The Sun. — London, England, 1856-08-26 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLoom. The Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed quietly, at precisely the current rates of Friday last. The sales were estimated from 9,000 to 10,000 bales, 2,000 of which were taken for ex port, and 1,000 on speculation, comprising 230 Pernam and Maranhani, 6a 1. to 71d. ; 200 Bahia, 6,1 d, ; 200 Egyptian, 61d. to 'ad. ; 1,500 Surat, 4kd. to sid. ; and 200 Sea Islands, at Is. to ls. 4d. per lb. The Railway Share Market closed quietly, and prices were a shade lower. The weekly commercial report from Antwerp states that business was a secondary consideration daring the past week, in consequence of the fetes given to the King, absorbing the attention of the public. What little business was done in the grain market showed an inclination to firmness at pre vious quotations, with a rise in wheat and rye. The sales of wool were chiefly parcels from Eng land, Hamburg, and Buenos Ayres, which realised full prices. The sugar market exhibits a tendency to decline, while coffee presented an upward movement. The news from Copenhagen relative to the found dues are more encouraging than ever of an approaching solution to this vexed question, and it is expected that if all the European states interested agree to the capitalisation, there is every proba bility of the United States ultimately coming to the same arrangement. The accounts from New York, per steamer Washington, report continued ease in the money market, but the loans and discounts of the City banks, according to the last return, had slightly decreased, which was generally considered a favourable feature. The bullion, however, was also smaller, owing to the ab sence of arrivals from California. During the week ending the 10th inst. the exportation of specie from New York was nearly 1,300,000 dols., and for the year to that date more than 21,000,000 dollars. During tho fortnight ending yesterday the amount of bills drawn by the Honourable East India Company on the three presidencies was 24,988/. Yesterday afternoon there was a reaction in the prices of English Stocks to the extent of about / per cent., from which there has not yet been any recovery. The market, however, is stationary, and the tendency at present is rather in the direc tion of an improvement. Consols for money are 95 to 94, and for account 951. Exchequer Rills are lls. to 13s. premium, and the Bonds low,. The New 3 per Cents. are 95 to 96k, and the Reduced 95i, }. Foreign Stocks are very quiet, but well sup- ported. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 1038 a, and the 4 per Cents. nominally without alteration. Russian 41 per Cents. are 981, Spanish Passive Gil, and Dutch 41 per Cents. 98-1. French Threes are 70.50, with the Exchange at 25f. 221 c. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 71 ; Mexican, 191 201 ; Peruvian, 82131; ditto 3 per Cents., 58 9; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 46 7 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 111 13 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 98 100 ; Spa nish 3 per Cents., 44 51 ; ditto Deferred, 241 25 ; ditto Certificates, 6 1; ditto Passive, 61 7. The Railway Share Market is rather heavy in anticipation of the settlement of the account, to- morrow being " making-up" day. Great Western, Brighton, North-Eastern (Berwick), and some others, aro ss. to 10s. lower. Great Western of Canada shares are flatter, but the foreign descrip tions are dull, at almost previous values. Riga and Dunaburg shares are 11 g prem. Mining Shares are inactive, and in Banks there is scarcely any movement. Royal British are down 10s. Ottoman are 10k. In Miscellaneous there is no change to report. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( l'rom 171.1 Official List. ) Rusints, done. 3 per Cont. Reduced Annuities 9 ss 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities Now 3 prn. Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 3 5-16 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l3ri India Stock Cons xs .or Account Et:lacquer Tll'l, 4_ooo %nal) Ditto Bonds, 1858, 33 per Cent. lO9l P RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Russ'an Bonds, 1522, St., 5 per Cent — Ditto 4i per Cent. ... B p - mist Bokds, 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Passive Ta7kith Bonds, 6 per cent — Ditto Account h .-.• e n is 0 ,, the, above odysoia in Lon ion French llentes, 43 per Cent. Ditto 3 per Cent 2A per Cent., ex. 25 francs .. Ditto 4i per Cent.. ex. 25 francs TWO O'CLOCK. Conol,, money 9SA Ditto, Account 17 , 20 ..70L5ec. ex 25f. 221 e 40 20 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LO'spoN, Aug. M.—Wind this day at noon, N.W. ; "ght breeze and fine. - Pouzsmounr, Aug. 25.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Cormorant (s. tpt.), from Constantinople; Matbilde, Bre for Zanzibar, with damage from collision off &achy liead on the 23d inst. with a paddle-steamer. Sailed Sardinian (s. tpt.), for Woolwich. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.—An- Slesea from London, for Port-Philip. Sailed—Propontis, for Newfoundland ; Niger (s.s.), Madeira and the coast of Africa. FALMOUTH, Aug. Wind W.S.W..—Arrived—Ma libran, from Liverpool, for Seville, with damage ; Cam (len, Mobile ; Dauiel Jeffries, Liverpool, for Monte Video ~m n i Buenos Ay res , l os t f ore an d ma i n t opmast yards, &c. 'ff the port—Maria, from Rangoon, for Rotterdam. CARDIFF, Aug. 25. Sailed— Gustav, for Rio Janeiro. ~ .t R IDGEWATDR, Aug. 25.—Wind S. W.—Arrived 410Untaineer aug Claud, from Quebec. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGR).PII.) SOUTH, Tuesday ing. Arrived.—Summer Cloud, A from MPTON Buenos Ayr M es; orn Cadiz, steamer, Havre, to be clocked. S ailed. —Arbutus, for Cardiff ; Rival, Sunderland. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morni ng . Wind N.W. Arrived—Coneurrent, from Iquique ; Cybelle Rio ,"'', r ande ; Mornington, Alexandria ; Faro, Corunna ; ' Ca the '"llo, Sines ; Cherokee, Benin ; Cobden, Marseilles ; Rat tlesnake Leghorn; Elizabeth, B remen; D u k o o f Wel lington, ' Bombay ; Middlesex, New-York. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 24. Wind S.W. Arrived —Silistria, Callao; Currency, Moulmein; Sophia, Leghorn; Champion, Africa. DUBLIN, Aug. 25. Wind W.S.W. h o Arrived--Orozel Galley, from Trinidad; Edwin, Leg- Gebroeders, St. Petersburg ; Fortuna, Conquering ero, and Rombald, Ancona ; Adelaide, Demerara. (By SUBIerABINX AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 10.7 a.m. Wind W.N.W., tide first hours' ebb ; weath er fi ne . ~A.rrived, A ug s.—FAcon, from Umea • Habet Ank er , leaborg Rese . rve, Jamaica; bwiftsure, ' Havre ; Victo -4' Cape Town. t Arrived, Aug. 2G—Eliza Shairp, from St. Kitts; Doc x7r, Marseilles ; Frederick Huth; Cape Town ; Alpha, a l oe ; Hope, Faro ; Gerd Jongebloe, Thrall ; Star of I:'e East, Sharghai ; Ida, St. Petersburg; Albion, June -c)ti, Elizabeth, and Lynx, Guergsey ; Kethsdale, Cadiz ; -4,,,Paranza Punta Arenas ; Rapid, Fayal ; Trafalgar, 4tensoorcoltah ; Rosa, Riga. Sa iled—Esmeralda, for Adelaide. DEAL, Tuesday, 9.41 A.M. Wind N.W. ; moderate. f o rassedolrak, screw steamer from Constantinople, Loudon ; Blenheim, 197, from the Crimea, for London. Anchored —Caroline, from Callao, for London. General Bodisco, whose death by cholera at Stock "lm was lately announced by telegraph, was brother to the General Bodisco captured at Banuarsund, and to th e 4 naer Minister at Washington. Th e Phare de la Manche states that preparations were rtade last week at Cberbourg for a visit from the Queen O f England; but the boisterous state of the weather Prevented her Majesty from accomplishing her intended excursion. T ilE SHEFFIELD CUTLERS' FEAST. —Th e Sheffi e ld dependent says that his Grace the Duke of Newcastle ; 4 -tl d Lord Denman have accepted invitations t) the Cu tlers' Fea s t. p tiThe divid en d s on th e C u b a L oans o f 1834 an d 1837 ove been a d ver ti se d f or payment. Th e par ti cu l ars o f Lae drawn under the operation of the sinking fund also been publish e d. ~,„- L he new steamer Chersonese, of 2,300 tons, sailed i" Saturday from Liverpool ' for Si. Johns, New tc'endland, being the fi rs t o f a new line established run between Liverpool, Newfoundland, Halifax, and Por tland-in-114aine. I\ TEIV COUNTY COURT PROVISIOIT.—By the new County Courts Act, the judges are empowered to take acknow ledgments by married women under the 31 and 4th 1 11 2 111. am 74, in the same m anner as such acknow ceo'gnlents may be received by a judge of a superior IWO it 3 quite a uow provieige. SilArtk; MARKETS, 'T.IIIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. 'dt. 100 A.'.0rieer..........--..-- 12i 94 troll , . Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct... A all 3(.lfast &11a,lyrusna. i3j all Fllrming. Wolverh .k: Stour Va11ey....., ii all BieVe.llo. Lancsh. t. Cheshire Jilin' dq all Do. Chosh. & Birk. n all Do., (.1.0. 15 all Rlyth & Tyne origin& £25 (issd. at .£‘ls st. 1 100 Bristol and Exeter... it. 'lOO Caledonian. ;0 all Chester s`i Holyhead '0 all Cork and Bandon O all Cork, Black, & Pas 0 18 Cornwall 0 all Do. A O 8 Do. B 0 45 Dub:in&Belfast.lnne 5 all Dun. P. & Aber. Jnc. t. 100 East Anglian i 3 all Eastern Counties.. . t. 1100 bast. TTnion. A St} t• 10 , 10.., B. Stock i B.# Do., New A. „ i 10 East Kent . 100 East Lancashire . i 1.00 EdinLurgh dr Glasgov all Edinb. and Pe obi( 8 . iOO Eclin. Frth &D ur de, all worth & Ciydo Jun.,. all Furness all Do. Extension 1.00 Glasgow &S. west n' all Great N. of Scotlnd. 100 Great Northern .... 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 130 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ' 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rai Gna. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all rianeastor & Carnal. 14 Do., Thirds 12 Do. Nov Thirds 100 Lameash.andYorksh i Do., Wst. Riding Un all Do. South, or, all London & Black wail 109 Lond. Bright & S.Cst 100 Lend. and N. Weetu 16 Do. Fifths 5i D0.101.5h.,M&8...( 2 I Do. Eighths,.... St. 100 LondoriandS. Weetn. 10 1i Lon. Tay. & South. Barking; Sh . 25 ' all Ludndrry&Colorainc 25 : all l.,ndudrr7.& Enuisk 3t. 100 lanch.Sbe?.&Linclr. 2s' 82s. Do., Man. & Lin. Un. 1.0 1 Nietropolitan It. 1100 %Maud t. I 100 Do. !liming. & Doan ) all Mdld.O.West.(lre4 I all Do. Balf Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle. all Nwpt.Abcrg. &Hrfd l Newry & Enniskille all Newry, Warrenpoint and Rostrovor 100 .4orfolk 33 Nortbu.CountiesUn 1100 North British 100 Nth Devon Rail. ° Dock Stock 1.00 1)o., A Stock 100 Do., B Stock 100 N. asteru—Ber wie j 2:34 i Do. do. Extension 16i Do.do. ail 'Do. Leeds 1100 Do. Ycrk 100 North L0nd0n..... 131 le N.&S.Wstrn.,Haml stead, and City Jn 17A North Staffordshire. all North Western all N.& Fs. Westru. Jun( 1 ft: )x., Wore.. & Wolv. 14 i'Grtinouth 100 Scottish Central,.. 100 icottishhlidland 7_oo 'hrupshire Union a!! South Devon I Y' South Eastern 100 iouth Wal's . Yrka. A Riv. Drr ..... all i" a'ne=:,Wok. & \Vol itockton & Da,elog. 10 Do., do., 1554 1 Do., do,, 1855 16i 3to;.kt9n 4 flartlep 1 )(• raff Vale.,. )o. Pref., No. 1 RIAMICB flay. D.& R. all Vale of Neatli sll Watortl. & Kilkenn all ctTaterforil&Lirner . ,e , all West Cornwall. . all Nest End of Londol and errAnl Palaan. all Do. A 3 Do. B all Wost London all Wimbledn Ft CroydoT TOR: %11 fAntwerp&iiAt • Air rr 10 Aril en neq 111 Atlan.& St.Lw. atG p. c. of Canada all T3clgian Ea:in. Junk 14 Rulers to Gni SS - Willt 9 Bombay, Barocla, Om India, g. 5 p. c all Do. Buff. & Lk, llur. Ry, aillearrocaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. all Demerara 12 IDutch Rhenish al! Eastern of France 19 Do. Now all last Winn, g. sp. all Do A and 13, do 5 Do. Ex. C, gu. sp. c all iDo. do. D, gu. 5 p. c. all Do.4lp.c,Bnd s.,'s* all Do. do. do., '514, d all 'Gce'oug iC Melbou:n, guar. 5 rer c-nt, . all Gd. Th of Canad aA i . 90 Do. Ccrt. of Deben, cen. into Stk. till 'C. all Do, Comp. 6p. c., do. 14 Gt. Central of Fran , all Gt. Tr. Pen. g. sp. c 2 Do New, gn Ir. sp. r. 15 Great Luxerabtiur Constituted Shtre all Gt."We3ternolCanao: Shares . 56 Do. New all Do. F;(ls,, payable 's' all Do. do., '76, p.'6o all Do. do., '73 do. all Do. do., '73, withon' option ZO all Lake Const. & Bash lO all Lierre and Turnhout lO 6 Lombardo Venetian. 5 R.l) Lucca l Pist. sp. c.p 10 Lyons and Ocncva 10 all Lyons tic Moditerrar 10 all kladraP, guar. 4!,p.c 10 all Do. New do., sp. c 10 all Do. 4 1 D. c. Exton 10 10 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. e 3)., all Ytaria Antema all do. Now 41] immix a Liege (wit ) interest) ‘1) Do. (ex interont) all Do. do , Cp. c.Pref all NTorthern of France. , TorwegianTrunk.Pro all 'axis and Lyons all "Etto Bonds all:'aria and Orleans.... 5 Recife & San. Fran., (Pernain.) g. 7 p. c. all Riga & Dunaburg is. at 80/. per share 5 Rome and Frascati ali 'loyal Danish ......... all Royal S wed ish all lambro and Meuse_ all Do. 5. g. cont. Fre'. 5 icindc, guar. sp. c 9,11 Do 18 'southern of France , 18 R. Andrew's any Quebec (A).. 84 el: Vest Flanders 10 111 0o 5k per c. Prof.., 20 all V. di N. W. of Franc, 20 all , vest. of Switzerland 6 all Wiesbaden ....... 20 all f.es.land. .TOIMI-STOC 11 A ustrmasia 12:! Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London pi) itri. Col. C all trithh N. Amoricai 5 Chartd. Bank of A ei , Chrtd. Enk. of India, Australia, & Ching 50 City .............. . 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of and all Eng. Scot. &Ans. Cht. all Lond. Chart. Bk. o Australia 15 Ditto Now 2U Tendon and Count y:. 50 Ln(l.&E.Bnk g. Corp. 10 London Joint Stock. 10 London and Paris.... 20 Gond. & Westminstel 35 National Pro.ef Eng 10 Do. Naw 22 National of Bank all New South Waite All Oriental Bank g CorpWlJaion - 10 Ottoman Bank rrk,viucial of Irelano all Do. Now... 1 it AIN 5z , 35 Im Ci 50 . Royal British all south Australia all IJlait 31 of Austrian 2i O.). NIPI 7 WM' Mg. Ny 10 Union of London Op &stern Bk_of Lond Closing Prices yesterday 4# - 4B 8 i - O. 1 9 - 20 J 5 l - 17 13 - 14' 96 - 97 56 - 56 , 1 7 - 17, 19 - 14 • im •••• .. 3 - 10 - 11' 16, i - 17 ,, 93 9i 36 - 38 25 - 27 7 - 5 83 - 85 59 - 61 37i - 38, ••• '." , 91 - 96 7i 84 - 98 85 - 87 .33 - 135 17 - 119 651 65i 74 - 77 sh - 7h 6 1 - 98 98 o• ". • - 061 - 1076 07 -107 k 1 - if - r 1061 - 10711 34k - ••• 1 - 83; - 54 - ~N ~ .« "... •, cii : 15 52 - 54 34 - Sr 36 ,„ ••• .. .., 84 - 85 - 34 2t - 14 Ili -18 t 59 60 94 - 96 ... 4i - 4R 6 4 - 7 11 -1! 29 - 31 os - ho 40 — bl 15 - 16 74 76 82 E 4 4 2d 1 d 15 17 A - 37 19i -- 20 27 - 4 64 - 74 6 - 8 2 - 4 5 - 5i . - . 8 - .9 7i - 8 4i - 5 li 2 d 2 3 11 - 2 par 5 i - 2, 3 / 4 - 2 36 -3; 13% - 143 2i 2. 221 - 22 es ..... ... 23 - 23 12/ - 13: 82 - 84 21 6 i - 71 -22 A - li ! - 511 25 - - 3 , 99 - 101 122 127 122 - 127 - 6Ap - prr, i 1 -12 i 21 - 21} 24- 3r 1$ - ni) 28 - 9 - 8 - 9 20 - 20 41/I - 42 81 - fti 551 - 56 6 . 'n 57 i iapl 19i i 12a 94 24 .., - pril 4/ - iii 04 - 9i 38 - 38 19 - 20 DH BANKB. 103 104 P 69 - 71 1 I 'IP li - 31 71 -• 73 ..: sof 17 : 18 21 2 i - 224 li - p, 1 - 3p 10 d .0* •••• ile •Ipq . 0 . .. ..• -- ... 46 - 48 40 - 41 i- a p sloe "." .... ♦M 36 37 36 - 38 68 - 70 7 i 8i .•• 24 par Business done this day 50} 5,1 it. 50 St. ~ - pm 1.06 A 6 107 k k 06} 834 4i St. 22 St. 20 25 lOs 22 20 1 51- 20 35 25,1 8 30 ~. a 69i 9 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AtTG - UST 26 IF-56. LAW INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day.) Shr. I Paid. right Mathams to tell you the truth, we have been up there, but it was a - sight too hot for us." Witness took them. into custody, and removed them to the terminus, where he found on one of the prisoners a purse containing one sovereign in gold, 30s. in silver, and a silver watch. The property was supposed to have been stolen from the pocket of one of the railway passengers while leaving the station. The prisoners could not give a satisfactory account of the money, &c., found in their possession, and witness fully believed that it had been taken from some person. Loasia. Coll; an CloMn , trice , yesterday. his day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) IN RI MoRTI3IER. This bankrupt was described as of the Strand, printer, and to-day was appointed for his last examination, which was adjourned in consequence of no accounts having been filed. The only point in the case was on an application on behalf of a gentleman named Darby, who had been connected with the bankrupt in the printing, publishing•, and eliting of the Britannia newspaper. Some diffe rence, however, arising between the bankrupt and the proprietors of the paper, the bankrupt was dismissed without due notice, and he brought an action and re covered 84/. damages. The question now was how much Mr. Darby was entitled to, as the jury had not apportioned the damages for printing and publishing, and the subediting, which had been performed by Mr D arby. Mr. Lewis contended that there was no case agains his clients, and hoped they would be discharged. Mr. Combo (to Mathatns).—DJ you know the pri Boners Mathams.—No, your worship ; but I understand they are known by other officers, and if they were to be remanded for a few days they will b 3 identified as mem bers of the swell mob. It was ultimately arranged that the amount recovered be equally divided. Mr. Combo—Well, they seem to know you better than you know them. Mr. Lewis—The prisoner; were merely walking up the incline to the railway station, and they ought not to have been interrupted by the officer. Mr. Edwin, the chief clerk, said the prisoners were on private property, and the officer, if he suspected them to be thieves, and that they were there for an unlawful purpose, he was justified in detaining them. • Mr. Combs (to the prisoners)—l shall discharge you this time ; but you have had a very narrow escape, and for the future let me recommend you to go into a cooler place or you will very soon get into trouble. The prisoners were then discharged, and were soon out of court without their pure and its contents, which were handed over to Mathams the officer. ROYAL CREMORNE GARDENS. IN RE W. HART. This bankrupt was described as of Fenchurch•street, merchant, and to-day was appointed for choice of assig nees. From the preliminary statement by Messrs. iliplinstone and Murtcn, Ironmonger-lane, it appears that the debts are about 1,7501., and the assets in London are about 2501., and property abroad about 1,200/. ; but the bankrupt being pressed in consequence of not being able to obtain returns, was compelled to petition this Court. Assignees were chosen. IX RE PIIDDICOMBE. This was a meeting for the choice of assignees under the estate of this bankrupt, an ironmonger, of Bridge street, Borough. Mr. Chidley appeared for the bankrupt, who had pe. titioned the Court, which course bad been deemed ad. visable for the beriefit of the creditors. The double balloon ascent and balloon lottery attracted a very large number of visitors to these delightful gar dens last evening. It is now some years since an attrac tion of this kind was held forth to the metropolitan pub he, and we believe it never was presented at Cremorne before ; be that as it may, it is certain that the feature was a highly successful one, and we have no doubt, upon a repetition of it, it will be found to be one which the public will increasingly patronise. At six o'clock the drawing took place, an interesting girl having been se lected to pick out the fortunate numbers, the first of which was claimed by a respectable mechanic, who, with his family, came to enjoy an evening at Cremorne. He, having no idea of aerial enjoyments, offered his good fortune to the highest bidder. One was quickly found, who offered a handsome sum, and was proclaimed the rightful occupant of the vacant seat on the Prince of Wales. For the second prize no claimant appeared, the chance was therefore sold, and the money held in trust. The exciting ceremony concluded the passengers took their places, and upon a given signal the machines were loosed from their moorings, and ascended most splendidly, the Prince of Wales taking a right roy,sl leave of Aurora, and showing her distinctly the way over the Swiss mountains, which so graphically form the east ward boundary of Cremorne. For a considerable period the company watched and cheered the voyagers on their way till allured by the attraction of the new billet, which preceded the royal cirque and the pyrotechnic display, which took place at the usual fire-work gallery, an .d which wound up an evening of excitement and pleasure that tells well for the after season of these delightful gardens. IN RR WILLSON. This was also a meeting for choice of assignees. Bankrupt was a painter at Kingsland. Mr. Chidley appeared for the petitioning creditor, and assignees were chosen, and Mr. Chidley appointed soli citor under the bankruptcy. IN RE BUSH. This bankrupt wag described as of Fenchurch-street, merchant, and came up for his certificate, supported by Mr. Sturgeon. There was no opposition. His Honour granted a certificate of the third class, RAILWAYS. Bedford and Blotchley Duckghamsh. Clydesdale J. Col. Stour Vy. Slid. and Hal. E. Lin. g. 6 pc. E. tin. 11. Si). Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New....,. Glstr.& Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Sharei:. Do. 4 Sha-cs. Lon.k areenw 1)o. Preference Lon., Til., & Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. 13xtn. and Matloel Middlesbro' & Rodcar tfidld.Bracird Newmarket Bury E. G.spe N.dt Est.sp.e. Do. 6 per ct. Do. Fizeds r e R D P s s t i 11134 I y A . h & i s T . Shof. Roth.and Gooleg.s p.c. Shrews. &Tier S. Staffordsh. Wear Valley gr 6 per cent... Do. Wilts&floanrst London tz N. West. L.eIGN .W Calodon E. Un. E. C Gt.Nrti v n E. Count Caldonivs at. Wes;,:i Yk. New. Pit Berw. Y.SzNIU , 1)0 Do 5. Easterr !Do. Peto & Co. Norfolk„ Do L.&N.W. & Midld. Stckton & Darlingt. Midland.. En. Conn E. Count, IL. &N.w Do Gt North') Itancnsh & Yorksh. P. Brassey K.ltteloan 9tockt. Darlingt. iGtWestn. PREFER therdeen Deben. 100 Do. 6 per cent. 100 Do. No. 2,7 p. 0 all Ilyth anulTyno 1 Opel c. pref. (issd...t 501 00 Iris. k Ex. 4p.c. St 5 )o. 4p. c. Shares I °o 'aledonian £lO % 11 'hes. St Gu. 53 ix ‘ 1) )o. do. Prof. No. 2. all Jo. do. Peef. No. 2 all lork daT3andons al , )un.Prth .s.lAber.J. 2 A rglio n Cle. ASh 100 Do. d.o. Cis. B6p. e. 100 Jo. do Cls. C7p. c . al' las. Co.Ex, speNe. all )o. No. 2. al New 6 p. c. AP last Un., G. 6p. c all to. 51., 10 per cent all )o. 10/. Dcbentr.Sh. all )o. do. 4 per coot.. 0( latLanea , ll.6p.ete all I. kW. York. j. sth• 3 MAI L & Gl. 5 p.c. sh .00 rd. Prth.&Dun.4p.c all Furness LOt, alas. &S. W. G. 5 p.c 100 Ireat Northn. sp. 100 5 p. 0. Bedenn it 10 p. c. prem 1% 03. 4i p. c -- Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red at 5 p. c. pm... all 4.N. of Scot. let Pre 00 lt. S. et W. (Ireland 13 Do. 4per c. Prof. S 6 it.W.(B.RrH.r.lxspe .00 )o. con. red. 41 p.c. 100 )e. eon. red. 4p. c LOO 00. irrel. 4p. c. 100 Do. sp. c. rod. prel all Do. Birm. Prof. S 1.. all Do. Chester Bp.c.P. t: all Do. do. 5 p. c. 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk all Do. Ches. Qua. Sh. all Do. do. do KU Do. do.. do.. ...... ••• 6 `:an. &York. F. .E't 1.00 )o. 6p. c. Stock . 1.00 r4on.Rz.,Brigh. G. 5 p.e 1.00 Do. Prof., 5 p. c. St 100 Do. Now Guar.6 p. e .00 Do. do. 5 per cent . .00 Lon. &N. W Coy. t Nuneaton 5 p. cl, .00 on. kS.W. 7 per c late 3d Shares . all , cndy. & Coler. Londv &Ennis. S t/ • . • L. 6 p. Ceni $ Do. do. do. £6 [OO Do. do, 31 per cent. all N'T arypt.&Carl.4 p c all 1/0. 4 1 ; per cent..,,. 1.0 IDe. do. .00 'lid. Co nsol .6 p.c & 00 ! ) o. Con.Br.Rir.6p C l O Dc. 4 p. c. Fret. 00 Ditto L. &H. Prof. S' 11 11 ew., Abcr., die., pr. f 3p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. 4 Do. Perpet. 6 p et. with optu. till '66 all Norfolk Debenture 00 Do. Prof. sp.c. St c' 00 Do. 5 p.c. Ext .00 D.. 56por et.pref LOO I Do. Way. Val, 5 p. c 00 North British . 00 N. E. Berw, 4 p.c 1' 8i !Do. do. do 13 Do Leeds 6 p.c 9 De. do. Quarters ... LO IDo.Yorkll,& q. Per all ;North Staffordshire. !GO 10x,Wo,k 1 N.It.D3p, - all iDo R. Pref. 101. Si!. all Scot. Cent. ,New Prof all South Devon all Do. fixed, 4 per cen all S. Eastern (Readint, Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. .00 Do. 41 per cent all .Do. Fixed 4i p c eh .00 13. Wales Gut , ... 4 p. c .00 Do. do. 4i p. c.... all 13.Yorksh.4p.c.guar. all Stock. & Dar., sp. c. 15 De. do. d all Stock. & Hart% g. p. c. till July 1, 5 J 4i Watei c 9) - 101 100 - 105 12 - 14 139 - 141 4 ... 41 ••• ...." • • ii io 108 - 16 12i - 1: 4 4 23i - 241 - 116 2i - li 95 - 97 - 58 - GO 135 - 140 8 8i 3 2id 33 -- 34 91 - 93 ;NCE SHAKES. 101 - 103 162 - 172 ... ''''' .. 4 -5, 6 - 107 - 112 100 - 105 i 1 it - 1 121 -73, ... 79 - 81 Co )21 112 - 114 105 - 107 3 - b 95 • b 9 - 89 - 99 • 10 - 174 - I_9 : t - 75 . - 20} - 10i - 15! ••• '''''' .• ''-' •.• ''' ... .59 - 161 125 - 127 - 4 65 - 68 • •• .... . 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Gov. sp. c. D. a ll N. B. Australasian._ 15 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam all Oriental Gas... 2s. Do. "New Shares" all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minn. all Peninsular& Oriental 10 Do. Now 60 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral. Invcst Ditto New all Soutb Austral. Land all Submar. Tel. Scrip all Do. Registered 5 riust& L. Co .11. Can 28 Pea Diergen'k land Y,G),6hc ! Jaz& Julj 2G - 27 :: 67 - 126 - 129 1 14 - 115 ~. - li - 2 . s ii - 5i ii 2 ie 'll = ii 131 - 131 31 - 8 - 3/ - 31 11P 11 - lf 4 - 44 61) 24 - 26 13 1 - 1 -13 i P - iP 2i - 2i 64 - 66 4 - 6p 70 - 72 lh - 1 - 13 P - if I 16 - 17 MR = 112 POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day Pm Pm BOW-STREET. SEBIOUN AFFRAY.—Three women, named Sweeny, Taylor, and Wimple, were placed at the bar before Mr. Henry, charged with creating a disturbance and seriously wounding a police-constable. Two of the women, Sweeny, aged 68, and Taylor, who appeared to be about 30 years of age, presented a shocking spectacle. Their faces and clothes were covered with blood, and their heads were bound round with large bandages. Both women ap peared to have suffered severe injury. Police -constable F 64 stated that last night he was on duty in Drury-lane, when he heard the cry of "Murder" and "Polce" proceeding from the neighbour. hood of the Coal-yard. He proceeded to the spot, and there ascertained that the disturbance was in Barley-court, a place inhabited by persons of the lowest description. On reaching the court, he found Wimple in a shocking state of intoxication, lying before one of the doors in the court, and on Taylor seeing him, she wished to give a man and woman into custody for robbing her of 10e. He refused to take the charge, and was about to con vey Wimple to the station-house, when three half crowns dropped from her person. He was in the act of picking them up, when Taylor sprung upon him, and with an oath swore he should not steal the money off the old woman. The prisoners, Taylor and Sweeney, then commenced a violent attack upon him, and ho left the woman Wimple, and endeavoured to take the women into custody. After a struggle for some time, the two women ran into the house in which they were living, and he followed them. Taylor threw herself on the bed, and as he was leaning over it to lift her up, she seized his nose between her teeth and bit it twice very severely. She then commenced screaming and assaulting him, and while he was so engaged with Taylor, Sweeny commenced attacking him behind with a large piece of wood. Finding he was in danger of losing his life, he drew his rattle and struck both the prisoners with it. Eventually another constable came to his assistance, and after the charge had been entered at the station-house, the women and himself were conveyed to the hospital to have their wounds dressed. Mr. Henry.—Did you not draw your truncheon ? Policeman—No, your wor,hip. I should have been killed if I had done so. While the woman Taylor was at the hospital she said she was sorry she had not bit my nose right off. Mr. Henry.—Have you stated the whole of the facts. All this violence appears to have been occasioned after you entered the house. I should have thought that you, who have been in the force fir many years, would have had more discretion than to have acted in the manner you have done. I think you have shown very bad judgment. The proper course for you to have taken would have been to have brought the woman Wimple to the station-house, and then to have applied fur a summons against the othe.: prisoners this morning. All this violence would have been prevented if you had done so. I don't mean to say that you have exceeded your duty by acting as you have done, but it shows a great want of judgment on your part. The prisoner Taylor here fell to the ground from ex haustion, and the was conveyed from the court, and the further healing of the case was postponed. In about half an hour afterwards the women were again brought into court, and the case was proceeded with. Police constable 101 F stated that he was on duty last night in Drury Lane, and a woman came up to him and told him a policeman was being killed in the Coal yard. He immediately went to the spot and there found the constable bleeding profusely, the wome i having gone ;wide. On the constable gaining his fie, they seemed the women, and brought them to the station-house. While he was engaged in the affray a large knife (pro duced) was thrown :rom one of the windows of the house, and it passed within two inches of his shoulder. In answer to the charge, Taylor said the constable ill-used them in the most severe manner. He struck them over the head with his staff. He was dragging the woman Wimple off to the station-house, when they asked him not to treat the woman so roughly. He commenced the assault on them, and then he rushed at the house -and broke open several of the doors in order to get at them. Sweeny said she bad been much ill•used. Her age, 68, would prevent her from offering muu'i resistance. Police•constable 64 recalled. Mr. Henry—You have stated you did not strike the women with your stall, and that the injuries they have received were inflicted with your rattle. Have you your rattle with you ? Policeman—No, your worship. Mr. Henry—Have you your staff ? Policeman—No, your worship. Mr. Henry—The women have both received very severe injuries, and I am anxious to discover how it was inflicted. They state it was caused by blows from the staff of the police-constable, and he states that it was done with his rattle. I, therefore , Csh those ar • tides to be sent for. Inspector Mitchell despatched an officer to the sta,- tion•house for the rattle and staff of the policeman. He said the prisoner Taylor bore a very bad character. She was tried last session for a burglary. Taylor—Yes and acquitted, because I was innocent. On the officer returning with the staff and rattle of Police-constable 64, they were examined. The rattle was very much stained with blood, but the staff was quite clean, and bore no evidence of having teen used in such an affray. Mr. Henry said a great deal of the injuries re ceived by the police-constable were owing to his want of judgment in following the prisoners into the house, and as it was evident that two of the women had re ceived severe injury, he should send them to the hospi tal in order that an examination might be made, and also that they might receive proper treatment. As it ap peared that Wimple had not participated in the affray, but was merely charged with being drunk, he should discharge her. His worship then directed Temple and Sweeny to be taken to the hospital, and th a t th ey s h ou l d be placed before him again to-morrow morning. SOUTHWARK. SUSPECTED ROBBERY By TWO YOUNG' MEN.—CURI OUS CASE.—Henry Banister, and John Arnold, two re spectable young men, were placed at the bar on a charge of loitering about the terminus of the South-Eastern Railway, London-bridge, for a felonious intention. Mr. Lewis, jun., defended the prisoners. Henry Mathams, a police - officer, in the service of the Eastern Counties Railway Company, said—Yesterday afternoon, about four o'clock, while passing along the pavement to the London-bridge station of the South Eastern Railway, he met the prisoners, and suspecting them to be members of the swell mob he followed them into Dake-etreet, where one of them said, "It is all PRETENSIONS OF A. USTRIA AND PRUS SIA TO MARITIME POWER. It is singular that the two great German Powers, who have little or no seaboard, and the defence of whose territories depends almost entirely upon the employment of large land forces, should exhibit to the world a zealous ambition to become naval powers. The Governments of both countries, it would appear, aro severally at this moment mak ing unheard-of efforts to create for themselves a navy. At the conclusion of the war of the French Re volution, and many years thereafter, Austria had not a single war vessel. Indeed she had little or no commerce to protect, nor had she many sea ports to defend. But Prince Metternich and his colleagues, who best understand the traditional policy and ambition of Austria, foresaw that the day might come when a naval force would be of importance to the prestige of that power. The nucleus of a navy was formed in the Adriatic, and fishermen from the villages of the coast were in duced to enter the service. Of late years the Go vernment have given more than ordinary attention to the increase of its strength, and it is understood that the Emperor takes an extraordinary interest in this infant branch of his warlike establishments. Several of the vessels which constitute the Aus trian navy been built in the ship-building yards of the Thames, and the strength of the armament is as follows :—six frigates, carrying upwards of 200 guns ; sevea corvettes, carrying 135 guns ; four teen brigs, carrying 165 guns; seven galleys, car rying 70. guns ; two schooners, carrying 9 guns ; besides nine steamers, of 80 to 300 horse-power ; a fleet nearly as formidable as that of Naples, which has recently boasted that her naval power is next supreme to France in the Mediterranean. It may be that the far-sighted statesmen of Austria had anticipated what she has gained from the present war, viz., an important voice and interest in the maritime regulations of the Black Sea as the pro tectress of the commerce of the Danube, which is destined to become of great importance should Russian pretensions be really defeated in that quarter. Notwithstanding the intimacy of her alliance with Russia, the policy of Austria for several generations has been to recover her right over the navigation of the great river which flows through the heart of her territories, and in this re spect the interest and the policy of England are identical with that of the eastern Germanic empire. Austria has truly profited by a war which has cost nothing beyond the exercise of their best wits by her superior statesmen and diplomatists. Prussia, until within the last few years, made no pretensions to naval 'power, and, beyond some ves sels stationed at the commercial ports for police purposes, she possessed no vessel carrying guns of any calibre. Like her neighbours, however, Prussia is determined to have a warlike flotilla. When, after tho war with Danmark, the German Confederation disposed of the fleet they had em ployed on the occasion, Prussia purchased several vessels to form the nucleus of a navy. She has since increased the power of hersmall fleet by pur chasing from, or bartering vessels with, the English Admiralty ; and we have recently heard of the ex ploits of a Prussian man-of-war, under the com mand of one of the princes of the blood, even in the Mediterranean. The new service is popular in Prussia ; the sons of the best families strive kr commissions in the infant navy. With what views is Prussia thus actively creating a naval force ? Probably never to employ it against England ; but certainly never against Russia, if there is any truth in the proverbial say ing of the Czars, that " Prussia will never give them any offence—Correspondent of the Morning Advertiser. TILE LAND TRANSPORT CORPS. Last night a very numerous meeting of the discharged members of the Land Transport Corps was hell at the Eight Belle St. Luke's, t o t a k e i nto cons i deration what measures should be adopted to prosecute their claims on the Government. The room in which the meeting was held was filled to overflowing, and large numbers who could not obtain admission congregated outside. Corporal DAVIS, who was called to the chair, having briefly stated the object of the meeting, Quartermaster-Serjeant AUSTIN said he was sorry that meeting should have hal to bo called, because lie thought the Government ought to have done them jus tice without it. (Hear, hear.) He had taken it upon himself to call the meeting at his own expense, because he felt cinfident that their claims were so well-founded that they only required to be pressed in a proper man per in or ler to secure a satisfactory settlement. Every corps that had come home from the Crimea and had been discharged had received a gratuity except their own. Gratuities of IGI, 121., 171, and 241, had been granted. to four of such corps, but they were foreigners. (Cries of "06, oh.") He wanted to know why Englishmen of good character—and no one wee sent out without one—should be discharged, as they had been, with a paltry pound ? (Hear, and Shame.) He pro posed that they should take steps to place themselves upon an equality with the Foreign Legior, as far as the gratuity was concern e d. li e proposed that both first and second class hands should be placed in the same position in that respect, although the second class men bad a bounty of 51., while the first class men received no bounty, but had 2e Gd. a day with rations. Neitaer of these classes had been clothed properly. He knew personally that in the Ripop, the Thames, and two other vessels, 200 of their men had been sent out partia:ly naked. They had never seen a coat, and many of them had to encounter the inclemency of the winter with only summer trousers and white slopes on. He proposed that they should memorialise the Secretary of War for compensation for the clothing of which they had been deprived, contrary to engagement entered into with them when they en listed, and to which they were therefore justly entitled. They were to have had two pairs of boots, and they only got one. Ho himself had got no clothi ng w h a t ever , notwithstanding the rack he held during the one year and seven month 9 he had been in the cords. The next grievance of which they had to complain was the maarer in which they had been discharged. The d ocumen t which most of th e m h a d received, containing the dis charge, was, he understood, illegal, and if so, they would be entitled to their pay until they got a proper discharge. He did not state that as a fact, however, but only as a point which it was intended to take legal advice upon, and if they found that they had such a claim, he believed they would unanimously determine to press ia These in formal paper discharges were not like the regular parch ment discharges which some of the men had got, and which included a certificate of character, enabling them t r procure other erepioyment. Those who had no such certificates were suffering the greatest hardships and pri vations in consequence, and it was scandalous and dis graceful that men of good character, who at the mo ment of need had responded to the call of the Govern ment, and who had nobly done their duty, should be this shamefuly and harshly treated. (Applause) Ho proposed, therefore, in the next place, that they should employ a solicitor to embody the facts of their case in a petition to Parliament, and to prosecute their claims, in such quarters as might be proper. It was not a case in which many words were needed. The facts were suffi cient, and having stated them, he left the rest to his fel low comrades. (Cheers.) Mr. CHAMBERS said there was one part of Serjeant Austin's statement which he wished to correct. The serjeant said the second-class men got a bounty of 51. He saw many second-class men in the room, and he would ask, did they get 51. ? (Loud cries of "No, no.") He knew that all he got was ss. at the time of enlist ment, 15s. when he went to Bristol, and 1/. Os. afterwards, making 21. 4d. What was to be done about the other 21. Ills. 100. ? (fleas-, hear.) Ho pro posed it should be applied for, as well as the gratuity to which they were entitled. (Applause, and cries of " Yes, yes.") . They were also promised a " kit," when they entered ; but when they got to Bristol, they found they had to pay for every article that was served out to them, and the prices charged were shamefully high. They were charged as. 10d, for smock frocks that they could kayo bought anywhere for half a-crown ; 9s. 4d for a pair of shoes, which they could have bought in any shop in London for 51. (A voice—" And a great deal better for the money.") Yes, and a great deal better for the money. Then, they had to pay for their needles, thread, and c aton, and he was sure that all they got of these articles could have been got for a penny, while they were charged ls. lid for them. (Hear, hear.) They were charged ls. for painting two or three letters on their knapsacks. In fact, they had been cheated in every possible way ; and now they had been discharged in this scandalous and disgraceful man ner, without compensation or gratuity of any kind, while foreigners were treated with the greatest liberality. (Applause.) Another SPEAKER said he knew many of the men who had been sent out with only half a kit, and who, after being charged Bs. 4d. for summer trousers, had never gut any winter trousers at all. Mr. CHAMBERS continued. He had been invalided and sent to Scutari. When he got there he found the place was crowded, and they then sent him on to Iten kol, a civil hospital, where they stopped 3id. a day from his pay for rations. Now when he entered the corps he expected to get his full pay, and he wanted to know why that stoppage should take place because they had not room for him in a military, and sent him to a civil hos pital. That was no fault of his.—(A Voice—" I was stopped 3id. a day for rations in Scutari Hospital.") He did not know that before, but he thought they should claim that money back, and be felt very much disposed to sue for it in some of the county courts, if there was no other way of getting it. After some further statements of a similar character from other speakers, it was unanimously resolved to apply to the Secretary of War for compensation for cloth ing, and to Parliament for redress of their other griev- anceß, especially with reference to - the gratuity. - A committee of five was appointed to carry out these resolutions, and the meeting closed with the usual com pliments to the chairman. The letters from Holland mention that the whole of the 850,0001. of silver, b o ught of the Bank of Amster dam about a mon th back by London firms, was sent to Vienna. The price at which it was sold ranged between 105 f. 60c. and 105 f. 70c., but the Bank have now raised their terms, and have fixed their selling price for fine silver at 105 f, 80c,, and their purchas ing price at 104 f, Gc. THE IRISH LINEN TRADE. The early part of this month did not do much fur the department of sale. Meat:lied linens accumulated con siderably ; the turn-tut from the several finishing esta blishments have been very large. Orders to a very hand some amount have come to hand within the last few days, and the total quantity of clearances effected will move off all extra stocks. From the chief markets of the United States the reports aro very satisfactory. As we stated some time age, the peopling of the far West, if it carried off a great array of our Irish pepulaf ion, has been the means of raising now markets for our textiles in several parts of the world ; the taste for wearing linen clothing in these countries will therefore bo cultivated to a greater extent, and every family that takes up its abode in distant lands becomes a large consumer of our staple products. The amount of business transacted with the recently raised cities and towns in districts of the United States where, some years ago, there was scarcely the evidence of civilisation, has this year shown a large in crease. Australia has not yet come up to expectation as to demand for linen goods ; this year, however, t!tere is a great improvement in these markets. Brown webs were a good sale at the several tons in this and the neigh bouring counties during the last eight days. Damasks are moved in larger lots, and diapers sell at full rates. There has been more inquiry for printing lawns, and the handkerchief trade, though quiet, is steady. Coarse linens, whether for the brown or white finish, are worked off in ample quantities. Stock's of such goods range at a low estimate. Yarns are not changed in value. Tee demand for warp yarns continues good, and welt s o f th e higher memb ers se ll rea dil y at th top figures of last month. Flax.has held its position even in the face of all the increased importations from the Baltic. Samples of fine Russian continue to be moved at rates which would average 68. 9,1. per stone. •Home-grown flax sells at 6s. 3d. to 73. 9J, for hand•scutched ; a few lots we-re sold this week at Bs. Milled gees off at 7s. to lls., with lie. 6J. for very flue lots. Our reports relative to the present season's flax are so contiasictory that as yet we cannot form any definite opinion on the sulje.ct. The more scien tific growers, however, seem pretty well satisfied as to the prospects both of yield and quality.--Banne r of Ulster. THE GNNERAL SCREW STEAIT SHIPPING COMPANY. An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders in the General Screw Steam Shipping Company was held yesterday afternoon, at the L'edon Tavern, for the purpose of considering the proposal for the dissolution of the company; Mr. Raikes Currie, M.P., chairman of the board of directors, in the chair. Tiro CHAIRMAN moved, " that this company be dis solved," which was seconded by the DEPUTY•CHAIRMAN. Mr. TAYLOR asked for seine information as to the prospect of selling the ve , sels ; certainly they ought not to be sold by public auction without reserve. lle should be glad to know what price the directors put upon the vessels ? The CuntrarAN said the ships would only be sold by public auction in the event of their remaining unsold by private treaty at the end of October. He did not thin,i it necessary to answer the other question. In reply to other questions, The CHAIRMAN stated that the directors offered to ex tend the time within which the French Clipper Compiny were to purchase the company's vessels, but the offer was declined. Proposals had been made for the employ ment of the company's vessels for a period of two years, as well as for their absolute purchase, but he did not think it right to disclose the terms, After some further discussion the resolution was put and carried ; but it was announced that it would be necessary, in accordance with the law, to take a ballot on the question, and also to confirm the vote at another meeting, convened for the purpose. The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the Chairman. M ARKET NEWS.— ais Day, ) HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, 31 51 to 5/ 15s ; now do., 31 Os to 41 5s ; old clover, 41 Os to 61 101 • new do., 31 103 to 5: O s; an d s t raw, 1 / 8 s to 1/ 13s per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND.-011.1 meadow hay, 31 88 to 51 168; new do.. 31 Os to 41 5s ; old clover, 41 Os to 61 88 ; now do., 31 lOs to 510 s ; and straw, 1/ Os to 11 14s per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, 31 5s to Si 15s new do., 31 to 41 5s ; old clover, 41 Os to 6/ 158; new do., lOs to 51 Os; and straw, 11 Ss to 11 13s per load. Supply good. COLONIAL. TEA.— The demand is very limited, and no change in prices can be quoted. SUGAR. - There has been a better demand for the finer qualities, and full prices have been realised; inferior de scriptions have rulci dull at about former rates. The quantity advertised for public sale duringthe week is very limited. The refined market has been steady. COFFEE.—The demand has improved, and Plantation Ceylon ruled at firm rates. Native Ceylon realised pre vious prices, viz., 51s to 553 Gd. RICE.—A fair business has been done in this article, previous prices having been fully sustained for good cleaned qualities. Patna brought 15s 6,1 to 17s Gd per cwt. Rum.—There are no t ransac ti ons t o re port in this article, and prices are without material change. TALLOW.—The market has been firmer, and the de liveries have also increased. P.Y.C., on the spot, brought 545, and last three months 51s 3d per cwt. Another step in the preparations for establishing a submarine telegraph between America and Europe has just been completed. A month back the New York, Newfoundland, and London Telegraph Company, by whom the enterprise is undertaken, succeeded in l a yi ng down a cable, manufactured by Kuper, and Co., of London, from the northern point of Nova Scotia to Cape Ra), Newfoundland, a distance of 85 miles, and this will be extendeJ across Newfoundland to St. John's Bay, whence the ocean distance to the west coast of Ireland is 1,640 miles. Meanwhile the small steamer Arctic was despatched by the United States' Government, under the command of Captain N. H. Berryman, to make soundings between these two points. She left Newfoundland on the 31st of July, and was not expected on this side until the first week in September, but her arrival at Queenstown, Cork, took place on Saturday, and she is said to have performed satisfactorily the object of her voyage. A deputation of Hungarian Protestants, who are en deavouring to enlist the sympathies of their co-religion ists in various parts of Germany, under the hardships to which they are subjected by the Austrian Concordat, are now at Berlin, and have bad an audience of the King. The following appears in the Se. Petersburg journals of the 17th :--" On the occasion of the rise in the price of corn at St. Petersburg, the military governor-general of the city informs the public that be will proceed to the sale of the grain remaining in the ntagasins de reserve of the capital, with a deduction of 10 per cent. in favour of the poor and the retail dealerii in bread.': all all all 1.00 18# St.) 11 Do.. 113 143 27i xd LITERATURE. . , Illustrated Band-book of Military Engineering and of the Implements of War. By It. Forrest. Day and Son, Lithoaraphers to the Queen. Had this work made its appearance a year or two ago we could have predicted for it, with safety, a heavy demand, illustrating, and rendering intel ligible to non-professional readers, as it is intended to do, and actually does, the various necessary -tech nical expressions used in modern warfare. As it is, however, the work is likely to mee t w ith an extensive sale, for the use of these expressions is not confined to the period of actual war, but is continued dur ing peace by the historian, to the comprehension of whose descriptions of bygone conflicts in modern times a knowledge of the terms in question is essen tial. To this knowledge the numerous engravings in the work before us are likely to contribute in an eminent degree. They are well executed,- and leave a clear impression as to what this or that expres sion really means.. The work is dedicated, by par mission, to Lord Panmure. The Companion Library. Henry Lea. Under this appellation the public are being pre sented with a series of tales, &c., original and select, in separate volumes, at the exceedingly low . cost of 21. each. The series opeus with " Ivan; , or, the Immured," a Russian tale of some interest, by Thomas Gaspey, E ., q. The unfortunate hero is no other than the infant CzAr of that name, who,. after a few months nominal reign, was imprisoned in a fortress, and, after many years' incarceration, put to death by the Empress Catherine. _ . Dictionary of Familiar Saying's - 'aikl Phrases. Edinburgh : Sutherland and Knox. A useful little work for those. who wish come acquainted with the recognised tupatkino,..ami,' real or .supposed origin of most.of thesayinors and phrases current among us. Illustrative_aikeZdates : accompany the explanations. A BURMESE ROBINSON CRUSOE. A Burman, says a letter from Rangoen, of •the 20th of June, arrived here a few days ago, having been - picked up by a Chinese junk at sea, in a small boat by himself, about ninety mile? east of Tavoy. The man's history of himself is a strange one. He was one of six men who proceeded about seven months ago, in a boat from Tavoy, to one of Preparis island?, named Bundur. Their object was to obtain a c trip of c)cna nuts. It is an understood and an an. knowledged rule among the Burmese tribes that inhabit the westtrn coasts oZ Tenasserim, that the first party arriving at any of these islands has the sole right aed title to the cocoa nuts of the'season. A day or two after the Tavoy men had reached the island of Bundur, a party of the Mouhnein men arrived at the same place for the same 6Ljtel, and were of course somewhat annoyed to find the Tavoy men had arrived before them. They asked to be allowed to go halves in the nuts, but the Tavoy men insisted on their right to the whole, and told the Moulmein men they might get the cocoa-nuts from the neighboaring island of - We. The Moulmein mon went an returned the same day, laying there were no nuts worth having, and said they woul I remain on the island cf Bauder and would take what were left by the Tavoy men. This was accordingly seta: d between them. It seems that nuts could only be obtained in fine weather, or from souse reason or another they did not try to get any when it rained, but fished for sea-Jugs instead, a fish highly prized by the Chinese, and Etching a good price where there are Chinamen. One rainy day, as the Tavoy men were fishing, three - being on the sea-shore and throesin the water, of whom the narrator was one, being fired at, swam out to sea, Two of these, after swimming some hours, sunk,- and the third and only survivor, being a very goo d sw i mmer, floated on hi s b ac k, and, while doing so, states that he went to sleep, and awuke in the middle. of the night, finding that the tide was drifting him into the island again. He regained the shore before it was light,' and finding that, as he stumbled along the shore, a hollow trunk of a tree standing upright with a hole at the top, he got into it, and that tree actually was his place of concealment for six months. He could see through a chink' in it when the Moul. mein men went abroad, and managed to get cocoa. nuts whoa lie knew they were not about. The kernel was his food, and the water or milk his drink. At last he found his enemies had gone, and venturing abroad and going round the island he perceived teat they bad taken both boats with them. Ile declares that one night he dreamt that in a certain part of the island there was lying a small boat, and on proceed. hag to the spot next morning ho found it. This seems like romance, but the man gave his eyi. deuce in a calm and clear manner to the magistrate here, Dr. Martin, and had told the same story to the captain of the Chinese junk as soon as he came to himself after being taken on board, for he was at first too agitated to say anything. To continue the strange narrative, our Robinson Crusoe remembered that ono of his comrades had broken the blade of his knife in opening a cocoanut, and had thrown it down in a per. ticular spot. He found the knife on the ground among the grass, and, though the blade w.is broken, managed to cut a rudder and a mast. These he attached to the little boat, and taking a supply of cocoa-nuts with hint, started for Tavoy, being guided by the sun by day and the stars by night. He was proceeding on his course when he was picked up by the junk. The truth of the man's story was partly confirmed hi court, for one of the native officials connected therewith told the magistrate that his wife, who had lately re. turned from Moulmein, had mentioned to him that the wife of the person whom our .Robinson Cresoe had named as the head of the Moulmein crew, had lately come out in very costly garments, and that her (laugh. tars also were very richly dressed, and that it was gene. rally known that the man had made lately a very sno. cessful expedition to one of the Preparis Islands, and had brought back a rich load of cocoa nuts. Robinson Crusoe has been sent to Moulmein to iden tify the murderers, whom he knows by name as well as by their appearance. Conceive their horror and amaze. ment, when they are confronted with the man they must have long ago considered drowned and devoured by sharks. Time will show whether the man's story turns ont ,rue. His narrative was clearly and dispassionately given NEW CEIANCERY STAMPS.— On Monday next new Chancery adhesive starop3 will be issued from 6d. toil. Fees are net taken in the offices. THE SUSPiC;;;MTIIRDER AT HAMPTON COURT..... EXHUMATION OF THE BODY.—Yesterday, in accordance with previous arrangement, Mr. Brent, the deputy core. ner, attended, in company with Mr. Heskett, an anato. mical dissector, from London, at the Hampton church. yard, to witness the exhumation of the remains of Lewis Solomons (who, as: already stated, is suspected to have b een m urdered), i onu order that they mi g h t undergo more minute examinat. Dr. Garrett, who had made the previous post mortem examination, was in attendance. The examination was principally intended to find out, if possible, whether deceased died from the effects of sever ral stabs, as considered by Dr. Garrett, or whether the wound in his side was inflicted by a gun or pistol shot. The body having been carefully reopened, Mr. llesktitt dteirrnecar organs, dhi attention to the mo re ser i ous l y i n j ure d in. the hea r t an d l ungs, an d after a carefnt examination several large swan shot were discovered in the left lung. The stomach of the deceased, with its contents, together with other portions of the body which might have become impregnated with poison having been secured for subsequent analysis, if necessary, an d sealed up in a suitable jar, the body was once more con. signed to the grave. The police have been unable to discover anything of the large sum seen in the possession of the deceased man the day he was missed for the first time. It is supposed that the stomach of the deceased and its contents will be analysed to discover, if possible, whether be was drugged or not, 7 Kars and our Captivity in Riissia. BY Wend Atwell Lake, C.B. Richard Bentley. The fall of Kars has excited too much interest throughout the length and breadth of the country not to render the most ample particulars of the defence and of the captivity of the gallant de fenders of that stronghold acceptable to the reading public. N o t w i thstanding, therefore, the work by t) Dr. Sand with,' the present volume makes its ap pearance with a fair prospect of welcome. That prospect a perusal is admirably calculated to con vert into certainty, revealing, as the volume does, so much of the characters as well as of the heroics performances of General Williams and his devoted band of English subordinates. Tire contents of the work consist principally of letters from Captain Thompson, General Williams, and Colonel L a k e , the narrative portion (introductory and concluding) foraiing but a small part of them. The reader being briefly possessed of the outlines of the story, has next the opportunity of becoming acquainted with the details, and of gathering from the corre spondence of the above individuals the circum stances under which what seemed incumbent ou them to attempt was set about, and what it was their fate to contend against. Disorganised troops, rascally paellas, neglect at Constantinople, treachery, famine, and disease, all these the reader is aware are to be found in the category. ,The letters of Captain Thompson tend greatly to en hance our regret at his premature decease. A fine gallant genial spirit pervades them all. The letters of Gen. Williams are not less illustrative of the man, and so far as Colonel Lake is concerned, the readers of his work will see no reason to regret the acquaintance. Ho is especially anxious to impress on their minds the bravery of the Turkish troops, and the kindness and hospitality of his Russian captors. This leads unto one ground of complaint against him, as also against his com panions in trial and captivity. It is greatly to be desired that they had been equally anxious to do justice to the brave Hungarian Generals Guyon and Ktnety, by whose zeal and ability the prepa rations for the siege-weregceatly - prOi2oted. This is a blot, if the only one, in the deeply-.interesting work before u s , t o which we feel bound to draw attention. We are afraid some subtle influence has been brought to bear to prevent that recogni tion of these gallant soldiers' claims, which the innate generosity of th e " h eroes of Kars'' must have prompted them to render. rt 25 100 40 50 25 20 WO 100 100 20 20 20 50 100 1 50 100 100 LOO 20 :GN. 1044 12i 33 i 31 5 4 1 65i i 83 4 191 114 A 31 4 50 2; ,? `.~ .._.-