The Sun. — London, England, 1855-08-28 00:00:00

inrciA OF SO' LIFE. Y of t h e fol: hnuaCe, it correspo.w econd editioo ht irSt' 13 3 t 7,0 tr o 8 Wil tile grrr til e fi g 7 4 are,. t tg, )inen t 'tbe l_ alike ties• tt,cl, ° lid 5 St. 6,, c . f . CaP e ,be ll board,oo t° the ma n d 0 khe li rP°'a ', v o ao lit 1 6 4 311 0 1 vi ad 3° A lli e°l the ir aefel li a t he A v ti of l e be for J ul e aofe, ol oo r. 4 0 , w o pePo ,„, ou t ST. d ig in; RP 05. el, / 1/11 {:r 1" 1)5 01 ' 1 e d e9e.l te; uo tr j a tie So ot } " at Lt- 51°. Avg' e tb o t° to :o tt _ O O to je cv t ott r e 11 4,en to We° or' is b ° the o 9 lyt ;bte d •pil la coel'i•t• the h e 1 1 0 9 of t- o ffe e ; , u 0,9°.,0r5,n5 t - Ind y Itoicior $ 11 e „ sfe' 6 ,3 I. to . niog 0 10 0 g , ;the co 0 1 " d cle v 0 •c 1 n a r0 0 ;1 t het o ,_4 l l rP. t , cb icieSer toa „t 7ti Tr 4 rA,. TZ — riP it_ .1.911-I,_ A:(1:13 , L aiLit AND COALVEROLI L LYT ELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. 1 0 Cotton M ar k et at Li verpoo l y es terday 40°4 firmly, and last Friday's quotations were b , NIP maiuta.inel The sales amounted to 7 , 000 a t im es ( , 1,50 0 of which were taken on speculation cl export). Th e Railway Share Market se nor with less spirit, and in some instances prices Were lower. T he report of the tallow trade, as furnished by Smith and Charles, alludes both to the ate of the market in Russia and in France : ‘ "rlie • us tt\. advices from St. Petersburg are to the . 6th 4 1)0 4 Ex- 36 5.16 to 7-16. There is no new business k its ` , , , 4 by these letters, but in the week about 3,000 c 't tallow , had been taken on time spot and for deli 4!tkrj at L iverpool, 110 to 112 r. The quotations for all 101 10 were 1102 to 111 ; market quiet ; carriage, 112 18,01 4 e° 9- The quantity of tallnw despatched was 4 44 casks from St.Petershurg, 2,800 from the intexior, 1 3,00 ' 0 t r 12,75 7 from St. Petersburg last year, and 12 to tet i b n f rom the interior. The present price of St. Pe eros"., in equivalent to 33/. per ton free on board at ; the carriacee fom St. Petersburg to London t n n , i nd, through Prussia , is estimated at 20/. per ton. te rn " demand for tallow on the spot last week was t iattrg e, especially for exportation. It is understood of ail ,e French Government contemplate the imposition . Ilie z : n erease of 10s. on the import duty on tallow in - I , lt k aession of the Chambers, in October or Novem irta*se:4",i' is, no doubt, inducing a larger demand for 'ltli e ",` u an- the present necessities of the trade require ; ' 4 4.1„: 441 e time cur information still leads us to the that thetrench manufacturers insist consume The quantity of 'foreign tallow this year." 411: l etters by the overland mail are expected o tt ,„,, n(1011 on Thursday, and there will be 14i,1,13Mel dates of June 19, or nearly three weeks fC b an those already to baud. tle re ,, e lioney Market is much easier, and it is un that the greater portion of the Turkish tival d :Posit is already remitted. The bullion ar -4°lll. America are expected to increase, and AN Of the amount received thence and from ik tl i t r4l ia yesterday will probably be sent into the / 1 10 4 ° f England, as the bankers are "full of 4 616 -i f and the discount houses find themselves Ned to do bills on decidedly lower terms than b o 8414 ed a week or ten days since. Speculation k ki t"Y, inert, and this increases the supply, as a 4 eal of the Turkish Loan, it is now said, will h l /e lidec.l here for military supplies. e question of the Bank of England Charter Nellet attracted much attention of late, but it is tI P the time for calling the attention of our i§ ee allts t o the subject, because a renewal will k t l, B °On to be effected. The following remarks e hankers' Circular precisely indicate the i) . 111 g position of that great corporation, about, ii t it4 west-end. branch, to compete still more it, lll 3' With, the unprivileged establishments :- 1 4 1 ,,7 the 27th clause in the Act of 1544, the time for th e trial of this bill was extended to the let ki ll °, 1855, which has expired. As it is always wise Al lt r la all important measures at the proper time, h 3 to call the attention of those who are interested quest ion (and who is not ?) to the necessity of !I Ft , nod vigorous action. There will, doubtless, be I4jvtindane'O of excuses for not bringing the befo re Parliament, and to postpone all V e Ntio n of it until the adherents to the pre• loy,.' n otoply are fully prepared th to s en, f ecur or aectinao. i all that th N at o'v wa i r sti3 co th n et t i u n te , s a grave obstacle to a ‘th,' we urge it as one of the most poter.t of reasons; 3 t l r e is n o s ubject that is so minutely connected N e soccess of cur army as the monetary arrange ,the State. While we are called upon to supply 90 000 000/ k tk e our own Government with „ . sterling . n°' but to sepply millions to foreign States, thsyil subje c t be more important than a rigid in - Tito the source whence these amounts are to be i n? We have as yet only shown an increase in the sources of revenue to meet this enormous demand eight millions ; the great problem, then, for the tb 4 n to solve who directs public affairs is, how to Lik t ,"e almost infinite sources of wealth we have at our N t ili 'd into money value, and to keep the spring.; of Zito in constant motion, for this can only be done L liti,,' - ging the basis of our monetary credit ; by per , 4 . '1 1 every branch of trade with an invigorating k Atti ° ,f action • by giving a distributing instead of a S i ng power ' to the money operations of the Th e ank of England has the supreme authority of V t e tand its promises' to pay, though only in elata of credit , are, in all the ordinary transactions ci e ualto gold and silver by virtue of an P parliament. The only competitive power to ,k i tli t .„ - 9tea are those of the Private and Joint Stock to existence prior to 1844, that act having Fare u k„eloded an future future Joint Stock Banks, or Private issuing their own notes. This fact being • it is fair to presume that the ultimate object Ni t °• Who Passed that act into place the entire note cll .- t i l li nf th e country in the hands of theßank of England. °ae who doubt the correctness of these views, we lerotinise the tenour of the act. During the pastll ilel t 4 ,naut 700,0001. of the issues of private and joint , have been withdrawn from circulation 'r i various causes • for a portion of these the Bank L' 4 ll 4 0 4 ( 1 still pays ‘ a co mposition of one per cent. per but in 1856 this obligation on the part of the Nt' ll cease entirely, and it will enjoy its authority Sued by any demands from the private and joint .4ooks. It becomes, therefore, a matter of the importance to this country to know what use i L k itei, t nacle of this power by the of England, Ip, - eau issue its notes as a legal Tender, without "olip - ; and is under' no obligation to replace any °I notes that may be henceforth withdrawn t i;: a lllation. The inquiry is one of such pre-etm i'Vortance to a great commercial country like th e that ever y trading and commercial borough i ngdoin ought to call upon its representatives in 4 C a nt to prepare for a full and satisfactory inquiry l i t t Zli t nlbearingsof the subject. Hitherto, the Act has eOrrier to any such attempt, but now the time tt,N6, re d, we consider it the duty of commercial V° in the House to put the question clearly before l'h -ve rornent." k liiii, ere is a firm, but still a very dull market for t ble~ e ourities, and this results mainly from the ` l lt Il e ! of the dealers and capitalists, as well as of L e tt ilul io from town. Consols have been 911 41 Wer and time. The Exchequer Bills of ,N R q 4 l'e 13s. to 16s. premium, New Threes and Reduced 94 to 92. The An „Th-4 of 1885 are 16 - 4 to 15-IGths. 111•: foreign bonds have been more dealt in. bosh old stock has been up to 94, but is now ° T he scrip has been in greater . request at 2i ' 4 e S'Panish 3 per cents. are marked 37 and Deferred 1%-. Portuguese 5 per cents. 111 %,: a l have been quoted 43. 1 1 . Mexican have I, l k 2 ii and Peruvian 82, being firm. Equador 411 d Grenadal9. Venezuela have been, more -11. t at 31 1 to Dut ch 2e p er Cents. have Th 4. 'Jtc ct ,i ta e . follo w i ng are the nominal prices of foreign eti,'" --- Orrena t ia Deferred Bonds, 6 . 4 IN V I I ? 211 to ; Peruvian Si to 82 ; t,. ° 4 ' r ee per Cents., 58 to 59 ' ; Portuguese 111' Per Cents 43 to 45 ; Russian Five Ce„, 4 , 1 b • 100 to 102 ; ditto Four-and-a t'ne'r Cents., 89 to 91 ; Spanish New Deferred, 19 _,• ditto Three per Cents., 371 - to 38 ; ‘ ,11 1 ,• ° , t titicates. 41 to 41 ; ditto Passive, 41 to 4i. tf titti o -L lailway Share Market has been looking up Li D ' A 11 (1 with more doing. An improvement t, - lea a s i, r . Cent. may be noted in Great Western, ot ",lre and Yorkshire, Midland, and one or `' 4 l-e a tie rs of the principal lines. The Foreign I,,,lpi t r e quiet. 4') , 441 7. 1 Mexican Mine are heavy, Oriental Bank `'„, General Screw Steam scarely so dear, and A ustralian Land 'cheaper. 130, *.i...m),,.. - '''FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0 1 014CCI. 4, (From the Ogcial List.) r 2 ~„, Buqinest, dons k`' , s Ct. Reduced Annuities...—. 92 14 1,.. ) * 3 -14 . Consols Annuities 9IA t, 11 41, 9 " Cent Annuities bit Il Tiniti • b. to 30 Tears, Expire sth Jan., 181 , 0 t Itt, , Expire sth Jan.•, 1860 3i .., s oil ru Years, Expire sth April, 1885 16 15-16 I cieho"' Account, 6th September 9l:i i 1 11 ( 1,,ter Eiji;i(l- j 2d. kt-LaT .......... .-. l3 16 I 12 kb_ a„ .............................. .• _ klh 'Cite, b . ........... . ..ti g Qt - 07 148 1858, 3i per Cent 100& 14 N 111 / 4 1 ' FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK , or t on k o l ) aci a 11 ds ean 3 448 . 1A per Cent......... l9 %I.t.livit°a4f°lll.l)ethtoCAencte.ount — 21A A ki tt o f 01 ,. t ° 1 1118 . , 4.i per Cent .... .. --.• b it ta ete 130 7 . 1 kacount bi t t ° for t h uu s, 5 per Cent., Con. 1811 . h. o, 1 84 e account 4BA 1 4 - ; , it t , f .L B . 3 Per Cent tr,,(1,11.14.4,11001,e account .. ..............•.:::..:........ .. .. .. — 4O b l 'il t o gs. 5 per Cent. i , /44 ,. , - ........ •••••• ~c'.... b." 1 •0 li e '" '' Per Cent ... ......... Itto passive bfei 1 Qii t . 'rec.., 3 per Cent. it ' , t h N ods .• ........................ .. b,, 0 f o ,, „ , (. par cent — l' e , l ttto xe.'wtne account I,Zioet /1 0 : e a ri s, P 4 , 1 4 p p e e r r e C e e n n t t . . . . 21 $ i P Il ai ' h e Account : 7 -2 1A i tlkti t o v o l i " 0 2. , n the above pavPtile in London. 4 4„ D itto 2 2 i per Cent. ex 25 fr — h' Itz etat 4 i per Cent. Ex . 25 fr g e . 2 1 per Cont. 12 . Guil ••• 6 5:3 I)lu.'' 4 the Account.... C 0A ,.,_ 0 . 1s HALF-PAST i t , to _ ~. 91A 4 ,T T. A K TS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. r. rt. vr I. oti,es yesterdv. 25 - 'i7 4 - 4 8 132 -- 13 154 16 84 7n 91 - 93 63 -- 634 11 - j 3 8 - 10 3 2 d 6i - 7 13 - 14 - m 73 - 75 54 - 9 - 9A 18 - 20 71. - 73 89 - 90 71 - 73 127 - 104 - 106 56: 1 2 57 73 - 76 - 6 1 - 7h); 83 -•- 74. - 9? 99 94 - (Jsi 1 - 1(1 - 1 - 84.1 - Ci CA • 50 - 26 7i.- 82 701 - 71/ 11 - 4 3 • •/0 • ~ . n 12 -•. 10 li - 2i ..• -.- ... 50 --- .52 29 ew 31 7:3 2 • 74,; 7 —• 64 4 H 12. i 13 48} 49.-3 47 49 i id 61 - G#•l - 61 27 - 29 145 : 7 -- 109 75 77 44 46 13 14 62 6:3 31 32 5 3 2d p ,1,1 .1 St. 1.1! - 0 .1.! V 1 It Ai c~' I w 5 a: tO .kberdeen tkait);-;. Nottng. ,trul - Eastn. jr.:46t fast, Aour LaLt2r?l_. Chosh'!ro I! 'DD. Cht £5O avid If./.5 Do., ..... . .11 7c,lytla el; Tyr, ?. , £25 (isf.. , (l._at it. 1100 Bristol and Exeter.. Caledonian .9. Carmarthen ancl Ca digan 1., Chester Cs all Ocrk and Ban( all Cork, Black, a Pas, - 4. 16 Cornwall 14 al 'elf Junction. 45 Dnolin&Belfast , Jruic. all Dundee Perna A 4 deer, Junction ~ 15 1 all Do. N -v .East .1.1 Eastern Counties.. , lo Eastern Union, A Stock ..... .00 De., B, Stoe. 8. Do., New A......... .00 East Lancashire C; Elinb , zrgb Glasgo•-•• II Fid:lnb. ar..l Pee 1,1 0 Dila. Prtb 9 I , ..'ortli & Clyde ll "%mess. Li IDo. Extension Glasgow &S. Weist:,i. Great Northam /0 Do., A. Stock H) Do., B. Stock /0 Gt. Sth. &West.(lro ; 10 (rcat Western )0 Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk 1.11 Irish South-Eastern ;11 Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds 7 . Do. New Thirds Litneash. (Work sh D D. , Wst. Riding Un. dl Liv.Crsby.&Soutlipt .11 London & Blaekwai ' Lond.Bright &S.Cst. Gond. and - N. We-tn .6 Do. Fifths 5y Do.lo/.5h.,11E7,13...C . 2A Do. Eighths .of.) London andS. West; 7% , . Do., £s`,', i 8 Do. a £4O Eindndrryez Col erain , 11 Lndudrry.,&,- Enn:sk. .00 Marich.Silef.& Li nelr 3 Do. Shares, No. 1 !s. Do., Man. & Lin. Un. Midland )0 Do. Birrang. &Derb -, di G. \V Bt. (Ire ; ill r.)O. Shares".„ . it Newe,sstle !:3! ) Rwpt.Aberg.&Hrf 8' Sev. - Ty & Parniel.lll , :r 111 7 , 7 ewry Viarrenpoity and Itostravor :;orfelk . 3 Nerfon.CountlesUn North 13riti51?.•,...., 11 !Torth Devon, No. 1 dl Fro., No. 2. A Deferrel., • til 13 GearaTapel X • Eastern—Berwi e 1 Do. do. Extension. .3 D(t.do. G. .J. Piirel 1 Co. Leads K; Do. York ,;i tiortli Londori .11 Do. I;e7 ...... stead, and City Jn.. 7!' :Corn 37' ',c , rth Western al & S. Westru. Rue. Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester 0 Oxford, Worcest,T,& Wolverhampton $ Portsmouth Kt R: Minh Central 13:) LOO 7'.liropshire Union tiouth Devon L yl Smith Eastern all South Wales Yrksh. &Riv. Dim 5 Do LI _ Staines, Wok. is , ,Wok ii , ,tockton Stc?.k.ton Tar Vale 9 90., £lO i Do. Pref., No. 4. 'Janes liaven Dock and..... mverstone S Lanes 11 Vele of Neath 11 Watern & Kilkenny 11 Waterford&L:merei .11 West Cornwall, 0 I 5 West. End of London awl Crystal Palace.: all West London. all t Winablecin & Croydon 38 - 40 ••• '''' ••• 5 - 51 201 211 3 - 4 21 - 23 5 - 7 3 2d par ip FOREIGN. .11 Alitwerp&Rett •r:iam 4 Belgian Ea.stn. June. .0 Beziers to Gral ssassac Bombay, Bproda, and Central Ind la,Serip 11 Dernerals .0 Dutch Rhenish 11 Eastern of France .0 Do. New 20 li 18 4 20 II 20 1.1 20 al 20 li too 11a .11 East Indian, g. sp. c. .0 Do. Extension 11 Do. 4l p. c. Bds., pay '57, convorilble 611 Po. do. do., '59, do 17 1.00 I a' 25 25 I a 100 I 71 100 al 20 11 5 I a] (I. Tl_ of Car.ailaA is 11 Do, St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. '0 I Do. Cert. of Deben, con. into Stk.. till '63 1 n Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 0 Gt. Central of Fran.. 11 Gt. In, fiat. Pcnin6ulf, 5 5 5 v 20 1 guar. 5 per cent... 1 fie. New 5 por cent 2 c o .F Extensions.... ill Do. do L 3 Great Luxernhom Constituted Shares 51 Do. Obligations al Gt.WesternofCanad Shares al Do. Ilds., payable's7, with option till '55.. al Do. do., '62, p. 51 Do. do., '76, p. do., '73, without option 11 Hamilton It Toronto, ill Do. 6 per cent. • .4 I Lake Coust. of Basle al Lucca &Pistoja sp. c pref .0 Lyons and Geneva .4 Lyons & Mediterran L ll Madras .0 Do. New Ntaria Autouis Do. do. New all Namur & LiegP tnterost) .6 all 4 a] 2O al 100 I a , 100 I a l 100 I al 20 20 1 20 1. 20 ai 33i, 11 10 - 131. /0 im . Do. (ex interest) 11 Northern of France. .11 D0.20/.BlalateChar leroi and Erquelines guar. 3$ p. c. & red. at 2211. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 20 all Do. 201. 3p. c &is 20 al 5 a] Only . B. di Ama. 11 NorwegianTrunkPre .6 Paris and Lyons al Ditto Bonds 61.1 Paris and Orleans 11 I Paris and Rouen... .6 20 1 , 40 al 20 al 20 31 20 L 20 al ParisCaen &Cherbrg. .11 Rouen and Havre 11 Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish Xll Sambre and Meuse dl Do. W. p. cent. Pref s. Seinde' .11 Southern of France .6 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) r_ll West Flanders al" 10 20 2k 20 al 20 t 10 20 1 20 1 6 a' 20 a: Do G per c. Prof .8 Western of France .6 Woe,. of Switzerland U WiJsbaden Zealand 1 - 10 2f - 14 2 - 14 1 - 1. 1, - lip 38} - 38} 12 -13 211 - 24 2i - 6 5 e 18 - 19 65 - 67 95i - 966 5 - 51 5 i 1 g —fib' .. ''' 3 - 31 21 - '231 -24 j 100 - 102 115 118 115 - 120 108 109 - 2 1 : 114 - 116 ..„ (th 7 -- 8. ibi -201 p, 7.-, 2 p 7 9 2 -- 3 Si - 51 - 26 12} -12 i -- 9 48i - 48ip 48 50 51 52 —• pm 27 2S 20 21 la lad 9i 9i -24 p ••• Pm ••• ... ••• 4 - 44 1 - 2 -- 13 pl ••• ••_ 184 1.91 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company all British N. American 5 Chart& Bank of Asia 4 Chrtd. BrA. of India, Australia, & China 30 _ City 5 Colonial Commercial of Lond dl English Scottish and Australian Chart 20 all Loud. Chart. Bk. of 100 100 `Z 100 21 20 a Australis. 5 Ditto New ........ . .... 20 50 2i 50 1i 100 2i 100 31 , London and County ' .0 London Joint Stock :0 Lond. & Westminster 15 National Provincial of England, LO Do. New '2l National of Ireland , 111 - New South Wales 11 Oriental Bank of Corporation 25 Provincial of Ireland all - 20 it 50 2! 20 a] 25 al 100 % 10 Do. /4 , w 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold I nip C 0.... Xll 'South Australia dl Union of Australia 2i Do. Now IA trulou of loncl9l Le 94 - 95 66 6S f d —ip id— par 7 -- - 9 p • 9.4 .. ... 161 —17 i 19/ 2040 d i 38 40 •0 0 1 ''... St • ... - ••• 35 - 36 42 - 43 52 - 53 „„ , 39i ..- 73 74 - 9 "" 7 ”. ••• /3n3int a done this day. :mot. j';‘) 10 !1.1 St. 1.01 20 4. 1 St. 101 st. I 3.1 St. I mot. 3t.. St. 101 St. 10 Bt. 1 01 St. 1)1 St. 101 St. 10 12 a , al al 16 1' 161 St. t( 20 a] 11J St. 101 St. I_ol 20 1.1 25 31 St. I. 23 ~a2~~ ~~ St tO 50 25 a; 100 , 1 2F C) 3: st. Ii st. 6 al 8 al 8 al 1±; 25 2; 25 L 50 a' St. (-); 50 3. 10 a] 10 '3; 20 al 10 al qt. St. 10 St. 60 a” 20 al CO al 20 a' ... THE SUN; LONDON; TUESDAY EVENING, AuGusr 28 1855. itAMWAi9s Fled - lord Buck Clydesdale-le. Col. Stour Vy. Sod. and Hal. M. Liu. 4. pc Gias. I3arr. Direct :;o. -New... ... - .llAr.All)n. Fr Pi AI pi. D . ll . & Railway Hall & Selby Do. Do.s Shares. Lon.&Oreeron Do.Ervferou:T Lon. , Til., & S. Lowestoft 7. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per et. Mauch. Exi.n. and Matloot :Kidd &, Rodear. Midld.Bradfl Newmarket Bury Exton.. NT.& Est.s p.c. Do. fl per et. Do. Fizods p Prest. & Wyre Do. s Shrs. A Roystu.&llit. Sher.Roth.arici Goolog.sp.c. Shrews. &Her S. Staffordsb Wear Valleygr Fi per Do -3.llt4rlo7rirst &gm. Fria .... Anglo Austrin. Gold Anglo Californian Australian Australian Cordillen. Ave Maria., Baden (Gd D chy of Blxnarvon Iron and Coal British Iron Brazilianlrctp.(issue. at .4-.% pm.) Do. Coates J Cuiab Do. St. John Dal Roi C:l.rson's Crank Clarondon Cons. Alin Co. of Jamaica Cobra Copper Colonial Gold Copper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 7.? . ; p. cent Copiauo English and Austin Copper Smeitg Fortuna Gene- 11 ' ert.NngT etVeiniteg Great Polgooth Liberty.. Linares. D. , 11 Lusitar ...... Mariquita ........ New Granada New Linares Minin, , are Smelting Co._ Nouveau Monde Pontgiband SJilvei Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock 13,11roncy iron Do. Now Santiago de Cuts... South A usizalian._ Tin Croft.., ....... United Mexican __ ller Wovtllirig Mining a, An Artlia cT l f-,, t I' REFi-q i'2-_,.',.N t.l•:erdeen Do. No.'2, 7 p. c. Myth and Tyn3lo pe: c. pref. ;,isst.l. at sOl' ilris. & Ex. 4 p. c. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Idol; heal' Cruar.l!:i per cent.,. Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork &Band ons Dun .Prth Anelian Ch. A Sh. Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c. Do. do Cis. C 7 p. c. Eastern Counties Ex ensieu, J p. 0. No. Do. No. '1 . 'Do. New 6 r . c. St P:ast Tin., G. 6 p. c Do. Si., 10'ner cent. 0 0 . 16/. D6entr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent... htet LaneaJa.6 pacts. Yori;. J. sths I.ld Prth.&Dun.4p.c Purne , ' ;las. Sr, S. W. G. 5 p. c ' great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem... Do. 4. 1 . ; p.e Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red. at 5 p. c. dt.N. of Scot. Ist Pre+ Gt. S. eI.W. (Ireland) Do. 4per c. Prof. St qt. Westn. (B'erks 'Tants Ex. 5 p. c)... Do. con. red. 41 p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. irred. 4/No. Do. Pim. Pref. Sh Do. Chester S p. Do. do. 5 p. c. d 0... Do. Birm. Cua. Stk Do. Ches. Gua. Sh.. Do. do. do Do. do. do .... Lan. & York. F. £2i Do. 6 p.,c. StAdr. G.sp.e.' Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. to. New Guar.6 p. c. Do. do. 5 per c.nt... Lon. &N. W., Coy. Nuneaton 5 p. et.. TA - yr.,. S. XV. Con , 3tl, Londy. & Color. iSh. Lowly. &Ennis. A 41 - 1, 'lan., Sher., & Lin.. New ....... Do. I:arypt.&Carl.4p o )0. 4./ : , per cent...—. ')0 Iril ) (' 4 -11. Clousol .6 p.e.St 100 :)o. °ousel. Bristol ,k per cent... 100 Do. 4s p. c. Pref. St 11 Po. Pref. 41 per Ali Do. 5/. Pr: f. 4 p. c.. 400 Ditto Leie..stcr and • llitehen PM'. St... Peteature • Do.PrPr. 4 p. c. Sloe D. 5 p. C. iTirr, 5 A per et. pref... Nriay. Val. 5 p. c. North British N. E. Berw, .4 p.c P. , Do, do. do Do Leeds 6 p.c De. do. Quarters Do. York Pnr. North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Wore ester, Pr Wolverh..£ls, 6p Do B. Prof. 10/. Sh. Scot. Cent. ,New Pre South Devon Do. fixed, 4,i per cent S. Eastern (Readil4 Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4l per cent . S *Wales Gua. 4p. c. Do. do. 4i p. c.... S.Yorksh.4p.e.Guar. Stock . & Dar. , 5 p, c. 'Do, do. do Stock. & Hart]. g. t p. c. till July 1, 'sf ,Waterfd.& Kilk. 6 p MISCELLANEOUS. • 25 176 Australian Agrie'llt. 294 304' le all Aukraln. Royal Mail ... 44 Li 7 Berlin Water Works 2 I‘d 50 40 Brit. American Land 59 61 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co LOO 326 Canada 134 136 St. IGO Canada Gov. 6p. et Jan. and July 114.1 115 115 5 all Crystal Palace.. 2s 2g 5 5 Do. Preference 5l si 51 4 all Crystal Pal. of France 1 $ Duston Iron Orb 20 11 Eastern Steam — 25 23 Electric Telegraph l7 18 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir 15 14 Con. Steam Navigat 20 all General Screw Steam igi 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar ... 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig 10 all Mcditeran. Elec. Tel. 8 10 10 9 Mexican&S..P..mericn. 6 64 10 2i Do. New 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 5 Netherlands Land..... 11 11 2 1 N. S. W. Coal &Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. 1 all N. B. Australasian... 1 20 15 Nrth. cf EuropeSt :lama 1 all Oriental Gas • 14- 1a ii all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl 2l 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 50 10 Do. New — -2 all Portland Iron Co ll 11 100 60 royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest ll 1 11 1 1 Ditto New — 25 all South Austral:Lani 37i 364 1 all Sabmar. Tel. Scrip a 1 1 all :)t). Re &stem' — 1 5 trust: L. Co .U. Can .81 Van Diemen's Lau 124 lei Compo-u London N. We At. E. Un. E. Gt. Wes Yk. New k Bc rc. Do. „ Do IDo Peto & Co IDo 1:.8c N. Vir & Stator & Dariingt En. Coun. Count. D 0....... . L. &N.W k,Lu&Yk Do GtNorthr Laneash Yorksh. T. Brassey A. 141( . :-;toekt. Darliy.gt Do tn MINES. 4)<;;;.;. , '.;•' . :,i yester:ay. 97 - 99 100 - 102 11 - 12 135 - 1,7 • •• ..... 27 - 29 ICB -11 U 12i -- 13 23 -- 24 2i - 2i 4 - 96 i - 57 - iP 59 132 :: iii 21 -- 211 31 - 32 93 - 94 i ... i i i - li - 6 - 7 4, 3 / 4 - 2} - 3 34. - 3i 27 - 29 A - 3P 61 - 63 - 18 - 20 -21 iP 15 - 17 A - 21 -2/ 8 - Rl 3 - 3 11 - 14 - 15 19 - •i 2 6 - 7 4 - - 4 2i --- 3 - - 3 i i SRA tt 92 94 100 : jot 3 - 4 6 - 61 1 - lip 1 - 13A - 14 GO - 62 119 - 121 111 - 113 103 10g E 9i - 94 - 96 - 98 85 - 87 87 -8) 10 - 11 - 171 101 - 10-/ 74 -76 19i - 201 - 10 4 143 - - 1,1 136 - 138 ••• .... ••• • •• ..... ail• 13 - - g' - 138 97 - 9 ad p"•. 103 - i(5 95 -97 31 - 91 i = i:i 108 - 112 13i - 14 id -- paT 231 —24 i 100 102 16 -18 14 -- 2 p 3 - 20, this day. THiS DAY'S NEWS LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(THIS DAL) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE HENRY BAKER. ' This wa a meeting for certificate. The bankrupt was a licensed victualler, carrying on business at the Crown and Sceptre, Cumberland-market. Tho balance sheet, which was prepared by Mr. Glover, Pancras-lane, commenced Dec., 1853, and ended May, 1855, and showed debtor to creditor, 1,1091. lls. ld. ; do. secured, 1,3581. ; capita], 1201. 17s. ; profits at 25 per cent., 3331. 4s. 10d. ; credit stock, 1951. 108. ; pro perty in the hands of Messrs. Whitbread and Co., who hold the lease of his premises, valued at 1,5001. ; losses, 399/. No opposition was offered, and his Honour awarded an immediate certificate of the second class. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. Three young females, named Sullivan, Hide, and Hart, and a lad named Murray, were brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with shoplifting. The pri soners were seen by one of the City detectives to enter the shop of Mr. Morris, tailor, Ludgate-hill, and from their manner suspecting they were out for the purpose of plunder he watched them. They came out of Mr. Morris's shop and visited several others. They after wards turned down Bucklersbury and got into Thames street, when he saw the lad Murray take off his cap and put on one he had from one of the females. He fol lowed them to Tower-hill, where he procured the assist ance of police-constable 579, and wEnt up to them. He asked them how many caps they had, and they gave him three. The prisoners were then taken to the sta tion-house, where the females were searched by the female searcher. On Sullivan she found a portmonnaie with 4 duplicates ; on Hart a silk pocket handkerchief, and under Hide's clothes a cloth coat. The caps were identified as the property of Mr. Cunningham, hatter, 57, Cheapside, and Messrs. White and Son, 68, Cheap side, and the coat, that of Messrs. Wallace and Co., tailors, 288, Holborn-hill. Foye, detective, saki the male prisoner had given a wrong name, and he believed there was a charge still against him. The Lord Mayor complimented Green, the detective officer who apprehended them, for his vigilance in watch ing the prisoners. They were remanded for a week. GUILDHALL. AN ARTIST IN TROUBLE. —John Thompson, who de scribed himself as an artist, was placel at the bar on remand before Sir Robert Carden, charged with steal ing a book from the stall of Mr. Dunn, bookseller, 120, Fleet-street. At the former examination the prisoner stated he was an artist belonging to Newcastle-on-Tyne, where he was well known, and that he was induCed to commit the offence with which ho was charged from distress. He had been in London about a month. When he arrived in London he had but 10s. left, and he bad supported himself the best way be could by disposing of his pro perty. He had occupied an unfurnished attic, for which he paid 2s. a week, sleeping on the bare board t s. Gayler, the detective officer, who apprehended the prisoner, said he found the books on the prisoner, both of which were supposed to have been stolen. He had written to the sergeant of police at Newcastle, and re ceived an answer that the prisoner was unknown there. The prisoner said he had a sister living there, and that he refused to give her address, not wishing to dis grace his family. Sir Robert Carden committed the prisoner for 21 days. BOW-STREET. Emily Legg was this morning placed at the bar in accordance with a remand, charged with savagelyassault ing a child named Leah Livingstone, aged 8 years. From the evidence, it appeared that the prisoner was in the service of Mrs. Livingstone, in the capacity of nursemaid, and that the assault was committed in the following manner:—Thetchild was playing in the nursery with the other children, and the prisoner was sitting at the time in the same place. The child, Leah, in a playful mood, placed the chamber utensil in the prisoner's lap, upon which she jumped up in a violent manner, and, using a very violent expression, swore she would blind her. The unfortunate child repeated the act, and the prisoner snatched up a fork and drove it into the child's eye. The prisoner was brought up this morning in order to see if the child was in attendance to give evidence. The mother stated that the child bad completely lost the sight of one eye, and was now an in-patient of the Ophthalmic Hospital, the surgeon of which admirable institution stated that the child could not, without risking entire deprivation of sight, attend to-day. , Mr. Henry stated that it would be absolutely neces sary for the child to attend, in order that the prisoner might be adequately punished for the savage outrage. He should therefore order her to be again remanded for a week. SOUTHWARK. BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A FEMALE.—Benry Robson, an ill-looking fellow, employed, it appeared, at a rag-shop in Gravel-lane, was brought before Mr. Coombe charged with most violently assaulting Maria Wallis, Maria Wallis, whose appearance plainly showed the ill-treatment she had received, deposed that she had lived with the prisoner as his wife for upwards of nine mouths, but in consequence of his continued ill-treat ment of her, several times blackening her eyes, and otherwise injuring her, she was obliged to leave him about nine weeks since, and had never met with him till last night, about ten o'clock, when he came up to her in Charlotte-street, Blackfriar's-road, and said— "Oh, here you are, you b—h ! I'll be d—d if I don't give it you now." Upon which he knocked her down and kicked her most violently upon the abdomen. A policeman then came up and took the prisoner into custody. Police-constable 78 L stated that hearing a disturb ance in Charlotte-street last night he proceeded to the spot ; the prosecutrix was down upon the ground, and he saw the prisoner kick the woman most violently on the abdomen. Mr. Coombe, to the prisoner—You appear to me to be a most cowardly rascal and a great brute, and I will make an example of you. You are committed to the House of Correction at Wandsworth for three mouths. The prisoner withdrew grumbling at the decision of the magistrate. ANOTHER ASSAULT ON A FEMALE.—AIfred Forster, a rather respectable-looking man, who described himself as a plate worker, was charged with violently assaulting his landlady, Mary Ann Smith, this morning about one o'clock. Mary Ann Smith, whose face presented a most terrific appearan3e from the bruises she had received on it, stated that she resided at 28, Surrey-row, Blackfriars. The prisoner was a lodger at her house, and upon his coming home this morning about one o'clock and some words occurring between them he beat her most vio lently, and disfigured her face in the manner the magis trate might see. The prisoner said that the prosecutrix was a most violent woman, and as great a proficient with herfists hi a m s any man going. (Laughter.) O n his comin g ho me this morning about one o'clock she b e g an to q u arrel with him and threw a large pie - dish at him, which cut severely. Upon this he struck her, for which he was sorry, but he was so exasperated by her conduct that he hardly knew what he did. Mr. Coombe fined the prisoner 40s. or one month's imprisonment. SIR B. HALL'S LOCAL MANAGEMENT ACT.—Last evening an adjourned public meeting of the ratepayers of St. Pancras was held at the Vestry-hall, Camden town, for the purpose of considering the propriety of appointing a committee to co-operate with a committee appointed by the vestry to draw up a plan for a fair sub division of the parish into wards, to lay before the asses sor to be appointed by the Secretary of State for that purpose, under the provisions of Sir B. Hall's Act for the Better Local Management of the Metropolis. Mr. Churchwarden Farrer presided. Mr. Garvey moved a resolution to the effect, "That a committee of 24 inde pendent ratepayers be appointed from the body of the meeting, to co-operate with the assessoi in a fair subdi vision of wards," which, having been seconded, Mr. Goodwin moved as an amendment, "That a list of 15 names (which he nominated) be adopted by the meet ing." Mr. Ross seconded the amendment. A long and l stormy discussion ensued, and the amendment nominat ing the 15 names was ultimately carried, and the meet ing separated. The harvest has been an average one for Most kinds of grain all over the north of Italy, and the Indian corn promises great abundance ; but the vines, especially in the Venetian provinces, are again sorely afflicted with the disease, and, as there is no silk made in those dis tricts, which affords a compensating crop in Lombardy, the people are likely to suffer much privation in the approaching winter, as wine, bread, and oil are already at unusually high prices in all the markets of that coun try, even though the exportation of corn is strictly pro hibited. 11 ,6, tcat tr °VP' skskt, voi tt , -z_ig tly • i" 4 TELEGRAPHIC DESP ATCEf FROM THE CRIMEA. WAR DEPARTMENT, Alla , . 28. Lord Panmuie has received the fullowing tele graphic despatch from General Simpson, dated Crimea, Aug. 2 1 7 : We have just concluded the ceremony of in vestiture of the Bath. Nothing could have gone off better. The Naval and Military Commanders of the Allied Forces assisted at the ceremony, in other respects nothing of interest occurred. ADVERTISING FOE A WIFE. Our columns (says the Manchester Guardian) have re cently contained several advertisements for a wife ; and of some of these certain wags in Rochdale have taken advantage to play off some very successful hoaxes on the advertisers, One of these would-be Benedicks, in con sequence of a correspondence with a Miss " Lavinik," proceeded the other day to Tweedale's Hotel, Rochdaie, in the hope of meeting the fair one who had so kindly responded to his pressing invitation to give him an inter view ; but, though he displayed the tokens previously agreed upon, no "Lavinia" met his expectant gaze. His disappointment, however, was somewhat lessened by a young gentleman greeting him by name, and intro ducing himself as a brother of the young lady, for whose absence he proceeded to apologise. Another gentleman entered, who was introduced as a second brother of "Lavinia ;" and he was speedily followed by a third, a fourtb, and so on, till the candidate for matrimony might have exclaimed with Macbeth— A fourth ! Start eyes ! What ! will the line stretch out to the crack of doom ! Another yet ! A seventh ! I'll see no more. Suffice it, that, before all the fifty brothers of Lavinia had been introduced, the advertiser became rather pain fully sensible of the fact that he had been most vexa tiously duped. One of the brothers, stepping upon a chair, read aloud, amidst much laughter, all the corres pondence which had passed between the gentleman and the "lovely young Lavinia." The advertiser, though said to be an extensive vinegar manufacturer, manifested no acidity on the occasion ; on the contrary, he frankly acknowledged that he had been taken in, and threw down a sovereign to be spent by the extensive brother hood. He added that he had that morning, at the Vic toria Railway station, Manchester, met the seventeenth lady who had replied to his advertisement, and there were others with whom he had not yet had the pleasure of an interview ; but it was his intention, when he had seen them all, to select the one he most approved, and honourably to marry her. The gentleman was then al lowed to retire, amidst the laughter, mingled with ap piauFe„ of the fraternity of fifty ! Another advertise ment was answered in the name of Miss " Annie Wcod villa ; " some correspondence ensued as to Marriage and its relative duties ; but the " lady " having ventured to suggest an interview in Rochdale, the advertiser took alarm, and wrote to her, acknowledging the kind atten tion shown to him, but intimating that he was in the habit of rising too early in a morning to be induced to pay a visit to Rochdale. Another adventure proved more successful. All the preliminaries in the case having been satisfactorily settled, an arrangement was made for the advertiser to meet the lady wh*ad favourably re sponded to his appeal. Here is the literal copy of his letter, accepting the invitation to an interview : Manchester, the 31st of August, 1855.—Dear Wo man,—l received yours at the Guardian office of the 20th, to which I reply how that I will meet you, at the Rochdale station at 12 of the o'clock, on Thursday next, ensuing the date hereof.—N.B. You may recognise me, with a piece of writing paper something like your note, carrying it in my right band, hanging it down at 101 l length of the a► in, by my side.—From L. 98.—J. KAY." On the receipt of this interesting illiterate epistle, a female servant at one of the hotels in Rochdale was in duced to personate Mr. J. K.'s fair correspondent s and after a brief interview at the Rochdate railway station, where he appeared making the signal described, he con sented to accompany the lady to Tweedale's Hotel—the head quarters, it would seem, for these tender meetings. On arriving there he was received by a number of gen tlemen assembled, with such marks of attention as soon convinced him that he was caught in a snare un:natrimo nial, and he became very desirous to retire, but his friends were reluctant to lose his . agreeable company so soon. The bellinan was sent round the town with the fol lowing announcement :" On view, a gentleman in want of a wife. May he seen at No. 3, Tweedale's Hotel." This brought a large accession of admiring friends, and one of the company having adroitly, and unperceived by Mr. J. Kay, stuck a white s'ar or cockade on the front of his hat, he was readily distinguished, and received his complement of undivided attention. Visitors flocked into the room in rapid succession, each in turn Wing in troduced by a master of the ceremonies to the gentle man who had advertised for a wife. This continued till it was too much fur the endurance of Mr. .T. Kay ; he became ill, wept, and implored permission to depart and at length, after having been detained several hours, he was allowed to go, on paying for a bottle of wine to solace his tormentors. A few more such denouefivente, and who would advertise for a wife ? MAR= NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS. SIIITFIFTELD.—OId meadow hay, 4/ 03 to 6' Os ; new ditto, 4110 s to 51 12s; old clove], 41 103 to 61 15s; new ditto, 4/ 10.3 to 610 s ; and straw, 11 4s,Od to 1/ 83 Od per load. Trade rather dull. CIIMBERLAND. — OId meadow hay, 4/ 5s to Gt 63 ; new ditto 41 lOs to 51 15s ; old clove?, 4110 s to 6/ 123 ; and new ditto, 41 12s to Cl Os ; and straw. 11 5s to 11 10s per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITEOHAPEL. — OId meadow hay. 4/ 5s to 61 Os; new ditto, 41 lOs to Si 15s ; old clovoz, 4/ 10s to 71 Os ; new ditto, 41 15s to 61 8s; and straw, 11 4s to 1/ 8s per load. Trade steady. COLONIAL. TEA.—Business is limited. Common sound congon is 8:l i d per lb. SUGAR,—Although largo parcels of colonial and foreign have been declared, the holders are firm, the stocks being small and the deliveries good. In foreign several purchases have been made at very full rates, and holders require an advance. Colonial is held very firmly, and there is not much doing. Refined has been active at a further In T d i i l a er ll e Docks, im provement.last I% B ,ee ro k w a n t 145hhds 20trcs ; there were taken for home use 1,421 hhds landed East and 6 an d d pe .w r - c o w st t. 135trcs 555brls, and the stock is B,3s6hhds 801 trcs 1,891 brie. lu th m e ps i COFFER.—Native Ceylon has been firm, low good fine ord, 48s 6,1 to 52s 6d. In plantation Ceylon a fair business has been done. In some cases the quotations has been firmer for the better descriptions. Mocha has been in good demand, and still tends upwards. There is more doing in foreign generally, and holders are looking for an advance. A cargo of 1,800 bags Rio sold at 365. for a near port. Rum.—There were landed at the above docks last week 884 puns 61 hhds; taken for home consumption, 146 puns 6 hhds ; and exported, 597 puns 41 hhds. The stock is 10,329 puns 600 hhds. RlCE.—This article has been very brisk, at firm prices. American has been sold at 12s to 13s for 3 cargoes afloat, and .3,0J0 bags on the spot at 12s 3d, 50 tons of Bengal were sold at 14s Od to 15s for ex ship for good mid. The 4,000 bags on the spot a t 14s 9d to 16s for low mid to good bold white. SALTPETRE.—The market is very steady. COTTON.—This article is held for full prices, with very little demand. 56s Tt o L 5 L 6 0 :v da — f T or ho r m .y ..i c k . et on is t s h t e ea s d p y o , t w . with a good demand at LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Aug. 28.—Wind this day ht noon, S.W. ; light pleasant breeze, and fino clear sunny weather. The brig Queen Victoria, of Shields, has been abandoned at sea, having sprung a leak and being in a sinking state ; crew saved and landed at Hamburg by the Norwegian steamer Bergen. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 2G.—Wind S.—Arrived—Ellen, from Ship Island (New Orleans), was in contact with a brig in the night of the 26th inst., and lost main-yard. HULL, Aug. 27.—Wind W. — Arrived—Vermont, from Quebec. BosroN", anette drifted Aug. . 15.—The Danish brig into Acklins, Bahamas, 14th July, with all her crow deal and her sails loose. It is supposed that her crew were murdered the day before, as a brig was seen with a schooner alongside on that day. SHIELDS, Aug. 27.—Wind S.—Arrived—Sir Colin Campbell, from Rio Janeiro. BATHURST, R.G., Aug. B.—The hull of a vessel, of about 500 tons, painted dark yellow, with a white bust figure head, and apparently abandoned some time, was seen, 22d July, in 33 N, 14 E. She was fully loaded, and ap peared to be an English vessel. The French barque Jeuno Mathildo is on shore on the Redbank abandoned; cargo expected to be saved. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Arrived.—Ann, from Portreaux ; Belle, Shields ; Ad venture, Lyme; Courier (s.), Jersey; Brunswick (s.), Plymouth. Sailed—Despatch (s.), for Jersey ; Alliance (s.), Havre. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind, S.W. Arrived—Grotto, from Savannah ; Acorn, Alexandria; Claudia, Messina ; Port Wallace, Alexandria ; Coln Catts, New Orleans. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 26. Wind, S.S.W. Arrived—Ellen, from New Orleang ; Niger, Callao ; Ca roline, Genoa. DUBLIN, Aug. 27. Wind, S.W. Arrived—Native, from St. John's, N. 8.; Oporto, from Oporto. (BE SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 9.40 a.m. Wind, S.W. ; title, one hours' flood ; weather fine. Arrived, Aug. 27—Violet, from Porto Rico ; Madras, Sierra Leone ; Reward, Guernsey; Peace, Girgonti ; Nile, Porto Rico ; Guadalete, Cadiz. DEAL, Tuesday, 9.2 G a.m. Wind S.S.W., fine. Passed—Pharamond, from Cardiff, for London • barque Young England, west, for north ; barque Cornhill, Bey rout, for north. Sailed—Elizabeth, Mary Miller, Reafrewshire, Augusta, with other outward bound. lli i 104 57 61 83 H 95 14 S5l 41 254 i x d 71 93 481 9e A. 20 St. t 5 1.0 St. 20 50 St. 26i 1,341 St. 5 St. 10 8i 25 10 1.0.6 421 1 3 100 all 100 100 all 100 9 6 100 1100 100 all Lon ion 1100 1100 5 all a°l 1 00 WO 00 I 00 Pm Pm 12i 13 THE FETE AT VERSAILLES. The Monitestr of yesterday gives the following account of the fete at Versailles : "On Saturday night the palace of Louis XI V. recovered, as if by magic, the splendour and life which animated it in its best days. In our epoch we are called upon to behold marvels which would have appeared impossible in the greatest ages and under the most glorious reigns. In a short time, when the éclat of the fetes and the noise of the cheering shall have ceased, and when time has been given to reflect upon the bearing and signifi cation of all that has taken place in this full and brilliant weel:, the journey and visit of her Ma jesty Queen Victoria to the capital of France will be looked upon as one of those events which appear as a dream until realised. All who witnessed that enthusiastic reception, those manifestations of sin cere cordiality and deep sympathy between Sovereign and Sovereign and nation and nation, will retain a lasting remembrance which they will love to tell in their old age, and which marks an epoch in the existence of individuals as well as in the history of nations. " Versailles had donned its festive apparel to welcome the august guests of the Emperor. The grand court-yard of the Chateau was as light as day ; the imposing and severe profile of this grand and beautiful architecture stood out in lines of fire, and the marble statues which adorn the double grand staircase appeared astonished .at all this bustle and movement. " Their Majesties entered by the marble stairs, while the invited guests entered by the Princes' staircase. Waiting and reposing rooms, boudoirs hung with blue damask and filled with beautiful flowers, had been prepared for the Queen of Eng land and Prince Albert in the apartments once occupied by Marie Antoinette. The Emperor and Empress withdrew for a few moments into their private apartments. Their Majesties then crossed the State apartments of Louis XIV., which were magnificently lit up, and the immense fireplaces of which were turned into gardens of flowers or plots of verdure. " The gallery of the mirrors offered a most dazzling coup d'ceil. At the four angles four orches tras have been erected, consisting of 200 artistes, directed by Strauss and Dufresne. Flowers and shrubs concealed the stands of the musicians, and the harmony seemed to proceed from invisible in struments through a bower of dahlias, rcses, and other flowers. Garlands hung suspended from the ceiling, and, interlaced with each other, formed the ; most charming decoration. Thousands of lustres land torches reflected in the mirrors threw streams of light upon the rich garments of the guests, co vered with gold and ornamented with diamonds. " On approaching the windows a more admirable sight presented itself to view. The great sheet of water was enclosed by a series of porches, in the Renaissance style, standing out from the back ground of the park in coloured wire, and joined together by an emerald trellis-work. In the centre a portal two-thirds larger than the rest, built like a triumphal arch, was surmounted with a double shield, with the arms of France and England. At the two corners to the right and left were two other porticoes, with the initials of their Majesties. Under these brilliant arches the water sprang up in jets and fell back in cascades. The two basins formed one vast sheet of light, upon which golden dolphins, mounted by Cupids, disported, carrying circular torches and Venetian Ights. " At 10 o'clock the doors of the State apartments were thrown open,land their Majesties, followed by the whole Court, entered the Gallery of Mirrors. " The Queen of England leant upon the arm of the Emperor, the Empress upon that of Prince Albert ; the Princess Mathilde upon the arm of the Prince of Bavaria ; the Princess Royal upon the arm of Prince Napoleon. " Their Majesties very soon proceeded to the balcony reserved for them, iu the apartments of Louis XV., to witness the fireworks on the sheet of water called the Eau des Suisses, the signal for which was given by Count Bacciocchi, First Cham berlain and Superintendent of the Cuurt Displays. 200 guns were fired while the rockets and lights were fizzing through the air, or burst in showers of stars of different colours • and when the cl o ud of smoke cleared off, and die towers and battle ments of Windsor Castle appeared on the horizon, a loud burst of applause proceeded from the spec tators. At this moment two orchestras, placed in . the orangery, struck up God save the Queen.' " A platform, covered with Gobelins tapestry, had been erected in front of the southern façade ; the guests reached it by vast external staircases at either end, and. it allowed them to behold at their ease the immense perspective spread before them. "At half-past ten the Emperor opened the ball : with the Queen of England. At eleven the Court proceeded to supper in the theatre. Their Majesties' table was laid in the State box, which commands a view of all the others, which were filled with ladies. Orchestra and pit were turned into a festive hall. On all sides flowers, light and brilliant toilettes—every where an air of satisfaction, joy, and delight im possible to describe. It was like a glance at fairy land. " Their Majesties left Versailles amid the warm est demonstrations of enthusiasm. After their de parture the ball was kept up till morning, and during the whole of the night the road was thronged with brilliant equipages conveying back the guests to Paris." The Moniteur publishes the following " The number of letters addressed to her Majesty the Queen of England during her sojourn at St. Cloud was so great that it has been impossible to reply immediately to them all ; but they will be answered hereafter." NAPOLEON'S LETTER TO GENERAL P.ELISSIBR. The Emperor Napoleon's letter to General Pelissier deserves, for several reasons, the attention of everybody who is interested in the great events of our times. The occasion which elicited it, the circumstances un der which it was written, the events at which it glances, the wise. and kindly measure which it announces, and the brilliant hopes which it invites the Allied Powers and Nations to entertain, all render it a truly striking document—the purple patch (purpureas pannus) on the grey monotony of the passing interval. Let us give to these several points in their turn a mo ment's consideration. The occasion which drew forth this letter (or at least furnished the more immediate motive for writing it at that particular moment) was the battle and victory of the Tchernaya, gained, as we ob served before, on the eve ef the day when tile Sovereign of France was about to entertain, on his own soil, and aniii.l4 his own palaces, the British Queen with a mag nificence not heretofore witnessed in the modern or Christian world, and far surpassing all the glories of an ancient Roman •triumph. Concerning this point, we need say no more than merely caution the intelli gent reader not to underrate a splendid feat (f arms on account of its apparent faeility. Those stub born victories which most commonly move our admira tion—because they seem extorted, as it were, from fate, and torn out of the very hands of adverse circumstances —reflect immense honour upon the valour of the mass of the conquerors ; but, alas ! what do they say, in most cases, for the prudence of the successful Generals ? An easy victory is, perhaps, less splendid for the soldiery of an army, but it ought to make us think more highly of its leader. The soldiers win less glory, but then they were less tried ; and whose glory is that ? Why, the line of the Tchernaya is the longest, most straggling, most easily forced, and least easilydefended, of the various lines maintained by the Allies in the Crimea ; yet it is very good and salubrious for the troops that they should thus retain "elbow-room." General Pelissier and General La Marmora had only about 40,000 men to guard this line. The victory was, in our opinion, most glorious—as much a victory of mind, prudence, and of long-continued unrelaxing vigilance as of steadiness and intrepidity. Such was the occasion which immediately moved the Emperor of the French to write with his own hand to his brave and skilful General. The letter was written and sent amidst the festivities, or rather felicitations (for they were grave though so cordial), of our gracious Queen's visit to his Imperial Majesty. The circumstances, then, under which the letter was despatched were nearly as memorahle as the occurrence which occasioned it. During the course of the splendid kindnesses of this un precedented reception, the great host is not " absent " for ono moment, in manner or seeming —nay, not absent in the characteristic earnestness of his cordiality. Yet he thinks much of the absent, and his mind reverts to the past, and turns, meditative and expectant, to stand face to face with the future hopes of his country, of Eng land, and of Europe. And here is a short and very mo dest letter , most simple and grand in its style, which says much ' of both, and which will reverberate th rou g h east and west. The Emperor is tranquil respectirg the ec. la fate of his army, as an army ; but he thinks of the i indi vidual soldier—that soldier who now, fora long time, a time doubled by events, has confronted and overthrown a continuous file of successive antag onists, under un heard-of-hardships, "des fatigues ironies. And, as all that soldier's comrades in France burn to have their share in his glory, the Emperor is busy, he says, in send. ing ship after ship and regiment aftustrierregimen fort, s t, gradually illustrious m any to replace the great envy, , o as to give h y and b the first its well-earned fur . oug d , achievements, by another e l quall efficient s : home and to country, to tohonour.rhes.oanthe_ The reader • s hnoowbsl e bot soldiery, and of the colossal mili tary_Emperor's wakeful sees what this sympathy for his But, as is usual in the policy o f the present Sovereign of that country, there sentiment here ; power and resources of France. is more than mere . and we may take an kindly, and, at the opportunity of indicating what the practical effect of measure is likely to be. same time, deeply-consi dtherisedgood, Another and still more stirring consideration remains. The Emperor " hopes that Sebastopol will soon fall be neath the blows of the Allies. But should that event be postponed, lie has learned, from sources which he be lievea to be sure, that the Russian army will not be able 1 to sustain themselves through the approaching winter in the Crimea." They have truly almost worn out the day ; and this accords with the impression which we had been led to indulge by various signs of stress and ex. haustion in the enemy. If this prognostic of the future be cheering, there is in the same brief document a❑ allusion to the past which must move the heart of every reader who can recognise the bold, simple, and generous features of a heroic nature when he sees them. It is an extraordinary sentence, if pondered with a recollection of the usual practice of crowned heads—and, above all, in positions similar to that in which Napoleon the Third was placed at the emer gency to which he adverts. " You know, General, how much it has grieved me to be kept away from that army which has added new lustre to our eagles." The effect which such an address, containing the an nouncements of such hopes, and that soul-stirring allu sion to a past and scarcely-prevented design—the effect, we ray, which this letter will produce, when read at parade to each company of the French army before Se bastopol, may be conceived without any commentary on our part. We cannot leave the subject without referring to another peculiarity in the Emperor's note—we mean the genuineness, appositeness, and energy of the style. Nothing in it is factitious—nothing conventional. Neither of these blemishes, indeed, was ever to be found in his uncle's manifestoes, and various other p ro d uct i ons, which, according to Lord Brougham, are the model of a new, original, and impetuous kind of eloquence. But they were too flamboyant, too ostentatious, in the manner and the diction ; otherwise, they had been unim provable. They missed perfection, just by the want of that Cmsar-like and majestic simplicity which are visible in all the public addresses of his successor. Read this letter of Napoleon the Third's —or, better still, read the manifesto after the re-establishment of the Empire—and then read one of Mr. Gladstone's speeches, or an Ameri can President's message. But who reads a President's message all through ? Not so in the case of the brief and vivid productions of the French Sovereign.—Morning Post. Naval and Militaiy Intelligence. The following appointtnents were made yesterday at the Admiralty : Charles Walker, paymaster, to the Cressy; William Dewar, paymaster, to the Tribune ; J. C. Meagher, as sistant-paymaster-in-charge, to the Bloodhound ; T. K. Dennis, assistant-paymaster, to the Neptune Chas. K. Harvey, acting clerk, to the Alarm ; E. S. M. Power, acting clerk, to the Alecto ; H. Mandeville, midship man, to the Beagle. The Vixen, Commander Barnard, is reported at Woolwich, from South America, having been on that station three years and eight months. She is last from Plymouth, whence she arrived on Sunday evening, and will be immediately docked and paid off. The 50-gun sailing frigate Raleigh was removed out of the fitting-basin at Portsmouth yesterday, and taken to harbour moorings in ordinary ; and the Sutlej, sailing 50-gun frigate, will be removed to the ordinary to-day. The schooner Sir Thomas Mansell, which arrived at Plymouth on Sunday from Corunna, reports that the Meteor, floating battery, with the Rhadamanthus in company, sailed thence on the 21st for the Crimea. detachment of 40 non-commissioned officers and privates of the Sappers and Miners are under orders to proceed to the Crimea. They are to embark in differ ent vessels about to ship the soldiers' huts, so as to un dertake their safe and speedy delivery on arrival there. The let battalions of the Coldstream Guards and Scots Fusiliers return to London to-day from the camp at Aldershott, and two battalions of the Grenadier Guards will proceed thither to fill the vacancy caused by their departure. - We regret to announce the death of Col. F. R. Blake, C. 13., of the 3Sd (the Duke of Wellington's) Regiment. He died on Thursday last, at Rottingdean, Sussex, where he had gone for the benefit of his health. The gallant colonel continued to serve in the camp before Sebastopol until his shattered health, combined with a severe attack of fever, compelled him to return home. The Government have authorised Sir Joseph Paxton to organise another body of 1,000 men, to augment the Army Works Corps now in the Crimea. The additional 1,000 will be composed of mechanics and artisans, and a certain number of navvies, with superintendents and foremen, and will be accompanied by their own surgeons, and by a chaplain and scripture-reader. The principal duties of the corps will consist in erecting huts, con structing and repairing roads, and providing in other ways for the health of the troops at the seat of war. About 500 men belonging to the provisional battalion at Chathatn will embark at Gravesend on the 29th and 31st inst , on board two ships for conveyance to Bombay and Madras. Its the vessel Earl of Balcarres the follow ing men and officers of different corps will embark, viz. : -G4th Foot, Ensign Haldatxt and 42 men ; 74th, Ensign Thomson and 68 men ; 78th Highlanders, Ensign Kirby with 88 men ; 83d, Major Edward Steele, Lieut. H. S. Cooper, and 42 men ; Lieut. H. S. Cocbraine and En sign James Creigh, and 118 men, 86th (Royal County Down). The undermentioned corps, with the number of men and officers, are to embark on board the ship Trafalgar-Ensigns Close, Gorton, and Elmes, with 8 men, 43d Foot ; and Capt. W. K. M`Leoct, 74th High landers, with 120 men, and Ensign Macliman, 84th Regiment (York and Lancaster) for Madras. At 2 p.m. on Monday afternoon a large number of in valid soldiers arrived at Chatham by special train from Portsmouth, consisting of the Ist Dragoon Guards, 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoons, sth Dragoon Guards, 13th Light Dragoons, 10th Hussars, 12th Lancers, Ist Foot, 3d Buffs, 4th, 7th, 9th, 14th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 23d, 28th, 30th, 31st, 33d, 34th, 38th, 39th, 41st, 44th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th, 51st, 55th, 57th, 63d, 68th, 71st, 77th, 79th, 88th, 89th, 90th, 93d, 95th, 97th, let and 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade, and 14th Regiments, with 1 sergeant and 7 privates of the Ambulance Corps, and James Armstrong, Land Transport Corps, and John Taggot, of the Commissary, invalided ; making a total number of 195 invalids. 89 were from Portsmouth, and came in the Clyde steamer, and 106 were from the hos pital at Chichester, and from the hospital at Scutari. The officers who came home with the men are Captain M. Legge, Ist Royals, who has a wound in his cheek ; Lieut. G. Waddilove, 47th, with Assistant-Surgeon Sid ney Alder, 62d Regiment. About 20 of the invalids were supported by crutches, and to assist those poor fellows who were unable to walk from the railway carriages to the vans to take them to the hospital were a party of the medical staff corps who have recently returned from the Crimea, and Assistant-Surgeon Robert B. Heatley, from the General Hospital, Fort Pitt, and Lieutenant and Adjutant James Pope, Invalid Depot. Owing to the excellent arrangements the invalids were soon on their way to quarters at the Invalid Depot, and 82 were conveyed to the Supplemental Hospital, Brompton, for surgical operations.. They left Scutari on the Ist of August. On the passage died Private John Murphy, 30th Foot, and a clergyman of the name of Freeman. INCONSISTENT POLITICIANS. There are some men who take an active part in the politics of the world who seem never to have the slightest idea of what they desire. Thus there are a set of men who profess to have an earnest desire to see the oppressed nationalities of Europe rise out of their state of oppression and be received into the great combination of European states ;—to see the Polish kingdom once more forming one of the barrier fortresses of Europe ; to see Hungary freed from the usurping despot who tramples on her liberties ; to see Italy casting off the priestly nightmare and the foreign gaoler that crushes all her energies and turns her beauty into desolation. And yet the very men who make these large professions —the men who when Russia was thought to be about to assist Austria against the Hungarians talked of crumpling her up like a sheet of paper—now hold a different tone and consider Russia no longer as the aggressor, but the oppressed. Those men who spoke so loudly of resuscitating the nationalities of Europe now would hold back from the slightest movement in these nationalities because some crotchet of their own cannot be carried out. Even Mr. Urquhart, who believes Lord Palmerston to have sold us to Russia, and who professes to be able almost to tell the very sum he received for his treachery, even he would rather see Russia successful in the contest than that Lord Palmerston should be at the head of affairs when Russia is thoroughly defeated and humbled. ; for The meeting held in London a short time since, the purpose of advising the raising of a Polishn'thwen,alan exemplification of this inconsistency be tween de sires of men and their knowledge of bow Polish friends of thena desires. The old and staunch may rationally na tion feel that a time is come when they to obtain their to give them some great powers of England andFrance, _i n dependenco against the assistance in their struggle e f9 kope to move the governments of Europe,.or - atleast the fidrrsotusttetphetihrenyatniffonerfrtoem raise despotism which has crush position in Europe. France sAhaslal help to fight the the battles of e a g ainst general oppressor. a the expression of a public opinion in the Polish England of wFI They seek by metropolis of England to strengthen the ha n d s o f th e Government a s a g ainst the despotic states of Europe— more particularly as against Austria, that "ally to a certain extent," whose sympathies are with Russia, and whose actions are with her sympathies, while her words are with the Western Powers. It is wished by the friends of Poland that a strong voice should go forth from England, which neither constitutional governments nor despots should be able to ignore. But immediately up rise some of those men who have the liberties of Po land continually on their lips, and they say—no—no Polish legion —no resuscitation of Polish nationality— nothing but down with Palmerston. And the Chartists and pugnacious peace party, by their clamour and vio• lence, destroy the meeting, and this opportunity is lost of speaking with an authoritative voice to the Govern. ments of Europe. Among the most noisy at this mos obstreperous meeting were some few Poles, who unfor tunately seem to care less for their country than for their own peculiar opinions, who, if they cannot have a demo• critic and social republic in Poland, seem to prefer that it should remain under the domination of Russia and Prussia and Austria, through whose Governments they have themselves been driven into exile, and their coun trymen decimated and oppressed. We pity these mis guided men ; we have nothing but contempt for the Englishmen who assisted to mislead them.—llrest Briton and Cornwall Advertiser. EMIGRATION FROM THE NORTH OF SCOTLAND.--The exodus of agricultural labourers from the North of Scot land to the Canadas still continues. The second fleet of American traders will carry out above 600 emigrants from Aberdeen and neighbouring ports, making the total number from the North of Scotland and the Ork ney Islands about 3,000 persons. Agricultural Inb?ur has advanced in value, and good hands are now getting scarce. 117 k 12. 20 10 Sb. 50 4, 6 L's* all all 531 1.0 li all all 6 ail all all all 30 20 1 1 10 5 St. 25 12M.