The Sun. — London, England, 1856-08-27 00:00:00

pougir MONEY IYIARKET AND coniraERGIAL INTELLIGENCIk CITY, Two o'CLooK. The Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed quietly, at the full prices of Monday. The sales Were 6,000 bales, comprising 4,500 American (1,000 for export, and 500 on speculation), GO Pernam and IVlaranham, 6 i. ; 70 Bahia, Gld to ; 300 Egyptian, Gd. to 9d.; and 1,200 Surats, 4id. to old. per lb. The Railway Share Market continues quiet, and prices slightly receded. Commercial advices from Hamburg state that the coffee market continues firm, and the prices demanded by the holders of stock are submitted to by purchasers. The supply to this market is mo derate, which assists in keeping up the price of coffee, and will doubtless have the effect of raising the rates at the ensuing Dutch sales by auction. At Rotterdam there is scarcely any business doing, in anticipation of these sales, but the position of the market is very firm, and Java of good quality is not to be had under 321 c. The state of the market at Amsterdam is much the same ; buyers are waiting anxiously until the sales begin next month to make their purchases. In the sugar markets a reduction in prices took place at the close of last week, especially at Hamburg, Where sellers reduced their prices on an average 8 sch. in raw sugars, and 41 sch. in refined ditto. At Amsterdam and Rotterdam the sugar markets are dull, with a downward tendency in prices ; and at Antwerp business is in a complete state of stag nation, and prices are nominal. Accounts from Vienna state that the Emperor has signed the concession to the Francis Joseph Railway. _ The suspension has been currently spoken of in the City during the last two or three days of a firm rather extensively connected as drysalters and acid Makers. This branch of business, we believe, has recently been less profitable than usual, and the liabilities of the house in question are stated to be large. The official returns relating to Trade and Navi gation, for the month ending July 31, have just been published. From these it appears that the total declared value of exports from the United iiingdom, for the month, was 9,968,2261., being an increase of 1,817,8431., compared with those of the like month of 1855. The increase is perceptible In alkali, clieese, candles, coals, cotton manufac tures, cotton yarn, earthenware, linen manufac tures, linen yarn, machinery, metals, silk manu factures, sugar, woollen and worsted manu factures, and woollen and worsted yarn, and tea. The importations of the principal articles were larger for the month this year as respects live animals, brimstone, cocoa, coffee, flour, raw cotton, Cotton yarn, dyeing stuffs, flax, plate glass, leather manufactures, rice, spices, spirits, sugar, timber, and sheep's wool. There was a diminution, com pared with the same month last year, in bark, corn; nitre, embroidery, fruit, guano, mahogany, Oils, quicksilver, tallow, and wine. The shipping accounts exhibit an increase in the amount of tonnage employed in the foreign trade of the United Kingdom, for the month, of 173,372 tons for the entries inwards, and of 163,688 tons for the clearances outwards. _ In the coasting trade, for the month, there was very little alteration, viz., 113 tons more were em ployed than in 1855 for the entries inwards, and 1 5,158 tons for the clearances outwards. At the meeting of the English, Scottish, and Australian Bank, this day, a dividend was declared at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum. A branch Would be opened at Adelaide, in South Australia. The s um left for appropriation was 11,5741. 19s. After some discussion, the report was adopted. The half-yearly meeting of the Submarine Tele graph Company has also been held, at which a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum was declared, which will show a balance in favour of the company of 3341. Gs. 6d. The increase of traffic over the corresponding period of 1855 was 1 ,7911. 18s. 10d. The report was adopted. At the meeting of the Thames Haven Railway and Dock Company, it was decided to proceed 'with the works of the dock, it being understood that no call would be made in the present year. At the special meeting of the National Discount Company certain rules were repealed and others substituted, in consequence of the increased capital of the company. The Funds remain dull and stationary, without the least symptoms of a revival of business. Rather more activity prevails in the Foreign Stock and Railway Share Markets, where prepa rations for the settlement are progressing satis factorily. Consols are 95k to 95k for money, and about 95g- for account. The New 3 per Cents. are marked 96 to 96k, and the Re duced 95a 1. Exchequer Bills are 11s. to 14s. premium, the Bonds, 1001, and India Bonds 15s. premium. The New . 2l per Cents, have been dealt in at 80. The operators in the Foreign Market ate princi pally engaged with the half-monthly settlement ; Consequently very few fresh bargains have been recorded. Turkish Small Bonds are quoted 1031, and the 4 per Cent. Guaranteed 104 to 1041. There have been dealings in Spanish New Deferred at 25, and in Russian 4 per Cents. at 98/, but the other securities are at nominal rates. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7 A ; Mexican, 22 Peruvian, 82! 4 -31 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 58,i,-, ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 46 7 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 111 13 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 98 100 ; Spa nish 3 per Cents., 44i 51 ; ditto new Deferred, 25 1 ; ditto Certificates, 6 1; ditto Passive, 6i 7. The Railway Share Market is under the influ ence of the necessary arrangements for the adjustment of the account, which is Bullish. The rates of " continuation" are not generally heavy. Most of the principal lines are kto lower, includ ing Caledonian, South-Western, Midland, South- Eastern, and Great Western. The Foreign and Colonial are dull. Rigas are 1k g prem. Mines aro nominally firin. Banks are quiet and rather flat. Royal British have receded ss. Mis cellaneous remain without material variation. BRITISH FUNDS- THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( Front the O f ficial List: mistnese done. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities... 95'4 i 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities , 951 1 1 ,- .. 11 ,.ew 3 per Cent. Annuities .11 .„ eve 24 per Cent. Annuities BO 1 4 0 11 g Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 3 5-1 G Ind;a Bonds, £lOOO • C)nsols ror Account Exchequer Bills, 24d. £IOOO Ditto Bonds, 1853, 3. gar Cent.. lOOl PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto 44 per Cent. . 9Bl spanisb gouds, 3 per Cent — Ditto New Defei zed, 3 per Cent. Tarkibh Bonds, 6 per cent Ditto Small 'Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent, Dividends on the above payable in London TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, money 9SA I Ditto, Account . 951 a CUSTOMS' RETURNS IN FRANCE.—The Constitutiennel remarks as follows on the Customs' returns just pub lished :—" At the first glance it would appear that com merce has materially fallen off, since the customs' duties, which had produced nearly 33 millions in July, 1855, only gave 161 millions last month, making a difference of 50 per cent. This, however, may be very readily explained. It may be remembered that a second addi tional decline on the indirect contributions was voted last year, which came into operation at the beginning of August. What was the consequence ? The merchants, in order to avoid the payment of this extra charge, paid the duty in July on the greater part of the merchandise in the bonded warehouses. It was, in consequence of this payment, by anticipation that the customs' du ties, which in July, 1854, only produced 131 millions, increased to nearly 33 millions in July, 1855. This latter amount cannot, therefore, serve as the basis for any useful comparison. Looking at the returns of July, 1853, it will be seen that there has been an increase last month of three millions, and that the first seven months of 1854 only produced 80 millions, while the corresponding period of this year has given 100 millions. While on the subject we may add that the export trade, which has not been influenced by the same causes, is steadily improving, and that the return of the Movement in the different mercantile ports shows a con siderable increase in the number or tonnage of vessels Arriving or galling.", AR. h ritARKETS. TkilS DAY.) BAIL wAY S. RAILWA YB. Closing Prices yesterday 100 9 4 Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastr. Junot.. all lelfast & Bailmena all girming. Wolverh Stour Valloy all 3irkeilad. Lancsh 6 Cheshire Junct ell )o. Chesh. & Birk all Do., do. all Blyth &Tyne origins. £25 (lead. at £415 100 3ristol and Kxoter... 100 jalodonian. ............ ' all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon,. all Cork, Black, & Pass 18 Cornwall all Do. A ............. . 8 Do. B 4 5 Dublin&BelfastJune al: Dun. P. & Aber. Jne 100 East Anglian all Eastern Counties... 100 East. Union. A Stl 100 Be., B. Stock B,A Do., New A. 10 East Kent 100 East Lancashire 100 Edinburgh & Glasgov , all Edinb. and Pcebh s 100 Edin.Prth &Dm do , all Forth & Clyde Jun;. all Furness. all Do. Extension 11.00 Glasgow S. Western all Great N. of Seotlnd. 100 Great Northern 100 DO., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rai Gna. Stk all [rish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 141 Do., Thirds 12 Do. New Thirds 100 Laneash.andYorksh Do., Ws t. Riding Un all Do. Southl ors all London & Blackwall 100 Loud. Bright &S.Cst 1.00 Loud. and N. Westn 16 Do. Fifths 5i D0.101.8h.,Y&8,...€ 24 Do. Eighths 100 London andS. We.tn. 11i Lon. Tilby. & South. Barking Sh all Ludn drry &Colorain e all Lndndr7.&Ennisk 100 1i aneh.She f. Linclu 82s. Do., Man. & Lin. Tin 1 Metropolitan !100 Midland 1 100 Do. Birrang. & Derb all Aidld. G. West. (Ire.) 1 all Do. Half Shares I all Newcastle & Carlido ! all Nwpt.Aborg. &Hrfd Fi Newry & Enniskiller. all Newry, Warrenpolut and Rostrovor 1100 Norfolk 31 'Torthu.CountiosUn 100 North British. 100 Nth. Devon Rail. & Dock Stock ..... ,100 Do., A Stock. 100 Do., B Stock ...... 'lO9 N.Eastern—Berwir 233 Do. do. Ext , ;nsi on 1G Do.do.G.N.F.,'.Zurol , all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York 100 North L0nd0n.......' 3/ b N.&S.Wstrn.,llami • stead, and City Jn.. 17?; North Stafrordsbire. all North Western.-- all N. &S. Westrn. June . 1 1 )x ., Wore., & Wolv 14 - l ort,..nrcuth WO Scottish Central Seottishllidland , 100 - I hropsh ire UniDli ilouth Devon )0 South Eastern 100 -oath Wales 15 3. Yrksh. & Riv. S Do all S' a' nes, Wok. & a. 9 Stockton & Darling. 10 Do., do., 1854 1 Do., do., 1855 15 Slorkten & Hartley.); 6.a - Vale... 100 Do. Pref., No. c. 2 Mantes Hay. D.& R. all Vale of North all Waterfd. & Kilkenn: all Waterford&Limer.C\ all West Cornwall all West End of Louder and Crystal Palnea„ all Do. A ......,.. 3 Do .B all West London all Wimbledn&Croyclot Business done this day. 4i - 4i ... - - 8i - 9 1 19 L 4 20 ]5l 13 - 14 - 56 - 56 161 - 17 12 - 14 •N '''' N• 3 - 5p 10 - 11 16:1 17t ) -- 9i 35 38 25 - 27 7 - 5 83 - 85 58 - 60 ii = 38 91 - 96 7i 8 972 - 913 85 - 86 133 - 135 117 - 119 65/ -65 i 74 - 77 6 - 8 6 - 8 98 98 7e l 106 108 107 107lq 1 2 d 106 107 34 - 341 1 id' 83i —84 i El 56 ... '''' •• • 14i, - 15} 52 - 54 - ST 36 ~ 37 83?; - 84.i 2 1 4i 4 d' 21 1i d 17. 18 59 60 94 -- 96 41 - 4$ 6 - 6. 11 - 29 - 31 108 - 110 49 —5l 15 - 16 74 —75 i 82 F 4 4 2d ll 1 d 15 17 36 -- 37 .. - .• 19i - 20 5i - 24 - 26 6i - 6 - 8 2 - 4 6 - 5i S - 9 FORBIGN. (al tintworpaltAt rtlrr 10 Ardennes .... . all AtlanA St.l.m leased at 6 p. e. 1,- Gd.Tnk, of Canal - all 3clginn e,astn. Jam 14 Boziors to Gralsoesm 9 floral my, Baroda, at) Con.ludia, g. 5 p. c all I Do, 51 Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry. all Carmean x & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. all Demerara 12 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France ... 19 Do. New all East Indian, g. sp. , all Do. A and B, do 5 Do. Ex. C, gu. sp. c all Do. do. D, gu. sp. c. all D0.46p.c.8nd5.,'5', all Do. do. do., '59, do. all Gee'on,g Melbourn , guar. 5 per cent all Gd. Tk of Canna aA . 91) Do. Cert. of Deben, con. into Stk. till '6 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 14 It. Ceutral of Fran all Gt. In. Pen. g. sp. c 2 Do New, gun . . sp. c. 15 ~4reat Luxembour Constituted Share 111 , Gt. Western of Canada ghare 3 .......... stDo. New ........... . all Do. Bds., payable 's', all Do. do., '76, p. '60.. all Do. do., '73 do. all D. do., '73, withou option all Lake Cond. & Bash , all Liorro and Turnhout 6 Lombardo Venetian. all Lucca & Pist. sp. c.p 10 6yous and Geneva all Liyons Moditerrar all Wadras, guar. 4 p.c all Do. New do., sp. c all Do. 4 1 7). c. Exton 10 Do. F.t Ex., g. p. e all 'aria Antonia all Do. do. New all lamer Licge interest) - all Do. (ox interest) all Do. do., Cp. c. Pref all Northern of France all NorwegianTrunkPre all Paris and Lyons ell Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans.... 5 Recife & San. Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. all Riga & Dunabr g is. at 801. per share... 5 Rome and Frasca+., ali loyal Danish all ltoyalSwedish all 3ambre and Meuse._ all Do. 5i p. cent. Pro" 5 Scinde, guar. 5 p. c all Do 18 Southern of France 18 St. Andrew's an( Quebec t. 13 West Flanders all Do 5/s per c. Pref all W. &N. W. of Franc. all West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden ... all Zealand JQINT.STO , l 1 Australasia 12:3 Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London all Bri. Col. Bk.&Ln. C. all British N. Amoricar• 5 Chartd. Bank of A fvr, 6 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, A.nstralla. & China 50 City 25 Colonial 20 Commercizq of Loud all Zng.Soot.& &us. Cht all Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia 15 Ditto New 20 London and County 50 Lila. &E. Bnkg. Corp, 10 London Joint Stock. 10 London and Paris 20 bond. & Westminstel 35 National Pm.of Eng 10 Do. Naw 22r, National of Bank all New South Walez, all Oriental Bank Dr Corporation 20 l ilo Ottoman Bauk LOU 2b erovincial of Ireland 10 all Do. Now 5 1 dAusR&CoImCc 100 50 Royal 8riti5h.......,, 25 all South Australia 25 all link it of Ar-stralia 1 2 Do• New . 50 10 Unica of L radon LlOOl 50 &Atop Bko! Loud 7 - 8 4 - 5 (- --, 2d 2 —; 3; - 2 Via-- 51 - 5 i 2 36?( - 37 131 -14 i - 231 24 2i 22} - 224 23 -23 A 13 - 82 - 84 61 - 74 ; 21k - 22.4 - 1 1 58 - 5g 25 - 25! 24 -3, 99 - 101 122 127 122 - 127 110 11 9 5k - 6AP PIP 2i - 3 P 14 - liP 28 - 2gl" 9 - 9 1 8 - 9 20 - 20/ 41 - 411 55 55 - 55 gi 7: ia i - lAr 20!, -- lA 12i -- 13 9i -- 10 21 -- 2i ••• - pm 4,1 - 5, 3 4 94 - 9i 38 - 38. 19 - 20; BANKS: 103 -- 105 P, 69 - i 7l 1 1p 18 - ll 71 •K •e 1 17 - 18 213 L;. 22 14 - 2 p ••• ••• 1 - 3p 10 5d too ''' e v. ••••• .." . • 46 - 48 40 - 41 ••• an." •••• • NI .... •r 63 70 7 h :a 8 ••• 24 = pr 100 100 100 20 20 50 100 100 100 THE SUIN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 27, iss6. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) and pulling the bed•clothes cff her while she was asleep. Leasing Closing rriese PUS ness Shr. Paid. RAIDLWATS. Compans. yesterday. this day. ....seal•en••••••• 50 all Bedford and London & Bletchley N. West. St. 'lOO Buckghamsh. L&N.W. 93 101 St 100 Clydesdale Jc. Calodon 100 105 25 all Col. Stour Vy. E. Un. & Sud. and Hal. E. C l2 14 St. 100 E. Lin. g. 6 pc. Gt.Nrthn 139 141 5 all E. Un. H. Sit. E. Count 4 ... 43/4 St. 100 Glas. Barr. & Caldonian Neils. Direct St. 100 Do. New...... Do 25 all Glstr.dsDn•Fr Gt. Weetn 27 29 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. Railway & Bony. 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &NW 108 109 108 3 / 4 25 all Do. 3 / 4 Shares. Do. ••• ••• 12? all Do. 1 Shares. Do • -- ••• 121 all Lon.&Groenw S. Easterr 121 131 20 all Do.Preferenee Do 23. —24 A St. 100 Lon.,Til., &S. Poto &Co ll2 116 St 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cont. Norfolk St. 100 Do. 6 per ct. Do 5? all Manch. Batn. L.&N.W and Matlock & Midid 2 3 /4 —2l 50 all lifiddlesbro' & Stekton & Rodcar. . Darlingt. ••• St. 100 Midld.Bradfd Midland 95 97 64 51 Newmarket Bury E. G.spc En. Conn. 1 in Pm 50 all N.&Est.sp.e. E. Count. 58 60 50 all Do. 6 per et. D 0... •• ••• 50 all Do. Fixeds pc Do •.. GOO 25 all Prest. & W yre L. &N.W — 123 all Do. 3 / 4 Shrs. A Do ••• St. 100 Roystn.& Hit. GtNorthn 135 140 25 181 Shof.Roth.and Lancash& Goole g. 5 p.c . Yorksh. . . 10 all Shrews.&Her. P.Brassey 8 8 3 / 4 12 101 S. Staffordsh. M.MClean 3 2 3 / 4 d 50 all WearValleygr Stoat. & 6 per cent... Darlingt. t . . 25 all Do. Si, 100 Wilts&tiomrst GtWestn 9l 93 COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) IN RE THERGOOD. Mr. Selfe said that the written statement was part cf strange accusations of all kinds, and the prisoner seemed to be actuated b a spirit of great hostility to wards his siiter. He was quite satisfied the prisoner bad committed a most savage and dastardly outrage on its sister, and the surgeon's certificate stated that the wounds were inflicted with a sharp instrument. His only doubt was whether he ought not to commit the ?risoner for trial. He sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned, and kept to hard labour for six calendar months. This bankrupt was described as of Orchard-street, merchant, and to-day was appointed for his last examina tion. The balance-sheet, prepared by Mr. J. D. Fowell, Basinghall-street, shows Capital, April, 1854, 2091. 103. ; debtor to creditors, unsecured, 3131.35. 9d. ; liabilities, 9041. ; assets, good debts, 461. 14s. ; doubt ful, 161. 125.; property, 701. . Mr. Chidley appeared for the assignees, and did not oppose. The official assignee, Mr. Graham, also being satisfied, the bankrupt passed. IN RE G. A. CHICHESTER. This bankrupt was described as of York•buildings, Adelphi, commission agent, and today was appointed for his last examination. Mr. Linklater !applied for an adjournment, on the ground that the bankrupt had not been able to prepare his balance•sheet. Mr. Chidley consented on the part of the assignees. The bankrupt, it will be remembered, was in difficulty some time since, having committed a contempt of the Court of Chancery, and he was also in custody for debt, and only recently discharged. PREFERENCE SHARES. Si. 100 Aberdeen Deben St. 100 Do. 6 per cent. . •.. St. 100 Do. N 0.2, 7p. c.... 25 all BlythandTyne 'Opel c. pref. (issd. at 501 M. 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p.c. St ... 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares St. 100 Caledonian £lO 101 103 15 all Jhes. &Ho. On. 55 pc 16 —l7 98 all Do. do. Prof. No. 2. ... 24 all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 .. 64 all Cork &Bandon6sp.c 4i 5i 61 all Dun.Prth .&Aber.J 6 64 10 2 E. Anglian Cis. ASh St. 1.00 Do. do. Cls. B6p. c 107 112 St. 100 Do. do Cls. C7p. c ,100 105 6' , all Eas.Co.Ex,spcNe.l I 11. Pm 6 , all Do. No. 2 — 1 i f Pm 10 all Do. New 6p.0. St 12t 134" 20 all mast Un., G. 6p. c 6 all )0. 61., 10 per cent ... 10 all Do. 16/. Dobentr.Sh. St. all Do. do. 4 per cent... ... St. 100 Fait Lancash.6 p.ets 5 all I;.,S.rW. York. j. sths •.. 10 3 Edits. & Gl. 5 p.c. sh. .•• St. 100 Ed, Prth.&Dun.4p.e 79 81 20 all Furness (1 St. [Ott Glas. &5.W.G.5 p.c • St. 100 Great Northn. sp. c 119 121 St. WO Do. sp. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem ll2 114 St. 106 Do. 4 p. c . 105 107 Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red. st 5 p. c. IP all Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pre 101 —10 i St. 100 Gt. S. 45W. (Ireland) • 2J 13 Do. 4per c. Prof. S • 5 0 6 it. W.(B. tll.Exspe 6 6i St. I.,)0 Do. con. red. 45 p.c. 95 97 St 100 Do. con. - 4p. c 89 91 St. 100 Do. irre ,- c. St. 100 Do. sp. c. red. prof 99 • 101 8 all Do. Birm.'ref.Sll lO 10# 10 all Do.ChesterB p. c.P.s 1 74 10 all Do. do. sp.c. do lOl 104 . St 100 Do. Birm. Gun. Stk 75 —77 2 i all Do. Ches. Gua. Sh.. 201 211 13. all Do. do. do lO4 108 20 all Do. do. do 154 —l6 1e 6 an. &York. F. £2 4 St 100 _)o. 6p. c. Stock ~. 138 140 St 1.00 %on. &Pries. G. 5 p.c. St. 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. St 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. e St. 100 Do. do. 5 por cent St. 100 Lon.&N. W., Coy. 'uneaton 5 p, ct St 100 .. on. & S.W. 7 per e late 3d Shares ... 159 161 12: all ..,ondy.& Color. 5 fo• ••• 12. 11 Londy. & Ennis. Sl .' . St. 10. +1.,5.,& L. 6p. Cent 125 127 6 4? Do. do. do. £6 4" St. 100 Do. do. 34 per cent. 65 68 t all Warypt.&Carl.4p C. •.. all Do. 4 per cent 12 10' Do. do. St. 100 Aid. Consol.6 p.c.' . . --; St. 'OO Do. Con.Br.rir. :36 138 St. WO D. 45 p. c. Pref. 101 103 St. 00 Ditto L.& 11. Pref. Si 91 93 10 dl I Now., Abor., &c., pr. t sc. 10 4 D o . l. ) e r se•pd 5Pc. P t. 6pc ul ti with optu. till '6,, 11 —14 p 10 all Norfolk Debenture ••• St. 00 Do. Pref. sp. c. Sti Cl St. MO Do. 5 p.c. EYt. • ••• St. TOO Do. 55,perct.pref_. St. 100 Do,, Way. Val. 5 is. c .• fit. 100 North British lO4 —lO6 St. 100 N. E. Berw, 4 p.c P 97 59 17 BF, D. do. do ..... 1 6(i 20 13 Do Leeds 6 p.c 126 9 Do. do. Quarters ... ..• 25 10 Do.lrcrkil.&g.Pur id 20 all North Staffordshire. • St. 100 1 0x,W0,kW.15/6 pc 107 109 108 10 all Do R. Pref. 101. Sh. 85 all Scot. Cont.,Now Prof p m 25 all South Devon ...... 16 10 all Do. fixed, 45 per cent GO. , all S. Eastern (Reading Anu.) of £1 Os. 6d. 245 25 218 St. WO Do. 45 per cent lOO 103 10 all .Do. Fixed 45 pc sh lO 104 St. 100 8. Wales Gua. 4p. c St. 100 Do. do. 4A p. c 20 all A.Yorksh. - 4p.c.Guar .- 25 all Stock.&Dar., sp. c 27 28 25 15 Do. do. do 2 3 p 125 all Stock. & Hard. g. 5 p. c. till July 1, '56 ... 5 45 Waterfd.&Kilk.6pc 15 —14 d MINES. 1 all .gua Vria .... I.os all knglo Californian • ... ..• 20 7 , instralian ........ 1 all !Baden (Gd. Duchy o ... ••• 50 all IBltenar. Iron & Coa' ... ... 20 14 IBritish Iron 5 7 35 26 i i Brazilianlmp. (is s ne( ' at 25 pm.) 3 30 all Do. Cocaes & Culabr 3t 41 20 15 Do. St. John Deiße: 20 22 1 i ,Clarcudon COW. Alibi Co. of Jamaica n 40 all !Cobra Copp.): 52 54 5 1 IColonial Pold — ... St. all 'Copper Min. of Eag. 30 35 25 all ;Do. Prof. 7 p. cent 26 28 le Copiapo .... ......... .., 16 18 2 li ,Fortuna i Id 20 all ,Gencral l4 —l5 1 all :Gt.NuggetVeinßog 1 41 all Great Polgooth. . . ••• 5 all ,CU Wheal Vor Unite() 21 lid 1 all Liberty ••• •• - ••• 3 all Lluft,res 7 8 5 11 Lusitanian id --4 1 1 all 'Mariquita. 1 all ,Now Granada 1 all Nouveau Monde • ••• 20 all Pontgi.Sil.tzLe•Min 0 11 5 1 ( Port Philip 1 all Quartz Rock — ••• 50 all ,Rhymn.ey Iron 25 27 15 all Do. Now 6 8 7i 30 14i Santiago de Cuba 2l 2i ... 6s. ;Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 2i 2i 1 all ISouth Australian i t 3. all 'Do. Scrip... i '-- 1 all Do. 10 per cent Pref ••• ... ... 4.;/ Tam. S. &L.Min. Co. i 11 10 all riu Croft ... ......... ... 3 4 281 all United Mexican 3i 4 1 all Waller - ••• ••• 1 all West Mariposa ..,,.•„ it i 1 12s 'Northing Mining of Australia MISCELLANEOUS. 105 alll9 A A rta us tral rai i n a . n ß A u g a r l ie m ial a t i . l 26 .._— 26 10 all Berlin Water Works 5a -- 6" 60 40 Brit. American Land 100 31 Canada 126 129 St. .00 C.Go.6p.c.Jan&July 114 115 114 i St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug ... .. St. 100 Do. 6p c. Mar & Sept . . : 5 all Crystal Pa lace ... 5 all Do. Preference 53 5a 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ... _ ... 1 fi Dnston Iron Ore ... ~. St.2o 1.0 1 0 5 i .. BEalesctetrirlic S T t e e l a e m graph 94 -= 96 1 all Electric Toleg. of Ir . . _ 5 all En.&Aus Cop Sin Co la ii 25 all Gen. Iron Sc Collier „. ... 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. ... ... 16 all General Screw Steam 131 —13 i 4 all Loud. Gen. Omnibus 31 4h 4 4 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig .., . '. 10 all Mediteran. Elec. T el . 8 10 10 9 Mexican&S.Araericn. 31 31 25 5 Nat. Discount Co. 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel . 10 5 Netherlands Land ll lf 20 all Do. Do. 5 3 Do. 8p cP iss atl d 1 iP 100 80 Now D. &N. S. Land 21 26 090 ... N.S.W. Gov. sp.c.D. ..• 1 all N. B. Australasian... 30 15 Nrth.ofEuropeStoam 13 —13 i 1 all Oriental Gas 1 li 1 2s. Do. "New Shares" p 0 PI 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 2i 21 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 64 --- 66 65 50 10 Do. New 4 5 P 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest la --- --. V 1 1 i Ditto New 0 P 25 all South Austral.Larld 35i --' 36 i 1 all Stibmc. Tel. Scrip i ••••• 1 i 1 all Do. Registered...,., I .... 14 20 5 Prat& L.Co.U.Can ... ;TA, L -100 28 Vas Diemen's land 16 ... 17 ,V4 o 2.6l)o.thutaulY I n .'` in Sporting Intelligence. RADCLIFFE RACES.-Aug. 25. The Heaton Park Ea idicap of 3 sous each, with 25 added, for two-yr•olds and upwards. One mile. Mr. Newcombe's General Windham, 3 yrs ' 7st (Cliff) 1 Mr. W. Carr's Betsy B, 4 yrs, Sst 71b (Bearpark) 2 Mr. Merone's Biron, 4 yrs, oit (G. Oates) 3 Mr. Hadlands Shelab, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (Snowden) 4 Won by a length and a half. The Stand Plate Handicap of 50 sovs, for all ages ; winners after the weights were published 51b, twice 71b extra. One mile. _ . _ Mr. C. Peek's Hanover, 4 yrs, 7st ... ..(Mtbington) 1 Mr. Osborne's Alfred, 3 yrs, st slb (Bearpark) 2 Mr. Sidney's Excitement, 4 yrs, 7st (Cruswel!) 3 Won by a length. The Wilton Cup of 100 sovs, in specie, added to a Han dicap of 10 sovs each, h ft, but 3 only if declared ; the second to save his stake. Two miles. Mr. J. Osborne's Yorkshire Grey, 4 yrs, 6d 1 Olb (Challoner) 1 Mr. Lewis's Pantomime, 6 yrs, Est 8!b (Snowden) 2 Mr. Rick's Van Dunck, 3 yrs, sst 21b (Bullock) 3 Won by a head. The Two-Year-Old Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 31b. Second to save his stake. Three quarters of a mile. Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Bel Esperanza (Charlton) 1 Mr. H. Rick's Odd Trick Mr. J. Scott's Verrick (Harrison) 3 The following also ran :—Peto, Walhalla, Dulcamara, Frodsham Squire, and Pizarro. Won by half a length. The Maiden Plate of 25 sovs, addcd to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each, for three-year-olds and upwards ; the second to save his stake; one mile—was won by Mr. Osborne's Night Hawk beating Betsy B and General Windham. RADCLIFFE RACES.—TUESDAY. Radcliffe Handicap Plate. Half•a-mile Cora Linne Alfred Hanover Four ran. Won by a neck. Stewards' Cup. One mile. Vindes Van Dunck General Windham Six ran. Won by a length. Bury Purse. Three-quarters of a mile. Odd Trick Bashi Bazouk Six ran. Selling Stakes. One mile. Shelah _ Betsy B Three ran. EGHA.II RACES-TUESDAY. The Runnymede Stakes (Handicap) of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, and only 3 if declared, with 50 added. Certain winners extra. 1 mile. 15 subs, 9of whom declared. Mr. B. Land's The Caledonian, 3 yrs, fist 121 b _ (J. Land) 1 Mr. R. E. Cooper's Lymington, 4 yrs, 7st 7ib (Wells) 2 Mr. T. Hughes's Firelight, 4 yrs, Gst 71b ... (Hughes) 3 Mr. Barber's Newmarket, 4 yrs, 7st llb ...(Fordham) 4 Betting-7 to 4 agst Newmarket, 2to 1 agst The Caledonian, 5 to 2 ag,t Firelight. Won in a canter by three lengths; bad third. The King John Stakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, with 50 added, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, 83t 31b ; winners previous to starting (matches excepted), 31b ; twice, 61b extra. Those by untried stallions, or un tried mares, allowed 3ib ;if both, 51b. T.Y.C. 24 subs. Mr. Wyndham's Glenmasson, by Cotherstone, Bst 101 b (including 31b extra) (S. Rogers) 1 Mr. Mannington's Maid of Athens, Bst llb (Fordham) 2 Mr. Barber's Commotion, Bst 13tb (including Glb ex.) (Rodburn) 3 The following also ran :—Slanderer, Companion, Madame Ciicquot, c by neon—Lady Meulys, King John, Magnet. Betting-7 to 4 each agst Commotion and Glenma3son, 5 to 1 each agst Madame Clicquot and Maid of Athens, 10 to 1 agst Lady Meulys colt. Won by three-quarters of a length ; a length between the second and third ; Madame Clicquot was a bad fourth ; Slanderer and Companion were fifth and sixth ; Lady Meulys colt was seventh, Magnet was eighth, and King John last. After the race, 40 to 1 to 1001. was taken about Glen mwson for the erby, and 40 to 1 was offered agst Cam motion. The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes of 20 sous each, 10 ft, and only sif declared, with 50 added. Certain penalties for winners. Two miles and a distance. 18 subs, 11 of whom declared, Major Bringhurst's Fulbeek, by Beverlack, 4 yrs, 7st, 121 b (inc. 81b extra) (Fordham) 1 Captain Clinton's Rialto, 4 yrs, Cat 10Ib (Plumb) 2 Mr. S. Walker's Winkfield, 5 yrs, Oat 21b...(J. Mann) 3 Mr. Barnard's Sirocco, 3 yrs, 7st (D. Hughes) 4 Mr. Parker's Tame Deer, 3 yrs, Est (ilibberd) 5 Betting--2 to 1 agst Fulbeck, st) 2 apt Tame Deer, 4 to 1 agat Winkdeld, 6 to 1 agst Sirocco. Fulbeck made all the running, and won easily by a length ; half a length between the second and third ; the other two beaten off. The Betting Stand Plate (Handicap) of 50 soya ; for all ages. Straight half mile. Mr. T. Steven's Lucy Lockit, 4 yrs, 7st 51b (Prior)± 1 Duke of Bediord's_Questionable, 4 yrs, Sat 2lb ( Wells)-I- 2 Mr. Payne's mare by Van Tromp out of Queen Mab, 5 yrs, Sat . (J. Mann) 3 Tho following also ran :—lnder, Roebuck, Garnet, Lady Pitt, Adamas, The Pony, and Fashion. Betting-2 to I agat Mamas, 3to 1 aget Question able, 5 to 1 aget Inder, and 6 to 1 each agst Queen Mab mare and Garnet. A fine race, resulted in a dead heat with Questionable and Lucy Lockit. The Queen Mab mare was beaten, only a head from the two ; the others, with the excep tion of The Pony and Lady Pitt, were close up. Deciding Heat.—Betting--5 to 2 on Questionable. Won by half a length. The Railway Stakes of 5 sous each, with 25 added ; for two. 3r-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights, &c. Three-quarters of a mile. 5 subs. Mr. Bank's Maid of Perth, 2 yrs (601.), sst 81b(Piumb) 1 Mr. Stevens's Noisette, 6 yrs (601.), Bst 101b...(Yates) 2 Mr. French's Profile, 2yrs (1001.), sst 12Ib (Rayner) 3 Mr. Lloyd's Britannia, 2 yrs (60/ ), sst 81b(Fordham) 4 Mr. Mellith's Judy, 3 yrs (601.), 7st 81b (Evans) 5 Batting-2 to 1 agst Britannia, 3 to 1 each agst Profile and Noisette, and 4 to 1 agst Maid of Perth. A good race in, won by a head ; bad third. The winner was brought in for 100 soya, and Noisette was claimed under the Newmarket rule. AQVATICS. GRAND FOUR-OARED MATCII. A grand four-oared match, for silver tankards, will be rowed for on Monday next, the Ist of September, from Putney-bridge to Barnes Railway-bridge. One of the Citizen steamers has been chartered by Mr. Robert Bain, of Lambeth, for the occasion. Mr. Morton, pro prietor of the Canterbury Music Hall, has kindly ac cepted the office of umpire. This match is exciting great interest amongst the lovers of rowing. IN RE DE SALYO. This bankrupt was described as of Leadenhall-street, merchant, and to-day was appointed fur his last exami nation, but an adjournment took place, no accounts having been filed. IN RE GASKIN. This bankrupt was described as of Croydon, builder, &c., and came up to pass his examination on accounts prepared by Mr. Williams, Basinghall-street, showing debtor to creditors 796/. 9s. 4d. ; ditto, holding securi ties, 1,0371. ss. 3d. ; surplus, June, 1854, 3051. 7s. 7d. ; creditor by good debts, 591. ; property, 2071. ; ditto, in the hands of creditors; 1,8101. The bankrupt passed without opposition. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) BOW-STREET. POST-OFFIIIE ROBBERY.—Tames BrGunz, was placed at the bar, charged with stealing a letter containing money, the property of her Majesty's Postmaster-General. Mr. Sculthope, one of the comptrollers of the Post office, stated that the prisoner was a letter-carrier in the London district department, and was engaged at Bays water. It was his duty to collect the letters received in that neighbourhood. In consequence of the numercus robberies of letters in the Bayswater district, he was directed by the Postmaster-General to test the honesty of servants employed there, and on the 26th of this month he made up a letter and addressed it to " Mrs. White, Jedburgh, near the Chapel of Ease, Scotland," and enclosed therein half a sovereign, a six pence, and six penny postage stamps, all of which be had previously marked. The letter was fastened with adhesive gum, and was given to Bingham, with instruc tions to post it at Mr. Giles's receiving house, Bays water. If the letter had been posted according to his direction, it would have arrived at the General Post office at about six o'clock in the evening, with the rest of the Bayswater letters. The letter bag arrived in due course, but it did not contain the made-up letter He then proceeded to the sorting office, at Bayswater, in company with Cole and Bingham, the officer, and met the prisoner as he was leaving the office. He asked him his name, and he said it was Brown ; and in answer to a question he said he collected the Bayswater office at five o'clock. He then told him there was a money letter missing, and he (Brown) must be searched: Smee, the officer, did so, and handed a purse to Cole, in which the marked sixpence was found. On the sixpence being identified the prisoner said the money was his, and be had taken it in change. He said he bad not seen the missing half-sovereign. He was then given into custody. The sixpence produced by Smee was the same one as he enclosed in the letter. Henry Bingham, police constable attached to the Post office, stated that he posted the letter given to him by Mr. Soultherp, and directed to Mr. Giles, Bays water, at about five minutes pat 4 yesterday afternoon, in the same state as be had received it. Mr. Rowe, the son-in-law of Mr. Giles, who assisted in the sorting of the letters, stated that he saw a letter directed as described by Mr. Sculthorp. It was stamped and put with the other letters, and the prisoner called and tied them up, and, at a few minutes after five, he left the office with the letter in question. Cole, the officer, said the prisoner admitted having the half sovereign, and said that he had changed it at the Prince Albert public-house, in the Portobello•road, for half a quartern of gin. The officer went to the helm and there found the money. The prisoner, who declined saying anything, was ully committed for trial. THE LATE AFFRAY IN BARLEY COURT.—It will be I'm colb.cted that at the termination of the hearing of this charge before Mr. Henry yesterday, the two women, Temple and Sweeny, were ordered to be conveyed to the hosp:tal, in order that the injuries they had received might receive proper attention. This morning the inspector having charge of the cave attended before Mr. Henry, and stated that the surgeon of the hospital had given him a certificate stating that Temple bad received such severe injury that it would be impossible for her to attend to-day. He had brought Sweeny, whom the surgeon thought bad recovered sufficiently to leave the institution. On the old woman entering the office she appeared still to be suffering very much. Mr. Henry said, as the other woman was not able to attend, the further hearing of the case must be post poned until a future day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTENSIVE FRAUD.—Henry Way, a waiter out of a situation, was brought before Mr. Beadon, for re-examina tion, charged with having obtained from Mr. Peter Plant, hosier, No. 4, Waterloo-place, several parrs of silk hose, and other articles, of the value of 291. 145., by false and fraudulent representations. William John Salmon said he was assistant to the prosecutor. On last Saturday week, about two o'clock in the afternoon, the prisoner came into his shy, and said his master, Mr. Greaves, a customer of theirs, who was staying at Farrance's Hotel, wanted some elk hose and linen shirts. Believing the prisoner's statement, witness let him have six pairs of silk hose and for linen shirts. On the following Monday prisoner cure again and requested him to send Mr. Greaves eight more shirt, twelve pairs of white silk hose, twelve pairs of speckled hose, and a dozen pocket hindker chiefs. Witness made out the invoice, amounting to 291. 145., for the whole of the goods, which he handed to the prisoner, who left the shop. Witness's suspicions were subsequently excited, and he went to Farrance's Hotel and saw Mr. Greaves, who denied having sent for the goods, or all knowledg e of the prisoner. On the following Tuesday the prisoner favoured hint with an other call, and requested to have the cambric handker chiefs for silk ones. Witness detained him while he sent for a police constable, upon whose arrival prisoner was given into custody. The prisoner, who admitted the obarge, pleaded poverty as the cause of his being placed in his present position. Committed for trial. THAMES. MURDEROUS ASSAULT. —John Prendergast, an Irish man about 40 years of age, was brought b e f ore Mr. Selfe, charged with assaulting and wounding Mary Welch, his sister, who appeared to have been brutally beaten about the head and face. She had also received a wound of some extent on the nose, herlips were cut, and she had lost three of her teeth from the brutal violence of her brother. The complainant said that her brother came to her dwelling No. 7, Stepney Causeway, yeste r d a y morn i n g, and after pushing the door in asked if the murderer was there, and called her a murdering b W , and other bad names. She begged of him to go away and let her be at peace, on which he attacked her with great fury, and then beat her about the head, face, and body with his fist, and also dislodged three of her teeth from her mouth. He also struck ber with a sharp instrument and wounded her on the nose, and when she fell he kicked her. She had been under medical treatment all night, and was very weak from loss of blood. In answer to Mr. Selfe, the complainant said her brother wanted her to make a false representation to a loan society, to enable him to borrow a loan, which she refused to do, and that was the cause of his hostility towards her. Ho made a disturbance at her dweiling five weeks ago, and he then beat her. She was bruised all over her body. She had kept her bro ther three months when he left Ireland, and had been a good sister to him. This was the way he requited her kindness. Michael Carey confirmed the evidence of Mrs. Welsh, and said that he was knocked down by the prisoner when he went to her protection. The prisoner put in a long written statement, and told a long and incoherent story, the substance of which was that his sister bad murdered his wife three months Ago by frightening her, turning her blood into water, SOUTHWARK. ROBBERY ON BOARD A FOREIGN STEAMER.—Gcorge Takelin, a labourer, was brought before Mr. Combe on ,uspicion cf stealing a small bag of cloves from a foreign tteam•vessol lying in the River Thames. Charles Johnson, a Thames police officer, deposed ,hat this (Wednesday) morning, about 8 o'clock, he was m duty on the river off Horselydown. He saw the pri 3oner and other men leave the Kielmansegge steamer, which bad arrived from Hamburg. He suspected them, and on nearing the small boat witness saw the prisoner stoop down, and place something under the stern boards in front cf him. Witness rowed up to the boat, and on searching the bottom part of the vessel he found a bag of cloves. Witness subsequently made inquiry on board the steam-vessel, and ascertained that last even ing there were 10 large bags of the same description of spice safely stowed away on board the Kielman segge, and that one of them had been broken open and a large quantity of the cloves had been removed. The prisoner had been engaged on the vessel as a labourer in carrying goods ashore. Captain liorsemann said be bad no doubt that the cloves had been extracted from the bag. The prisoner, in answer, said he was not the man who had stolen the spice. The prisoner was committed to prison for one month, with hard labour. POSTAL AND PASSENGERS COMMUNICATION WITH THE NORTH OF t.REEAND. We desire to draw attention to the following Treasury minute. The subject is important, and we shall have something to say about it hereafter : " Copy of Treasury Minute of Aug. 15, 1856. " My lords have under their consideration several memorials, signed by persons interested in the commu nication between the north of Ireland and Scotland, and praying that their lordships will take measures to de termine the ports best adapted for the establishment of a short sea passage between the two countries, with a view to promote the quickest postal and pas senger communication. One of these memoriols prays for a public loan to the County Down Railway Com pany, in order to enable them to complete their line to Donaghadee. Fully recognising the great advantages which would be derived by the extensive manufacturing districts in the north of Ireland, in the west of Scotland, and in the north of England, by establishing a communi cation between the two ports which should reduce the sea passage to the shortest possible time, and in connexion with a system of railroads on bothsides, wh:ch, to a certain extent, already exists, and the completion of which, my lords understand, is in contemplation, by which a direct communication will be opened• between all the above important districts, my lords referred the subject to the Admiralty for their lordships' opinion upon the nautical question raised in the memorial. Their lordships have now before them the reply of the Admiralty, in which the Lords Commissioners report that the most favourable ports for the establishment of a short sea passage aro those of Portpatrick sand Donaghadee, and they suggest that instructions should be given to them to institute an inquiry as to the best and cheapest manner in which these ports may be made suitable for the purpose. These instructions my lords have al ready issued. Before any expense, however, is incurred, it becomes necessary that my lords should clearly state their views upon the subject, for the information of all the parties who have appeared heron) them, either by memorial or personal application, and others who take an interest in it. It has, been represented to my lords that—i❑ the event of the Government deciding upon the best ports for the passage referred to, and especially in the case of .Portpatrick and Donaghadee being adopted, and provided the Government was willing to use it as a mail communication—in the first place a steamboat service, suited both for passengers and mails, would be established by a private company, without any aid from the government, except a fair price for carrying the mails ; and, in the second place, that the rail, aye, on each s'de of the channel, would be completed, so as to connect Donaghadee, on the one side, with Belfast and the main line, and Portpatrick, on the other side, with Glasgow to the south, and Asith Dumfries to the east, by which all the important parts in view would be fully attained. All this, it has been understood, will be performed by private enterprise, if only the government, on its part, will-Ist, Determine the ports most suitable for the service. 2. A , topt it as a mail passage. 3. Make such improvements in the ports as shall best fit them for the purpose. These conditions my kris are prepared to adopt. They have already, upon the advice of the Ad miralty, decided, that the best ports will be Portpatrick and Donaghadee, and have instructed the Lords Com missioners to report upon the improvements and altera tions required, to render them suitable for the service ; a• d, when a A am service elm 1 Le established, suitable for carrying the mails, they will he prepared to use it for that purpose, upon fair and reasonable terr 2.4. But, before my lords proceed aetuaily to incur any ex pense upon the ports named, for ti .e r improvement, in pursuance of any report that might he made l y the Ad miral ty, it will be quite necessary that they should be w ell satisfied that all the arrangements herein referred to, and which would be necessary to give public utility to the echeme, w ill be completed. With regard to the memorials for aid in completing the railways by a public loan, there is no fund disposable for such a purpose, except that annually voted by Parliament for public works, and administered under the Board of Commis. sioners appointed for the purpose. it will, therefore, be necessary for those requiring such a loan to apply to the Public Commissioners, with whom rests the responsibility of judging of the security to be accepted in such cases, and who alone can determine how far the other demands on the fund at their disposal will enable them to entertain the request." THE BARMECIDE BANQUET TO THE GUARDS. A contemporary tells of the "solids," the " substan tial reinforcements," the "cold rculds," and the "judi cious relays." Where our contemporary found these victuals of the imagination we know not. We saw roti ala I:ceuf—Anglice, small dry " sticking-s ;" and beef a la mouton, vulgarly translated into pork pies ; but there were certainly no "reinforcements," no "relays," and no " substantials" of any kind. The shadowy recrea tion of su-picious champagne—a " topping" singularly ill-chosen for the bottle of Dublin stout per man —was far too fleeting for the vigorous John Bull thirst of Fusilier, Grenadier, and Coldstream, who drank out before grace, what of the "pop" had not flowed over the tablecloth in the openi❑g. Hence, the "Charge your glasses" t f the great Harker fell on vacuity—there was nothing to drink. A few ladies used to housekeep ing, might have been very advantageously added to the committee. They would never have been guilty of the egregious blunder of setting French cooks to get up a dinner for British Guardsmen—but would have followed the injunction of the "Rolliad"— " Crown the frothed porter, slay the fatted ox, And give the British meal to British Fox !" —Morning Chronicle. LETTERS FOR THE COLONY OF NATAL, The following official notice has been issued : Letters for Natal, when not addressed to be sent by some vessel proceeding direct to that colony, will in future be forwarded by way of the Cape of Good Hope, and will be subject in this c3untry to the same charge as letters addressed to the Cape of Good Hope, which charge must be paid in advance. For their conveyance from the Cape to Natal they will be liable to an extra charge on delivery ; but letters forwarded from England, by direct ship, will be subject to the ordinary charge of ship letters, and no more. Upon these letters the ship letter rate of Bd. per half ounce must be paid in advance. An excursion train left Southampton yesterday for the Crystal Palace ; it contained 800 persons. The Borsen, Zeitung of Aug. 25, states that the evacu ation of the Isle of Serpents, which had been already announced by telegraph, is now amply confirmed by letter. At the same time it transpires that the three parties to the treaty of April 15 have expressed their satisfaction at this result to the Russian Cabinet, but at the same time have implied the necessity that exists for Russia's expressly renouncing any claim to any of the Danubian Islands, and that this renunciation should be looked on as though it formed part of the Treaty of Paris, signed March 30. MANCHESTER TRADE REIN:MT.—MANCHESTER, Tues day.—Our market was rather quiet, though on the whole prices were perfectly steady. Owing to the state of the weather showing symptoms of a favourable turn, any attempt at a reduction was firmly resisted on the part of sellers, and it seems for the present that our pro spects are chiefly dependent on the reports from the ag ricultural districts respecting the housing of the still outstanding orops. The news that Baron de Hubner was charged with a special mission from the Austrian Govern ment to the King of Naples, which has been very much questioned, is now confirmed. A despatch from Naples of August 17 announces that Baron Hubner arrived there the evening before, and had left for Gaeta to see the King. On Tuesday the 14th inst. his Excellency Lord Granville, Ambassador Extraordinary of her Bri tannic Majesty, had the honour to be received in audience by his Majesty the Emperor, on which occasion his Excellency handed in his credentials. GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffie return for the week ending Aug, 10, 1856 ..................... 223,891 3 10 Corresponding week last year ................... 22,789 16 6 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE 1856 RAILWAY .k 25 .--Tre.ffic re turn for the week ending Aug. 17, ,878 11 8 Corresponding week last ~tmin." 23,076 18 8 ST. PANCRAS WORKHOUSE. Yesterday afternoon a special meeting of the directors of the poor of St. Pancras was held in the board-room of the vestry-hall, for the purpose of considering what step 3 should be taken in resistance to the Poor-law Board, in their attempt to assume control over the affairs of the parish of St. Pancras. Mr. Churchwarden Streeten occupied the chair, and the letter received on the previous week having boen read, announcing the determination of the Poor-law Board to issue rules, orders, and regulations for the management of St. Pancras Workhouse. The CHAIRMAN . also announced, amidst great astonish ment and excitement, that the Poor-law Board had that day issued their orders under their official seal, to the master, the matron, the chaplain, the overseer, and all other officers connected with the poor department. They had also forwarded these orders and regulations to the directors and vestry, with the following communi cation : " Poor-law Board, Whitehall, August 25, 1850. " ST. PANCRAS PARISH—ADMINISTRATION OF RELIEF. " Sir,—l am directed by the Poor-law Board to acknow ledge the receipt of tour letter of the 19th instant, and to inform you that, in accordance with their intention, al ready communicated toy ou, they have issued the follow ing orders, namely— " An order fixing the maximum accommodation of the workhouse of the parish of St. Pancras and of its several wards respectively; an order respecting the management of the workhouse, and prescribing the duties of its officers ; an order prescribing the rules for the administration of out relief in the parish : and an order directing the vestry of the parish to appoint an auditor to audit their accounts. Tho board herewith transmit to you six copies of the first mentioned order, two copies of the last-mentioned order, an d 20 copies of each of the two other orders.—l am, sir , your obedient, servant, " R. W. GREY, Secretary." Mr. TURNER then moved the resolutions, to the effect that " the directors of the poor of St. Pancras had never acknowledged, and still denied, the right and legal au thority of the Poor-law Board to issue orders or instruc tions to the directors, and that they will continue to manage the poor irrespective of the orders of the Poor law Board." Mr. Turner proceeded to contend that the local act of St. Pancras precluded the right of the Poor law Board to interfere with that parish. Mr. STOCKTON seconded the motion, and asked whe ther Sir B. Hall's Local Management Act of last ses sion, which was to extend local self-government with a sham or not ? If the Poor-law Board were permitted to have this power, that board would be reduced to a perfect set of nonentities. Mr. Churchwarden WYATT moved an amendment to appoint a committee to consider the jurisdiction the Poor-law Board had, if any, over the affairs of that parish, with power to take the advice of counsel. lie was as determined to oppose the entrance of the Poor-l . aw Board as any man there, but thought this the wiser course. Mr. ORR seconded the amendment. Mr. Turner's motion was carried by a majority of 17 to 4. The officers were ordered to take no notice of the orders, which were referred to a special meeting of the vestry. CEREMONIALS OF TR'S CZAR'S COBONA.TION. The noble science of the herald and the marshal is somewhat out of vogue in England. Rules of precedence which were strictly obeyed even in the last generation have now fallen into desuetude ; people are apt to take what arms they like, and there is no officer empowered by the Heralds' Col lege to deface their plate or their carriage panels. Even Royal christenings and civic processions are unable to restore a taste which has passed away ; but if the numerous English who have flocked to Moscow for the coronation of his Majesty Alex ander 11. do not bring back an enthusiasm for pomps and pageants it will not be the fault of the Russian ceremonialists. Nothing that Rheims or Westminster has ever been a bl e to boast can equal in grandeur, richness, and tediousness what is pre paring for the sightseers at Moscow on the present occasion. It will require no mean powers of gene ralship to organise the multitudinous processions, to get the hundreds of officials into the Cathedral and out of it again, and even, it would seem, to feed and lodge, with due attention to each, so many personages of such strictly graduated im portance. As for the saluting, it appears as if no small part of the Imperial artillery will be re quisite for the incessant cannonading. The begin ing of the proceedings will be the "solemn entry " of his Majesty into the city. "At the signal of nine guns, fired from a battery opposite the Con vent of Tchoudow, the bells of the Cathedral of the Assumption indicate to the churches of Mos cow the moment to ring their bells." " When all the persons have occupied the places assigned to them"—a process which, without rehearsal, will be somewhat difficult—the procession sets out. We need not say that the whole order of this impres sive cavalcade is given in the " ceremonial con firmed by his Majesty," and that we can give no idea of it to ourselves. Gendarmes on foot and gendarmes on horseback, Cossacks from the Black Sea, the representatives of the high nobility, of the Asiatic tribes, foot valets and chamber valets, " negroes of the Court in grand livery," the Grand. Master of the Ceremonies, Chamberlains, and Gen tlemen of the Chamber, precede the Emperor and. the Princes and the Princesses of the blood. On his Majesty's arrival he is greeted by a salvo of 71 guns, the usual receptions take place, and the usual loyal syeechee,' are uttered. The proclamation which announces the day of coronation needs no notice, but chapter 3 of the " ceremonial" ordains the decoration of the Cathe dral with a minuteness worthy of study. The canopy, the thrones, and their respective ornaments, are described in the most elevated language of the upholsterer. The coronation itself bewilders the intellect by the multitude and elaborateness of its ceremonies. Where and when his Majesty is to sit, where the heir-apparent is to be placed, how the ladies of honour and the maids of honour are to follow, are duly registered. " The canopy is carried by eight functionaries of the fourth class; the cords are held by eight functionaries of the third class." And so the whole proceeding is re gulated, no doubt, in strict conformity with pre cedent and the manners of the empire. It is so long since such a ceremony has taken place in Western Europe, and its elaborate pomp is so op posed to the tastes of our own country and age, that we can hardly pretend to judge it with fair ness. To the English, French, or American visitor it will, no doubt, be unmeaning and tedious. The long preparation for acts which aro accomplished in a few minutes, the jaded look of troops kept under arms for a whole day together, the tired ladies of the Court wishing all the ceremonies at an end, the tawdry display of diamonds and feathers by broad daylight, the crushing, the disputes, the disappointments, will be enough to move the looker on to weariness. As is usually the case at such sight-seeings, the chorus when it is over will be, "Is this all ?" "Is this what we have come 2,000 miles to see 7" Yet the coronation of a Russian Czar must not be regarded in the same light as the investiture of a Western Sovereign. The words " by . the Grace of God," which in England are construed by mo dern notions into a mere pious phrase, have, in a country like Russia, their original meaning. The authority of the Sovereign is supposed to be directly derived from on High ; he receives his commission from Heaven, through the Church, and is answer able to no human tribunal for the exercise of his power. The coronation and its accompanying con secration are the rites by which the appointment to govern the Muscovite world is legitimately con ferred. Until the Emperor is covered with the actual material crown and anointed with the holy oil he exercises merely a provisional jurisdiction. He is the designated but not the installed Vice gerent of Heaven. Hence the officers of State, the chief prelates of the Church, the ambassadors of foreign Powers, aro assembled to witness a cere mony which has to the empire a practical reality. Muscovite custom requires that each corporation, each profession, each province, each regiment of the army, should be represented on the great day. If the assembled functionaries were only such per sonages as the masters, the grand masters, and the arch-masters of the ceremonies, the whole would lose much of its significance. But each tribe of Asiatics has its representative among the spectators of the rite. The chiefs of the peasants of the State domains, one for each government, are there ; the ancients of the guilds of traders, the foreign mer chants, the magistrates, the section of the Council of Manufactures, the officials of the Custom-house, take a part in the ceremony. The Board of Mines, the Chamber of Fieance, the Commissariat, the University, the Post-office, the Department of Theatres, with a number of other bodies, equally share in the great solemnity. Thus the coronation of a Czar is , the occasion of gathering together every element which goes to make up the great whole of the Russian system. For nearly six months have the preparations for the event continued, and the result,whatever may be its effect to our eyes, is no doubt a matter of pride to the patriotic Russian. The people whom Alexander rules are still in that stage of civilisation when sym bolical ceremonies have their full meaning and influ ence. The firing of salvos, the ringing of bells, the blessing by priests, the processions, the fireworks, and the feasting will in a few weeks be matter of eager inquiry among myriads of untaught men, from the frontiers of Germany to the shores of the Pacific. Each community and corporation, each colony or nomad tribe, will be proud of the part which its representative has played at the great solemnity of the whole empire. The enthronement and consecration of the Imperial person will have been witnessed by individuals of every race and region within a sixth of the earth's surface. In this fact lies the reality which gives a meaning to otherwise tedious and foolish ceremonies. It may be that many of our country men will return impressed with the vanity of national solemnities, and disposed to compare the representations they have witnessed at Moscow with the histrionic achievements of the theatre and the circus ; ' but amid such sarcasms they will do well to remember that the show was not intended for them, but for thousands who will believe in it and remember it with veneration to their latest day. The age of pomp may have passed away among ourselves, but the Russian is still young enough to admire what we have learned to contemn. Times. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. Scarcely any English wheat was on sale in to•day's mar ket ; nevertheless, tho demand for all kinds ruled less active than on Monday. In the few transactions re ported no change took place in value; We were welt, but not to say heavily, supplied with foreign wheat. Importers were very firm, but the amount of business doing was very moderate, at Monday's cur rency. Floating cargoes were held at the late advance. The arrivals are but moderate. Barley sold to a fair extent at extreme quotations, and malt was rather firmer. We had a good consumptive demand for oats at full prices. Beans, peas, and flour were steady, but not dearer. ARRIVALS THIS WK &. Wheat. Barley. Malt. English .. 710 40 1,400 Irish •• •• Foreign 1 12,430 f 5,720 / Oats. 1 1 710602*6 1,340 — brig. 6,610 sclo. BOROUGH HOP. We have scarcely any business doing in any kind or hops, and prices are nominal. WHITECHAPEL. There was a moderato demand for each kind of meat, as follows :—Boef from 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 4 to , 4s Si; lamb, 4s perovoal, 3s 8d to 4s dud pork, 3s Ga to 4s Gd p 81120., by the carcase. THE Cam IN DEVONSHIRE.—CREDITON (Mm DE. vox ).—Several of the largest farmers ha this neighbour hood have already carried the whole of their wheat, and mostly in excellent condition, though the long-con tinned and heavy rains of Wednesday and Thursday last have, in many instances, done considerable injury ; and a gentleman who lives nearer the region of Dart. moor, where the crops are not so forward, informs us that had the rain continued another day the conse quences would have been lamentable, as even the un cut standing corn was in several instances beginning to sprout. With reference to the yield of wheat the farmers assembled here at the annual fair to-day seem to be unanimous in stating that it is good, and the least favourable answer we got was ' rather more than average." 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