The Sun. — London, England, 1855-08-31 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC ,TOURNALS. Naval and Military Intelligence. ( From the Times 6 - 3 , this dctey.-) It is said, on good authority, that at the be ginning of the year there really were people who - had considered the contingency of actual hostilities, who thought that, in that case, it was possible the mortars and mortar boats just completed, at a very great cost, might be brought into use, and who bad gone so far as to contemplate the probability, amounting to an absolute certainty, that in the event of the mortars being used to any purpose they would soon be used up. Those people who ventured to look so far into the future strongly recommended the Admiralty that a double reserve of mortars, shells, and all the requisites of a bom bardment might be sent to the Baltic ; that is, that for every mortar required for immediate use two more might be in readiness. These adventu rous people, too, proposed that there might be s omething of a workshop, as well as an arsenal , with machinery, that might occasionally save the nation the loss of time, the expense, a nd the ridi culous effect of ships, great and small, continu all y passing through the Sound on their way home merely to have a crank in their machi ner y set right ; or, as we have just seen, have their mortars renewed. Unfortunately thede advisers, these Cas sandras of the Admiralty, as it has turned out, • were civilians or semi-civilians, and their advice went for nothing. The req. old British Admirals, the sort that survives along peace, were quite of a contrary opinion ; they pooh-pooh'd the whole scheme. They declared there was no sort of occa sion fora single spare mortar to be sent-ont, and they evidently thought nothing so good for ships and sailors, captains and crews, as steaming perpetually backwards and forwards, on all kinds of pretences, or none at all, betwe en th e r i ver Thames and the Gulf of Finland. The real old British Admirals carried the day, and a fleet that cost England and France, for this season only, not less than 20,000,0001., went out to de a day's work — N ee beg its pardon-45 hours' work, and no more ; to burn down an arsenal, blow up a magazine, and then send home its only available force for fresh , mortars. The British people will not stand alone in their surprise and disappointment at the discovery that in these days a naval victory and defeat mean the same thing, and that it is impossible to strike more than one blow in a season. There happen to be some very near, very enlightened, and also very interested spectators of the war in the North, who, without the inspiration of the British journals, will be quite as much surprised and disappointed as we can possibly be. The Stockholm .Aftonblad gives way to transports of joy at the devastation of Swea burg, to which it very naturally ascribes a retribu tive character. Its delight is all the greaten be cause hope has been deferred. "At length" it says, " the cannon have spoken, and the echoes of their voices have gladdened the Swedish hearts, which no family compact has connected, or ever will connect, with Muscovite cunning." But, after dilating on the amount of destruction done, it asks, with very pardonable anxiety,—" Will the allied fleet be content with this achievement, without deriving more direct results from it, without at tent ptieg, to take possession of the works, of which the power of resistance, if not wholly destroyed, must necessarily have sbeen much weakened ? The question is impossible to answer, as nothing has occurred to indicate the intention of the com manders." Then, after some fruitless specu lation as to a possible change of plan, it pro ceeds,—" In the meantime, we heartily congratu late the allies—we could almost say our allies on the unexpected event, the first of the year, and we hope now, with some degree of confi dence, that it will not be the last before the winter clo-es in." The degree of confidence which we feel ourselves on this point is by no means equal to that of our Swedish contemporary, and if what it calls 6‘ the icy bond of neutrality that now protects the flank of the Russian giant" is not to be melted except by continuous and well-sustained flames, we have little hope of a Swedish alliance for the present, at least. We must wait till the war as sumes a leSs intermittent character, and the con querors do not think it necessary to retire from the field of action every time they have struck a successful blow. Of course, nobody here is satisfied with the result, and all sorts of people, sagacious or simple, are put ting their heads together to solve the problem of an immense preparation which not only has so little to show for itself, but turns out so helpless and abortive. 'People are ransacking their me mory, or their reading, for the history of the late war, and they are saying —old ones as well as young ones—that they don't remember ships. always coming back for new stores ; they don't remember that a fleet was expected just to tem bard a place and then return home ; they don't remember either that ships in the old sailin g days were so shy of forts, or that they reckon e d it a perfectly good reason for not attacking a fort, or forcing a harbour, or attempting to cut out tire enemy's shipping, that they were likely to suffer some darnag • and lose some men. Certainly, on comparing the present with the past a great change has come over the scene in more respects than one, and the colossal screw steamer, twice as big as the old liner, with twice as heavy metal, twice as swift, and infinitely more managable, after all does very much less work than the old liner with its crowded broadside of small guns, its clumsy build, its sails, and its fatal tendency to become utterly disabled.orto be becalmed just when it ought not. Theee are numerous instances of sailing vessels being deliberately moored, as at Algiers, not at the distance of two miles, but at less than 200 yards from a battery ; and having done considerably more harm .than they received. There.. are instances of ships sailing right into the enemy's harbour, and lighting, batteries and shipping..allait once, without always coming cif the worst, and very seldom with out giving as much as they took. Now is the first time that steam has been applied to naval warfare on the large old scale of war. It is the time that nautical people have long been looking forward to as that which would solve a great - problein. the.proelein Lein solution, and we are bound to say that thus far steam turns out very little better than a cowardly impostor. What does it do for us ? It is always coming home, and showing great prudence in keeping out of danger.; but, as yet it doesnone of the things it was promised to do. There was a time when naval commanders used to say they would go anywhere, enter any port, or stand any fire, if they could only answer for being able to extricate themselves when they had had enough of it. . The long-desired agent has come, and there is hardly one ship in the fleet without it. The only result is, that our sailors for the first time keep their distance. We shall be told, perhaps, as we have been told before, that we are urging our sailors into fool hardy enterprises merely to satisfy the impatience o f c i v ili ans . We reply with the question, " What has been done this year with a naval armament which altogether has cost England for this - season alone no less than 20,000,0001. ?" Some of that money is for the transport of troops ; b u t, on the other hand, 'the navy has its ordnance found by a separate department, so 20,000,0001., if it does'pay the bill, is a very fair estimate. What has been done more than Nelson or Collingswood could have done with the means at their command ? As for the Black Sea, excepting the operations in the Sea of Azoff, the fleet there has passed so completely out of notice that many of our readers have probably for gotten that there is, somewhere or other in the East, a fleet more powerful in all respects than that which figured in the great naval review at Portsmouth two ,cars age. At this moment wecannot even say where is is, the events of the day leaving one very little spare attention for things that lead to no result and come to nothing. Looking to both seas, how ever, it is evident that the great question of steam versus sails has not received a very triumphant so lution. Could Nelson and his illustrious contem- .; poraries and predecessors rise from their graves and take their stand on some Finnish or Crimean head land—could they see the endless pother of idle manoeuvring, the steaming to and fro, backwards and forwards, out and back again, to bring another in6itar or a new crank, to stop a leak in a boiler, or mend a faulty stop-cock, and could they witness the grand act of the season, a bombardment at the distance of two miles, followed by a return home, :Ind the performance ended by the middle I of August, we are inclined - to think they Would thank their stars that they were born_ before the days of steam, and that their lot was cast ,in an age when succe s 3 and renown were expected not •sb much from imposing display% and here and there an in genious dodge for doing damage without risk, but from the English virtues of enterprise, persever anrmi, and daring. The Imperial screw transport, No. 188, arrived at Spithead from the East yesterday. The Joseph Shep herd and Coronella transports went into Portsmouth harbour yesterday. The Wye steam-vessel, fitted under the directions of Mr. Grant, the Controller of Victuall ing, as a condensing vessel for the supply of the troops, &c., at Balaklava with fresh water, left the steam fac tory basin yesterday for Spithead, ready to proceed to her destination. The Perseverance screw steam-trans port, Captain Harris, hauled out of the steam basin ready for service again yesterday. The Rosamond, 4, paddle-sloop, Commander Crofton, having disembarked her Majesty's equipages at Cowes, returned to Spithead yesterday. The Hamburg screw steam -transport, nearly ready to sail from Woolwich for the Baltic, has had her orders cancelled for that destination. The greater portion of her cargo is to be unshipped, and it is supposed her di rection will be changed for the Black Sea. Yesterday Lord Pannaure, accompanied by Mr. F. Peel ana Mr. Monsell, of the Ordnance, went down to Woolwich to inspect the departments of the Royal Arsenal, and after a short stay they were conducted by Captain Boxer to the marshes adjoining to witness a trial of his parachutes. The public, as on other similar occasions, were excluded. On Tuesday last about 200 bricklayers employed in the Royal Artillery Barracks at Woolwich, and receiv ing 30s. per week, demanded an increase of 6d. per day wages, which not being complied with they all struck. The contractors, Kirk and Parry, not having succeeded in arranging matters, have suspended the works for the present. A banquet, with a very superb testimonial of plate, was given last night to Major-General Sir J. M. Fre deric Smith, R.E., at the George Hotel, Portsmouth, as a parting souvenir on his quitting that borough for the camp at Aldershott. The plate bore the following in scription :—" A testimonial of respect and esteem from the inhabitants of the borough of Portsmouth to Major- General Sir John Mark Frederic Smitb, R.E., K.H. F.R.S., presented at a public banquet given at the George Hotel, August 30, 1855.—Andrew Nance, Mayor, Chairman." Some time since notice was given in our columns to the relatives and friends of men belonging to the 3d bat talion of the Grenadier Guards that all applications re specting effects and medals should be addressed to the "Regimental Adjutant of the Grenadier Guards, Or derly-room, Horse-Guards." In consequence of this notice numerous applications have been made to Capt. Cust, the Regimental Adjutant of the Grenadier Guards, from the friends of men in every regiment in the ser vice ; and we are requested, therefore, to state that all such applications referring to men belonging to the bri gade of Guards must be made to the Regimental Orderly room of their respective regiments at the Horse Guards ; but when referring to men belonging to any other regi ment in the service, they must be addressed to the War office. A newly-invented canteen, by Lieutenant and Quar ter-master Harris, of the Royal Marines, hag been ap proved by the Admiralty, and they have ordered that officer to get 1,006 made immediately, to be sent out to the Naval Brigade and the Marines now in the Crimea. Instead of the old water-bottle, which is of wood, tin is substituted, and, with the mess.can and straps only weighs 21b. 51oz. The old water-bottle, straps, and mess-can weigh 21b. 12ioz. This new canteen will cot one-fourth less money. This morning the following troops will embark at Gravesend on board two ships for India. The Earl of Balcarres, Captain Henry Morris, 1,488 tons burden, receives 325 men, 18 women, and 11 children, and 7 officers, for conveyance to Bombay ; they consist of the 64th, 42 men with Ensign Henry John Haldane ; and Ensign Colin Hugh Thompson, 74th, and 58 men ; En• sign M. A. Kirby, 78th Highlanders, with 74 privates, 7 women, and 7 children ; Major Edward Steele, Lieut. H. S. Cooper, 83d, 42 privates, 4 women, and 1 child ; Lieutenant H. S. Cochrane, Ensign James Creagh, 86th, and 109 privates, with 7 women and 3 children. The undernamed detachments will embark at the same time on board the Trafalgar, 1,250 tons burden, Captain J. H. Taylor :-43d Foot, Ensign Harry Gorton, Ensign Thomas Elines, with 8 men ; and Captain William M'Leod, 74th ; and Ensign Maileman, 84th, with 113 men, 4 women, and 5 children for conveyance to Madras. On Wednesday afternoon Colonel Eden, the com mandant of Chatham garrison, made a distribution of Crimean medals to the invalids at Fort Pitt Hospital, Chatham. The whole of the recipients were drawn up under the large corridor, and each man's name being called by Mr. G. R. Dartnell, Deputy-Inspector -General of Hospitals, his particular wounds were mentioned, and the medal was then presented to him by Col. Eden. Through the kindness and sympathy of Mr. Dartnell, the principal medical officer at Fort Pitt, the museum belonging to that establishment has been opened twice a-week for the amusement of the invalids. Two easy wheeled chairs have also been provided for the use of those unable to walk about the hospital and gardens, and the invalids are wheeled about by two of the hospital orderlies. The Ist division of the 123 d, County of Limerick Re giment, arrived at the encampment at the Curragh on the 27th inst., and the 2d division (head-quarters) 03 Tuesday last, at 4 o'clock p.m., under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Dickson. Total strength, 32 officers 'and 850 rank and file. On the appearance of this fine corps advancing from Kildare, the whole of the bands in ramp, viz. :—the 60th Rifles, North Cork, Longford, Westmeath, County of Down, and Dublin, proceeded to meet, and escorted them, playing national airs. amid a large number of spectators, to their quarters in E Square. Captain Baynes, of the Connaught Rangers, one of the heroes of Inkerman, arrived in Athlone on Monday for the purpose of receiving volunteers from the Ros common Regiment for the 88th. On the regiment being assembled, the officer commanding the regiment, Lieut.- Colonel Caulfeild, addressed the men, and pointed out to them the advantages to be gained by their joining the line. Captain Baynes, assisted by the Quartermaster of the Roscommon, an old Ranger, whom the colonel per mitted to do all he could for the Old corps, proceeded through the ranks, and very quickly obtained upwards of 60 smart young fellows. On the Rangers being named a general shout was given by the regiment. Up to this hour-6 p.m.-70 have passed. Captain Baynes has been very successful in obtaining volunteers from several militia regiments. An Irish journal states that Colonel John Rowland Smyth, C.!1., 16th Lancers, is about to leave the regi ment, and that he is to he succeeded by Major Pattie. Colonel Smyth will shortly be made a Major-General. It is understood that the head-quarters of the 12th Labcers at Cabir, under orders for Dublin, are counter manded for the present. By an order from the Horse Guards Cionmel is dis continued as a station for cavalry for the present. Major-General Sir J. C. Cbatterton, K.H., acoom• panied by the Assistant Adjutant-General, left Dublin at an early hour on Monday morning, and proceeded to Birr, where he inspected the Depot Battalion under the command of Colonel Crutchley, consisting of the 21st, 57th, and 63d Regiments, who were found in a very effective and excellent state, about 1,000 strong. On Wednesday evening, between 4 and 5 o'clock, 5 officers and 270 men, volunteers from the Dragoon Regiments, marched to the North Wall, Dublin, cheered by great numbers of spectators. The draughts were from the 2d Dragoon Guards, the 4th Dragoon Guards, the sth Dragoon Guards, the 6th Dragoons, the Bth Hussars, 11th Hussars, and 17th Lan cers . Th e d raug h ts consisted of f rom 30 to 50 men from each regiment. As the steamer left the quay the soldiers were loudly cheered by the crowds of persons present. An order was received on Saturday last, by Colonel Crutchley, Commandant of the Depot Battalion at Par sonstown, to send officers to join their regiments in the Crimea ; and on Monday the following officers, viz., Lieutenant Hender son , 21 s t F us il eers, Captain Wood all, with Ensigns Mills, Hasted, and Powell, 57th Regiment, left the garrison en route for Liverpool, where they expect to embark on board the Europa for the seat of war. About 170 o f the North Riding of Yorkshire Rifle Regiment of Militia left Richmond, Yoikshire, on Wed nesday last, by railway, on furlough for a month. This permission has been granted in order to enable the men to aid in getting in the harvest. SFATE OF TRADE. IMI CIIESTEB, Aug. 30.—The fine weather has bad a LI good influence on the market this morning, an d , with out attaining higher prices, goods are firmer. A f a i r business is doing for shipping, but the home demand i 3 sluggish, and is likely to continue so while the present high prices of wheat are maintained. NoniscHAll; Aug. 30.—We have no alteration to report in the state of the . lace trade, business having been very quiet this week. A revival however, looked forward to in a week or two. The hosiery trade, although not to say brisk, is much better than it Las been for some weeks past. This circumstance is attri butable to the recent good news from, the Beat of war, the encouraging harvest prospects, and the relaxation in monde matte's. There is no alteration in th e rice of niat?riale.:- :Yarns were probably urrer styfet. p AIRMINGRAM MUSICAL FESTIVAL. -BIRMINGHAM, Thursday Morning. —A miscellaneous concert at a provincial festival is generally made up of well known materials, and therefore affords very little subject for remark. Such was the concert of last evening. It was very agreeable, but did not contain a single ar ticle that was not familiar to the London public. The programme included Mendelssohn's "Italian Symphony," Beethoven's overture to Leonora, the march of the priests in Atkalie, Mendelssohn's dramatic fragment Loreley, and a great many favourite vocal pieces, Italian, Ger man, and English, sung by Grisi, Mario, Castellan, Gardoni, Viardot, Sims Reeves, Dolby, Rudersdorff, Formes, and others. A new song, "Good morrow," the words by Dr. Mackay, and the music by Frank was sung by Mario with great beauty and expres sion, and surprising purity:of English elocution. It was immensely applauded and encored. Another novelty had a highly favourable reception, a choral part semi, "Philomela," by Mrs. Mounsey Bartholomew—a churn ing piece Of vocal harmony, which also was loudly en c,red. The other performances do not call for particurar notice, except the Loreley which was sung by Malanie Rudersdorff with great vocal power and dramatic effect. The hall was very full ; and the audience, including all the persons of di.tinction and fashion now in Birming ham, was exceedingly brilliant. The receipts at the concert amounted to 1,077/. 175., making tbe gross amount taken on Wednesday slightly in excess of the corresponding day at•the last festival. THURSDAY AFTERNOON.—The Messiah this r inernina attracted, as usual, a densely crowded audienci.' The performance was splendid in the extreme, but was des iitate of any kind of novelty ; wi:h this only eireeption, that the audience stood up, not only during the " Hal- Lelujn,h chorus," but likewise during the choruses "And the glory of the Lord," and "For unto us a child is born." To stand during the Hallelujah has been. a tra ditional usage handed down from Handel's own times ; but to do so during any of the other pieces is an innova tion wholly uncalled for. The following are the recepts —President and vice-presidents, at 21s. each (288), 302/. Bs. ; secured seats, 21s. each (1,689), 1,773/, 9 s. ; un secured seats, 10s. 6d. each (620), 3251. 10s. ; donations and umb collections, 3 1/. 6s. - 30 passes, 151. 15s. Total ner of persons present, 2,597 ; gross receipts, 2,8081. Bs. ; which is about 50/. beyond the sum taken on the Messiah day in 1852. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DERBY RACE—WEDNEsnAr. The Sudbury Stakes (Handicap) of 5 EIOVS, each, with 30 added. The second to save his stake. About three-quarters of a mile. (8 subs.) Captain Christie'sßoving Betsy, by the Odd Mixture, 3 yr 3, fist (Ashmall) 1 Mr. Pickering's Cigarette, 3 yrs, 7st 21b...(Bearpark) 2 Mr. Samuel's Useless, 3 yrs, 7st (Charlton) 3 The following also ran :—Fayaway, MangoAeen, Grief. ,Betting-6 to 4 agst Fayaway, 4to 1 agst Cigarette, 5 to 1 agst Roving Betsy. Won by a neck ; two lengths between second and third, and a neck between third and fourth. The Chatsworth Plate of 50 sous., added to a Handicap of 10 sous. each, h ft, and 3 only if declared. Extra weight for certain winners. The second to save his stake. One mile and a half. (19 subs., 6 of whom declared.) Mr. T. Parr's Sancebox, bylSt. Lawrence, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b (including 71b extra) (Wells) 1 Mr. J. Osborne's Gamelad, 4 yrs, 7st 61h (Bearpark) 2 Mr. Taylor's Knight Errant, 5 yrs, 6st 121 b (Ashman) 3 The following also ran :—Kiteflyer, Whalebone, Kid napper, Betting-7 to 4 agst Saucebox, 4to 1 agst Kiteflyer, 4 to 1 agst Kidnapper, 5 to 1 agst Knight Errant. Won on the post by a head ; the second beating the third three lengths. Kiteflyer was well up with Knight Errant. Selling Stakes of 30 sovs., added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each ; for 3-yr olds and upwards. Optional selling weights. One mile. (6 subs.) Mr. Finden's Merry Monk, by Merry Andrew, 4 yrs (201.), 7st 91b (Kendall) ± 1 Mr. Rogers' Alma, 6 yrs (201.), 7st 131 b (Denman) + 2 Mr. Blakeway's Harriott, 6 yrs (201.), 7st 131 b (Denman) 3 Mr. T. Taylor's f by Chanticleer— Ostrogoth's dam 3 yrs (751.) , Bst 41b Betting-5 to 4 agst Merry Monk, 7to 4 agst Har riott sto 1 agst Alma. A very fine race in ended in a dead heat with Merry Monk and Alma. Good third. Deciding Heat—Betting 3 to 1 on Merry Monk, who won cleverly by a length. The Chesterfield Plate of 50 sovs, added to a sweep stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft ; for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 31b. Certain penalties and allowances. The second to save his stake. About half a mile. (16 subs.) _ _ _ Mr. Halford's LeamingtOn,by Faugh-a-Ballagb, Bst 101 b (Wells) 1 Mr. E. Parr's Stork, Bst 121 b (Quinton) 2 Mr. T. Taylor's f by Slane—Ostrogoth's dam, Bst (Ashman) 8 The following also ran :—f by Birdcatcher—Sacrifice, Flyaway, and St. Dunstan. Betting-5 to 4 agst Stork, 2to 1 agst Flyaway, Bto 1 each agst Sacrifice filly and Leamington. Leamington went away with a lead of four or five lengths, and won easily by a length and a half. A neck between second and thin'. Flyaway was fourth, and Sacrifice filly fifth. The start excited much dissatisfaction. The Innkeepers' Plate of 50 sovs ; three-yr-olds, 7st 81b; four, Bst 9113 ; five, 9st 41b ; six and aged, 9st 91b. Certain penalties and allowances.' Two miles. Mr. Nicholson's Berezina, by Hetman Piatoff, 3 yrs Bst Mr. Rickard's Miss Hatch, 3 yrs, 7st 81b...(Arnott) 2 Mr. Blake way's. Harriott, 6 yrs, Oct 611) (Ashmall) 3 Mr. Armstrong's f by John O'Gaunt—Mangosteen, S yrs, 7st slb (Quinton) 4 Mr. Robinson's Grief, aged, Oct 91b (Denman) 0 Betting-2 to lon Berezina, sto 1 aget Miss Hatch. Won cleverly by halt a length. Same distance between the second and third. Grief did not pass the post. BETTING ON THE COURSE. LEAMINGTON STAKES. 8 to 1 agst Sultan (taken) 10 to 1 agst Kaffir (taken) 12 to 1 agst Shoreham (taken) 12 to 1 aget New Warrior (taken) ST. LEGER. 5 to 2 agst Rifleman (taken freely) 3 to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken) 7 to 2 agst Oulston (taken) EGHAM RACES—THURSDAY. Betting Stand Plate (Handicap) of 50 sous, for all ages Three-quartors of a mile. Mr. Swan's Freckle, by Lanercost, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (Joe Rogers) 1 Mr. T. Stevens's Swalcliffe, 2 yrs, 4st 131b(Fordhana) 2 Mr. Mellish's Gossip, 5 yrs, Bst (Wells) 3 The following also ran :—Wait-awhile, Tobolski, Ban stead, Duke of Lancaster, Brown Brandy. Betting-4 to 1 each agst Freckle, Gossip, and Duke of Lancaster, sto 1 agst Swaleliffe. Won by three quarters of a length. Half a length between the second and third. Duke of Lancaster finished two lengths be hind Gossip, and Brown Brandy was fifth. The King John Stakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, with 50 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 31b. Certain penalties and allowances. T.Y.C. (12 subs.) Mr. Sargent's f by Melbourne—Seaweed, Bst 31b (A. Day) 1 Lord Anglesey's f by The Flying Dutchman—Merope, Bst (J. Goater) 2 Lord J. Scott's Wandering Willie, Bst 101 b ...(Wells) 3 Betting-5 to 4on Wandering Willie, sto 2 each agst Seaweed filly and Merope filly. Won by a length and a half. Same distance between the second and third. The Runnymede Stakes (Handicap) of 10 sovs each, h ft, and only 3 if declared, with 50 added. Extra weight for certain winners. The second to save his stake. One mile, (17 subs, 8 of whom declared.) Mr. F. Fisher's New Brighton, by Birkenhead, 5 y rs, Set 51b Mr. B. Land's Bordeaux, aged, Bst 51b...(Land, jun.) 2 Mr. Roland's Matild a , 3 yrs, 6 st 91 b (J. Foster) 3 Mr. Patteson's Joshua, 3 yrs, Bst llb (incl. 41b extra) ( Wes) 4 Mr. Hewitt's Post u l an t, 5 yrs, B st 91b (incl. 41b extrall) (A. Day) 5 Mr. Prenter's Duke of Lancaster, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b (Abdale) 6 Betting-7 to 4 agst New Brighton, 7to 2 agst Joshua, sto 1 agst Bordeaux. Won in a canter by a length. Two lengths between second and third, Bad fcurth. The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes of 20 sovs eacb, h ft and only sif declared, with 50 added. Extra weigL for certain wieners. Two miles and a dibtance. (2 subs, 20 of whom declared. Mr. E. R. Clark's Mr. Sykes, 5 yrs, 7st 111 b (Preece) t 1 Major Bringhurst's Fulbeck, 3 yrs, 6st 61b (includ 4A.i extra) (Fordham) t 2 Mr. Walker's Winkfield, 4 yrs, Bst 71b...(J. Mann) 3 Betting—Even on Winkfield, 5 to 4 agst Fulbeck, Mr. Sykes made all the running, and disobeying the pulls of his jockey, made a dead heat with Fulbeck. Great dissatisfaction was created, for it was quite evi• dent that Mr. Sykes could have won easily. Mr. Clark stated in explanation that Mr. Sykes had started only to make running for Fulbeck, but the breaking of a stirrup-leather prevented his jockey from carrying hie orders into effect. Winkfield was beaten off. Deciding Heat.—Betting-4 to 1 on Mr. Sykes, who won, hard held, by a length. Wells rode Mr. Sykes for this heat. The Railway Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, for 2-yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights. Three-quarters-of -a-mile. (7 subs.) Mr. B. Land's Englemere, 3 yrs (601.), 7st 131 b 1 Mr. T. Stevens's Sw a l c liff e , 2 yrs (601.), 6st.. n (Prior ) .) 2 Mr. Lowther's Picaninny, 2 yrs (60/.), sst 111 b _ . (Joe Rogers) 3 The following also ran :—Gossip, Punchbox, Who are You, Pretty Girl, and Vine. Won by half a length ; a neck between the second and third. Vine and Gossip were the next two. The winner was bought in for 701. BETTING ON THE COURSE. ST. LEGER. 100 to 45 agst Rifleman (taken) 7 to 2 agst Lord of the Isles (taken) 4to 1 agst Oulston (taken) 12 to 1 agst Capucine (taken) 40 to 1 agst Saucebox (taken) CESAREWTTCH. 20 to 1 agst Elvaston (25 to 1 taken freely) 25 to 1 agst Mr. Sykes (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Robgill (taken) 40 to 1 agst The Earl (taken) 50 to 1 agst Scythian (taken) 50 to 1 agst Epaminondas (taken) 1000 to 15 agst St. Clare (taken) DERBY. 45 to 1 agat Bucolic (taken to 1001.) This day (Friday) the first race will bs at two o'clock. DONCASTER RACES. The town of Doncaster is beginning to assume its wonted aspect of busy preparation in anticipation of its great autumn meeting. Numerous apartments have al ready been engaged, and every morning's post now adds to the number. There is, in fact, a fair prospect of a full average attendance, notwithstanding certain unfa vourable influences which have operated prejudicially against some of the other leading meetings of the year, and which can harily be expected to be wholly unfelt at Doncaster. With respect to the sport on the card, thFre are 27 events set down fur the taw days —namely. 8 for the first day, 7 for the second, G for the third, and 6 for the fourth. One prize (the Foal Stakes) has been struck out, end two others have been introduced into the pro gramme--namely, the Glasgow Stakes and the Portland Plate. The number of entries is somewhat under that of last year, as will be seen by the following comparison: Champagne Stakes, 1854, 33 ; 1855, 33 ; Revival Plate, 19; 18 ; Great York,hire Handicap, 96 entries and 55 acceptances last year, 93 entries and 51 acceptances this year ; Filly Stakes, 10, 10 ; Municipal Stakes, 7, 4 St. Leger Stakes, 159, 117 ; Corporation Plate, 44, 21 Cleveland Handicap, 48 entries and 6 acceptances last year, 33 entries and 19 acceptances this year ; Eglin ton Stakes, 47, 40 ; Two-year -old Sweepstakes, 40, 17 ; Scarborough Stakes, 12, 4 ; 200 S ovs . S takes, 8, 5 ; Don Stakes, 7, 11 : Park Hill, 31, 34 ; Don caster Stakes, 116, 117. The (new) Glasgow Stakes has 8 entries ; the Portland Plate, 80. The total amount of added money this year is upwards of 1,700 guineas, which is 100 guineas more than the sum given last year. The stewards are the Marquis of Exeter, Sir W. M. E. Milner, and Viscount Maidstone. An altera tion of the west end of the Grand Stand has just been completed, in order to its exclusive appropriation to the use of the stewards and their ladies. The Electric Tele graph Company are provided with an office conveniently situate between the Subscription and the Grand Stand, their wires being carried direct from this temporary sta• ton to the atain line of the Great' Northein Railway, about two miles south of Doncaster. The races will oornrae .ce on Tuesday, the 11th of September. The entries for the Fitzwilliam Stakes, the Queen's Plate, the Cup, and the Nursery Stakes close on Monday, the lOtls. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 81. 1855 SORTS-EASTERN _RAILWAY. The half-yearly general meeting of this company was held this afternoon, at the Bridge-house Hotel, London bridge, Mr. James Byng, deputy-chairman presiding. The meeting was also male special to resolve " if the meeting should so think fit and determine, under the authority of an act passed in the present session of Par. iament, that the borrowed moneys of the company, or a portion thereof, secured by mortgages or bonds, not ex ceeding two millions sterling, may be coverted into stock of the company of the like amount, either by agreement with the holders of such mortgages or bonds respectively before the same respectively become due, or by paying off the same respectively when due, and issuing stock of a corresponding amount instead of re-borrowing the sum so paid off, and to attach to any stock so created a fixed and perpetual redeemable or irredeemabld yearly dividend or interest at any rate not exceeding the rate of four pounds for every one hundred pounds thereof, payable in equal half-yearly portions as may also be thought fit and be then determined or authorised." The report and accounts were taken as read. The CHAIRMAN having read a letter received by him from Mr. Rich, resigning the chairmanship of the company, which, he said, accounted for him taking the chair on the occasion, said the accounts for the half-year were encouraging, and if they approved of the amount of dividend named in the report, the warrants should be issued immediately. Notwithstanding the extra expenses during the half-year for coke, &0., there bad been an increase of receipts. The directors contemplate no further extensions or branches—(hear)—and he was of opinion they would best promote the interests of the company by giving their best attention to the extension of the traffic on the present constructed lines. He moved the reception and adoption of the report. Mr. TEULON seconded the motion. Mr. BARROW drew the attention of the meeting to the manner which railway property had been treated by the Legislature, remarking that the South-Eastern Railway had been unwarrantably assailed and shamefully treated by the Legislature. If the Legislature gave railways its fostering care instead of opposition, railway property would be improved and the public benefitted by a reduction of fares and rates of carriage. It was impossible for the officers of the company to pay due attention to the in terests of the company from having so continually to appear before the Legislature, and moved aresolution that this meeting views with the utmost alarm the action of parliament on the railway property of the country, espe cially towards the South-Eastern Railway, the effect of which was to bear unjustly and depreciate railway pro perty without a corresponding benefit to the shareholders or the public, and that the directors use all constitu tional means to obtain that redress for railway property it was entitled to. The CHAIRMAN suggested the report should be ap proved of first, and then the hoii. shareholder's resolu tion could be put to the meeting. Mr. HOYES called attention to a remark in the report stating, " That on the whole the working of the line for the last half-year may be regarded as satisfactory." Although he must admit there was an improvement in the working of the line, he did not think it sufficient to warrant so strong an expression as that contained in the report. Mr. G. SMITH called attention to the falling off of the traffic on the Greenwich line, amounting to 1,7581. com pared with 1854. He also adverted to the expenses under the heads of omnibus, advertising, time-tables, &c., office, and incidental expenses. - Mr. SAMUDA remarked the report did not appear to him to be altogether satisfactory. Their working ex penses were very large, compared with the southern railways, amounting to about 46 per cent., whilst others did not amount to more than 40 per cent. He also called attention to the mortgage debt. Mr. HERAPATH asked if any provision had been made for the claim of 10,0001., relative to a late accident on the line, and if any provision had been made for the claim for loss of gold on the line. The rates and taxes and Government duties were very high. In some of the Kent parishes he believed this company paid nearly all the rates of the parish. He wished they would make use of their Parliamentary influence, and endeavour to get rid of these scandalous extortions of the agricultural parishes. Mr. BARROW asked whether the company were con veying visitors to the Paris Exhibition at a loss ? The CHAIRMAN said that, taking all things into con sideration, the directors hoped the shareholders would have considered the working of the railway for the past half-year satisfactory. The decrease on the Greenwich line arose from their having to compete against them selves. Some of the traffic now went to the New Cross station. Arrangements were being made with refer ence to the omnibuses, which it was hoped would be satisfactory. The working expenses were no doubt heavy, the company baying more unproductive branches than any railway in the kingdom. The Guildford branch showed a loss for the half-year of 15,0001., the Whit stable 3,0001., and the Ashford and Harting 34,0001. (Hear.) The directors bad tried all they could to reduce the rates and taxes on the line, but had been unsuc cessful. The report was then unanimously agreed to, and a dividend of 2/, 16s. Bd. per cent, declared, and to be paid on Monday next. A SHAREHOLDER said the directors were entitled to the thanks of the shareholders for the improvement made by them in calling the meetiLg early, and their intention of paying the dividend so speedily after. Mr. BOWER proposed Mr. Alexander Kay to fill the vacancy in the directory, in the room of Mr. For der, resigned. Mr. floYEs seconded the motion. The resolution was agreed to. .._ ____ . _ . Mr. KAY said he would do the best he could for the interest of the company. He would make no pledges. The resolution moved by Mr. Barrow having been seconded by Mr. Hamilton, the Chairman put it to the meeting. Mr. WILSON agreed with the spirit of the resolution, but questioned whether it would be wise or prudent on their part to agree to it. Mr. }TOTES said this company suffered more from their own injudicious conduct than the interference of the Legislature. (No, no.) A SHAREHOLDER doubted the legislature used this line worse than others. (Disapprobation.) Mr. HERAPATH thought this a very proper resolution to be carried. Railway companies should combine to protect themselves against the interference of Parlia ment. Mr. HAMILTON adverted to the injury done this com pany by the Legislature, instancing the waving of the standing orders to enable the bill of the Dover Exten sion Railway to be brought in, and permitting the re turn of the deposits to the shareholders in the East Kent Railway. (Hear, hear.) After some further remarks from other shareholders in support of the resolution, The CHAIRMAN said there could be no doubt the Legis lature had unfairly and unjustly treated this company, and read a portion of a letter he had received from Mr. Rich, M.P., expressing a'similar opinion. The resolution was put and carried nem. con. The meeting was then made special, and a resolution was proposed according to the torms of the act convert ing the twn millions, borrowed money, into irredeemable stock, at 4 per cent. per annum. It was stated that 140,0001. would have to be provided for this year, and 651,0001. by 31st December, 1856. Mr. WILSON thought two millions too large a sum to be raised at 4 per cent., as money was likely to be cheaper, and suggested that one million only be con verted into stock, which would be sufficient to meet the requirements of the company up to December, 1856. The CHAIRMAN said if they iolind money got cheaper the company could suspend the issue of further stock at a future meeting of the shareholders. A difference of opinion appeared to exist whether the stock should be redeemable or irredeemable- It was stated by the directors that to make the stock redeem able there would be a difficulty in getting it out. They had no objection to the amount being limited to one mil lion. This company would ultimately be able to borrow money as reasonably as any other company. A resolution for converting one million into stock was carried unanimously. Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and to Mr. Rich, M.P., the late chairman, after which the meeting separated. An extraordinary quantity of counterfeit coin has lately been paid in Hull by a gang of expert smashers. Hitherto the rogues have escaped conviction, although five or six parties have been taken into custody. [ADvsarfsnmExr.]—Fifty Thousand Cures without Medi cine, by Du Barry's delicious Revalenta Arabica Food, of in digestion (dyspepsia), flatulency, constipation, nervous, bilious, and liver complaints, debility, cough, asthma, consumption, &c.—Cure No. 71, of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. the Lord Stuart de Decies—" I have derived considerable benefit from Du Barry's Revalenta Ara bica Food, and consider it due to yourselves and the public to authorise th e pu bli ca ti on o f t h ese Iines.—STITART DE DECIES."--Curo No. 49,832—" Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipa tion, flatulency, spasms, sickness at the stomach and vomit ing, Lave been removed by Du Barry's excellent food,— MARI a JOLLY, Wortham Ling, near Diss, Norfolk."—From the :Dowager Countess of Castlestuart. Cure 52,612.—" Ross trev•or, County of Down, Ireland, 9th December, 1854.—The Dowager Countess of Castlestuart feels induced, in the in- Verest of suffering humanity, to state that Du Barry's excel lent Revalenta Arabica Food has cured her, after all medi cines had failed, of indigestion, bile, great nervousness, and irritability of many years' standing." This food deserves the confidence of all sufferers, and may be considered a real blessing. Inquiries will be cheerfully answered.-- In canisters, 11b. 2s. 9d.; 21b. 4s. 6d.; 51b„ lls. ; 121 b. 22e. The 121 b., carriage free, on receipt of Post-office order. Barry Du Barry & Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; also at 182, Piccadilly ; 60, Gracechurch-street ; 330, and 451, Strand; 4, Cheapside ; 60 and 68, Cornhill; 49, Bishopsgate-street; 55, Charing-cross; 54, Upper Baker-street; 63 and 150, Oxford-street ; 89, High-street, Camden-town ; 18, Pall mall ; 7, Pall-mall-East ; 132, New Bond-street ; 24, Mot comb-street ; 13, King William-street, City ; 30, Conduit. street; 21, Cockspur-street; 95, Farringdou-street ; 67, St. Paul's Chuiebyard; 6 Edward•street, Portnan-sqtare. BANK RETURNS. An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, tha 18th day of August, 1855 : Average PRIVATE BANKS. Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co. Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemmitt and Pomfret Aylsham Bank, Aylsham—G. and T. Copeman Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Z. D. Hunt Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Bank, Baldock—Wells, Hogge, and Co Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple—Marshall and Co Basingstoke and Odiham Bank, Basingstoke Seymour, Lamb, and Co. `3edford Bank, Bedford—T. Barnard and Sons Bewdley Bank, Bewdley Nichols, Baker, and Co Bicaster and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester—H. M. and G. Tubb Birmingham Bank, Birmingham— -Attwoods, Spooner, and Co Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Bir mingham—J. L. Moilliet and Sons Blandford Bank, Blandford—Oak and Co. Boston Bank, Boston—Garfit and Co Boston Bank, Boston—H. and T. Gee and Co Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater—J. and J. L Sealey Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Miles, and Co Broseley and Bridgnorth and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Pritchards, Boy cott, and Co Bvickingham Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett, Par rott, and Co. Busy and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stowmarket Bank, Bury St. Edmunds— Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbury Gillet, Tawney, and Co. Banbury Old Bank, Banbury—Cobb and Son Bath City Bank, Bath -G. Moger and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett, Grant, and Co Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire—H A. and W. M. Harris and Co. Brecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co Brighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington— Harding, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds— J. Worlledge Cambridge Bank, Cambridge—Mortlock & Co Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge—Messrs. Fosters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and Co Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen—David Morris and Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey—La Coste and Son. Colchester Bank, Colchester—Round & Green Colchester and Essex Bank, and Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh, Suffolk, Bank, Colchester—Mills, Bawtree, and Co Cornish Bank, Truro—Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little & Woodcock City Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle—Alcocks, Birkbecks, and Co Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co Derby Bank, Derby—W. and S. Evans & Co Derby Bank, Derby—Samuel Smith and Co Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes—Locke and Co Diss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and Co Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster —Cooke and Co Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse & Co Devonport Bank, Devonport—Hodge and Co Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester—R. and H. Williams East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Fos ter, and Co East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower and Co Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford Bank Chelmsford—Sparrow, Round, and Co Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co Fakenham Bank, Fakenham—Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon—Barnes, Medley, and Co Farnham Bank, Farnham -- Messrs Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co Godalming Bank, Godalming—Mellersh and Keen Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and Co Hastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hilder, and Co. Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford— Matthews and Co. Hertford and Ware Bank, Hertford—S. Adams and Co. Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull, Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Rust and Veaseys Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Co. Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead —Smith and Whittingstall Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin Sharples, and Co. Hereford, Ross and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Hereford—. Morgan and Co Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich— Alexanders and Co Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Co. Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington— Davies and Co. Knighton Bank, Knighton—Davies and Co Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough—Harrison and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson, and Co. Kettering Bank, Kettering—J. C. Gotch and 50n5............................ Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C Harvey Leeds—BeckettLeeds—anwd Co. Williams, o. ee Leeds ds Unionßank, and Son nßank, Brown and Co. Leicester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby, Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and Co ° Lichfield Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Greene Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith, Ellison, and Co. Llandovery Bank, Lampeter Bank, and Llan dilo Bank, Llandovery—D. Jones and Co Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle ton and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington—St. Barbe and Amount. 12,591 10,120 5,136 28,376 27,666 7,851 23,679 35,286 9,603 - Co. ............................ Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis—Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn R eg i s _ Jarvis and Co Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brocklehurst and Co. Manningtree Bank, Manningtree--Nunn and Co. .................................................... Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and nungerford Bank, and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough—Tan nerand Co ........................................... Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Williams and Son Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyams and Co Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Bailey and C0......._ Monmouth Cld Bank, Monmouth Bank, Bre con Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth—Bromage, Snead, and Co Newark Bank, Newark—Godfrey and Riddell Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford—Handley, Peacock, and Co Newbury Bank, Newbury —Bunny & Slocock NewmarkA Bank, Newmarket--Eaton, Ham mond, and Co Norwich Crown Bank and Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Norwich—Harveys and Hudsons... Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur neys and Birkbeck Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham. Hart, Fellows, and Co Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddock and Co Naval Bank, Plymouth, Plymouth—Harris and Co. New Sarum Bank, Sarum—Everett and Co Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Samuel Smith and Co. Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry—Croxon and Co Oxford Oid Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, and Co. Old Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Ton bridge—T. H. and S. Beeching Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney—J. W Clinch and Co. Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and C 0..., Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten and Co. Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter borough —D. Yorke and Co. Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and W. Walters... Reading Bank, Reading—Simonds and Co Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens, Blandy, and Co. Richmond Bank, Richmond—Roper and Co. Rochdale Bank, Rochdale--Clement, Roydst and Co. .......................................... Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank , Roches ter—Day and Nicholson ............... . 1; , . :r . Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham a nd So ar Rugby Bank, Rugby—A. Butlin and Sou Rye Bank, Rye—R. C. Pomfret and Co.i.•••• 13,745 U,62. 10,580 6,342 68,134 14,353 6,339 33,668 16,209 21,485 65,824 31,042 22,230 2,270 35,800 28,295 12,317 65,165 18,80 11,379 2,680 12,871 45,399 31,452 21,828 2,595 16,451 32,687 45,598 6,914 18,790 66,170 6,571 9,161 10,043 30,940 26, 011 8,777 10,535 72,614 83,407 6,974 48,410 88,060 44,735 24,760 7,373 11,517 5,785 4,997 12,773 24,160 26,724 18,508 15,330 18,363 47,959 5,460 23,826 35,475 22,683 19,400 64,087 13,453 23,502 9,04 20,350 38,677 9,003 5,262 52,702 37,152 25,494 26,871 9,570 74,918 20,703 6,913 3,857 32,259 10,693 12,832 2,179 Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross - Mau d ougal and Allaway Saffron Waldei? and North Essen Bank, Saffron Walden—Gibsons and Co. Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and Co Scarbor3ogh Old Bank, Scarborough—Woodall and Co. Shrewsbury Old Bank and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury—Rocke, Eytons, and Co. Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne —Valiance and Co. Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton—Maddison and Pearce Southwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherley, Fell, awl Co. Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore Stafford Old Bank, Sta,Jocd--Stevenson and Co Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley and Co. Shrewsbury and Welshpooi Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. Taunton Bank, Taunton—H. and R. Badcock Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill and Rundle Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph and Co. Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton - Dunsford and Co. Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire—Thrapston, Yorke and Eland Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—Percival and Co Town and County of Poole Bank and Ring wood and Poole Bank, Poole—G. W. Led gard and Sons Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and Co 10,56 Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co Wallingford 1. . Wallingford—Hedges, Wells, and ( War wick and AV arwickshire Bank, Warwick— K. Greenway and Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox, Brothers, and Co West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield— Leatham, Tew, and Co Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap man, and Co Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chesterßulpett and Co Winchester and Hampshire Bank, -Winchester —Wickham and Co Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Eliott and Pearce Wirksworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirksworth—Arkwright and Co Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurneys and Co Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe— P. and W. Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good ricke and Holyoake Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Laven der, and Co Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley, Turner, and Co Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Forster and Sons Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—R. and W. F. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurneys, Birbeck, and Co Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co York Bank, York— Swann, Clough, and Co 4,37 A 22,869 14,256 22,678 33,305 10,858 40,816 12,000 37,398 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmorland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bu:dford Banking Company, Bradford Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver- 8,240 7,857 46,375 hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Bradford Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pony, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company, Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby Darlington District Joint. Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington East of England Bank, Norwich 25,145 Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 147,202 Halifax Joint Stock Bank, Halifax 17,141 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 33,885 Hull Banking Company, Hull 23,338 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Halifax 13,59' Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax Helston Banking Company, Helston Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 2,625 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster 50,019 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds 23,867 Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester., 61,672 Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company 48,087 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 9,69' Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham 25,10e Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint-Stock Banking Company, Newcastle upon-Tyne -- National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London 408,085 North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham 42,328 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 71,39' Northamptonshire Banking Company, North- 8,629 27,585 19,775 40,305 . 30,79 21,330 13,196 43,819 1,526 21,917 32,090 ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool . Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Saddlcworth Banking Company, Saddleworth. Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang. port 321,333 Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall 37,80 Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbridge Sheffield and Hallamshire Banking Company, Sheffield Sheffield and Rotherham Joint Stock Banking Company, Sheffield 52,613 Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond .. 44,440 Storey and Thomas' Banking Company, Shaftes- 20,885 42,48_ 43,639 2,150 35,040 46,520 55,864 22,266 bury Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Company, Wolverhampton 34,514 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wake field Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven Warwick and Leamington Banking Company, Warwick West of England and South Wales District Bank, Bristol B/,983 Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 75,892 West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud dersfield 30,324 Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitchurch....... . ........ . Worcester City and County Banking Com pany, Worcester 5,05 _ York Union Banking Company, York 67,518 York City and County Banking Company, 88,765 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds 122,806 J. MICHAEL, Acting Registrar of Bank Returns, Inland Revenue, Somerset House, Aug. 25, 1855. 10,16 12,940 24,596 5,356 The South-Eastern Gazette says that "Mr. Hope, in his present state of undeveloped politico-religinu s bewilderment, has about as much chance of being re turned M.P. for Maidstone as of being installed Arch bishop of Canterbury by the Anti-Pusevites of Pimlico." MARGATE ROYAL SEA-BATHING INFIRMARY —This in. stitution (established for the relief of scrofulous poor from all parts of England) has just celebrated its fifty ninth anniversary. On Sunday last sermons on its hr . half were preached in all the churches in the Isle of Tbanet, and on Monday the annual dinner and public meeting was held in the Town Hall. At the latter Mr. Deedet., M.P., occupied the Chair, and urged upon all present to support the infirmary in order (small are the funds in hand) that the committee might not be com pelled to close it entirely during the next season. DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT LlVERPOOL.—Yesterday afternoon a man named Rice went into a cook-shop in Park-lane, Liverpool, while in a state of intoxication, and asked for something to eat. Owing to his being drunk the owner (James Fenwick) refused to supply him, when he announced his intention not to leave the premises until he was served. Fenwick then went round the counter, seized him by the arm, and flung him out of the door. The poor man fell with big head against a lorry that was passing, and reboundei against the kerbstone, his head coming in contact with the was ex. the pave ment. He was immedi a t e ly pi c k e d up, bu t b tot, Fen wick was immediately taken into cotton s ~ _ 7,219 15,738 26,015 15,163 19,423 39,474 18,355 15,183 45,163 84,622 8,757 2,648 9,374 13,130 29,235 10,933 28,817 7,645 10,972 45,875 10,219 8,272 11,107 29,501 57,504 5,956 4,750 7,714 12,747 7,794 12427 Country Markets. , -- - DERBY SMITH FIELD.—AUG. 28 00" A moderate supply of fat beasts today, and buYel wise numerous ; the best quality was in good request• k", number of sheep and lambs was large, without altelst_ kin pie. Fat calves scarce and well sold. The re "" lrge show of fat pigs, of excellent quality. O. The fallowing were the quotations :—Beef, 60 "" A n oi mutton, 6,id to 7.,c1 ; lamb, 7d to 7id ; veal, 6d tc 6i' .„, lb. ; pigs, 9s M to 98 9d per score ; rough fat, 5s 3, to 5.1 per 141 b. ; hides, 3id to 4d per lb ; calf-skin 0, 3. tu 1 ' per lb. EDINBURGH GRAIN.—AIIG. 29 , m od The supply o f gra i n wa s small to-day. A gOallerioto for all so rt s b 1 , except beans. Sales were ready. on' Fup better, p ar ti cu l ar l y for wheat, vhich Was consident The new I:viriny in today was bad in colour. AVERAGES PEE IMPERIAL QUARTER. ~ Wheat X 4 1 11 5-1 20 ' Barley Oats ll3 9 - 12tb, Beans 2,681 13,962 10,444 3,206 345 12,198 24,157 „ BOSTON—AuG. 29. A fair average quantity of wheat on offer t( rts ' it bi l the prices demanded by the farmers were so hie ae hola trade was brought to nearly a stand still, and ra ; ° to mouth business resulted, at an advance of 4 1— Tbi last week. Spring corn sold at fully late rites. weather continues tine. if oll* Prices :—Wheat, red, 79s Od to 78s Od; 0, 80s Od extra, 82s Od. B ar l e y, —B Od to -- o i rda to” 27s to 3 1 / 4 . Beans, 46s Od to 49s Od. rei Lß ' 13,250 I Per qr. 32,494 25,078 7,548 6,595 9,005 11,860 7,526 NEWARK—AuG. 29. 134 ar i I , 00 11 ; s Wheo—s, grinding 34s to 76s to 82s, 375; oats, 24st. 00 red 74s to Ns; 38 t : 370, 00 — t: 263 to 32s ; beans, 48 s t o ' , 2s ; malt, 72s to " 4" 48s ; tares, —a to —s per qr. 10,786 14,570 7,011 23,676 5,778 43,243 12,325 19,458 15,974 34,249 48,300 7,061 10,032 5,335 64,086 7,353 9,74 8.64 BOR ,4, OILS. 01* N ktodies that the mat t ,sr, .eui 'rum the Goo r the night—and M by the morning—,eapateh.) Da} WlAcii, . r,-u COUNTELEti. In General hest- Port Office, London.' DisrAte tv ,... ,merica(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday Liverpool merle?. (by United Sts. packet) ..........N ••• • • • T,iverPon l ,merica (by U. States packet) ..........N .• ,nstralla (via South ampton) s o uth:MOO' dtto (via Marseilles) N ...... ... Dover .. Onto (via Cape of Good rt) du: 6 , port grqlo o. DiSpAChL, 00 ,110'' 'LiVerPOOl ° • • 18outhalnPt4' Southaniptor. • [Dover co ' coo !Dover .••• • ISoutharrtor • Southall Dover .. •'‘ e s. Sou thamff .SouthAmptm tincw, 11/talons , IScuthamPOt ob.. C 0.40 1 " - IPSOUthanirl 101.1tha MPI'' !rove'. .• . SouthAtoPo• fieoo,2 -foyer • • .4 Dove l ,Aoi, ;SolithaUlPto • America(byßrit.pack)N Amerim (by United Sts. packet) ..........N America (by U. States] packet) ..........NI Australia (via 1 South ampton) ..........M Ditto (via Marseilles) N Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) ........ Africa (West Coast.) ..N 23d of the month.. Alexandria.-- 9, 24, & 30 of 111. Alexandria..........M 4th & 20th of moh. Bahamas : 17th of the monr Belgium Daiiy ........ Brazil 31 9th of the month.. Buenos Ayres 9th osthe montt Cape of Good Hope ..N Cape of Good Hope „ll] Cape de Verde 9th of tbe month Ceylon (see India) Ceylon .. ........ N Channel Isles Mon ~Wed.,&Frit. M 2d Pe 17th of moat. China . Once a month.... Constantinople 8,13,18,23,542 M oi Canstantinople 1 4th is 20th of mo, of Europe M4e NlTev}ce daily . Egypt (see India) France ........ M & N Twice daily ..... .4ihraltar . ..... M 4, 7,17, 20.27 of n lrcece (see India) ireytown ..........M 2nd & 17th of mon.ltiont.th— cr, 41 latriburgh ........ N Tuesday & Frid9y r,ondon Ltvannah ..........M 2nd of the muutl 'Sot:that: o P -iolland. M I )aily D o ver flonduras 17th of the mon 11,., Fer India (viaSouthampt.)M 4th & 20th of znoli.plyroou th udia (via MarseilleslM 9th&2sth monthlnover •••• :onian Is'es (see India) 7, 17, &27 of moil .DOVer. • VC" Ireland . , & N Twice daily he ad „ t idAgg . !Ashon .............. M 7,9, 17, & 27 of tf adcira 9th of the month 'SouthaulPs-:AW '•+ adeira ............N . 23d of mouth • • ...LiVerP°°l Malta (see India) Malta N 8, 18, &28 of mon. , Dover •• •lauritius (see India) ' dauritius ..........N 14th of the t. " Mexico ............M 2nd. of the montl...;SoatheOr" 4aples ........N 501 5 th25thofmert.IDover Yew Granada ......N 1 94 & 17th of month 'Southel"L r t. .trecv Zeal and.......... private ship ..'Various P° • Papal states th2sthofmon Dover ••1 00 1 Ycninsula ........ thl7th27thofinon. iSoutha °l „tonL. o .o o Peru & 27th of moo. Southe r trisli Port Natal private ship... , Veriea o Sicily 5 th I A th2sthoimon, Dover ••'' Tuscany _ Dover *•1 0 ; Oa enezuela ath ofmonth southstoP Van Diemen's Und (see A.ustralia) 4'.)at Indies . 17th o) mono , SontliA'" e e ull PO When any of these dates fall o l a Sunday, ale rt o f O. t oe , 08 patched on the following day, with the excePtl 010 Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will b 0 preceding day. SHARE MARKIVI'I • LIVERPOOL, AUG. 30. f a t bo 11 6 0 :00 STOCK EXCHANGE.—The t one o f the rilar more animated to-d a y, b u t b us i nes s pu eraliy : or Eastern Counti es , 11$ *—L ancas h i re tn rod, B:3s—London and North-Western, 95i 1 -411 Dutch Rhenish, p. lf, lls. 3d., f. 10 , MANCHESTER, AUG. 30. ._ dui' STOCK EXCHANGE.—There WAS a rather . . today. but prices without muc h altersat: oh Counties, 11i c. d., 31 3-16—Leeds stock, NJ 251—Midlands, 691 ex div. 1 LEEDS, Au s. 30. STOCK EXCHANGE.—A rather brisk mar- 3 -- the demand was good. Craven Moors in delt Reeth Mines, 7 s . 6d.—L ee d s Northern, Fift.-/li• Hull and Selby P urc h ase, 24i —Midland SW" 0 .4 1 1 DUBLIN, AUG. 29. Onf STOCK EXCHANGE.—New Three per Cen no • b11 30 1t , ,, Ditto for account, Sept. 14, 91a B—City8—City of '-ysl Company, Shares of 1836 (50/. pd.), 2 8 6 -S : n d 1 0 1, Ireland (101. paid), 20i—Great Southern , v reF' (50/. paid), 51—Ditto, Eighths, 6 per eenVell pd.), B.—Midland Great Western and ROY ' paid), 50i. 11 , 00 WIND AND WEATHER B-Lri _O v . - Stations. Coarse of Wind. state of Greenwich .. S.E. Lothbury Very fine' Leeds Manchester W Fine. Sheffield W Fine. Stoke-on-Trent ... S.W Foggy- Carlisle Lancaster Maryport . Whitehaven Southampton N.W Fine. ;owes N. Fine. Poole t'ortsmou v t'n Great Grimsby ... W Fine. Gainsborough .... N. Boston N.W Fine. BrighWn N. Fine. lristol S.W Fine. Swansea S.W. Fine. Plymouth Exeter..... W. Fine. Cardiff W Fine. Gloucester N.W Fine. Haverford west ... N. W Fine. Yarmouth ..... ~.. S.E. Cambridge ....... S.W. Fine. Lowestoft N.B. Shrewsbury........ E. Ipswich NW. Fine. Hague Derby N.E. Fine. eatnington N.E. Fine. Leicester' S. Cottingham Holyhead N.E Fine. Liverpool Dublin .. N. Fine. York Scarborough Hull N.W Fine. nile. Glasgow S.E. Edi n hurgh S.W Fine Aberdeen ........... S.W Fine Whitby Berwick S. W Fine. Perth Darlington W Fine. Dundee Yoe* 0 1°41. 3underland S. Dover ... Folkestone! S.W cdo o t ti lli e Tunbridge On the 30th inst., BIRTHS, at 2, A G S r O ov N e . vingtoon,oLsoottbgertnalb; road, Brixton, the wife of Harry Thor 0 .. wellin t inst., the lady of sotor. On the 30th o f Soho g on-street, Southwark. burr OF A DAUGOTICS• , 3 feekle ii ' On the 28th ' OW) inst 9 Heathcote.s square,lair Mrs. HenryHenr Richards. y On the 11th 'Cunning hatn•Plll°4 inst., at 14, Mrs. Herbert T. Usher. TOW, MARRI B V' ....,4 3 0 00 0 0 °; On the 28th inst ,at Worsbrough Chi" -- .4,01 1 "t 0 ' ley , theFre,. ncis Stuart Wortlf., dogbtiltish Lord Wharncliffe, to Maria Elizabeth, ell Wrsb r° the late William Bennet .Maitin, ilfll ' ° O f Hall. Chu rch ' M a r ° On the 30th inst., at St. Pancras 4rate-s ton' .4 Pulling, Esq., of the inner of btrralko Elizabeth,flop— F. your daughter of the 148 Ai Es re Birkett, 94' ' q . of Bedford-row . , n r /wog° litif On the 28th inst., at' St. Ceorge's ...so°t.tia, dad Cunliffe, Esq., of 43, Chancery-lane, 1 1 'c o olie of the Ven. John Williams, rchde*scon °"' Vil l° DIE Flighbury, and Stock Exchange. On the 30th inst., Robert Peaks, Esq. , „dirt Edward Folger Starbuck, E. aged terrace' !parr- On the 29th inst., at 37, Eastbourn i 504. , c g Bobill °° ' On the 29th inst., Hannah, Wife o' S . 011 10 of C a nterbury-villas, Maida-vale, aged 57. ~,t. ry 1 6 0 On the ' 9th inst., at 67, Cadog3n-place, .vad thi Hay, C. 8.. Commissioner of Police, a nd IP. , al° Dr.goon Guards, aged 63. .„,00009,,a On the 2f!th inst at 24, Brunswick -square, -rgoiloo Rev. Benjamin aged 55. Seymour, incumbent of Viroburu .'.- ~. Chapel. aged 26. Seb .lw pol, Commander Lacon Ussher Fitsamota los . Naval Brigade, 35. gorth ..,e Oa the 17th inst ., killed in the trenches bef ore of ibe On the 28th inst., at 6, Claremont -Of" 0 Ito, ..- e. tor., Richard Unwin, Esq., late of the AdM # ~ set-hons n O g ••• - LONDON . : Printed and Published by Muz* — 1 ` . .1 of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Soo 0°1 1 ;00 01 Strand, in the Precinct of the sisirr% Ididdleeez, Friday, August 31, 180. 9,168 9,44 0 11 : 114 • 4 0 1a ri %din *44 ' , b t t t 411 1 4 , ‘"'t .• • 11 - „,; - 'm‘! 'AS k _ %mt . • • ItSl tk; . 4 .1 1 1 4 4 4 14 1 11' I n 1 41 \\* IVI tftber 14 C ~,,t -.17/4 tat the te L*lld 41/11, /tOli 41,1 * ....s. to t iu Nab 441 Sep 4 4141 lei 4 4 1 14 0 -41 !I , . .t