The Sun. — London, England, 1856-08-15 00:00:00

NNW MONEY ARKET AND COPLITIRCIAT:, INTELLIGENCM. CITY, Two o'CLoca. The Liverpool Cott on Market yesterday closed heavily, and prices o f American were 1-16 d. per lb. lower than last -cc eek, but all other sorts were unchanged. The sales were 6,000 bales, 1,500 for export, and 500 on speculation—comprising 200 Pernam and Mara, uhaw, at 62d. to ; 100 Egyptian, 61d. to Nd. ; and 300 Surat, Cd. to 51d. per lb. The Railway Share Market was rather active, and n any of the leading stock 3 were extensively dealt in al; improved prices. Accounts from Lyo 3s state that the tallow mar ket was active and p ricer well maintained on ac count of the advices fr.)un London reporting a rise. Beef tallow was sold at 126 f. to 128 f., and mutton ditto at 146 f. to 148 f. At the close of the market Solders of stock were not inclined to sell lowest qualities under 128 f. The advices received from Russia also mention t hat the exports are limited on account of the advance in freights, and the small quantity of tallow for sale in the prin cipal markets. This; has been chiefly caused by the exports of 1854, having comprised the whole of the stock;; accumulated from previous years, so that the produce of the present year will, no doubt, have been all exported at the close of the navigable season, without, as formerly, leaving a portion to add to the next year's exports. At Marseilles there is a considerable quantity of tal low imported from Italy, and sales have been effected at 138 f. for delivery at the entrepot. In other continental markets there is every appearance of tallow advancing in prices as the winter season approaches ; and it would appear from the trade reports generally that the demand is greatly on the increase, especially in the finer class of tallow. The Colonial Produce Markets during the past week have been rather dull, but no general decline i n prices has taken place. For sugar there has been very little inquiry, and a reduction of 6d. per cwt. has had to be submitted to where sales have been pressed. Coffee has generally ruled firm at full rates, but some of the lower qualities have been rather cheaper. Tea has been quiet, rice 3d. to 6d. cheaper, and cocoa firm. Saltpetre, cochineal, and tallow have been firm, but not active. In spices the transactions have been 3 ' L limited. Wool at public sale has realised previous 10, quotations, and there is a good attendance of both -It. ift. home and foreign buyers. 50 The suspension of another small country bank, viz., the Hemel-1113repstead and Watford, has been announced, the London agents having refused to pay its notes. It had authority to issue notes to the extent of 23,8421. The liabilities, it is reported, amount to about 70,0001. It is stated that a large portion of the gold brought by the Royal Charter from Australia has been purchased for transmission to the Continent. The English Funds are exceedingly firm at pre ♦ious quotations, but there is very little business to report. Consols for Money have been 95 I s , and 95i for Account. The New 3 per Cents, were 96 to 96/, and the Reduced 954 Bank Stock was 21k. Exchequer Bills are firm at 9s. to 13s. prem., and the Bonds 1005. Consols Scrip is 3/ premium. _ _ _ Foreign Securities are dull, but without any material change in prices. Turkish Small Bout's are 1030, and the 4 per Cent. Guaranteed 103 a to 104. Peruvian Dollar Bonds have been dealt in at 61i. Grenada Deferred 7f, and Brazilian 5 per Cents. at 1011. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7 i ; Mexican, 22g ; Peruvian, 81 3 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 57 9 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 46 7 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 111 13 ; ditto 4, per Cents., 98 100 ; Spa nish 3 per Cents., 442- 5/ ; ditto Deferred, 24i i; ditto Certificates, 6 ; ditto Passive, 6i 7. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. state that the market for American Securities during the past week has been inactive, and that the prices quoted are for the most part nominal. _ Redeemable. Per Cent. united States 6 per Cants. 1867-1868...104 105 United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...104 105 STATE SECURITIES. Alabama 5 per Cent ... 80 Alabama 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ... 83 85 Kentucky. 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868-1872 90 92 Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... ... 90 92 Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). —.1014 1024 Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. Bonds lB4l-1871... 40 4 Mississippi 6 per Cent. Union Bk. Bonds ... 15 16 Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds ...1877... 8t 83 Tennesse 6 per Cent. Bonds ... 86 88 Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 831- 851 LOANS OF CITIES. Boston 5 per Cent. Bonds (Divers) B3l Montreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 83 85 Pittsburgh 6 per Cent. Stock 1869-1883... 65 67 RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 pe-i.oeni:l;t not Convertible '1875_ 83 Illinois Central 6 per Cent 1875... 82 84 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland __Bonds 1860... 93• 95 Illinois Central (Shares), $25 paid Michigan Central S p. Cent., Convert 1860... 93 Do. do. do. 1869... 95 New York Central 7 p. Cent., Convert 1864... 93 New York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible - 1883... 80 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. Ist Mort- 7p 95 97 95 gage 1867... 98 1C 0 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort- _ _ gage 1883... 90 N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862... 82 N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking _ Fund 1875... Fl 92 81 85 Panama Sterling Bonds 1A64... 94 Pennsylvania Central 6p. Cent., Ist Mort 1880... 89 In most of the principal English railway shares an advance has taken place of about ss. to 103. The lines most in favour are Great Western, North- Western, South-Western, and Midland. The French, Belgian, and Colonial lines are firmly sup ported. Itigas are better. Mining shares are neglected, banking shares steady, and miscellaneous without particular alter ation, Cobre Copper Mine are 1/. to 2/. lower. South Australian Land shares have been 351. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (Prom ilt; Official List.) Risqinest done. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities... 8 per Cent. Consols Annuities! 9 54 i New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long- Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 3 5-16 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 13,1 Console for Account Consol Scrip 3 i P Exchequer Bills, 2td. £IOOO Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3. per Cent. lOO2 Ditto, 1859 PR•TCES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT OW O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Grenada New Active, .2i per Cent. Ditto Deferred % Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent Tr kinh Bonds, 6 ,pur cent — Ditto Small lO3l Thtto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. nivioent. 0 t' R hove c.h. ,, In ruin" Dutch Exchange. 2i per Cent., 12 Guilders 65 Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Cent. TWO O'CLOCK. 95i i .. . Consols Ditto, Account CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY, Thursday, Aug. 14 :—Admissions on payment, 6,188 ; ditto by season tickets, 425 ; total visitors, 6,613. A prospectus has been put forward for the issue of 450,000/. first mortgage bonds of the New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railway. The bonds, which are of 2251. each, bearing 9 per cent. interest, are • be sold at 214. THE Naw HAMBURG BANKA.—ThA three days' sub- scription for shares in the Bank of Northern Germany closed last evening. The number of shares applied for is 3,183,492, which would give a sum of 1,591,746,000 marks banco. ---- SUDDEN DEATH.—This morning a melancholy instance of sudden death occurred at the Euston-square station. A. French gentleman, with his wife and family, arrived at the station in the course of the morning, to proceed by one of the trains. Whilst waiting on the platform he suddenly fell down and expired. Death is attributed to disease of the heart. [ADVERTISEMENT.]— THE MYSTERY SOLVED. THE RIMEAN HEROES AND BURGESS'S BANDOLINE.—Many persons are astonished at seeing the luxuriant growth and beautiful arrangements of the beards of our gallant eons of Mars just returned from the Crimea ; bat we, who know everything, can solve the mystery. Burgess, perfumer and hairdresser, Opera-arcade, opposite the pit entrance of that temple of fashion, her Majesty's Theatre, has invented this indispensable to the toilette of every lady and gentletnan, which is patronised by all the Sovereigns of Europe. — Prepared only at Burgess's Haircutting Establishment, Nos. 11, 15, and 16, Royal Opera-arcade, back entrance to the Opera, Charles-street, Haymarket. Agents—Birch, liolesworth-street, Dublin; Peagam, King-street, Jersey; Apothecaries' Hall, Glasgow; and Ludwig, 33, Chailotten, Strassen-Berlin. _ ,:-.^ti 20 : 4 , (00 100 ICO BB.ARM MARKET' TB. ( "UllS DAY.) RAIL AetLWATe. Closing Prices yesterday 1?t 91 .A.zabg. Nottng. Bat an.l Fast». Junct., `4 all ilAfp,i. J 'rallYnie"' ! - i ~ .11 3irming. Wclverh stour Valley.. all rtir'FeJhd. Lancal.. e, Ctetlhir JS/JeL.. 7 A mil Do. Mesh. 6: Birk. '2 all Do., do. 5 all • Riyth & Tyn 9 origina £25 (teed. at £45 it. 100 Bristol and Ezetor , It. 100 Caledonian ;0 all Chester & Holyhead. ;0 all Cork and Bandoa 0 all Cork, Black, &Paa' 0 18 Cornwall 0 all Do. A 0 8 Do. B 0 45 Dublin6BelfastJunc 6 all Dun. P. o Alvn.. Joe. t. 100 East Augli.e.n D all K:astero Counties.. b. 100 Tl:ast. 'lTr ion . A. St( t. 10!) Pe., 13. Stock ..... 5 8l Do., New A - ' 10 E%st Kent 100 'ast Lancashire 100 Edinburgh di Glasgov, an Eclinb. and Peeblo3.., . 6 -00 Edin. Pitt &Donde, all Torn & Clyde Jun.% all Furness all Do. Extemion ........ . 100 Glasgow &S. West , ' 7- all Great N. of Seotlnd.: . 100 Great Northern ,.. 100 Do., A. Stock ~•••• 100 Do., B. Sto c k 100 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.) 'lOO :treat Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rai' Gua. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lmacacter & °arils', 141; Do., Thirds 12 Do. Now Thirds 1(X) LAl:leash. an dYork sh i no., 'Nat,. Riding Un all Do. South) or t all London & Blackwan 100 Lond. Bright & S.Cst. 10Q Land. and N. Westn 16 Do. Fifths 5i D0.101.5h.,M&8...0 26 Do. Eighths . 140 Lond or. and s. WA. tn. li Lou. 'filby. & South. __. Lli St. St. 20 IBarking 5h........ :5 all ) I .,ndndrrydsCeleraiL $ all 14ndndrru.&Ennisk j 1 :0 Hanch.Sitel.&Lincln e , 82s. Dn., Man. &Lin. Un. 1 Metropolitan 100 Uidland 100 r)o. Ilirmng. &Deily, all Ilidld.G.West.(lre.) 1 all Do. Half Shares %II Newcastle& Carlisle ] 1 all Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd si Newry &Enniskillel all Newry, Warrenpaintl and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk 3i Northn.Counties Un 100 North British 100 Nth. Devon Rail & Dock Stock 100 Do., A Stock.. 100 Do. i B Stock 100 N.Eastern—Berwic 23i Do. do. Extension .. 16R Do.do. G.N.E. ?nrah all Do. Leeds 100 DQ. York 100 North London ... ,3i 1 N.&S.Watrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn.. 17i North Staffordshire.. all North Western all N. &S. Westrn. June, lon Os., Wore., & Wely 25 tOO BE 50 ta 28 30 4; -4; Elf 9, 19 20. J. 6 , 18 94 - ?;6 58i - 59 16. - 17 13 - 15. ••• ..... ••• ..... 3 - 5p 10 - 11. 16. -17 i 10 35 37 21 -- 26 86 - 88 61 - 63 38 = 39; •• ..... 94 - 96 -8 ; 97 - 98 82 - 83 !33 -- 335 .19 - 121 63 64 72 - 75 6- 7 , 6 7 , 971 - 98. 713 1064 1076 1071 1074 1 1 4 - r d 108 a 109 ••• . 33 34; 1 id 83/ 84: 54 56 ... -- .., .. .... •c 14i - 15 St. 50 t. St. 53 - 55 3i - S t 36 _ 37 83 - 84 41 - 3 2t 17i - 181 58; !- 59i 93 - 97 4 - 4 - f 6i - 74 11 -1?, 31 - 33 14 'Portguouth 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shropshire Union all South Devon ....... 150 South Ea5tern.......,, 100 South Wales .. 15 S. Yrksh. Riv. 5 Do all Staines,Wok. all Stockton & Darling. 10 Do., do., 1854,,,,,, 1 Do., do., 1855,,,,,, 16i Stc , 2kten dr Hartlepi, Ino Taff Vale ...... 108 110 77 79 49 - b 1 15 16 73A 74 80 82 4 2 1 15 —1 7 id 37 - ~ -~- ... t• ;t. too )o. Prof. No. 1.., , : 15 92 Thames Hay. D.& B 10 all Vale of Neath ...... 10 all Waterfd. & Kilkenn"; 50 all Waterford&Limerici 10 all West Cornwall .. LO all West End of London s nd Crystal Palace 5 all Do. A . . 5 3 Do. B . 10 all ;West London itlt IWixnbledn &Croydon 57i 8 82i 3 20 - 203 61 - 6i 28 - 30 63 - 73 6 - 8 2 - 4 64 - 54 .9 123 3 16i 17 16. 64/ 51 41 5, 13 a d 3t. 100 st. 100 ;t. 100 15 all t. IWO .5 an 6i all 6 ‘ll 10 2 it. 100 I. 100 6 , all all 5 all L 9 all ►t. all It. LOO 5 all [0 3 t. 100 O all l 0 all t. 100 0 13 3t. too it. 100 8 all LO all LO all Bt 100 l all all !O all It. 100 It. 100 It LOO it. LOO It. LOO L2l ell t. * . 100 >t. all .24 all It. 100 LO a.ll 1 1.0 4 LO all h. 100 3t. WO Bt. 100 A. 100 ft. tOO It. 100 17 81 51 to it. LOO LO all I 5 all .0 all 0.6 all It. LOC LO all 100 It. 100 5 all ',5 15 .2i all 5 I 4i all 40 3 tIO 100 100 berdeen Deben. . Do. 6 per cent. . Do. No. 2, 7 p. c Blyth andTyno 1 0 pel c. prof. (iced. at 501 Brim. & Ex. 4 p. C. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO :thee. &Ho. Gn. 5i pc 00. do. Prof. No. 2. Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork &Bandon& Ap.c Dun.Prth Abor.J. T. Anglian Cle. A Sly Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c. Do. do Cle. C 7p. c. Tas. Co. Ex, speNo. Do. No. 2 . Do. New 6 p. a. St last tin., G. 6 p. c )o. 51., 10 per cent )o. 1;71. Debentr.Sh. ' )o. do. 4 per cent.. . ilast Lancash. 6 p.cts kW. York. J. sth , & Gl. 5 p.c. sh 41d. Prth.&Dun.4p.c Furness Has. &5.W.G.5 p.c . 'rent Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. o. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem. )o. 4 P.C. p. Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red. at 5 p. c. pm... lt.N. of Scot. istPre )t. .9. &W. (IrelanC) Do. 4per c. Prof. S W.(13.&11.Ex5pc )0. con. red. 4. p.c. 11. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred 4p. C. . Do. 5 p. c. red. pref Do. Birm. Pref. S h Do. Chester 8 p. c.P.S Do. do. 5 p. c. do )o. Birm. Qua. Stk Do. Ches. Qua. Sh.. )o. do. do Do. do. do Lan. &York. P. Do. 6 p. c. Stock Gon.&Brigh. G.sp.e. Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. New Guar.6 p. c. Do. do. 5 per cent bon. &N. W., Coy. di Nuneaton 5 p. et Lon.& S.W. 7 per ct late 3d Shares & Coler. A 5, Londy. & Ennis. Sh W.,5.,& L. 6 p. Cent Do. do. do. £6 ... Do. do. 34 per cont.! Warypt Carl. 4 pa, Do. 4.A per cent Do. do. Aid. Consol.6 p.c.S4 Con.Br.Bir. epc De. 4i p. c. Pref. S Ditto L. & H. Pref. St New., Aber., &c., pr. p. c. red. 5 p. c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 p et. with optn. till '66 Norfolk Debenture . Do. Prof. 5 p. o. Eitool Do. 5 p.c. Eat De. 5 per ot. pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. o. North British N. B. Berw, 4 p.a. P Do. do. do Do Leeds 6 p.o t'No.l Do. do. Quarters Do.Yorkll.& S. Per North Staffordshire 0x,W0 0 k.W.15/6pe Do R. Prof. 101. Sh. Scot. Cent. New Pref south Devon Do. fixed, 4i per cent 3. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. per cent Do. Fixed 4i p c 3 Wales Gua.4 p, c. Do. do. 4,i p. c...... 3.Yorksh. - 4p - .e.Guar. :took. & Dar., 5 p. c. Do; do. do Mock. & tiara. g. S. p. 43. till July 1, 'SP, Waterfd. & Kilk. 6p cl 99 - - 10 17 10 204 103 15k t3B 11 - ii 15 LOO MISCELLANEOUS. Australian ligricult. Anstraln. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Brit. American Land Canada ................. C. Go.6p.c..Tau&7nly Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug Da. 6p c. Mar & Sept Cry :eta) Pa1ace........ Do. Preference...., Crystal Pal. of Franc, Onston Tron 0re..... Eastern Steam ........ ILlectric Telegraph Electric Teleg. of Jr En.&Aus Cop Sin Co Gen. Iron Sc Collier Gen. Steam Navigat. General Screw Steam Lond. Gen. Omnibus Magdalena St. Navip lefliteran. Elec. Tel. Niesi can &S.A.mcricn. Nat. Discount Co. Nat. Pat. Steam Fue Netherlands Land._ Do. Do. D.SpePissatld New B. & N.S. Land N. S. W. Gov. sp. e. D. N. B. Australasian._ Nrth. of EuropeStxun Oriental Gas Do. "New Shares" Peel Er. Ld. & Mine. Peninsular& Oriental Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot. AustrAl. Invest. Ditto New South Austratl,Arcl Sublatar. S or i r... D o . Registered rrustts L.Co.II.CM) • Van Ilionren't ST.O ).61).Q.br &July - 90 120 - 118 101 - 103 16 - 17 4i -5, 6 -6; 101 - 10 -17 i 10 - 77 - 211 - 103 - 16 140 ••• ... ». •V, ..'. IMO .60 - 165 126 - 128 - 4 0 65 - 68 [3B - 140 !01 -10 i 91 - 93 ••• .'" • Lai —lO6 97 99 1 i d *i = is 1112 : 114 is 1.6 24i - 25 102 - 105 10} -10 i ... .... r .• .. 2 ..... 3p ••• •••••• 1$ 1 MINES. 1 all igna Fria .... I.os all in& Californian 20 7 kustralian g 1 1 alll. Ba 3 Balclieinj.Gltiro•Dn & coit uchyof 50 & 20 14 British Iron 5 • 7 35 26 arazilianlmp.(iesnet' at .Ll 5 pm.) 30 all Do. Cocaes 8i Culabp 34 44 20 15 Do. St. John Del Re , 20 - 7 22 1 a Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica - 40 all Clobre Copper 53 55 52 1 5 1, 3 / 4 Colonial Gold — St. • all ;Copper Min. of Eng. 30 35 25 all Do. Prof. 7i p. con; 26 `iB ... IC Copiapo l6 18 2 Ia Fortuna — Rol 20 all Gene...al l4 15 1 all •Gt.Nn:27getVoinßeg — 4,: all Great Polzooth 5 all Gt Wheal Vor Unite 2i lid 1 all Liberty — 3 all Linares 7 8 5 1} Lusitauian d A 1 all Mariquita • 1 all Nas , i , Granada 1 1 all ,Nouveau Monde 20 all 'Pontgi.Sil.&Le.Min lOl. 111 5 1 ;Port Philip I all Quartz Rock — 50 all Rhymnoy Iron 26 28 15 all iDo. New 7 9 30 144 Santiago de Cubs 2 2i ... 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co 2B 24 1 all ;South Australian— • 1 all I Do. Scrip 1 all IDo. 10 per cent Prof ... 48 Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. 1} 11 10 all [`in Croft .......... 3} 41 281 all United Mexican 3} —4; 1 all Waller . • 1 all West M ar i posa. . a 1 12s. Worthing Mining o! &nett-Cis .... 26 - 27 6 - 6i '26 - 129 14 - 115 2,1 - ii 5 g -- 5i 96 - f,'S :: 11 13 - 13; 4h - 43 8 -- 10 3 1 - 33 1 . lir .-• ••. - a — 4i 21 2C 114 96 xd a 13i -14 i 1 - - 2i 2f 64 - 66 4 - 5 70 - - 42 - - 1:1 46 - 37 I 16 - 17 •II ... FOREIGN. 7i Si 4i - $4l li -• 2 tt 2 .... 3 r lk - 28 - 5 - 2i - 2$ 37i - 37 13A -14 A 23 - - 23.1 24 .... 3 224 - 23 ••• ...' ... 23i - 121 - R 3 -- SA - 9 22 -22 A 13 1 53 - 53 25 - .2N - 3 , 99 - 101 122 127 122 - 127 110 112 6 - 6i) - )II rii -12 i 21 - 21 4 26 - 3 r 141 1 2i 9 - 9 1 81 - 9 20 -20 r, 411 - 421 84 - Oi 57i - E 6 7 .i 7 1 -- lip 18 ... 19i - - - 13; 9i - 10 - 3k • GIP • • • NO ....." pm 4i - hi 9* - 9i 38 - 39 i.*6 : io BS. NKB. 102 - 104 Pi 69 - 71 1 •.• - ••• i - 1 P 71 -- 72 ••• ''' ••• ri : 18 21i :: 22 16 - 2p ••• - ••• 1 - 3p ... - ... d •N .. el. ••• .... . • 48 : 50 40 - 41 1 liP ... -.,..: 36 38 68 - 69 1 7i 8A fa i par, all AntworpaßAt 10 Ardennes all Atlan.& St.Lw. leased at 6 p. c. by Ga.Tnk. of Caunda 5 all Belgian Eastn. Junc 20 14 Beziers to Graissessa 18 9 Bombay, Baroda, an CeD.ludia, g. 5 p. c 18 all Do. 5i IBuff. & Lk. Hur. Ry. all 'Canneaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. all Demerara 11 Dutch Rhenish ...... all Eastern of France 19 Do. Now all East Indian, g. sp. . all Do. Fx. B, gu .5 p.c. 5 Do. Ex. C, gu. sp. c all Do. do. D, gu. sp. e. all D 0.44 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 all Do. do. do., '59, do. all Gce'ong Az Melbourne guar. 5 per cent... all Gd. Tk of CanadrA is 90 Do. Cert. of Deben, con. into Stk. till's: all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 14 Gt. Central of Fran *ll at. Tr. Pen. g. sp. c. 2 Do New, guar. sp. c 15 Great Luxombour. Constituted Share all ,Gt. Western of Canada Shares Do. New All Do. Bds., payable 's' all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all Do. do., '73 do. all Dr— do., '73, withon option all Lake Const. & Bast Lierre and Turnhoni 6 Lombardo Venetian. all Lucca (St Pist. sp. c.p 10 Lyons and Geneva .. all Lyons & Mediterran all gadras, guar. 4 !,p.c all Do. New do., 5 p. c all Do. 4/ P. c. Exte -10 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. all liatia Antoine ~. Rdl Do. do, New *ll 'tamer & ge ( wit , Interest) till Do. (ex interent)... . all Do. do., Ep. c. Pref. all lorthern of France. all NorwegianTrunkPre all Paris and Lyons all litto Bonds all Paris and Orleans—. 3 Recife & San. Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. all Riga & Dunaburg is. at 801. per sharp 5 Rome and Frascati all Royal Danish all EtoyalSwedish all 3ambre and Manse_ all Do. 52 p. cont. Pref. 5 Scinde, guar. sp. c all D 0... 8 southern of France 8 3t. Andrew's an, Quebec (A) tn West Flanders.. all Do 5A per c. Pref all W. &N.W. of Franc. eli West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden all Zealand JOINT-STOI 11 I A.astrAlftgla 12 Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London all firi. Col. Bk.&Ln. C all ilritit,h N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of As' , 6 Chrtd. Bnk. of India Australia, & Chins 50 City 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond all Eng.Scrot. &Ans. Cht all Gond. Chart. Bk. of Australia ___. 15 Ditto New 20 Tendon and County: 50 Lna. &E. Bnk 7.. Corp 10 London Joint Stock. 10 London and Paris 20 Lond.,S, Wastminstel 35 National Pro.of Eng 10 Do. New 22A National of Bank all' New South Weer.... all Oriental Bank )f Corporation 10 Ottoman Bank 2D rr6vincir.: of Ireland all LK). NOW 1 R Aus B& Go Int Cr 50 '.loyal British Al. 3»ith Australia all Unic.n of Auatralia....l 21 Do. Now 10 iriiion of London 50 Westerr.Bli of Lone Business done this day 20 20 20 33!', 98/ i 1071 8 107} 7 ex all 1 Si 2, 2i i xd 201 22} 314. 17i 22 PIE 3U I' 11, 1 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Le:t3ll4 COMpen' London & N. We, t. L. &N. W. Calodon... E. Un. iGt.Nrthn. E. Count. ICAldoniau. Gt. ;Fenn Yk. New. Ai Berw. Y. Az ZiT Do Do.. S. Er..sOrr Do Poto & Co. Norio Do L.& N. W & 9tekton & Darlingt. Midland..l En. Conn. E. Count. Do Do L. &N.W. Do ... I Gt Northu' Laneash & Yorksh. T. Brassey M.MCloan Stockt. Dar!ingt Do latWostn. C. won, yestcr 98 - 100 1100 - 105 12 - 14 139 - 141 4 44 7 30 208 12 - 1:34 23i -4- 24i 112 - 115 2fi - 2i 94 - 96 5i -- 60 138 - 141 El 3 2)cl - 91 - 93 - Prisix.est , Ihis la, 5I a] St. St 10' ]e!s, a.: 1.): a] 2.5 t.' 12? a] al ri al St. 10 St. If 60 I a St. 1 6} 5, St. ICO St 100 50 al 50 al rsc , al 25 a; 12. al 12 j li 50 a, RAILWAYS. !PQ<<.. ;:;~. Bedford and Bletchley Baclrghamslt. Ciydosdal e.Tc. Col, Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. ' B. Lin. v. 6 pc. E. liu. H. Sh., Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New.., , Glstr.ds Du. Fr .11 Hrtlpl. & Railway 611 & Selby Do. ann. dl Do. was. dl Lon. &Gr eonw .11 Do. Preference Lon., Ti 1., & S. 0 Lowestoft gr. _4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. ill Blanch. Bstn. and Matlot.l dl Middlesbro' Zr Rodent.. 00 Midld.Bra,ll9 Newmarket Bury E. C4.spc dl N.& Est.s p.c. Lll Do. 6 per et. 11 Do. Fixeds p c 11 Prest. & y:c 11 Do. Qrs. A )0 Roystn.&Hit. 8$ Shof.Rothan4 Gooleg.s p,e. al Shrews. &Her .0; ii S. Station - Ist'. 11 WearValleygr 6 per cent 11 Do Wilts&l;omrst PREFERENCE SHARIL%. 07 00 - - 112 105 1 p 13i 13 - - •aa ...• .., • 00 ••• 79 - 81. ••• 19 - :21 112 - 114 105 107 i - ip ... -~ LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—(This Day.) —l` The half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of I this railway was held this afternoon at the Euston ' square station. Mr. Benson, deputy-chairman, pre sided, in the absence of the Marquis of Chandos, pre ,, vented by illness from attending. The report and statement of accounts, which have already been published in The Sun, were taken as read. The CHAIRMAN said that at the last half-yearly meet ing the chairmen informed the shareholders that the dis -1 alto with the Great Northern Railway was in process of a ttlement, and he (?Ir. Benson) was happy to be en at, led to inform the meeting that an agreement had been signed by the two companies for submitting the dispute between them to arbitration, and Mr. Gladst-me would shortly he called upon to make an award. He congra tulated the shareholders on their general relations with other companies. Everything was working satisfactorily, and the directors were convinced that the best policy for them and other companies to pursue was that of a friendly character instead of adverse competition, and in conformity with that principle the directors had seen the propriety of making such arrangements with other companies. )71:1 The hon. ge n tl eman th en re f erred to several of the de tails in the report with reference to the vote! of money required from the shareholders, &e., and said that the arbitration under the West London Act of 1854 had resulted in an award, by Mr. Hawksbaw, that the lessees should pay to the proprietors of the West London Rail way, for the use of their line, a suns of 1,8001. per annum, from the Ist July, 1856, in lieu of the undefined and fluctuating payments provided for in the original lease, and which have led to so much litigation. The arrears and damages amount to 4,1271., of which 2,0001. were charged in the accounts of the past half-year. The accounts were of the most encouraging character. _ Notwithstanding the large amount of 8,0001. extra they had had to pay during the past half-year for coke, and an increase in the rate of interest, the actual gross ex penses had not increased, whilst the receipts had been largely augmented, and he had for the first time for some time past to point to an increase of the passen• ger traffic, which, he hoped, would progress, because it was to that they must look for an increase of re ceipts. The traffic was also increasing, and when the whole of the branches, &0., of the line had been fully developed he had no doubt they would find growing returns. The company bad been subjected to great competition on the east and on the west, which, happily, were now at an end. He moved the reception and adop tion of the report. The resolution having been seconded, Mr. HADFIELD, M.P., complained that the receipts were not sufficiently remunerative for the amount of capital invested, and contrasted the receipts of former years with the present in confirmation of his opinion, and said that he believed they were working for the benefit of the public and not for themselves, which in the end would result unsatisfactorily to all p idles. He found no allusion in the report to the conference that was to take place between the committee of shareholders and the directors, and that had taken place ; and he asked for an explanation why no allusion had been made to it in the report. He thought the conclusion at which the committee had come to ought not to be treated as a dead letter. (Hear, hear.) If something be not done in accordance with the committee's recommendation next half-year, he would press their re -appointment with a view to an improvement in the management. Mr. MITCHELL regretted that the congratulation of ate directors did not increase the credit side of the baiakers' account. He could not consider directors' congratulations as an equivalent for a reduction of divi dend, and said that with an increased receipt of 69,625/. they ought to have a larger dividend than 5 per cent. He considered there was something wrong in the present system of management, and compared the various rates of dividends that had been paid by the line on reduced returns with that to be paid now with increased traffic and returns. Mr. DEANE expressed his surprise at the sums that had been spent on renewals of the permanent way being placed to capital account. Such additi ons t o cap i tal must inevitably swallow up all dividends. Mr. PIINCHARD called attention to the working 'ex penses having increased from 33 to 40 per cent , and said that the accounts, as presented to the shareholders, did not represent the actual sums paid for law and Par liamentary business. He found the enormous sum of 17,0001. down in the accounts for compensations and losses, and asked how much of that was paid for acci dents over which there was no control, and how much for accidents from neglect? He wished to know if the frauds that had lately been committed at Liverpool were included in this half-year's losses ? He asked for details of the accidents to be furnished in the reports. He also complained of the expenses of the stations being too great. Mr. DIOKENSON said the arrangements of the line for travelling were admirable, and he dissented from the opinion that too many servants were employed, or that they were overpaid. He considered there were too many directors. After some further discussion, The CEIAIIIMAN said that the number of directors was fixed by Act of Parliament, and with regard to the law and Parliamentary expenses they were driven into them to protect their property. He did not think the compen sation paid great when they considered that they had carried during the half year a million worth of property over the line ; and as to the defalcations alluded to, there were none. He believed the directors had carried out the recommendations of the committee of reference in most instances. It was impossible to make such great changes as the committee recommended in a short space of time. The only recommendation that had not been c•u•ried out was "locomotive consolidation," which was under the consideration of the board. The report was ultimately agreed to. A dividend of 5 per cent, was declared, and the divi dend warrants to be made payable on Tuesday, the 19th inst. After the transaction of some unimportant business, The meeting separated. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE RAILWAY. (This Day.) • ---+-- The half•yearly meeting of this railway waq held this morning, at the Euston-square Station ; the Hon. P. S. Pi,:xrepoint is the chTtir. The report grated that the sun of 21,900/. had been received from the London and North -Western Com pany for the half-year's rent up to 31st December, 1855. The balance in hand at that period was 1,1421. ls. making a total of 26,0421. I.s. 2 The dividends paid during the six months amount to 25,487/. Bs. 6d., leaving a balance of 5541..125. Bd. The next dividend will be paid on 21st August at the company's bankers. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said he had no remarks to make to them on the present state of the company's affairs, other than to state that their prospects were mending, and that he hoped that henceforth they would not be such a drag cm their parent, the London and North-Western, as they had hitherto been. -- The retiring directors having been re-elected, the meeting separated. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. —;This Day.) LONDON, Avg. 'ls.—Wind this day at noon, S.S.W.; light pleasant breeze and fine, with passing clouds at times. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Cum berland (s. tpt.), Pelham, Cruiser, and Gertrude (tpt.'s), from Constantinople. Ssailed—Dolta, for London. FALMOUTH, Aug. 14.—Wind W.S.W., fresh breezes. —Arrived—New Zealand, from Moulmain. Put back— Feronia, for Quebec. Cowes, Aug. 14.—Wind W.S. W. _Arrived.— Franklin, from Bahia ; Faithful, Quebec. SWANSEA, Aug. 14.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Java. and Alma, from Quebec. MARYPORT, Aug. 14.—The Middleton, of and for St. John's, N.B. from Liverpool, grounned on the 12th inst. on Robin Rigg, in the Solway Firth,got off, grounded on Dunroop Sands, was yesterday again got off with assist ance of two steam-tugs, and is now in these roads, making nn water. WATE EiFORD, Aug 13 . —Wind S. t o S.W.—Arrived— . Boreas, from Quebec. (PER ELEOTAIO TELEGRAPq.) SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Arrived.—Lady Jocelyn (s. tpt.), from th e Black S'ea ; Clara, Sunderland. Sailed.—Atalanta, for Sunderland. Tne Government troop-ship Resclute, passed Hurst for Spithead, at 9.35 a.m. LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind W. Arrived.—Brothers, from Oporto; Adventure, Alex nutria ; Rattler, screw-steamer, Lisbon ; Thoi nton and Wide Awake, New York ; Crusader, Honduras ; Trois Alexandria ; Charleston. , QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 13. Wind S.W. O - A Arrived—lsabella, from Constantinople ; Stirlingire, Barbadoes ; Fireman, Alexandrm ; Maria, Odessa Jassy, Barbadoes. DUBLIN, Aug. 14. Wind W. Ai rived—Resent and Columbus, from St. John's, N.D. WAEERFOBD, Aug. 13. Wind S. Arrived—Eustache, from Syra ; Ebenezer, Amsterdam. (BY SUBMARINE &ND BRITISH TILT Q IAP GRAVESEND, F r i t ay , 9.50 a.m. Wind W.S. W. ; tide three hours' flood ; fresli and cloudy. Arrived, Aug. 14.—Mirage, from Syra, ;~.: ~. ~ AG z , MARLBORO U( H-STRE] T. Applicant—Yes, sir ; for there I can get work. Mr. Bingham—Well, I will seed you home to-morrow morning by a Parliamentary trail'. Let the applicant have some assistance from the poox-box to get himself food and lodging until the morning, when Mr. Welch, the gaoler, can see him off by an early train. The poor applicant, with tears of gratitude in Lis eyes, hanked the worthy magistrate and retircti. THAME. ROBBING A SAILOR,—Jus. Fagan, an elderly reariner, was charged with stealing a pair of drawers, a pair of trousers, and a pair of braces, the property of Edward Corner. The prosecutor and the prisoner were both lodging in Collins' boarding-house for seamen, 2, Rateliff-street, Ratcliff-highway. Last night the prosecutor missed the clothes above named from his chest. Suspicion fell upon the prisoner, who was actually wearing all the stolen articles under his own clothes. The prisoner insisted that the property taken from him was his own, and that he bought all the articles of a Jew in Ratelff-highway, on Monday. The prosecutor said he bought the trousers produced in Calcutta, and brought them to England, and the drawers and braces were purchased by him on Satur day last. The prisoner—They are all mine. Mr. Collins, the prisoner's landlord, said that Mrs. Collins lengthened the braces for the man Corner on Monday, and he could swear to them. Mr. Selfe asked the prisoner why he wore two suits of clothing yesterday, The prisoner—To keep me warm. (A. laugh.) Mr. Selfe—This is curious weather to wear extra clothing. Have you a ship ? The prisoner—Yes, sir. My ship goes away this afternoon's tide. Mr. Selfe—l fine you 155., and you had better pay it directly, or you will not be able to go away with your ship. SOUTHWARK. ROBBERY OF A VALUABLE GOLD WATCH AND CHAIN, —Two well-known females, named Collins and Cooper, were brought up for further examination, charged with stealing a valuable gold watch, chain, and locket, the property of Mr. J. Friedlander, a Prussian merchant, residing at No. 38, Finsbury-square. Mr. Louis Buenfield attended as interpreter, the pro secutor not being acquainted with the English lan guage. It appeared from the evidence that on Tuesday even ing the prosecutor met Cooper near the railway station, London•bridge, and after treating her to some spirits in a public-house, close by St. George's Church, he accom panied her to Collins's house, in Reed's-row, a very low locality, at • the rear of the Police-court, and then he sent the latter out for some spirits. While she was gone he partially undressed himself, placing his watch and appendages on the table, and his trowsers on a chair. Collins then returned with the spirits, and as soon as she entered the room Cooper snatched up the watch and ran off with it. He at tempted to get hold of her and stop her, but Collins kept him back. Prosecutor immediately dressed him self, and went for a constable, who returned with him, and took the prisoners into custody, but his watch was not found. Prosecutor added that he had fift7 sove reigns in his trowsers pocket, which he was fortunate enough to secure. The prisoners at first protested their innocence, and the magistrate decided on committing them for trial, but after being locked up two days in gaol they altered their minds, and when brought before the magistrate to• day they pleaded guilty, leaving to the magistrate the power of dealing with them. They were accordingly cournit`ed for three months each with hard labour. SHOP LIFTING.—Mary All7l Moore was charged with stealing a piece of printed cotton from the shop of Mr. Powell, linen draper, 67, Lower Marsh, Lambeth. The prosecutor said he saw the prisoner enter his shop about nine o'clock on the previous eve:ing, and snatch up a piece of printed cotton, worth eleven shil lings, which she ran out with. He pursued htr and caught her near the Victoria theatre, where he gave her into custody. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and it being her first ap• pearance at this court for felony, Mr. Seeker committed her for three months?, under the Criminal Justice Act. THE NEW PARLIAMENT OF NEW BOUT II IF A LBS. About 90 gentlemen will meet together on the 23d of May, in the novel corporate capacity of the first Parlia ment of New South Wales. They have been chosen out of the rest of the community, partly by popular suffrage, partly by Royal nomination. The special purpose of their union is to make laws. The guiding principle which they are to follow in making these laws—the polar star which they aro always to keep in view—is " the good of the country." Turn to the reports of the speeches of candidates, and in all of them, under different guise and in varying phrase, this same senti ment will be avowed. They have. sought legislative position, not from vanity or ainb.tion, not from inte rested mot - yes—certainly net from is desire to do inie. chief—but with the avowed object of rendering the State some service. The nominated eeeators, tt o they may not have publicly avowed the same purity and singleness of purpose, have virtually brought thear selves under the same obligation. Legislative influence was offered to them on the implied condition that it was to be used as a sacred public trust, and their ac ceptance of it was a virtual recognition of the agree ment. Each cne of the 90, before giving his vote or voice for or against any particular measure, will consider, there fore, how it stands related to the public good, and will throw the weight of his influence on the one side or the other accordingly ; not to secure personal advantage, not to put or keep his friends in power, not to obtain distinction, not to curry favcur with the great, not to win a passing popularity with the mob, not to keep well with his constituency, not from spite, not even wits indifference —no, but because in his borest judgment he believes it to be best for the country. Such are the principles on which they are all going to legislate—at least such is the theory, and far be it from us to assert that it will not he realised in practice. What may net 90 such men achieve, all possessing honesty and identity of purpose, and combining in the aggregate all the re quisites of cleardleadedness, good souse, acquaintance with philosophy, and knowledge et affairs ? What question is there likely to turn up that they could not satisfactorily deal with ? What is to prevent such ex pectations from being realised ? - The capabilities of the men being known, and their guiding principle being clearly avowed, what is there to stand in the way of the obvious results ? There is one danger visible in the horizon, all the more fatal ireauee by many it is more likely to be courted than shunned, and that is the danger of party spirit. Have our new Parliamentary legislators, who are coming to their work with clean bands and unsophisti ca t e d purpose, cons id e red whither the machine of responsible Government which they are going to work will lead them ? Have they at all calculated on the allowance that must be male for the power of that party spit it which will be its certain ad junct—for the deflecti ons w hi c h this new force will create in the line of their original purpose? Have they settled with themsel ves h ow m u c h is to he justifiably conceded in this direction, and determined what arc the limits at which they will s t o p ; or a re they leaving this delicate question of poltical morality to be settled here• alter as occasion may require, and when a severe calm ness of judgment may be biassed by the heat of debate or the urgent solicitations of friends ? A strong, even a bitter party spirit, has accompae'ed the development of responsible Government in the mother country. The same phenomenon may reappear in ,New South Wales, probably will.—Syclecy Morniiiy lie aid. By the Royal Charter, on Wednesday, the al null re port was received of the Burra Burra Mines of South Australia, submitted at a meeting on the 16th April. These mines have now been 11 Sears in work, and toe yield of ore for the past six . months had linen greater than in any similar period since 1352, the amount being, 5,450 tons, estimated to contain 27 per cent. of cooper. The estimated surplus profit to accrue Was 85,6541., bting the largest sum ever held by the association for division among the shareholders. It was therefore contemplated to declare further dividenes in June and September. The variaus operations at the mines were proceeding eati4actorily, and the number of persons was 688. POLICE' INTELLIG. ENCE..— This Day.) A. DESTITUTE WAYEAREn.—LAMENUI LIME CASE OP DISTRESS.—This morning nu aged, can !•worn-locking man applied to Mr. Bic gham under the f )11')wir,g pain circumstances The applicant, who appeared to be wr, etchedly clad, said that he had been throe months on the t . ...amp in search of employment. He wrs a native of Sou thamptm, and had been a large tradesman in that tow n, but through difficulties had been reduced to the great , ist poverty. Mr. Bingham—You must apply for ass istauce at the relieving officer's residence in the pari. di where you slept last night. Applicant—l slept i❑ St. Giles's last ni, ght, and they will not do anything for me. Mr. Bingham—But they must; they arc; bound to re lieve you if you are destitute, and if they refuse I vc ill compel them to assist you. Applicant —I have been a ratepayer, rind kept four houses in Southampton', and forty years ago I voted kr you, sir, when you were a candidate as a member of Parliament, and now I ha ye not a penny in the world. Mr. Bingham—Do you Ivish to be sent to your native town ? 27 id 4 x d 351 LUDLOW RACJE.3—(This Day.) (BY E:LEOTIZIJ TgLRGRAPH.) STEWARDS' CUP. 'Whitelock Cock o' the North ............. 1 ............ . .................. 2 Seven ran. Snorting Intelligence. LiTTERSALL'S—THURSDAY. A very thin attendance, and only the following bets were laid : EBOR HANDICAP. 9 to 2 agst Coroner (taken to 501.) ST. LEGER. 3 to 1 agst Fazzoletto (taken to 1000 DERBY. 1500 to 100 agst Blink Bonny (taken) 5000 to 75 agst Bel Oiseau (taken) ABINGDON RACES—THURSDAY. Old Berkshire Hunt Stakes, of 5 sous each, with 25 added ; for three-yr•olds and upwards. Gentlemen riders ; professionals 51b. extra Two miles. 3 subs, Mr. T. Parr's Saucebox, by St. Lawrence, 4 yrs, lOst 91b (including 51b, extra) (Owner) 1 Mr. Besley's Pa rga , 3 yrs, 9st 51b. (including 51b. extra) (Owner) 2 No betting. Won in a canter. The Berkshire Stakes, of 20 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 only only if declared. &c., with 100 added. Winners extra. Two miles. 22 subs., 17 of n hom pay 5 soya each. Major Bringhurst's Fulbeck, by Beverlac, 4yrs, Bst 2lb (Fordham) 1 Mr. T. Part's Fanny Grey, 4 yrs, Bst 12Ib ...(Wells) 2 Mr. J. Day's Diana, 5 yrs, Bst 6lb ........,,.,(Crouch) 3 Mr. Gulliver's Redemptio n , 4 yrs, Bst 91b ...... ( Y ates) 4 Mr. Waller's Octavia, aged Bst 101 b... .... (Wakefield) 5 Betting-5 to 4 agst Ful beck, 3t o 1 agst fZedemption. 5 to 1 agst Fanny Grey. Won in a canter, by two lengths; bad third: The Ladies' Plate of 20 soya added to a Sweekctakes of 3 sovs each ; for two-yr olds and upwards. Optional selling weights, &c. Abingdon Course, to ettart at the distance (about a mile and half.) 7 subs. Mr. Stevens' Noisette, by Nutwith, 6 yrs (50/.1, Bst 71b (Yates) 1 Mr. Fry's Ida, 4 yrs (501), 7st 1Ilb Mr. Stinton'S Freckle, 4 yrs (501.), 11Ib (Fordham) 3 The following also ran : —Herculea, Practice, Jane Shore, Profile. Betting-8 to 4 agst Ida, 7to 2 agst Noisette, ‘5 to 1 agst any other. A good race in—won by a neck ; bad third. The winner was bought in fur 80 guineas. The Abingdon Stakes of 5 sous each, with 25 added, fur 3-yr-olds and upwards ; heats, Abingdon Course, 3 subs, were won at two heat•, by Mr. J. Dawsou's Lord Albemarle (Fordham), beating Elfrida and Blue Bell, The latter bolted at the far turn. LUDLOW RACES—THURSDAY. The Oakley Park Stakes. Three quarters of a mile, Oakball F by Cossack out of Whalebone's dam Four ran. iho Powlett Stakes. One mile. Blossom.. Betsy 8.., Seven ran. The Ludlow Handicap. One mile and three q ua r t ers , Whalebone 1 St. Clair Only these ran. The Corporation Plate. Half a mile. Inder Michaelmas Maid --- EBOR HANDICAP.—Youatt Wm. Gray's advice is, pepper the Coroner for the Ebor ; never mind the bet ting, as the " Playmea" are at work again. Warlock also will miss fire, and my choice will win from end to end. This is quite as good a thing as Ellington for the Derby. Subscribers are requested to do as advised, as this is my turn to cry. "Victorious." Terms —York Meeting, ss. ; to the St. Leger, 10s. Address, 15, Charing-cross. Addressed envelopes required. Naval and illilitary intxligence. WOOLWICH, Aug. 14.—The screw-steamer Pioneer arrived off the Royal Arsenal, on Wednesday evening, with stores from the Crimea. The screw -steamer Robert Lowe left the Royal Arse nal this morning. The screw steam gun-boats Camel and Founder, fitted with engines by Messrs. John Penn and Son, steamed down from Deptford dockyard this morning, and after taking on beard the engineer authorities of Woolwich dockyard, proceeded on to the measured mile to test their speed, and from thence returned to Deptford. One of the old six-gun sailing brigs, named the Roy alist, has been brought round from Portsmouth to this yard to be fitted up for service as a Thames police sta tion, and will replace the vessel lying off Somerset-house which is now considered far too small. The Banshee, paddle steam-vessel, Lieutenant Com mander John W. Pike, has also arrived at this dock yard. She is found to want new boilers, and therefore will be hauled into the fitting basin as early as crnve nient. She has been on the Black Sea station. The sailing-transport Burlington, of 900 tone burtben, arrived off the Royal Ar-enal at about 8 o'clock last evening, with two companies of the Royal Artillery and a detachment of Sappers and Miners on board. The com panies were Captains J. C. Childs' No. 3, from Malta, and A. B. Wragge'e, No. 5, from Corfu, both of the 2.1 battalion. The death of Payrrtaster F. H. Dalgety, of the British depots at this garrison, took plac3 at his residence on Tuesday last, from the effects of a fall out of his carriage. First-class Surgeon J. C. G. Tice, M.D., arrived at Fort Pitt this morning, for the purpose of performing. medical duty at that eitablishment. Second class Sur geon T. Guy, M.D., bas been ordered to take charge of the lunatic asylum at Fort Pitt. Assistant-Surgeon 0, C. Clery bas arrived in order t..) do duty at the general hospital, Fort Pitt. The 83d Regiment (Prince of Wales), consisting of 23 officers and 750 men, under the command of Colonel Rqbinson, have arrived at Aldershot from Gosport. The 95th Regiment (Derbyshire), consisting of 28 officers land 531 men, under the command of Colonel Hume, C. 8., have left Aldershot for Portsmouth en route for Dubli The depot of the 4th Regiment, consisting of 12 officers and 505 men, under the command of Captain Cocks, has arrived at Aldershot. from Southampton. The depot of the 77th Regiment, consis ing of 16 ofncers and 263 men, under the command of Mejur Carden, has arrived at Aldershot from Southampton. The 331 Regiment (Duke of Wellingtoniv), consisting of 24 officas and 613 men, under the cAmmand of Col. Johnson, C. 8., has left Aldershot for Portsmouth en route for Dublin. The steam.tran3port Pacific made a splendid tun down the Channel, and landed the 9tith Regiment at Dublin, at two o'clock yesterday. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty : Lieutenant W. T. F. Jackson, to the Edinburgh ; P;cliard Browr;e, blaster, to the Cornwallis ; Ge o rge M'CAsy, second toaster, to the C , llturiou ; Bernard B Do aline, second master, to the Princess Royal ; Ben j.trnin D. Ccnnor, second master, to the Conqueror ; James H. Lawrence, second master, to the Edinburgh ; John E. Scadamore, second master, to the Algiers ; Henry Bond, second master, to the Royal William, ; Valentine F. Johnson, second master, to the ,Ajax ; Robert J. C. Grant, second master, to the Impregnable ; William H. Moore, second master, to the Hogue ; E. L. G. Street, second master, to the. Blenheim; Edward H. Hills, second master, to the Ajax ; Oscar Samp son, acting. second master, to the Highflyer ; Leonard H. J. Hayne, assistant-surgeon, to the Implacable; Walter J. Butler, acting assistant surgeon to the He cate ; G. B. Evans, midshipman, to the Princess Royal ; Thomas L. Woods, midshipman, to the Amethyst ; J. F. Chubb, master's assistant, to the Blenheim ; R. H. Raider', master's assistant, to the Edinburgh ; Tlibinßs H. Elliott, master's assistant, to the Centurion ; H. G. Garlick, master's assistant, to the Colossus ; W. H. Pur vis, master's assistant, to the Amethyst ; Samuel J. Gissing, master's assistant, to the Dauntless ; Francis J. Gray, master's assistant, to the Princess Royal ; Gregory W. Burnett, master's assistant, to the Conqueror ; C. H.'J. Biker, master's assistant, to the Duke of Welling ton ; W. B. Goldsmith, master's assistant, to the Ajax ; J. E. W.ddlesconibe, master's assistant, to the Cressy ; J. S. Vivian, master's assistant, to the Majestic ; J. W. Ashton, master's assistant, to the Royal Albe;t ; E. Downes Law, naval cadet, to the Higbflyer. DEATH OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL P. HAY.—We have to record the demise of another veteran military officer, Lieutenant General P. Hay, who died on Friday la.t, in the 83d year of his age. The gallant deceased saw cm siderable service during the Peninsular war, and bad re ceived the silver war medal for Sahagun and B3neveute, being at that time in the 25th Dragoons. His commis. sions bore date as fellows :—Lieutenant, June 14, 1794; Captain, July 25; 1795 ; Major, April 25, 1307 ; Lieut.- Colonel. Ju ne 4, 18 15 ; Colonel, January 10, 1837 ; Major-G, neral, November 10, 1851 ; and Lieut.-Gene ral, June 20, 1854. lie was plaued on hall-pay in Feb., 1821. DEATH OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL WILLIAM ALEX ANDER GORDON, C.E.—We regret to learn the death of Lieutenant-General William Alexander Gordon, Colonel of the 54th Regiment. The gallant General entered the army in 1794, in, we believe, the 95th Foot. He served in Holland in 1799, at Walcheren in 1809; and in the following year proceeded to the Peninsula with his regiment, whet() he served until the end of that war in 1314. no was present at the battle of Fuentes d'Oacr, the action at Aroya de Molino, the battles of Vittoria and the Nive, besides various minor affairs. The gallant (Beer " 8 severely wounded in the left arm at Vittoria. and again in the right foot at Ilaspaine on the 14;1 Feb., 1314. The dt.o:Evied general received a medal f, r the Nive, and the silver medal for Fuentes d'Onor and Vittoria. The gallant General was appointed Colonel of the 54th (West Norfolk) Regiment in 1850, which by his death becomes at the disposal of the Commander-in-Chief. }Es commissions bore date as follows :—Eusign, Oct. .2, 1794 ; Lieutenant, Dec. 29, 1794 ; Captain, Oct. 2, 1801 ; Major, June 4, 1813 ; Lleut.-Colonel, D e 6. 20, 1813 ; Colonel, July 22, 1830 ; Major-Gene ra l, Nov. 23, 1841; and LieuteGeneral, Nov. 11, 1851. TV EMIL XST iV BRIDGE. At the Lambeth Vestry, last evening, Mr. C. B Teague in the chair, kr. F. DOIILTON called attention to the recent report of Meters. Bendel and Simpson. He coneidared that the proposal of those gentlemen to stop entirely the thoroughfare over Westmiuster-bridge .during 'a period of about five years, while the new bridge was construct in7, arid to provide for the traffic by diverting it over a new bui lge, to be erected between the Horseferry-road and Church-street, Lambeth, was one calculated to in flict enormous injury upon the inhabitants of Lambeth, and to cause very great inconrenience to the public ge nerally. The rental of the property that would be di rectly affected by the arrangement was estimated at 30,9001. ; but there was a large amount of property which woul I be indirectly interfered with, and whit would be seriously injured, if not destroyed. The con tract, which had been suspended by the bankruptcy of Messrs. Mare, was for a bridge double the width of tho old one, and it was stipulated that half of it should be finished and opened for traffic before the other half was commenced. The principle was thus recognised that there shor ld be no int.rference with the existing' thortughfare ; but the plan - now proposed would leave Westminster-road for four or five years without an out let. He - need not point out tl.e inevitable result, for the vestry would see that the traffic, if diverted for so long a period, would never return to the old route. The present condition of the bridge was dangerous in the ex treme, several of the principal supports having been cut away in the construction of the new bridge ; and there was great risk that the bridge would give way. If that were to happen, a total stoppage of the thoroughfare would occur, without any provision whatever for tempo rary accommodation to the traffic ; and the occurrence might possibly be accompanied with a great loss of filet, The navigation of the river was almost prejudicially affected by the present state of the bridge, the greater number of the arches of which were entirely or partially stepped up, and rendered nearly or altogether impassa ble. The trading ietereste of Lambeth (especially of the district adjoining the existing thoroughfare over the bridge) had suffered grievously for many years, owing to the state in which' the bridge had been suffered to remain, and the apprehensions, entertained for its safety ; but the injury they had sustained would be greatly increased if the proposal now made were adopted. The result of various committees, and of a commission specially appointed, had been to decide that the existing Site was the best for the new bridge ; that decision had been affirmed by Parliament, the works had actually been commenced, and persons had therefore bought the Westminster-bridge property, relying upon the goad faith of the Government. He (Mr. Doulton) considered that those persons had serious grounds for complaint. Of course he did not oppose the erection of the Horse. ferry•bridge ; on the contrary, he was convinced both that siich a bridge was necessary, and that it could not be erected too soon. What he protested against was the diversion of the traffic from its present line, and he begged therefore so move the appointment of a commit. tee to consider and report on the best course to be adopted under the circumstances. (Hear.) Mr. Awe said this was a subject on which he was not altogether without experience, for he had been con cerned in the erection of four bridges over the Thames, and he considered that the proposal of Sir B. Hall would cause a monstrous waste of public money. The plan of Mr. Page was an admirable one. His proposal, by which cofferdams would be dispensed with, was one that would ere long be universally adopted, for it gave a perfectly safe foundation, and effected a large saving. Yet this able engineer was to be sacrificed to Messrs. Rendel and Simpson! He (Mr. Plews) should second the motion with a great deal of pleasure. Mr. IL TAYLOR protested against the interests of the public being sacrificed to a fancy of Sir B. Hall. Sir Ben jamin had lately indulged in many strange whims ; and he was afraid that they would have to animadvert upon many more. Mr. FOWLER regretted the opposition which had been offered to the excellent plan of Mr. Page, but they all knew with what difficulties every improvement bad to contend. Tne plan of forming foundations of concrete was at first the subject of a great outcry ; people would not believe that any extensive building could be erected upon a foundation of that kind. The prejudice had, how ever, long since passed away. With regard to Mr. Page's proposed foundation for \Vestminster•bridge, not only did he (Mr. Fowler) believe that it would be perfectly sound, but he thought that it would require a very able engineer indeed to destroy it when once made. The committee was then appointed nem. con. NORTH OF EUROPE STEAM COMPANY. At the half-yearly meeting of this company, held yes terday, Sir S. Peto in the chair, the dividend de clared was at the rate of s per cent, per annum. It was announced that the Earl of Yarborough has been com pelled to retire from the direction in consequence of ill health. The progress of operations was stated to be of the most satisfactory character, the opening of the Baltic trade having been attended with very advan tageous results. An increase of dividend, it is intl. mated, cannot, however, ho expected this year, since the outlay to secure theyaffic has seen on a large scale. The company have now five vessels on charter to main tain their trade, and it is considered that it will be essen tial to augment the fleet to that extent at least, to pre vent other parties from entering the field. The routes now occupied, with the exception of that from Grimsby to Hamburg, have all been profitable, and the directors, following out a policy which they have adopted from the first, have discontinued the vessels between those ports. During the last six months tkere has been a total ex. emotion from loss, or any casualty which it is necessary ta detail, and the steady development of freight and par- Fenger traffic shows the solid and remunerative nature of the rehrtiors es ablished. In arswer to questions it was mentioned that the vessels engaged iu the Back Sea had been insured in the ordinary manner, but that th ere employed in the service of the company had been placed at average 'rates upon the general insurance lund, which amounted last Christmas to 4,7001., but is now upwards of 10,2001. As it is contemplated im mediately t - ) take the necessary measures for placing the affairs of the company ur.der the operation of the Limited Liability Act, the directors intend calling up the remainder of the capital to provide additional ves sels of a class which shall be able fully to carry out the quirementa of the Baltic trade. r Reference was made to the employment of two of the boats of the company in the competitive route of Ramsgate and Margate ; but it was explained that the directors are guaranteed against leas, the charters being based on an arrange ment which insures 'a remunerative return. At the close of the proceedings a special resolution was passed authorising the directors to place the company under limited liability, and it was announced that two call s o f 21. 10s. each will be shortly made. Capt. Andrews, the managing director, in acknowledging a vote of thanks, stated a belief that the trade with St. Petersburg may he rapidly extended. With a class of steamers built on the principle already adopted in the service, the company will be able to reach the quays of that city and take freight withoUt the intervention of lighters or the other imam adopted in the chacnel passage Prom Cronstadt. Through the arrangements in progress the trade between Ficnsburg aid St. Petrraburg will be greatly accelerated, and relations with the Danish Rail way enabling the establishment of an expeditious communication. With vessels of the character proposed the company will eventually compete with ordinary sailing craft, the d:fference in time allow ing them to work for as low a rate of freight. Between London and St. Petersburg the interval may be reduced to live daysa; and, as France iS expected to open a route from Dunkirk in the Caine direction at no distant date, the era, le of the B iltic a•id the Med.terranean efll, acceriltna to the views of Captain Andrews, be hereafter candueted by steamers, instead of sailing ves sels. As pi actically i lustrating the possibility of taking a steamer up to 'St. Petersburg, Captain Andrews men tioned that during his recent visit to the Baltic he pro ceeded with a vessel of the company• to that destination. AN ACT OF GRATITUDE. A Ltter from Berlin relates the following in terestillg anecdote -- "A few days ago a hale old man, in a peasant's cos tume, but decorated with several orders and crosses, was seen to ascend the flight of steps leading to the ter race of the palace of Sans-Souci. A sentinel poSted there stopped him, informing him that he could not be allov4d to go further, as the palace was inhabited by the Empress of Russia. Why, that's the very reason I must go on,' replied the veteran sturdily. An alterca tion ensued, which was interrupted by the arrival of Colonel Count Von Alvensloben, first equerry to the Empress, who asked what was the 'matter. The old man replied that he bad walked'nine German miles to see the . Empress before his death, he having saved her in her youth from a watery grave. On learning this, the Count bid him wait, and having informed the Ern press- of the occurrence was ordered to introduce him. The veteran approached the Empress with a firm step, and then exclaimed : I recognise her well, though she is much changed.' He then reminded her Majesty of an occurrence which took place in 1806, in the park of Charlottenburg, where the late King used to pass the t summer, living there in the style of a _ r prir gentleman. The Empress of Russia, then 7 erincles day Charlotte, and only 7 years of age, f : ne ter, called playing near the ornamental piece d tl r i n a, Carp-basin, aa,i c sister hi anrwe w Princess hLn A s hiee wasn hich exercise' she water's edge. A he r brother with h little drawing along in a bath e ch n tl e ir i , r the happened to go rather duty tier of her danger, lent ; mimes yeung guardsman on not . far n otf e t a h l e led li t t o ti b e e p r, w . arn pee . laughed at her adviser, and eonunne d to dra w t h e b at h chair aloe() to the [ink. rink. 'Thes o ldier on seeing this, stepped forward, held his sword before her, and cr i e d, 'Haltr The Princess, in a fright, stepped hack, slipped, aced fell into the water. The sentinel instantly p l unged in after her, go t her safely Alexandrine out,and draggingthe nin g go-cart along side alon g an w d crying all p all the while, carried her'dripping wet as she was to Queen Louisa, who was sitti n g b e f ore the palace, reading. The Queen, on l earn i ng w h at had happened,' bent over her child, took from her neck a small medallion containing a lock of her (the Queen's) hair, and gave it to the guardsman. This same medal lion the veteran now showed to the Empress, who, im mediately recollecting the occurrence, with deep emotion requested him to restore to her the medallion with her mother's hair, and turning to Prin cess Gagarinp, her lady of honour, detached her own portrait set ie diamonds (an ornament which the ladies of the Russian court genetaily wear as a mark of special affection) fro:DAL° bosom of that lady; an d gaveitto the old guardsman, w h o wen t awa y d e lighted and hies, proud, th a you t' atid - in la - sling - by • the sentinel who hadstopped showed him the trinket, saying, ' you see stupid fellow e ~~ , k _ it, us all we ‘rd Ito ast art me r`.l ,; ~;~ 100 100 100 20 20 25 100 40 50 25 100 100 100 20 3t 1.0 5 a' 25 I 1, 2 5 s .`, k Pm mu