The Sun. — London, England, 1855-08-23 00:00:00

oNEy A RKET ♦ND C°2III.E.RCIAL INTRLLIGENCE. The CITY, Two o'CLocs. lei cotton mark e t a t Li ve rp 00l yesterday edfirmly, and the sales amounted to fully i ati °° ° bales (3,000 of which were taken on specu -Beon and for export.) The Railway Share Market ° A I steadily, with a mo d erate b us i ness d o i ng . b ee eccillets dated June 1, being much later, have tli rr ,„ te ,c''iTed fr om M e lb ourne v i a C ey l on. G o i ng ) ,;:gil alon g li st of at ticles in the " Prices Current, " rz , :Lid little encouragement for exporters. Iron iit,7:l7 b rought a fair advance upon the invoice, W as , 1 1 , Vods wer e genera ll y a t a b ou t cos t. W oo l 1 4 ' 41 1 of sale. Freight to London ad., and to thi pr :P n ° l Id . per lb. T a ll ow was not i n d em and for Ch a t a but active for home use and scarce. The prethe t of Com merce h a d h a d un d er di scuss i on to posed measuresed inc rease i n t h e d ut i es upon imports, - I,e4measureit seemed averse, but as the re h p wa s still very d ef i cient, furt h er retrenc h men t tx.°llgl3,- advocated. Italuce dire ctors of the North Staffordshire the °l4 Pany having represented . to Mr. Ricardo kits eire of the shareholders that he should re t.,he office of chairman which he had abl e d, that gentleman has with " consider his reluctance„ consented, but cannot commence dire tie s until th e nex t mon th. Th e me eting litet' c ' te that was called for the 28th inst. will be l iisr P° l b i e d until S eptem b er 11. We think the Nt: °tde rs may b e congra tulated upon this re llow" " 3 the circumstances of the company are just tiler 2v erit ical, a n d requ i re no t a l one a man of Isticjit° maintain its rights against the powerful t list t4 t th e North W estern R a il wa y) w hi c h repu (4 th, t : he engagement en t ere d into upon the award d arb itrators, but likewise a party who, orth'r• Ricardo, has been identified with the ktlq" S tafford li ne f rom th e commence m e nt, N1 0 , 1 )104 its position a nd prospects, and the best a - ti ut developi ng th e t ra ffic. The Legislature 'llth e e -1 to blame for the difficulties interposed aempl,!ay of th e aux ili ary rai l wa ys, which need t)4 o;;T Stie e only f rom the l e viathans that sur s:l°St,""em, in or d er t o prove a grea t accomuaoda g• i; t he districts through which they pass, and eir a f air return to the capital embarked in ,sc° Is truction. Mor t is morning a meeting has been held of the still Counties Union Railway. This com 't p eB ," l r emains in its former peculiar position. 4 tt r : l ses a certain amount of land, paid for and 4tiCIY situated, and might prove useful to any 44 4 '"riri e undertaking ; but, pen ing some t ilem ' en lellt of th e ki n d , the directors have only to mi erlla tive of ke e p ing th e concerts intact at a mere tt3t:4lextlense fur sa l ar ies, rather than submit bis e'stlY o peration of the Winding-up Act. In 4 4t1 b °lll. gs d the shareholders generally acquiesce, a few remarks from the Deputy-Chair ab,„. Pease, explanatory of the state of affairs loiliwitigh-i_;:tiltedreessctritrib_ ed, th e Eneetinu brought out no t; but what is con ' tained in the report ;es did th e 441111 aieati on have passed between this company t edaie atd Railway Company, but the lith k r ' a t g r q that t e l Y ie b y ur h n ave not been able to effsct t'llk."Rol,rneut for incorporating a portion of this line par, eahtbe Bedal e and Leyburu Company, and the sot 'Y °'ily report that the position of . this corn eta,attbi, tit:latter d Although the directors are ihey i 0 - ~ , ,Hce • in holding out sanguine ex na °f line to another company, o Lot c0„,,,i , 4 r g of their attem htt,: t Y of the co , that e pt to make the o very me extent available has toktii" eZbaUsted. egd anY other P Re t dir s e o ctor ' s are unwilling to re tiok itirther course to the shareholders than that ter,„: , tesp ect . a'Jonrning the consideration of all ques n4ti frog arty step that may become , de-drable for The ug the affairs of the company. th„ bal ance - sheet shows still Consols and cash Thep cr edit side to the amount of 9 , 6741. ls. I ~d e , r ; eis a dull market for all public securities,. kii,,ll"ler the real nor speculative transactions ikt : h an Y moment. There is still a reluctance to 'tittle -41 later intelligence reaches us from the 41though there is nothing discouraging in , 11 11 e e already know, and money is rather easier B attl e disc ount market since Tuesday, and the 8 L tuest auspicious for the crops. Consols h .\ ' to 91i for transfer, and 2 1- The New 3 per Cents, are 921, and Esc thosefirm at 2d., an d India Bonds are 295. -- ,1 4 „ 1 ] • a • drooping for oreigia market, prices are ti lab t :11 eourities, and there is a decided re:lila -44-latti. P r ofits upon the recent advance. Tie at n ee is a decline in the 6 per Cents, from ilt it a lk " which they opened, to 931 and in the dal :I t ta i t I . rurn - s a to 2i . ± premium. The fact is 'ls bed that this security can he legally Tt trus tees. Sardinian 5 per cents. have been L l te c !! 6l. and Russian 41 per cents. 90. Spanish 17s b e e 3 81 and the D e ferred 18k. Equador t -ee ti dealt in at 4i. Dutch 21 per cents. T he alised 641. ha g are the nominal prices of foreign I r enada Deferred Bonds, WI to 7i ; F Oto Th_ l 3 24 to 24 ; Peruvian, 811 to 82 2 ti t'7" per C en t s ., 581 to 591 ; Portuguese eo,[ er Cents,, 43 to 45 ; Russian Five !'Eris'' 100 t o 102 ; ditt o Four-and-a -0,1 tr, r 9euts , 89 to 91 ; Spanish New Deferred, ditto Three per Cents., 37k to 38 ; te Th e 41 to 41 ; ditto Passive, 41- to ibex 4t Week's railway receipts, ascertained up 4t 4, Y) are in round fi e ster gures as follow : 1855. 1854. . £29.976 £25,017 . te rn 18,297 16.349 NI. 18 570 12,442 11 Arc- 30.503 30,832 ale 41'. .(I;lp !ii . 4 ter n . P t 444 • _ ktltv,ortiler ... .......... 22.789 20,131 4,114:ee Y o rkshire 23.076 22,667 44 f, k, tern, 37,537 35,394 111 91 4 ' l Rotteriam : ' 'ete,„,.'aY Shares there has been scarcely a f ny a 06 4 ') and the business done has been 1 4, 1 , ite d charact e r. The quotations are mostly Cra Yesterday for the English lines. Brus- Ot Fu rness Junction have been Ito prem. "tern, of Canada Shares are flatter. East k t ve r :e been at very full rates. sn"t Mines are dull , and also Joint-stock er 'Ystal Palaeo are steady, and General ata are supported. 114 1 „ 'qt3l l ...,_ ..T/stDft THIS DAY AT ()Nit o' k „ i 't 13 1 . I Prom the Officsal List. k, vo tk. Buon:-. ri o , 4 '''' .. k t 4r Lt, educed .... I: 3 - 111.. en knimitia•-, . 'i l ) Q , , e ti , Oet:°18 Annuities 1 ,I. -ilit• • knimities ti ll 'ao I N. Ex i 5 1 f .Jun.. 184 1 ..._ ~!, Me y ea. 0 re . • .1 ... • ~,I )I tt„, Me. . 8, Expire sth thin.,lBo 3l N 0 .4 1 , 4e 1000 N, ll ?r t : L 100 0.• 4k l et '., i ` / i l l i i :lt, 6th September 9lk , . ... 0 09, ......... l4 13 17 113 16 ' 4 `ll l7 I ) t , _ ll t „ 114, ..:, ........ . . .......... 00i i 0 ., -, 4 11 ,, , .mm 1 ,1818 58, 3?, p er Cent.... .` ll4 ' l o "P 14.0 1tE1GN FUNDS AT o.i.l: ti '°‘ l (ls 1 0N 4A E O'CLOC_ , z; 90 ~ bi l ' t ikt Z i !,. 4i Per Cent i,, Le t o , ,Il i cia, 5 per Cent. - •••• " ' 864 Ditto,,,,, k,,..,L,,,,45, account — j y f o , „,_ ,ent, 1 ) 14,, x* '4le account 3Bi 'ti,,i,t,to for eferred, 3 per Cent. r the A i isi bit,l, p.,11_, Account bte f ' 3 " Per cent Itto i : z 't t •he account 11, 1, •"„ ' c ril), 4 per Cent. ~-,:h I, '''•enu• ~,, t',, above ..eivable in L01.,,,,' liitt6th'mlite, 2is ner Cent. 12 Gail 64i D'in Ce ut• Certificates .. ' Qe t , , UA LF•I34 . c 771 1/7° ' 2 bit 414 .. 911 & t o f ., 41 , ,:•e 91 t It Account 5( li i „, . r , 10n - reni "---", -- e° ti rqiular Comnan 's steamer Nubia, which was too th., 4 ,, e r rea n ; , ' Y ban been Placed 41. - ttk L —r eu as a war transport, 4.11.,,q1 zitl:!,:i.mtil,,erAl kip4otil ,teax,andrian tnail line. That company have now . 20 t t ,, Ilv o ' in the Government tran pore vervice, . 5 ... 0 0 t ii,,i 4 -, ~i ur on th C I r i x s an a d r r d ian Di , ia tl it r a ,:e on the Peninsular, t 1 L three on t 1. 11 yam e a cutta a . 100 s c ix hi o r, n a, the Calcutta i 25 Chi„ l ° Ta,„': ten, five on the Boinb4Y an d China, two I . 'J r. P ett "4 ' l4 e,ll -4 '.`ng and Shanghai,. 'and three on the F, Nh,', tie .1 ,'ervice lines ; six store-ships, one store-tran t :: GJ t 'll staitNs building, and one repairing. 25 The corn- _ kkit."4llo°f officerknombers e present time oar: , 0 tilk it i ri %%hacked or nick, aad 18 an officer- r o A —!4_,YOralle% - !les, tvith t. Jaw's nd John Tillmott. Rogeof ' burgh. n abatea :e excel)" ,f style/ Ey q ue ,, s ; 0 day ' for th° Hutt °a ; I, don 1). a work' dal dis ates til° Mm e S. ef l ,, eff°` tir e ? G° lll dof t bP to p t to o fer BAf a eo ee vi per , ree ,ter,ence, watch :e THIS Wq3~ ~` r C • ~~ RATLwAii. Oloainr Prices yesterSay 24 - 26 4 - 4i •••• '''' ••• 8 - fq 136 - 13 IN; - 16 8i - 72 91 - 93 1 63i 63i 12} - 8 - 10'1 ••• 3 - 2 14 - 15 11i 11i 73 - 75 54 - 56 9 9. 19 - 20 71 - 73 89 -- (29 69 71 i 7 9 106 108 55i •- 53 70 75 6i 7A 6 - 74. 834 83t 74- 7il 9S - 100 g $d 1 85 '6 74 bi 251 - 26} 7t 8t 71 -71 t -?3 1] 9 - 24 50 - 52 29 31 731 • 7 - 3i . 4 1 - 13 432 492 47 - 49 id - - 61 6i 6 i 1 d tsl 25 - 27 06 108 74 76 44 - 46 13i t 4?.. 62 —• 63 31 - 32 4 -- 3 • 2d par 38 40 ,•• • 5 - 21 22 3 - 22 24 5 - 7 3 2(1 par -- ip lAberdeen .....,- ...... S. Ambg. Nottng. Bost. and Eastn. Junct... all Bolfa.st St Ballymena all Rirming. %Aroll lb Stour Valley Birk ~lad. Lanual Cheshire Jnnet al , no. Mesh. di Birk 250 and £25 C. • I(4 Do., £2O all .-tiyth Sr, Tyn e origin& £25 (issd. at 100 Cristo) and Exeter... 00 eciortiart 131 s Catmarthen and Caf digan at. 'Chester 't Holyhea6 all Mork and Bandon all •lork, Black, & Pas, 16 Cornwall 1 1111 leer Junction 45 rln.,lin&BelfastJunc all Dundee PerthtitAb• • Teen Junction all Do. N ..... 100 East Al glian r all Eastern Counties 1 1 100 Pastern Union, A 1 Stock .. 1.061D0., B Stoet 8! Do., New A 100 East Lancashire 106 Edinburgh & Glasgo , all Edinb. and Peebles I. 0 Edin. PrLl, & Guri.p., 9 'orth & Clyde Ju all Furness all Do. Extension 104) Glasgow &S West, 100 th.eat Northern ',OP Do., A. Stock...„. 100 Do., B. 5t0ck....,.. 1)0 art. Stlt.&Weat.(lre. ;00 Great Western..... ... Stour Val Ran' Gua. Stk all Irish South-Easter:: All Lancaster k Carlisle .4:: Do., Thirds.. 7' Do. New Thirds r,neash .andVerks;• f). Bt. Riding ' all Liv:Crrily.ALSontbp; I all London & 810,31Kwa , 1.1)0 , on& ilyglit S.Cs.. 100 Uoncl. awl N. We,it - , . 16 'al. Fifths I flo.lo/. C I Do. Eighths lon .on don aDdS. 47 Do., f Sri. O 8 Do.. £4O ....... ft Ludndrr,yes Col oraio , 5 all Itndndn.y. & filuo:Nt It AEI uch.Sl , e".:r acl 5 all Do. K Shares, No. I 21A • , 2a. Mao.. & Gia. li, It. +l_o JAidland It lf .o. Dirrong. & Der l , O it qi(lld. G. West. ( 5 alb' 1 10. Half Shares__ +Temeastle & Carli-1 23 Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrf A 'every (Sr Enniekill: 411 Newry Warrenpein And Rostrevor. 1 0 Norfolk - 36 yorthn.Conntiesllr 101' North British all North Devon, All 1 )o., No. 2 !0., A Deerre , ? all Do., P. Goarant, l::r• N. Eastern— Berwi e 20 Do. do. Extension 13 Dn.do. (I.N. E. Pn.rei , ! Do. Leeds . 00 Do. York North London all Do. New 3 W str n ;Rare) stead, and City Jn. 7, 'Vora Stafiordsliir , a 1 North Western all y. Westrn. Jun. Nuneaton, Hinckly and Leicester ()xford, Woreester,f• Wolverhampton 8 Portsmouth 54...,..6i5h Central a Scottish Midland (10 cs'ilropshire Union a Routh Devon Sonth Eastern all south Wales 1 S. vrksh.4 t &We a Stockton & Darli , tits. ;kton & Hratlep 1 x Taff Vale . 9 00. £lO shares. 1 its Do. Pref., No. 1.... 'o3;i rhantes Haven Doe 13.1ilwac. Illventone & Lanes all Van: • , all Wsterfd. & Ell Water ford dtLimer all West Cornwall 5 West End of Lond.cl and Crystal Palace 1 11 !West L0nd0n.... :: all i Wimble. & Croy , ' on FOREIGN. an Antwerp&Rott , ranni 4 ':telgian ravtn. June. 10 !teziers to Clra , gs.v. _ . 4.{ limnbaN , , Barn da , and Central !nd all Demerara ..„ 1),,t0. II Eastern of France 10 l►o, New 411 Fast truliab, g. sp. c 10 40 R.Y`,OI.ISiO Do. 4} n. c. Wis., pa , '57, convertible....: Po. do. do., '59, do,. Gd.Tl - of Cana&AA Lawrence ,t Atl ant , c do. 70 Do. Cert. of Deben. eon. into Stk. till 'ft. all 1, 0. Comp. 60. c., do Li' Gt. Central or Fran 65 95 all (4t P on in t „n4 guar. 5 per cent... I Do. vAW n per cell's: 2 o. Extensions. • all Do. d 0... . . 3 4 ireat Luxembour Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations... all Gt. Western of Canad Shares ill Do. lids., payable's7 with optlon till '55. all Do. 60., '62, p. '56 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all do., '73, withou• option all Hamilton & Toront• all Do, 6 per emit. 14 fake Conßt. & Babl• all 1 T.neee. & Piatojs 5 _ pref 16 Lyons and Geneva , 14 Lyons dt Niediterran all M adras 10 De. New 31i Maria Antonia all Do. do. New 1 all Namur & Liege • wit' interest) all Do. (ex interest)... all Northern of France. all D0.20/.Shs.lateChar leroi and Erqueline guar. 3 p. c. & red at 22A/. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854.... all Do. 20/. 3 p. c Bds (fmy.B.dx Ams.Shs all NorwegianTrunkPre 16 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans.... all Paris and Rouen... 15 ParisCaen & Cherbrg , a I Rouen and Havre..... all Royal Danish ItoyalSweilisli ,i 1 Sambre and Meuse, all Do. s,t t p. cent. Pref 2s Sci ode all Southern of France 16 St. kndrew's and Quebec (A) . r'.: I West Flanders al) Do 5i per e. Prof , 18 Western of France 1 West. or Switzerland all WiJsbader all Zealand - 94 2-1 2 - 16 1- 2, -- ip :i9 1 =9.1 12l 13 241 - 24 2i - 3i 6 5 18 -• 19 5i - - gP g - IP - ..• 3i - 24 - 3i 24 - 24 100 - 102 116 - 1 18 118 - 120 108 109 '4 2 1 : 115 - 120 .• •• di 19i 20iP 2 p 7 9 2 3 5i - 5i 3 . 4 12 -- 12! 9 481 - 49 p 48 50 514 524 2ii 20 21 11 lid 94 -• 9i 11 - 2ip - - Pm .4 - 4 12 -- .s• ".' 18,E - i I OT NT-STOE 3.INA 13: 94i 9511 66 -68 I d p .1 par 8 - 10 p 16?, 176 194 204c1 6 Id 4 8 40 .. - . • a4~ s 5: 42 - 41 51A - 521 .. ... ... 39i 40, 73 74 8 9 ist 'to Basin/Ns wont Ws day. •'dlC'•~ 25 St. ?0 770 7,u 20 1.6 20 b oe 15 5 30 LO 20 22, all all ,si, ‘<ritiah Colonir Ban' snd boom Compai riti*kt N. American hartd Bank of Ania hrtd. Bra. of India, knAtrali , , 3t Chin Al City ;01onial ('ommercial oc Loud : s.nglisi.l Scottish and &ustralian Chart i.ond. Chart. Bk (0 ustralis flitto New Loudon and Connq Condon Joint fitoel . Land. & Weßtminatt , l National Provincia of England 00. New %Tatioure of Ireland.. vi e w South wales.,.. )riental Bank of Corporation. •rovineial of Ireland •4 e ., rtr,w korai Australn.Bkg & tit. •ld Imp C 0.... • .nth Australia nion of Australia Do. Now Vp4o4 of lesedg L„, THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23 1E455, LINES 7, n A SIM T 17 17CFP PEYT a r,s, THIS DAY'S NEWS bound for Southampton, where they were taken in CUB- ; tody. and after a great many examinations sent for trial. Up to the hour of our going to press the Court was occupied receiving the formal evidence of the proceed liatvw•v. eernpar yester lal. this day _ ---..... . ........- 50 4i !iedford and London r Bletzbley .., N. W ~ .t ..... St. 1.00 Buckghamsh. L&N.W. 97 - 99 St 100 Clydesdale. Te. Caledon 100 - 102 26 24 Col. Stour Vy. E. Un. & Sud. and Hal. E. C . 11 - 12 St. 100 E. Lin. g. 6pc Gt. Nrtbn. 135 - 107 St. 100 Glas. Barr. & Caldoniazt; Neils. Direct St. 100 Do. New Do - .. 25 all Glstr.tit Du Fr Gt. Wes .7 27 - 29 10(1 at. Artipl. Dk & i r k. No's Railway & Bert , . .. - 50 al , Hull & Selby Y. &N M 108 - 110 25 all 1)o. i Shares. Do .•• - ..• 124 all Do. ; Shares. Do .. - . 12;.. all Lon.&Greenw S. East°, 12i -13 1213 20 all Do.Preferen eDo 23 -24 10 all Lon.,Til., &S. Pao &Co ... - ... St. 1.10 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Norfolk ... - ... St. t , d) Do. 6 per ct. Do 5. all Manch. Bxtu. L.&N.W and Matlock & Midld. 26 -2i 50 all Middleslro' & Stckton & Redcar Darlingt. .., - ,•• St. i.!'-0 Midld.Bradfd Midland.. 94 - 96 6; 54 Newmarket Bury Extol_ En. Conn. 50 all N.& Est.sp.c. E. Count. 57 - 59 50 all Do. 6 per ct. Do._ ...... ... - ... 50 all Do. Fixeds pc Do 25 . a ll Prest. &Wyre L. &N.W itlan&Yk ... - .., 12' all. Do. 4 Shrs. A Do . - ••• St. +1;) Roystn.&Hit. GtNortiali 132 - 134 25 !$q Shof. Roth and Lancash & Goole g. 5 p.c. Yorksh. ~. - ... 10 all Shrews. &Her T. Brassey Eit - 8i :2 '4,k S. Staffordsb. M.MClean 2$ - 21.' 50 all . Wear Valleygr Stockt, & (3 per cent... Darlingt ... - ••. 25 all Do Do 3l - 32 311 St, 1100 Wilts& .'-eturst OtWevtn 93 - 94 MINES. 1 all A g &if,' feria .... - .... 1 $ ... $ 1 all Anglo Austrin. Got.: ~, ~, ~. 10s. all Anglo Californian _ i t --- $ 20 6 Australian i . - li 1 all Australian Cordillera ... - - 1 all Ave Maria - -- 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of I -.. i 50 all Blainarvon Iron anri ... , 6 -- 7 Coal 20 14 British Iron.. ...... 44 -- 5i 35 26 grazilianinap.(issuei at 1"5 pm.) - 3 30 all Do. Coeaes & Cuial, 3i - • 3$ 20 IF, Do. St.. John Dellte 27 -- 29 1 ,t, Carson's Creek..,._ ... -- ... 1. i Clar7ndon Cons. Mil Co. of Jamaica A -- $P 10 all Cobre Copper 6'J - 62 63 xd 5 1 Colonial Gold St. '.ll Copper Min. of En , ... - ~. - 7.5 , til Do. Pref. 74 p. eon' ... --. ... ... !.0 Copiapo„.., ....... .. 19 - 21 all Englisl, and Austin (louper Smelt; '' li -. 2 2 1 Fortuna 1 -iP :10 all General l5 •- 17 1 all Gt. Niittl etVeinßev- $ - -$ tj all Great Polgooth 2l -2$ 1 all Liberty i 1 .11 Linares 8 - 84 ... 3i D. B 3 - 3p :', I Lusitanian li - lip 1 all Mariquita.. ...... ... - i I all slew Granada - $ i 1 all New Linares Minin and Smelting Co. ... - „, I all Nouveau Monde_ i - i ,0 all Poutgibaud Silv.- Lead Min. & Smolt. 14 - 15 5 1 Port Philip I - I i all Quartz Rock i - .r , all Rliymney Tron . 19 - 21 I:7i all Do. New . , 6 - 7 30 1.2 . Santiago de Cuba 4i -51 1 ...1! I S o uth Austzalian a _ I (7 74 Tin Croft.. . - 3 ?8, • all U n ited Mexican - 34 1 111 Waller $ - I all West Mariposa...., i - 1 12s Worthing Mining ty Australia 1 ( SI) V . , ,~ . .. • ••• YORK RACES. (THIS DAY. ingm in the bankruptcy. We shall continue the report in our late edition. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(T.HIR DAY.) EBOR HANDICAP. Vandal 1 GIJILDHALL. JUVENILE STAKES. Frederick W. Kane, a cab-driver, No. 10,987, was charged before Sir John Musgrave with being drunk and incapable of taking care of himself, about 3 o'clock this morning, in Smithfield. Alfred Van Galen COUNTY PLATE. Police-constable 282 deposed seeing the prisoner in the above state in the middle of the road. His horse and cab were on the stand. He took the prisoner into custody, and the horse and cab were taken to the green yard. Ephe5u5................................. .................. 1 Early Bird 2 Four ran. LATEST BETTING. EBOR HANDICAP. 5 to 2 agst Dame Judith 7 to 2 agst Vandal 9 to 2 agst Saucebox 10 to 1 agst au other In answer to questions from the Alderman, Springate, the gaoler, said the prisoner was here on the 17th July last, and fined 51. or 21 days' imprisonment, for cruelty to a horse, and before that for a similar offence to the present. . _ Sir John Musgrove said this was a very aggravated case, and he should remand the prisoner until to-morrow for the appearance of the cab-owner. The prisoner said he hoped he should not be locked up for that time. PIINCE Or WALES'S STAKES.-Fly-by-Night paid. Courtier is here, and Brother to Orinoco. Sir John Musgrove—lndeed you will, and I'm not quite sure I shall not then look you up for a month. STRANGE COURTSEIC.—Mary Green, an elderly Irish woman, was charged with violently assaulting an elderly man a widower, with four children, named Wm. BANKRUPTCY COURT-(THIS DA Y.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN BE JOHN YOWL This was a meeting for last examination. The bank rupt was an oilman, carrying on business at Surrey place, Old Kent-road. Henfrey. The complainant, the left side of whose head was strapped up the size of the palm of a man's hand, stated that he occupied a roora adjoining the prisoner's at No. 11, Robin Hood-court, Shoe-lane. He was a little fresh last night, and as he was standing at his door, about half-past nine o'clock, he suddenly found himself in the defendant's room, when he was struck seven times on the head with a poker by the defendant. The defendant, in reply, said she was a lone woman, and that last night as she was sitting down to got her tea the complainant came into her room, and said to her, "You are a lone woman and I'm a lone ran, give me your hand, I'll have you." (Laughter.) She told him to be off, but he refused to go until he had had a kiss. She called for assistance, but no one came ; and as he was about to seize hold of her she endeavoured to protect herself, and a scuffle ensued. The balance-sheet commenced January, 1853, and was made up to June, 1855. Debtor to creditors, 1,1971. 10s. 7.1. ; profits, 6271. 2s. ld. Credit—good debts, Si. 7s. ; doubtful, 161. lls. ; property, 2541.'; trade ex penses, 4681. 19s. 2d. ; house ditto, 3751. ; losses, 1001. ; deficiency, 5841. No opposition was ofered, and the bankrupt passed. TN DE NEUDIIAM AND wrung. This was an adjourned last examination, the balance sheet on the former hearing not being satisfactory. The bankrupts were silk and velvet manufacturers and stuff merchants, carrying on business at Friday-street, Cheap side. The balance•sheet commenced July, 1852, and ended June, 1855. It stated on the debtor side—capital, SC/. ; debtors to creditors, 6,3341. 18 , . 4d, ; do. secured, 8731. ; liabilities on trade bills, 4,354/. gs. ; profits, 2,667/. Credits—good debts, 1061. 18s. ; doubtful, 660/. ; bad, 635/. ; property, 222/. ; ditto in the hands of creditors, 823/. ; losses, 237/. ; trade expenses, 5,909/. ; drawn out by Needham, 674/. ; ditto by White, 7561. The examination was adjourned for three weeks to give the assignees an opportunity of examining the amended balance-sheet, which was filed only yesterday. Sir John Musgrove said the complainant bad acted very improperly in going into the defendant's room. He thought it would be sufficient if he bound the de fendant over to keep the peace in 10/. for six months. CENTBAL CRIMINAL, COUBT.-(TITIS DAY). OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Erle.) At the sitting of the court this morning the prisoners Davidson, Gordon, and Cole, were placed in the dock. Before the clerk of the arraigns proceeded with the indictments, Mr. Ballantine, with whom was Mr. Poland for the prosecution, said that he had to make an appli cation that a brief postponement of the trial should take place to enable the prosecution to serve the prisoners with a notice to produce the final adjudication in bank ruptcy. The prosecution had not done so, and he (Mr. Ballantine) feared that some legal difficulties might arise to frustrate the ends of justice. After some discussion the case was allowed to proceed, and the case against Cosmo William Gordon was first proceeded with. The prisoner is described in the calen. dar as merchant, aged 34. E'REteEttthNCE ziflAtti4:o it. ;)66 it. iloo Aberdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c illyth and Tyne 'Opel c. pref. (issd.atso/ !iris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares !aledonian £lO '`pester & Holyheac' Guar. Si per cent,. Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork 6/liandonsp.c Dau.Prth Auer. J Anglian Cis. A Sh 'Do. do. Cls. 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C0n.31 & Sh. r4ondy. & Ennis.. s 4an., Shef., & Lin `Tow, £lO Do. £6 •tarypt.&Carl.4p o )o. 4 1 1 per cent Jo St. 1(X) ?0 Lt. 1100 15 1 all 92 - 94 100 - 101 Mr. Montague Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Parry was For the prisoner. _ Mr. Straight, the clerk of the arraigns, then read the indictment, which charged the prisoner with having ab sconded from his creditors, and failing to surrender after an adjudication of the Court of Bankruptcy, declaring the prisoner a bankrupt. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. Ballantine then went on to state the case to the jury, and said that he should lay before them evidence which would, as it seemed to him, fully support the in. dictment which they had just beard. The case was one of great importance from the position the prisoner for. merly held, the amount of his dealings, and the high cha racter of the houses with whom he had those dealings. It was under these circumstances that these proceedings had attracted a great deal of public attention. The learned counsel then explained the law under which the pri soner was charged, which wa- that of non-surrendering to answer proceedings taken against him in bankruptcy and the main question that would arise was what the in tention of the prisoner was in not surrendering ? It would be easy to prove the mere fact of non-surrendering, but in order to show the intention of the party charged was the substance of the offence he (the learned counsel) should be compelled to give them (the jury) a brief in sight into the affairs of the firm of which prisoner was a partner. It was not necessary to go into the history of the prisoner's affairs previously to 1847, when be was a bankrupt, and in the year after that he was again in business with a person named Davidson, but with whit capital they did not know, but they soon began to at tract coi siderable attention in the City from the very extensive character of their transactions. They carried on business as Colonial brokers and metal agents. In the year 1851 the firm added a new branch to their business, namely, that of distillers, for the prisoner then became acquainted with a person named Webb, the proprietor of a distillery at We'd.. Ham, Essex, and ostensibly purchased that dis tillery. After that a most important change took place, and the transactions of the firm became more and more extensive. The jury were probably aware that, in the business of this great metropolis, a vast amount of pro perty was represented by warrants of delivery, upon which it was often necessary for the holders to borrow sums, which sums were very generally lent upon the faith of the parties requiring the advances. The pri soner, then, became connected in his transactions with a person named Cole, and between him and the firm, and they carried on a very extensive business in delivery warrants, borrowing largely upon them, which money was principally advanced upon the faith of the firm of which the prisoner was a member. In 1352 the prisoner became acquainted with the firm of Overend, Gurney, and Co., the bankers, whose busi ness was principally managed by one member of the firm named Chapman, and with this gentleman the prisoner commenced dealings, and obtained from that firm advances to a very large amount, up to October, 1853. The amount lent to the prisoner and Cole was about 200,0061. upon this class of security. About this time Mr. Chapman became suspicious, and sent for Gor don. Mr. Chapman told Gordon that up to that time he had thought him an honest man, but that he bad found out that the warrants deposited with them were false ones, and Gordon then admitted that all the war rants were false and fraudulent. Mr. Montague Chambers objected to these statements being made merely when p rovin g a case of abscondin g from bankruptcy. Mr. Justice Erle was not p re p ared to sa y that such s t a t e ments were irrelevant, an d must leave it t o th e di e . cretion of Mr. Ballantine to confine himself to that which -- was pertinent to the issue. After acme discussion, Mr. Ballantine proceeded with his statement. Gordon, after this admission, went to Webb and told him what had occurred, and that it was not to be known to the world ; and a bill was then pre pared, and that, with the deeds of the distillery, were placed in the possession of Messrs. Gurney, who from that time allowed prisoner and his firm to carry on busi ness as before, and with all the appearance of credit. The learned counsel then, with some warmth, expressed his condemnation of the course pursued by Messrs. ••• '''' ••• 3 - 4 6 -6. i '1 - 100 100 .;i1 all 1 - 1 - 136 - 4 6 I all LC all 0 .0 all 6 all i.O all t. all St. 'OO .5 all h. 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S Wales Gua. 4p. e, Do. ,10. 4i p. c S. Vorksh.4p.c.Guar. Stock. & Dar. , 5 p. c. Do. do. dr, Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 r. c. till July 1, '5? Waterfd. & Kilk.s p e .0 .+ll It. .00 it. ,00 h. too it. 100 it. 00 h. )00 L 7 5 2: 1 9 15 10 30 an it. 00 LO • 7 3A all '45 all 0 ti .(:).€ al) t. 'lOO 0 all ;0 all _2kl all Gurney. Mr. Justice Erle interposed, thinking Mr. Ballantine should not enter into that matter. Mr. Ballantine continued. — By these means the firm were enabled to carry on business as before ; and, their credit being maintained, they were enabled to carry on their frauds with other parties, and deposit fraudulent warrants to a large amount. Matters went on in this way until the 17th of June, when, the:r embarrassments tbe coming greater, they evidently contemplated absconding for abs dutiesconding d upon that day, for the p risoner Gordon, u pon that d ay (S ua a ve t i u nu r gp d o a rn y e l t ohgaveve e(I s p i t trh h i to e ss e e s z ts c p i t s ihr e let osFoecbsetr a a i Hame ned advances uponh distillery, am', h them to the amount of 3,0001. 'Open that d a y prisoner was seen at Dover embarking for Ostend. After this they were declared bankrupts. The whole of their assets available were 2,0001 ., a nd and their debts were 500,0001. The y w ere the n fol. lowed to Brussels,i Neufchatel, arisingsome as to their apprehen finally to Malta, 1 sion by the officers sent to take them, Gordon and 1 Dairidson wort oonvoliod to leer! 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Police-Constable Dunlop (133 E) stated that whilst on duty near the Paddington station early this morning he saw the prisoner drive his cab out of the yard. The horse attached to it was in a deplorable condition, both its knees being broken and covered with blood ; and one of its fetlocks dreadfully swollen. In spite of these in juries, however, the prisoner was using his whip most unmercifully to urge the poor animal onwards, but it seemed scarcely able to crawl. The prisoner, in defence, said the horse had met with an accident as he was driving to the station, and that he did not intend to work him again until he was well. The magistrate, however, fined him 10s. for the offence. BRITISH ARCH.4OLOGICAL SOCIETY. NEWPORT, ISLE OP WIGHT, Aug. 21.—The members and friends met last night at the Town Hall, when Mr. C. E. Davis read an interesting paper on the various styles of architecture. Several other papers also were read. This morning the members of the society and their friends, to the number of about 50, proceeded in vehicles to Carrisbrook Castle, interesting from its associations. They were met by Mr. Hearn, who acted as cicerone on the occasion, and pointed out Salisbury Tower, from which King Charles 1., when he was confined here, at tempted to escape ; and another window, from which he made a similar unsuccessful attempt. Various other in teresting spots were also shown, particularly the cham ber in which the Princess Elizabeth was confined. After inspecting one or two churches in the neighbourhood, the party returned to Newport. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Aug. 23.—Wind this day at noon, S.; light air* and fine. POOLE, Aug. 22.—Wind W.—Arrived—Jessy Fogo, from Newfoundland. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 22.—Wind from St. Kitt'a ; Indian (5.), from London for the Crimea. Sailed —Auglesea, for Melbourne. FALMO. TH, Aug. 22.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Sy rian, Moulmein. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived.—Courier (s.), from Jersey; Alliance (s.), from Havre. Sailed—Argyll (e.), for Carentan ; Atalanta (s.), Havre ; Despatch, Jersey. LIVERPOOL, T hursday Morning. Wind, S.E. • Arrived.— Guiseppe, from Maracaibo ; Idas, Mobile ; Universe and American Union, New York ; Star of Em pire, St. John's, N.B. Off—Eastern Queen, from Charleston; Calhoun, New York. Sailed—Eclipse, for Amsterdam ; Ocean Bride, Mira michi ; City of Kandy, Valparaiso ; Resolution, Rio Janelro ; Coosawatta, Savannah ; Dalemain, Valparaiso ; Madras, Quobec ; John Dunlop, Portland ; Ocean Rover, Philadelphia ; Mary Robinson, Calcutta ; Bon Pere, Bor deaux; Governor Landon, Mobile. QIIEENSTOWN, Aug. 21. Wind, W. Arrived -Providence. from Malta; Perseverance, Alex. andria ; Pio IX., Ancona; Landscape, New York; Ar. thur, Prince Edward's Island. Sailed—Patrician, for Antwerp; Albatross, Christian mud. DUBLIN, Aug. 2.2. Wind, W. Arrived—Emerald, from Leghorn. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 9.50 a.m. Wind, S. ; tide, one hour's ehb ; weather light and fine. Arrived, Aug. 22.—Ann Banfield, from Seville; Do lores, St. Sebastian ; Brothers, St. Vincent ; Tamarac, Callao. _ _ DEAL, Thursday, 9.30 a.m. . .. Wind, S.S.E. ; very light. Passed—Jane, from Callao, for London ; Loyal, Rio Grande, for Hull. The outward bound are preparing to weigh. CRYSTAL PALACE.—SMILLING DAY.—ArauEr 22. Admissions on payment, 0,846 ; ditto by season tickets, 811.—Total, 10,657. THE FAILURE OP MR. EDWARD OLIVER.—A. failure for a million sterling occurred in October last, about which the public have since heard little. The house was that of Mr. Edward Oliver, shipowner, of Liverpool. As usual, all the parties interested, including some of the leading Joint Stock Banks and principal firms of the place, announced uiSesitatingly there would be a very large surplus. 300,0001. was the smallest amount that would be left after payment of 20s. in the pound. The Times recorded the prevalence of these expectations, but from private information took the opportunity of cau tioning the commercial community against placing un reserved reliance on them. Credit being in a critical state, the advice was given in an extremely guarded manner, and but for the necessity of averting the ten dency to panic a warning ten times as forcible would have been warranted. This forbearance, however, was met in a remarkable way by the large firms who had been appointed trustees of the estate, and who were deeply interested in it. These gentlemen immediately caused a notice to be posted on the Liverpool Exchange that the statements of the Times were erroneous. This was allowed to be circulated in an unqualified form all over the world, and as no other persons:could have such opportunities of knowing the precise facts of the case, or could be bound to recognise so completely the respon. aibility of misleading their commercial brethren, there Was a general readiness to assume that the notification was one that might be relied on. A few better informed than the rest remained i nc redulous, but on the whole the result was such as to facilitat e al l kinds of subsequent attempts—some of them of a most singular character — to arrange a private distribution of the assets, and pre vent an exposure in the Court of Bankruptcy. Since then they have had many circumstances on their side to pro mote a favourable liquidation, including an active de. mend for tonnage by the Government and a rapid fall in the rate of discount from sto 31 per cent. Ten months have now passed, and it is time to inquire whether they are in a position to justify their course, or whether the case is to be added to those too frequent instances of utter recklessness on the part of persons claiming a position in the commercial world as to the nature of any statements they may make, pro vided the purpose can be accomplished of transferring risk from themselves to others. Meanwhile it may be mentioned, according to the latest reports current at Liverpool, that not a single penny has ye t been paid in the shape of dividend, that those who ware maPSu?! enough, in accordance with an arrangement conooele a .01 7 9 _": an early stage of the business, to take ships claims, lua tion of 50 per cent. in full discharge of their o who have since had the benefit of their s and that will perhaps be called upon to refund beevay, a prospect of the whole amount ultimatel y- to be realised for the creditors has dwindled to something between 2.. 611. and 4s. is the pound-4%m HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO PARIS. PARIS, TUESDAY NIGHT. As the proceedings of to-day are very interest ing, we subjoin an extended account of them : The Queen, the Emperor, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal, after breafasting at St. Cloud, set out a little before eleven o'clock for Ver sailles, and arrived at the palace in that town at about twenty minutes past that hour. In the Avenue de St. Cloud, by which the royal cortege entered Versailles, was an elegant triumphal arch, on the front of which was inscribed " Victoria and Albert," and on the back " Napoleon and Eugenie." From the arch up to the end of the avenue, troops and National Guards were stationed on both sides of the road, and from the end of the avenue to the palace the lines were formed by cui rassiers and carabiniers. At the arch, where the Queen was received by the prefect and the local authorities, a vast crowd was assembled, and they greeted her Majesty with hearty cries of " Tive la Reine !" The Queen on alighting from her carriage was received by M. Fould, Minister of State, and by Count de Niewerkerke, direc tor of the Imperial Museums. Her Majesty, who was attired in a light silk dress and a white bonnet, took the Emperor's arm, and Prince Albert gave his to the P:ncess Royal. The illustrious party were then conducted up the marble staircase to the " Salle du Sacae," where the Queen admired the famous painting of the coronation of the Emperor Na poleon L by David, and the other great works of the same artist which accompany it. The Emperor then led the Queen through the " Salles de 1792 et 1793 " (they contain portraits of the noted generals of that time and scenes of some of their exploits), to the "Galerie des Batailles " where are exhibited large paintings of some of the great combats in which the French were victori ous. On leaving this gallery the Emperor led the Queen to that which contains paintings of some of the principal events in the revolution of 1830, in which King Louis Philippe figured. The next gallery visited was filled with statues of great Frenchmen, and then returning to the Sallee de 1792 and du Sacre, the Emperor conducted the Queen into what were formerly the apartments of the unfortunate Marie Antoinette, and which still bear her name. Her Majesty examined these rooms with melancholy interest, and put several questions respecting the everts of which they were the theatre. The Emperor after wards led the Queen into the Galerie des Glaces, the magnificent saloon entirely lined with looking glass, in which the ball to her Majesty is to be given. When passing by the once famous apartment called the tEil de Bceuf, the Queen reached the bedchamber of Louis XIV., which is very nearly in the same state as when he occupied it. In this room the Queen stopped some little time, and put several questions respecting le grand monargue. The Queen afterwards proceeded to the grands appartements du Roi Louis XIV.," and the chapel, at which her Majesty expressed her admiration. Next, proceeding to a little saloon near, the Queen stopped for some time to inspect the painting of Napo leon Bonaparte dissolving the Legislature by force on the 18th Brumaire. The Emperor afterwards conducted the Queen to the private apartments of Louis XV. and Louis XVI., and the library of Louis XVI. The next part of the galleries to which the illustrious personages proceeded was that containing paintings of the memo rable battles and events of the period comprised between 1800 and 1830. Here the Queen spent some little time. The Emperor then led the Queen down stairs to the "Galerie des Croisades," and called her attention to several of the mot remarkable paintings it contains. Prince Albert examined many pictures with great in terest, and before several he stayed so long that the Queen and the Emperor, who walked rather rapidly, went alone, and had more than once to wait until his Royal Highness rejoined them. Whilst the illustrious party were in the Salle des Croisades, a telegraphic despatch was brought to the Emperor. His Majesty read it with great attention, and then handed it to the Queen. The Queen read it with evident interest, and gave it to Prince Albert, who likewise man'fested much interest in it. The Emperor then handed it to Lord Clarendon and the Minister of State. It was whispered amongst the gentlemen of the suite that it contained im portant news from Sebastopol. Carriages were now brought up, and the illustrious party proceeded, escorted by detachments of the Cent Gardes, to visit the extensive grounds. The water works were in full play, and, as usual, produced a bril liant effect. The public were not admitted to the palace during the Queen's visit, but they were freely ad mitted to the grounds, and they lined both sides of the way which the royal cortege took. And as the Queen passed, they shouted with enthusiasm " Vive la Reine !" and the English portion of the spectators added to the cry a vigorous " hurrah !" At the piece De Neptune, the most splendid of the grandes eauz, the crowd was so dense that it was not easy to snake a passage for the royal cortege, and the acclamations were literally frantic. The Emperor next conducted his distinguished guests to the Palais de Trianon. Here lunch was prepared in the " Ermitage," and covers were laid for 40. Just as it was concluding, the Empress, to the great satisfaction of the illustrious pasty, joined them from St. Cloud. After lunch, the Emperor showed the Queen the two Trianons and their grounds, which her Majesty admired very much. The illustrious personages, at about balfpast three, set out to return to St. Cloud. The Queen and the Empress were in the same carriage ; the Emperor, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, acd the Princess Royal being in another. The Queen frequently graciously acknowledged the shouts of the people. The weather was beautifully fine during the day, and everything passed off without a single coizt reemps. The appearance of the Queen of England at the Grand Opera was one of the most interesting scenes we have ever witnessed. VISIT TO THE OPERA.—ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION. Long before the hour appointed for her Majesty's coming, the whole line of Boulevards to the theatre was occupied by a closely-packed crowd, and all the houses were brilliantly lit up. The scene in the vicinity of the Rue Lepelletier, where the theatre is situated, was of a most fairy-like description. Every window was illumi nated with coloured lamps, and under the arch erected across the Boulevard by the artistes of the Op ra. was suspended a magnificent lustre, eight metres high by stx in diameter, of topaz-colour lights, interspersed with white globes of glass, resembling pearls, forming alto gether an object of wonder ful beauty. Lofty stands of gas-jets, placed at the corners of the street and at equal distances to beyond the entrance of the theatre, threw out innumerable flumes of light, and rendered every ob je:t as clear as day. The whole front of the theatre was ornamented with flowers, hangings, and shiel,ls bearing the arms of England and France. The grand entrance was hung with tapestry, and the pillars at the side bore crimson velvet escutcheons with the letters A and V, interlaced in letters of gold. A line of fire ran along the frieze of the theatre, and the initials of Queen Victoria and of the Emperor again stood out in jets of gas from amidst this blaze of light. Immense stands of living flowers adorned the entrance ball and the grand staircase, and crimson velvet hangings covered the sides. From the roof of the vesti bule were suspended splendid chandeliers containing thousands of wax lights, and all up the thickly-carpeted staircase similar additions had been arranged. The municipal guard of Paris a pied stood close to each other down both sides of the way outside, whilst the fine men of the mounted guard lined the staircase leading to the Imperial box. The six centre boxes bad been thrown into one, so as to form a large room, advancing far into the body of the house, the wooden separations from the corridor being removed, and a wide communication opened to the foyer, which is the finest in Paris. The whole of this large space was richly carpeted and hung with crimson velvet and gold, forming a suite of rooms of considerable extent. Crimson satin chairs richly gilt, and of such size as a'most to constitute thrones, were placed for the august personages who were to form "the cynosure of every eye." The aspect of this box, as beheld from the interior of the theatre, was magni ficent. The whole of the front was one mass of beautiful carving, rich gilt, with a lofty canopy above, covered with crimson velvet hangings, embroidered with gold lace in the Louis XIV. style, to match the rest of the decoration. At the right coiner were placed the arms of England, and on the left those of France, whilst in the centre, the whole was denominated by a large Imperial eagle with outstretched wings, the three objects being resplendent with gold. Two of the Cent gardes, in their splendid uniform, stood immoveable as statues at the foot of the box, one at each side, and two others in a similar way at each side of the stage. These men were relieved every quarter of an hour. The other boxes were filled with all that Paris possesses of loveli• nese, wealth, and high position. The ministers were in various boxes in plain clothes. The Emperor's ordinary box was occupied by Prince Adalbert of Bavaria, with the gentlemen of his suite, and not far distant below were seated the Countess de Montijo, and the Duchess d'Albe, both glittering with diamonds. The high tune tionar:es present, with the exception of those on duty, were all in plain ball-dress.. Exactly at a quarter past eight, the shouts of the mul titude outside announced that the Queen of England was arriving. Every one then rose, and after a pause of about half a minute, during which time every eye was straining towards the State box, the Queen appeared, led in by the Emperor. Then arose such a peal of acclamations as few have ever beard equalled h ip any theatre. The Queen seemed quite struck by t e e . enthusiasm ot the reception, and advancing with.ogr%cw ful dignity towards the front of the box, she cur a ti .. : l _ l •l „ to the multitude before her. The cry of " Vive h l 'l' ioug-con was over and over again repeated, and as u e r a ts c ear ed to the tinned shout arose, her Majesty g i h n at the cheers began audience, successively to the right, 1n It was only after these saluteset e Empress, and to subside ; and then the En3pero tb ainfroent, and to the as if to show Prince Albert, who bad the enthusiastic receptionof the all this homage and burst that it was for her alone tom : anced, and another deafen remained _r:setehne: behind uring of feeling were inten which cries " Viva l'Empereur !" Queen' was then ins shout arose, " 1 an d " Vive rlmperatrice vi va Prince Albezt were intermingled. acclamations played by d. After the august party bad saluted the audi ence,the band, and "G „God Savo the t b h u e rst of follo w t e e hQueen and the Empress took their seats to (Aeon occupied the seat at the gether, the Emperor placing himself at Queen Victoria's and the Princess Mathilde that at right, Prince Albert being seated at the Impress Eu- Egemnipee'rsolre,sft. right, Pri ncea Prince Albert's left. The back of the box was filled with the ladies and officers of the Imperial households. The ladies and gentlemen of the Queen's suite were seated in the various boxes on the first tier. The Prin cess Royal and the Prince of Wales were not present. When tile motion attendant on this most enthusiastic greeting had somewhat subsid e d, the Emperor gave the signal for the performance to cornrow% The ourtaia rose immediately, and Gueymard, Ohio, and /tierly sang the trio of " William Tell." Mme. Alboni next gave the variations of Hummel with wonderful perfection. Roger and Bonnehee executed the duo of "La Reins do Chypre ; and lastly, Mlle. Cruvelli rang most charmingly the bolero of the " Vepres Siciliennes." Their Majesties appeared much pleased with the performance, and fre quently testified their applause. Both her Majesty and the Empress were dressed in white, and each wore a diadem of diamonds, but of a somewhat different de scription, that of the Empress being taller and closer, and entirely of diamonds, whilst that of the Queen Of England was of open work, not rising far from the boa, and of diamonds and emeralds. Both their Majestiee wore superb necklaces of diamonds and emeralds, with other ornaments to match. Queen Victoria dis played the Ribband of the Garter, and the Impress Eugenie the Cordon of the Order of Isabella the Catholic ; and both held magnificent boquets, placed at their dis posal by M. Crosnier, the director of the Opera. The The Emperor wore the uniform of a general officer, with the ribbon of the Garter, and Prince Albert was dressed in a Field-Marshal's uniform with the Grand Cordon at the Legion of Honour. The whole party seemed in ex cellent spirits. The Queen had evidently been affected by the warmth of her reception, and the emotion which she had experienced left a flush on her cheek during the night. The Empress looked uncommonly well and was in high spirits. Prince Albert was the least animated of the party. As soon as the musical entertainment had concluded the ballet of La Pon,ti was commenced, with Mme.2tosati and Petipas in the principal parts, Mlle. Plunket and Beauchet i n t ro d uc i ng a ne w pas. All the dancers per formed charmingly, and Petitpas had the honour of making the august personages in the State-box laugh heartily by hie performance of the pas in female attire. The Queen and the Empress laughed outright, the Emperor was ev id ent l y mus h amuse d, an d Prince Al bert himself rel axe d th e gravity of his bearing. The last tableau was pr e p are d express l y f or t h e occas i on , being a splendid view of Windsor Castle, and designed to show that the glorious reception given to the Emperor and the Empress by her Majesty of England was not forgotten in France. The principal performers of the Opera formed groups on the stage, whilst aloft in air was to be seen a heraldio decoration, surmounted by as immense Royal Crown, with protecting genii, hanging suspended from clouds around, the youngest and prettiest dancers of the corps de ballet having been selected for the purpose, The whole was illuminated with electric light, which produced a most splendid effect. The Eng lish anthem was then sung in a most admirable style by A.lboni, Cruvelli, Roger, and the other singers of the establishment. At the first bar of the noble air, the whole audience rose, the Imperial party doing so like. wise. The house then presented a moat magnificent appearance, the boxes being filled from ground to ceil ing with elegantly dressed women, tier after tier, vying with its neighbours in the beauty and grace which it displayed. White and pink were the prevailing colours, and a great quantity or flowers were worn both in the hair and on the dress, It is impossible to do. scribe in anything like adequate language the enthu siasm which was displayed. When "God save the Queen " had been brought to a close such a burst of acclamation sad cries of " Viva la Reins I" and " Vivo la Rine Victoria I" arose from every part of the house as certainly her Majesty never heard before in any theatre. Handkerchiefs were waved by the ladies, who joined in the acclamations, whilst among the male part of the audience it was absolute delirium. The Queen, visibly overcome , curtsied her thanks, but at each salute the cheers again broke forth, until at last, as the Em peror gave his hand to the Queen and led her away, the audience insisted on having "God save the Queen I" re peated, as a means of showing their devotedness to her Majesty. Nearly the whole of the Imperial party had already left the box, but the Emperor, pausing, looked to the Queen to learn her wishes. Her Majesty, evidently highly gratified, returned towards the front. The Emperor, by the movement, was placed between the Queen and the Empress. "God save the Queen !" was then again performed, and the enthusiasm of the audience was at its close displayed, with, if possible, increased acclamations. The Queen again saluted the audience, and the Empe ror, leading her Majesty and the Empress away, put an end to this most extraordinary scene. The Imperial and Royal party then gained the street below, where an almost equal ovation greeted the Queen, the populace cheering her loudly as she de scended to her carriage , and a similar mark of kind feel ing being given everywhere as the cortege passed along. The imperial party arrived at St. Cloud at past twelve o'clock, so closing an evening of wonderful interest. Wednesday Night. The Queen visited the Universal Exhibition this morning, and examined it very minutely. At two her Majesty went to the Taileries, and remained until sin o'clock. REAPING BY MACHINERY AT FARNINGHAM. Mr. Wm. Dray, to well known as an agricultural im plement manufacturer, gave an entertainment yesterday to about 100 of the farmers and gentlemen, at his farm at Farningbam, in order to exhibit the performance of his reaping machine, aid other farm implements. After an inspection of the instruments in operation, the party a'sembled in a tent to partake of a cold collation. Mr, av was in the chair, supported by Mr. W. Masters smith, M.P., Mr. W. Tong, Captain Shepherd, &c. After the usual loyal toasts, Mr. W. MASTERS SMITH, M.P., proposed the chair man's health, and bore testimony to the pleasure with which he had witnessed the performance that day of the raping machine, which bad been pronounced by all who bad seen it at work as being almost perfect, and he entertained no doubt but that the favourable reception it h.d mot with to-day, and the large number of agri culturists he saw around bin., augured its adoption on a scale far more extensive than was ever contemplated by its talented inventor, who had so devoted his mind to the improvement of this implement that he had heard from himself he bad dreamed of reaping machines, but he had never dreamed of its being so perfect or so suc cessful as they had seen it that day. (Cheers.) Mr. DRAT, in returning thanks, said that although h• had dreamed of reaping machines, yet he had never imagined that their success would be so complete as to produce such encomiums, of which he felt he was so little worthy. Four years ago he said he would stand or fall by reaping machines, and now he was proud to say he would stand. He could safely say he had brought the reaping machine almost to perfection—no small task, when it was considered that there were but about three weeks in the year during which they could be tested. Although he had a great interest in the success of the implement, yet it must be considered as of national importanoe when it was known that there was a saving by its use of 151. in reaping 100 acres. (Cheers.) He felt satisfied that very shortly there would not be a farm of 100 sores without a reaping machine, and, indeed, that they would ultimately see all the hard work on the farm done by machinery. He had been in Ireland, Scotland, and France, and everywhere he found prejudice against the use of farm machinery rapidly disappearing. (Cheers.) After several local toasts bad been drunk, and indi vidual compliments paid, the company separated, highly delighted with the triumph of the day, and with the liberality—which deserves notice—of their entertainer. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Aug. 23, 1855, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. - WHEAT. EASLEY. S OATS.I ITS. NW"' ) PE "' 753 1 4 d 34s 21 29a Id ; 42s 4d_ 46s 61 433 7d . , THE SIX WEEiS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. 1 EARLEY. OATS. UTZ. BEANS. TZAH. 76s 11.1 34s 8d 2Ss 10d 445 lld 46S 6d 42s Id QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 75,611; Barley, 6,0 10 ; Oata , 8,123 ; Bye, 241 ; Begat, 2,300; Peas, 183 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWOATE AND LHADENHALL.—The trade ruled very fill active to-day, as follows : — Beef, from 3 s 6d to 54,; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 4 s 4 d to 5$ 2d; Vous 3s 84 to 4s Sd; Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per 81bs, by then elll• SOUTHALL, August 22.—T0-day's market was moati supplied with each kind of stook, and the general d!_nit . l. ruled inactive, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 6d !,.0, ,r eal, Mutton, 3s 8d to 5s Od ; Lamb, 45 Sd 51 Da I m h . ; 3s 10d to 4s ; Pork, 3s 8d to 45 64 aids. for stock to. d a slow We RoMFORD, August 22.—We had • Beef, from 38 4* day, and the quotations were droopa b, 45 6d to 6s 64 to 53 2d ; Mutton, 3s Sd to 5$ ; gi m o 45 4d per 31101. Veal, 3s 104 to 48 8d; Pork, per 81b5, to sm. Quarter-old Store Pigs, 21s to 27s each , YOld ea d j 7, , S 4i Os s to to 6/6111538,•;_rrtalit ha and a steady trade. s and straw, 1/ 8 I a" "IP ditto, e B l r ros t off/ 0 7 6 5 1 1 1 E t: 6:l — : n s au ! isodtlradmvrc soel meadow w 4 s , hi 4 1 1 10 4 5 s : t o tois 5 11 1 1 18 5: icid ; oanpesperw: load. 4l t o 6/ 6s ; old clover, 4/ 10s to 6/ 1 moderate s ! A u lir t tWte l ti' t 7 , : m: ply 1 1 O n A 1 ''r's d s st a u: t u P o l : PL; 6/- ItY6—°lo trade l e : 1 fi a O r l ra d e&d . ° clover , hli 141 41156s8tot°7611108211) aes ditto , 510 s to 61 6s; and straw, 44 to 8i pa' 1044. AamltrenDt Dza saag stamp duties on matriculation and degrees at Oxford the loti v t ?efli r ti ° on, c;tirh t thl Parliament were repealed f rom an d after the 3 1 st o f May last. TEE NEw LOCAL MAXAGEMIXT A.crr.—The dot for the Better Local Management of the Metropolis has jest been printed. Th e t erm " Metropolis" is to include the City of London and the parishes set forth in the 'Om dules annexed to the act. The parishes with mere than 2,000 rated householders are to be divided into wants. not more than eight in a parish, on or before the 11th of October, and the first election of vestrymen nada ths act is to take place in November, and annually in the month of May. District boards are to be appointed. A board called the " Metropolitan Board of Works " to be constituted. The act treats of the duties of the several officers to be appointed, and the manner in ',hi* houses are to be built with respect to drains and sewers. Public conveniences are to be provided, and imam the clauses is one to empower vestries and district boards is appoint and pay crossing sweepers, and each vestries of boards are to appoint medical officers of health. There is a long interpretation claim to the act, which !F"! commence and come into operation, except as operam% provided as to the appointment by the Secrets/7 nr State of not more than four persons to set out th. on C _toO riches into wards and the elec tion of vestrymen, lat of January next. Ni l3ll 4 06 ' tes" wa r 6 ,4 all of ° ,ag e. ,sent