The Sun. — London, England, 1856-08-04 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTRT.T.IGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocx. The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed tamely, and was well supplied, but the prices of all kinds were unchanged. The sales were estimated at 7,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken for export and on speculation, com prising 100 Pernam and Maranham, at 7d. ; 200 Egyptian, 6,0. to Thd. ; 1,000 Surat, 40. to 51d.; and 20 Sea Islands, ls. to ls. 6id. per lb. The Railway Share Market closed with little animation, and a slight improvement in prices. The weekly commercial report from Paris states that, although business has not been active during the past week, still it has been generally satisfac tory, both in the cities and manufacturing districts, considering the dull season of the year. Foreign producers of fabrics have come freely into the mar ket and paid the advance in prices asked by the manufacturers, especially Russian traders, who continue to buy largely. Commissions likewise are numerous from England and the United States, and it is reported that a busy trade will be done before the commencement of the winter season with the latter country. Trade in the interior is quieter, and purchases are limited in the provinces. However, advices from Iteaucaire continue satisfactory, and the mer chandise sent to the fair held there has met with rapid sale. The retail trade at Paris is quiet, as the wealthy part of the population are out of town, but the great number of strangers visiting the capi tal are free in their purchases. The attention of the mercantile community has been occupied with some interest at observing the decrease of silver in circulation and the increase of gold, the ono caused by the large exports to the East, and the other by the purchases made in England by the Bank of Prance; and should it progress, it is probable that in less than two years there will be more gold then in circulation throughout France. The accounts from New York, by the steamer Africa, state that money continued abundant, al though there was rather more demand for commer cial purposes. The banks lent freely at previous rates, and the last weekly return published by those institutions showed an increase in their dis count business of almost a million and a quarter dollars. In trade no new feature of importance was apparent, but it is mentioned that, during the week ending the 19th ult., the imports of merchan dise exceeded the exports to the extent of $,000,000 doll. This being the " fourth" of the month, when, as usual, a large mass of commercial bills becomes due, there is a good demand for money, but no pressure is experienced, nor can any further altera tion in the rates of discount be recorded. A steady absorption of capital is occasioned by the periodical calls by the recently formed joint-stock companies, Which, together with the requirements of trade, and continued purchases of gold and silver for France and the East, causes the general Money Market to remain firm at current quotations, and prevent any immediate reduction in the Bank minimum term of discount. The imports of the precious metals last week amounted to about 825,2001., and the exports to 653,000/. The quantity of specie on board the steamer Ava, Which leaves Southampton to-day for China and the East Indies, is 675,2921. In Mark-lane business has been extremely dull b claY, and the corn market is nominally 10s. per quarter lower. Scarcely any variation has taken place in the Prices of English Securities to-day, the market being dull but firm. The arrangements for the settlement of the account, which is fixed for the 7th inst., now begin to occupy the chief attention of the brokers and others ; but speculation having recently been very quiet, this will prove an affair of less importance than usual. The terms charged for continuation are still per cent. Consols have been 95i- for money, 951 to 951 for the 7th inst., and 96i for September. The New 3 per Cents. are 961 4, and the Reduced 961- Exchequer Bills are 15s. to 19s. premium, and the Bonds 100 1 India Bonds are 16s. to 20s. premium. The Foreign Funds are well maintained, but very little business has been done. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 1041, and the 4 per cents. 1041, being about previous rates. Spanish Deferred are steady at 24 11. Sardinian Deferred are 92 to 921, and Mexican 23i 3 . Dutch 2i per Cents. have been marked 65, and the 4 per Cents. 97k. The English Railway Shares are well main tained, and in some instances tend upwards. Great Northern, Great Western, Midland, Nor folk, and North-Eastern (Berwick), have all im proved. The Northern of France are flatter. The Colonial Shares are very dull, but continue firm. Ca lcutta s are prem., and Bengals prem. Rigas have declined. Banking and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet. BR: ITISEI FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. f From i h s Oficial List.) Pnsinest dole. a per Cent. Reduced Annuities 961 i tPer Cent Consols Annuities 9si $ i i India B Per Cont. Annuities 96i i if anfli* Bonds, £1 nno OM,R ' p . for Account Consol Scrip 4l p Exchequer Bills, 2id. ciOon Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent. — Ditto, 1859 ~, P RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Mexican Bonds 6O • mexican 3 per Cent -- Ditto Account 23i i 3 Sardinian Bowls, 5 per Cent. B Panieb Bowls, 3 per Cent — Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Tarkitsh Bonds, 6 per cent — Ditto Account lO4l I)itto Guaranteed. 4 per Cent. `Venezuela Bonds, 4i per C ent Ditto Account .., Dividends on the shove "'Noble 1. , ' Londoa. mutch Exchange, 2i per Cent., 12 Guilders 65 • Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ........ THREE O'CLOCK., Consols, Money 9si i Ditto Account (Aug. 7) , 9si i , The Most Hon. Frances Anne, Marchioness of Lon donderry, is at present sojourning at Seaham Hall, where her ladyship is entertaining a select party of friends, in cluding the Earl and Countess Vane, the Earl of Eglin ton, Lord A. V. Tempest, M.P., Sir, F. Kelly, M.P., Captain Scott, and Mr. V. Stewart, M.P. In the course of the present month the marchioness will repair to Gar ron Tower, Antrim, for the autumal season.—Newcastle Journal. SIIICIDE.—On Saturday night, about a quarter past 12 o'clock, a man named Cambridge, a coal-porter, threw hiniself from the bridge in the York-road (Maiden. lase) into the Regent's Canal. An alarm was instantly given by some persons who witnessed the sad occur rence, and a boat was speedily at the spot, but the un fortunate man bad sunk, though not without some desperate struggles. About an hour elapsed before the body was recovered. Deceased resided at 32, Sidney- Str eet, Caledonian-road, and had been absent from hcime 011 the previous night. , - LEX CRops.—CaEDI TON, Saturday. —A. field of wheat neap the railway station has this day been cut, which has attract e d muc h attention from the thickn ess an d un usually bright colour of the straw and the weight of the ears. We are confident that the crop will be upwards of f orty bushels per acre, which will amply repay the Spirited occupier, Mr. Mortimer, for his skill and outlay, in reference to whose fields generally we may say, Ex uno di sco omnes. " A n i mmense breadth of ground in thi s neighbourhood is in wheat a great part of which will fall b e f ore the sickle during the com i ng wee k. O ne gentleman, Mr. Elias Tremlett, has upwards of 100 act. " of wheat, ev er y p erc h o f w hich we are assured is ; all respects good, and this we are told, even by those who have acquired the name of grumblers, is the character of the wheat crop generally. But little barley has been sown, therefore, although the crop is excellent, we should not be surprised to see bailey and wheat about the same price soon after harvest, in consequence of the great demand which there is for malt, the crop of apples, which for five or six years past has been gradually getting worse, being now a total failure. Indeed, many farmers have for months past given each of their labourers is. 6.1. per week, in lieu of "hard cider," which many a philan thropist has denounced as the bane of this part of the kingdom ; but which th e h us b an d men sa y i s necessar y to etimulate them to th e i r l a b our , an d a ll a y th e ir great thirst. The sweet, s p ar kli ng c id er , so gra t e f u l i n h o t weather s to Cockney palates, is now risen to a fabulous Prise. - REVIVAL AFTRIt EXECUTION.—"Nov. 20, 1740. — William Dowell, for a rape on Sarah Griffin, in a barn at Acton, was carried to Surgeons' Hall for dissection, when he came to himself, and was the same night again committed to Newgate." "Dec. 6, 1740.—The case of Dewell, the malefactor, who, after hanging, came to life again, is left to the Recorder." " Feb. 14, 1741.-- The condition of Dewell's pardon, who revived after execution, is transportation for life."—Notei onci SHARE MARKET/I 'THIS DAY.) itIILw aYs. thaILWAYS. Closing Prices this day Ambg. tiottug. Bor. sn.d Eustr.. Junot . is 1 14, Wolvorb tour Vt.Ue Birke-11. , (1. Lan,•BL. 4 clesHre June' Do. C , :ealt. dt Birk. Do., Myth &, Tyne orient - . £25 (isgd. at .£4i.; Brie,ol and &toter— Calodouiatt. Chester it Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, tt Par Cornwall Do. A Do. B Dub tin&BellastJune Dun. P. & Aber. Jnc East At; glim Eastern Counties.. 17 , 11,,r. A Sti 14., B. Stock Do., New A....« East Keut East Lancashire Edinburgh 4 Glasgo Edinb. sad Peebles._ Edin. Prth & Dunds Forth & Cycle Jun.% Furness . Do. 'Extension Glasgow& S. West, , .- Great N. of Scotlnd. Great Northern,,,,,. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre , Great Western Do. Stour Val. R►!' Gus. Stk Irish South-Eastern. rAneaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. Now Thirds Laue ash. andForksh Di., Wat. Riding Un Do. South-, or; London & Blackwai 1 bond. Bright & S.Cst. Lona. and N. Westn 80. Fifths D0.101.43h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths,. London and g. Wavtn. Lon. Tilby. & South Barking Sh I LndndrrydiC;ol eraine Lndndrry. &Ennisk. Ylanch.Shet&Lincln Do., Man. &Lin. Un tetropolitan Midland )(:..13irnang.&Derb , gidld. Cl. West. (Ira ) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & 0141 , lo Nwpt.Aberg. &II! fd Newry & Enniskillen , Newry, Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Nrorfolk vorthn.Countios Un North British "nth Devon Rail &I Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N.Eastern—Berwies Do. do. F-ttension Do.do. G.N.E. torch Do. Leeds Do. York 'North London . v.&S.Writrn.,llam , stead, and City Jn North Staffordshir , North Western.... ~ N. 8. Westrn.Jnno. )x., Wore.. 67, Wolv. ..ortlmouth Scottish Contrai Scottish Midland ihropshiro Uri al South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dur Do , Itrtines, Wok. &Wok l 14ockton & Daeing.l Do do., 1554 Do., do., 1855 itc,vkten a Hartley: Taff Vale no. Pref., No. 1 Thames Hay. D.& R Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall West 'End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A ......, Do. B West London wimbledn Croydon' 41 - 41 -- 19) - - 18 131 - 141 94 - 60 :1 -- 61 1.7 - 174 13 - 15, • ell ....... 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". ... • ...• 11. • ••• - ... 48 - 50 404 -41 t 11 - lip woo ... 38 42 36 - 38 68 70 7i 8 •. tai ip Business done this day 4 i i i 174 FOR: Antwerp&Rott,rdero Ardennes Atlan.& St.Lw.lersed at 6 p. c. by Gd.Tnk of Canada Belgian Bastn. June &niers to Graissessa Bombay, Baroda , an Oen. India, g, 5 p. c D-. Buff & Lk. Hur. Ry. Carineaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. Demerara Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New Emit Indian, g. sp. . Do. Fx. B, gu • 5 P.C. Do. Ex. C, gu. 5 p. c Do. do. D, gu. 5 p. c. D 0.42 p.o.Bnds. ,'57 Do. do. do., '59, dr_ Gee'ong Si. Melbourne guar. 5 per cent Gd. Tk of Canad&Aie Do. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. till Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Fran nt. Tn. Pen. g. 5 p. c. Do New, guar. 5 p. c. great Luxembourt. Constituted Share. Gt. Western of Canada Shares . Do. New............ Do. Bets., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p. '60.- Do. do., '73 do. Do. do., '73, without option Lake Const. & Licrre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian. Lucca .01. Pist. 5 p. c.p Lyons and Geneva. Lyons & Mediterrai Madras, guar. 4 4 p.c Do. New do., 5 p. c Do. 4i p. c. Exton Do. 3d Ea,, g. 5 p. Niaria Antonia Do. do. Now . Namur 4 . Liege ( grit' interest) %D. (ex interest), Do. do., 6 p. c. Pref worthern of France gorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds °aris and Orleans. Recife & San. Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Rib & Dunaburg is. at 80/. per share Rome and Frascati.. `.oval Danish aoyal Swedish iambro and Meuse_ )o. 5i p. cent. Pref. icinde, guar. 5 p. c. Do. ionthern of France 3t. Andrew's and Quebec (A) ~. West Flanders Do 5 per c. Pref._ 0 7.41 N. W. of Franc West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden ... •• 7 evitand JOINT-S' Aoastralasis Bank of Egypt Bank of London Kri. Col. Bk.&Ln. C British N. American Chartd. Bank of Alit IChrtd. Br k. of India, Australia. & China ICity :5 Colonial :0 Commercial of Lond. II gng.Soot.& AUL Cht. .11 Loud. Chart. Bk. o' Australia .5 Oitto New London and Couni &E. Bnk g. Corp. London Joint Stock. London and Paris.... L oa d. & Westminste, National Pro.cf Bug Do. New. . National of Bank New South Waier„..., Oriental Bank of (Jorporatlun- Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Lao. Now Aus B &Go Im C( loyal British .rith Australia Unica of Australia—l Do. Now ilniou of London Western Bk of Loud 1 100 100 4? 2si 50 4t. St 25 20 23 50 6 5 20 10 98i 8 814 2 1 3 131 3 118 64 31 93 i Inn 7 ad 1071 81 i 1091 i 10 81i if 87i 1 201 181 621 13 i d 49 741 6t i / 85i 4i 22 22 1 i 41 i I I 13f a I 13} 102 t i 12/ 12 111 i 681 8 x d THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENINei s A'UGU'ST 4. DIARZET NEWS.—(Tits Day.) LINES LBAXED RAILWAYS. Bedfarl and Blet obley Buckgbainsh. Clydesdal , Col. Stour Vy. Sod. and Hal. R. Lin. a . €..1 pc. E. Un. H. SI,. Gla.s. Barr. S. Neils. Direct Do. New...... Glstr.dt Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Railway__ Hull Sr, Solby Do. Shares. D 0..; Shares. Lon..tGlreenw Do. Preference Lon., Pll., & S. Lowestoft ET. 4 per cont. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. lista. and Matlock Middlesbro' Rodcar. Midld.Bratifd Newmarket Bury E. G.spc N.& Est.s p.c. Do. 6 nor et. Do. /1'0(15 pc Prest. & W y re Do. Shrs. A Roystn.& Shef.Roth.and Gooleg.s p.c. Shrews. &Her. S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent... D 0..... ......... Wit tmkflomrst 98 100 .00 - 105 12 - 14 139 - 141 4 ... 44 FIXED RENTALS. C to.imt rife"[ this day. LegaiH• COMpanS. London & N. West. L.&N.W. Caledon E. Un. E. C E. Count CaldonLa jDo ... Gt. Weetn Yk. New. Berw. Y. &NM, • Do D 0.., S. Easto , r Do 1 Peto & Co. Norfolk... L.&N.W. & Midi& Stckton& Darlingt. I En. Coun. E. Count. D 0... Do L. & N.W Do iGt Northo Lancash & Yorksh. T. Brassoy M.MClean itockt. & Darlingt Do latWeetn. au .... • ii io Lb • los 12 - 13/ 23 3 / 4 - 112 - 115 ••• """ • •• 2fi - 211 91 - 96 - 58 - I O. ..".. • • • 1. .'". ••• fit; 111 7i 8 3 2id 34 - P 5 91 - 93 PRE NE RENCE SILAICE3. ()ordeal. Deben. Do. 6 per cent. 00. N 0.2, 7 p. c.., and Tyne 10 pe7 c. prof. (issd. ntsol aria. & Ex. 4 p. c. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO '!hoe. &Flo. Gn. 5 pc 10. do. Pref. No. 2. 00. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork 4Bandon6ip.c i)un.Prth .6tAber.J. & Anglian Cle. ASh Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c. Do. do Cis. C 7p. c. (?as.Co.Ex,spoNo..: Do. No. 2 . Do. New 6 p. o. St gest Un., G. 6 p. c. Do, 51., 10 Der cent Do. JAW. DeSentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent tiavt Lanca,h. 6y . e t! Ql.4r.W. York. J. sth, . & Gll. 5 p.c. sh d. Prth.&Dun.4p.c Furness 84 - 90 118 120 116 - 118 101 - 103 16 -17 • ell -- ... 5 - 5i 6 - 6j 107 - 112 100 - 105 i 1 i - 1 p 13 - 13i1 ... "'".. ... ... .'. ... ... - ... iii - iii &5.W.G.5 P.C. Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. a. Redeem. I at 10 p. c. prom. 4i p. c. Do. 5 p. c. Scrip., Red. at 5 P. c. pm... - 121 112 - 114 105 - 107 i - tp qt.N. of Scot. let Pre ..4t. S. W. (Ireland) Do. 4per c. Prof. S W.(2.Rtll.Exspc Do.eon. red. 4i p.c. rro. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irrecl. 4p. C. Do. 5 p. c. red. prof Do. Birm. Prof. Sh... Do. Chester 8 p. c.P.S Do. do. 5 p. c. d 0... Do. Birm. Qua. Stk Do. Chee. One. Sh.. Do. do. do Do. do. do `An. &York. F. .£10 Do. 6 p. c. Stock Lon. &Brigh. G.sp.c. Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. New Gnar.6 p. e. Do. do. 5 por cent • Lon. &N. W., Coy. Nuneaton 5 p. ct... ..on.k S.W. 7 per ct • •• ".". • .. 6 -8/ 95 - 97 89 - 91 89 - 91 99 - 101 10 -10* 17/ - 17 104 10' 75 -77 20/ - 211 l 0 - 10# 15i - 16 ai 36 138 ~N ~~ ~N late 3d Shares ... Dandy. & Color. Sh. Londy. & Ennis.; Sh L.,6 p. Cent Do. do. do. £6 ... 60 - 165 125 - 130 65 - 70 Do. do. 31 per cent. ltrarypt.& Carl. 4 p c. Do. 41k per cent Do. do. Ifid.Consol.6 p.c.St Con.Br.Bir. 6pc De. 4i p. c. Pref. M Ditto L. & H. Pref. St New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p. c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 p et. with optn. till '66 Norfolk Debenture Do. Pref. 5 it. a. Stock Do. 5 p.c. Ext De. 5 per ct.prof ] Do.Vay. Val. 5 p.c North British N. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 p.o tNo.I Do. do. Quarters ... Do.YorkH.& R. Pnr. North Staffordshire.. Ox, Wo, kW.1516 pc Do R. Pref. 101. Sh. Soot. Cent. ,New Pref South Devon Do. fixed, 4i per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 4i p a sh S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c D. do. 4i p. o I.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar Stock. & Dar. , 5 p. c Do. do. do Stock. & Hartl. g. p. o. till July 1,'56 Waterfd. & Kilk. 6 pc ••• -- ... 139 - 141 101 - 103 91 - 93 li - 2 PI 104 —lO6 98 —99 1 id ... ... m... ... z 12 - 114 ••• ---- ..• 15 .- 16 24i -- 25 .02 -- 105 10} -10 i • •• . m... 40 •• -• .. 2/ 1 - 31 'la = ••• Si i. MINES. 1 all Ague Fria ... ... ' lOs all Anglo Californian ... ... 20 7 Australian. 1 11 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) ... ... 50 all Bltenar. Iron & Coal ... . . 20 14 British Iron 4 6 35 264 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm.) 30 all Do. Cocaes 3r Cuiaba 31 4 31 44 20 15 Do. St. Johr Delßey 20 22 1 i Clarendon Cons. Min, Co. of Jamaica 4 ID - 40 all Cobre Copper 55 57 5 11 'Colonial Gold — ... St. all Copper Min. of Eng 3O 35 25 all Do. Pref. li p. cent 26 28 28 ... 16 ,Copiapo l6 18 2 11 IFortuna 20 all Genial l3 —l5 1 all IGt • NuggetVeinßeg , / A 4. all 'Great Polgooth • ••• 5 all Gt Wheal Vor United 24 14d 1 all i'Liberty A i 3 all Linares 7i -- 8 514 iLusitanian id .. 11 , 1 gal fMariquita. 1 all iNew Granada — 1 all 'Nouveau Monde — 10 ail 'Pontgi • Sil.& Le. Min lO4 -- 114 5 1 Port Philip 4 4 1 all 'Quartz Rock — 50 all New lron 26 15 all Do. New 8 10 30 14/ Santiago de Cuba.. • 24 21 24 ... 6a. ISort. Cons. Min. CO. 2J -- 2i 1 all 'South A.ustralian • 4 t 1 all iDo. Scrip. .. 4 1 all IDo. 10 per cent Pref . . ..• ... 4/ ITam. S. &L. Min. Co. II 11 10 all Pin Croft 3l 41 281 all United Mezioan 3 4 3} 1 all Waller - ••• 1 all West Mariposa IV i 1 12s. Worthing Mi n i ng of Australia . ••• ••• MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Agricult. Andraln. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Hrit. American Land Canada ... C. Go. 6 p.o. &July Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug Do. 6p c. Mar k Sept Crystal Do. Preference Crystal Pal, of France Duston Iron Ore Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Electric Teleg. of Ir En.&Aus Cop Sm Co Gen. Iron Sc Collier Glen. Steam Navigat, 'leneral Screw Steam Lond. Gen. Omnibus Magdalena St. Navig Niediteran. Elec. Tel. Niesican&S.Americn. Nat. Discount Co. Nat. Pat. Steam Fnei Netherlands Land Do. Do. 26 -- 21 ••• --•-: 6 - 6§ 126 -129 ' 114 i -115 t ••• - ••• 2 sfi - • •• ... ... ..• - .. 93 - 95 li - lf .13 - 131 41 - 41 31 1 lip 44 --5. p 24 i 26 Do.BpcPissatld New B. & N. S. Land N.S.W. Gov. sp.c. D. N. B. Australasian NAIL of Etu•opeSteam Oriental Gas Do. "New Shares" Peel Rr. Ld. & Miurl. Peninsular& Oriental Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest Ditto New South Austral. Land Submar. Tel. Scrip Do. Registered. Trust& L. Coal'. Can. Vs* Diemen's Land irsG).6p.o.Janki7e/ 1 -- 131 -- 144 14 21 -- 21 64 -- 66 4 -- 5 70 -- 72' i 36 -- 3 7 P i = lt 16 - 17 :90 = NI n miaow, this day. CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the country markets held on Saturday were scantily supplied with wheat ; yet all kinds met with a very dull inquiry, at a decline in the quotations of from 3s. to ss. per quarter. Barley supported previous rates, bet all other articles were dull and drooping. The foreign markets have become less active, and rrices are rather in favour of buyers. The shipments to Eng land are seasonably good. Up to our market, last week, the arrivals of home grown produce were very moderate. From abroad we re ceived 16,453 quarters of wheat, 1,681 barley, 19,364 oats, 2,240 beans, 70 tares, 3,987 linseed, 2,493 rapeseed, 8,170 Indian corn, 310 sacks, arid 19,469 barrels of flour. The fresh arrivals of English wheat to-day were season ably extensive, and we had several merchants' samples on the stands, in addition to a large portion of last week's un sold surply. A few rubbed-out samples of new Talavera wheat were shown in good condition. The attendance of buyers was limited, an d the trade was excessively hewy ; indeed, so few transactions took place that it is difficult to quote prices accurately. However, we consider them nominally lOs to 12s per quarter lower than on Monday last. There was a good show of foreign wheat. The trade was unusually heavy, and the quotations were nominally 83 to I.os per qr. lower than on this day se'nnight. Floating cargoes of grain were much neglected. There was only a limited quantity of barley in the mar ket, and it sold at last week's currency. Malt moved off steadily, at full quotations. The supply was but moderate. Oats —the supply,of which was large—moved off slowly, at a further decline of - 6d per quarter. We bad a heavy inquiry for beans, at is to 2s per quarter decline. The sale for peas was heavy, at is to 2s per quarter less money. A sample of new white peas, in excellent condi tion, realised 60s per quarter. The flour, trade was heavy, at 2s t o 4 s p er sac k l ess money. Town-made fell to 6is per 2901b5. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheit—Essex It Kent, Rod •••• new 60s to 68s Ditto.. •• .... old 65s 69s Ditto, White new 68s 75s Ditto.. old 70s 76s ll'Orlblk and Lin coln, Red, old —s —a Ditto new •••• •• 58s 68s Bye—Old •• •• •• •• •• •• 3 41a brew •• .......... 42s 44s Barley—Grinding .•• •• 37s 403 Malting ......... 42s 433 Chevalier...• • . 431 45s Iftlt—SnffolkandNor •• •• •• •• •• 695 74s Brown . • • ...... 638 64s Kingstonand Ware 690 76s ([Malt —Chevalier •• •. 76s to 778 Oats Yorkshire and Lincolnsk.,Feed 253 288 Potato •. .. 26s 29s Iroughal and Cork Black. ••• • .• 238 273 Cork, White .•• .• 25s 288 BOotih, Feed. •. .. 28s 30s Beans—Tick .... 36s 39s Pigeons ....403 43s Peas—Grey . ... Maple ......... . • 40s 42s W1iite.......•... 428 47e Boilers •••••••... 433 48s Floor—Town-made... 60s 64s Suffolk 47s -4 4 s Stocktn & Norfolk 46s 49s METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The imports of foreign stock into London since Monday last have been tolerably good—the total supply amounting to 8,010 head. In the corresponding week in 1855 we received 8,606; in 1851; 7,014; in 1853, 5,273; in 1852, 7,736; in 1851, 7,885; and in. 1850, 6,250 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER. From Beasts. Harlingen 144 ... Amsterdam 53 ... Rotterdam ll6 Hamburgh lB ... Dordt 36 Kampen 2O ... Bremen 774 ... Ostend Nieu Diep 64 ... ],134 ... 1 Tonningen 4.'54 ... 473 ... 46 Frederickstadt 405 ... 55 ... 20 Calais Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pies. 529 ... 27 166 376 390 ... 180 2 593 ... 426 176 5 680 ... ... 25 96 52 455 ... 61 ... --- ••• 7 ... 13 ... - T0ta1....1,984 ... 4,466 ... 572 ... 571 ... 417 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1855 1,197 ... 5,515 ... 430 ... 713 841 1854 1,378 4,081 419 ... 605 560 1853 738 3,677 ... 24'3 517 ... 98 1852 1,335 4,446 ... 950 514 488 1851 1,135 4,908 ... 520 ... 684 ... 639 'lB5O 1,083 ... 3,999 ... 578 ... 461 ... 129 There has been less activity in the demand for stock in Holland and Spain, on French account. The principal exports have therefore been directed to England. Large supplies of beasts are expected to arrive from Sweden dur ing the present month. There was a full average number of each kind of foreign stock in to-day's market, in middling conditiv. With home-fed beasts we were moderately supplied, chiefly of middling quality. Although the attendance of buyers was tolerably good, the beef trade was in a very de pressed state, at a decline in the quotations compared with Monday last of from 4d to 6d per Blbs. The highest value for Scots was 4s 8d per 81bs, and the whole of the supply was not disposed of. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton. shire we received 2,000 short horns ; from other parts of England 600 of various breeds ; from Scotland 100 Soots, and from Ireland 350 oxen. There was an average time of year supply of sheep in the market. All breeds were dull in sale, and prices gave way 2d per Sibs compared with Monday last. The top quotation for Downs was 5s 2d per 81bs. 2,800 head reached us from Ireland. Lambs were in fair supply and heavy request, at barely stationary prices. The highest figure was 5s 8d per 81bs. Calves, the show of which was rather extensive, were very dull, and 4d per 81bs lower than on this day se'nnight. In pigs scarcely any business was doing, and the quota tions gave way 2d per Blbs. _ _ Per Blbs to sink the offal& s. d. s. d.I 0. d. s. d. Interior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 4TrimeSouthdown 410 5 2 Second quality.... 3 6 310 Large crse. calves 3 4 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 4 Prime small do 4 2 4 6 Prime Scots, du). 4 6 4 BiLarge hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 8 3 10 ( Small porkers 4 2 4 8 Second quality ...4 0 4 4Suckling calves 22 0 28 ti Prime orse.-wlled.4 6 4 B,Quarter old pigs 22 0 27 0 Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s Bd. TOTAL. SUPPLY. I FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .....•...... 4,682 Beasts.. . . 1,513 Sheep and lambs ........25,420 Sheep and lambs •• •• ...... 4,000 Calves ............. ..... 330 Ca1ve5........ 232 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Monday, Aug. C, 1855, and this day, Monday, Aug. 4, 1856. Per 81133, to sink the offals. Aug. 6, 1855. s. d. s. d. 3 10 to 4 0 42 4 4 46 4 8 410 5 2 36 3 8 310 4 2 44 4 8 410 5 2 4 8 6 42 4 6 4 8 5 2 ' 3 6 310 40 4 6 3,937 ;i l li434o Aug ao:o. 4 , 1 434 :15 : 6 4840: oto 3 4 '3 6 310 ,14 6 4 8 1 , 4 10 6 2 14 8 5.8 13 4 4 0 '4 2 4 6 3 2 310 42 4 8 4,682 Coarse and inferior beasts Second quality ditto „ Prime large oxen " Prime Scots, &c Coarse and inferior sheep :" Second quality ditto Primo coarse woolled ditto Prime Southdown ditto Lambs ... ... ... ... ''' Large coarse calves ... Prime small ditto ... ... ''' '''' Large hogs ... •• ''"•• • ••• ... .., Neat small porkers ... Beasts._ ... .. •." •'• ••• •• • Sheep ... ... ... ... ,„ 25,120 25,420 Calves... ... ... ... ... ... 282 330 Pigs ... ... ... . ... .520 275 S UP PLIES ON Sets, Aug. 7, 1854.—Beasts, 4,046 ; sheep and lambs, 31,740; calves, 300; pigs, 435. Aug. 8, 1853. —Beasts, 4,832 ; sheep and lambs, 29,700; calves, 361 ; pigs, 320. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Owing to the prevailing hot weather very limited sup plies of each kind of meat have been on sale in these mar kets since Monday last. Generally speaking tho demand is very inactive, as follows : Per Sibs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 2 10 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 Do. prime large 3 8 3 1 , .) De., do. small 4 0 4 4 Pork, large 3 6 4 0 Lamb, 4s s. d. e. 4 Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6 Do.,2middling 3 S 4 2 ' Do., prime 4 4 4 S Veal 3 4 4 6 Pork. small 4 2 4 6 NI to 5s 2d. BOROUGH HOP. The plantation accounts are favourable, and the duty has advanced to 220,0001. All kinds of hops aro pressed for sale, and prices generally have a downward tendency. Mid and East Kent pockets, 31 8s to 6/ Cs per cwt; Weald of Kent, 313 s to 510 s ; Sussex, 31 Os to 41165. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Unusually large supplies of home-grown potatoes con tinue to arrive in excellent condition, but we have had no imports from abroad. Although an extensive business is doing prices are very low. The best kinds may be pur chased at .35s ; other kinds from 553 to 70s per stone. WOOL. There has boon rather more firmness in the biddings for fine wools at the publie sales held since Monday last, but we have no change to notice in prices, which have ruled as follows :—Sydney —Clean sheep's is 4d to 2s Oid ; scoured is 9d to 2s 4id ; hand -washed is 6id to is 8 d; lambs' is 80 ; skin is 6d ; piec es i s id t o i s 9d ; g rease 10.1 to 10id. Port Philip—Clean sheep's is 6d to 2s ; scoured is 8d to 23 6d ; hand -washed is 82d ; lambs' is 4d to 2s id ; ditto scoured 2s 31d to 23 10d ; skin is B,d to is 9d ; pieces is 3d to is 9Sd ; grease Bid t o 110. V an Diemen 's Land—Clean sheep's is 7d to is 9 ; lambs' is 5d to is 10d ; skin is 7d to is Bd. Adelaide—Clean sheep's is 3;d to is 7d ; lambs' is 7d to is 8d ; grease , 8d to is id. New Zealand —Sheep's is 64 to is 7d. Cape—Clean sheep's is lid to is 60 k other kinds 10d to is 3d per lb. is doin g . L as t wee k' s i mpor t s By private contract nothing were 14 bales from Madras, 488 from Bombay, 148 from Buenos Ayres, 122 from Hambro', 32 from Malta, 1,561 from Algoa Bay, and 157 from Mogadore. The following are the current rites of English wool : Down togs, is 3d to is 4d . ; Down ewes , i s 2d t o is 3!d ; half-bred hogs, is 2d to is 3 ; Kent fleeces, is 2d to is :id ; Leicester do., is id to is . 3d ; combin g s ki n , i s t o is ; blanket wool, Od to is lo; and flannel wool, is to is 5d per lb. SEEDS. There has been very little business doing in linseed, and prices have advanced 2s per quarter on the spot, and is for forward delivery. Cakes are in good demand, at ad vanced prices. Rape and oil seeds are quiet, but prices are well supported. Turnip,White, per bush. 22S to 2551 Swede ~ —s — s !dastard, 8r0wn...... 223 243 1 - 7hite, now 103 11s rares,Wlnter,new....63 Od 636 d Carraway •• .. 42s 44s Coriander •• •• 253 28s llempseed,per quarter —8 --s Linseed, Eng. Sowing.. 63s s Crushing • • •• 52s 56s Baltic .• •• • • .. —s --s Odessa .... •• • • .. —s Linseed Cake, pr. ton— English .. lOl 58 101 103 Foreign, per ton 91 Os 111 58 Rape Cakes , pr ton 515 s 5 I 108 &►pened, pr qr. 828 843 - •. • • -8 —8 Canary ,per quarter •• 568 62s Ryo brass.. •.. •• —8 —s Clover,RedEng.(cwt.) —3 —3 White •• ........ —3 Foreign Red...—. 61 6158 Whito•. • • - 8 Trefoil, new .•.•• • •• • • •-3 --3 TALLOW. Since our last report only a moderate business has been transacted in this market. Prices, however, have ruled steady. To-day, P.Y.C., on the spot, is selling at 51s 6d per cwt. Town tallow, 51s 6tl nett cash. 1854. 1855. I 18.56. 33,987 44,029 12,205 675 alto R 55 6.1 to 515 6d —s Od —s Od to —.od 946 1,722 1,868 9,632 15,387 19,523 1,315 915 844 7,619 11,692 14,019 688 61 86$ 6d b4s ad 10} St. 1 5 25 102 i 101 pm Pm 1021 91i 13} I 4i Ci i xn 6ii i Mii B a a pm 59i @tack this day ...... Trice •f Y. C Delivery last week .. Ditto from June 1.... Arrivals last week.. Ditto from Junel.... Mee ofTownw ..•• 1852. 1 1853, 41.853 18,258 38s 6e. to, 52s 6d —a Od to 1,308 1,661 9,345 13,917 - 135 1,247 10,100 I 8,860 39j 61:1 533 64 1856, E:btrb c7btt6on SUS OB'll'iCE, Seven, o'clock. THE LEGION OF HONOUR. A Supplement to the London Gazette of Friday has juclt been published, containing the names of the offic.?.rs who distinguished themselves in the Crimea, and on whom the Emperor of the French has conferred the Legion of Honour, which have already appeared in The, Sun. TATTERS ALL'S.--(This Evening.) BRIGHTON STAKES. 2to 1 agst Clementina gelding (taker) to 1 agst Quince Time wholly occupied by the settling, SPORTING NOTES. A GLANCE AT GOODWOOD. Circumstances connected with the deplorable accident in the race for the Goodwood Stakes prevented me from fulfilling my promise to place certain "Notes" before the reader on Thursday last. I will, however, now endeavour to recount the most interesting incidents which marked the proceedings. The active sympathy which has been displayed in behalf of the injured j)ckeys will afford some recom pence to the poor fellows for the dreary months of long suffering which awaits them. It is more than questionable whether either Bartholomew cr Mundy will be again able to figure in the pigskin. When a boy poor Bartholomew met with a seriou s acc id en t, and it is said that the oil wound which he then received in his head is again softening. He has a young and somewhat numerous family, but by his abstemious living and quiet industry he has saved sufficient money to place thorn and himself in comfortable circumstances. Poor little Mun dy will of course•need all the pecuniary assistance which can be afforded him. Several subscription lists have been opened almost simultaneously, and donations have been made with the well-known liberality of racing men. Some people seem to think that the accident mate• rially affected the result of the race. Of course it is impossible to skate what part the fallen horses might have taken in the encounter, but in my opinion the chances of the favourites were uninfluenced by the catas trophe. Goldhill could not stay the distance, and Ban dalore performed like an utter bad'im. Zeta's running proved theinferior quality of the animals which contested the Northumberland Plate. In Pretty Boy, Messrs. Barber and Saxon possess a wonderfully good horse, and it is to be regretted that he is not in the St. Leg -r. Still at a mile and a half I do not think he would hare any chance of defeating Fazzoletto ; over two miles I do not know any horse capable of gallopping against him. Sandboy was well tried enough, and his perform ance showed that his party's judgment was not at fault. The very fact, however, of his having been purchased by Mr. Howard ought to have prepared people for his running second. Mr. Howard's luck is cer tainly not worthy of his " pluck." For the Cup he was second with unfortunate Yellow Jack. Young Goater rode his horse with considerable skill ; some persons, however,' could not understand why Wells had the mount on Coroner, and were still more puzzled that Mr. Howard should have given up Fordharn to ride Rogerthorpe. Were the interests of the Danebury and Findon stables "amalgamated" on this occasion ? The Cup, which was a somewhat ugly affair, was pre sented by Mr. Hill to a gentleman of an exalted post. tion, and who is well known for his honest love and ad miration of horse•racing. New Brighton has turned out a lucky horse for Mr. F. Fisher, and the improvement which seems to be effected in his form is not a little creditable to the train ing skill of May, of Harpenden, whose small and " un fashionable" stable has during the season turned out several winners. Our French allies—allies in sport as well as in war—were unfortunate with Di onarque, who could get no nearer than third for either the Stewards' Cup or the Goodwood Cup. The "gentlemen" received another heavy blow and sore discouragement by the de feat of Olympus. Zuyden Zee scarcely disappointed me, for it may be remembered that I expressed my doubts as to his ability to defeat Ayacanora. He is certainly a fine looking animal enough, but "there's that about his legs his backers would scarcely care to see." The Lord of the Hills made his debut, and only showed the folly and absurdity of giving extravagantly high prices for yearlings. A most interesting and instructive book, called the "Post and the Paddock," -has just reached its second edition. It has been considerably enlarged and im proved, and it deserves the extensive circulation which it has commanded. I, however, merely notice it to cor rect an error into which the author has fallen with re gard to myself. The letters of " A Fresh Man " are written exclusively for The Sun, and were never pub lished in any other evening newspaper. When I receive a copy of the work I will give the raider a spice of its quality. To-morrow, when I shall have received a complete programme, I will give my notions about Brighton. August 4. A FRESH MAN. SKETCH OF GENERAL WALKER. At a first glance Gen. Walker appears a small man ; but when standing beside men of the average height he appears a trifle taller than they. He is very thin—nut an ounce of superabundant flesh upon his bones. The framework of his body is small, but he has a tough and very sinewy appearance. His soldiers say (those who have been with him since the beginning of his adven tures) that he can endure more hardship than the strongest-looking man in the State. lie is one of the most industrious of men, and supervises the entire affairs of the country. His ordinary dress consists of a pair of common blue pantaloons, a coarso blue linen overshirt, upon the shoulders of which two small pieces of red flan nel do the duty of epaulettes, and a straw hat. When he sits he settles down in the most careless manner, his shoulders appearing to contract into a small compass. His ungraceful posture while sitting, with his unpre tending style of dress, is apt to disappoint these who ex pect to find in him physical dimensions proportionate to the spread of his fame. But when in full uniform and animated his whole appearance changes, his shoulders expand to squareness, his height seems to increase at least a couple of inches, and the sparkle of his usually dreamy grey eyes indicates the fire and the brilliancy of the man within. His head is more than usually high, somewhat large in proportion to his body, and expands as it rises upward. His hair is of a light colour ; his forehead is broad and smooth, and so developed in the reflective faculties that a phrenologist would be apt to pronounce him an idealist and of a speculative turn of mind. His face is thin, his nose slightly aquiline, his mouth is well formed, expressing great firmness, and his lips have that compression peculiar to those who are very fastidious and systematic. His eyes are rather small, and placed low down from his brow. He speaks with much deliberation, and is particular in his choice of words. when so interested in conversation, however, as to for get himself in the subject, his delivery is easy and even graceful. His face, without being particularly hand some, has an intellectual and pleasing expression, and a moustache which he is cultivating will shortly add its graces to tout ensemble of his features. His ambition is, no doubt, great, yet he is in appearance as modest and retiring as a schoolboy. No person would suspect in his half-bashful, half-shrinking manner the desperate courage of which he is possessed, nor suppose that his small hands and delicately tapered fingers had so often fought their way with the butt-end of a pistol through a crowd of enemies. He was bora on the 10th of May, 1824, and is consequently a little over 32 years of age. He associates but little with his soldiers, but when in their company treats them in all respects as equals. Through his apparent lack of pride his has succeeded in gaining the respect, if not the affection, of his men, who, in speaking of him to each other, call him by the familiar name of " Uncle Billy." At present all the Americans in Nicaragua have an especial interest in his life, for were he to die there is no person, in the absence of General Gorcouria, to whom they would look for a suc cessful continuation of their struggle, or even a safe re treat from the country.—New York Tribune. --- THE REVISING BARRISTER'S COURT. --Yesterday the list of voters for the county of Middlesex and the va rious boroughs in it was posted up at the doors of the various churches and chapels by the overseers, and which will remain there for the inspection of those entitled to the franchise, in order that each voter may see if his name is on the register. It is necessary that every one should lee his name is on the list, so that if it be omit ted he may apply to the revising barrister, when he holds his court, which will be in the course of a few weeks. TESTIMONIAL TO AN ARCHITECT. —It gives us great pleasure to record an act highly honourable to the archi tects of this country ; it is the presentation to Mr. Jas. Pennethorne of a testimonial from his professional bre thren on the occasion of the completion of the western wing of Somerset House. In this testimonial the archi tects express their opinion of this service and of Mr. Pennethorne's merits. This is a rare compliment among men of genius ; architects are as irritable as any other class, but no professional jealousy obscures from their eyes the claims of merit.—The Builder. Observant Husband : "Sarah, dear, if I were in you place I wouldn't keep that babe so full of butter as you do."—Thoughtless Wife : "Butter, my dear ! I never give it any butter."—Husband : " No, but you poured about a quart of milk down it this afternoon, and then trotted it on the knee for nearly two hours. If it don't contain a quantity of butter it isn't for the want of churning. ~ n THE MAGAZINES. gackwood:—Beyond,all manner of question the most brilliant number of Blackwood published for many a long day—this glorious one for August, ,1856 —clever though our grand old Maga is in variably.. For we don't want in any way to dis parage her performances of late by giving those compressed within the compass of this single in stalment of her classic pages the preference. All we mean to imply by our first sentence—and that, we take it, is a vast deal—is the fact that, to our mind, the August number before us is, all things considered, quite an out-of-the-way number, a model number, an exceptional number, one quite refreshing to come upon unexpectedly in the full flush of this broiling summer weather. Alt hail, then to King Christopher Redivivus ! . . . But let us particularise. There are eight separate and very varied contributions. Each of these eight contributions being in its way perfectly admirable. First of all there is a magnificent tribute to " Macaulay" —a tribute (remembering the politics of Macaulay and the politics of Maga) altogether, we cannot but think, quite as magnanimous as it is magnificent. Then there is another instalment of Margaret Oliphant's charming new serial tale of " The Athelings '—telliug us, among other things, how Agnes's maiden novel won for itself very soon the glory of a Second Edition ! Besides all this—there comes to us most seasonably— a chapter upon " Seaside Studies :'' most seasonably just as all the world and his wife and their children are wending their way north, south, east, and west, to Lowestoft, Hastings, Brighton, and Ilfracombe. In solemn earnest, we learn in the last political paper how " India" fared under Lord Dalhousie. In delightful gossip we take, a pleasant survey of Gilbert White's dear old home in Hampshire : accompanying another of Black wood's contributors upon " A Visit to S e lborn e ." Two, among the more notable of these same Black wood contributors—to wit, Professor W. E. Aytoun and the late Rev. John Eagles—receives, each in an appropriate form the most genial and deserved tri bute from the Divine Maga herself, speaking through the quills of two of the ablest of her reviewers. The earliest of these amiable tributes appearing under the guise of a criticism upon the well-known " &etcher Papers." The latest being a sort of premonitory flourish (we cannot call it a pall' 'preliminary), about the most eagerly-looked-for pbem of the day—" Aytoun's Bothwell.' To crown all—we cannot omit mentioning in this re splendent August number of Black - wood, "Tick ler among the Thieves," being the final portion of ' that notable fragment of a charming little Dog's Autobiography ? This last-mentioned paper coming fresh and sparkling# from the humorous and ima ginative genius of one of the greatest of the many great names of Blackwood--Samuel Warren, the pathetic writer of the " Diary of a late Physician," and the comic Author ,of " Ten Thousand a Year." Remembering very vividly the absurdity of the Brick produced as a specimen of the House, we won't venture to emulate in this present instance the Skolastikos of old Gaffer Hierocles. Though many a racy bit of fun tempts us here and there to luxuriate in quo tation. Especially, one at page 223—a fragment, by the way, relating to one whom all the readers of " Bon Gualtier ' have long since voted a genuine brick and no mistake !—namely, the laughable re pudiation by Maga of the rumour rising out of a great popular delusion to the effect that Professor Aytoun is (what he most positively is not.) the Editor of Blackwood's Magazine. The Dublin, University.—The story of " The Darragh," is continued, and becomes more compli cated. The kind-hearted old general dies at the conclusion of this portion of the narrative, and the wily and subtle Gilbert has things all his own way. The nephew and narrator of the events, Walter, very imprudently departed for a foreign land, lea' ing everything exposed to the machinations of the enemy. Mrs. Cardonald and her daughter are specimens of worldly cunning and intrigue, cleverly sketched. " Cyprus" is a well-writteß sketch of travels undertaken in that island, with a view to search out the curiosities and antiquities of the place. The travellers did not, as is so frequently the case with modern excursionists, hurry on " from night till morn, from morn till dewy eve," from one spot to another, but remained resolutely fixed to their task. The first thing mentioned worthy of notice is, " the wine cellars of Salina," which are large caves, artificial and natural, in which the inhabitants of old hid their treasures from pirates. Planks of wood kept the sand from falling over the aperture. When these were re moved the entrance was impossible to be found. If pursued by the enemy the inhabitants could dig themselves out in another direction. Another curious circumstance is here recorded that Cyprus was the birthplace of Zeno, the founder of the Stoics. It is truly observed, as a strange thing, that " the man who preached indifference alike to pain or pleasure, should have come from the island where pleasure was deified. The island of Venus was the last place where one would have expected that the stern philosophy of the stoics should have issued, yet so it was." Larnacca is the busiest town in all Cyprus, though it is said, en passant, that for an English city it would be singularly dull and quiet. Some strange things are observable in the customs of the wealthy Cypriots. Of these not the least surprising is the incongruity of their gardens, where all is mixed. Marigolds surround onions, roses bloom beside beans, hyacinths and jessamines spring next to cucumber and garlic. In conclud ing the account of these travels the writer pays a tribute to the Turks, in the non-molestation they experienced in their various journeys about the plain. Whatever other results come from his rule, it is said, let him not be blamed for evils that do not exist. An article is written on " French Ver sions of Shakspere," which denounces the recent attempts in that line. After trying the various alterations and additions that have been made in the plays of the great bard, it is urged that it would be better to leave Shakspeare alone than to dress him in false colours. " With all our heart do we protest against such profane incongruousness, whe ther attempted by a Dumas or a Sand." " A Gos sip on Fortune" is well worthy of persnal, as i t brings before the reader many quaint and curious sayings and doings of the departed great. Some striking remarkWoencerning celebrated personages are to be met here. For instance : "Cs.sar appeals to his Fortune as a charm against the hurricane. The stern Marius uses his masculine reason but to distinguish the portents that are to save him from peril. Mahomet was all fatal Bonaparte all star and destiny. Cromwell confides in September three ; Louis Napoleon in December two ; and that wonderful man, Sylla, who owned a nature of le,s weakness than any of them, deliberately willed to be known not as 'Magnus,' like Pompey, nor the laurelled Dictator like Caesar, nor as King or Emperor like Crom well or Bonaparte, but simply as 'Felix,' the favoured child of Fortune." _ _ " The instances of persons whose influences have been wholly unfortunate to themselves and those surrounding them, are more numerous as more remarkable ; Agrip pina, for example, to Germanicus ; Lady Macbeth to the Shaksperean hero ; Margaret to Henry the Sixth ; Henrietta Maria to Charles the First, and Marie An toinette to Louis the Sixteenth ; women of personal qualities so like, and the evil genius of husbands so similarly distinguished by character and fortunes, that it would cost nothing to suppose the same brace of souls had been fated to play nearly the same role on different scenes under successive transmigrations." Some selections in verse are interpersed throughout the collection of subjects here met with, which give a variety to the prose, although they are not them selves of so high an order of merit as have appeared in the pages of this periodical. A paper appears on " Modern English Latin Verse," in which it is said that its palmy days are over—" the poetry of scholarship has given way to science." It is argued that from,this no good has arisen to the student, for the past generation " wrote the language with a geniality and a fluency wholly unattainable by us, who are too much occupied in probing among its roots to distil the honey from its flowers." A conclusion is given of the narrative of the life of James Montgomery, formerly concerned in this magazine. Finally, it is said that " there can be little doubt that upon his own times few writers have been more influential, and no doubt that his talents were at all times conscientiously exerted for good." Bentley.—Bentley opens with an amusing retro spect of the Session and the Season, political, fashionable, and dramatic. It is followed by the continuation of the record of the crimes of tke Joint-stock Banker, whose last achievement is the discovery of a man very like himself in appearance, who is dying of consumption, and who is to be finished by his friend the doctor when he finds it convenient to make his disappearance. The edi tor'Fiatale of " The Spendthrift" is continued. Those who anticipated the reformation of his reck less hero from the wonderful events of the last L chapters will be disappointed, as the author holds out no hope for the amendment of a determined gamester. A memoir of the late Charles Young contains many interesting particulars of the actor's career. A paper on Ben Jonson has also much merit. "Mary Goring" forms another in the series of Miss Halliwell's experiences, and a very sad one it is—the marriage of her favourite niece with the son of Sir Thomas Elliot being suddenly broken off by the discovery of the painful rumours circulated at her mother's death some years before. " The Attacht in Madrid" does not give us a very capti vating picture of Spanish life in the capital. Monkshood's Prosings are, as usual, the best among the literary articles — this month the subject I being Samuel Taylor Coleridge. While rendering full homage to the great powers and extensive acquirements of the author of "Christabel," our critic cannot refrain from joining in-the regret fre quently expressed that so great a genius should not have left some more finished memorial of his powers. Some of the quotations on criticism are very entertaining. The Nee; Monthly.—" The Session and the Pre mier'" is the title of the opening paper in this mu , gezine. In taking a review of the chief events of Lord Palmerston's premiership it • arrives-at the highly satisfactory, but slightly perplexing, conclu sion, that the termination of the present war is the most triumphant and successful of recent times. No less than three papers of travels areethis month among the contents, including a considerable range of land and sea in their descriptions. "Travels in the Central Parts of South America," the first of these is taken from a French work which has re cently appeared under circumstances that invest it with some degree of interest. The author, M. de Castelneau, was the auth or of a work on The United States, and the Silurian System of North America. His talents as a geographer and natu ralist procured him so much consideration that he was offered a diplomatic appointment at Lima, by the Republic ; but having first to ask permission of his own ! - rovi-Tienent, Louts Philipp ? , w h o i s said to have taken' great interest in geographical disco veries, reproached hint for deserting the cause of science, and offer-P(1 him the command of an expfor ing expedition into the least-known parts of South America. This offer he accepted with eagerness, but the events of 1848 prevented him from giving the results of his researches to the world. He is now French Consul at Bahia, 'and the " Histoire du Voyage " has now appeared in six volumes, under the superintendence of Dr. Weddell, one of the party. Many details, very interesting to na turalists, may be found in this paper, which of course gives a mere outline of the traveller's ad ventures. The second paper of travels bears the comprehensive title of a " Swedish Voyage round the World," and is one of a series of letters. The one before us treats almost exclusively of Madeira. The remaining paper is descriptive of the Cyrenaica, or region of the five cities, a pleasant and well ' watered spot, situated in North Africa,and recently visited by Mr. Hamilton. Like most other desert journeys we should say the author's adventures were more agreeable in the recollection than in the experience. Among the most unpleasant was hi detention by the Arabs of Siwah for six weeks. " The Butterfly Chase" is the continuation of the story of Ashley, which appeared in last mouth's number. It is a tale of melancholy interest which, we suppose, will be continued. "The Old King's Arms " is a curious story, apparently founded on fact. " The Pilgrimages to the French Palaces " are continued, and extend this month to Manly and Malmaison. Of course the latter part is occupied by anecdotes of Napoleon and Josephine, the first relating to Louis the Fourteenth and the charming young Duchesse de Burgogne, the second Dauphine, as she was called. Among the remaining articles may be mentioned the continuation of the " His tory of the Newspaper Press" and a criticism on Sir G. C. Lewis's work on the "Early Roman History." Colburn's United Service.—" The first guide to the Malakhoff," it would appear, was General Mac kintosh, who, during the progress of the siege of Sebastopol, was appointed to the command of Corfu, in which he was enabled to render Lord Raglan important service. The Malakhoff, as the reader may be aware, has this peculiarity : its superior altitude and command can only be ascer tained by one who has climbed to its summit. This feat, we are told, was performed twenty years ago by the above general, who, at that remote period, penetrated the designs of Russia, and com municated the result of his observations to the Go vernment of the day. Possessed of the knowledge thus acquired, and fortified by the opinion of Sir John Burgoyne, Lord Raglan urged, but for a con siderable time vainly, on the Fiench commander the importance of directing operations more imme diately against the Malakhoff ; opposition not being overcome until a letter from General Mackintosh, at Corfu, calling attention to the discovery he had made, was handed over to the French, by his lord ship, for perusal. " The Move Home," and " Reminiscences of the War in the East," are the subjects of passable papers. " Organisation of the Royal Artillery " is concluded, and " Our School of Musketry "is described. The Hythe establish ment is said to be, "in every respect, highly effi cient." A plea is set up by a correspondent "To Increase Naval Half Pay " chiefly on the ground of the important services rendered to the land operations, by the navy, during the war. A num ber of artiolps, on purely professional subjects, are accompanied by a readable and useful account of " The Nicaragua Canal and the Mosquito Shore," and a bit of entertaining operatic gossip on " The War of the Theatres." The Editor's Portfolio hails the royal successor to Lord Hardinge with all the fervour of a worshipper of the rising sun—though ' doubtless with sincerity. "The Chelsea Report" would yield unlimited satisfaction ; but for one " damned spot," the exculpation of Lord Lucan, the commander of the ill-fated cavalry. " The tenour of the evidence," the editor remarks, " did not warrant the Commissioners in blinking that (the destruction of the cavalry) disaster, as virtually they have done." Oxford and Cambridge.—A paper on "Popular Lectures considered as an irregular channel of Na tional Education" opens the number, and offers a number of practical suggestions likely to command general approval. " Woman, her Duties, Educa tion, and Position," is the title of, perhaps, the ablest, and certainly not the least earnest, article in the number. It were well if the subject were oftener entertained in a similar spirit, and treated with like comprehensiveness, intelligence, and judgment. Without recording our assent to all that is advanced by the writer, we feel satisfied in recommending the article to the attentive perusal of the reader. Two articles in succession are de voted to the Exposition of Art : the first dealing with Alfred Rethel's (a German) two " wonderful engravings"—" Death the Avenger," and " Death the Friend ;" and the second, with a remarkable picture by " One Dante Gabriel Rosseti," from a celebrated passage in Dante ; and ahother, hardly less remarkable, by a native artist (Madox Brown), the subject being " The Last of England," as taken aboard ship by the straining eyes of emigrants. In addition to the above, the number contains other papers of more or less merit. The Law Magazine and Law Review.—Among the contributions to the August quarterly number will be found articles on " Probates of Wills,' " American Faction—Non-I n t er f erence w ith Jas- tice," "Peerages for Life," Minister of Public Jus tice—His Functions and Duties," "The Appellate Judicature," and " The Evidence in Palmer's Case." Speaking of the medical evidence, the writer of the latter article remarks, " The above account of the con flict of medical evidence is calculated to suggest pain ful ideas. Either the subject is very obscure, and these scientific witnesses have rashly dogmatised where they should have been modestly silent, or, while the facts of the case were such as to warrant certain obvious conclusions, others were promul gated in fraud of justice and in contempt of truth." This may be, and doubtless is, the only alternative that could in fairness, and with due regard to truth, be presented ; but the writer certainly does not mete out the same measure of justice to his own profession, in offering, as he does, a sophistical defence of the remarkable protestation of belief in Palmer's innocence made by Sergeant Shee The Eclectic Review. The fourth volume of " Modern Painters" is subjected to analysis in the opening article with similar results to those found. iu the reviews by the Eclectic of the preceding vo lumes, so far as the reputation of Mr. Ruskin as an Art Reformer is concerned. "Low Life in Lon don," as revealed by recent works, will be perused. with deep interest both in the metropolis and in the provinces. Noticeable among the remaining con tents are—an article on " The Austrian Concordat," the mischievous political schemes intended to be accomplished by which are ably set forth ; and a review of Lamartine's characters in Vol. 111. of the Memoirs by that distinguished but somewhat im pulsive and paradoxical writer. Altogether the number sustains the reputation of this well-esta blished review. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SITRGEONEL—The following gen tlemen having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma were admitted members of the College at the meeting of the Court of Examiners on the Ist inst. : Messrs. William Jackson, Penin, Stafford ; John Thos. Jones, Ruthin, Denbighshire ; John Thomas Morris, Froxfield, Wilts ; Hubert Edmund Kelly, Pinner, Mid dlesex ; Henry Wilcox Down, Glastonbury ; William. Henry Hayward, Birmingham ' • William Aickin, Bel fast : Josiah Cash, Matlock ; William Roche, Cork; Edward Hanbury Pitman, Eastbourne, Sussex ; James Leech, Whitney, C or k ; an d S amue l Archer, Liverpool. AMATEUR PAIR-OARED BOAT RACE.—A very excellent amateur pair -oared boat race was rowed on Saturday evening, for a prize of the value of 101. The competitors were C. Hales and J. Marriott (Times Unity Club), and W. White (Queen's Printers) and J. Perry (Messrs. Tyler's), and the distance rowed was from Mr. F. God irey's, the Queen's Head, Mortlake, down to Putney bridge. At Hammersmith-bridge Hales and Marriott were tour or five lengths a-head, but a gallant spurt on the part of White and Perry, at the Crabtree, slightly diminished the lead. Hales and Marriott afterwards went farther in advance, and won by eight lengths. Never did men row a finer stern wager than the loam, J. va the er, B' 0 'ter pole ion. ken his he lade one, 7,rip• Jain Liort 21 5 i eral rian ;ren• - _ 'lOO 100 ,100 17i all all 1 g DO, I►l all all el all 20), ino 1.00 too 100 100 20 20 If 2 231 3 5 1 1 25j 6 Si I 17j 22 35 31} 1 48k , i Paid, all all all 100 18i1 x d