Betting —2 to 1 agst Harlequina, 3 to 1 agst Cantharides, 4 to 1 agst Varia tion. Won easily. GRAND STAND PLATE. Tho GRAND STAND PLATE of 100 sovs (Handicap) ; win ners after Aug. 30 (at 11 a.m.) 71b extra; three quarters of a mile. Mr. F. Dark's Steamboat (Morden) 1 Mr. A. Heathcote's Her Ladyship (Sopp) 2 Mr. T. Golby's Vigilant (Clarke) 3 Confederate, Indigestion, Alberta, Nimble, and Perfec tion also ran. Betting -7 to 2 agst Indigestion and Her Ladyship, 5 to 1 agst Confederate, 100 to 15 agst Vigilant and Alberta, 10 to 1 agst Steamboat. Won by a neck. WELTER CUP. The WELTER CUP, value 100 soya, by subscription of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared; winners of a. handicap after Aug. 23 (at 11 a.m.) 51b extra ; gentle men riders, professionals 61b extra. One mile. 25 subs, 14 of whom declared. Mr. Wodson's The Deerfoot..... (Payne) 1 Lord Stamford's Brick (Martin) 2 Mr. Blanton's Veluti (Custa;ace) 3 Valiant, Merry Hart, Tartar, and Norma also ran. Bet ting-4 to 1 agst Norma and Deerfoot, 6to 1 agst Veluti and Brick. Won easily. THE WARWICK CUP. The WARWICK CUP, value 200 sovs, by subscription of 10 sovs each, with 75 added; three year olds 7st 41b, four Bst 71b, five Bst 131 b, six . and aged 9st 111 b ; with the usual penalties andlallowances. Two miles and a half. 20 subs. Marquis of Hastings's Ackworth (Cannon) 1 Mr. Sutton's Elland (Thomas) 2 Mr. H. C. Wise's Monitress (Sharp) 3 - Betting—Even agst Elland, 2 to 1 agst Ackworth, 4 to agst Monitress. Won easily. COUNTY HANDICAP. The COUNTY HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, 3 ft, with 100 added; the winner of the Leamington Stakes 101 b, and the second in that race 51b extra ; winners of any other handicap after Aug.3o (at 11 a.m.) 51b extra ; the second to save his stake. One mile. 26 subs. Skirmish . • 1 Plover 2 Deerfoot Ten ran. Won by a head. SWEEPSTAKES. A SWEEPSTAKES of 5 sovs each, with 50 added ; two year olds ist, three years Bst 101 b; fillies and geldings allowed 31b; winners once in 1866 41b, twice 71b extra; three quarters of a mile ; 9 subs. Vespsian King Christian Canarella I 3 Won by several lengths. MEMBERS' PLATE. The MEMBERS' PLATE of 50 sovs; two year olds 6st 121 b, three Bst 51b, four and upwards 9st llb ; mares and geld ings allowed 31b ; winners in 1866 51b extra ; starters twice in 1866 and not won to be allowed 51b, three times 71b, four times 91b ; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs ; if for 30 sovs allowed 71b ; five furlongs. Vexatious Stapenhill • • 2 Sinclair Four ran. Won by a length and a half. NURSERY 'HANDICAP. The NURSERY HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, 3 ft, with 80 added ; the second to save his stake ; winners after Aug. 30 (at 11 a.m.) 51b extra ; three quarters of a mile ; 30 subs. Miller's Maid 1 Canard Vick Versa _3 Five ran. Won by a length and a half. SCURRY HANDICAP. The SCURRY HANDICAP of 10 soya each, h ft, for three year olds and upwards ; to be ridden by gentlemen; pro fessionals 61b extra ; winners after the weights are out 51b extra ; one mile. Little Ellen 1 Veluti Alberta Four ran. Won by a length. NOTES FROM TRAINING DISTRICTS. (THIS DAY.) [The Doncaster St. Leger is near at hand, to be rapidly succeeded by the Cesarewitch and Cam bridgeshire, the weights for which are due this week. Turfites are deeply interested in the results of these three great events, and are anxious to glean all reliable information as to how the several candidates are progressing in their preparation, To meet the requirements of our numerous sporting subscribers, we have made arrangements to be fur nished daily with Special Notes from the various Training Districts, so as to keep our readers well it posted up" on the actual work done each morn ing by the principal competitors for the leading current racing tournays.] NEWMARKET. We have had a great fall of rain this week, but the training grounds and race course are in very good con dition, the wind having prevented them becoming heavy. Penelope Plotwell was again leading Lord Falmouth's Leger horse, Honiton, a good gallop this morning, but not quite a mile and three-quarters. Lord Glasgow's roan colt and his lordship's Maid of Masham have got into a bit longer and faster work, but they are of no quality. Godding is looking well to the Flutter colt for the Glas gow Stakes at Doncaster next week, for which the Hatter and Pedagogue are in good trim, and the latter is especially promising. The Hermit, the Miss Sarah colt, Scour do Charite, and others are being prepared for the Champagne Stakes ; but they are not good enough to beat Achievement or Marksman. Nu is doing rarely just now, and if they ask her to perform properly in the Great Yorkshire Handicap, she will pull that race off. Robin Hood (by North Lincoln) and Leybourne galloped a mile and a half each this morn ing ; and Tourmalin wont beautifully. Jasper and the Rake worked freely ; but Hippie and D'Estournol were again quiet. Breeze went two miles, and Lo Mandarin about the same distance. Breadalbane and Broomielaw exercised separately, and the latter is improving much ; the other is quite ripe. ILSLEY. Our Downs are getting heavy through such a succession of wet weather, but all is going right with the Leger crack Lord Lyon, as the ground has for some time time past now been jet suited to him, therefore his preparation has been uninterrupted. Some days they take him two miles and a half over the Horse Shoo Gallop, kindly lent to Mr. Sutton by Mr. Ten Broeck ; and, at others, his lordship is restricted to a mile and three-quarters' gallop. This morning ho did the latter, and looks as fresh as paint, as does his schoolmaster, Split the Difference, who must not be forgotten this autumn, as he goes a clipping pace. Lord Lyon is a sweet-tempered horse, and a courageous one, too, therefore the Leger appears to be at his mercy. Rust was not out to-day, but Achievement followed Gardevisure their usual mile ; and the Champagne Stakes filly is quite fit. The Celt resumed work. au MARLBOROUGH. Sayernake did a mil d three-quarters this morning with the Flutter colt, and he looks as clean as a smolt, and goes as resolutely as a lion. His condition is superb, and if Mr. Sutton's crack be not right next Wednesday, Lord Ailesbury's horse will reverse the Derby positions with him. Having suffered so much from rheumatic affection during the winter and spring Alex. Taylor was unable to quite wind him up for the Epsom race ; so that the Brother to St. Albans will not only be much better at Doncaster, but have the advantage of Toni Challoner's pilotage, and that jockey, we hear, is to ride the horse as he likes, which French had not the privilege of doing in the Derby, which causes some people to think Savernake was somewhat sacrificed that journey. Popper's Ghost continues in ex cellent work, and the two year olds are pow nearly all trotting. RICHMOND (YORKSHIRE)). Podargus is good for the St. Leger, for though ho is working daily with Pedant, he is not doing enough, and goes lame. To-day they wont a mile and a quart er on l y, and that very steadily. It is true the moors are heavy. but on the eve of the Sellinger he ought really to be in longer and faster work. Strathconam, on the contrary, does plenty, and that first class. Lozengo leads him his cantors, and Rauuds his gallops, now ; and this morning the latter took him nearly a couple of miles, the sturdy grey pulling up sound and well. Lozenge subsequently schooled Plaudit, giving her a good mile gallop, besides canters, as she is required to fulfil her Doncaster engage ments. Newland did not do much to-day, and El Cid was kept at home ; but Moldavia, quick March, and &noble worked freely. MALTON. Taraban got to nots agaiu to-clay, and, with Qraud Cross, was led over a mile, very fast, by theßejected ; and. there is no doubt Grand Cross is being got ready for Don caster. The Midsummer Colt was again absent, but the other Leger horses, Knight of the Crescent, Westwick, and War, were in good exercise. Knight of St. Michael ag - airt leading the first named a mile and three-quarters, Mr. Bowes's pair following thorn. .Ml four went beautifully ; but those who see them working on the Weld morning after morning prefer Westwick, though privately we aro of opinion that Knight of the Crescent is of a more superior star v. All Shepherd's horses are doing first rate ; but Pee k's have been eased, and young Dawson's too. Line. and Svicee cantered, and then had a short sharp gallop. LAMBOURNE. "Wo have had very unpleasant weather hero all the week; anvd beyond Liddiugton leading Marksman and the Sun-- fit Inver filly a good mile gallop daily nothing of immediate inicport is doing. The two latter go to Doncaster. • Watch bo2; Gong, and a few others are merely cantering, and in ged with occasional galloping; but the Primate, Beelze b ca., and the 4-yr-old Meastissima filly are entire absentees. TURF AGENCY OFFICE, 100, JERMTN-STREET, ST. JAMES'S, LONDON. MR. SYDNEY SMITH (Member of Tatter - sall's) begs to i n f orm th e rac i ng public ho will execute COMMISSIONS (by letter only) on all the prin cipal races throughout the year. For further particulars and prices see advertisement in The AS:'portsinan 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 "Loudon and Westminster Bank." AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE SAXONIA. SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 5. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Saxonia, from New York on the 25th ult., has ar rived. She brings 67 passengers for this port, llavre, and Hamburg ; $35,500 for England, and $3,800 for Hamburg. On the 26th ult. she spoke the steamer Ericcson, and on the 27th the City of Dublin, both bound for New York. The America arrived at New York on the 25th ultimo. , On the 29th ult. the Saxonia passed a large ice berg in latitude 47.34 N., longitude 48.46 W. QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 5. The Inman steamer City of London, front New York on the 25th ult., arrived here at 9.30 a.m. to day, with the mails, $40,000 iu specie, and 346 passengers. She landed 70 passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at 10 a.m. All well. THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN AUSrRIA, AND ITALY. FLORENCE, Sept 5. The first official Conference for the conclusion of peace between Italy and Austria took place at Vienna the day before yesterday, when the draft of several articles was signed by the Italian and Austrian plenipetentiaries. ITALY AND PRUSSIA. FLORENCE, September 1. The following note has been addressed by the King's Government to the Prussian Ambassador in this capital, in reply to the notification that peace had been concluded between Prussia and Austria : " The Minister for Foreign Affairs to his Majesty the King of Italy has the honour to acknowledge receipt of the Note of the 25th instant, which his Excellency Herr von Usedom, Ambassa dor Extraordinary of his Majesty the King of Prussia, has addressed to him to notify to the King's Government that peace has been signed between Prussia. and Austria at Prague, and at the same time to express the wish that the hearty relations of the two Allied Powers may con tinue and become even firmer in future. " The King's Government has seen with satisfac tion, in Art. 2 of the treaty signed upon the 23d inst. by the Plenipotentiaries of Prussia and Austria, a pledge for the speedy conclusion of a mutual peace between Austria and Italy, with the firm assurance that this result will shortly be in reality achieved, the undersigned reserves to himself then to acquaint the Government of the King of Prussia with the fact. " The King's Government has de:ived great satisfaction from the wish expressed by the King of Prussia's Government with regard to the continu ance of the alliance of both States even after the present time, and its own views coincide heartily with this desire. We attach great value to the bonds of sympathy and common interests which are destined to unite the Italian and German nations. These bonds will be drawn still closer in the season of tranquillity which the union of Venetia with the Peninsula will bring about. " The understanding existing between Prussia and Italy will acquire further development when we shall he at peace with our neighbours, as Prussia is now. The King's Government, so far as in it lies, will neglect nothing to secure permanently to both countries the mutual advantages of lasting friendship. " The undersigned begs his Excellency Herr von Usedom again to accept the assurance, &c. (Signed) " VISCONTI VENOSTA. " liis Excellency Count von Usedoni." STATE Cr TRADE. MANCHESTER, Sept. 4.—The market has been flat for all kinds of shipping yarns, and even at lower prices (within moderate limits) very few sales could be made. In home-trade yarns there has been but little inquiry, and prices are in favour of buyers. The demand is also limited for cloth. All through the past week there has been an unwillingness on Sellers the part of buyers to cuter the market, and very little business has been done. To - day we are even still quieter, and a great deal of timidity is displayed o er e a purchasers. s at es We have ees had too ci . quoted few operations f v to o s tof pri last week's prices, but these are merely nominal, and the actual value of the cloths may be taken as some what below such rates. No doubt some little of tho weakness in this branch of the market to-day is duo to the giving way in cotton and yarn, together with discouraging India advises. The uncertainty as to the future of our cotton supply also renders buyers cautious. Messrs. Du Fay and Co., in their monthly trade report, give cotton and yarn at about id. to Id. per lb. lower than on Aug. Ist-31b. printers at 11d. per piece less, and heavier and finer makes 3d. to 4d. less. They quote 71 b . 36in. shirtings, which at the beginning of August were 13s. 3d. down to 10s. per piece, and heavie r and finer qualities at 3d. to 9d. per piece lower. They observe that the supe rior qualities of cloth are now generally inquired for, and that the present ample supply of a better quality of cotton will enable manufacturers better to maintain the former established credit of their goods than was possible during the cotton famine, while the very inferior qualities are disappearing. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report of to-day's cloth market Little business has been done d • unng the week, and buyers have offered but timidly. To-day we have a very quiet market, and close with a smaller business, though prices have undergone no quotable change." CARDIFF, 3d.—There is a very good foreign de mand for steam coal, and large quantities aro being daily sent there by rail to Birkenhead and the metropolitan and midland markets. The house coal collieries aro but partially employed, and the in crease in the coasting inquiry is not so great as ex pected two or three weeks since. The tone of the iron trade of the district has improved very much since the reduction of the rate of discount to G' per cent. The improvement iu the demand for cold black pigs is maintained, and for other qualities quotations are a little firmer. Lord Stanley, M.P., returned to town on Mon day from visiting the Earl and Countess, of Derby at Knowsley, Lancashire. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has left Gloucester House, Piccadilly, on a tour of visits iu Scotland. His Royal Highness the Count de Paris is making a series of visits in Ireland. His royal highness has been on a visit to Viscount and Viscountess Castle rosso, at Killarney House, county Kerry. The Prince and Princess Brodirno, attended by Count Grovro, arrived at the St. James's Ilotel, Piccadilly , on Monday. lOU st I 2O 10 OD 1 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 1100 2 100 100 2.1.0 291 2.14.8 31 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.0 all 0.14. ti 14.9.6 40 18.18.0 8.10.0 5.10.6 13.17.6 4.10.6 3 584 5.17.0 93 I 1(7 4 31 4 6S 6