The Sun. — London, England, 1867-08-24 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INT3LLIGENCM, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Discount Market has again closed for the week with a very unfavourable appearance, for "thing could be so disadvantageous and indicative of prostration and want of confidence than the low rates of discount now current, the limited financial requirements of the community, and the accumula tion of gold here and in Paris. When money is idle and unproductive it is a bad sign. Writers upon this subject are mostly wrong upon their reasoning, forgetting that excessive trading with all parts of the world, and reckless gambling at home, are the Only cause of the prevailing lethargy and depres sion. No direct financial movement will produce a cha nge. All that is required is an improvement in mercantile advices from all parts of the globe to anitnate our mills and warehouses, and thus by the rene wal of enterprise to carry the minimum rate of discount to a point indicative of prosperity. The movements of the precious metals during the past week have been on a rather limited scale, both as regards the imports and the exports. The former have been to the extent of £184,160, including £ B ,OOO from New York, by the Cimbria, £15,500 by the City of Baltimore, and £47,000 by the Laurent; the China has also brought £2,804, and the, 7 B altic £2,060. The Velacidade, from New ~ealand has arrived with £26,550; the Donati, f rotn the Brazils and River Plate, with £52,746 ; the Peril, from Alexandria, with £6,500 ; and about £ 2 3,000 in silver has been received from the Con tinent. The exports have been £1,855 to Bombay by the Ceylon, £5,200 to the West Indies by the bouro ; and there have been remittances to the Continent through private sources estimated at £56,302, the whole amounting to £63,357. We extract the following from the .Mining Jour- There is very little change to report upon al the mining Share Market ; business is remark ably quiet, and prices dull. The standard for copper ore, We are glad to say, has risen £2 10a., and the De von Great Consols sale shows a good rise in cop- Per.„, At th e J u l y sa l e 1 , 731 tons rea li se d £7,577 us ' ; and, accor di ng to t h e pro d uce, t h e price paid Was £67 per ton for the copper in the ore. The Present sa l e (1,714 _tons) has brought £B , lOO , ancl , as it produces 111 tons of copper, it is equal to £73 Per ton, or a rise of £6. The silver market continues very dull, and quo tations generally are about nominal, large remit tances being daily expected from Vera Cruz. There were no gold operations at the Bank of England yesterday. The Committee of the Stock Exchange have ap- Pointed Tuesday, 27th instant, a special settling da y, in the share s o f th e A ng l o- I ta li an Mining C ompany, A report by the gg committee of consultation," connected with the Great Western Railway Com- PanY, has been published. It is of a highly im- Portant character. It appears from this document that the floating debt of the company, which amounted di 1 ,300,000 on the 31st July, 1866, had been re xred on the 29th o f M ay last by the sum of d ' 54,00 0, and has since then been further re whileto £341,550, at w hi c h . i t now stands ; th e debenture s h ave b een regu l arly provided for a s they ha ve b ecome due. The committee con ate the proprietors on the material improve tillhent in the financial position of the company which Ur ese figures indicate. Th e y f ur th er s t rong l y ge upon th e shareholders the advisability of acce p ti ng, e their dividends for the past half in g in preferenc e or de b enture stock, believ that the effect of this operation in the Peornieeding half Year was to pl a ce the c re dit o f the 1 i c otti Pa . l n a greatly i mprove d pos i t i on. Th e unt tee then Positi on examined in detail the present of the company. Of th e ren t c h arges they c er h : erve that thou g h f ormidable in amount the in crease wh ich W hich will f a ll upon future revenue i s . °f an ala rm i ng character. The total sum 4 t e , g.o tred to complete the companyls Parliamen aitiirliabilities for new lines is £550,000, the expen c of which they recommend should be spread ov er with' of period of years ; £214,000 w ill be required c ounts the next th ree years. The audit of the ac ie 11111.15 U:0 pronoun ce d to b e efficient. The corn fmake several suggestions for developing af ao on the li ne, and state that the increase hitherto has been satisfactory, particularly in the 000d e . 41vis _ and mineral department ; but they strongly ° the cultivation of friendly relations with vneiorgt.h:bouring companies respecting the through ne : n g and interchange of traffic. The perma -Ir,o_ way and rolling stock are asserted to be in iktact co.ndition, the repairs having been kept up BatiSfactory manner. The committee conclude °Y exT, • r r eaung a strong conviction that better days o ar : , irh, of for the Great Western Company. In Cre'..e_e however, to allow time for the gradual in thitals of revenue, they consider it as above all c t , g 8 necessary that the company should have 1 ,,, 4t t" and they4.-Oisp?ctive are therefore gratified that the engagements are moderate in amount, ~."'Ltnat the future liabilities have been brought "thin a narrow compass. OCLO. 4 43 A ccording t o R euter ' s telegram Two from ' Paris CK to ) the French Rentes were 69f. 77c.. Firm. - A ,l l the Stock Exchange markets have closed Wi th a favourable appearance. At the last moment there was rather less buoyancy, but the tone of affairs continued satisfactory. Consols are now / for money, and 944 for the account. gl l i The New Threes are 941 e ; , Reduced Annuities, ; India 5 per Cents., 113} 4 ; Enlaced 5 per 1 031; and do.' Bonds und er £l,OOO, 70 s, "- Prem. uzForeign Stocks have to-day been very steady. " te ek have advanced 1, to 131 ; Spanish Passive, t° 201 2 1 ; Turkish 5 per Cents., 1-16, to 311 ; ti , 4t Italian have declined I, to 48/ 49 ; Mexican -1 7aill at 14i. 1; and Spanish Certificates, at 161. t he Railway Share Market business has re 111ed very inactive, but in several instances are ahad e _ Iticire -For eign and Colonial Li nes are flat. East 34 • an have declined to 109 f and Great Indian ntnan la to 109 l i 1. duce, an k &hares remain without change of import- Alliance 0 shares receded to 12/, London and douttlit7 h ave imp rove d to 56, and Union of Lon- Atlietnain heavy a t 3 9 391. t4 res an tic and G reat W estern Ra i lway Deben t'eraain steady, a t 23 25 ; an d t h e C onso li- Itiu Mort g a ge Bonds at 20f 211. to 774nerican Securities Illinois have declined 1 acid but Erie shares continued at 44f 45 ; ' .nited States 5-2 0 Bonds at 731 .1- a ctiv :cellan eous ' and Finance Shares continue in- Top, at grabh about p rev i ous rates ; Anglo-American " ar e marked 161 17 •; L on d on G enera l 411 :libu s 4414, and N-onopany, 2 9-16th 2 11-16th ; Penin- Oriental Steam, 49 ; and Trust and Loan - Tan! v ti PPer•Canada, 4f. AIININer MARKET. . 1 %) b • been trans the us iness of invortaSnACTe pa s n A b Y e - AFT E RN a O cto ON d . in Inarket to-day. Annexed arc the current quo tatio4 . (-%hiv ---"" i lc , erton broor. .... 4} 5 North Treskerby 11461 I:liditkles Gold ... 5i 5i Princeof Wales 44s 463 29 sl4,turti Amalgam. ..... a 7 - 71 Providence Mines ... 4 , ~,. Nriset ............ 15 17 South earadon 360 37013 ,s'ti' varadola ......... 4i 5} of t - 69 4e'rlis,t -1-4°Veli ..... 86i West Chiverton 6/ e,titturtaxseell ................ 1} 11 West S t r , on ref l t 1 , Y. ......... 18 19 Wheal Basset. _ . 65 , 70 _, Qt.e„„,,..talltek ...... 4} 4.1 Wheal Grenville 108 12s V Zw heal Vor ..• 16} 17} Wheal Chiverton ••• 6i it liort, alley, ... 41 5} Wheal Grenville 108 12s 6 , 0 A Crofty .......... 3 3i . Wh eal s e w n ... 102 i lOri ING PRICES. lIRITIspi FUNDS —CLOSING CistrrignaiNtENT FUNDS. a 133 r (.441E. Cons o l s ....... ...: 911 Clo. A . ................ New ß ceount, Sept. 10 .................... , 41t. 1 kettraeent. Ileduced ........................... _ _ Per Cent . . .... . ..................... U4l - 2i per Cont. Jan. 1894 .................. 00 6 4 66 '. • Per Cent. Jan. 1873 ................ , Ilities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — )6 . for 30 yrs expire sth April .ted Sea i2oloh,r- h) Au 1908— di) , a, Mann. t Zel , -eiller T3ill il 000 ; • '417 ? ............... June.. pm Do £5OO —pm —pm Do. £lOO & £2OO —pm —pm Bank of England Stock, 51 per Cent — Do. Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do. Account v Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 Do. 5 per Cent., Rep. Deb., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £I,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING 'Taut S. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cont. 1859 'irazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cont., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 5 per Cent.., 1865 — Do Account 75 Do. £lOO Bonds — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — D ) 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont.) (lain., G per Cent. 0 itlian 6 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent — Do. 6 per Cent A • Do. n B E luador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent c:gyptian 7 per Cent — Do. Second Issue — Do. £lOO Bonds — Do. Do. 1864 Do. £lOO Bonds B6} 51 Do Government Railway Debentures Bs} 1 Greek 5 por Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Dc. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent . Italian 5 per. Cent 1865 Do, Account ~ Do. Marommana Railway — 81.-)xicit 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Pc 6 per Cont. Angl6-French — llontevidoau 6 per Cent. Moorish imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada ... , Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Poravian 5 per Cent 1865 Do Account 6ll 51 Do 41 por Cent., 1865 Do 4} per Cent. (Uribarron) o o • Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6,7, '9;60;2;3 391 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St BBl - Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. 1861 Do. Anglo-Duteb, 1866 Do. Do. £BO paid — dis 8 trdiniau, 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cent — Do Ace, , ,unt Do Now Deferred. ... Do Account Do Passive — Do Acciant Do Com. Cert. of Con:. not funded — Do Account Turkish 6 per Cent., 1854 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 • — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 ••• --- Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 5Bl 9 Do. 1863 — Do 5 per Cont., 1865 — Do Acount 3ll Do 6 per Cont., 1865 — Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed ••• Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — D.) Account — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian a par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian. 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 4 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil•• — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — French Routes, 3 por Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italian 3 per Cent. 1861, Ex. 25f. Do. Account — . TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 941 .. Do. Account Soptember 10. 9li 1 SNARE LlST—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 'Bristol and Exeter ,Caledonian Cambrian Cork and Bandon...—. Cornwall . • Dublin & Belfast June.' Dun„Perth,Sc ri.Lon.ion, Scrip Certi.l DO. (Ilasgow ,t S. Western! Ureat Eastern, Ord.stk.! Do. E. Angl. et. IS o. 2! Unlit North of. Scotlandi treat iNeriliern Duo. A stock Do. L mock Do. ;New, is. at 25 pm S, and W. of Ireland Ut. Western -Original D. S. Val. Itail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. s:Ad.—Oxford' 1)o. Newport. Do. Hereford..... Lancashire& Yorkshir, London and Biaekwali Lon., [high., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. -11etrop. Ex. A Lon. t .North Neaten, Lou. & South Western Shet., 4 Lincoln' .Do. New Do. Extension Itetrupolitan District. Do. and St. John's Ilid hind Do. Pi Share Do, ISirmin.. a; Thirb) itid lient . North British Do. gd., Nth., & Dun. th. Eastern—llerwioK Do. tir'.ll•E purchase Do. Leeds . Do. York De, Carlisle ..... Do. Stook. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1804 5 . Do. do. 1866 . North Staffordshire N. 3; S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 1)o. Scot, Milt atJok Shropshire Union South Devon south Eastern Statues, Wok., & Wok Calf Vale Do. C Vale of Neath .Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha •Veist Cornwall IPaid. ) CO LOI , TIAL GO VERNME N' [AL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. :olumbia, 6 per )ec,..31, 1572 100 - - .6 p.c.Ja.&July 100 101 101 1 Feb. & Aug. 1,.0 98 100) ;. Mar. & Sept 100 101 103 Jan. & July 100 85 86 Inscribed 5k 100 83 55 fope, 6 p.c.1873 100 104 105 ;Oct, 1890-1900 100 106 107 do 1580-99 100 104 106 &July, 1890-91 100 114 105 cent. 15 April Oct., 1900 lOO 94 96 (ov. 1868, 6p. c 100 101 104 1878, do. 100 109 11 5, 6 p. 0, 1873, td July 8.. Mayls, Nov. it, 100 105 107 Feb. & Aug.. 100 104 1( 6 v. 6 per cent.. 100 101 103 6p.c.Ja.&July 100 98 100 /Qv. 5 p•c., 186 e. 100 96 98 961 .c. 1871 to 1876 100 - - .0. 1588 to 1895 100 21 92 9:1 2 land, 6p. cent 100 - - er cent—. ... 100 93 94 91i tia Gov. 6 p. c 1875 l9O 98 99 nd Gov. 6p. c lOO 98 100 101 991 D V . 6 I'4 o 1868-9 100 - - 8 & upwards llO 105 107 6 p.c.Ja &July 100 - - April &11et lOO 111 l 1121 112 rossEssioNs. &St.Lawrenec all 56 58 coda, .t Cen.ln. 100 103 105 i er cent... thane lO p ; Lake Huron all 4 41 eference nt,&Goderich 672-3-I 100 63 71 &S. E., Ilm lOO - - vn & Dock, gu lOO 15 Si e, 7 p.c. per. I); all 99 101 igal, gu. ' 6do 100 100 11,2 Ilan, go. 5 p.c. 100 1( 9 110 Extension - - itukot Canada 100 17 18 p. Mort, Bon& rge 6 p.c all 80 85 Pref. Bon de all 50 52 deferred - f. Bonds., all 10 45 deterred - - ['ref. stock all . 3 o 4 deferred - - ; Frei. stock deterred - - reu. gua. sp.e lOO 107 109 On 101 a. 5 per cent IS - 2 p w gua. sp. 0 6 - 2t' of India ler cent per cent lov 92 91 2 - - .6. of Canada, w • . - pay. 187:i all 95 97 pay. L,77-8.. all 05 e 7 ranch, limited 3 / rfua. 5 p.O 100 100 102 1031 1 do lou 93 05 do lOO to 91 Rh Extensiol, 5 - - r. 6p. c. Linda. 100 - Db3oloB Bay., all tt,6pcletpf.bo 100 83 85 ..... . 100 100 101 c s 100 1001 1011 1011 1 1 5 aub.... 100 99 100 St.Flot 40 100 85 87 British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1572. Can.Gov.6 p.e.Ja.dr. J July 1677-81 - 1 1 Do. 6 p. C. Feb. & Aug.. Do. 5 p. c. Mar. Az Sept 1 )0. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape (*.Hope, 6 p.c.1673 tio.Apl./Sz Oct 18N-1900 Do. do ISBO-9u Do. Jan.&July,lB9o-91 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April au a - 15 Oct., 1900 - I:e3 lon, Nov. 1808, 6 p. t. Do. 1878, do Ntauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 ... .)o. 1882, Mayls, Nov. it, Do. 1895, Feb. & Natal .lov. 6 per cent N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,186t. Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 , Do. 5 p.o. 1588 to 1895 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c ' sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c d. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. & July Do. do. A pril & Oct A tlantic /2 St. Lawrent•c Ilom.,BarOda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. } shares !infralo & Lake Huron Do. Preference uft.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. i672-3-i Calcutta & S. E., lim ,;a:.e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p; East. Bengal, go. ' 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c.' Do. .1 Extension 'rand Tr auk of Caned Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c _ . Do. let Pref.Bon 3e .. Do. do deferred .... De. 2d Prtf. Bonds.. Du. do. deterred .... I Po. xd Pref. 5t00k.... 1)u. do. deferred .... Do. 4th rret. stook Do. do. deterred Wit. India Peu. gua. sp.e. o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. o t. South of India . gun. 5 per cent D per cent.... Do treat 'Arca. of Canada, Do. New . 00.6 p. 0 Bc.. pay. 187:, Jo. 51 du. pay. 11 , 77-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.O Do. 9 do Do. 4; do Do. Filth Extensioi Ilelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Linds llob3ou's Bay N.ltl.C'da,6pcletpf.bs Seinde Do. Delhi Do. do dl Do. Pun.j au b •• Do.lndus St.Flot bu GUN CO7TON. The recent explosion of gun cotton at Stowmarket gives rise to sonic controversy as to the exact point at which that substance explodes. The shootings seas on having begun, this is a matter of special hn portance, and it may be well that we should state specifically what the exploding point of the substance really is. .But first, we must be understood as speak ing only of chemical gun cotton, made with the best acid and pure cellulose. Of the lower types of gun cotton, of pure fibre, unscientifically treated, or imperfectly acted upon by nitric and sulphuric acid, there are infinite varieties ; and all sorts of incorrect conclusions have been based upon experiments made with gun cotton falling short, in a greater or less degree, of absolute chemical purity. Of the behaviour of gun cotton of this description when submitted to various artificial temperatures, we have an elaborate and trustworthy account in this year's Bakerian lecture, prepared by Professor Abel for the Royal Society. From the experiments recorded in this lecture, it appears that " the ave rage temperature at which gun cotton explodes when in a condition most favourable to its rapid heating is about 150 deg. Centigrade," or 302 deg. Fahrenheit ; and, according to Schrotter, Redten bacher, and Schneider, 136 deg. Centigrade, or 277 deg. Fahrenheit, is the lowest temperature at which pure gun cotton explodes. It is evident, therefore, that unless sportsmen select their kitchen ovens as store cupboards for their gun cotton cartridges they need be under no uneasiness as to possible acci dents from excess of temperature. I - low the acci dent at Stowmarket occurred has not yet been explained; but it is certain that it could by no pos sibility have been due to the overheating of the drying room, any more than an explosion of gun powder could be brought about by the same influ ences, anfor no combination of steam and sun heat would run up th e temperature to the he i ght at w hi c h alone explosion can take place. The very diffe rent behaviour of gun cotton and gunpowder under explosion, as illustrated by this accident and by another which, curiously enough, occurred a few days afterw a rd s i n a will not have escaped g n u o n tpicoew. dle,r h m e c il o l n a t t ra F st a w ve as rsh m a o m st , remarkable. At Faversham two men were killed and two others were severely injured, and the damage done was as considerable as generally results from an explosion of gunpowder. At Stowmarket, al though a large quantity of cotton was consumed, it was little more than a sudden puff of flame, and not a pane of glass in buildings only ten yards distant was broken. In fact, there was no explosion at all, in the ordinary sense of the word. This is due prin cipally to the fact that in the case of gun cotton you must have some material resistance if you want to derive any effects; where there is no such resistance the substance is comparatively innocuous. You must, as it has been expressed, cheat the gun cotton into the belief that it has got something to do before it will exert itself to do it. A familiar inStant2e of this is afforded by the experiment of exploding 8, small quantity of gunpowder in one, dish of a pair of scales. The explosicAl will depress the scale with violence, „lila if the experiment be repeated with gun cotton no moVenient of the scales will take place. A corresponding effect is noticeable ha the almost complete absence of recoil when gun cotton charges are used, which is generally attributable 'to the absence of solid residue from fired gun cotton, to which cause also it is due that a turf of good gun cotton may be fired tm the palm of the naked hand without inttnVonience. It is, however, no part of our present intention to discuss the many interesting properties of gun cotton. We have referred to them before on more than one occasion ; but as the of September is at hand, it is right that ar.s; shadow which the late accident may hay, - ,s thrown over the prospeQc of gtin cotton should be dispelled, and it tidy not be unseasonable to remind spottBMen that they have now an oppor tunity of trying the substance, and arriving at some practical estimate of its value, under more favour able conditions than have before occurred. A year ago we recommended them "to pause at least another season before venturing to make use of gun cotton," and we wrote this in the interests of the material, the use of which has so often been re tarded by injurious attempts to force it prematurely into public notice. But another season has now arrived, and the substance is now presented in a form which justifies its experimental application. Safe, impermeable gun-cotton cartridges for shot guns may now be purchased ; and the absence of smoke, of fouling, of recoil, and of heating effects upon the gun, is a point in favour of the substance which cannot fail sooner or later to overcome the prejudice which, without reason, has hitherto operated against its emploympt--Pall-Mall Gazette, R ailways. I Closing I Business Fries. done. - i3O B 2 112 114 35 15 3 5 55 63 70 72 109 111 30 30; 4 6 115 117 Iy6 117 VG IS 41i 25 30 28 3,1 .27 19 50 17 18 10 15 116 117 82 46 18 '25 1t,!4 301 f J5l 93 5 127 1 THE SUN. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING', AUGUST - 24, 1867. POLICE INTELLIGEfiCE.—This Day. WESTMINSTER. VIOLENT ASSAULT ON A WOMAN.—George Altree, residing in Halsey-street, Brompton, was charged with assaulting a single woman living at 12, Little Orford-street, Chelsea. Complainant said that she was going home through Halsey-street, at twenty minutes past 11 on the previous evening, and was attracted by a noise at the prisoner's house ; she went up and pri soner immediately struck her in the chest, without any provocation. He was drunk. -Prisoner denied the charge, and said the prosecu trix came up to him, being a perfect stranger, and struck him in the face ; he was immediately seized by two men, and then by two constables, who dragged him to the station without a hat and by the collar ; he was not drunk, but was locked up for two hours. Walter Garrett, 255 B, said he heard a scream, went to the spot directly, and saw the prisoner strike the prosecutrix in the chest ; he took him into cus tody, and would not allow him to get ids hat, be cause when once in the house he might not have been got out. He was drunk. In reply to Mr. Selfe, complainant said he struck her twice, and she screamed. The constable wit nessed the second blow. Police-constable, 90 B, the reserve man, proved that prisoner was decidedly drunk, was incoherent in his speech, and exhibited other signs of drunken ness. A witness was called for the prisoner, who proved that he left prisoner at home two hours before per fectly sober. He saw him released at one o'clock perfectly sober. Prisoner's wife was called as a witness for him, but not sworn. She said he was sober, and had nothing since half-past nine. The reserve man said the wife was drunk too. Inspector M'Hugo requested that the case be put back for the attendance of Inspector Horten, who took the charge, and marked the prisoner drunk when charged. The constable had clearly witnessed the assault, and was bound to take the prisoner there and then. Mr. Selfe said there were discrepancies between the statements of the .prosecutrix and constable Garrett, and as to the charge of drunkenness, he did not consider it proved. lie was not satisfied with the evidence, and discharged the prisoner. 113 114 E 5 87 119 i (2C 87 b 30 32 1(0 107 60 62 s)3 05 E4i Si 93‘ , 115 117 1 1 63 65 112 115 57' 68 42 11 (7 63 9 10 148 252 3 4; 49,1 Pi 1(% 17 161 471 124 8 51 1201 li 671 8 71 8 MARLBOROUGH STREET. DARING STREET ROBBERY.—OO3I3IITTAL. George Newman, a lad, 16 years of age, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a gold chain, of the value of £3 10s., and a veil, from the person of Miss Queen, No. 7, Charlotte-street. The prosecutrix was walking along Portland street, when the prisoner walked up to her and snatched her gold chain and veil; and ran off. The prisoner, secured him, prosecutrix gave an alarm, and two gentlemen (one of them Mr. William Lane, of Pratt-street, Cam den-town) gave v n e - t him own and )inptourcsuusetdodtyh.e Mr. Knox said the public were much indebted to Mr. Lane for the part he had taken. In answer to Mr. Knox, the police stated that they had no reason to believe the prisoner had ever been in custody before, and his friends were respect able persons. Mr. Knox said he was sorry for the prisoner's friends, but the public must be protected. The prisoner will be committed for three months with hard labour. THAMES. A FEMALE THIEF ON lIER Tlt.tvELB.—Charlotte Coleman, a bold-looking woman, was brought be fore Mr. .Paget charged with stealing a basket, jacket, and bottle, the property of Charles Day, a labourer, and also stealing a sheet, the property of Mr. William Reed, the landlord of the Coach and Horses public-house, in Iligh-street, Bow. Day was at work upon some houses in Devon's road, Bromley. He put a basket, containing a bottle and his coat., over a fence, while he was pursuing his employment. The prisoner, who was passing, took both coat and basket off the fence, and went away with them. The robbery was noticed by a man named Epratley, who gave information to a constable named Cowles, No. 399 K, who took the prisoner into custody with the property upon her. Cowles also found upon her a sheet, which was identified by Mr. Reed, who said the prisoner paid a visit to his kitchen on the previous evening, and after she was gone a sheet, hanging on the back of a chair, was missing. A policeman said the prisoner was wanted for a third robbery in Essex, and that she had been travelling through the country for some time past, and was a regular thief. The prisoner said she could not tell what pos sessed her to take the basket and coat. - Mr. Paget—And the sheet—what have you to say about that? The prisoner—l cau't tell what possessed me to take that. • Mr. Paget Committed the prisoner for trial; EX7RAORDINARY PROCEEDING. At the Central Criminal Court, yesterday, Mr. Avory, the clerk of the court, called the attention of the Recorder in the course of the day to a cir cumstance which, he said, was of very great import ance in connection with the administration of jus tice in that court. A person named Frederick Lee, rr on business as a h arness ma k er i n Brown ing i c treet, Drury-lan e , was summoned to serve on thawe- s one attended and answered petty y jury, and som e to the name and was sworn on the jury. In con sequence of some information he received he piked if a person named Frederick Lee was the jury, jury 7 to the jury box and in and one of the persons servingin went on T th t on back obs row answered to the name, and he then thought there must have been some mistake in the information he had re ceived. He had subsequently, however, received further inforrnatiOn, acid lie questioned the party, and be admitted that he was not Mr. Lee, but only his foreman, and he said that Mr. Lee had sent him to do duty for him as a juror, The consequences of such t pioddeding as this might be Most serious, and he felt it his duty to bring the matter before the court, . The person referred to Was directed to stand for wards and in answer to questions put by the and was not aware hi t s h a n t ut h s e had me re ly d one as ho ter, that he was doing wro n g . _ wasite e o r d d i t e e % ) i cci e s b a y i d The Recorder -inquired of him whether he took the oath, and was sworn as Frederick Lee. He replied that he had. Mr. thatinguthiletyo first place the person complainedf a gross contempt of court. He had very n earl y committed the crime ror of perjury, and he and h i s mas ter would certainly A o f s a had i d been be amenable to a charge of conspiracy to break the law. He added that it was a question whether all the proceedings of the court in which the unquali fied juryman had taken a part were not void. The Recorder, after conferring with Alderman J. C. Lawrence and Alderman Waterlow, ordered the person now before the court to pay a fine of £5 for contempt of court. He also inflicted a fine of £lOO upon Mr. Lee, but process in this case was not to issue until the first day of next session, when Mr. Lee would be called upon to show cause why the fine should not be inflicted, and it was stated that in the meantime the question would be con sidered whether an indictment for conspiracy should not be preferred against both parties. REFORM FETE AND BANQUET.—A. fully attended meeting of the general committee for piomoting this fete in celebration of the passing of the Reform'llill was held last night for the purpose of receiving a report from the ;.. ;Uorrens, M.P., Mr. Thomas sub-committee as to the time and place for holding it. The Hughes,secretll mre.apd.,lejstitre.rs J. S. 111). M General Thompson, and other gentlemen, approving of the proposed fete and promising their.co-operation. From the arrangements made it appears probable that the banquet will be held at the Crystal Palace on Monday, Sept. 30. It was also reported that several of the " leading Liberal members of the Common Council and other influential middle-class reformers" bad accepted invitations. It was resolved that a great beating-up should take place to induce a full attoutlauce. The Lamentable Tragedy at Lambeth. An inquest was held yesterday on the bodies of Mu. Roberts and the two children whom she had killed previous to taking her own life, when some evidence was given showing that domestic differences existed, and that the wife had left her home on Sunday last and did not return till next day, having remained at the house of a relative. The jury de liberated for an hour, and then returned a verdict that the deceased woman had " destroyed her own life while in a state of unsound mind." It is stated by a neighbour that when the mother, intent upon committing a third murder, found her son leaping over some flow/21-s, and getting out of her way by climbing over the fence, she threw the knife which she had in her right lond after him, and it narrowly missed striking him in the back. Iris mother when she caught hold of him by the shirt, which fortu nately tore, tried to plunge the knife into his ab domen. The boy struggled, his clothe?, tore, and he eluded her grasp a second time, and then a race between the mother and the son took place. A Horse Sus:.ended in a Sewer. This morning between 9 and 10 o'clock an acci dent, which might have been attended with serious if not fatal consequences to three persons, took place in the Waterloo-road, opposite the entrance to the Windsor arrival platform of the South Western Railway Station. A large sewer is in course of construction at this part of the road, and shortly after the arrival of one of the trains several cabs were leaving the station. One, a hansom, in which were two gentlemen, came down the hill somewhat unsteadily, the horse curveting and kicking in such a manner as to alarm the passengers, and on getting to the bottom of the hill he made a plunge, and the next instant was suspended in the sewer, the cab being saved only by a plank of wood which fortu nately lay in the road in the embankment. The two gentlemen who had seen the danger imme diately sprang from their scats, as did also the cabman, and measures were at once taken to pre vent the cab falling over into the sewer, and to extricate the horse. Some considerable time was consumed in adjusting ropes round the animal and in bringing him to the surface, but this was even tually effected without injury to the horse. The sewer at this part is about 20 feet deep, and there can be little doubt that, but for the block occa sioned by the plank of wood, the cabman and his fare must have been precipitated headlong into it. It appears that there was a similar accident at 10 o'clock last night in another part of the sewer, and this suggests the desirability of greater precaution being observed by the contractors in preventing the possibility of such mishaps. Compound Householders. A printed notice, of which the following is a copy, has been served on every compound householder in the hamlet of Mile-end Old-town, which contains a population of 85,000 persons. The rates of upwards of 2,000 small houses in this hamlet are compounded for under a special Act of Parliament. All these houses will in future be separately assessed to the tenants in occupation, and not compounded for with the landlord—",Alile-end Old-town. To Mr. The effect of clause 7 of the new Reform Bill being to put an end to the contract entered into between your landlord and the trustees of Mile-end Old-town, for the payment by him of all parochial rates due in respect of the house in your occupation, notice is hereby given that from and after Sept. 29 now next you will be rated and be bound by law to pay all such sums of money as shall be demanded of you for poor, sewers, main drainage, and general rates. The collector of the ward i 3 Mr. —, who will call upon you every quarter for payment of the said rates. By order of the churchwardens and overseers, E. J. SOUTH WELL, Town Clerk.—Parochial-ofliccs, Bancroft road, N.E., August, 1867. It is requested that you will forthwith produce this notice to your landlord." MARKETS. --- :xis day. COVENT GARDEN. FRUlT—Apples, 4s Od to 8s 01 per bushel ; apricots, 3s to 4s Od ; fiat , 3s to Gs; nectarines, 4s to 8s; pear; 2s to 3s per dozen; cherries, Gd to Is ; filberts, is; pine apples, 2s Gd to 4s; strawberries, Gd to is per lb. VEGETABLES—Artichokes, 2s Od to 4s; beet, is to 2s; cabbage, Os Od to Os; cauliflowers, 3s to 6s per dozen; asparagus, 6s Od to 8s ; celery, is 6(1 to 2s ; horseradish, 4s to gs per bundle; carrots, Gd to 8d per bunch ; herbs, 21 to 4d; leek; 2d to 4d; mint, 4cl to Gd per bunch; parsley, 2d to 4d ; turnips, Gd to 8d per bunch ; endive - 2s Od to 3s ; lettuce; is to is Gd per score ; onions, 4s to 5s • spinach, 2s to 3s per bushel; cucumbers ,, Od to Os Oa ea c h ; potatoes, 80s to 180 s per ton. NEWPORT: Per 81b. by the carcase. Boof 3s 4d to 4s 8d I Veal Mutton ... 3s 8d to 4s 8d j Pork Lamb WHITECHAPEL. Per Sib. by the carcase. Beef 3s 4d to 4s sa I Lamb v 4s Od to 4s 8d Mutton ... 3s 6d to 4s 8d Pork ...... 3s Gd to 4s 6d Veal HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 56 to 641135, 2i-d to ad ; 64 to 721bs, 3d to 34,1; 72 to 80 31-d to 3id ; 80 to 881bs., 3id to 4d ; 88 to 961b5 ., 4d to 4 id. ilorsehides , 9s Gd to lO s Gd ; calf skins (light), 2s Od to 4s; full, 78 Od ; sheepskin; lambs, 3s Od to 4s Gd ; shoarlings, 2s 9d to 3s 3d. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis ara from 93-d to 101; of household ditt o , 7d. to 9d. per 4lbs loaf. . lIA.Y. SMITHFIELD—Meadow hay, £3 Os Od to £4 ss; clover, £1 Os to £5 15s Od; and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load. Prices drooping. CUMBERLAND—Meadow hay, £3 Os Od to .£-1 10s ; clover, £4 Os to .£5 17s 6d ; and straw, .£1 17s 6d to £2 2s per load. A good supply. WHITECHAPEL—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 10s ; clover, V Os to £5 178 63; and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load. A fair trade. Now hay is quotod at £2 15s to £3 15s; and new clover £3 to X 5 is. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the oloseof tho market. s. d. s. d. Holywell Main l7 0 Hetton Lyons 17 0 Walls End liotton North Pelton Gas Haswell ►Ships at market, 88—sold, 29. LIVERPOOL COTTON AI ARKE7—This Day. Market steady at yesterday's rates. Sales pro bably 10,000 bales. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCF4.—This Day. LONDON, Aug. 21.--Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; moderate breeze and fine weather. FALMOUTH, Aug. 23.—Wind W.—Arrived Scotsman, from Monte Video. YARMOUTH, Aug. 23.—Wind N. W.—Arrived—Spruce Bud, from Labrador. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 22.—Wind Norseman, steamer, from tho Capo of Good Hope. CLYDE, Aug. 22.—Wind W.—Arrived—Barbata, from Trinidad; lons, from Quebec; her Majesty's ship Tamar, from Canada. Sailed—Thistlo, for Matanzas. CanmFr, Aug. 23.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Francour, from Bilboa. Sailed—Queen Marie, for Algiers ; Raf falina, for Monte Video. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 23.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—James Aiken, from Calcutta. (By Telegraph.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, Aug. 23.—Taurus (strainer), from Tonuing. Arrived, Aug. 24.—Holyrood, Lady Grey, Vine (steamer), and Paul and Marie, from Riga; Christian, from Soder ham; Maas (steamer), Tonning (steamer), and City of Norwich (steamer), from Tonning ; Belgium (steamer), from Ostend ; Olga (steamer), from Niett Diep ; Moselle (steamer), from Antwerp; Troubadour (steamer), from Medemblik ; Rosa Eliza, from Heppers ; Maria Frederick, from Caroliensiel. Sailed—Queen of the Colonies, for Brisbane; Holland (steamer), for Ostend ; Flecha (steamer), for Ghent. DEAL, Saturday Morning. . . Passed—Ellen, for Cardiff ; DazzlA . , for Brixham ; Trenton, for Quebec —all from London ; Murillo (screw steamer), from Seville, for London. - - THE CLANRICARDE FAHILY.---Lord Hubert de Burgh Canning, son of Lord Clanricarde, will not assume the title of his lamented brother, Lord Dunkellin, but that of Viscount Burke of Clanmories—a title of nearly a cen tury later date than that of Dunkellin, and which has not been borne since the death of the original grantee, but which 'everted to the main branch of the family by the terms of the patent. The new Lord Burke will be brought forward for the County Galway, in the room of Lord Dun kollin, and will give "an independent support to Liberal uleaoures," The Festival of the Three Choirs. HEREFORD, Friday. There was a large attendance last night at the concert in the College Hall. Mr. Sims Reeves was unable to sing, which necessitated some changes in the programme. The crowding of the room—for there was hardly a seat unoccupied--and the late arrivals prevented the full enjoyment of the magnificent overture to " Der Freischutz ;" but the Beethoven Symphony, which opened Part 11. of the concert with its abrupt commencement, which, when first heard some half a century ago, we are told, was " followed by bursts of laughter, and a conviction that the author had at length become dPci ledly insane," was a splendid performance, and throughout the half-hour oNupied by it the audience maintained the most perfect silence. Of course a'l three of the songs put down for the first tenor, it was presumed, would be cut out of the scheme, but as there was one by the talented c mductor, Mr. Town stand Smith, which had never yet been given in public, his brother, Mr. Montern Smith, kindly consented to sing it, and he was accompanied on the pianoforte by the composer. It is a graceful ballad of poetical sentiment, and was nicely sung. To make up for the loss of the two songs, " I'll weep with thee " and " Water parted from the sea," Mr. Santley repeated Polyphemus's love ditty, which he gave on Wednesday evening, and his willingness to make up for the public disappointment at the ab sence of his sick brother artist was acknowledged by a hearty round of applause on his appearance in the orchestra. We need not say that the song was thoroughly enjoyed, as also was Benedict's new song, " When my thirsty soul I steep," which was given with a jollity and abandon that quite carried away his audience. The gem of the first part of the concert was, no doubt, the scena from " Der Freischutz," by Mdlle. Tietjens, " Softly sighs," which, we need hardly • say, was a most finished performance. Perhaps the next piece that pleased most was Sir Henry Bishop's " Tell me, my heart," which was deliciously warbled by Miss Eslith Wynne, who had the honour of the first of the few encores of the evening. Subse quently the same lady introduced, by way of va riety, a Welsh song, in the language of the Cymru, and her rendering of the duet (Sir H. R. Bishop), " As it fell upon a day," with Madame Patey-Why tock, was a most finished performance. In Land's song, " When night is darkest," Madame Patey's exquisite voice, especial distinctness, and extensive compass were manifested to the great delight of her hearers ; and another noticeable feature in the con cert was the charming rivalry between the mellow toned instrument and the human voice in Doni zetti's scena, " Ardon gl' incensi," from " Lucia,' by Mdlle. Tietjens with Praten flute obbligato. The general chorus had little or nothing to do last night, their work being confined to the march and chorus from " Jessonda," " That touch or sound," and the National Anthem. The excursion and ordinary trains this morning brought a large accession of visitors to Hereford, for this is always the crowning day of the festi val. The " Messiah" of Handel is a never failing attraction. The tyro in music looks to it as the first illustration of that classical school which he is taught and quickly learns to admire, and the old habitue of concert-rooms and music meetings seeks to renew former impressions of the grandeur and beauty of this wonderful emanation of human skill and divine inspiration. The " Messiah" has done more than any other offspring of human genius to promote charitable objects, to help the fatherless and the widow, to feed the hun gry, and to clothe the naked, and whenever and wherever it is given by a band and chorus of any merit it is sure to secure a host of listeners. It has been always the closing sacred piece at the Cathe dral at these festivals, and has never failed to bring together the largest audience of the week. And so it was to-day. To add to its attrac tions the programme showed that Madame Lind-Goldschmidt vas set down for the gem of the oratorio—the ai: in part 4, " I know that my Redeemer liveth," while all the other principals assisted iu it. It was much feared that Mr. Sims Reeves would not be sufficiently recovered Lora the bronchial affection which prevented his singing yesterday and on Wednesday evening; but his appearance in his place in the orchestra before the commencement of the oratorio at once dispelled these alarms. The sharp treatment of Wednesday appeared to have been most beneficial, for he was in splendid voice, and he sang the opening recita tive, " Comfort ye," with all his quondam finish and expression, while the more spirited passages subsequently taken by him, ex. gr. the air, "Thou shalt dash them," did not want fire and energy. Mdlle. Tietjens took the soprano soli in the first portion of the oratorio, giving the " Rejoice greatly " with wonderful volubility, although evidently suffering from hoarseness, as was the case last night; and Madame Goldschmidt took her place in the parts 3 and 4of the oratorio. Her rending of the airs, " How beautiful are the feet" and " I know that my Redeemer" were exquisite, but all the upper notes were evidently strained, and it is useless to pretend that she has the physical capabilities of Jenny Lind, though as an artist she is great as ever. Not the least delicious morceau in the morning's performance was Madame Patey- Wytock's rendering of the beautiful airs, " He shall feed his flock," and " 0 thou that tellest." Ii is to be hoped that the services of this lady will be secured at future festivals of the three choirs, and especially as the early retirement from public life of Madame Sainton-Dolby is talked of. Miss Julia Elton rendered the affecting air, "He was despised," with the greatest delicacy and pathos, and her delineation of the sorroaNs of our Lord affected many of her hearers to tears. Mr. Santley and Mr. Weiss divided the bass soli. The short recitative (No. 34), " Unto which of the angels," was written by Handel for a tenor voice, and Mr. Sims Reeves was set down in the pro gramme to sing it, but it was taken by Madame Goldschmidt. It may be noted that on this occa sion the oratorio was given entire the passages W wards the close which are usually omitted being included in the programme. Indeed, there was an addition to the actual programme by the repetition of the grand " Hallelujah" chorus, it is presumed, at the request of the noble president, Lord Bateman. During its performance, as also while the chorus, "Glory to God," and the concluding chorus of the oratorio were given, the audience remained stand ing. The chorus was given with a perfection throughout that has been rarely if ever exc elled. The numbers attending this morn in g we re 2, 13? , against 1,969 on the "Messiah" morning in a c t r t e n a e se of last Hereford Festival in 1 8 64 , showing an 168. THE SUEZ CANAL.—A transport service organised from Port Said by the Suez Canal Company appears to have acquired a certain importance. The delivery of the necessary plant (tugs, sloops, &c.) is completed, and the receipts acquired during the first six months of this year amounted to £21,055. The weight of goods carried during the same period was 9,506 tons, and the number of passen gers conveyed was 20,132. The business done during the last two months showsa considerable increase. The Penin sular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company is said to be contemplating the despatch of coal to Suez by this route. The Bombay and Bengal Steam Navigation. Company has also bad negotiations of late with the Suez Canal Company. The date now fixed for the definitive opening of the great canal is October 1, 1865. The expenditure daum last year upon the works was, in round figures, 4520,000. CANOE VOYAGE ACROSS TIIE ENGLIStI CHANNEL. —We have to record the exploit of Mr. Bowker, a member of the Canoe Club, who oa Monday last crossed in his canoe Octoroon, from Ambleteuse, a village seven miles north of Boulogne, to Dover. After having put on board two bot tles of wine and a can of biscuits, Mr. Bowker paddled out of Ambleteuse at 6.45 a.m., and came in view of the English coast, after running some 14 miles west of Cape Grisnez, having lost sight of land only about quarter of an hour. About 10 miles from his destination ho was hailed by the South-Eastern steam packet, the captain of which vessel pointed out the route, Mr. Bowk r having unfortunately lost his chart and found his compass would not act. He saw during his voyage several shoals of porpoises, one of these monsters rising within a few feet of the bow of the boat. He reached Dover at 5.44 p.m., after paddling (with the ex ception of 30 minutes rest) about 11 hours, his arrival causing no little excitement among the promenaders on the beach. The Octoroon is 16ft. long, 23in. wide, and Bin. deep, unquestionably the smallest boat which has ever crossed the channel. The weather was fine, but the sea not without owl 41 go/ao plum WiJacil 54,W, T IRD EffiTiON. SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocK. AMERICA. ARRIVAL . OF THE CALIFORNIAN. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 24. The Californian which arrived here to-day brings news from Port - au-Prince to the IGth inst. President Baluave's power was gralually conso lidating. The coffee crop was the best known for several years. Arrangements were being made for the conclu sion of a treaty of peace, of commerce, and of extra betwecn the liaytiau and Dominican Republics. Rio I tacha was still in the hands of the bziganls. The Insurrection. in Spain. -- ~--- MADRID, Aug. 24. It is officially announced that the main body of die insurgents in Arragon is moving towards the French frontier, closely pressed by the Royal troops. BRITISH ALINES. Cam. Coneol. Gold s 11w. Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. Devon G. Cone. (Tavist Urakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) Nast Camden East Cara Brea Nast Grenville ..... East Gunnislake East Love.'.... ... H. W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. Great Laxey, limited Great South :Coigns Great Wheal is y , G. Wheal Vor (tielst. Grenville ... . Derod's Foot tlingsten Downs .. . ... Margaret (tiny Lel ant Nrarke Vallev ..... .. mwyndr Iron Ore, Ulu N tr:V Se ton ....... North Roskear ........ N.Wh'l Bassett(lll ogan North Wheal Crotty .. Prosper Providence s t)ny Lelan S. Caradon (St. Cloor).. South Condurrow....... &Wheal rah. (11iogan Stray Park . ........... Fin Crof t .............. Vigra and Clogan, West Bassett (Illogan W. Caradon (Liskoard VVestChiverton ...... West Setoff .... ..... Wheal Bassett ( Mogan Wheal Boiler (B.edruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Seton .......... Wheal Trelawnev (Lis. 2.1.0 214 2.14.( 3j 2.ti.0 8.3.8 3.v.0 11.2.8 384 5.t7.0, 04 74 71 61 410 41J 4 I 20 22 5 0 3 34 2 3 4 9 10 31 31 4 18 19 16 13 1 31 36 23 6 8 41 5i 2# 1/ 40 50 5 7 Si 4 2 21 20 28 340 s6O I ti 3i 4 12 14 9 11 6? 66 140 16) 0 5 70 24 26 13 15 100 10 7 ttrMit.ENtllG 311(111111d, Leicester and llitchin 4 pet cents, 89 LIXES LEAS= VIIED RXIiTALB. Brkenlitad, t3s# Ditto, 4i per cent. pf., BANK 3. •- • Alliance, Rm., '2i kt A noo-a.ustrian. Ry Bank of New Zealand, 'll4 C C o Land Mortgage Bank of India, 9-16 London and COllllll, C 6 h n a e r girda ti ted e , r. 4 Idon, and China, 31 to Ditto, new. 211 London and N estminster, Midland Bank ; limn, lyi Union of LOUR% 391 falStALLAtilttilm. Anglo-Atattleatt TeitAtaph, llm. , 17 ii Atlantic Ttlegraph, 31 Dlt o, 8 par cent, 70 Berlin Water WQrks, 11 M., 13 i Ceylon Company. Ditto, A claret, 3 Company of African Merellatits, 11M. 1 Credit Foxidier oi . Ettglanti, ..3 1 . : 1 Aglo-Mt int. 1 I Cat df liOntibli teal Property, Um., spl City of Moscow Gas, lim., 151 ltyyptian Com. and Trading, lim.. 1 11-16 English and Australian Copper, 3 London General Omnibus Company, lien, 21 Panama, l'ccw Zealand and Aug. It. Mail., Ditto, ditto, 31 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 49 .1 rust and Loan Company a Upper Canada, 11 Cape Copper, 03 oon ['cum Nor. h Del iley, 11 1 pm Pestar‘na United Gold, lim , 21 RAILWAY COMPETITION.—At the meeting of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board yesterday a letter was mad from Messrs. Wilson, Bon, and Walter, and Messrs. rleteher and Pail) calling the o,M:diet' of the Board to a combination of tall*ay eontpariies, having lines to Liver- Vool, and steamboat proprietors, to divert trade from Liver pool to the eastern ports, by the reduction of tariffs in some cases as much as 50 per cent. below what they were formerly, and very much below the rates charged to Liver pool. One of the companies montioned was the Manches ter, Shot11:31(1, and Lincolnshire Railway Company, who were stated to lid nlBO owners of steamers plying to the Dutch ports. Mr. Laird, M.P., said that on a former occasion he had drawn the attention of the Board to this matter, but no action had been taken upon it. Tho letter was referred to a committee. BUSINESS BEFORE THE DIVORCE COURT.—The annual return shows that in the year 1866 215 petitions were filed in the Divorce Court for a dissolution of mar riage, 8 for a declaration of nullity of marriage, 64 for a judicial separation, and 17 for restitution to conjugal rights, 183 judgments were given. Since the court was esta blished, nine years ago, 2,751 petitions have been filed and 1,650 judgments given upon those applications. The pub lic would like to learn the nature of the judgments, so that it might be known how many marriages are dissolved in a year, but this is what the registrar who makes this annual return alway 4 emits to state, THE PRINCIPALITIES. BUCHAREST, Aug. 23.—M. Cretzulesco has re tired from the Ministry. The ministerial crisis continues. No one knows who is to be charged with the formation of a new Cabinet, Sir Moses Montefiore has arrived here. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE---This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tuts DAY. Neither tho attendance nor the amount of business tran sacted was large to-day. A deal of apathy appeared to prevail in betting circles, and though wo append a slender return of quotations, they were mostly gleaned from busi ness dono to comparatively small amounts. 60 to 40 was taken about Hermit for the Leger, and was still offered, while at 5 to 2 Achievement met with languid support. Vauban was quite friendless, but there were some guides after Julius. CESAREWITCII. 1,000 to 10 agst Dalesrnan (taken) 1,000 to 10 agst Usurper (taken) ST. LEGER. 6 to 4 agst Hermit (taken and offered) sto 2 Achievement (taken) 10 to 1 Vauban (offered) 20 to 1 Julius (taken) JOHN STIRS, 25, WELLINGTON-STREET, STI IND, • Executes Commissions on all the races to any amount. The full market odds laid. Price list daily. Mn. GEO. WEBB executes commissions, by letter only, at his residence, 125, Queen's-crescent, llaverstock-hill ; and has lists posted daily at the City Arches ; also through his Agent, Mr. F. Butler, near Meux's Brewery. No con nection with any other person using the same name. J UPITER' S 310 ON S. The disappearance of all the four moons of Ju piter on Wednesday night proved an object of at traction to all astronomers, because of the rarity of the phenomenon, not because it was of any prac tical astronomical value. From the number of clouds about the evening proved very unfavourable. At Twickenham Observatory Mr. J. R. Hind, F.R.A.S., watched for the disappearance of each moon, but did not see the phenomenon in any single instance. Several times after the moons had dis appeared, Jupiter was seen apparently without his satellites, through openings in the clouds, the great length of time the disappearance lasted apparently from 10.4 p.m. to 11.49 p.m., favouring observers in this respect. Wheu the phenomenon was pre viously seen, on the 27th September, 1813, Jupiter appeared without satellites only from 11.53 p.m. to 12.28 a.m. The little observatory at Twickenham, whence several gazers saw what they could of the apparent less of the moons on Wednesday night, is very pleasantly situated on the opposite side of the Thames, from the Star and Garter Hotel, on Richmond Hill. Originally the observatory stood in Regent's Park, but in 1863 it was moved to its present position, where it now remains, the property of Mr. George Bishop, F.R.G.S. The principal work done at the observatory is the mapping of the positions of large numbers of the fixed stars, in order to form charts to assist in the discovery of planets. On turning the telescope to a part of the heavens which has previously been mapped, and finding an orb there not laid down in the charts, the probability is that the new body is a planet. In this way, at Twickenham Observatory, Mr. Hind has discovered no fewer than ten new little planets, on the following dates August 13, 1847 ; Flora, October 18, 1817 ; Victoria, Sep tember 13, 1850 ; Irene, May 19, 1851 ; Melpo mene, June 24, 1852 ; Fortuna, August 22, 1852 ; Calliope, November 16, 1852 ; Thalia, December 15, 1852 ; Euterpe, November 8, 1853 ; and Urania, July 22, 1854. An assistant at the obser vatory, Mr. A. Marth, discovered the planet Am phitrite, March 1, 1854. There are no fewer than 75 little planets like these between Mars and Jupiter, the largest of them probably not more than 480 miles in diameter. The other special work of this useful observatory is the observation of some of the double stars, and their motions with regard to each other. There is an instrument there of low power and large aperture, made for the purpose of sweep ing the heavens with rapidity, for the discovery of new comets, and this gave additional good views of Jupiter on Wednesday. The large equatorial tele scope, which does most of the work, has an object glass 7 inches in diameter. This, according to modern notions, is not a very large instrument, but it has done good service in its time. COTTRSEfr OF EXCHANGE.--Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 181. 11 19 Ditto 3 Months. 12 0 12 Of R o tt er d am Antwerp — 25 371 25 42f Brussels Hamburg — 13 lit 13 10 1 - . Paris Short 25 15 25 25 Ditto 3 Months. 25 321 25 37} Marseilles `r.erankfori on the Maine 1201 1201 Tienna — 12 721 12 85 A rieste s 12 75 12 8 i l'etersburgli - 31 31i , Berlin Madrid . — 49 491 Cadiz 49} 49} Leghorn litilan Genoa — 27 22k 27 30 Naples — 27 22k 27 30 Palermo Messina Lisbon — 511 52 Oporto — 51 52 Foreign Iklail racket fiat. MAILS DUE. r ta i r a s m eil a l .......... Australia and New Zealand, via Soathampton Se.A. 19. Baen)s Ayres, and Monte Video Sept. 13 VI: . ••••••• ......... ••• Braz ii i i F Sept. 3. Ditto, by French packet Cape Verde. by Brazil paoket ......, . Scpt. 3. Cape of Good Hope, Asoension, and at. lielena.... Sept. 27. China, Penang. and Singapore, via Southampton..Se_ t. 7. .Ditto, via Marstilles Falkland Islands Lept. 3 J.braliar, via Southampton.. India. via Southampton ...... ... • „.. ......... Sept. 7 . Ditto, vl a Marseil es . ..................... ...Sept. 5 . Malta, li:opt, Ditto, M Art 3, tiles... ........................... Sept . . 6 Mauritius, Cape of Good 11 pc, and Natal, via Southampton ................................... Sept. 19. Ditt', via Miami lea .......................... Sept. : 3 . Newfoundland ....... .... ....................... —Aug. 28 Portugal ...................................... •• • .:'!ept. 3. Ditto, by private ship to Oporto D.tto ditto to Lisbon United States, Can ada, California, .te,:, by British packet ............................... Aug. 28. Ditto, by United States packet Ditto ditto (New York D.tto ditto (New York) Ditto ditto (Baltimore) Ditto, by Canadian packet lug ' so ' W e st Coast at Afriea, Madeira, and Teneriff.s s pi: :I . West Indies and Pacific (except Mexieo and Balla- '-'- . __ .. _ _ mas) ...... . ................................... Aug. 23. Cubs and Mexico... Aug. 28. •13ahamas, via New York Bermuda, via ditto u „, _,_.o __ . ~Aug. 28, 3h►re, 20 st at ICO tou st 1 206 10 100 i