The Sun. — London, England, 1867-08-30 00:00:00

NONEY 'MAR BET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCB, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The affairs of the Atlantic and Great IVestern Railway have become notorious, their gross finan cial mismanagem en t h av i ng b roug ht th e w h o l e roa d, its directors and managers, into disrepute. This is proved by the non-payment of dividend, the issue of mortgage bonds, and the marketable value of all the securities. In the columns of a contemporary, well supported by the principals of Bank of I ngland, letters appear, signed James "Theory, i▪ n which elaborate efforts are made to ex pima away the difficulties in which European investors' interests have been grossly sacrificed by unscrupulous management. Mr. James Mc Henry, i▪ n an aphorism with which he is no doubt well ac quainted, will remem b er " qu i s ' excuse s ' accuse. " 1N hat could be more significant of maladministration than the following admission of Mr. James Had the affairs of the road been vigorously administered, its resources fairly deve loped, and reasonable economy exercised in its dis bursements, all interest money would have been re gularly provided, and consequently, from sustain ed Credit, a very much higher rate had from sale of bonds and shares under pledge for advances. The realisation of these latter at disastrous rates de prived me of the use of at least a million sterling in 1866 —caused me a loss to that extent in money, and greatly more in credit." Mr. M‘lienry men tions that if his views . be carried out the property may be brought to a state of solvency in three years. The bondholders and shareholders may suggestively think, in accordance with another proverb "Notre mal s'empoisonne Du secours qu'on donne." To all who have money invested in this undertaking there is only one word of advice, and that is, re organisation. There was an influx of £138,000 in bar gold, and 9,000 sovereigns from Paris at the Bank of England yesterday. The shipments of gold from Melbourne since the departure of the last mail have been to the extent of £718,000. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures remain at 23 25, and the Colsolidatcd Mortgage Bonds at 21 22. The Alice has arrived at Liverpool from New Orleans with Mexican dollars amounting to £70,000; and the Queen, from New York, has brought about £50,000 in specie. The Mexican dollars by the West India packet have been sold at 59d. per ounce, and the bar silver at 60d per ounce. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days there has been very little animation. Sugar has been in limited request at barely previous rates, while superior qualities of coffee have been in demand at full values. Rice has been neglected, and the operations in tallow have been too limited to cause any material change in values. The return from the Bank of England for the week ending the 28th August gives the following re sults when compared with the previous week : Rest £3,374,774 ... D ecrease £25 , 160 Other d e Public deposit s 7 350 218 ... Increase 823,704 Posits 18,870,130 , Decrease 598,315 the other side of the account : Government securities £12,812,373 ... No change. r securities ... 16,976,823 .., Decrease 70,836 Notes unemployed ... 13,631,585 ... Increase 205,165 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,693,810, _being a decrease of £238,080 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £23,574,726, showing an increase of £42,065 when compared with the preceding return. Subjoined is a comparison of the present position of t he Bank o f E ngland and the price of Consols with the correspondino• week of last year : - - Same week At present. last year. £15,832,020 0 13ank bullion .. X 23,57-1,726 ... Notes in reserve... .• 1-1,850,916 ... 6,933,5_1 N otes in eircullti n - C 93 810 $.. 23,898,010 Mite of discou;it ° ::: 2 2 3 per'.c'ent. ' .... 6 per cont. Price of Consols The return of th •••411 9li •.• 8 9 } e Bank of France for the past lye e k shows the following alterations :—An increase in the Cash in Hand of i 6620,000 ; Private Accounts, X 613,000 XlBO ; Bills Receivable, 1.196,000 ; ,000 Treasury B a l ance, £66,640 ; Notes, and in the Advances 5,000. T he letter s o f allotment of the Taquaril Mining C 3111Pany (Limited) have been issued. o'CLocK. 4341 Y a few t ransactions have taken Two place to-day I_ll t he mark e t for the British Funds, and the other departments of th e S tock Exchange business have . been dep ressed. Consols are 948 I for money ond ac count, and 94 f for October settlement. Th e New Threes are 94f 8 ; Reduced Annuities, I;per Bank of E ng l and Stock, 261 ; and India 5 Cents., 112 i 13. of V ery littl e variation has occurred in the value .' 1 , °re ign Stocks. It a li an are 488 ; Greek 12 u l3 ~' r , ; Alexican 14a 1; Spanish Passive, 18+ 191 ; Certificates , 151 ; and Turkish 5 per Cents., A very limited amount of business has been tran sacted in the Railway Share Market, and with one or tvvo exceptions lower rates are current. Metro- Politan have receded 1, Great Western I, and Great eastern and Brighton each 1 ; while Caledonian have improved 1. Great Northern A stock is quoted 114+ ex div.; North-Western 112 k 1131 ex div.; Midland, 117 ex div.; and South-Eastern, 65 + 661 ex div. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive, Great Luxembourg being marked 10+ ; East Indian, 111 1101 ; and Great India n P en i nsula, 110 + . American Securities have improved. Erie ', h ares, 44.45 ; Illi no i s, 76+ 77+ ; and United States "-20 Bonds 731 +. MINING MARKET. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 9hAnnexe are the current quot a ti ons : iverton Moor .... 551 North Treskerby ll 1/ `6,iontales Gold ........ 55i Princeof Wales 4Bs 50s Fast 11 .A.nialgamate 7 : 1 it Providence Mines 370. 390 t tst 4,3 et ............ 16 18 South Caradon Eagt Ca.radon ......... 51 51 Tincroft .......... West Chiverton 621 61 155 160 Gre tassell ..... . ... 11 11 West Seton Great LnxeY ......... 181 19i Wheal Basset il Great tallick. ...... 441 Wheal Gr h e . nv lt l on — 7 liftrl: Wheal Vor 161 171 Wheal 6s 8s North oVrajrleY ......... 51 51 Wheal Crebor oLty ......... 441 Wheal Scton BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. a GOVEIMMENT PONDS. 94i i i D'lr tient. Consols 9 i i a 1)0. Account, Sept. 10 J 4 i 1 ,„Per Cent. Reduced 94i it i '° , W 3 per Cent N W 21. Per Cent. Jan. 1894 4 '''''). Per Cent. Jan. 1873 1880 —ll,llllities, 80 rs expire sth Jan., ___ 41):bo. for 30 yYs2:ex ire sth April 1885 .ated Sear Telelraph), Au 6., 1908. ‘-'.oellier Bills, £l,OOO if ..z a — rcn rp . nini bo 4500 Pin n , Do. £lOO & £2OO -4 , 111 c of England Stock, 5i per Cent ''''cat Account ................................ /tia• l N bLiar GOPFRNMENT SECURIILES ea Bto .Iz, 104 ' ' r Cent., April 1874 l.)/I°. Account -.• p.e . ... I - 7 1 13 6 ° ,,' , 4 3 Per Cent.. .. . ily .. , . 1680 ri- . k Pet Ceut O ct. 1868 --0. Certificate' . ' —.4-- 1) 1) 0 0 . E., nft(ced I'a s p . .. ... ....... . ue . nt 8 1) • o per Cent., Jan. 18,2 Do. 5 i per Cent., flay 1879 _ '"°. 5 por Cent., Rap. Deb., 18,2 — Do. (10. - 1877 ~, DO. do. 1882 4'o. net. , o Aug. 1873 r , ~ ..) per ....,ent., — _ pill '', O. BOndi3, 5 per Cent., 41,000 p n 1)0. under 4100 A rOREIGN FUNDS —CLOSING -rgentine llepublle, 6 per Cent A latr . tr ~.I.all b onds, 5 per Cent. 1859 l'finan 5 per Cent. • 1} Per Ceut., 1852-58-60 bo. 1853 syo. Do 5 per Cent , 1865 too Account 80nd5 ....... ................. 73 i 6 t o ' 4100 .• . ~,•Gaos Ay 6 per . Cont e ü b a 2 Perest (Deferred 3 • per • Cent ) „ill 4) 6 per Cent '4,,i1j11 6 Per Cent 4 'o. 41 per C ent •'..:: Uo. 6 ,_., Cent, ...• ................... . i)o. " l is - ) 67 t-, B ..................... „.., , D °. , .erip, 4:j.... ..... :i.... —die to., 7 per C(,nt, 1%66 - °1 feriP' 420.Paiq „ t.. .............. „.„„ Juno. pm pm pin anu Exeter .. Caledunlan Cork and 8and0n......1 ~Cornwall !Dublin & Belfast June 1 illun„Perth, & A b..Tunc ' K.l.c:adun, a alp Certi Do. Glasgow Sc S. Western! Great Eastern, Ord. stk.! Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2! Great North of Scotian& Great Northern Do. A 5t0ck...... Do. B stock • 1 100 too Do. New, is. at 25 pmt GtS, and W. of Irelandi Gt. Western -Original' Do. S. V4l. hail gua.l Do. South Wales ....I Do. W. Mid.—Oxior 1 Do. Newport Do. liereford ! Lancashire& Yorkshlrvl London and Blackwall Lon., Brigh.,.% S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dave!, Do. Metrop. Ex. A 1 Lon. Az North Western! Lon. ez South WesterLl Man., Shet., k Lincoln Do. New Do. Extension...— Metropolitan District Do. do. do. Du. and St. John'sn'd slidland Do. £P Share Do, Birmin.. & Derby Mid Kent . . . North British Do. Ed. ' Pth., & Dun. lith. Eastern—Berwich Do. (1.N•111 purchase Do. Leeds ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle 1)o. Stook. & Darling Do. do. 18t10-61 ..... • North London Do. do. 1864 5 . . Do. do. 1806 North Staffordshire N. &S. W. Junction I Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stock Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Statues, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whltelia West Cornwall 301 06f 154 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 1:)0 100 100 V 0 100 100 Ss NS luo 100 100 all 100 100 Dmubian Principalities, 7 per Cent 6l Do 8 por Cent., 1867 egyptian 7 per Cent Do. Second lssuo Do. £lOO Bonds Do. Do. 1864 Do. £lOO Bonds B7 Do Government Railway Debentures Bs- 6 Spnish 3 per Cent Do Acc , funt Turkish 6 per Cent., 1851 Do Account Do 6 per Cont. 1858 Do Account ... Do £lOO Bonds ... Do 6 per Cent , 1862 Do Account Do -CM Bonds. 58f T MUM O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 94 Do. Account Sept:cm:ller 10 9ll SUARELIST--This Day. ORDINARY SLIAlih:B AND STOCaS. Railways. Paid. Business iii Au 108 11 15 15 13 4 109 i 3 5 73 76 . 0 7•' 10) 111 30} 302 4 6 111 112 1.4 116 96 18 45 46 25 30 28 39 126 128 SO 61 17 16 10 15 113 114 81 83 46 17 2i 124 111 112 83 85 _ - 117 1174 89 91 30 32 105 62 64 96 08 33i 31), 84 gap, 115 117 1 11 , 63 65 112 115 57 58 4t ti (7 68 9 10 148 152 3 4; 100 101 98 100 101 14 85 SO 83 85 104 106 106 107 101 106 104 105 91 26 101 104 109 11., 102 104 104 106 105 107 101 106 191 103 .98 100 96 98 91 92 93 91 98 9D 8 100 105 107 104 112( 3LONS. 55 58 103 1031 P it 4 41 5 6 63 71 1:6 65 90 101 100 002 1 1 0 110 ;7 18 80 85 50 52 40 45 32 34 - - i 9 20 107 109 - 21. - 2 WO 10 t 92 94 15j 15i 95 85 e 7 - f l'i 100 102 93 t 1 89 91 83 85 100 101 ICOi 10ti P 5.19 100 85 87 (34 71 6: 7 410 410 20 22 5 6 3 36 2 3 10 31 31 4 5 18 19 16 18 1 31 36 2} 22 6 41 2} 11 40 60 5 7 31 4 2 2i 20 28 340 360 f it 34 4; :2 14 e 1b 9 II 07 69 141 :6) 65 ;0 24 26 13 100 110 7 9 • d i fintt ; Cirtifilt HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, Aug. 28. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Christian, walked in the grounds yesterday morning, and went out in tho afternoon with Princess Beatrice, at tended by Lady Churchill. Prince Christian went out shooting. Sir Thomas and Lab ,- Bid(lulph dined with the Queen and Royal family. FUNERAL OF TEE LATE DUKE OF PLO ATIIUNBERLAND.—(Th's Day.) The funeral of the mortal remains of the most noble George, Duke of Northumberland, took place to-day in Westminster Abbey. The hour fixed for the solemn proceeding was one o'clock, but for some tine previous crowds of well-dressed per sons assembled in front of Northumberland House, at Charing-cross, to witness the funeral cortege quit the ancient mansion, and at about a quarter of an hour previous to the time fixed for the arrival at the Abbey the massive gateswere thrown open, and the procession emerged in the following order : Two mutes; Jarvis and Child, undertakers ; Mr. Robertson, of Alnwick ; two mutes ; a lid of feathers. The hearse and six, containing the body. First mourning coach and four, containing—The Right Hon. the Earl Percy, the Right Hon. Lord Warkworth, the llon. Algernon Percy, Lord Josce line William Percy. Second mourning coach and four, containing— The Hon. George Percy, Lord Henry Hugh Man vers Percy, Lord Charles Bertie Percy, the Right Hon. Lord Hatherton. Third mourning coach and four, containing—The Hon. Capt. Littleton, the Hon. Algernon Littleton, the Hon. William Francis Littleton, the lion. Cecil James Littleton. Fourth mourning coach and four, containing—. Heber Percy, Esq. ; Hugh Percy, Esq. ; Colonel Bagot ; Henry Askew, Esq. Fifth mourning coach and four, containing—Col. D'Aquilar ; Edward Percy Thompson, Esq. ; the Earl Amherst ; Viscount St. Asaph. Sixth mourning coach and four, containing-- The Right Hon. Lord Wharncliffe, the Right Hon. Lord Redesdale, 11. Mitford, Esq., and General Ashburnham. Seventh mourning coach and four, containing —Admiral Swinburne, llenry Drummond, Esq., the Rev. lleneage Drummond, and Rev. A. Wodehouse. Eighth mourning coach and four, containing-.. Captain Wodehouse, the Rev. E. Probert, th© Rev. Court Granville, and Dr. Evanson. Ninth mourning coach and four, containing— Alfred Bell, Esq., J. Snowball, Esq., Thomas Williams, Esq., and Major Holland. Tenth mourning coach and four, containing— IL T. Wells, Esq., G. C. Begbie, Esq., and It. N. Bennett, Esq. _ _ Eleventh mourning coach and four, containing —Mr. Gilson and Mr. Wells. The late Duke of Northumberland's carriage, the Earl Percy's carriage, and the private carriage, and private carriages of the nobility and gentry following. There was an utter absence of the millinery of undertaking in the procession. There was nothing of either pomp or ornament to show the funeral was that of " The Most High Puissant and Most Noble Prince George Percy, Duke and Earl of Northumberland, Earl Percy, Earl of Beverley of the county of York, Baron Wark worth of Wark worth Casile, and Lord Lovaine, Baron of Alnwick, in the county of Northumberland, Baronet, and one of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Honourable Council." It was as plain a funeral as could be possible, and differed only in the number of mourn ing carriages, and a few other minor details, from that of an ordinary English gentleman. Precisely at one o'clock the body was received at the western door of the Abbey by the clergy, and during the reading of the sentences with which the magnificent service for the burial of the dead com mences it moved in solemn procession to the choir, where the portion of the service appointed to be read there was performed by the Dean. This having been concluded, the coffin was then carried to the vault of the Percys, which is situate in the chapel of St. Nicholas, to the right of Henry the Seventh's chapel, and precisely in front of the shrine of Edward the Confessor. In this chapel are the tombs of the following illustrious dead : Lady Cecil, 1591. Lady Clifford, 1679, Countess Beverley, 1812, Duchess of Somerset, 1587, Westmoreland family, 1618, Baron Carew, 1470, Nicholas Bagenell, 1688. Lady Burleigh and the Countess of Oxford, 1589, Dudley, Bishop of Durham, and Lady Harriet St. John, Maid of Honour to Queen Elizabeth,l4B3, Daughter of Christopher Harley, Ambassador of Franco to Charles 1., Lady Ross, 1591, Marchioness of Winchester, 1586, Duchess of Northumberland, 1776, Phillippa, Duchess cf York, 1433, Sir J. Villiers and his Countess of Buckingham, time of James 1., Sir Humphrey Stanley, 1503. The family vault opened for the reception of the late duke contained the crimson velvet covered coffins of six of his Grace's family, and the latest addition was placed side by side with that of his predecessor, Algernon, Duke of Northumberland, who died about two years ago. This having been done the ceremony ended, and the mourners returned to their carriages. There was no choral service or music of any description, and all the general public saw of the proceedings was the passing of the procession from the western door to the entrance of the choir. Only a very few favoured persons obtained the privilege of sitting in the ch o i r , and still fewer to the chapel of St. Nicholas. The funeral, which was conducted by Messrs. Jarvis and Child, was remarkable for its plainness. T HE LATE PROFESSOR FARAD AY.—Prof essor Faraday belonged to a small sect called Sandimanians or Glassites, founded by Messrs. Sandiman and Glass; both Scotchmen. Sandimanianism profosses very high Cal vinism, and has boon decreasing in numbers and import lance for many years past. Of late years Faraday was an elder, and frequently preached in the chapel, Goswell-road, London. A correspondent from Nottingha m wr i tes — " I hoard Faraday read tho Holy Scriptures ne ar l y 4 0 years ago in the little Sandimanian Chapel in Hound's Gate (now a warehouse), in this town, and was then struck by the simplicity of his manners and the clearness and impres siveness of his reading." A ltorAL MARRIAGE PRESENT.—The burgotnas tors of the towns of the Bavarian palatinate assembled a fow days since to consider what present they should offer to the King on the occasion of his marriage. After a long dis cussion it was resolved that they should present to tho royal bridegroom a hogshead of tho bust wine of the palatinate on a carriage drawn by four horsas, together with a golden goblet. BODY OF A WOMAN FOUND IN PLYMOUTH SOUN D —On Tuesday the holy of a woman was found in Ply mouth Sound, the appearance of the corpse indicating death from drowning. On Wednesday the body was iden tified as that of Mary Manning, who for some time past had been cohabiting with a shipwright working in Devonport Dockyard. The woman lodged at Stonehouse, and had been missing since Saturday. She had relatives in a re spectable • position. How and where she spent the last three days of her life is not yet ascertained, nor is there any clue as to whether she came to be in the water by foul play or by her own act. DEFALCATIOM OF TIIE STEWARD OF A FRIENDLY S OCIETY. —On Wednesday, at Rugely, Staffordshire, Henry Cheshire, builder, who for the last two years has held the office of high steward of the Rugely Junior Friendly So ciety, was charged with appropriating to his own use nearly the whole of the funds of the society, amounting to .£230. The prisoner had admitted his defalcations, dis claiming, at the same time, any intention of defrauding the society ; but the bunch could not proceed to a committal in consequence of the non-production of a est - titled copy of the rules. A remand was accordingly applied for and granted. hare British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1972.... Uan.Gov.6 p.o.JaA J my 1877-84 /leo. 8 p. e. Feb. it Aug.. Do. 5 p. 0. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. C. Jan. K July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape (*.Hope, 6 p.c.187.3 00.Ap1.&OCt. 1890-19 00 Do. do 1680-90 Do. Jan.,llJuly, 1890-81 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c. Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1373, Jan. and July Do. 1878 - Do. 1882, Mayls, N0v.15 Do. 1895, Feb. do Aug Natal Gov. 6 per cent N.B.Gov.Bp.c.Ja.&July N. S.W. Gov. 5 pv., 18136 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 , Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1895 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per oent.... Nova Soutia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 ..Zueensland Gov. 6 p. c 6. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-v, Do. 1878 St ußwards ' Vlc,Gov. 6 p.c. 41 a ,V.Jul) Do. do, April ,t Oct BRITISII 1' Atlantic it St. Lawrenuc liaroda, Cun.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. F shares Isulralo & Lake fluron Do. Prelcrence all., Bran t, & Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- Calcutta & S. E., lira .:al e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p, Nast. Bengal, gu., 5 do East ludian, gu.s p.c. Do. J Extension rand Trunkof Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bond: I charge t~ p Do. Ist Pref. - Bonds.. Do. do deferred .... De. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Du. do. deterred .... Do. 3d rref. 5t00k.... Do. do. deferred .... Do. ith Pref. stock .. Do. do. detcsred India Pen. gut. 5p.0. o. Uua. 5 per cent.. Do. New gua. 5 p. 0.. t. South of India gua. 5 per ocnt 4f per cent.... Do , Treat Wee. of Canada Do. New Do. 6 p. o Iff.e. pay. 1873 Do. 54 du. pay. 1577-8 fndian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 43 do Do. Filth Extenooh ltelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Brads. Me). k Dobson's Bay.. N. 111.C' da, Opc Ist pl. bs. Scinde ..... Do. Delhi Do. do giJ Do. runjaub Do.lndusSt.FloL 64 BRITISH MINKS. Cam. Coneol. Gold, UM Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated pevon G. Cons. (Tavist prakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) ast E Caradon East Cairn Brea Nast Grenville East Gunn islake East Love A l......... W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam.Az StAubyn(Gwen. Great Laxey, limited Great South 'reigns Great Wheal Bulgy.., ~ G. Wheal Vor (Heist 3rrenvilie Herod's Foot . A... Ringston Downs Mararet (Uny Lelant 'ilarkc Valley nwyndy Iron Ore, lim view Se ton North Roskear N.Wh'll3assett(Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Providence ,Uny Lelant I S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park . Pin Croft. Vigra and Clegan, lim West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Ltskeard West Chi ver ton West Seton Wheal Bassett !Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Scion Wheal Trelawney (Lis 2.1.0 2Vi 2.11. c 2. t 1 - .0 8.3.0 3.9.0 11.2.6, 58 . 5.17.0 81121 46 6 1221 31 1111 12 101 f sst 8 911 I 95 9PI a 1(3 Y.KNIEItEN HARM, Lancashire and Yorkshire, 6 per cent. stock, 1261 FOREIGN RAIL WAX •4%. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 8; Central Argentine, 121 tireat Luxembourg, 101 1 FOREIGN MINES. Chontales Gold and Silver Minine, Urn.. 5 (lon Pedro, Nnr h 1 (•1 Noy, I u-1,1 pm Pest.trena United Gold, lim , 21 Scottish Australhn, lim., 15-16 St. John del Rey, lim., 601 t DOCKS. oadon and St. Katharine, ;Al BAD .IS.S. Agra. lim.. A, 6 I, - 6 Imperial Ottomali. 1.4.nd 31ortga;;c Bank 01 India, 11m., I,I F London and Conlit y, 57 6 London Joiut Stock, 37, i.ondon and estinincitcr, 703 Midland Bank, 191 National Provincial of Enirland. Ditto, d and 3d iESUG, 391 Union of London, 38 ; EI MISCILLADTX OOB . Anglo-American Telegraph, Urn., 161 1 Atlantic Telegraph, 251 5 Dit o, 8 per cent, 63 Ceylon Company. 81 Colonial, aim, SI 9 Company of African Merchants, Urn., 21 ; Credit r oncier of Envland, 3 1-10 t Crystal Palace, 211 4 51 Ditto, PrLierence, 98 Ditto, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 1071 Eng Usti and Foreign Credit, 3 Gen. Credit and Discount, 11m.. 51 El udson's Bay, 15 International Financial Society, Um., 2; London Financial Association, line , 63 7} London General Omn i bus Company, lire, 2 9-16 Nrtional Discount t,ompany, 111 ur!ental Gas, Bin.. 5 I Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 41 Royal Mill Steam, 92 submarine Telegraph, Ditto, Scr ip, Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, 4 4 Viceroy of Egypt (.Mortgage) LQSD, 691 4 70 191 1 151 451 i 41 54 ot 50 494 50 11j . 1 12i 117 16 17} 1121 111 1102 11 10; 11 20 et et leo THE SUN, LONDON. FRIDAY EVENING A UGUST 30, 1867. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. FALLING INTO BAD COMPANY —John Mercer, a young man in the employ of Messrs. Cook, watchmakers, of No. 29, Wardour-street, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing £3, the moneys of his employers. Mr. Owen Cook said that on Tuesday night he gave the prisoner, his porter, £3 to get him the plate license, and he left and never returned. Having communicated with the police, the prisoner was taken into custody last night. In answer to Mr. Knox, the prosecutor stated that the prisoner had only been in his employment two months, having coming to Lim with a written character from Coventry. The prisoner, in answer to the charge, said that he went into a public-house to have a glass of beer, and fell in with a female, and whetLer she put anything into the beer or not he could not say, but he believed she did, as ho fell asleep, and on waking up missed the money from his pocket. Police-constable Farwell, 105 G, proved apprehending the prisoner last niAt in Grasshopper-court, Finsbury, and on telling him the charge ho said that ho had had a drop of beer with a female, been drugged and lost his money. He wr.s apprenticed at Coventry. In answer to Mr. Knox, Inspector Bowles said there was no difficulty in communicating with the police at Coventry as to the prisoner's character, and Mr. Knox remanded him for that purpose. WESTMINSTER. SINGULAR APPLICATION FOR A PROTECTION OItDER.- A middle-aged lady, in a silk dress, was amongst the ap plicants for redress this morning, and stated that she wanted a protection order. Mr. Selfe—Under what circumstances? Applicant—My husband left me three months ago, and the female he is keeping last night abused me. lie is con tinually in the neighbourhood, and I have no doubt has intentions against my goods. _ _ _ Mr. Sella—How did he leave you ? Applicant—£3oo in debt, which I have paid, and com menced business again for my eight children. I don't want him to como and lay claim to what I have got. Mr. Selfe—There are two kinds of protection here. The one you seek is for the protection of the goods of a woman whose husband has deserted her. You say that your hus band is continually in the neighbourhood? Applicant—Yes, ho is. Mr. Selfe—Perhaps he will repent of his way. Applicant—l am sure I can't say. My friends propose getting me a divorce. Mr. Sella —That will bo an effectual protection. Applicant—That's what I wish when I get my affairs settled. lam anxious to commence business again, but of course I can't without some surety. My husband ran away from his creditors. Mr. Selfe—There is a difference between running away from his creditors and running away from his wife. A man may run away from ono or other or from both. Your husband may soon get sick of his illicit connection and return to the bosom of his family. Applicant—That lam quite sure ho never will; I will take care of that. Mr. &lie having pointed out that ho had no power to grant an order under such circumstances, the lady with drew. THAMES. A WIFE-BEATER. —Thomas Cotton, a labourer, of No. 3, Little Union-street, St. George-in-the-East, was brought before Mr. Benson, charged with violently assaulting his wife. The complainant, a squalid, careworn, half-starved woman, said the prisoner neglected her and her children. and he had often struck her. Last night she wont after him to a publichouse, and he came home with her. le swore at her, and uttered. the most foul abuse. Sho went into the kitchen to look after her children, who were sleep ing there, and her husband followed and knocked her down with his fist, and then kicked her. Her screams brought a police constable to her dwelling, and the pri soner was given into custody. Mr. Benson—Well, prisoner, what have you ,to say to this ? The Prisoner—Nothing, sir. Mr. Benson—Nothing ? You hoar what sho says. Tho Prisoner—l bring the money home, and she goes out and spends it in drink. The wife denied this, and said she expended her husband's earnings in a frugal manner. Tho Prisoner—You wore drunk last night. Tho policeman who arrested the prisoner said the woman was quite sober last night. The Wife —I had ono pint of boor yesterday, and no more. Mr. Benson said tho prisoner's conduct was quite un justifiable, and he was without excuse for beating his wife. Ile sentenced the prisoner to ono month's im prisonment and hard labour, and to enter into his own recognisances in the suns of £2O to keep th 6 peace and be of good bohaviuur for three months. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (Front the Illustrated London News.) The will of Sir Anthony George Perrier, C. 8., late British Consul for Brest, in the Department of Finnisterre. Morbihan, and Cotes-du-Nord, was proved in London by Follett Pennell, Esq., one of the executors, power being reserved to William Pennell, Esq., the other executor. The penalty in England was sworn under £3,000. The will was 1859, and he died at Brest, Julyexecuted 8, a 1 t 867, Paris, ag /sa y 5 aged ds e; enty-four. The testator was the nephew of Sir. A. Perrier, formerly Mayor of Cork ; and married, in 1816, Louisa, daughter of William Pennell, Esq. He has bequeathed to his wife, Lady Perrier, a life interest in all his property in Great Britain, and on her decease ho leaves the same to his daughter Louisa for her life ; but in the event of her marrying the property is to be equally divided amongst all his daughters, in certain specified proportions, or at her death to the surviving daughters. The testator states that he does not leave any part of his property in England to his son John, of the Admiralty, in London ; nor to William, a lieutenant in the navy, both being better off than his wife and daughters, he having provided for them by the French will out of his property in France. The will of Morgan Treherne, Esq., M.P. for Coventry, of Stratf or d- p l ace, h as b een prove d i n London, by his son, M organ D a l rymp l e T re herne, Esq., the sole executor. The personalty was sworn under £30,000. The testator was Deputy Lieute nant for Surrey, and died July 11, 1867, at Long Ditton, at the age of 64, having executed his will March 10, 1865. He bequeaths to his wife an immediate legacy of £l,OOO, and his carriages and horses, and a life i n t erest i n the rema i n d er o f hi s personal estate, incl u di ng t h e l ease h o ld r e s idenc e , with the furniture. lie has bequeathed legacies of various amounts to his sons and thughters, and appoints his son, Morgan Dalrymple Treherne, residuary legatee. The will of Miss Anna Maria Prinald, formerly of Eltham, Kent, but late of Camberwell-grove, proved i n L on d on, un d er £lB,OOO p er - She leaves the following charitable be quests—To the Royal H osp it a l . for Incurables, Putney, and the Asylum fo r Idi o t s , eac h £5OO ; to s per sonalty. n Surrey, lat y : was the Orphan Working School (Haverstock-hill), the Law Association for Widows and Families of Pro fessional Men, Hospital for Consumption and Dis eases of the Chest, Houseless Poor Committee Society (Old Broad-street), Convalescent Homo for Females (Bayswater), each £2OO ; to the Church of England Scripture-readers' Association, the Friendly Female Society (Camberwell), Infant Orphan Asylum, ' Church Pastoral Aid Society, British an d F ore i gn Bible Society, Society for the Propagati on o f t h e GospelinForeign Parts, London H osp i tal, Colonial and Continental Church Society, Cancer Hospital, Benevolent or Strangers' Friend Society, and the Society of Friends of Foreigners in Distress, each £100; to the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Old Kent road, and the Association for the Yelfare of the Blind, Easton-road, each £5O; to the ragged schools in Southwark, £2OO ; to the incumbent of Camden Church, Camberwell, £ lOO for charitable o bj ec t s in connection withal .that church ; t o t h e minis ter of Blackheath Park church, £lOO, t o b e applied in like manner ; to William M oon , o f Brighton, inventor of a system of embossed reading for the blind, or to the treasurer of the :society formed for embossing books on that system, £lOO. She bequeaths to the Vicar of El tham £5OO stock, the dividends to be applied in keeping the family tomb in repair, and the surplus to be given to the deserving poor of that parish. The wills of the undermentioned were recently proved :---The Right Hon. Caroline, Baroness Churston, under £2,000 personalty ; the Baroness Georgiana Solardi, £4,000 ; the Hon. John Yarde Buller, £9,000 ; the Hon. Henrietta Jones, £B,OOO ; and the Hon. Henry Byerley Thomson, one of the Puisne Judges at Ceylon, £5,000 personalty in this country. LIVERPOOL COTTON M 4 RKE7—This Day. Market flat. Sales probably 8,000 bales. INVESTMENTS iN MINES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—I notice the remarks in your paper of the 16th from Mr. Spargor's pamphlet, which I think ought to be read by all the investing public. There cannot be a doubt but money can be safely invested in our metallic mines in this country to much greater advantage than lending millions to foreign countries, with 80 and 100 years' credit ; in fact, better give them the money, for doubtless a tithe of it will never be returned to the English investor! What mighty and miraculous events may occur in less time than 80 years ? The sick man may die long ere this—nearly three generations of credit may expire. The Ecton Mine paid the Duke of Devonshire more than a million sterling, when the price of copper was less than the present quotation ; the Anglesca Mines paid several millions sterling when the standard of copper was less than 100 ; the Devon Consols more th.,n a million ster ling, and the price of copper under the present quo tation ; and numerous mines is Cornwall gave fabulous profits in dividends when the price of copper was from 10 to 20 per cent. below the price in August, 1867. Where money is lost in mines it has invariably been by re-opening old and exhausted mines. In embarking in old mines it is just like a young man marrying his grandmother ; to 11 it, the once rich mines of Burra Burra, the Cobre Mines in Cuba, the rich mines in South Africa, the Cape, Canada, and California cannot pay when they get deep, unless the price is very high, and then the English mines get inundated with foreign copper. It is much better that the price of copper should re main just where it is—say about 115 standard— and then Cornwall and Devon have nothing to fear by embarking in new and unexplored ground. The cream or profit from mines is from the adit level to the 100 fms. under it, and below this depth the mineral invariably declines in value as the centre of the deposit is passed. This is understood by prac tical miners in most countries. £lO,OOO invested in English mines is equal to £lOO,OOO invested in most of the foreign mines. I speak this from my experience in foreign mines.—l am, &c., AN INVESTOR IN MINES FOR 40 YEARS. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, August 29. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. Aug. 29. Aug. 21. fr. c. fr. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8; Law, June 9, 1857) 7,014,776 02 7,014776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve of landed pro- • Perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation 1,117,492,625 1 112,937,225 Banknotes to ordor and receipts payable at sight 30,069,187 85 29,183,926 70 Treasury account cur rent creditor 92,193,901 37 90,429,420 Current accounts, Paris 287,357,768 96 274,509,786 19 Do. branch banks • 40,882,270 -- 38,417,164 Dividends payable 1,423,370 75 1,506,650 75 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months 1,093,802 80 1,093,802 80 Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries Total CREDITOR. Aug. 29. Aug. 21. Cash in hand and in fr. C. fr. Branch banks Commerdial bills over due Commercial bills dis- counted, not yet due 231,740,038 04 229,035,038 18 Do. branch banks 221,721,639 219,494,009 Advances on deposit of bullion 59,033,400 57,660,900 Do. branch banks 9,508,331 9,686,231 Do. on French Public Securities 12,291,000 12,618,000 Do. by branch banks 6,971,400 6,927,100 Do. on railway shares and debentures Do: branch banks Do.'on Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Government Stock re- se .rve---- 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Rcntes Immobalis6es (Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 -- Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed Propel ty branches Expenses of manage ment 1,050,102 81 892,760 11 Sundries Total 1,795,893,101 57 1,773,659,986 08 Certified by thr Senator Governor of the Bank of France. (iSgned) ROULAND. THE HARVEST. BANBURY. —The weather has been very favour able for harvest operations, and good progress has been made. Cutting is going on daily, and all the crops are proving better than was expected. In many places wheat and barley will be deficient. The root crops look well. BERKSHIRE.—For the past fortnight the weather prevailing in Berkshire has been highly favourable for harvest work, the only interruption which has taken place being caused by a few showers of rain at intervals of several days. The local markets have been quite forsaken lately, and so much pro gress has been made that nearly the whole of the wheat is now gathered in. The quality of much of the wheat we have seen is thin, and reports agree that the yield will not be an average one. In some parts there is a good deal of grass among the barley, which has deterral farmers carrying. Where the heavy rains laid down the corn the quality is thin ; still there is a good crop in many places. The oat crop on light soils is satisfactory, but irregular on heavy lands. The root crops are spoken of in all directions as being good and remu nerative. BURTON-ON-TRENT.—The crops in this neigh bourhood are now matured, and all available work is rendered in the field. The quality of wheat generally is good, but the yield not so satisfactory. BRlGG.—harvest work is now in full vigour, and the crops are being well gathered. Wheat will be a tolerable yield. On the best lands barley will reach an average yield. The unfavourable weather early in the season has had an injurious effect upon potatoes, the disease being amongst them. Root crops generally look healthy. LOUGHBOROUGIL—There will be some good crops of wheat secured in this neighbourhood, and the grain on the best lands is of good quality. On the other hand, in some places the yield will be defi cient. A considerable quantity has now been garnered in good condition. The crops of barley vary very much, and an avcragc yhdd must nut be looked for. Oats upon the whole are a fair crop. Beans look very promising, and the root crops are also progressing satisfactorily. MANSFIELD.—A very fair breadth of land has been secured since our last report, the favourable state of the weather during the past few weeks has much improved all sorts of grain. Wheat is turn ing out better than expected, and barley has much improved. With a continuation of fine harvest weather a fair crop of each of the above grain is anticipated. Beans will be a fair average yield. Pastures are very luxuriant, and the root crops are making good progress. 1 CONSUMPTION OF HOME-MADE SPIRITS.—By a memorandum from the Board of Trade it appears that this account, as published in the last number of the Trade and Navigation Accounts, is incorrect for the half-year ended 30th June, 1867. An amended account will be immediately issued. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Pills.—Counsel and Cheer.—Many impurities enter the human body dur ing the summer from the decomposition of ani mal and vegetable matter which often taints the air and renders the water noxious. The grand quality displayed by these excellent Pills of searching out, expell ing all pernicious particles from the system, constitute them the best medicine for averting indigestion, bilious attacks, diarrhcei, and English cholera, of all the various affections of the alimentary canal constantly recurring in a variable climate. Holloway's Pills are the best, cheapest, and safest remedy, since they can never act wrongly or be taken without benefit if their accompanying directions re cc - tip only moderato attoktion, and the diet be mtrided to plain, wholesome, and digesti,)* food. 2HE LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOU? I 1 COAST RAILWAY. THIS DAY. The 43d ordinary meeting of this company took place at the International Hotel this morning, Mr. S. Laing in the chair. The report, which has already appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. • The CHAIRMAN said, after the seal had been affixed to the register of shareholders, in moving the adop tion of the report, that the report had gone so fully into detail that it was not necessary fo7 him to say much. As a very small section of the shareholders were present at the meetings it was necessary to make the report a critical one, and have everything placed as clearly and distinctly as possible before the whole body. He would come to the broad fact at once, that in 12 years they had doubled their capital, and :lot got an increase of income. It was an unpleasant thing, and he did not wonder that both the shareholders and the directors were un willing to look this evil in the face, and they went on until no more money could be obtained, and they, he thought, owed a great deal to the committee of investigation, who had ex posed the true position they were in. They now knew the worst, and he trusted would go on in a different manner in future. When the new directors took office they found that if something was not done they might get into Chancery. One of the great advantages was the settlement of the debt with the Union Bank, and it would be advantageous to the bank. If the issue had been made it was inevitable that they must have gone to the Court of Chancery. By the allotment, the whole account would go amongst the shareholders, and there had been a small premium, which was advantageous to the smaller ones. The whole had been taken up, and the money put into the company's bankers. They were now in a state of solvency, and their liabilities were reduced to about ono million and a quarter, and their assets were £900,000. There werelother questions with regard to the lines that were bank rupt which he should be obliged to defer, as it would answer no purpose to state what was their intention with regard to them at present. The works on the lines which had been suspended had been recommenced, and they were progressing on the South London and Sutton lines. The Brighton Company had arrived at such a state in raising capital that they must pay for their stations, im provements, &c., by a reduction of the dividends. They could not charge these expenses to capital. They must charge them to revenue expenditure, and this would reduce the dividends. As to plant, that ought to be charged half to capital half to revenue. He concluded by stating that the expenditure of the half-year, with a small balance, nearly absorbed the revenue. At the conclusion of the chairman's speech the report was adopted. 711 E PROPOSED REFORM MEETING IN GLASGOW. The following is a copy of the answer by Mr. D. APLaren, M.P., to the invitation from the Scottish National Reform League to attend the great Re form meeting proposed to be held in Glasgow on the 17th of September : " House of Commons, Aug. 20, 1867. " Dear Sir,—l duly received your letter of the 10th inst., inviting me to attend the National Conference of Political and Social Reformers to be held in Glasgow on the 17th of Sep tember, and have to thank you for the honour done me by the invitation ; but as the Reformers in Glasgow and thb West are well able to manage their own affairs without any aid from Edinburgh and the East, and as I have remained here during the whole Session and require some re laxation from labour, I hope my non-attendance will be excused. "As you ask my opinion respecting the future, I may state that the burgh franchise is now so ex tended that I think all agitation for any further extension should cease for many years. It seems to me that the ballot will be required to protect depen dent voters, both in burghs and counties, under the extended franchises, and that without this or some other protection to these classes we shall not have a Parliament so independent as it ought to be for the public interest. " The question of a good Reform Bill for Scot land seems tome to require the serious attention of all classes and parties in Scotland, with a view to In creased representation, and I cannot doubt that if the people of Scotland will earnestly unite for the promotion of that object they will be successful. I have never met with one English or Irish member who, in conversing on the subject, did not admit that seven additional members were far too few, nor anything like an approxi mation to justice to Scotland. Owing to the way in which all discussion on the Scotch Reform Bill after the first reading was managed to be suppressed the House of Commons cannot be held to be com mitted even to the increase of seven members, be cause the second reading was carried by a surprise, without any discussion; and on this account it does not carry the moral weight it would have done had the increase been agreed to by all parties knowingly, and after a full discussion. On the first reading of the bill, after several Scotch mem bers had praised it more or less, I took the liberty of condemning it very strongly as being quite in adequate in extent, and unjust in its proposed distri bution of the seven members, as well as in other par ticulars ; and the more I have thought on the sub ject since that time, the stronger have my objec tions become. Within the last week a new return has been printed on the motion of Mr. Crawford (No. 524), brought down to the 31st of March of the present year, which shows that during the year ending at that date Ireland contributed £4,494,046 under the four great heads of Excise, Stamps, Land and Assessed Taxes, and Income-tax, while Scotland contributed £ 6,016,748 under the same four heads ; and yet Ireland has 105 members, while Scotland has only 53 ! Nothing could more clearly show the flagrant injustice of the present distri bution of legislative power, under which Scotland has become merely a great sponge, out of which is squeezed annually the largest possible amount of taxes with the least possible degree of influence re garding their application. The consequence is that Ireland, which pays so little into the exchequer, gets at least four times as much out of it as Scotland gets, as will soon be proved beyond the possibility of cavil or dispute by a return which I have recently moved for, and which I hope will soon be forth coming.—l am, dear Sir, yours faithfully, I , D. BPLAREN. " Mr. George Jackson, sec., S c ottish National Reform League, Glasgow." COURSE OF EXCIIANGE.--This Evouing. Amsterdam Short. 11 19 11 191 Ditto Rotterdam Antwerp Brussels — 25 37} 25 42i Hamburg — 13 10 13 10f Paris Short 23 17f 25 25 Ditto 3 Mouths. 25 35 Marseilles Frankfort on the M 25 aine 421 120 i 1201 Tiennh , — 12 75 _ _ _ 12 80 r -- 311 31 6 26f 6 27 Berlint'e Lelsteburgn Madrid — 49 491 Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples — 27 '25 27 30 Palermo Messina Lisbon - 511 52 Oporto — 51/ 521- TILE LIVERPOOL CORONERSIIIP.—Yesterday the Liverpool Town Council unanimously elected Mr Clarke Aspinall, solicitor, and brother of the Recorder of Liver pool, for the borough coronership, vacant by the death of Mr. P. P. Curry. The position is at present w rth about £1,200 per annum, derived from fees, but the Council in tend to apply to Parliament for powers to.pay a fixed salary. Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Charles Turner, M.P., and others spoke in favour of the appointment. Ricciotti Garibaldi, the son of the General, is now in England. The exact purport of his visit is no known; but the surmise is that it has something to do with the Roman question—pi obably its financial require ments. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. TUNBRIDGE RACES—Tins DAY. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) MID KENT STAKES. The APd Kent Stakes (handicap) of 10 sorseach, h it, with Pakrita.... Vampire . Ft morn added. About ono mile. Five ran. CUP. A Cup, value 2 1 . - 1 sous, added to a sweepstakes of 3 soya each; three year olds lOst, four list, five aril -. - ards list 411). .11,out hall a mile. Pakrita st, 3 Romney • . 2 Eight I•an. SE LLIN G STAKES. A Selling Stakes of 3 sovs each . , with 25 added, for all ages; two year olds ist, three Bst 91b, four 9st 41b, five and upwards 9st 51b. Half a mile. Derry Deformity Fair Star Four ran. .. LICHFIELD RACES—Tins DAY. COPELAND NURSERY. The Copeland Nursery Plate of 50 sovs (Handicap). Three_ quarters of a mile. Sirocco 1 Cuckoo 2 Mignonette 3 Six ran. FLYING PLATE. The Flying Plato of 40 sovs each, added to a handicap of 5 sovs each ; straight half mile. King of Spades 1 Squire 2 GOLD CUP. The Gold Cup of 100 sovs (handicap). One mile. King of Spades 1 Edinbro' Black Princo Four ran. NURSERY PLATE. Tho Nursery Plate (handicap) of 50 sovs, for two year olds; winners after Aug. 22 (at noon) 51b extra ; three quarters of a mile. Holder 1 Kaffer Land Beautiful Star Seven ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Cuckoo QUEEN'S GUINEAS. Success King's Cross Orne 3 Six ran. ANGI i ESEY PLATE. Alarmist . .. Lord Bagot 2 Marionette 3 Five ran. ANSON PLATE. Cuckoo Lady Lucan Zisca 3 Six ran. JOHN STIRS, 25, WELLII47GTON-STREET, STRAND, Executes Commissions on all the racos to any amount. The full market odds laid. Price list daily. 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 Brewery. No con nection with any other person using the same name. THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) LILLE, Aug. 30. The Emperor Napoleon paid a visit to the Bourse this morning. In replying to a speech delivered by the President of the Chamber of Commerce, his Majesty said : " Business would progress better if certain jour. nals did not exaggerate the situation. I hope that commerce will improve with the certainty of peace, and I shall do everything in my power to re-esta blish confidence." Their Majesties arc about to leave. LONDON GAZETTE.-THIS EVENING. FOREIGN OFFICE, Aua. 22. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Vice- Admiral the Hon. Edward Alfred John Harris, C. 8., now her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni potentiary to the Swiss Confederation, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of the Netherlands. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint John Savile Lumley, Esq., to be her Majesty's Euvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Confederation. WHITEHALL, AUG. 29. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Wil liam Fraser to the church and parish of Maryton, in the Presbytery of Brechin, and county of Forfar, vacant by the death of the Rev. William Reid. CROWN OFFICE, AUG. 28. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. College of the Holy Trinity, Dublin—The Right Hon. Robert Richard Warren, her Majesty's Attorney-General for Ireland, in the room of the Right Hon. Hedges Eyre Chatterton, who has accepted the office of Vice-Chancellor of Ireland. _____ ADMIRALTY, AUG. 23. Royal Marine Light Infantry—First Lieutenant and Ad jutant John Straghan to ba Second Captain, vice Wil son, retired on full pay. AUG. 29. Lieut. George Ruck Keene has been this day promoted to be a Retired Commander, under the provisions of her Majesty's Orders in Council of Aug. 1, 1860, July 9,186 t and March 21, 1866. 1 MARKETS, —This clay. MARK LANE. There was scarcely any old Euglish wheat on sale here to-day, but the supply of new was good, and in fair aver age condition. For all kinds the demand ruled inactive at Monday's decline in the quotations. The imports of foreign wheat have been moderately ex tensive, and the show of samples was on the increase. Sales progressed slowly, and previous rates were barely supported. • In floating cargoes of grain the transactions were far from numnorous, at about stationary prices. Very little English barley was on the stands. The supply of foreign, however, was moderate. All kinds changed hands steadily, at very full prices. The malt trade was heavy, on former terms. The supply of malt was tolerably good. The inquiry for oats was inactive, and prices were a shade lower than last week. Beans and peas were quite as dear as on Monday. Flour moved off heavily at barely late rates. SHIP ARRIVALS TILLS WEER. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English nnl Scotch 1,770 4U 6UU 1,860 Irish Foreign 31,580 18,010 71 , 220 6 ,010 sacks Alaizc., 3,030 3,220 brls. NENVGATE AND LBADENBALL. Fair average supplies of moat are on sale at these mar kets. Generally speaking the trade is quiet, at our quo tations. Per 81bes by the earcue. s d e d eded Interior beef 3 4 3 81 Interior matton....3 4 3 8 Aliddling do. 3 10 4 01 Micltllin , z , mutton.. 3 10 4 4 ['rime lar 4 e do t 2 4 41 Prime do 4 6 4 8 Prime 8111A11 (1.....4 6 4 Si Large pork 3 6 3 :0 Veal 4 0 4 ol Small pork. 4 0 4 4 Lamb. 35 8d to 4$ 81 BOROUGH HOP. Tho reports from the plantations spoak of continued improvement. The trade in consequence, for all kinds of hops, is wanting in activity, at the annexed rates : Mid and East Kents Weald of Kent Sussex Farnham and country Yearlings l3os to 160 s Olds 6os to 112 s It COLONIAL TEA.--Business has remained very quiet, and quota tions generally remain unaltered. SI/GAIL—A very limited quantity has been offered et public sale,.and on the private market prices have shown a drooping tendency. Refined goods have been in mode rate request, at barely previous rates. COFFEE.—Superior descriptions of Plantation Ceylon have been in steady request at full values, but other qualities have been neglected. RICE. —Only limited transactions have teen reported, but prices remain without material change. TALLOW.—The market is quiet. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 44s to 41s 3d • old, 41s 91; and for last 3 months delivery, 44s 33 par cwt. lOU St 20i 10 tOO I