The Sun. — London, England, 1856-08-07 00:00:00

I Po I:O2gE If A 11. SE T AND COMDTFiRCIAL INTELLIGENCh, a CITY, Two o'Cnocx, `The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed f imply, but prices were F al(l w not actually higher. The L,OO aere 10,000 bales, 1,500 . b a l es f or expor t an d oon speculation, comprising 100 Pernam and • Maaanham, 61d to 71d. ; 200 Bahia, 6 7-16 d ; 300 AUPtian, 6ed. to 9d. ; 400 Surat, 4d. to 42d.; and 12%) Sea Islands, 11d. to is. 7d. per lb. In the 22 ' 7 Sha re Market the transactions were limited, but ! 6 pricos were steaekitat the full rates of Tuesday, and dt, in so.oae cases at an advance. St. Acc:o uats fro- al France contai n th e o ffi c i a l report. so on the result o f the great annual mercantile fair at 5 ,,g Beaucaire, whi ,ch closed ou the 31st of last month. I 20 Compared wit' 1 previous fairs, the extent of opera- ig 1 tions has not been so great, nor the results so 50 satisfactory, v rhich is attributed solely to the dis- ~.Zs, _ . tress created by the recent inundations, in the z vicinity of w hich the fair was held. The articles St. mentioned l in the report, of most interest, are t• wool and r silk. At th e beginning of the fair 2 5 there was a small supply of wool brought . t .. . for sale, aad at that period the manufacturers 1 5 0 / were shor'b of the raw material, consequently it F#. came to r, good market and realised high prices ; V ) but towr . r d s the close of the fair, there were large 20 1111312ther1, and rates were affected by the exports n. f ront o,ther markets, so that the general result was -1 3 - I' . mu oh the same a s l as t year , an d average d 6 francs _S t t. per kilo. fo r mer i noes, 4f. 70c. for metis, and 3f. iet. 25c. f or i nferior ; the choice kinds of merinoes Bf., st. and. ditto lambs Bf. 50c. In silk there was an gt. active business doingduring the fair, and the stocks . Bro ught for sa l e were not suff i c i ent for the demand. 12 to a The av erage prices were for Doupion's threads, 38 16 39 fr. per kilo., Vacluse silks, 105 to 106, and St. Advise s t o the 24th ult 3 4.lais, 112 fran,cs. 20 . have been received u from New Yip' lc by the steamer Lebanon, which It has arrived wit h $150,000 in specie. Business in ; Cotton is dewribed as having been very dull, 1( buyers having refused. to operate except at lower I V prices. Flour had risen in value, and large pur- 1 chases h a d bee al made for s hi pment to Europe. . Freights consequent l y ruled firm. In speculative ; securities the dealings were exceedingly limited, 1 and quotatier,s therefore were heavy ; no improvel - ment expectfad for some time to come, as many of the leading dealers were absent from the City taking their customary summer holiday. The International Coasting Company (the pro- I spectus of which has appeared in our advertising columns) i s attracting attention among the invest ing public;, a s th e prospects of the undertaking are of a promising character. It is proposed to raise a capital 0441. 320,000/. for the purpose of supplying steam communication along the whole seaboard of the continent, "where," as the promoters state, " trading operations are now carried on by small sailing ships, Which are quite unsuited to the pre sent necessities of commerce." There are to be committees of supervision in France, London, Southampton, and Belgium ; and there can be no doubt that, if properly managed, the earnings will Y i eld a high rate of interest on the subscribed capital. The Directors of the Riga and Dunaburg Com pany have very Ixoperly submitted all the docu ments relating to the undertaking to the committee of the Stock Excliange who, after carefully inves tigating their contents, will, no doubt pass an o p in ion on th e i r value. It will then be seen whether they have justified the views set forth by the Directors, wb,o, it is said, are still confident of obtaining thos e the - p rivileges w hi c h were spo k en of in the original p ro spectus. Pending the d ec i s i on o f Stock Exchalage Committee, it is unadvisable to give credence to the various statements now in circulation with regard - to this affair. No change has been made in the Bank of Eng land minimum rate Marketof discount, and th e M oney continues tight at the current quotations. Some partie s ima b gined that an advance wou ld h ave een' anno unced, but the increased inquiry for money noticed during the last two or three days has not been sufficiently serious to justify such a measure. When the settlement at the Stock Ex btange la over and a renewal of 'specie receipts takes Place the market will probably assume an for asier a ppearance,, but it is likely that th e d eman d agricultural purposes, and the payment of "calls" on account of capital on the new joint stock undertaking., will tend to maintain the pre- sent quotations for discount accommodation. . At a meeting ot! the L on d on an d C ounty Bank, half• held this day, a dividend of 5 per cent. for the year, free from income tax, upon the paid-up ca pital of th e B ank, leaving a balance of 10,8191. 166 . Td. to be carried forward to the next account, was unanimously agreed to. tells i l l. n an unf avourable manner on the value of oent.ch Securitie s , a further decline of i t to I per avi ng occurr e d this morning. There is a good dema d n- - for money in the " House," and the rateo for " continuation" is 7-16 to N per cent. 1 sinceCnS° ! for mon ey have been 911 i, but they have _e nsen to 95a 1 0 2 ; and for account (September) they y are 95 ands'l.. rti 1 -he New Three per Cents. were 21i 4the Reduced 951 1. Bank Stock is 1A... and squer Bills have declined to 16s. and - 1 , preen,, and the Bonds 100 i. a nd dnreign Securities are again in limited favour, their values lend downwards. Turkish 6 per Cent are 4 8e a a re a l T l Z'' being i lower. Spanish Threes 5 ' -n - tee q-ew Deferred 241 i. Russian 44 Per cents. have been dealt in at 112 i 4, Guate znala ~f. ,‘ ‘ 1 ") Mexican at 224 23, and Peruvian Active at 82. The foil • Sto c k s . owing are the nominal prices of Foreign 22 7 ~,----Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7i i ; Mexican, 1, 1 . L. ,,0t- ; per ,81 3 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 57 9 ; c e T ts egues e ~ 4 per Cents., 49 51 ; Russian 5 per 6 a , a .", - al 13 ; ditto 4 , 4 per Cents., 98 100 21 1 Pu . 3 per Cents., 45 1- ; ditto New Deferred, 4s ; ditto Certificates, 6 -3,- ;ditto Passive, 64 7. The las t we I('railway to this ~ e s receipts, ascertained up * u aY, are in round figures as under :- ( heat We te 1856. 1855. sNorth-,,..esaterrn ........... . ...... ..... £31,657 £29,686 o,4ll.i,iestern ........................ 70,893 66,597 trighton 11 ''' . ' .......... .• ..... 20,944 18,089 Midland . .............................. 23,207 22,190 ouch-Easte• ... ........ •- ................... 30,607 28,876 ClreatNorthern .... -- .................. 25'871 24,765 Lancashire a d ........................ 22,733 21,610 Lantos and 13 Yorkshire ......... 25,905 22,597 Ch Exeter . 6,909 eat er and troi _•.................. 7,590 London Omnibus 33ead ............... 6,522 5,971 Gen.ll,anche Sh Corn pany. 11,282 _ 4\ Qr'th Staffiord afield, and Lincoln 9,755 8,477 North oxford .. • ........... ......: ...... 7,417 6,735 2,413 ,in)re, Wor cester, .. ;;;•d•••Viro1-••• 2'572 - rew, d ,.._verb. 4,220 3,719 ur and Chester Glu o _ Y ............ 3,366 2,831 g rand w and South-Western 6,526 Trunk of Canada ...... 7'332 great Wester f C a ............ 5'6" 4,759 Northern of ;raonce Canada........ ............ 8,384 6,120 so The Railway Share' .... ... .. i 37,190 ll 39,950 at :r ti ? f the principal lines being fce l n l era ios y heavy, lower are dull "e tra nsactions are limited .° The y ßiga . Shares ' to 15 at 21. Paris and Lyons he risen 105. 4 - ) and Great Western of Canada 1 ru e flatter. ' 4 nthe of i lt r descriptions of shares there is no change Nrtance to notice. _ . . 50 4t. St. 5 5 20 10 100 100 ICO 100 a earth a FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (Prom the Offlcial List. !I noue's.. done. Bank Stock 2lB 3 , cerit. .... ...................... ler n ... ec illeed Annuities.... ......... —9 5 i 0 1 A _ Per C ent . uousols Annuities Aevr per Cont. 96gIndi,, Ttotas. I:intiruities Ditto, under £lOOO 16 1 ' (" Acec nntt, 10th September 9 si It/chequer tills, 24 21000 x cl ' 15 14 16 p Small. nDlttttoo.tin:4;,l4 .. :31 pe ... ; ............ : -10901: p r are PS."4 iij'''''"'"'" TO< O'CLOCK. tingthmaja Bonds. RRION FUNDS AT 0 _, Mexic an 3 p er c_,,eti Ditto Account . 23 Peruvian 13ond s i'i Cent.'................ 2 Per Ditto Accoun t — Russian Bonds, 1 82 i ., .. 1.1 .. .. i:i.';'B"'p' e — re — e • n — t *:: . " . _ B2 Ditto Account Per 6..e.a.: Sardinian Bowls, 5 P e Spniel llouds, 3 per Cent . . '•'• 92 litto New Deferred, 3 peiCe—a-t.. - TDitto Account ......... ....... • h^kir.l) Ditto Account Bonds, 6 par cent ... . ..... ' ............. . ................ ... ...:::: 1 - 03 i Diva: eals on the above 2.a; ........... 1,,,,,d0n . _ TWO O'CLOC K. giottitoßOlS,:rf.oo,4llo7 . . ......................... . 954 ti , 4.,‘ ...,..„., ..... u ......... O Di • _ 40 50 25 20 ~~ ~ ~ all Antwerp4Tßott rdrzn 10 Ardennes WA St.Lw. leftsai at 6 p. e. by dd.Tnk _ _ of Canada all 84,1gian Eaitn. Jinn 14 %Liens to Graissesas 9 Bombay, Baroda, ar Cer.lndia, g. 5 p. c all Do. 5i lßuff . & Lk. Hur. Ry. I all Carmeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. all Demerara ..... 11 Dutch Rhenish ....„ all Eastern of France . 19 Do. Now all East Indian, g. 6p. all Do Tx. B, gu sp. c, 5 'Do. Ex. C, gu. sp. c all Do. do. D, gu. sp. c. all D 0.43 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 ail Do. do, do., '54, dr all Gee ong Melboutm guar. 5 per c nt. . all Gd. Tk of Cana (I stA i 90 L)o. Cert. of Dobai:4 con. into Stk. till 'e' all Do. Comp. 6p. 0., do . 14 Gt. Celitral of Fran all fit. Tn. Pen. g. sp. c. 2 Do New, guAr. sp‘ c. 15 '4reat Lnxembour Constituted Share all Gt.Westernofeanaill , glares 5} Do. New all Do. Bds., payable 's' all Do. do., '76, p. 'fit/ all Do. do., '73 do. all Do. do., '73, withou option all Lake Const. & Ba,sl( all Lietre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo Venetian. all Lucca 4 ./ Fist. sp. c.p 10 Lyons and Geneva all I Lyons da Mediterrar. all Andras, guar. 4 p.c all Do. Now do., 5 p. c all Do. 44 p. c. Exten 10 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. e all Maria Antonia all Do. do. New all Namur dg Liege (wit' interest) all Do. (ex interest)... all Do. do , Cp. c. Pref all lorthern of France all NorwegisterrnnkPre all Paris and Lyons . all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans... 3 Recife & San. Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. all Riga & Dunaburg is. at 801. per share... 5 Rome and Frascati.. all !loyal Danish all Royal Swedish all iambro and Meuse_ all Do. 5i p. cent. Pref. 5 iciude, guar. sp. c q.ll D 0... 8 3onthern of France.. 3t. Andrew's sw Quebec (A),,. Ell West Flanders all Do 5 per e. Prof,..' all W. &N.W. of Franc at, ►Vest. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden all Zealand JOINT-S' 11 A.cztralasis 12i Rank of Egypt 50 Bank of London all Sri. Col. Bk.&Ln. C al) :3ritish N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of As: b 6 Chrtd. Bnk. of IndL Australia, & Chin* 50 City 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Load ail lllng.Scot.&Allll.Cht all Loud. Chart. Bk. 01 Australia 15 Ditto New 20 London and Conn.' y: 50 Lnd & Bnkg. Corp 16 London Joint Stook. 10 London and Paris 20 Lond. gy Westminster 35 National Pro.of Eng 10 Do. New ........... National of Bank ~ all New South Wa.o4„ all Oriental Bank of ilorporatlnn. 10 Ottoman Bank 2:. Provincial of Ir e l an d all in). Now 1 R Am; B &Go Im 10 Royal British. ........ . v 1 Ann* boastralia all Union of 2. Do. New 10 .0 Wotan 131 - ef Loud union of Lotuion 100 100 100 20 20 fred'a OD. a gar rer to from f the ie 2,1 leave it on corn 'Ham. speed tes 17 d the orked mson. shave ening. Wan. y, 4, vk, 6 st last ,ur on r, cop. berday sailed turned d into steam resent lay. pareil, , apper, , Spar ipjack, 4aeen, s, Leo !amilln, _ Mag.. Devon Scotch , 1856, tverage month, 179,154 133,110 312,264 of the me, th• 175,340 045,901 870,561 I aims been as 152,150 866,443 D 21,593 the cir• 1 month ulation 11 give in the revious lecrease. 74,748 31,316 102,155 339,649 185,225 627,029 cine ma° of ngdom, 7th .of ing the ecrease od, and United of Eng ing the ease of h ; and le •amo i banks y was rn pared 1,026/. it year. tYOB 43 Lord d Med ty this ed with ng the Bruns morn- wn the d their of the party delay ng the nd the ter the . attery of the seven og de• on the to this .dship. o'clock les the e prin ted by on on Fill him )u ar other stone, s here meal ; been would ,orpo• Town laces• D dine . 8 bad y the ,t the a the kr the k ill of - ,te of sen- P° 9 t: of S ARE MARKETS. mfilS DAY.) RAILWAYS, t raidi itaILWAYIL JeL.: 9 Azubg. Wottng. and &into.. Sun:: Y... ;.11 ,B , !faßt fh‘.lyrne f. • AP !Btrmtrg, Vi r olvo rh Stour Va11ey...., ali I Birkeuhd. Cheshire Pi! !110. ct,eeh. & Birk. all iDo., d 0 ....,. ,• all St Tyne origin& I £25 (hied. at £4 100 'Bristol and Exeter , 100 ,Caledonian all (j Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon . all !Cork, Black, & Pas) 18 Cornwall all Do. A 8 Do. B 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc. all Dun. P. & Aher. Jnc. 100 East Anglian...... all Eastern Counties.. 100 East. Union. A. 141 1u) Po., B. Stock ..... Si Do., New A........ 10 East sent WO East Lancashire . . 100 Edinburgh & all Edinb. and Peebles.. 100 Edin. Prth &Dunde all Forth & Clyde June all Furness all Do. Extension ... . ... 'lOO Glasgow& S. West , - all Great N. of Scotlnd 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock..., 100 Do., B. Stock DO Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire 100 Great Western........ 100 Do. Stour Val. Rai, Gua. Stk.. all Irish South-Eastern. all Lancaster & Carlisle 141( Do., Thirds 12 Do. New Thirds 1100 Lo.ncash.andYorksh Du g Wet. Riding Un all 1114. South; or t all London & Blackwell 100 Loud. Bright &S.Cst. 100 Load. and N. Westn 16 Do. Fifths 54 D0.101.8h.,M&8...0 2 Do. Eighths 10G London andS. 14 Lon. Tilby . & South. Barking 5h..... i 3 all I Lndndriy&Colerain e 5 iall Lndndrrr. & EnniA . It.lloo Hanch.Shef.&Lineln 2al 82a D , , Man. & Lin. Un . 1 Metropolitan 1100 Midland !UM Do. Birmng. &Derb all Sfldld. G. West. (I ro. all Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle, all Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd fli Newry &EnniskillF all Newry, Warronpoint and Rostrevor...., 100 Norfolk 3i Northn.Counties Pt 100 North British....., 100 Nth Devo❑ Rail. & Dock Stock 100 Do., A Stock IWO Do. B Stock DO N.istatern—Borwif 23i Do. do. Extoasion 16$ Do.do.O.N.E.?nrol el Do. Leeds 100 Do.. York ....... 100 North London 31 IslN.StS.Wstrn.,llarn stead, and City Jn. 173 North Staffordshir al, North Western all N. &S. Wostrn. June Ox., Wore., & Wol'e, 14 P0rt5m0uth........ ,. WO Peottish Central 100 PeottishMidland.., 100 Shr vshire Unian all South Devon 110 South Eastern 100 South Wales 15 S. Yrksh.lt Riv. btu 5 Do all itaines, Wok. &Wok a' Stockton & Darling. 10 Do., do., 1851 1 Do., do., 1855 16t Stockton & Hartlep , , 110 Taff Vale 100 Do. Pref.. No. 1 22 Thames Hay. D.& R all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limeria all West Cornwall. all West End of London and Crystal Palace.. all Do. A 3 Do B all West London. all Wimbledn &Croydon FOR Clostna Prices yesterday 28 30 4f 41 8 94 191 - 20 . 16 --- 18 14; . - 176 - 15 MIMI .... - ... "..." ••• "'".. - 18. 10i •-• 38 - 27 Easiness done I st i this day . $t 100 100 100 20 50 94 601 17 13 983 i 107 j i . xd 91 24 107 i j 6 , 62i 2 12i x d 74i 31 73 6 986 7i - [o7h - !07i 1 - 1091 - 110, 35 35 1 841 - 85 1 55 - 57 ••• • .. -- 14i - 15 ••• 55 - 157 - 36i 371 ••• ... 87 - 88 3} - 3 2 - 8i - 19 62 63 95 - 97 i - 41 6i - 7 11 - 12 31 - 33 108 --- 110 77 - 79 49 M 1 5 4 16; 74i - 80 - 82 4 - 2 11 - 15 - n 37 - 38 1 - '''. •• • ''''. ••• 191 - 201 1 2 26 - 6i - 5i - = '9 81 - fi 4i - sj l i 2 - 5k 24 - 36f - = • 2/ 22j - 23 .. - ... 24 - 24; i 3 -13 i 844 -- 2'} 51 25i 26 3k - 3 i( 100 - 102 123 126 123 - 126 111 112 ... - •••• 5i - 5iP Dlr. 11 - 121 - .•. 211 -21 i 14 2i - 3 --lipP, - 9 - 8 20 - 41 •- 84 - 564 - 54 -- 1 11 ... 19i -- 1 -- 13i -13 i 9?; -- 10 2i 3i . 4 ., ...a. pm 4k - 9! - 37i - 38 19 --- 20 BANKB. 102 104 69 - 71 P 1 ••• M. ••• -- ••• i -1 p ii -- 73 "'" .• 17 18 211 7 =l; 22i1 4 - lipl 1 --3 p . -- ... -- :::a~ ... ..." ... ... - .. or, ..m. , ~ , 48 - 50 4111 lf 1p •N 36 io 36 38 68 7 8i •.. par a I Ws 221 20 1 Oi 8 d 30 20 81 I "5 57} 1 II 1 305 41 4 I 1 134 I 1 1 lli 11 d I 20 100 TifE SUN', LONEION, TUURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7. 1856, (This Day.) cross—Waterloo or the Suspension. While so engaged, the policeman came up and ordered them to quit the spot, at the same time saying, as long as he wag on the beat be would not allow girls of their description to stand about the streets. Her sister feeling indignant at such an I . 2 imputation, remonstrated with him, an d s h e (th e w i t . ness) told her to take his number. He then took hold of Mrs. Simmons and convoyed her to the station-house. The husband of Mrs. Simmonds was a higly respectable man- Mr. Hall ordered the policeman to be recalled, and, he having made his appearance in the witness-box, the 1 magistrate addressing him said—You have heard what has been stated, what answer have you to make to it ? The policeman said his evidence was true. Mr. Hall—Do you know this young person ? Policeman —No. Mr. Hall —Then you have done wrong in bringing her here. The act of Parliament states, that persons liable to be taken into custody for the offence with which you have charged her with must be known to be habitual night walkers or prostitutes, and you have no right to bring such a charge as this, neither have you a right to say to any one that they shall not stop on your beat, without you know them to be bad characters. lam always ready to uphold the police in the proper discharge of their duty ; bat as long as I have a seat on the bench, I will not permit any tyranny to be exercised by them. It is very easy to make such a charge as this against any female ; but it is a most difficult one to remove. You must be more careful for the future. I clearly see how this case has arisen. When you were threatened with baying your number taken you lost your temper, How long have you been in the force ? Leatha Compan6, (,'nxtn. einotq. yeiter lay. usinask. this t&y 98 - 100 100 - 105 12 - 14 139 141 4 ... 4j ow '... i,i 7 30 iiii =l6 121 -13 i 231 - 241 .12 - 116 2f - 21 94 - 96 5i --: 13 .0 ..". H. IN ••• iis Z iii 8 2d Policeman—Not long, your worship. Mr. Hall then again cautioned the policeman, and ordered the young woman to be discharged. The husband, a very respectable man, was about to address the magistrate, but Mr. Hall told him whatever application he had to make, he would hear after the business of the morning had been disposed of. We understand that the husband intends to lay the whole facts of the case before the Commissioners of Police. Iservices the young E ng li s h man joined the force of the Vendeans in severa l encounters with their foes. Fan n y Fl ee t woo d h ad many narrow escapes in France, th en i n a state of great tumult, and her position was ren d ere d st il l more distressing front her bei ng th e prey of many machinations, devised from various m o ti ves, pr i ncipally revenge on Claude, to who m s h e was engaged, and who, from his 'peculiar circum s t ances, possessed many ene mies. Th e numerous attempts which the hero made to r ecover the important documents, which were necessary to reinstate him in his patrimonial estates, are vividly sketched, and render the narra tive in many parts exciting. On the whole, many may spend a pleasant hour in the perusal of this book if they desire life and spirit in the detail and description of scenes and events. There are to be met with likewise some sea stories, which add t o the variety and v i gour of the style; and there is an animated account of some naval encounters, where Claude captured a French vessel near Calcutta, as well as the dangerous epoch when he was unsuc- cessful and taken prisoner to France. . - The Austrian Dungeons zn, Italy. By Felice Or sini. Translated by I. Merriton White. A deeply interesting narrative of the author's fifteen months' imprisonment in, and final escape from, Abe fortress of St. Giorgio, in Mantua. An ardent patriot, busied from his youth upward in schemes for the liberation of Italy, Signor Orsini, after being frequently imprisoned, was pounced upon by the Austrian authorities in Hermanstadt, in December, 1854, while travelling on a political mission. From liermanstadt he was forwarded to Tienna, and from thence to the fortress from which he contrived to make his escape, for examination and punishment. The reader has presented before him pictures of prison life as experienced by politi cal offenders under Austrian sway, and is shown by what vile and cruel arts Austria succeeds inper petuating her accursed yoke in Italy—notwith standing the dislike and positive hatred of the great majority of the people. The story of the author's escape possesses a thrilling interest, which must insure its general perusal. A deeper sense of satisfaction will, however, be found in the hopes the narrative both directly and indirectly holds out of Italian independence at no distant day, if the wishes, and energies, and valour of the people may avail against the myriad armed cut-throats that hold her in bondage, while others maintain a perpetual observation of her movements. INDQN CORPORATION ACCOUNTS. Pft'!l.l RAILWAYS. all Bedford and Bletchley .100 linckghanish. 100 Clydcsdale.k. all Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. • 1 . 00 E. Lin. g. 6 pc. all E. Un. H. Sli. 100 Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct 100 Do. New...... all Glstr.4 Dn. Fr all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway all Hull & Selby all Do. Shares. all Do. Shares. all Lon.&Greenw all Do. Preference 103 Lon., Til., &S, 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cont. 1.00 Do. 6 per ct. all Manch. %tn. and Matlock all Middlesbro' & Redcar. 110 Idldld.Bradfd 54 Newmarket Bury E. (I.6pc all N.& Est. 6 p.c. all Do. 6 per ct. all Do. Fixeds p c all Prest. & A yte all Do. Qrs. A 100 Roystn.& Hit. 18$ Shef.Roth.and Gooleg.s p. c. all Shrews. &Her. 10 S. Staffordsh. all Wear Valleygr 6 per cent.., ' all Do 100 Wilts&Oomrst BRIGHTO: (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAND STAND PLATE Sonth Western Raphael Four ran. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY—(This Day). The ordinary half-yearly meeting of this company was held this afternoon at the company's station, Waterloo road ; Mr. W. J. Chaplin, M.P., in the chair. The report and statement of accounts, which have both appeared in The lan, were taken as read. The CHAIRMAN said be hoped the report and accounts would be considered satisfactory, and render any length ened remarks from him unnecessary. He congratulated the shareholders on the progressing satisfactory state of the line. Out of 78 stations in walk there were only three that had not yielded a profit during the last half year, and the aggregate amount of loss of expenditure over income on them did not amount to more than Itl6/. (Hear, hear.) Another subject for Congratulation was, that this line, with the exception of three others, was worked at the lowest percentage of any other railway in the kingdom. (Hear.) Good faith had been kept with the shareholders with reference to the providing plant, and the expense for sidings and stations, for the liquidation of which it was proposed to ask their vote, and carry it to capital. With regard to the bad debt account, the Chairman read from the report the following paragraph :—"As we stated in our last report, the old 'Bad Debt' account then disappeared in our books ; but it will be noticed that an item of a similar nature under the head of 'Eicke's Fraud' is charged in the present accounts. The loss was occasioned by the fraudulent issue of a bond fabricated in 1E44 That bond became payable in this half-year, and is so. cordingly debited to the revenue thereof. We have no reason to doubt that all past debts and frauds are now disposed of." (Hear, hear.) The hon. gentleman re ferred to the debenture debts, and the difficulties gene rally experienced in raising money, remarking that the directors of this line bad been so fortunate as to obtain money at 4i per cent. The directors proposed that powers also be given to them to regulate this stock, and render it permanent by issuing shares for them from time to time as they may think fit, whereby a great sav ing in interest and expense would be effected. The in terest proposed to be paid on the stock was 4 per cent., which would effect a saving of interest alone to the ex tent of 7,0001. per annum. (Hear, hear.) Many com plaints had been made of late relative to the situation of the Waterloo station, arising from its difficulty of ac cess. There was at present a sum of 80,0001. in hand for constructing a road from the Borough to Hungerford bridge, and he bad been informed by gentlemen con nected with the Hungerford-bridge that that company bad plans under their consideration for altering the pre sent bridge, to make it applicable for carriages, with an avenue on both sides for foot passengers ; or they would, if assisted, consider the propriety of building a new bridge on arches. It would be for the shareholders of the London and South-Western Com pany to consider the present means of access to Charing cross, and whether it would not be politic on their part to invest some of their own private capital in such im provements as he had referred to. (Hear, hear.) He moved the reception and adoption of the report. Count EYRE (director) seconded the motion. The Hon. P. PIERREPOINT, director of the London and North-Western, congratulated the meeting on the satisfactory state of the undertaking which be attri buted to.the honest, manly way, in which the policy ol the company had been carried out by the chairman. (Cheers.) After some remarks from Mr. WOOD of a rather un intelligible character, referring to the company's inte rest in the North Devon and the Credit= Railways, and also on the accounts, Mr. CURRIE, on the part of the travelling public, com plained of the bad character of some of the carriages, which he said was loudly complained of, and ought to be remedied. They might keep the old carriages for " Lords', Commons'," and excursion trains—(laughter) —but the new and bast-constructed carriages should be kept for short journeys and for the accommodation of those who took houses in the neighbourhood of the line. (Hear.) He objected to any money being expended re lative to any fresh approaches to the West-end over Hungerford-bridge, believing it -should be over West minster-bridge, to better accommodate the inhabitants of Belgravia and all that neighbourhood. Referring to the large sums of money that bad been earned by this company in connection with the naval and other reviews, and un derstanding extra remuneration had been in consequence given to guards, engine-drivers, porters, &c., but not to the station -masters and others in a superior position on the line, he urged the propriety of a gratuity being given to those whose anxiety and business had been increased by the running of these extra trains. Mr. TITE, M.P., suggested that the directors should pause before they did anything with reference to Hunger. ford-bridge. The construction of the new Westminster bridge had been suspended in consequence of a scheme being under consideration to remove the bridge alto gether lower down the river; and, from what he bad seen of the sketch, be thought the station would be much benefited. The CHAIRDIAN said that he addressed the share , . holders on that point in their individual character. Mr. TlTS—Then I caution them not to be too hasty. The hon. gentleman referred to the carriages, which he said presented a contrast to many other lines ; but having got them, economy must be studied, and they must be used till worn out. Speaking of the extra re m nneration to the railway officials. Mr. Tite said that railway staffs were the hardest worked and worst paid men in the kingdom. (Hear, hear.) Ho asked what bad been done about the Exeter Extension Line. The Chairman explained that men were now at work on land where the purchase bad not been completed in order to save time and push on the undertaking. Mr. Sergeant Gazelee said the officers on the line had been remunerated for extra services according to a scale laid down by the traffic manager. The committee of review bad considered the salaries paid to all the offi cers, and in many instances had greatly increased them. sAfter some further remarks, the subject dropped, the directors having consented to give it their consi deration. Mr. HEREPATEL said the report was satisfactory. it was not often they had an increase of dividend, as recommended on this occasion. (sear.) The hon gentle man suggested some alteratione with reference to the details of the accounts, &c., particularly the suspense account, and also that the proprietors' consent should fir of capital took place. 31tr. b . e ll a latter was impossible. A s soon s a m e f c to expended said p a e nn the d outlay edW as known, the proprietors were asked to capitalise it. Aft er th a t th e p l ant, sta tion, (&c., were kept up out of rev enue . st su the i ui b efore A. lengthened discussion ensued, but nothing practi cal resulted from it. The report was then agreed to. A dividend of 51 per cent, per annum, subject to income tax, was also agreed to. The following resolutions were then agreed to :-- "The creation and disposal of a Debenture Stock, to be applied in liquidation of the Company's existing Debenture Debt." " The disposal of the balance of the old ordinary share capital. " The leasing jointly with the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company, of the Wimbledon and Croydon Railway. " The conclusion of arrangements for working and main taining the respective Branch Railways to Lymington, Blandford, and Salisbury Market when completed by their respective proprietors. - - A vote of thanks to the chairman then terminated the proceedings. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) BOW STREET. A POLICE3IIN EXCEEDING HIS DllM—This morning a very respectably attired young woman, named Sarah Simmonds, was placed before Mr. nail, charged with annoying gentlemen in the Strand. Police-constable 153 F stated that he was on duty last night in the Strand, and between the hours of nine and ten he saw the female at the bar annoy a gentle man by attempting to take his arm. .He repulsed her, and proceeded onwards. He (the constable) then cau• tioned her, and afterwards he saw her repeat the annoy ance to two other gentlemen. He then took her into custody. Mr. Hall—What do you mean by the term 'annoy. .ng ? Constable—Attempting to take a gentleman's arm. The sister of the young woman here stepped forward, and assured the magistrate that there was not one word of truth in the statement just made by the constable. Her sister was a respectable married woman, and the facts of the case were as follows:—Last evening her sister and herself left their residence, which was eituated on the other side of the water, with the intention of mak ing a purchase, and having done so, they stood for a minute or two at the corner of one of the streets in the Strui,c l , vonticleriog which of the bridgeh they,thould-: MARL BOROITGH-STREET. DARING, ROBERT IN REGENT-STREST.—Caroline God frey, a fashionably-dressed young woman, was charged with picking the pocket of a lady, named Emma Rogers, of No. 45, Albert-street, Regent's-park. The prosecutrix stated that, last night, about half past ten o'clock, while she was walking along Regent street, she saw a poor blind boy begging, and as she was in the act of relieving him she felt something move in her pocket, and, en turning round, she found the pri soner standing by her side, and her purse, which con tained 155., bad gone. She accused the prisoner of the robbery and gave her into custody. The prisoner was searched, but nothing could be found upon her. The prisoner and her two companions were well known to the police, but they no doubt managed to escape, and had not been seen since. A police constable stated that he had known the prisoner for years. She was one of the principal light-fingered women in London, and had formerly taught the art of pocket-picking to the young members of the fraternity. Mr. Beadun (to the prisoner)— What have you to say in answer to the charge ! Prisoner—l am not the woman who took the purse. Mr. Beadon—lt has been sworn on oath that you were standing close to the prosecutrix, and as you are known to the police I shall commit you for trial.—Com mitted accordingly. BENEVOLENCE.-Our reporter was requested to ac knowledge the receipt of 2/. 2s. from " W. Blank, Esq.," for the poor-box. SOUTHWARK. UTTERING A FORGED Si. NOTE AT THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY TERMINUS.-107bn Stacey, a beer-shop keeper, No. 4, Little Torrington•street, Torrington -square, and William Simpson, alias George PZatman, both wellknown on the turf, were brought before Mr. Combs for farther examination, charged with uttering a forged 51. Bank of England note at the Booking-office of the Brighton Rail way London-bridge Terminus. Mr. Solomon appeared for the accused. It appeared, from the evidence of Stephen Richard Jones, a booking-clerk in the employ of the Brighton Railway Company, that on Wednesday morning, the 30th tilt., just as a train was about to start for Good. wood Races, the prisoners presented themselves at the pay-office, and asked for two tickets for Chichester. Witness gave them the tickets, when Stacey handed him a 51. note to take for them. He gave him in change four sovereigns, and the remainder in silver, when they ran on the platform and entered one of the carriages, as train was leaving. Shortly after they were gone witness had some suspicion as to the note, which he took to the secretary's office, and afterwards to the Bank of Eng. land, where it was examined and pronounced to be a forgery. On his raturn to the station witness communi elated with Inspector Carpenter, who telegraphed to Brighton, and the prisoners were detained. Inspector Carpenter, R Division, an officer employed by the Brighton Railway Company, said that as soon as be heard of the circumstances he tele graphed to Brighton for the prisoners to be detained, and then he proceeded in company with Richards, a detective officer, by the next train and took the pri soners before the magistrate at Brighton, who took the depositions, and finding that the offence was com mitted at Southwark, he sent them to this court for further examination. Stacey said that he did not know that the note was bad. He took it from a servant girl in his neighbourhood, and should be able to pro duce hcr. Simpson said he knew nothing of the note. He was a lodger of Stacey's, and was proceeding with him to Goodwood. Carpenter further added that he had made inquiries about Stacey, and found hiai to be a respectable man, and he bad no doubt his story was true. As for Simpson he know nothing of him. Mr. Cambe askel whether Stacey had found the servant from whom he took the note ? Mr. Solomon replied that he had not, but he was using every endeavour to do so. He was a very re spectable man, having lived for 20 years in the ser vice-of a wealthy stockbroker, from he could get a first-rate character. Mr. Combe,, after communicating with Inspector Carpenter, sat that, under all th e c i rcums t ances, he should remand them until the 10th, to give Stacey an opportunity of finding the servant, but at the re quest of Mr. Solomon, he liberated them upon enter. ing into their own recognisances to appear that day. THAMES. CHABGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.—.TairieS Bartingten, tripe-dresser, aged 30, of No. 93, Limehonse-causeway, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with causing the death of James Ryan, a labouring man. Thomas Perry, waiter at the Sun and Sawyers, High street, Poplar, said the prisoner was driving a horse and light cart in the High-street. The cart was laden with bullocks' heads. The prisoner was driving at the rate of five or six miles an hour. He saw the deceased, James Ryan, stagger against the front of the horse, and lay hold of the animal, or the end of the shaft, and fall down, and the wheel went over his chest and killed him. The prisoner jumped out of the cart, and lifted the deceased from the ground immediately. Henry Freeman, who said he managed the business of the Widow Fardell, a butcher, in in High-street, Poplar, heard prisoner calling out "Hoy, boy," as loud as he was able, and saw the deceased staggering about in the road. The horse and cart was about 15 yards from the deceased when he first heard the prisoner halloa. Mr. Yardley—Could not a man, driving a horse and chaise in broad daylight, see a man before him and pull up it he was a distance of 15 yards from him Freeman—The prisoner did pull up the instant he shouted. Mr. Yardley—How did he pull up ? Freeman—He held in the ;Ting. Mr. Yardley—The deceased was 15 yards before the prisoner. Could he not have pulled up and avoided him altogether when he saw him staggering before him. Freeman—lf the man had not been staggering ho would not have been run over. The cart was almost steady when the wheel went over the poor man. Other witnesses saw the deceased staggering about the road and heard the prisoner shout to him. The deceased appeared to be intoxicated. Mr. Yardley said there was some doubt Whether the prisoner pulled up as quickly as he might have done, and he would take his (the prisoner s) own recognisance in the sum of 251. to appear before him on S a t ur d ay, by which time the result of the coroner's inquest would be known. PORTIIGIITEME BONDSOLDERS.-11r, Richard Thornton, acting on behalf of the Committee of Portuguese Bond holders, now recommends those bondholders who have not yet converted their bonds to do so, the " Govern ment of Portugal having assented to the terms of the agreement proposed and accepted at the last general meeting." It appears that another meeting of bond holders is not necessary, the formal consent of the cre ditors having already been given to the terms now con ceded by the Government. The next step will therefore be an application from Mr. Thornton to the Committee of the Stock Exchange requesting them to admit new Portuguese tecuritiea. - 87 ••• - 34 - 91 - PREFERENCE SHARES. WO Aberdeen Deben. . 100 Do. 6 per cent. 100 Do. N 0.2, 7 p. a all tilythandTyne lOpei o. prof. (issd. at 50: 00 13rio. & Ex. 4p.0. St 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares EJO Caledonian £lO all jhes. &Ho. Gu. 66 pc all Do. do. Pref. No. 2. all Do. do. het. No. 2. all Cork dtßandons3p.c all Dun.Prth .dtAbor.J. 2 & Anglian Cls. ASh 100 Do. do. Cls. B6p. c. 1.00 Do. do Cls. C7p. c. all etus.Co. Ex, spoNo. all Do. No. 2 al Do. New 6p.0. St all east Un., G. 6p. c all 1)o. 51., 10 per cent all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. al, Do. do. 4 per cont 0' east Lancash.6p.cts all E. kW. York. Jr. sth, 3 Edin. & Gl. 5 p.c. sh 1.00 Ord. 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By Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R.N., C. 8., &c. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. The name of the author of this work is not un known to fame in his own profession, and he has now set out in quest of distinction in a very opposite pursuit. If we are to credit the information given in the preface, however, we are to regard him as a biographer or family historian rather than as a novel writer. The extraordinary and complicated family history which forms the thread of the story is stated to be true, though many difficulties have attended its publication, and feigned names are substituted. It appears strange that such a re markable story, in many of its incidents so painful to the chief actors, should be voluntarily exposed to the criticism of the public. The author, indeed, has expressed this feeling, but it may perhaps be explained by a passage at the close, which hints that the chief actors are not living. The following is an extract from the Preface, which contains the statements alluded to : " The reader of the following pages will find them filled with details of the thoughts and feelings •f human lives, which have really existed, and with the chief incidents in the career of one whom some of the greatest men of the past generation were proud to call their friend. The story here submitted for perusal may be received, without hesi tation, as a genuine contrib u ti on t o th e history of huma nity. The scenes described in it are photographs, and not pictures ; the conversations recorded in it actually fell from lips which are bat just cold ; family documents, of undeniable authentioity, and even the records of several of the public offices, might be, and may be, if necessary, produced to attest its truth." The details of this remarkable story would require an Italian politician to understand them thoroughly; they are more like an ancient romance than a com paratively modern reality. They possess, moreover, a quality highly commendable in a romance—the reader is left in complete perplexity until the con .clusion. The most- expert and clear-sighted novel reader would hardly decipher the conclusion until he reached it. It must not, however, be imagined that the work does not merit its title of "A Naval Novel," the story filling but a secondary part, and the nautical 'portion of the work occupying a large space. All acquainted with naval matters, or in any way interested in them, will doubtless be greatly attracted by the descriptions of a sea life, as it was some fifty years ago. The remarks on the naval service, also coming from so competent an authority, are entitled to respect, and will engage attention. Through the speeches of his hero and otherwise, the writer expresses some decided opinions on the impropriety of sending boys to sea who are not naturally qualified and educated for the profession. The following speech, made by the hero on this subject, explains his views : " In proposing to send a boy into the navy, what you are bound to observe is, what is the habit or disposition of the boy. No iron-bound bully is wanted in the navy—no physical strength. Nelson and Collingwood were not of this breed. Put it to yourself first—How will this boy push his way? Has he any talent to commend him ? Is he chivalrously bent to devote himself, his life, and for tunes, without hope b e y on d a d vancement, to fight his country's battles? Is his temper such that he can stand reproof—unmerited reproof—with abiding patience until his justification is worked out, and his martyrdom crowned by the most generous confidence and support of his cap tain? Is he above provocation ? Can ho stand the close, oppressive reasoning of an unprincipled superior, who de termines to rid himself of one who stands in the way of a friend ? Can he eventually fall back on a competence, and not become an intolerable _burthen to his family and to so ciety, should he dislike the profession ? If he is proof against these, send him to take his chance of being food for powder.' " But, as I am speaking on'thie subject,:let me make one other remark. Above all things, avoid sending a boy to sea merely because you consider him ,fit for nothing e l se because you thi n k hi m a b u ll y , and that the navy is the only proper profession for such an one. Such was young C., my old schoolfellow here. I remember well that his wildness, ooarseness, and bullying disposition were espe cially insisted on as reasons for sending him into the navy. He is dead ! Hear his short career, and think what you and I, perhaps, in a remote degree, have to answer for. We did not meet only to exchange stories, for I prevented his joining the Cleopatra. He has left no friends—at this day—to bewail him, and no one but the assembled com pany can know his name. I am therefore free to tell his short career. He left the school some few weeks after me, and entered the Busy. We met at Halifax, and he was so unhappy that he would have joined anything to get out of that ship. No one would have him ! I had heard his whole tale from himself f—it was no secret—and I told him he could not join us, or I would leave.' He confessed all, and I shudder to think of the 'sailor boys' you send us. He grossly insulted one of the crew—you all know he would have been a bully here—but he had his masters, on whom he fawned. Well, he used language that is not , permitted in any respectable vessel. The man—a captain of the maintop —replied—` No more than you, sir.' He complained that he had been insulted and struck by the man, and, in self-defence, he had been compelled to strike him—a fly kicking an elephant ! The first-lieutenant hoard the man's defence ; he was very sorry, but he could not doubt the word of an officer.' The captain was guided by the report of the first-lieutenant. It was death by the naval law ! -but they would then lose a good man. Yet this good man's character did not help him ! He was or dered for punishment. Hear the character of the man. He knew his innocence--he knew the value, as he fondly imagined, of his c h arac t er, an d h e was l ed to believe that he could not be punished. The captain sent for Mr. C--- into the cabin—questioned him in private, and added— "' Well, sir, you have now a chance of making your character in this ship, by begging that man off before pu nishtr ent is actually inflicted. You have admitted enough, in my mind, to satisfy me that some unaccountable quar rel, reducing you to his level, or possibly beneath him, is at the bottom of this. My duty is very painful ; you only can relieve me—be resolved. Tell the ti nth, sir. No one will think more highly of you than myself. I shall de fer punishment until seven bells.' "That man could have brought three witnesses to prove his entire innocence, by word or deed. They were ready to come forward at the proper moment. He disdained their officious interposition —nothing but the word of this officer could, in his estimation, purge him from so foul a charge. The hands were turned up—the customary forms gone through—C-- was silent !—the article of war was read—and he was asked if ha had anything to say. " With your permission, sir, one word—you all know I am innocent. God help Mr. C-- !' and he sprang overboard " The Busy went to sea, and was never heard of—it was supposed foundered. Seamen are superstitions ; the name of Busy will ever thrill the nerves of all who knew that boy and her fate. lam superstitious enough to imagine that her fate is interwoven with his. Was it a just retri bution even for blinded judgment ? I was told that it was ❑ot the intention to flog that man, but to refer it to a court-martial and disgrace the officer. Fate decreed other- The accounts of the different voyages, engage ments, and adventures of our hero will be chiefly interesting to those engaged in similar pursuits, being, of course, told in true nautical style and seaman's language. In the other parts of the book, however, it may be regretted that the author has not been a little careful of his style, as sentences occasionally slip into each other, or break off abruptly, in a very perplexing manner. There are plenty of materials in the book, notwith standing, to attract and interest many classes of readers ; the lovers of romance, especially, will prize the excitement and mystery of the story. Being said to bo founded on fact, it is invidious to criticise the a c t ors or t h e i r act i ons ; b ut the chief feature of the conclusion—the marriage of the hero—is not likely to meet general approval. The marriage of Captain Lofty, also, is not very satis factory to those interested in his career. The sketches of n ava l lif e an d di sc i p li ne are strik ing, and, o f course, characteristic, the por traits drawn, with a few exceptions, by one so well qualified to judge, fully maintaining the character of the British " hearts of oak." A very high tone of morals is kept up all through the work, such as we f ear i t would be difficult to main tain with or di nary i nd i viduals under ordinary circumstances. It is, however, one of the writer's chief requirements, in a boy dedicated to this pro fession, that he should be truthful and obedient in the highest degree, and that his discretion and powers of silence should 'be cultivated as well as his courage. It w ill thus .be 'perceived that the present work is one of no common class, and that it poss esses th e recommen d a ti ons o f or i g i nality and myste r y i n a very hi g h d egree . No doubt its success will be commensurate with its double qualifications ; and if some may be dispos e d t o cavil at the labyrinths through which they are led, and to which the clues are scarcely less compli cated, or the mystery that shrouds th e h ero, or the want of connection in the narrative, there will be many others to regard all these objections as advantages, and to claim for the writer a full share of the honours awaiting the title of a successful naval novelist. The Young Commander. A Novel. By the Author of " The Two Midshipmen," " The Warhawk," d rc . 3 vo l s. New b y. This novel has for subject the adventures of a lost heir, yet, although in this sense it belongs to a class, whose name is legion, it possesses some novelty in its delineation and intrinsic interest of its own. The hero is a spirited character, well calculated to form the centre of attraction to a series of dashing exploits and dangerous events. " Hair-breadth scapes, and hair-breadth snares, Hair-brained perils, ventures, cares," might have served him for motto, for his career was a catalogue of chances and changes that befall few. There are many evil natures in the story, and they are, for the most part, accurately described. It might be suggested that it is hardly probable that James Tregannon would have kept the paper on which his life depended in so careless a manner; the most natural supposition would be that he de stroyed it altogether as soon as he got to a place of safety after his perilous escape from the House of Tregannon. It is true, however, that the wi c k e d do overreach themselves in many cases, and f or want of trivial attention to trifles neglect the structure of their laborious efforts in large designs. A new source of interest is added to the story in the passage which relates the adventures in France. Claude Tregannon is made a prisoner, and released 1)y Le. RogbeisciwgoiDs ass prima of esteem for'lis Yesterday were issued the annual accounts of the Chamberlain of the City of London relating to duties. and payments, surpluses, Blackfriars-bridge, Bridge House estate, navigation of the River Thames, mooring. chains in the River Thames, police, ward expenses, sewers, sale of coals, duty on coals, and the Clerkonwell. Improvement Commission. The amount realised last year, under the first head, was 153,6851. 15s. 11d., and the expenditure in respect thereof was 21,9231. 169. 6d., leaving a surplus of 131,7611. 19s. 5d., which had been handed over to her Majesty's Commissioners of Parks, Palaces, &c., for effecting Public Works and Improv emen t s i n the Metropolis. The receipts in the Thames navigation account amount to 41,5281. 19s. 2id., and the expenditure (for improvements west.. ward of London -bridge) to 26,2121. 9s. Bid., leaving a balance of 15,3161. Pa. 60. The receipts last year in respect to the City police amounted to 48,1751. 7s. 5d., which, added to the balance of the former year, made a total of 56,5051. ss. 11d., while the police expenditure of the year amounted to 45,3261. 12s. 10d., leaving 11,178/. 13s. id. to be carried forward to this years' account. The payments of the year to the Police Super annuation Fund amounted to 2,2891. Os. 11d., of which 32/. Sc. was derived from fines for assaults on the police, and 1,1521.25. from deductions from the pay of the force for misconduct, sickness, and in respect of the fund itself. The pensions paid during the year amounted to 471/. 175., and the balance of 1,8171. 3s. 11d. has been applied to the purchase of 1,9201. 88. 4d. new $l. per Cent. Annuities. The coal market last year produced 11,306/. ls. 7d., while the expenditure of the year, in, respect of the market, was 10,1251. ss. 4d., which in cludes an over-paid balance of 5,4171. 18s. 9d., and the coal market surplus in hand amounts to 1,180/. 16s. 3d. The coal duty realised last year 16,922/. 2s. 4d. • the cost of collection was only 601. 25., and the drawbacks, 1,346/. 7s. Bd., leaving a b a l ance o f 1 5,515/. 12s. Bd., which is included in the surpluses paid to the Commis sioners of Parks, Palaces, &c., as before mentioned. The Clerkenwell Improvement Commissioners last year expended 44,6161. 16s. 6d., and their accounts exhibit A balance in hand of 8,6791. 16s. ld. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day) CORN EXCHANGE. GIVEITAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Aug. 7,1856, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns In England and Wale s per Imperial Quarter. 'MEAT. EARLEY. OATS. ET E . MUMS. 77i 101 42s 71 27s 91 43 3 4 d 4S Is 71 43s 8d TIIE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE.. waskr. I BARLEY. I OATS. ME. ( BEANS. PEAS. 74s 73 39s lid I 26s Od f 483 91 413 9d f 435 Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 81,072; Barley, 1,$88; Oats, 5,360; Rye, 66 ; Beane, 2,483; Yeas, 629 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The trade generally ruled heavy, as follows ;—Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 61 ; Lamb, 4s Od to 5s Od ; Veal. 4s 0(1 to 4s 4d ; Pork, 3s 8d t o 4 a Gd per 81b s, b y the car. ClLse. SOUTHALL, August 6.—We w•re fairly supplied with each kind of fat stock, and the trade ruled heavy, at droop. ing prices. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 6d; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s O. 1; lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 6d ; V ea l, 3 s 6d to 4s 6d; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 6d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, August 6.—The trade was very dull, as fol. lows :—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to bs 2d ; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 6d; Pcrk, 3s 2d to 4s 8d per Blbs. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, 31 5s to 51 15s; new do., 310 s to 41 8s ; old clover, 4110 s to 61 12s ; new do., 4.1 to 5155; and straw, 11 16s to 1118 s per load. Trade dull. CIIMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, 31 8s to 51 15s; new do., 31 3s to 41108; old clover, 41 10s to 61 12s ; new do., 41 Os to 51 58; and straw, 11 16s to 1/ 18s per load. A moderate supply. WHirEciiii'iL.—Old meadow hay, 31 53 to 5/ 15s ; new do., 3/ 3s to 4/ 8s ; old clover, 41 103 to 6/ 15s ; new do., 41 Os to Si 10s; and straw, 11 16s to 11 18s per load. A fair demand. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--;ibis Day.) LONDON, Aug. 7.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.; light pleasant breeze and fine_elear weather. - The hull of a ship, of about 1,200 tons, waterlogged, timber laden, and abandoned, with upper works burnt off, 10 painted ports in each side, starboard side cut down to the water's edge, was passed, on the 22d July, in 46 N. 30 W., by the General Windham, arrived off Holyhead. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 6.—Wind E.N.E. to S.—Arrived— Simla (s. tpt.) and Clyde (s. tpt.), from Balaklava, and, sailed for Woolwich ; H. M. S.'s Brilliant and Argus, Sheer. ness , • H.M.S. Salamander, westward. , . .... PLYMOUTH, Aug. 6.—Wind S.S.E.—The Johnny, front Seaham, for Jersey, listed over and strained very mimb, last night, and is making water. FALMOUTH, Aug. 6.—Wind E.—Arrived—Lu4ito, from Havana. DARTMOUTH, Aug. s.—Wind E.—Sailed—England. fe.), for the Cape of Good Hope and Calcutta. PENARTH ROADS, July s.—Arrived—Marquis of Bate and Columbine, from Quebec. HARTLEPOOL, Aug. 6. — Arrived—Neptune, front Dal housie. OFF PENZANCE, Aug s.—Faders Mind_ t e from Quebec. LONDONDERRY, Aug. s.—The William M'Cormick (s.), from Liverpool, for this port, struck on Inneshaven Head, during a dense fog this morning. After landing passen gers she was baoked off, when the two fore companions began to fill, when she was got into Noreville Bay and there beached. (PER XLECTRICI TELEGRAPH.' SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Ann Best, from Buenos Ayres ; Pauline, Ca rolinensul ; Louise, Sunderland. Sailed—Emily and Eagle, steamers, for Newport ; Euphrates, Victoria. Wind N. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Arrived---Tamalipso, screw steamer, from Alexandria ; lacro, screw steamer, Fermi ; Napoleon 111., Dunkirk; Alecto, Charleston ; Gosport, New Orleans; New World, New York ; California, Amsterdam. Off—Harkaway, from Charleston. Sailed—Ocean Bride, for Valparaiso; Koh-i-Noor, St. Petersburg; Arkwright, Boston ; Albina, Tampico; Caro line, Harburg; Eleanor, Cronstadt. QuEENSTOWN, August. 5. Wind E.S.E. _ Arrived—Bel!sans from Callao ; Lena, Barletta. Sailed—Napoleon for Canada; Queen of May, Shanghai ; Nahum Stetson, Malaga. DUBLIN, Aug. 6. 'Wind 5,E. Arrived—Grosst Teswyke, from Galatz c m i a " Augustus, Riga; Kate, Caen; Honor, L e ghorn. (BY EIMINABDIN AND Diann TICIMGTLB.PIia GRAVESEND, Thursday, 10.10 sans Wi n d calm, tide five hours' ebb, fine. Arrived, Aug. 6.—Henry, from Drobak. Arrived, Aug. 7.—Salistria, from Cadiz ; Deons, rota Dantzie. s a il e d, Ang. 6.—East Anglian, steamer, for Oporto ; Hanover, steamer, for Antwerp ; Dragon, steamer , for Hamburg. Sailed, Ang. 7.—Earl of Elgin, for Ktirrachee ; Sir Es Banks, steamer, Calais. z Wind N.N.E. ; li g ht , and fi n e z, Thursday, 9.59 a.m. Passed—American Congress, from New York, for Lon; don ; H.M.'s steamer Dee, and Prussian from westward, for the River. Sailed—Albert, from Hobart Town. At the London Tavern, on Tuesday, the sth of August, a party of gentlemen, pupils of Mr. Hunt (so well known for the cure of stammering), gave that gen- tleman a dinner, to show their sense of the service they received in the manner of treating this physical defect in the art of speecb. During the evening the chairman gave several loyal and appropriate toasts, and many speeches- were delivered, proving the great success obtained by Mr. _Hunt's mode of treatment and cure of this painful and distressing defect in articulation. • most excellent dinner was provided by M r . B athti , .0 which Appearek to give great satigactiOu to tita K_ 134, men, port pro- tbis 1 11 this and ayal orn f the boss last I, ar en in. ►gain Ma rant, Luce, se to rning Me. Ply• :GN. 14 - 2 99 84 135 121 641 gli i 55i 6 37 & 38 9i 10 1 i 97i 8 631 i St. 1 6 25 1141 131 I 4i x d x d