The Sun. — London, England, 1861-08-22 00:00:00

THE ARMSTRONG GUN v. JONES'S TARGET. !he trial betweetTtlaT *— se two celebrated champions —one of attack and the other of defence—took p l ace yesterday at Portsmouth, under the superint en d ence of Captain R. S. Hewlett, C. 8., commanding her Majesty's ship Excellent. The same target was tested yesterday that was pounded in Porchester Creek by the Stork's 68-pounder on the 4th, 7th, Bth, and 9th of August, 1860. No repairs of any kind have been effected to the target since that time, and the only alterations it has received to fit it for the trial of yesterday has been the removal of the old plates, dubbing off 11 inch of timber back ing to level it for receiving the new plates, and the fixing the new plates in their proper position. An examination of the back of the target showed that not a bolt or nut was started in the slightest degree, and that the framework of the target was as firm as on the day it was first put together. The most re markable feature in connection with the removal of the old plates was the very small amount of injury the timber " backing" had received by the impact of the shot upon the plates, and this is the more ex traordinary as, during the trial of the target with the 68-pounder, 17 shot struck the plates within a space of 5 feet by 21 feet, the visual area of which on a vertical plate would be 3 feet. The target was yesterday, as on the former trial, fixed on the deck of an old Arctic vessel, the Griper, and presented its armoured face at an angle of about 50 degrees. The armour-plates lie on 12 inches of pine backing (on the last trial there was 131 inches), which is bolted to a plate of sin. iron, that may be called the skin of the ship, the whole being supported on iron ribs and stanchions, and representing, so far as a mere target can, a section of a ship's side on the sloping, or, as it has become usual to term it, the angulated principle. The four new platesmanufac tured for yesterday's trial are of rolled iron from the works of Messrs. Beale, of Parkgate, Yorkshire, two of them being of 41 in., and the remaining two of 51. Their edges are laid square with each other, instead of being tongued and grooved similarly to those of the Warrior and others of our iron-clad 'fleet. This absence of the supposed improved rule to the edges of the plates it was anticipated by Mr. Jones would preserve to the plates their natural strength as plain metal slabs, and which there is no doubt the tongue and groove tends to weaken. To prepare the edges of the plates, however, to receive the impact of the shot, strips of five-eighths iron are let in the timber backing on which the edges of the plates, where they meet, rest. The plates themselves were hung in a peculiar manner, with the intention that should any of the bolts be started or broken, or the plates themselves destroyed, the inner skin or real hull of the ship should not be injured in any way, or caused to leak by the bolt-holes or other. wise. The Griper was towed out of Portsmouth on Tuesday morning, and moored in position on the shoals to the southward of Southsea Castle, in readi ness for the practice of the following day. Yester day morning the practice was commenced from the Stork, moored at 200 yards, from her Armstrong gun, with a cast-iron bolt 12 inches in length and seven in diameter, weighing 1101 b. (the established ser vice bolt), with a charge of 141 b. of powder. The firing was first directed at the two 41-inch plates, and No. 1 struck the outer plate in the centre— a splendid shot for testing the powers of both gun and target. The result was an indentation of one inch only, with a circumference of 6 inches, and without the slightest sign of fracture, surface or otherwise. Other shots followed at the two 41 inch plates, and the indentation varied from 1 inch to 11 inch. In the spot where two shots struck upon each other's circumference, as in Nos. 7 and 11, a surface crack extended from the centres, but only admitting the point of a penknife and extending apparently about one inch in depth—the first layer of metal. At length, however, by good gunnery, aided by extraordinary luck, a line was drawn from the bottom of No. 2 plate from the right of the target (the inner 41 inch) to rather more than half-way up the outer edge of the outer 41-inch target, shot after shot being planted across that corner of the target on which the two plates stood in a most un precedented manner, and apparently sufficient to cut that portion of the target off from the main part. An after examination of the target showed that six bolts had struck the target within a space—mea suring from the centres—of 21 inches by 12, and three of these, all within an inch or two of the same spot, and consequently pounding each others' work, were close to the edge of the inner 41-inch plate. The result of this tremendous hammering might naturally have been expected to be such that the plate would have been driven clear through the target ; but, on the contrary, the plate was merely driven in upon the pine backing to a depth of 31 inches beyond the original level of the plate, and fractured at right angles, but not entirely separated from the main body. The result of 16 shots on the two plates was the displacing, or rather separation, of the left hand corner of the inner 41- inch plate, but the target was not penetrated. The success ef the target as opposed to the 100 pounder Armstrong is altogether unprecedented in gunnery experiments of this kind. The quality of the metal of which the plates were manufactured, it is only just to Messrs. Beale to say, was never before equalled by either themselves or other makers of ti plates supplied to Portsmouth. The 51-inch plate had but one shot fired at it, and that made an in dentation of only y of an inch. It is proposed by Captain Hewlett to place the 54-inch plates verti cally, and then renew the practice at them from the Arm strong. The following is an accurate return of each slot and its effects : No. 1, Depth, lin. ; indentation, 61in. diameter; n) era cks; two bolts broken ; four slightly started ; no bol As through the skin started ; the shell of the vt ssel .quite sound. No. .2. Missed the target; flew over. No. 3. Indentation, 1 kin. deep, Gin, diameter ;no cracks:; four of the bolts through the armour plate slightl2 l started. No. .1. Tore away logs in front of the target, and buryinp,• itself below the right hand armour-plates h av ing• pierced the 11, 1 plate fixed f or securing the founda Lion of the target. No. Indentation lin. deep, 6in. diameter; two slight cracks from the bolthead fin. deep ; two more bolts flown, from which and repeated blows the plate started in, at the top. No. 6. Indentation &in., 6in. diameter; cracks none ; on the 51in. plate five bolts through the ar mour-plates slightly started. No. 7. Indentation 1 1-16 in., 6in. diameter ; no cricks, the plate about the shot bulged iu about half an inch. No. 8. Indentation lin., 6in. diameter; no cracks, grazed the edge of 51 plate. No. 9. A miss through the Griper's side. No. 10. Indentation 11-in., 6in. diameter; on bolthead (two fuses hung fire). No. 11. Indentation 1 5-10 in., 6in diameter ; four cracks from the centre of No. 7 shot; sin. from the centre of No. 7 to the centre of No. 11. No. 12. Indentation lin., 6in. diameter. No. 13. Indentation, 1 yin., 6in diameter ; no cracks. No. 14. Indentation, 6in. eliameter, causing cracks in No. 5. No. 15. Indentation, 33-In., Glio. diameter; on and above No. 3 ; broke an is regular piece of plate Si n. by qin., and divided the welding to the extent of about 2ft. This made the fi. 9 th shot (on the se cond plate from the left) within lft. 9in. by lft. from the centre of the extremes; 'The top edge of the seco Plate started 2in. No. 16 Missed the target, st ruck the Griper's side, making.a large hole in the d eek. No. 17. indentation, the dia; , n eter ; no cracks. No. 18. 2-in. indentation, Mn. a`iameter ; four small cracks the indentation, two i n the bolt. No. 19. Missed -the armour-.,plate s, dams the framework of the target. ng No. 20. II; in.indent at i on, gin . diameter ; no cracks. No. 21. Above and slightly to the left of No. 11 shot. No. 22. On Nos. 15 and 3, Carrying away the armour plates in irregular piece 3 between sh o t s 1 5, 22, 3, 21, 11, 7, cr ushing the e arfarce of the 12 i nch Wooden hacking, but not in any w a y breaking through th e same or d am age : L T the shell of the vessel in the slightest degree. Mr. Jones's principle has p rvved so satisfactory in its trial with. the Armstrong that Captain Hal sted's testimony, as given in his lectures on iron cased ships, deserves to be recorded. He says : " When England's true international position in naval matters comes to be more generally felt and acted on throughout the country than it now is, there can be no doubt and every confidence that Mr. Jones himself will come to be more worthily recognized, as well as the important principle he has so patriotically forced into,notice." THE NAVY. --•- Yesterday the Commissioners of the Admiralty commenced their annual inspection of the dock yard at Chatham. They visited, in the first in stance, the lead mills, and afterwards the testing houses, where the anchors and cables manufactured at this and other yards are tested by powerful hydrau lic engines before being delivered to the various vessels of war. Their Lordships, having directed a few minor alterations to be carried out at the testing-house, proceeded to the Anchor-wharf,where the anchors, buoys, and other stores are deposited. Since their last visit several improvements have been carried out at this part of the dockyard, and others are in contemplation. They spent a short time in examining one of the portable steam cranes, several of which have been recently supplied to the yard by Messrs. Taylor, of the Britannia Ironworks, the saving of manual labour by the use of these machines being very great. Leaving the wharf their lordships proceeded to inspect the various docks, and also the ships now on the stocks. Pass ing No. 1 slip, on which the Salamis has only been within the last few days commenced, the members of the Board inspected the Reindeer, 16. under the second shed. Their Lordships next visited No. 1 dock, which is in course of being extended seaward, and deepened and enlarged, by Messrs. Foord and Sons, the contractors. Already a considerable depth has been gained, by the harbour at that spot having been deepened and the entrance to the dock cleared of the rand, which lre.d for years been accumulating to such an extent that only the smallest vessels could be docked in it. The alterations effected, however, will now admit of large line-of-battle ships being accommodated in it. At present this dock is empty. Advantage has been taken of that circumstance, and the whole is now being floored over, in order that the space thus gained may be used for storing the models and portions of the iron-work required in constructing the Achilles, 50, building in the next dock. The new factory and workshops recently erected between the first and second docks were next visited, the factory being filled with machinery, forges, and workmen employed in preparing the beams, slabs, and plates for the new iron frigate. The Orpheus, 21, screw corvette, in No. 3 dock, being rigged and fitted for the first division of the Steam Reserve, was next inspected, the Duke of Somerset going en board and inquiring into the work in progress. Passing the President, 51, in the next dock, their Lordships briefly inspected the Menai,22, the Belvidera, 51, the Bulwark, 91, and the Myrmidon, 4, screw steamers, all of which are in various stages of progress, and then visited the Royal Oak, 51, building under the last shed. This vessel, although only a short time since commenced, has made considerable progress, and every effort is being made to have her completed by an early date. She is the first of the large wooden frigates which the Admiralty have decided on having covered with armour plates, and more than usual interest is therefore felt in her progress. The massive iron plates, each weighing nearly five tons, and of a re gular thickness of four and a-half inches, are lying by the side of the vessel in readiness to be placed on the sides whenever the timbers are fit to receive them. The members of the Board went over this fine frigate, which, although only in frame, appears to be of the most gigantic size and of enormous strength. After completing the inspection of the ships building and in dock, their Lordships ',visited the eastern end of the yard, and inspected the site on which it is proposed to construct the additional docks, basins, and locks for the extension of Cha tham Dockyard, in conformity with the recommen dation of the Parliamentary committee, the estima ted cost of which is upwards of £1,000,000 sterling. Close to this part of the yard the iron gunboats, built at the close of the Russian war, are laid up under cover, but these were not inspected by their Lordships. Their (Lordships then landed at the New•stairs, and proceeded to Melville Naval Hos pital, where they were received by Surgeon J. Moody, the principal medical officer, and the staff of the establishment. The excellent arrangements of the interior of this hospital were warmly com mended. The buildings are of the largest kind, and a greater space is afforded the inmates than in any other similar establishment. At present there are 170 patients in the hospital, but accommoda tion is provided for nearly 300. After leaving the hospital the Duke of Somerset and their Lord ships again took ,boat, and were rowed over to St. Mary's Island, to inspect the works in pro gress there for enlarging the dockyard establish ments in that direction. A considerable tract of land has already been reclaimed from the river and embanked chiefly by means of convict labour, several hundred prisoners being daily em ployed on the operations. Their Lordships were conducted over the place by Mr. Rivers, clerk of the works, and Mr. Macdonnell, C.E., under whose superintendenee the improvements are being carried out. The works are of great magnitude, and will occupy several years before they are completed. The entire sum required for this part of the im provement of Chatham Dockyard, exclusive of the new docks, &c., is nearly £200,000. The members of the Board will resume their inspection of the naval establishments at Chatham this morning, after which they will proceed to visit Sheerness. The Antelope, recently commissioned by Lieut.- Commander Ailingham, for service in the slave preventive duty on the West Coast of Africa, has shipped the whole of her officers and crew, to the number of 100. She yesterday hauled out of basin at Woolwich and berthed in the stream, for the purpose of receiving her cabin stores and sea stock preparatory to departure. The Rhadamanthus, Master Commander Sturdee, in the river at Woolwich, has commenced unship-. ping her cargo, consisting of naval stores from Portsmouth, measuring among i which are ships' cable, 59 overslso miles in extent. The hired transport Faith sailed from Woolwich yesterday, conveying the armament for Perch Rock battery and military and defence stores for the other forts above Liverpool. The War Department steamer Lord Panmure, Master-Commander Moore, yesterday commenced 1 loading with Armstrong guns and other stores for Devonport and Bull's Point, and the Wasp com menced shipping, the armaments for Tarbert and Kilkenen forts on the Shannon. • The Furious, 16, Capt. 0. J. Jones, arrived from China on Tuesday (as reported in The Sun of yes terday). She left Hong Kong on the 21st of March, arrived at Batavia on the 12th of April, at Simon's Bay on the 2d, at Ichaboe ontshceenlsio9tnh of June, at St. Helena on the I st and at A on the Bth of July. She has brought home a large number of invalided officers and men from China, the Cape of Good Hope, and the coast of Africa. She was inspected yesterday, and will, after taking out powder and shell, go into harbour and strip, prior to her paying off. The ship Sir George Grey, Ellis master, arrived at Spithead from the Cape of Good Hope, she hav ing left that port on the 20th of June, and St. Helena on the 10th of July, with invalids and pas- sengers, including Major Summers and Lieut H. Wayne, of the 10th Regiment, Mr. Banks and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher, and Dr. Therzen and family; she landed her invalids yesterday afternoon in the Sprightly. His Italian Majesty's frigate Eurydice, 36 guns, Capt Chevalier Riboti, from Genoa, with 64 naval cadets on board on a voyage of instruction, arrived at Spithead yesterday. The following promotions of officers have been made at the Admiralty :—Commander W. Wood, Commander W. G. Jones, Commander Henry C. Glyn, Commander Henry J. Bloomfield, Comman der Charles E. H. Vernon, and Commander George P.Day, V.C., to the rank of Captains ; Lieut. John B. Scott, Lieut. Thomas C. Bruce, Lieut. Maxwell Fox, Lieut. Thomas C. Cholmeley, Lieut. Hugo B. THE SUN, LONDON, TIMSDAY EVENING; AUGUST 22, 1861. Burnaby, Lieut. John K. Simcoe, Lieut. George A. W: Welch, Lieut. W. B. Brant, and Lieut. W. E. Gordon, to the rank of Commanders. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Clayton Mitchell, to the Hecate ; George H. Doming, Master, to the Panta loon ; Mitchel Thomson, Surg., to the Saturn ; John C. Sabben, Surg., to the Asia; Frederick L. W. Wright, Assist.-Surg., to the Haslar Hospital ; Godfrey Goodman, Assist.-Surg., to the Plover ; Gordon Jackson, Assist.-Surg., to the Aboukir ; and George F. Elliott, Assist.-Surg., to the Victory, for Haslar Hospital. THE ARMY. Yesterday morning a full parade of the whole of the officers and men of the Chatham division of Royal Marine Light Infantry took place in the bar rack-square for the purpose of witnessing the deco ration of Colour-Sergt. E. Smith with a silver medal, which, together with a gratuity of £l5, had been awarded him by the Lords of the Admiralty for long service and good conduct. Colour-Sergt. Smith has been 22 yea rs i n th e corps o f R oya l M ar i nes , during the whole of which period he has borne the most exemplary character. He has been 17 years a non - commissioned officer. In addition to his good conduct medal, he is decorated with the Syrian me dal, the Turkish medal for Syria, the Crimean medal with two clasps, and also the medal for the Crimea given by the Sultan. The three batteries of Royal Artillery lately ar rived at headquarters, Woolwich, from Aldershot, viz., the A and B of the Horse Artillery, in command of Major Tupper and Capt. Paget; and No. 11, of the depot, in command of Major G. Davis, V.C., were yesterday inspected in review order on Wool wich-common, by the General Commandant Sir R. Dacres. The troops were in excellent condition, and were complimented by the general on their clean and soldierly appearance and demeanour. Lieut.-Col. J. F. Browne, C. 8., who has been ap pointed second in command at the Royal Engineer establishment, Chatham, has arrived at that garrison from the Mauritius, and yesterday took over the command from Lieut.-Col. T. B. Collinson, who has gone on two months' leave of absence. Major-General Sir R. J, Dacres, Commandant of the garrison at Woolwich, attended by Col. Ken nedy, commandant of the Depot Brigade, Captain Forbes, and other officers, has this week made an official visit to Warley Barracks, near Brentwood, Essex. The troops were formed in line, and, on the arrival of General Dacres and his Staff, pre sented arms, and afterwards marched past in slow quick time. At the close of the inspection, which extended also to the barrack buildings, &c., Gen. Dacres expressed to Col. Hay, the commandant, the satisfaction which his visit had afforded him. IHE SOCIAL SCIENCE CONGRESS. How to employ educated women, and how to protect women of the working classes against the effects of employment in too laborious occupations, are among the questions that have been engaging the attention of the Social Science Congress. The first is one of those problems which are perpetually recurring under various forms, and never seem to approach a solution. The ante-nuptial condition of women in the higher orders of society has long been a conventional subject of pity and sympathy by the other sex. Addison describes their want of "pro per employments and diversions" in language that might have been read before the meeting called by the "Ladies' Reception Committee" and attended by Lord Brougham in Dublin :—" The toilet is their great scene of business, and the right adjust ing of their hair the principal employment of their lives. The sorting of a suit of ribands is reckoned a very good morning's work; and, if they make an excursion to a mercer's or a toyshop, so great a fatigue makes them unfit for anything else all the day after. Their more serious occupations are sew ing and embroidery, and their greatest drudgery , the preparation of jellies and sweetmeats." Sub stituting worsted-work and novel-reading for the more homely and useful domestic tasks specified by the Spectator, we will not be ungallant enough to inquire how far this description would be applic able to those young ladies of Belgravia whose case has lately become so famous. The difference is that the spinsters of the present day are fully alive to the miseries of their situation. Drawing-room tables are strewn with works on the proper func tions of women, and the old controversy about female rights has passed into the more harmless and practical phase of an earnest search for female duties. There is scarcely one of the many ladies Who have attained literary eminence in the present century who has not given more or less thought to this desideratum, and if the point is still un settled it is certainly not for want of ventilation, or of support on the part of the gentlemen. Two of the most influential and philosophical writers of the age, the one English and the other French, have claimed for women an independence as complete as St. Simon ever promised them, and, were it not for reasons quite independent of male jealousy, their perpetual minority, or " subalter nity," as he calls it, would not continue a day longer. The precise subject which Mrs. Overend brought before the Association was the "remunerative" employment of females. Now, it is material to observe that the class under consideration is more .imited than at first sight appears. From the " one half of the human race" who are the nominal clients in all these appeals, we may deduct almost all of those who have entered the married state. Ever since Christianity introduced new views of the conjugal relation, and even in the m or e ad vanced of heathen nations', the province of domestic administration has been intrusted alm os t exclu sively to the wife. The engrossing nature of these duties and the amount of time and personal super vision which they require are clearly seen in the households of the poor. The superior intelligence and more business-like ways of women in this rank, as compared with their husbands, are the direct result of their busy habits, and the wonder is that the care of children and housekeeping should leave time for any other occupation. In many counties, however, domestic manufactures, yielding a con siderable return, are carried on by the labour of the mother and the elder girls, and it is singular that while Mrs. Overend is planning a new career for her sex in the higher branches of industry, Mrs. Bayley proposes that washing, one of the most profitable and characteristic of female handicrafts, should be turned over to the men. It is not, there fore, for women who have families, whether poor or rich, nor for those single women who go into service, nor for those who are employed in shops and factories, nor even for those who are willing to go out as governesses, but for "gentlewomen" un married yet living at home, for whom employment is sought. This constitutes the difficulty of the case. It is almost impossible to find a permanent place in the labour-market for a class proverbially "un protected," too weak to hold their own against male competition, and too sensitive even to receive remuneration openly. Mrs. Overend does not dis guise this source of perplexity. " The difficulty lies in the manner of obtaining that remuneration which, to be acceptable, must be offered in such a way as will not do violence to the refined mind and feelings of a gentlewoman." To meet this she pro poses " a society to be conducted by a committee of ladies and gentlemen, who could appoint a manager —one to come between the employer and, the em ployed, so that the employee would not at all appear." We do not say that such a machinery c?u,ld not be worked by kind and judicious indi v;puera.iltsy, but we say that the fact of its being neces sary illustrates the kind ofobjections which men of the world . are wont to urge with somewhat undue against all these amateur schemes of world-bettering." Mrs. Overend wants to secure a share i n the profits of labour . for females without subjecti ng t h em to the degi a dation of being seen to receive it. I n other words, w h sh ic e h cl a i s n s r to to part of the existing soc i a l code a dependent positi on , w hi le she reespnusdiaotewsotmheant which prevents them earning money for themselves. Now, this inconsistencyi s just w h a t ma k es t h ese well-meant efforts so impracticable except on a very , small scale. Even the range of employments suit able, not only to the female intellect, but to the female character, capable of being carried on at home, and not injurious to health, is somewhat narrow. Mrs. Overend mentions painting in oil and water, ornamental designing, colouring photographs, wood engraving, lithography," and some others, and there is certainly no reason why a few ladies should not make a livelihood by these means. But let not our fair rivals make too sure that they will brat male artificers even in these trades, in which delicacy and finish are especially required. There is scarcely a department beyond the domestic circle, except that of novel-writing, in which they have been able to compete with masculine dexterity and patience. Even the recent experiment of female box-keepers and female tele graph-clerks has not been very successful, and when it was suggested that shopmen should betake themselves to more manly avocations the ladies remonstrated first and most loudly. A more appo site illustration of the same fact may be borrowed from the two heterogeneous arts of music and cookery. No two employments could be more entirely within the sphere of female capacity, yet how many female composers or chefs de cuisine are recorded byhistory? The realobstacle, however, with which the London Society for Promoting the Employment of Women will have to contend will be the disinclination of the ladies themselves. We doubt very much the existence of any general demand for work of the kind indicated. As Mr. Todd said, " what they wanted was not so much the means of employing women as to make it fashionable for women to take employment." The reason for this lies deeper than any mere social prejudice. Very few women look forward to remaining single long enough to master and become proficients in a difficult kind of handi work. Not one in a thousand would devote herself to such a task, as a man devotes himself to a trade or profession, and very few would find satisfaction in so doing. A just instinct concentrates all female aims upon matrimony, and in comparison with the ambition of becoming a wife and mother all other ambition is feeble and fitful. Again and again, in poetry and prose, have other ideals of life been flaunted before the female imagination, but nature has hitherto been too strong, and the old domestic romance of married love and family affection is still the true woman's paradise. - W e learn from Mrs. Overend herself that there was once an Islington College of Woodcutters—we presume on the model designed by Mr. Tennyson in the " Princess," but, like its prototype, it is done away with through all the students having married. Such is the thrice told end of all female enterprises. The tendency of this movement is in the right direction, and it may show some dutiful daughters how they may eke out the scanty income of their parents. But, if we mistake not, the sisterhood of confirmed and determined spinsters on whose behalf Miss Bessie Parkes and Miss Emily Faithful have the courage to speak is too small and too unwilling to be iden tified to effect a revolution in the tastes and aspira tions of their sex.—Times. MEETING OF POST-OFFICE SERVANTS. A general meeting of the letter-carriers and other servants of the Post-office was held last night in the Cowper-street Schoolroom, City-road. The placard calling the meeting, issued by the committee of the letter-carriers, stated that it had been called " in consequence of the intense excitement existing since the issuing of the new scale of wages, which has given great dissatisfaction throughout the department. The committee further stated thatthey hoped no acts of insubordination would be committed by their brother officers, but that they would come forward and give expression to their feelings itt an honest and straightforward manner. The meeting, was very fully attended. Mr. Tilley, letter-carrier, was called to the chair, and in opening the proceed ings said he was glad to see so many of the employes present upon that occasion. They had met in con sequence of the new scale of wages which had been issued ; but very few of the men had yet received its benefits, and it appeared to him that they were very nearly as far off getting a redress of their grievances as ever they were. Mr. Hewkin moved the following resolution :—" That this meeting is of opinion that the new scale of wages issued on Saturday, the 17th of August, falls far short of the requirements of the men, more especially the letter carriers, and feels assured that such a trifling con cession is not calculated to allay the discord that exists throughout the service." He said that the new scale of wages had caused the greatest disap pointment among the employes. When it was first issued it had the appearance of a very liberal con cession, and so the public thought, but it was far from being so. Under this scale there were to be 250 men kept in stock, called supplementaries, at 18s. a-week, and upon the understanding that they were to have no increase until they got on the esta blishment. In addition to this number there were, he understood, 150 appointed letter-carriers at 18s. a-week in excess of the fixed number to be on the classes. They also would not obtain any, additional rise until a vacancy occurred in the classes above them, which they would,sof course, fill before the supplementaries could stand a chance. Supposing that 50 vacancies occurred it would be five years before the last man could possibly obtain an ap pointment of .£l. Now, supposing that there were 1,300 men above the last one it would be 26 years before he could obtain the maximum of the first-class, which would be 265, Mr. Thomas seconded the reso lution. Mr. Rosoman denounced the new scale as a great [insult upon the men, and he asked them not to rest satisfied until a Parliamentary inquiry had been made into their grievances. The resolution was carried by acclamation. Mr. Ellwood moved,— " That this meeting declares its intention to use all endeavours to secure that for which they have prayed—namely, a Parliamentary inquiry." Mr. Willkins seconded the resolution, and after several letter carriers and others of the Post-office servants had addressed the meeting, all of whom complained loudly of their grievances, it was put and carried without a dissentient. Thanks having been voted to the press, and to the chairman for presiding, the meeting terminated. EXECUTION OF MATTHEW PIHBBS. (From the Sligo Champion.) SLIGO, Aug. 19.—This morning, pursuant to his Matthew Phibbs, county gaol in this was sentence ,executed n t t h e d e w i n r e f t r c o h n e t d ocfu our i t, town, for the murder of Mr. William Callaghan, in Ballymote. For more than 26 years there had not been a public execution in Sligo. The Rev. Mr. Shone, the Protestant chaplain of the gaol, remained with the convict all night ; and Mr. Lindsay, Methodist minister, was also in close attendance on him during the day, and from an early hour this morning until the last moment. The convict slept none during last night ; he would stretch on the bed for a short time, and then start up again, walk about his cell, end converse with the chap lain. At a quarter to seven o'clock this morn ing he proceeded to the prison chapel, where the Rev. Mr. Shone administered the communion ; he remained there listening to the instructions of the chaplain until half-past seven o'clock, when the sheriff, who was accompanied by Dr. Lynn, an nounced that the hour appointed for the execution had arrived. Immediately previous to the entry of the sheriff the convict burst into tears, and said to the rev. gentleman—" Everything has been done that human power could do this side of the grave. I suppose there never was such a hard heart as mine has been, but I trust God has softened it." He then took a small hymn book, entitled "Times of Re freshing, Hymns sung at the Special Services in Kingstown and Dublin." There was written on the inside of the cover, " This little book is given to the Rev. Mr. Shone by Matthew Phibbs, August 19, 1861." On t anding it to the chaplain he said, " I wish it was gold." The convict wrote this at five o'clock this morning. About ten minutes after the announcement by the sheriff, Matthew Phibbs left the chapel leaning on the arm of the Rev. Mr. Shone, followed by the Rev. Mr. Lindsay, the sheriff, Dr. Lynn, the Go vernor of the gaol, and officers, by whom he was accompanied to the " press room." Having arrived at the porch, he stood, and the chaplain asked him if he wished to say anything. He said, with tears in his eyes, and turning towards the chaplain, "I hope I am going to my Savour; I hope I may be pardoned." The Rev. Mr. Shone replied, " I hope so." The convict then turned to those who were standing near, and said, " Youngmen, avoid whisky houses, for they were my ruin." He then shook hands with the sheriff, the chaplain, the Rev. Mr. Lindsay, the governor, and others, including Bell, the turnkey, whose hand he grasped and said, " Well, good bye, Mr. Bell." As the convict entered the passage to the " press room," he said—" I hope we may all meet in glory." When Phibbs reached the " press room" the executioner was standing be hind the door, apparently timid to approach the convict. Phibbs looked at him, and finding that he made no move, said—" Won't you tie me ? Don't be afraid, come, and do what you have to do," at the same time turning his back to him, and facing the drop, which was visible through the open door; the convict spoke calmly and firmly, and at • the same time arranged his arms beside his body. The con vict up to this was dressed in the same clothes lie had on when arrested and during his trial. The executioner then stepped forward, and having tied the convict's arms, placed the cap, a white one, on his head, drew it over his face, and adjusted the rope on his neck. The wretched man here sobbed aloud, and repeated the warning words given above, adding that he forgave every one. The executioner then assisted him up the four steps leading to the fatal drop outside. When he reached the last step the convict reeled, and was caught in the arms of the hangman, who cried out, "Some one must assist me out with him." Bell, th e t urn k ey , a t o nce went forward and rendered th e necessary ass i stance i n placing Phibbs on th e d rop, on wh i ch h e stoo d erect. At this painful moment it was discovered that there had been some mismanagement in the fixing of the rope, and the wretched man had to be brought back to the " press-room," to have it set right. This having be en d one, the conv i ct remain ing quite passive, he was again placed on the drop by the executioner, assisted by Bell, and after the lapse of about one minute the fatal bolt was drawn, and in two minutes afterwards (at ten minutes to ei h g j h b t bs o . had opened to Matthew swung round two or three times, and there were a few convulsive s hiverings of th e li m bs, and all was over. Phibbs. The As the body fell, a loud moan of horror proceeded 'from the vast concourse. A policeman and several of those in the crowd fainted. POLICE INTELLI . GENCE-Aug. 21. CLERKENWELL.—TITE ALLEGED AT TEMPTED MURDER IN CLERKENWELL.—CharIes William Jeffs, aged 30, was again placed at the bar upon the charge of cutting and wounding Francis Cossam, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. The court, was, as on former occasions, crowded by persons either interested or anxious to hear the proceedings. Mr. John Wakeling attended on behalf of the prisoner. Mr. Hill, the house surgeon of the Royal Free Hospital, was recalled, and said that the wound on the prisoner's thigh was not deep. Mr. D'Eyncourt—Was the'wound inflicted upon the prosecutor at all dangerous. Mr. Hill—lt was. Mr. Wakeling—ls the prisoner at all injured ? Mr. Hill—Yes, his injuries will incapacitate him for some time. Mr. D'Eyncourt—What sort of blow would cause such a wound as that received by the prosecutor. Mr. Hill—The blow which caused the wound must have been of great force. I saw the knife, but did not see it extracted from the wound. Mr. Wakeling—What sort of a wound was it ? Mr. Hill—lt was a wound of a very serious character. Mr. Wakeling (addressing the magistrate)—l am sure, knowing you have always been careful to take facts and not probabilities, that you will not have any question put out of due form. lam sure yon will feel that it is a question merely as to what might have been the result. Mr. D'Eyncourt—l wish to know whether the blow was forcible enough to enter the brain. The question was whether it was an intent to kill or not; but I cannot tell if such was the prisoner's intention. Mr. Wakeling—l contend you have full evidence as to the blow being given. Mr. D'Eyncourt—lt is upon the charge of stabbing with intent to kill that the prisoner will be sent for trial; and therefore I consider I ought to put the question as to what might have been the result of such a blow. Mr. Wakeling—l am sure you will see by the evidence and from the prisoner's statement that he had not the slightest intention of the kind. Mr. D'Eyncourt—l cannot assume anything in the case as to whether the knife would have pene trated the brain or not. Mr. Wakeling—The doctor has said the wound was not dangerous to life, and you can send the pri soner for trial for the minor offence. I most respect fully submit you will not go beyond the positive part of the statement and not the mere opinion of the doctor. Mr. D'Eyncourt—l have my own opinion on the case too, and I must not impart any feeling into thn matter. Mr. Hill—Supposing the blow had taken the di rection inward instead of sideways, it might have been fatal. Mr. D'Eyncourt—Was it strong enough to have punctured the brain ? Mr. Hill—l think it was strong enough to have penetrated the brain, but I do not say that it would have been fatal. Mr. Wakeling—ls it an extraordinary case. Mr. Hill—l have known many similar cases ; some of a more serious nature, from which the pa tient has recovered. The knife might have gone in a direct direction and not haue proved fatal. Julia Fasser was then called. She said—l am a widow. On the 12th inst., between twelve and one o'clock at night, I was in company with a young man. I saw the prisoner come up to the prosecutor. He said, " Go down on your kness and confess." The prisoner was standing at the time at the cor ner of the street. The prisoner had a knife in his left hand, and I saw him strike the prosecutor, and to me it appeared the knife penetrated his head. By Mr. D'Eyncourt—The prosecutor did not go down on his kness. Witness continued—The young man who was with me caught hold of the prisoner and threw him on the planks. I did not see that he bled much. Mr. Wakeling—Do you know how the prisoner was wounded ? Witness—l do not. Mr. Wakeling—Did you see the prosecutor strike him ? Witness—l did not. Mr. Wakeling—Was anything said about the prisoner's wife. Witness—l did not hear anything of the kind. George Lowe, residing at 25, Margaret-street, Clerkenwell, assistant to an optician, was examined, he said—l was in company with the last witness on the night in question, and saw the prisoner come up to the prosecutor. The prisoner was running at the time. The prisoner said, s' You are the man I want. You have been home to my wife, go down on your knees a a d con f ess ." The prisoner had hold of the prosecutor's collar with his right hand, and then struck him with a knife he held in his left hand. He seemed to make from five to sik attempts to strike him. Mr. Wakeling—What did you do? Witness—l took hold of the prisoner by the back of his neck, and threw him down on the planks, and there kept him until a constable came up. I believe it was police-constable 226 G who took the prisoner into custody. Mr. Wakeling—Did you stop the cab in which the prisoner was being taken away ? Witness—l did stop the cab in which he was being conveyed to the hospital. James Murphy, police-constable 226 G, was then called. He said—l was on duty between twelve and one o'clock on Monday, the 12th inst., and heard cries of murder proceeding from Exmouth street. I proceeded there, and found a mob col lected. I saw the prisoner and another man lying across some timber. I took from the prisoner the knife produced. And after he was attended to at the hospital, he was conveyed to the station-house, and there charged. Mr. Wakeling—Did he say anything about the affair to you ? Witness—The prisc,ner said, in answer to the charge of stabbing, that he did not wish to conceal anything. He said, " I am only sorry that I did not kill him," or words to that effect. While in Dr. Popham's surgery, he said he intended to kill him. Police-constable John Waterford, 12 G, was then examined. He said the prisoner stated that, about two years ago, he heard that the prosecutor was carrying on an illicit intercourse with his wife, but he did not credit it, as he looked upon him as a mere boy. He further said, " About two years ago the prosecutor lived with me, and I did not believe the tale told until I saw him, on the day of the occurrence, coming from my wife's room. I then stopped him, and asked who he wanted, and what he did there. The prosecutor seemed confused, and made no answer, and attempted to rush by me, and I seized hold of him ; but the button-hole of his coat gave way, and he passed down stairs just as I was about to plunge at him with my bayonet. I pushed him. I went after him again, and came up to him at the corner of Exmouth-street, and when I got to him I struck at him with the knife. Some one then seized me from behind. I meant to have killed him. lam sorry I did not. I hope he will die. What I ought to have done was to have killed my wife, and thou followed him up." Mr. Wakeling—Did you put any question to the prisoner ? _ _ Witness—l cautioned him with respect to any statement he might make. I asked him how he be came wounded, and he said, " I don't think he did it. It might have been caused while I was down, but lam not certain. I cannot say." Mr. D'Eyncourt—Did he say anything with re gard to his bayonet ? Witness—Yes. He said, "I took my bayonet with me, but I did not use it." This being the whole of the evidence, Mr. Alex ander, the second clerk, read over the whole of the depositions. __ Mr. Wakeling—l trust, your worship, if it is your intention to send the case for trial, that you will take the same amount of bail as before. Mr. D'Eyncourt—l do not feel justified in taking the same amount in bail, but I will take bail for the prisoner's appearance at the forthcoming sessions at the Central Criminal Court, for which I commit him to take his trial, in two sureties of £lOO each. Mr. Wakeling—The bail to that amount, or any other, is forthcoming. The prisoner was then formally committed for trial, the required bail being immediately forth coming. 'Mr. - Wakeling—l have to request your worship that the property belonging to the prisoner be given up to him. Mr. D'Eyneourt—The whole of the property I direct shall be given up to the prisoner. The prisoner, having received the whole of his property, left the court with his friends. MARLB °ROUGH- STRE CURIOUS CASE. —Vincent Collucci, an Italian, a gentlemanly-look ing young man, described as an artist, residing at 22, 0 vin gton-square, Brompton, was brought before Mr. Mansfield on a warrant, in the custody of Ser geant Tanner, charged with " obtaining by false and fraudulent pretences from Miss Frederica Johnstone, of Twickenham, the sum of £1,900, her moneys, with intent at the time to defraud." Mr. Lewis, jun., of Ely-plaee, attended on the part of the prosecutiix. Mr. Lewis, in opening the case, said the charge would embrace one of constructive stealing. He must inform the Court that the lady in this case met the prisoner originally at the house of the near relative of a nobleman whose name he need not mention—there, as an artist, he offered to take her portrait, and she agreeing to this went to his place for that purpose, and the portrait was taken. On that occasion he showed the lady marked attention, and indulged in professions of affection towards her. Believing him to be a man of honour and sincere, she wrote to him, and many letters p asse d b e t ween them. From what the lady observed, she had reason to believe, about twelve months ago, that he had pursued a systematic method of deceiving her for the purpose of getting money from her. He had said he was going for a time to Italy, and wanted to borrow £250 of her. Soon after this he demanded money and threatened her into compliance with almost violence, and when asked to return the let ters he had received, he said he must have a large sum before he would consent to give up the letters she had sent him. The lady was timid, and having taken no one into her confidence as to how she should act, consented to give him £2,000 if he would give up all the letters she had written to him. An appointment was made for a meeting at the Pan theon Bazaar for this purpose, and she in her eager ness, paid him £lOO down. On the 3d August they met accordingly, and she asked if he had brought the letters. He told her he had, and showed her a sealed packet. Believing this to contain all the letters in question, she paid him over the differ ence, amounting in notes to £1,900. The parcel he produced was covered with brown paper, the cover of which had a small portion torn away so as to show beneath the handwriting of the lady on one of her letters. The lady seeing her own handwriting fully believed the parcel contained all her letters. The prisoner as he gave the parcel said, "Now hand me over the money. He said this in a quick hesita ting way, and the lady handed him a parcel contain ing £1,900 in bank notes. He tore open the parcel to see if the notes were really there; but the lady, not thinking of fraud, did not think of examining her parcel then, and they separated. The lady fully intended that final separation should take place on the completion of this affair, she receiving back her letters on consideration of her paying £2,000 to the prisoner. The prisoner having obtained the money hurriedly went away. The lady left the Pantheon and got into a brougham, and then she looked at the parcel and found that it merely contained old newspapers and not her letters, except one which had been placed in it in order to complete the fraud. The lady was dumbfoundered at this discovery; she, however, did not ask advice, or mention the matter to any of her relatives. At last she did make men tion of the circumstance to her guardian, who im mediately applied to Scotland-yard, and the services of Sergeant Tanner, an expert detective, were placed at his disposal. Acting on instruction, the sergeant went to Ovington-square, where the prisoner lived, and succeeded in taking him into custody. The pri soner, when told the charge, denied giving the lady dummy letters, and further aggravated the offence by denying the circumstances to the officer. The officer told him it was of no use denying the charge, and he should proceed to search the room. The officer searched the room, and found a number of letters, from which it would be impossible not to seo that up to the last moment, even in the presence of the officer, the prisoner attempted to carry out the deception. The officer then made search for the £1,900, and in a drawer found £1,600 in Bank notes of £lOO each, which he should be in a position to show were part of the notes given by the lady to the prisoner. The prisoner eventually admitted that the notes were those he had received at the Pantheon. The lady could not attend per sonally on this occasion, as she was in a dangerous state of health. She war, in fact, suffering from heart disease, and was not capable of coming to the court to give evidence. Under these circumstances he would ask for a short remand to complete this charge against the prisoner, that of constructive larceny in obtaining £l,OOO from the lady, and further for obtaining money by false and frau dulent pretences—namely, for stating that the par cel which he gave up contained the letters of the lady, whereas the parcel contained nothing bat old newspapers. Sergeant Tanner deposed as follows :—I produce a warrant for the apprehension of the prisene r . I received it yesterday for execution. I went to 22, 0 vington-square, yesterday, but was unable to meet with the prisoner then. This morning at 10 o'clock I went there again, accompanied by Sergeant Smith. I saw the prisoner, and asked him if his name was Vincent Collucci. He replied " Yes." I then said we are officers of police, and I hold a warrant to arrest you on a charge of obtaining £1,900 from Miss Johnstone. I read the warrant to him; he answered he did not quite understand the charge, and asked if I would be kind erfough to explain it. I told him he had received £1,900 from Miss John stone on the understanding that he was to return all the letters she had sent to him—that he had given her a parcel which she found only contained old newspapers. He said, " I have committed no fraud at all, and proposed that I should take him to the lady in order to make an arrangement. I replied that I would not do that. I asked him if he would give•me all the lady's letters. He said they were in the house of a friend, and not there. I said I must have them or search the house from top to bottom. He then took me into an upstairs room, and after searching various places I found 63 letters, all written in Italian, which I took posA session of. I said, " - Where is the money ?" He replied, " I have some and I have expended some." I said, "I must have all you have left." He then produced from a drawer which he unlocked sixteen £lOO Bank of England notes, num bered 55,061 to 55,079. I asked what he had done with the other three £lOO notes. He said he had expended them in a manner Miss Johnstone knew, adding, " We were about to be married." He again said, " I don't understand the charge. I committed no fraud. I never gave the lady a parcel at all, on my honour as a gentleman." I said, " Let me under stand clearly; do you deny giving her a parcel on the day you received the £1,900 ? " He said in answer, "I solemnly declare I gave her -nothing that day. I received the £1,900 from her on con dition that I should return the letters, but she pro mised to do something more for me, which I shall not tell you, and then I should have returned her letters." I then took him into custody, and brought him directly to the station. By Mr. Lewis—The notes were in the parcel which I now produce. He had heard the lady was indisposed. Would be ready with evidence next week. Mr. Mansfield—The lady's evidence, given by herself, I have in a deposition, sworn before me at this court. I shall remand the case until next Monday. CHASE AFTER A FRAUDULENT BANKRUPT. Yesterday afternoon Michael Haydon, the well known City detective officer, returned to London, having for the last six weeks been engaged in one of the most extraordinary chases after a fraudulent bankrupt which probably ever occurred. It may be in the recollection of our readers that a merchant named Ladisla Kiss, who carried on business in Watling-street, City, was a short time back adjudi cated bankrupt, that he failed to surrender, abscond ing with, it was believed, as much as £40,000, the property of his creditors. A warrant was issued and a reward of £lOO offered for his apprehension, but these not having the effect of securing his per son, the case was placed in the hands of Haydon, who, it is but fair to say, has evinced remarkable tact and judgment in all the movements he has taken, and has ultimately succeeded in stopping the career of a notorious delinquent. The result of certain inquiries made in London induced Haydon (who was armed with a warrant and a photograph of the man he sought) to proceed in the first place to Malta. Here distinct traces were found of Kiss, who had however already left for Naples. Thither the officer hastened, but arrived too late to secure his man, who had again decamped. Here for a time the trace seemed likely to be lost, but Haydon after travelling so far was not disposed to be out witted. He therefore instituted very diligent in quiries, and made a fortunate discovery. He aster= tained that a Sardinian war steamer had a few days before left Naples for Genoa, and that a stranger dressed as an officer in the Hungarian army was on board. The description given an swered that of Kiss, and Haydon believed that he had disguised himself as a soldier in order to escape from Naples without being questioned. To Genoa Haydon started without further delay. Here he found his impressions to have been correct in every particular; but, after a short stay in Genoa, the delinquent had continued his jour ney onwards, and had gone, it W 39 believed, to Turin. Without loss of time the officer was on his road to Turin, and upon his arrival put himself into communication with the authorities, having reason to believe that Kiss was still in the capital of Pied mont. He was not long in doubt ; for in a day or two afterwards Haydon met a well-dressed man walking in one of the principal streets. The p 'oeti cal utility of employi ng ph otograp h y to ass ist the ends of justice wa s now prove d i n t h e most_ the factconvin cing manner. Th e ph o t ograp h es t a bli s hed that the man comi ng d own th e s t ree t i'lltaerci uiet national un suspecting mann er was Ki ss ; b u t whre Hayden he was a an the delinquent international difficulty presented itself. Although o e x had been traced h e cou ld no t be arrested. followed him to a fi rs t•class hotel, staying, and aft erwar ds interview sou g i h n t iet a e n r,whp r e s Withse d Sir J. Hudson, the British M his regret that he could not m ove in the matter until he received instructions from home. He, however, telegraphed immediately to Earl Russell, who saw Sir G. Grey, the Home Secretary, upon the matter, and Sir James received a reply that he was to ren der every legal assistance in his power. The British Minister now waited upon Baron Ricasoli, who ex pressed his doubt whether, as Kiss was by birth an Austrian, he could order his apprehension. He cer tainly declined to du so on his own responsibilitY) but promised to consult the Minister of Justice as to what should be done under the circumstances. The conference took place, and it was ultimately de cided that Kiss should be arrested and given over to the English officer. All these negotiations had taken time, and when the warrant was issued to take him into custody, Kiss was on his way to Milan. It is presumed that the absconding bank rupt had in some manner become acquainted with what was going on, for he had told the hotel keeper that he intended to reside permanently in Turin, and that he was arranging for the oc cupancy of a house in another part of the city, which he indicated. He, however, left with great precipitation, and forgot some of his luggage. By some it is thought he was advised to leave Turin, his absence being the easiest mode of escap ing what might have resulted in a political diffi culty. Haydon, however, continued the pursuit to Milan, but here again the trace seemed lost. No one under the name of Kiss was known to have entered Milan, but Hayden, imagining that he might have assumed his wife's maiden name, made inquiries for a person calling himself Borlase. He ascertained that a man who had given that name, and who answered Kiss's description, had left Milan for Dessnzano. Once more on his track, the officer followed up the chase with remarkable energy, and nearly came up with him at Peschiera: He followed on to Venice, where he once more found Kiss. He applied to the authorities for as sistance, and upon inquiry it was discovered that Kiss had been travelling as an American, and was described as an American in his passport. This oc casioned another difficulty, for while the Austrian police stated they should offer no opposition to his arrest if he still announced himself as an American, they intimated that they could not withhold from him the rights and privileges of a subject of Austria if he should demand them. Haydon went to Kiss, road the warrant to him, and intimated that he must make preparations for immediately going back to London. He declined to accompany the officer, refused to renounce his privileges as an Austrian, and at once claimed the protection of the authori ties. But the admission that he was an Austrian by no means released Kiss from his perilous posi tion, for, by the law of Austria, any subject being guilty of defrauding his creditors in the same man ner that Kiss had done, in any country with which. friendly relations existed, rendered himself liable to 15 years' imprisonment. Kiss therefore was at once seized by the Venetian police, and conveyed to gaol. Upon being searched £2OO in gold was found upon him, as well as a large quantity of jewellery and a packet of very valuable diamonds. Several boxes, contain ing wearing apparel and miscellaneous property, were also secured, as well as some valuables found in the possession of his wife, who, it may be added, accompanied her husband in his flight from Eng land, and has never left him since. Leaving Kiss in prison in Venice, Haydon proceeded to Vienna, where he saw Lord Bloomfield, the British Minis ter, who evinced every desire to render assistance, but stated that he was afraid the authorities would decline to give the prisoner up. His lordship, how ever, had an interview with the Foreign Minister s who said he should not advise the giving up of tlle prisoner unless Lord Bloomfield would undertake, on the pail of England, that all Austrians in Great Britain should be given up when demaned. Of course Lord Bloomfield was unable to entertain the question for a moment, and Haydon was compelled to return to London, leaving the prisoner in the hands of the Venetian police. COUNTRY 1114.REETS. SHEFFIELD—AnG. 20. There was a moderate attendance to-clay, and the supply of old wheat was large, but very little sold. Samples of new wheat in excellent condition were shown, and sold ra ther freely at is to 2s per qr decline from last week. Several samples of new oats realised full prices. Prices were un changed for flour and other articles. Red wheat, per lead of 3 imperial bushels...24s Od to 26a Od White t 7 ~ ...25s Od to 28s Od New red , ...17s Od to 26s Od New white „ ' ...22s Od to 26s Od Beans )9 ~ ...16s Od to 18 8 Od Peas, per qr ............ 54s Od to 55s Od Grinding barley, p er qr Malting ditto, „ 3ss Od to 438 Ott Oats 71 2ss 6d to 34s Od. Millers prices for flour-2s 2d, 2s 4d, and 2s 7d per 141 b. HULL—Auo. 20. Our market to-day was fairly attended by the trade, and we had a s ma ll supp l y of old English wheat, which' sold slowly at 2s decline on late currencies. The samples of new wheat which were offered, mostly of a superior quality, moved off freely. Foreign ruled dull, with a slow sale, in retail lots at a reduction of 2s per qr. Barley met with a slow demand, and rather cheaper than last Tuesday. Beans, peas, and oats were fully supported. Wheat.... Old white.... per qr ... 548 Od to 58s Od Old Led 9) New white .. „ New red .... „ Dantzic, Konb , &c. old white 548 Od to 63s Od Dutch, Belgian, and French. 50s Od to 58s Od Baltic and Hamburg, red St. Petersburg and Riga, old 468 Od to 48s Od Barley.... English malting 32s Od to 36s Od Grinding 3os Od to 32s Od Saal and Oderbruck Holstein and Danish s2s Od to E4B Od Grinding Oats English, old Archangel and Riga, per st oBl2id to 13d Friesland and Dutch oBl3d to osl3idl Swedish and D an i s h oBl2ld to 0813d1 Beans ....English, old, per qr 4Bs Od to 50s Od New pigeon 42s Od to 44s Od New tick. 4os Od to 42s Od Egyptian 3Bs Od to 40s Od Peas Foreign breakers Grinding Tares ....Spring Indian Corn Linseed, feeding s2s Od to 66s Od crushing Linseed cakes (Hull) £9 15 0 to a 0 0 , Foreign', BlO oto 9 0 Or Rape cakes 6 0 oto 6 6 G Bones COAL MARI (Prices of Coal per Ton a e. d. :ET—AUG. 21. the close of the market Walls End. Byass's Bebside West Hartley .16 9 Hartlepool West Hart ley Carway and Duffryn Malting ..... . ... 24 0 Do. Anthracite..2l 6 Holywell ............15 6 Tanfield Moor 13 3 North Pelton. l3 0 Eden Main 17 0 West Wylam 13 6 Hastings Hartley l6 9 Walker Primrose 12 6 West Riding Hartley 15 0 West Hartley 16 9 , Canso s. d. p.. .. l7 6 Trim don Hartlepool' lB 0 Trim don Thornley 16 0 Hetton ...... .. lB 9 Heugh Hall 17 0 South Hetton ...... lB 6 Framwellgate 17 0 South Hartlepool 17 0 Hartlepool.... lB 3 Shincliffe l6 9 Stewart's .... lB 6 Whitworth 15 6 Thornley ....15 6 Gosforth l6 6 Birchgrcwe Graigola 2O 0 li elloe ...... ... l7 9 83 sold, 67. Ships at marko TILE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) .. • • • . Overdue. Do. (via Marseilles) Sept. 12. Brazil and Cape Verds .. • • .. ~ Sept. 3. Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &o. Cuba and Mexico .. • .. Aug. 28. Canada, &c. (via L'derry) •• • . .. Aug. 21. Cape of Good Hope, &c. .. Sept. 1. China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) Aug. —. Do (via Marseilles) Aug. 26. Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. Overdue. India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via South amp t on ) A ug. 18 . Do. (via Marseilles) Aug. 26. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. .. Overdue. Do. (via Marseilles) Aug. 19. Lisbon . • • . • . .. Sept. 21. Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. Overdue. Do. (via Marseilles) .. Aug. 19. Vigo, and Oporto .. Sept. 2 1 . United States, California, &c. Aug. 21 . Western Coast of Af r i ca, M a d e i ra, Teneriffe SePtlir: West Indies and Pa c ifi c , C arthagena, Cuba, &o. Aug. ° BIRTHS. ARNOT.—On the 20th inst., at Chatham, the wife of the Rev. S. A rno tt, o f a dauhter. BONNEY.—On the 19th i ns t., a t Hackney, the wife of C. Bonney, Esq., of a son. KORTRIGHT.—On the 20th inst., at 68, Gloucester-stre et Warwick-equare, the wife of Edward D. Rortright, Esq., of a daughter. _ _ _ MARK; On the 21st inst , at St. Margaret's Cottage, The Tertace, Barnes, the wife of Edward W. Mark Esq., H.B.M.'s Consul for Marseilles, of a daughter. ,et2hoirtdh dianzsigt.h, MARRIAGES. Devon, Henry Brady, sq., of am . u ° r e n h l h l 's Dockyard, Devon at Stoke Damerel, fain , Hobson, R.N. ter of the late Cap- Romnu—Goonn.—On the 20th inst., at St. James's,West- B uA o r n—. o H E o ni ii m so a N c . bourne-terrace, Frank Romer, Esq., of the Admiraliy, Doctors'. commons, to Louisa, third daughter of Thos. S. Goode, Esq. DEATHS. BUNDELAIN.—On the 20th inst. , at the resid e nce of her son-in-law, A. Cl au d et, Esq., 11, Gloucester-road, Re gent's-park, Anne Marie Steckler, relict of the late John Bundelain, Esq., aged 91. BISHOP. —On the 18th inst., at Brighton, Com.-General Bishop, aged 6 3. Dunosc.—On the 20th inst., at Southampton, John B. Dubose, Esq., of the firm of Gonzalez Dubose and Co., Xerez de la Frontera, aged 57. GARDNER.—On the 20th inst., at his residence, 20, Nott ing -hill-square, Henry Thomas Gardner, Esq., of 453, Strand, aged 44. H ARRINGTON.—On the 19th inst., at Chalbury, Dorset, the Rev. James Moffat Harrington, rector of that place, aged 59. LAWRENCE.—On the 20th inst., at 8, Baker-street, Edwd. B. Lawrence, Esq., aged 71. LONDON : Printed and Published by MUR DO YOUNG, at No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE SUN Office , No. 112,Strand In the Precinct of the Savoy, in the Coo ty of Thursday, august 2; UM Dliddleetz