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

no uth-Eastern Railway—Meeting This Day. The ordinary general half-yearly meeting of this com pany Was held t o -d ay at t h e Bridge House Hotel, Lon- Mr. Watkins, M.P., Chairman of the company, Presidin g . that ;T:hilteehaort he ore Lit N report was taken as read. in moving the adoption of the report, would have to enter into explanations which 11 ° do cument could not contain. The increasein their ‘ ra fac during the pas t h a lf- year amoun t e d t o £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 only 25 p er cen t. , or, i n f ac t, f or ever y five shil inga they laid out th e y earne d fifteen shillings. (Hear, „ ea r). Ther e h a d ar i sen c i rcums t ances d ur i ng the past ', 1 . 51f- year which prev en t e d a still further development of their traffic. In the first place there was the war on tho uoatinent, and the existence of the Cholera in this country which seri o u s ly affected their passenger traffic, th e foreign ers were a f ra id o f v i s iti ng thi s coun t r y d ur i ng 'be prevalence of the epidemic. They had also to contend With the effects of the cattle disease, which operated inju csualY on the cattle traffic ; but then they have an increase l a the t ransit of dogs and horses. As regarded the appre easion of for e i gners o f com i ng t o this country during the cho lera, he m en ti one d th e case o f o ne gentleman in Spain w 0 had to v i s it thi s coun t ry t w i ce a y ear , but this year he sent ser lt his wife. (Laughter.) The decrease arising from thl,3 c attle disease as regarded the transit of sheep and other cattle used for consumption amounted only to about 41,000. In accounting for the increase in the expenditure they had to take into consideration the increase in wages, Materials, and fodder, which amounted to a considerable a ura, but which could not be prevented. As regarded the question of compensation, which was a very serious and a ve ry important one, he had a few observations to offer kith the exception of one claim for compensation, all demands arising from that source had been settled last year, and the one which remained wasarranged during the past hall-year. Considering the subject of compensation, he thought the time had arrived for joint action on the part of the railway proprietors. In °e s ease this company took two passengers at a fare of £2, a ," one of them, a gentleman, was unfortunately killed. ' ll action was brought against the company for £28,000 e4:l 2 l Pensation, but the claim was resisted and the amount in duced to £7,000, which he considered was far too large a n sanount for the company to be called on to pay, consi :ring that the fare received was only £2. (Hear, hear.) h eY had also received a bill from a respectable solicitor, Irlie had conducted the case, for a sum of £5OO, which ha d been reduced to £3OO odd; and in the cases of 4 1 e L lt eftors' bills, which they had successfully disputed, ""eY had succeeded in reducing the amount claimed in so me instances to one fourth. Having referred to different Points in the report, he said that on the Ist of next month 4 ' 8 7 Would open their station in Cannon-street, and also 41, ° Dartford line. Twelve months ago he had proposed uat they should adopt the exceptional course of lending the Cannon-street Hotel Company £40,000 with a view to enable them to expedite their works, so as not to throw all 7 unnecessary delay in the opening of the station. The e rhs of the restaurant would notbe finished for a month, so that the company could not avail themselves of it for abperiod. However, it was considered advisable not to sY opening the station. The results of that. station Irould necessarily yield the company a large increase in th eir traffic, and as it would be mainly worked by Awn. of their present staff the profits might be - P ee ted to be very large. (Hoar, hear) They Would complete the short line to Tonbridge, which was er P e cted would prove very remunerative. As regarded the ''haring -cross station, although it had considerably ex ceeded in cost the amount originally estimated, it was to be t e°hed to i n re f erence t o th e grea t d eve l o pment it afforded of e Whol e o f th e C ompany ' s sys t em . H e went into statis ticsg to prove the increase that had taken place in the traffic since the opening of the station, and contended that With this 'station and Cannon-street, which was not - .7 431 Y to be duplicated, the company possessed the n'ont door of London for the purposes of the com- I Pa nY, lea v i ng on ly b ac k d oors t o other companies. 11 r eference to the London and Brighton, he said that at the conclusion of the Parliamentary proceedings c l f last session a correspondence initiated by him had taken P t la eo between him and the chairman of that company , t h e ° 4 e ct being t o promote "friendly feelings instead of con '. t t and eco nom y i n stead of ruinous extravagance in Par :an:tent" (H ear, h ear .) Th a t corres pondence resulted in memorandum being signed between them, by which they "greed on the part of their respective companies not to Prom ote any scheme before Parliament for twelve months Which would have the effect of infringing the territory of .'"ea ch other, or of aiding any undertaking by a third com- Pa nY having that object in view. (Hear, hear.) He then e ntered into a com p a r a tive statement of the results realised by t he company and their future prospects, which he con tended placed them in a very favourable position as re garded other railways. The report, having been seconded, was adopted unani mously, without any discussion. dividend at the rate of £2 17s. 6d. per cent. per annum W as agreed to. The meeting was then made special for the following v u lPoses :—To consider and approve the heads of the agre ement between the company and the London and e rth-West ern , and the North-Western and Charing -088 Companies, set forth in the schedule to the North ., eeteen and Charing-cross Railways Act of 1866 , and Zo so to su b mit to the approval of the meet i ng b e t ween t h e 4; "On and North-Western and South-Eastern Compa ,,,B, for an i n t erc h ange b e t ween their respective s yst em s •Jk L I A : 1 ay ' I tl‘ solutions agreeing to these objects were carried, and toLe Proceedgs terminated with the usual vote of thanks the chairm in an and board of directors. CONEY' MARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. 4L/ DCI'ION IN THE BANK OF ENGLAND RATE OF DISCOUNT. 111 e direct ors i n the Ba n k of England have noti ked another reduction of 1 per cent. in their mini -0111 rate of discount. The official q 1. uotation is vlleh ere fore now 6 per cent., and the satisfaction with this announcement will be received by the °l7 Q l nercial commun ity w ill, i n d e ed, be of the most livel y w character. Only a few weeks since the rate th 4B 10 per cent., and a reduction of 4 per cent. in e charg e o f di scoun t i s a very cons id era bl e it em ; but more particularly will this concession afford b 4 cis of grateful comment, because it is entirely ed upon the greater power and strength of the a ulishraent. The gold has been very considerably 4t n er eased within the past week, and there has been 6 th e same time a large influx of notes and coin 111 the provinces, while the requirements of the 41 ' r eantile classes have been exceedingly small. 2 3 Q( Acl to the amount of £141,000 in bars, and ' 1)00 sovereigns, was taken to the Bank of Eng -`4,(1 yesterday. T he last we e k' s ra il wa y rece ipts, a scer t a i ne d up this day, are in round`flgures as under : 4 41 ' 0 %1 Western 1866. 1865. 81,807 76,469 S oot Western 131,542 127,868 Nhton Western 29,275 28,266 ton a ud L rea t h Eastern 29,303 30,032 Northern 4ne a ser and Yorkshire Wetolt xe a n d E t - er 7,907 7,803 Ma Eastern 78,089 74,551 -",.4_lachester Sheffiold, and Lincoln 21.101 20,509 ester, 36,010 35,980 4, 1:1°11 and Chatham and Dover 14,829 14,091 These returns, when compared with those of the ecih. & - "Pcmding period of last year, are generally of satisfactory character. On the Great West l‘tiorl,,„there is an increase of £5,338, on the - ;; 11 " - Western of £3,674, on the South-Western : ° ° 9 ; on the Brighton of £4,026, on the Mid o4:l,-,_of £3,636, on the Great Northern of £1,698, B)3-"40 Lancashire and Yorkshire of £5,247, on the r £3l and Exeter of £94, on the North-Eastern c01i7) 53 8, on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin the °f on the Great Eastern of £3O, and on th e Lon don, Chatham, and Dover of £738 ; while Sout h - Eastern shows a decrease of £729. h4 t all e xtraordinary general meeting of the share heidela of the Joint-Stock Coal Company (Limited) Iv a ; at the Whittington Club on the 29th inst., it eab.,lluanimously resolved --" That the nominal the 1 ef the company b e i ncreased to £ lOO,OOO by valu e l of 50,000 additional shares of the nominal shares of Ll each, with ss. o n a llot m e n t, which ti shall be considered part of the original capital be Ei t ;,,, c° n l Pany, and s h a ll ran k equa lly w ith, an d 1 4 °Pet to the same provisions as those already en e „ 411ela Six per Cent. Loan, 1864.—The frota Genera C re d it Company are in receipt of advices Ali,„ their agents, d a t e d L a G uayra , th e 9th of e c , 4 : t a, of duties collected (and remitted) on ac -41,754 () ,, f the abov e l oan f rom C u id a d B o li var , re cent v e B C. At th e d ate o f t hi s co ll ect i on t h e Yocree of the Government had not reached :0113 olivar. by this Baring Brothers and Co. have received (leads 4 1 11411 en account of the New Grenada divi 1104_ e following remittances :—From Custom- Saut 41llarta, £4,950; from do. of Car . robir G, Aug. 2 8 . Emily Cath- ;nt up Craig I by the liop. Iy Churchill' ,Pl-11. IT. ole took pia e r oecasioes, i t g 7 as we Wire this theatre• away before imenced with which was tracters being )ole appeared t Brighton. ins f , o vera . c t Ooef ic A e ff e cts 3ge ot v f the c ) t wo claY qu o tic at o f the (liy ,7.s fesv Sea he Wi „ li t W Of yr o gOV . ' ;l : e d ii Drerg S e, alld the r, nt o scut "" 0 - the D ile e I ' c have 01 • tO Lo coev ic „, h e till' :it era ;c0 eerl ) i n the 1 3 " a 1 be P lace c las 6 owo r , ed• er no fee' ii,f,', 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. Alexanders, 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 89f I-, and for October 89/ f. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 88f ; Exchequer Bills, for March, ss. dis., and for June, 2s. dis.; India 5 per Cents., 1041 ; do. 4 per Cents., 95f ; do. Enfaced 5 per Cents., 1001 100 ; and do. 5 per Cent. Debentures, 101 k. The principal Foreign Stocks are generally at enhanced rates. Greek Bonds have advanced Ito 14f ; Spanish Passive k, to 23f ; the Certificates I, to 15/ 16 ; the Brazilian Scrip f, to 1f 1 dis. ; Turkish 5 per Cents. ',to 25f e ; and Mexican f , to 15f 16f ; while Italian have declined f, to 54f 55f. There is a good demand for American Secu rities, and 'prices are generally . higher. United States 5-20 Bonds are 72f j ; Erie shares, 45/ 46f ; and Illinois, 79f 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 /, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and London, Chatham, and Dover, each 1 ; Great Western and North Western each 1f ; Midland, 1/ ; and Great Eastern, 2. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain inactive, and without material change in prices. Great Luxembourg are dealt in at 14 15, and Grand Trunk of Canada at 224. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally aro firmer. Alliance have improved to 201 ; English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered to 17-1 ; London and County to 654 ; Credit Foncier of England are firm at 3-1- dis. ; Hudson's Bay Company have improved to 16; ; and National Discount Com pany to 94 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES GeVERNMENT FUNDS. . 3 por Cent. Consols Do. Account, Aug. 9 Bl 1 i 3 per Cent. R e d uce d BB f New 3 per Cent BB 4 i - New 3i per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expi r e sth AprilBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — March. June. H: ache qu d r Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent — 2 dis Do. £5OO — 2 dis Do £lOO and £200 4ualc. c,f England Stock, 54 per Cent Do Account — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 2lO Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 187. Do. 54 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds,4 per Cent., £l,OOO — Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cont., £l5 pd — pin Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent 97 Do. 44 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 Do Account 73 Do. £lOO Bonds 73 4 De. Scrip, £65 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do £lOO Bonds Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Ohilian 6 per Cent 961 Do. 41 per Cent Do. 6 per Cent _.. ... ...... .. Do Scrip, £75 paid Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 — Danubian Principalities Do. Account - Oquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Do Deferred Egyptian 7 per Cent Do., Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds B9i Do. 1864 ' B7 6} 7} Do £lOO Bonds ___ __ Do. Government Railway Debentures. 82/ i Do. £BO paid creek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons . Do. Account ivatemala 5 per Cent. _ , tolian 5 per Cent 1865 Do. Account Do. Maremmana Railway - — 11exican 3 per Cent Do. Account Do 1864 lo} 11/ 11 Vo 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — Slontevidean 6 per Cent. £3O paid Sl o orish Imperial 5 per Cent Row Granada 321 Do 2 per Cent Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account ___ Do 3 por Cont. (Uribarren) Do 4f per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 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 221 3} Do Account 221 3} 1 1 3 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account l5l 16 S wedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 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 per Cent. Guaranteed . 9B} 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. AustriNn, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil — Do. Certificates It%liar. 5 per gent., 1861, Ex. 25f......,... Do. Account THREE O'CLOCK. Oonsols for money Ditto Account B9l 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 0 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.—(Apirr.) THE SUN, LONDOIN, THUBSDIY EVENING, AUGUST 30, 1866. SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY, SHARKS AND STOCKS. Share! Railways. p . 1 ,1 I Closing Business Price. done. Bristol and Exeter .... Caledonian •...• • • Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc E.London, bcrip Certi 89 91 127 129 38 43 13 15 4 8 87 70 70 72 Do. - - Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk.' Do: E. Angl. st. No. x'. Great North of Scotland Great Northern Du. A stock Do. B stock 115 120 30 31 5 6 122 121 133 13} Do. sew, is. at 25 pa. GtS, and W. of Ireland Western -Original Do. 6. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.—Oxford 92 91 L',9 60 35 37 33 36 Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lancashire &Yorkshire Lnidon and lllackwall Lon., Itrigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. J.x. A Lon. & North Western Lou. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Metropolitan.-- Do. New 1241 125 84 SG ]9 21 123 1231 88 89 bd 59 128 129 2 3p l 04 101 92 91 Do. Extension Metropolitan District Do. do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Midland Do. £9 Share 100 5 100 all 100 100 100 16.13.4 121 1211 it 2 p 91 i 3 Do, Birmiu.. & Derby +lld Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. Nth. ICastern—Berwick Do. (I.N.E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York PG. Carlisle .....• 51 56 2 21 IC3 105 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. 16 , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stick (Shropshire Union South Devon South E. stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitcha West Cornwall Lou st I 20 20i 10 100 1 ISIONS. 64 66 98 100 id ip 4 44 74 8i 76 80 60 65 100 102 994 ICO4 99 101 20 22 86 89 66 58 48 52 50 55 45 50 40 85 34 33 1 24 24 24 20 106 1(? 1 P . a Ipi 123 21 58i 106 i 98 1 100 1011 ICOI COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1872 100 - Can.Gov.o p.c.Ja.& J uly 1877-84 - Do. 6p, c. Feb. & Aug. 1, 0 93 - Do. sp. C. Mar. & Sept 10u 94 96 - 1 )0. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 75 77 - Do. sp. e. Inscribed sk 100 75 77 - Cape G.Hope, 6 p.e.1873 100 . 99 101 Du.AplAtUct. 1890-1900 100 102 101 - Do. do: 1880-9. 100 102 101 - Do. Jan.&.lluly, 1690-91 100 100 103 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 86 8) 89 - Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p lOO 100 102 - Do. 1878, do. 100 105 1 7 - Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July - Do. 1-78 - Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. it, 10) 101 103 - Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 103 105 - Natal , iov. 6 per cent lOO 97 100 - N.B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&J ul) 100 90 92 911 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,1886 100 90 92 - Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 100 90 95 - 1)o. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 83 85 - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 92 94 - Do. 5 per cent lOO 73 75 78 - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. a sterling, 1875 l9O 94 96 - Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 90 93 920 14 - S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 100 - Do. 1878 & upwards llO 102 104 - Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 - - - Do. do, A pril & Oct lOO 103 105 ICB BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. ConsoL Gold, Um. 1 - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated. 30 94 104 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst. 1 400 420 - Drakewalls 2.1.0 - East Bassett (Illogan) 294 14 16 - East Caradon 2.14.6 6 8 - East Carn Brea 3l 14 2 24 - East Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 - East Gunnisiake 8.3.0 East Lovell 3.9.0 64 74 - E. W'l Russell (Tavlstk 10.8.0 3 31 - Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. 66 - 4 Great L3xey, limited all 19 20 - Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 4 II - Great Wheal Busy... 14.9.6 i I - G. Wheal Vor (llelston 40 21 22 - Grenville 8.18.0 14 2 - Herod's Foot .... 8.10.0 31 31 - Hingston Downs 5.10.6 34 34 - Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.8 4 6 3larke Valley 4.10.6 34 44 4 tlwyndy Iron Ore, lim 34 23 14d - Nev Seton - North Roskear - N.Wh'Massett(lllogan 1.4.0 - - North Wheal Crotty 2.13.0 4 1 - Prosper United....' 7.1.6 - Providence Uny Lelant 10.6.'; 20 25 - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l3 325 375 • - South Condurrow 3.2.0 14 2 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 174 224 -- Stray Park 35.15.6 - - Tin Croft 9 9 11 5 Vigra and Clogan, lim all 3 5 - West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Llskeard 9 8 7 - West Chiverton ll 60 85 - West Seton - Wheal Bassett (Logan 54 80 85 - \Vheal Buller (Redruth 16 10 15 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 3 6 - Wheal Seton -- Wheal Trelawney (I,is 5.17.0 9 11 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Colchester, Stour Valley, 58 ortheru E49tera, 5 per cent.. 48} BANKS. Alliance, lim., 20 Anglo Austrian, 61 • Anglo'Egyptian, lim. S 1 • Consolidated Bank, dm., 5 English and American, lim.. 3 21 English. Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 17/ Hindustan, China, and Japan, llm., 311 Imperial Bank, Bin.. 24/ Imperial Ottoman, 8 Land Mortgage Bank of India, Um., 3} London and River Plate, Ditto, issued at 14 pm., 12/ London Chartered Bank of Australia, 23 London and County. 654 London Joint Stock, 421 3 21 National Provincial of England. Ditto, 4d and 3d issue, 391 Provincial Banking Corporation, lim., 4 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 4 81 • MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, 101 Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua. lira., 64 City Offices, Um., 22 Credit r'orieler and gobiller of England, 41 I Discount Corporation. 9 Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, lim., 3i imperial Mercantile Credit A tom. tun. 101 International Financial iociety, lira.. 3i London General Omnibus Compi.ny, lim, 3} I Nr.tional Discount Lompany. Ditto, new, issued at 5 prem., of whioh 3 is to pay, 61 Overend, Gurney, and Co.. lim., 1 Peninsula and Oriental Steam,.64 6 Submarine Telegraph, Ditto, Scrip, $ g - - BANK OF FRANCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) PARIS, August 30. The Bank of France has reduced its rate of dis count from 31 to 3 per cent. The Bank of France return for the week ending to-day shows the following changes as compared with the previous account : LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. SHERIFFS' COURT. (before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) ASSIGNMENT OF DEBTS BEFORE BANKRITTCY. IMPORTANT DECISION. BEALE V. BORTON. This was an action to recover Li 10s., and defendant, pleaded that he did not owe plaintiff the money. He was sued by Richard Beale, and James Beale claimed the money. The fact was that the real plaintiff was a bankrupt. Mr. Burcham—lt is quite true that the person to whom the defendant owed the debt was bankrupt some time ago. Before his bankruptcy ho 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. Buchanan.—Of course. We are entitled to use his name. In fact, we could not sue in the name of any other person. 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, 1 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 CHAILLU 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 forest 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 iu it were found many rivers and streams. The low land was alluvial, and had 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 likethose 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 plantations of the native and sent hunger into his household. There was no horse, camel, or donkey; woman was the beast 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 or 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 adain. 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. Mau 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, ho 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 in to slavery. In other cases, raids were committed, the people massacred, and the cattle plundered. Generally speaking, no village was by itself strong enough to sack another village. There were very few villages 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, iu 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. He 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 Providence 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 that it rose 2,574 feet above the sea level. There 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 Ashangi 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. BRITISH POSSE Atlantic he St. Lawrence Born., Baroda, R Cen.ln. gu. 6 percent... Do. P shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant,&Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3-1...... Calcutta & S. E., lim iat , e Town & Dock, gn Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. Do. .1 Extension GrandTrunkaf Canada, Do. Equip. Aloft, Bond's 1 charge 6 p.o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds Du. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stook Do. do. deferred D(3: 4th ice7.7Coii : Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. tp.c Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c t. South of India gua. 5 per cent Do. 41 per cent Do reat Wes. of Canada.. D. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873, Do. 5 1 do. pay. 1877-8.., Indian Branch, limited' Madras, gua. 5 p.O .... Do. 42 do Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extension Cor. 6 p. c. Bnda. Mel. & Hudson's say N. Itl.C'da, 6pc lstpf.bs IScindo ... • Do. Delhi Do. do D Do o . j r nd u u n s ;a s u t b i j ti30".4.44. 100 too 100 all 100 100 65 67 97 99 34 35 0 10 p 120 122 1 2p 1 2p 73 75 111 114 152 156 74 76 45 47 68; 69 8i 9i 14 146 2 3 99 ;C2 53 55 P 5 100 91 93 141 141 54 3 d 91 93 83 65 li Old 97 98 69 91 84 86 8t 12 96 93 94 ‘ , 6 1} 1 ,1 95 97 INCREASE. Cash in hand Bills l9 1-5 ~ Notes Treasury account DECREASE. Current accounts 4 millions Advances stationary. Liverpool Cotton Market.—This Day. Market unchanged. Sales probably about 10,000 bales or more. BOW-STREET. STOPPED AT THE STATION.—Charlos Gordon, a young man of gentlemanly appearance u 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. Ho 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 bis 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 a little more wine than agreed with him. He tried to insist on going by the train, as it was the last and lie 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 ho 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 recollection 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 (Alr.Vaughan) could not impose a less penalty than 40s. The line was paid. MARLBORO UGH-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-merket, 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 hor 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 had 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 B ouse of Detention twice before for attempting to take her life. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he would remand the prisoner, who no doubt would succeed last in taking her life. Tho prisoner, 'who notwithstanding the witness stated that ho 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 ho suffered much. Police sergeant Barnes, 10 H, who was called in to see him, sent for a surgeon, who succeeded in reviving him. Barnes removed him to the workhouse of St. George in-the-East, where ho remained until this morning. 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. Ho could not give vent to his anger, and ho began drinking. He drank some ale, he drank a bottle of wino, ho drank some eau de vie, he drank, drank, drank; he be came inebriated, and he put a handkerchief round his neck—no more did he recollect—h e was a Frenchman, he was very sorry. _ _ Mr. Partridge remanded the prisoner until Monday next. ' MARKETS.—Iitia 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 at late rates. The show of sheep was rather limited. On the whole the mutton trade was fine, at very full prices. A few superior Downs and half-brads 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. oda d s d s d erne' 3; inf. beasts... 3 8 4 0 Pine crs-wool sheep 5 2 5 Second quality do ..4 2 4 8 Prune s'thdown a 0.5 0 6 0 Prime large oxen ..1 10 5 2 Large coarse calves. 4 2 4 8 Prime Scots, ac.... 5 4 5 0 Prune small d0......4 10 5 2 Cm. and int. sueep.3 10 4 2 Large hogs ....4 0 4 6 Second quality do ..1 4 5 0 Small porkers ...4 8 5 0 Lamb....ss 8d to 6,6 d. Suckling calves. 21e to 235; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s to 33s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. 1 010 Foreign supply. 554 , Beasts Beasts Cows. — Cows. — Sheep and lambs ll, 00 Sheep an d 1 . m b s Calves Sto Ca vei 3OO vigs MEAT. NEWGATE AND LE ADE NIIALL.—Moderate supplied of meat are on sale. The trade is firm, at very full prices : Bed, 3s 8d to 48 10d ; mutton, Is 4d to 5s 8d ; lamb, 58 4d t o 6 s 4d ; veal, 48 Od to 5s Od; and pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 81b by the carcase. HAY. SMITHFIELD. — Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 12s ; clover, £4 158 Od to £6 lOs Od ; and straw, .£2 Os to .42 lOs per load. A moderate supply. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 Os to £5 12s Od ; clover, £4 15s to £6 IQs Od ; and straw, £2 to £2 lOs per load. Trade slow. WHITECITAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 Os to £5 12s ; clover, £5 Os Od to £6 10s Od ; and straw, 4 Os to £2 8s per load, Trade inactive. 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 province. 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 alteiations, tending toreduce the cost of living in Canada. We may confidently expect that the effect of the tariff which you have adopted will be to provide for the pub lic wants without opening new sources of taxation,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 sides of the Atlantic ocean has been hailed in Canada with feelings of the utmost satis-. faction. The success of this great undertaking cannot fail to advance the progress of civilisation, to extend the opera tions of trade, and thereby to promote the peace and pros perity of the world at large. "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 shall 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 not serve 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, for 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 firm 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 tray that the blessings which you have hitherto enjoyed may be given in larger measure to that new nationality 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 Hall Maxwell, of Dargavel, which took place on Saturday last at Torr-hall--ono 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 Agricultural 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 primp, 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 Renfrewshire—the Halls of Fulbar, and the Maxwells of Dargavel, the former dating their possession of Fulbar from the time of James, High Steward of Scotland, the grandfather of King Robert 11., and the latter holding Dargavel by charter since 1516 was educated for the Bar, to which he was called in 1835, and practised successfully 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 amountedivw to £34,000. When he left the roll of members The increased to 4,200, and the finances to ..£so,onos-tratio annual shows of the society under his greataas alikedro the quan tities showed an equal improvement, agricultural implements. tities and quality of stock, and the n u of workmanship and finish of 3 , gr i i , C h Mr. hall Max- One of the neatest benefits h. e r and superiority well conferred upon Scottish.f the ag ricultural statistics agriculture was in su perintending the c ollection from 1851 to 1857. The annual of stock and crops co estimated by staff of some £6,000, but Mr.. ll . a assisted by Government a at , accomplished the Maxwell, Scctlaud • ve ry satisfactory manner for about £2,500 less sum Parliament had voted as necessary. The 2soto of the the the Pll n collectionci P e 1 thoroughly reliable was itinhv'foaolnr.kintiahnteigon thus obtained being of the greatest value ; nevertheless the country was deprived of it on a paltry matter of routine, and, in conse quence, for the last eight years, we have been left entirely iu the dark as to the acreage under the various kinds of crop, and the precise number of our flocks and herds. For his services in connexion with the collection of these sta tisti3s 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 tho 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. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK, SPORTING INrELLIGENCE,—This Day. DERBY RACES-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. TRADESMEN'S PLATE. The TRADESMEN'S PLATE of 100 sovs, added to a Handicap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 only declared; winners ot any race of the value of 100 sovs after Aug. 15 (at nine a.m.) 41b, 200 71b, and of 300 or more 101 b extra ; the second to save his stake ; one mile and a half ; 37 subs, 15 of whom pay 5 sovs each. Merry Hart l. East Lynn Helen . Five ran. Wou by three parts of a length. BEAUFORT CUP. The BEAUFORT Cur of 100 sovs, added to a handicap of 10 sovs each, h ft; winners of any handicap after Aug. 22 (at six p.m.) value 100 sovs4lb, 200 71b, 300 101 b, 400 or above 121 b extra; six furlongs ; 23 subs. Lord Ronald .. Queen of Trumps Lady Valentine . King of Spades . 1 Won by two lengths. BRETBY STAKES. The BRETnic STAKES of 25 sovs each, 10 ft, for two year olds, colts Bst 101 b, fillies and geldings Bst alb ; Ivinnors of a sweepstakes of 200 sovs 41b, of two such stakes 71b, all other winners of 100 sovs in plates or stakes 31b ex tra ; the second to save his stake ; half a mile, straight ; 5 subs. Anatomist w.o. HARRINGTON PLATE. The HARRINGTON PLATE of 40 sovs, added to a Sweep stakes of 5 sovs each, for two year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies and geldings Bst 71b; winners of a stake of the value of 50 sovs 31b, of two fifties or a stake of 100 sovs 51b, 200 71b extra ; starters twice without winning al lowed 31b, thrice slb ; half a mile, straight ; 9 subs. Sir C. Rushout's Moonbeam Marquis of Hastings' Prodigal Captain Christie's Jeannie Deans Won easily. MEMBERS' PLATE. The MEMBERS' PLATE of 40 sovs, added to a Sweep stakes of 5 sovs each ; two year olds 7st 71b, three 9st 51b, four lOst 51b, five and upwards lOst 9]b, mares and geldings allowed 31b ; tho winner to be sold for 100 sovs ; if entered for 75 sovs allowed 51b, if for 50 101 b, if for 40 141 b ; half a mile. Skycutter f 1 Zisca Augusta o Five ran. Won by a neck. GRAND STAND STAKES. The GRAND STAND SELLING STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 75 added, for all ages; two year olds 7st 101 b, three 9st 81b, four lOst 71b, five lOst 101 b, six and aged lOst 121 b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; the winner to be sold for 0 if f o l r4 o o s i o 4 v i s b ; , i i f f f e o n r tered 30 n f l o b r ; B th o r a e l e lo y w e e a c i l . 0 3 1 11, i a f n d f o 60 upwards pwa 7 r l, ds b never having won 50 sovs allowed 51b; three-quarters of a mile. Cantharides 1 Sorceress 2 Ellen Percy colt Five ran. Won by half a length DONNINGTON PLATE. lon • . Queen of Trumps . Won by three lengths. MARGATE RACES.--THIS DAY. MARGATE STAKES. Sunnysido Tortuga Diamond • 3 Won by twe lengths. BRAMFIETD CUP. Venturer 1 Finale Daddy 3 Six ran. Won by six lengths. HUNTERS' STAKES. Bunch 1 Hoy by Sea Daddy 3 Won by six lengths. RAMSGATE PLATE. Lydia Volhynia 2 liopleaf . 3 Won by neck. Four ran. CITY BETTING—Tun DAY. ST. LEGER. Even on Lord Lyon (offered) 7to 2 agst Savernake (offered -4 to 1 taken freely) Bto 1 agst Rustic (offered) 100 to 7 agst Strathconan (offered) 20 to 1 agst Westwick (taken freely) 25 to 1 agst Knight of the Crescent (taken) DERBY. 30 to 1 agst Plaudit (taken) DONCASTER SEPTEMBER MEETING. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11. Weigqts for the Cleveland Handicap. One mile. Age et lb Ago st lb Regalia ... 4 9 0 Jastanet 4 6 8 King Charming ... 4 8 7 Holstein 4 6 5 Attache ... ... 48 4 Miss Williams ... 3 6 4 The Stai ... 4 8 3 Pluto ... 3 6 4 Harry Brailsford... 4 7 11 Stabber ... 3 6 4 Sundeelah 5 7 11 Dolan ... 3 6 2 Staghound ... 3 7 7 Miss Harriette ... 3 6 2 Dalesman ... 3 7 6 Ambition ... 3 6 1 Monarch of th• Glen 3 7 4 Freedom ... 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 ... 4 7 0 Musician ... 3 5 12 Caithness ... 3 6 12 Pedant ... 3 5 12 Life Guardsman ... 3 611 Bugler .. 3 512 Lothario ... 3 6 8 Duty Free 3 5 10 Lady of Coverdale 4 6 8 Mcssmato 3 5 7 Weights for the Great Yorkshire Handicap. lm. 6fur. Age st lb John Davis 5 9 0 Regalia... 4 9 0 Windham 5 8 11 Brown Bread ... 4 8 8 4 8 Ackworth ... King Charming 54 8 5 S camander 6 8 2 B read al ban o ... 4 8 2 Lord Ronald... ... 4 7 12 Harry Brailsford 4 712 Bradaman to ... 5 7 11 Sundeelah ... 5 7 11 Planet ... 5 7 10 Lo Mandarin... 1 7 9 Gomera ... 4 7 9 4 7 8 Rama in c t e — s • •• • •• • 3 7 • 8 S Achimedes 4 7 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 Amcor 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 i Lady Vane ... 36 11 Age st lb Cadiz ... ••• 6 6 10 Provisor ... 4 6 10 Abergeldie ... 3 6 10 Pluto ... ... 3 6 10 Nu ... ... 4 6 9 Dulcimer ... ... 4 6 9 Miss Haworth 3 6 8 Black Prince 3 6 8 Dalesman ... 3 6 7 Lively ... 4 6 5 Arkenside ... 4 6 4 Endsleigh ... 4 6 4 Eakring 3 6 4 Duchess of Welling ton 9 6 4 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 Volt i geur ... 3 5 9 Chronometer r .. 3 o 9 Penelope Plo t Well 3 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 RACING FIXTU SEPTE Warwick September 4 Leicester D o ncaster ll Brecon l7 Canterbury lB Richmond lB rRES FOR 1866. :AMER. Monmouth Manchester Autumn 25 Newmarket Ist October 25 Walsall Lanark TURF AGENCY OFFICE, 100, JERMTN-STREET, ST. J AMES ' S, LONDON. nR. SYDNEY SMITH (M ember of Tatter sall's) begs to inform the racing public he will execute COMAIISSIONS (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 publi s h ed 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." Bank of England iteturns..—This Evening. An Account, pursuant to t. cap. 32, for the week ending ISSUE DEI he Act ith and Bth Victoria, Wodnesday, Aug. 29, 1866. PARTMENT. Notes issued; ....X29,732,115 Governmt. Debt.£ll,ols, loo Other Securities 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion £29,732,115 £29,732,115 BANKING D: PARTMENT. Governmt. Secu rities(including . Dead Weight Annuity) .... £10,711,723 Other Securities '23,937,484 Notes 5,883,605 Gold and Silver Coin Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553, 000 Reat Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners vf National Debt, and Div Accounts) Other Deposits 18,473,050 Seven Day and other bills , 603,926 £41,582,717 411,682,717 132yds.