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

Wtittion SUN OFFICE Seven o'clock. EGHAM RACES—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) RUNNYMEDE STAKES. Caledonian Lymiogton Four ran. KING JOHN STAKES. Glenmasson Maid of Athens Commotion , Nine ran. SURREY AND MIDDLESEX STAKES Fulbeck Rialto Winkfield Five ran. RAILWAY PLATE. Maid of Perth STAND PLATE. Dead heat between Lncy Lockit and Questionable. Ten ran. DECIDING HEAT. Lucy Lockit LATEST BETTING. ST. LEGER. 10 to 6 agst Fazzoletto (taken)", 7to 4on Two laid. ARRlVED—Barbarity and Questionable. RADCLIFFE RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SELLING HANDICAP. Shelah Betey B Three ran. BURY PURSE. 2 Odd Triok Bashi Bazonk., Six ran. WA C JP. Vindex .... Van Dunck Timothens Six ran. BETTING ON THE COURSE. LEAMINGTON STAKES. 5 to 2 agst Quince (taken 5 to ragst Imogene (taken) Arrived—Cora Lynne and Caliph. is Evening.) LONDON G FOREIGN-OFFICE, AUG. 1. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Charles Eastland de Michele, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul at St. Petersburgh. FOREIGN•OFFICE, AUG. 25. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Samuel W. Talbot as Consul at Galway for the United States of America. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. W. J. Thom as Consul at Aberdeen for his Majesty the King of the BRlgians. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, AUG. 22. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committer,. of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Teneriffe, re porting that the importation of grain and flour is permit ted into the Canary Islands, and that the exportation of grain and potatoes from those islands is prohibited for the space of six months from the 11th ultimo. BOARD OF TRADE, WFIITEEIALL, AUG. 2. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Com mittee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Teneriffe, stating that all vessels arriving at that port from Lisbon are refused free pratique, owing to the outbreak of cholera in that city. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, ADG. 22. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a de spatch from her Majesty's Consul at Teneriffe, stating that the following sanitary regulations have been issued by the provincial board of health at that port :- 1. That vessels arriving from places infected with Asiatic cholera morbus shall be dismissed to the laza rettos authorised for their admission, and be provided with any assistance they may stand in need of, under the strictest precautions, to enable them to proceed on their voyage. 2. - That no vessel from -wherever it may arrive, under present circumstances, shall be admitted to pratique, until the correspondence brought by it shall have been distri buted, and that it shall be ascertained by the public papers and private letters that there exists no impediment to the vessel receiving free pratique. 3. That vessels arriving from places in the vicinity of others infected by cholera, although free from it them eelvet.,, or from towns in frequent or easy communication with Them, will undergo a quarantine observation of three days, and will have to complete eleven days counting from the date of sailing, should the voyage have occupied less than eight days ; the passengers being required to pass their quarantine in the lazaretto of this port, to which the baggage and cargo shall be taken and subject to a scrupulous expurgation. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, AUG. 23. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at Co penhagen, reporting the abolition of the Royal Monopoly at the Faroe Islands, and stating that British vessels trading with those islands have been placed, in regard to duties, on the footing of national vessels. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, AUG. 25. The Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations hare received, through the Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul-General at Monte Video, enclos ing a translation of a decree regulating the pilotage at that port, a copy of which is subjoined. (Translatioe.)—(Copy.) DECREE. Department of War and Marine. Monte Video, June 19, 1856. Expeiiencs having proved that the Society of Pilots for the service of the navigation from this port to that of Buenos Ayres have done nothing but injure the consignees or the masters of the ships which want a pilot at a great distance from the port, without any guarantee for the in terests which are placed under his charge, a cir nmstance which weighs on the Authority which has allowed these societies, without any responsibility which may save the consequences arising from the inexperience or carelessness of the pilots who receive under their direction the life and fortune of those who are on board : the Authority being interested in preventing the commerce from being preju diced by any of the causes which may take place in the above -mentioned sense, the President of the Republic directs and decrees : Art. Ist. The first and other societies of pilots, created by the Decree of March 27, of ISSI, derived from th fiist petition which caused its installation, are without any effect. Art. 2,1. The CAptain of the Port shall leave to the mas ters of vessels and consignees the liberty of choosing the pilot they may like to conduct their ships to the port of their destination in the river. Art. 3d. When vessels from outside coming up the river have no consignees in this place, and the captain does not come on shore, and asks fir a pilot from on board, the Captain of the Port will provide one, employing the first who may present himself, if lee has his license, and is a re sident in the republic. Art. 4th. The Captain of the Port will have on a small hoard a list of the pilots registered for the service of the river, in order that the persons interested may choose whom they wish to conduct their ships. Art. sth. The Captain of the Port will exact from every pilot the dollar which is established for the passport which he ought to take on board, and he will embody the produce of every month in the account of his entries which he is to transmit to the Treasury. Art. 6th. Let this be communicated, &c., (Signed) PEREIRA. CARLOS SAN VICENTE. WAR DEPARTMENT, PALL-MALL, AUG. 23. BRE VET. Col. Frederick Horn, C.B , of the 20th F oo t, t o h ave th e temporary rank of Major - General while in command of a Brigade. • COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. Ist Devon -Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Edmund Newman Snow to be Cornet, vice New man, promoted. North Devon Regiment of Mounted Rifles —James Nixon Macartney to be Adjutant. Northumberland Regiment of Militia Artillery —Henry Christian Allhusen, Gent., to be Lieutenant. BANKRUPTS. Edward Jackson Davies, draper, High-street, Poplar, t. ) surrender, Sept. 5, at half•past twelve, and October 10, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Barrow, Guildford-street, Russell-square. Charles Hamilton Collins, merchant, Winchester-build ings, Southwark-bridge-road, Sept. 10, at two, and Oct. 8, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld,°official assignee; Chidley. Greshan - -street, City. Walter Adam Slater, coal dealer, Preston, Sept. 5 and 25, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fferna man, official assignee, Manchester ; Atkinsons and Last, Manchester. Joshua Binns, cotton manufacturer, Duki n field, Chester, Sept. 5 and 26, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester; Brooks and Marshall, Ashton-under-Lyne. Henry Turner, licensed victualler, Bolvidere-terrace, Belvidere- road, Sept. 6, at eleven, and Oct. 9, at two, at the Court of B onkruntcy. Cannan, official assignee, Al dermanbury ; Sole, Turner, and Turner, Aldermanbury. Thomas Percival 'Wilcox and Edwin tWilcox, builders, Bristol, Sept. 8 and Oct. 7, at eleven, at the Bristol Dis trict Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Brittan and Son, Bristol. Ralph Brady Simpson, builder, Deptford, Sunderland, Sept. 3, at twelve, and Oct. 7, at eleven, at the Newcas tle-upon-Tyne District Court. B a k er, official assignee, Tyne ; Brignal, D ur h am. James copper and load smelter,. Crows Hole, St. Gorge, an d West bury-upon-Trym, Gloucestershire, Sept. at the Bristol Distriot Court. 6, at eleven, 8 sad Oct, TidE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EV.Et\IINO AUGUST 26, 185 e. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; Bevan and Girling, Eris tol. William Henry Whenlor, brewer, Mickleton, Glouccs• tershiie, September 5 and 25, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Rirmingham ; E. and H. Wright, Birmingham; Rea, "Worcester. Ge)rge Doidge, painter, Birmingham, Sept; 2 and 2a, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham Dist ric t C out t Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Powell, Binning. ham. George Pueltrin, grocer, Tunstall, Sept. 10 and 29, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Challinor, Hanley; Smith, Bir rrin ;ham. Thomas Hulse, innkeeper, Stoke-upon-Trent, Sept. 5, and 25, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Bowen, Stafford ; Wright, Birmingham. . .... , John Richardson, tailor: Cambridge, Sept. 8, at half. past two, and Oct. 10, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Sole, Tur' ner, and Turner, Aldermanbary. amuel Bayly, hotel keeper, Bournemouth, Sept. 8, al two, and Oct. 14, at half-past one, at the Court of Bank. ruptcry. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers , Stevens, Northumberland -street, Strand ; Kingdon, Bournemouth. Charles Waters Banks, George Banks, and Robert Banks, printers, Bermondsey New-road, Sept. 11, at twelve, and Oct. 18, at one, at tho Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basioghall-street ; Bothamley and Freeman, Coleman street. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-THIS DAY. Amsterdam 11 16% Gibraltar ...... ••••• • •• Ditto, three months .. 11 19 Leghorn .. •• •• •• 29 65 Rotterdam ............ 11 19M Genoa ..... '45 75 Antwerp 25 50 Milan ...... •••••• • • •• Brussels .. .. •• .. .... 25 "50 Venice .. .. •• .. Elamhurgh ............ 13 8 Naples •• .........• 44% Altona IPalermo ..... 1:.3U Paris •..... 25 35 !Messina Ditto, three months .. 25 67% Lisbon .......... ...• 52% arsenics ............. 25 67 Oporto .............. • . 52% Bourdeaux ........ !Rio Janeiro ..... .••• • .. Frankfort-on-Maine 119 Th , Buenos Ayres...• •• .... - Berlin ;New York,6o days' sight Vienna....., •• .... 10 21 Philadelphia ...... - Trieste •• •• •... •• •• •• 10 23 PRICES OF RIIELICN, PER oz. Petersburg ............ 37% I Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Madrid ..........„... 49% Portugal Gold Coin 0 0 0 Cadiz ......... • • 5014, I Mexican Dollars OO 0 Barcelona ............ New Dollars 0 0 0 Seville_ !Silver in bars 0 0 0 ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH LANCASHIRE.—LIVERPOOL, Aug. 25. (Before Mr. Justice Willes.) THE BOLTON POISONING CSSE.-SENTENCE ON THE PRISONER. Mr. Justice Willes took his seat upon the bench at 9.30 a.m. Betsy llf'Mullen, who, on Saturday last, was con victed of the manslaughter of her husband at Bolton by the administering to him of antimormy, was placel at the bar to receive the sentence of the court. She dil not evince any emotion. His lordship, in addressing the prisoner, said that her conduct in administering any drug to her husband with out his knowledge or consent was utterly inconsistent with her duty as a wife. In consequence of the prac tice which appeared to prevail in Bolton, he felt it neces sary to make an example in this case, and the sentence of the court was, therefore, that she be transported for the term of her natural lite. The prisoner was then removed. _ _ The criminal business of the assizes having terminated on Saturday, both judges were engaged to-day in trying civil causes. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-Aug. 25. MANSION-HOUSE.—George Morley, a young man, messenger to Mr. A. H. Moses, clothier, of No. 87, Tower-bill, was charged with having stolen a gold watch and chain from the desk of his employer. It appeared that the prosecutor had placed the watch and chain in a desk in his counting-house to which the prisoner had access. Oa Friday last he missed them, and was about to make inquiry concerning them, when a policeman called upo❑ him and told hini that the pri soner had offered them in pledge at a pawnbroker's, a❑d not being able satisfactorily to account for the posses sion had been taken into custody. A pawnbroker's assistant, whose evidence was re quired to complete the case, was not in attendance ; the prosecutor, therefore, asked that the matter might be summarily disposed of. Alderman Wire—l cannot do that. Servants who rob their masters whilst in their confidential employment de serve to be puni-hed more severely than the law allows us to deal with them here. The prifoner was remanded. GUILDHALL. —On Saturday Catherine Harris, Ann Wells, and Margaret Mahony, were placed at the bar on remand before Sir Peter Laurie, charged with pas , ing• counterfeit coin. The case was heard in the eaey part of the week, and remanded for the attendance of Mr. Powell, the so:icitor to the Mint. The prisoner Harris went into the shop of Mr. Pullen, a dairyman, of 106, London-wall, and bought two egg=, for which she gave a bal shilling, and received 10J. change. The other two prisoners waited for her under an archway nearly opposite, and as soon as she made her ap pearance one of them said to the other, " 011, here she cc mes, it'sall right; she's parsed it." They all three j pined company, and went to a ginshop, where they spent the 191 change in less than five minutes. It happened that a carman was taking shelter from the rain under the arch way with IVells and Mahony, and overheard the remailss made. He communicated with his mistress, and by her desire followed them. Ho met them coming out of a public-house at the corner of Fore-street, and gave them into custody. On searching them the officer found no one), but the eggs that Harris had bought were found upon Wells. Mahony was recognised at this tour;, as having been previously in custody twice fur passing base coin. Sir P. Laurie asked if they were in a position to go on with the case, and if the solicitor to the Mint were pr - sent ? Uriah True, 79, said he had communicated with him, a , :d laid the evidence before him, and he was of opinion that the evidence was not sufficiently clear to insure a conviction. The prisoners were then discharged. BOW-STREET.--A private in the Collstrearn Guards, named Jaws Opp?' it, apparently about 50 years of age and having upon Lis breast a Crimean medal and four easps, besides three goo I-conduct stripes upon the sleeve of his uniform, was brought before Mr. HAll, charged with having attempted to commit suicide o❑ Sunday morning, by jumping from a steam-boat into the river Thames. It appeared from the evidence that while Inspector Thomas, of theThnmes police, was on duty at the station galley near the Adelphi pier, et about half-past nine in the morning, he saw the defendant go on board the half penny steam-boat Endeavour, run across the deck, throw off his leather belt, and jump into the river. The in spect , r immediately called his men to the oars, and pro cee-fed to the spot, where they caught defendant's body with the boat-hook and suce..2eded in getting him into the boat. The defendant remained breathless for seine little time, and then called to the crew to let him drown, exclaiming earnestly " O'a ! let me drown, pray let me drown I did not know you were so near me." He then made several attempts to throw hirnelf in again, strug gling very bard with the men, until the inspector threat ened to handcuff him if he did not remain quiet. On being asked what motive he could have for destroying his life., he replied, "My wife, my dear wife, whom I loved so truly, has left me." He was then taken to B mw-street. The colour.serjaant of the regiment informed the ma gistrate that de!endant, who had been on duty through out the late campaign, was a most efficient soldier, and bt re an excellent character. He had sent home a great deal of money to hie wife during his absence in the Crimea —more, perhaps, than any other man in the bat talion; and when on reaching home again, he handed her every penny of his savings, she suddenly absconded from him, having, it was believed, formed an adulterous connexion with another man during her husband's ab sence. The defendant, who seemed painfully affected, said he Wa3 fully sensible of the wrong he had committed, in a moment of bitter aw;uish, and acisured his worship that if he would overlook the cffence this time it should never be repeated. Hu had lived happily with hie wife for 14 years, and her sudden desertion, without any con ceivable cause, was so great a•shock to him that it as almost more than he could bear. Mr. Hall—Are there any children ? Defendant—None now living, your worship. Mr. Hall—That is a fortunate thing for you. You ap pear to be a most re.ipectable man as well as a brave sol dier, and you may depend upon it that she is wholly un worthy of you. You, as a soldier, ought pot to waste a single tear upon a woman who has proved herself so ungrateful —so utterly worthless. Inspector Thomas said that the wife's mother and sister were in mutt, but they knew nothing of her. The mother, a decent-looking woman, here came up to the witness box, weeping bitterly. She said the defendant had been a very good husband to her daughter, and she was wholly at a loss to account for her unfeeling conduct towards him. She had never known them to quarrel. They lived together, on the contrary, mostaffectionately. Mr. Hall inquired if there was any one to look to him until his mind became calmer and more settled. Defendant—Take my word, your worship, I will not attempt it again. I had better go to the barracks-- that will be the place for me. I had leave, 103 a married man, to live out of barracks, but now I must go back. Let me go with the serjeant. Eventually the defendant was given up to the ser jeant, who undertook to look alter him for the present. JOINT STOCK COWPANIES IN CHAN- CERY. MIDLAND - UNION AND LURTON•ON-TEENT RAILWAY. affairs of this company one of the railway schemes of 1847) have just been brought to a close, compromises h av ing been entered into with the promoters for the payment of a fixed sum in discharge of outstanding lia bilities. _ _ LOND )N AND MERCANTILE LIFE ASSURANCE COM rANY.—Mr. Harding, the official manager, appointed by the Court of Chancery to inquire into the affairs of this company, reports to the court that the amount o f capi tal, for which the deed was subscribed for and shares al lotted, was 60,6701., but that the total amount paid up was only 2,8311., being ss. per share on 11,325 shares, leaving therefore a balance of 4,7521. due in respect of deposits upon 19,010 shares, and 53,086/, as the amount of capital till uncalled for. BANQUET TO THE GUARDS. [The following appeared in successive editions of TA Sees of yesterday.] The promised banquet to the medal men of the Guards took place yesterday at the Royal Surrey Gardens. The morning was cloudy, and anything but in viting, a misty rain falling about the middle of the day, but nevertheless immense crowds of per sons lined the streets through which the Guards passed from their respective barracks to the gar dens, and cheered them lustily. The Music Hall, the capacious dimensions of which, and its light and elegant construction and decoration, which is now so well known to thou- Sands, presented one of the most enlivening, gay, and brilliant spectacles imaginable. Over the orchestra, high up above the upper gallery, and springing from the base of the dome, was a crystal transparency of the quarterings of England, France, Sardinia, and Turkey, surrounded by the Garter and England's motto ; whilst on each side and above were intermixed the flags of the re spective nations, over which was placed a minia ture Standard of England in gold and crimson. At the opposite end of the building was a similar device, and above it one in which the tricolor of France was most conspicuous. Along the balcony of the principal gallery fes- toons of artificial leaves were gracefully and artis tically intertwined with the light filagaree work of the front, and in the interstices formed by the festoons were placed the names of "J. M'Donald," " Dundas, " "Evans," " Bruat," " Wyndham, " " St. Arnaud, " " Codring ton," " Massey, " " Raglan," " Lyons, " " Simpson," " Williams," " Cardigan, " Lucan," " Bosquet," " Canrobert," &cc., Jrc., names which for ever will live in the page of history ; and how ever much some of them might not have realised all the anticipations of an ardent, enthusiastic, brave, and courageous people, there are many amongst them whom a generous public delighteth to honour, and who have gallantly and nobly sus tained the reputation of the country. Against each of the pillars was hung a flag of each of the allied nations, whilst around the balcony and the middle gallery festoons of flags were suspended over them, and along the upper gallery flags were hung around, which floated gaily in the cool breeze which, by the extraordinary construction of the ventilation of the building, passed through it during the day, and kept the place delightfully cool, a desideratum highly to be prized in crowded assemblies—whether in the heat of the day, or those which succeed them. Immediately over and behind the chairman, and in front of the orchestra, the flags of the respective nations were artistically intertwined, and in a wreath on each side were the words " Red an," " Malakhoff," and in the centre the name of that never-to-be-forgotten soldier's friend and minis tering angel, Miss " Nightingale." At 12 o'clock the gates of the gardens were opened for the admission of ladies and others by ticket at an advanced price, the proceeds of which the proprietors of the gardens have liberally placed at the disposal of the committee, and the galleries were speedily filled by a number of elegantly-dressed ladies, radi ant with smiles, highly delighted at witnessing such an interesting scene, and eager to testify their admiration for men whose daring and gallantry have achieved deeds unsurpassed in the page of history, and who suffered the hardships of war, aggravated by official blundering, with a magna nimity savouring more of romance than reality. The Grenadiers, mustering 739 men, marched from their barracks in Birdcage-walk, over West minster-bridge, past the Elephant and Castle, along the Walworth-road to Amelia-street, down which it passed to the principal entrance of the gardens. The Fusiliers, numbering 708 men, marched from their barracks, at Charing-cross, over Waterloo-bridge, following the Grenadiers from the Elephant and Castle. The Coldstreams, numbering 562 men, marched from the Tower over London-bridge by the Elephant and Castle, and the same route thence to the gardens. These gallant men, each preceded by its band, playing various enlivening airs, reached the gardens about the appointed time, 2 o'clock, when an equal number of each regiment, according to previous arrangement, took their places at the tables iu the•capicioas magic hall, the remainder being accommodated under an awning in front of the building, the band stationed in the °relic:Ara playing at the time the " Roast beef of old England." The tables were laid out with cold meats of every kind, plum puddings, salads, fruits, cheese, &c., with a bottle of stout to each man. At various places along the tables were a number of ever greens, fuschias, balsams, geraniums, verbenas, and other plants in flower ; and n the centre of the room was an emblematic device, designed by Messrs. Potel and Shabot. The men, on entering the grounds, were loudly and enthusiastically cheered, which was repeated on their entering the building, accompanied with waiving of handkerchiefs, bouquets, &c., by the ladies. The gallery opposite the orchestra was filled by a number of officers in plain clothes, and their ladies. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Lady Mayoress, and Miss Salomons occupied a private box at the right of the orchestra. The men, having taken their seats, were prlvided with a bottle of champagne with which to drink the toasts. Sergeant-liajor Edwards, the senior sergeant. major of the Guards, then took the chair, sup ported on either side by those next in seniority to him. Daring the dinner the following programme of music was admirably performed by the combined bards of the Grenadier, Coldstream, and Scots Fusilier Guards, under the direction of the band masters, Mr. Godfrey, Mr. Bose, and Mr. D. Godfrey : March—" The Return of the Guards" D. Godfrey. Quadrille—" Hibernian" (On Irish Melodies) Jullien. Selection—" La Traviala " Quadrille—" Sweaborg" (On Nautical Me- Indies) " Hymn of the Allied Army " Quadrille—" Bonnie Dundee " (On Scotch Melodies) Waltz —" Star of the West " Selection—" Serniramide," Polka—" Rataplan " Selection—" Robert le Diablo" At the conclusion of the repast the members of the chorus, who kindly volunteered their services fot the occasion, were stationed in the chorus gal lery, and, under the direction of Mr. Land, sang the grace after dinner from the Laudi Spirituali, 1515. The CHAIRMAN then gave the health of " The Queen," which was enthusiastically received--the bands of the Guards playing the National Anthem, the vocal parts being rendered by upwards of 300 members of the Chorus in the gallery. The CHAIRMAN said, I have to give you another toast, which I do not expect will please you as much as the last, but very nearly so. I give you the toast of "Prince Albert and the rest of the Royal family," and in that of the Royal family I include the Prince of Wales, who, I hope, may live after the example of his Royal parents, and may the day bo long before he wears the Royal crown. (Cheers.) The toast was drank with three times three. Band—" Coburg March." The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the next toast, " His Royal Highness the General Commanding in -Chief, our Soldiers and Sailors, our brave Allies in the late War, and the Chaplains of the Army," said ho might say a few words to them on the toast, as comrades. To the old men—the old Guards of Alma and Inkerman—he need not say one word to them in favour of H.R.H. the Genera! Commanding-in-Chief, for they all knew as much of him as he did. (Cheers.) He must live in their hearts as he did in his (the chairman's) eternally—. (cheers)—and all others who were true British sol diers. (Cheers.) It must be their greatest pride to-day that they were with him at Alma and Inkerman. (Cheers.) There was but one thing caused him sorrow, if such a thing ought then to be felt by him, and that was to find that these tables wore not large enough for all their comrades in the late war to be present, (Cheers.) Tie detibted not but that they would feel pleasure at learning the manner in which the Guards had been received that day. (Cheers.) With regard to " our sailors," he was happy to say the greatest good feeling ex isted between them and the lino. They and the blue jackets were indebted to one another for many kindnesses all through the late war—a bettor feeling it was impossible could have existed between them and the blue jackets. With respect to their allies it was impossible for him to say enough, and to the Inkerman men he could say they had seen the day when they could have fallen down and wor shipped them like they did their God. (Cheers.) They recollected them coming over the hill. (Tre mendous cheering.) The chaplains of the army had done their duty. They had been taken so little notice of in all former military assemblages that he had included them in the toast. The toast was received with cheers, the choir singing the following song, the words written ex pressly for the occasion by G. Linley, Esq.:-- Oh ! brave were England's mailed knights, That won at Agincourt, And bright the page of Hist'ry shines With deeds they did of yore. But ne'er was valour more display'd, In battles' mad career, Than by the gallant British hearts Whom, now, we welcome hero. Yet, while on glories past we dwell, And ancient heroes praise, A brighter lustre hangs around The warriors of our days. To them, we fill the wine cup, now, To them, we raise the cheer ; God bless the gallant British hearts Whom, now, we welcome here. The CHAIRMAN then gave " The healths of the Chairman of the Committee and the Subscribers to the Dinner Fund." They had been invited to a dinner such as perhaps the memory of man had never seen the equal of—(cheers)—and the fact of them having been invited to such a dinner showed that their countrymen were satisfied with the manner in which they had done their duty. (Loud cheers.) They all recollected the day when they never dreamt or thought such a day as this would have been in the history of their lives— (cheers) and after what they had seen and gone through, such a reception as that by their fellow-countrymen was sufficient to make him and them jump on one leg through another such campaign as that just finished. (Cheers.) The LORD MAYOR, on the part of the committee, returned thanks, and in doing so paid a just tri bute to the bravery of the troops, and remarked that he hoped every soldier would be proud of the uniform he wore, and that his conduct would be such as to earn honours and respect in peace as he had done in war. (Loud cheers.) He concluded by proposing the health of Ser jeant-Major Edwards, the chairman of the day, and who, whether they regarded his height to his large beard (laughter) which, with his hair, was tinged with grey, marked him as the old and honourable soldier. (Cheers.) He hoped he would be many years spared to his coun try which he had served so successfully. (Cheers.) Baud—" The British Grenadiers." The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, which he could only do in an humble manner in all sincerity. (Cheers.) That was a proud day for them all, and he firmly believed, in confidence between him and them, that he was the first serjeant-major of the British army whose health had been drunk by the Lord Mayor of London. (Cheers and laughter.) After again thanking his lordship for the honour, the chairman sat down a.nidst the enthusiastic cheers of his comrades. The LORD MAYOR then gave "Tile healthy of the Commanding Officers," which was drank with enthusiasm. Mr. Harker, City toastmaster, kindly volun teered his services as toastmaster for the occasion. About 1,200 dined in the H 11, the remaindvr being accommodated under the tent in front of the Music Hall. Inspector Lund, of tho P division, with a body of men, preserved excellent order at the approaches to the Gardens. The interesting ceremony was then concluded, and the soldieri withdrew from the 111.11, and strolled about the gardens, where other amusements awaited them. The following officers belonging to the three brigades of Guards were present : Sir W. CArington, Lord Rokeby, Sir H. Bar nard, Colonel the Hon. E. Upton, Cif. Hon. A. Foley, Col. Ridley, Col. S;eele, Lieut.-General Airey, Lord Bingham, Lieut.-Cil. Higginson, Ma j )1" Sir C. Russell, Lard Sefton, Col. F. Seymour, Captain Ponsonby, Major Crawley, Capt. Burrand, Lieut.-Col. Hatton, Lieut.-Col. Ellison, Earl of Carrick, Captain Lindsay, Lieut.-Col. Strong, Col. Lord F. Paulett, Lord George Paget. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND ART. A blue book of 300 pages contains the third report of the Department of Science and Art, addressed to the Lords of the C nuinittee of Privy Council for Trade, &c., by their secretary, Mr. Lyon Playfair. From a sum mary of the details adduced it appears that the museums and libraries of the department continue to bs in an ef fective state, and have been visited by 331,000 persons, being an increase of 56 per cent, above the numbers of the previous year. This increase is chiefly due to the now circulating museum of ornamental art, which has been visited by 55,701 persons in the provinces, and t the success which has attended the new arrangements made by the department in regard to the Museum of Natural History in Edinburgh, resulting in an increase of the visitors from the old average of 800 to above 100,000. There has been a consi-lerasle diminution in the attendance on the museums of London from the state of affairs. The Dublin Botanical Gardens have been visited by above 30,000 psrsons, and the Zoological Gardens by 133,000. The exhibitions of the department have been visited by 72,000 persons. The geological surveys in Great Britain and Ireland and the Mining Record-office continua to be carried on with increased actisity, and have made during the past year reports to the Government on various geological sulsjscts of impor tanca to this country and the colonies. The schools of art have been attended by nearly 12 000 pupils. The number of children taught drawing in public schools, through the agency of the masters of art schools, atuoun is to 13,988, but this is not sufficient to meet the wants of the public, and new measures are being devised to give in creased development to elementary art instruction. Instruc tion in art has been giren to 2,181 teachers, and theresults of their examinations have been more sa , isfactory than in preceding years. The schools of science, the working noon's lectures in London, and the provincial lectures in Ireland have been attended by 10,030 persons. That valuable institution, the Metropolitan School of Scienc -, applied to mining and the arts, continues to flourish. The systematic courses during the year included 100 lectures on chemistry by Prof. Hoffmann ; 43 on phy sics, by Prof. Stokes; 50 on metallurgy, by Dr. Percy ; 40 on mineralogy, and 60 on mining, by Prof. Smyth ; 30 on geology, by Prof. Ramsay ; 50 on natural history, &c., by Prof. Huxley ; and 33 on applied mechanics, by Prof. Willis. Thirty matriculated and 56 general stu dents attended the course of 1855-6. The increase of the latter is very gratifying. An evening course of lectures for schoolmasters has been given during the past year by Mr. Huxley, the Professor of Natural History, &c, and a course of chemistry by Dr. Hofmann. Lectures to working men have been given in natural philosophy, chemistry, metals, and mining, the attendanceon which has been only limited by the size of the lecture room. The chemical and metallurgical laboratories, under the superintendence of Drs. Hofmann and Percy, have been in full operation, and respectively attended by 100 and 27 pupils. Dr. Percy has now in the press an elaborate inquiry on the composition of the iron ores of England ; and he has male an elaborate eampamalogical inquiry, , with a view to ascertain the best composition for the great bell of the New Palace at Westminster. Dr. Hof mann bas made several valuable reports. The Museum of Practical Geology has been usefully employed in aid ing the authorities on questions of importance both at home and in the colonies. Tribute is borne to the in creasing usefulness of other collateral institutions. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On Sunday night a dis tressing accident occurred by which the life of an old and valued servant of the General Steam Navigation Company was sacrificed. The following are the particu lars :—The Diamond, steam vessel, Capt. Read, left Herne Bay at five o'clock, when, just off Whitstable Bay, the mate, David Corbin, gave instructions to hoist the staysail, as the wind seemed favourable. He was in the act of superintending it, when the sail struck him in front, and drove his back against the side of the fore part of the beat, and he being a tall roan was turned com pletely overboard. The vessel was steaming up rapidly with the tide, and the paddlewheel struck the poor fel , low on the head. The vessel was instantly stopped, and the engines reversed. Two boats were lowered and put off to his assistance. He was seen to strike out once or twice, but sink before the boats could reach him. Every exertion was made to save him, but of no avail. His wife who was in the cabin, upon hearing the cry of a man overboard, rushed to the deck to see her husband lower the boats and assist, and when she found he was not at his post, conjec tured it was him in the water, and became almost frantic. The deceased was much respected, having been in the ser vice of the company 30 years. Ono or two of his children i were on board at the time of the unfortunate occurrence. He was brother to Ceptain Corbin, of Ramsgate, well knowil and respected. 100 100 100 20 20 i! 2s' St. 50 4t. St. 100 70 20 tO 20 SHARE IvIARKETB. 'THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. RAII.WATS. Closing Prices this day kmbg. Nottng. Bost and Eastu. Junet... Bel fast & Ballymena Birming. Wolverh Stour Valley Birke:ehd. Lancik Cheshire Junet 'Do. & Birk. Do., do . Rlytl , &Tyne origin& £25 (ised. Bristol and Exeter Calodonian Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon_ Cork, Back, & Pas, Cornwall Do. A Do. B Dub:in &BelfastJunc Dun. P. & Aber. Jne. East ADO.= Eastorn Countics— East. 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(i.N.E.:i arch Do. Leede Do. Ycrk North Lcn, N.&S.Wstrn.,llami.- stead, and City Jn.. North 'Staffordshire.. North Western • & Westrn.June • Wore., & icottish Central SeottishMidlrald hrapshire Uni , .oath Devon +nth Eastern " , ;oath 77f,1e3 ...... Yrksh.ds a' nes, Wok. &Wol Stockton Do do 1&5 • . • Do.; do., 1855 tokten4s/ Ihrtlep NIT Vale.. r)o. Pref., No. 1.. Plo.mos hay. D.& R Vale of Neath Watorfd. & Kilkenn AraterfordeaLimor:ei West Cornwall West End of Londc , T Anl Crystal Palaoe Do. A Do. B . West Londan.. Wimbledn &CroytieL FOR: t Thr Ardennes A tlan.& St.Lw. leaso at 6 p. e. by Gd.Tnk of Canada 130gian lis.itn. Jun, Reziors to Graisvear, Bornbay,Bnroda,an Gan. Inc a, g 5 p. c Do. IBuff. & Lk. Ilur. Ry. iCanneaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. Demerara Dutch Rhenish !Eastern of France, iDo. Now East Indian, g. sp. . Do A and B, do [Do. Ex. C, gu. 5 p. c IDo. do. D, go. 5 p. c. D0.4l p.c..13nd5.,'5; Do. to. do., '69, dr Gee'ong Melbourm guar. 5 per c nt.. Gd.T of CanaltAi . Do. Cert. of Deben, con. into Stk. till'6 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Ceutral of Fran Gt. Tn. Pon. g. 5 p. c. Do New, gu ir. 5 p. great Luxmbour Constituted Share Gt. Viest , ,r2 of Caner , e Shares Do. New Do. Brie., plyable 's' Do. do., '7d, p. '60.. Do. do., '73 do. Do. do., '73, without option.. . . Lake Const. & Basig Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian. Lucca it Fist. 5 p. c.p r4yong and Gcnova ,yone ds lkfediterran ladras, grata-. 4 1 p.c Do. New do., 5 p. c Po. 41 n. c. Exten Do. 3d Ex., g, 5 p. c' Maria Ant?-)nla ')o. do. Now fnrenr t.z Liege (wit• interest) . )0. (oz interest) Do. do , C p. c. Pref lorthern or France iorwegianTrunkPre 'aria and Lyons )itto Bonds Pari P and Orlear a.... Recife & San. Fran., (roman - 0 g. 7p. c. Riga & Dunaburg is. at 801. per sharc.., Rome and Frascati. , toyal Danish •• aoyaltalwedish ianabre and Memo.. )o. 6. p. cent. Pref, Sciude, guar. 5 p. c D 0... ionthern of Francs.. 3t. Andrew's an, Quebec (A) „. /Vest Flanders Oo per e. Pref.. 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Invest. 14 1 1 Ditto New $ 25 all South Austral. Land 36 1 al: Submar. Tel. Sail * iA 1 ill Do. Reeistered —, 1 2 Crust&L Co.U.Car;. .90 van Diemen'. 16 17 V,o).6y.c.:7An4July 113 3 / 4 143/4 THE IMPOLIOY OF REDUCING OUR SEA ANJ LAND FORCES. ( Prom the Paris Correspondent of tke Morning Post.) Whilst English economists are discussing the redo tion of our army and navy, it is surely common Pr dence, in the first place, to take into consideration %lb tber we are likely to want either the one or the other defend those British interests which are scattered over the globe. The home made policy which has serf" England since 1815, and found us qu it e unprepared',, , a fight in 1854, should no t b e aga i n em b race d with° consideration. We are so apt in England to forget lb rest of the world, that it is well, before we leave selves without a sufficient protection, to look beyon°,l smoke of Lo n d on . M r . C o bd en h as not yet persully Continental States to disarm. Since the close of 0 0 1, even Franc e h as ma d e b ut a trifling reduction of force ; Austria has only got rid of the troops her finance was unable to pay, and the Pror t , army remains s t a ti onary. The great mobile -otiv sian army for Europe is still declared to p 500,000 men, independent of the reserve o , l l° talions, amounting to a b ou t t h e same figure. Yri, Russian Caucasian army (said to he now increased) et, ginally numbered 4 regiments of 5,000 men, ° 20 000 O r .' 10 battalions, infantry of th e li ne , 1 0,000 men ;, 10 Chernomaria and at the Black S ea , 10 , 0 00 men ; Ad"" talion of sappers, 1,000 men ; 22 reg i ments of C os er' , &c., 38,567 men ; artillery, 146 guns, with 1,600 0 3 em do total, 81,167 men. Th en th ere i s the F inland corP Siberian corps, th e Cossacks and the veterans an d valids. It was declar e d a t the close of the war that i, sia would gradually cease t o b e an empire of soldiers, lilt turn her intention to the arts of peace ; but little eig;! of such reforms have yet taken place. The Poles, inde x have had a chain amnesty, which no wise man C all cept, and railw a y s are t o b e b u i lt with English 111°,111 ,f ,7g uniting the large c iti es o f R uss i a, and enabling the to concentrate his troops at any given point. F re Sw hairdressers and Italian singers have returned to Petersburg, and everything is pretty much as it fidoi excepting a proposed increase in the steam 01 . 1 Russia. Then, again, is there anything in the aspect of 6 0 many to encourage us to di sarm ? I s not Austr i a tk o r e ening Piedmont, which, l e t us h ope, i s threatening 913;:il land ? Her troops still linger in the Principalities , e ll our statesmen must kn ow th a t s h e i s mole like l y to b e I , enemy than a friend. A s f or P russ i a, that power 07 0 favoured Russia whilst we' were at war. In file t, A whole of the Germa n C our t s are ant i -English ; though there are thousands of Germans who are 11. '"" of free England, we cannot reckon on this vast graf allies of Great B r it a i n . G ermany, too, is consloseustol military Governm en t s . It was calculated at the tiol`9 the war that if Germany had joined the Allies, she °ls have easily given us 995,600 i n f antry, 159,600 oava'ail 121,600 artillery, 26,600 gen i e, an d 94,900 gesol troops ; total, 1,398,500 men, and 2,572 guns. Th e/ 4 ' oD i colossal force might b e turned us. The misfol's is, that the Gove rnmen t s o f G ermany must keep u p so o thing like their p resen t m ilit ary establishments, beta o they are required t o k eep or d er at home ; and t i as perhaps the only cons o l a ti on f or E ng l and, when W c e e template the armed hosts of Europe generally, th e y wanted at home. pie!' Italy has only o ne goo d na ti ve army—tha t of fr;-0-1 mont—which would bo found on our s id e in ishs„l-ojr quarrel. The Ki ng o f N ap l es may h ave 100,000 Neap B tans at his com man d, b ut t h ey would not be likely top/ very formidabl e . T ur k ey i s not likely to be ab l e t° ',4s port a much larger force than that she alreadypesseseoo which may be 100,800 infantry, 12.780 cavalry, 13 01 artillery, 1,700 genie t roops, an d 325,000 reserve tso ° , —total, 457,680 men, an d 360 guns. The r011r14,44t10 power of Turkey cons i s t s o f 10 line-of-battle shiritli frigates, and 60 sma ll er vesse l s ; total, 77 shit:of f :o 3,000 guns. These figures are taken from the bot t , o at hand, but canno t b e cons i dered as pellectly co r At o as we have no E uropean army returns since the —indi of the war. France can command 600,000 soe ° ' within a certain period, 1,000,000 men. That foreteoo friendly one, and will remain so as l ong as Nsf )° , l o lo 111. is on the th rone. IV e may also hope that ther;(ol of France and E ng l an d w ill daily consolidate the a 0 of the two nati ons ; b u t t h e statesmen of great ha"„" 1-, 0! should not found their policy on their own ssis be° ' even that of th e p eo pl e , as app li e d to foreign aff3l:,o. Now it should b e o b serve d t h at, with the excePt'-of France, Turkey, and Piedmont, the other co untrie e Europe are supporti ng w ith th e i r clouds of soidiers oisl general policy d irec tl y oppose d to that of our own', ll to such an extent as t o h ave b roug h t on the late !IN: tso the aspect of Europe much changed during the /ae," R of years ? May we not be ca ll e d u p on t o d efend t h e of Paris ? May not Piedmont be attacked by A ll/. 0 0 .1 p We should never cease to remember that our diploaldio without a large fleet and army, is as useless as a °ld without his sword. S ure l y a general view of the st%eDss the Continent ought to make us pause before we d is ci lo a soldier of th e army which has cost us so muc h to c°"-es4 and is, in fa c t, nat i ona l wealth. At all events, ie'ost keep every m an th a t can wor k a gun, cur cawlll\llo engineers. If we m a k e an y economy at all, it shoe'is in the inf an t r y, b ecause th at arm alone of the ser Vi/ e more readily replaced. Country Markets. CHELMSFORD—AuG. 22. 0 40 The market to-d a y was thi n l y attended, but there, nor liberal supply of wheat. Millers and factors did nT ie r bet chase very freely, but prices must be quoted 2s to 3s" than last week. Spring corn unaltered. Wheat, white, old, p er s . s . 0. 3 qr. 49 78 Oats, per qr. ••"'23 new 50 78 Peas, Partridge ....... 4, ; old 45 72 White ........... . 4 '„ new 45 71 Dunßoiling .. .................. ..4:6, Barley '33 41 Chevalier 36 45 Beans, Tick ........... ." Grinding lt 39 ,3 Malt 71 76 M Harrow ticksi7 red, Chevalier . - 74 78 .azagan ..... Ditto, COLCHESTER— AUG. 23. firj et; The past week has b een very wet, but to-day it Is 600 the supply of whe a t i s sma ll , principally new, and P.rlei must be noted fully 2s per qr. hi g h er . V ery little 1 /.; 1 0, shown to-day, and 24 to 3s clearer. Peas in g ood del° at ls advance. Beans unaltered in value. SO; Prices to-daywe re as f o ll ow :—W to heat, white, 703 - - eo ft red, 68s to 745; barl e y, 48 a to .50s ; oat s , — s t o —s ; u u T ,BOO Biazagan, 40a to 423; middle and small, 42s to 445; white, 42s to 41s ; grey, 40s to 425. --- Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, &c in the port of London, from the following pi the Aug. 18 to Aug. 23, both inclusive. Cel li' nits, re .` 4.00 t; c g 2 P. I Gq 620 1060 ~~ - Colchester Harwich 240 Leigh Maldon 943/ - - LIVERPOOL CATTLE—AIIG. 25. t he An increased su pply o f ca ttl e t hi s morning, an d °g demand was rather slow holders were comp e lled to oc alo pricer a shade under those of Monday last. Beef, of 61d; mutton, 6d to Cid. CONL ITARKET.-AtTGUST 25. Prices of Coal per ton at the closo of the market• s. d.I Wallsend, Ste. West Pelton l4 61 0. Earedon's Hartley l7 0; Lamal)ton l3 Byass's West Hartley .. 18 0 South Hetton lB Wailsond, ke. Hetton 1 97 Bell's Primrose l4 0 i Derwentwater Hartle/ 17 P Thorp lB 0 Glosforth 18 ensher 17 6 1 1 lielloe . .................... 17 Cassop 18 3 , Harton Belmont 17 9i Ships at market... 36 I Sold [ADVERTISEMENT.J—HoIIoway's Ointment and pills effectually Cured a Dreadfully Sore Hand.—Mrs. of 35, Whitecross-place, Wil son - s t reet, Fi ns b urrs qui‘Li suffered fearfully from an abscess in the hand, vrhic h i ,;(l some months was rend ere d per f ect l y useless.' 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