The Sun. — London, England, 1855-08-10 00:00:00

Elivo at or i n i )1v Pa s ' e • The em' Eevera* have boa per years. the Duk e the chair. been Pr o ' the O us : ro veruen- vs, 'ry 6 4 6 10 , 3 '6 - 0 SO IoNEy 3TARKET AND CO.LILIIEB,CL.IL INTELLIGENCE. The co t ton CITY, Two o'CLocK. on market at Liverpool yesterday e l?sed less h eav i ly, and with a better feeling. Prices °f all kinds are the same as last week. The sales s o rt °tinted to 7,000 bales (1,000 of which were taken All_ speculation, and 500 for export), comprising 4,00 Pernana and Maranham at 6id. to 7id. ; 200 ~a.l,wyp ; d ailia at 61d. to 6 7 0, ; 100 Egyptian at Gd. to „I:1On'; andi 800 Surat at 3kd. to 4id. per lb. The rSicheasr.e Market was steady, without vari -1:1;541 fair business has been done this week in Colo -11.a.a produc e bas and generally at firm prices. Sugar at,s°ld steadily at last week's figures, Cuba being at ' 6 ll l ll rates. Coffee has been dull, and some kinds c ocoa 6 ' l ' t 0 la. cheaper. Tea has tended upwards ; has ruled firm, rum quiet, and rice active, ake l lot dea rer. In spices the dealings have been tv 't ; saltpetre has not attracted much attention, T4.q,,:7rtteu has b een w i thout particular alteration. 0 11 f h as been sup porte d . 4, te a, revi ew i ng the month, Messrs. Layton, :4,7ert, and Co. state b res thheePrirlpal feature during the past month has of a very large amount of duty, the tree fteharitP,ayjng g that an additional impost would be put fo r the e article. The question is, however, now settled i 'g Prese ilt, the Chancello r of the Exchequer bay 11')fleyili.0un. Fed on Thursday night that the sum of ‘c al i d , (Paired for the further exigencies of the . war fr eoh d„oe raised otherwise than by the imposition of Ilso t '° oo re bas been some speculation to notice in corn alid,.ll°ll, and a considerable quantity has changed the one period 81d. per lb. was paid for good qua wbie4,, Present quotation stands at per lb., at there are some buyers. To effect sales in kitteett'des of black tea lower prices must be s}ib- Nlti t ,,, °, with the exceptiiin of scented caper, which L"lte 4 , n ` B l t . o Move off freely at quotations, while scented ktl l 4 e4 ,°e is not so active in demand as it was, and . (1, - . oo e seaper. i t ell la st, of country growth, show again lower rates qj' s t Prices current. hyson there has been 1) tl - t ing ' 1)1 -It on easier terms. 1113 ') 0/ 1 37 1 ' 9 , 4 , Paid in London for the week ending 28th Th, "1'6,11814" t° r(li /i grie d fruit trade at Liverpool has not, ac e to t he report of Messrs. Houghton and tlie' la 4 q t' e : t en ted any features of importance during Ir sall. 'roe weeks. The stock of currants is 4, 11 rs ba ltket Len, Son, and Co. report that the We ek L Or American Securities during the past g ee -) h eou steady. The operations in the va kt4 - p ilri , ti es have been on a very limited scale, t have undergone no material change. IP ti vii Redeemable. Per Cent. : 11 1 , 1 -64 4 Rt a a t ;: Per Cent. 8 8 0nd d 5 5 ...1867-1868...105 107 1868...106 103 Per eent.(Setn 13onds ) 1876 ..114 115 ittAZl4l Per Cent. gon ul d's 1870... 80 82 'claiti 4Bt Per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 91 l'0111.,„ ' 8 ,5 Per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) o Vit!'3'l , 4 „,"; 4 2 Per Cent. Inscribed Stock ... 80 ) s k , Na6 - „ .4 0 SrP CE t Bonds B3 84 '504 Par Cent. Bonds .1886... 89 90i t 'he eent. (Sterling Bonds) ...1888... 81 85 - ha Railway dividend recommended }Th"lrect • e °rs is 2s. 9d. per share. ia th e °tlla elat of the French loan, it is said, will Pr°Pertion of 16 per cent. of the appli ecki, "41eutary return relative to the Post "'Apt:" ' e s th e • and expenditure for the year income 0 4 18 a4-5. From this it appears that t4 ll•l t ' 12 months to the end of March last "ellto?al. it ems were these—cost of manage -I,oatot. 4;e 7535 61. ; n e t revenue , 1,129,051/. th e e°ll veyance of mails by railway the e , I Pended 383,4181., b u t part o f thi s a 0 heotic done i n p rev i ous y ears. iae° c tle Y Order Office cost 76,8071., and the t h ,, N 'Qa ci: °ls nission received was 92,8681. There ti s'4ere I) l"ueu lty in entirely diviling the money I)44febeilditure from that of the General Post- Tbth higher officials exercise surveillance t n ' is h Stock Market has been firmer, and ' e tn l e l , ° + h-6 Y Purchases have occasioned some ini i4 the quo t a ti o ns. This, con s ide r ing t . :, t ' i l et r :• h aeti ve demand f o r c a s h in the discount 4; 4 eh l-e° Wed nes d ay, must b e ascribable mainly t t e ~/ ai g e in th e weat h er, an d to t h e f act t h at 0101% I;4is morning no advance in Mark-lane. f0r11,15911,4 been 90i- to 91 for transfer and fiats 1,4 bee,, 'hap account. Exchequer Bills, of March, a t 2 ls. premium. The New 3 11 N „ e been d one a t 921 to 921, and per I, the 4 b a For t 51 i to 91'1. ki tt 4 . 11 11 heron Stock Market is quiet, but steady. lei a xlBO ud3 have realised92i to s and ar kr: t°2o fo 6a to Grenada have been done at th e Active, and a t 71 for the De he folit til s 4 New Threes have been at 18k. are the nominal prices of foreign t re , ll i ada Deferred Bonds, 71 to 7:i ; Mexi ‘'''4l4,° ; Peruvian, 81 to 82 ; ditto Three ttt, 1 5? t ° 61 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., Pk' Five per Cents., 100 to 102 .I\ r i sa.ll4 a-rialf per Cents., 89 to 91 ; a ; °vs' Deferred, 181 to 19 ; ditto 3 per T til Ais . i v t e ° 37 !;.. ; ditto Certificates, 41 to 41 ; 5 4 to 4±. It l in waY Share Market is very flat, some N, e l)t, 0111 Y excepted. Great Northern have Ate 5 a t a kt l q v l. ll also South-Western ; but Great 4 t.'Norti i : ° ,,, e not recovered yesterday's decline, t.:Expo nicstern are down ± to -1. Midland ~ b , l - I t chl l- ,r O f buyers, as well as north Stafford. hkiZtu z 'henish shares are in request, and also (0 11, d e e , r4b°ll rg. In French shares very little 14i;e4t poi". llai l k geq) th Afino Shares are steady, Austra vkkDer• r ather hi g h er, an d O r i enta l rather tie d 2/ .. ritiB h Am er i can L an d Sh ares h ave ad t ‘ 4 llb r Crystal Palace Shares are at ra dlap botit rates • and Royal Mail Steam have been I 3 Canada Company are scarcely so 'qkit t a Pe 19.12 ( THIS DAY AT ONE O'CL():' ( From the Official Lilt. 0 0 4 11, 4 ii Bniine., don, ;:,1 Q,„,eld Annuities._ t'°llq2,P„tktiAlinnnirsitie' 92i tj'ltt:tlitiZt; A nnuities 75 NA ' 9 ' l Pir 5' 1 18t'n 4 y ear et ) .Jan., kljk(lreeos. Expir e sth Jan., 1860 • 31 4er liOx't, 6th September 9ll 1 .. ' 2d. tir44 ............. 21 'tqt .............. 99 .............................. 22 t„,h l l ) t, b 4t° Be4c4; ........... .... . 10'i 4 ;' t 11 1 , 0 /0 „ 1001 Qlkt-444 nici; REIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOilli ekti4aer,4o) per Cent. 344,,,a De r : ) eferr e d 1 / 44 N f 414 tis, 11 r- t- • ...... bit Ni a th o ::er Cent nnt B3i / `her the-erred, 3 per Cent. I tte Il e .tee°llllt 60, tile, NI. cent 111 444econnt Q t. tilt) above payable in London ll itt o .. HALF-PAST TWO. b.eso to r tilt ; . r 1 11,..mt e 25 St. 20 St, it. 10 it. tO 5 20 18 2 3 2 • , he ° .. / A• a. 5 3 4 4 1 0 4 4 1° 6 4 7 o c r,, t , I. ,:to price ° Pit Eaton-square tl'itltiditrAltltlt'S-- DI-rr2—RThe Speaker gave his an- tepti' ataerYesterday at his residence Vi rchant, Lord k% i er e , ti t.,8 of the Rou se of Commons The following , - ' l ',les il ^ere tent ps : Sir Denis Le —a W. Ley, ~i 0,4 tell:%.11, Rev. Mr. Garnier, Mr.. „4- ones Mr. 1,4'1i, '', 'qr. Dyson, Mr. Lefroy, Mr. Jones, Mr. Gibbons, r, Ilowl otnael Vorester, Mr. Gudge, Mr. George 4:14,91, plc], Mr Varden, Mr. Gray, Mr. Bankes, 1; ttieka.l Postlethwaite, 111 r. Pole, c,'4lllTbz,,"-'B, kr. iva,y. fearful thunder flor4l, boijsiTell4.--On Tuesday ki 4 ati l 4 e over the orth-vvest pa r t of the Leadgate til 4 d th e About de tcro. a hill valley of the Tyne. night a . were tivacikzi district the thunder and lightning -- t , d to have V killevderY fearful, and several cattle are sta county of e human life. t4N lit tk We have not heard of any loss of ,_... made kt,Natt? evening the concussion of the thunder shake bu'or,, tl,abric of the central station at Neweastle j lreav4e effects of the discharge of a park of artillery. fort jjkllt h Y kios w hich h 'fallen — during the past in , qt,h.. a.ve done co 'd a" injuryto the hay crops , NI is sra o am Isior !:IFut. ezh i le la have laid a gout thilAl)4E" 4tict b arley, b an ' ' l ' i at 1',,, ',,1144 A.'l) S'oremE on Wednesday afternoon, `44 e °E flr d .-- two children were ath wtth ti , . a shaw, near Bolton, by their own sr, ~,,,.. had throats cut, asis supposed, by cutting ! l i lt t';v4 trll,`":katKl afterwards Committed suicide Jolly and 14 al °4tlkest • The nian's name is Thomas Jolly, 40, child, aged 3 named Mary i t .4ts, seat dead, years, and aged five kla N s f . 1-he eldest child, Thomas, was ob- I v tq to c'ut'd alive, but surgical aid 4 tai ht log e , use , though possible, only Iviq Des a re " w( lood as speedily as father was pi a. OpNr entertained of saving life. The trade atikolaaraZed about 30 years, and followed the .. , 0 flllO hit I 'llt to Motive is assigned for the horrible 4-ktaitted. f o r ao c a 0 o tif a per fold t, Ott cos . so the bee P ic ' till SliA RE MARKETS (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. 'Closing Prices 1 yesterday 24 - 25 4a 43 • •• .... • • • 8 - 81 13i - 13 15i - 16 BA - 7i 91 - 93 63i - 63 13 - 14 S - 10 - 14 - 15 111 -- lli 74 - 75 56 - 53 9 - 31 19 - 20 ... -- 70 - 72 88 - 891 65 - 67 127 - 9 1102 103 61 6111 53 60 70 - 75 I 7 - 8p 7 - 8p 81 -- 816 7 - 7i 99 '-- 100 98 981 - id - 4‘.1 1 - 87 - 88 7 - 6 ‘' Zi 5 d 25} - 25 8} •.. 69/- 70. 11 - 43 ••• .. ot. ..... 11 - 9 1 - 49 - E 30 . ... 3.1 ... -.. 72 • 73 7 6A 3i 13 —13 i 48 49 48 50 d - par Ad 61 6}- 6 6i 1 d I ar • •• '''''. 25 - 27 106 -- 108 72 74 44 46 I3i 61 62 301 31. 4 -- 3 2d pay 39 - 41 ••• "... O. r• ""'" .• 5 - 20i 21 3 -- 4- 20 - 22 5 -- 7 2d ••• 10 - 10; 2i - 2 - 1 - 2 ,1 id par 38 - 38 . 124 —134 24t —24 i 3 ... ... ... 7 d 16i —17 i 64 66 9t4 95 5 5i 111) g gp 3 - 3i 22i - 231 100 - 102 110 - 112 113 - 115 107 108 23 -23 A 113 - 115 - 19 2 201 - ) 2 p' 7 9 2 - 3 5i - 6 :14 : iii 121 -12 i -- 9 481 -49 k 49 - 51 49 - 51 pm 26:1$ 27, 20 - 21 lA - 144 - 94 li - 2b ... - pm 4 - 4i lli -- 12ipl is - is 92 -- 93 66 -- 68 I d p d - par 11} - 12ip ..... ••• ... -- ... 17 --• 18 19i 20 d' 37 4 39 • •••• ."• 01, • 42 - 43 51 - 52 ••• ''" ... 894 -40 i 70. -- 714, 7 ei . CZ MM Baena... done this day. 51,1 (00 I TIIE SUN, LONDONt FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST io 1855 BRIGHTON RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH ) 801. PLATE. Priestess colt .. Brother to Earl ' Six ran. CLUB STAKES. Rodomeli Hermit....... Three ran. CLUB PLATE. Plausible Sugarcane Eight ran. CLARET STAKES. Anglo-Saxon William Rufus Five ran. BETTING ON THE COURSE. ST. LEGER. sto 4 agst Oulston. 6to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken). 50/. PLATE.—Fulbeck scratched, Pantheon was en tered at 6st 41b. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN BA.ILWAY-04111§ DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of this company was held this afternoon at the company's dices, Waterloo-road Sta tion ; Mr. CHAPLAIN, M.P., in the chair. The report and statement of accounts, which has already appeared in 176 c Sum, were taken as read. The CHAIRMAN said the state of the traffic of the line for the half•year was such as was characteristic of progress, and the expenditure had been conducted with a due regard to economy. On the whole the direr ton flattered themselves the meeting would deem the report satisfactory, and that it would bear a favouable comparison with all the railway reports that would be issued this season in this country. He moved the recep tion and adoption of the report and statement of accounts. Mr. SNOW seconded the motion. Mr. WOOD complained that the directors had not published a balance•sheet, as they were bound to do, by the terms of the act of Parliament. Mr. HOYES (auditor) said he and his brother auditor had gone carefully through the accounts, and that the statement submitted to the shareholders contained a balance-sheet. Mr. WOOD having made some general remarks to show that the information he required was not given by the statement of accounts furnished, The CHAIRMAN said the hon. proprietor was in error as to the balance-sheet. The directors had fu rn i s h e d everything requi re d. If the hon. proprietor would call at the offices every information he required would be given him on the points to which he had alluded. The company had embarked 62,722/. in the Exeter and Crediton Railway, and 117,5051. in the North Devon Railway. The latter had not been long worked, but he had no doubt they would by and bye have a good dividend for the outlay. The Exeter and Crediton was in an early stage of its arrangements with the North Devon Railway Company, who worked over the former. The returns of the Exeter and Crediton Railway for last week were 22/. per mile, which was a large sum for that part of the country ; and he had no doubt that ulti mately they would have a satisfactory dividend. Mr. MILLS called the attention of the meeting to the necessity of the directors being requested to give the shareholders at least 14 days' notice of the day of meet ing, for deciding on which of the two lines to Exeter, the Coast or Central, should be constructed, and he wished to add it as a rider to the report. The CHAIRMAN said the Eubject had been referred to a committee of seven gentlemen, and assured the meet ing nothing should be done without th• knowledge and consent of the shareholders, and that they should have 14 days' notice of the meeting. Mr. DICKENSON thought the meeting for considering so important a subject ought not to be called now so many persons were out of town, but after the long vaca tion. He considered they should have 21 days' notice of the holding of the meeting. Mr. HUTCHINGS appealed to Mr. Mills not to press his suggestion, because he thought it would be a pity to alter the report, especially as the chairman had pro mised the meeting no undue advantage should be taken of the shareholders. Mr. MILLS said, under the circumstances, he would not press it, and it was accordingly withdrawn. Mr. HEREPATII was much pleased to find that although they ran over 1,000 miles more than formerly the work ing expenses were actually less. (Hear.) He did not like what he saw in the accounts—a suspense account —which was sure to fall ultimately into the wrong ac count. (Hear.) He saw two sums of 11,0001. and 7,0001. stated there he should like to see put to revenue ac count. The CHAIRMAN said the money had been expended similar to the 42,0001. which was voted at a previous meeting to capital, but the directors did not feel justi fied in placing the sum moved to capital, without a direct vote of the shareholders. Mr. HEREPATH said if the money had been spent to make the line perfect, and should have been taken from capital, he would be satisfied if it were put to capital. The CHAIRMAN said this line had always been under stocked with plant in comparison with other railways. Mr. HEREPATH said he was one of the party who went on a trial trip on this line when coal was used in stead of coke, and that the experiment was satisfactory. In reply to a question from Mr. Hadley, Tho CHAIRMAN said that the North and South Junc- tion was the only guarantee this company had. At pre sent that company had not declared a dividend, but hehad received a letter from the secretary stating the earnings for the half-year had been 1,7501., being 6001. over this company's guarantee. Mr. ITZIELLI said that Mr. Hadley was mistaken as to the appreciation of the extension by the public. Since it had been decided they were to carry out the Western Extension,their stock had risen 4 and 5 per cent. The 366,500/. mentioned by the above gentleman was only borrowed for a temporary purpose at 3 ?er cent., rhea other companies were borrowing money at 4 and 5 per cent. That sum had been paid off, and since then borrowed again at 4 per cent. for three years. Mr. WOODS said as there bad been a large failure lately in the banking world, he suggested the propriety of the directors transferring their account from their present bankers to the Bank of England, and invest the balance in Exchequer bills. Mr. UZIELLI said that their present bankers paid them 4 24 per cent. fcr the balance they held in hand, and he thought it would be unwise in them to move from their present bankers, whom the directors con sidered safe. The Board never had borrowed any money, but should they require it, they might have a temporary advance without any diffi culty, which would not be the case if they went to fresh bankers. The balance now was but 150,0002., which would be drawn in a few days, with which to pay the dividend. If they banked at the Bank of England they would get no interest, and speculating in Exchequer bills was not always profitable. He thought the com pany's banking at the Bank of England would be a loss of 4,0001. per annum to them. The subject then dropped, and the Chairman put the motion for the reception of the report, which was car ried unanimously. Power was given the directors to pay 500/.—the lawyer charges before the committee of the House of Lords—on behalf of the dissentient shareholders. Thanks were voted to the Chairman, who, in return. ing thanks, highly complimented the exertions of Mr. Scott, the trafic manager. The meeting then separated. :`,.V BOW-STREET.-(T -hl DAY.) RAILWAY/. Nottng. Bost. and Eastn. Jtinet 1 Bolfast & Ballymena Birming. Wolf )rh Fstour Valley.... Birk AM. Laurel.. Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Lick., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20..... ..... myth & Ty-ns original £25 (issd. nt £45 Bristol and Exeter ialedonian Carmarthen and Car digan Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Cornwall al.. all all 16 Junction Iluolin&BelfastJunc Dundee PertlidzAh, Been Junction Do. N East Al Eastern Counties.. . Eastern Union, A Stock .. De., B Do., Now A....., ast Lancafthiro Edinburgh dr Clasvovi Edinb. and Peebles. Edin. Prth & Dundee Forth & Clyde Ja Furness Do. Extension.. Glasgow & S. Westo,-, (:reat Northern... Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Grt. Sth. &Wost.(lre Great Western ..... Do. Stour Val Rail Gua. Stk.. [rish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlis'e Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds , Ldneash. an d Yor sh Do. 'Vst. Riding n. Litr:Craby.&Southpt London & Blaeltwal, Lond. Bright &S.Cst. Loud. and N. West Do. Fifths Do.lo/.5h.,M&8., C Do. Eighths London and S. \Vestn Do., £5O £4O Lnandrryect Col erainp Lndndrry. & Ennlsk Vanch.Shef. k Li neh Do. _ Shares, No. 11 I►o., Man. & Lin. Un, Midland , o. Birmna. &Derb Midld. G. West. (Ire, Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Cariisl Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrf Newry & Enniskills Newry Warrenpoin3 And Rostrevor.. Norfolk Northn.Conntios Un. North British North Devon, No. I Do., No. Do.; 4 A De erred Do., B Guaranteed 'N. Eastern—Berwick Do. do. Extension !D o. do, G.N.E. Pnrch Do. Leeds ' Do. York (North L0nd0n...., IDo. New £lO.. N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamr-1 stead, and City !Tn.. North Statiordshir , , North Western N. & S. Westrn. Jun<• Nuneaton, and Leicester 10xford, Worccster,fi Wolverllampton Portsmouth . Central... iScottish Midland ... I ,Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. Riv. Dur Do `3taines, Wok. &Wok !Stockton & Darlin Stc & tir.rtlep-! Taff Vale Do. £lO shares... 1T)o. Pref., No. 1..... IThames Haven Doel2 end Railway . Ulverstone & Lancs Vale oi Neath Waterfrl. & Kilkenny Waterford&LimeriA' West Cornwall..... West End of London and Crystal Palace West Loudon iWimblecin & Croydon j FOREIGN. Antwer piSt hod I.(titm Belgian Eastn. June. Bezi ors to Graissestr, Bombay, Baroda, an , i _ _ Central India,gcril Demerara Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian, g. 5 p c. Do. E7;ension Do. 41 p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. Mot' CanadaA is Do. St. Lawrence IQ Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. till no. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Fran Gt, Indian Pc insuls guar. 5 ner cent Do. New 5 per cent Po. Extensions.... Do. do. Great Luxembour Constituted Share• Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Canad Shares Do. Bde., payable's7,, with option till '55.. 1 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, withoui option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Cont. & Bash Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p. c pref Lyons and Geneva Lyons di Mediterran qadras Do. New Maria Antonia . Do. do. New Namur di Liege (with interest) Do. (ox interest) Northern of France D 0.20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3$ p. c. & red. at 221/..ciur. 88 yrs from IJan. 1854 Do. 201. 3 p. c Bdp (f my . B. & Ams. She. NorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds ...... Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouon... ParisCaen & Cherbrg. Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Mouse... Do. 5 1 1 , p. cent. Prof Sciudo Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 54 per c. Prof Western of France Wept. of Switzerland Wis:sbaden Zealand JOINT-STOI Australasia. British Colonial Bank and Loan Company 9ritiah N. American Chartd. Bank o" Asia Chrtd. Brk. of India, Australi, , & Chir City Colonial Commercial of Loud English Scottish au( Australian Chart Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia Ditto New London and ..munty London Joint Stock Loud. & Westminster National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland New South Wales Oriental Bank of Corporation Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn. Bkg aold Imp Co South Australia Union of Australia— Do. Now 1.14i011 91 Lonclq Si i 89 i 66 5 61i 60/ 1 81 i 97i 8 5i lii 87 a 69i 70 694 73 2} 48i i 11 101 10 i 31 47 ad 411 21 LINES LEASED AT FIXED FENTALS. 1..:213.111A Company. loslng Pricub yesterlay. London N. L. &N. W. Calodon E. Un • E. C Ut.Nrtnn rd'aldonian 99 - 101 102 - 104 135 - 137 Do Gt. Westn Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &NM Do 23 - - S. Easter Do Peto & Co. 107 = 100 12i -- 13 23 -- 24 111-11 Norfolk Do L.&N.'W & Midld Stekton & Darlingt. Midland 21 - 2i A - 96 58 - 6 En. Coun. E. Count Do L. &N.W &Ln&Yk Do IGtNorthr Lancash & Yorksh. T. Brassoy M. MClean Stoat. & Darlingt 134 - 136 2t 4 -- 24 ; 31i 32i 93 - 94 4tWestn. Bamuess this day. SAR,WAYi. Bedford and Blotchley ... Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lin. g. 6 pc. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New Glstr.& Dn.Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preferen Lon., Til., & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock Middlesbro' & ?edcar. Micild.Brai " 1 Newmarkc Bury Exton.. N.& Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fizeds p g Prest. & Wyre Do. Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. Sher. Roth am] Goole g. 5 P.C. Shrews. &Her S. Staflordsh, Wear Valleygr per cent Do Wiltsklurnrst PREFERENCE SHARES. St. 100 .herdeen ... ••• St. 1 100 Do. N 0.2, 7p. C. 25 1 all RlythandTyne lOper c. pref. (issd. at 501' - ... St. 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 92 94 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares St. 100 Caledonian £lO 99 101 15 all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5.} per cent 913 all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 ... ... 2i all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 ... .. 64 all Cork &Bandons6p.c 3 4 5g --1 i all Dun.Prth ArAl.er.i 6 64 10 2 E. Anglian Cis. ASh ... ... St. 100 Do. do. Cls. B6p. c. ... ... St. 100 Do. do Cis. C7p. c. ... ... 6'i all Eastern Counties Ex tension, sp. c. No. : 1 lip km. 6F, all Do. No. 2. 1 —14 p 10 all Do. New 6p. c. S.. 13. —l4 20 all East Un., G. 6p. c. ... ... 5 all Do. 51., 10 ner cent. ... -- ... 10 all Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh. ... ... St. all Do. do. 4 per cent... ..• —. St. ;00 East Lancash. 6p. cts. ... 5 all E.&W. York. J. sths .. St. 100 Ed Prth.&Dun.4p.c. 61 63 20 all Furness — ... St. 1(J Glas. & S.W. G. 5 pc. ... ~. x St. 100 Great Northn. 5p c 119 121 St. 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. 111 113 111 i 12i St. 1011 Do. 44 p, c ios 107 106 i 12.1 76 Do. 5 n.c. Scrip, Red tt sp. c. pm... . $ ip 7 i 8 10 all Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pre 91 91 St. 100 Gt. S. W. (Ira , id) ... .. 20 9 Do. 4per c. Pref. st. ... ... 50 6 Gt. Westn. 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Wales Gila. 4p. c ... ... 20 all Do. do. 44 p. c.... ... .., 20 all S.YorkshAp.c.Guar. 16 —lB 25 all Stock . &Dar. ,sp. c• ... •• 25 15 Do. do. do 2 2 ip 126 alt Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p. c. till July 1, '5. .., ... E 0 4 iWaterfd.& Kilk. 6pc 3 —2 id 50 12 12 t 10 12 12 12 St. , at. St. 16i 5 St. 20 12?, 25 20 Bt. 1.0.61 MINES. 1 all Agua Fria . 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold . . . 10s. all Anglo Californian 1 . • 20 6 Australian ll 1 all Australian Cordillera 1 all Ave Maria. — 1 all Baden (GA.Duchy of , ) 10 all Blamarvon Iron and Coal . , SA —6) 20 14 British Iron - 6 35 26 Brazilianlmp.(issued at E 5 pm.) 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiab, 3$ 41 20 15 Do, St. John Del Re) 27 —29 1 ) Carson's Creek A 1 ) Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica — $P 40 all Cobra Copper 59 61 ad 5 1 Colonial Gold 1 (t St. all Copper Min. of Env 32 35 25 all Do. Prof. 7 p. con , 2,1 par .. 1e Copiapo . 5 all I English and Austin Copper Smeltg ^a 1) 2 2 11 , Fortuna I 3 20 all General l5 —l7 1 all Gt.Nugg etVeinßeg 1 $ 41 all ; Great Polgooth . 2 —2) 2i 1 all I Liberty $ 3 all ; Linares. 8 —8) .. Do. B 3 --3)p 5 1 Lusitanian ll lip 1 all Mariquita. .............• 1 all Now Granada — 1 1 all Now Linares Mining and Smelting Co .. . 1 all Nouveau Monde - •i ,!0 all Pontgibaud Silvej Load Min. & Smelt 13) 14) 14 I 5 1 Port Philip — $ 1 all Quartz Rock 1 $ Al all Rhymnoy Iron ..... 15 all Do. Now 5 6 30 12 $ Santiago de Cuba... , 5 5 A 1 all South A ustralian , $ 1 7) Tin Croft . 284 all United Mexican 3l 3$ 3i 1 I all Waller 1 all West Mariposa...,.,, 1 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia 1 all Tuba MISCELLANEOUB. 25 17) Australian A grieult. 28) 29) all Australn. Royal Mail lu 7 Berlin Water Works 2 1 . 0 50 40 Brit. American Land 60 1 S 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co 100 32) Canada 133 136 134 5 St. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. et. 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Co.U.Can •.. 5 0 14andi JIB tr. i. 3 t THE LATE EXTENSIVE ROBBERY 011' WATCHES. This morning a respectably-attired man, who gave the name of Levy, was placed at the bar charged with having a watch in his possession which formed part of a large amount of property which was stolen from the house of No. 1, Cecil-street, Strand, on Monday last. G. Wilder, an assistant to Mr. Brown, a pawnbroker, residing in Ryder's-court, Leicester-squ are , h av i ng b een sworn, stated that the prisoner came into the shop yes terday afternoon and offered the watch i n p l e d ge. H e had, earlier in the day , received a printed bill, stating that a robbery of watches had taken place at No. 1, Cecil•street, Strand, and on examining the watch, upon which he requested the loan of 41., he discovered that it was made by the person who had been robbed, a Mr. Milleret, and on further examination he found the number corresponded with that of one of the stolen watches. He then asked him where he got the watch from, and he stated that it had been given to him to sell by his brother-in-law. A policeman was called in, and he was given into custody. Mr. G. Milleret stated that he was a watch manufac turer; at Geneva, but at present residing at No. 1, Ceoil-street, Strand. On Monday hot he cleared a cue Paid-up Capital. 1,000,000 600,000 600,000 4G6,332 300,000 100,0..0 of watches at the custom-house, and having had them safely deposited in his portmanteau, in his sleeping apart ment, he left the house fir about an hour and a half. oi, his return, having occasion to write a note, he went to his bed room for the writing materials, and then dis covered the apartment in the greatest disorder. On examination of the portmanteau he found that the whole of the property, which consisted of 33 gold watches, a gold curb chain, a gold snuff-box, and a silk purse con taining about 61. 10s.—French money--had been ab stracted. The property he valued at about 3001. The watch produced was part of the property. Police Constable 321 A stated that he took prisoner into custody yesterday at Mr. Brown's shop in Ryder's court, and that he (prisoner) told him that he had re ceived the watch from a Mr. Benjamin, who resided in a street in the neghbourhood of Holborn. Re said Ben jamin gave him the watch in his back parlour, and told him to sell it, and that all the money he got over 41. he might have for his trouble. He had been to the place mentioned by the prisoner, but Mr. Benjamin was not at home. On being asked by Mr. Henry, the magistrate, to account for the possession of the watch, the prisoner repeated the statement he had made to the police con stable. He said he resided at 22, Justin-street, West minster-road, and was a tailor out of employ. Mr. Henry—What is Benjamin's other name Prisoner—l don't know his "Christian" name. Mr. Henry—You don't mean to tell me you don't know your brother-in-law's name ? Prisoner—l only know him by the name of Benjamin. Mr. Henry—Well, we must have Benjamin, and I will give you time to produce him. I shall remand you for a week. Prisoner—Will your worship admit me to bail ! Mr. Henry—Certainly not. Your statement is too unsatisfactory. The prisoner was then removed from the bar. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. The half-yearly meetings of the joint-stock banks in London being now completed, the subjoined table has been made up, showing their relative capitals and extent of transactions, as well as the respective periods at which they were opened and the number of branches belonging to each. The growth of business exhibited by these re turns is still very great, the aggregate of deposits held by the six establishments having increased from 26.315 ,4731., at which it stood last half-year, to 29,276,4101., showing an augmentation of more than 114 per cent. In this the Union and the London and Westminster have most largely participated. With the flood of competition now threatened, after a period of 15 years, during which scarcely any one seemed dis posed to enter into any fresh undertakings of this de scription, a similar progress for the future cannot be expected ; but, as the profits now reached are larger than the shareholders could ever reasonably have anti cipated, they will he well satisfied if these can be sus tained. Of the additional establishment jected the Ci ty Bank, whi.:l commenti Monday last, is the only one yet in opera is recently pro- Td business on ition : Banks. London & West• minster—esta blished 1834. 6 branches...• London Joint• Stock esta blished 1836. 1 branch ...... Union ofLond on e6tablisked 1839. 3 brans. London and County esta-1 blished 1839.57 branches Commercial --- established 1840. 1 branch ...... Royal British established 1849 6 branches • ... Deposits 8,166,553 6,534,231 8,31;3,460 4,012,223 1,317,554 982,382 Ouarantee Fund. 137,859 158,373 120,000 103,719 67,453 13,795 Rate of Dividend for Half-year Just Ended. per cent. per an num, and bonus of 4 per cent. for half-year, mak ing distribution at rate of 14 per cent. per annum, and leaving 7,7251. to be car ried forward. 123 i per cent. per annual, leaving 35,124/. appli cable for A bums at the usual period. 20 per cent. per annum for the past year. 10 per cent per annum, leaving 13,6931. appli cable for a bonus at the usual period. ,0 per cent. per annum for the past year. • k _ _ 6 per cent. per annum, leaving 1,1621. to be car ried forward. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DIY.) LONDON, Aug. 9.—Wind this day at noon, N.W. by W light ai rs and iron. DOVER, Aug. 9. Wind, W.N.W.—Arrived—Cassan dra, from Hamburg for Guernsey, very leaky, and with pumps choked. HAMBURG, Aug. 7.—The Antuka, from Callao to Eng land, leaky, and steering for Bahia, was spoken with, '2sth June, in 13 S., 34 W. WEYMOUTH, Aug. 9. Wind, N.W.—Sailed—Miramichi, for Quebec. SALCOMBR, Ang. 9. Wind S.W.—Sailed—Briton's Pride, for Balaklava. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 9. Wind, S.W.—Arrived—Sussex, from London for Melbourne. • KINGROAD, Aug. 9.—Put back—Britannia, for Quebec. MILFORD, Aug. 9. Wind N.W.—Arrived—Jo,eph Steel, from Liverpool, for Calcutta, to repair, having been in contact on the night of the Gth, and received slight da mage to hull. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Arrived.—Queen (a.), from Oporto; Brunswick (a.), Plymouth ; Johns, Waterford. Sailed.—Brunswick (s.), for Portsmouth. LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind, S.W. Arrived.—Garland, from Bonny ; Iver, Integrity, and Sultan, Requijada ; Margaret, Havre. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 8. Wind, N.W. Arrived.—Blyth, from Constantinople ; Alberl, Moga dore. Sailed.—Usk, for Cape de Yards. DUBLIN, Aug. 9. Wind, E. Arrived.—Sophie, from Odense. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPIT.) GRAVESEND, Friday, 19.6 a.m. Wind, E., tide, half flood ; fine. Arrived, Aug. 9.—Martha Jane, from Cape Town ; Pro videntia, Stockholm ; Wave, Modemblick ; Ida Maria, Darzic ; Aurora, limes; Fred Simony, Aalborg; Wash ington, Quebec; Nile, Britannia, and Plantagenet, Cal lao; Fortune, Christiania; Tonne, Ystadt ; Maria, Malmo. Arrived, Aug. 10.—Caledonia, from Hamburg. DEAL, Friday, 9.54 a.m. Wind, S.S.W. ; light and fine. Anchored.—Petite Susanne, from Hull, for Sierra Leone; E. D. T., Shields, for Constantinople. Passed.—Fortitude, from Newcastle, for Malta. Viscountess Palmerston has left town for St. Leonards on• Sea. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford have arrived in town, from visiting the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, at Arundel Castle. TUE TRANSPORT SERVICE.—It is understood that in all renewals of steam contracts for the k,rovezurnent transport service the terms are now reduced from 50s. per ton to 455. or 40s. WHITTINGTON CLUB.—The half-yearly meeting of the members was held at the Freemasons'-hall, on the 6th instant, J. J. Mechi, Esq., president, in the chair. The report congratulated the members upon the success of their efforts to raise the sum required to complete the new club-house, the rebuilding of which had at length been commenced. From the correspondence which was read. to the meeting, it appeared that difficulties had been raised in an unexpected quarter with respect to the adoption of alterations and improvements ; the club house, however, even if built exactly as it was before the fire, would be in every respect an improvement upon the old one. The meeting, which was numerously attended, terminated with a vote of thanks to the com mittee and the president. HOUSES FOR THE CRIMEA.—GLOUCESTER, Thursday.— An order has just been received here for the construc tion of a large number of houses for wintering the army once more in the Crimea. The order has been sent down by the Government to Messrs. Price and Co., the exten sive timber merchants of this port, who, it may be re membered, constructed a number of huts last summer for both the English and French Governments. Mr. Lid dell, who laid down the Balaklava railway, is here to superintend the arrangements. Five hundred houses are to be constructed for the soldiers, and 100 of a supe rior kind for the use of the officers. Gloucester is conve niently situated for works of this kind, being the most inland port in the country, one of the largest timber im porting places, and possessing extensive steam apparatus for its conversion. It is thought not improbable that the houses will be shipped from Gloucester direct, in stead of being sent by railway to Southampton, as was done last year. NASIITTII'S WROUGHT-IRON GUN.—We understand that the first of the two gigantic pieces of artillery to be made at the Bridgewater Foundry is now nearly forged, but how long the succeeding operations of turning and boring may take, and the gun be ready for shipment to the Baltic—for that, we believe, is its destination—is more than we or any one, we presume, can tell. At all events, it cannot be practically tested this year. The mass of iron, composed of small slabs, welded together by the four-ton steam hammer, is at present a huge shapeless lump, apparently from 8 to 10 feet long, by 3 or 4 feet in diameter. The process of forging presents a grand sight ; the enormous mass of white-hot iron being turned and shifted under the hammer with as much ease and dexterity as if it were a common axle tree. Indeed, the whole apparatus, the hammer, thes!q: draftlic crane, &c., is quite a triumph of-meobaniealThkei; and genius. Several of the balls are now ready weigh a little more than half a ton, and a re oft an un like the spheroid shape, cut at one end—in factino oblate common •Minie ball. Should the.gun a nswer, its power and range must necessarily nloakese.fmaeatnchhajtoccr when directed against stone fortl eatin Guardian. THE CAMP AT ALDERSHOTT. Some progress is undoubtedly being made in the arrangements of this camp, and we rejoice to find among the new features recently added traces, how ever slight, of the intention to give to it an experi mental character. Portable huts and tents with some attempt at ventilation have been erected on the ridge behind the south lamp, and, though these innovations have guards mounted on them, and are not so open to inspection as they should be, they serve to indicate important objects which Aldershott may be made to subserve. As yet we have there no cavalry or artillery, no rifle practice, nor any of that training in the more advanced branches of military science by which the real value of such a place must be ul timately determined. Thus far, it is merely a favourable, spot for drill and exercise ; and in these respects the troops are evidently making consider. able progress. The field days, which take place twice a-week, afford unmistakable evidences of this, and when a larger body of men, representing every arm of the service, has been brought together the results achieved will be still more manifest than they are at present. The huts are being nicely de corated, and are assuming by degrees an air of com fort which they did not at first possess. Besides the Bedfordshire Militia a battalion of the Rifles has been established there since our last notice. Many of the new kitchens have been finished, and arrangements are in progress for securing an abun dant supply of water stored in tanks. In time the camp will grow into something worthy of the nation and useful after a fashion ; but, while civilians feel confident of the possibility of organising a new system of operations which might give to our men such proportionate advantages as they pos sessed in the last war, the beaten track is steadily adhered to, and few and faint are the indications given of novelties which may compensate for pau city of numbers and arm our soldiers with the might of our superior resources. The summer has passed away and not a single field gun has appeared on the heath, nor has anything less harmless than blank cartridgesbeen fired. Brown Bess has not given way to the Minie, nor, after the lapse of months, is there any indication of more important results than those which arise from volunteering. In this respect, indeed, some good has been done. Colonel Wood's Regiment of Middlesex Militia have recently con tributed 150 men to the regular army, and other corps have been proportionally liberal and patriotic. But Aldershott ought surely now to be serving higher purposes, considering the great outlay of public money at which it has been established. It will be said that, as Rome was not built in a day, so the camp cannot be expected to develope its full utility at once. Still the whole arrangements are assuming so fixed and permanent a form, there is so little scope left for novelty, for experiment, and, above all, for experience in those varied emergen cies which are constantly occurring in the field, that one cannot help thinking we are once more playing at soldiers. The people want to see the army made a real profession, and their wishes and anxieties are cheated by an improvised garrison town on one of the heaths of Hampshire. Just as gouty M.P.'s go to the Highlands in autumn, anti, surrounding themselves with every kind of luxury, fancy that they are a race of Mohawks, so in a great measure is this Aldershott a delusion. And what makes the matter worse is that the imposture is carried on with troops the vast majority of whom have been raised for home service, and whose campaigning propensities will never be sub jected to a severer test than billeting in the villages and towns of their native counties. If we are to have a great camp, costing the nation, one way or another, nearly a million of money to get ii up, for the sake of common decency and common sense let it be turned to practical account. Let the men be taught the full and perfect use of those weapons by which battles are fought and won. Let the in genuity of the country be challenged to produce things the best adapted for field use, and exhibit in the presence of your soldiers and under the eyes of the public some at least of that mass of invention and discovery which the select committee of the Ordnance is either shuffling off in despair or taking precious months to decide upon at Woolwich, En field, Hythe, and Shoeburyness. THE LATE COLONEL SHADFORTH OF THE 57th. The following letter from the Acting-Sergeant-Major of the 57th to the widow of Colonel Shadlorth, who was killed in the attack on the lledan, on the 18th of June, affords a most affecting testimony to the esteem with which the Colonel was regarded by his regiment, and the courage with which he led them to the assault : " Camp before Sebrstopol, July 10. ‘‘ Madame, --I trust you will pardon me for presuming to address you while in the midst of such distress, but I consider it my duty to convoy to you the deep regret of the noncommissioned officers and men of the regiment at the death of our late Colonel. He was our father and friend, and watched over the regiment and its wants in a manner that gained for him the adoration of his men • and never did we see more genuine grief among a body of men than what was seen in the 57th Regiment for the poor Colonel, and for the memory of his many acts of kindness, of his unflinching courage at the head of his own "Die-hards," and of his glorious death, will long be a theme in the 57th Regiment. " Such are the feelings of the men of the regiment. They have lost their best friend, but I have lost, if possible, more than any of them, for I never experienced such kind ness as ho invariably showed to me and my welfare. He lost no opportunity in advancing me in my profession, and not only did he look after my temporal, but my spiritual welfare, and if ever a man died a Christian he did. " I spoke to him a few minutes before he fell ; the last words I heard him say were, ' Now, Colonel Warre, you mind the right, I will take the left, and Major Inglis the centre.' This was said amidst a shower of missiles of every kind, and he was then as cool and collected as if on parade. Poor Colonel ! it was the last order I beard him give, and the last time I saw him alive. He could not have suffered much from the nature of the wound. " I would have written to you before, but I did not wish to intrude upon your grief. If there is any service I can do for you, or any information I can furnish, I will do so with pleasure; and Boakes knows that if there is anything to be done which he cannot properly manage I will give him all the assistance in my power. " In conclasion, I beg respectfully to assure you of my best wishes for the welfare of yourself and the young ladies, and I trust you will not consider me too forward in thus addressing you.—l remain, Madam, your very hum - ble servant, _ " GEORGE CUMMING, "Colour-Sergeant and Acting-Sergeant-Major, 57th Regiment." The following letter, from Lieut.-Colonel Warre, cf ,he 57th Regiment, is dated " Camp before Sebastopol, June is. "My dear Mrs. Shadworth,—l trust the report from other sources will have prepared you to receive the pain ful intelligence it becomes my duty to convey to you. " When I look to the sincere regard all the officers and men of the 57th Regiment felt for our lamented Colonel, it is with unfeig,necl grief that I have to inform you that he is no more. His gallant spirit fled while leading his men to the unfortunate and unsuccessful attack on the Roden this day. " As a soldier, his 30 years' service in the 57th Regi ment has endeared him to officers and men, and the recol lection of his devoted attachment to the regiment has spread a gloom through our camp, showing hew beloved ho was in life and how respected in death. His remains were brought up by unattached men, and they will be in terred to-moi row in the cemetery attached to the division, where our late Colonel Goldie and Lieutenant-General Cathcart already rest in a soldier's grave. " Pray accept my deepest sympathy and heartfelt con dolence for your irreparable loss, and believe me, your faithful servant, "HENRY J. WARM% Lieutenant-Colonel, 57th Regiment." Colonel Shadforth seems to have felt some presenti ment of his approaching fate, for he took leave of his wife and children the night before the assault in the following terms : "Before Sebastopol, June 17, 9 p.m. "My own beloved wife and dearly-beloved children, at 1 o'clock to-morrow morning I head the 57th to storm the Redan. It is, as I feel, an awfully perilous moment to me, but I place myself in the hands of our gracious God, without whose will a sparrow cannot fall to the ground. I place my whole trust in him. Should I fall in the performance of my duty, I fully rely in the precious blood of our Saviour, shed for sinners, that I may be saved through him. Pardon and forgive me, my beloved ones, for anything I may have said or done to cause you one moment's unhappiness. Unto God I commend my body and soul, which are his • and, should it be his will that I fall in the performance Of my duty, in the defence of my Queen and country, I most humbly say, Thy will be done.' God bless you and protect you ' • and my last prayer will be, that He, of his infinite goodness, may preserve me to you. God ever bless you, my beloved Eliza, and my dearest children ' • and, if we meet not swain in this world , may we all meet in the mansion of our Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ. God bless and protect you) and ever believe me, your affectionate husband and lo v i ng„ father, " THOMAS SHADFORTII. who have suffered iu her service which bas t a Y Her Majesty, with that anxious consideratiosn.for_atlidoisse. tinguished her, has already signed a al: g ranting a pension of 2001. a year to Mrs. Shadfowrthra, inti mated that she will take advantage of any a nter' aosppor e tu o n lo it n y el w s h h ic a li di m or a t y ws oc o c e u r r vi t c o es m served in it for 32 a Colhis father, who was onel er S h a a p d P f r o e r ci t h a t i h o a n dl hereditary connexion wbituhertainf having years, severely wounded at A years, and two of his brothersi being also officers in the same regiment. ---- LIVEIWOOL.—On Tuesday morning, as from Dublin, was proceeding up the Iron Du perceived a flag of distress flying s h e from the Mers!Y' ship Ocean Express, and the signal that the Americas ship i on board. This • was muany is being communicated to there Mum". A k r e steamer, authorities, Superintendent. Boyd, with a party of m th e e n, bearded the ship, which was lying off the Rock Light, outward bound, where they found all hands Isit ting in the- forecastle. Two o f t h e ringleaders were ar rested and brought before the American consul, who advised the captain to return on board, and ask the other men again to work, ; which he did, b u t th e y re f use d, an d the whole of the m , 3Q number, were landed on shore and turned adrift, forfeiting their clothes and outfits ; the English authorities, owing to the vessel being under the American flag, not being able to deal with the Case. LITERATVIi E. The Physician for All. By John Spurgin. Whittaker and Co. An elaborate essay, setting forth the philosophy, experience, and mission of the Physician for All, the author strongly reprobating the selection of one form of disease exclusively for practice. The physician having, he remarks, to do with h uman nature as he fi nds it in reference to its every fa• culty, Whether corporeal or mental, his philosophy must have for its great object " that which per vades his whole professional system, and serves as a clue to conduct him through the labyrinth of in finities that surround him viz., the blood "—the healthy and morbid conditions of which " rule essentially in every department of life, and prove a constant source of observation as productive of good and evil in the world." This fluid (possessing by the way, a formative and regenerative force) he regards as identical with human nature, that pro ceeding from and being dependent on it, and his main object is "to demonstrate that selfish aims have absolutely impaired the nature of our blood, and disordered the constitution of our bodi es , w hil e those which regard the welfare of others serve as the ground upon which the great truths of Reve lation and the positive facts of Science can operate for the restoration of health to every human fa. cultyi" -- In pursuit of this object he considers at length the nature and constitution of the blood, on which and on its determination, continuity, and quantity " the condition and well-being of animal life depend." Under the former head he points out the predilections, susceptibilities, and tenden cies that constitute man or human nature, which, he states, ought not to be regarded " as a scintilla of life, but merely a complex of organs collectively receptive of life." The component parts of the blood he describes as gaseous, saline, and earthy, and he finds an analogy to its constitution in nn impregnated egg, no apparent difference in the in gredients being discoverable by chemists between the egg of an eagle and that of a dove, yet the nature of each operating as the law that renders them diverse. Thus, in the animal nature he insists all is animal, and in the human all is human. " The constitution of the blood," we may observe s heads the greater portion of the work, and, in dis cussing the subject, the author draws largely on his experience and observation, interspersing the disquisition with useful suggestions and pertinent remarks. On the nature and tendencies of his theory, which, we should state, embraces a vital influence designated " nerve blood," we refrain from offering an opinion, contenting ourselves with remarking that if observation and reflection, with enlarged notions of the capabilities of the human race, and an earnest desire for its amelio ration and elevation, suffice to constitute a physi cian for all, the author has not mistaken his mis sion. A quotation, at once describing a curious fact, and lending colour to his theory, and we con• elude our notice. "Whilst on the constitution of the blood I would ad. vert to the effects of starvation produced upon the ani. mal economy as it is exhibited in human nature con trasted with merely animal nature. I do not refer to the mere pangs of hunger and thirst, but to a stage be yond this, when the physical powers are too enfeebled to seek for food. In such a state the animal is passive, as if resigned to its fate, retiring to die ; but it is not so with man—he becomes mad, ferociously so in some in stances, and will devour his weaker fellow in misery. and even his own offspring. No ties of nature here avail; even the bonds of religion, however exalted and pure, lose their power." TESTIMONIAL TO THE LATE LORD DUDLEY STUART. A meeting of the committee to promote this object was held at Sussex Chambers, 10, Duke-street, St. James's, on Tuesday, the 7th inst., P. F. C. Johnston, Esq., in the chair, to receive the report from a sub committee previously appointed to invite proposals from the several metropolitan general hospitals, in pursuance of a resolution adopted at a meeting on the 19th of June. There were present, the Earl of Harrowby, Earl Fortescue, Lord Viscount Ebrint„ton, M.P. ; General Count Ladislas Zamoyski, Capt a in Townshend, R.N., M.P. ; J. V. S. Townshend, Esq. ; Jacob Bell, Esq. ; Horatio J. Montefiore, .Esq. ; Edward Eagle',:on, Esq. ; W. L, Birkbeck, Esq. ; Dr. William O'Connor ; Major Gieglud ; F. H. Goldsmid, Esq. ; Lieutenant Charles Szulezewski ; William Itothery, Esq. ; T. D'lffanger, Esq. ; N. F. Zaba, Esq. ; William Pritchard, Esq. ; J. E. Taylor, Esq. ; E. Beales, Esq. ; George Poland, Esq. ; Thomas Campbell, Esq. ; James R. Carr, Esq. ; Henry Hayward, Esq. ; J. H. Nicholay, Esq. ; Peter Graham, Esq. The report stated that an application bad been ad dressed to each of the metropolitan general hospitals, with the view of ascertaining which establishment would be enabled to effect. the greatest amount of good with the " Dudley Stuart Fund ;" and also which hospital would in return for the fund do most toward the object entertained by the committee—the perpetuation of Lord Dudley Stuart's memory. Proposals were received from all the general hospitals with one exception ; liberal, but various in their kind. A selection of three was made, and a deputation appointed to visit the establish ments, confer with the authorities, and report their ob servations. In the end, University College Hospital was recommended as, under all the circumstances, the one most calculated to hand down to posterity the philanthropic qualities of the noble deceased. A pro posal was also received from the board of managers of the "North-west Nightly Refuge for the Houseless Poor," an institution which was established by the late Lord D. Stuart, assisted by Mr. H. J. Montefiore, and a few other gentlemen, sonic three years since ; but as the terms of the resolution of the 19th June confined the committee to hospitals, the application could not be entertained without the sanction of the general commit. tee. Mr. J. DELL moved " That the report now read be received and adopted." He did so the more readily, as he was most anxious that the committee should that day come to a final decision as to the nature and cha racter of the testimonial. Mr. P. GRAHAM seconded the adoption of the report. Mr. W. L. BIRKBECY moved an amendment—" That the resolution of the 19th June be rescinded ;" and the committee had already by their first ♦ote decided that the most suitable testimonial to Lord Dudley Stuart would be the fou❑dation of an independent charitable institution, if such a measure were practicable. He be. lieved their funds would be sufficient for this purpose, and proceeded to explain the plan, of which he had give❑ notice, for erecting a►mshouses for the blind—a class of sufferers in whom Lord Dudley Stuart bad ever taken the utmost interest. The amount already raised —upwards of I,2ool.—would be sufficient to purchase a piece of land large enough for 20 almshouses, and for the erection of several. There were no almshouses for the blind in existence ; and there could be little doubt, if so good a work were once commenced by securing the land, there would be numerous contributors to it, by testament and otherwise. He was very unwilling, for personal reasons, to oppose the proposition brought for ward by the University Hospital, but he felt convinced that, if adopted, it would by no means carry into effect the principal object of the committee—that of establish ing a public testimonial to the virtues of that great and good man, Lord Dudley Stuart. He therefore proposed that the resolution should be rescinded, in order that they might be at liberty to entertain a plan for an inde• dependent charitable institution. Mr. C. SZULCZEWSKI seconded the amendment. Earl FORTESEUE did not agree wlth the gentleman who had moved the amendment. He gave him every credit for his laudable desire to couple with the testimonial to their lamented friend a charitable institution to alleviate the infliction of those suffering from blindness ; but he did not think the establishment of almshouses at all Cal culated to effect the object he wished; he should, there fore, strongly oppose the amendment. ard p , r e . a o c h ' O'Connor, opposed th e e F F. l . G°l d amendment,s m i d a , n a d n d r e M c 0 r m . EuPerni tduehci those hospitals that appeared to them to be the most eligible for the testimonial. Mr. Zaba, Mr. Birkbeck replied, st place, when there appeared— ,. . 1 4 1_ 7 After a few words in favour of thendamaedindvnimint ftrooort ........... :- .... i il i a report wa nf s lr ga nst ..... there. y o .f sn ow th ei es l A 'or i the amendment.. ..... .....:......... The motion for the adoption o fore lost. OITZT said, as the committee had The Earl of If ABB' itiataeetr:atthLwaonnr Lord employ Dudley the application competent for them to e ntertain 1-liselgameinted kinsman, Refuge fund,when theytl se could : i n o bo t t y o_ d c t o h on e b; committee of the "Nightly ,.. ; and he thought, now rescinded the amountresaolnutiinoßntitouftitohl29tichhJmiutnaiie.n, accordancean dwhinio-cfrwetas.ll:2o r il t o ns t g u trh t i g e e i nut usefulness uil) memory guide principles so entirely in had for of Managers of the ' Nightly Refuge' to per. which h with this its vie entertained therefore begged to m0ve......“ T Earl FORTRSCIE regretted tbitlaattht e he in p s y l roposal from introducedpatbcecerieodto.eadr.d He h not come under their notice t e ai y t B tu t S at u a ;u n r a Stuart n ; t obh earlier:: his noble fri end, A ,r_sub-commi entirely concurred in all that had fallen from and had much pleasure in seconding the ra o • t i° ll ; which was carried unanimously. sub-committee, consisting of the Earl of Harrowby, Mr. w• L. Birkbeck, Mr. Poland, Mr. C. Szulczewskt, Mr . P. P. C. Johnston, and Mr. Henry Hayward, was appointed, with full authority to confer with the cora• naittee of the Refuge, to snake the best arrangements for perpetuating the memory of Lord Dudley Stuart 1111 connection with that charity. On the motion of Mr. W. L. BIRKBECK, seconded by Captain TOWNESIIIND, R.N., M.P., the secretary WWI instructed to convey the unanimous thanks of the coin• vnittee to the several metropolitan general hospitals for their:very liberal offers with reference to the testis monial. After some formal business, and a vote of thanks to the chairman for his kindness in presiding on the ocoa• sion, the proceedings terminated. THE FRENCH LOAN.—The inconvenience caused by the delay in the apportionment of the French loan eon• tinues to be felt in the money-market. No positive in• formation has yet been received from Paris on the sub. ject, but it is said the allotment to each appijaant Will be a little below 16 per cent, of the amount asked for, the exact proportion named being 1512. 20 16 20 100 100 100 20 20 50 50 100 100 20 50 20 25 25 25 104 100 all R2s too 100 i 7 all 1 2 all 13 an all 14 all 20 10 20 35 10 22 all all