The Sun. — London, England, 1866-07-31 00:00:00

iIONEY MARKET AND "ONEVIERCIAL TWELVE O'CLOCK. The condition of the money market is becoming more favourable. With only a light demand upon the Bank for discount accommodation, and a large nunther of bills falling due, there appears good reason to hope for a reduction in the official.mini m.nuna next Thursday. The Exchanges, too, are more favourable than they were last week, and the bullion movement is not so adverse. For the pre sent, however, the rates show no important change, a nd 8 per cent. is still the lowest quotation for the best bills. At the Bank of England the bullion operations consisted of an influx of £120,000, £60,000 being In bar gold and the remainder in sovereigns. A notification has been posted in the Stock Ex change to the effect that by the mail arrived yes terdy, £2,605 16s. Bd., the equivalent of $17,198 15 c., have been received on duties collected on ac count of the Venezuela Loan. The October divi dend is provided for. Remittances on account of the Mexican divi dends have been received by Messrs. Baring Brothers amounting to $354,201 42c. and £4 9,159 14s. 4d. in bills of exchange. The report of the Mediterranean Extension Tele graph Company, to be presented on the 10th of 41.1'gust, recommends a dividend of 3s. per share, leaving £4Bl to be carried forward. The company have been much inconvenienced by delay on the Part of the Italian Government in settling their accounts. Two o'CLoca, At the Paris Bourse, this morning, according to neuter's telgram, the 3 per cent. Rentes were 68f 82c. At the Stock Exehange there has not been much fluctuation, and business has been much restricted to the bi-monthly settlement. The Funds were flatter in the morning, but have since returned to the depreciated prices last current yesterday after 'lcon. The extreme inactivity of business, the limited attendance of speculators, " who seem to have had enough of it," and the small number of investments contribute to the prevailing quietude. Consols are 888 1 for money and 881 1 for the 9th prox. Reference is still made in the house to the reported illness of the Emperor, and to the difficulties which T he yet arise from the recen t C on ti n ental wars. 'the New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 87/ 1 ; zehequer Bills, 4s. dis ; Bank Stock, 250; and India 5 per Cents., 102. 1031. Foreign Stocks have been in good demand, chiefly A wing to the settlement of the account. Spanish rassive have advanced 1, to 201 ; the Certificates to 148 154 ; Italian I , to 511 ; Turkish 5 per t•;ents. A., to 271 28 ; Mexican 1, to 1 7f ; do. 11 ,ew remain at 14i ; Greek, at 14 12 ; and the • ci razilian Scrip, at 31 21 discount. American secu rities are generally firm. United States 5-20 Bonds 've risen 8 , to 691 f ; Erie shares f, to 41/ 42/ ; a nd Illinois are to 74 } 75. In the Railway Share Market there has been / ,, e tY little business transacted, and prices have 14n ghtly given way. Great Western have declined b lOs. ) and South-Western, Midland, and South- Ea stern each each 55., while Lancashire and Yorkshire ve improved 7s. 6d., and North-Western ss. ste ady Foreign and Colonial lines are dull, but at ea dY prices. Antwerp and Rotterdam are marked ion Grand Trunk of Canada 221 /, and East Indian 01 , auk and Miscellaneous Shares are very quiet, c i a d show littl e var i a ti on as r e g ards values. Al anne are dealt in at 201 cx div. ; Hindustan, c " l ila, ° and Japan, at 33i ; Anglo-American Tele- NI, at 121 ; Atlantic Telegraph at 3 8 1 ; Credit i, a nici• and Mobilier of England , at 3 dis. ; and 12i "egraph Construction and Maintenance, at 118 BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES a GOVERNMENT FUNIV. Der Cent. Consols NDo. Account, July 10. ler Cent. Reduced 8 8 7 7" New 3 per C ent ' i e n 'iv 21 per Cent. Ja n . 1894 — A '-'°. 6 per Cent. Jan. 1873 - 1 11 uities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 '-',e.(Redo yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — I) Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908.. ir - a -- rch. Juno tx 1, equer Bills, 41,000,3 per Cent. — D O D £5OO 4 dis , ~ £lOO and 4200 -11 . of England Stock, 5 per Cent 250 D 1 0 Account AP; 411 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. -a b• Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 33°. S c Do, o p c , 5 per Cent. July, 1870 b_ . 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 ou• Certificates — . 121 ° , flfaced Paper 4 per Cent b • per Cent., Jan. 1872 D ° ' 6 1 - per Cent., May 1879 — Do. D eb., 4 . p er C en t ., Aug. 1866 ''' n,°' B onds, 41,000 — Pm ' under £l,000 S. 4,,,, IPOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICE 447',utine Republic, 6 per Cent., .£l5 pd — pm tra„'„. Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 _ C l A an 5 per Cent '— D oper Cent., 1852-58-60 ~ 1863 - — Do —Do • 1865 .„ Account 7l} too. 4100 Bonds 72 3 dis B liel l ; A c A ril3, 475 paid b o - Ayres 6 per Cent — 0 4100 Bonds — 0134 1 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) D 0,1 ,6 Per Cent — p 'l Per Cent. — b o °. 6 per Cent Col e Be riP, £75 paid Cub tobia n 6cper Cent. b al 6 ,per ent. As oa l i o , uati 3 t Per Cent., 1825 — Do, 1.4 1 lb. -, rincipalities ke7aaciAccount or New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — i,°•, New Land Warrant — ti .. , 0 D e f erred 8'8.,° Deferred 7 per Cent - •I Se cond Issue BB 88 u 0 4100 Bonds — D ° XlO 0 1) °. 0 1864 B5l &lids 1).0. Govemmient Railway Debentures Bll dis • , °. 460 o Ir eet , ptua I) ' 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons I , c'. Account t • Coupon s —. i,:u• Account D o ala 5 per Cent 1865 ~ Account 4 "0. Ilaremmana Railway b 'xiean 3 per Cent 60 . Accou n t 17f i Do 1864 .. .. ...... - —Do 6 per C ent. Anglo-French nontevidean 6 per Cent., 430 paid Ikoorish Imperial__ 5 per Cent kl ) 0 Land Warrants (Hectares) e rs `iv Granada ,-'-'0 2 per Cent D ~Nvian 5 per Cent., 1865 ........ . . Account 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) b e d II - =1 per Cent., 1862 ~ c, t, A c c ount ertii t p nese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do, 3 Per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 2 62, 1148 ;Account 1) 81 4 11 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St D o l per Cent. 1850 D o 1 , per Cent., 1860 D o ° 6 Per Cent. 1859 • _ be per Cent. 1862 BB 7} %. • 5 Per Cent. 1864 rdlei n , 91 bo `.. 0 per Cent g„ • Account raw., _ o •° A " ed,per Cent Dobe IV Aint ew Deferred — .A . _ 0_ ,ccount 0° passive $ °Ac Pill's, cunt 19 0 Cert. of Coup not funded — Bl. , \, . e °o lA count l4l .1, N. 8 41 4 Per Cent. — A arki;i s a - Per Cent. 1864 bo .A . - " c (3 , Per Cet. 1854 b e 6 ( - o unt B2 11 bo APer Cent. 1858 Dobe' Ac count 6 B P e r Cent. 0,0 Accou'3nt .. 1862 Dooo 100 TAoniii . 3 ................. 531 D 6 o , Per Cent., 1863 — ti, ", Per Cent., 1865 up Scrip -- Vl3 '""con t ' paid 271 °. •1 ............................. ,!loz,‘ per Ce nt. Guaranteed bitt" l a 3 Per Cent. — 00 account Do, Per Cent., 1862 D° de er o 6 -- Fr,P Cent, 1864 eoeh-12,1videncis on the above payablein Londok. 4 114, 4 ,-"eUtes 3 per Cent — .b e : ' Per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. .,.. 51 C Aceollnt .... 511 1 04„,, bo-u., for m itoney ................ THREE O'CLOCK. 88/ 1 „ olu .. ..................... J . I ........... . 88} I S HARE MARKETS.— This Day. )itDINARY iHARES AND STOCKS, ftliways. Paid) Cloeing Price. nristot anu Exeter „ !Caledonian Cambrian. 'Cork and Bandon. Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth,& Ab. June &London, Certi iJO. Glanow & S. Western Great Easterr, t ril. stk. Do. E. Augl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland, (I reat Northern Do. A stock • • Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 pm GtS, and W. of Ireland Gr. Western -Original . 5. Va.l. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwell Lon., Brigh., S Coast Lon., chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. r,x. A Lon. it North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shef., tls Lincoln letropolitan. . Do. New * Do. Extension...... Metropolitan District, Do. do. do. 00. and John'sW'd Mid and Do. £9 Share Do, ttirmiu . & Derby Id Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun N th. Eastern— lierwic h Do. (.4.N •E purehhs, Do. Leeds ...... Do. York Do. Carlisle _ Po. bionic. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-t5l North London .. Do. do. 1804 ... Do. i 0.1865 North Staffordshire N. dr S. W. Junction Scottish C.ntral scot. N. E Aber. stock o. Scot, Min. atJok Shropshire Union south Devon ,outh E.stern 'itaines, Wok., & Wok I'aff Vale Do. C Vale co Neach Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha VVeast Corn w 411 KITISII I' Atlantic & St. Lawrence liom.,l3aroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent.. Do. le shares Buffalo & Lake Huron _ Do. Preference B uff., Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3—. Calcutta & b. E., lim e Town & Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Ben al, gu., 5 do East I. dist. ' gu. 5 p.c= Do. ,1 Extenston / and Trunk ot Canad Do. Equip. Mort. Bonde, 1 charge 6 p.c Do. ist ref. Bonds T=43. do deferred .. VP. 2d Pr, t. Bonds. Vu. do. deterred ... !fro. :sd Pref. stock Do. do. deferred D. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. 5p c o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c ult. South of India gua. 5 per cent D . 4 per cent.... Do , reat W. ft, of Canada.. DJ. New Do. 6 p. c. Bd.. pay. 1873 , o. 5r do. pay. 1877-8.. fndian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 4g do. Do. I,j do Do. Fifth Kxtensiot, 31elb. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds. Mel. it Hudson's day.. N. Efl.C'da, 6pc Ist pf. bs Scinde . Do. Delhi Do. do # Do. Pun)aub r"o Do.lndus St. Flo OLONIAL GO VElt British Columbia, 6 per' cent., Dec. 31, 1972 .- Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.sz July 1877-'l4 • Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug.. D sp. c. Mar, & Sept 1 )0.5 p. e. Jan. & July Do. 5 p Inscribed ek Capo (*.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.&Oct 1890-1900 I Do. do; 180-9 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 Do. 5 per cent. 15 Aprit ana .5 vet., 1900... Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.‘ Do. 1878, do Jtanrltius, p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.78 .. )0. 1881, May 5, Nov. Do. 1895, Feb. a Aug.. per cent.. N.8.G0v.6 ul) N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,186t Do. 5 p.c. 18.1 to 187, Do. 5 pax 1888 to 189:1 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Sofia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 4ueensland Gov. 6 p. c a. A us. Gov. 6 p,o 186841 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.d.Ja &July Do. dO, April & Oct BRITIS Cam. Consul. t, old, lire. Chiverton Clifford:malgamated. Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. iirake wal Is.. East Bassett (Illogan) East Carao on Easu earn Brea mast Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Love.l E. W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StA übyn(G weu. (ircat L ,xey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheat inlay G. Wheal Vor Heist Grenville tlerod's Foot •••• Elingston °owns Margaret ,Uny Lelant Starke Valley twyudy Iron Ore, lim N ew Se tun North Roskear . v WWI Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crofty Prosper United Pr .videnee UnyLelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow ....' S.Wheal Fran. klllogan stray Park . Tin Croft 7igra and Cl .gan, West Bassett (Mogan .. W. Caradon (L.skeard West Chi verton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal NI ary Ann (Men. Wheal Seto,' wh ea , Ti etaVirlity Ida. 90 92 121 123 35 15 13 15 4 6 67 70 70 72 112 111 29 30 5 6 120 122 129 i3l 91 93 63 63, 34 3,3 124 k 125 91 93 21 23 118 7184 92 V 3 58 GO, 130 131 2 3 p 41' 92 94 1154 (26 121 p i 95 n 54 56 3 25 107 109 69 71 104 106 35 38 9 It 1) 119 /21 i 1 2p 1 2p 75 77 108 112 150 j 54 65 67 46 48 68 . 69 76 81 14 195 2 3;. 101.1 . 53 55 1181 92 68 134 I ISIONS. 63 65 93 100 id h 4 4i 7i 8i 78 80 55 60 100 102 94 /1,0, 100 101 2! 23 85 87 57 50 58 55 5J 55 45 SO 40 45 37 41 25 27 23 25 105 107 6 1 6,1 P 98 100 91 93 15k 151- bk 3 d al 43 83 .45 11 01,1 08 99 "9 dl 85 87 8 S 96 97 96 :47 1 95 96 10(f 221 rT SECUR 92 94 93 93 91 96 75 77 75 77 99 101 102 104 102 104 100 103 86 8) 160 W 2 105 1 7 102 IU4 103 105 101 tO3 Ic3 .05 97 100 90 02 90 92 90 05 83 A 5 92 91 73 75 94 96 90 93 102 sOl 103 105 NES, 6 7 8 7 425 445 * i lz 1f 7 8 & 1 2 3 66 74 3 34 19 0 I 18 2z l 11 2 30 32 31 31 4 6 31 41 21 11d 35 15 4 i 1 20 25 325 375 174 424 9 11 3 5 1 2 8 7 61 67 105 115 SO 85 10 15 3 6 40 150 8 10 5 17.0 REFERENCE SNARES AND STOCK, Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 2, Itto, 6 per cent. pf., 1026 Western Orig. pref. 44 per cent pf., 854 shire and Yorkshire, 6 per cent. stock. 127 ;onsolidated, 6 per cent. stock, [ to, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., Ltto 4i per cent., rd., 93 reO RE) GN RAILWAYS. twerp and Rotterdam, 9,1 Dutch ithenish.lB4 real Luxemboum. 134 Imperial Mexican, lira., 61 6 West Flanders, 7 FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, lira., 9 Cobre Copper, 6 DOCKS. East and %Vest India, 1271 BANHa Alliance. lirn.. 20# British North American. 44 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 14 Consolidated Bank, Btu., 5 41 Hindustan, China, and Japan. ilm.. 3* 3 4 London Cha►tered hank of Australia, 22* Lo.. don aid Couuty, 644 4 i.ondon Joint Stock, 421 3 London and 11 estminster, 90 'ational Provincial of England. 13J Union of London, 45 MISCELLANNOUts. A nglo-American Telegraph, 121 A.ti4ntic relegrapn, 8 per cent. gua., 3 11 1 11 derlin Water Works, lira- It* 10 Company of African Merchants, lira., 3 2; Credit Foncier and 31obilier of Englana, 4j 5 ascount Corporation. 7* Ebbw Vale, 3 Electric Telegraph, 1361 Gen. Credit and einance of London, lim.. 1 1 Gtneral Steam Navigation, 26} Hudson's Bay, 16 London General Omnibus Company, lira, 31 1 Lon 'on and Provincial Marine, 21 2 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lim., 1 North British A ustr dasian, 41 Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., Peninsula and Oriental 6teara, Ditto, new, :,0 Rio de Janeiro Gas, 2.1 Telegraph Construction and Maintenance, lim..— uitto (£l2), 124 114 1 hames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, lim, 64 SIR WILLIAM WILLIAMS.—The newly created baronet, for the first time since he has attained the honour, visited his extensive foundry at Ferran on Thursday, and was received with a salute of guns, after which the workmen and agents assembled in front of the office, and led by one of Sir William's partners, Mr. W. H. Lanyon, of Tullimar, three tremendous cheers were given for Sir William, three for Lady Williams, and three for their eldest son, Mr. F. M. Williams, M.P. for Truro. Ralph, the head clerk, then read a congratulatory ad dress which had been prepared at the unanimous request of the employes. Sir William having responded in suitable terms, the men repaired to their several duties.— Western Morning News. Business dene. treat (Ireat Lanca ilid li 3.2.0 18.18.9 35.15,6 t ~ti POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. The Pearl Fishery. MARL BOROUGH-S TREE T. After a fishery has been determined upon, and the boats have been engaged, licensed—for which a small fee is charged —and numbered, the commence ment of active operations is often delayed on account of unsuitable weather, generally because of a north east wind blowing from the shore, whilst the proper wind for the fishery is a breeze blowing from the sea, sufficiently powerful to carry the boats to the shore. This is ascertained by the experiment of making a boat go out once or twice. When the wind is strong enough to blow her right inshore, then the fishery begins, a lucky day being selected by the natives for the commencement. The start of the fishery is usually the beginning of March. Before the time the bank which is to be fished is marked with flags. At the commencement of the fishery a sign al gun is fired at midnight, when the fleet immediately sets sail—the ardapanars, or head men, of the fisher caste leading the way with a light shining, as a guide to those who follow ; a light is also shown at intervals by the Government guard ship. Starting at so early an hour, the boats reach the vessel long before daylight, and they are re quired to anchor till they can see to fish. Soon after sunrise a signal gun directs the fleet to proceed to the fishing grounds, and at half-past 6 the hoist ing of a flag permits the divers to begin their labours. Immediately 500 or 600 naked swarthy figures plunge into the tranquil water. Active operations are usually car ried on for six hours, the divers descend ing into and rising from the water with great regu larity. Each boat is furnished with five diving stones, with a complement of two divers to each stone. The divers belonging go down time about ; while one is down the other is breathing and resting. . . The shark-charmer, a cunning person, who is considered so indispensable to the fishery that he is paid by Government, is constantly in attendance at the fishing-bank. At one time the charmer used to be allowed a percentage of one oyster per day from each diver, but this has been commuted into a money payment. Accidents have never been known to occur on the pearl-banks from sharks, which is of course attributed by the superstitious natives to the wise charming of the charmer ; but it is quite easy to suppose that the noise made by so many divers frightens away these ferocious monsters. Exaggerated stories have been told of the time that a pearl-diver can remain under water, two minutes and even three having been mentioned as the com mon time, but 50 seconds is the usual period when the men are regularly at work ; instances have, however, been frequent of an immersion lasting for 80 and even 87 secs. The divers enter strenuously into their work, and a good hand will, when the mussels ale plentiful, send up as many as 3,000 in the course of the six hours he is on the pearl-ground. At a given signal the fishery ceases for the day : then the crews which have been lucky shout for joy, others who have obtained but a scant supply linger on the bank till driven away by the guards. If the breeze be not strong enough to carry the boats to the shore, the men have to take the oars and row them home. Meantime the boat-owner has been in utter anxiety to know what luck his boat has had,. and the moment the little vessel reaches the shore he springs forward to ascertain the result of the day's diving, and to look over and fondle the wealth giving shells. Others, all who are speculating in the fishery, are quite as anxious about the day's take ; and the fact is, that the thousands of people who gather on the coast—and they are so numerous that it looks as if a large town had suddenly been set down by the sea-side—are more or less speculators in the fishery : it is one great lottery. All kinds of people are assembled, and they are from all coun tries, and are of all colours, of many castes and of very different occupations; they erect with great rapidity tents, huts, bazaars, and shops ; there are sutlers, jewellers, and merchants of all kinds on the scene, the grand idea being there, as everywhere else, to make money. Everybody speculates, from the wealthy Hindoo merchant, who buys the right of fishing down to the humblest outcast—for there are questionable characters of all kinds to be seen around, monks, fakirs, beggars, and the like. Strokes of luck are constantly being announced; a poor roan may buy a fanam's worth of shells, and find himself in consequence of his purchase in pos session of a little fortune. One person at a recent fishery bought three shells for a sum which could be represented by tIN °pence of our money, and in one of the shells he found the largest pearl of that year's fishing.—Cornhill Magazine for August. A £2O Frxx FOR AN ASSAULT.—Wm. Johnston, gentle man, of No. 29, Arlington-street, Islington, was charged before Mr. Knox with assaulting Margaret Taylor, of 107, Winchester-street, Pimlico. The complainant, who bad a black eye (after being dis charged for being drunk and incapable) said—l went to supper at Clarke's, near Leicester-square, shortly before one in the morning, and a lady coming out struck me, and then the defendant struck me. Mr. Knox—You have a black eye ; is that the effect of the defendant's blow ? Complainant—lt is, sir. M. Knox—Had you any quarrel with either the female or the defendant ? Complainant —Not at all, sir. They are both strangers to rue ? Defendant—l deny striking her altogether. Henry Hill, a clerk, residing at 36, Old Compton-street —I saw the complainant and another female fighting, and afterwards the defendant struck the complainant three times. Mr. Knox—Was the defendant sober ? Witness—l do not think he was. I should not think a sober man would do such a thing. The defendant after wards tried to get away in a cab, but I had him brought back. The defendant— She knocked my hat off. Mr. Knox—But you don't mean to say that that is suffi cient provocation to strike the complainant three times. Dickenson, 165 o—On being told by the last witness that the defendant was trying to get away, I stopped the cab, and the complainant, who had a fearful black eye, gave the defendant in charge for assaulting her, and I took him into custody. Kr. Knox—Was the defendant drunk or sober ? Constable—Drunk. The Defendant—She took my hat off and trod on it, and assaulted the female with me without any cause. Mr. Knox—What are you? The Defendant—A gentleman. Mr. Knox —I do not wish by my decision to do that which may ruin you for life, although your conduct has been brutal. Be the complainant what she may she is en titled to protection. I will not send you to prison under the Common Assault Act, but I will deal with you under the Aggravated Assaults Act, under which the penalty may be £2O, and will give you the option of either paying that sum or going to prison for a month with hard labour. NEEDLE GUN.—Count Henry Krasinski, in his political pamphlet entitled " Coup d'CEil sur l'etat actual de l'Europe," published in 1854-5 in London (Jeffs, Burlington Arcade), devoted a small chapter to the descrip tion terribleof thinefanneterdyle gun, and pronounced it to be the mo s t urged upon the w ar authorities its adoption for the British weapon in the world. He repeatedly army, and received a letter of thanks for some of his sug gestions, which were taken up and acted upon. The com mittee of Trinity officers, rather strangely, did not, how ever, give an equally favourable opinion. TERRIBLE AFFAIR IN ARKANSAS.—On Satur day, the 2nd inst., a man arrived in Fayetteville in the stage, and informed the Sheriff and two other persons that there were four men who would bo in town shortly from Missouri, who had killed an old man, robbed a store and grocery, and that he had raised a company and pursued them, but failing to overtake them, he had taken the stage and come on ahead. Pretty soon the four men came into town, gotoff their horses, hitched them, and one went into the store of Mr. Stone, and the three others went into a grocery to take a drink. Before they had time to take a drink, the sheriff, clerk of the court, Mr. Reed, Mr. Wing, postmaster, and Colonel Gunter, went into the grocery to arrest them. Mr. Wing said to them, " Gentlemen, you may consider yourselves prisoners." With that one of the men called out to the others to "shuck themselves," and with that each of them drew two revolvers, and com menced firing. Mr. Wing, the postmaster, was shot dead, and the man who came in pursuit was shot under the chin in the throat, and he died in a few minutes ; and Colonel Gunter was shot in the arm, shattering the bone. The three men retreated out of the door, still firing as they went out ; and by this time the citizens had collected, and an attempt was made to arrest the desperadoes, but as they were armed, and most of the citizens were not, they all made their escape. A posse of men immediately started in pursuit of them. They found one of the men ti leaning again s t a tree, having been shot through the abdomen. The party told him they would bring him an ambulance and take him to town, but when they re turned they found him dead, he having cut his throat and stabbed himself in several places. The other three men were heard of in the neighbourhood of Elm Spring, one being badly wounded in the knee. Our informant did not state who shot these desperadoes, but we presume some of the party must have been armed, and fired on them, or perhaps someof the a ci rin tize is ns eh fi a r t e t d ere a d s t b h e e lo y w w t e h r e e retreating. Colonel Gunter's elbow, and it is thought will have to be amputated.—Fort Smith Herald, June 12. • Professor Agassiz says that the strip of , 4 high lands which divide the waters flowing into the St. Law rence from those flowing into the Atlantic," is the oldest land in the world. It was once a lonely sea beach, washed by a universal ocean. The Athenxunz says that the contents of a large cemetery—probably that belong i ng formerly to th e Abb e y ofSS. railway station in the town na m e d. by the Pete v r workmen engagedandkPleaul—atSh in reivsbul7 ha ve been constructingdisco veredthe new [ADVERTISEMENT.] Dyspepsia (In digestion), constipa tion, debility, consumption , an d all ne rvous, bilious, s t omac h aggravated and health-restoring Itevalenta Arabica and liver complaints in eve r y stage, are only accelerated by drugs of eve r y descr iption, but p erfectly cur able by Du Barry's Food, as proved by thousands of cases which bad been con sidered hopeless, suc h as—cough, asthma, also diarrhoea, tta complaints, inorrhoids, liverflatulency, nervousness, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, noses in the head and ears, i h eurnAtism, gout, Ira purities, eruptions, hysteria , neuralgia , irritability, sleepless ness, acidity, palpitation , heartburn , headache, d e bility, dropsy, cramps, spasms, nausea and sickness, even i n preg nancy or at sea, sinking fits , bronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains in the pit of the stomach and between the shou'ders, &e. We vote a few :—Cure No. -1 6,276. Dlr James Roberts, timber merchant, of lerimley, Surrey, of 30 years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, and p ar tial deafness.—Cure No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobi, of ex treme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings; low spirits, a n d nervous fancies. —Cure 1,771. Lord Stuart de Decies, lord lieut. ot 15 aterterd, of many }ears' dyspepsia. —No. 19,832. Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting—Maria Joly —Cure No. 51,816. The It av, James T. Campbell, Fakenham , Norfolk, of indigestion and torpid ity ot the liver, which had resisted all medical treatment.— In tins, fib, 2s 9d; 21b, 4s 61 ; 51b, lls ; 121 b, 223 ; 241 b, 10a.—Barry Du Barry and Co., No. 77, Regent-str ee t, L on d on; also Phillips, tea dialers, 8, King Wiliiam-street ; lik ew i se at 61, Graceehureh-stre..t ; 4, Cheapside ; 19, Bishopsgate street Within; 63, t5O, and 298, Oxford-street; 830, Strand; 54, Upper Baker-street; 103, 'Tottenham -court-road; 96, Upper-street, Islington, N.; liarveY; ; Close Brothers, 65, High-street; and Stubbs, Queen's -terrace, St. John's-wood, London; and all respectable grocers and che naists.—Beware of spurious imitations. THE SUN, LONDVN, TUESDAY EVENIING, JULY 31. 1866. GERMANY. Ti ilt EDIT SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) FRANKFORT, July 31. Civil Commissioner Madai-is about to proceed to 'the headquarters of the army of the Maine. BERLIN, July 31. Burgomaster Muller, of Frankfort, arrived here last night, and will remain. in Berlin until the ar rival.of the King and Count Bismarck. He was received to-day by Count Euleuburg, Barons Werther and Von Heydt, and Herr von Savigny. THE FRANKFORT CONTRIBUTION. VIENNA, July 31. The contribution imposed by Prussia upon the City of Frankfort has been reduced to 15,000,000f1., of which 6,000,000 have already been paid. Con sequently 9,000,000f1. only remain to be con tributed. MUNICH, July 31. The Prussians continue their advance upon Upper Franconia. IMPERIAL PARLIAIdENT HOUSE OF LORDS—THIS EVENING. The Loun CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed:— Manchester-Division Petty Sessions Court, Millwall Canal Company, Newport Pagnell Railway, Caledonian Railway (Lanarkshire, &c., Banches), and Caledonian and Scottish North-Eastern Railway Companies. FEDERATION . OF. THE BRITISH NORTH AMERICAN PROVINCES. • • Lord LYVEDEN asked if Government had made up their mind in respect to the question of the proposed fede ration of the British North American colonies, to which the representatives of public opinion in those colonies were favourable. He availed himself of the opportunity of pass ing a high eulogium on the loyalty of the inhabitants of the colonies in question. The Earl of CARNARVON said that delegates from Upper and Lower Canada, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edviard's Island, assembled at Quebec in October, 1864, to consider this very question. The colonies were in favour of the federation, and the Government felt disposed to g i ve d ue e ff ec t to their feel ing, but having succeeded so recently to office they did not feel justified in bringing forward any measure on so important a subject, particularly at the close of the session. The Suburban Commons Bill went through committee. Several other bills were forivarded a stage, and their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THis DAY. The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' atnendments to the following bills were agreed to : —Eltham Valley Railway, Halesown and Broms grove Branch Railway, South Eastern, and London, Chat ham, and Dover (London, Lewes, and Brighton)•Raiiways, and Thames River Purification. HAMILTON ESTATE BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. BILLS CONSIDERED. The Downpatrick, Dundrum, and Newcastle Railway Bill, and the Waterford, New Ross, and Wexford Junction Railway Bill were considered and ordered to bo read a third time. CURRENCY AND BANKING. Mr. WATKIN rose to move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that she will be gra ciously pleased to issue a royal commission directed to the investigation of the causes which have led to the late se vere and protracted pressure in the money market, and to the continuance, for a long period, of a minimum rate of discount of 10 per cent. at the Bank of England ; and also to investigate the laws at present affecting currency and banking in the United Kingdom, and to report what (if any) alterations have become expedient therein ; and fur ther, that it be an instruction to the commissioners to pre sent their report and the evidence taken by them on or before the Ist February, 1867. In doing so he remarked that the Chancellor of the Exchequer the other day in formed his hearers that all that was required to restore the money market to its former condition was time, peace, and a good harvest. Peace had now been brought about, and there was every prospect of a good harvest; yet, notwith standing these circumstances, the minimum rate of discount was still 10 per cent., while kr Paris it was 3i per cent., in Brussels 6 per cent., in Amsterdam 7 per cent., and in Vienna 5 per cent. Whether the cause might be found in defective legislation, or in rash speculations . of individuals under legislation in itself good and satisfactory, he con tended that in either case those who made the laws ought not only to make them but to watch over their working, to fathom the difficulties, in order to see what further legisla tion was necessary, and, if possible, next year to carry it into effect. Replying to the question why he had not moved for a committee instead of for a commission, he re marked that they had arrived at such a late period of the session that a committee would simply mean the shelving of the subject till next year. The committee would then occupy the whole of next session, and instead of legislation in 1867 the whole thing would be shelved till 1868, when a period of prosperity may have set in, and be delayed and forgotten till 1876 or 1877. Consequently they ought to inquire now, and, as they could not inquire by a com mittee, they ought to do so by a commission. Since he gave notice of his motion he had received letters from many persons in England and the Continent, and he must say the whole tone of them was in favour of inquiry. The language of the public press was also in favour of inquiry , in proof of which he quoted from the Economist, which re presented the monetary classes, and other newspapers. He deprecated the pressure which had been put upon Mr. Gladstone from half-past two till twelve o'clock at night on the day when the panic was at its height to suspend for the third time the Bank Charter of 1844. The letter which was issued in consequence of that pressure held out a prospect which certainly gave great encourage ment, but it was followed by a most remarkable letter from the noble Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs. (Hear, hear.) The noble lord did what he believed no Secretary for Foreign Affairs ever did before. He wrote a letter representing all over the Continent the position of England. In that letter, which was certainly a very able document, he stated that the inhabitants had been for some time over trading,that they had been endeavouring to amass fortunes without sufficient labour, and that the failure of Overend, Gurney, and Co. culminated the dis aster. Well, now, he thought one question in any inquiry should be, under what circumstances was it, upon whose prompting was it that a letter nat calculated to allay alarm, but calculated to excite alarm—(hear, hear) - should, for the first time, he believed, in the history of the Foreign-office, have been written. Reviewing recent panics he stated that within the last 20 years we had had three periods of pressure—in 1847, 1857, and in 1866, and if the house would remember, every succeeding panic had shown a greater severity in regard to the rate of discount, and a longer continuance of the minimum rate. It was contended that these severe pressures were sometimes salutary, that they repressed a disposition to undue specu lation. There might be some truth in that, but it was admitted by a committee of that house, that the labouring population suffered most from such panics; and would any man contend that a system was sound which, in order to correct itself, threw a large number of the people out of employment, and put a stop to the pro duction of wealth ? He did not think such a system could be sound. The hon. member next alluded to the statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that the present crisis was the result of a want of capital. It appeared to him (Mr. Watkin) that this country never owed so little, or had owing to it so large an amount of money; that the country was never so wealthy as before the issue of the Government letter of the 25th of May, and that it was never before producing wealth so rapidly. If then we were richer than ever we had been previously, how could we, he asked, be short of capital ? In his opinion, one of the causes of the crisis was the present system of con structing railways, which surely presented a reason for in quiry. There was another cause, and that was the action of individuals, under powers given by that house, to form limited liability companies. Everybody admitted that these powers had been grossly abused. Taking Overend, Gur ney, and Co. as an example, it was well known that that company had been transacting a class of business which did not pertain to banking. That was a sample of many such unfortunate departures from the strict rules which ought to have guided them ; the list was a long one. He wanted to know why the precedent of 1857 was not fol lowed by the Bank of England on the present occasion. At that time the Bank transferred two millions from the issue to the banking department, and afforded accommo dation to those who were in want of it ; but in 1866 —a period of greater difficulty—they made no transference from the issue to the banking department, and had not given that accommodation which might have been ex pected under the Government letter. What right had they to keep that letter a single day unless they intended to use the power given them ? In 1857 the reserve was only £1,654,000. On the day before the crisis in 1866 it was £5,000,000, but it was reduced: aceording to their own statement, to £3,000,000 on the night they got the authori sation to break to Act of Parliament. The hon. member concluded by referring to expressions of opinions against the working of the Bank Act by the present and late Chan cellor of the Exchequer, Sir Gerge Cornewall Lewis, the heads or large private firms and others.. Mr. ACKROYD seconded the motion. Sir S. NORTHCOTE said the Government had r ob jection to inquire into this question, but they did not think that the issue of a Royal commission would be the best measure that they could take. (Hear.) The Government did not believe that the want of confidence that had been engendered would be removed, or was capable of being removed, by any tampering with the currency and bank ing laws. The cure, he said, must be gradual, and he im pressed upon the house the necessity of taking caro not to indulge in over speculation. After a few words from Mr. FAWCETT, and Mr. HUBBARD, Mr. GLADSTONE accepted, as far as was due to him, the portion of responsibility of not ha., ing issued a con mission of inquiry into this subject. Therewa the failure snoi doubt that au inqui r y i n t o the causes of of the Money Market involved principles as well as fact, and if a commission combined different schools of distinguished men they would receive not one report, but two or three reports. It would he a great innovation to de liver over the prosecution of this subject into other hands than that of the Government. The Government had said they would consider the sub j ect on their own responsibi lito, and, on the other hand, that they would not make , any objection to referring it to a select committee. Ho even thought the Government had promised too much ; but they had pursued a right course. He thought it admitted on all hands that in many respects we must derive great benefit from the Bank Charter Act. The whole method of meeting foreign drains was so completely understood, that so far as any foreign drain was concerned no apprehen sion need be felt. As regarded issue, ho believed it to be the function of the State, and that where it was exercised by others, it must be understood as being de legated to them, the responsibility resti ng w ith th e S tate. This led him to remark on a point that had not been noticed in the course of the present debate. When the at tention of the Government was directed to this subject he hoped they would not _confine themselves to a con sideration merely of the causes of the recent panic. As Iregarded reserves, the e n o rmous c i rcu l a ti on o f paper, and many other matters, we wcre in a very satisfactory state. There had been an increased demand for notes and coin, btt it was reasonable to suppose that the circulation of the country banks would have been increase,but at time of the crisis that circulation decreased by a million. He thought the system on which the issue of these banks was propounded was a bad system and at variance_ with the spirit of the act of 1844. With reference to his letter to the Bank of Eng land, he remarked that it had been taken abroad as an intimation of suspension of payment, the misunderstand ing being so groat that the French Government imme diately wrote offering a supply of bullion. (Cheers and laughter.) Mr. HENLEY did not see the use of remitting the sub ject to a select committee after it was considered by the Government. It being now 10 minutes to four the debate, according to the rules of the house, was adjourned till Friday, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER intimating that he would give it precedence over the orders of the day. The houso then adjourned. Tne house resumed at 6 o'clock, and was [LEFT SITTING,[ HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING. On the motion for going into committee on the Fortifi cations (Provisions for Expenses) Bill, Mr. OSBORNE expressed his objection to embarking in a design for erecting fortresses for which they had no guns and without knowing what the expenses might be. General PEEL defended the bill. Mr. GLADSTONE objected strongly, in a time of peace and financial prosperity, to commencing a new work by means of a loan, particularly at this period of the session. It was in a time of pressure and alarm, he explained, that it had originally been proposed to pay for these fortifica tions by loans, and the house had been then committed, not to a precise amount of expenditure, but to certain works, and no others; and, moreover, it had always been the custom to lay an estimate on the table at the beginning of the year. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER reminded the house that the present Ministers were not liable for providing for the fortifications by loans—in fact, some of them had objected to it, and also that the Minister of War was in possession of ample funds, pointing out, as to the argument of the lateness of the period, that it was as late in the session when Lord Palmerston made his chief pro posal. However, if the house objected to proceeding with a new work in this manner, and at this time, the Govern ment had no wish to insist upon it. Some further discussion took place, in the course of which Mr. Watkin drew attention to the earthwork defences found so effectual in the American war. Mr. O'Beirne re commended that the forts should be plated with iron, and Mr. Horsman reminded the house of the circumstances under which the first loan for fortifications was raised Ultimately, Sir S. Northcote, on behalf of the Govern ment, withdrew the bill, undertaking that next session every such new work should be brought before the house in the shape of an estimate. The remaining clauses of the Public Healthßill were dis cussed in committee, and agreed to. The Reformatory Schools Bill passed through committee The Industrial Schools Bill was also taken in committee and the first 24 clauses were agreed to. A number of bills were forwarded a stage, and the house adjourned at 5 minutes past 2 o'clock. THAMES. STEALLNG SUGAR.—Patrick Connor, a boy, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with wilful and malicious damage. The prisoner was detected placing a hoop stick through the wires of a ventilator in the lower story of a sugar house in Lambeth-street, Whitechapel, for the purpose of obtaining sugar from the pans in the sugar-house and suck ing it off the stick. He damaged the wires in doing so, and was given into the custody of the police. Mr. John Price, the manager of the establishment, said that his principal had suffered much by the depredations of boys who brought sticks and put them into the pans and sucked the sugar off in large quantities. Some boys had brought cans and filled them with sugar in a liquid state from the pans in the refinery. He had seen as many as a dozon boys engaged in the work of plunder at one time. Mr. Paget said the charge against the boy was not one of theft, but wilful damage. He thought it would be very easy for the prosecutor to avoid the damage and plunder complained of. A proper fence of perforated zinc or other material should be provided, and the efforts of idle and mis chievous boys to pilfer sugar would be avoided. Boys would steal sugar and eat it whenever they could get at it. The prisoner was very properly locked up all night, and if he had not been, he should have cer tainly punished him. If the prosecutor would speak to his carpenter, or builder, or any ingenious mechanic, a fence could be provided for the windows which would put tho ingenuity of all the boys in England at defiance, and ventilation could be secured effectually. It was not only necessary to do that to protect the property of sugar re fibers and prevent depredations, but also to prevent the education of young thieves. The boy now charged was taken to a lock up, introduced to an inspector, and locked up in a cell with other thieves. He was already fa miliarised with the police. That was the beginning of the education of young thieves. It was desirable that prevention should be used not, punishment. He discharged the prisoner. WESTMINSTER A PAUPER'S INDnPENDENCE.—Joseph Terry, an able bodied man, was charged with the following misconduct in St. Luke's Workhouse, Chelsea. George Blandford, the porter at the workhouse, said that at half-past 5 last eveitmg a load of wood came to the house, which had to be brought in. The defendant was, amongst other paupers, sitting in the yard, and he asked him to assist in bringing the wood in, when he refused, and said he would see witness before he would help. Mr. Arnold—Did he assign any reason for his refusal ? Witness—He said he did not come there to work. He could work outside. Mr. Arnold—Had you authority to set defendant and others to work ? Witness—l had from the master. Defendant—Every time I goes in there he's always a bullyragging of me. Mr. Arnold - He asked you to work. Defendant `I did'nt go in thero to work. If I'm to work I'll work outside. I told him I did not get my living in the workhouse, and if I was expected to do anything I should discharge myself. Mr. Arnold—lf you aro being maintained in the work house you are bound to work. According to your notion you are to live there in idleness. Defendant—l don't see why I should work three. Mr. Arnold—Has this man been here before ? Gawler—Yes, two or three times. Mr. Arnold—l shall commit him for 14 days to hard labour in the House of Correction. MARKETS.---This Day. HAY. SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, £4 lOs to £6 6s ; now do., £3 108 to £4 15s ; old clover, £5 Os to £7 Os Od ; new do., £4 Os to £5 5 s • an d s t raw , £2 Os to £2 lOs per lead. A fair demand. CUMBEILLAND.—OId meadow hay, £4 15s to £6 6s Od; new do., £3 12s to £5 Os ; old clover, £5 Os to £7 Os Od ; new do., £4 Os to £5 5 s ; an d straw £2 Os to £2 lOs per load. Trade firm. WHITECHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, £4 15s to £6 6s Od ; new do., £3 10s to £5 Os ; old clover, £5 5s to £7 Os Od ; new do., £4 4s to £5 108 ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 lOs per load. Trade steady. COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has been very quiet. A small parcel of Assam, however, about 1,500 packages, will be offered at public sale this day. SUGAR.—A fair amount of business has been done, and tate rates are well maintained for all descriptions of West India. In the refined market there is a good demand, and common lumps and titlers are quoted 455. to 458. 6d. per cwt. COFFEE.—There has been a good demand for colonial descriptions, and both Plantation and Native Ceylon have fully maintained previous values. _ _ RlCE. — Holderscontinue to demand full rates, which has in some measure checked extensive operations. SALTPETRE.—There has been very little business re ported, and quotations are a shade lower. TALLOW.—The tallow market has been steady during the past week with a fair amount of business doing, both on the spot and for forward delivery ; prices, however, re main without alteration. The latest advices from St. Petersburg quote the Exchange 281 d. On tallow the price was nominal at 57 sil. ro., with no business doing in con sequence of the unsettled state of the Exchange. To day the market is steady at 44s 3d on the spot ; 45s is de manded for new Ukraine; for the last three months 46s is paid ; Australian 44s ; and South American 45s to 465, both nominal. Town tallow 42s 6d. A STARTLING STORY FROM MEMPHIS.—A West ern paper has a telegram from Memphis, dated June 30, to the following effect :—" The old Tecumsen plantation, now owned by E. P. Johnson, located on the Mississippi river, about seven miles above Grand Lake, was this year leased and cultivated by several Northern gentlemen, under the firm name of Adams Von Pelt and Co. Their names were Brigadier General Adams, Captain Von Pelt, and Captain Jons, all of the United States army. The first was formerly Colonel of the Eighth Ohio. They were getting along very prosperously until last. Tuesday morn ing. Before daybreak of that day, while the rain was pouring down, and all were asleep, four men, disguised by the blacking of their faces and other means, broke into the house, woke these gentlemen with pistols at their heads, and demanded their money and arms. Being literally helpless, the latter were delivered up, a n d a trunk containing about three thousand dollars of the for mer was pointed out. The robbers immediately forced it and secured' the prize, and proceeded to rifle the pockets and pick up whatever valuables they could find. Two of them left the house, and the officers were left in charge of the other two armed mon, but these four seemed to have been but the skirmish line of the robbers; while these were robbing the house, a large body of ruffians en tered the stable and wantonly killed the animals which had been placed there for shelter. The coloured labourers were awakened by the firing, and most all of them having served in the army, and having retained their arms, started boldly for the stable. The robbers fired upon them and killed five, but the others returned the fire in good ear nest, and retired to their quarters. The band then set the stable on fire, and this and the cotton gin and the en gines propelling it were destroyed in the flames. They then moved off in a body to the woods again. In the morning, after burying the murdered negroes, the planters and their hounds followed the assassins until satisfied by the number of their tracks that they could not cope with so many, when they returned to the plantation. Along their trail they saw frequent marks of blood, showing con clusively that the fire of the negroes had taken effect." ITL* . LONDON GAZE T TE. This Evening. • WHITEHALL, Jutr 28. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Lieutenant-General the Right Hon. Sir Hugh Henry Rose, G.C.8., 0.0.5.1., General Commanding her Majesty's Forces in that part of the said United Kingdom called Ire land, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Strathnairn, of Strath nairn, iu the county of Nairn, and of Jhansi, in the East Indies. OSBORNE, JULY 26. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of knighthood upon William Bovill, Esq., M.P., Q.C., her Majesty's Solicitor-General. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JULY 30. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Lieut. W. G. Stirling, Royal Horse Artillery, to be an extra Groom in Waiting to her Majasty. FOREIGN OFFICE, JULY 23. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Vv imam Gifford Palgrave, to be her Majesty's Cunsul at the Ports of Soukhoum Kale and Redout Kale. INDIA OFFICE, JULY 27. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir Benson Max well, Knt., at present Recorder of Prince of Wales's Island, to be Recorder of Singapore. The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Hackett, Esq., late Chief Justice of the Gold Coast, to be Recorder of Prince of Wales's Island. CROWN-OFFICE, JULY 28. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SY.ILVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Eye—The Hon. George William Barring ton, of No. 19, Hertford-street, in the county of Middle sex, in the room of Sir Edward Clarence Kerrison, Bart., who has accepted the office of Steward or Bailiff of her Majesty's Manor of Northstead, in the county of York. JULY 31. College of the Holy Trinity, Dublin—John Edward Walsh, LL.D., her Majesty's Attorney-General for Ire land, in the room of the Right Hon. James Whiteside, who has accepted the office of Lord Chief Justice of her Ma jesty's Court of Queen's Bench in Ireland. Kr. Gladstone and the Reform League. TO THE EDITOR. 11, Carlton House-terrace, S.W., July 30, 1866. Sir,—Mr. Beales obligingly requested to see me on Saturday, when he placed the following letter in my hands. It is forged. In it I am made to declare that I sympathise with the Reform League, and that I was ready to take part in their projected meeting ; and the writer, who is an adept in his art, guards against discovery by deprecating a reply, and appears in the person of my son, lest if he had written in mine the false hand writing should be detected. I request you to be so good as to publish the let ter, since it is only by publication that I can defend myself and others against similar fabrications, and the delusions they are intended to produce. Will you further oblige me by returning the document, which is in original. I have the honour to be, sir, your very faithful servant, W. E. GLADSTONE. 11, Carlton House-terrace, July 26, 1866. (Strictly private and confidential.) Dear Sir,—My father requests me to say on his behalf that while he sympathises with the Reform League he cannot but feel that the cause which it espouses is likely to suffer through the lawless conduct of some who care nothing for Reform, but are only too glad of a pretext to indulge in riot and disorder. If you can arrange, "on the ground of general convenience," that your proposed meeting for Monday next shall take place on Primrose-hill instead of in Hyde Park, you will adopt a plan which will sift the " roughs" from the Reformers, and give an opportunity for some real friends of Reform to appear as independent supporters of your League. lam authorised to state, that not only my father, but some other influential friends of the people will address the meeting, if assembled, as herein suggested, on Primrose hill. Please do not answer this letter, as it may be convenient to be able to repudiate the idea of any correspondence having taken place between the Council of the Reform League and members or supporters of the late Government. If you think your cause will gain by admitting Parliamentary supporters as virtual members of the Reform League, speaking to the people out of doors as of them and with them, you can readily make the re quisite change in your,programme for Monday next. —Yours faithfully, W. H. GLADSTONE. Edmond Beales, Esq. COURSE OF EaCkIANGE-This Evening. -- - Amsterdam Short. 11 171 11 18k Ditto 3 Aionths. 12 1 12 1 Rottert .uri Antwerp Brussels ..................... 25 4 I. 9/ l3 Hamburg — -- 13 10 Paris .......... ............ ..•• Short 25 10 - Ditto 3 Mont hs. 25 40 2 5 20 25 50 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 118 25 50 Vienna — 13 50 14 119 Trieste .Potersburgn Berlin Madrid Cadiz 13 50 14 0 27} 27i 64 7i 6 28i 44 442 Leghorn Milan .. Genoa .. Naples .. 45 44 27. 80 28 20 27 80 28 0 27 80 28 20 27 85 28 20 At the half -yearly meeting to-day of the share holders of the London and St. Katharine Docks Company, the report recommended a dividend of 2 per cent., free of income tax, for the past six months. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. —This Day. GOODWOOD RACES. -THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CRAVEN STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 50 added ; 3-yr-olds, 7st 121 b ; 4-yr-olds, Bst 131 b ; five and upwards, 9st 21b. The winner to be sold for 500 sovs ; if entered to be sold for 100 allowed 91b; if not for sale to carry 71b extra ; mares and geldings allowed 31b. Craven course. Lord Westmorlind's Brahma )Guater) w.o. SWEEPSTAwrS of 10 says each ; 2-yr-old; Gst 131 b; - Bst ; four, Bst 81b ; five, Bst 121 b ; six and aged, 9st ; mares and "geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 300 sovs, if demanded. T.Y.C. Mr. Hodgman's Confederate Mr. Mackmzie's Indigestion 2 Mr. It. Ten Broeck's Paris (Fordham) 3 Whirligig, Nukuheva, Goldylocks, Ulphus, and Effer vescence also ran. Betting-2 to 1 agst Pails, 3to 1 agst Effervescence, 5 to 1 agst Confederate. • LAVANT STAKES of 50 SW; 30 ft, for 2-yr-olds; 'colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 61b ; certain winners extra. Half a mile . E 3 subs. Mr. W. Robinson's Achievement (Custance) 1 Duke of Beaufort's Lady Hester (Fordham) 2 Mr. J. H. C. Wyndham's Golden Bloom (Adams) Duchess, Redshoes, Vedette, and Perdition also ran. Betting-6 to lon Achievement, 10 to 1 agst Lady Hester, 100 to 3 agst Golden Dloom and Julius. GRATWICKE STAKES of 100 sovs each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 51b ; those by stallions or out of mares that never produced a winner of 100 sovs al lowed 31b ; if both, 61b. 1, mile. 26 subs. Duke of Beaufort's Ischia (Fordham) 1 Baron Rothschild's Robin Hood (Wells) 2 Lord Glasgow's Maid of Masham filly (French) 3 Westwick and May Queen also ran. Betting-7 to 4 agst Robin Hood, 2 to 1 agst Westwick, 5 to 1 agst 6 to 1 agst Maid of Masham filly. MATCH. Mr. R. Ten Broeck's La Sorrentino (Fordham) 1 Sir F. - Johnstone's Charles 11. (Parry) 2 Betting-6 to son Charles 11. The STEWARDS' Cur (handicap) (value 300 sovs), by subscription of 10 sovs each, with 100 added, for thiee year olds and upwards ; winners of a handicap of 200 sovs after July 23, at 11 a.m., 71b, of a smaller handicap 41b extra. T.Y.C. (three-quarters of a mile). 71 subs. Sultan XI 2 Plutus ' 3 50 Sovs added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each ; 3-yr-olds, 7st 91b; four, Bst 91b; five and upwards, 9st ; the win ner to be sold for 100 says. Last mule. Mazurka 1 Monk •• ..... 2 Merry Hart ••3 Won by a head. HAM STAKES of 100 SOPS each, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b fillies Bst 71b; those out of mares or by stallions that never produced a winner of 100 sovs allowed 31b; if both, 61b. T.Y.C. 20 subs. Allow Me , 1 Maid of Masham Blanche of Middleby f 3 ANNESLEY STAKES of 100 sovs each ; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bsl 21b ; to run at four years old ; each subscriber to name two, ono to the post; the Queen's Plate course ; 14 subs. Klarinska Zambesi Archimedes Five rah. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. The market opens with a moderate inquiry. Sales probably 8,000 bales or more. 711 E RESIGNATIONS IN THE AMERICAN CABINET. Immediately upon the receipt of tne President's veto of the Freedmen's Bureau Bill in Congress, the House of Representatives passed the bill over the veto by a vote of 101 to 33, and the Senate adopted the same course by a vote of 33 to 12. The follow ing correspondence between President Johnson and Postmaster-General Denison has been published : " Washington, July 11, 1866. " Sir, have the honour to tender you herewith my resignation of the office of Postmaster-General, to take effect upon your notifying me of its acceptance. In thus with drawing from the Cabinet, it is proper to say that I do so chiefly because of the difference of opinion between us in re gard to the proposed amendment to the constitution, which approve, and the movent for the convention to be held In Philadelphia on the 14th proximo, to which I was opposed. My confidence in the patriotism of the Union Republican party and the conviction that upon its permament control of the Government depend in a large measure the peace and happiness of the country, will not admit of my holding an equivocal attitude in respect to it. Assuring you of my personal regard and appreciation of the uniform courtesy I have received from you, I am, very respectfully yours, &c., " W. DENNISON. " To the Executive. "Executive, Mansion Washington, D.C., July 14, 1166. " Sir,—Your resgnation of the office of Postmaster- General, tendered in your letter of the 11th, is hereby accepted. Fully appreciating your kind assurances of personal regard, I am very trully and respectfully yours, " ANDREW JOHNSON." " To the Hon. William Denison, Washington, D.C." Attorney-General Speed has sent the following letter of resignation to the President : "Attorney-General's Office, Washington, Monday, July 16, 1866. " To THE PRESIDENT. "Sir,—l hereby resign to you the office of Attorney- General of the United Stites. Be good enough to accept my thanks for the kindness, consideration, and confidence you have ever shown to me.—l have the honour to be, sir, most respectfully, "JAMES SPEED." The President has offered the appointment of Attorney- General to the Hon. Henry Stanberry, of Kentucky. The New York Times asserts that Mr. Stanberry will no doubt accept the nomination. THE ATLANTIC CABLE. The following telegram was received by Renter's Telegram Company (Limited), at 5.55 p.m., July 30, from Mr. R. A. Glass, managing director of the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Com pany (Limited) : " VALENTIA, JULY 30. " The annexed despatch will explain the absence of intelligence from the United States and Canada, and the delay in the transmission of messages to places west of Newfoundland. The public will be glad to know that the obstruction is only tempo rary, and likely to be removed in the course of the present week. The Atlantic cable works with great perfection. The communication is rapid and dis tinct at 6f words, or about thirty-four letterd per minute:-- nute " ' Cyrus Field, Newfoundland, to Stewart and Glass, Valentia. " ' Many thanks for your congratulations. On our arrival here I learnt, with much regret, that Mr. Mackay had not been able, with the appliances he had, to repair the cable across. I at once char tered the Bloodhound, and she is now alongside the Medway taking in cable, grapnels, &c., and leaves to-night (Sunday). We bope to get the cable re paired this week. I have c hartered the ste amer Dauntless to carry the m essa g es across un til the cable is repaired, and she left for her d estination this morning, and will be there on Monday night." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE This Day .....______ Losnos, July 31.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; moderate breeze and cloudy weather, with heavy rain. CARDIFF, July 30.--Wind S.E.—Sailed---Lilly Dale, for Monto Video. .4. CLYDE, 'July 29. —Wind S.W.—Arrived—Hammond, from Trinidad. LIN-Expon, July 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Amor from Akyab. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, July 30—Caledonian, from Demerara; Leopard, from Antigua ; Piston, from Montevideo ; Kenyon, from Calcutta ; Flora, from Algoa Bay ; England, from South laud, Souvenir, from Guernsey ; Harvest Queen, from Demerara ; Lea, from Dunkirk ; Mary Blake, from An tigua ; Catherine Leede, from Archangel, Bartey, from Cuba ; Antagonist, from Tuticorn. Arrived, July 31.—Himalaya, from Canterbury, New Zealand ; Sylph, screw steamer, from Barbadoes ; Derwent . water, from Cocanada ; John Barden, from Grenada. Equivalent, from Guernsey ; Eaglet, from Cochin ; City of Hamilton, from Montreal ; Como, from Singapore ; Hum boldt, from New:York ; Panther, from Boulogne. Sailed, July 30.—Norma, for Halifax; Ferozepore, for Colombo; Nautilus, for St. Kits. • DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed—lris, from Quebec, for London ; H.M.S. Ante lope, from the River, for Nest; Aurora, ship, frOm Mon treal, for London; H. J. G. S., Commercial Code, from South West, for London ; Bilbao, screw steamer, from London, for Bilbao, NM , t,,re 100 1:0 all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 all 100 100 100 16.13.4 100 ►oo 100 all ISSE; icro 100 100 all 10u 00 100 {lO O 2 100 100 MEN 100 100 100 100 100 LOu 100 100 100 i 00 100 100 190 100 100 1' 0 100 100 II MI, 2.1.0 294 2.13. t. 3t 2.14.0 8.3. , 3.9.0 10.8. all 0.14.6 14.9.6 8.18.0 8.10.0 5.10.6 13.17.6 4.10.6 384 4.4.0 2.13.4 7.1.6 39} I 1301 531 3 68 i 1 51 I 98 71 901 85 31 i6l 61