The Sun. — London, England, 1856-08-20 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTEL:GIGENCE,. CITY, Two o'CLoox., The Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed quietly, at the full prices current on Friday last. The sales comprise 6,000 bales, 2,000 for export, and 500 on speculation, including, in addition to Americans, 100 Pernam and Maranham, at qd. to 6;d. ; 100 Egyptian, at bid. to 7/d. ; wad 300 Surat, at 4id. to 41d. per lb. The Railway Share Market was quiet, and closed steadily, priz•as being a shade better than on Monday. Accounts from Athens state that the commercial community of that city have experienced a consi derable loss through the total destruction by fire of the bonded stores belonging to the Customs. The loss is very severe, for not only are the ware houses completely consumed, but all the merchan dise which they contained, and neither goods nor buildings are insured, so that many of the unfor tunate merchants who owned them will be almost ruined by this disaster. Amongst ether articles of value is a valuable library, belonging to the Greek Consulat Marseilles, who had the books lying there in cases for several years bacL. Many of the sufferers have lost 10 to 15,000 drachmas cash, and the total amount is estimated at about half a mil lion ditto. The commission appointed by the Turkish Go vernment to consider the financial projects brought before them have at last come to the resolution of recommending the establishment of a National Bank with a capital of 3,000,0001. sterling, to be issued in shares open to the subscription of all foreign capitalists. This Bank is to have the pri vilege of issuing notes, and power, it is said, to contract a loan of 5,000,0001. in the name of the Government. The Walmer Castle has arrived front Melbourne with 61,000 ounces, valued at 244,0001. Her ad vices -have been anticipated by the Royal Charter. Symptoms of returning easiness in the Money Market have been apparent during the last day or two, produced no doubt by the recent arrivals of specie from Australia and America, and the not unfavourable position of the Banks of France and England. Accommodation on first-class commer cial bills can be procurel in Lombard-street as low as 4 per cent., or per cent. below the Bank of England rate. No one, however, has yet thought of predicting a reduction in the minimum at pre sent, for the progress of affairs in the money market during the last few weeks has shown that there are now so many exceptional causes in operation as to prevent calculations being formed, with accuracy, of the future. The specie movement excites a considerable share of attention among capitalists, since the efflux to the East and to France continues on an extensive scale. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's vessel Pera, which leaves Southampton to-day, takes out 516,580/. to India alone, as follows : Alexandria gold £9,950 Aden silver ... 3,552 Bombay silver ... 220,195 Ceylon gold 6,000 Madras gold 1,570 Do. silver ... 4,950 Calcutta silver ... 270,363 Total .£516,580 In the present position of the Riga and Duna berg Railway Company, rendered more unsatisfac tory by the determination of the Stock Exchange Committee to expunge the shares from the official lists, the directors have postponed the calling up of further capital for the present, with the belief that they will soon be able to restore public confidence in the undertaking. In order, however, not to injure the prospects of the Company, it is reported that they have agreed among themselves to subscribe the sum which it is necessary to lodge with the Russian Government as caution money. The directors, therefore, it would appear, are sanguine of T oeing able to proeure by the approval of their sta.tu tes a confirmation from the Russian authorities of the statements which were made when the company was first brought forward. There can be no, doubt that the directors were misled, but not to so serious an extent as many have supposed. If the esti mates of the cost of the line which have been sent in are approved, the position of the undertaking will at once be permanently established. The market ft.r English Securities continues without any movement of importance. The fur ther arrival of gold from Australia would, no doubt, have produce i a favourable effect on prices, especially as the Money Market is getting easier, but for the unsettled s'.ate of the weather, which is exciting some apprehension for the safety of the crops. Scarcely any change has taken place in Consols, which have ruled at 95 to 95k for money, and 95 for the 10th proximo. The New 3 per Cents. were 954 to 96, and the Re duced 95i 4. Bank Stock is 2181. Exchequer Bills have risen Is.—viz., to lls. a,nd 14s. prem. Foreign Stocks have generally maintained pre vious quotations, but there is a continued absence of extensive dealing. Turkish 6 per Cents. are dull at 103 k. Spanish Threes have been marked 44g. 4, the ditto Deferred 24a , Sardinian 924, and Russian 4i per Cents. 981. Buenos Ayres are 83 to 85, Peruvian 811-, and ditto Dollar Bonds 611. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7 4 ; Mexican, 2211- ; Peruvian, 811 21 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 571 81; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 46 7 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 111 13 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 98 100 ; Spa nish 3 per Cents., 44i 5 ; ditto Deferred, 241 ; ditto Passive, 61 7. Railway sbares'are without much variation, but Eastern Counties and Caledonian rule firm, and, in most instances, the tendency is upwards. The transactions are very limited, and the market con sequently exhibited a very inactive appearance. Foreign generally rule lower, but Rigas have risen to it premium. The East Indian are heavy, and the Canadian nominally without alteration. National Discount Shares are steady. Miscel laneous Shares are about the same as previously. Ottoman Bank have declined 1. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONli 0 CLOCK. ( Prom ths Ofscial List. I Pnsineft. done. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Anuoitiei.... ......... . 95 3 / 4 a $ per Cent. Consols Annuities 95 h Ne v . 3 p er rent. Annuities ...... ......... Lang Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... 3 5.16 Ditto 20 Years, expire sth Jan., 1860 3h India Bonds, .t:100 u Consols for Account Etchequer Bills, 21d. J;1000 Small...—. l3 14 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto Small lO2l Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. B5 3 Peruvian Bonds 4 3 / 4 per Cent Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 1853 3 per Cent .. 46i Russian Bonds, 1822, ,1-.1 St., 5 per Cent.... Ditto 41 per Cent. Sardinian flcu.la, 5 per Cent. Ditto Account 921 SPRDiS I ' BOWdfi, 3 per Cent — _ . . Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account ... 24i i Torkibh Bonds, 6 per cent — Ditto Account lo3} ~,, en 10 , on the above , av *bin la lion 19, Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4 per Cent Gli TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, money 95 it Ditto, Account The Journal of Constantinople announces that, on the 25th of July, the Governor of Erzeroum Was officially invited by the Russians to take pos session of Kars. _ _ SUSPENSION OF A UNION DOCTOR. —On Monday night, after a long investigatkn by the Stepney board of guardians, Mr. Stephenson, of Arbour-square, Com mercial-road, East, was su pended from his office, and a report of the circumstances attending his suspension was directed to be forwarded to the Poor• Law Board, at Whitehall, for. the decision of the Commissioners. Mr. Stephenson was one of the medical officers of the union, and the parish and hamlet of Ratcliff, and the parish of Sbadwell was the district assigned to him. Mr. Baker, the coroner, had occasion to censure Mr. Stephenson three times, at the request of jurors who had investigated the causes leading to the deaths of three poor persons in the district. In the last case the most gross neg l ec t had been exhibited by Mr. Stephenson. 5 5 20 10 100 100 100 20 20 3121 s 3t. 50 At. St. SHARE MARKETS, %'.11 1 .S DAY.) RAILWAYS. 4AILWA Y 5. Cios'ig Prices yesterday kt ercloer.. &mbg. Hottng. Boa and Ealtn. Jnnet Bllfast & Pa!lymens Binning. Wolvorh lour Valley Birkejhd. Lanai, 4 Cheshire Jtmet Do. Chesh. & Birk. Do., do. Myth &Tyne origins £25 (issd. at £45 Bristol and Exeter Caladonian. ....... Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, is Past Cornwall Do. A Do. B DublindillelfastJunc Dun. P. & Alx‘r. Jnc, East Anglian Eastern Counties.. East. linion. A SC Fe., B. Stock Do., New East Kent Eagt Lancashire Edinburgh & Gifts!, o Edinb. and Peoblce... Edin.Prth & Dur de:. Forth & Clyde Jura. Furness 'Do. Extension.. Glasgow& S. West rn Great N. of Scotlne. Great Northern Do., A . Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre Great Western Du. Stour Val. Be Gus.. Stk .. Irish South-Eastorn. Lancaster & Carlish Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Litneash.andYorksi Ds., Ws t. Riding IJo Do. South] . or London & Blackwal 1 Lond. Bright & S.Cst. Lend. and N. Westn Do. Fifths 1D0.101.811.,Mt58,..1 Do. Eighths,. I LondotTandß Lon. Tilby. & Soui: Barking Sh..•. 1 4mindrrycli Col oral n• i4ndndrry. & Ennisk. Mancb.Shef.& Linele, Do., Man. &Lin. Ern. Metropolitan ...... Midland Do. Birmng. & Derby Midld. G. West. (Ire,) Do. Half Shares Newcastle Fr; Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry &Enniskille,, 'Newry, Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Connties Urn North British Nth. Devon Rail. & Dock Stock ...... Do., A Stock... B Stock N. Eastern—Berwic Do. do. Extension Dodo. G.N.E. Do. Leeds Do. York North London ... N. &S.Wstrn.,Hami - stead, and City Ju.. North Staffordshire.. North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Ox., Wore., & Wolv Portsmouth Scottish Central.. Scottish Midland.. Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern_ South Wales S. Yrksh. w Rig. Duo Do Staines, Wok. iscWolt St oc kton & Darling. Do., do., 1854...... Do., do., 1855_ gtositon 81 Hartlep Taff Vale Do. Prof., No. Thames Hay. D.& R , Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenn Waterford&TAmerle - West C0rnwa11......,. West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A ......, Do.'B West London..., Winabledn &Croydon 26 23 4i - 4 81 -9, 19 - - 94 - 56i - 17 - a es ..... 3 -5, 10 - 11' 16i - 17. 9i - 36 - 38 25 - 27 7 - 5 83 - 85 GO - 62 37i - 38, 74 - 971 - 85 -- 135 -. 119 64i 60 65 72 - 75 6 - 7 6 - 7 93} 98 - 1061 - 107, io7t - 107: 1 - 141 - d LO6j 107 Z4i -- 35 1 id 84 84: 54 56 *O. "-... ... 14 = 16, 52 - 54 34 - St 364 - 370 ••• ""'"' • 84 - 85 41 -3/ 2t - 14 18 - 181 594 604 94 - 96 - i 64 - 4 7 11 - 12 31_ - 33 08 130 I 77 79 49 bl 15 16 75 81 83 4 2 1 e 15 17 36 37 6 os ''''' 20 6 - 6 27 2 6 i - 6 - 8 2 - 4 6} - 5i : .9 FOREIGN. A ntworp&Rott rth a Ardennes Atlam&St.l.ay.leascd' at 6 p. c. by G &LA. or Canada ..!-.l:atu. Junc oziers to GrA',es..l3s, flonabay, flarodA,nr , g. 5 p. c Do, Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry Cariaeaux & Toulou:, Coal Mines and Ry Demerara nut& Rhenish. Eastern o! France „, Do. Ne w tigt g. 5 p.. . Do A ancl. B, .... Do. Ex. C mi. sp. c Do. do. D, gu. 5 p. c. D 0.4 Do. do. C. 0., '69, Gee'ong Afelbonin guar. 5 per cent. . Gd. 'IT of Caned aA Do. Cert. of Deben, con. into Stk. till Do. Comp. 6 p, c., do. Gt. Central of F. an Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 p. e Do New, guy'. 5 p, e.' t4reat Luxembonr Constituted Share at:Western of Cana,: Shares Do. New Do. lids., payablo Do. dn., '76, p. Do, do., '73 do. Do. do., '73, withou I option ILlke Const. Rz Baolt Lierre 2. , )d Turnhout Lombardo Vencaan. Lucca a Pist. 5 p. c.p Lyons and Genova fiyons Cs Moditerran Wadras, guar. 4 p.c Do. New do., 5 p. c Do. 4' n. c. Este • Do. 3( Ex., g. 5!). ittaria Antares 00. do. New ...... \Tamar & Liege (wit in:avast). ...... (ex interest)... Do. do , C p. c. Pref northern of France NorwegianTrunkFre Paris and Lyons . Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans.... Recife & San. Fran., (Perram.) g. 7 n. c. Riga & Dunaburg r CT. per share... Rowe and Frasca' -:oval Danish ...... aoyalEivredish.... , itnibre and Meuse... Do. 5i p. cent. Pr 'cindo, guar. 5 p. c Do southern of France.. Androw'a •r• Quebec (A) Veat Flanders Do 5 per c. Prof_ W. Ix N. W. o f Franc West. of Switzerlane Wiesbaden ... :exam() iOI T-lei' I instraarthia Bank o; Egypt dank of London liri. Col. Bk.&Ln. C British N. American flhartd. Bank of As' , Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & Chink City Coloirai Coranaercial of Lond. g. goot. & Ans. Cht. bond. Obart. Bk, o Australia Ditto New London and Count Ltd &E. Bnk g. Corp. London Joint Stock. London and Paris Loud. & Westnain.ste National Pro.ef B ag Do. New National of Bank Now South Wain's._ Oriental Bank )1 Corpora ti an Ottoman Bank erovincial of Ireland Do. Now R &us B &Go Im Cc Royal British South Australia Univa of Anstrzlia Do. Now tin'Gn of London Ws:44OM Bk of Loud . 7f - 44 - 54; 1:1 2d 2 3 13 -- 11 par r 53, 51 - 269 37 131 - 14' 23 2 2i 221 - 22;. 231 - 233 321 - 82 - 7 - 7A -22 i 1i 1:,:p 5 3 53 25 - 'ISA 24 - 3 ; 99 - 101 122 127 122 - 127 110 112 6 -64 p: - i2i: 21 - 2 " 24- 3p - 2 2h, 9 - 8i - 9 20 - 20. 42 - 42. - 9 56, - dg 7 Ei - 11 $ ... ter 19i 20. 9i - 10 2- 3 ... - pm 41 - lii 94 - 9i 38 - 39 ••• 20; BA /TRH. IC3 104 P 69 - 70 t.. ' I P 14 41 71 - 73 • II * 0.111 17 7: 18 21,1 - 22} 16 - 2 p 1 - 3p et* • 46 : 48 4 - 9 - 411 35 37 36 - 38 68 - 70 7 1 :4 ; 84 Bar. linsiners done this day. WiltB&flomrst 9) 101 100 - 105 12 - 14 139 - 141 4 44 27 = 29 108 12i - 23i - 24. 112 - 115 2 i - 95 - 97 58 - 60 135 - 8 - 3 - 20 F 3 :?4 91 - 93 95 i 574 61 100 all 100 10€ DO 4 all all 100 100 61i i 5 1071 i 84 19i 17i 601 221 3 12A IBE SUtki LONDON, WED ES.k London N. West. L. &N. W. Cal odon E. ITn. E. C Gt. tirt E. Count. C*''_donbin. Gt. Wesm Yk. Now. Berw. Y. it N Do Do 1 8. Er,storr 1 1)0.. veto & Co Norfolk Do. L.&N.W. & Midld. Stokton & Darlingt. Midland.. En. Conn. E. Count Do Do L. & N. W Do Gt North') Lancash&' Yorksh. T. Brassey M.W.Clean Stockt. & Darlingt 'Do IGtWestn. C . e..np ?dew Taster Jay. !~~t~.~ RAILWAYS. Lc al a •. COmpan -tamale 'his day. PREFERENCE SHARES. - 90 120 1 101 - 103 - 171, "41 - 6 6t 107 - 100 - i t - 1p 13i berdeen Deban. Do. 6 per cent..... Do. N 0.2, 7 p. C Slyth andTyno !one , c. pref. (is3d. a,t 501. 3ris. Ex. 4p. c. Si, Do. 4 p. c. Shares Jaledonian £lO :hes. &Flo. an. 1; pc Do. do. Pref. No. 2. Do. do. Peef. No. 2 cl:BandonsAp.c Dun. Prth .da Aber. J g. Anglian Cls. A Sb , Do. de. Cls. B 6 p. c Do. clo Cls. C 7p. c gas. no. Ex, spc No. Do. No. 2 . Do. New 6 p. e. St Fast Un. , G. 6 p. C. Do. 51. 0 nor cent Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent g ast Lancash. 6 p. cts ZrW. York. J. sthL Odin. & Gl. 5 p.c. sh. gd. Prth.&Dun.4 p.c Furness 13' - ••• ''''' 79 - 81 I r4las. p. c . ••• 119 - )21 ',4reat Northn. 5 n. r'o. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4 p. e ')0.5 p. c. Ser;p, Red. at 5 p. c. pm... N. o'Scot. lat Pre 112 - 114 .05 - 107 ip f•• '''. ••• i4t. S. ckW. (Irelay. l Do. (per c. Prof. S 4t. W.( B. 4, , 17 1.Ex5pc )o. con. red. 4 p.c. De. con. • -3 .4 p. c. Do. in ' ). c. Do. 5 p. pref Do. Birm. ')ref. SI , Do. Chester 8 p. c.P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. d 0... Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Ches. Gina. Sh.. Do. do. do Do. do. do fan. h York. F. £l' Do. 6 p. c. Stock &Brigh. G. 5 p.c. Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. New Guar.6 p. c. 40. do. 5 per cent - 1 - I.&N. W., Coy. & aneat on, 5 p. et— & S. W. 7 per c' ... - 6 6{ 95 97 89 91 89 91 99 - 301 10 10# 74 —17 i 10i 75 —77 201 21} 10 —10 a 15; 16 38 140 •• • """" ... ••• ''''' •••• late 1 Shares .ondy. & Onler. . Londy. & Ennis. Sh A.,5.,& L. 6 p. Cent Do. do. do. £6 ... Do. do. 34 per cent. Harypt .&Carl.4 p c. Do. 4 k por cent Do. do. Aid. Consol.6 p.c.& Do. Con.Br.Bir. C nt Do. p. c. Prof. ••4 Ditto. & H. Pref. Si A bar., &c. pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 p ct. with opLn. till '6 l ,', Norfolk Dt,henture Do.Praf. 5 p. o. et. , )ct. Do. 5 p. c. Ext Do. 5i per ct. pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British ...... K. E. Beiw, 4 p.c. P 'Do. do. do .59 - 161 125 127 in 65 68 1 .36 - 138 101 - 103 91 - 93 - 'O4 -106 97 -99 1 - Do Leeds 6p. c Do. do. Quarters Do. York &a. Pur North Staffordshire. Ox, Wo, 0'7.1516 pc Do R. Pref. 101. Sh. Scot. Cent. ,New Pre; South Devon id .10 1.12 .• - ••• [5 - 16 Do. axed, 4i per cent S. Eastern (Readint A.nn.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do, 41 per cent IDe. Fixed 41 p c 01. S . Wales Gua. 4p. c D.,. do. p. S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Stoek.& Dar., 5 p. c. ,Do: do. do Sto:k. & Hartl. g. t p. 0. till July I, 's' Waterfd. & Kilk. 6 pc 24i - 25 00 - 103 10 -10 f , do• ..... . ... ►. - I 2,j -- 3pi - MINES. I ow A...;w3. Fria ...... 1.08 all Anglo Californian 10 7 J . ^...nstrallan . 1 111 I alt • Baden (Gd.Drehy 0.,' 0 all ; Blsynar. Iron & Cloa! 20 • 11 !British Iron 5 35 2611 , irazilianktp.(iesa - • at .25 ) 30 all 'JO. Onitly , 3 20 15 IDo, Ballo!. 20 22 1 1 Clarendo7 , !... , r,D9. Mn Co. of , - ,a.erica — 40 all Cobro Copper 5O 55 5 1i Colonial Cold ••• St. all Copper WT., of Ens. 30 35 25 , all , Do. Pre', 7 t p. con'.., 26 28 ... 1.0 leopia.po. 2 1i jFortuuz a id 20 all ,Genital l4 —l5 1 all Gt.NuggetVeioßeg. 4.' all Great Polgooth., — 5 all Gt Wheal Vor Unite 21 lid all ,i , lberty... . . . $••• 3 all Viz:axes 7 8 5 ll ,1, - .i.sitanian id A 1 all , 7 ., 7 arignita 1 all Granada 1 all Nouveau. ••• 20 all ,Pontgi.Sil.&Le.W.!. 10 11 5 I'Port Pb 4 lip 1 all ,Quartz 50 all Rhyrnney Iron 26 -- 28 15 all Do. New 7 9 30 14 Santiago de Cub a ..., 2k 2i ... 6s. Sort.; Cons. Min. Co. 24 2i 1 all !South Australian..... 1. all jDo. Scrip,.. 1 all ;Do. 10 per cent Prof Taro. S. &L. Mi n• Co. 1 11 10 air Tin Cr0ft....... 281, all United. Mexican ..... 3. - 4 1 all Waller ••• 1 all West Mariposa..... 1 1 12s. Worthing Mining Australia MISCELLANEOUS. 25 19 Xustralian A grime'. 26 - 27 le all Ans;vala. Royal Ms 10 all Berlin Water Works 6 - ei 50 40 .3rit. A mer i can Lam , 100 3:: Canada .. ' 2 . 6 - 129 At ,"'0 C.Go.6p.e.Jan&7nly 14 ii 5 1141 St. 1 00 Do. 6 P.C. Feb & Aug . . ~ _ St. 100 DD. hp C. Mar & Sept .., _ • :1 & ;i Urpta) Palace...... .2 - 2i, 21 2 5 311 Do. Preference...,.,, 51 - 53 5i 4 a' l f3rystal Pal. of Franc , , . Electric Telagraph 95 - 97 i Dnston Iron Ore 6 - ..' 20 15i Eastern Steam ~. _ • iElectric Teleg. of Jr 5 x d En. Cop Sm Co 1i - 1,1 St NCO 95 23 all Gen. Iron Sc Collier ... _ 16 14 tlen. Steam Navigat. ••• 16 all General Screw Roan! 13; - 13il 134 al l g e diteran. Elec. Tel. S - 4 all Lond . Gen. Omnibus 1 - 4 i Magdalena St. Navi , •• - ~, 2 1 ( 0 ) 10 10 9 s&exican&S.Americn. 31 - 31 25 5 Nat. Discount Co. lt . 1,, 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fue, , _ :;:-.-' 10 5 Netherlands Land 11 - 2 20 all Do. Do. - - 41 5 3 Do.SpcPissrtld I - 4 , 100 80 Newt. &N.S. Lend 21 - 26 N.S.W. Gov. sp.c.D. ... - ~ 6. i all N. P. Austraimlal) R - b i IQ 15 Nrth. of EuropeSte,f.m 13; -1% 1 all Oriental Gas 1 _ , J 1 2s. Do. "New Shares" I. - ip v a ll Peel Rr. Ld. & Mine. 21 -21 2i ,n 3 50 all Peninsular& Oriental Cl - 66 50 10 Do. Now 4 - 5 p 100 60 Royal Bife.',• Steam - 72 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest li - 14 x d 1 Ditto New 8 fir, 25 all South Austral:Lard SA -- 26} 1 al: Stibmar, Tel. Scrip 1 I 1 all !)o. Regi stered ....., i - 1 20 5 ['rust& L.Co.U.Can 190 28A va. Dietrente T• 11,10 16 - 17 ' V.o).6po.4alikJuly ,“ ". MS Et. St. St. ?F .00 1 .00 .00 ,00 ii} all I 0) all all 100 'l.OO all all 16 5 i I 137 101 i 2i E N G LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, IN RE WM. E. YOUNG. The balance-sheet in the case of this ba'.krupl•, de scribed as Of Sun-court, Cornhill, Cross-street, Man chester, and Dale•stre;t. Liverpool, ship and insurance broker, underwriter, and merchant, has been filed by Messrs. Haeding and Pullen, and commences June 24, 1849, and ends April 15, 1856, and shows—Dr. to creditors, unsecured, 33,7021. 7s. Gd. ; ditto fully se cured, 8,373/. 14s. 6d. ; ditto partially secured, 2,1211. is. ; ditto salaries to be paid in full, 3301. 18s. 2d. ; lie. bilities on bills (58,465/. 4s. Bd.), of which 24,1101. only are expected to be claimed against the estate ; risks on underwriting (about 62,0001.), in respect of which bank rupt estimates that about 10,0001. losses may be proved against the estate; brokerve profits, 60,7281. os. 2d.. premiums, &c., for underwriting, 121,0601. Os. 9d. Cr.: by debtors, good, 22,5381. 6s. ; doubtful, 11,6721. 19s. 81. ; property given up to official assignee, 13,4551. (less salaries, 3801.) ; interest in adventure on teak, 2,0001. — (the bankrupt had joined with Messrs. Syere, Walter, and Co. for the purchase of teak, which was shipped per Commodore, which was :never after heard of ; the teak, however, was insured, and bankrupt's share will be about this amount) ;—consignmerts, 9281. ; liabilities as per contra, 34,1101. ; property held by creditors fully secured, 9,2941. 15s. 41. ; ditto partially secured, 1151. ; trade expenses—interest 3,4281., law 6481., domestic and personal 9,9271. ; losses (sundries 28,329/. lOs. 31., bad debts 1,4941. 4s. 41., on underwriting 111,9331. 7s. id.), total 141,7571. ls. 80. Amongst the creditors are Messrs. Adamson and Co., Aberdeen, for freight, 2,9661. Bs. ; Green and Co., Blac's:wall, 1,9791. ; R. Green, do., 1,022/. ; John Hay, Sun tlerland, for balance purchase money of ship Walmer Castle, 4,321/. 13s. ; Palmer, M'Killop, Dent, and (','o., 1,865/. ; James Miller, Queen's-road, St. John's-wood, 2,199/. ; Geo. Leslie, Aberdeen, 1,606/. ; Coopor and Ave?, Leadenhall•street (cash, March, 1856), 1,00 0/. ; Chaplin and Horns (rail way carriage), 1,354/. 11s,. 6d. ; Pickford and Co. (do., March and April, 1856), 1,7651. 14s. sd. ; Taylor, Pot ter, and Co., Liverpool, 5781. The meeting for the last examination is fixed for the 21 September next. The balance-sheet extends over 119 folio pages. There are no cases in the list for to•morrow. CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day), OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Martin.) Charles Arnold, 23, cheese facttor, remanded from last session, was indicted for feloniously omitting and neglecting to surrender himself to the Court of Bank ruptcy, be being a bankrupt. The present charge was made under the 251st sec, of the Bankruptcy Consolidation Act, and it appeared that the prisoner occupied a shop, 20, Commercial-road East, where he carried on the business of a cheese factor. He then became indebted to Messrs. Haycock and Co., wholesale cheese factors, 7, Old Fish-street, in the sum of 571. After that he shut up his shop, and went to 15, St. Dunstan's-hill, and commenced business as a wine merchant. The prosecutors, being unable to obtain their money, filed a petition•in bankruptcy against the prisoner on the sth Oct., 1855, and he was adjudged a bankrupt on the following day. The 24th Oct. and 27th Nov. were the days appointed foe his exami nation, but he did not appear in person or by agent. Nothing was heard or seen of the prisoner until the 13th of June, 1856, when he was apprehended at a beer-shop on Walworth Common. The policeman having a know ledge of the prisoner asked him if his name was Arnold. He replied, " No, it was Edwards," but afterwards admitted it was Charles Arnold. Mr, Poland for the prosecution called several witnesses in support of the above facts. Mr. Ribton for the prisoner took technical objections relative to the proof of petitioning creditor's debt, and the notice of bankruptcy being properly served on the prisoner, which the learned judge overruled. The learned gentleman then addressed the jury, contending that ac• cording to the terms of the prosecutors trading, it had not been shown that the prisoner was really indebted to him in the amount claimed, and that consequently the declaration of bankruptcy was illegal. He disc:aimed on the part of the prisoner any intention to defraud his creditors. After some remarks in reply from Mr. Poland, His lordship summed up. The law made it an offence is a person not surrendering after an adjudication, and .t was no question for a jury to consider whether or not _ the prisoner had been properly adjudged a bankrupt. He was of opinion that the offence had been proved by the evidence, and that the prisoner was indebted to the prosecutors in the sum of 571. The jury found the prisoner guilty. Sentence deferred. MANSLA.IIGHTER.—John Dunning, 24, fisherman, was indicted for feloniously killing and slaying Francis Toorules. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Carko prosecuted ; Mr. Robin son defended the prisoner. It appeared that the prisoner and deceased formed part of the crow of the Royal Tar fishing smack, of Barking. On the 11th July the smack was off the coast of Hol land, and the master having left the smack to procure provisions, the prisoner, deceased, and Charles Turner, mate of the smack, went on board a Dutchman, where they drank freely a quantity of spirits, and were much intoxicated. They returned to the smack, bringing with them some spirit they had had given them on board the Dutchman, and repaired to the cabin to partake of it. Whilst there Dunning left the cabin, took a bottle of naphtha from the batches, and returned and sprinkled it over the deceased. Shortly after his clothes were on fire, and be was burnt so badly that he was sent home to Barkurry the following day. He suffered very much, and lingered until the 26th July, when he died. The men were all zo much intoxicated that they were unable to give an accurate account of the trans action, and the boy who 'c was half asleep and lislf awake at the time " of the occurrence was unable to say how the fire happened. When be saw deceased on fire he was lying on a settle in the cabin, near an oil lamp, and prisoner was sitting by him. Brown, the eldest apprintice, appeared to be the only sober person on board at the time, and being alarmed by the boy, he went to the cabin and roused the men, all of whom appeared to be insensible. They contrived t o get on deck, and the❑ Brown threw water over deceased and extinguished the fire. Pi isoner, the fol lowing day, said he had no recollection of the circum stances, and the deceased told the master of the smack that he did not know how it happened. Ills Lordship said there was no evidence against the prisoner to show that he set fire to the man, and he directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty. The jury returned a verdict accordingly, on which His Lordship addressed the prisoner, saying he hoped this would be a warning to him, and that ho would net get drunk again. The prisoner evidently niistook the verdict for one of guilty, and fainted away in the dock. On his re covery he was discharged, and left the' court with his friends. NEW COURT. THE LATE ROBBERY IN M ARIC - LANE.—Janzes Hunter, a tailor, was indicted for stealing 8 chains, 1 bracelet, 2 watches, and 3 rirv, valued at 631., the property of Mr. Thomas Cockayne. The case for the prosecution was conducted by Mr. Ryland, and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Sleigh. The evidence having been concluded, Mr. Sleigh addressed the jury for the prisoner, and contended that they were mistaken as to the identity of the prisoner. A man named Stevens, who had been convicted of the robbery and was undergoing his sen. tence, was brought up, and, having b een sworn, stated that the prisoner at the bar was not the man who as sisted him in the robbery. The learned judge, addressing the man, said—You have taken an oath to tell the whole truth. Now, you have said the prisoner was not the man who assisted you in the robbery. Who was ? The man declined to answer. Mr. Ryland contended that the evidence of the man Stevens was not worthy of belief. The jury had not returned their verdict when cur report left. THIRD COURT. RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY.—Thia morning► Tohn Pinkerton, the proprietor of between 40 and 50 common lodging•houees, surrendered to take his triad for haviog in his possession a large quantity of stolen goods, the property of Charing-cross Hospital, The case for the prosecution was conducLi - d 'uy Mr. Payne ; and Mr. Giffard appeared for the prisoner. The facts of this case have already appeared i❑ The Sun, the case having been fully reported under the head of Bow-street Police•court. The case for the prosecution having been concluded, Mr. Giffard addressed the jury for the prisoner, and contended there was not a tittle of evideno.e of guilty knowledge to convict the prisoner of the charge The wife of the prisoner conducted the affairs of the lodging•houses, and she might have purchased the sheets without the knowledge of the prisoner ; and such being the case, it would be it ooseible'to convict him of the offence. There was no .e rid anus that Pinkerton ever received the sheets. That was the first doubt. And - if he did receive them, did h.e dc sa with a guilty know ledge ? The case was surrounded with doubt, and therefore he con tended that the privaner a t the bar ought to be acquitted. The prisoner had up to t^ .o present time possessed a good character ; and, coupli!!/ ; this fact with the doubts that surrounded the whole c tse, he felt confident that they would unanimously ani ye at the conclusion that the prisoner was not guilty .of the charge imputed against him. One of the jurors wished to know, More the case proceeded further, wb ether the property was found in the apartment in which Pinkerton resided ? Sergeant Thomas eta ted tlmt the rooms in v,ll:ch the bulk of • the property was found was locked up, and appeared to be perfectly , distinct from the other part of the house. Witnesses were then ca!led, who gave the prisoner a good character for honesty, straightforwardness, and industry. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. There are four or five other indictments against the prisoner. The Court then adjourned for ro"rahment. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CRUELTY TO A HORSE.—John Ford, an itinerant coal dealer, was brought before Mr. Beadon, charged with cruelly ill-treating a horse, by driving it in an unfit condition. George Walker, a constable attached to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, stated that about half-past nine this morning he was passing down Piccadilly, when he saw the defendant driving a horse and cart. Witness observed that the horse appeared to suffer from pain, and went up and examined it, and found a large raw wound on its back under the saddle, two wounds under the kicking strap, and several wounds under the crupper. Witness told the defendant he ought not to work the horse in that condition, and took him into custody. The defendant, in answer to the charge, said that the horse was a regular kicker, and when he bad a kicking fit he always cut and bruised himself as the officer saw. He was obliged to work the horse in order to get a living. Mr. Beadon said it was all very well for the defendant to make that excuse, and asked him if he would like to work covered all over with sores ? Defendant, who shook his head, replied in the nega. tire, and was fined 103., or seven days. SO UTHWARK. SUSPECTED ROBBERY OF A VALUABLE TELESCOPE BY A NAVAL APPRENTlCE.—WalterjOttey, a respeetable-look ing young man, who stated himself to be an apprentice on board the Hydaspes steam-ship, belonging to the General Screw Steam-ship Company recently returned from the Crimea, and lying in the Southampton docks, was brought before Mr. Combe charged on suspicion of stealing a valuable five-pointed naval telescope. The manager to Mr. Barnett, a respectable pawn• broker in the Borough-mac', said that on the 31st of July the prisoner entered' the shop and presented the telescope in pledge for 255. Witness examined it, and finding it to be very valuable he asked him where he got it. He replied that his uncle gave it him, and that his mother knew that he waa about to pledge it. Wit ness asked him where his mother lived, when he gave a direct'on in the Old Kent-road. However, not being satisfied that all was correct, be told him he would advance him the sum required if he brought his mother with him. He then left the shop, and not returning witness gave information to the police. Inquiries were made at the address he had given, and that was ascertained to be false. Nothing more was heard of him until Tuesday morning, when a female came to the shop and asked for the telescope, stating that the prisoner had sent her for it. She gave the same address that he had, and witness told her that he should detain her un til she gave information where the prisoner was waiting for her. A policeman was in attendance, and shortly afterwards the prisoner was taken into custody. Edwin Coleman, 53 M, said he was called-in by last witness, and he detained the female until she - told him where to find the prisoner, who told him that he pur chased the telescope at sea for 10s. and five ounces of tobacco. The telescope, almost a new one, in a leather case, was here produced. It had the maker's name, Marratt, 63, King William-street, engraved on it. In aniwer to the magistrate, the prisoner said it was I true what he had told the constable. Mr. Combo remanded him to enable the officers to make some inquiries about the telescope. THAMES. CHARGE OF STABBING ANN .ATTEMPTED MURDER.— Captain, IL Johan. Kiel, a German, aged 27, and master of the ship P;uline, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged witt:ieloniously cutting and wounding Eliza beth Turnbell, with intent to murder or do grievous bodily harm. The prosecutrix, a large, red-faced bloated woman, a prostitute, whose head was enveoped in surgical ban dages, stated that she got into an omnibus yesterday evening in the West India-road, and the prisoner got in directly afterwards. When she got out at the George in the Commtro,ial-road the prisoner got out at the same time, and pulled her shawl. She asked him what he wanted, and he said, "I will give you one ten shil lings." She refused the money, and he then asked her to have something to drink. They went into Angus's, the Little Wonder beer-shop, and had some ale, and as she was leaving he turned round and struck her and knocked her down with his fist. She got up and ran after him, but could not ovar take him, and she was going home when he came after her, and overtook her in Storey•street, and took out his knife and stabbed her on the head. She fell under the effects of the blow, and bled very much. In cross-examination by Mr. Charles Young the pro secutrix said she had been drinking at the Jolly Scotch man public-hours in the afternoon, and the prisoner was there. lie went home with her. lie was with her five hours in all. Henry Ristutori, a young man, said he saw the parties struggling. The prisoner turned round and struck the woman, who tinned round and laid hold of him. The prisoner threw her down twice, and witness caught hold of the prisoner, and he then put something in his pocket, which terned out to be a shut up clasp knife. A policeman named Smith said Mr. Tayu ton, surgeon, dressed the wound, and said it was a slight one, and no doubt inflicted with the blunt end of a knife while it was shut. Mr. Young said the proecutris attompted to rob the prosecutor, and b defending his proi.erty Etruck at her with the shut knife. Inspector Smith of the K division said the prisoner was drunk when he came to the station-house. The woman was sober. In consequence of the charge of rob bery he had the woman searched. There wai only 2s. on her. The prisoner bad 2/. 10s. in his pockets. Mr. Yardley, after a long inquiry, allowed the parties to retire and settle the matter, and he did so on the ex press understanding that the prosecutor inhis ignorance thought the woman was robbing him. AU G UST o X 856, LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON / - Aug. 20.—Wind this day at noon, S.E.; moderate breeze and cloudy, with occasional showers of rain. FALMOUTH, Aug. 10.—Wind for Sydney, N.S.W. ; Chilian war-steamer Esmeralda, Valparaiso. CLYDE, Aug. 17.—Sailed —Colooney, for Mauritius ; Shooting Star, Bahia. GLOUCESTER, Aug. 19.—Arrived—James F. Chapman, from St. John's, N. B. (PER ELECTRIO TELEGRAIII.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Arrived.—Chester, from Shields; William and Maria, London ; George, Portland ; Elgle (~) and Wear, Sun derland ' • Cape of Good Hope (s.), London.. Salle 1-111ary Pope, for Newport ; Pet, Newcattle ; Manilla(s.), Singapore. L I VERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind E.S.E. An from Itaca; Agnes, ived.— Witch of the Wave, Co penhagen ; Malcolm, Colomba. Sailed.—Sinda ' for Peruaxubueo ; John Milton, New York Juveata, Callao. QUEENSTOWN, A , 3g. 18. Wind N.E. Sailed.—Maria, for Amsterdam• WATERFORD, Aug.l7. Wind N.N.E. Arrived.—Horfield, from Ancona ; Othello, from Con stantinople; Perthshire, Essequibo. (IY 3UEMAION2I AND BUITISTI TELEGRAP7-1.1 GRAVESEND, " Wedlle3da.y, 10.10 a.m. Wind E.S.E., tide last hours' ebb; cloudy, with rain. Arrived, Aug. 20.—Eagle, from Dantzic ; Frederick, Memel ; Madonna, Wyborg ; Soronwegel, Archangel. Sailed, Aug. 19.—Jano Ellis, for Naples. DEAL, Wednesday, 10.2 a.m. Wind S.S.E.; moderate. Passed, Aug, 19. -Hebe, from London, for Rangoon. The reports from Vienna of the mobilizations of the entire Austrian army turn out to have been a Stock Exchange manceuvre. YORK RACE Z—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) DIINDAS STAKES. Zeta GauJy Eight ran. BURGUNtY STAKES. Fandango walked over. YORKSHIRE OAKS. Victoria Manganese. •lon by ten lenbtlis. BETTING ON THE COURSE. EBOR HANDICAP. 3 to 1 agst Coroner (taken) 4to 1 agst Warlock (taken) 7to 1 agst Courtenay (taken) 12 to 1 agst Brother to Grey Toirany (taker) ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS AT YORK. Typee, Warlock, Kentucky, Forbidden F r uit, Il e b e , Beatrice, and c ou t o f Lady Emily. Blink Bunny bas met With an accident. ST. PAIVCRAS TVORKHOUSE. POOR-LAW BOARD AND THE GUARDIANS. Yesterday, ae the meeting of the directors and guar dians of the poor of St. Pancras, held in the Vestry-ball, Camden town—Mr. Churchwarden Wyatt in the chair —intense excitement was manifested at the receipt of the following communication from the Poor-law Board, announcing its intention at once to exercise au .thority over the management of St. Pancras Work house, as well as in the administration of ount-door relief, and a determination to appoint a poor law auditor to audit the parish accounts : "Poor-law Board, Whitehall, Aug. 18, 185 G. "Sir,—l am directed by the Poor-law Board to refer you to the letter which they addressed to the directors of the poor of St. Pancras on the Bth May last, and to inform you that the Poor-law Board have caused to be prepared, and are now about immediately to issue, the orders referred to in that letter. "In notifying this intention, the Poor-law Board are desirous of recalling to the recollection of the directors the circumstances which have led the board to adopt the course which they are now about to pursue. " Ia the early part of the present year the board found it necessary to appoint Dr. Bence Jones a poor-law inspector, for the purpose of making a special inquiry into the con dition of the workhouse. Upon the receipt of Dr. Jones' report, the board forwarded a copy of it to the directors, and requested their immediate attention to the statements which it contained, with the view of enabling the directors to take such measures as might be necessary to remedy the serious evils which were adverted to in that report. The board learnt with much satisfaction that the letter, to gether with Dr. Jones' report, had been referred to a com mittee of the directors, who had reported to the vestry of the parish the measures which they recommended for the purpose of remedying the existing evils and defects at the workhouse. " Ttie board, however, subsequently received from their inspector, Mr. Hall, a detailed report (madeafter two visits to the workhouse on the 15th and 17th of April respec tively), from which it appeared that, although certain mea sures calculated to improve the . general system on which relief is administered in the parish had been discussed by the directors, and in part adopted, no material improve ment had taken place in the state of the workhouse since it had been visited and reported upon by Dr. Bence Jones. The board felt it necessary, in consequence of Mr. 'Hall's report, to inform the directors, on the Ist of May, that, unless in the meantime the defects to which the attention of the directors bad been called were satisfactorily re medied, they would deem themselves bound, at th© expi ration of two months, to issue an order fixing the maxi mum number of inmates to be received at any one time into the workhouse ' • and also an amended set o f ru l es f or the management of the workhouse. The board, at the same time, inform the directors that they also felt bound to consider whether it would not be •proper to issue rules for the regulation of the mode of administering out-relief. Shortly before the termination of the period of two months fro'm Ist May, the board instructed their inspector again to visit the workhouse, and report to the board upon its then state and condition. From the report which they have since received, it appears that although some useful alterations and improvements have been adopted, there are still so many points in regard to which the defects and evils adverted ,to in Dr. Jones' report continue to exist, that the board deem it essential, in order to prevent their continuance or recurrence, to issue detailed and po sitive regulations for the management of the workhouse and the conduct of the officers. `• The board desire further to state that their attention has recently been directed to the depositions taken by the Coroner, at an inquest held on the body of Anne Greening, from which it appears, in confirmation of the opinion which the board bad previously formed, that the arrange• ments for the administration of out-relief are not such as uniformly to secure that due and prompt attention to all applications for relief which is obviously desired by the directors. Under these circumstances, and for these rea sons, the board intend to issue the following orders, viz. : —One fixing the maximum accommodation of the work house and of its several wards respectively ; one regulating the management of the workhouse, and prescribing the duties of its officers ; and a third, containing rules for the administration of out-door relief. " Iu thus communicating to the directors the intention of the board, I am directed at the same time to state that, should any difficulty arise iu carrying these orders into effect, it will give the board much pleasure to render to the directors any aid or assistance in their power, as they Are most anxious cordially to co-operate with the directors in promoting what they believe to be the object of the di rectors—the introduction cf an efficient and satisfactory system of relief to the poor iu St. Pancras. "The board direct me to add, with a view to secure a regular and complete examination of the parochial ac counts, and to assist the.directors in carrying out these orders, by enabling thendi to exercise a complete control over all the officers, it is also the intention of the board to issue an order authorising and directing the appointment of an auditor. The directors are doubtless aware that the salary of this officer will not be a charre upon the parish, but will be paid out of the Consolidated Fund, so long as his duties are regularly and efficiently performed.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, " R. W. GREY, Sec. " C. Hibbard, Esq., Clerk to the Directo rs o f St. Pancras." Mr. CLARKE doubted the power of the Poor-law Board to issue these orders and regulations, and more espe cially to appoint a poor-law auditor in that pari , h. Mr. Oaa suggested that the better course to be adopted would be to call a special meeting of the entire board to consider the matter, and that steps Le then taken for testing the power of the commissioners. A motion to that effect, was carried. After other busines,e, the board separated. PUGILISM. JOB COBBLEr AND ROBERT TRAVERS, THE BLACK, Fon 100/.=-The passage of arms between these mem bers of the-P.R. took place yesterday, pursuant to articles, and proved to be one of the hardiest fought battles of recent times. Cobbley is a fresh importation from Nottingham, being brought out under the auspices of Ben Caunt, the ex-champion, while Robert Travers is prot6g6 of Nat Langham, and it may be said that he is the best man of colour that 1,3,3 been seen in the ring since the days of Young Sambo. Both men have before fought in the ring, and been victorious—the Black de feating Baker, of Chatham; and George Crockett, while Cobbley had been triumphant over young Webb. The combatants were confined to gat 71b, and on going to scale on Monday they were ascertained to be well - within the mark, the Nottingham man having a trifling when - tags of a pound or so. An aquatic trip was agreel upon and after a speedy voyage, a debarkation was effected on the Kentish marshes. By the time the commissary had completed the ring arrangements there could not have been less than two thousand spectators, some of whom had come from Birmingham, Leicester, Nottingham, and other provincial sporting towns. Both men were in good condition. - :Tile Black was waited on by Jemmy Welsh and James Massey, while Johnny Hannan and Young Sambo did the attentive fur Cob bley, on whom the odds were 7 to 4. The Nottingham man had the advantage in height. Travers, however, after some hard hitting, gained an immense lad, and after the combatants had been fighting sonu-pihing more than an hour the friends of Travers thought it a - perfect certainty, and offered 10 to 1. Unquestion ably at this period no one could have supposed that Travers could be defeated. Still Cobbley kept coning up in the most indomitable manner, till, by sheer per severance alone, he wearied cut the Black and turned the tide 0' war in his favour. At the finish of the 110th round he was bailed the winner. The contest lasted three hours and twenty-seven minutes. DAVID INGRAM (OF BIRMINGHAM), AND THOS. BROOKE (01" NORWICH), Foil 50/.—These lads, who were con fined to Set. fib., also fought in the same ring. The contest turned out to be a very merry affair. Tuaram for a novice, is a smart clever boxer, and, throughout the battle, bad the best of fighting, but his courage was found to be far from first quality. The contest was maintained in a rapid style until 47 rotitas had been contested, when the "Brume refused to again come from his corner ; therefore, the sp onge b a d t o b e t h rown up in token of submission. The battle occupied an hour and twenty-five minutes. A report is current that Prince Peter Napoleon Bonaparte, formerly a member of the Mountain in the National Assembly, and who has lived of late in Algiers, is the candidate for the throne of the united Princ:pali ties of Moldavia and Wallachia, whose pretensions the Emperor Louis Napoleon desires to see favoured. THE LATE COLLISION oN'THE SToIIR VALLEY BRANCH OF THE LoNDoN AND NORTH• WESTERN RAILWAY.—BIit- HINGHAM, Tuesday.—An inquest was held yesterday evening at llandsworth upon the body of Thomas Wil kinson, of Stoke-upon-Trent, whose death was caused by injuries received by a collision of trains at the Albion station nn the Stour Valley line, on the afternoon of the 6th of August. Mr.hffe, one of the coroners for the county of Stafford, presided. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against Thomas Baxter, the engineer of the passenger train. DANGEROUS STATE OF THE CLIFF AT DOVER'—It will be remembered that in the winter of 3853-4 there were many falls of cliff around Dover, rendocirg heavy operations necessary for the security of the rublic. Since • . tbat,time the cliff standi n g beyond the j tty at East Cliff has been in an exceedingly dangeroun state, and the owners of property have been called on by the coil. mandant of the garrison to remove the loose portions i f overhanging chalk, and "face' the cliff so as to rend er it safe for the persons patsing below. This workcannot be done in winter, owing to the rotten state of th e ma terials to be dealt with, which are made more soft and insecure ky frost.—Soutie - Eastern GRIN, HEALTH - OF LONDON DURLY•G THE WEEK. (Front th,e Report of the Registrar-GemeraZ.) The inhabitants of London an not in an average state of health. 1,250 deaths were registered in the week that ended on Saturday, Aug. 16, whereas the corrected ave. i rage of the corresponding eight weeks of previous year s when cholera was not epidemic, is 1,127. I n t h e secon d' ( week of August 1849 and 1854 cholera was epidemic, and the deaths ansouLtd to 2,230 and 1,833. Summer chorera now prevails to a siight extent, and was fatal in 22 cases; diaracca was faint in 253 cases ; 242 children died of these diseases under the age of 10 ; 11 of the alults were under GO years, and 22 were 60 years of age and upwards. Of 1,250 persons of the various stated ages, 760 were under 20 yerrs of age; 150 were of the age 20-24 ; 145 were 40.60; 156 were 60.80 ; 39 only were of the age of 80 and up ...amis. 620 of the persons whose career was cut short under 60 years of age died either of zymotic diseases, or of the respiratory organs of consumption. These diseases are natural to man, but their ravages are greatly aee,ravatecl by the physical impurities of the atmosphere, seen from a dietaries banging in a cloud over London. The smoke of our manufactories has been rendered less dense than it was by Lord Palmerston's Act. It will ascend as dark as ever in winter from the fires of 340,000 houses ; but Dr. Arnott has shown that the evil may be greatly diminished, and by the mere modi• fications of lighting the fire from the top much of the smoke is burnt. The dust of the principal streets, which are now co vered with horse dung, watered every day, and beat up by omnibuses, may be got rid of by frequent cleansing, and by new processes. The railways which traverse the southern, the eastern, and the northern parts of London would, if extended to the centre and the west, not only relieve the thickest thoroughfares, but facilitate the move ments and the traffic of the population, dwelling in houses which it was computed at the last census could, be all visited by going over something more than 6,563 miles of ground. The third class of atmospheric impurities is invisible, but it arises from the long retention of the excrement of London under the houses and in the sewers. ACeording to the estimates of Mr. Lawes London could supply the farmers of England daily with 29 tons of ammonia, 51 tons of carbon, 14 tons of phosphates, 32 tons of mineral matter, and 14 tons of other matter, making in the ag gregate 140 tons of dry manure, dissolved naturally in about 19 times its weight of water. The country requires this precious manure, which London is anxious to get rid of at any reasonable cost, as it is now known to be as insalubrious as it is offensive. The problem for the engineer to solve is, how can 3,000 tons of town guano be returned daily to the disinfecting soil, from which it was chiefly taken, with the least offence to health and with the least cost ? Shall it be distributed by pipes or by railways ? Shall it be disin fected by water, earth, ashes, or any chemical compound Under the present arrangements some hundreds of thousands of tons of this matter lie in store in London. putrfyin in cesspools, and percolating the streets, while the residue is thrown into the Thames at great cost. All these impurities of the air we breathe in London have evidently a natural tendency to increase more ra pidly than the population, and can only be removed by the vigilance, intelligence, and energy of the boards of works. Every substantial sanitary improvement they effect will be as evident as the diminution in the. mortality in the districts which now receive a purer water, and which will, it may be expected. ere long receive it on the sys tem of conutant 'supply. Daring the week the births of 793 boys and 782 girls, in ail 1,575 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1846-55 the ave rage number was 1,427. , The meteorology of the week underwent great changes. The barometer stood at 29.763 in. on an aytrage. The mean temperiture of the air was 66.9 deg. during the week ; it was 69.3 deg. on Sunday, 71.1 deg. on Mon day, and fell gradually t ) 62.5 on Saturday. The high est temperature of the air in the shade rose to 87 deg. on Monday. The lowest temperature of 'the air, 48.5 deg., was observed on Saturday night. The thermome ter in the sun rose every day t 3 100 deg. and upwards, attaining 105.5 deg. on Wc.inesday. The . temperature of the Thames was 70.4 deg. The dryness of the air was indicated by the 9.1 deg. of difference between the temperature of the wet and dry bulb thermometers. The wind was south-west, and-moved at the mean rate of 90 miles a day over Greenwich. Nearly half an inch (0.4) of rain fell on Thursday ; and rain fell also on Mon day and Saturday !n gentle showers. The electricity was positive during the week. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS NUMBER, OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES - REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, AUG. 16. Zymotic Diseases 4 , r4. 454 Diseases of Uncertain S6:`, Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 3) Diseases of the Lungs aid other Organs of Respiration BB Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, b... Diseases-of the Joints, Bones, apd Mu.-cles .. -5 Diseases of the Skin, & c . Malformailions 4 Premature Birth and Debility 44 Atrophy .. 4B Old Age 39 :udden 10 Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemper ance 6O Causes not specifi e d DRAMS PROM ALL CAUSES 1,950 Population Deaths in corm- Deaths Enumerated. sponding week in the 1851. of 1855. Week.. West Districts North Districts 490,396 Central Districts..... 393,256 East Districts 485,522 South Districts Totals Males Fomales 1,095 1,250 G 25 625 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females.. 793 782 Total THE WEAT.UER, AND CROPS EV-IRELAND. The late rains have very much injured the meadows on the Ca;lows of the Suck asid Shannon. A large quantity of hay,lalLeaved, has been covered with water by the overflowing of these rivers, and farmers have not only been put to great expense in attempting to save it, but in some instances they have lost it entirety. On the other hand, those who adopted the maxim of , " making hay while the sun shines" have the'.r hay now saved and in the. Laggards., The harvest has in some instances already commenced in this neighbourhood. Barley is lasing cut down in one or two places, and several fields of wheat throughout the district will fall beneath the sickle next week, if the weather permit. We observe a field of eats reaped at Garhatly. The late rains 'have re tarded the harvest for perhaps a fortnight, but they will have prevented the grain from ripening too fast, under the influence of the excessive heat of last week. The turnip crop is improving, but it is not in so forward a state as at the same period of former seassns. As yo the potato crop is free from blight.— Western `'tar. EARLY BARLEY. —On Wednesday last Captain Gas enyee commenced to reap a field of excellent barley, at Mackney. We have examined a specimen, and find the straw of more than average length, the grain as hard as if ‘leilndried, plump and well filled. This is the first barley we have heard of as being reaped in this neigh bourhood, and the superiority the cr,ip is ereclitahre to the gallant captain's systetn of fanning.--Ibid. Harvest labours seem almost at hand. Wheat fields are rapidly ripening, and oats colour fast. From the appearance of the fields, it would seem that a great breadth of cereals will be ready in the ensuing week, and if hands be not set to work much of the best of the grain will be lost by' over ripening. We hope, ere long, to see the reaping machine at work in this country, and if farmers would try to renounce old prejudice - 8, and cut wheat and oats before they are fully ripe, a larger quan tity of grain would be saved. In the heavier descrip tion of potato oats there is often a full sixth of the whole lost by over ripening. --Belfast Mercury. A rather unfavourable change has taken place in the weather, rain having fallen for the last few days almost without intermission. IS is feared that the crops will sustain some injury, atter the unusual drought which prevailed, and in conseqrsence of the ungenial nature of the season, the changes being most trying and abrupt. We still continue to receive favourable reports of the potato crop, which will be more than an average one this year. Harvest operations have commenced in sonic districts in this locality, and have been interrupted by the continuance of rain. —Sligo Journal. "The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few," was the remark of a gentleman to us on Friday. The ears are bending under the weight of the wealtk e r u e s a t p onl it ; o but u such c i h t wa s Lady-day, with which Providence I filled theta and much o f th e and, for grain may be lost a 7 c a co nt rd o in f g the handst to drive, the fields were empty and the public-h ouse f u ll .— Cork Constitution. TUB' WEATHER.—An immensity of rain has fallen this week, and several peals of thunder were heard on Satur. day, Snuday, and Monday lest. The wheat and oat craps have been partially prostrated and other Jule,* in jured by the heavy rains; and we are sorry to he:ar that the blight is again committing its ravages on the potato crop. Although the barometer keeps very' low we trust that fair weather is at hand, and that we shall still be favoured with an abundant harvest.—Derry Sentinel. Since our last the weather has underesne a change. Much rain has fallen, which has given afresh itispearance to the count r y a ft er tfi e l ate parc hi n g drarielt. The turnip crop, where it was not attacked .with - ehe fly, is very healthy. The a real crops, are progreising to ma tufty throughout the county. in tome districts reap s commenced, has already comenCed, and a large quantity of oat have already fallen beneath the sickle. 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