The Sun. — London, England, 1861-08-02 00:00:00

Es and core- The ,riton, th ad- )tea a rnittee is war Com- rim of Tariff ion in Com a, and epared Ises to eg the e duty iniellt 9 ed on irro:sia 3 16th reMCW' lerateS which aban e Con epared with 'ederat L state Sops at le pre ederai Amy Roads, vessel of the entered Enfield English been ;kading ) ahead ille, 3 0 [issouri The engage' 3n Con s. One s hand empted ighting passed , seven en cap- [abama) on : on all ing out ersonal, assessed )n per tax of 5 dole. stock in hat the at Mina -ening at it E. B. do©s not ly suited appear- one was 1 as good to herself Angel is ow voice, Ind Intel an6 ease and in so evening .e future. tural and iver seen . MackaY' sonified when he eceived tain. DO' y of dra at was a ddicombe hit Stout, thor. At' ;dience to Ir. Vezi reduced rtical rise 1 each 10 ease. E. bulb (for id (true-- C. Cloud. etached) ; azy) . ; 0., Kletter a disturb. ScOT chal lenge 1 Vain lenge 11 ) guineas, yards, 1 0 L any de-- telescopic s the um- u 2 umpire The two .rmine 811 Eton. Sec. tish Ririe ) INDIA. 31akiston , arty novr Thibet e expedi" ea up the Admiral gunboat ilea above return of objects of ummer of it beyond The dis rhich has ver there erity, the t country also for ontaining iding the c., 31017EY fiIARKE T AND CITY ANEW,F. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Bank of England return completed to the 31st July shows some rather satisfactory changes. The bullion has been augmented by about half a Million sterling, owing to the limited remittances of specie to America and the influx of Australian gold. The reserve of notes also show a rather large addition. In the other Securities there has b een a considerable decrease in consequence of the easier state of the Money Market. The Public Deposits, however, show a reduction of about half a Million, and there is also a diminution in the Go vernment Securities. The other items of the balance sheet present no feature of importance; t hey will be seen in the subjoined table : Aetive Circulation .. £20,297.940 Increase 155,175 Stock of i3ullion • • • • • • 12,196,708 Increase .. • • • • 476,618 Itest 3 412,974 Increase . . 11,800 Public Deposits 3 701 952 Decrease .. .. 421,508 Other Deposits 12,194,650 Increase .. .. 210,423 Seven Day and other Bills .. 700,182 Increase .. • • • • 73,656 Government Securities 00 00 • 9 466 , 279 Decrease .. • • • • 140,000 Other Sec ur iti es •• 18 , 547 , 711 Decrease .. • • •• 307,072 Notes unemployed .. 5,706,760 Increase .. • • • • 332,045 About £20,000 in gold were sent into the Bank Of England yesterday. The Seine, which left to-day for the West Indies, took £9,700 in gold and £4,600 in silver. A dividend at the rate of 51 per cent. per annum will be proposed at the ensuing meeting of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company. The Joint-Stock Banks, following the movement in the minimum rate of discount, have reduced their allowance on deposits to 4 per cent., the Lon (1°11 and Westminster, however, as usual offering 1 per cent. less for sums under £5OO. The discount 411118 give 4 per cent. for money at call, and 41 "With 7 days' notice of withdrawal.'.: Owing to the engagements of the 4th of the Month, which will have to be settled to-morrow, the demand for money is rather more active, although the market still presents a very quiet appearance. The supplies are abundant for the requirements of the mercantile community, and capitalists being anxious to employ their resources are still actively competing with the Bank of England. The result is that the best description of commercial bills can now be negociated as low as 4/ per cent. During the last few days there has been very little business transacted in the Foreign and Colo nial Produce Market. Tea has been rather cheaper, and sugars have declined about 6d. per cwt. The operations in coffee, rice, and cocoa have been on a limited scale, without material alteration in values. Saltpetre, however, has advanced about 6d. per cwt., and tallow has continued dull for both present and future delivery. Increased quietude was perceptible in the Liver- Pool Cotton Market yesterday, but prices were tolerably steady. The sales were 6,000 bales. At the meeting of the London District Telegraph Company, today, the directors' report referred to t he progressive increase in the receipts, the open ing of twenty new stations since the previous state kent, and the income derived from private tele graPhs, which are now becoming an important source of revenue. The directors continue to urge neon the shareholders the desirability of individual c o - operation to make known the advantages and Objects of the company. The English Stock Market to-day has presented to new feature of importance, although continued buoyancy has prevailed, Consols being 94 for honey and the 7th instant, and 90Z 2 for the September account. The New Threes are firm at SO I, the Reduced romain at 90 -} ; Bank Stock has advanced to 234; India New Loan Scrip to 100 1, ; Exchequer Bills are heavy at 14s. to Bs. 41.8 - ; June ditto are 4s. and ls, dis. The Foreign Securities have shown increased 'buoyancy, particularly Turkish Bonds, the Old 6 per Cents. being quoted 791,-- to 80; the Loan of 185 8, 69 1, being an advance of about 1 per ct.; do. 4100 Bonds have improved to 71 and 72 ; Sardinian t° 79 L Russian to 1021, Dutch 4 per Cents. to 100, and Danish to 821 83. A limited amount of business has been transacted 1 11 the Railway Share Market, and little variation has taken place in prices. Caledonians and South "u4asterns have improved 55.; and London and Brigh ton, 10s. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, South Wes terns North Western, and Midlands declined ss. ; a nd Great Northern A stock, 10s. Ile Foreign and Colonial undertakings have fo lly_ maintained former rates. South Austrian and India n , have improved to 16 1 .!, ; East "la; to 99-1- ; and Great Indian Peninsula, to 95.1 .2. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares hove remained inactive, without any material chang e i n Values. BRITISH k FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 13 allIc St o c 3 Per Ce n t. R e d uce d A nn uities 9oh 90 Per Cent. Consols Annuities N ew 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock •••• Ditto s.per Cent. nitto Loan Scrip, 5 per cent Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent. — Ditto 6 per Cent. Ditto 5t per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 Consols for Account, Aug. 7 .. 90 } India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent .... 991 2d Mar. p. day June at p. ct Itachequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d 8 dis 1 4 dis D t'e £5OO .. 8 dis : 1 4 die Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. „,finish 3 per Cent., 1825 ltlusia n 5 per Cent. 1822, X St .. bitto Account S ardinian 5 per Cent bitto Account Turkish 6 per Cent .. , bitto New Loan bitto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds bitto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. b!ltch 21. per Cent., Exchangel2 Guil. 'lto Cjrtificates, 4 per Cent. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9ok I Ditto Account 9oa f GOODWOOD RACES.—(?Isis Day.) ~•,. 4.'"- (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LATEST BETTING. NURSERY HANDICAP. 7to 1 agst Vest colt (taken) 7to 1 agst Victrix (taken) 7to 1 agst Lord Stanley (taken) 7to 1 agst Cantiniere (taken) 2' a 0 ETON AND WESTMINSTER BOAT RACE.—(THIS DAY) This contest, which has so long been looked forward to i ., L4 the grea t es t i n t eres t, b e t wee n the rival schools of and Westminster, came off this morning. The t 11 .4.8 e fixed upon was from Putney to Chiswick Eyot , and f ° ll oWing were the gentlemen selected by both parties c ontend for the aquatic honour : THE ETON EIGHT. st. lb. tow. Mr. J. E. Parker , 9 1 2. Mr. L. A Mort 9 01 3 . R. E. Neave 10 8 4. T. C. Orme .. • • .. •• . 9 2 5 . R. A. Kinglake .. 10 7 6 . Ld Borrington • . .. 10 1 ty 7. Mr. C. B. Lawes .. • . .. 10 0 t (stroke) 9 12 ' 401 2. C. Needham (cox) .. • • • 71 1 THE WESTMINSTER EIGHT. Bow, Air. W. B. Bosley •. • • • • 2. Mr. A. J. Mackey • • • • • 3. C. Bull • • • • • ••• 1 . A. P. D- st. lb. 9 7 9 4 9 9 9 2 , -. = . .../awson .. • • - u• 13. N. Thorns .. 11 2 C. A. 11. Tomlinson .. :: : , 10 0 . r. ... _7.. IL 13. N. Monek .. • • ' ' 9 7 8 11 .11 Forster (stroke) .. ' ' .. 5 6 decided in f ..11• Walker (coxwain) • • • • • • ' , Act a . . past most exciting and , well-contested . avour of the Eton .boat, an a blendoos cheering. ' A : 11 : I ng postthey were received with the most tre tren ge number of steamers accompanied the race, and a ‘ ,. "; ,t aumber o f persons lined each side of the river to " 494 3 the contest. , losing Business Share' Railways. ;raid CPr 1 ice. Done. 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per e. pref. (issued at £5( all stock (iris. & Exet.4 p.ctstoel , 100 20 Do. do. do. Shares stock ICaledon £10,41 percent 100 101 103 stock Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 100 I • 64 Cork, & Bandon, 56 p. c. all 20 ICornwall, 5 per cent. 61 Dun.Perth&Aber.Jws. 14 Do Ist Class Pref all stock E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c 100 99 101 stock Do. do. Class B 8 p.c lOO 108 112 stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c 105 108 _ t stock E. Conn. Ex. sp. c. No. 1 100 107 109 stock Do. do. No. . 100 106 109 stock Do. New 6 per ct. stock . 100 . 122 124 stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 78 80 stock Do. 5 percent. guar._ 100 stock Edin.&G las. sp.c. shares 100 109 111 stock Do. 4p. c gua. S. &D. 100 90 92 stock 11Cdin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c 1 00 75 77 Stock i , urness, 5 per cent .... 100 stock Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c 100 stock Great Northern, sp. ct 100 115 117 stock Po.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.e.pm 100 110 112 1114 stock Do. 46 p. c. do. do. 100 Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 80 100 108 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf all stock 5 Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) ' p. ct. pref. stock i 100 97 99 50 Great West. (Berks an , Rants) Ext. sp. ct 6 stock to. Redeemable, 46 p.ct 100 96 98 stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. et 100 87 90 stock Da Irredeemable, do.. 100 88 90 stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Fret 100 100 102 8 Do. firm. Pref. Shares. all 96 10 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh all 166 176 10 Do. do. sp. et. pref. all 10i 101 stock Do Birmg.uar. stock lOO 74 76 264 Do. Chester gua. shares all 20 21 al l 10 106 136 Do. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. 100 Lan. & Carl. 46 pc. pref 6l stock Lan.&York 6p. c. stock lOO stock Do.farnslstXs3s 10d pc 100 ',— stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) stock Lon.& Brig.s pc.gn.No.i 100 114 116 stock Do. sp. c. No. 2 100 114 116 stock Do. gua. 6p. a stock Do. do 5 p.c. No. I 100 114 116 stock Do. do. 46 per cent lOO 101 103 5 Do. do. 46 p. c. shares., all stock Do. 7p. ct. Pref. stock. 100 150 155 stock Do. Sp.e. do. (W.E.&C.P.) 100 127 130 stock Do.4p.c.S.(div.dettil '65) 100 71 74 stock •Do. 4 per cent. Pref lOO stock , Lon. Chat. and Dover lOO 92 94 IDo.Vir. A rceiv. no div 10 ! Ex.A tll6 pcispd on 1 all / Do. B B. & Brom ex. all 10 Do. Metropolitan Ex B 36 i stock Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, sp. ct lOO stock Lon. & 5.W,7 p. Ct. stock 100 stock Do. 46 per cent lOO — 2s. 6d. Do. (Prism. perpl anus of 2s. 6d..... ..... 126 Londondy. & Cole. 6sh all , 126 Londony. & Ennis. 6sh all l3l 14} stock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct' 100 120 125 6 Do. .£6 stock Do. 34 per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent 5 4 * P 126 l'laryport & Car., 4p. c all 12 4 Do. 46 per cent all stock Mid. Con. 6p c. stock lOO stock Do.Con.Bris. &Bin 6 p.e lOO 131 133 stock Do. 46 p. c. pref. stock lOO 102 103 6 Do. 41 per cent 3 stock Do. Leto. & Hit. pref. st 100 91 93 stock Norflk sp. c. Ex. et. 1840 100 stock Do. 56 p. c. Pref. do 1847 100 stock Do. s Way.Val.Ex.stlB47 100 stock North British, sp. o lOO 110 112 stock Do. New, gua. sp. e lOO 108 110 11 1 I Do. Bor. ITn. g. pf. she 5 1 14 r 1!. Do. do. do all st ;N. th. Dev. Rail. & Dck.Co 100 at I N -East.Cons.Pret. 4p. c. 100 91 93 st 'Do. 46 pc. redeemable lOO 101 103 st j Do. G.N.E. 4 per c. pref. 100 101 103 17 !Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pret. 1.13.4. i 11 p P 20 11)o. Leeds, 6p. a. No. 1 13 124 Do.l do. Quarters, 1848 9 25 I Do. York, H. &S. Porch. 10 4d 1p 20 North Staffordshire all 22 ,z 3 10 Rhytnney Guaranteed. all 86 Scottish Central, new pt all 1 st Scottish North-Eastern 36 p. c. pref. stock.... 100 at Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c 100 st Do. 7p. o. pref. stools 100 132 134 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s all 10 106 10 Do. Fixed 46 per cent all 1.0. ' south Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) at Do. 46 per cent lOO 96 98 at Do. Fixed , }p.c. let is lOO 96 98 st South Wales, gua. 4 p.c lOO at Do. 14 per cent lOO 08 100 st 1)0. 5 per cent: lOO at S.-Yorkshire, 4p. a gua lOO 83 56 25 iStock. & Dar. Asp. c all 264 274 25 Do. B 6 ner cent all 31 6 32 6 25 Do. C 6 percent all 314 324 at Watrfd & liilkny, 6p. e lOO 45 48 st st ~W.M d Do. do id 2 -Oxtlst Guastk 110000 118 122 st Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. 100 100 103 st Do.Perpet. 6p.c. pf 1866 100 120 123 st I Do. till 1869, Ist is.l 100 115 117 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing ,Clo -- 1 in Business Railways. Paid , , I Price. g Done. , ' 1 Co.s i I s Bedford and Bletchley allTLn &N.W • • • • Buckinghamshire .... 100 i Do 9l 96 Chester & Holyhead... 100 Do '52 53 Do. 51i percent 100 'Do ll9 120 Do. 6 „ i 100 !Do. Clydesdale June , 100 Caledon... , lol 103 i Colchester, Stour Val ' all .E.U.SLE.O 15 16 E.Lincolnsh. g 6 per c ! 100 !Gt.North. , l32 134 E.Union,HarwichShs all E.Counts. 4} 41 Do. Woodbridge ! 100 ; — _ Gls.Barr.& Neils.Drct , 100 Caledon.., Do. new , 100 Do. ...... Gloater & Dean Forest all !Gt. West. Hrtlp'l Dock & Rail..! all !Yk.N.&lir, Hull and Selby i all IYk.N. Md.'ll2 114 Do. halves ! all Do. - Do. quarters........ I all D 0.......; Lanc.&CarL gua. 5 p.c. ; 100 !Ln&N.W.1196 196 London & Greenwich.,' 100 I S.Eastern 59 61 Do. Preference .... 100 ,Do. .. . ... 112 117 Lon.,Tilbury,& S -endi 100 ;Peto ;Co. 83 86 Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 1 100 INorlolk.. Do. 6 per cent lOO !Do. — Hue., Bxtn.,& Matlock all 'L NW&M n 31 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock .. 100 Midland.. 93 95 gua. 5 percent.... Now markt,BuryEx. 5. 5, 6.,E.Counts. i i p Northn.ezEsstn. sp. c. all Do. 55 57 Do. 6p. c all i Do. Do. Fixed sp. c..... all !Do. North Western — i l all Midland 15i 16 Preston and Wyre. I all IA NW 1 & L.Yk. P s •-o br y e s w tn s . b il ry itc & l n i., e & re S f l o le r P d 1 1 Do. 6 Shares A all D o. — 9 00 0 T G . t ß .N ra o s r s i e h ; 1 1 3 18 1 1 13 22 3 Do. do. 1 Do. 1 1 0 3 S.-Staffordshire all 11`Clean... Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West. 68 90 yrsupleclQn ficrOyclu 414 IL.44Bren. ei 9; THE SUN,' LONDON, :FRIDAY EreNING, AUGUST 2, 1861, !Business done IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after two o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Mold and Denbigh June flan Railway was considered and agreed to. LUNATIC ASYLUMS IN IRELAND. On the motion that the house at its rising should adjourn until Monday, Mr. BLAKE called the attention of the Chief Secretary for Ireland to the great want which exists in the Irish Dis trict Lunatic Asylums of sufficient necessary appliances for promoting the happiness and recovery of the insane. The hon. member contrasted the internal arracgements the lunatic asylum in England with those in Ireland, and contended that the latter were in a state that required considerable improvement. He trusted that the right honourable baronet (Sir Robert Peel) would devote his attention to the subject of the treatment of lunatics in Ireland, and that he would direct his abilities to remedying the defects of the existing system. He also commented on the conduct of the inspectors of lunatic asylums in Ireland, to whom ho attributed some blame. Mr. OSBORNE defended Dr. Nugent, one of the inspec tors alluded to, and stated that he believed there was no ground for any blame in regard to Dr. Hatchill. IRISH BILLS. Mr. HENNESSY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland what course he intended to pursue in reference to certain Irish bills. He alluded particularly to the course that had been pursued in respect to the registration of births, deaths, and marriages in Ireland. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. SNARE MARKET.-(TI IS DAY). ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Closing Price. Paid. Closing Business 100 (Atlantic ASt Lawrence all 57 61 Paid.; Share Railways. 1 Price. Done stk { ;Eom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind 100 94 95 1 ,' Gu. 5 per cent.. 18 I Do Do. B all d 50 Belfast and Ballymena , all 20 5 ;Buffalo and Lake Huron all 44 5 d I 13.14 Mr., Wol , and Str. Val., all I 8 81 204 I Do. New stock Birk., La., and Ch June. 100 84 85 10 D o. Preference ..ricii 100 75 80 .. all 6 7 25 Myth and Tyne all 13uffalo,Brant,&God 10 Bost. Slant'. and Mi d . Co. all 6 7 100 sp. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 stock Bristol end Exe: er stock Caledonian lOO 994 100 100 100 Do. do. JllllO 1, 1874 100 65 7o 10 Carmarthen A Cardigal all 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim' all 45 55 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) 2s. 20 Cork, Blrock., ,t Passage all 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 10 1: 15 d 11/ 20 Cornwall . . 10 Do Aa 1 174 Demerara all 6 peran. ' N until pc 20 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp, ( all 18 195 d toßall 10 Do B (A eras no div. 1 , a hasbeein d. stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 984 994 995 50 Dublin A Belfast June all 42 43 20 "'Do. F Shares Ext all 25 Dun., Perth, azAb. June all 84 9 20 - ,:Do. Jubbulpore all stock East Anglian lOO 17 18 100 Do. 45 pc. Debentrs. all 96 98 stock Eastern Counties lOO 49 5) 100 Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1864.. all 99 100 stock Eastern Union, A stock' 100 39 41 100 Do. 1865-1870 all 99 100 stcor Do do B do 100 28 30 stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 18 19 25 Do Nw A, late EU3ds. 135 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all ,594 stock East Suffolk stock Edinburgh A Glasgow 100 87 99 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. all stock Edin. Perth, A Dundee 100 28 29 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. all 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all 100 Do. do. 1867 _ all stock Furness - 100 Do. do. 1872.. all 100 stock Glasg. and S. Western 100 107 109 stock Gt. IndiaPenin.gua.sp.c 100 95 16 95 4 5 4 i 10 Great Ntlin. of Scotland all 132 134 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 10 14d 11 stock Great Northern lOO 1064 1074 stock Gt. South.of India (Lim) stock Do do A stock stock Do do B do stock Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 104 106 204 IGt. W. of Canada Shares all 94 14 10 stock Great Western stock Do Str Val gua. stock 100 58 62 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with 't opt... all 94 96 12 Irish South-eastern all „. 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77 d 0... all 88 92 stock ,ancashire & Yorkshirc 100 [lO4 Mt ...I 2 100 Do. 5i p. c. do. '7B d 0... all stock London and Blackwall 100 50 $2 stock Madras guar., 45 p. c... 100 83 15 stock Lon., Bright.. & S Coast 100 115 117 1165 stock Do. do. 5 per cent..... 100 93 04 94 stock Lond., Chat., and Dover 100 46 48 stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 85 87 stock Lond. & Nth. Western 100 921 935 93 20 Do. 5 do.. .... all stock Lond. & sth. Western lOO 95 06 951 5 stock Melb.Corp. 6p. 0. Bnds. 100 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 10 11 Ry.&Land(Lim.)ga6pc all 5 7 stock Man. Shef. A Lincoln lOO 44 461 b 44 5 Class A Capital Share 50 Maryport and Carlisle all .. Do. do. Land do. 125 Do ,to 5 shares all 20 Do. do. B Capital d 0... .. Do. do. Land do. .... 10 Metro o lit an 74 4 8 d all 4 6 stock Midland - lOude (Limited) ........ 6.4.0. Do new.... stock Do Mrming. & Derby 100 94 96 955 20 Do. Punjaub .... ce ~al 15 lad 15 , 131 50 Slid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 20 Do. Du. ........ . 1 7's 0 all d 25 Do 4 shares all stock Do. Indus. St. Flo. lg. 100 90 92 25 Mid Kent all 10 {Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. , 1 . 1 d 10 Do, Cray Line FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all 10 Newry A Armagh, def 9 8• 6 d 20 Algerian 5 20 Newry, Warnpt. A Ros. all 10 Antwerp A Rotterdam. I all 55 51 stock Norfolk ... ..... ....... 100 57 49 20 Ardenne5..........., .. all —p stock North British.. stock Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock 100 5 Belgian East. Junallion all 0 5 stock Da 4. atk ; A recs no d. 20 Beziers to Graissessac.. all until 6pchas beenpd.B, 100 Carmeaux Mine A Rail 30 105 115 stock Do B stock ... . lOO 100 Copiapo . .......... ... all stock ,Nth. Eaptern—lierwick 100 1054 WO 10 Ditto Extension :... all 30 35 25 'Do do , G.N.E. purchase 16134 4 1111 P 20 Dutch Rhenish ........1 16 24 24 . 135 I stock Do Leeds ...... stock Do York stock North - London .. 10 Do new 6 20 Great Central of France all 19.16 4 North Staffordshire 175 41 43. 1 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... all 71 75 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 10 105 20 Italian Junction ...... all stock Not. & Grantham Rail lOO 86 88 20 Lierrc A Turnhout .... all 10 Feebler —.... ~ 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney all 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref......... all 19 20 stock Scottish Central llOO 115 117 16 Northern of France.... all 875 385 stock Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 35 36 16 Do. New Shares „.... 15 stock 'Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 88 90 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 84 94 stock Shropshire Union 1100 46 48 20 Paris,Lyons, A Mediter. all 385 394 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. all 20 Paris & Orleans.. .... all 54 56 stock South Devon ....,. llOO 38 40 20 1 Recife &S. Fran. (Pero.) 25 S.-Durham & Lane. Un 2 25 I gua. 7p. ct. 1im...... 17 65 61 stock South Eastern stock South Wales stock S. York. and River Dun 100 94 96 5 Royal Swedish ........ all 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 4 7 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all 25 Stockton & Darling - ton all 394 405 20 Sambre & Meuse ...... all 54 54 25 Do do l3 94 105 o 10 Do. 55 per•cent. Pref..... all 85 84 25 Do New (1860) 3 61 65 p 225 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7p. c. 4 25 a stock Taff Vale stock Do Pref. No 1 lOO 26 Southern of France.... all 23 24 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 —-- 20 S. East Portugal 7 p ct. 4 - - 50 Ulster •• 25 Do • • . 20 25 3 4p 10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference.. all 94 94 12 10 Do ._ :.. ... •.. . . 2 id *0 20 W. A N.W. of France .. all 20 21 20 6 , v( W i e e s s t t cr a n de o n f Switzerland ......... stock Vale of Neath 10 Victoria Sta. and Pim all 111 114 stock Waterford & Kilkenny, 100 all all --- -- 50 Waterford & Limerick I all 6 0. 8 per cent Pref.... all 20 West Cornwall 20 West L0nd0n.......... all 10 Do Ist class ........ all BRITISH MINES. 20 Do 2d class .. ,_. ... all —, Al tied Consols(Philaci) 3.2.10 — lll/ stock WestHartlepool Haibr 20 British Iron II6 1 a and Rail ........ ..... I 100 Clifford nil stock ,West Midland—Oxford 100 45 47 D evon G. C ons. (Tavistal 1 355 365 stock Do. Newport 100 42 14 I East Bassett (Illogan) 130 72 82 stock Do. Hereford, 100 86 88 lEast Caradon 12.14.6 23i 21 __ stock stock stock stock stock stock 25 stock stock stock 10 19.16 4 stock stock stock stock stock 10 stock 25 stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock 10 stock stock stock stock stock PREFERENCE SHARES. E. W'l Russel (Tavisti); Gam.&StAubyn(Gwen.) l Great South Tolgus 1 G.Wheal Alfd. (Phil ack)' G. Wheal Vor (llelston) 1 Grenville Herod's-F00t.... Ringston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret Wily Lelant), North Downs North Frances (Illogan). N.Wh'l Basset (Illo2;an) North Wheal Crofty • . Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.), Sortrido . e Cons. Min. Co.! South Caradon(St Cleer)' S. Cam Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim S .Wheal Fran. (Illogan), Stray Park (Tamar Silv.& Lead Min ; 'Tin Crott Vale of Towey (Carm ) West Basset (Illogan) , W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Soton t 14.6 7.4.0 17e 13.12.6 6.8.6 8.12 4.11.6 1.10.6 Wheal Basset (Illogan), Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men.)' Wheal Treiawney FOREIGI Ili 1.11.0 9.18.9 10.6.7 14 4.18.61 all 18.1R.5 1 20 1 4i 'l3s Cd 1. i. 2 gigEb, 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,L Im. 20 I Brazil St.J. del ltey,Lim 5 , Do. Land and Mining Co. 1 Clarendon Cons. MinCo 40 Cobre Copper Copiapo 1 'DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co l 2 'Fortuna. 20 iGeneral 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr I Kapunda (Limited) 3 i Linares 5 Lusitanian 1 Mari qui ca 1 N.RhineCopof S.Aus.L 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Leadl Mining and Smelt 5 Port Philip 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.). 281.81 United Mexican 1 , Northing (Limited) Do all: 1 los, all all JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 10040 A.. Ap. - ,r us a tr tU la n s i i t a e . dService Bk aa s ll o ll , 2 8 601 6 2 : 1 1 25 Bank of Egypt 100 I Bank of London 20 Bank of Turkey . 3 1/ id 252 50 0 cc ß hh r i .t t md i s eß h r. :I N . no o tk r i t on h t . A LI n m o dn e i. a : c ct a l io n . a aas l llo l ll 51739222 ; 1 5 70 3 44 100 i City 100 Colonial . . 25361 374 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all 100 ;Commercial of London. 20 20 ; Eng.. Scot, & Aus. Ch all 161 164 20 'Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 221 23/ 20 Do. new 5 2 21 50 London and County 50 ;London Joint Stock 20 London and S. African lO 24 21 100 I London & Westminster 20 66 67 68 4 100 ;Nat. Prov. of England . 12 -. 20 I Do. new l2 50 National Bank .....• . 25 21 New South Wales..._.. all , 31 25 Orient. B. Corporation I a ll 49 50 49 20 , Ottoman Bank 100 ;Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. new 25 ISouth Australia ~- all 25 Union of Australia 50 Union of London 100 Unity Mutual 6O COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July' 1877-9 lOO 105 109 Do 6p. cent.lBBo-2 100 - - Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 107 6 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 107 109 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 107 109 Do. 5 per cent lOO 98 99 Cape G. Hope, 6 p c,lBBO 100 107 108 Do. 1890 1 100 107 108 -- N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Julyi 100 1044 1054 —II Do. Bp. c.Ap. & Oct.l 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c.,1868 100 974 184 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 974 984 Do. p.c., 1888 &upwde 100 974 94 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 104 105 S. Au5,G6p.e.1878.,t up lOO - - iVic.Goe. 6 p.e. JaAJuly 100 - - ID°. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct lOO 1054 1054 1054 4 DOOKS. ____ _ stock Commercial lOO stock !Do. 4 per Ccnt.Pref.Min. 100 stock 'East and West India stock London , 100 52 64 stock ;St. Katharine ' 100 62 64 stock Southampton lOO stock , Victoria . ..... 100 93 96 20 IDtP N e w ^ 2 4i d . ...... -- MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint ..1 all 134 14 10 Atlantic R. Ml. Stm (Id)' 18 24 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) ' all 28 30 25 Australian Agricultural 19 28 30 • 5e523 1 :0 0 52. .4 CBCDpa British c rooyn r .. l sap i it it a n drpael NtApLV. et. American nt t peft e dpree r iere ( pa L en. i t m . ; (Limited) e n d d ) a 4 l O l 4k . _ 44 52 5 1t0 0 0. cc ß oh. Do.&pa I .ncm . .3 . li i sLn a l ; i .:::::: l. A. (Lim.) all 30 3 5 20 Do. 8,7p.c.t1111852 (Lim.) all , 18 20 (Limited) ile ) aisn Iti..im.t .g..... :aaa a aoolll l loolll l l :8 1 :0_01 0 51 101: 1_ 7 3 301 st. Do. Preference .. . Deb.. . 100 'lOl IC3 20 E.lndia Irrign. & Canal 1 id I d et. Electric Telegr a ph .... 100 95 97 25 Do. New ..... . ....... 15 5 English &Aus. Copper, all — 34 3i 31 15 Gen. Steam Navigati )n 14 34 I 1 Great Ship limited).., all i 1 Do. 175 pct Prefer ence all 4 1 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 34 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 1. - li -20 Madras Irr. and Canal.. 1 I 1 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 25 34 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim.) 5 14 1 d 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 1 04 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.e.Pref..iss.all die all i I 100 N.lBr.&NovaScotiaLand 80 5 10 1 N.S.Australaatan (Lim.) all il4 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 1 14 I Do. New Shares (Lim.). 15s. 1 14 10Orintl. In. Steam(Lim.)l 8 I _ st. Peelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 47 50 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 69 71 50 Do. New 3O 9 11 20 Red Sea&ln,Tel.g.44p.c all 18 19 50 Rhymney Iron all 17 18 15 Do. New all 5 54 60 49 51 1: t 0 Royal ti ll s a i t l in S . t%a y.( m I Lim ) 100 123 128 25 South Australian Land all 32 34 eTel. Scrip aP Registered do ;all 4 1 6 1 1 2 01 0 1 50 T S T D lT u r r o .A b i d t ,Ls o d aD t . n r ro a oi ln i. n n a ' c d sioi ;aeo A L(lnu g o om e p n ). rl c i sys (lira ) ai o ns i 115 i_pdr _pi: 100 Vail DieLlaell'f) Laud , 2Bl 81 Oh , MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE, (THIS DAY.) This morning at an early hour another chapter to the recent tales of horror was added by a report that a man had murdered his wife at No. 3, Newton-street, Holborn, and that he had afterwards attempted to commit suicide. The neighbourhood, which is very thickly populated by persons of the lower grade of life, was soon in full coaster - nation and excitement. It appears from careful inquiries of the police authorities, Mr. Superintendent Durkin and Inspector Mackenzie, who have charge of the case, and so ably performed their duties in relation to the Northumber land-street tragedy, that this morning about half-past one P. C. Wakeham, 144 F, while on duty, saw the murderer, whose name is Wm. Cogan, a hawker of poultry, a man of about 30 years of age, standing with his wife at the door of No. 3, Newton-street, in which house they occupied the first floor front room. They appeared to have been drink. ing, and were quarrelling. The wretched man went up to the police-constable and said, " I will settle it to-night, and if not, to-morrow," pointing to his wife and his own throat. The constable, however, took no further notice, and passed on, but to his surprise and horror, on going his rounds at 2.45, Cogan came up to him in a bleeding state, and pointed to his throat, in which the constable saw several fearful wounds, and, finding the man could not speak, he lost no time in conveying him to King's College Hospital, where he was immediately attended by the house-surgeons, when, on examination, it was found that he had cut his throat in three distinct places, but without severing the carotid artery. The police-constable, Wakeham, then asked him if he had cut his wife's throat too. The wretched man nodded in the affirmative, and pointed in the direction of his own house. The constable, leaving the man in charge of the hospital authorities, went directly back to Newton street, and entering the front room on the first floor he found the unfortunate wife of the murderer lying across a basket in a pool of blood, and a razor lying on the floor, which from examination it was evident had been used by the murderer in cutting the throat of his victim and that of his own ; on raising the body a deep cut from under the right ear to the shoulder blade of the left side was found inflicted with such force as to nearly sever the head from the body. Mr. Painter, the divisional surgeon, was sent for, and on examination of the wounds, he pronounced the unfortunate woman to be quite dead, and that death must have been almost instantaneous, as all the main arteries were severed, and that she had been dead some time; therefore there is little doubt that the murderer consummated his deadly purpose soon after he first accosted the police-constable at half-past one o'clock. The mur derer and his wife bear but an indifferent character ; they have fortunately only one child, and that a boy of nine years of age, who appears to have been reared in neglect and crime, as he is now an inmate of a Reformatory. Mr. Inspector Mackenzie has taken charge of the room and the body of the unfortunate woman, and stationed constables to keep off the crowd. On inquiry at King's College Hospital, at one o'clock, it was ascer tained that the murderer was in a very dangerous state, but progressing favourably. The cause of quarrel ending in murder is attributed to their drinking propensities. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,--(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CABMEN AND THEIR HORSES.—A USEFUL MAGIS TERIAL CAUTION.—William Fish, badge 7,583, and pro prietor of cab 954, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt as follows : George Smith, one of the officers of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said that while passing through Gerrard-street last evening about nine, he saw the defendant whipping his horse in a very cruel manner. He examined the horse, and found inside the thigh a wound frinn which the blood was running, one of its knees was frightfully cut and swollen, and inside the fetlock joint there was a large wound. The horse was in very poor condition. Simeon Sell, another officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, confirmed the first wit ness, and said one of the wounds was the size of the palm of his hand, but had been blackened over with lampblack and grease. On the way to the station the horse nearly fell. Mr. Tyr whitt fined the defendant 10s. or 14 days, re marking that as long as cabmen could get their horses to crawl they drove them, but he would tell the defendant the police would look after him, and if he came again he would have a month without a flue. People of his class ought to know that they could have six months. He once sent a man for that term, and if necessary would do it again. The charge was made at the instance of Mr. Love, chief officor of the society. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. To day's market was fairly supplied with English wheat in tolerably good condition. The finest samples were dis posed of at about Monday's currency; otherwise, the trade ruled dull, and, in some instances, prices were rather drooping. We were somewhat extensively supplied with foreign wheat, and purchases in nearly all descriptions were made with great caution at about previous rates. In floating cargoes of grain a fair business was doing at mostly full quotations. Barley changed hands slowly on former terms. Malt was in slow request ; nevertheless, prices were firm. Fine oats maintained previous rates, but inferior qualities —the supply of which was large —were rather cheaper. For both beans and peas we have to report a heavy sale, and the quotations had a downward tendency. All fine marks of flour were held at full prices ; inferior qualities, however, were dull at barely late rates. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley, Malt, Oats. Flour. English.... 3,190 160 1,690 3O I 1,610 Irish F0raign........ 42,500 1,000 32,750 sack , ' 34,120 brls. NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat are tolerably extensive, and the trade generally rules heavy, at in some instance rather easier currencies. Per 81b. by the carcase. fidsd scisd Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 Middlingmutton 3 10 4 2 Middling do. .. 3 4 3 8 Prime do 4 4 4 8 Frime large do. 3 10 4 2 Veal 3 4 4 4 Do. small do. .. 42 4 4 Small pork Large pork .... 4 0 4 6 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 8 BOROUGH HOP. Owing to the somewhat favourable accounts from the plantations—the duty being estimated at from £llO,OOO to £l2o,ooo—scarcely any business is passing in any descrip tion of hops. In prices, however, no quotable change has taken place. Mid and East Kent pockets 90s to 210 s per cwt. Wealds .................. 80s 180 s )1 Sussex .................. 75s 140 s Yearlings .......... 210 s ~ COLONIAL. TEA.—The dealings have been on the most limited scale, and prices have shown no variation of importance. &Mktg.—Business has been less active, and low and in ferior descriptions have slightly declined. In the refined market late rates have been well maintained. COFFEE.—The operations have been on the most limited scale, and prices generally are steady. RICE.—The market has continued dull, and the few dealings entered into have been chiefly at previous rates., SALTPETRE. —Only limited transactions have been re corded. Good and fine qualities, however, have advanced 3d. to 6d. per cwt. TALLOW .—The market ha s continued inactive. P.Y.C., on the spot, is quoted 455. 6d. to 455. 9d. ; A ugust to Sep tember, 485., and last three months, 475. 6d. per cwt.'', IBIS DAY'S ShIPPING. LONDON, Aug. 2.—Wind this day a t noon, South; light breeze, and fine weather. CLYDE, Aug. I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Britannia, from Montreal. —ARirvrei River, andd— Oce an sailed d , DEAL, Aug. f l r V oln S.W the . from Miramichi ; Gueseppim) for Cardiff. I._Wind S.S.W .— S a il ed—Her PORTSMOUTH, Aug. Majesty's ship Valorous, for Plymouth. PLYMOUTH, Aug. I.—Wind from Havannah. Hum., Aug I.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Noyland, from Quebec. GRIMSBY, July 31.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—Viken gen, Napoleon 111., and Freda, from Richib ucto. Sailed— Parliament, for St. John's, N.B. 31.--Wind Iv WATERFORD, July• •S. vy, TIT A , 3 Nancy, from Miramichi for Dungarvon. MumuLus, Aug. I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—United, from Caldeira. PILL, Aug. I.—Wind WS.W.—S ailed—Superb, for Quebec. CORK, July 31.—Wind ly.S.W.—Arrived—Moon beam, from St. John's, N.B. Sailed—Undine, for Quebec; Alma, for Lisbon. A telegram from Havre states that a vessel, name not given, has sank at the mouth of the harbour, which tem porarily blocks the entrance for large class ships. The Arago, steamer, which passed Hurst at half-past 9, from New York, will therefore most probobly come up here in stead of going on to Havre—a telegraphic message having been forwarded to the captain announcing the fact; in that case, the passengers and mails for Havre will be sent on by a small steamer. SOUTHAMPTOF, Friday Morning. Arrived—Courier, steamer, from Jersey ; Alma, from Hartlepool; Test, from Sunderland; Jane Howard, from Shields ; Comet, from Newcastle. No Failings. LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—At a meeting of the directors of this company, on Wednesday, it was decided to recommend to the proprietors, at the next meeting, to declare a dividend for the half-year at the rate of 5} per cent. per annum (less income-tax), out of the net earnings for the half-year. (ABET SITTING.) HOUSE OF LORDS-YESTERDAY. ROYAL COMMISSION. The royal assent was given by commission to the follow ing bills : Piers and Harbours Turnpike Trusts Arrangements Harbours Passengers Australian Colonies Metropolitan Police Force Pensions Railway Companies Mortgage Transfer (Scotland) Drunkenness (Ireland) Latdlord and Tenant Law Amendment (Ireland) Act Proceedings. Vaccination. University Elections Voters (Ireland) Dublin Revising Barristers Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) Act Continuance County Cess (Ireland) Local Government Act Amendment Act Continuance Locomotives Tramways (Scotland) East India Civil Service Irremovable Poor Crown Suits Limitation East India Council County Surveyors (Ireland) Public Works (Ireland) Attorney and Solicitors (Ireland) White Herring Fishery (Scotland) Turnpike Acts Continuance Ordnance Survey Continuance Criminal Proceedings Oath Relief Glasgow and Milngavie Junction Railway Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Railway Lynn and Hunstanton Railway Devon Valley Railway Ceckermouth, Keswick, and Penrith Railway Great Western Railway Kirkcudbright Railway Caledonian and Symington, Biggar, and Broughton Railway Companies Caledonian Railway (Rutherglen & Coatbridge branches) Cornwall Railway Victoria Docks Gas Birmingham Improvement Cork and Macroon Direct Railway London and North-Western Railway (Additional Powers) Somerset Central Railway. South Wales Mineral Railway Stockport District Water West Midland and Severn Valley Railway Companies Worcester, Woodyard, and Leominster Railway Llanelly Railway and Dock Monmouthshire Railway and Canal St. George's Harbour Southampton and Netley Railway Stourbridge Railway Swansea Harbour Trust Oswestry, Ellesmere, and Whitchurch Railway Petersfield Railway Westminster Life Insurance Society (Dissolution) West of Fife Mineral Railway and Charleston Railway and Harbour Companies Rumney Railway Caledonian Railway (Stonchouse Branch) Caledonian Railway (Cleland Branch) Forth and Clyde Junction Railway Atkinson's Trust Estate Savile Estate M'Mahon's Estates The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. WINDSOR CANONRIES. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition from the lay clerks of St. George's Chapel, Windsor, praying that when the Canonries Bill went into committee a clause might be introduced securing their income. LEICESTER-SQUARE. Lord REDESDALE said that, as some difficulty was experienced by the inhabitants of Leicester-square in ascertaining what were their rights in re spec.' to the garden, ho would, although it was too late in the session to obtain any enactment on the subject, lay on the table a bill defining the rights of the inhabitants of towns and cities to public gardens and parks. The bill was read a first time. SERVICES BY INCUMBENTS' RESTRICTION BILL. The Commons' amendments to this bill were agreed to. PORTPATRICK HARBOUR. The Commons' amendments to this bill were agreed to. METROPOLITAN GAS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was read a second time. GUNPOWDER ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was read a second time. LACE FACTORIES BILL. The Duke of NEWCASTLE moved the second reading of this bill, which was founded on the recommendation of Mr. Tremenhere. It extended the age of exemption from labour in lace factories from 11 to 13 years of age, and gave the children so employed two half hours for their meals out of the usual labour hours. After a few words from the Earl of SHAPFESEURY, the bill was read a second time. The Gunpowder Act Amendment Bill, and the Episcopal and Capitular Estates Continuance Bill were also read a second time. The report of the amendments on the Appropriation of Seats (Sudbury and St. Albans) Bill was agreed to. The Industrial Schools (Scotland) and the Industrial Schools Bill were read a third time and passed. The seven bills for the amendment and consolidation of the Criminal Law, the Public Works and Harbours Bill, the Lord Clerk Register Salary Abolition Bill, the Durham University Bill, Trustees (Scotland) Bill, Conjugal Rights (Scotland) Bill, and the Metropolitan Building Act Amend ment Bill went through committee. The Enlistment is India Bill was read a third time and passed. PUBLIC OFFICES SITE BILL. The house, on the motion of Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY, went into committee on this bill, which, after some remarks by Lord REDESDALE, to the effect that the arrangements for the site of the Foreign-office were defective, and likely to be attended with additional cost to the public, passed through that stage. PENSIONS BRITISH FORCES (INDIA) BILL. This bill, on the motion of Earl DE GREY, passed through committee, and the house resumed. The Public Works (Ireland), the Edinburgh University, the Inland Revenue, the Stamp Duties on Probates, &c., and the Revenue Departments Account Bills went through committee. Lord REDESDALE called their lordships' attention to a bill called the Newspaper Bill, which the noble lord op posite (Lord Stratheden) was about, without notice, to move that it be read a second time. Now that was taking their lordships by surprise, and the more especially as the bill was rejected by the House of Commons last: session, the numbers being 36 to 10. Lord STRATIIEDEN said he should explain to-morrow the course he intended to pursue. The Consolidated Fund Appropriation Bill and other bills were introduced and read a first time ; and their lord ships adjourned at seven o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS-YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Sir ROET. PEEL took the oaths and his seat on his re election for Tanaworth ; Mr. WESTERN WOOD took the oaths and his seat on his election for the City of London , Sir G. GREY took the oaths and his seat on his re-election for Morpeth; and Mr. COLES took the oaths and his seat on his election for Andover. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod summoned the members to the Upper House to hear the Royal Assent given by commission to several bills, for which see Lords' Report, PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were con sidered and agreed to :—Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junc tion Railway (New Lines, &c.), Bristol Channel Pilotage, Colue Valley and Halstead Railway, Dublin Markets, London, Chatham, and over Railway (Deviations, &c.) ; London, Chatham, and' Dover Railway (Lease of Margate Railway, &c.); Margate Railway (Ramsgate Extension, dm), Swansea and Nuatb, Railway, Olarci gad 2'intAt94 Railway, West Hartlepool Harbour and Railway (Traffic, &c.), and Lynn and Sutton Bridge Railway. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Hemsworth's Estate Bill, Metropolitan Railway (Exten sion to Finsbury Circus, Sir John Simeon's (Leasing) Estate, West London Extension Railway, Duke of Suther land's Estate, Earl of Egremont's Estate, Middletoa's Estate, :Simpson's Hospital Estate, and Vane Tempest Estates (No. 2). REFORM. Mr. WHITE presented a numerously-signed petition, in f tvour of Parliamentary reform, from the in habitants of Brighton. POPULATION. Mr. WHITE moved an address for returns showing the population of each county, including cities and boroughs, in England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, according to the census returns of 1821, 1831, 1841, 1851, and 1861; and showing the population of counties, parliamentary divi sions of counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, according to the census of 1361, distinguishing the separate population in each, with the total of each county and parliamentary division of a county, including cities and boroughs, and the number of representatives returned to Parliament (in similar form to parliamentary paper, No. 251, of session 1859).—Ordered. VOTE BY BALLOT IN THE COLONIES. Mr. BERKELEY asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether any copy of a law passed by the Legislature of New Brunswick, establishing the vote by ballot, had been received, and if so, whether he would lay it upon the table of the house ? Mr. C. Fortescue not being present, no answer was given to the question. THE SUEZ CANAL. Mr. GRIFFITH asked the first Lord of the Treasury whether accounts had been received from the Consul-Ge neral in Egypt, giving the assurance that no forced labour was being employed, or will be employed, on the works of the Suez Canal ? Lord PALMERSTON said that the report had been re ceived on this subject, and it appeared that the workmen had been employed to carry out the works in question by the authorities to whom these works were entrusted. He believed they were well paid, but whether they worked according to their own wishes or not he was not in a posi `ion to state. (Laughter.) MAYNOOTPI COLLEGE. In reply to Mr. WHALLEY, Sir R. PEEL said that he could not afford the hon. mem ber the information which he required. The " MONUMENT" AND THE DUKE OF YORK'S COLUMN. Mr. C. BENTINCK asked the First Commissioner of Works whether the Board of Works could obtain power to remove the iron cages which are at present placed upon the respective summits of the Monument and the Duke of York's Column; and, if-so, whether such cages might not be replaced by some other protection against accidents ? Mr. COWPER said that the cages had been placed upon the statue and column in question by the commissioners in consequence of the suicide of a musician from one of the monuments; but they ha I no objection to substitute for them other means to prevent the recurrence of a similar event, which would not present any disfigurement of these monuments. THE GALWAY CONTRACT. In reply to Col. FRENCH, Lord PALMERSTON said that he would endeavour on the part of the Government to make some statement in refe rence to the subject before the prorogation of Parliament. THE MEGiERA TRANSPORT.—THE CASE OF THOMAS CARTER. In reply to General BUCKLEY, Sir G. C. LEWIS said that he inquired at the War Department relative to the Megwra, but there had been no intelligence received in respect to that vessel. He availed himself of that opportunity to make a statement in reference to the man, Thomas Carter, who had been committed to prison as a vagrant at Ryde, in the Isle of Wight. He said on a former occasion that the committing magistrate had informed him that a copy of the evidence against the person had been forwarded to the Home-office, and it had since been received. On reading it, he considered that the imprisonment which Thomas Carter had already under gone was sufficient, and he had directed his release. (Hear, hear.) PAROCHIAL BURGH SCHOOLS (SCOTLAND) (No. 2) BILL. The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to. OFFICERS OF RESERVE (ROYAL NAVY) BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this bill, Mr. LINDSAY said that he had received communica tions from France to the effect that the statement on the part of her Majesty's Government relative to the alleged increase of the navy in France was totally unfounded, and that the Emperor of the French hdd ex pressed a strong desire that there should be an amicable understanding in reference to this matter. Mr. STANILAND appealed to the Government, before the session closed, to inform the house and the country whether there was the slightest chance of any such arrange ment being concluded between the two Governments as that to which the hon. member for Sunderland had referred. (Hear.) France and England seemed by a process of finan cial exhaustion to be trying to discover which could expend most money in increasing its armaments. There was no tuing to justify the course which France was pursuing in this respect. It was only due to the taxpayers of this coun try, who were ready to bear every needful burden for the national defence, that they should learn from her Majesty's Government whether anyattempt had already been or would still be made with a view to bring about some limitation of the ruinous rivalry now going on between the two countries. Lord C. PAGET only wished to say, in answer to the remarks of the hon. member for Sunderland as to the com parative armaments of France and England, that the sta.! e ments which his noble friend and he had made the other day had reference to a totally different period from that to which the hon. member had alluded when he gave the house the information that he had obtained regarding the French dockyards. The hon. member for Sunderland, as ho under stood him, had caused certain parties to go and inspect the French dockyards. Now, the Government were perfectly aware that early during the present year there was no con siderable progress making in those 10 additional iron -cased ships. But since that date an order had been given to all the French dockyards to proceed with those ships; and the statement made by his noble friend had reference to that circumstance. In regard to the matter really before the house—viz., the third reading of the Officers of the Naval Reserve Bill, he must say he did not think his hon. friend had done justice to his remarks concerning those officers the other evening. He had distinctly stated that he was quite sure the Admiralty would consult the feelings of the senior officers and old captains of the merchant service who entered the naval reserve, and that if they should be called upon in time of war it would be the duty of the Admiralty, as far as possible, to avoid putting them in a situation that would be derogatory to their professional standing or character. (Hear, hear.) He was sure that no Board of Admiralty would ever think of offering any affront to thosa officers. On the contrary, the desire would be to be place them in an honourable position if ever they should be called upon for active servic e. It was impossible for him now to make a prospective arrangement as to what should take place in the u nfortunate event of war. (Hear, hear.) Ile could only sa y that the Admiralty accepted the services o f these gentlemen with the highest possible gratification. He hoped and believed that they would come forward in great numbers to servo their country as the rest of their countrymen had done, and he would earnestly beseech them, as he would beseech his own brother officers, to cast aside all the ancient antagonism and jealousy which had, unhappily, prevailed. (Hear, hear.) He trusted that there would be a general desire for mutual conciliation on the part of the navy and the merchant service, and he was con• fident that these officers of reserve would be cordially wel comed into the service. Mr. WHITE wished to draw a moral from the remarks of the noble lord the Secretary to the Admiralty. (A laugh.) The noble lord said that when the hon. member for Sunder land sent a special agent to France to ascertain the amount of naval preparations going on there, the progress then described as being made in the French dockyards was correct ; but that since then, or three months afterwards, a vast augmentation in those preparations had taken place. Would it not be reasonable to infer that the magnitude of our preparations had provoked the increased activity of France ? He would ask when was the rivalry to cease, and could not some understanding be come to between the two countries to put an end to a state of things which sooner or later must lead to a collision ? Lord PALMERSTON—My hon. friend has drawn a conclusion which is not warranted by the facts nor by the statement of my noble friend. He infers that because the active execution of these new ships had not begun when the inquiries of the hon. member for Sunderland were made, therefore the subsequent commencement of these ships was owing to our preparations. Now, in point of fact, we made no preparations, because the orders which have been issued for casing some wooden ships, and for commencing the con struction of some iron vessels, are very recent and subse quent to what the French Government has done, and are founded up-on what that Government has done. (hear.) the real history of the case is this, as I said the other took a even ingiut :—ln December last the French Gove rnm ent re solution to construct 10 iron ships in addition to the six which were known to us before. They had oubts as to the proper mode of construction, on,and those doubts were to be solved by experiments which were to be made by the Gloire, which was afloat. They rem ained from that time until Ma y in suspense, and it was not un til May that, having se ttl ed certain doubtful points . w e h were not settled bef ore , and which were only decided by the cruise of the Gloire, orders given actively to proceed with these 10 armed ships. were The keels ve were then laid down, and proceedings com menced. And, therefore, as my noble friend said, the inves tigation made by the hon. member for Sunderland took place at a time when the order had been determined upon, but not actually given to the dockyards, and anybody going toithe dockyards then would see nothing, because there was nothing' to see. The statements made by my noble friend and myself at a later period referred to the actual com mencement of these ships. Now, as to the other question —one of great importance—whether the British Govern ' MOM could not eater into corcuzunicatiou with any foreign Government—for it must not be confined to France—_bu with any foreign Government, with a view to impose a limit upon the respective naval forcereof the two countries, that is a more important question, of great difficulty, and open to much criticism. (Hear.) I think that, although at the first blush it appears to be a practicable thing—l think that any British Government would long pause and hesitate before it entered into any agreement with foreign countries limiting the amount of force, naval or military, which this country ought to maintain. (Hear, hear.) We should judge of that amount according to the circumstances of the moment. Any agreement must be with several foreign Powers, because it is not France alone that is a naval Power. There is Russia, the United States, Spain, which is grow ing in importance, and other states which have navies, and therefore any limitation of our own force must be made' with a view not only to the naval power of France, but to any possible combination of other Powers. Such an ar rangement would, 1 think, lead to interminable doubts and disputes. (Hear.) 'We must have officers watching them, and they must have officers watching us; there would be doubts and suspicions of bad faith, and, instead of laying the foundations of peace, we should, I fear, be sowing the seeds of future interminable dissensions. (Hear.) The bill was then read a third time and passed. The Probate and Letters of Administration Act (Ireland) Amendment Bill was read a second time. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were con sidered and agreed to :—Tramways (Ireland) Act Amend ment, Naval Medical Supplemental Fund Society, Salmon Fisheries, and Dealers in Old Metals. The order for the second reading of the Marriages (Ire land) Bill was discharged. EDUCATIONAL GRANTS. Lord PALMERSTON having moved that the house at its rising do adjourn till 2 o'clock to-morrow (this day), Mr. NEWDEGATE asked the Vice-President of the Committee of Education for some information as to the mode in which the grants were distributed to the British and Foreign Schools. Mr. LOWE said the questions referred to the manage ment of Dissenting schools, and were abstract questions, in tended to give rise to controversy. As the Education Com - mittee had a great deal of business to attend to, which they could hardly overtake, they declined to be drawn into an abstract discussion by a member of one sect as to the !node in which they dealt with another sect. If they did tins the Privy Council Education Committee would be the battlefield. of rival sects, and much ill-will would be stirred up. After a few words from Mr. WHALLEY on the subject of a notice of motion which he had given, but which the SPEAKER ruled to be out of order on the present occasion, The motion was agreed to, and The house adjourned, at a quarter past C, until 2 o'clock to-morrow (this day). TUB BANKRUPICY BILL. The public will not be sorry to hear the last of the Bankruptcy Bill, a measure which, from the commencement of the session, has occupied a larger share of discussion than ie usually devoted to mat ters of law reform. On Wednesday the battle of the " Chief Judge" was brought to a final termination, the Commons, after a fair stand-up fight, having given way to the law lords. This result is greatly to be regretted, for the measure has been so marred and mutilated in the Upper House that its distin guished author will have great difficulty in recog nising his own handiwork. Contrary to the advice of Horace, the Lords have not put a " horse's head" upon an incongruous body, but they have left a well proportioned body minus the head. The pro cess of decapitation was accomplished in the select committee by the hand of Lord Crenworth, who, taking advantage of the temporary absence of two members of the Cabinet, induced a majority of the lay Peers to believe that the business of the Chief Judge would not in reality exceed the 43 or 45 ap peals in bankruptcy which at present occupy the Lords Justices about 15 or 20 days in the year. It is not true that the late Lord Chancellor surren dered the victim to the executioner's knife with out a struggle, or that Lord Cranworth had not before him ample information as to the duties and the consequent importance of the office of chief judge. Lord Campbell stated distinctly that the chief judge would not only hear appeals from the commissioners, but from the county court judges, to whom, for the first time, the bill proposed to give jurisdiction in bankruptcy; that he would. hear all questions of disputed discharge, try ques tions of fact, superintend the administration of estates under trust deeds, sit in chambers, and gene rally regulate the proceedings of the court. In other words, the great scheme of reconstruction proposed. by Lord Westbury followed closely those provi sions of the Probate and Divorce Acts which have so beneficially conferred upon a single judge the entire administration of the testamentary and ma trimonial business of the country. Instead of the chief judge being underworked, we believe that, what with original and appellate jurisdiction, that officer would have had his time more fully occupied. than any other member of the judicial bench. As the bill stands. the Lords Justices for the re mainder of their days will be doomed to hear nothing but appeals from four hundred and. eighty-nine county courts, thrusting aside all equity bus Less proper, and thus unneces sarily reproducing those delays in Chancery hich, until a comparatively recent period, were the opprobrium and disgrace of English jurispru dence. The Lords appear to have proceeded upon the notion that five commissioners are at least equal to one chief judge. These commissioners are gentlemen of mature age, who have passed their lives in the administration of that very system which the commercial world has universally con demned. Can these gentlemen be expected at once to divorce themselves from the interests of Basing-. hall-street, and to learn and set in motion an entirely new and delicately -constructed machine ? One of the evils at present most strongly felt is the want of uniformity in the practice and decisions of the different commissioners. This evil will only be increased when these gentlemen, entrusted with a. larger and more important jurisdiction, have more frequent and more extended opportunity of differ ing with each other as to rules of precedence, and even the principles of bankruptcy law. The chief judge was required to give certainty and consistency to the whole system ; and the absence of such au officer cannot, we believe, be supplied by a variety of commissioners, whatever the abilities and good will of the individuals may be. There can be no doubt that even the most vehement opponents of a. chief judge will, from the working of the measure in its present mutilated state, becolip convincedof the early not arlynhencely thessity Government ofadd ingt ha h t centraluthe House tauthority of which Commons and the commercial public, have so earnestly, but so unavailingly, sought to establish. This opinion was expressed strongly on Wednesday by Mr. Crawford. It is admitted on all hands that the bill, even as it now stands, contains many valuable provisions. Setting aside the question as between creditors and official assignees, the trust-deed clauses, the pauper prisoner clauses, the breaking down of the partition wall between bankruptcy and insolvency the establishment of one uniform code of debtor and creditor law, the facilities which are given to creditors to transfer bankruptcies to the county courts or to convert them into private arrange ments—each and all of these provision's contain sufficient good to justify the Commons in yielding to the pertinacious and stolid resistance of the law lords to a chief judge, rather than imperil a measure which the public have long regarded with anxiety and interest. It is seldom that the Lords impede really useful measures of law reform, and therefore it is difficult to understand upon what principle they have on this occasion set themselves in opposition to the declared wishes of the House of Commons. Should it by possibility be the case that the resistance of the Lords proceeded upon some notion of a job, they must be entirely whom the of the character of the great lawyer by et of the measure was framed. If the appoint% ge would chief judge had been carried, the p l atr e;ton, not in have been in the hands of Lord ignourpant Palmerston, the present those of the late Attorney -Gener i a who has devoted Lord Chancellor. The individua m t e e n n y t ea o r f s hard bankruptcy reform o o u u g r h t t e t u h r e e l a y d , v t a o n c be ech is as gros s as i t exempt from an imputat ion is gratuitous.—Post. BAN.X OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth VieloriA. cap. 32, for th — e week ending on Wedsiesday, the 31st, day of July, 1361: ISSUE DEPARTmr.,„, No t e s issued }......£26,004,,"0p Government Debt £11,01,5,100 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gol(l Coin & Bullion 11,354,700 Silver Bullion .• • • £26,004,700 Rpreosptri.etors, cap:20,004,7001 Public Deposits (in- DEpAnrxxxT. tal .............. X 1.4 553 000 G°rlvtleesrnulfeinnteluSdecinug ............. 3,412,974 De.a!lyVeightAn zany], eluding Exche- Other r`.3ecurities per, s av i uo , Notes 16 a lak g , Commis- Gold and Silver rnissioners of Na- Coir i tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 3.781,952 Other Deposits 1 2 ,194,650 Seven Day and other Bills 842,008 X 34,562,758 hl, ] Dated August 1, 1861. £34,562,758 RSHALL, Chief Cashier. TOE BIDEFORD POISON CASE.--This inquiry wa s again resumed at the Ne w Inn on Tuesday evening, at eight o'clock. The first evi aence went to show the result of the post-9nortem examir ration. Mr. W. H. Ackland, surgeon, gave a most clear and lucid statement, showing that the unfortunate lady 7. iad been the victim of a strong narcotic poison. At h a lf- 1 )aa t t en th e inquiry terminated, and the jury, after conside r i n the ease , returned the fol lowing verdict :—" That 'ran "races Ann R o wland died from the effects of laudanum, taadvertently supplied by Mr' Thomas (tubs instead of .c 'tincture of rlutbarb." tage. IW. fine. Ya,. -r-.-. .j