The Sun. — London, England, 1861-08-09 00:00:00

come when we might be free to wed each other. The happy moment has arrived. Why postpone it ? If you love me as much as ever, why should we not be secretly united, and await a favourable opportunity of avowing the mar riage ?" " BerauPe such a course would be unworthy of a daughter of Henry the Eighth," replied Elizabeth, proudly. " A secret marriage brought little happiness to the queen, your late consort, and might bring less to me ; but be that as it night, I will not make the experiment. My hand must be formally demanded." " Of whom ?" said Seymour. "Of the executors of my royal father's will." "And what answer do you expect them to return ? Such a demand on my part would be treated with scorn, and I should be sharply rebuked for my presumption." " Do you not perceive, my lord, that you are arguing against yourself ? If your demand is sure to be treated with scorn by the council and the Lord Protector, ought I not to adopt a like tone ? Ought I not to treat your offer as pre sumptuous ?" wr-• r • rincess I" exclaimed Seymour. "Ought I not to say, ' You forget yourself, my lord. You are no fitting husband for Elizabeth Tudor, daughter Of henry the Eighth, of glorious memory, and second in heritor of the crown? This is what I ought to say—and What I shall say, if you continue to urge your insulting proposition—for such I must regard it—of a clandestine marriage." Enough, however, both in the way of comment and quotation. From what has already been here written of; and extracted from, " The Constable of the Tower," it must be evident to all as it is to ourselves that this, the last of Mr. Ainsworth's historical fic tions, is—and we could not possibly say more of it --one of the worthiest evidences of his Genius as a Romancist. ZIONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Bank of - England return, completed to the 7th of August, is of a very satisfactory character. The bullion, owing to the arrivals of Australian gold and the diminished remittances to America, has been increased to a moderate extent. In the Reserve of Notes there is also a small augmentation ; while an increase has been made to the Government Securities by nearly half a million sterling. The ether Securities, by the payments due on the 4th of the month, have been diminished by over half a million. ID the Public Deposits there is a small increase, and the Private Deposits have been re duced. The other items of the balance-sheet pre sent no material variation ; they will be seen in the subjoined table : Active Circulation .. £20,346,945 Increase .. 49,005 Stock of Bullion • • • • 12,360,445 Increase 163,737 est 3 , 520 , 452 Increase . 107,478 Public Deposits .•. .. 3,843,763 Increase • • .. 141,811 Other Deposits 11 818 980 Decrease .. 375,670 Seven Day and other Bills .. 737,755 Increase .. • • 37,573 Government Securities .. 9,900,800 Increase .. 434,521 Other Securities • • 17,909,650 Decrease .. 638,061 Notes unemployed .. • • 5,784,730 Increase 77,970 About £112,000, chiefly in bar gold, was sent into the Bank of England yesterday. Th e Oneida, which left today for the Brazils, tools £11,435 in specie. A dividend at the rate of 21 per cent. will be Proposed to the proprietors of the Great Western Railway, and at the rate of 4 per cent. to the share holders in the London and South Western, at their forthcoming meetings. At a m ee ti ng o f th e cre dit ors ' o f Mr. James Grieves, merchant, who suspended last month, a e°roposition of 12s. 6d. in the pound was agreed to, payable by instalments extending over a period of 6 months, with the proviso that Mr. Grieves' family creditors," representing together £11,392, refrain from taking any dividend or security until the first four instalments have been paid to the °tiler creditors. The liabilities were stated to be 45 .! ,777 , and the assets £38, 890 . During the last few days there has been rather less activity in the Foreign and Colonial Produce u 'arkets. Sugars have slightly declined, and tea a ri t- Public sale barely sustained former priooo. O ffe e, however, continued in good demand at 11 rates, particularly good and fine descriptions 51 colonial. Rice, owing to the small quantity b "might forward, has slightly advanced, while the dealings in saltpetre and tallow have been of a moderate character, at about previous quotations. A fair amount of business was transacted in the Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, and prices 'were rather firmer. The sales were about 12,000 bales. There is an inactive market for Public Securities, but a few sales having been effected, the Funds are now rather flatter than they were at the commence ment of business. Consols for money have been 90/ 1 0 and they are now 901 1 ; for the account they have receded from 90d I to 901 The New Threes remain at 90;1; the Reduced at 904 ; Bank Stock remains at 2341 and 236 ; India ditto, at 219 ; ditto New Loan Sctip, 1001 y ; Exchequer Bills, 16 s. to 11s. dis. ; ditto June, 3s. dis. to par. Foreign Secirities are not quite so buoyant, but a fair amount of business has been reported. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 791 to 80 ; ditto, 1858, 10 1 to 71; ditto £lOO Bonds are firm at 72. Alexi ?au are flat at 224. ; Peruvian at 981 f ditto, Uri barren, are firm at 881 891. Spanish Deferred are 41- 1 ; and Portuguese 46t- Thisiness in the Railway Share Market has been unfavourably influenced by the diminished divi dends declared for the past half-year in several of t he principal British undertakings. Great Western Stock has declined about 2 per cent., and Eastern e° unties 1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire , South We stern, North Eastern (Berwick) , North Staf ford, and South Eastern have receded ; and North Western, Midland, and Caledonian, 1. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings mode rate transactions have taken place, without however 41 '3 7 material change in values. South Austrian Ind Lo m b ar d o -V e netian realise 16/ 171; Great E ast Peninsula 954 ; Eastern Bengal 19!-, ; and "ELEA Indian have declined to 991. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares sup 13°11 previous prices. taly.Stock BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOC. z . ~ Cent. Per Reduced Annuities 9oa ne r C 901- 1 IN ~ ent. Como - As Annuities 1 ~"." 3 per Cent. Annuities 9O- a ''''lrt Stock bitto 5 per Cent. n itto Loan Scrip, 5 per cent bitto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent. — bitto 5 per Cent. Litto 5f per Cent. Uuto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 961 , Ditto 1859 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO e d itto under 11,000 ° lsola for Account, Sept. 10 Mar. 2d. p. day June 31 'Let £5OO ' le be ro q i ue o r Bills, £l,OOO, 2d ll 16 dis 3 dis 11 16 dis 4Jitt o s ma ll 11 16 dis par FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. NT "'l• ean 3 per Cent — i,bitto Account e rirvian 41 per Cent — Di tto bi Account Po tO ~ Mribarren), 41 per Cent. V i lguese 3 per Cent., 1853 . — 4114itto Account li*, a ll 6 per Cent. 1822. £ St • • --- I, LO 3 per Cent. 1859... ... Pinl 'h 3 Cent Pitt per ~,,!tto New Deferred — I). tt I'l l 1 Ditto Kew 41 r ; : io, ~ , Data. u per Cent Account ~ New Loan ~Itt. Account Ditto 100 Bonds pe,,,, Dividends on the above payable in London. man Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. 821 TWO O'CLOCK. cu luols, Money a D itto Account thehe st. Petersburg Gazette, after setting forth i n °Pinions which have been lately given respect th2 possibili ty o f t h e cess i on o f Sardinia to I.l r nee ' and the s t ra t eg ical importance of the do a nd, the possession of which would give unques f,l Prepondera nce in the Mediterranean to a area 4 maritime power, declares that the recent s u rig A lla g e of Eirl R usse ll was not required to per ilia" it that no comprom i se o f th e kind between Pla ce new k i n "gdem of It a ly and France could take E e without ser i ously endanger i ng t h e peace o f th ere For this reason the Gazette thinks traestio e n 4 :l be n o foundation for the report in le pnPu` ene, and lumerouS IS anl°llg gog,. the ith them ; a nother ) gnised : hough n° t ar, but his r be halt of repulsive, and blood in dull and gg y black of his head ere of red „. n jer kin, 0 . On lo g Totected by his revolt lad not the 'hile E ise an d tood a two: m o o yed in it instantly ed was the : 1 1 bad Veil a tar t" dict from a by th e scene ea' 'aith," said cted. Aft er utioner er be mill e t ell hound; I make the lug lightll block. Th om ent, an d ni oraineog pose of th e , a t thou s r ' •ha ?" cr ied nerves ar e he added, 'south," re o more 0' iighness. eds disob e Y " returtl ea 'cried Set ight in the 'or complied Lsioning th nr highn ess Seyta° lr j :d Herd° ll : o lestinY 011 1 ing his fo° ,ness at aid Lowevart scrutia9 ? ae with 1 115 from the preceding at leng th Mr. Ai 11°' the jast ice I tragic t! r e impress l % gi s tori 9 pon the ra r e ; lerset of a ri c % s anctify tras ting Pi ro ' es, we 1ie . 1 , 0 s deseript l L love see% herine ; apid as t : 0 many Jo' [ere is--- Catherin e r e little rld, I Wl' t shall De /er d forebod ing ised. Ot ve ir . re not so ail ' she gr (* l ched life, s tor ve I loolce°'e,4 b' stance i' id so weol.o all the 13 . 1 0 0 ffou Id be $e r , as you) p I I or :yea .i, die' S o y /110.-2 h v herse lf t by e esclaime~. i • c/ 10 he fierce e ; I 'S' sudde'''' thf etl h a t of dnWl' ~y Che 11 h i s knee 131:41; a laul e f e forgiv e t he evil, 371 , to A pre/ 0. d ower to retoo e n t he vi° betwe en Oderand th, • al r Admiral the LesPe ete che d, • ass. an tso ittle di B° tll ed, discr 00 -her tha n an d fore heri a 0 ones, el to no &ono ea, 3 i s 'Two° r a,' nv 10 .0, ter, t t R. „ le on tbs rite. o r , i e d SeY ra crei in n o r rail 410 t atte° P an u r OV4 s t ra ta 0 0111 o gine II SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY). OVDIN ARY SHARES AND STOCKS. • h Cloing Business Done Sare Railway Price.s. • Paid 60 Ballast and Ballymena , all 13.11 Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. all 74 85 stock Birk., La., and Ch June 100 84 85 25 Myth and Tyne all 10 Bost, Sleaf. and Mid.Co all 8 7 stock Bristol and Exeter stock Caledonian ... • 10 Carmarthen & Card gar all 50 Cork and Ban don all -- 20 Cork, illrook., &Passage all 20 Cornwall..... ( A gets no div 10 Do A until 6pc peran I 10 Do B '!„ hasbeent d. toB all 50 Dublin & Belfast June all 41 43 25 Dun., Perth, &Ab. June all 84 9 stock East Anglian lOO 17 18 stock Eastern Counties lOO 474 435 475 7 stock Eastern Union, A stock ' 100 39 41 stock Do do B do 100 28 29 25 Do NW A. late E'U3ds. 135 stock East Suffolk stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 87 49 stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee 100 275 285 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all stock Furness stock l; last,*. and S. Western 100 106 108 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland all 132 134 stock Great Northern lOO 1055 1065 106 stock Do do A stock stock Do do B do stock Bt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 104 106 stock Great Western stock Do Str Val gua. stock 100 58 62 12 Irish Soqh-eastern all stock Lancashffe & Yorkshire 100 1105 111 110/ stock London and Blackwall 100 50 92 stock Lon., Brig,ht.. & S Coast 100 115 116 115 stock Loud., Chat., and Dover 100 47 60 4. stock Lond. &Nth. Western 100 924 924 92 t stock Lond. & Sth. Western lOO 94 05 94 4 i 25 L'derry & Coleraine all 25 L'derry & Ennis/alien all 10 11 stock Man. Shef. & Lincoln lOO 445 444 50 Maryport and Carlisle all -- 125 Do do 4 shares._ all 10 Metropolitan 75 4 8 d stock Midland 6.4.0. Do new stock Do Uirming. & Derby 100 94 98 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do 5 shares — 25 Mid Kent. ............ I all —.— 10 Do, Cray Line ! all 100 N ewcastle and C arlisle I all 10 Newry & Armagh, def 9 8 6 d 20 Newry, Watopt. & Ros all stock Norfolk . ....... 100 56 t 8 stock North British . „ 100 61 615 stock Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stosa 100 stock atk ; A revs no d. until 6pchas beenpd.B l stock Do B stock 100 stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 1044 10 55 104 4 4 25 Dodo, O.N.E. purchase 16 12 4 stock Do Leeds 100 605 604 62 stock Do York stock North London .. 10 Do new 5 W. 16 4 North Staffordshire 174 41 45 1 124 10 N. and S. W. Junction i all 101 11 stock Not.&tlranthamßail I 1 0 0 87 8 5 10 reebles 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney............., all stock Scottish Central stock Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 35 38 stock Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 88 90 stock Shropshire Union 100 46 48 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. all stock South Devon 25 S.-Durham & Lane. Un 225 stock South Eastern stock South Wales stock S. York. and River Dun 100 94 96 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wokl all 4 7 25 Stockton & Darlington all 39 40 '5 Do do l3 95 10 o 25 Do New (1860) I 3 54 65 p stock Taff Vale lO9 stock Do Pref. No 1 lOO 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rall 22 -- 50 Ulster . 25 Do 12 10 Do .• : ......... 2 d r stock Vale of Neath 10 Victoria Sta. and Pim all 114 12 stoca. Watertord & Kilkenny' 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West Cornwall 20 West London all 10 Do let class 20 Do 2d class .. all stock Westllartlepool Harbr and Rail lOO stock West Midland—Oxford 100 44 45 44 stock Po. Newport 100 41 13 stock Do. Hereford. 100 86 88 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock stocii stock stock stock stock PREFERENCE SHARES. Share, Railways. Paid Closing Business Price. Done. Mythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £se fsris. & Exet.4 p.ctstock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £10,41 percent, Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. :Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c.i Cornwall. 5 per cent 'Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun I Do Ist Class Pref E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c Do, do. Class B 6 p.c IDo. do. Class C 7 p.c E. Coun. Ex. 5 p. c. No.l Do. do. No. i') Do. New 6 per ct. stock. 'Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Tln 5 or oont. sp.c. shares] Do.4p.cgua.S.&D. l ];din. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. l Furness, 5 per cent Glas.& S. Arest.g.a. 5 p.c, Great Northern, 5 p. ct. iDo.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm Do. 4, p. c. do. do. Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf G t.Sn. W (Ireland) p. ct. pref. stock Great West. (Berks anr Hants) Ext. 5 p. et to. Redeemable, 41 p.et Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et. Do Irredeemable, do Do. 5 pct. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh I )o. do. 5 p. et. pref Do Birmg.guar. stock Do. Chester gua. shares to. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan. & Carl. 45 p c. pref Lan.&York 6 p. c. stock Do.Barnsl.st£s 3s 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Lon. & Brig. 5 pc.gu. No.l Do. 5 p. c. No. 2 Do. trtill. 6 p. c. Do. do 5 p. c. No. -I Do. do. 45 per cen , . Do. do. 41 p. c. shares Do. 7 p. ct. Pref. stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) Do.4p.c.S.(div.def.til '651 Do. 4 per cent. Pref Lon. Chat. and Dover f Do. W. A rceiv. no div Ex.A til 6pcis pd on Do. B B. & Brom ex. Do. Metropolitan Ex B Lon. and . ..IV. Coy. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct Lon. & S. W, 7 p. et. stock Do. 45 per cent Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns of 2s. 6d ..... ..... Londondy. & Cole. 5 sh Londony. & Ennis. 5 sh , Alan. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct Do. ..€6 Do. 35 per cent Do. redeem. 6 percent ' , Taryoort & Car., 4 p. c Do. 41 per cent ... Mid. Con. 6 p c. stock.. Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 45 p. c. pref. stock.. Do. 45 per cent Do. Leis. & Hit. pret. st Nortlk 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 55 p. c. Pref. do 1847 D 0.5 W ay. Val.Ex.st.lB47 North British, 5 p. 0. Do. New, gua. 5 p. c Do. Bor. trn. g. pf. she Do. do. do Nth.Dev.Ball. & Dck.Co. N-East.Cons.Pref. 4 p 1 Do. 45 p c. redeemable Do. G.N.E. 4 per c. pref Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref Do. Leeds, 6 p. e. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, H. & S. Purch North Staffordshire Rh ymney Guaranteed Scottish Central, new p 1 Scottish North-Eastern 35 p. c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock 'South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 45 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed iip.c. Ist is .zouth Wales, gua. 4 p. c Do. 4i per cent. Do. 5 per cent' S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gun Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c Do. B 6 Der cent Do. C 6 per cent Watrf d & Kilkny, 6 p. c ' W.Mid -Oxt Ist do Gua stk Do. 2d Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red., Do.Perpet. lB66 Do. till 1869, let is.l 1101 103 20 21 5f 61 99 101 108 112 105 108 106 ICB 105 107 122 124 78 80 A 0 ,3 111 90 92 75 77 115 117 1110 112 102 104 106 108 97 99 95 97 87 90 87 8) 100 102 9i 10 10* 16i 1 i 7i nq 75 77 20i 214 10* 101 151 151 112 114 112 114 134 137 112 114 99 101 148 153 125 153 71 74 95 100 13} 14 120 125 65 ;0 132 134 102 103 91 93 110 112 108 110 1 y 91 93 10 1 103 101 103 1p 22 d 23 132 134 10 10i 23 23& 97 99 97 99 08 100 83 86 24 274 31 324 31i 324 45 48 124 126 118 122 100 103 120 123 115 117 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Bedford and Bletchliy all Ln &N.W . • • • Bu3kinghamshire 100 Do 91 96 Chester & Holyhead... 100 Do 52 53 Do. 54 percent 100 Do ll9 120 Do. 5 ~ 100 ,Do. Clydesdale June • 100 Caledon lOl 103 Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E.O 15 16 E.Lincolnsh. q 6 p,r 0.l ICO Gt. North. 132 134 E.Union,HarwichSlis. all lE.Counts.l Do. Woodbridge.... , 100 Gl s .B ar r.& Neils.Drc . t. 1 1 0 00 0 'Caledon , .edon Do. new Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt. West. Hrtlp'l Dock & Rail.. all Yk.N.&l3r Hull and Selby all IYk.N. Md. Do. !Hives.. Do. quarters all Do. ...... Lanc.&Carl. qua. 5 p.c lOO ILn &N.W. London & Greenwich ) 100 S.Eastern Do. Preference 1 100 Do • Lon.,Tilbury,& S -end 100 Veto &Co. Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. I 100 Norfolk.. Do. t per cent 1100 Do. Mne., Bxtn.,&Matlockl all ,L NW&M Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock • Newmarkt,BuryEx. ) qua. 5 percent__ Northn.&Eastn. 5 p. c. Do. 6p. c. Do. Fixed 5 p. North Western Preston and Wyre. Do. 4 Shares A. Roy - stn. - Hitch., & Shep Shrewsbry& Hereford Do. do. S. -Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset Wimbloclou &Cryydn Midland l E.Counts Do.. Do. I Do. Midland 'L&NWI & Do. • , Gt.North.l T.Brasseyl I Do. 1 11;lean... 1 Gt. West. 'L.4 Brett 31 31 93 95 P 55 57 151 10 1131 133 118 122 1 lip 88 90 9# gi „ Leasing !Closing Business a ' ;A A'j Co.'s Price. Done. 112 114 '196 196 ' 59 M 'll2 117 83 86 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY E: V EI44IING, AUGUST 9, 1861. Share 17i 20 stock Business done 11k 19k 99 % 20 20 100 100 100 stock stock stock 20 stock stock 32 i all all 131 all all 5i 5/ - -P if 144 10 11 4 4 21 2/ 221 231 7f 7i 8 Si 19 20 38 39 83 Di 39} 403 55 57 LAW INTELLIGENCE.—r7'his Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) IN RE PETFORD. This bankrupt was described as of Ferdinand-place, Hampstead-road, smith, and this was an examination meet ing. The debts are small, and . Mr. Lloyd, for the assignees, did not oppose, and bank rupt passed. IN RE SELLMAN. This was a meeting for assignees in the case of this bank rupt, a tailor, in Upper Harley-street. The debts are under £5OO, and Mr. T. Watson, Moor gate-street, who is preparing the accounts, states that the estate will pay 10s. in the pound. 991 13i I NAVIGATION UNDER DIFFICULTIES. The acting captain was so constantly drunk, and the vessel left so entirely to the mercy of the waves, that all, seeing the very perilous situation we were in, became alarmed. One remedy alone appeared left to us. Among the seven officers on board was a Captain Vandeleur, who, before he entered the army, had been for several years a midshipman in the navy. We determined to depose our drunken captain, and conferred the command of the vessel on honest Jack Vandeleur, who still retained more the appearance, as well as the blunt humour and manner, of a sailor than a sol dier, although, as will appear, he did not display a profound nautical skill in the command of the Betsey transport. Capt. Vandeleur immediately set to work, and, with all the externals of a skipper, he began to take obs erva ti ons . Th e wea ther somewhat moderating, one d ay a t noon , a ft er t a ki ng his obser vation, he told us we were approaching the British Channel. Next day he told us we were in the Downs, but we were enveloped in a fog, so that he could not go through the form o f t a ki ng an observation, and,indeed, no one on board could see the distance of the ship. At length we h ear d a s hi p ' s b e ll to lli ng; which, continuing for some ti me , th e a tt en ti on o f all was directed to it. We judged from the sound that the vessel must be very ne ar t o us. W e h a il e d ; and Vandeleurinquired through the trumpet, "What ship ?" "The Mary, of New York," was t h e rep l y. Vandeleur then inquired, " How near D over are we ?" " Dover !" replied the Yankee, " you are in the St. George's Channel ; the mouth of the Mersey not far off!" We instantly put the ship about, not much impressed with the correct ness of the details of reckoning which Vande leur daily told us he had kept. For some time we held on a course which Vandeleur thought would bring vs into the mouth of the Channel; when, early in the morning, there was a cry of instantly changed, breakers ahead !" The ship's course was changed, and we put about ; but on the mist clear ing away we discovered rocks, and land on each side of us. On consulting the chart we found we had got among the Scilly Islands, and were in a nar row strait among them which was considered dan gerous, and never attempted by vessels. However, situated as we were, Captain Vandeleur thought it prudent to thread it through, and as the weather was most favourable we accomplished it. At this time we had a very calm sea, and little or no wind but what was favourable to our getting up the channel. However, in the night the wind got up, and by the morning it blew a hurricane, quite in our teeth. After some time Vandaleur told us he must put about ship, and make for any port in Ireland. He did so; we almost flew before the wind, but the vessel made so much water that we, sailors and all, became uneasy. However, we all cheered up when we saw land ahead, and we were told it was the coast somewhere about Cork, which hai hour we safely anchored in, and in the afternoon the crazy vessel was brought up to Cove. —Autobiography of Sir James Grigor, Bart., late Director-General of the Army Medical De. partment. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Inc Gu. 5 per cent.. Do, Do. Buffalo and LaKe lluror Do. New Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,&G odricb I p. ct. bde. Aug. 1,137 ft Do. do. July 1, 137:- Do. do. Juno 1, 187- Clcutta. &S.Eastu. (Lim Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim Cape Town & Dock Scril Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c Demerara.. Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 41 p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1855-1870 'Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct.. Do. 6 per et. Debentr. Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. Do. do. 18G7 Do. do. 1872.. G t. Indiarenin.gua.sp.c ' Do. New gua. sp. c... Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. do. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New . Do. 6 p.c. '73 witlet Do. p. c. do. '77 d 0... Do. 55 p. c. do. '7B d 0... Wadras guar., 4i p. c... Do. do. 5 per cent .... Do. 4 c. Extension Do. 5 Pifelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Newßrunswick t Canda Ry..stLand(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital. Share Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ...... Oude (Limited) ........ Scinde .......... 1:14 Do. Punjaub .... ! g Do. Do. .......Ice Q. Do. Indus. St. I'lo. .?,g.l I Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. all all 100 100 100 all /100 15 all 100 1 Closing Price. Paid, 5761 94 95 4i 5 d 6 7 75 80 65 70 05 70 4i 6} id pry 19 191 d 99 100 97 99 99 100 49 100 18 19 58 CO 95 PG lid f 93 95 9; 101 101 10f 431 gg i 86 98 83 85 93/ 84/ 86 88 - -r 5 7 4 6 AIL C 9 100 lid 1d —d 90 92 d - AYS . FOREIGN Algerian Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardenne5............ Bah.&S.Fran-Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux Mine & Rail C0piap0......... ..... Ditto Extension Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Grand Rus Guar. 6 p. c.i do. Do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. she Italian Junction Lierre Turnhout Lyons Geneva Namur & Liege .... Do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. Paris & Orleans Recife & S. Fran. (Pern ) 'ua. 7 p. ct. lira Riga & Dunaburg Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref Sambre & Meuse Do. 54 per cent. Pref. San Paulo, lim, „o'. 7 p. c. S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin Southern of France S. East Portugal 7 p ct West Flandero ..... Do. 51 p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France West'rn of Austria Western of Switzei land' Wiesbaden ...... Do. 8 per cent Pref.. Zealand BRITIS ' Alfred Consols (Philack) 20 'British Iron 'Clifford. Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon E. W'l Russel (Tavistk ), I Gam.&S t.Aubyn(Gwen )' ,Great South Tolgus G.Wheal Alf d. (Philack),, IG. Wheal Vor (Helston)l ,Grenville Herod's-Foot 'Hingston Downs -- I Lady Bertha 'Margaret (tiny Lelant) INorth Downs 'North Frances (Illogan) Wh'l Basset (Illo4an) North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey), 20 Providence (Uny Lelnto i - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer)' S. Carn Brea (Illogan) 1 I S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) - Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min 10 Tin Croft 'Vale of Towey (Carm )1 West Basset I _ . - W. Cnradon s (I1.1coah0 west seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) WWheal Buller(Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cats.); Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men.); - Wheal T_reiawney (Lis.)l FOREIGD 61 61 54 6 2 Ifd 23} 244 6 1 di 9i SJI 204 214 MINES. 12.10 1 345 355 75 78 231 24} 3 3i 12 14 3 3i 4 5 1 14 33 35 i ; i 2.1 42 44 41 5 3 36 21 3i 4 8 i 4i 34 36 205 305 2i 3 110 120 30 32 If 1k 5 54 15 17 10 ita 290 300 75 85 85 95 11 17- 5 6 83 10i 12 14 NES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim 17.6 4 d 20 Brazil St.J.del Rey,Lim 15 35 351 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all f 15 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo. ; dis. 40 'Cobre Copper all 36 88 p 373 Copiapo l6 6 8 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 2 Fortuna. all 2 21 20 General all 22 24 2 !Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 1 fp 11 1 15 Kapunda (Limited) 1 1 11 p 3 Linares all 64 74 5 Lusitanian 2 4 id 1 Mariquita all 1 N.RhineCopofS.Aus.L d 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead I Mining and Smelt 11 all 2 4 5 Port Philip 1 1 11 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) lOB. id p fjp2.Bl United Mexican 1 Worthing (Limited) all 4 I Do . JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Ag - ra&UnitedSerc,:ce Bk 50 86 88 40 Australasia all 61 62 25 Bank of Egypt all 191 204 100 I Bank of London 20 Bank of Turkey 50 British North American all 52 53 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 20 201 204 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch all 32 34 100 City 100 Colonial ......- .... . . 25 364 371 20'11 Com. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London. 20 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch all 164 17 161 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 2 0 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral I all 221 231 20 Do. new 5 2 24 1121 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 10 30 31 20 London and S.Airican lO 124 2 100 [London & Westminster 20 j 66 67 100 ;Nat. Prov. of England . 42 20 I Do. new l2 50 National Bank ...... 25 20 New South Wa1e5......, all i 25 Orient. B. Corporation .1 all 149 50 50 20 Ottoman Bank 100 Provlncial of Ireland.. 25 10 Do. new 25 South Australia .. all I 25 I Union of Australia I all 138 40 50 I Union 01 London 100 , Unity Mutual.. ...... 60 I COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July I 1877-9 I 100 106 109 Do 6p. cent.lBBo-2' 100 - Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug.' 100 105 107 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 107 109 Do. 5 per cent ' 100 98 99 984 Cape G. Hope, 6 p 0,18801 100 1074 1084 Do. 1890 100 11071 1084 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 1044 1054 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. , 100 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p. c.,18661 100 974 581 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876' 100 974 984 Do. p.c., 1888 &upwds 100 971 981 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 1044 1051 S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up lOO - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.dauly i 100 IDo. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct 1 100 1054 106 1051 'losi 106 105! DOCKS. stock Commercial lOO stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min. 100 stock . East and West India stock ILondon lOO 52 54 stock St. Katharine. • 100 i 62 64 stock Southampton lOO stock Victoria 20 , Do. New .... —....,..... 2 i; .I__d MISCELLANEOUS. 1 0 Anglo-Mexican Mint ..1 an 134 14 10 Atlantic B. Ml. Stm (Id)' 14 24 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 28 30 25 Australian Agricultural 19 28 30 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 44 44 50 British American Land 40 50324 Cc ll oa .& np. l as . d M irain a L : a . ni T 7 e ri l. A. (Lim.) all 30 35 20 Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all , 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 1 10 13 all 105 107 10 Chan.lslands Tel, (Lirn ` all st. g.&Sning all 25 Do. Pref. 7 per cent all et. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference . st. Do. 6 p ct. Perpet. Deb. 100 103 105 20 E.lndia Irrign. & Canal 1 4d pr 1 at. Electric Telegraph . lOO 95 98 25 Do. New .... . 5 English & AIN. Copper all 34 34 34 i 15 Gen. Steam Navigate m 14 1 Great Ship I,imit e d) all —1- 4 1 Do. ln pet Preference all 4 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 34 .._. .... 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 4 14 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 i 1 10 Mcd. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 3 4 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim ) 5 14 1 d 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 1 Oid 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl di s 1 all 1 00 N. Br.&NovaScotiaLan dBO 5410 1 N.B.Australasian (tim.) all 114 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). , .all 1 1; 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.) .1 15s. 1 14 10 Orinti. In. Steam (Lim.) , 8 ___ _ st. Peellt.Lnd.&3lin.(Lim)l 100 47 60 7 :37 50 I Pen. & Oriental Steam' all 69 1 50 Do. New 3O 10 12 5 2 0 0 all 17 18 I a h ed ym Se n a e & y ln lr .T on el.g.4ap.c all 18 19 5 Do. Nov all 5 54 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 49 51 8t Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 1 00 1?3 128 25 South Au t s tr T a s e l t i le a . rnseacLr ..i.:: : a p n d all aa 5111 32 34 1 :33 4 1 Do. do. Submarineieo 10 Do. do ,all 4 6 10 Trust and Agency or Austrlasia (lim) let is. 1 pr 4 p 20 Tr.& Ln.Co. of Upr.Can. 5 1 5 00 V ij i 11 1 i D 'd I ° O7I T O Il eil 6 ' C L o a II 1 . ( i d i m ) 21 i 4 81 ) i Ir IN RE HENRY E. SPURKE. 1 his bankrupt was a carver and gilder, in Oxford-street, and passed his examination on accounts by Mr. 'l'. de Cor nish, Abchurc h -lane. IN RE C. ASHFIELD. This bankrupt was a shoemaker, of St. Mary-axe, aid passed his examination without opposition. The debts are stated by Messrs. Harding., Bull, and Bush at about £4OO, assets about £BO. IN RE RAWER. This bankrupt was a licensed victualler and wine mer chant, at the White Horse, Fetter-lane, and to .day came up to pass his last examination in accounts, prepared by Mr. G. Butler, showing a surplus in January, 1860, of £250; debts, £982; gross profits, £567. Creditor—Property in the hands of the official assignee, £297 ; trade expenses, £514 ; house domestic, £382. The losses were set down at £570, which, within a few pounds, arose on the realisation of the furniture, stock, and goodwill. There was no opposition, and the bankrupt passed. IN ILE GERMAIN. This banlgupt was desc r ib e d as o f G racec h urc h- s t ree t, Italian wargEouseman, and to-day came up to pass his last examination, the accounts, by Messrs. Hart Brothers and Hayles, showing, debtor to creditors, £1,784 ; creditor, good debts, £137; property, £295; but there was a defici ency of £424 in July, 1860. The bankrupt was allowed to pass. Mr. Neal for the assignees; Mr. C. E. Lewis (Harrison and Lewis), for the bankrupt. IN RE ROSS. This bankrupt was described as of Duke-street, Man chester-square, ecclesiastical repository, &c. This was an examination meeting. The accounts, by Messrs. Hart Brother and Hayles, shows, debtor to creditors, £182; good debts, £7O ; property, £1.6. Mr. C. E. Lewis, for the assignees, did not oppose the bankrupt passing. Passed accordingly. ' POLICE INTELLIGENCE..—(This Day.) BOW-STREET. OFFENCES AGAINST THE EXCISE LAW.- Wm. Edwards, lately occupying the Britannia Coffee-house, Britannia street, City-road, was summoned for selling gin without a license. He did not appear. From the evidence of two men, one a porter, and the other Girling, " a commercial traveller," it appeared that on Sunday morning, the 26th of May, they went into the house about one o'clock in the morning, ani on proceeding upstairs to the first floor they found about 30 persons drink ing coffee. On leaving the house they asked for some gin, when Edwards produced a half-pint bottle, and served them with a quartern of gin, for which they charged 6d. They then informed the police of the circumstance. Inspector Bicknell and Sergeant Godwin confirmed the evidence of the preceding witnesses. Mr. Henry fined the defendant £lO. James, George, and Hannah Richmond were also sum moned for the same offence. John Yeomans, a compositor, 172, City-road, said on Sunday morning, the 2d of June, he went, in company with Girling, to No. 34, Blue Anchor-alley, at about a quarter past eleven, to the prisoners, and there saw the young man George Richmond outside the door, when he asked whether he would "have a drain." He said he would, and they all three went up stairs, and there they had a quartern of gin, for which they paid 411, and also a pot of beer, for which sd. was charged. Girling gave evidence to the same effect. Inspector Bicknell said he went to the premises, and there found seven pints of gin, one pint of rum, a large stone bottle which had contained beer, 12 dram glasses, and a quartern measure. All three persons denied the charge. The wife and son were discharged, but the elder defendant was fined £5O for selling spirits and £2O for selling beer without license. John Johnstone, refreshment-house keeper, City-road, was summoned for selling beer without a license. The two witnesses in the case were Yeomans and Girling, and they deposed that they went into the house on Sunday morning, the 9th of June, and there were served with two pint '1 , ..itt0% •IT Inspector Bicknell said he found. 22 men and 4 women drinking beer. lie found 15 pint pottles of beer and lof ale. Mr. Johnstone said ho denied the t.tharge7of selling beer. It was true the beer had been sold in his house, but the circumstances were very peculiar. The beer in question belonged to a gentleman who was lodging in his house, and who was proceeding to India. He was taking a farewell of his friends, and that accounted for the beer being on the premises. The servant girl knew one of the witnesses, and to oblige him, as he told her he was thirsty as he had just come from the theatre, she let have two of the bottles of beer. The money, however, was given to the gentleman who belonged to the property. Mr. Henry said the offence was clearly proved, but he would -mitigate the penalty from £2O to £5. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A BRUTAL R U FF IAN. — ^UNNRCESSARY USE OF THE TRUNCHEON.—MichaeI Neal, a fellow having the appear • ante of a drayman, was charged with assaulting Mary Carman, of 4, White Hart•court, Windmill-street, Tot tenham-court-road, and also severely injuring an elderly female by breaking her ribs. Complainant, who had a delicate infant in her arms, said she was a distant relation of the prisoner's, and on the previous night she was at prisoner's place, when a female with whom he lived came in, and the prisoner then began making use of bad language. She told him not to do so, when the prisoner struck her a severe blow in the eye, fol lowing it up by striking her a second blow on the head and then aiming a third at her, but which struck the infant she had in her arms. (The complainant and the infant had received severe blows in the eye.) Her mother then got between them, when the prisoner struck her a blow on the head and broke some of her ribs. The prisoner had been drinking. She ran after the prisoner, who tried to make his escape, and she saw him give the constable a severe blow, Nearly knocking him down. Mr. Albert, the agent to the Society for the Protection of Females, said—As the mother of the complainant was unable to attend, if a remand were granted he had no doubt the society would prosecute. John Seath, 30 E, said, hearing a noise in White Hart court, be went up the court, and the prisoner rushed past him, and the woman came up and showed him her eye. He told the prisoner he was given in charge, and he then gave him two deliberate blows, one in the face and the other on the back of his head, and then ran off. Prisoner was caught by another constable, and became violent, and he was obliged to draw his truncheon and strike him on the head. He had made inquiries and found the complainant's mother was very bad that morning. BenjinLees, 341 E, said the prisoner tried to kick Mr. Man , ficld (to Seath)- - Why did you not seize the them,aanmdthen Seath struck hi m. man's hands ? Ido not think you were justified in treat ing the man in this way (the man had evidently received a very severe blow). I should think that when two constables get a man there is no occasion to treat him in such a way. It is a matter that ought to be carefully investigated. I have known cases where a single constable has risked his life without using such violence. Prisoner—Can I see the doctor ? Mr. Mansfield—Yes ; and you will be remanded for the attendance of the injured woman. THAMES. t';ol2B n7H °P ad .-- fie A ld, nn 36, N 2 n 7 n , o r y d n Smith, were brought charged with stealing a coat value 305., in the shop of Mr. George Cor ner , a pawn b ro k er and salesman in Sidney - place, Commercial- roa d E ast . agedil 36,11 E beforeßY IN Sarah A Mr. aPDv Woolrych, Ais,w char It appeared from the evidence that the three prisoners entered Mr. Corner's shop, and that Davis said he wanted to purchase a coat. Severa l were shown to him by a sales man named Back in the emp lo y of the prosecut o r, an d a ll this in the shop, pulling their coats about, and rustling thei r crinolines which all fe m ale thieves now wear of ample dimensions. Th e sales mantime things at the the women were very busy talking and look ing missed a coat, and he charged the prisoners with stealing it. They all very indignantly denied having done so, and talked about prosecuting for defamation of character. The females were transferred to the care of Miss Emma Corner, the prosecutor's sister, who was about to search them, when Davis, who was called Hemming, dropped the missing coat from under her dress. The pri soners were given into custody. While they were in the shop a man, one of the gang, came to the shop door pre tending to be drunk, and made a noise to create a diver sion and draw the attention of the salesman from the prisoners. He saw the ruse and was not to be cheated of his coat. All the prisoners had been in custody before. The prisoner Davis said she was very sorry for what she had done. She certainly did steal the coat. She had been drinking heavily. If she had been Bober she would not time, l intoxication is no have done it. l~ s . e e l r f don't care whether Back said the prisoners came into the shop together and acted in concert, and that the pretended drunkard made a y ex ow lr e o :S c r i r t r i t Y ra n c k e. or sober h—T hter won' t a t th de 6 good deal of noise at the door. Mr. Woolrych said he should commit the prisoners sum marily. The coat was actually in the possession of ene, but legally of all three. He convicted the prisoners of un lawful possession of the property, and sentenced them to two months' imprisonment and hard labour in the house of Correction. • This Day, between 8 and B. E. M. D. F. C. I. S. 9 a.m. - Nairn 29'61 59 57 W.S.W. 2 7 c. 1 Leith 29'69 63 59 W. 2 5 c. 2 Berwick 29'67 62 61 W. 5 5 b. 1 Ardrossan Portr ash Shields Galway 29/8 62 61 S.S.W. 2 8 r. 1 Scarborough 2919 63 58 W.N.W. 2 2 b. 1 Liverpool Valentia Queenstown 2 9 .82 65 61 S.S.W. 4 7 r. 2 Yarmouth 2 9 .85 63 62 N.W. 4 2 c. 4 London 29'95 63 61 W. 2 8 c. Dover 29.95 66 62 S.W. 3 9 o. 2 Portsmouth Portland Plymouth 2998 61 GO W.S.W. 4 7 r. 4 Penzance EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced to 32 deg at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10 deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E. Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true — not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud (1 to 9). I. Initials :—b., blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ; f., fog. ; h., hail ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0., overcast (dull) ; r., rain; a., snow; t., thunder. A letter repeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb ance (1 to 9). The marriage of the Marquis of Bath with the Hon. Miss Vezey is postponed, in consequence of the death of Lord Herbert. Miss Vezey was the niece of his lordship. By the demise of the Countess of Newburgh, which we announced in our impression of yesterday, a pen sion of £l,OOO a year reverts to Greenwich Hospital. Her ladyship was one of the oldest, if not the oldest, member of the aristocracy, and became entitled to the said annuity of £l,OOO upon the death of her husband Anthony James, Earl of Newburgh, in 1814. The late earl, as the grandson of Charles Radcliffe, third brother of James, Earl of Der wentwater, became entitled to £2,500 as a rent charge upon the estates of the family (given by Parliament to Green wich Hospital in 1735), the Act having been passed in the 28th year of the reign of Geo. 111., c. 63. The Earl of Derwentwater was exec uted in 1715 for high treason, and his brother, Charles Radcliffe, attainted at the same time, must have joined in the rebellion of 1745, as he was exe cuted for high treason i u December, 1746, under his former conviction of 1715. ROBBERY BY A CHARWOMAN.—An old woman, aged 62, named Curtis, was yesterday fully committed for trial for stealing a quantity of plate from the residence of Mr. E. C. Clarke, Gray"2-inn-square. The proceeds of the robbery were spent in g in. At the Wells assizes an action was brought by the representatives of J ohn Hutson against the Railway Passengers Assurance Society for the r ecovery of £l,OOO, for which sum it appe 3 .red t h e deceased had insured his life against accident. 1 1;:te defence was that the policy was voided through drunker Iness. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs for the full amount. DESPERATE ASSAI ITT UPON A LADY AND HIGH. WAY ROBBERY.—John , Weldon and James Healey were brought before Mr. Bur :ham, at the Southwark police court yesterday, on final exa . vination, charged with being con cerned with another r at in custody in garotting Mrs. Frances Frost, a middle. aged lady, in Long-lane, Bermond sey, in a violent marine r, and robbing her of a purse con taining two sovereigns and a quantity of silver. The prisoners were fully con =Wed for trial. About the building itself there are plenty of signs of activity and progress, but still everything is in that confused state which renders the obtainin g a definit e id ea as t o t h e f u t ure impossible. Thre are forests of scaffolding, and formidable heaps of stores of every kind, the latter consisting princi pally of th e iron work, all ready to be put up when the masons and bricklayers have done. It is said that already £40,000 worth lies strewed about the wharf, and £25,000 more within the building. The work required of the masons and bricklayers is, it appears, very trifling, and hence the slight inconvenience felt in consequence of the strike. The main structure of the building will be iron, and that has all been cast and forged, ready to hand. There area few Sappers and Miners en gaged, but chiefly in superintendence ; they do no work for the contractors, but take theirinstructions exclusively from the Royal Commission. Without going into any tiresome details about the number of bricks which are laid daily, or the cubic feet of ironwork which are intended to be raised, we may state generally that the picture-gallery will most probably be roofed in in October, and that there is not the slightest doubt, humanly speaking, of the building and its multifarious contents being quite ready to receive the rush of the million at the time appointed next year. With respect to those contents, we have not as . yet got much beyond expectation. The Commis sioners have sent their cards of invitation to the four corners of the earth, and in every case have, we were informed yesterday, received the most satisfactory replies. The universal cry is " space, space," but what the applicants intend to put into that much desiderated " space" can only be ascertained by a reference to Mr. M'Culloch's ex haustive dictionary of commerce, where their various staples of product and manufacture are accurately noted down. It is to be hoped that the Commis sioners will exercise a tasteful and careful dis cretion with respect to the articles they admit. They must remember that to make their ex hibition a success, and thus to relieve their very liberal guarantors from ultimate responsibility, they must consider attractiveness as well as utility, and not allow exhibitors to swamp their space with clumsy articles at which nobody will care to look. In the exhibition of 1851 how many of the thou sands who crowded to Hyde-park were attracted by the novelty of Paxton's unique Palace of Crystal, the noble elms in the central transept, with the birds singing amongst the boughs, the oriental splendours of the Indian Court—where are they now P—the Russian malachites and the wondrous jewellery and plate of all the master craftsmen in the world ? The huge lumps of coal and unwieldy shafts of granite were placed judiciously out of sight. Those who wanted them were told where to find them, but they were not allowed to mar the general coup-d'cell. This hint may be unnecessary, as of course the point has not escaped the Commissioners ; but an ominous array of "tons" already crops up in newspaper paragraphs. Galig nani, for example, says, " The Imperial Com mission for the London Universe Exhibition of lobZ nas aireaay receives 2,681) applications from persons (in Fiance) who wish to be ex hibiiors. At the Exhibition of 1851 the number of French exhibitors was 1,700, and the total weight of the packages sent 730 tons. It is already certain that the French section of the coming Ex hibition will be much more extensive, as five Paris houses alone purpose sending goods weighing 736 tons, or six tons more than the total weight of all the articles exhibited in 1851." We must beware of these "tons." The Koh-i -noor, to see which people came from all parts of the world, weighed rather less than three ounces! In addition to the French, the Belgians, the Swedes, the Prussians, the Austrians, and the Swiss are most anxious to exhibit. The United States are otherwise engaged just at present, but it is not impossible that peace may yet be restored in time to send over some of its offerings to the world's fair. The sympathy and exertions of our myriad colonists are, we believe, worthy of all praise. Victoria has voted £B,OOO, New South Wales £3,000, Queensland £3,000, Tasmania £2,000, to enable the inhabitants to send over their products to London. From many of these places delegates have already arrived, and are at present in active relations with the Commissioners. It is to be presumed that these gentlemen travel at their own expense, as a voyage from the antipodes and a lengthened sojourn in London would absorb far too large a proportion of the votes of these en terprising colonies. The whole of British South Africa is making strenuous exertions, and there are scattered over its vast surface hundreds of ob jects well worth transmitting for inspection to London. _ . . . --- The demands for hanging room in the picture gallery continue to pour in, but as yet nothing has transpired as to the merits of the applicants or the character of their pictures. The commissioners will have a very difficult duty to discharge in this department, as they will no doubt be made the targets of all the enraged victims of all the hang ing committees in the world. What makes the matter worse is, that their English choice will be limited to living artists, or to those of the century, whilst the foreigners will have liberty to range over their whole artistic history. All the great collectors have been written to, as in the case of the Manchester Exhibition, but there is no information as to how many of their treasured masterpieces will grace the walls. No doubt is however enter tained but that the number of pictures will be very great. Amongst the business arrangements it may be mentioned that an additional piece of ground has been obtained from the Royal Commissioners of 1851, running along the side of the Horticultural Society's garden, and opposite the "annexe" of the original plan. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 7th day of Aug., 1861 : ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes i55ued;..—..#26,131,6i5, Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 11,481,675 Silver Bullion .... £26,131,675' £26,131,675 BANKING D Proprietors' Capi tal £11.553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and i:PARTITENT. Government Secu rities (including Dead WeightAn: nuity) Other Securities Notes Gold and Silver Coin 878,770 Dividend Ac counts) 3.843,763 Other Deposits 11,818,981 Seven Day and other Bills 737,755 £34,473,950 M. : £34,473, 950 .RSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated August 8, 1861. THIS DAY'S Si:LIPPING. LONDON, Aug. 9.—Wind this day at noon, South to South-Westerly; moderate breeze, and dull, cloudy weather. LrvEnroor., Aug. B.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Bo hemian, screw steamer, for Montreal, with £27,100 in specie. Si.VA I\TRT• Am,. IV, S.W.—Sailed—Moses Wheeler, for Coquiimeo. CLYDE, Aug. B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Helen Camp bell, from New Edinburgh. Sailed—Prince of Wales, for St. John's, N.B. COWES, Aug. 9.—Wind W.—Arrived—Saxonia, screw steamer, from New York. TORBAY, Aug. S.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Alrey, from Havre for New York. DARTMOUTH, Aug 7.—Wind W.—Arrived—General Johnstone, from New York. CARDIFF, Aug. B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Green wood, from Rio Janeiro ; Arthur Child, from New York. MUMBLES, Aug. B.—Wind S.—Arrived—Frendsburg, from Cardiff for Quebec. GRIMSBY, Aug. B.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Fergus, for Quebec. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Arrived—Argyll, steamer, from Carentan ; Hopewell, from Swanage ; Purveyor, from Portland. No sailings. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Passed.—Martha J. Ward, from St. John's, for London; Donegal, of Exeter, Y. F. H. Commercial Code, Hannah, of Wells, John Mowlen, of Weymouth—all from the north ward, for tho westward ; Coila, from London, for Leghorn ; Hebe, from Montreal, for London. Sailed. —Vittoria, for Bombay; with several coasters. THE TVEATRER. WEATHER EXPECTED TILL TO-MORROW OR NEXT DAY. North Bri East Coal South Cu Ireland .. itain . Westerly to northerly, fresh; cloudy. Similar. ust... Similar. North-westerly, moderato ; e', TEO: ,OLOGICAL REPORTS. loud y. 5.9.0 1 all 18.1R.9 261 4} 9 13s ed VISIT OF PRINCE ALBERT TO PORTLAAD On Tuesday his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia, the Princess Alice, and Prince Arthur, visited Portland. The Royal party lauded at the Breakwater at 1.30, and were received by Mr. Coode, the engineer of the Break water works. Prince Albert, the Prince of Prussia, and Prince Arthur, with Mr. Coode, proceeded at once to the works at the Vern, and were met by Major Nugent, commanding officer of the Royal Engineers, who conducted their Royal Highnesses to the batteries in course of construction under the Cliffs of Portland. Their Royal Highnesses then ascended the hill, and were met at the entrance to the Vern Ditches by Captain Buller, in charge of the convict establishment, the Rev. Mr. Hill, and Dr. Sidwell. After making a minute inspec tion of the extensive works, ditches, fortifications, and casement barracks now in course of construc tion, chiefly by convict labour, the Princes re turned to the Royal yacht, and embarked for Os borne at 4.30. THE EXHIBITION OF 1862. The British public are at present asking very few questions about what is expected to be the world's wonder in 1862. .FLAX COTTON. We have several times called attention to the im portant discovery which has recently been made in the United States for preparing flax by so cheap and rapid a method that it can be put in the mar ket at a far less price than short fibred or upland cotton. We learn from one of our exchanges that at a special meeting of the " Rhode Island Society for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry," held on the 12th July, at Providence, the subject was brought forward and a premium of five hundred dollars (£102) was offered for prepared flax cotton, to be exhibited at the fair in that city on the 11th of September next. The society had previously offered premiums, both for the beat and second best bales of prepared flax cotton, of not less than fifty pounds each, without qualifications. The nasdditional) The premium now offered (w economical substitute for cotton.this nd," says our con has reference strictly, to it s pr i a n c “ t T ic h a a l t u fi se ax a m s a a y n be so prepared as to have ab abundantly proved by what temporary, " has been . age, viz., the sub stitution saalrmeaeddyirbeecetinednownln raesfnulrtthineresnleigehft tphreoggrreeassteisnt achievements of this progressive.fibrous,femrattheeriaela,ttwehnicehf t c h an e be grown Southern upon . stitutiNonorothf Northern n soil States, for which we are now, i f e o t r e t r u e n s a t t 2 e , ly, alto gether too dependent for our own If the insane rebellion teaches the Northern peo ple nothing else, it will warn them not to depend upon so treacherous and unreliable a race as the cotton " chivalry" have proved to be. It will also turn the attention of the English manufacturers toward some other portion of the globe for the supplies to feed their voracious mills. If half that is predicted of the benefits of flax-cotton be true it will eventually supersede the main product of slave labour, and give the South an opportunity to apply the test of kingship to the idol which they have elevated upon the necks of four millions of negroes, and with which they have crushed out the rights of more than that number of their own race. Great is King Cotton, but the end o f his reign must come. The sooner it is over now the better for the race he has ruled over and for Christendom—London American. Yesterday afternoon a fearful coal-pit accident occurred at the Summerlee coal-pit, situated on the farm of Dykehead, about three miles from Henrilion, belongingof 4 to o Messrs.hfatorns in depth, fl ra WilsonandCo i The pit is upwards morning, about mornin about half-past 4 o'clock, at least 45 men descended the shaft for the purpose of commencing work. All went right till about 1 o'clock in the afternoon, when smoke was observed issuing from the shaft. Such an unusual occurrence excited great alarm, which speedily resolved into a panic: among the workers' families. Scarcely had 10 minutes elapsed from the time the smoke was first discovered when flames made their appearance, rolling up the bratticing of the shaft, and igniting the frame-work at the pit head. An alarm was instantly raised, and a messenger despatched to Hamilton for the fire engine. Meanwhile the dames raged with in tense fury, and in a brief space of time the ponder ous head gearin g was reduced to a he a p o f ashes. About 2 o'clock the Hamilton fire engine arrived, and began to play with effect upon the burnin g bratticing, and at 4 o'clock the fire engin e f rom Hamilton Palace arrived, and was at once m e d, to play on the burning mass. By 3 o'clock the fire was almost extinguished, and workmen went entre ectically to work to erect temporary pulleys, so that an effort might be made to gain access to the unfortunate workmen who were underground. The work was quickly effected, and a temporary hutch sent down. The gratifying intelligence was soon heard from the month of one of the sur vivors, who called out to raise the hutch, which was speedily done, and he was landed in safety. The however, could give no account of the sad poor man, sacicatasophe, and only said that others of his fellow-workmen were alive. Previeas to the working of the pulle..ss being accomplished Mr. W. G. Simpson, one of the partners of Dundas, Simpson, ana Co., whose colliery workings imme diately adjoin those of the Summerlee Company, was in attendance and gave directions for the driving of a mine from his workings through a distance of GO yards into the waste of the Summer lee Pit. The work was speedily begun, it being thought probable that the charred bratticing might crumble to atoms, and block up the bottom of the pit in which the accident occurred. Although the pulleys, as we have said, were happily got into working order without loss of time, nevertheless the driving of the mine was energetically proceeded with, so that if the working of the pulleys failed no effort might be wanting to rescue the poor miners. After 5 o'clock smoke still ascended from the shaft, but still hutch after hutch brought up the poor miners who were the least fatigued, and at 7 o'clock 13 men had been raison() the surface. At this juncture a brave fellow named Andrew Hun ter, an ironstone miner, volunteered to descend the shaft, and he was immediately lowered. At this time it was evident that those below were too weak to fix themselves in the hutches, and it was hbso lutely necessary that some fresh men should go down and assist the helpless. After Hunter had baen down some time he signalled to be drawn up, and was accordingly brought to the surface. He stated that alone and without a light he could do nothing, but with lamps and assistance he ex pressed his willingness to go down again. , Davy lamps were immediately procured, and Hunter and another miner named Fleming descended, and in a very short time an exhausted miner was raised to the surface. The two brave fellows remained below in the horrid choke-damp atmosphere for a consi denble time and rescued several helpless men, after which they were hauled up themselves almost fainting. Other volunteer workmen followed, and up till half-past 9 o'clock 28 workmen were rescued. As the evening advanced the men who were brought up in a faint, exhausted, or insensible state, and one poor fellow, named Macleod Nelson, 41 years of age, expired. Dr. Wm. Weir, Larkhall, and Dr. Wm. Naismith, Hamilton, were on the spot, and rendered valuable service in attending the poor men ; and in this work, we are happy to say, they were ably assisted by Mr. James Alston Dykes, Procurator-Fiscal, Hamilton, who was formerly a medical student. Later in the evening, Dr. Lennox, Hamilton, and Dr. Goff, Bothwell, arrived, and attended the sufferers. The accident, so far as can be ascertained, was caused by the "cube," a fur nace which is used for causing the foul air to ascend one shaft, while the pure air descends another. The bratticing, or wooden lining of the shaft, must have become overheated from the fire in the cube, and ignited. Some idea of the fury of the flames may be gathe i red from the fact that at Motherwell—a distance of two miles—they were observed, and appeared to be raging to a height of were working at a considerable distance from the bottom of the shaft, and none of the survivors can account for the sad occurrence. From the appear ance of the men who were brought out about 9 o'clock last night, it is to be feared that those who were still in the pit must soon succumb to the choke-damp which filled it. Every effort was made for the rescue of the poor men, and Mr. Walter Neilson, of the Summerlee Iron Company, Mr. W. Neilson, of Mossend Ironworks, and Mr. William Moncreath, mining engineer, Coatbridge, were on the spot, and rendered every assistance in their power. The scene at th• pit head was most heartrending—wives lamenting for their husbands and sons, sisters for their brothers, and children for their fathers. As each poor fellow, in a state of insensibility, was carried on a stretcher past the crowd—which numbered about 1,000 persons—the face of the unfortunate man was recognised by some one, and a shriek fol lowed, which was most melancholy to hear. Still, to the. credit of the poor relatives of the entombed men, be it said, they were wonderfully patient under their heavy trial, and many of them ren dered valuable aid to the doctors and the sufferers. But every one worked with a will, and none more so than Superintendent David Dewar, of the county police, who, on receiving information of the accident, proceeded to the spot with a body of police, who kept admirable order. Captain M'Kay, chief constable, and Superintendent Chris tison were also in attendance.—Glasgow Herald. THIS DABS MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. a s quoted were Fresh up to-day the supply o f En g lish whea t was small. Good and fine qualities moved off steadily at full quotations, but inferior samples were a dull inquiry, and prices w ith difficulty supported. New Talavera wheat was at 68s. to 725. per quarter. The show of foreign wheat was large. Generally speak ing, importers were firm, in consequence of a fair demand on French account, mostly for American samples. In the quotations very little change took place. Floating cargoes of grain were in steady, but by no means active request at full currencies. The barley trade was in a sluggish state at barely late rates for old qualities. New malting w as worth 335. to 445. per quarter. Malt was steady in p r i ce, but the business doing in it was limited. Good and fine oats realised former prices, but inferior parcels were rather cheaper, The show of both beans and peas was small, and the trade ruled firm at full quotations. New grey peas sold at from 385. to 40s. per quarter. Good and fine marks of flour moved off steadily at full prices ; but inferior parcels were a slow sale. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. 0 1,830 ( 12 0 1 1 , 540 I 80 1 140 Irish.. F0reign........ 27,290 2,430 12,320 / 250 gaokl 23,630 bas. A COAL-PIT ON FIRE. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. . The supplies of both town and c ountr y -killed meat are by no means extensive, and the trade, on the whole, rules s t e ady at our quotations. Per 81b. by the carcase. s d s d' ad s d Imnifdedriloinrgbedeof. 3 2 10 6 33 104 A . i i d ra dleindo....... 43 106 4 1 g ...... 3 455 0 4 4 0 P r i m e large do. 4 0 4 2 Veal ....... Do. small do. .. 4 2 4 4 Sma ll pork . . .. :. 4 4 4 Large pork .... 3 8 4 6 Lamb ........ 4 88 Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 8 , BOROUGH Hop. The plantation accounts are on the whole of a favourable character, and the duty is estimated at £llO,OOO. For all kinds of hops the demand is much restricted, and Price s are with difficulty supported. Mid and East Kent violists 90s to 2 100 p er cwt. Wealds .......... Sussex . ...... 140 s ,2 . 6.1 b Yearlings . 120075s 2108 I) COLO NIAL. THl.—The marlxt has been dull. At public sale Assam qualities realised full rates , but other descri p t ions were rather cheaper. SIT GAR.--33.0re activi t y has p revailed, but prices in most instances hex e slightly g iven wa y . In th e refined market dried goods have also been at easier quotations. CorTzE.—For good and fine qualities of Plantation Ceylon there has been a fair inquiry, and full rates have bf - en readily obtainod i other descriptions, however, have slightly declined in prices. RICE.—A fair amount of business has been transacted at fully late prices, only small qualities, however,. have been brought forward by importers. SALTPETRE.—No business of any importancia has been t r ansacted, wad quotations are una lte r ed. TALLOW.--The m ar k et has b een d u ll, an d s lightly reduced prices have been accepted for both present and forward delivery. P.Y.C. on the spot, 45s Ito 460 ; and last three months, 47s to 47s 6d per cwt. At the Croydon Assizes esterday Hem - y Hagen was acquitted of the charge of wilfully zuurde ri, ug Emily I‘4ll-Yr Chertsey, y stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 10 stock stock stock 2s. 6d, 124 12i stock stock 10s. 10 1.0. all 1100 100 100 100 all all 1014 105 6 105 stock 18.8. all all all all all '2.14.6 7.4.0 541 17a 6.8.51 8.12 4.11.5 1.10.6 2 9 1 114 1.14.0 9.18.9 1k 10.0.7 1 2