The Sun. — London, England, 1856-09-03 00:00:00

to the i jour ut for ttional indred e guns t war, in this ears to oat in -11 - and . e una eful n ative ve na- Italian )litical 1a na' [-Pied' ho feel , r, W ill It they in ies to id maY 3rty bY pe!" re wil l raticar f their tont .ta waY place ions t° nitionS s i g nets . 15 Ina" azwitc 4 At Of igralit s it su b " ,o pt for ,wed in opene d I tali in aouro tl be 35 ficano.l.. not 3 ° ;-over'r L s how. ou ght may ' In m eans, : 7eign eL : ; means S Mee I ' l ge, bud atinieh fral o ' Docl oB3 tiraab l . e n [ distill ess Ila° a Lora iidra°l 3. rainieg res 14r. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL IN"aLLIGEMP, CITY, Two o'Clwer.. The Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed firmly, and waY, well supplied. Prices of Americans and Surats are yea, per lb. dearer than on Friday, and all other ki;ids are without change. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales (1,000 of which were taken for exidort, and 1,000 on speculation), comprising 150 Pernam and Maranham, C a d. to ; 40 Bahia, 71d. ; 400 Egyptian, 6 d. ; and 500 Surat, 4id. to 5/d. per lb. The Railway Share Market closed quietly, and prices are at a slight decline. Advices from Singapore, by way of Suez, have arrived of the 19th July. The export trade con tinued steady, without any important movement in the markets. In coffee prices had improved to 10t paras per picul, and shippers were waiting for produce which would come into market in August. ; The sugar market was lik ew i se s t ea d y, an d pr i ces well sustained at 64 paras for No. 1 quality, and 2 5A- ditto for Nos. 2 and 3. Other articles of ex port showed no material change in prices. In s imported merchandise the stocks on hand were becoming heavy ; large arrivals and the rates of the I previous month were fully maintained. The de- 5 mand for English goods was limited ; and wines from France were difficult of sale. Exchange on 11 London, at six months' sight, 4s. 11d., sovereigns 4,49 p. Freights to England were nominal at s i 2,10 to 3. Si Accounts from Hamburg, to the 30th ult., state 8 91 1 that there has been a goo d d ea l o f specu l at i on i n the coffee market, in anticipation of a favourable result from the approaching public sales in Holland. le The attention of buyers has been chiefly given to 16 coffees of superior quality, of which there has been 8t a limited supply in the market for some ti me p as t. 20 After a rather protracted voyage, the ship Kent 11 has arrived front Port Philip with 82,000 o unces of st. gold, valued at 328,0001. She left the colony 2 0 about the 12th June. The letters and papers may g i be expected in town to-morrow. St. The Market for Public Securities has been ex. 10 ceedingly dull, and prices have remained in a heavy state. The decline occasioned yesterday by a few speculative sales has not been recovered. Consols have been 94/ to 95 for money ; for 10 account, the 10th inst., they are 941., and for Oc tober The New Three per Cents, aro 95a 50 and the Reduced 95i Bank Stock is per fv , 25 cent. better, viz., 2191 to 220. Excheq uer Bill s Are 15s. p rem. 50 The following are the nominal prices of Foreign 20 tocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7 ; Mexican, st. 22 23 ; Peruvian, 80 2 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 58 60 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45i 6i ; Russian 5 per s t . Cents., 108 10 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 98 100 ; Spa nish 3 per Cents., 441 51 ; ditto Deferred, 25 I ; g t t• ditto Certificates, 6 A ; ditto Passive, 6i 7. Foreign Stocks are neglected, not more than g three or four bargains having been recorded. 50 Turkish 6 .per Cents. have declined to 103. Spanish Deferred are 25, and Russian 4i per Cents. St. 98f. IO Railway Shares have been rather active, but prices are generally a fraction lower. Great Western, Midland, North-Western, and Brighton have receded I to North British are steady. Caledonian, however, have improved, being marked 52. Foreign descriptions are inanimate. Rigas, pm. Grand Trunk of Canada and the Great Western of Canada rule flat. Mining. and Miscellaneous Shares rule dull. Business on the shares of the Royal British Bank is suspended. They are called 20 to 22. New Discount Co.'s shares are prem. BANISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From, the Official List. FtURIIIPPI. done. Rink Stock 8 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 8 per Cent. Console Annuities 944 5 4i 5 New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 — Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB 9-16 7-16 03nsols for Account Exchequer Bilis, 20. £IOOO PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCE. Russian Bonds, 1522, £ St., 5 per Cent..,. Ditto 4. per Cent. SpaniEb Bonds, 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Tit: kith Ponds, 6 per cent Ditto Account lO3l Livic enis on tre above ca)able in London. TWO O'CLOCK. . 95.1 Cungobt, money Ditto October Account STOPPAGE OF THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK.--(This Day.) Shortly before 11 o'clock this morning it became known that the Royal British Bank had - stopped payments, but the event did not excite much sur prise since rumours of a very unfavourable charac ter have been circulated during the last few days with regard to the position of the establish ment. The directors, it is well known, have been struggling for months past to avert this disaster, but every effort having failed they are at length compelled to succumb. Yesterday the diffi culties of the Bank were very freely spoken of, the shares sustained a material fall, and a large sum of money was withdrawn by its customers. The run continued this morning between 10 and 11, when the doors were closed, and the following notice was posted outside : " The business of this Bank is suspended, pend ing negotiations." The Bank, which was established on the Scotch principle, commenced business in 1849, and up to the present time it cannot be said to have held a high position among the similar institutions of the Metropolis. It is believed that its affairs have been mismanaged, and that during the last few days negotiations have been pending with another Joint stock company for the purchase of its business; but nothing definite has yet resulted. The capi tal of the company, is 300,0001., but only one-half, or 501. per 1001., has been paid up; consequently the shareholders will have to provide the remaining 60/. per share, or as much of that amount as may be required. At the last meeting, which took place on the 15th ult., the accounts were not approved of by all present, but a vote of confidence was ultimately passed. The Chairman then said "he did not think it right to state what was the amount of bad debts, or what had been lost by advances." If this information had been fur nished, there can be no doubt the failure would have almost immediately ensued. Joint-stock in stitutions, it would appear, since the above event, the failure of the Tipperary Bank and several small country banks, are not more secure than private establishments. MARKET NEWS.—(iris Day.) There was only a limited supply of English wheat on sale in to-dab's market; yet the demand for all kinds, owing chiefly to the favourable weather for harvest work, was in a very inactive state, at Monday's decline in the quota• tions. We were well supplied with all kinds of foreign wheat. So little business was transacted that prices were nomi nally unaltered. In floating cargoes, very few sales were reported. Barley was steady, but not dearer. The supply continues limited. There was a moderate inquiry for malt, on former terms. Oats, beans, and peas commanded fully Monday's cur rency. The flour trade was very dull. ARRIVALS THIS WERH. 1 Wheat. I Barley. I Malt. 1 Oats. Finn- English .. 1,110 1 500 i 3RO Irish .... I ' 1 I 350 ( 24 670 , Foreign 1 5 ' 440 I 1,500 i 2,350 I 1 brls. B91:017G11 HOF. Our market is very dull, and prices are almost nominal. WHITECHAPEL.• Tho demand is steady, and prices are well supported. Beef from 2s 10,1 to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s ed ; lamb, 4s Od to 5a Od ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d; pork, 3s Cd to 4s Cd per Blbs., by the carcase. THE MURDER AND SUICIDE AT DUDLEY.—The parti culars of this sad occurrence appeared ig yesterday's Sun. An inquest was held on Monday evening, and a verdict of " Temporary insanity returned. The poor woman still lingers in a precarious state. 3Z TARE MARKETS. fl 1 S DA. Y.) RAILWAYS. iLa,MWAVL Closing hice! yesterday. knibg. Wottuq. Boni %n l .71 . 3,1 tn. Jrn 11 '1 Ifav 4r. — nlymt,T.. 1 , r;irming. Wolvorb 9tour vall , y Ili 3irkeand. Lan. et_ Chelhire all flo. Cllesh. Ci 13 1 .rk all Do., do. all 'illyth &Tyne origin: Z 25 (iced. at £415 100 Bristol and Exeter.. 100 Caledonian. all Chester 4 Holyhead all Cork and Bandon.. a ll Cork, Black, d 4 Pas 18 C..rnwali all Do. A 8 Do. B 45 Dublin&Belfast.lnne all Dun. P. & Aber. Jrc 100 East Anglian....... all Eastern Counties.. 100 East. Union, A St 10c 80., B. Stock, 81 Do., New A. 10 East Kent 100 'last Lancashire 100 Minburgh Glasgo all Edinb. and Peaks. 100 Edin. Prth & Dun do all Forth & Clyde Jun; all Furness all Do. Extension ...... . 100 Glasgow& S. West n all Great N. of Scotlnd 100 Groat Northern 100 Do., A. Stock.. 1 00 Do., B. Stock 130 (It. Sth. &Wcst.(lre 100 Great Western ....... 100 Dp. Stour Val. PA' (Ina. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carliel• 14i Do., Thirds 12 Do. New Thirds 100 Lancash. andYorks' WEL Riding Un all Do. Southi ors all London & Blackwal 100 Lond.Bright&S.Cst 100 Loud. and N. West', 16 Do. Fifths 5i D0.101.5h.,M&8 ( 26 De. Eighths 10G London andSl NV,•.tn 11 Lou. Tilby. & South, Barking Sh.. . all Ludndrry&Colerain , 15 all Lndndrry. & Ennisk It. 100 Manch.Shetk Limb 82s. Do., Man. &Lin. Ur 1 Metropolitan 100 Midland 100 Do. Birrung. & Dorb all Midld. G. West. (Ire. all Do. Half Shares sll Newcastle & Carlisle all Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd Si Newry &Enniskille all Newry, Warrenpoini and Rostrevor. 100 Norfolk 3i Northn.Counties Un 100 North British 100 Nth. Devon Rail Dock 5t0ck..,..,.., 100 Do., A Stock 1100 Do., B Stock. 100 N.Eastern—Berwic 23i Do. do. Extension 168 Do.do.G.N.E. 'turd all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York 100 North L0nd0n...., .. 31 Is N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp. stead, and City Jn., 17i North Staffordshire., all North Western all N. &S. Westrn, Jun,. Ox., Wore., & WoIN 14 Portsmouth ........ 100 Scottish Central ,„. 100 Scottish Midland „, 100 Shropshire Union all South Devon 100 South Eastern 100 South Wales 15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dnl 5 Do all Staines, Wok. SzWol4 nil Stockton & Darling, 10 Do., do., 1854 1 Do., do., 1855 16, Stockton df Hartlep 1% Taff Vale 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 22 Thames Hay. D.& R. all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenn , all Waterford4Limerici all West Cornwall. all West End of Londer, and Crystal Palace all Do. A .. 3 Do. B all West London. all Wimbledn & Croydon FOR: all A. ntwerp ArRcAtL rdt rr 10 Ardennes all Atlan.& St.Lw.leasod. at 6 p. c. by Gd.Tak.i of Canada all fklgian EaAn. June 14 3oziors to Graissessa 9 Bombay, Baroda, an Coo. India, g, 5 p. all Do. 5i Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry. all Carmeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. all Demerara 12 Dutch Rhenish . all Eastern of France 19 Do. Now all f_!lest Indian, g. 5 p.- all Do A and B, do ... 5 Do. Ex. C, gu. sp. c all Do. do. D, gu. sp, c. all D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,'s all Do. do. do., '59, de. all Geo'ong k Melbourne guar. 5 per cult.. all ad. Tk of Canad a.A i 90 Do. Cert. of Deben. eon. into Stk. till '6 all Do. Comp. 6p. e., do. 14 Gt. Cel.tral of Fran, 10t. in. Pen. g. sp. c. 2 Do New, gulr. sp. c. 15 Great Luzembour Constitnted Share all Gt. Western of Canaol4 fiharza . 5 i Do. Now all ►Jo. Bds., payable '5" all Do. do., '76, p.'6o nil Do. do., '73 do. all Do. do., '73, withou option all Lake Const. BRA' all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo Venetian. all Lucca & Pist. sp. c.p 10 Lyons and Geneva . all Lyons et Meditorm all Vladrar, guar. 4!, p.c all Do. New do., sp. c all Do. 44 p. c. Exton 10 Do. 30 Ex., g. sp. c' all Karla Antonia ~. all Do. do. New all Namur & Liege (wit' tcres t) all )o. (ox interest)._ all Do. do., Cp. o. Prof all qorthern of Frazee all iorwegisernankPre all ?aria and Lyons all r)itto Bonds all Paris and Orleans 5 Recife Sz San. Fran (Perham.) g. 7 p. c. all Riga & Dunaburg is. at 801, per share , 5 Rome and Frascati all Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all iambro and Meuse_ all Do. 51 p. cent. Prof 5 ScindP, guar. 5 p. c all D 0... 18 3enthern of France., 18 it. Andrew's an, Quebec (A) r.ll West Flanders all Do 5A per c. Pref , all W. &N.W. of France all West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden .. all 7.0101,00 JOINT-S' .1 12 Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London all Bri. Col. Bk.ean. C all British N. Amoricai 5 Chartd. Bank of As' , 6 Chrtd. Bak. of India Australia, & Chin; 50 City 25 Colonial. 20 Commercial of Load 511 Eng-Scot. & Ans. CM all Load. Chart. Bk. o Australia ......... 15 Ditto No w ... .... YO London and Couns .. 50 Did. &E. 13nk g. Corp. 10 London Joint Stock. 10 London and Paris 20 Load. Ps Westmiuste 35 National Fro.:4 Bug 3.0 Do. Nzw `‘',2 • national of Bank all New South Waler,.., all Oriental Bank 31 Corporation ........ . 10 Ottoman Bank ...... hoviucial of all Go. New 1 R Aus B &Go Im 50 Royal British s 1 .3outli Australia all Unit aof Australia 2 , Po. NOW 10 Union Of Louth)), 50 Wotan Bk of Loud 4} 4 9 19 - , 15 J 17, 13 - 14' 94 - i)5 51i - 52 7 - 17: 1 1 - 13' • •• .... ~ ••• ......." ~ • • • --.. . • • • ...- ~ 6i 16 17' 9 a - Pi 36 25 7 - 5 82 - 84 53 - 55 io 38 .•• ..... 90 - F 2 -8, 96 - 96 85 - 86 L3O - 133 [l7 119 64i - 65 60 65 74 - 77 6 - 8 6 8 97i , 981 '''' ... 6i - 7 06 - 108 .04i -• 104 i f I d i' 1064 - 107 34 - 35 1 4d 81 —81 i 52 54 •N ~ ~ •~ •04 ""' .. 14 - 15, 52 - 54 3i - Sr 41 ~.. 42 ... . ** l 811 5 21 174 571 94 - 82 - 4!,d - 2 rt - 18 - 58. - 96 - 4$ - 11 - 32 - 110 bl - 82 -1( - 17 -- 37 19i - 20 24 - 261 6i - 6 - 8 2 - 4 5 - 5i 9 8 - 7i - 7i -4 - $ 2 - 31 11 -2; i d - 53 24 - 2i - - 371 13 -14 i 3 -23 l 2 2t 22i - 23 231 -23 i 14i -14 i 83 RG 6 1 7#. 214 —22 t, - lir 4j 5b 241 2 2 4i 2 99 1014 12) 125 120 125 110 112 - 631, lii T2ui, -- 21 2 -- la lAp 9 - 9 13 91 - 96 20 - 90: 41 43. 4 84_ 54} - 53 - 55 I - 19i - 20. - 12i - 13 94. - 10 2 - 2i ... - pm 4 I - Ei 94 - 10 37 - 38 - - ••• 19 - 20 BANKS, lu4 -- 105 pl 69 - 71 71 - 't3 - 1 p 16 7 21 - 22 1 - 2 - 1 - 3p 10 -- 5 d •.... "." a• 47 - qg 39 ) 4o § 68 - 70 7 i -- 8i i 0,11-4 Business done Shia day 31251 10 00 00 20 20 20 20 :43!,! 15& 6j 641 f zd 106 101} x d 1064 i S 1 f ad 141 40i li 1 82 li t. I 1.00 ;t• 100 8 all 0 all 0 all 3t 100 ;t. 100 It. 100 It. 100 it 100 R. 100 It. 100 ~ t itoo 12% +ll St. 10C 6 St. 100 C 2 all 12? &11 12 . 10' St. [OO St. 100 At. 1.00 St. 100 10 4 1 10 4 10 all 3t. 'OO h. 100 h. ;00 h. 100 (00 It. 100 17 85 ?,0 13 2 9 I 5 10 It. 1100 .0 all 101 i I cil 23} I § 141 I 5i 5 20 35 24. fi 7i30 9i I 21 I Sh RAILWAYS. Do.. Loe.Si3 COME, London ,!,z N. W:!t, L.&N.W. E. Un. & Gt. i4rt, E. Count. Ce Do Gt. Wos - I YR. New. & Berw. Y. & NIT Do Do S. Easton Do 'Pet* & Co. Norfolk , Do L. & N. W. & Midi& Stekton & Darlingt. bildland.. I En. Conn, E. Count, Do.. ...... . L. &N.li" Do !Ca North n Lancash & Yorksh. P. Brasmoy Af.hiCloan Stockt. & Darlingt Do rGtWestn. Bedford and Blot:Alley ... Buctrghamali. Clydesdalr , .T.. Col. Stonr Vy. Sod. and Ital. E. Lin.g.Ope. E. Un. 11. Rh. alas. Barr. t , Neils. Dlreel Do. New...... Gistr.et Do Fr I.lrtlp,l. Dk. Railway Hull & Solby Do. Shares , . Do. 4 Sl'arca. Lon.& Greenr Do. Preference Lon., Til., & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. 7.3xtn and Natio !k Middlesbro' & Redcar Newmarket Bury E. G.spc N.& Est.s p. c. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p c Prest. & IV yri Do. Shrs. A Roystu. & Mt. Shef.Roth and G0010g.5 p.c. Shrews. &Her S. Staffordsh. Wear Val leygl 6 per cent Do Wiltski;onrst deo yesterd y. 97 -- 100 100 - 105 12 - 14 139 141 4 2 - 7 - 29 166 - 107 - 1 :4 23,- 21i !18 - 116 •N ~~ ♦~• 2~ - ~ ~ ES - 95 - 57 - 52 i.. 35 7= 110 - 84 3 - 324 33ij 91 - 93 PREFERENCE SHARES. 3t. 100 3t. 100 it. 100 :E al, Aberdeen Deben. Do. 6 per cent..„ Do. No. 2, 7 p. 0 tlythandTyne lOpe o. pref. (issd. atsol `lris. & Ex. 4 p. c. Si Do. 4 p. c. Shares... ;ialedonian £lO Jhes. &Ho. Gu. 5i p Do. do. Prof. No. 2 Do. do. Pief. No. 2 Cork 4Bandons ,p.c Dun.Prth .& Aber. J. Z. Anglian els. A Sh Do. do. Cis. B 6 p. ( Do. do els. C 7 p. c gas. Co. Ex, speNo. De. No. 2 . Do. New p. c. Si east Un. ° 6p. c )o. 51., 1 r cent )o. 101. DO ' ntr.Sl . Do. do. 4 per cent.. Zest Lanea , h. 6p. ets 1. trW. York. J. sth Ediu. & Gl. 5 p.c. sh Md. Prth.&Dun.4p c Furness , 11as. & S.W. 0.5 p.c Gireat Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prom I Do. 4i p.c. I De. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red at 5 p. c. pm... lt.N. of Scot.l6tPre R. S. W. (Ireland) Do. 4per c. Prof. S It. W.(B. kH.Exspe ..)o. con. red. 4,i P.C. Do. con. red. 4 p. e. Do. irred. 4p. C. It 11(X) ;t. !iv all al 10 2 3t. 100 it. 100 [0 aL & a] .0 al %1.1 .0 3 !O I a] _ . Do. 5 p. e. red. prof Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chest,er 8 p. c.P.S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gus. Stk Do. Ches. Gna. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. d 0...... ..... Lan. &York. P. ,£2l Do. B*p. c. Stock Lon. &Brigh. G. 5 p.c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St Do. New Gnar.6 p. e Do. do. 5 per cent . Lon. &N. W., Coy. tk Nuneaton 5 p. et.. _ on. & S.W. 7 per et late 3d Shares .only. & Color. Sh Londy. & Ennis. A Ph L. 6 p. Cent Do. do. do. 4;6 ... 10 al .0.( al 1 All I ,0a all 1 all SO all Do. do. 34 per cent. Warypt .Sz Carl. 4 p c Do. IA per cent Do. do: Consol.6 p.c.St Do. Con.l3r.Bir. 6p( D.. 4i p. c. Pref. s Ditto L. & 11. Pre!. St New., Aber., etc., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p. c. prn. Do. Perpet. 6 p ct. with optn. till '66 Norfolk Debenture , Do. Prof. 5 p. a. St , c Do 5 p a. Eat •_ . • _ 'Do. si'per ct. prof._ Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British NT. E. Be; w, 4 p.c. P 1 o. do. do (Do Leeds 6 p.c %No. - - IDo. do. Qu;sters Do. York &S. Prr North Staffordsh ire. Ox,Wo, k.W.15/ IN Do R. Pref. 10. Sh. Scot. Cent. ,New Pref South Devon Do. fixed, 4i per cont 3. Eastern (Readin. Ann.) of £1 Os. 64. Do. 4,i per cent IDo. Fixed 4i p c eh. 13. Wales Gua. 4 p, c. Dr) do. 4i p c., , tock.& Dar., 5 p. c. Do. do. dr, 'Stock. & H artl. g. I p. c. till July 1, 'sf- Watcrfd.& Bilk. 6 p c MINDS. &gm% Fri .nglo Californitn kustralian IBaclott (Gd. Duchy o: Blanar. Iren & Ca? British Iron Brazilianlmp. (i sale. at E 5 pm.) Do. Cocaes bT Cuiab I Do. St. John Del Re , I Clarendon Cons. Mir. Co. of Jamaica all Cobro Copper 5 IA Colonial Gold It. ail Copper Min. of En f ,-. 15 all Do. Pref. 7s p. cent .. 1e Copiapo. 2 1 !Fortuna 0 all ,Gene..al all Gt.Nuggetlreinlt,g 4,i all Groat Polgooth 5 all Gt Wheal Vor Unite 6 1 all { Liberty 3 all Linares. 5 1i :Lusitanian 1 all liklariquita 1 all { New Granada 1 all Nouveau Monde K) all {Pontgi.Sil. & Le. Min. 5 1 !Port Philip 1 all Quartz Rock all IRllymney Iron ... . . 5 all {Do. New ;0 14i Santiago de Cuba.. 6s. 'Sort. Cons. Min. Co 1 all South Australian..., 1 all { Do. Scrip 1 all IDo. 10 per cent Prof 4i Tam. S. &L. Min. Co 0 all flu Croft ............ . gi n.l United Mexican 1 All Wailer ........... a...... 1 all Wert Maripos„,.. 1 12s. Worthing Mining o , Australia . ............ all O) 15 1 I i 100 - 102 16 - 17 ••• """ . 4i -5, 6 -6, .07 - 112 00 - 105 1 - 1 121 - 13, • •• 79 - 81 ••• --• 1 7 - :19 - 112 - 105 Rik ::- loi e. '''''' ... £9 - 161 124 - 127 i - 4 65 - 68 ..• .•-• .. [36 - 138 99 - 101 89 - 91 ii - iipi .... ... ••• [O4 -1(6 93 - 91 1 - i< •• •••• ••• lioi no ~ """ • • • .5 - 16 ~. ~- ... 24 25 00 103 10 -10 a ••• 27 - 23 2 - 3 p : 14d - 8 7: '77 24 - 3 3 - 4 21 - `3 in 54 57 30 35 26 t 8 16 18 id 14 15 A ••• ••• 2i lid 7 8 id - i 2 ii 25 - .27 6 - 2f - 2i 2t - 21 # 0 - 14 - 4i ' St - 4j i - i 6.4 "... MN MISCELLANEOUS. 19 Australian Agricult. al Australo. Royal Mail all Berlin Water Works 40 Brit. American Land 3. Canada (.0 C. Go.6p.c. Jan&jaly 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb & Aug 100 Do. 6p c. Mar & Sept atl Crystal Pa1ace........ all Do. Preference. ...... a l Crystal Pal. of Franc , Ruston Iron 0re...,., 15 Eastern Stelra WO Electric Telegraph all Electric Teleg. of Ir all En.dtAus Cop Sm Co all Gen. Iron Sc Collier 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. all General Screw Steant all Loud. Gen. Omnibus 10 Magdalena St. Nay i f all gediteran. Elec. Tel. all gexican&S. Americo. 5 1.11 5 all Nat. Discount C 0..., Nat. Pat. Steam Fue Netherlands Land Do. Do. Do.SpcPissatl d New B. & N. S. Lath"! N.S.W. Gov. sp. c.D. N. P. Australasiv k Nrth.olEuropeStaan, Oriental Gas Do. "Now Shares" Peel Rr. Ld. & Peninsular& Oriental Do. New.. Royal Mail Stearn Scot. Austral. Invest Ditto New South Anstral.lood Submar. Tel. Scrip Do. Regihterod,,... Crust& L. Co.TJ. Cat trot: 1111eIttii`a ii• 1 'wimp. c,,Tiug i Jul: 26 - 27 ...i - 6 - .. 5 126 - 12 . 8 113; -- 1143 - - fii • •• ... .. 94 - 96 .i 3 ::: ii 13 - 13 3 i - 4i 8 l .O --- 41 - Itp - 1. - 4t - 26 13$ / - 13 1 ,1 - P 2i - 2i G 4 - bG 4 5p 70 - 72 $ • `2,q , 16 - 17 “I = 191 I pm pro WARWICK RACES.—(This: Day .)-7,L3 (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPLI.) INNKEEPERS' PLATE. Wild Cherry Walked over, WARWICKSHIRE STAKES. hlelisa.. Goidhill Three ran. APPALLING FATAL CATASTROPHE, FOUR LIVES LOST. Last night, about 12 o'clock, one of those appalling accidents that but too often happen in the metropolis, occurred in Little S tran•alley, one of the densely crowded alleys of the City, situ .te in Little Moorgate street, by the fall of a helve, occasioning the loss of four lives. It appears from the particulars we have been en abled to glean from a hasty visit to the spot, that about the hour above stated a tremendous crash was heard in the vicinity of the alley, and immediately a cloud of dust was observed, so dense as to prevent the light from the gas lamps being visible, Pm eccompanied with the most heart-rending and piercing shrieks. This extraordinary and unexpected circum stance aroused the inmates of the surrounding houses, and drew Police -constable Hewett, 154, to the spot, who immediately gave an alarm, and a strong body of reserve police, headed by Mr. Inspector Todhunter, were speedily on the spot. By this time it was known that the house in question, 9, Little Swan-alley, inhabited by three families, containing in all 16 souls, had sud• denly fallen down, burying in the ruins the whole of the occupants, who were in bed sound aleep at the time re - posing in fancieil security. On the arrival of the police, _ and a large number of persons who had been attracted to the spot, a scene of the most appalling description presented itself. The walls and rafters had blocked up most of the narrow approaches to the alley, and the clouds of dust that continued to rise for some time pi e vented anything to be seen distinctly, whilst the fitful light of the policemen's lanterns but partially revealed what had occurred and what was seen but increased the fears of all around. To this was added the shrill scream of women, the sterner accents of men crying for help, intermingled with the plaintive wail of children (all scarcely awake to the reality of their danger), and as with the subdued and stifled moans of those who were lying deep beneath the mass of ruins which was crushing them to death. A thrill of horror seized on every one, and the first feeling was naturally to save life, and in the eagerness to accomplish that desir able object, no doubt the sacrifice of life would have been greater, had it not been for the cool and ad mirable conduct of Mr. Inspector Todhunter, who, seeing the eager desire of the assembled persons to save their fellow-creatures from such a horrible and i untimely death, and fearing that thereby much and serious injury might unintentionally be inflicted, by their acting on the impulse of the moment, caused them to be kept back, whilst be set his ewn men to work, and succeeded in securing the assistance of a number of labourers, whom he brought to work in a systematic manner. By the skilful and careful manner in which the labourers and policemen went to work an entrance was gained to the alley, and the dust having partially cleared off a ghastly scene presented itself. Intermixed with the rubbish and the scanty furniture of the unfor tunate sufferers, were to be seen the heads of some, their faces blackened with dirt and their eyes strained and flashing with despair—others - in crouching attitudes from the debris over thorn, and others struggling to get free, but all in a state of semi-nudity. By great dili gence and perseverance the men succeeded in taking many of the sufferers from the ruins, and Mr. Inspector Todhunter having secured the ser vices of Mr. Meeth, surgeon, of Grange-row, Hoxton, who happened to be passing at the time, and also those of Mr. Chields, surgeon to the police force, saw to their injuries at once, and had them despatched to St. Bar tholomew's Hospital, where they were immediately attended to by Mr. Daley, the house surgeon. The men succeeded by 3 o'clock in taking the whole of the Persons from the ruins, but unfortunately four were dead, having probably died from suffocation, as no bones were broken, nor were there any bruises about the bodies of an extraordiaary character. The others with the exception of Julia King, a girl 14 years of age, whose head is much bruised, the others have fortunately escaped more frightened than hurt, and from inquiries made this morning at the hospital there is every reason to believe most of them will be able to leave the hospi• tal in a few days. From the information we were enabled to glean this morning on the spot, it appears there was no indication of the house giving way when the inmates retired to rest, but it was stated that one of the inmates noticed on Sunday portions of the ceiling of her apartment falling, and that she experienced a difficulty in shutfng and opening the doors and windows of her room, which, she says, she communicated to her landlord ; but he denies that any such information was given him, and states that if it had been he would have taken measures to prevent the possibility of such a melancholy and un fortunate accident occurring. The house is a very old one. It is three storeys high, and is let out in rooms to poor families. Fortunately three rooms only were occupied—the first and second floors back, and the attic—or probably there would have been a greater loss of life. The accident appears to have happened from decay of the beams and rafters, and by these giving way the floors fell one on the other, bursting out the walls on all sides; and a remarkable circumstance connected with this accident is, that five of the bodies were taken from the cellar, although the ground floor was unoccupied. The house stands at the corner of the alley, which contains a number of other houses of the same dilapidated and dangerous description. The alley is surrounded with other houses of the same kind. All are densely occupied by the lower orders, and from the appearance of the outer walls, which present all kinds of fantastical shapes, and stand anything but per pendicular, unless great care and caution be taken, we should not be surprised at learning in the same quarter of another of these lamentable calamities. Mr. %Vocdthorpe, the district surveyor, Ras early at the ruins, and gave instructions for the immediate se curing of the house No. 8, Little Svran•alley, which adjoins the house which fell down last night. The oc cupants have been removed from it, but their little fur niture still remain in it, for which they naturally fed anxious , about. The following aro the names of the persons injured, and taken to the hos pital :—James Frederick King, Ann King, Wm. King, Agnes King, Julia King, and Henry King; John Sei bert, Harriet Seibert ; Jane Bad win ; a middle-aged man named Palmer; and James Pullin, 16 years of age, and Thomas Pullin, 9 years, were dead when taken to the hospital ; and Elizabeth Pullin, aged about 16, who was quite dead when taken from the ruins, and was re moved t. , ) the dead-house of St. Stephen's parish, where the house is situate. Information has been given to Mr. Payne, coroner, of the circumstances, and the bodies await a coroner's in- quebt. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(I'his Day.) At the Bow-street Police -court the magistrate was occupied the whole of the morning i❑ disposing of the cases of female drunkenness. At the Marlborough-street Police court Robert Britton, a suspected character, was remanded for being found loitering about the public streets for tho purpose of com mitting a felony. At the Thames Police•court a boy narnei John Roberts, aged 14, was remanded for a week for stabbing John Spillan, with intent to murder him. Lord and Lady Holland entertained at dinner at Hol land House, on Sunday, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Due de Calve, the Earl of Shelburne, Mr. Buckley, and Dr. Lord and Lady Alfred Pagst are making a tour of visits in Scotland. Th e y have recently been on a visit to Mr. and Lady Agnes Duff, at Corriemulaie Cottage, Braemar, and they are expected to visit Lord and Lady 1111cdonald at their seat, Arraidale Castle, Isle of Skye, before returning south. Barmouth this season has been thronged with families of note and distinction. The Carnarvora Herald sa', " There is the finest beach for bathing in England or Wales. It is perfectly safe and free from pebbles. It extends for miles, and, being shelte re d f rom easterly and cold winds by the projecting mountains, is also a place of resort during the winter months." THE CHARGE OF MURDER AT NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE. I —An inquest was held on the body of Ann Fleming on Monday, at the Gloucester Inn, Newcastle upon-Tyne, before Mr. J. T. Hoyle, deputy-coroner. The evidenca disclosed a dreadful amount of barbarity inflicted upon the unfortunate woman by Win. Fleming, the mean with whom she had cohabited. An outline of the case Las already appeared in The Sun. Mr. L. W. Rayne, surgeon to the police force, who made a post mortetn examination of the body, found several marks of exter nal violence, some recent, and others of older date; and according to the other witnesses Fleming had once kicked her in the chest during the Newcastle Races, and about a year ago he had given her a cut with a knife across her bowels. Mr. Rayne was of opinion that death was caused by irllammation of the right lung, accelerated by the injuries she had received ; and the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against Wm. riming. lie is not yet in custody, this SPORTING NOTES. A LETTER FROM LEAMINGTON. Mr. Merry certainly "kept the word of promise to the ear but broke it to the hope," if I understand that very trite and not over explicit quotation. With a programme presenting a long array of stakes, an average day's sport was anticipated ; but the fields dwindled into nothing, and the racing was scarcely good enough to excite inte rest or sustain curiosity. There was, however, the de feat of Quirce by Lady Tattoo, and that incident put bookmakers in a good humour, otherwise they would have been sadly chopfallen. After all, too, they didn't find speculation very profitable ; and to one genuine backer of horses there were twenty layers. Quince is unquestionably only a moderate horse. Lady Tattoo was under suspicion until the morning of the race, but her owner having laid heavily against the favourite, and not being able to get out of his money, he bad no other alternative than to run the mare for bis book. Imogene cut up badly, and if I am not deceived she is in foal. Mr. Sykes was as usual third. He will get nearer one day, when opportunity serves. That game colt Gem ma di Vergy won the Castle park Stakes easily enough at the finish, albeit M.D. seemed at one time about to make a close race with him. Olympus won twice, and although he was the favourite each time, the ring was not displeased at the good fortune of his plucky and po pular owner. By the way, an accident occurred in tho first race ; but it was not, I am rejoiced to state, of an alarming character. People are on the tiptoe of expectation about the weights for the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire. They will in all probability not be published until the end rf the week. Now to redeem my promise to give a few brief notes on the " Doings at Derby." Mr. T. Marshall, jun., is endeavouring to render things pleasant, and to counteract as ftr as possible the disadvantages which arise from the clashing of the first day of the meeting with the last day of the Warwick fixture. Of course, until certain engagements are run out at Warwick, it is impossible to arrive at a satisfac tory conclusion as to the probable result of some of the events. For the Nursery Handicap, M.D. and Mongrel attract my attention. According' to Yorkshire Grey's running with Lady Tatton at Stockton, his chance for the Trades mens' Plate certainly seems somewhat formidable. I shall therefore stand the Grey ; but should he be beaten, St. Clare may be the winner. Cannobie will win the Foal Stakes if be goes fit and well to the post. In his absence Bay Hilton may pull through. For the Chatsworth Stakes I shall select Whitelock and Lucy Lockit. If Oakball were to oppose Gamma di Yergy for the Chatsworth Stakes, the race would be peculiarly interesting. Under any circumstances, I shall stick to the game "Jemmy." Leamington, Tuesday Night. A FRESH MAN. Sporting Intelligence. BETTING AT MANCHESTER. , The betting here continues dull. A few books are open upon the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire Stakes, but only upon a limited scale, the layers of the odds being anxious to see the weights before they cornmenco operations in earnest. We may remark that, for the latter event, Good Friday has received c•msiderable sup port in this market. To-day, the disposition to back Quince for the Leamington Stakes grew quite into a mania, any one attempting to invest upon any horse, bar the favourite, was met with offers of nearly any odds; however it happened, as it frequently does in racing, that this great "pot" was doomed to he bowled over by Lady Tattoo, who won by three lengths. The Doncaster St. Leger is seldom mentioned, but less tl an 2 to 1 would not be taken about either of the fa vourites. WARWICK RACES—TUESDAY. Racing Stakes. Desdemona Admiral of the White 1 Seven ran: Leamington Stakes. Lady Tatton Quince Ur. Sykes Triton 4 The following also ran :—Homily, Redemption, Imo gene, and Tame Deer. Queen's Plate. Melissa Goldhill 2 Three ran. Short's Handicap. Olympus . Octavia . Heads or Tails Three ran. Castle Park Stakeg. Gemma di Tergy M. D , Three ran. 2 AQUATICS. THE GREAT SCULLERS' RACE FOR £lOO, BETWEEN HENRY CORBY AND HENRY WALTER. This race has for a long time past created a great inte rest among rowing men, each of the competitors having distinguished themselves at the Gravesend regattas of the last season or two. Since the match was made each man has been in active training, Corby going to Mr. Wilcox's, White Hart, at Barnes, under the care of George Robins, and Walter, accompanied by T. Grant, at Mr. Salter's, the Feathers, Wandsworth, until within the last week, when Corby removed to the Three Crowns, at Gravesend, and Walter to the Ship and Lobster, Gravesend. Each man having taken great pains over training, their friends and admirers were sanguine on the result, and an unusual amount of money was speculated Corby being the favourite at about sto 4. The match took place yesterday, the distance being from Cliff Creek, about four miles below Gravesend, up to North Fleet Creek. Three steam-boats were chartered to accompany the race, mad, in consequence of the fineness of the weather, the whole of them were crowded. Mr. Alexander Ross, of Gravesend, was chosen umpire for Corby, and Mr. Henry Salter, of Wandsworth, for Walter ; Mr. Chas. Smith, of Blackwell, acting as re feree. Corby baying won the toss for choice of stations, hay then proceeded to take up their respective positions, Corby choosing the north side ; and at five minutes to one a very excellent start was effected, Corby almost immediately taking the lead, and increasing it at every stroke. At Coal House point, a distance of about one mile, he had gained as moth as eight or ten lengths, which ho still continued to increase—the wind blowing high from the Essex shore, causing heavy left-hand labour all the way. Off Graves end Corby was leading by nearly half a mile, after which he rowed easily, and reached the winning-boat in exactly 40 minutes ; Walter coming in two minutes be hind, having rowed the whole distance most manfully, although without the least chance of success. LONDON UNITY ROWING CLUB, The members of this rapidly advancing tradesmen's club, who hold their meetings at Mr. C. Morton's, the Canterbury Hall, Lambetb, had a arv - st spirited contest on Monday, over the usual aquatic course, from Putney bride to Barnes Railway-bridge. Citizen K had born chartered by Robert Bains, mast, oar, and scull maker, of Lambeth, to accompany the race, and was filled with a very respectable party of, chiefly, the friends of the competitors. A portion of the Hungarian band from the Canterbury Hall were on boar), and executed some very fine pieces of music. The match was for silver prizes for the first and second boats, and the following was the result : B'ack Mr. G. Hurst Mr. R. Jones I Mr. R. Ayckhourn Mr. E. Tattle Mr. E. ?ye, coxswain. Yellow.. Mr. T. D 1 Mr. C. Glenister Mr. J. Burrows I Mr. R. Julian Mr. W. Morton, cox wain. White Red -------------------------- Mr. G. Jones I Mr. F. Knight Mr. Selby Mr. W. Mills, jun. Mr. R. Green, coxswain. Mr. G. Barnes Mr. F. Miller I Mr. J. Amor Mr. E. Whittaker Mc. T. Morton, coxswain. Blue. Mr. R. Palmer Mr. W. Mill., sen. I Mr. W. Globe Mr. Woodbridge Mr. T. Squires, coxswain. Mr. C. Morton having kindly consented to act as um pire, started the men at about 4 o'clock. They went off at a splendid pace, Yellow, Black. and Red taking the lead altereately in the first twenty stroke., when Red went in front, and held that position by about a yard for the next 100 yards. Black then went in front, and kept it throughout, the match resting among the other four for the second prize. Red, after being pressed by Black, kept the second place ; but Yellow :came up, and the finest race that has been for some time among tradesmen followed. Yellow and Red each exerted every nerve to gain the second place, White being about a length behind. In this position they got to Craven Cotta ge , w h ere White came up between Yellow and Red, and all th ree were oar and oar to the Crab Tree. Here Yellow began to shoot in first, followed by White, when, owing to the proximty of the boats, a foul between Yellow and Red, and afterwards among all three, was inevitable. Blue, taking advantage of this, became level with them ; but wh e n they were all clear again, fell astern. White having disengaged themselves first ran two lengths in advance of the others, pursued by Yellow, whose pluck was very great, and at Hammersmith-bridge they bad shortened the distance between themselves and White to a length. A. most exciting and gallant contest fol lowed, Yellow frequently drew up and half overlapped White, and in this way they rowed to Chiswick Eyot, where Yellow gradually went by them, White still hanging on their stern nearly all the way to Barnes, when Yellow gradually left them. Black won the first prize by eight or ten boats' length, and Yellow the beating White by a length. THE MAGAZINES. Blackwood.—Last, month, Blacku;ood's ..kragazine commenced with an arti c l e eaded "Macaulay " this month, Blackwood's Magazine terminates with an article headed "Macaulay !" As with the trenchant sword of Cato placed invitingly upon his tent- table—the " bane and antidote " are both be fore us—encomiuw and depreciation! At any rate this reiterated analysis of the genius and writings of the great Whig Historian is au honourable tribute to, and at the same time a very conspicuous illustiation, of his importance. Au "afterthought" on the part of the eccentric contributor of the inte resting series of papers about "The Scot Abroad," gossips to us pleasantly enough about " The Man of Diplomacy." What is that glorious jets d'esprit giving the antithesis of the national characters of the Europeans —reminding us that "The French man is never at peace unless he is at war," that " The Englishman is never happy unless he is miserable," and so on—does it not add ? "The Scotchman is never so much at home as when ho is Abroad." Might it not be the appropriate motto of the series of papers here referred to—and to that motto might there not be added a foot-note quoting the comical sarcasm of Dr. Johnson, where he ob serves (vide " Boswell") that the finest view in Scotland is the road out of it ! "Sketches on the way to Stockholm," by another Sketcher than the late Rev. John Eagles, the " Sketcher" of Black wood, is the title of a seasonable contribution re counting the experiences of a tourist by way of Hanbury, Altona, Tile], Copenhagen, Landscrona, the Cattegat, Gottenburg, and so onwards, to the traveller's destination. "The Athelings," hart IV. —what shall we say of " The Athelings ?" but that, as a story, it promises to equal, if not even to sur pass, " Zaidee," and that, like everything we have ever yet read from the hand of-Margaret Oliphant, it is thoroughly delightful. The Genius of Agnes wins for her through her first work 1501. sterling The Beauty of Marian wins for her the admiration of a dashing Guardsman, Sir Longhorn Portland The Resolution or Determination of Charlie has large promise enough of an obstacle to overcome in the malignant hostility of that " ghastly grim as ancient raven" of a peer, my Lord Winterbourne. So much for " The Three Gifts" these same inte resting young "Athelings" are endowed with I The tale gives promise of a romantic interest in connection with the OLD WOOD LODGE. Of this, however, in all good time, we shall hear more. At present we can only catch a glimmering of the in terest in store for us, through the clustering shrub beries about The Willows down at Richmond— whither the sister-heroines of the story go on a fortnight's visit to the Hon. Mrs. Edgerley, the fashionable bas bleu, who is the daughter of the family-foe, Lord Wi n t er b ourne. A second part of " Sea Side Studies" follows the new instalment of the current tale of Maga in this charmingly read able number for SepteMber. A contribution suc ceeded in its turn by " A Chapter on Peninsular Dogs" —pleasant reading, we doubt not, for friend Tickler, meaning, of course, the little "Hirish Skye" the readers of Blackwood wot of, and not by any means the Ambrosial Philosopher who was wont once upon a time to play the fiddle (and some times very wisely also to play the fool), to chop logic and crack jokes with Wilson,. " King Chris topher," and Hogg, " The Ettrick Shepherd." A Brookside Dialogue, entitled " Oldtower," is followed by an asthetic criticism about " The Poetry of Christian Art ;" the entire number ending, as we have said, as its predecessor began, namely, with an article headed " Macaulay"—of itself sufficient attraction. The Dublin University opens with a paper on " The United States Navy," in which " reasons for conviction" are given " why there is really no cause to apprehend that the United States' navy will ever rival our own, or contend with it for the mastery of the seas." Chief among these is the want of seamen in etiMcient number to man great fleets. The writer makes little account of defec tions from the British navy, and calls attention to the fact that the United States mercantile marine —the nursery of a navy—is mainly manned by foreigners. The story of "Glencore" is continued. " The Irish in Spain" is full of battles and skir mishes, in which the sons of the Green Island played no unimportant part, and achieved signal military renown. "The Darragh" ia continued. A new will is discovered, and all is consternation, regret, and speculation ! The disinherited hero quits the Darragh "never to return," and sets about discovering the means of living. He reaches Liverpool, where the present instalment leaves him. " Sinai and Palestine" is the review of Mr. Stanley's work of that name, and will find many readers. A further instalment of " Cyprus" is given, and the reader is introduced to Nicosia, the capital, the peculiarities of which are pointed out and described. "A Family History," into which an abduction by a TurkiSh adVenturer enters, is told by way of episode. Mr. Heywood's recent motion fur " A new translation of the Eible" meets with a certain degree of favour, the writer admitting the want, but being of opinion it cannot yet be supplied. The circumstances under which the current translation was undertaken are passed in review. " Sea-side Occupation" is a pleasant paper, in which a good deal of useful information is given towards the formation of marine aquaria. " Old Church Bells," by Jonathan Freke SlinLaby, tintinabulate musically, but don't ring in the satis factory settlement of "The Italian question," with a consideration of which the number for the month is brought to a conclusion. Bentley's Miscellany.—An old friend with a new face meets us in the opening paper of Bentley. The article is entitled, "A Mouth in the Crimea after the Fall of Sebastopol," and gives au animated description of the state of affairs in the Russian stronghold in January, 1856. It is immediately followed by the continuation of the story of the "Joint-stock Banker," by Dudley Costello, which this month reaches an important crisis. In evident allusion to a recent tragedy, the joint-stock banker commits an imaginary suicide ; that is to say, he substitutes a corpse, which bears an accidental re semblance to him, for himself; and, placing a bottle of poison near it, leaves it in one of the suburbs of Loudon while he makes his escape from the legal punishment of his crimes. A brief memoir of the late Madame Vestris gives a sketch of her life, the chief events of which are generally known. It is remarked that during the last few months several eminent members of the dramatic profession have departed. A paper on the Proposed Route through the Euphrates Valley will be interesting to the scientific. Mr. Harrison Ainsworth continues his story of "The Spendthrift," and leaves his hero in a desperate case. His good resolutions are ' again overcome, and he is persuaded to gamble ; while the efforts made by his constant friend Clare Fairlie, the steward's daughter, are quite unavail ing. Those interested in his career had bettor prepare themselves for some catastrophe in the next instalment. Another tale, bearing the satis factory title of "Right at Last," happily settles all the difficulties that attended the steps of Mary Goring in the last number. Plain-spoken Miss Halliwell gives a serious reproof to the wealthy and obdurate parents, which has more - effect than good advice generally produces, for. they remove , their interdiction, and all_ends well. " Monks hood," in his " Prosing , ," gives us his opinions on a quartet of Quarterly Reviewers—Sir Walter Scott, Southey, Lord Stanhope, and John Wilson Croker. Thes e cr iti cs cr i t i c i se d f urn i s h the subject for an interesting article, which examines their dif ferent styles and weighs their several merits. Colburn's United Service.—The Parliamentary Paper devoted to the apotheosis of the non-com missioned officers and soldiers who distinguished themselves in the Crimea, and which will be found iri full towards the conclusion of the number, ip p3ars to have given rise to the opening article, en titled "The Horse Guards, the Bath and the French War Medal." Old ladies in uniform are recom mended not to be alarmed at the above innova tion. Government couldn't help publishing the men's nameq, seeing the French Government set the example ; The Horse Guards are still the Horse Guards, Sir Charles Yorke, umbra of Lord Hardinge, being still secretary," the Order of the Bath as at present distributed may be called the Order of the Golden Ass, and they manage these things better in France, where merit such as the writer notices would not as in this country b 3 overlooked. The publication of the names of the Crimean heroes in a Parliamentary paper, instead of in the Gazette, is the subject of indignant com ment. " The General's Hut in the Trenches," and " Reminiscences of War in the East" are continued, and " The Reconnaisance • of Si listria" is pretty graphically described. "Night Signals at Sea," " Remarks on Defects in our Military System," and "The Coast-guard as a Reserve for the War Fleets," are papers worthy of notice. " The Court of Russia,' to which the approaching coronation has given addi tional interest, is the subject of a paper to be con cluded in a future number. The writer skips Peter and Catherine, and proceeds to take a glance at the Courts of the two last Sovereigns and the present Emperor. The manners of the Duke c f Wellington, we are told, "were considered abrupt, cold, haughty, and repulsive in a Court where obse quious politeness was habitual." We don't wonder at it—the Duke, no great courtier at home, was out of his element in an atmosphere of adulation and insincerity. "The Suez Canal" is looked upon as "a fresh link in the social chain that ought to bind all the peoples of the earth," and as likely to be of great profit to England. " The Editor's Portfolio" oils attention, to " The Ruling Autho- rity at the Horse Guards, ' who; alas for his vati cination, is not the Duke, but Lord Hardinge's man Friday—Sir Charles Yorke ! Strange to tell, the arrangements both for the dinner to the Guards and for the amusements afterwards meet with his unqualified approbation ! Collntrn's New Monthly.—" A Glimpse of Uncle Fa:n Managing Affairs" is sufficiently vivid and prolonged to leave the impression that Uncle Sam, on his own platform at Washington, is a vigorous , ort and indep en d ent fellow, with rather ;more conceit than courteily, not om itti ng " a sp i ce o f t h e d ev il ;" that wl ea h e grows older he will know a little more about the himself,rcSal:edetablfiely ait little e a g mol e .e nt p le o ru lit a e n to him self; but but that, go ahewl as lie may, he will nev er acquire safeguard of principle, or the ease of a good con ' science, till he rids himself of the incubus of Ante rican Slavery. "Information Relative to Mr. Joshua Tubbs, bc.," is continued, and that gentle man is shown to have attended a half-yearly rail way meeting as an anxious inquirer, in which capa city he elicits a " jolly row," the results of which are the resignation of the directors, and his appoint ment to the office of chairman to the new board. "The Sequel of the Session" presents us with the notions of Mr. Cyrus_Redding on affairs in general, which, in the main, are of a hopeful character. The fifth, sixth, and seventh (I), let us add the concluding, volume of memoirs of James Montgo mery are reviewed; as also are "Bacon's Essays, edited by Whately." The archiepiscopal annotator is charged with want of originality and over-repro duction of his own productions. "St. Ouest" is continued, and the reader has subsequently pre sented to him " Leipsic Thok Fair, as we (an Old Traveller) Saw it." Among the remaining con tents will be found an instalment of" A Swedish Voyage Round the World in the Years 1851, 1852, 1853," translated by Mrs. Bushy ;" a continuation of " The History of the Newspaper Press," "Tra vels in Bothnia, Peru, &c.," and " Pilgrimages to the French Palaces," the last of which is likely to prove interesting to the general reader. Lines on " Silence,' by J. E. Carpenter, may also be noticed. The Monthly Review (John Mitchell) holds up its head among older serials, and gives promise of continued improvement. The opening article id devoted to a review of " Perversion," a religious novel, for the co rrec ti on o f heresy, the author of which, a clergyman, is recommended, by way of conclusion, to " mind his flock, take care of his commentaries, give up novels, be charitable, and learn the rudiments of theology." Comprehensive enough, and, some will think, not too much so. " Burton's First Footsteps in East Africa," and recent works, classed under the head of " Last Footsteps in South Africa," furnish the subjects of interesting papers. The latest productions of Chas. Reade and Mrs. Trollope pass under review, and; by no means to the advantage of the latter, whose work is severely handled. Manfield's " Paraguay, Brazil, and the Plate," conies in for a fair share of notice, and, to all appearance, merited ap probation. " Irving's Life of Washington" is next in order, though higher in desert, and is succeeded by " Bothwell," which is described as a " readable, picturesque, historical poem, without an unintelli gible line." The "Proposed New Version of the Bible" elicits the opinion ,that a revision of the authorised version is wanted, and a consideration of the principles upon which it should be under taken, and by whom. The great difficulty in the way will be found under the latter head ; and for our part we cannot concur with the writer in think ing the work should be put into the hands of a com mittee of scholars of the Church of England under ecclesiastical superviiion. Each sect, in our opi nion, should be called upon to contribute its quota to a consummation in which all aro interested. The Eclectic Review opens with the - second num ber of the " Studies of Foreign Literature," and criticises the recent work of Victor Cousin on the illustrious women of the seventeenth century. It does not, however, accord him the unqualified praise that he has met with from some recent critics, but while admitting his talents questions his phi losophy. A paper on "Bacon's Essays" is written with ability and interest, , onaparing his precept and practice with some severity. A subsequent article on Popular Religious Teaching evidences an earnest attention to sonic of the more prominent of the social evils of the day. Among the remain ing topics are Bunson's Signs of the Times, the life and writings of Ramus, and the Oxford Essays. This number presents more subjects of interest to the general reader than 'usual. Tait's Edinburgh.—The facts of hardly more than one-third, of the representatives of the people taking their proper part in the business of legisla tion, and the work done by the one-third being so IS ort hles , ., in quality, are brought before the reader's attention in the opening article, and the payment of members is forcibly urged, as the only way to get representatives who will do their duty. The position of " The Magistracy of France" is shown. to 13 , 3 such as to interpose no obstacle to the Impe rial will. Civil and commercial justice, however, is des3ribed as both expeditive and cheap in France, as long as politics do not interfere. Among the remaining articles, " Green Spots in Loudon" is worthy of notice being at once practical and sug gestive, and dealing with a subject of the last im portance to between two and three millions of people. Knight's English Cyclopedia has reached the forty-second part, and continues to evidence the same research and ability that has hitherto dis• tinguished it. The division now publishing is Biography, and the p7esent number finishes the letter E, in which department we have the lives of Erasmus, the Earls of Essex, Euclid, Lord Ex mouth, and many other celebrities less known to the general reader. The letter F department is commenced and gives the memoirs, among others, of Fergusson and Fontenelle. - It is a most valu able standard work, and wo trust will continue to meat the public encouragement it deserves. The ropniar History of England, by Charles Knight, is progressing satisfactorily, and brings us down to Richard 11. and the Vat Tyler insurrec tion. It is a us - eful and popular work. MISCELLANEOUS. The Train rattles along with as motley a lot of passengers as usual. "Marston Lynch," by Robt. B. Brough, has its nineteenth chapter &voted to "Ssumarez made easy," or a popular analysis of the worthy bearing that name. - The scene of the succeeding chapter is " The Great Metropolis." A paper on " Quevedo," the great Spanish satirist, will repay perusal.-1 he Educational Times, a journal comprising "The Governess" and "Edu cational Review," appears to be doing good service towards the promotion of the objects .for which it is designed.—The Mechanics' Magazine contains, as usual, a variety of information, and a number of useful suggestions for the benefit of mechanics and others who are interested in the progress of mechanical art. A paragraph on the application, on a large scale, of a wicker-work, supported by bundles of broom and ballast, for the protection of a Dutch dyke , inthices the - in = quiry, " could not Goodwin Sands be managed by such a huge appa ratus ?—Newton's Journal opens with an article on " The Monster Gun of the Mersey Ironworks," in which sundry practical remarks 'are made on this important subject, the article concluding with a fairy s ory, showing " The origin of the present mode of rewarding naen of genius." As usual, the reader is presented with a description of the various inventions of importance in connection with the arts and sciences for which patents have recently been obtained.— Price Current prefaces, as of old, a catalogue of valuable books, with several pages of archwological information of more or less general interest. SEVERE THUNDER STORM AT LOWE STOFT AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD. (Front a Correspondent.) LOWESTOFT, SEPT. 2. This town and neighbourhood was visited on Monday evening with a severe thunder-storm. As early as five o'clock p.m. thunder was heard in the west, while heavy masses of dark clouds advanced slowly; the lower cur rent of air moved briskly from the east. From 7to 8 p.m. the rain descended very heavily, the lightning being very vivid and of various colours, accompanied at times with heavy peals of thunder, like the explosion of artil lery. Much l'eavy hail fell in the neighbourhood, doing great damage, The excursion train to Norwich was Ml ahie to proceed more than a few milts, the road being flooded and impassable for a time. Th e lightning on the sea was very brilliant. Some three or four miles distant vessels could he distinctly seen. The lightning continued to play all round the compass tin midnight, which made the air much colder. Th e wind was light and variable during the storm, the moon being on the equa tor at the time, in Libra Ist and 2d days, and moving southward. Last month she was on the equator, 18th and 19th, blowing strong, with thunder and rain. The following are the days during this year when she will be on the equator, and when stormy weather will most I , kely occur :—Sept. 15 and 16 in Aries, and in Libra 28th and 29th ; Oct. 12 and 13 in Aries ; again in Libra 25 and 26 ; Nov. 9 and 10 in Aries, again in Libra 22 and 23. In Decen,her she will be in Ariee on the 6th and 7th, moving northward, and in Libra on the 19th and 20tb, moving southward ; on the - 26th she will be in the tropic of Capricorn, being her last greatest southern declination this year. P.S.—The evening planet Jupiter, in the eastern horizon, in the constellation of Aries, very hright. The evening planet Venus, in the western horizon ; she is in the constellation of Libra—both 011 the equator. • . _ • •••• ••••.- _ - _ _ _ _ - ro - - -- I 4 THE SUN LON Do N IV.EDNESDA :‘ V 1 SEPriIEMBER 3 IFi 6. 4 77. V gl5. 25 100 40 50 25 20 Mall. 20 2 51i 2 17 114} 33 21 <~ J