The Sun. — London, England, 1856-07-24 00:00:00

o on the and hiS, 3 call the has for ain. Le mat" inprove. the Imo les 111., ace, and had the re admi - Ts since 'reasury , rs after for the n Paris go car idostrial radually extend r wished ing debt nd more iter rate tiler the hie!' has we that tally by t acquit he same nded to )le, too, [nmitted .t of the aturally i nq uiry io bent, farvaez, Louville, isiog of , ce i p t of Frontier. o pinion lose who [ he will e policy ease his P.M. ,t phase 3vitably part of he hour e wards, serving a sweet terra IS apenoes defer. t people 10, they And the be mor is never rite, ie YD n -3 Lieu t down Henry lel the 3neral. Dulce, lion in their ,attles. h o , in Ised to d now ing in )VVRLL , ititute, ie j3ri• o pened je pre es, and nse in .t 3 chisel of the ightfal ~u rno n tal Pa -1 Son, un , n da bering un der :mentg ;;ided, o f his I) pro ceived )ved h care l euior, clock, uoits, vided t have r- for pro utiful ain to y had their ming 1 con- Mails New .f the Com bsidy y !ketS. IR E At KMme AND ' 7 .7. OMMER C IA I NTT:ILI GEN C wry Tw, o'obfel, The Live-spool Cotton Market yesterday closed firmly, at the full prices of last week. The sales were estimated at 8,000 hales, comprising 6,700 American (1,000 on speculation), 250 Perham and Maranham, at 62,1. to 7 d. ; 30 Bahia, at 6id. ; 200 Egyptian, at bid. to 91d. ; and 800 Surat, at 4id. to 5 3-16 d. per lb. The Railway Share Market was steady, at about the rates of Tuesday. Advices from the silk growing districts of Lom bardy state that the cocoons present a more favour able appearance as the season advances. In general the ,mountainous districts show a better result than those of the plains. These may be divided into two classes—the one below the average of seasons, and the other unusually fine, so that, on, the whole, a medium return may be expected. In the _pro vince of Bergamo the cocoons are finer than they have been known before, 'on account of the food of the silk-worm being in good condi tion. At Turin, up to the 1211 instant, business was very brisk amongst the dealers in raw silks, but there was a scarcity of stocks on hand available for the wants of the manufacturers. In consequence of this they have had to delay the foreign orders not yet completed until the new sup plies come into the market. For Piedmont silks of first quality ssllers have obtained at the rate of 100 f. to 101 f. per kilogramme, and for Lomelline 24-26 quality 95f. There is some speculation going on in this article, on account of the demand for the French markets. It is said that 109 f. to 110 f. has been paid for some lots to send to Lyons. From Berlin we learn that there was a rumour on the Bourse, that, in imitation of the plan pur sued by the founders of French-Austrian Railway Companies, the directors of the Bank of Darmstadt have determined upon capitalising the dividends. As the shares of this Bank are the medium of great speculation on the Bourse, this statement, which is generally believed to be true, bid caused almost a panic among the dealers. In addition to the new Bank of Credit recently authorised, a society has been formed en commandite, at Hanover, called the " Bank of Northern Germany." The pro moters are associated with the bankers of Vienna. On the Paris Bourse yesterday there appears to have been rather more animation, and the quota tions ruled firmer. The absence of so many of the principal agens de Change, however, as usual at this season of the year, prevents any great revival of business. The Bank of England Directors, as was generally anticipated, have announced no change in the minimum rate of discount. The 1,000,0001. provided yesterday on account of the Loan, being an instalment of 20 per cent., has been paid into the Bank of England to-day. The English Stock Market continues firm, with out any alteration in prices, but the tendency is still upwards. On the Stock Exchange there was some difference of opinion in the early part of the clay as to what course the Bank of England Directors would adopt at their meeting to-day, and business remained quiet in consequence. When the decision was known, no alteration oc curred in the value of Consols, which have ruled at 951 for money, and 951 to 93 for account. The New 3 per Cents. have been 96 t 3 I, and the Reduced 96 to 96k. East India Stock is 235. Exchequer Bills are 245. to 255. premium, and the Thuds 1001 4. In Foreign Securities there has been a firmer market, but the dealings have not been large. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 1041 and the 4 per Cents. 106/ 4. Spanish rule steady, the Threes being 442 and the New Deferred 24 to 244. Rue Sian 4i per Cents. are 981, and Sardinian 92i 1. Dutch 24 per Cents. are marked 65, and 4 per Cents. 972 4. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7i a ; Mexi can, 22 3i; Peruvian, 81 3 ; ditto 3 per Cents, 57 9; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 111 13 ; ditto D , ferred, 98 100 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44 5} ; ditto Deferred, 24 f ; ditto Certificates, 6 ; ditto Passive, 6i 7. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1856. X 30,733 1855. £27.677 Great Western Nor th• Western . South-Western . Brig . . Midland South- Eagtarn Caledonian Great Northern 66,817 21 574 17,016 29.446 23,054 13.170 20.229 60 441 17,259 16,03 s 28,276 21 867 13,069 19 621 Lancashire and Yorkshire Erldol and Exeter 7,217 Chester and Holyhead London Gen. Omnibus Company 10,905 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 9,829 North Stafford North Londfm. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverh 4,011 21,901 6,443 5,568 8,791 6.691 2,289 3,721 In Railway Shares there is a general tendency to improve. The Brighton, North-Eastern, Ber wick, Great Western, South-Western, and South- Eastern, are all at a slight improvement. The Foreign are dull, and the Canadian firm. Bengals are prem., Calcutta f H prem. (these have been alloted. to-day), Ceylons 1 z 4. Rigas have remained without material variation. Mining and Banking Shares are quiet. Otto man Bank have risen ss. per share. National Dis counts are / lower. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. ;or o m. the o,fetal Swenet.• done. 3 per Cent. Reduced AnnuitisE.., 3 !ker. Cent Consols Annuities - '-'54 I i New 3 17.er nen:. Annuities . , Lon Annuities, expire SO Jan. 1860... 34 Ditto :to Years, expire sth April, 18S5 lB 3-15 ,li India Stock In u.., :sonds, .4:1000 Congols for Account Exchequer Bills, 24d. ..10of.. £50024 p .i.nal! • Ditto Bonds, 1158, 34 per Cent.. lO 't 4 - • Ditto, 1159 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto Small lO2l Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 4 per Cent ' 49 Russian lsonds, 1622, £ St., 5 per Cent — • Ditto 44 por Cent. S• Minim, tiord.s., i per Gout .. .. 'lt24 i Sp ~;,/ ilowis. 3 per t ent Ditto 'Account Ditto P' ew Deferred, 3 per Cent. ......... 24 i l'•;'' -,, ,t, ;owls, 6 por cent — ""Ditto Account Ditto Smal1f... Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account - i en -, .. -• .• ,o-,,,,.• raynnie in i.ee French Routes, 4? , , per Cent. - Ditto :3 per Cent. 7lf 50. ex 25f 25c Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent., 12 Guilders 65 i Ditto 4 per Cent. Lertiucates THREE O'CLOCK. C•snsols 9:i4 i Ditto Account (Aug 7.) 054 6 LORD COMBERMERE.—Viscount St. Vincent has given the following otice respecting the c ndnet of Lerd Combermere in the Dyce Sombre case for Friday next : "To ask the fello wing questions tithe Lord Privy Seal —whether, inasmuch as the judgments of the highest legal tribunals are matters of puhrl:c record, and may be referred to as facts in the knowledge of Government, and considering the severe censures that have been pass ed in three successive judgments, pronounced by the late Lorl Chancellor Cottenbam, by Sir Jobe Dod-on, judge of the Preregative Ceurt of Canterbury, and by the Judicial Committee of Privy Council, upon the conduct of a noble member of this House holding the situation of Constable of the Tower of London, and also a distin guished office near her Majesty's person, her Majesty's Government have thought proper, for the due preser vation of the high character of this House ' to take any steps in reference thereto, or if they intend so to do?" REPRIEVE OF MARIA TARRANT.—A deputation from Reading attended at the Home Office on Tuesday, with a memorial containing the signatures of more than,l,ooo inhabitants of the town of Reading, praying for a com mutation of sentence on Mara Tarracit, who was con victed of the murder of her infant at the last Perks as sizes, and whose execetion was fixed for Friday next. The evidence taken at the trial bad been received by Sir George Grey fro'm Mr. Justice Wightman, and as it failed to show the murder to have been cernmitted by the unhappy woman, and eirenznstances having recently transpired to throw a btromr suspicion on the man Her bert, the father, who -has fled from the country, the Home Secretary decided upon recommending the ex• tension of the Riyal mercy to the culprit. Her Maiesty's warrant, granting a reprieve, was despatched on Tuesday night, and received on Wednesday morning by Mr. Terry, the governor. The pleasing intelligence was communicated to the convict, and she received it with feelings of deep gratitude. She will now have to undergo Penal wrvi.ude for the remainder of her life. A memo riat from the corporation of Abingdon on behalf of the Wretched convict was presented on the same day.] A :1:1 ARtMAR FTS. r " i S R, &ILIA' A VB. nAILWA H. Closing Prices this day Buslnes3 done this day I 4 h r Alubg liott-ug. !ice tins Rata. Jianc:t fislifan Sr, Liadymeo ginning. Wo!verb tour Birkeuhd. Lan,:sl.4 , Junet ..... 1)o. Cho6ll. eir Birk. Do., do. I I 'IV ,cy r 7112 origiva £25 (isad. at £4, - 3ristol and Exeter...: 510i10uiau....... !heater & hrolyikemi !ork and Bandou . Oork, Black, di Pas !;c rnwall Do. A Do. B ))Lb ineßelfastion , Iltta. P. & Jtte. East AL,filan Kastern Countks 4. t Flo., B. stock New 3.. East Kent I...inuashlre „., q.dinhnrgit4tl4lasg:7, Edinb. and Peebles , Prth & D uncle tporth C►yde Jun.l, Furness Do. Extension Glasgow ft S. W. 5 1 ,., Great N. of Scotind Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock (it. Sth. &Wost.(lrs 4rtott Wastoru Stour Val. Rh Gua. Stk.. Irish South-Faster - I. i, neater At Car Do., Thirds.. 1Do:Now Thirds. Le►ncaii. and York, r)?), t vat Riding ITT% Do South or. wisdom h slack w , I Loud. Bright & Land. and N. West? Do. Fifths ( Do. Bighths. I,nnrinr: and q ‘ 37, - tn. Lon. Tilby. & South. Barking 5h.... (Lndndry&Coleraiue Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.& Lincin Do., Man. & Lin. Un "Metropolitan ifidland ... Do. Birmng. & Derb; Midld. G. West. (Ire. Do. Half Shares Newcastle& Carnal: , Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry &Bliniekillfr Newry, Warrenpoint and Rostrevor. Norfolk Northn.Conntieslln North British._ Nth Devnn Rail. & Dock Stock )0., A Stock.., )0., B Stock .Eastern—Berwk do. Extension . Do.do. O.N.E. 'tnre;L Do. Leeds. Do. York North r4ondort..— N.StS.Wstrn.,Ftam dead and City .1), North Staffordehir North Western N &S. Westrn. June Wore.. AG Woly (.rt.raouth Igtottisb Central, Scottish >siitiland „ uropshire CTni )11 Q. , ,sth Devon -ioath Eastern ~o utli Wales V rksh. & Ri v. Jan Wok. IV w' 'tooktoT ing, do., 1851 , Do., do., 1855 41 'a , ' . o. Prof., No. 1 r".ames Hay. ).& R . Vale If Neath... Waterfri. & Kilkenn vAterflrlAcLimeriC: West Cornwall •,tYt+st End of Loud, r n d Crystal Palace.. Do. A Do. 8...., 'Vest Wimbledn Crorlon I te()lt, ntwer ^t r ktott rcl P Ardennes Atlan & St.Lw leased at 6 p c. by Gd.Talt of Canada e.,tzt. taverstoi;r:isHP BP itnrnbuy, itarod g 5 p. c Do. Buff & Lk. Hur. Ry Canneanx & Toulon& Coal Mines and Ry. i,er.aerart* Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France . Do. New Fast Indian, g. sp. . Do. Fx. B, gri 5 p. c. Do. Ex. C, gu. 5 p. c Do. do. D, gu. 5 p. c. D0. , 4 T)o. do. do., '59, do. Gee ong, Melbourne guar. 5 per cnt. . GI& Tk of CanadaA Do. Cert. of Debon. con. into Stk. till's: Do. Comp. 6p. c., . Gt. Central of Fran It To. Pen, g. sp. c Do Now, gu tr. 5 p. c ;rest Luxembonl Constituted Slifer ;t. ViNstorn of CUM' I . -4hares Do. New .... 1)4 ) . Eds., payable 'E Do. do., '76, p. N. do., '73 do. do., '73, withou' option Lake Cond. At RaSl' Lie/TO and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian. Lucca Pist. 5p c.p Lyons and (knew.. '.gone & VtiNditArr• 4R.drap., gua 4 p.c )o Nee do., 5 p. e Do. 44 p, c. Extet, Do. 3d Ex., g. 5 p. c 4aria Autouit. )o. do. Nov .... `lamur di Li, ge ( wit uterest). , o . (ex interest) o. do , C p. c. Pref .ortitern of Froa , t 4orwoginnTrtinkPr. dsris and Lyons... ' z.tto Bonds '•.ris and 0r1e,,, k , Recife & San. Fran. (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Riga & Dunaburg is. at 801. per share... Rome and Fra.cati. - al Danish Royal • iikuibro and !)o. 5; p. ttent Pr , Seinif', guar. 5 p. c D 0... !Son:hern of France ISt. Andrew's %11 .4nebee . vest Flanders iv 5A ner c. Pre*, &N. W. If Wm, k'est. of Switzerlano Wiesbaden ... ....... 44,alane 1111 NTT.... .e t Rank of Egypt Bank of Loudon in. Cot. rik .6y Ls. C' ;ritish N. Amoricat • "hartd. Bank of As, 'Thrtd. BLk. of India Australia, & Chim, City Colonial Commercial of Loud filng.Fcat.&A.ns.Cht. Loud. Chan. Bk. o' Australis Ditto New London and Conni y:„' Lnd.&B.Bnkg. Corp. London Joint Stock . London and Paris.... & Westminste National Pro.of Eng Do. Now 'ration? 1 of Bank ... 'yew South Wa 'Mental Bank )t r lnrporrttl , n ....... Ottoman Bank , rt.vincial of [relax. , o. New ............. TIA im r, !Loyal British •.1"1”. ijnic a of it Yaw of Western Bk._.ofiLouo F/ 9i 19 - 20• 16 - 18 13j - 14,1 96 --- 60/ 61i ¶7 17i; 13 -15 j , 2 3 p 10 - 11 18 -- 19 lot I(4' 37 :49 26 28 , 86 - 8S 61. -- 63 38 - 39 94 - 96 97 - 98 774 - 784 30 - 132 [l4 • 1 , 6 62 - 621 73 76 74 qi 74 971 - 98 7 - 71 109 i net 1.07 t - 1084 1 P LOS = 109 • ... ... 3i4 : 34 1 1) :1 . 54 - 56 ••• .... .. , it is 31 - Sst 37i 38 - 88 1 3s 3 2 , 184 19 62i 634 94 96 4i - 4k 11 - 32 - 34 108 110 77 79 49 bl 5 4 6 i 74 75 81 e 3 4 2 11 -- 15 17 37 58 194 -•20 5 - 24 • 26 6i 6 8 2 - 4 5i - aGN. 8 -- • 86 5 - 6 1/ - 2 . 2 - 3 ! `2,4 - 2i 4 - P, 5 - 5i 2/ - 3 37i - 371 23f -23 i 23} - 23 3! 22i - 24 - 25 131 -14 i 85 - ft 6 8 - 84 - 22. 2 - 2,p 5i 25 -6 : 3 - Si. 100 - 102 1 24 9 8 124 - 128 ill 112 L• sil) 11 - 12 21+ - 2 4 24 - 3 I.' 11 2i - 9i - 8i - 9 20 20 424 •- - 564 - 57 54 56 11 - lip 4 ... 4.11)1 19 - 20 1 -1: 118 - 11, 94 - 10 2,1 - 3/1 Prt 5 - hi 37 - ;38 14 7 20 4 , M 1 ,14 1 102 104 1 lip 70 - 72 .. .... i -1 p 73 : i.`' ••• ••• 17 - 18 20j 2l par -- 1 p 2 - 4p ... - ...d ••• '.... • •• 48 io 40i - 41$ 2i 3t, •s' 43 45 36 - 38 71. - 73 8 9 ••• • 2p ••• I t; 43 i i 3? 2i 3t. 50 4 E. St. lOC 20 20 204 10.' 10 1.00 100 20 97i A 132 621 / f 2 i 109 10/ 108 104 i 79 341 I I in I in 51 61 x in x in 231 / a 231 a 13 12i 851 221 ziu 72i xin x in 7 104 3 41 13k 4 .12i ni li Tt72 mtrlNT‘ LONDON, -riTrusDAY Pv.l l 4lgllsier , Jt7Li - 24, lissel LONDON, BRJGATON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) MEETING TEIIS DAY. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.) IN RE J. W. COLES. The — usual Half.yearly meeting of the shareholders 01 the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Com pany was held this day at the Bridge House Hotel. The chair was occupied by Leo Schuster, E4q. A meeting was held under the'estate of this bankrupt, described as a merchant in Birchin-lane, who was connected with the extensive frauds by Davidson and Gordon. The meeting was held in the private room, and the examina tion was understood to relate to a large-claiM made against the estate, the arguments on which are to be heard at an 'early day. The usual routine business having been disposed of, and the report, which has already appeared in The Sun, having been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, entered at length into the particulars of the heads of the subjects mentioned therein. The total capital out lay during the half year has been 7,8821. 10s. 4d., which has been expended in completing the Thames Junction 'Diversion. In consequence of the high rate of inte rest which has prevailed until a very recent pe riod, the company's guaranteed stook had not reached such a price .as to enable the directors .to issue the remaining portion with due advantage. In the meantime the board of directors had the pleasure of anocnncing that during the recent monetary pressure, no part of the company's mortgage debt bad been re newed or replaced at the rate of 4i per cent. Indeed, the present average rate of interest on the whole debt was not more than 41. 2s. per cent. The directors had great pleasure in stating that the permanent way, build ings, and rolling stock were in a much better state than they were last year. The best material had been used by the company, as the directors felt that the cheapest course to adopt was to have nothing but materials of the very first description. (Hear, hear.) The most amicable relations continued °to be maintained with both the neighbouring railway companies, and, in order to further cement the friendly connections 'with, ,he South Western Railway Company, the directors had, as had been announced at the recent general meeting, consented to that company participating in the lease of the Wimbledon and Croydon line. The net amount of the credit of the revenue for the half-year was 115,6831,, out of which the directors recommended a dividend of 2i per cent. for the half-year, amounting to 115,4641., leaving a balance to the credit of the current half-year of 2191. The report entered Po fully into all the affairs of the ccanpany, thathe felt he need not detain them any longer than to move its adoption by the meeting. The motion having been seconded by Mr. SCOTT. A discussion ensued, at the termination of which, the motion of the chairman was carried. The bankrupt was brought up in custody from the Peni tentiary at Millbank, where he remains under a sentence of four years' penal servitude ; but as ho was assisting by his disclosures in Obtaining the conviction of the principal delinquents, it is probable there will boa commutation of the sentence. At the conclusion of the half-yearly meeting, a special meeting was held, when resolutions converting the Mort gage debt of the company in a four-pencent preference stock, and• reducing the number of directors to eight, were agreed to unanimously. Thanks baying been voted to the chairman, the pro ceedings term in at ed.— LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. RAILWAYS. .sedford a': Blot ;Me , . Bucko hampo , Clydeselalt o°l. Stour Vy. . Su& and Hai. R. Lin. 4.3 pe E. Un. H. SI. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New Gllstr.& Dn. Fr Dk. Railway ... „ Hull & Selby Do. A Sharer. Do. f Shares. Lon.&Grecnv , Do. Proferem., Lon., Pll. , /lc S. Lowestoft gr 4 per cent. Do. 6 per et. Manch. 13z:n and Matta+ Middlesbro' 1 Redear Midi& Bradt , , Newmarket Bury E. C4.spe N.& Est.s p., Do. a r‘er ei Do. Fixeds p e Prost. k Sr yr Do, 4 tihr,.. A Roystn.& Hit. Shof. Roth ATV Gooleg.s p.c Shrews. &Her S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent.., Do. 1 1 .711tqkfl.omr.Rt Do.. TOnaiiALT , tondo', . We , t. L&N. W. Cntodon... E. tin. b E. C . Gt. . E. Count.. Caldouict., Do at. Vrosa Yk. New. Berw. Y.&NM Do I S. Easto 1)o 'Peto &Co.. Norfolk Do L.& N. W & Stektou & Darlingt. Midland En. Conn. E. Count,. ..... L. & N.W Do I Gt North:: Laneash kl Yorksh. T. Brassey 111.MClean Stockt. Darlingt Do GtWes tn. this d4s. 48 - 100 100 - 105 12 14 137 - 140 4 ... 4t 28 - 30 107 - 11.9 12 234 - 243 114 117 2fi 94 96 - 58 -- 135 •- 138 7 8 , 2f 2id - t4i 90 - 94 95 6 his 139 8 P.R.E.YE REM AJc±. herde.t Deben. Do. 6 per cent. N 0.2, 7 o. qythaudTyn# 10pv , c. pref. (issd. it 50t :ris. & Ex. 4 p. c. E; )o. 4 p. c. Shares ~ Aledouian £lO & lio.Gn. 5 do. Pref. No. 2. )o. do. Pref. No. 2. )ork esßandonsip. , 4 uu.Prth .& A ber...). 1. Anglian Cls. A Slb Do. do. Cls. B 6 p.'. )o. do Cls. C 7p. c. NA. a% Fr, spc No Do. No. 2 . ..84 - 90 118 120 116 - 118 - 95 1101 - 103 16 - 17 5 5i 6 Ifoj 107 - 112 100 - 105 - p 1 13 -13 i 00. New 6 p. a. St 'Cast Un., G. 6 p. c .)o. 51., 10 per cent Jo. 101. Debontr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent... 7 .ait Lanewh. 6 p.cte VV. York. J. 5016 GI. 5 p.c. sh d. Prth.ScDun.4p.c s'arnegs 41as. & 5.W.G.5 p.c 'lrma Northn. 5 p. c )o. 5 p. 0. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem. )o. 4i p. e Do, 5 p.c. Scrip, Red It 5 p. c. 1137 139 ii - iii 15 - )21 111 - 114 105 - 107 i - ip lt.N. of Scot. 1 eit Pr , it. S. W. (Ireland Do. 4per c. Pr,f. It. W.(3. %IL glips ►o.con. red. Si, p o ;, 1 1 M. con. red. 4 p. c )o. irred. 4p. c. Do. 5 p. c. red. pref ►o. Birm. Pref . S )o. Chester R p. c. P. )o. do. :5 p. c. do . )o. Birm. Gna. St} . )o. Ches. Gus. Sh. )o. do. do ¶)o. do. do An. & York. F. £7 A A. 95 97 91 89 -- 91 93 100 10 10 , 1.71 -• 17 101 10 75 —77 201 •- 211 1 0a 101 16 l ato to. 6 p. c. Stock on.Seßrigh.G.sp. bo. Pref., 5 p. c. S no. New Illuar.6 p )O. Do. do. 5 per cent Lon.&N. W., Coy. hlnneaton 5 p. et kl on.k s. W. 7 per ct late 3d Shares +.ll .0 nth az gel Londy.trannis.4- Ator 6p. Ceni tt Do. do. do. Zo do. 31 per cent. ii Vary - pt.& Carl. 4 pr, .11 )o. 4 1 per cent.... .0 Do. do. ... - .. .53 - 162 124 127 1 - 70 id. uonsol.6 Do. 4i p. c. Pref. Ditto L. & H. Pref. Q` sew., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 p ct. with optn. till '66 Norfolk J./apeman, Do.Pret. 5 p. e. St c i)G. 5 p. c. Ext No. 5i per ct. pref. Do. Way. Val. 5 p.,. North British 118 - 140 [Ol - 103 91 - - 2 pi ••• 1•• ••' Y. E, Perw. 4 p.c. P Do. do. do !)o Leeds 6 p.o No. D. do. Quarters Do. York & p,. 3 .' North Staffordshiv , )x, Wo W 1.5V1p Do R. Pref. 10/. Sh. Seot.Cent.,NewPref iouth Devon LOS -107 97 - 98 1 - jti 1 - - 111 i 6 : is Do. fixed, 4i per con* 3. eastern (Readin g , Ann.) of Os. ficl. Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 4i p c sh S' Wales Gna. 4p. 0 Do. do. 4i p. 0.... 3.Yorksh.4p.e.Guar. 3tock.& Dar., 5 p. c. Do. do. d , , Stock. & tiartl. g. 6 p. c. till July 1, '56 Waterfd. & Kilk. 6 p c 241 - 241 .02 - 105 10} - 102 • • • .. m. 4" ~ -. .. 2i - 3i 2k - ifl MINES. 1 all feria .... tOa all krtglo Californian I Z 0 7 knstrolian 1 all Raden (Gd• Duchy SO all Rltenar. Iron & cloa 20 14 British Iron 4 6 .35 264 Brazilianlmp.(inne ,, at £5 pm.) iU all Do. Cocaos & Cuiab 3 t 39 3I Do.. St. Johr Del Re- 20 • 22 1 ; IClarendonCons.lllh , ' Co. of Jamaica 4u all Cobre Copper 56 58 57 1 8 5 14 , Colonial Gold . ••• At, ail Copper Min. of En.. 30 35 25 ,AD Do. Pref. 7, cer 25 27 ~.lF !Copiapo. l6 18 (Fortuna — 20 au ,Genoa] l4 —l6 1 all ;Gt.lNinggetVoinßog 4j all 'Great Pnlenoth 4 1 5 all Gt Wheal Vor Unite' 1 4(1. all Liberty 3 all Linares 5 ,Lusitanian 4d 4 1 Marigtiitit t 411 ; New Granada I all , Nonvean Monde_ 4 it y) ail Pontgi. 3il & Le. Min . 11 12 11 5 1 'Port Philip 1 all 'Quartz Rock — •.• 50 all Rhymney Iron 26 - 28 15 all iDo, New 8 10 30 ' 4i,Rantiago de Cuba.. 21 3 Gs. ; Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 2fi 21 1 411 iSt ratt. Australian.. 1 all Do. Scrip... 1 all ,Do. 10 per cent P re f ' 4i Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. 11 21 0 all Tin croft ..... 4 --- 44 i 8 ,11 United rlexican - 4 3 1 all Waller 1. . . •• t fl West Mariposa......„ a 1 12 8 . Worthing Mining of nstrali a IidISCRLLA.N RUM. if :9 Australian Agricult. 25 27 251 645 I - i p, ' ‘iletcale. [loyal Mail !k.- all erlin Water Work 5i 6 , I. 40 'rit. American •Lan -- o. ‘ 3 i 'anada . 27 , 30 . . (30. 'tn.,. Tab& ;tii, 144 115: 1151 4 St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Am! ... .. I St. 1.00 DD. 6p c. Mar & Sept ... ... / rpta) Palace..... 24 .. 211 24 5 all )o. Preference..,,. 5' —64 ex int. 4 a 'rystal PaLof Franc i i , i ns ton Ir on 0re..., .„„. .. 20 lsi iastern Steam. ..... St . 100 , 4lleetrio Telegraph... 93 95 934 1 a il Rilectric Teleg. of In. _ 5 all En.daus Cop Sra Co 10 li 11 25 a p Gen. Iron Sc Collier j ... ... 15 14 Gen. Steam Navig a t. ... _.... 16 all General Screw Steam ... _ 131 4 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 44 4j 20 10 Magdalena St. Nevi : , ... ... 10 all dediteran. Elec. Tel 8 10 10 9 Nexieau&S,Arnericn. 4 41 4 2 5 5 Nat. Discount Co 14 --. 2 p 61 764 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fue , ... _ ... 10 5 Netherlands Land._ 1 li 2 20 all Do. Do. .. 44 54 5 3 Do. 8p e P iss at 1 d $ 0 200 go New B. tk N.S. Land 125 i 27 264 • N S W Gov 5p c D cr- Jall • • • • • . ... ~,_ i ... ..1. P. &thstratasian 40 lb Yrth.ofEuropeBt4ar 14i —3.4 i i 1 all oriental Gas 1.1 i .1 2s. 00. "New Shares" i l i r o "PZII all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minr . 24 3 21 i s(_. a ll Peninsular & Orien ts 1 64 66 6i§ 5e 10 Do. New 4} s') 15. i 100 60 loyal Mai. Steam 7O 12 1 All ;cot. Austral: Invest. 11 l 1 1 i ;Imo New.......... . 4 4-, 25 Aii 4,utb A ustr.l.La• 6 37 1 ,i: , 4 , lbinar. Tel. Ser i , 1 1 q : ... lt,gl-k,re,d i _.l i 2 , rust& 1..,•C0.U.t! a , . noo 28 i 7. Diempoi t • 16 —. 17 V.Go.6p.c.J4n&l'Ll) „. —. .., .. 77. ... AFFAIRS OF NEW GRANADA. The following circular has been issued by the Foreign Minister of the republic of New Granada :-- BOGOTA, May 9.—The attention of the legislative body has been devoted to two matters. 1. To the project for the reform of the constitution on federal principles, which has already passed the Senate, under the title of " Constitution for the Columbian Con federation," and which the House of Representatives is now discussing. 2. To the examination, by the same house i of the con tracts of sale of waste lands, for the active and deferred bonds of the foreign debt, entered into in August, 1855, and which, in the judgment of some deputies, should be submitted to the approbation of Congress. After long and animated deba es, the discusssiou terminated without any resolution having b'en adopted affecting the 'validity and subsistence of the said contracts. Amongst the legislative acts sanctioned and published in the official Gazette, the following are worthy of having attention called to them, for their influence on the material interest of the country. Firstly, Those acts which concede a prolongation of time to the Contractors for a tramway from the fiort of Baena VentOa, in th Pacific, to the valley of Cauca, and fur an luterweanic Canal by the river Atrato. The law of the 9th of April authorises the Executive to contract for the construction of a canal between the port of Sabonilla i❑ the Atlantic and the river Magdalena. In the Gazette. of the 21st, an official adverti•ewent will be fotuid for the contract. ' The law of the 30 h applies 30,000 dole, to make the route to the Magdalena from the port 'a Santa Marta navi gable by steamers.. By the law of the 25th of April, the eastern portion of the refiblic, comprising Casanare, San Martin, and Ca quota, had been declared free for commerce in imports and exports. This vast territory, situated upon navigable tri butaries of the rivers Orinoco and Amazon, partly occu pied by industrious inlytbitants, and partly inhabited or possessed by indigenous tribes, offers great advantages for colonisation, cultivation, feeding of cattle, &c. The state of Panama has been assisted with an annual subvention of 50,00 do's , which during five, years will be taken from the proceeds of the interoceanic parts. On the 30th of April the constitutional session of Con gress expired ; but it continues, in ettraordinary sittings, to despatch the remaining matters; amongst them the bases of negotiation with the neighbouring republics for the re-establishment of Columbia under the federate reform of government. (Signed) LINO DE POMBO. DR. RAE AND ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS. The following letter had been addressed to a contem porary : Sir, —As very few persons are in possession of Dr. Rae's official despatch describi ng his last Arctic journey, I think it highly desirable to let the public know through your coluwus the authority that Lord Wrottesley bad for criti cising Dr. Rae's couduct and extraordinary apathy. Dr. Rae says that it was not until the end of May that he received information on the point that he was at one time within 50 miles of the locality where the Esquimaux stated the dead bodies of our countrymen had been found. Now, in his official despatch he writes under the date of April 21 : "We were met by a very intelligent Esquimaux. This man was very communicative, and, on putting to him the usual questions as to his having seen white men before, or any ships or boats, he replied in the negative, but said that a party of Kabloomans had died of starvation a long distance to the west of where we then were, and beyond a large river. The substance of the information then and subsequently obtained from various sources was to the fol lowing effest." Dr: Rae tisen proceeds to narrate the catastrophe, and that there may be no doubt as to his having learned the intelligence thus early, he says, in a subsequent part of his despatch, under date of May 21 : " It was from this time until August that I had oppor tunities of questioning the Esquimaux regarding the in formation I had alro , dy obtained of the party of whites who had perished of starvation." It would be easy to add more to prove, by Dr. Rae's despatches and track ch ar t , th a t h e was i n possess i on of the above information when h e was, as L or d W ro t tes l ey j ust l y staid, within 50 miles of the spot where the reported catas trophe occurred ; but the foregoing extracts are abun dantly sufficient to enable the public to form an equitable judgment respecting Dr. Rae's lame attempt to justify himself.—l am, Sir, your humble servant, July 23. VERITAS. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, July 2 4.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.; 'moderate breeze and fine. PORTSMOUTH, July 23.—Wind S.— Arrived—Warren Hastings, from Calcutta; FLM.S.'s Rodney and Furious, the Black Sea ; Ottawa (s.s.), Lady Eglinton, and Nicho las Wood (4pt.), Constantinople, &c. Sailed—Durham (s.s. tpt.), for London; Emperor (s.s tpt.), Woolwich; Star of the South (tpt.), Deptford; Norman (s. tpt.), Southampton. PLYMOUTH, July 23.—Wind Pemnioke and 4'ornwallis, from the Weat Indies. FALMOUTH, July 2 i.—Wiud calm.—Arrived—Arthur Gordon from the Crimea. - . CARDIFF, July 23.—Wind S.—Sailed.—Pregnable, for Rio Janeiro Arlel, Palma; Greyhound, Malaga. SHIELDS, July 23. — Arrived.—Lozette, from St. john's. (FEB ELEOTRI , TFLRGRAPH.' LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind S.S. W. Arrived—Prince Arthur (s.t.), f rom Ki ngs t own ; Deme trius (80.80. Marianople. Saile —Helen M'Garo, for Philadelphia ; Romulus, Vera Cruz ; Carpentaria, Aden ; Moultrie, Charleston; Lacona (Fe. s.), Constantinople ; South Carolina, Mobile • Winder mere, New Orleans . Oliver Jordan, Philadelphia ; Miles Barton, Calcutta ; Rubin, East Port, N.B. ; Osmond, Cape Town ; Sotiskinderbornen, Copenhagen; Samuel Attains, Boston ; Jane and Esther, Leghorn. QUEENSTOWN, July 22. Wind S. Arrived— Ocean Queen, from Syrs. IN RE PILLEY. This bankrupt was described as of Aldermanbury, tailor, and now came up to pass his last examination, on accounts prepared by Messrs. Butler and Macpherson, Basinghall-street. • The examination had been adjourned by Mr. Commis sioner Evans for further accounts, and for the bankrupt to comply with the requisition of the assignees, and Messrs. Butler and Macpherson had prepared and filed a goods and cash account, and very minute details in other respects. Mr. Lucas, for theassigness, std that his Honour, Mr. Commissioner Evans, had placed a memorandum in the proceedings that the examination should be adjourned for his consideration in October after his vacation. His Honour ordered an adjournment accordingly. IN BE NEVILLE. This was the first meeting for proof of debts and choice of assignees, under the estate of this bankrupt, who was described as a wholesale , boot and shoe maker, at North ampton. From the preliminary statement of Mr. D. Fowell, Basinghall-street, the accountant to the estate, it appeared that the debts are about 2,500/. ; liabilities , 1,800/. ; as sets not yet ascertained. Several debts were proved, ind assignees chosen. CLOSING OF THE OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT-GE NERAL IN BANRHUPTCY.—An order bas been issued by the Lord Chancellor, for closing the Office of the Account ant-General in Bankruptcy, from the 9th of August to the 4th of Oct., both inclusive. During this period no divi dend warrants will be issued or paid. JOIN T-S PUCK COMPANIES. The return recently published of the accounts of as surance associations contains all the documents furnished to the Registrar of Joint-Stock Companies by the offices established since the Joint-Stock Companies Act of 1844, and which alone are required to prepare annual statements for public registration. Owing to the deficiences of the act, which provides neither the form of balance-sheet to be submitted nor any proper means of enforcing compli ance with its provisions,. these accounts are in many in stances of the most vague and unsatisfactory description. They give some leading figures, however, which are suffi cient to indicate the general progress of each office, the extent to which its funds have been drawn upon, and the plans it has pursued in order to gain business. As regards fire insurance companies, these particulars will be found condensed in the following table. It shows theoperations of nine offices for the specific periods over which their latest returns extend. In three cases —namely, the , Royal, the Manchester, and the Lincolnshire—the tran sactions appear to have been of a per fectly satisfactory character, ,a surplus of profit being exhibited after the pay ment of dividend. In the six remaining eases - namely, the Equitable, the Lancashire, the Unity, the British Empire Mutual, the National Provincial, and the Times—the ex penditure has been largely in excess of the receipts This result is the most striking in the instance of the Unity, because the accounts of that c , anpany extend over a longer period than those of the National Provincial and the Times, which would otherwise be still more re markable. In three years, dui ing which the receipts of the Unity have been 59,5'11., an expenditure has been in curred of 115,1061., including 10,7 , 91. dis:ributed in divi dends. The plea for this system is that by a large outlay for advertisements, agencies, &c., a connexi , m is formed which in future years will more hen repay the money at first risked, and that the amount should consequently be placed under "preliminary expenses" and be provided fur by appropriations out of future profits through a long period. It will be for the public to judge how far the ar gument is to be carried, aril whether it will justify such figures as are now presented. It is car twin that if every other insurance office, in order to meet this kind of com petition, were to pursue a similar course they would all speedily be ruined :-- "AN ANALYSIS OF THE TRANSACTIONS OF SOME OF THE EXISTING FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES, REGISTERED UNDER THE JOINT STOCK COMPANIES' ACT 7 AND 8 VICTORIA, d. 100, ABSTRACTED PROM THE PARLIAMEN TARY RETURN OF ASSURANCE Co PANIES JUST I SUED. I MARKET NEWS.—(This Day,) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended July 24, 1856, made up from the Returns of the In,pectors la the dideraut Cities and Towns in England and Waits per imperial Quarter. !MEAT. BARLEY 1 OATS. EYE. BEANO. PEAS 76s 3d 40s 41 2Gs 10d 52s Od 46s 0.1 43s 9d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. I BARLrf . I OATS. I RI E I BEANS. PEAS. 72s 11,1 39s 31 25s 5d 48s 8d 41: 4d 42s 6d QUANTITIES OF OR IIN SOLI► LAST WEEK. Wheat, 71,360; Barley, 1,689; (Ws, 6 390; Rye. 52 ; Beans, 1,852; Yea., 267 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The trade ruled steady, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s Gd ; Mutton, 3s Gd to 4s 104 ; Lamb, 4s 2d to 55 2d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 45 Gd ; Pork, 3e 8d to 4s Gd per glhs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, July 23.—We had a fair supply of stock in to-day's market, and the trade generally ruled steady, at full prices :—Beef, from 3s GA to 5s 01 ; Mutton. 3s 10(1 to 5s 2.1; lamb, 4s 4d to 5s 4d ; Veal, 3, 8,1 to 4s 8d , Pork, 3s 10d to 6d per 811)4, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, July 23.—The trade was firm, as follows : Beef, from 3s 6d to ss2d ; Muttou, 3s 10d to 5s 4d ; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 5s Od; Pcrk, 3s 4d. to 4s 10d per Blbs. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, 31 E - cs to 61 OA ; new do., 3/ Os to 4110 s ; old clover. 41 154 to 6/ 156; new do., 41 0A to 5 Os; and straw, 11 16s to 21 Os per load. A fair demand. CUMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, 31 8s to 6/ OA; new do., 3/ 38 to 4/ 103 ; old clover, 41 15s to Cl 12i ; new do., 41 Os to i5l Os ;• and straw, 1/ 16s to `2 2s per load. Trade steady. WHITECHAPEL.—OId meadow bay, 31 3s to Si 106; new do., 3/ 36 to 4/ 8s ; old clover, 4115 s to 61 16s ; new Os to Si U; and straw, 11 16 8 to 2/ Os per load. Trade dull. CLERGY PROVIDENT SOCIETY. —Yesterday the annual meeting of the members of this association was held at 79, Pall-mall ; the Bishop of Oxford in the chair. The report stated that the object was to raise and administer an auxiliary fund to assist the poorer clergy in the pay ment of the premium to insure for themselves an allow ance of 21. a week when disabled by lengthened sick ness ; or, secondly, to render assistance towards the assurance of a deferred annuity, not exceeding 1041, per annum, after the age of 60 or 70 ; and, thirdly, towards insuring an endowment, not exceeding 2001., for a child on attaining the age of 18 or 21. The acc,m,,ts from the commencement, in May, 1855, to the 31st Dec. last, showed that the donations for investment ainou,ted to 6481. Is., and the donations for preliminary expenses and annual subscripti,ns t 0,1521. Bs. By the latter sum were to be met the entire expenses incurred for printing, postage, advertising, &c., during the two years in which the society h .d been in the course of formation. amount ing to 129/ 6s. Between Feb. last and the present date the subscription list had been gradually increased : 5131. 15s. had been invested by the treasurer, and the income for the present year from the interest of that invest ment, and from annual suoscriptions (including 201. per annum from the Archbishop of Canterbury) might be already estimated at 1801. Ks 2t 3t 'F; 3, St ct St. 00 LOO all all 98 i 7f 41 113 PM Pm DUBLIN, July 23. Wind S. Arrived—Llewellen, from Barbadoes. (BY ATIBMARTNIS AND HRITIBR TVILEGRAPII.I GRAVESMND, Thurs lay, 10.2 a.m. Wind W S.W ; tide, 3 hours' ebb ; weal her tine. Arrived July 23 Vesta, from Utnea ; Advance, Caen. Arrived, 24th--Friendschaft , from Leer ; Emma, Riga ; Rakan, Syra; Christina, Embden ; Friendschaft, Hook- Biel; Fortuna, Cronstadt ; Anna Bell, Athena; Queen Vic toria, Dantsic ; Hannes Minde, Soderham. Sailed Soho, steamer, for Havre ; Sir E. Banks, steamer, Calais. STATE. OF TRADE. BLACKBURN, JULY 23.—A fair amount of business has been transacted in yarn today, at about bd. per lb. below the rates of last week. Sales can be readily made by a slight concession in price, but spinners being pretty well in orders are unwilling to make any great reductions in their quotations. The market closed firm. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET, JULY 23.—Business rater increased. Mixed warrants were done to some extent at 735. cash, 744. now asked. No 1, G.M.B. 755. 61. ; No. 3, 722. 6d. ; Gartsherrie, No, 1, 775. 6d. THE BALTIC MEDAL.—We believe her Majesty has expressed her gracious intention of personally distribut ing, at Portsmouth, (luring the present sojourn of the. Cour - at Osborne, the Biltie medal, which she signalled. her Royal intention of having struck when at the late great naval review. A letter from Algiers states that Mr. Brett is at pre sent in Algeria, making the necessary arrangements for laying down the electric wire between Cagliari and Bona. • Recelpti , Ex ~n dituie. • o hto 4...5t, . .... , ..ks. ~.... tS I Op:, J.:"L 3§§: i 7., ;El 4 lg -g .42 4 `." t tr; s .- ..5. .4 5E4 Cry E' 5:2.! r; :...-4, .., a 0....., 75 . ' st 14 r. ;.4 A 441 4 - -- - -- --- ----.-, Yrs. £ £ • X £ £ 3% Royal 171,967 221 767 74,211 15,203 351.223 94 42 3 /stanchest) 148,61, 75,701 32 982 30,100 140,183 94'32 4% Equitable . 114.075 80,2 , 3 48,487 4,341 13!,080 :16 , 6 3 Lancash.. 98,135 68,333 37,289 GB4O :(19,462 111'54 3 Unity.... 59,521 35,244 69,. , 73 10,789 111,10 193 39 3 • Kritishnri Ore M utul 15,567 10,152 1,518 - 21,670 13320 1% Nat'onal Provincial 7,705 6,01 1 9,031 6 1 11,c63 203'28 2 Linea sh. 4,774 517 2, ,i 0 250 3.417. 71'57 1 Limes .... 4,575 5,2 . 7 8,827 575 14,629 31916 -- -- --- i 24,924 111,245 294,070 109,118 904,433 Law Fire. i,chor The account- of thesa companies are rendered Vnrt h nf in such manner that no distinct details can ~ c hor Vorth of En land—, Jefendtr The account , of thes3 companie in such manner that no disc be given. From the above tabular statement it appears that the total losses and expenses have averaged on the net premium receipts, &c., 96.41 per cer.t. ; including dividends, 109.64 per cent." Annexed are the paid•up capital and funds of the above•na,ined fire-offices : Royal Manchester Equitable Lancashire Unity British Empire Mutual National Provincial Lincolnshire Times Capital Funds invested, paid up. dt.c., and in hand. * 2. .277,515 372,394 100,000 189,271 49,6 1, 8 144,840 138,032 25,000 8,709 33,002 146,482 86,903 8,601 18,471 10,344 13,310 Law 125,000 4,88 d Anchort North of Englandt 35,601 De cm:kit 171,170 89,579 59,763 47,828 1,00'0,179 1,238,658 * These amounts includo duty due to the Government, and other items. t Including lifo funds. The following► fire-companies have not registered any accounts—viz : "The Athenaeum (winding up in Chancery), the Em peror, the Loudon Mercantile, and the Saxon." And the followi. g have been dissolved—viz. "The British; English and Cambrian ; Halifax, Brad ford, and Keighley ; Legal and Commercial; National Guar dian; National Mercantile; Preston and North Lancashire; Protestant; Sceptre; Star; and Times Fire and Property." RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. THE MOVEMENT° TN BREAD STUFFS. In April last, when the preliminaries of peece in Eta- I RAILWAY REFORM ASSOCIATION. rope bad been established, and the reopening of the I Yesterday the first ordinary meeting of the Railway State canals was at band, operators in breadstuffs begsn ' to lose confidence in the stability of prices. It was Reform Association was held at the London Tavern, known that there were large supplies in the interior to Bishopegate-street. It was numerously attended by in. come forward, and it was thought by many persons that fluential shareholders in the principal railways. supplies would be obtained, to a greater or less extent, Mr. Mums (the chairman) presided, and oongratu• frem the ports of the Black Sea. It was also reported lated them on the success of the efforts of the association that there was a glut of receipts at Marseilles, in France. Withal, France Withal, too, the spring weather opened well in F to obtain a reduction on the proxy stamp duty. A depu• and England, and was considered highly favourab'e fir I tation h a d wa i te d on th e Ch ance ll o r of th e E xc h equer , the conseig crops. • Under those circumstance-, prices ! who was so convinced of the necessity for the reduction by the first of May reached a low point, and were de- l that he readily assented to it. The chairman proceeded stiued tar each a lower range before the let of June, and I to detail the subjects which the committee thought Pare liament ought to be mernorialised upon for the security he was bold operator who shipped flour and grain abroad under the appearance of such odds. Yet there of shareholders, the principal of which were—the sepa• ration of revenue from capital ; that the common seal of were some who continued to export. It s roe became evi dent that the euppltee in England and France were less a cempany should not be binding merely because the di• than was supposed,that they would be compelled to aug - rectors had sanctioned the procegiing, hut that thesharee merit their stocks before the advent of harvest, let the holders generally should have a voice in the matter ; that weather be as it might. It was also discovered that the there should be an uniform sy s t em o f accounts on all rail , expected supplies from the Black Sea were not to be had, wa y companies ;that power sh ou ld b e g i ven to re j ect a and that the Unit e d St a t es con t a i ne d th e on ly granaries director before his term of office ex pi re d , i n t h e event of from which they could freely obtain them. These cir- his conduct not being sati-factory ; that a similar system curnstances strengthened (prices abroad early in Juno, for managing railways to that existing in Franc e sh ou ld and produced a cerrespundieg effecc here. Toe recent be instituted by the appointment of three directors, who arrivahs from Europe have added to th ese gener al unf 1- shoul d h e paid we ll enoug h to d evo te all their atten veurable prospects for low prices: The news of heavy time to the affairs of the company ; that a majority of injury to crops in Francs from the late inundation, and three-fifths of the shareholders should have the power of of unfavourable weather in Engla n d, h as produc e d con- a pplying to Government for the audit of acc oun t s, w h ic h siderable excitement in breadstuffs in this market and an should take place before the bills were paid; that there enhancement- of prices. Fortunately for us we have should be published rates and tariffs ; that no favour ample supplies with which to meet this increased demand. should be extended to any particular company, as was Toe receipts of flour far only the past week, from the the case with the Northern and Eastern Coal Company interior, ending Saturday, July 5, amounted to 81,000 on the Eastern Counties Railway, but that all persons barrels of flour, about 470,000 bushels of wheat, and without distinction should be at liberty to use any rail -400,000 bushels of corn. The total receipts since Sept. way upon the same terms; that three-fifths of the share 1, 1855, have been 2,364,378 barrels of flour, 5,311,775 holders should have power to reject any person who does bushels of wheat, and 4,126,066 of corn. To these re- not give satisfaction, to prevent any official from refits ceipts should be added large supplies from the Southern ing touit his appointment because he had been elected States, including from East Tennessee alone over 500.000 for a fixed period ; that the legislative powers exercised bushels of wheat. For some time past the exports of by the two houses of - Parliament in relation to railway wheat to Great Britain have greatly exceeded those of property should be limited, and that a competent autho flour, the English preferring to do their own milling. rity should be appointed to decide various questions in- Notwithstanding this, the exports of flour have alsnbeeu stead of leaving them to the decision of a committee of large. The exports of wheat within two or three weeks tour members of Parliament ; and that directors should past have probably reached over a million bushels; be made responsible for the proper management of the Within the past week alone the shipments of wheat affairs of the cornpa y. Various other subjects were also have exceeded 500,000 bushels, about 100,000 of which mentioned by the chairman as deserving of attention. were taken on Saturday, and about 100,000 more were Major COURT thought a great deal of existing mis engaged on Monday, the 7th inst. It is difficult to say management was owing to the apathy of shareholders, how touch remains in the country to come forward, be,. wao already possessed power to make directors do their i., is probable that it may be nearly equal to the demarel -* e duty. a until the new crop conies in, which is said to promise Several speeches were made in favour of the suggee a large yield and of good quality. Should the crops lions of the chairman ; and a resolution, approving of a in England and France fall much below au average, memorial to Government, in which they should be em we may expect prices to continue remunerative for bodied, having been carried, the meeting separated. our incoming crops. The recent large sales of bread stuffs for Europe are auspicious for the country. Usually at this period of the year, when breadstuffs are low and dull, and cotton shipments are measurably over, we have little for export beyond specie, which, on the advance of sterling exchange, is freely drawn. Nuw, everything seems to work favourably. A large crop of cotton has been sold at high prices, and in what are ge nerally the dull summer months we find a large demand for breadstuffs and provisions at advancing prices. All this must have its effect upon the general prosperity of the country. The heavy exports of grain and flour goine on must supply considerab'e amounts of sterling ex change, and tend to check the shipments of specie. It will be perceived that the chief rise in prices has been realised on the common and medium grades, which have formed the bulk of the supplies. Toe stock of extra brands, from the scarcity of prime and choice wheat, bar been limited throughout the season, and mostly taken for home consumption. Hence, for this description of flour prices have not varied so much, and were even higher on the 31St of May, in some ca-es, than they are w. Our exports of wheat and corn would both be , much larger could cargoes of good qualities have reacle - i u- , to a grater extent arid in good ebtpping order. An un usual proportion of Western corn has COille to Olarkkt tili, season wet or heated, and had to be sold at low fieures for MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN- SHIRE. ~ i ther distilling or short voyages to Eastern StAtes' ports Prime to choice white Southern, most saleatile in Liver pool, has, in a measure, been exhAusted, and cea.es almost to appear in market. Yellow also is scarc6. Tht- Upper Lake and Western mixed and red grates of wheat from that part of the country have been in exciss (.1 supply, compared with the stock of prime white and red Southern and Canadian, end prices have varied accord ingly. No supplies of the new growth have reached market sufficiently dry or in sufficient quantities yet tc ju-tify shipment ; but it must soon reach us in large amount. and enter freely into domestic use. On the 3ii inst 2,000 bushels of new Georgia grown wheat was at. Auuust.e, en route for tne seaboard and a market.— New York herald. Yesterday the half-yeariy meeting was held at the Palatine Hotel, Manchester ; Mr. Chapman presiding. An abstract of the half•yearly report, and statement of accounts, bas already appeared in The Sun. A letter was read from the Earl of Yarborough, the chairman of the company, expressing regret that the state of his health still compelled les absence from the meetings, and his en tire approval of the measures adopted during the balf.year. The Chairman having commented on the improved posi tion and prospects of the company moved the adoption of the report, which was unanimously agreed to, as were subsequent resolutions declaring the guarant-ed divi dends on the various preference stocks of the company (including the new 31 per cent. stock), and a dividend it the rate of ss. per 1001. of original stock, for the half year ending 80th June last ; all payable on the 15th Aug. The meeting was then made special, and' a resolution was passed for the creation of debenture stock to the iteioutit of 2 370,000/ , and for the extinction of deben ure bonds ❑ow existing, the hollers to be entitled to a perpetual guaranteed 4 per cent. interest, secured by a :lest charge upon the tolls, &c., of the company ; the ;leer stuck, in shares of 101., to be offered rateably to the shareholders in the proportion -of 10 . 1. for every 251. of share .:apital ; and to be paid up in instalments of 10i. tu 11 155., from the 157. h Dec. next to the 1.4 Jan., 1861—the shares nit so issued to he disposed of at the discretion of the direct irs for the interest of the corn oany. It was stated that the necessary act of Parlia 'nent was obtained some years ago. COLCHESTER, STOUR VALLEY, SUDBURY, AND HALSTEAD. The report of the director-, of tab; company states that , he rent due on the lit of July had been paid by the Eastern Counties Railway Company. The board con 41der it is of the greatest importande to the interests of the shareholders to call their special atieLtion to the position of the bond debt of this company, now amount ing to the sum of 34,0251., of which upwards of 30,0001. will fall due on the Ist of February, 18a., 'These b lids are at present principally held by ttie parties to whom they were originally issued, and most of them have been i - wice renewed by such holders. At the half-yearly fleeting held in August, 1555, the sharehOlders autho. ri , ,ed the creation and issue of 9,000 guaranteed shares of Si. each, for payment of the bond debt. It was anti elpated that by these means the company would have i)cen able to discharge the debt falling due on the 1-t of February last, but, although the directors issued the :.hares at 5 per cent., the shareholders did not take them up to any sufficient amount, and had it not been for the eiud consideration of the holders of the several bonds then falling due in agreeing to renew them for two years :anger, the company would most probably have been placed in a situation of great embarrassment. The board ~ave now ascertained that there is no probability of the renewal of the great bulk of such bonds falling due on the Ist of February, 1858. In deliberating upon this question the directors had to regard the fact that the entire surplus income of the company from the present period to the let of February, 1858, would be insuffitent to liquidate the amount of Ibe ,ionds then falling due by a sum of about, 25.0001. They r,erefore put themselves in communication with the holder of upwards of 30,0001. of such bonds, and ascer ained that he is willing to agre e th a t if th e company will bind themselves to apply their surplus income every alf year to the payment of such bonds until the whole of the bond-debt shall be discharged he would accept payment of the whole of his bonds in such manner and at such half yearly periods. The directors state that four years and a half' would be sufficient to effect the extinction of the company's bond-debt, and they strongly recommend the adoption of the proposition by the , hareholders. They state that the effect of thus paying .ff the bond-debt out of revenue will be an addition of 1 per cent, to the dividend on the ordinary shares. The lapital account shows that 281,7581. had been expended. ['he revenue account shows that 4,433/. for the half year's rent bad been received, and that 1,1631. would be -equired to pay expenses and interest on loans and pre :erence shares, leaving 3,2801. towards paying off the aonds of the company. BRISTOL, SOUTH WALES, AND SOUTH AMPTON UNION. A new line of railway is projected under favourable luQpices, which is intended to effect a great saving of listance between South Wales and Bristol and South ,rnpton. The object is to unite Bristol with South \Vales, and to connect the railways on the English side f the Bristol Channel with those on the Welsh side by , s floating steam bridge, crossing the channel at the I.rrow point, called the new passage, near this mouth of he Wye, and thus uniting the South Wales at Port ;kewit station, about 30 miles from Glocester, with the G-reat Western, Midland, and Bristol and Exeter Rail .says at Bristol by means of a short line of railway, .bout eight miles, between Bristol and the south side of 'he channel at the new passage. By this means a saving -1 the distance by rail between Bristol and Newport and Cardiff of about 55 miles will be effected, the present route being by the detour through Glocester. THE ORANGE AND RIBBON RIOT NEAR GAr Es fl BAD. On Monday John Hannah, John Rogers, James Don ,elly, Peter or Patrick Handling, Francis Watson, Ed /yard M'Cann, Jahn 111PAnally, and Francis M' Williams vere brought before the mayor and magistrates of Gateshead chargei w.ith riot and assault at the Felling ;ate. John Spence, who was severely wounded in the ffray, stated that he was one of the Orange procession In Saturday week, which was stopped and assaulted at he Felling -gate by a party of Ribbonmen ; he was :tarrying a Bible. One of the party sfruck him with a Morgan RatEler ;" three of his teeth were knocked out, -ind he received . 7 wounds on the bead. He would not know the man that struck bin]. On cross-examination 'ie Bard there were many Oraitge lodges in the town, and their object was to support Protestant principles. There was no oath administered, but the men were bound to ,t end God's worship. When they were stopped by the Ribbonmen they had ten minutes partey amongst them 'lves. The band would not go any further ' but some to the procession said they would go on. , One man in the procession carried a sword, but that was only a sign .if office. He was , the " tyler." Mary, wife of Wm. A.irley, said she walked with the OraigfAnen, , and she identified M'A wally as the man who assaulted Spence. 'he also saw M' Williams with a gun in his hand. When he procession was stopped a man came from the gate, and said if they did not turn back the Ribbonmen would walk knee-deep in their Orange blood. William Brown, s labouring man in the Orange procession , carried the. first banner, on which was an inscription --- " King %illiam, Derry, Antrim, Enniskillen, and Boyne." This man stated that the procession was stopped by a number of men having scythes, sticks, guns, pistols, and other weapons. Two men came forward with sticks and paid they bad been sent to give the Orangemen earning that if they went on a foot further they should li e . Witness remonstrated, and reminded them that the Irishmen had been allowed to proceed' quietly on se Patrick's day. Rogers, who had a stink in his hand with a spike at the end of it, said, "To hell, with the Church and state ; come on, boys." A general shouting and yelling was then set up, and witness was struck by \l'Anally with a "Morgan Rattler" on his head; he was knocked down and lost his senses. When he reco vered Hannah fired a pistol towards him, and witness kit on his bead as if he was touched with ,a ,hot iron. - )thtr witnesses were called to show that Donnelly fired elm at the procession, and that Watson, M•Cann, and handling were active in throwing stones. A man tallied Owen Duffy, who has absconded, had a large .undle containing gunpowder and shot. The butt-end f a " Morgan Rattler " aas produced, having been ,eked up after the disturbance. It was competed of ;utia percha, with a piece of lead in , ide, and bad formed of a very f rmidable weapon. Three witnesses were to prove an alibi in the case of M‘Williams, and he was discharged. The others were committed for trial at the assizes. THE CAMP AT ALDERSHOT. The military inquiry into the causes which led to the da..gerous quarrel between the 2d German Japers the men of the 41st and 93.1 Regiments terminated on Tuesday at Aldershot. Tae decision at which the tour , arrived is, therefore, still unknown. We are glad, ho ever, to hear that the German officers, taking into consideration that such another outbreak could nol occur again, and that it was the wish to conciliat , the English troops as much as possible, refraine, from bringing any charges against the regiments from which the men of their own corps bad sue tamed such serious ii,juries. The good sense and good feeiiun of thi- course must be obvious to our readers, aria we are informed by many En 4 lish officers who witnessed the affray that, had the Germans pressed the charges, the military board must have severely censured the con duct of several of the English corps concerned -in it. This conciliatwry plan has also produced a very good effect in camp, and without at all acknowledging on whose side lay the fault of beinnitig the disturbance, the English are quite willing to admit their regret that when it bad begun they pushed their victory over the Gee mans t,o far and committed many actsof unjustifiabl , violence and even cruelty. When one side thus forgave an injury and the other regretted it, the best thing that can be done is to let the whole matter rest as it is, ann the witnesses before the military board appeared quite of this opinion. The wounded Germans " declined" t• recognise any of the English soldiers under arrest for assaulting them, while the English, on the other hand, "could not say" who was in the wrong, or at most that both parties were equally so. The inquiry therefore soon ended, but as we have said its de cision will not be made known till early next week. It its tenour should be pacificatory and likely to soothe down whatever little ill feeling may still exist betweer the German and English troops, we shall lay it before our readers. The investigation of the board of inquiry elicited beyond all doubt that the affray was begun between s German and a n an of the 93=i, set together by the ears by one of the abandoned women who now i=nfest tb country rourd Aldershot. There was nothing to surprise in the affray having ~ .ue.:ll an origin ; on the contrary, it was just what might have been expected from a crowd of drunken so'diers, English and German, mixed up with. many of the lowest and most d,giaded of prostitutes. We merely mention the circumstances in order that our readers may know the kind of discipline which is tole. rated among the troops at Aldershot. All round ti= camp the worst and vilest of a bad class of wome. abound. Everywhere are they to be met eithe' " squatting" like gipsies in the fir woods round abou: Aldershot, staggering drunk along the roads with tbf soldiers, or, worse than all, crowding the regimental canteens. The Rifles occupy the tents under which the Ist Jagers lived until sent to Colchester. We confess to !min' among the number of those who look to the conoitn n of a r -girnental camp as affording an infallible index t the discipline of the regiment. Judging by this standard, we have little hesitation in saying that the let Jagers must have been a most orderly and well-conductee corps. The condition in which they have left then t amp is quite an example to the other troops. Thong', hey had not been under canvas more than three weeks, each tent was surrounded with a little garden, in which transplanted woodbine, foxglove, purple and yellow heath, flowered atsandantly. The •paths between the tents were named Cambridge-street, Princess Royal• street, Prince of Wales street, and so on through th, Royal family, while all the paths were bordered with a kind of Mosaic work of flints set in the gravel in innu merable designs. The English Rifles have always, botf: at Chobham and in the East, enjoyed a high reputa tion for the cleanliness and good order of their canton ments. It will require all their neatness to improv, upon the deigns which the Jagers, during their shc,e tenure of the camp, carried into effect. The 931 Highlanders left camp yesterday, en route to Shorneliffe. The 4th Regiment, if all the accounts which reach us are true, seem to want the care of a smart disciplinarian. The camp ab muds with rumours as to the intention of the Queen to inspect the newlysarrived Crimea troops th►s week. As yet there is no foundation for the rumour, and we believe that at the earliest her Majesty will not visit the camp before next Tuesday. The two German battalions of light infantry, which yesterday arrived from Scutari, will not move to Alder shot. At present they will encamp on Browndown. near Portsmouth, and from thence we' believe proceed to Colchester.—Morning paper. The Tartare, steam advice boat, arrived at Cagliari cn the 19th from Algiers, being placed at the orders of the English engineers who are to lay down the subma rine telegraph between Sardinia and the coast of Africa. THE COLLISION IN THE MERSEY BETWEEN THE MAIL AND EXCELSIOR. —LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.—The in ve.tigatton into the causes of the unfortunate collision in the river between the screw steam-ships Mail and Excel sior was resumed this morning, in the Nisi Prius Court, St. George's Hall. before H. Stratham, Esq., deputy coroner, Mr. P. F. Curry, the coroner, being still t" ill to conduct it. The witnesses examined were the look-out man, the lamplighter, and the engineer of th , Mail. The evidence threw very little additional light i upon the cause of the collision, and was of little corn parative importance. The look-outman stated that he reported the Excelsior coming down the Merey half at, hour before the collision, and added that she never alp geared to change her course during that period. The lamplighter of the Mail, in answer to some questions re garding the position of the lamps of the Mail and of th, stanchion, stated, as his opinion, that the former could not be obscnred by the latter; that the light could be • seen, he believed, a mile off, notwithstanding that the : stanchions were immediately before them ; but weal not say 'hey could be plainly discerned h a lf- a - m il e o ff The inquest was adjourned at 3.30 p.m. until to-morrow morning, at ten o'clock, when the evidence on behalf of i the Excelsior will be gone into. tri will and 100 31 100 . 100 10 1 • 1 all 3 Ili all ail it' 3 11 55 6 88.1 8 62f 3 14 i 5i i ik 9 i 35 i 321 61 i COI 1 1 d 18 104 3Z 831 4 x in x in x in a in x in z d