The Sun. — London, England, 1855-08-14 00:00:00

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" frovO s e t 3 co A dale ° •si OPl ilv ) th P f ill iao t l l ol B -1 4 • 0' DOP ' O I No i O 4:0 11 ;iP ,"pil l flif 1 6 t' i , the •ovl bet ll3 00 0 of ; golf A O f ef; End sea° 0;3 o j eti' r ef,,! ielP h c i, 10°,10 fi t ) sal - 00 ec ted - ;: t re o , a 1 th e ' aPY O b° s be the ° to • Car roll ' re .t be ,: fr , tal in d g ife 6 otit 7 , ' e1313 re the t e i e The aco pl's in so.--, o sva o l. 31diaP t, vilj et"' • a ep t e i c le if Jp 3 r 3 r of SP i lite f 3 0 1 0 lo co vr ous . 0 0, 4 i e st 4 r n al O w 00 ; 1 ," 11 id- Th e tb e us• „ea° B of 0 0 r e P 11° 3 tco n 31s le, oil a ttita o Of 03? PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. QUEEN'S SPEECH. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.) , Parliament was this day prorogued by commission. Shortly after two o'clock the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Granville, the Earl of Harrowby, the Duke ho use robed an d L ord Stanley of Alderley entered the I ..,?use rob e d as her Majesty's Commissioners, and the ' l4 °llse of Commons having been summoned, The following bills received the Royal Assent by Com mission : — Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) ; Exche quer Bills (7,000,000/.) ; Customs' Tariff Acts Amend tent and Consolidation ; Customs' Laws Conso- Excise Duties ; Turkish Loan ; Office Speaker ; T r i n i ty C o ll ege, D u bli n ; D we lli ng T "Ile (Scotland) ; Religious Worship ; Slave Crade (Sherbro) ; Youthful Offenders (No. 2) ; Suits • Merchant Shipping Act Amendment ; Turnpike Acts Continuance (Ireland) ; Militia Officer li va lification ; Fi s h er i es (B r i t i s h I s l an d an d F rance ) ; .-,"Ming-str ee t Public Offices Extension ; Turnpike Acts Contin uance (No. 2) ; S a l e o f Spi r it s (I re l an d) ; Turnpike -urusts Arrangements ; Lunatic Asylums and Regula tic). A Ti " Acts Amendment ; Militia Ballot Suspension ; .6 8 4 t tid of Tobago Loan ; Coal Mines Inspection ; nmalic Outrage (Ireland) Act Continuance " A d sylums (Ireland) Advances ; Navigation Works (Ireland) ; Court of Judication (Prince of Wales „ a nd) ; Bills of Lading (No. 2) ; Sale of Beer ; Ord -Mee Board • Passengers Act Amendment ; Metropo litan Local eme g nt ; Nuisances Removal and Dis '•ili:ieesBt:nrevßeanitli:allgy; ; Huddersfield Burial Ground Act tlaendinent ; Ledbury Prebend ; London and South- Dundalk Marbour and . Port ; o i . B.B g°v , , Dumbarton, and Helensburgh Railway ; / t : i :tt West ern an d B rent f or d R a il way ; S to k es B ay 1 ts . v aY and Pier ; Westminster Improvements ; Der- Ishire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Railway ; 1 4 , ° ' ; Royal Conical Flour Mill Company ; West- TLUster Lead Company ; New River Company, and )1 , - "; e tees of the River Lea (No. 2) ; Western Ter -132118 Railway (Clapham to Norwood) ; Chinese tedienger Ships ; Metropolitan Building ; Despatch gßusiness (Court of Chancery) ; Charitable n u ° ; Inverness Bridge ; Criminal Justice ; Public l im " ti ses (Ireland); Public Health (1854) Continuation and q - A en dreent ; Diseases Prevention • Militia Pay ; School 2) r : 11 1 , 1148 (Security for Application); Public Health (N o. ,s'.-'wellings for Labouring Classes; Burials; Limited 1 6 , 4 , 4 1„ i tY ; Union Contiguous Benefices ; St. John's Col -lesB Estates ; Harvest's Estates ; Morton Col ile Estate ; Haltord's Estate ; Handcock's Estate ; t.ar,ernorit's Estate • Mar hell's Charity Estates . ; vjne's Divorce ; Wvndham's Divorce ; Jones's Di `ce ; Sumner's Divorce ; Hadow's Divorce. j b° LORD CHANCELLOR th en rea d h er M os t 1 ,,, 4ci ° 11 8 Majesty' s Sp eec h, as f o ll ows thwe are commanded by her Majesty to release e f rom further attendance in Parliament, and at meats sante time to express the warm acknowledg wit of her Majesty for the zeal and as s iduity a g h which you have applied yourselves to the b ar ge of your public duties during a long and 11°110us session. the L e r Majesty h a s s een , w ith grea t sa ti s f ac ti on , while you have occupied yourselves in pro- I ta ll a Means for the vigorous prosecution of the ta„„ -) You have given your attention to many 'menres of great public utility. tie r - h er Majesty is convinced that you will share e ve liatisfaction at finding that the progress of wh i eta has tended to cement more firmly that union 4 0 el l has so happily been established between her th:ernMent and that of her ally the Emperor of Fre nch. t ells Majesty t rus t s th a t an a lli ance, f oun d e d on a flue of the g enera l i n t eres t s o f E urope, an d conso li - Ithr m , by good faith, will l ong surv i ve th e even t s th e e n have given rise to it ; and will contribute to tw o Permanent well-being and prosperity of, the bon gre at nations which it has united together in T t i l l s of hon oura bl e f r i en d s hi p . 4(1,4 a ccession of the King of Sardinia to the I? ren t Y betwe en h er M a j esty, t h e E mperor of t h e po rt: 11 1 and the Sult an h as g i ven a dditi ona l im the /a ce and strength to that alliance, and je av efneient force which his Sardinian Ma oper has sent to th e sea t o f war t o co ti.to iftrutzith the Allied A r mies, will not fail It the high reputation by which the army l t src linia has ever been distinguished. for b er Majesty has commanded us to thank you Its ' is s-v ing enabled her to avail herself, as far tt tb' as been found to be required, she P a triotic offers of extended service which ki t u r f tl i received from the Militia of the United 41 11 ,, e ` 1 , 13133 ) and for the means of reinforcing her fre in the Cri mea by an en li s t men t o f volunteers ) 1 1 abro a d . keen s Majesty acknowledges with satisfaction the s YOU have adopted by giving effect to the the °c ; ati on by which, i n conjunction with her Ally, t4e4:sllerOr of the French, she has made arrange *hi for assisting the Sultan to provide the means tt t i ar e necessary to, enable him to maintain in l tith a e t ec Y the Turkish army, which has so gallantly n od the assaults of its enemies. *l4 Majesty, in giving her assent to the bill trea t y o u Presented to her for the local manage kaht:4 the metropolis, trusts that the arrange- S tob l ' re Yided by that measure will lead to many 4 ' eni entconducive to the convenience and of s T h l4 this great city. te • e abolition of the duty upon newspapers will t lon hor er 0 , diffuse useful information amongst the he °l asses of her Majesty's subjects. hit ei Principle of limited liability which you have dill , 4 , ella lY applied to joint-stock associations ' 3 fekpi!, r d additional facilities for the employment 0 ,7 4 1 , 3 and the improvement which you have 1e0 u ,,,," 4 e laws which regulate friendly societies will ' 4 4 Cge habits of industry amongst the labour tfez7ses of the community. 5 , 11 t e i l ' a l ,ajelity trusts that the measures to which , 5 given her assent, for improving vitto;.'nnstitution of New South Wales, , th e ft,' and Tasmania, and for bestowing on ''°ilvtenrishing colonies of Australia extended *Li ° t i e O f self-government, will assist in of wil l of the national resources, i t t til t i t Promote the contentment and happiness is ilk), thillhabitants. Her Majesty commands us N t6 at she has been deeply gratified with the CoNV Manifested for her soldiers and sailors th ti r At ti °ll t her Indian and Colonial Empire ; and the 8 acknowledges with great satisfaction .ktd ; . tli n e us contributions which her subjects in t k Is Legislature, and the inhabitants of the ha Legislature, sent for the relief of the sufferers by it ies of war. Cik rtz t-VLE.I.Z OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, )!i 1i.41 jast J for the readiness and zeal with which on %P r ovided th e necessar y su ppli es f or carry -4,4 0 War in whi c h h er M a j es ty i s engage d. IV laje f aithf it 8-t Y laments the burdens and sacrifices has become necessary to impose upon her bah Wht h °lsl ° ; but she acknowledges the wisdom 1;44 b You have a ll ev i a t e d th e we i g ht o f th ose have rem t:7.f ti le mixed arrangement which you My 1 4 o r Providin g th ose s upplies. 'ger e ltDs AND GENTLEMEN, ineSty il l With se eeramands us to say, that she has c ' n uju tio i v . er e regret that the endeavours which, m e Il reii c h: l°ll With her Ally the Emperor of on t she made at the recent conferences A inndi tio ° bring the war to a conclusion es 1:1 Ce•—• anduststent with the honour of the 11 4 : Pro veci wi th the future security of Europe, j en .4l 4 failed in ; but those endeavours vi D / hut t o n ° other course is left to her Ma of°°llr: and et°secute the war with all possible 4 44 ll arlia tne er M ajesty, relying upon the support new, Patri o tin upon the manly spirit Ith c ; t- faili tla ' l3l of her people, upon the Dow 4 e p atieu onura-, n 6' of her army and navy, wi th of enie under sufferings, and whose kt e r t a dreir ati ltrall oe, her Majesty has witnessed j 44 .. 4 3' of °II ; relying upon the steadfast her e horn allies, and above all upon the ikehtTllll:;:itl of ile t r h e e m ause ! her Majesty humbly puts is e , a n iss ue c ll ' l ghty Disposer of events for 5 en an C 4 g r eat contest in which she to in and r uaY secure the blessing of 3'en las' to ,-r tang peace. On your return 4 ' °419 etd4 co entries you will have duties 41 little le " Important than those which :, ~ ~~1 ~.,~~... _ -i. belong to your attendance in Parliament. Her Majesty trusts that your powerful influ ence will be exerted for the welfare and happiness of her people, the promotion of which is the object of her Majesty's constant care, and the anxious desire of her heart. THE SUN, LONDON; TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUS 14, 1855, SH ARE MA.RKETS (THIS C AY.' BAILLW.L.YB. ri"i" P ic" yesterday Business done this day. m i 67i 7 127} 103/ 56j 5 61 97i i 8 li 87 4 50 50 50 '25 30 20 1 1 40 5 St. 25 all all all all all ' all 12i all LINES LEASED A 1,3 FIXED RENTALS. Laing Com Ant, 'owns Pm*, yesterday. London i N. V.-31t. L. &N W. E. ik. & E. C..... Gt. Nthn. Caldcaittn. Do Gt. Venn yk. Tow. & Brw. Y. &I M Do Do S. Eaterr , Do 'Pao SC°. iusiness this day. Norfok... L. & N W. & Stektm & Darlhgt. Midlaid.. En. pun. E. Cant. Do Do L. &LW Sadak Do Gt Nathn Lanoish & Yoiksh. T. Bassey M.MJlean StocA. & Daringt Do.. ...... I Gt'iceatn. 99 - 101 102 - 104 ••• - ••• 135 - 137 28 - 30 107 -109 12i - 13 23 -24 111 -11 f 21 - 2i 94 - 96 a -60 134 - 136 • ".... • 4 - if 2i - 20 3if -32 i 93 - 94 41 31 27 8 OFFICIAL DESPATCH. (From a Supplement to Friday's Gazette.) WAR DEPARTMENT, AUG. 13. Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch and its enclosures, of which the following are copies, ad dressed to his Lordship by General Simpson, Command ing her Majesty's Forces in the East : Before Sebastopol, July 31. My Lord,—l beg to enclose the list of casualties to the 29th instant, which I regret to say are very heavy. The proximity of our works to those of the enemy, together with the lightness of the night, and the rocky nature of the ground, making it impossible to obtain rapid cover, materially contributes to such a result; notwithstanding which disadvantages our engineers con tinue steadily, though slowly, to advance in the direc tion of the Great Redan. An agreeable change has taken place the last few days in the temperature of the weather; heavy showers or rain have occasionally fallen. Several reconnaisances have been made from the val ley of Baidar towards Ozenbash, Aitodor, and through the Phoros Pass towards Alupka, the enemy nowhere appearing in any force ; but the narrowness of the moun tain roads, with the exception of the Woronzow, makes it unnecessary for them to alter their concentrated posi tion on the heights of Mackenzie and plateau of the Bel bek. The health of the troops continues very satisfactory. I have, &c., JAMES SIMPSON, Lieutenant-General Commanding. The Lord Panmure, &c. &c. &c. Enclosure 1. NUMERICAL RETURN OF CASUALTIES FROM THE 27TH TO THE 29TH JULY, 1855, INCLUSIVE. 3d Battalion Grenadier Guards-1 rank and file killed ; 1 serjeant, 10 rank and file, wounded. let Battalion Coldstream Guards-7 rank and file wounded. Ist Battalion Scots Fusilier Guards-4 rank and file wounded. 2d Battalion Ist Regiment of Foot-1 rank and file wounded. 3d Foot-1 rank and• file wounded. 4th Foot-5 rank and file wounded. 7th Foot-2 rank and file wounded. 17th Foot-5 rank and file'wounded. 19th Foot-1 officer, 9 rank and file wounded. 21st Foot-1 rank and file wounded. 31st Foot-2 rank and file killed ; 1 rank and file wounded. 33d Foot-3 rank and file wounded. 34th Foot-1 rank and file killed. 38th Foot-2 rank and file wounded. 41st Foot-1 rank and file killed ; 2 rank and file wounded. 42d Foot-2 rank and file wounded. 44th Foot-1 officer, 2 rank and file wounded. 46th Foot-1 officer wounded. 48th Foot-1 rank and file wounded. 49th Foot-1 rank and file killed ; 1 rank and file wounded. 50th Foot-1 rank and file wounded. 55th Foot-9 rank and file wounded. 57th Foot-1 rank and file wounded. 62d Foot-3 rank and file wounded. 68th Foot-1 rank and file killed ; 4 rank and file wounded. 72d Foot-1 rank and file wounded. 77th Foot-1 serjeant killed ; 1 sergeant, 5 rank and file wounded. 79th Foot-1 officer, 3 rank and file wounded. 88th Foot-1 officer, 1 rank and file wounded. 93d Foot —1 rank and file killed; 2 rank and file wounded. 95th Foot-2 rank and file wounded. 97th Foot-1 rank and file killed; 3 rank and file wounded. Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade-1 rank and file killed ; 1 rank and file wounded. 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade-4 rank and file wounded. Royal Artillery-1 rank and file killed ; 1 rank and file wounded. Royal Sappers and Miners-5 rank and file wounded. Total-1 serjeant, 11 rank and file killed; 5 officers, 2 serjeants, 106 rank and file, wounded. W. L. PAKENHAM, Lieut.-Col., Acting Adjutant-General. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past one o'clock. Sir AUGUSTUS CLIFFORD appeared at the bar and summoned the house to the House of Lords to hear her Majesty's most gracious speech proroguing Parliament. The SPEAKER then left the house, attended by several members. After an absence of about twenty minutes the SPEAKER returned, and, having read the speech to the house, left the chair. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLoCK. The cotton market at Liverpool yesterday closed with heavy buying, and prices of American and Surat were id. per lb. dearer than on Friday. The sales were estimated at 15,000 bales (2,000 of which were taken for export and 4,000 on speculation), comprising 500 Pernam and Maranham at 6kd. to Bd., 200 Bahia at 62d., 400 Egyptian at 6d. to 74d., and 2,000 Surat at 3d. to 5/d. per lb. The Rail way Share Market was steady, and prices a shade easier than on Saturday. The Overland letters, Calcutta dates to July 4, are expected to be in town to-morrow. The steamer Avon has arrived with the Bra zilian mail. Accounts from Japan state that the Russian Admiral, commanding the Diana,.had attempted to make his escape in an American merchant ship, but two French men-of-war appeared off the Bay, and he had to re-embark. The letters of allotment for the French loan have been delivered by Messrs. Baring's who have re turned 84 per cent. of the deposits. This will in crease the temporary supply of floating cash. The funds are firm. Consols are 91 to for transfer and 911 to for account. The other prices are-3 per Cent. Reduced 91/ New 3 per Cents. 94- Omnium 4 /. Turkish Bonds are firm. The prices of foreign stocks are these :—Mexican 3 per Cent., 21i ; Peruvian 4i per Cent., 81 to 82 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 59 to 60 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., 43 to 45 ; Russian Five per Cents., 100 to 102 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18k to 19 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 37 to 371 ; ditto Certificates, 41- to 43 / 4 ; ditto Passive, 4 to 4/ ; Turkish 6 per Cent. Bonds, 93i k. The Railway Share Market has been quiet. The Great Westerns are steadier. Caledonian Eastern Counties Great Northern P O A. Shares . 31g . 22 . 84 .• ~ Great Western Lancashire and Yorkshire London and Blackwall London and North-Western London and South-Western Midland Counties 69# # North Staffordshire South-Eastern and Dover York, Newcastle, and Berwick York and North Midland Antwerp and Rotterdam 9i 10 Great Central of France 44 5 Luxembourg Constituted 34 4 Luxembourg Bonds Northern of France Paris and Lyons 484 9 Paris and Strasbourg Crystal Palace 2 a -4 Australian Agricultural Peel River Land 2 14 D ',. South Australian Land 3617i United Mexican BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLCC ( Prom the Ofscial List.) Business done Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9l i 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9l ,k 90i Drew 3 per Cent. Annuities ....„ 92i i $ [Jong' Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth April, 1885 16 15.16 India Stock India Bonds, £l000 Ditto, under £lOOO 29 31 Consols ;or Account, 6th September 9li 4 Exchequer Bills, 24d. 21000 . .4-. ,,,, lO 2500 2d. 18 21 Small Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3i per Cent lO4 Ditto 1859, ~ , look PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent B2 Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. .;panish Bonds, 3 per Cent — Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Tarkieh Bonds, 6 per cent 93' i nivideilds on the above payable in London. Belgian Bonds, 2A per Cent. ex. 25 fr — Ditto 4A per Cent. Ex. 25 fr 94i HALF•PAST TWO. 91 Consols LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Aug. 14.—Wind this day at noon, S.S.W.; light airs and cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 18. Wind, N. to N.E.—Arrived— Tigris, from London, for the Crimea ; Egbert, Shields, for Rochefort, leaky. Sailed—Sntlej, for the Capo of Good Hope and Calcutta ; Governor, Corunna ; Great Britain (s. tpt. 187), Liverpool. COWES, Aug. 13. Wind, N.—Arrived—Bonanza, from Akyab ; Secret, Santos. DARTMOUTH, Aug. 13. Wind, N.E.—Arrived—Vit tem, from London for Ceylon. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 13. Wind N.W.—Arrived—Canton, from Mobile. Sailed—Roslin Castle, for Quebec. A derelict ship, with three vessels alongside, was passed on the 11th inst., 65 miles S.W. of this port. HULL, Aug. 13. Wind N.E.—Arrived—John Casely, from Quebec; St. George, Greenland. MONTE VIDEO, July 4.—Tne American ship Clarendon, from Cardiff for California, put in here, on the Ist July, leaky in her upper works ; will repair. ILFRACOMBE, Aug. 13. Wind, N.N.E. and fine.— A Newport pilot reports a screw-steamer on shore on the north end of Lundy Island, blowing off her steam and with boats alongside. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 12. Wind N.N.W.—Arrived— Frithiof, from Mauritius. Off the port—Thomas, from Prince Edward's Island, and proceeded for Ardrossan. FALMOUTH, Aug. 13. Wind Variable.—Off—Duchess of Northumberland, from Akyab, and sailed for Antwerp. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. _ Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Citizen, from Bordeaux ; Nordstern, Grim •tadt. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Wind, N.W. _ Arrived—Antelope (s.s.) from the westward. Arrived from the River and Sailed—Candace, for Val- paraiso ; Margaret Pollock, for Quebec. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, 4/ 5s to 6/ 103 ; new ditto, 41 lOs to 5/ 15s ; old clover, 41 103 to 6/ 15s ; new ditto 4/ 5s to 5/ 15s • and straw, 1/ 5s Od to 1/ lOs Od per load. Trade rather dull. CIIMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, 4/ 8s to 6/ 103 new ditto, 41 5s to 51153; old clover, 4/ 108 to 6/ 10s ; and new ditto, 4/ Os to 5/ 15s ; and straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ lls per load. A moderate supply and a steady demand. WHITECHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, 4/ 8s to 61103; new ditto, 4/ 5s to 5/ 15s ; old clover, 4/ lOs to 61 lOs ; new ditto, 4/ 5s to 61 Os; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ lOs per load. Trade dull, COLONIAL. TEA.—The trade have been occupied with the samples for the public sales, which are now in progress. SUGAR.—The market is firm. A cargo of Havannah, No. 4 and 11 sold at 23s 8d for the United Kingdom, being full prices. There were landed at the East and West India dooks last week 2,284 hhcli 274 tees 840 brls ; there were taken for home use 1,566 hhds 141 tres 330 brls; and the stock is 9,800 hhds 915 trcs 2,540 brls. COFFEE.—The market is quiet. RICE.—The demand continues active. SALTPETRE.—Refraction 61 per cent. brought 335, and 2i per cent. 35s 6d per cwt. - Rum.—There were landed at the above docks last week 604 puns 23 hhds. There were taken for home use 220 puns 8 hhds, and exported 689 puns 214 hhds. The stock is 10,551 puns 760 Mids. TALLOW.—On Saturday the tallow market was firm, and higher prices were demanded, but buyers not being pre pared to pay an advance, very little business was done. Yesterday the market opened—buyers at 555, and sellers at 55s 3d, for all this month. The demand, how ever, on the spot, was large, and holders, encouraged by the large delivery of last week, would not sell excepting at an advance of 3d. to 6d. per cwt., to which the trade submitted in the course of the day, and we leave off, Y.C. new, on the spot, 55s 6d ; old, 54s 9d ; all this month, 55s 3d to 55s 6d ; October to December, 565, buyer; December, 56s 6d, buyers, We quote cocoa nut oil, Cochin, 438 6d; Ceylon, 42s 6d; palm oil, 42s 641 ; linseed oil, 42s 6d. Australian sheep, none ; beef, 53i to 555. South American, 568 ' • inferior, 54s 6d; tallow oil, 378 6d; tallow, Elvino, 51s 6d; town tallow, nett cash, 545. THE IMPERATRICE STEAMER.—The screw steamer Imperatice, the successful raising of which we have al ready reported, was towed into Ramsgate harbour yes terday; her hull is very little damagbd, except by the collision. CHARTERHOUSE.—TALBOT SCHOLARSHIP.—Thi s scho larship, founded as a memorial to the late Hon. J. C. Talbot, and tenable at Oxford or Cambridge, has been adjudged, together with the medal, to Mr. C. T. 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I - 19 - 21 5 - 6 5 - 5} 31 - 3i i : 1 SHARES. ... .... ... ... - •.. 92 - 94 gi =ik ... - •• • 3 - 4 6 - 6i 1 - lip 1 - lip 134 - 14 • •• ...• ....- eO :-- Ei .• • .... .•. vi 119 - 121 111 - 113 105 ,-,- 107 1 I - - t i 6 -- 6i 96 -- 98 85 -- 87 87 -8) 10 -- 11 17 -17 i 10$ -10 74 -- 76 19i -20 a 91 -- 104 14i -- 154 136 - 138 ••• .."... 2-4. 2f - 3fi 13i -- 13 i - it, 136 13 8 97 99 id par 4i— 4i I iii lot 6 95 - 9 7 31 - 41 .. ... i id 105 - 107 .• ..• 13i - 141 id par 23i 241 101 103 f 6 E is"' 2 - 24' ••• ..• 3 —26 d Enclosure 2. NOMINAL RETURN OF OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN WOUNDED FROM THE 27TH TO THE 29TH OF JULY, 1855, INCLUSIVE. WOUNDED. JULY 28. 19th Foot—Lieut. A. Goren, slightly. 44th Foot—Captain L. Thoroton, slightly. 46th Foot—Major C. F. Campbell, Assistant-Engineer, slightly. 88th Foot—Captain N. Steeyens, slightly. JULY 29. _ 79th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon E. L. Lundy, slightly. W. L. PAKENHAM, Lieut.-Colonel, Acting-Adj.-General. Enclosure 3. NOMINAL RETURNOF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES KILLED, FROM THE 27TH TO THE 29TH JULY, INCLUSIVE. KILLED. JULY 27. 31st Foot—Private Philip Larkin. 34th Foot—Private Henry Bentley. 41st Foot —Private Michael Conlon. 49th Foot—Private James Collins. 77th Foot—Serjeant Daniel Casey. JULY 28. 68th Foot—Private Thomas Toole. 97th Foot—Private Henry Jay. Royal Artillery—Gunner John Quin. JULY 29. 3d Battalion Grenadier Gnards—Private Wm. D. Llyod. 31st Foot—Private Thomas Gilman. 93d Foat —Private B onn it.enneey. Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade—Private William Ninds. W. L. PAKENHAIII, Lieut.-Colonel, Acting-Adjutant-General. Encloxure 4. NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES WOUNDED, FROM THE 27TH TO 29TH JULY, 1855, INCLUSIVE. WOUNDED. JULY 27. 2d Battalion, Ist Foot—Privates Thos. Curley, slightly; Wm. Beattie, slightly. 4th Foot—Privates Thomas Carry, severely ; Patrick Carron, slightly; Wm. Hurdley, dangerously; John Tongues, severely. 7th Foot—Privates William Mercer, slightly ; William Graham, slightly. 17th Foot—Privates Peter Madden, severely ; Patrick Murphy, severely. 19th Foot—Privates Holdsworth, mortally; Peter Lee, severely ; Patrick Ryan, slightly ; Edward Connor, slightly ' • Thomas Measures, sli g htly ; George Royce, se verely ; William Weeden, slightly ; Patrick Baldwise, slightly. 31st Foot—Private John Talbot, slightly. 33d Foot—Privates Timothy Ring, slightly; Peter Pickett, slightly ; Daniel Clifford, slightly. 49th Foot—Private John Gratton, severely. 50th Foot—Private John Archer, slightly. 55th Foot—Private Thomas Hollshan, slightly. 57th Foot—Private Gilbert Shanks, severely. 62d Foot—Private Henry Ross, slightly. 68th Foot—Private Samuel M'Elwain severely. 77th Foot—Serjeant Isaac Larkman, slightly ; Privates Charles Johnson, severely ; James Fathen, slightly • David Baker, slightly ; John Bryan, slightly ; John Bennett, slightly. 88th Foot—Private John Allman, slightly. 95th Foot—Private John Shannet, severely. 97th Foot—Corporal James Fitzgerald, slightly ; Pri vates Thomas Langley, severely; Matthew Collins ' slightly. Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade—Private Samuel Holden, severely. Royal Sappers and Miners—Privates James Drummond, severely; Francis Collins, slightly; Roderick Stewart, slightly. JULY 28. 4th Foot—Private John Ifene, 17th Foot—Private Patrick Connelly, slightly. 19th Foot—Private Wm. Ingram, slightly. 44th Foot—Lance-Corporal John Evans, slightly. 48th Foot—Private Samuel Montgomery, slightly. 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade—Private Edward Marreit, slightly ; James Macdonnell, severely ; William Salter, Royal Artillery—Gunner Frederick Holmes, slightly. Royal Sappers and Miners Private Robert Sharp, severely. _ __ JULY 29. 3d Battalion Grenadier Guards - -Serjeant Thos. Marsh, severely ; Privates George Bowler. Thomas Marsden, Robert Ellingham, William Weir, Caleb Cos, and Thos. Caulkin, dangerously ; Frederick Bowland, EdwariAjones, and Frederick Widdison slightly; Michael Fielding, severely. Ist Battalion Coldstream Guards—Privates John Pod bury, severely ; George Philpot, severely ; Alfred J. Pha. sey, slightly; Samuel Day, slightly ; William Mason slightly ; Hiram Craven, slightly ; John Sissions, slightly, let Battalion Scots Fusilier Guards—Privates W. H. Orchard, slightly ; Clem. Scutt, dangerously; Peter Ram say, slightly ; Robert Lynch, severely. 3d Foot—Private 'John Quirk, slightly. 17th Foot—Privates Thomas Cambridge, slightly; Thos. Kelly, slightly. 21st Foot—Private William Millar, severely. 38th Foot—Privates John McGrickian, slightly ; W. Stiesson, severely. 41st Foot—PrivatesJames McGrath and Patrick McGee, both severely. 42d Foot—Privates [James O'Neil and Thomas Thomp son, both slightly. 44th Foot—Private John Wilkinson, slightly. 55th Foot—Corporal Joseph Smith, severely ; Privates Robert Calder, mortally ; Charles Crowther, Pataiick McDonald, John Hogan, Charles H. Lane, William Fahey—all slightly ; Thomas Martin, severely. 62d Foot—Privates William Freeman and James Berry, both slightly. 68th Foot—Privates John Beams, severely ; John Car mody, severely ; John Connors, slightly. 72d Foot—Private David Marshall, severely. 79th Foot—Privates Wm. McGinty, slightly; James Sweeney, slightly ; Robert McDonald, slightly. 93d Foot—Privates Robert Baxter, slightly; Alexander Rose, severely. 95th Foot—Private James Callaghan, slightly. 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade—Private George Mortimore, severely. Royal Sappers and Miners—Private Alexander Sparks, slightly. W. L. PAKENHAM, Lient.-Colonel, Aoting-Adjutant-General. Enclosure 5. Royal Naval Brigade, before Sebastopol, July 29. Sir,—l have the honour to enclose for your Excellency's information a list of casualties from the 21st to the 28th inst., inclusive. HENRY KEPPEL, Captain Commanding Royal Naval Brigade. Lieutenant-General James Simpson, Commander of the Forces before Sebastopol. A LIST OF CASUALTIES IN THE ROYAL NAVAL BRIGADE, BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, BETWEEN THE 21sT AND 28TH JULY, 1855, INCLUSIVE. WOUNDED. JULY 21. Georg, Woodrum, Ord., London, alightl7, RAILWAY/. Aberdeen ...... Ambg. Nottng. Bost. and Eastn. Janet... Belfast & Ballymena. Birming. Woh )rb & Stour Va11ey......... Birk,and. Laneal.. Cheshire Janet,....... Do. Chesh. k Birk., £5O and E 25 Cons. Do., ...... Rlyth &Tynaoriginal £25 (Wed. at £45) Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian. Carmarthen and Car digan Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon, Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall Wel' Junction Dwolin&Belfasaune Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction Do. NM East ADglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A Stock . De., B, Stoct Do., New A East Lancashire Edinburgh& Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin.Prth &Dundee Forth & Clyde Ju , Furness Do. Extension Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) Great Western Do. Stour Val, Rail Qua. Stk Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash.andYorksh Do., Wet. Riding Un Liv. Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwal Lond. Bright & S.Cst . Loud, and N. Westrt, Do. Fifths all all 100 LOO Do.lol. Do. Eighths 1 iondon and S. Westn Do., £5O Do., £40.. Lndnclrrydg Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch. Sh Linde Do. Shares, No. 1 1)o., Man. & Lin. Un Midland 'o. Birmng. &Derby Midld. G. West. (Ire, ) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfil Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk ..... Northn.Connties Un North British North Devon, No. I Do., No. 2 . . A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Berwick Do. do. Extension Do.do. Purch, Do. Leeds Do. York North London Do. Now £lO N . &S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester Oxford, Worcester,Sz Wolverhampton E'ortsmouth Se..4tish Central Scottish Midland. .• Shropshire Union , South Devon , South Eastern , South Wales S. Yrksh. da Rig. Dur Do Staines, Wok. &Wok Stockton & Darlins. Stockton (St Hnrtlepl. Taff Vale ~ Do. £lO shares. Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Haven Dock and Railway Ulvrrstone At Lancs Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace West London. Wimbledn &Croydon FOREIGN. Antwerpdritottordaro Belgian Eastn. June Bezi ors to Graissessae Bombay, Baroda, and Central Inclia s Serip Demerara Dutch Rhenish. Eastern of France . Do. New East Indian, g. 5 p. c Do. Eyteniion.. Do. 4l p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. Tk of CanadaA is Do. St. Lawrence Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Fran,. Gt. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent. Do. New 5 por cent Do. Extensions Do. d 0... Luxembourg Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Canad Shares Do. Eds., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Cond. & Basle Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.o. pref _ Lyons and Genova Lyons di Mediterran Madras Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur do Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France D 0.201. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3i p. c. & red. at 22M. dnr. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs. ) NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Ronon ParisCaen di Cherbrg Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Do. 51 p. cent. Pref Scinde Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A), West Flanders Do 5i per c. Prof Western of France Wee:. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand JOINT-STOP Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Ohartd. Bank of Asia Clutd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China City Colonial Commercial of Loud English Scottish and Australian Chart Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia Ditto New London and (dounty London Joint Stock Lond. At Westminster National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland Now South Wales., Oriental Bank of Corporation. Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co South Australia Union of Australia_ Do. New ........... ljulou of Loudon 9i - 3.04 2 2 - 11 2 par p 38i 39 121 —l3# 24i 2i —3., 7 - 64 16 -17 i 61 66 - 94i - 5 . 1 5 - A r, 14 - - iP - ••• .... ••• 3a 31 3 •- 31' 231 - 231 100 - 102 112 - 115 114 - 116 1071 1081 23 3 / 4 - 21 11 , 1 - 116 die 7 8 p 19i -- 20 pl l i 2 p' 7 9 2 -- 3 5 - 5i 36 - 87 i 12} -12 i 8 - 9 49 - 49ipl 49 51 50 52 pm 27 29 19i 2 11 -1 ad 0i 9i 10 li .- 2 fp ... •-- pm ••• - ... 4 - 4i 12 -13 pl 18i -19 i BANKS. 93 -- 95, 66 68 f cl—ip d par 94 - 1013 ••,4 ..• 17} -- 171 19 -- 20 d 4 -- d 37 38 el, ....... 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Colonial Gold Copper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 7i p. cent Copiapo English and Austin. Copper Smeltg C o Fortuna General Gt. Nugg etVeiniteg. Great Polgooth . Liberty Linares. Do .B Lusitanian . . Mariquita New Granada . New Linares Mining and Smelting C 0..., Nouveau Monde Pontgiband Silver Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba South Australian: Tin Croft. United Mexican Waller West Mariposa ...... , Wording Mining of Australia Yuba .. PREFEREN I Aberdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. 0 Blyth and Tyne lOper c. pref. (issd. at 500 Brie. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5 per cent Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork &Bandonsip.c 1 Dun.Prth .& Aber. J E. Anglian Cls. A Sh Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c Do. do Cis. C 7 p. c Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. I Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. c. St. East Un.. G. 6 p. c. Do. Si. 10 per cent. Do. 10i. Debontr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent... East Lancash.6 p. eta. E. &W. York. J. sthr Ed. Prth.&Dun.4p.c Furness Glaa. &5.W.G. 5 p. c. Great Northn. 5 p. c. Do. 5 p. C. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem... Do. p.c ,Do. 5 p. c. Scrip, Red at 5 p. c. pm... Gt.N.of ScOt. Ist Pref Gt. S. &W. (Ireland) Do. 4per c. Prof. St Gt. Westn. (Berke Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. con. red. 41 p.c Dr). con. red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4p.0. Do. Birm. Pre f. Sh Do. Chester 8 p. c.P.S. Do. do. 5 P. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Ches. Gus. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan, & York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock ... Lon. &Brigb. G. 5 p.c. Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. New Guar.6 p. c. Do. do. 5 per cent... Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. et... Lon. & S. W. Con.3de Londy. & Color. Sh. Londy. & Ennis. Sh. Man., Shef., & Lin. Now, £lO Do. .£6 Ptiarypt.& Carl. 4 p Do. 4i per cent Do Consol .6 p.c.St Do. Consol. Bristol 8 Birm. 6 per cent Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St Do. Pref. 4i per cen ,Do. 51. Pref. 4 p. c.. Ditto Leicester and kitchen Pref. St Norfolk Debenture,.. Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stool Do. 5 p. a. Est Do. 5 per ct.pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British N. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P Do. do. do Do ,Leeds 6 p.c tico 1 Do. do. Quarters 4l Do.YorkH.& S. Per. North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh..£ls.6 p.c Do R. Pref. 101. Sh. Scot. Cent. ,New Fret South Devon Do. flxed,4i per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 44 per cent S. Wales Gna. 4 p. 0 Do. do. 4i p. c S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar Stock. & Dar., 5 p. c Do. do. dc 1 Stock. & Hart!. g. 6 w p a . t c. er f t d il . l B, J K u k l, ' 5B . 6pc MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Agricalt. Australn. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Brit. American Land Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co.. Canada Canada Gov. 6 p. et Jan. and July Crysta! Palace.. Do. Preference Crystal Pal. of France Duston Iron Oro Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Electric Teleg. of Ir Gen. Steam Navigat General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Magdalend St. Navig Mediteran. Elec. Tel. Mexican&S.Americn. Do. New ... Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land N. S. W. Coal dc Inter Steam Navigat. Co. N. B. Australasian Nrth. of EuropeStaana Oriental Gas Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. Peninsular S; Oriental Do. New Portland Iron C 0..... Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest Ditto New South Austral. Land Submar. Tel. Scrip Do. Registered Trust dg L. Co.U. Can Yin Dipmoo Lazo 29 - 30 ... 2 lid ,60 62 i 133 : 134 114 - 115 2 5 1 - 1 24 Fri - fit ••• --- ••• 61 - 61 ••• ••• 11 - if ••e '""' ••• I ... I. - - 1 1 - 1 6 -- ?7 li - 2 li - if 3 1 7 -- 3 1 z I. la 13 ex div Pm JULY 22. John Stone, Ord., Queen, severely. Patrick Haley, Ord., Queen, severely. Edward Clewett, A. 8., Leander, slightly. JULY 24. Robert Holman, Ord., Queen, severely. Alfred Carey, Ord., Queen, slightly. William Glass, A. 8., Albion, slightly. JULY 25. R. Garnet, Captain Foretop, London, severely. William Leary, Ord., London, slightly. Charles Jacobs, Ord., Wasp, slightly. JULY 26. John Joggard, A. 8., Rodney, slightly. Jonn Winnicott, A. 8., Rodney, slightly. CONTUSED. Samuel Poliblank, A. 8., Queen, slightly. Thomas Cheeld, Ord., Queen, slightly. Total-12 wounded and 2 contused. HENRY KEPPEL Captain Comma n di ng Royal Naval Brigade. ADVENTURE WITH GREEK BRIGANDS, The following letter is from an Irish officer in the navy to his relatives in Dublin, dated Athens, August 1 :—" Since my last letter, in which I gave you an ac count of our cruise among the islands looking for pirates, we have been left quiet for some time ; but this state of affairs did not last long, for there has been a great deal of excitement caused by an adventures in which some of our fellows were the principal heroes. On Sunday last two pic-nic parties left Athens for the day, going to the mountains around Pentilicus, one of which was Greek, and the other an entertainment given at our camp at Pentilicus by the French Secretary of Legation to 17 or 13 gentlemen. Two of our officers rode out to the camp, which is situated in a very cool, pleasant place, and the day having passed over, they were re turning slowly down. a hill, between 9 and 10 o'clock in the evening, within two miles of Athens, when they saw two carriages at a standstill, which they sup posed were the parties of pleasure stopping for a while. At the moment that the officers were pass ing, out jumped three fellows with muskets, who, pointing them close to their heads, seized the bridles of their horses and demanded money in Greek. Being completely done for on all sides, and not having the revolvers they usually carry along with them on these country excursions, they were obliged to yield and deliver up their purses. While handing them out they were led towards a valley, where they saw a set of ladies and children crying, with some disconsolate men, who had just given up their watches and money to the robbers. In taking the money from one of the officers, the brigands let go the bridle of the horse, which the other seeing, he cried out to his friend, `Now is your time ;' with that he gave the rascal a blow between his eyes, which sent him, gun and all, flat on his back, and then they spurred their horses, darting forward about six yards, when two shots were fired at them, one of which struck the horse in the heart, killing him on the spot, and throwing the rider on the road headlong. The other ball went through M—'s coat above the shoulder, grazing the skin, and passing afterwards by his friend's head. Up again he got to mount the other horse, when another shot was fired, and the horse fell groaning on the ground, very nearly catching the rider under the saddle. No sooner down than up again, and seeing no one closer than 1,200 yards, the officers ran for it, as hard as they could, making a guess that the muskets could not be so quickly reloaded, and that the brigands would have enough to do to mind their prisoners. Lucki ly, the officers got clear and reached Athens uncapped, having lost their caps in the scrimmage. They then went straight to the police-office, but they seemed so slow, sending about to different people, that they thought it better to complain to the ambassador, who sent a special messenger down to make the Greek authorities energetic, as it was thought the French Secretary's party were still in durance vile. Even so, the authorities seemed afraid, and sent back to the am bassador, who then went himself to the Minister of War, and got 100 soldiers, but too late—the robbers escaped. If the people can be believed, none were even known to be about the place. The brigands were so mad at the escape of the two officers that they said they would have cut their throats if they had caught them, for attempting to make off, as they thought the whole garrison would be out on them when the information reached—therefore they set all the prisoners free. One of the detained was the Secretary of Police, whose watch they kept as a souvenir, who passed with th e robbers for a tailor, he renouncing ali Governmental honours. The French admiral and our ambassa dor will take this business in hand, and make the Greek police have some energy and rapidity. In the meantime all kinds of reports are flying, mostly exag gerated, but it is, on the whole, considered quite a desperate case. The brigands are 16 in number, and if the first three could be caught and shot the rest would disperse. They were lying in wait for the captain's party also (of which they had notice), but, not returning to Athens until 3 o'clock in the morning, they escaped, and got home safe. Our officers will always in future carry their revolvers with them, so that both French and English will not surrender again in a hurry."— Dublin Freeman's Journal. A letter in the Pays from Lille, mentions the arrival there, on Wednesday, of Lady Raglan, on her way with her family, to Paris. The widow of the late lamented Field Marshal is, it is said, one of the visitors to the Imperial court. _ _ BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL FESTlVAL.—Yesterday morn ing, at the Hanover-square Rooms, there was a full rehearsal of Costa's new oratorio, Eli, composed for and about to be performed at the approaching Birmingham Ta'Activnl The reheasal was arranged by the Birmin,g• ham committee, auu I*/"., of at,., mittee and "Orchestral Steward," came to town in order to attend. All the principal singers were present ; namely, Madame Castellan, Madame Viardot, Mr. Sims Reeves, Herr Formes, and Mr. Weiss ; and there was a full muster of the metropolitan members of the •rchestra and chorus. MEDICAL OFFICERS IN THE ARMY AND NAVY.—A return has just appeared giving the names of persons ap pointed physicians, surgeons, assistant-surgeons, acting. assistant-surgeons, and dressers to the army and in the hospitals of Scutari, Smyrna, &c. The list occupies a space of seven pages. A. large number of the medical officers are qualified by regular diplomas, or by being members of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons and Phy sicians. The dispensers are qualifi e d b y a general edu• cation and apprenticeship under druggists, and were mostly examined by the Messrs. Savory. The dressers are qualified by simple attendance at hospitals. SOUTHAMPTON, Monday, Aug. 13.—Her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived at the docks to-day from Osborne on board the Royal yacht Fairy, Captain Crispin, and proceeded per South-Western Railway in the Royal carriages to London at 3 o'clock. Viscount Hardinge, Commander-in• Chief, left in the Fairy for Osborne on a visit to her Majesty and Prince Albert. THE FRENCH LOAN.—Messrs. Baring and Co. issued yesterday their circular letters of allotment of the French loan. The last price of the scrip was 21 to R premium. THE TURKISH LOAN.—The official notification from the Turkish Minister, appointing a day for the attend ance of capitalists to hear the terms on which it is pro posed to issue the new guaranteed loan of 5,000,0001., is expected in the city immediately. PORT OF LONDON.—In the general business of this port during the past week there has been considerable activity, and among other heavy cargoes three of tea have been reported. The total of ships entered inwards was 240, being 10 more than in the previous week. The number cleared outward was 144, showing an increase of 26. Out of these 44 were in ballast—an unusually large quantity—the proportion of foreign and British so clearing being 15 of the former and 29 of the latter. THE GENERAL SCREW STEAM COMPANY.—The ac counts of this company for the half-year ending the 30th of June, made up preparatory to the meeting on the 24th inst., show a net profit of 118,8981., out of w hi c h 22,3121. has been carried to the reserve fund, which now amounts to 121,2831. The insurance fund has also been increased to the extent of 18,0001. by the result of the half-year's risks, and has reached 36,2231. At the meet ing 21. per share surplus capital is to be returned to the shareholders, apart from the distribution of profits. BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOIL THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.—The approaching meeting of the British As sociation in this city promises to be eminently success ful. We understand that Colonel Rawlinson, whose name is se familiar to the public in connection with the deciphering of the cuneiform inscriptions upon the Assyrian monuments, has consented to deliver a lecture on the subject of these investigations, at one of the even ing meetings. Another lecture, we are informed, will be delivered at an evening meeting, on natural history, by Dr. Carpenter, the distinguished physiologist. The agricultural chemists are expected to muster strong on the occasion, and important papers are expected both upon agricultural and manufacturing chemistry, and the absorbing subject of food adulteration will likewise, in all probability, be introduced in the chemical section. It should be borne in mind that admission to any of the sectional or evening meetings is only to be obtained by the purchase of a member's ticket. A list of eminent savans whe have intimated their intention to be present at the meeting will speedily be published ; and we doubt not that the strangers who contemplate visiting Glasgow on the occasion will be received with the hospitality for which our citizens have always been distinguished.— North British Daily Mail. HOP INTELLIGENCE.—MAIDSTONE, Aug. 9.—The ac counts that reach us from the plantations in this neig h bourhood are uniformly good ; the bine is very titarbion's Fl o V: healthy, and of good colour, and the mould, which some three weeks since serious aPP or r e . were entertained, has made no apparent ilaeaseheavy have yet to learn the effects of the recent very y apparent. rains ; but at present little if any i : s r without which We hope now for sunny hot weather , there is little doubt but that we shall get more mould . The duty is variously estimated but from what we can learn, present appearances warrant us in callinge it from 270,0001. to 280,000 L, ss 4n e d have received_ some are inclined to nd to name a still higher suns% reports from Ayl es ford, A lng and ton, Barrning, B Bearstead, Loo se , Ot East eat Parleigh, Leeds, Yaldi ng , Hunt° i West Mulling, wrotham, S Chatham, Staple hurst, Ma r d e n, tockbury, Bred hurst, Ditton, East and teriag East Sutton, „on, Chart Sut ton , Sutton, Sutton Valiance, B oughton Monchelsea, Nettlestead, Teuton, and Linton. All these accounts agree that there is no disease in the plant, and that the trifling mould is a v eryimportance thus far.—Stlssex ExpCßOWress. N LANDS (SCOTLASI)).—it appears that the gross amount realised from sales of Crown lands in Scotland a mounted in 1846 to 6,5401. ; in 1848 to 3,4111. ; in 1853 to 12,0401. ; and in 1854 to 2,965/. The gross amount realised from the rents on produce thereof during the 10 years from 1845 to 1854 'varied from 2,3791. to 3.1011, per annum. HINTS FOR SOLDIRRS. • The following very, excellent suggestions, ad dressed especially to Riflemen, but in a less degree applicable to all soldiers, have been issued from the depot of the 2d Battalion of the 60th Rifles : " The country being at war, it behoves every soldier to be prepared to take his part in that war. " Consider what will be required of you, and remem• ber that among the moat important matters are— "l. Discipline.—lt may appear a matter of no impor tance to a young soldier whether he immediately and willingly obeys an order given to him by his superior ; whether he addresses that superior in a respectful man. ner ; or whether, if he be a non-commissioned officer, he issues his orders in a firm but temperate manner, calm. lated to insure their speedy execution ; yet these trivial twitters are the foundation of discipline, upon which the comfort as well as the efficiency of large bodies of troops depend, and without which an army would be merely an armed mob. "2. Cleanliness.—Soldiers in the field are often, from various causes, apt to become neglectful of their per. ions, and, because they have not the means of keeping up so smart an external appearance as at h ome , to allow their skin to become incrusted with dirt. Now clean. liness is much more nearly allied with discipline than many are apt to suppose. But cleanliness is also highly conducive to health. A soldier wh o , f rom l az i. ness or any other cause, resigns himself to a state of personal dirt, will be sure, sooner or later, to b ecome covered with vermin, and to be an object of loathing to himself, to his officers, and to his comrades. The cure of all wounds and sores will be very much retarded by dirt. His general health will suffer, and, having b e . come dirty himself, he will cease to attend to the clean. liness of his arms. " Z. Arms.—Among the most important of the duties of a soldier at all times, but especially of a soldier in the field, is the state of his arms and accoutrements. No thing can more decidedly stamp a man as a useless sol dier than inattention to the state of his arms. These should at all times be in perfect order. His own life may at any moment be sacrificed by finding himself un able to return the fire of an enemy, in consequence of his own weapon missing fire or being out of repair. Never, therefore, put your rifle away without first as. suring yourself that it is clean, dry, and perfectly fit for use at any moment. " 4.—Ammunition requires equal care. It must at all times be kept perfectly dry ; it must be constantly examined, and changed if necessary. When firing, every round should be nislie to tell ; and this brings us to "5. Firing--Every soldier, but more especially every rifleman, should pride himself upon being a good shot. Target practice should be looked upon, not as a task, but as a recreation. Ho w many civilians spend both time and money in the endeavour to become good rifle shots, fur amusement ! E very r ifl eman shoul d en d eavour also, by practice, to become a good shot ; to obtain a knowledge of the peculiarities of his rifle ; to be able to make all due allowance for the ground over which he is firing, whether it be over a plain, or up or down hill ; what effect the wind has upon the ball, and what allow ance he must make when taking aim to correct that effect. These are only a few of the many points which a rifleman should consider. But no amount of instruc tion or practice will make a man a good shot unless he takes a pride in becoming so, and devotes his whole at tention to the practice. "6. Outpost Duties.—Riflemen are generally selected for these duties. They require a large share of indi vidual intelligence. Every man must think and be able to act for himself. The safety of an army often depends upon the alertness and intelligence of an individual Rifle man. It is not sufficient that a Rifleman should be plucky, and able to load, to fire, or to charge by word of command. He will generally be extended, often (indeed, always when possible) concealed by cover and therefore frequently out of sight of his officer. He cannot be a good Rifleman unless he is possessed of great intelligence, perfect self-reliance, good eyesight, quick hearing, which should enable him, even in the dark, to discover the movement of any body of the ene my, and to say whether infantry, cavalry, or artillery are moving, and in which direction ; he must be a good shot, prepared to oppose cunning to cunning ; able to take the best advantage of any cover that may be at hand, and to endure and bear up cheerfully against hardship and exposure ; and likewise determined, how ever fatigued he may be, never to let his enemy outwit or outmanoeuvre him. He must, in short, at all times and at all places, be`wile-awake.' " 7. Cover.—A Rifleman must have a correct know ledge of the effect of the various inequalities of the ground, and of the amount of cover afforded by such in equalities, and by the various other objects to be met with in all countries. He must never allow himself to he seen in relief against the sky, or against any mass of a light colour. If near a fire, he must never pass between the fire and the enemy. When looking for cover, he should remember that he will be better concealed among bushes or materials of various colours, than by any quan tity of one colour. He may often be placed for the purpose of watching an enemy, in which case he must not expose himself to be discovered by the enemy, nor even fire ex cept in actual self-defence. Whenever engaged, he must remember that it is the duty of a skirmisher to do as much mischief as possible to the enemy, with as little exposure of himself as is necessary. Nothing so dies courages the enemy as finding himself suffering from the fire of well-concealed skirmishers. When possible, al ways select your cover at a spot which is difficult of access to the enemy, and which is of easy communica tion with your supports. Never lose sight of the files on your right and left. "a. Clothing.—No soldier can be perfectly efficient who is not well shod, and, as far as may be, well clothed. All Riflemen should, therefore, immediately endeavour to learn to repair their own clothing and socks, but cepc,iolly their boots. It will be too late to learn these things when in front of an enemy, and many a man has fallen to the rear, and been starved or killed, through not having been able to protect his feet by repairing his boots. It is not, however, to repairs as they are done at home that I wish to direct your attention ; but I am anxious that every mau should get such an insight into the repairing of boots as will enable him, when he takes the field, to make use of the materials which he may find on the spot, however rough they may be. "9. Cooking.—Do not think this subject unworthy of present consideration. I would advise every one of you to obtain, without loss of time, some little experience of cooking. Be ready to make the most of your rations. Learn, while you have time, how to make bread or cakes out of flour or oatmeal, with water only. Consider how you would set about baking such bread or cakes with out an oven, and with the smallest amount of fuel ; and how you would roast and grind coffee without a roasting apparatus or a coffee-grinder. If you land in an enemy's country without having considered and practised these things, you will be helplesss. These and many other similar matters you may now learn from your comrades who have recently served at the Cape. " 10. Tents.—Much inconvenience and suffering is often endured by the tents being blown down. Always slacken your tent-ropes in wet or damp weather, other wise the ropes will break or dj-aw the pegs, and your tents will come down. When brushwood is to be had, and time permits, such accidents may be prevented by bushing' your tents. This is done by cutting sticks wibi bushy tops. Sink the bushy tops into the ground instead of the four principal pegs, and beat the ground firmly down over it, fastening the tent rope to the other end of toe stick instead of to a peg. This plan will generally withstand a strain which would inevitably draw an ordinary tent-peg. 11. Singing.--.I strongly advise your learning and practising songs and chorusses in which all can join. You may not always have a band with you ; but a good song, sung in good time, and with a good chores is which all can join, will help to keep you all in good humour, and to cheer many a weary hour; and will be found of great assistance in lifting you along when on the line of march. A man who has a good stock of amusing stories will also be a welcome comrade round a camp fire. " 12. Tradesmen,—l would strongly urge every one of you who have learnt a trade to endeavour, by every means in your power, to keep up your knowledge of that trade. No man knows the moment during a campaign in which his knowledge of a trade may be of infinite service to himself and to others. Carpenters, smiths, shoemakers, tailors, saddlers, harnesemakers, bakers, butchers, bricklayers, masons, and various others are almost certain, at one time or another, to be employed with advantage to themselves. Men known in the army as handy men' have often accumulated much money by their diligence and ability to make themselves generall y useful. " When walking into the country, c k o e v e e p r i y t ou a r ffo e r y d ei s. open, and study the ground and the Imagine an enemy's picket to be by y o oursel be cl a n could best postedod bevses, tat any P able arti lar spot, and consider how you w surprise it ; or how, if occupied surprise. best defend it and guard again st time You endea. aorn " In this country you have frequent . opportunities of seeing land drained. Observe how . t gd t eh w heni i s o. s obtained. d t o h n e e your to make yourselv es an .acil e ua l in bl e e with the general principles of draining, d • comfort and to the preservation e the know ‘ led • able to drain your camp. This, rives to put in p r actice the however, will oelviderdrh, much must aul tchh bty b o done upon ROlllO general plan, awl care m ust be taken that when draining one tent you do not inundate your neighbour. • ~C onclusion.—These few hints hastily put together s ire intended only to draw your attention, before it be too late, to these matters. "If you only read these lines, and then drive the sub. jest from your th oug h ts, little good will have been done: But there are among yourselves many men of ability. Your ranks include many professions, and numerous tradesmen ; you have men who are fair mathematicians, you have men of much general and useful information, Among such men much future benefit will arise if you Will ponder on these subjects and communicate your ideas to each other. The habit of frequently conversing with one another on these subjects will familiarise you/ minds with them. Many useful ideas will owe their origin to such conversations ; and much future misery may be avoided and comparative comfort secured, by having thus prepared yourselves to combat against the discomforts which unavoidably attend a first landing iu an enemy's country." ENORMOUS SALMON.—On Friday morning last Mr. Stephens, fishmonger, of this city, exhibited a remark• ably large and healthy salmon, which he had captured the preceding night, and which weighed no less than tslbs. It measured two feet II inches in length, and 24 inches round the thickest part of its body. The fish was taken in the " College-hole," a little below Wye-bridge, opposite the Bishop's Palace, being one of the largest fish taken in the Wye for many years. The salmon was after wards " disposed of by way of chance," and fell to the lot of an officer of the Herefordshire Militia ; but whether it subsequently graced the men-table of the, gallant corps we have not heard.. 7 Herefor4 Jour/Het St. 10 St. 25 10 5 20 18 5 5 5 20 4 20i .00 20 331 10 20 100 100 100 20 20 50 50 100 1.00 13: is 1 2 all 13 23 i i 19i i 47i i 20 St. St. St. 10 St. 20 50 10 St. 261 131 1 20 16 20 12? 25 20 Bt. 10* 8i 25 10 1.0.6 100 5 100 all all 100 9 6 100 100 100 100 100 100 5 all 'ill all all all 10i 100 100 23 all 14 all 1071 1g i