The Sun. — London, England, 1861-08-15 00:00:00

21 01rEY Ii:I4RK ET -4. ND CITY NEWS, CITY, Two o'CLocK. ALTERATION IN THE BANK RATE OF DISCOUNT. The directors of the Bank of England have re duced the rate of discount to 4,% per cent. Although the appearance of the Money Market indicated the probability of a speedy alteration, many thought t hat a del a y o f ano th er wee k m i g h t have b een deemed advisable. .The measure, however, has not produced any astonishment, and its effect at the Stock Exchange has been unimportant. About £12,000 in gold was purchased by the Bank of England yesterday. At the forthcoming meeting of the Ottoman B ank proprietors a dividend of 8 per cent. per a nnum will be proposed. To-morrow, a call of £2 per share, the total amounting to £120,000, is due on the Recife and San Francisco Railway Shares. The shipments of specie to America are now con ducted on a v er y li m it e d sca l e , th e T eu t on i a w hi c h left Southampton yesterday for New York having only taken £515 from London and £6,190 from It avre, while the City of Washington, from Liver- Pool, conveyed £5,300. The half-yearly dividend on Peruvian 41 per Cent. Bonds has been announced for payment on and after the Ist proximo. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday the d emand was very moderate, and prices receded 1,-d. per lb. The sales were 7,000 bales. At the first ordinary meeting of tho East India Irrigation Canal Company to-day, the report stated that the receipts from July, 1858, to the Ist inst., amounted to £45,023, and the total expenditure to 4 ,822, exclusive of interest paid to shareholders in excess of the amount received from investment. The directors congratulated the sh areholders upon the incorporation of the co mpany, with limited liability, by the special Act O f Parliament, and also upon the satisfactory u nderstanding that has been arrived at, after a Most difficult and lengthened negotiation and con troversy, with reference to the terms under, which the first scheme of works is to be undertaken. The directors of the London and North Western Railway have just announced their intention to declare a dividend at the rate of 34 per cent., leav ing £12,000 to be carried over. There has been very little movement in the Market for Public Securities to-day. A slight im provement, however, took place, when the result of The Bank Court became known, Consols being 90 4 t, for transfer, and 904 4 for the 10th proximo. The quotations appear buoyant, although the deal ings are restricted. The New Threes remain at 90 4 t ; the Reduced 904 ; India Stock is firm at ~.2 20; ditto 5 per Cent. 1004 ; Exchequer Bills, March, are firmer at lls. to 10s. die. ; ditto June, s s. to ls. dis. Business in the Foreign Market continues quiet, and prices show no important variation. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 78/ and 784 ; ditto, 1858, have improved to 694 I; ditto £lOO Bonds, to 714 4 ; Sardinian are heavy at 781-, and Brazilian at 99 ; cluador New have advanced to 131 4, being 4 per " n t• higher, owing to the receipt of the following co mmunication. " Ecuatorian Commission of Agency, London, Aug. 14. "Messr s . G u ti erre z and Co. have forwarded to their consignee in London 2,000 quintals of cocoa, nth instructions to hold the proceeds (about 4 ,600), when sold, to the fiscal agent of the re- Aablic towards the payment of the interest on the co nsolidated debt." The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1861. 1860. 11 ° 1 111-Western £ )8,147 £98,625 S outh-Western ghton 27,649 22,355 Midland So uth-Eastern 29,303 27,411 t at Northern t II P-aughire and Yorkshire ~,,ristol end Exeter 8,076 7,373 Manchester • • '6ll,lluhester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 15,716 14,648 Edinburgh South and Wontorn of Ireland Scoter' gil and Glasgow 7,427 7,268 ,sa North-Eastern r and Western of Canada _ and Trunk of Canada .. 14,471 11,192 These returns, in most instances, show an improve- Ineat . On the South-Western there is an increase ( If £262 ; on th 3 Brighton, of £5,294 ; on the Mid land, of £1,431 ; on the Great Northern, of £1,892 ; on the North Eastern, of £926 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £1,068 ; on the Edin burgh and Glasgow, of £159; on the Grand Trunk of Canada, of £3,279. The London and North- Western, however, shows a decrease of £478 ; the South -Eastern, of £1,554; the Lancashire and Yorkshire, of £1,067; and the Great Western of Canada, of £253. In the Railway Share Market a rather firmer to ne was apparent, but the dealings were of a very li mited character. Bristol and Exeter, and South .b ' 4B terns, improved ss. ; and Great Westerns and 4li dlands, 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings were in li mited f avour . South Austrian and Lombardo- Ve netian have declined to 16i ; Bombay and Ba -1°44 to 941, ; and Great Indian Peninsula have proved to 96*. 1 4e In int-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have be@ nin very limited demand, and no material change a 8 taken place in prices. p e r BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 'C A ' Cent. Reduced Annuities 9oa I tr e ;:,9ent. Consols Annuities It t di °Per Cent. Annuities 9O a a 1 ) 1 4. Stock , b i ,", t ° 5 per Cent. ti,(o -,-, „ -e.ntaced Paper, 4 per Cent — b" 5 per Cent. I)4t, 6f t o 1013- per Cent. bi,'° Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 961 i %)„.,d",',Bonds £l,000 - °°liifor Account, Sept. 10 l ltcl, Mar. 2d p. day. June 3 1 p .ct - Niter Bills, £l,OOO, 2d ll 10 dis 5 dis is. Ditto £5OO N - 1 4 dis ,Jitth Small tr a ,„ FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 'cult% 5 per Cent k h _ , 4) 4 i per Cent., 1852 BB 111',7(tor New Consolidated g a ll 6 per Cent. 1822, £ St — N r( l4o 4i_per Cent. b ; Ltliau 5 per Cent • — Tl lr q' o Account 4. - „, 81 1 6 per Cent .. 781 bi,.'l -0 Account bi:l° New Loan Ditto Account Lto £lOO Bonds Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. %118 018 ' Money 9Ol a Ditto Acc ou nt ti oll ' l C TTII LANCASHIRE ELECTION.—TheHIREseatn P ar liament for nomina- Sont of for the third ) , e , ite g t. Lanca s hire took place at Newton-in-Mackerfield at ten o'clock. Mr. Brocklebank, of morning,daY proposed John Cheetham, Esq., Lancashire in as a fit and Parlia ke°4l3ta.t person to represent South tto,„, Mark Philips, Esq., o . f . Manchester, seconded the ~ s e a h,"lation William Entwisle, Esq., of Manchester, p t 'had Turner, Esq., as a fit and proper person to a: 4 N the es division in Parliament. Mr. Shand, of O N, seconded the nomination. Mr. Cheetham then and ea the assemblage, amid the cheers of his frien ds, ge c ounter cheers of his opponents. Mr. Turner fol olWll:l,4'_be.ing r eceived with cheers by his friends, and with W ards la°lB es by his opponents. A show of hands was after be r. i takt n which the Sheriff, who presided, declared to half ! our of Mr. Turner. vote poll was demanded . on t na ofo? f Cheetham. A .of thanks to the presid- There was a great totteo-414.,;er t erminated the proceed o i x ng s tement exhibited. z ga of People, and intense te r i net People, of 20 per cent. falls due on India loari P , °ll TileSday next, but more than £2,000,000 of the ik 4 aa alr ad been paid in full. the Viestory. Lon of £1,000,000, contracted on t 1 , 25 t1a „ on which only a deposit of 5 per cent. has C e lt Paid, will have to be paid in full by the subscribers At t ",a3', the 16th. Mail ~ne Meeting yesterday of the Atlantic Royal Mopt; eat a -\ravigation Company the directors' report was . creasing It was resolved to issue shares or stock for in h: h the nominal capital from £500,000 to £1,100,000. kat half yearly meeting of the Kent Coast (late villl 3 ate) Railway Company is called for the 31st inst., and X6onr‘e bade special, to authorise the company to raise w £2 00. by the creation of new shares, and to borrow of 1,417C0ND DEATII FROM THE EXPLOSION 11t 4eci APprs LAMP —Last night Mr. G. S. Brent re- Taveriaaa,,d concluded an inquiry at the Bank of England Nratt' slioakdcington,-on the body of Mr. Montmorency d@ 4 lread.. . ca. The particulars of each inquiry have sad.. Y - bee ll before the public. The jury found " That the Ite e i d _ °l the said Montmorency Durant Stokes was caused vtdally and by misfortune." ,61 - 14 RE MARKET.-(THIS DAY). ORDnARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Closing Business Railways. Paid./ Price. Done Beßast and Ballymena Bir., Wol , and Str. Birk., La., and Ch June Blyth and Tyne Mt. Slcaf. andllid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen & Ca rdigai: Cork and Bandon Cork, Blrock., &Passage Cornwall Do A EA geis no div. Do B until pc peran. f hasbeenT d.toß Dublin & Belfast June Dun., Perth, &Ab. J bile East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A. late EU3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction! Furness Glasg. and S. Western Great Ntlin. of Scotland Great Northern Do do A stock Do do B do Gt. S. & W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock ' Irish South-eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwalli Lon., Bright.. & S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover Loud. &Nth. Western Lond. & Sth. Western L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man. Shef. & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do do shares Metropolitan Midland Do new Do lxirming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do shares Mid Kent. Do, Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry & Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. & Ros Norfolk ..... North British.. ... Nor.Dev.RailleDk.stock Dr% 4. 3tk ; A recs no d. until 6pchas beenpd.B Do B stock . Nth. Eastern—Berwick Dodo, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York INorth London .. Do new North Staffordshire.., N. and S. W. Junction Not. & Grantham Rail eebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union Sittinfbourne & Sheer. South Devon • •.•• • • • • S.-Durham & Lanc.Un. South Eastern . • • • • • • • I South Wales .... • • • • • . S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok; Stockton & Darlington - 5 - o do Do New (1860) Taff Vale . Do Pref. No 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rall Ulster Do ..... Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny' Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall West L0nd0n.......... Do Ist class ....... Do 2d class .. Westllartlepool Harbr I and Rail West Midland—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford 7 1 'I 84 85 5a Ili 916 926 1001 100; 5 6 42 44 8i 9 16i 17. 47 43 39 41 27 29 86 87 27 28 105 108 132 134 IC/3a IC4i 93i 94} [29 131 [O4 106 On 66 ! 58 62 10 110, 50 82 14 116 47 SO 91 914 94 95 107 114 441 tlf 4 Rd [22 1221 l*P 94 96. 8 8d 56 68 61i 62 loq 10 41 1 , , 59i 60i 924 n 95 97 4!44 104 11 86 83 115 117 35 36 88 90 45 47 33 40 80} 801 64 66 94 96 4 7 39} 40i 94 10 p St 6= P 551 56 2 np d kp 43 45 40 43 85 87 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share Railways. Paid Closing Business Price. Done. Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £s(' fsris. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon .£10,14 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. Cornwall. 5 per cent. Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun. Do Ist Class Pref E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c Do. do. Class B 6 p.c Do. do. Class C 7 p.c , E. Conn. Ex. 5 p. c. No.l Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pet ct. stock. 'Eastern Union, 4 per ct. ' Do. 5 »Pr eon t sp.c. shares I Do. 4p. c gua. S. &D. kdin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. Furness, 5 per cent .... Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c, Great Northern, 5 p. et. Po.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm 'Do. 44 p. c. do. do. Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf & W (Ireland) ' p. ct. pref. stock Great West. (Berks an' Hants) Ext. 5 p. ct. to. Redeemable, 44 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh 1)o. do. 6 p. et. pref Do Birmgguar. stock Do. Chester gua. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan. & Carl. 4i p c. pref. Lan.&York 6 p. c. stock. Do.Bamsl.st.Es3s 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) .. Lon.& Brig. 5 pawl. No. Do. 5 p. c. No. 2 Do. gua. 6 p. c. Do. do sf. c. No. 4 Do. do. 4 per cent Do. do. 4 p. c. shares Do. 7 p. ct. Pref. stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) Do.4p.c.S.(div.def.til '65) Do. 4 per cent. Pref Lon. Chat. and Dover Do.W. rceiv. no div Ex.A til 6pcis pd on Do. 818. & Brom ex. Do. Metropolitan Ex B l.on. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, 5 p. Lon. & S. W, 7 p. ct. stock Do. 44 per cent Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns of 2s. 6d... Londondy. & Cole. f sh Londony. (St Ennis. f sh Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct Do. £6 Do. 3} per cent Do. redeem. 6 percent Jaryport & Car., 4 p. c Do. 4f per cent. Mid. Con. 6 p c. stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c Do. 4f p. c. pref. stock Do. 4f per cent Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. at Norfik 5 p. c. Ex. at, 1846 Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do 1847 DO.SW ay. Val. Ex. 5t.1847 North British, 5 p. o. Do. New, gua. 5 p. Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. shs Do. do. — do N th.Dev.R ail. & Dck.Co. N-East.Cons.Pref. 4 Do. 45 p c. redeemable ;Do. G.N.E. 4 per C. pref I Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref Do. Leeds, 6 p. e. No. Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, H. & S. Purch North Staffordshire Rhymney Guaranteed Scottish Central, new pi I Scottish North-Eastern 35 p. c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeenaua.6p.c Do. 7 p. c. pref. stool; South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 45 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 45 per cent Do. Fixed I sp.c. Ist is l i south Wales, gma. 4 p. c Do. 45 per cent. Do. 5 per cent' S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. e g - ua !Stock. et Dar. A 5 p. c Do. B 6 percent Do. C 6 percent Watrfd Kilkny, 6p. c W.Mid -Old let Grua stk Do. 2d do ort 5 p.c.pf.red. Do.Perpet. 6p. c. pf 1866 Do. till 1869, Ist is.l 101 103 20 21 5! 6} 99 101 108 112 105 108 105 107 105 107 122 124 78 80 1100 111 190 92 175 77 115 117 110 112 102 104 106 108 97 99 95 97 87 00 87 8) 100 102 94 10 14 174 10i 101 75 77 20 214 101 10, 151 112 114 112 114 134 137 112 114 I 99 101 1148 153 125 153 171 74 94 97 131 14i 120 125 65 70 I IP 1132 134 1102 103 91 93 109 111 108 110 1 lit 91 93 101 103 101 103 }d p 22 23 1132 134 10 10i 23 23} 97 99 97 99 98 100 84 68 266 276 31i 326 316 326 45 48 124 126 119 121 100 103 120 123 [lll5 117 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. r a i d ) Leasing i Closing Co.'s ' Price. Bedford and Bletchley ail Ln &N.W Bulkinghamshire .... 100 Do 94 96 Chester & Holyhead... 100 Do 52 63 Do. 5i percent 100 Do ll9 120 Do. 5 1 00 Do. Clydesdale June lOO Caledon... 101 103 Colchester, Stour Val all E.U.&E.O 15 16 E.Lincolnsh. g 6 per c HO Gt. North. 132 134 E.Union,HarwicliShs alt E.Counts.l 4 1 1 Do. Woodbridge lOO Gls.Barr.&Neils.Drct lOO Caledon... l Do. new lOO D 0....... Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt. West. llrtlp'l Dock & Rail llnll and Selby.. Do. halves.. Do. quarters.. ••• • • Lanc.&Carl. gua. 5 p.c.l London & Greenwich.' Do. Preference .•• • , Lon.,Tilbury,& S - en d, Lowestoft gua. 4 p c Do. IS per cent Dinc.,Bxtn.,&Matlock Mid. Bradford Prefer-1 all Yk.N.&l3rl all Yk.N. Md. all D 0..... all ,Do. ... • • 100 ILn&N.W.I 100 I S.Eastern 100 Do ... . . 100 iPeto &Co. 100 ;Norfolk 100 IDo. all !L NW,401 ence Stock Newmarkt,BuryEx. j gua. 5 percent.... Northn.&Eastn. 5 p. c. Do. 6p. c. Do. Fixed 5 p. North Western Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares A. Rmystn.llitch.,&Shep Shrewsbry& Hereford Do. do. S.-Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon dcCroydn 'E.Counts. !Do.. Do !Do. (Midland ILdc NW) L.Yk. Do. Gt. North T.Brassey I Do. M'Clean Gt. West 1.4 Bren Si 31; 93 95 i OP 55 57 151 141 1131 133 1118 122 1 lip 88 90 81 pi, Business Done. Algerian .... Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardenne5........... ..1 Belgian East. Junction, Beziers to Graissessae..l Carmeaux Mine za Raid Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France .... Grand Rus Guar. 6p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... Italian Junction ...... Lierre & Turnhout Lyons & Geneva. ...... Namur & Liege Do. 6 p. c. Pref......... Northern of France.... Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. Paris & Orleans Recife & S. Fran. (Pern.) ,Tua. 7 p. ct. Riga & Dunaburg...... Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse Do. 5i per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lira, g. 7p. c. S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin Southern of France.... S. East Portugal 7 p et. West Flandern Do. 51 p. c. Preference.. W. & N.W. of France .. West'rn of Austria.... Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden . Do. 8 per cent Pref Zealand 112 114 194 197 159 61 112 117 183 86 THE SUN, LONDON; THURSDAY EVENIN - q, AUGUST 15, 1861, LAW INTELLIGENCE.-1 This Day.) RAI7 WA P. INSOLVENT COURT. (Before Chief Commissioner Law.) The following prisoners we're liberated on bail :—George Mitchell, 'William Beale, Charles Chartiers, Gilbert Hart, James Manley, Edward Mesnard, William Bryant, R. T. Harrison, S. Hales, Thomas Davey Powell, Edward Hunt, John Aidton Goldsmith, William Barrow, Jeremiah James, Henry Hemmings, and 'Thomas Hough. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS—CAUTION TO TRADES MEN—RENDERS V. RANGE. This was an action to recover a sum for clothes supplied and clothes repaired in 1854, Mr. Hudson, of Fenchureh-street-buildings, appeared for the defendant to support a plea of the statute of limitations. Plaintiff said he had had repeated promises from defen dant to pay; and in May, 1855, defendant pnid 7s. 6d., which plaintiff entered in his book; and in February, 1857, defendant paid ss. Both these sums were entered in the book (produced) at the time they were paid. Mr. Hudson, looking at the book—Do you mean to swear that these entries were made at the time of the alleged pay ment ? Plaintiff—l do. Mr. Hudson then called defendant, and that person denied making the payments. Plaintiff had detained a great coat. Plaintiff denied this. His Honour, looking at the book, was of opinion that the entries were made at the same time, and therefore plaintiff had not answered the plea put in. Mr. Hudson applied for costs. His Honour thought it was hardly a fair plea against a tradesman. Mr. Hudson—Had plaintiff acted fairly with us, we should not have made it. His Honour—Well, neither plaintiff or defendant are A 1. Mr. Hudson—That is hardly a fair remark, after your Honour has declared you do not believe plaintiff. The matter then drcpped. POLICE INT.ELLIGENCE.—( This Day;) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY CAB CASE.—MII3. Elizabeth Warbur ton, a well-dressed female, who gave the address, 128, Cheapside, was charged before Mr. Yardley, on a warrant, for not appearing to a summons for refusing to pay her cab fare. Mr. Yardley—Why do you not pay your cab fare and obey the summons, prisoner ? for that I must call you. Prisoner—l do not know. Joseph Atkins, cab driver, badge 5,459, said—l took the lady up in Leicester-square on the 10th of July, and took herito several places in the City—His Lordship's Larder, the City Bank, &c.—and she kept me employed five hours. I have heard she has plenty of money, but she will not settle with me, and has treated others in the same way. My fare is 10s. She told me to call the next day, and I went into the City four times after my fare, but could not find her. I then took out a summons, and have been to the court four times. Last night, happening to see her in a cab at His Lordship's Larder, I told the cabman who she was, that summonses and a warrant were out against her, that he would never get his money, and that he had better drive her to the station, and he did so. Prisoner had been going on the same game for a fortnight, but had plenty of money. Prisoner—l contradict all that has been said. Atkins—l had to pay :6s. for summonses and warrant. I have been here four times altogether. I shall be out of pocket even if I get my fare. Mr. Yardley —You will have to pay 10s. fare, and 13s. 6d costs. What have you to say ? _ Prisoner— Not hing. Shillingford, the warrant officer, said, I served the pre vious summons on her in a cab. Atkins—She's got plenty of money, your worship. Shillingford—The cabman whom she employed yesterday has not been paid. Mr. Yardley —I can't order him to be paid, but he can have a summons. Second Cabman —It's hard lines, your worship. I may bo summoned by my master, and be sent to prison. Mr. Yardley—l can only deal with the case according to law, man. Prisoner, you must pay 235. 6d., or go to pri son for 14 days. The second cabman had a summons, which was at once served on the prisoner, and it was stated that other cabmen have summonses against her. LONDON - AND SOUTH WESTERN HALE-YEARLY MEETING-(THIS DAY.) The usual half-yearly meeting of the directors and pro prietors of this undertaking was held this afternoon at the offices, Waterloo Station. Captain Mangles presided. The routine business having been transacted, and the re port taken as read, The CHAIRMAN congratulated the shareholders that although the past half-year had been one of great anxiety, yet it was highly satisfactory for the directors to keep so near the usual dividend. The present pinch arose from the un favourable state of the weather, which had altogether put a stop to the Exeter extension. This circumstance of course was an experimental one. All lines had suffered in consequence of the depression of trade caused by the American War, but it was to be hoped that a revival of trade would at no distant period take place. (Hear, hear) Whatever might be the impression of the value of the Exeter extension, he felt confident that in a very short time the result of the possession of such an extension would be highly remu nerative and satisfactory. The charges for engines had been increased by three new ones being substituted for three that had become unfit for service. The perma nent way was in very excellent order, and one of the good effects of the unfortunate inquiry that took place at Wim bledon, on the occasion of the late melancholy accident, was that the condition of the line was proved to be in first rate order, and the shareholders must think the verdict of accidental death, that had been arrived at after a search- I ing investigation, very consoling. The Topsham Branch was a most valuable one, and that, with the extension to Exmouth, would:prove, he believed, a most important feeder to the line. He could not help bearing his testimony to the honourable and efficient way in which the Bristol and Exeter Company had carried out the many transactions they had had together. It would be seen by the report that the company had been able successfully to resist the many aggressions that had been made on their territory, but although, as far as they (the directors) were concerned, they had had a maiden session, in Parliament, yet the cost of opposing aggression had been very considerable. He very much regretted the hos tility that they met with in Southampton, because the directors had done all they could to increase the prosperity of the town. The Yeovil station had been con structed at the joint expense of the Bristol and Exeter, company and this branch had been opened and had been found of great advantage. The purchase of the Chard Railway had been completed, and the works would be proceeded with as vigorously as possible, The hon. gentleman having referred to the other items in the report proceeded to notice the different financial accounts, and said it was a matter of congratulation that the average of their debenture debt to Christmas was 4 . 18, and up to June 4.21, which was regarded as a highly favourable cir cumstance. He concluded by formally moving the adop tion of the regort. Mr. HEREPATII said he had great pleasure in seconding the motion. He thought, on the whole, their present posi tion was one of great satisfaction. Mr. TITE also felt quite satisfied with the position of the company, and if they had to submit to a small diminu tion of dividend, other companies had to submit to a much larger one than they had. (Hear, hear.) The adoption of the report was then put to the meeting, and carried unanimously. Resolutions agreeing to the dividend recorded by the directors were also carried unanitnously. After some formal business had been transacted, the pro ceedings terminated with thanks being voted to the chair• man and the directors. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Paid. 57 61 94 95 6 7 75 80 65 70 65 70 4/ 5* 97 99 99 100 99 100 18 19 58 60 32 33 96i 864 ld II 93 95 r 9g• 1% 10 101 94 90 86 98 83 R 5 94 94i 87 89 ^d 5 7 Closing Price. 4i 5 d id 17, l pr i d 19 191 d 994 100 4 6 99 100 lid 1 d 90 92 8 #d (PAYS. 5i 5/ - P 1 1 4 I I 10 /1 4 31 21 221 231 71 7; 8 81 19 20 88 39 8 8} 39i 40i 55 57 6 50 56 6 8k RI 11 1 1 1} 24 25 - - - 66 61 96 10 206 216 ES. 1 11 1 2 345 355 75 78 231 Ili 3 3i 12 14 21 31 4 5 1; 11 32; 34; 1; 211 38 42 41 5 3 3; 3; 31 6; 7; 8 9 33 S 5 295 105 21 2t 110 120 24 20 5 54 15 17 1 39 41 290 300 75 85 85 95 11 1i 5 6 81 101 13 14 NES. 1 344 35 4 4 -- dig. 38 88 6 8 I 1 2 24 22 24 ill 1 p 64 1 74 t Id 2 4 1 id p 44 44 Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent.. Do, Do. Buffalo and L axe Huron IDo. New .. Do. Preference Buf f alo,Brant,&G odrich p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim) Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c Demerara Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbnlpore Do. 4i p c. Debentra Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. do. IGt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 do Do. 53 p. c. do. '7B do 1 Madras guar., p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 4i p. c. Extension Do. 5 Ilkielb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. INewßrunswick & Canda Ry.&L and(Lim.)g.6pe Class A Capital Share ,Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. Oude (Limited) iScinde ........ •.1 Do. Punjaub 2 Do. Do. .... •• Do. In dus.S t. Flo. gd,.. 5 1 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip..! FOREIGN RAIL. 100 all all all all 100 BRITISH MI Alfred Consols (Philack), ! British Iron Clifrord I Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.)l East Bassett (Illogan). East Caradon ...... E. WI Russel (Tavistk )1 'Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) Great South Tolgus , G.Wheal Alfd. (Philack); G. Wheal Vor (Helstony Grenville !Herod's- Foot Hingston Downs !Lady Bertha !Margaret (tiny Lelant), North Downs North Frances (Mogan)! N. Wh'l Basset (1110 ;an) , North Wheal Crofty • • ;Par Consols (St. Blazey); Providence (ljny Lelnt.) l Sortridg - e Cons. 'South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Carn Brea (Illogan)..! S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim.; ,S.Wheal Fran. (Mogen): Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min Tin Croft Vale of Towey (farm )' West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon. (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan), IWheal Buller(Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.), IWheal Kitty (U.Lelant), Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) Wheal Trelawney (Lis.)i FOREIGI, 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lin4 20 Brazil St.J. del Rey,Lim 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. 1 'Clarendon Cons.MinCo 40 Cobre Copper Copiapo 1 DunMoun.Cop.M.ing.Co 2 Fortuna. .. 20 General 2 i Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr ' 1} Kapunda (Limited) Linares 6 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita 1 N.lthineCopotS.Aus.L 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Sinelt I 5 Port Philip 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) 118.2 United Mexican 1 Worthing (Limited) Do. — 1# 5.9.0 all 1 10s. ail all 3.2.101 t 14.6 7.4.0 541 17s 6.8.6 8.12 4.11.6 1.10.61 91- 24 114 1.14.0 9.18.9 14 10.6.7 all 18.18.9 1 261 13s 6d' all all 131 all all liminess done THAMES. CHARGE OF FRITJD AGAINST THE BAND-MASTER OF A RIFLE CORPS.—Alexander Elliott, a tall young man, late band-master of the 7th Essex Rifles, was brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with obtaining a cornet, six flutes, and other instruments, by means of a false and fraudulent pretence, of Mr. T. R. Willis, musical instru ment maker, of 29, Minories. Mr. Woolrych asked the prisoner why he gave the name of William M Tarlane last night ? The prisoner —That is the name of my second father. Mr. Willis, jun., the prosecutor, said that the prisoner was recommended by him to the 7th Essex Rifles as band master, in May last, and he sent him down to Rochford, where he was engaged as band corporal by Mr. Blanks on behalf of the regiment. The prisoner called upon him several times after he was appointed upon business. On the 29th of July the prisoner called upon him and said he wanted a cornet, six flutes, and another instrument for the band of the 7th Essex Rifles. He laboured under the im pression that the prisoner was still officiating as band master, and delivered the instruments to him. He after wards ascertained that the prisoner had been discharged from the regiment three days before he called upon him, and that he was not authorised by Mr. Blanks or any other person to obtain the instruments. Evidence was then given that the prisoner had pawned the instruments, and had sold the duplicates relating to them to Mr. Smith, a publican, in the Broadway, Westminster. Remanded for a week. THE BETTING NUIS 4NcE IN BRIDE- LANE. The adjourned hearing of the summonses in this matter was resumed at Guildhall, at 4 o'clock yesterday. The several defendants duly appeared, and evidence was ad duced to support the allegations made yesterday as to the obstruction caused in Bride-lane by the defendants, or in consequence of their acts. Several constables, who had been sent to the spot on special duty in connection with the charge, gave evidence which clearly established the assemblage of crowds, and the presence of those charged. Some of the inhabitants also proved that the groups of persons so assembled acted detrimentally to the pro• Per conduct of their business, and also showed that the exist ing obstruction had only been since the defendants and others, following the same calling, had frequented that special locality. Mr. Metcalfe, for the defendants, in a spirited address, characterised the prosecution as a crusade against betting on a small scale, and strongly inveighed against the city authorities for not exercising their virtuous fancies in putting down betting elsewhere, whether at Tat tersalls' or not. The presiding magistrate, Mr. Alderman Halo, suggested that Tattersalls' was not within the juris diction of the City ; when Mr. Metcalfe, amid a burst of cheering, which was with difficulty partially suppressed, rejoined that, "at all events, the Stock Exchange and Mark-lane are." Ultimately, the defendants were bound over in their own recognisances of £BO each, and one surety in £4O, to appear at the next sessions of the Central Criminal Court, to answer any indictment that would be preferred against them. The court was was densely crowded by the speculating fraternity. THE CORONERSHIP OF EAST SOMERSET.—The election of a coroner for this division of the county, in the room of Mr. Daniel Henry Ashford, deceased, took place yesterday morning, at the Town-Hall, when Dr. Wybrants was duly elected. EXPORTS OF BRITISH AND IRISH SPIRITS,— The number of gallons of British and Irish spirits exported from the United Kingdom in the year ending 31 s t M arc h, 1861, was £2,195, 031 compared with £ 2 ,054,234 gallon s i n 1860. The exports in 1861 were thus distributed .—To France, estc Coastof Africa , gallons9l7 (foreign), to Portugal, 589,124 ga ll ons ; t o West 129,159 gallons ; to Aus tralia, 256,807 gallons ; to the United States, 446,641 gal Ions; and to other countries, 352,483 gallons. OPENING OF THE NARROW GAUGE BETWEEN PADDINGTON AND READlNG.—Yesterday the narrow gauge between Paddington and Reading, in the laying of which a very large number of workmen have been engaged during the past few months, was opened, by a short train being run from Reading to London and back. The train started at 4.45 a.m., and returned at half-past 9 o'clock; and con veyed Mr. Lane (the chief engineer of the line), Mr. Macin tosh, Mr. A. Higgins (district superintendent at Reading), and other officials. There is now a mixed gauge between Birmingham and Paddington for a distance of 127} miles, and trains can be run without break of gauge from Liverpool to the metropolis direct. It is anticipated that a great in crease in traffic, especially goods, will take place in conse quence of the extension of the narrow gauge, and to meet the requirements of the public a new platform and temporary station will be erected in the course of a short time beyond the present up-station at Reading ; alterations will, it is expected, also be made at Slough. Trains will probably commence running throughout in the course of a month or two. BRITISH SUBJECTS AT NEW ORLEANS.—A cor respondence between Mr. Mare, British consul at New Orleans, and Colonel Manning, aide-de-camp to the gover nor of Louisiana, relating to the illegal enlistment of Bri tish subjects by the Confederate recruiting parties has been published. A number of cases in which British subjects had been improperly seized are mentioned by the consul and acknowledged on behalf of the Confederate Government. Efforts appear to have been made, however, to procure the immediate release of _such persons when their cases were made known. EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced to 32 deg at mean sea level; each 10 feet of vertical rise causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10 deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E. Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true — not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud (1 to 9). I. Initials :—b,, blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ; F., fog. ; h., hail ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0., overcast (dull) ; r., rain ; s., snow ; t., thunder. A letter repeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb ance (1 to 9). THE TAILORS' LABOUR AGENCY.—The celebra tion of the ninth anniversary of the opening of this esta blishment, in Newington-causeway, took place yesterday, at the King and Queen Tavern, Brighton. About 180 persons, headed by Mr. Dunn, the manager, and Mr. R. Edwards, the secretary, left London by the London and South Coast Railway for Brighton, where they arrived after a very pleasant journey. The great attraction was, of course, the open sea, and boating, sailing, and bathing parties were quickly made up, and thoroughly enjoyed by those who took part in them. At three o'clock the whole of the holiday makers sat down to 'a very excellent dinner ; and, ample justice having been done to the viands, the chairman, Mr. Dunn, proposed the usual loyal toasts, which were all rapturously responded to. The toast of the day— " Success to the Tailors' Labour Agency"—was entrusted to the able hands of Mr. Edwards, the energetic and inde fatigable secretary. In acquitting himself of the task he referred to the advantages and the good the " Agency" had accomplished, and remarked that, with combined ac tion and a firm determination amongst the workpeople themselves to help on the movement, their present success would be increased beyond their most sanguine hopes. The toast was received and responded to most enthusiasti cally. A number of other toasts followed, after which the company again dispersed for open-air enjoyment. At seven o'clock tea was served, and at eight the party re entered the railway carriages, and arrived in town about half-past ten, having spent a day of unalloyed pleasure.. The arrangements, which were matured and carried out by Mr. Dunn, sen., Mr. W. Dunn, and Mr. Edwards, were such as to merit the highest commendation. On Tuesday last nearly 600 of the children of the King Edward Ragged Schools, with the girls now in the Refuge of the King Edward Ragged School of Industry, Albert-street, Spitalfields, were taken for their annual holi day at Richmond. About 90 teachers and friends accom panied the children, the whole of whom seemed thoroughly to appreciate the kindness of their friend, Mr. H. E. Gur ney, by whom the cost of the provisions, as well as the other expenses incurred in this annual holiday, are most gener ously borne. ALLEGED POISONING IN A WORKHOUSE.—Yes terday Mr. Farnell, one of the Assistant Poor Law Commis sioners, resumed the inquiry into the alleged attempt on the part of some of the officials of the workhouse at Kensington, belonging to St. Margaret's and St. John's, Westminster, to poison Mrs. Bernell, the schoolmaster's wife. Mrs. Bernell was first examined. She said that on the 6th Nov., 1860, she took her place at the common dinner table. She was the third person served. Noticing on her plate a white powder, she asked what it was. It being evidently neither salt nor pepper, she took an envelope from her pocket and put the powdor into it. As she did so she noticed that the matron became very pale, and suspected an attempt had been made to poison her. Mr. Bemell and herself sealed up the pow der. She believed that the matron had placed it on her plate with the purpose of killing her, or at least of seriously injnring her. Dr. Taylor was next examined. He stated that he had analyzed the powder sent him in the packet, which had been sealed up, and found it to be pure arsenic. Dr. Martin, the medical attendant of Mr. Bernell, and Mr. Bemell were then examined regarding the health and sanity of Mrs. Bemell, a box of chymicals kept by her husband, and the introduction of improper works by the latter among the girls of the workhouse, after which the proceedings were adjourned. MIS DAY'S SitIPPING. LONDON, Aug. 15.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; light breeze, and dull weather, with a sprinkling of rain in the morning. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 14.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Falcon, from Montreal for Littlehampton. Sailed—Henry t)enman, for Quebec. PLYMOUTH, Aug 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Bella Donna, from Philadelphia ; Alfred, from London for Mel bourne. Sailed—Copenhagen, for Melbourne. PILL, Aug. 14.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Charles Daven port, for New Brunswick, NEWPORT, Aug. 14.—Wind W.—Arrived--Ophelia, from Quebec. GRIMSBY, Aug. 14.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Gratitude, from St. John's, N.B. - DRAL, Aug. 13.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Fanlight, from the River, for Shanghai; Conranto, from tbo River, for Colombo. GLOUCESTER, Aug. 14.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Triumph, from Montreal. LERIWCK, Aug. 12.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Queen, from Greenland, with 20 tons of oil. Sailed—Queen, for Peterhead. • (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Alliance, steamer, from Havre. Sailed—Dispatch, steamer, for Jersey. THE WE,/ THEE. WEATHER EXPECTED TILL TO-MORROW OR NEXT DAY. North Britain .. Westerly, fresh; changeable. East Coast . South Coast Ireland .. Similar. .. South-west to north ; cloudy, showers. .. Similar. ,TEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. This Day, etween 8 and B. E. M. D. F. C. I. S 9 a.m. — — Nairn 2944 61 60 W.S.W. 2 8 o. 2 Aberdeen 2 9 .48 60 58 S.W. 3 3 c. 2 Leith 2 9 .53 64 60 W. 1 5 c. 1 Berwick 29'58 61 60 W.S.W. 2 8 o. 1 Ardrossan 2 0 .55 60 58 W.S.W. 4 6 c. 3 Portrosh Shields Galway 29'58 64 61 W.S.W. 5 5 c. 3 Scarborough 29'65 65 63 W. 2 5 c. 2 Liverpool Valentia. Queenstown 29/1 65 64 W. 3 3I b. 2 Yarmouth 29'80 67 66 W. 5 6; o. 3 London 2982 68 64 N.W. 2 916. , Do v er 2985 66 64 W . S . W . 2 9 m. 1 Portsmouth Portland Plymouth Penzance 91 94 1i 1 122 f 3 P JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 190 Agra&UnitedService Bk 50 B6 s 8 40 ;Australasia all 162 64 25 (Bank of Egypt all 20 205 100 Bank of London 5O 53 65 20 Bank of Turkey 3 1 id 50 British North American all 52 53 20 ,Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 20 204 201 25 ICILMer. of In. Lon.& Ch all 32 34 100 (City 100 Colonial ...... . ... . . 25 37 39 20'11 Corn. Bank of Canada all 100 , Commercial of London, 20 2 0 lEng., Scot., & Aus. Ch all 161 17 164 20 ,Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 221 23} 20 I Do. new lO 2 24 50 'London and County 50 'London Joint Stock 20 ;London and S.African lO 25 2 100 ILonden & Westminster 20 66 67 664 100 ,Nat. Prov. of England 42 20 Do. new ... . ... 12 50 National Bank 2G New South Wales...., all 25 Orient. B. Corporation ! all 49 50 20 Ottoman Bank ' all 18 19 100 Provincial of Ireland 10 ' Do. new 25 !South Australia I all 1 25 Union of Australia I all ;38 40 50 Union of London 100 Unity Mutual.. 6O ' COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. , Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-9 lOO 106 109 Do 6p. cent.lBBo-2; 100 - Do. 6p. centlBB3-41 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug.l 100 105 107 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 108 110 Do. 5 per cent lOO 98 99 981 Cape G. Hope, 6p 0,18801 100 107 109 Do. 18901 100 107 109 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July: 100 1045 1055 :105} Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 975 985 I Do. sp. 0.487; to 1876 100 975 984 Do. p.c., 1888 & upwds 100 975 984 971 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 1045 1055 S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up lOO - iVic.Gov. 6 p.c. Js.&Julyi 100 - , Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct 1 100 1054 106} 106} 6 } DOCKS. stock Commercial lOO stock IDo. 4 per Cent.Pret.Min.l 100 stock East and West India stock , kondo.- stock St. Katharine ' 100 1 CO 62 stock Southampton lOO 1 stock Victoria 100 20 , D0. New .. 2'93 96 1 d MISCELLANEOUS. 10 An,glo-Mexican Mint . all 135 14 10 Atlantic R. Ml . Stm (1d . ) I 11 21 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 28 30 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 45 41 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 30 35 20 Do. 8,7p.c.t1111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) ........ all 10 13 325 Canada Land .. . . ... all 105 107 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim,' all at. Cop.Min.ofEng& initg. all 25 Do. Pref. 75 per cent. .. all eq.. Deb. 100 0 1 5 0 p 3 r 9 .1 58 0 p 5 at. Crystal Palace ........ 100 81 33 100 102 1(5 at.a. Do. Do. P 6 r p ef e e t re p n e c rp e B T . I Electricn di a Telegraphr gn. & Canal .. .. 25 Do. New ............. 15 5 English & Aus. Copper, all 31 31. 15 Gen. Steam Navigati ni 14 Great Ship Limited)... all 1 Do. 175 pet Preference all 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 34 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all ; 15 20 Madras Irr. and Canal.. 1 I 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 3 4 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim.) 5 14 1 d 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 1 01C 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis all *1 1 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 5 10 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 14 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 1 1; 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). 158. 1 1} 10 Orintl. In. Steam(Lim.) 8 et. Peelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 47 50 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 69 71 50 Do. New 3O 10 12 20 Red Seaan.Tel.g.4lp.c all 171 181 50 Rhymney Iron all 17 18 15 Do. New all 5 51 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 49 51 at. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 123 128 25 South Australian Land all 32 .14 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip., all I I Do. do (all 4 6 10 Trust and Agency ox Do. do. Registered 1 1 0 Austrlasia (lira) let is. 1 pr p 20 'rt.& Ln.Co. of Upr.Can. 5 5 U. K'dom Tel. Co. (lim.) 1 id pr 100 _van Dieuieu i e Laud 281 84 9; 18.8. all all all all all 19} 1104 32 95i 61 9 10 71 1 OUR IRON WALLS AND THE ADMIRALTY. Conviction often comes slowly; but the light seems to have at last dawned upon our naval department that iron men-of-war are a great fact, and must be built whatever the cost. It is not a little singular, with all our supposed pro ficiency in a service so pre-eminently English, we should have allowed the French nation, or the French Emperor, for we must conclude it is his work, to forestall us in the manner he has done, and to lead the way where it might be inferred under the circumstances he would merely be a copyist ; but there it is—no disguising the fact that at the present moment France possesses 11 ships of the Warrior class and 17 others are in process of building; whilst we can only boast of two ships in a forward state, and a few others laid down. Last week tenders were issued for three more ships of still larger dimensions than the Warrior, and rather to our surprise, we observe the names of firms included in the list who, without being invidious, have given no pledges to the world of their ability to execute works of so formidable a character. It is no time for huckstering or bargaining ; the very salvation of the country might depend upon having these cyclopean defenders promptly and effi ciently built ; and we can hardly suppose for a moment, after all that has transpired, the building of these ships will be entrusted to any but first-class firms. So far as the trial of the Warrior is concerned, the result is even more fa vourable than was anticipated, although she is at least twelve months behind the time contracted for, and has thus caused a delay in following out what was, at the time, looked upon as an experiment, but has now become a prac tical reality. Reverting to the working of that important department (the Board of Admiralty), the discussions in Parliament appear to be producing some fruit, and a greater desire is evinced to study pubic feeling by rendering the navy more popular as well as more efficient, both in ships and men ; and we are glad to see, for instance, that the management of the naval reserve is committed to the charge of Vice-Admiral Sir Fredk. W. Grey, a most excellent offi cer, who has been lately appointed a lord, and is well known to our mercantile marine as having been in command at Constantinople during the Russian war, where he earned golden opinions, and by hi s j udicious management o f th e transport service, saved the country a large sum of money —costly though the operation was. We may have fine ships and good cammanders, but able and willing men to work them are essential ; and we feel convinced that the large experience and great popularity of Admiral Grey will render this task an easy one for him. In bidding for seamen reared in the mercantile service a more liberal and enlightened policy than that hitherto pursued is absolutely necessary—no cheese paring or parsimonious treatment will now answer. We may add, as regards Admiral Grey, that he was instrumental in establishing a " Sailors' Home" at Constantinople, which was of great utility in that be nighted I lace, and that he has lately returned from the com mand of the Cape of Good Hope station, where he was enabled to facilitate the movement of transports and troops going out to the rescue of India from the mutiny of the native army.—Liverpool Daily Post. SERIOUS CHAR G-'1; AGAINST IRISH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. At the head police-office, Dublin, on Tuesday, Hamilton Connelly and John M'Elwain, the for mer described as an officer of Engineers in the War Department, and the latter a builder, were charged with having conspired to defraud her Majesty's Secretary of State of sums of money to the extent of £lOO,OOO. It appeared from the statement of the case for the prosecution by Mr. Sergeant Sullivan that Mr. Al•Elwain was the contractor over the Ordnance Department for the repair of the barracks and other Ordnance stores in the Dublin district. Mr. Con nelly was the chief clerk in the Ordnance Depart ment in that country, and it had been discovered that frauds of a very serious character had been per petrated in relation to the moneys of that department for several years past. The course of business in the office was this : —M'El wa i n , as contractor, f rom t i me to time, sent in his bill, in which he stated the amount of work he had done for the preceding quarter. That bill, when examined in the head office of the department, was certified by the com mandant-engineer, and he stated at the bottom of it the sum that was payable to Mr. M'Elwain, as contractor, and accordingly he signed his name as vouching that sum to the head office in London, which authorised them to direct the Paymaster- General to transmit money to the amount certified. It appeared that in several instances these certifi cates had been forged—that is subsequent to the authentication of the same the sums were altered, and increases to a large amount were made. The whole accounts had been here and there remodelled, and different items were so inserted as to make them seem all square. These forged accounts were transmitted to London, and the officer there, seeing the signature of the commandant officer of the Engineers in Ireland still authenticating the document, and never suspecting for a moment, directed the money to be paid to Mr. M'Elwain. The intormations like wise set forth that the items fraudulently inserted in these bills from time to time were in the handwriting of Con nelly, and in one instance Colonel Durnford's name was forged. Their worships could well see that it was a case requiring the utmost and most careful investigation. The facts stated in the information he (Sergeant Sullivan() believed raised a sufficient case for asking the bench to remand it for the pre sent. He would ask for an adjournment to that day week, so that the authorities in London might be communicated with, and the Crown would then be in a position to lay before them the whole facts. On searching amongst the papers of Mr. Connelly several most important documents were found, of vital consequence, and which connected him still more closely with this very serious crime. After going into some evidence the case was adjourned for a week. THIS DAY'S 111A.REETS. CORN EXCHANGE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 51s Od; barley, 30s ld ; oats, 25s Ild ; rye, 36s 7d ; beans, 43s 8d ; and peas, 38s Od. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 60s 9d ; barley, 30s 3d; oats, 25s 7d; rye, 36s Ild ; beaus, 42s Ild; peas, 39s 6d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 73,540 ; barley, 1,201; oats, 2,409; rye, 57; beans, 1,586 ; peas, 281 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supply of beasts on sale in to-day's market was mo derate. The primest breeds moved off steadily, at full prices ; otherwise, the trade was in a sluggish state, at Mon day's decline in the quotation. We were fairly supplied with sheep, and the demand ruled inactive at late curren cies. The top value was 5s 4d to 5s Gd per 81bs. Good and prime lambs were in improved request at extreme rates, but inferior breeds sold slowly on former terms. A few pens realised Gs per 81bs. Calves met a very heavy sale, and in some instances prices ruled somewhat easier. Pigs changed hands slowly at It.te rates. Per 81b, to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 2 10 S 2 Primecrs-wool d 0.4 4 4 10 Second quality do. 3 4 3 8 Pme.S'thdowndo. s 0 5 4 Prime large oxen 3 10 4 4 Large orse. calves 3 4 3 10 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Prime small do 4 0 4 6 Ors°. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 6 Large hogs 3 10 4 4 Second qualitydo. 384 0 I Small porkers 4 6 4 8 Lambs, 5s Od to Gs Od. Suckling calves, 21s to 295; and quarter-old store pigs, 22a to 29a. TOTAL SUPPLY Beasts Sheep and lambs.... 11,440 Calves Pigs. 390 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Bovits 312 Sheep Calves .......... 280 Pigs .............. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATB AND LEADENRALL.—The supplies of meat are only moderate, and the trade is in a sluggish state, as follows :—Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d , mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 4s 8d to 5 s 4d ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d; pork, 48 Od to 5s Od per 81bs to sink the offal. SOUTHALL, August 14.—The supply of stock was mo derate, and the trade generally ruled slow, as follows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 10d to 58 4d ; lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; pork, 4s Od to 4s 8d per 81bs. by the carcase. ROMFORD, August 14.—Prime stock sold steadily at full quotations ; o th erw i se , th e t ra de ruled slow as —Beef, from 3 s 8d t o 4 s 8d ; mutton,. 3s to to ss n 4d :5a lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s ad and; w _ s 24 quarter Od to 4s 10d per 81bs; suckling calve d' milch cows, £l5 Os ; pork, 4s old store pigs, 21s to 28s each; an to £lB Os each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os Od; new do., £2s Os to £4 Os ; old clover do., £3 10s to £6 Os ; new do., £3 10s to £5 Os; and straw, £1 Os to £1 12s per lead. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND. —Old Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 ss; ROW do., £2 Os to £4 Os : old clover, £3 lOs to £6 Os ; new do., £3 lOs to £5 Os; and straw, £1 6s to £1 12s per load. Both hay and straw changed hands slowly, at our quotations. WHITECHAPEL.—OId Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os Od; new do., £2 Os to £4 Os ; old clover, £3 lOs to £6 Os Od • new do., £3 lOs to £5 Os; and straw, £l6s to D. 12s per load. A slow demand. MURDER BY A MUTE IN IRELAND.--We are pained to announce that, on Wednesday night last, or early on Thursday morning, a brutal murder was committed at at Tullyallen, Tipping, in the neighbourhood of Newtown hamilton, by a dumb man, named J. Collins. The victim was a small farmer, named Peter M'Ardle, who resided alone in a small cottage in Tullyallen. Collins was in the habit of lodging now and again with the murdered man; and it is stated that he is some remote relation of WArdle. In the course of Friday the murderer was arrested. Col lins at once acknowledged that he Ind committed the deed, stating that two neighbours (whom he named at the time) had told him to ,6 murder 111' Ardle with the crowbar." The prisoner was lodged'. in the. Newry . B r id e well.--2*Wry Telegraph, THE PASHA OF EGIP2. As the family jewelsOf the House of Othman were actually sold by auction last week in Bond street, it is hard to say to what extent Royal economy may not be carried ; but the Viceroy of Egypt is at this moment outstripping even his own suzerain so completely in the race of retrenchment that, if the mood does but last, a miraculous ex ample will be given to all embarrassed Princes. The Pasha's affairs were considerably " involved." The debts of his Government, it is true, were small in comparison with those of more independent States, but serious enough when measured against the resources of his position. His Highness owes about £7,000,000, in addition to which obligations he is liable for nearly £3,000,000 more in con nexion with the Suez Canal Company — an engage meat to which no financier could affix any satisfac tory denomination. These debts, too, are on the increase, being necessarily swelled by the extrava attehde r g e a v n e e n e u ewohf i t c h h e e o e r a ig a i t n r a y ll h y as c a r lr e e a a te d d y hteheenman, t a i c n i d p to the extent of an entire quarter. Under these circumstances the Viceroy took his finances seriously in hand. His first idea, not unnaturally, wcs that of a loan, and Messrs. Laffitte, the great Parisian bankers, were not unwilling, on certain terms, to accommodate their princely customer. Their conditions, however, were somewhat un inviting. The sum which they offered to advance was hardly sufficient to place the Pasha at his ease again ; it was to carry a heavy interest; it was to be rigorously secured; and the Viceroy moreover was to bind himself to incur no fresh liabilities till this debt was cleared off. The nominal rate of charge was only 5 per cent., but what with discount and other incidents of the trans action it became clear that twice this rate of interest would not cover the demand. The terms were pro bably justifiable by the nature of the investment, but they were fortunately so onerous as to alarm the Viceroy for his funds and his freedom, and he has applied himself to a better method of improving his affairs. All branches of expenditure, private as well as public, were at once cut down. The army was re duced at a few days' notice to 5,000 men, and even the police constables were disbanded in great num bers. The Viceregal household came in for its share of the retrenchments. All the horses in the stable were sold, except a dozen or so—a very small allow ance for an Eastern Prince. Even the plate from the Pasha's table was disposed of, and the silver helmets of the Life Guards were despatched to the Mint, to be turned into money. A reign of economy, in short, has now been proclaimed at Alexandria as well as Constantinople; and, if the system should be permanent, we may soon see Oriental despotisms ranking among the model Governments of the world. This, however, is of course a point on which there is much misgiving. The fit is thought too strong to last, and it is feared that when the novelty of the attempt has worn off these salutary resolutions may be abandoned for extravagance more in keeping with traditional policy. We sincerely trust this may not be the case. The political position of Egypt is so peculiar that any serious embarrassment of it s Government would be attended with worse diffi cu lti es than thrJse of finance. It is above all thing s desirable that th e Viceroy should be independent, a n d i ndependence is an attribute to which no embarr asse d debtor can cordial approbation pp H re i h s at H ie i n gh e n f e t s hs Highness will countryea by persisti ng inrn, the re f ore, the the system of economy now proclaimed. England wishes to see him rich and prosperous, with an un encumbered exchequer and a contented population. To such a position lie may certainly attain, for the resources of Egypt are inexhaustible, and they may be developed instantaneously by good govern ment and economical administration. It has not been overlooked at this crisis of affairs that Egypt is one of the candidates for the privilege of supplying our markets with cotton. The country is well adapted for the cultivation of the plant, and exports the wool to some extent. The fertility of the soil is so great that its capabilities would be almost without limit; but the products of the land are judiciously arranged as it is, and labov.r and capital are too scarce to admit of much fresh terri tory being brought under cultivation. The actual tillers of the earth are so poor that they can only carry on their work by means of advances, like the indigo -grouters of Bengal; and that system, as we have learnt by experience, is always atten ded with invidiousness and trouble. Nobody, however, questions the actual productiveness of Egypt. Under good government the country would always hold its own, and the Pasha, if he desires to be independent and powerful, has only to adhere for a short time to his present reso lution. Egypt may then assume a place in the world's history such as she has not held for many a generation. It would be curious enough if: the Ottoman and Egyptian Courts were to set an example of financial wisdom at the moment the Democratic States of America are throwing economy to the winds, and plunging headlong into what must be National Debt unless the consequence be averted by national dishonesty. Many persons may, perhaps, feel dis posed to smile at the scheme of public retrench ment which commences in the stables of a Prince ; but in such a country as Egypt the personal ex penses of the Viceroy count for a great deal, and it was impossible, indeed, to inaugurate a new system in any other manner. We can only trust that the work has been sincerely undertaken, and it is at least certain that if Said Pasha has accurately informed himself of the tendency of the recent negotiations he must be aware of the magnitude of the peril and the narrowness of his escape. Considering the nature of the venture, the securities demanded by the French. capitalists were not, perhaps, unreasonable.' Pro bably the money would not be procurable on easier terms, but these terms would have left the Viceroy bound hand and foot, though still embarrassed and liable to the serious displeasure of the Porte. It is hardly to be expected that the Sultan, in the midst of his own reforms, would have seen the revenues of Lower Egypt pledged to foreigners without a protest ; nor do we see that Said Pasha could complain if he were informed from Constan tinople that his tenure of the province gave him no right to c rea t e a pu bli c d e bt by mortgage of the public rev enue . W e t r ust, however, that this danger is now past, and we cannot but think it 's experience of borrow ing to a safer method o f n or g tu s n h a e t u e a that v thee drivenV c Viceroy's re establishing his finances. No doubt the Pasha's difficulties remain very r serious, nor is it to be supposed that the retrench ' meats so resolutely effected on the spur of the moment will go far to lighten embarrassments which had all but brought about the transaction with Messrs. Laffitte. Still these proceedings are extremely creditable to the Court, for they show a carrieddetermined ou t and d ri tn t a o i f n e t c a o in n ed omy , and if that - spirit is at Egyptianpresent , fin soon assume another complexion. The Pasha is doing all that can b e done a n d a n f c h e es idoes l but continue in the same course he will find his re ward in wealth and prosperity. We, in England, regard his decision with unqualified approval. We know full well that the only way on t of pecuniary difficulties li es through thrift and economy. It is seldom th a t much good is done by borrowing, and the glimpse which the Viceroyobtained of his actual position m us t h ave taug h t hi m a serv i cea bl e lesson. When he f oun d w h a t was asked of him in return for a loan not sufficient to give him immediate ease better to save he might well conclude that it was than to borrow. By a few years' economy he may insure himself atwofold effectually establish his credit, and, of ill what is still better, he will be under no necessityemploying advantage—he will it,— Times. THE CARDROSS CASE.—A private meeting of the Commission of the Free Church was held on Tuesday night in the Free Assembly Hall, Edinburgh, to consider what steps should be taken by the church in consequence of the recent decision by the First Division of the Court of Ses sion in the Cardross case. Dr. Candlish,;moderator of the General Assembly, presided, and there Was a large attend ance of members. A very free and harmonious interchange of opinion is reported to have taken place, and ultimately it was agreed that in the meantime there should not be an ap peal t IR othoeDON TILE R House ofLords.E—ASßcloNts: oan; A v c quantity of seed sown t o an acre is, on falling OaTvoT.__The average, about half a bushel. The fi rs t material caro nON the culti vator, after the plant has attained a certain amou nt of strength and elevati on, i s the joint operation of hoeing and cleaning. This latter consists in freeing it from grass and weeds, and spontaneo us growth of wh i c h i s g enerally rapid, andits effects so noxious that it must be dealt with by a summary process of ejectment or extirpation: This takes place between April and ;fume. Then comes thinning, which involves toil and judgment, and is likewise performed chiefly during the act of hoeing. When the boles crack, which they do with a loud explosive noise, very appreciable by the ear, it is a signal thlt the season for plucking the fleecy treasure has arrived. This gathering the crop, which is also a work of time, delicacy, and patience, peculiary with adapted to the minute instrumentality of a child's hand, commences about the middle of August, and is brought to completion with the month of November. As the value of the wool d e pends very mainly up on t h e cleaning or gin ning, great attention should be given to this important opera; tion w hich is so differe n ' L l y accomplished on differen t es t a t e s, that it is often a principal cause of the variation in price of the same description of produce. It is thought that if the Egyptian cat , were thoroughly well g i n n. i ed, a nd thus freed from the gross i mpur iti es w ith which it s commonly mixed, it wou'td approach nearer in value to the genuine Sea Island than, any other sort imported but with , the present imperfections in cleaning prevalent in Egy p t, the innate quality of the material, which is excellent, under goes a false and urmecessary deten'oratiop• this clean co n diti on E V , 3 hun d re d we i g ht is the average yield of four acres of pl ; mtatious—Ono irfa.Of wool in Share' 13.14 stock tock s rock stock 6.4.0. stock stock stock stock stock stock stock, 25 stock stock stock 10 19.16 4 10 stock stock stock stock stock 10 stock 25 stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock stock stock stock stock stock 20 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 26. 13 stock stock stock 2s. 6d. 12 12 stock 61 stock 10s. 10 1.0. all 1 100 100 100 100 all all , all f all 1 100 11i 12 5f 61 67 f 108 a 92i Share 100 sfic 18 206 10 100 1 100 100 17& 20 stock 20 20 100 100 100 stock stock stock 20 stock stock stock i