The Sun. — London, England, 1867-07-26 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGEM2di, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The demand for discount accommodation in the general market continues on a very restricted scale, and notwithstanding the reduction in the Bank rate there appears to be no improvement in the general course of trade. The rates current for the negotia tion of first-class commercial short-dated paper is 14 per cent. There were no gold operations of any importance at the Bank of England yesterday. The Mooltan, from Alexandria, has brought £81,786, and the City of London, from New York, £276,613. The steamers which left. New York on Wednesday, for Europe, will bring £350,000. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are steady, at 28.30, and the Consolidated Mort gage Bonds at 221 23i. Monday next is appointed as a special settling day in the scrip of the Chilian 7 per Cent. Loan, 1866. At the meeting held to-day of the Scottish Aus tralian Investment Company the report for the half year, to 31st December, 1866, in Australia, and to the 30th June last in London, was presented. It stated that the gross profits realised in the colony during the above period are £27,785 ss. 10d., of which (as subsequently explained) £2,500 are placed in suspense. To the balance of £25,285 ss. 10d. has to be added the sum of £515 55., received in London for commission and transfer fees, &c., Making a profit for the half year of £25,800 9 s. 101 The profits of the six months ending in the colony at 31st December last have been beyond the average of those of previous similar periods ; and it has been considered judicious not to bring into account the full amount of them, but to Plane £2,500 thereof to the credit of a suspense account, to be dealt with as may be most conducive to the interests of the company. The directors pro posed a dividend, payable on the 7th of August next, on the ordinary stock of the compay, £300,000, at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, less Income tax, which will require £15,000, and leave £137 17 8. Bd. to be carried to the credit of the reserved fund, which will then amount to £8,155 3s. Bd. Rather more activity has been apparent in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets. A good business has been reported in sugar, and superior qualities have maintained full rates. Coffee has been in moderate request, and East Indian descrip tions have realised high prices. Tea and rice have been dull, while in tallow the operations have been to a moderate extent, at late rates for present and forward delivery. The return from the Bank of England for the week ending the 24th July gives the following re sults when compared with the previous week : F a £3,361,249 ... Increase £6,92 1 P ublic deposits ... 4,697 247 Increase 78,874 O ther deposits ... 20,775,813 ... Decrease 119,712 go vernment the other side of the account : rs se c urities £12,830,773 No change .?.. t her securities ... 17,248,489 Decrease £328,018 A 038 Unemployed 12,555,180 ... Increase 194,925 The amount of notes in circulation is £24,002,715, b eing . an increase of £196,715 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £22,771,864, showing all increase of £85,138 when compared with the P r eceding return. Subjoined is a comparison of the present position o f the Bank of England and the price of Consols With the corresponding week of last year : Same week At present. last year. l i . t ank bullion ... ... .£22,771,864 £13,716,829 Notes in reserve... ... 13,769,149 ... 3,153,739 kotes in circul a ti on ... 24002,715 ... 25,263,190 Rate of discount ... 2 per cent. 10 per cent. trice of Consols 91# 88i 11 At the meeting of . the Spanish certificate-holders Yesterday, Mr. David Robertson, M.P., presiding, the chairman reviewed in cordial terms the course of the negotiations that have resulted in the present proposals, and resolutions for their acceptance were unanimously adopted. In recording this satisfac tory event, it is proper, however, to recall the fact that the same terms were proposed some time ago, and that if they bad then been accepted the in terest on the stock given would in the interval have been an additional benefit to the parties con cerned. The report of the Anglo-American Telegraph C ompany (Limited) has been issued, in anticipation ° L e the general meeting on the 23 of August next. It states that the net profits for the eleven months ending on the 30th June are more than sufficient to meet the sums of £125,000 and £25,000 payable to the company as a first charge upon the working .?! the two cables and the lines of the New York, alev efoundland, and London Telegraph Company. The charge f or re p a i r of the cable damaged in May L ast will amount to between £ll,OOO and f 12,000 ; rile, with respect to the accident which occurred a days ago, it is stated that immediate steps will ue taken to effect the necessary repairs. The direc tors recommend a dividend of 255. per share, which, with the 20s. already paid, will make nearly 23 per "at. for the year. They further recommend that th e sums of £209 2s. sd. and £10,680 4s. 6d. be car ried forward to the credit of next year's revenues. The Bank of France return this week shows an Ilerease of £460,000 in the stock of bullion, and the stagnation of business is further indicated by a reduction of £310,000 in the bills under discount. Two o'CLOCK. *, Rathe r more business has been trans ac ted to 'air in the Market for the English Funds, which, !Wing to a preponderance of speculative sales, have declined I, viz., to 93k j. for money, and to 93i 94 f °r the a ccoun t. The New Threes and Reduced i tn nuities are 93f ; Bank of England Stock, 257 1 ; n din Stock, 220 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 111.1 ; and ditto 4 per Cents. 981 ; and ditto Bonds, 665. prem. Some depression has prevailed in the Foreign S tock Market, and prices generally exhibit a de- Italian are 4 lower, at 48 ; Mexican at 15 i 4 ; Spanish Passive I, at 21 # ; the Certifi cates I, at 16 ; Turkish 5 per Cents. 4, at 294 e ; s ad the Chili= Scrip t, at 24 2 dis. ; Greek, how ever, remained unchanged at 134 14. A firmer t one h as prevailed in the Railway Share Market, and an advance of about I to per cent, has been established. Great Western, Bri ghton, North Eastern (Berwick), and South Eastern have each improved 4. ; North Western T and Midland, each 4; and Metropolitan 1 ; while Z al loashire and Yorkshire, and Manchester, Shef 'eld, and Lincoln each declined The F ore i gn an d C o l on i a l li nes are fl a t . S an 1, ~. auto have receded to 154 ; South Austrian and L ombardo-V ene ti an remain at 144 ; Great West ern of Canada, at 144 ; East Indian, at 108 1084 ; an d Great Indian Peninsula, at 1074. A merican Securities are fiat. United States 5-20 Bo nds have declined 4, to 724 4 ; and Erie shares t 0 4 7 48 ; Illinois shares remain at 76 77, being ste a d y. B ank shares show little animation, and the few dealings reported have been at about previous rates. A lliance are marked 13i ; London and County, ; Londo n an d We s tminster, 102 1021 ; and 1341 4 of London, 394 11 iscellaneo us and Finance Shares generally are at Slightly reduced rates. Anglo-American Tele- PiPti have receded to 174 ; Berlin Water Works to 1 2 ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam to 48 ; and leeroYd Egypt's Mortgage Lo to 674 ; National Disc ount Company remain steady at 12. MINING MARKET. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. In the market to-day more activity has prevailed, and price s have slightly advanced. Annexed are the latest prices :-- Uhiverton 3door ...... 9 ho utales Gold ...... 51. 5 lai6fTord A malgamate 7 7f 't 8 a55........... Fa st Carad on ......... 15 16. 5 51 ast Lovell ......... 1 7 Est Ru sse l l ....... ... ..... ;st Wheal Grenville 14 2 eat Laxey ... ...... 151 161 Great, Wheal Vor ... 16 17 North Valley ......... 41 41 t Crotty ......... 3 3 N. Treskerby 17s 6d 20s Od Prince of Wales 556 Od 57s 6d Providence Mines ... 27 28 South Condurrovv lls 13s Od Tincroft West Chiverton 66 67i West P. of Wales ... Wheal Basset Wheal B tiller — Wheal Chiverton 7 71 Wheal Grenville los 17s bit Wheal Seton llO 115 BRITISII FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. n CiOPP. B.N MENT FUNDS. 3 per ()eat. Coicsola 941 4 + 81 4 '1)0, Accountsoooooo mum, 9411 8 i 4 3 per Cent. Reduced 93 i 1 . i New 3 per Cent 9 31 i I - i New 2i. per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yr® expire sth April 1885 — Do,(Red Sea Televaph), Aus., 1908 March. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO Do £5OO Pm Do. £lOO & £2OO pm Bank of England Stock, 5} per Cent 2571 Do. Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian otock, 10f per Cent., April 1874 220 18 _ Do. Accolint — Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificate's Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5} per Cont., May 1879 — Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under X1,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent. — Austrian Bonds, 5 per ve.c, 1859 Irazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account 7sf 44 4 Do. £lOO Bonds — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) (idlian 6 per Cent — Do. 44 per Cent Uo. 6 per Cent A •• --- Do. „ B Do. „ 1867 Do. , Scrip, £5O paid l4 2 dis Colombian, ' 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danisia 3 ner Cent., 1825 — D. 5 per Cent., 1864 . D inubian Principaliti 3E , , 7 per Cent Do., 8 per Cent., 1867, paid-up Scrip 59 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — eigyptian 7 per Cent B4l Do. Second Issue — Do. £lOO Bonds — Do. Do. 1864 Do. £lOO Bonds B4 34 Do Government Railway Debentures — Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6,'7, '9,'60,'2,'3 394 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B7l Do 4i per Cent. 1850 Da 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 psi Cent., 1859 54 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 B7l 1 7 Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 — Do. Anglo-Dutch 1866 874 7 4 Do. do £BO paid pm Sardinian 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cent ..• — Do Account ....,„„ 341 5 Do New Deferred — Do. Account Do Passive — Do Accaunt 214 4 1 Spanish Com. Cert. of Coup. — Do Account Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account ' 591 184 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 57 Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1863 Do. 5 per gent, 1865 Do. Acount, July Do 6 per Cent., 1865 4 per Cent. Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. 1) Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 Do. 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian n per Cent. Ex, 10 Florins Belgian. 4 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch per Cont. Ex. 12 Gail Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... French Rentes, 3 per Cont., Ex. 25f. — Italia), 3 per Cont. 1864 Ex. 25f. Do. Account THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 93} 4 Do. Account, August 8 94 1 301 291 30 47 POLICE INTELLIGEACE.—This Day. BOW-STREET. DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—.W m . Webster, a smart young man of about twenty-five years of age, was placed at the bar charged with highway robbery. The prosecutor, an elderly gentleman, named Woolf, said he resided in Bedford-square, end was on his way home last night about half-past nine o'clock. As he was turning from Oxford-street into Caroline-street he perceived three or four men evidently following him, but not think ing their object was highway robbery, he walked rapidly forward, when all the prisoners quickened their pace. Ou arriving at the corner of Tavistock-street, the prisoner ran to defendant and his companion, and came suddenly up in front of him, his companions planting themselves on either side of him. The prisoner then made a seizure at his watch, and succeeded in tearing it frora the hair guard, but before he could either get it to either of his com panions or put it into his own pocket the prosecutor seized the fellow and took the watch from his hand, upon which he (prisoner) made a desperate struggle, and eventually he broke from nis hold and raa away. The prosecutor, feeling determined that the prisoner should not escape, ran after him, when one of the men who had been standing aside, ran forward and tripped hint (prosecutor) up. Before he fell to the ground he struck out at the fellow, and the blow must must have been a good ono, as, at the instant, he saw him stagger and fall to the ground. Prosecutor "jumped up in a second," and was in hot pursuit of the prisoner. He, finding prosecutor was gaining on him, turned round and quietly laid himself down on the pavement. The private constable, attracted to Hanway-street by the cry of " Stop thief," came up at the time, and on attempting to seize the prisoner, he jumped up and a desperate struggle ensued. It was not until the police-constable came up that they were enabled to convey the prisoner to the station-house. In answer to tho magistrate, the prosecutor said his watch was a valuable one, and was worth over 50 guineas. Had the attempted robbery been successful, he should have been a serious loseras in:the breast pocket of his coat he had over £4,000 at the time. The prosecutor's evidence having been corroborated by the constables, The prisoner, on being asked what ho had to say in answer to the charge, denied that ho ever made any attempt to rob the gentleman. Ho was quite mistaken in his identity, and that he was quite unable to run at all. He was quite surprised when the constable came up to him as ho was Ilying on the ground, and charged him with stealing the gentleman's watch. The Magistrate said it was a most desperate attempt at highway robbery, and in the hope that the companions of the prisoner might be discovered he should remand him for a week MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A. MONKEY TRAINER IN TROUBLE.—Antonio Maros!, described as a trainer of animals, and who goes about with a performing monkey, was charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with suffering a ferocious monkey to attack and bite Francis Foley, a boy residing at 26, Berwick-street, St. James's. On the prisoner being placed at the bar, Inspector Har rison said the complainant was not in attendance. Ho had been to the court, but he (Inspector Harrison) believed had been taken away by some of the prisoner's friends. Police-constable Chard, 33 C, said that on going to Princes-street, Hanover-square, ho found the complainant had been badly bitten on the hand. He took the boy to a chemist's, where the wound was stopped up, and after wards to the Middlesex Hospital, where the wound was cauterised and sewn up, the complainant appearing to be in great pain. Mr. D'Eyncourt asked the prisoner how it was that he kept a monkey which bit people ? The prisoner said the boy was bitten by accident. The boy gave the monkey a halfpenny, and put it on the board, and the monkey, thinking he was taking the halfpenny off instead of putting it on, bit him. He was sorry the boy had been hurt. Barns, the gaoler, said the prisoner had told him that he would pay any expenses incurred by the boy, and compen sated him. Mr. D'Eyncourt discharged the prisoner, and ordered the monkey to be given up to him. WESTMINSTER. PITIABLE CONDITION OF AN AGED MOTHER.-Mary God win, 46 yoars of ago, was charged with robbing her mother. Prosecutrix, who is 80 years of age, said that the pri soner, who ,is her daughter, had lived with her for the last three weeks. She was a married woman, whose hus band was now in prison for the fourth time. She had sold up her home, and now came and robbed her (the mother). She missed a collar and another article yesterday morning, and went to her box, and told prisoner that she had not got the things there. At that time there was a piece of Llama cloth, which she had to make into a dress for a lady, in the box, and she saw it in the prisoner's hand.. Imme diately afterwards she missed it, and found the prisoner gone. Prisoner here commenced a frightful tirade of abuse, charged her mother with a succession of crimes and con cluded with " And you old —, I'd sooner burn the cloth than you should have it again." Mr. Selfo—Well you are a nice daughter. Peter Smith, policeman, 163 13, said he was called to take the prisoner into custody last night, and found her ying dead drunk. When she was aroused she rushed at her mother to strike her, and used the most disgusting language and frightful threats. Mr. Selfe—l am not at all surprised at what you say. The aged mother, who appeared to be a well-educated woman, complained very much of her daughter's disgrace ful conduct. Prisoner was remanded till Tuesday. As she left the dock she exclaimed, " You -, perhaps you'll mend me down glasses off the drawers. TIIE SUN, LON 110 N, FIII1).1. Y EN/ ENING, JULY 29, 1867. SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STCCKS. Share, I hallways. I p a id . ' Mang 1 Business I i Price. dens. at enstoi and Exeter .... 10u 79 11 at Caledonian .—... 100 107 1 1 9 108 1 at Cambrian `rk and Bandon...— — 20 Cornwall Caledonian all 3 5 at Dub L li w n . & Belfast Junc. 1 1 0 0 0 0 _ 135 _63 0 at Dun„Perth,& Ab.Junc. 100 7 0 72 100 E.London, ncrip Certi. all o' at Glasgow &S. Western 100 105 lt7 st Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 100 2 - f 201 2'l 6 at Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 100 4 6 et Great North of Scotland 100 et Great Northern lOO 111 11:. , 1 2 et D. A stock . 100 1 0 112 at Do. B stock l4 at Do. New. ts. at 25 pu 10‘) et GtS, and W. of Ireland 100 94 i at Gt. Western -Original ICO 401 411 411 1 1 st Do. S. Val. Rail gua. 100 et Do. South Wales st Do. W. Alid.—Oxford 100 21 27 et Do. Newport lOO 27 19 st Do. Hereford.... - st Lancashire & Yorks hire 100 126 1`...7 1:71 7 0 et Landon and Blackwall 100 st Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast 100 60 52 51 5D} at Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 10 17 at Do. 3letrop. Ex. A lOO 8 12 at Lon. & North Western 100 112 113 1111 ICI at Lon. & South Western 100 75 77 76 et Han., Shet., & Lincoln 100 941 15} 44 1 at Atetropolitan ... all 1201 121 110 k 201 at Do. New lO —P st Do. Extension all 105 107 107 at i Metropolitan Distri ct 20 I Do. do. do. 10 10 Do. and St. John's W'd 6 et Ilidland Do. £9 Share 7 at Do, Sirrnin.. & Derby 100 83 65 Atienll at No r t h Br i tish - 81 • at Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. 100 at Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 100 102 1001 991 25 Do. G.N'E purchase 16.13.4 at Do. Leeds ..... at Do. York lOO 90 42 sr Do. Carlisle .. .. 25 Do. Stock. & Darling all 33 34 321 25 Do. do. 1860-61 lB 8 9 p at North London Do. do. 1861 5 10 Do. do. 1866 st North Staffordshire at N. &S. W. Junction Scottish Central - - Soot. N. E , Aber. stock 100 i)o. Soot, Mid. stook lOO et Shropshire Union et South Devon lOO 46 48 et south Eastern 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 9 10 at Tail' Vale lOO 148 162 10 Do. C Vale of Neath - - Waterford & Kilkenny 100 -- 10 Waterloo & Whiteha 1 8 West Cornwall lOO BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 10u Atlantic & St. Lawrence all 66 58 at I Baroda, Cen.ln. 100 100 101 10 0 1 1 " I gu. 6 per cent 20 Do. F shares lO p 1p 205 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 4 45 10 Do. Preference all 5 6 Buff.,Brant, &Goderich 100 1 6 p.c. 1872-3-0 lOO 68 71 et Caloutta &S. E., Rtn lOO st tiape Town & Dock, gu lOO t 5 65 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p; all 99 101 3t East, Bengal, gu., sdo 100 ;00 IGI at East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 107 108 1082 8 1 10 De. J Extension at Grand Trunkof Canada 100 17 18 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 0 p.c all 80 85 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 63 55 100 Do. do deferred 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 40 45 100 Do. do. deterred 100 Do. 3cl Pref. stook all 35 37 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock 100 Do. do. deterred st Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c lOO 106 108 1071 1 0 'o. Gua. 5 per cent lB 2 p 10 Do. New gua. sp. a 6 2 P at t.; t. South of India gua. 5 per cent at Do. 41 per cent lov 92 94 at Do 2 205 Great Wes. of Canada all 14 145 141 205 Do. New ... 1 0 0 Do. 6p. o Bbs.pay. 1873 all 95 97 100 Do. 50 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 85 S 7 10 Indian Branch, limited 3 1 id at Madras, gua. 5 p.O 100 100 102 100/ 1 at Do. 41 do lOO 93 95 st Do. 45 do lOO 89 91 29 Do. Fifth Extension 5 at llelb. Cor. 6p, c. Bnds. 100 50 Mel. & Hobson's Bay all et N.Rl.C'da,6polstpf.ba, 100 83 85 at Scinde 100 100 101 at Do. Delhi 20 Do. do l5 1 g d 100 9 7 98 st Do. Punjaub.... a w 100 98 99 at Do.lndus St.Flot a 0 100 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALI. London and Blackwall. 79 London and 4reenwich, 594 West lornwall, 49 - -- -- - • FOREIGN RAIL WAYIS Central Argentine, 121 San l'aulo, tiro., gua. 6 per cent.. 1 5 1 -outh Austrian and Lombardo Venetlan,;l4l 1 0 011,14.31GN MINIO3. Cliptales (;old and Silver Mining, lim., 4 13-16 uou Pedro, Nur li Del ;ley, 1 pin DOC tit+. East and West India, 125 j ondon and at. hag:urine. 551 5 ISAZIE b. Agra, lim., A, 6 Alliance, lim., A j o, u Chartered :qe u 3 B 6 t i I r, of ri a nBi6 India, London, and China, 26j C Consolidated, Aim. 91 Imperial Bank, lim., 10 London and River Plate, Ditto, new. 1 London Chartered oanic of Australia, 22j 3 London and Comity, 551 4 Ditto, new, 20]i 11 London Joint Stock, 924 id London o l a i n t a d n %l ß e a s n t m k n u i s m te , r 4 102 j rrovincial Banking Corporation, lien., 31 a Union of Australia, 47 j 6 Union of London, 30 9 MISCELLA.NEO 08. Anglo-American Telegraph, lien., 17/: Atlantic Telegraph, 33 3J Dit o, 8 put' zent , 77j Australian Agricultural, 17 Berlin IVater 11 orks, 121 13 Ceylon Company, 81 City Discount, lim, .4 Goa. Credit and Discount, lim.. 61 Hudson's Bay, 15 International Financial Society, lim. 2/ London Financial Association. 1im..'64 London General Omnibus Company, lim, 2 a Madras Irrigation and Canal (guaranteed per cent. by Indian Government), 1(0 National Discount company. '2 111 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 48 Ditto, new, 1855, 18j 94 Ditto, new, 18u7, 24 South Australian Land. 35 rust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, 41 Universal Ma: ine, Insurance, Aim., 3,1 Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 671 a London, Brighton, and South-Coast Railway. THIS DAY. An extraordinary or special general meeting of this company was held at the International Hotel, Southwark, this afternoon; Mr. S. Laing, M.P., in the chair. The object of the meeting was to authorise the board to issue, as ordinary shares or stock, the whole or any part of the shares or stock created under the powers of " The London, Brighton, and South-Coast Railway (Capital and Powers) Act, 1866," and also to attach to the whole or any part of the preferential shares or stock created but not issued under the powers of the said Act, and to attach to these preferential shares any dividend, whether exceeding 5 per cent. or not, which the board may from time to time deem expedient. The CHAIRMAN said that in a circular lately issued they would see what was the object of this meeting. They had hanging over them a debt of upwards of £700,000, and it was only with the greatest diffi culty that the present board could keep the company solvent. No sufficient provision had been made even to pay off the debenture interest due July 15 last, and judgments for small sums had been obtained, and execution in one instance actually issued. Under these circumstances the new board addressed themselves to relieve them of this debt, and through the Union Bank they met the most pressing of the small debts, and the floating debt had been reduced by £600,000. It then remained to raise the requi site capital to deal with the arrears and remaining liabilities for works recently finished, suspended, or iu progress. A total amount of £1,500,000 would suffice to accomplish this ; of which £500,000 would be provided by the spare lands.and accruing deben ture powers, leaving about £1,000,000 to be raised by shares, of which not above £500,000 or £600,000 will be required for twelve months. The board decided on raising this amount by an issue of ordi nary stock at a discount, and 'they had succeeded in convincing Lord Redesdale and the House of Lords that this was requisite, there was no difficulty in the House of Parliament, and he was glad to say that the Royal assent was given to a Bill enabling them to carry out this intention. He would therefore propose that powers should be given to create the remaining unappropriated stock as ordinary stock, and immediately after the new stock they should issue so much of it as would be requisite for the wants of the year. It would be issued at £45, £lO to be paid on 16th August, £l5 on the 16th September, £lO on the 16th November, and £lO on the 16th December. He thought that this was the fairest course to pur sue, as it would enable gentlemen to save their pro perty from ruin, and give it them at £5 less than the market rate. Mr. SAMUDA moved that the meeting be ad journed for a month. The amendment was lost by a large majority and the original resolution was agreed to. The Late Emperor Maximilian. VIENNA, July 22. Subjoined is the last official report of Baron Ton Lago, the Austrian Charge at Mexico, written before the execution of the late Emperor. It is addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and bears date-- "City of Mexico, May 31. " Until yesterday evening we were in doubt here as to the fate that has overtaken the Emperor. While it was most positively asserted by the Libe rals that his Majesty was a prisoner in Queretaro the organs of the Government announced, on the contrary, that ' certain intelligence' had been re ceived that he would very shortly arrive with his army before the walls of the metropolis. Yesterday evening, however, Ilerr von Magnus, the Prussian Minister, received a telegram from the Emperor at Queretaro, which the Liberals had allowed to pass. It contained a request to come as speedily as possible to Queretaro with the advocates Mariano Riva Pa lacio and Martinez della Torre, whom his Majesty had selected to conduct his defence, and to bring with him all documents that might bt necessary and serviceable. From this message and other positive news that arrived in the course of the evening we now know that Queretaro was really taken by assault (treachery) upon the morning of the 15th, and that his Majesty, with all his generals and troops, has fallen into the power of the enemy. I hear from a Liberal source that his Majesty is treated by the conquerors in the most respectful manner in his quality of Archduke of Austria. The Republican leader, Aureliano Rivera, by whom his Majesty was taken at the cerro de la campana, dismounted as he per ceived the Emperor, drew his sword, saluted with the utmost deference, and declined - to accept the offered sword of his imperial prisoner. lam informed that his Majesty was taken back, accompanied by a band of music, to the Convent de la Cruz (his headquarters during the siege), and that the impe rial apartments, badly damaged during the last attack, were placed in as good repair as time would permit. Two of his adjutants were placed at the Emperor's service, and it is said that his Majesty has even been permitted to walk freely about Queretaro. The Emperor has presented General Riva Palacio, by whom the Cerro de la Cruz was taken in the night, with his horse and a costly Mexican saddle, &c.—a circumstance grate fully mentioned by that chief in a letter to his wife. I am told also that, by his remarkable amiability and frankness, the Emperor has gained the goodwill of the majority of the Liberal leaders assembled at Queretaro, and that his Majesty at once held out to them the prospect of the com munication of important documents. I understand his Majesty will shortly be broughtbefore a court martial, consisting of seven members. It is looked upon as a bad omen by Liberals here that he should be tried by a military court at Queretaro, instead, as was at first believed, of his being escorted to Guadalupe or Mexico, and placed before the National Congress. Several of the principal members of the party, however, expressed to me their conviction that his Majesty might perhaps be condemned as a matter of form, but that there was every reasonable prospect of his being immediately pardoned by Don Benito Juarez, and at once conducted to the frontier with the honours due to his high rank. I have been confidently in formed, from a reliable source, that after capture his Majesty stated that, foreseeing such a misfortune, he had already abdicated in that event, and that the record of the fact was in the hands of the President of State Council and ex-Minister Lacunza at Mexico. The latter, however, is said to deny the possession of the document. Owing to lack of time I have hitherto been prevented from learning any thing certain in the matter. " With regard to the two advocates selected by the Emperor, the choice of Licentiate Riva Palacio (father of the general, and like him a man of liberal opinions) is considered very happy both for political and prudential reasons. Martinez della Torre also bears the reputation of a very talented jurist, and is said to be an eloquent speaker. Oa the other hand, it is thought that, owing to his practical ante tecedents and versatility, lie may not be favourably regarded in the Liberal camp. Herr von Magnus, the Prussian Minister, to whom the Emperor's telegram was addressed, has often been consulted by his Majesty in important affairs of State, owing to his former special ixtimacy with Father Fischer, the Emperor's private secretary. It was he, in par ticular, who, by his advice in conjunction with General Marquez, Fat her Fischer, Minister Lacunza, and many others, persuaded his Majesty to remain in Mexico after the departure of the French. Herr von Magnus was also the only one among his col leagues who advocated the Emperor's expelition to Queretaro. These antecedents, coupled with the fact that of all the embassies here the Prussian mission is unquestionably that least compromised in a political point of view, probably induced his Majesty to honour Herr von Magnus with the important charge above alluded to, although under other circumstances such a passing over of the Aus trian Embassy would have been an affront to the latter; yet in the interest of his Majesty's cause and person I cannot, in the present state of affairs, com plain in the slighest of any disregard, and only trust that Herr von Magnus may find himself in a position to justify to the fullest extent the confi dence placed him. As I have entertained no doubt for some time past of his Majesty's imprisonment, I determined several days ago to leave Mexico, and, if possible, to repair to Queretaro, there to place my humble personal services—in so far as I might be permitted—most respectfully at the disposal of my gracious Sovereign's brother. Three days ago I obtained, not without difficulty, the necessary permits to pass Garita, and intended to have left this morning. In consequence of the above mentioned telegram, h owever , I th o ught fit to delay my departure for a d ay, w hi c h I have devoted to collecting the above details. .[ shall try to leave Mexico to-morrow afternoon, although the attempt cannot be made Without danger, as both parties often fire indiscriminately upon those entering and Raving, and neither horses nor carriages are suf- fered to quit the city. Still, as a very influential Liberal with whom I am acquainted travels with me, I hope through his intervention with General Porfirio Diaz, notwithstanding, the small recom mendation of my quality as Austrian representa tive, to obtain the necessary passport via Toluca for Queretaro, where we might arrive in three or four days. As after breaking off diplomatic relations with the Government of the Imperial Lugarteniente in Mexico, the Austrian Embassy has no official business to transact, and is also not even in a position to offer Austrian subjects any protec tion whatever, I shall not hesitate, after having provided for the safety of the archives, to take attache Herr von Tavera with me to Quei etaro, where I:foresee I shall greatly need his assistance. It might also be requisite to despatch him as courier to Mexico, or perhaps Puebla. Upon arriving in Queretaro I shall immediately endeavour to present myself without delay to the Emperor, in order to receive any instructions he may have to give. I do not know how it will be possible to get my ordinary reports forwarded to Vera Cruz, but I am told that the Liberals will lay no obstacles in the way of transmitting corre spondence referring to his Majesty's trial. I shall place myself in the closest relations with Herr von Magnus and the Imperial defenders, and need not assure your excellency that I shall make every effort consistent with my feeble powers to be in every re spect useful to his Majesty. I shall take with me very considerable pecuniary means, to be used in certain cases. M. Deno, the French Ambassador, who now begins to be very anxious respecting the position of the French Embassy, in case the Liberal forces should enter, and who would scarcely be able to leave the city unmolested, sends with us the former French Consul at Mazatlan, at present here. The Spanish Ambassador, Marquis de la Ribera, who some days ago demanded his pass ports on account of illegal withdrawal of the Spa nish Consul's exequatur, and quitted Mexico, will probably also shortly repair with his diplo matic staff to Queretaro, if indeed he has not already arrived here. Before closing my despatch, I hear that it is not settled whether the Emperor shall not be tried by the Supreme Tribunal, instead I of the above-mentioned court-martial. This might be considered as a very favourable eventuality for his Majesty, only the proceedings of the tri bunal, according to its ordinary practice, might then last several months, while I am assured that in the former case a conclusion might be at tained in two or three weeks. General Marquez seems, notwithstanding the now positive news from Queretaro, not ill-disposed to continue de fending the metropolis, as he knows that in case of defeat ho himself has no mercy to expect from the conquerors. Ho might therefore pos. sibly even risk a storm, hoping, in true Mexican fashion, to make his escape in the confusion of battle—an expedient this time hardly likely to suc ceed. General Tavera, the commandant of the city, a very honourable gentleman, seems, how ever, only anxious to avoid useless bloodshed ; and as a positive famine already prevails among the poorer classes (bread, meat, and fuel having dis appeared) is inclined to surrender. Elements of discord among the garrison will also speedily ap pear. I have advised the Austrian officers, in their own interest and that of their troops, to stand by General Tavera should the necessity arise, and this the rather because prolonged resistance might even be injurious to his Majesty. They seem deter mined never to . allow themselves to be de graded into a body-guard for General Mar quez. Their chief desire is to receive a direct order from the Emperor releasing them from their duty. In the event of my prolonged ab sence from Mexico I shall take care that your ex cellency receives direct news from here through one of the German consulates.—Receive, &c., " LAGO. " P.S.-31st, Evening. A letter from a German merchant at Queretaro has just arrived containing an order given him secretly by his Majesty that I should at once repair thither. I was informed at the same time that his Majesty had been brought before a court-martial, only presided over by a colonel. It is therefore the highest time that we and the defenders selected by the Emperor himself should leave for our destination, and yet the greatest difficulties are placed in the way of our departure by the Emperor's Lugarteniente and other imperial generals. Dal hope, however, to leave Mexico early to-morrow.—As above, " LAGO." NOTES FROM TRAINING QUARTERS. RICHMOND. Tuesday was close and warm, after a deal of rain. Elliott's head boy was out with a dozen, all cantering, except Rel Tub ; the Berezina filly then led Gleaner, Drofenraw, the colt by Oulston, and the Colsterdale filly the length of the moor, as fast as they could go. Tom Lund had his ordinary lot out doing strong work, looking big and well. Jacob Watson sent Olmar two miles, at a good sweating pace ; Proctor led Buttercup a mile ; Strathconan went two miles gently, and Elvire a mile steadily. Circe and Plaudit only cantered, the latter appear ing very dicky on his pins. Virtue, Tutela, Lais, and Bob Chambers were sent a good mile gallop ; while Louisa went a mile gently. John Coates had five of his lordship's out. 'Ethan led " the giant" three times the length of the moor, Mr. Thompson again up. Hermosa led Molinara similar work to that of the other two. El Cid was walking about, looking very well after being out. Neither Impera tor nor Bumblekite was out. MIDDLEHAM. Corporal, Mandrake, and Tynedale are going first class for their Goodwood engagements. MALTON. Tuesday morning opened very showery, though at An early hour Shepherd had out Malta and High land Chief, who walked about for some time, when Policy came out as if to join them in exercise, but before she got on the wolds the pair had left, and the three went home. Peck and I'Anson had their respective teams out, and they both repeated the quiet work of the previous day. John Scott was particularly attentive to his Goodwood horses ; ho first cantered the trio a wile and a quarter, and then IVestwick led Taraban, War, and Klarinska a couple of nice spins aboat a mile and a half each, at nearly three-parts speed, the four moving along first rate. ILSLEY. Most of the horses were out upon Tuesday as usual, with the exception of Aggravator, who was still absent. Most of the teams wont through about the same amount of work as en the previous day. LAMBOURNE. On Tuesday the Russley team took their usual canters, after which the majority galloped. Brother to Wild Charley led the filly out'of Lady Lurewell a good sweat, and Mirella led Sister to Scottish Chief, Sunflower filly, Malcolm filly, Summertime, and half-sister to Student a rattling gallop a little over two miles. Catherine Hayes filly (3 yrs), galloped a mile at a steady pace, and Brother to Wild Charley and Glenderg went a good gallop of three-quarters of a mile. FINDON. On Tuesday the horses from Findon and Michell Grove came out soon after three, and at once went to tho Lea Farm Bottom. The morning lot com prised Longdown, Thalia, Ulphus, Queen of the Isles, Signet, Gipsy Queen, Sister to Vedette, Fore sight, Gilead, Owain Glyndwr, Ganymede, Fal-lal, Miller's Maid, Icicle, Miss Martha, Miss Eleanor, Hcrennianus, Madrid, Gilbert Harnam, Sir David Gam, &c., all of whom did a similar amount of work to what they did yesterday, except that Owain Glyndwr this morning did his work alone, and, after a canter of a mile, had two gallops of two miles by himself. He walked for half an hour be tween his canter and his first gallop, and an hour betwixt his first and second. As far as I can judge the horse goes well, and he looks the picture of health and condition, being without au ounce of superfluous flesh. STOCKBRIDGE. Wednesday morning was delightful. After walk ing and cantering three-quarters of a mile, Redcap led the following colts a good gallop of nearly a mile :—Belfast, Birdseeker, Herald, Cheddington, and Aquilla, Roe filly and Papillon following. Ischia led Seville, Ines, Lady Rose, Red Riband, and Caucasus a mile and a half at a good pace, the grey and Miss Havelock going the same distance. Gomera led Vauban a good striding gallop of two miles, both going first-class. Viridis galloped about a mile and a half by herself. NEWMARKET. On Tuesday and Wednesday there was very little going forward in the training department at head quarters, everybody being at lluntingdon ; the horses left at home doing littlo beyond healthy exercise. Hermit was at his usual steady work with other of his stable comp anions. Guy of Warwick each day went a long stead y gallop ; also Miss Harriette, the colt by Toxopholite, dam by Gatneboy, and Verulam.—Sportsnzan. ST. GRORGE'S CHAPEL.—The Dean and Chapter of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, are comploting the renovation of the exterior of the walls, w cathedra l hich . T was he bal much us- trade on the top of tho n orth weath er -Worn, has be en replaced with new carved stone work, and the masons are now preparing to renew the upper balustrading on the south walls. When this is completed it is expected that the decayed portions of the work above the exterior of the aisles will also be re newed. PROVINCIAL FINANCE.—The Adelphi Bank, Liverpool, has declared a dividend at the rate of 74 per cent. per annum. It is understood that it is proposed to make a call of £5O per sharp upon the contributories to the Leeds Banking Company, which is now in course of liqui dation. The North and South Wales Bank has declared a dividend and bonus at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum, a balance of £12,242 being carried forward ; the net profit realised in the past financial year was £58,307. The direc tors of the Midland Banking Compa n y propose, E clividon4 at the sate of 6 per cent. per annum. June. pm pm pm THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. PORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. SOUTHAMPTON RACES—TiIIs DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) STONEHAM PARK. See Saw Ninny Cuckoo SOUTHAMPTON STAKES. Ambition Chovalior d'E4prit Littlo Wideawako SELLING PLATE. Thorn Reindeer . Rob Roy Nino ran. STAND PLITE. Distaff Vampire Masson STEWARDS PLATE Chivalry Adjutant Venomous 3 Four ran. SCURRY HANDICAP. Tumbler 1 Gentian 3 D u leibella f . VICTORIA CLUB BETTING. A fair muster present, and speculation moierately brisk. Several books were open on the Stewards' Cup, the horses as undermentioned each finding support. There was, however, no appearance of any genuine commission, the investments being merely to nominal sums. Jezabel was firm for the Goodwood Stakes, for which event Guy of Warwick slightly re trograded. The most noticeable feature was a strong disposition to back Lucifer, who reached 13 to 1, while Vidi was also freely invested on, 1,000 to 40 being booked twice, besides other minor sums. 2 to 1 was offered on the field for the Cup, for which, despite Lec turer's recent defeat, he was alone in request. The follow ing are the quotations : STEWARDS' CUP (GOODWOOD) 16 to 1 agst Sultan (taken) 25 to 1 agst Seville (taken) 25 to 1 agst Jeannie Deans (taken) 25 to; 1 agst Rhodomontado (taken) 33 to 1 agst Tortuga (taken) 33 to 1 apt Gladiator (taken) 83 to 1 agst Foresight (taken) 33 to 1 agst Camilla (taken) 40 to 1 agst Greenback (taken) 40 to 1 agst Union Jack (taken) 40 to 1 agst Mayonaise filly (taken) GOODWOOD STARES. 5 to 1 agst Jezabel (taken and offered) 7 to 1 agst Guy of Warwick (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Vici (offered) 11 to 1 agst Gomera (taken) 13 to 1 agst Lucifer (taken) 15 to 1 agst Clarice (offered) 100 to 6 agst Tynedale (offered) 100 to 6 agst Wild Briar (offered) 20 to 1 agst Dulcimer (offered) 25 to 1 apt Vidi (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Opoponax (taken) GOODWOOD CUP. 2to 1 agst Vauban (offered) 3to 1 agst Regalia (offered) b to 1 agst Lecturer (taken) 8 to 1 agst D'Estournel (offered) GOODWOOD MEETING. The Nursery Stakes, a handicap sweepstakes of 15 sous each, 5 ft, with 100 added ; winners of the Ham, Lavant, • Findon, Molecomb, or Bentinck Memorial Stakes, 61b ; of any two of those races, 91b extra. Last mile. 90 subs. st lb Formosa ... 8 12 See-saw ... 8 11 Contempt ... 8 8 Examiner Bel Gioruo Purser LPRa sa a rin bi c e e:o n f zi Orangeu..B 4 8 7 T l ll Linv uE' e l C od ... 8 0 Angus Lord Palmerston ... 8 0 The Parson 8 0 Black Diatuon4 • ... 7 12 Cuckoo ... 7 11 Boreas ... 7 11 Belfast 7 11 Lictor ... 7 10 Scotclitunn's Pride ... 7 10 Birdsoeker 7 9 'The F a un ••• "•7 9 Purveyor •.• ... 7 8 False Alarm ... 7 7 Chic ••• 7 7 Liquidator ••• ... 7 7 Dulcet Lump Sugar ... 7 7 Anthee 7 7 Banditto ••• 7 6 Ritualist ••• ' 5 President Lincoln ... 7 5 liatc h me nt ..• :. 7 5 Lily (late End's End)... 7 4 Kettleholder ... 7 4 Marquis of (Jambes ... 7 Canute ••• •.• 7 2 7 2 Osprey ••• ••• Warrington 7 2 Corinne ... ... 7 2 Janet Rawcliffe ... 7 0 The Returned 7 0 Ratty Prince Regent 7 0 rho Morning Star ... 7 0 Sister Isle ..• 7 0 et lb Schiedam ... 7 0 c by The Dupe—Lady Blanche ... 7 0 fby Vedette —Hope ... 7 0 Franchise ..• ... 7 0 Wellow 6 13 6 13 Papillon ... Handsome Jack ... 613 Merry Andrew ... 613 Cotytto 6 12 Aquilla 6 12 Demonstration ... 6 12 SplAidour ••• ... 610 Ch ant illy ••• ... 610 Bluoskia 6 10 ... 6 10 Fashion Rosso ... ••• .. 610 Mineto Gun ... 6 10 St. Valentine 6 10 Demon... 6 7 Sister to Maid Marian 6 7 Choral 6 7 Sea Serpent 6 7 Elmira John Leech ... 6 6 The Torsian ..• 6 6 Di Vernon ... 6 6 Citron ••• ••• ... 6 6 Henry the First ... 6 6 War Queen .. 6 5 Beautiful Star ... 6 5 c by Loup-Garou— Lady Constance ... 6 5 Festival 6 4 Boarskin •.. 6 3 Laird of Scotland ... 6 2 Vortigern (h b) ... 6 2 Eastley 6 2 Licymnia 6 0 Kingsland ••• 6 0 Churchill •.• 512 Thorndyko 5 12 Oracle ... •.. ... 510 Paul Jones 5 9 Lady Mary ... 5 7 Acorn 5 7 WOLVE RH AM PI ON MEETING. TUESDAY, August 13. Weights for the Wolverhampton Stakes (handicap) of 20 sovs each, with 200 added. About two miles. Age st lb I Age st lb Moulsey ... 69 7 36 11 John Davis ... 69 0 Knight of the Cres •.. ... 48 7 cent Duko of York Belmont ... ... 4 8 2 R e trousse ... 4 8 0 Challenge ... 3 7 10 Maid of Masham f 4 7 3 Wild Briar... ... 4 7 2 Chorister 4 7 2 Moose ... a 7 2 ... 4 7 0 F o rtunatus G r and Cross •..„ 3 7 0 Ail e sbury . 3 7 0 Tribune ... ... 4 7 0 Th e Colonel ... 46 13 Ed g baston... ... 46 12 „. 4 6 12 Neroli Orne -. C by Leamington — Annie Laurie 8 611 Clarice ... 3 6 11 Honeymoon 4 6 10 Little Ben ... ... 3 6 9 Vici ... 3 6 9 Greenback... ... 3 6 9 Barnabo ... 4 6 9 Master Willie ... 3 6 9 Helen ... 6 6 7 Safety 3 6 7 Leap Year... ... 3 6 7 G by De Clare — Maid of Kent 6 3 5 Vidi 3 6 2 Blue Peter... 3 6 1 Roger Mowbray 3 510 Dutch Admiral 35 10 MR. GEO. WEBB executes commissions, by letter only at his residence, 125, Queen's-crescent, Haverstock-hill, and has lists posted daily at the City Arches; also through his Agent, Mr. F. Butler, near Meux's B amerewenamery. No connex ion with • any other person using the g. ---.. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT ROUSE LORDS—Tms EVENING. Tiao LOUD CHANCELLOR. took his vat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Railway, and Somerset and Devon dalk and Greenore Railway, BILL. e. Sevenoaks, Maidstone, and Tunblidge Dun- R a i 1; j a i y E ( E s x x t l e p t 1 s T i e o n s ) 'burning the adjourned debate Lard GRAN WORTlLoinoiree t ; d n - t on the third reading of BGililtszseirNef iziatdsactabiordotLint on Lord de Grey the bill, ointment made under this act should 'shon.mould move a clause which would interfere with future legis give a Tested intere t provide thatsaid nthoaatpposi so as to lationstill expressed himself dissatisfied with the bi , GREYantought that it ought to have been ad journed for Bari DE'llthe report of the royal commission. After some further di of the insertion of the caladusescussion the bill was re a thirdpro time, with the addition posed by Lord Cranworth. THE STATUE OF MR. CANNING. Lord STRATIIE DEN moved that an humble address ho presented to her Majesty, to give instructions that the statue of Mr. Canning may be removed to its original site, or to a spot not more remote from the House of Commons. lie complained that the statue had been re moved to a spot where it could not be seen, and :ques tions had been asked by several noble lords, " where is the statue of Mr. Canning gone to ?" It was removed he knew to carry out a design which was now before their lordships elaborated and carried out. The whole trans formation could, h ow ever, have been made, and left the statue of Mr. Canning still standing. The question was whether their should not be a restoration, and ho wished for a petition to pray her Majesty that it mii,ht be re stored to its site. h appeared that the spot on which the statue stood formerly belonged to the Dean and Chapter he of Westminster, but it was afterwards granted to t Crown, and by it granted to tho subscribers, and therefore there was no difficulty in restoring it. Mr. Canning had died shortly after coming into high office, and he had been buried with the utmost honours ; his remains were deposited in Westtnins . ar, and this spot, this site, was consecrated to his memory. Upon this point he principally founded his motion. Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE said that, as a near surviving relative of the late Mr. Canning, he must inform their lordships that a lthough 40 years had e lapsed yet still he had the same feeling towards that great man. Whether the statue bb removed, or, like all other perish able things perish, it would not alter his feelings towards him. The objectin placing the statue where it was was that it should stand nearthe areuawiiere hisgreat abilities were well known, and his eloquence so often heard. If there was a necessity for its removal, no one would be mole ready to agree to it WA ilinoelf, but_ it APPearod, tSQ what had fallen from his noble friend, there existed no such necessity under those circumstances, and having no other information, he thought that it would be better that me morials of that kind should remain where they were. It was now completely in the shade, and in the future other statues might be placed near which would completely hide it. He therefore agreed with the resolution of his noble friend. [LEFT SITTING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS. Tars EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. GOOD-SERVICE MEDALS. Mr. APLAR&asied - the - &retary of State for War why cavalry soldiers were obliged to servo for twenty-mm years to entitle them to the good-conduct medal, whilst all other branches of the service had only to serve eighteen years to qualify them for that distinction. Sir J. PAKINGTON said the circumstance arose front the difference of the times of enlistment, and also to the fact that the medals had been given to infantry 3,•klite-s three years liefore the time they would become entitled to them. Hcwover, from the steps that had been taken in the pre - Ant session, both branches of the service would receive them at the same time. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. _ _ In reply to Mr. WHALLEY, Mr. HARDY said he had not received complaints from Peteraborough and other plaze respecting the mode of enforcing tue law adopted by the police in regard to the violation of the Act 25 and 6 of Will. IV., c. 63. There was some difficulty, it was true, existing in conse quence of the standard weights in sonic parts of the coun try not having been suffi,iently tested, but ample protec tion was afforded to the traders in those localities. COUNTY PRISONS IN IRELAND. On the 11.r.8 mo t ionLATi BLAKE c f a o l r l ed goingthe i committeen a t t n tention of t h o o f h supply,Tl v to the I 1. lo h n i e c h r k in ee s p oni th e oe Sthtaetfeooofd gtihreenCOillvasntyqupirtiesoinnssuiffinclireenitantdo, than cases t in a state of bodily health. He concluded b nfi i n n ed ex f i o s r ten more re y inall m oving o re solution, affirming it to be the duty of the Governmenton a to increaseth e e p d ri i s e o ta n r e y rs ta w bl o e r s e now co where ,th months. Mr. BRADY said the treatment of the prisoners in the county prisons in Ireland was cruel in the extreme. Instead of receiving the sort of food ordered by the inspectors of prisons, they received eight ounces of Indian meal for breakfast, and 14 ounces of brown bread for dinner. The meals were served at 9in the morning and 3 in the afternoon, so that for 18 hours the poor creatures were left without food or drink. When the men left the prisons they were quite unable to perform the ordinary duty of life. In Gibraltar the food given the prisoners was altogether sumptuous compared with that in Ireland, and when the house for one moment considered that the charge per diem for the keep of each prisoner in Ireland was only 3d., he was sure it would be at once seen that the diet such a sum cost was totally inadequate for the support of health. Ile condemned the practice of making men sent to prison endure more hardships than the law inflicted on them. Lord NAAS said some time ago, prior to 1849, it was discovered that the dietary given in prisons acted as a sort of premium to crime, and therefore it was thought proper to reduce it; but even then it exceeded that given in the workhouses. In 1850 it was still further reduced, soup being substituted for milk. In 1854 another alteration in the dietary tables was made, and from that time to the present no further alterations took place. He admitted that the time had now arrived when the subject should be thoroughly it quired into, with a view of making such alterations as might now be considered necessary, and he was also of opinion that some change in the dietary tables was required, but they must be careful they did not go too far. In some prisons in Ireland an increased quantity and quality of diet had already taken place, but before the session closed ho should introduce a bill on the subject with a view to its being fully considered during the recess. He did not think the deaths in the Irish county prisons were greatly in excess of those confined in prisons in England. After a few observations from Mr. NUTT the motion was by leave withdrawn. STATE OF IRELAND. Sir 0. O'LOGHLEN called the attention of the house to the state of Ireland, and the legislation for that country proposed during the present session by her Majesty's Go vernment. In one part of tho country in Scotland all was quietness and comfort. Scotland had no grievances, and if she had they were not heard of in the house. In Ireland, however, the laws with respect to the land and the Church remained in the most unsatisfactory state, and it was the opiaion of those best able to give an opinion that the land laws formed the groundwork of the wide spread disaffection which unfortunately existed in Ireland. The Church question was another subject of disquietude. In Ireland they had two churches, one the Church of the State, which was alien to the people and the Church of the people alien to the State, and he felt quite certain that, whoever might be the occupants of the Treasury bench nex t session, that question would have to be taken ear nestly and seriously into consideration. With re spect to the manner in which Irish affairs had been conducted by the Lord-Lieutenant and the noble lord who filled the office of Chief Secreta he had n o fault to find ;_ on the contrary, the ry , nobleman w ho filled the office of Lord-Lieutenant ha d th con ducted matters with dig nit y and prudence, wh te noble lord the Secretary for Ireland the had utmostacted t h roug hout a most trying period with discretion, and had treated the whole of thhee Irish When mem bers with the grea t e st courtesy. (Hear, ar .) the put greatest pressure was - upon them during the Fenian outbreak, and every one who did not advise acts of coercion was nearly looked upon as one implicated iu the disturbance, the no b le lord, amidst all this, determined to depend upon the majesty of the law, and in that course ho had beau successful. lie thought ho was entitled to the hearty thanks of that house for the l ; ;,) w energy he had displayed; but then something eas required. In the Speech fro:u the Throne the Govern mint promised a bill to settle the ltud question, but it had altogether failed, not limn the opp )sr.ion of tae Irish members on his (Sir Colmln O'le)gliten's) silo of the house, but those who Met behind the Trea sury bench. The great curse of Ireland was abs ni teeism, and, with the greatest respect for Iler Majesty, he thought that if bier Majesty and the Royal Faintly would stay for a short time in that country she would more effectually put down the effects of that system than regi mouts of soldiers and police. (LEFT SITTING.) LONDON GAZE rE.-THIS EVENING. DOWNING-STREET, JULY 22. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Herbert Taylor Usster, Eq., to be Administrater of the Government of her Majesty's Settlement on the Gold Coast, on the Wes tern Coast of Africa. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JULY '22. Tho Qneeu has been pleased to appoint the lion. Roden Berkeley Wriothesloy Noel to be one of the Grooms of the Privy Chamber in order to her Majesty, in the room of Colonel John Homo Purves, deceased. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JULY 24. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge has been pleated to appoint Major General Lord Frederick Paulet, C. 8., to be Comptroller of the Household and Equerry to her Royal Highness, in the room of Colonel John Hume Purvess, deceased. COURSE 0-1-7—Eis Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 1 7 11 18 } Ditto 3 Mouths. 11. 19 12 0 Rotterdam — 11 19 12 0 Antwerp — 25 33 25 42f Brussels — 25 35 25 42f Hamburg — 13 91 13 10 Paris Short 25 121 25 20 Ditto 3 Months. 25 321 25 371 Marseilles 120 1140-` on the Maine .. 1 1201 .. ... 13 b Frankfor: .. 12 9J 13 5 Vionnt. _ 12 95 Trieste — - 821 Petersinu•gli 6 2.6} Berlin 48 499 Madrid ..... . '— Cadiz THE MYSTERIOUS TR AGEDY A 2 LIME HOUSE. LATEST PARTICULARS—(THIS DAY). The man John Wiggins, who is at present in the London Hospital under the surveillance of the police, is now out of danger, but Mr. Dove, the surgeon who has him under his care, will not allow him to be closely questioned, for fear lest he might b ecome excited, and re tard his speedy recovery. He has become somewhat weak in consequence of the loss of blood which he sustained on the morning of the occurr ence. II() has ma de several statements, and although they have all been care fully noted, some of them do not correspond in detail, and should he tender himself as a witness ho will be subjected to s, very searching examination. lie is not sufficiently well enough at present to leave, and we may state that if he were, in the pre sent stage of the whole affair, he would be asked to explain the circumstances to a magistrate. He is a man of about 35 years of age, and he made the acquaintancewas2o.T of The ethedeceased little sister woman of thedecea w sed heli s s a h y e s that her name is Makes, not Floakes ; but, as the girl is unable to read or write, it is thought that the exact name will never be known unless some of the relations come forward. She has two married sisters living at Newcastle, and it is said that the family were always considered. respectable. The little girl states that when her father deserted her self and her sister he took away from them their little brothers, and for some time he sent au old woman 4s. a week to take care of them. They were never able to discover his whereabouts. The police have procured what is considered im portant evidence, with regard to a qarrelWiggins which took place some time last week between and the deceased. The scene on the morning of the onceoccur was a most exciting one . Wiggins kept running up and down the street brandishing the knife, which ich was covered with blood , shouting out, " This knife she cut my throat with." He then wemnt the to a cousin's house had awoke him up to show hi knife. ASCENT OF MR. COXIVELL AT COLNEY HATCH. A gala in the ground attached to the Railway Hotel in this neighbourhood took place ou Tuesday last, when Mr. Coxwell ascended in his new , and magnificent balloon of 18,000 cubic feet contents. The wind was so high that it Was blown about fearfully during the inflation, but its make and form enabled it to resist the gusts, so that at 7 o'clock Mr. Coxwell and his assistant ascended, and got safely to terra firma in Sir Henry g etu C s park just before a arexach. tng storm oamo on, '"A