The Sun. — London, England, 1856-08-20 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET COMIVIERCIAL INTELLIGENC2t. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed quietly, at the full prices current on Friday last. The sales comprise 6,000 bales, 2,000 for export, and 500 on speculation, including, in addition to Americans, 100 Pernam and Maranham, at 61d. to 61d. ; 100 Egyptian, at bid. to 711 ; and 300 Surat, at 4id. to 41d. per lb. The Railway Share Market was quiet, and closed steadily, prices being a shade better than on Monday. Accounts from Athens state that the commercial community of that city have experienced a consi derable loss through the total destruction by fire of the bonded stores belonging to the Customs. The loss is very severe, for not only are the ware houses completely consumed, but all the merchan dise which they contained, and neither goods nor buildings are insurad, so that many of the unfor tunate merchants who owned them will be almost ruined by this disaster. Amongst other articles of value is a valuable library, belonging to the Greek Consul at Marseilles, who had the books lying there in cases for several years back. Many of the sufferers have lost 10 to 15,000 drachmas cash, and the total amount is estimated at about half a mil lion ditto. The commission appointed by the Turkish Go vernment to consider the financial projects brought before them have at last come to the resolution of recommending the establishment of a National Bank with a capital of 3,000,0001. sterling, to be issued in shares open to the subscription of all foreign capitalists. This Bank is to have the pri vilege of issuing notes, and power, it is said, to I 3ontra3t a loan of 5,000,0001. in the name of the I government. The Walmer Castle has arrived from Melbourne 7ith 61,000 ounces, valued at 244,0001. Her ad -7 ices have been anticipated by the Royal Charter. Symptoms of returning easiness in the Money N larket have been apparent during the last day or tv to, produced no doubt by the recent arrivals of specie from Australia and America, and the not un favourable position of the Banks of France and EL igland. Accommodation on first-class commer cia 1 bills can be procured in Lombard-street as low as 1, per cent., or per cent. below the Bank of Eni ',land rate. No one, however, has yet thought of p , redicting a reduction in the minimum at pre sent, . for the progress of affairs in the money mark et during the last few weeks has shown that there are now so many exceptional causes in operas `ion as to prevent calculations being formed, with a ccuracy, of the future. The specie movement excites a considerable share of attention among capitali 'Fits, since the efflux to the East and to France continues on an extensive scale. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's vessel Pera, which 1 eaves Southampton to-day, takes out 516,5801. to India alone, as follows : Ale xandria gold £9,950 Ade n silver ... 3,552 Boca bay silver ... 220,195 Ceyl on gold 6,000 Math •as gold 1,570 Do Calcutta silver ... 270,363 Total 4516,580 In the pre sent position of the Riga and Duna berg Railway Company, rendered more unsatisfac tory by the d etermination of the Stock Exchange Committee to) expunge the shares from the official lists, the dirf3ctors have postponed the calling up of further mpital for the present, with the belief that they NI rill soon be able to restore public confidence in the undertaking. In order, however, not to injure the prospects of the company, it, is reported that they have agreed among thei nselves to subscribe the sum which it is necessary to lodge with the Russian Government; as caution money. The directors, therefore, it, would appear, are sanguine of being able to proa are by the approval of their statutes a confirmation from the Russian authorities of the statements which were made when the company was first brought forward. There can be no doubt that the directors were misled, but not to so serious an extent as many have supposed. If the esti mates of the cost of the line which have been sent in are approved, the position of the undertaking will at once be permanently established. The market fir English Securities continues without any movement of importance. The fur ther arrival of gold from Australia would, no doubt, have producel a favourable effect on prices, especially as the Money Market is getting easier, but for the unsettled state of the weather, which is exciting some apprehension for the safety of the crops. Scarcely any change has taken place in Consols, which have ruled at 95 to 95i for money, and 95i 1 for the 10th proximo. The New 3 per Cents. were 951 to 96, aad the Re duced 951 I. Bank Stock is 2181. Exchequer Bills have risen D.—viz., tolls. and 14s. prem. Foreign Stocks have generally maintained pre vious quotations, but there is a continued absence of extensive dealing. Turkish 6 per Cents. are dull at 103 k. Spanish Threes have been marked 44 the ditto Deferred 24g- 1, Sardinian 921, and Russian 4 per Cents. 984. Buenos Ayres are 83 to 85, Peruvian 81k, and ditto Dollar Bonds 614. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stouks•_—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7 4 ; Mexican, 221 I'; Peruvian, 811 24 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 574 84; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 46 7; Russian 5 per Cents., 111 13 ; ditto 44 per Cents., 98 100 ; Spa nish 3 per Cents., 44i 5 ; ditto Deferred, 241 4 ; ditto Passive, 6i 7. Railway shares are without much variation, but Eastern Counties and Caledonian rule firm, and, in most instances, the tendency is upwards. The transactions are very limited, and the market con sequ-ently exhibited a very inactive appearance. Poreign generally rule lower, but Rigas have risen to # premium. The East Indian ars heavy, and the Canadian nominally without alteration. National Discount Shares are steady. Miscel laneous Shares are about the same as previously. Ottoman Bank have declined I. BIUTIBH FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES. (From the °retied List. Ftnatnesf done. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities...—. ........ g per Cent. Console Annuities (1 5 i 5 New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 3 5.16 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 1860 31 India Bonds, £lOOO Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, 24d. £1000 flmall Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent.. lOOl PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto Small 1024 Ditto New, 1852, 44 per Cent. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. B5 3 Peruvian Bonds 4} per Cent Bli 21 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent Russian Bonds, 1522, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto 4i per Cent. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto Account 921 Spaniel. Ronde, 3 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account 24 Tarkiati Bonds, 6 per cent .......... Ditte Account .. ............. „ 1 7 1 ,1 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per TOT Ditto Account ilt , ieendo on the above nevem& in ton!iV Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent., 12 Guilders 64i 5 Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4. per Cent 6l. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, money 95 Ditto Account (Sept. 10) SUSPENSION OP I 'UNION DOCTOR.—On Monday night, after a long investigation by the Stepney board of guardians, Mr, Stephenson, of Arbour-square, Corn. mercial•road, East, was suspended from his office, and a report of the circumstances attending his suspension Was directed to be forwarded to the Poor• Law Board, at Whitehall, for the decision of the Commissioners. Mr. Stephenson was one of the medical officers of the union, and the parish and hamlet of Ratcliff, and the parish of Shadwell was the district assigned to him. Mr. Baker, the coroner, had occasion to censure Mr. Stephenson three times, at the request of jurors who had invt,t.; 6 _tc-d the e.lllt'S leading to the deaths of three poor persons in the district. In the last case the most sy44 neglect h a d been exhibited by Mr. Stephenson. SHARE IVARKETS. 'TEL'S DAY.) RAILW..IYS. AiLILWAYO. Clnging Clis day Aberdeen A.mbg. Nottng. Bost and Rasta. Jnnot... Bclfsa . c !isilymena Binning. Wolverb- F4tonr Valley Birkeand. Lancak. Cheshire Junet.„,.. Do. Chesh. 61 Birk. Do., do. Myth & Tyne origina £25 (issd. at £45 Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian. Chester di Holyhead. Cork and Bandon.. Cork, Black, di Pa L. Cornwall Do. A Do. B Dubdu&BelfastJunc Dun. P. 81 Aber. Jnc. East Anglian Eastern Counties East. ;Trion, A St; Do., B. Stock Do., New East Kent East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgol. Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prth 8; Dun de Forth k Clyde Jam. Furness Do. Extension........ Glasgow & S. West Great N. of Scotind. Groat Northern Do. • A. Stock Do. • B. Stock,. Gt. Sth. &Weat.(lre. Great Western Do. Stour Val. RA. Qua. Stk. . Irish Sonth-Eastern. Lancastor k Carll(+lf Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds La.neash.s.ndYorks , Do., Wet. RidingUn Do. Soutli orc London & - Blackvra' Lond. Bright & S.Cst Lond. and N. West/. D. Fifths D0.101.13h.,M&8 k 1)o. Eighths.. London andS, Wiy , tr Lon. Tilby. & South Barking 5h..., ..... I Lndudriy.t Coleraint' Lndndrr-.& Ennisk Hanch.fillef. &Linclr Do., I .f.an. & Lin. Un Nietropolitan "'midland bo. Dirmng. & Derb 211d1d. G. West. Om ) I►o. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisk Nwpt.Aborg. &Hrfi Newry Az Enniskill.• Newry, Warrenpoint and Rostrevor. Norfolk Northn.Counties Un North British Nth D,, ron Rail. & Dock Stock IPo., Al Stock.:, Do. B Stock N. if:setern—Berwie do. Extension „ Do.do.D.N.E. lurch Do. Leads Do. York North London NI .&S.Wstrn. i llam: - stead, and City JO.. North Staffordshire, North Western N. SE S. Westin. June Or., Wore., geottish Contral,.. SoottishMidland... Shropshire Union 3onth Devon South Eastern.. ,c4onth Wales S. YrkBh. & Riv.. DuT staine , .,Wok. kWo) Atookton St Darling. Do., do., 1554 Do., do., 1855 Suy....kten its Har tlep. Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. Thames Hay. D. R. Vale of Neat1y,,.,.,,., Watorfd. & Rill .envy WaterforddsLim eriek West Cornwall. .... West End of Loudon and Crystal Pals.m. Do. A ............ Do. B .... West L0nd0n.......... „. Wimbledntr,Croydon Antwexp4Rotte rdam Ardennes Atlan.& St.Lw. leP.sed l at 6 p. c. by GcLTnk. of Canada ..... 13elgiau Eastn. June Beziers to Graissessa, Bombay, Barodm, an 030. g. 5 p. c Do. Buff. & Lg. Hur. Ry. Carioca:as & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. frocaL,rare. )ntei Rhenish ..... . Ifias*.ern of Franco Do, New Test Indian, g. 5 p... Do A and B, d 0.... Do. Es. C, go,. 5 p . c Do. do. D, gu. 5 p. c, D 0.46 Dc. do. do., '5l, d e . Geelong lz Melliiourn( guar. 5 per 'coat.. Gd 11 of .nad#.AjN Do. Cert. of Deben. con. ir.to Stk. till's') Do. Comp. 6 p. e., do. Gt. Central of Fran Cit. Tu. Pen. g. 5 p. e. Do New, guar. 5 p. c. (treat Luxemboor. Constituted Share. Ot.Western of Canes Share• . Do. New .... Do. P 48., payable 'se Do, do., '76, p. ' 60 .. T it% do., '73 do. Do. do., '73, without option Lake Conet. & Basle Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian. Lucca a Pist. 5 p. c.p . Lyons and Geneva Lyons tea Mediterran Madras, guar. 4.1 . p.c Do. Now do., 5 p. c Do. 44 p. c. Exton Do. 3d Er. , g. sp. CI Maria Antoms ' Do. do. New Namur &Liege (wit) interest) - Do. (ox interest)... . Do. do., 0 p. c. Pref Northern of France NorwegianTrunklire Paris and Lyons . Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Recife & San. Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Riga & Dunaburg is. at 801. per share Rome and Frascati loyal Danish EtoyalSwedish Sambre and Meuse... Do. 5 p. cent. Pref. Sciude, guar. 5 p. C. D 0... ionthern of France.. St. Andrew's an,' Quebec (A), West Flanders Do 6t per c. Pref., W. &N. W. of Franc ' West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden ... Zealand ZOINT-S' Austraksin, , Bank of Egypt Bank of London ad. Col. Bk.&Ln. C British N. America , Chartd. Bank of Ael ! Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China City Colini al Commercial of Loud Eng. Soot. &Aus. CIA Load. Chart. Bk. of Australia f)itto New Ln scbri Ifpn a dzo ii a .B nd nfi o c tin co t r y• pf . London Joint Stock. London and Paris.... Load. & Westminstei National Pro.ef Eng Do. New National of Bank ... New South Wsisi.... ental Bank a Corporation Ottoman Bank trovinciad of Ireland U. Now... 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OM: • . . .--• ... 46 - 48 40 - 41 P 35 37 36 - 38 6'4 70 7 i 84 ia PAZ Badness done this day. 95 i 57/ 6i 7 IQ° 1 100 100 all all all all ;100 I all 100 11,‘ THE SUN, LONDON, WEDL ESO Al' EVEN NG AUGUST 20, 1855. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) the case, it would be impossible to convict him of the offence. There was no evidence that Pinkerton ever received the sheets. That was the first doubt. And if he did receive then, did he do so with a guilty knowledge ? The case was surrounded with doubt, and therefore he con tended that the prisoner at the bar ought to be acquitted. The prisoner had up to the present time possessed a good character ; and, coupling this fact with the doubts that surrounded the whole case, he felt confident that they would unanimously arrive at the conclusion that the prisoner was not guilty of the charge imputed against him. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. IN RR WM. E. YOUNG. The balance-sheet in the case of this bankrupt, de scribed as of Sun-court, Cornhill, Cross-street, Man chester, and Dale-street, Liverpool, ship and insurance broker, underwriter, and merchant, has been filed by Messrs. Harding and Pullen, and commences June 24, 1849, and ends April 15, 1856, and shows—Dr. to creditors, unsecured, 3.8,702/. 7s. Gd. ; ditto fully se cured, 8,873/. 14s. Gd. ; ditto partially secured, 2,1211. ls. ; ditto salaries to be paid in full, 380/. 18s. 2d. ; lia bilities on bills (58,465/. 4s. Bd.), of which 24,1101. only are expected to be claimed against the estate ; risks on underwriting (about 62,000 t.), in respect of which bank rupt estimates that about 10,000/. losses may be proved against the estate ; brokerage profits, 60,7281. Os. 2d. ; premiums, &c., for underwriting, 121,0601. Os. 93. Cr., by debtors, good, 22,5381. 6s. ; doubtful, 11,672/. 19s. Bd. ; property given up to official assignee, 13,455/. (less salaries, 3801.) ; interest in adventure on teak, 2,000/. — (the bankrupt had joined with Messrs. Sycre, Walter, and Co. for the purchase of teak, which was shipped per Commodore, which was never after heard of ; the teak, however, was insured, and bankrupt's share will be about this amount) ;—consignments, 928/. ; liabilities as per contra, 34,110/. ; property held by creditors fully secured, 9,294/. 15 , „ 41. ; ditto partially secured, 115/. ; trade expenses—interest 3,4981., law 648/., domestic and personal 9,927/. ; losses (sundries 28,329/. 10 e 3 '., bad debts 1,494/. 4s. 43., on underwriting 111,933/. 7s. ld.), total 141,757/. is. Bd. Amongst the creditors are Messrs. Adamson and Co., Aberdeen, for freight, 2,966/. Bs. ; Green and Co., Blackwall, 1,979/. ; R. Green, do., 1,0221. ; John Hay, Sunderland, for balance purchase money of ship Walmer Castle, 4,3211. 13s. ; Palmer, Mqiillop, Dent, and Co., 1,865/. ; James Miller, Queen's-road, St. John's-wood, 2,199/. ; Geo. Leslie, Aberdeen, 1,606/. ; Cooper and Ayes, Leadenhall-street (cash, March, 1856), 1,000/. ; Chaplin and Horne (rail way carriage), 1,354/. lls. 6d. ; Pickf"rd and Co. (do., March and April, 1856), 1,765/. 14s, sd. ; Taylor, Pot- ter, and Co., Liverpool, 578/. The meeting for the last examination is fixed for the 2d September next. The balance-sheet extends over 119 folio pages. One of the jurors wished to know, before the case proceeded further, whether the property was found in the apartment in which Pinkerton resided! Sergeant Thomas stated that the rooms in which the bulk of the property was found was locked up, and appeared to be perfectly distinct from the other part of the house. Witnesses were then called, who gave the prisoner a good character for honesty, straightforwardness, and industry. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. There are four or five other indictments against the prisoner. The Court then adjourned for rerreshment. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CRUELTY TO A HORSE.—John Ford, an itinerant coal dealer, was brought before Mr. Beadon, charged with cruelly ill-treating a horse, by driving it in an unfit condition. George Walker, a constable attached to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, stated that about half-past nine this morning he was passing down Piccadilly, when he saw the defendant driving a horse and cart. Witness observed that the horse appeared to suffer from pain, and went up and examined it, and found a large raw wound on its back wider the saddle, two wounds under tho kicking strap, and several wounds under the crupper. Witness to!d the defendant he ought not to work the horse in that condition, and took him into custody. There are no cases in the list for to morrow. The defendant, in answer to the charge, said that the horse was a regular kicker, and when he had a kicking fit he always cut and bruised himself as the officer saw. He was obliged to work the horse in order to get a living. CRIMINAL COTTR,T.—(This Day). OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Martin.) Mr. Beadon said it was all very well for the defendant to make that excuse, and asked him if he would like to work covered all over with sores I Charles Arnold, 23, cheese facttor, remanded from last session, was indicted for feionioubly omitting and neglecting to surrender himself to the Court of Bank ruptcy, he being a•bankrupt. Defendant, who shook his lead, replied in the nega tive, and was fined 10s., or seven days. SOUTHWARK. The present charge was male under the 251st sec, of the Bankruptcy Consolidation Act, and it appearod that the prisoner occupied a shop, 20, Commercial-road East, where he carried on the business of a cheese factor. He then became indebted to Messrs. Haycock and Co., wholesale cheese factors, 7, Old Fish-street, in the sum of 571. After that he shut up his shop, and went to 15, St. Dunstan's-hill, sand commenced business as a wine merchant. The prosecutors, being unable to obtain their money, filed a petition in bankruptcy against the prisoner on the sth "Oct., 1855, and he was adjudged a bankrupt on the following day. The 24th Oct. and 27th Nov. were the days appointed for his exami nation, but he did not appear in person or by agent. Nothing was heard or seen of the prisoner until the 13th of June, 1856, when he was apprehended at a beer-shop on Walworth Common. The policeman having a know ledge of the prisoner asked him if his name was Arnold. He replied, " No, it was Edwards," but afterwards admitted it was Charles Arnold. SUSPECTED ROBBERY OF A VALUABLE TELESCOPE BY A NATAL APPRENTlCE.—WalteriOttey, a respeetable-look ing young man, who stated himself to be an apprentice on board the Hydaspes steam-ship, belonging to the General Screw Steam-ship Company recently returned from the Crimea, and lying in the Southampton docks, was brought before Mr. Combe charged on suspicion of stealing a valuable five-pointed naval telescope. The manager to Mr. Barnett, a respectable pawn broker in the Borough-road, said that on the 31st of July the prisoner entered the shop and presented the telescope in pledge for 255. Witness examined it, and finding it to be very valuable he asked him where he got it. He replied that his uncle gave it him, and that his mother knew that he was about to pledge it. Wit ness asked him where his mother lived, when he gave a direction in the Old Kent-road. However, not being satisfied that all was correct, be told him he would advance him the sum required if he brought his mother with him. He then left the shop, and not returning witness gave information to the police. Inquiries were made at the ada.lress he had given, and that was ascertained to be false. Nothing more was heard of him until Tuesday morning, when a female came to the shop and asked for the telescope, stating that the prisoner bad sent her for it. She gave the same address that be bad, and witness told her that he should detain her un til she gave information where the prisoner was waiting for her. A policeman was in attendance, and shortly afterwards the prisoner was taken into custody. Edwin Coleman, 53 M, said be was called in by last witness, and he detained the female until she told him where to find the prisoner, who told him that he pur chased the telescope at sea for 103. and five ounces of tobacco. The telescope, almost a new one, in a leather case, wad here produced. It had the maker's name, Marratt, 63, King William-street, engraved on it. In answer to the magistrate, the prisoner said it was true what he had told the constable. Mr. Combe remanded him to enable the officers to make some inquiries about the telescope. Mr. Poland for the prosecution called several witnesses in support of the above facts. Mr. Ribton for the prisoner took technical objections relative to the proof of petitioning creditor's debt, and the notice of bankruptcy being properly served on the prisoner, which the learned judge overruled. The learned gentleman then addressed the jury, contending that ac cording to the terms of the prosecut)rs trading, it had not been shown that the prisoner was really indebted to him in the amount claimed, and that consequently the declaration of bankruptcy was illegal. He disc'aimed on the part of the prisoner any intention to defraud his creditors. After some remarks in reply from Mr. Poland, His lordship summed up. The law madeit an offence in a person not surrendering after an adjudication, and it was no question for a jury to consider whether or not the prisoner had been properly adjudged a bankrupt. He was of opinion that the offence had been proved by the evidence, and that the prisoner was indebted to the prosecutors in the sum of 571. The jury found the prisoner guilty. Sentence deferred. MANSLAUGHTER,- John Dunning, 24, fisherman, was indicted for feloniously killing and slaying Francis Toorules. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Clarke prosecuted ; Mr. Robin son defended the prisoner. It appeared that the prisoner and deceased formed part of the crew of the Royal Tar fishing smack, of Barking. On the 11th July the smack was off the coast ot Hol land, and the master having left the smack to procure provisions, the prisoner, deceased, and Charles Turner, mate of the smack, went on board a Dutchman, where they drank freely a quantity of spirits, and were much intoxicated. They returned to the smack, bringing with them some spirit they bad had given them on board the Dutchman, and repaired to the cabin to partake of it. Whilst there Dunning left the cabin, took a bottle of naphtha from the hatches, and returned and sprinkled it over the deceased. Shortly after his clothes were on fire, and be was burnt so badly that he was sent home to BArkurry the following day. He suffered very much, and lingered until the 26th July, when he died. The men were all so much intoxicated that they were unable to give an accurate account of the trans action, and the boy who " was half asleep and half awake at the time " of the occurrence was unable to say how the fire happened. When be saw deceased on fire he was lying on a settle in the cabin, near an oil lamp, and prisoner was sitting by him. Brown, the eldest apprentice, appeared to be the only sober person on board at the time, and being alarmed by the boy, he went to the cabin and roused the men, all of whom appeared to be insensible. They contrived t o get on deck, and then Brown threw water over deceased and extinguished the fire. Prisoner, the fol lowing day, said ho had no recollection of the circum stances, and the deceased told the master of the smack that he did not know how it happened. liis Lordship said there was no evidence against the prisoner to show that he set fire to the man, and he directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty. The jury returned a verdict accordingly, on which His Lordship addressed the prisoner, saying he hoped this would be a warning to him, and that he would not get drunk again. The prisoner evidently mistook the verdict for one of guilty, and fainted away in the dock. On his re covery he was disoharged, and left the court with his friends. " e tetan LINES LEASED AT FIXED RE NTALS. Latuda, Companb Cto•ina Prices this day. RAILWAY/. Bedford and BI etrh ley Buckghamsh Clydesdale J Col. Stour Vy. Sad, and Hal. E. Lin. g. 6 pc. E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New Gletr.& Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. 4 Shares. Do. Shaves. Lon. & Growls.? Do. Prefere Luc Lon., Til., & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Batn. and Matlock Middlesbro' & Rodcar. Midid.Eradfd Newmarket Bury E. G.spc N.& Est.s p. c. Do. 6 per ct. Do. Fixeds p c Prest. tr. 1‘ y:: Do. Stirs. A Roystn.& Hit. Shot. Roth_an, Gooleg. 5 p.c . Shrews. &Her S. StatTordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&flomrst London & N. West. L.&N.W. Calodon E. Urn. & E. C Gt.Nrthn E. Count Caldonian Do at. Westn Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &NM , Do Do S. Hastert Do IPeto& Co. Do. L.&N.W. & Midld. ,Stekton & Darlingt. En. Conn. E. Count. D 0... Do L. N.W Do Git North Laneash Yorksh. T. Brassey •MClean Stoat. & Darl I GtWeetn. 9) - 101 LOO - 105 12 - 14 139 - 141 4 ... 4h ••• '"' • • • ii 7-7- 29 • •• ...'. [OB - 109 12i - 131 23 -24. E 112 - 115 - 95 - 97 58 k - - fa; 8 - 8i 3 - 211:1 33 - 34 91 - 93 PREFERENCE SHARES. A berdoeT, Deben Do. 6 per cent. 00. No. 2, 7 p. 0.. Myth and Tyne 1 Opel c. pref. (issd. at 501 iris. & Ex. 4 p. o. St Do. 4 p. o. Shares Caledonian £lO Mies. &Ho. Gu. 54 pi Do. do. Pref. No. 2. Do. do. Pief. No. 2 cork it fiandonsip.c Dun.Prth .&Aber.J. "CI. Anglian Cla. A Sh Do. de. Cls. B 6 p. v. Jo. do Cls. C 7p. c. glas.Co.P.r,spcNo. Do. No. 2. Do. New 6 p. 0. Si. •t:ast Un., G. 6 p. c •)o. 51., 10 per cent Debentr.Sll. Do. do. 4 per cent xatLanearh fip.cts York. J. sth , & Gl. 5 p.c. sh. 1. Prth.&Dun. , ..tp.c Furness has. &S.W.G. 5 p.e 4reat Northn. 5 p. ' l o. 5 g. o. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prom. )o. 4i p.c. Do. 5 p. c. Scrip, Red., at 5 p. c. pm... a..N. of Scot. letPre 'lt. S. SSW. (Ireland) Do. 4per C. Prif. S )0. con. red. 4. p.c. 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Do. 8 p c P iss at 1 d New B. & N.S. Land N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. D. N. B. Australasian Nrth. of EuropeStaam Oriental Gas Do. "New Shares" Peel Rr. Ld. & Mine. Peninsular& Oriental Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. invest Ditto Now South Austral. Lard Stibmar. Tel. Scrip rrint& :0.1.7, Paw Diemen's iroCk7.6PlC4lUksjul7 - 5 - 7 24 - 3 3i - 4i 20 - 22 - 4 1 ) 50 - 55 30 35 26 28 16 18 id 14 —l5 i A 2i lid 8 A = iO 1 - ii 26 - 28 7 - 9 2I - 4 2 a —2 i - .1 ' 3 t 3 -44 f • •• •• i ""' •i • .1 .... MO MISCELLA NEC r Crß. 26. - 27 - 126 - 129 114 , - 115 4 - 2 52 • • • ''' •• • 9: i : 97 LI - li 1 gi - 1i i - 4i • • 1i- 2 4 - - ii i - 0 f; 4 - 26 1 11 = M 8 -- iol - 3i - lipl • .3I •• $ $ 1 $p ( 21 66 4 5p ; '0 72 14 1i I $ ip a 5 —36 i 1 I a 1.7 nstness this d&v THAMES. CHARGE OP STABBING ANS ATTEMPTED MURDER.— Captain, H. Johan. Kiel, a German, aged 27, and master of the ship Pauline, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with * feloniously cutting and wounding Eliza beth Turnbell, with intent to murder or do grievous bodily harm. The prosecutrix, a large, red-faced bloated woman, a prostitute, whose head was enveloped in surgical ban dages, stated that she got into an omnibus yesterday evening in the West India-road, and the prisoner got in directly afterwards. When she got out at the George n the Commercial•road the prisoner got out at the same time, and pulled her shawl. She asked him what he wanted, and he said, "I will give you one ten shil lings." She refused the money, a nd he then asked her to have something to drink. They went into Angus's, the Little Wonder beer-shop, and had some ale, and as she was leaving he turned mond and struck her and knocked her down with his fist. She got up and ran after him, but could nut over take him, and she was going home when he came after her, and overtook her in Storey street, and took out his knife and stabbed her on the head. She fell under ths effects of the blow, and bled very much. In cross-examination by Mr. Charles Young the pro secutrix said she had been drinking at the Jolly Scotch man public-house iu the afternoon, and the prisoner was there. He went home with her. He was with her five hours in all. Henry Ristutori, a young man, said he saw the parties struggling. The prisoner turned round and struck the woman, who tinned round and laid hold of him. The prisoner threw her down twice, and witness caught hold of the prisoner, and he then put something in his pocket, which terned out to be a shut up clasp knife. A policeman ❑amed Smith said Mr. Taynton, surgeon, dressed the wound, and said it was a slight one, and no doubt inflicted with the blunt end of a knife while it was shut. Mr. Young said the prosecutrix attempted to rob the prosecutor, and in defending his property struck at her with the shut knife. Inspector Smith of the K division said the prisoner was drunk when he came to the station-house. The woman was sober. In consequence of the charge of rob bery he had the woman searched. There was only 23. on her. The prisoner had 21. 10s. in his pockets. Mr. Yardley, after a long inquiry, allowed the parties to retire and settle the matter, and he did so on the ex press understanding that the prosecutor in his ignorance thought the woman was robbing him. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Aug. 20.—Wind this day at noon, S.E.; moderate breeze and cloudy, with occasional showers of rain. FALMOUTH, Aug. 10.—Wind N.N.E.—Sailed — Alwine for Sydney, N.S.W. ; Chilian wax-steamer Esmeralda, Valparaiso. CLYDE, Aug. 17.—Sailed—Colooney, for Mauritius ; Shooting Star, Bahia. GLOUCESTER, Aug 19.—Arrived—Jamos F. Chapman, from St. John's, N.B. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Arrived.—Chester, from Shields; William and Maria, London ; George, Portland ; Eagle (s.) and Wear, Sun derland ; Cape of Good Hope (s.), London. Sailed—Mary Pope, for Newport ; Pet, Newcastle ; Manilla (s.), Singapore. L IVE RPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind E.S.E. Arrived.—Witch of the Wave, from Itaca ; Agnes, Co ponhagen ; Malcolm, Colombo. Sailed.—Sindo, for Pernambuco; John Miiton, New York ; J uventa, QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 18. Wind N.B. Sailed.—Maria, for Amsterdam. WATERFORD, Aug. 17. Wind N.N.E. Arrived.—Florfield, from Ancona ; Othello, from Con stantinople ; Perthshire, Essequibo. (LT iCIBMARIPIE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10.10 a.m. Wind E.S.E., tide last hours' ebb ; cloudy, with rain. Arrived, Aug. 20.—Eagle, from Dantzic; Frederick, Memel ; Madonna, %Vyborg ; Sorenvegel, Archangel. Sailed, Aug. 19.—Jane Ellis, for Naples. DEAL, Wednesday, 10.2 a.m. Wind S.S.E.; moderate. Passed, Aug. 12. -Ilebe, from London, for Rangoon. tg from Vici:La of the mobilizat;olis of the entire Austrian army turn out to have been a Stock &WADS MAnceuvre, NEW COURT. ME LATE ROBBERY IN MARI:-LANE.—Ja7II63 Hunter, a tailor, was indicted for stealing 8 chains, 1 bracelet, 2 watches, and 3 rings, valued at 631., the property of Mr. Thomas Cockayne. The case for the prosecution was conducted by Mr. Ryland, and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Sleigh. The evidence having been concluded, Mr. Sleigh addressed the jury for the prisoner, and contended that they were mistaken as to the identity of the prisoner. A man named Stevens, who had been convicted of the robbery and was undergoing his sen• tence, was brought up, and, having been sworn, stated that the prisoner at the bar was not the man who as sisted him in the robbery. The learned judge, addressing the man, said—You have taken an oath to tell the whole truth. Now, you have said the prisoner was not the man who assisted you in the robbery. Who was ? The man declined to answer. Mr. Ryland contended that the evidence of the man Stevens was not worthy of belief. The jury bad not returned their verdict when our report left. THIRD COURT. RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY.—Thia morning John Pinkerton, the proprietor of between 40 and 50 common lodging-houses, surrendered to take his trial for• having in his possession a large quantity of stolen gc ode, the property of Charing-cross Hospital. The case for the prosecution was conducted by Mr. Payne ; and Mr. Giffard appeare I for the prison er. The facts of this case have already appeared in Th© Sun, the case having been fully report , !d under t Pe head of Bow-street Police•court. The case for the prosecution having been cone! aded, Mr. Giffard addressed the jury for the prison ler, and contended there was not a tittle of evi:!enoe of guilty knowledge to convict the prison er o f th e c h arge The lvif of the r er corid!.7etel t' - ) lodging-houses, and she might have purchased thi3 sheets without the knowledge of the pritioner ; and such being SUN OF.FICE Six o'Ctock. YORK RACES--(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) DUND AS STAKES. Zeta Gaudy Eight ran. BURGUNDY STAKES. Fandango.. . walked over, YORKSHIRE OAKS. Victoria Manganese Won by ten lengths. BLACK DUCK STAKES. Queen of the East... w.o. CHESTERFIELD HANDICAP. Saraband Vlndex Lord Alfred 3 Seven ran. Won by a neck. Conrtenay scratched at 1.30. CONVIVIAL STAKES. Lady Hawthorn Augury 2 Five ran. THIRD BIENNIAL STAKES. Dead heat between Aleppo and Rogerthorpe. DECIDING HEAT. Rogerthorpe walked over, and they divided the etakek. BETTING ON THE COURSE. EBOR HANDICAP. 3to 1 agst Coroner (taken) 4to 1 agst Warlock (taken) 7to 1 aget Courtenay (taken) 12 to 1 agst Brother to Grey Tommy (taken) Lady Tatton scratched at 1.30. ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS AT YORK. Typee, Warlock, Kentucky, Forbidden Fruit, Hebe, Beatrice, and c out of Lady Emily. Blink Bonny jias met with an accident. ST. PANCRAS WORKHOUSE. POOR-LA.W BOARD AND THE GUARDIANS. Yesterday, ae the meeting of the directors and guar dians of the poor of St. Pancras, held in the Vestry-hall, Ca:nden town-- Mr. Churchwarden Wyatt in the chair --intense excitement was manifested at the receipt of the following communication from the Poor•law Board, announcing its intention at once to exercise au thority over the management of St. Pancras Work house, as well as in the administration of (milt-door relief, and a determination to appoint a poor law auditor to audit the parish accounts : Poor-law Board, Whitehall, Aug. 18, 1856. , " Sir,—l am directed by the Poor-law Board to refer you to the letter which they addressed to the directors of the poor of St. Pancras on the Bth May last, and to inform you that the Poor-law Board have (mused to be prepared, and are now about immediately to issue, the orders referred to in that letter. "In notifying this intention, the Poor-law Board are desirous of recalling to the recollection of the directors the circumstances which have led the board to adopt the course which they are now about to pursue. " In the early part of the present year the board found it necessary to appoint Dr. Bence Jones a poor-law inspector, for the purpose of making a special inquiry into the con dition of the workhouse. Upon the receipt of Dr. Jones' report, the board forwarded a copy of it to the directors, and requested their immediate attention to the statements which it contained, with the view of enabling the directors to take such measures as might be necessary to remedy the serious evils which were adverted to in that report. The board learnt with much satisfaction that the letter, to gether with Dr. Jones' report, had been referred to a com mittee of the directors, who had reported to the vestry of the parish the measures which they recommended for the purpose of remedying the existing evils and defects at the workhouse. " The board, however, subsequently received from their inspector, Mr. Hall, a detailed report (made after two visits to the workhouse on the 15th and 17th of April respec tively), from which it appeared that, although certain mea sures calculated to improve the general system en which relief is administered in the parish had been discussed by the directors, and in part adopted, no material improve ment had taken place in the state of the workhouse since it had b3en visited and reported upon by Dr. Bence Jones. The board felt it necessary, in consequence of Mr. Hall's report, to inform the directors, on the Ist of May, that, unless in the meantime the defects to which the attention of the directois had been called wore satisfactorily re medied, they would deem themselves boun,l, at the expi ration of two months, to issue an order fixing the maxi mum number of inmates to be received at any one time into the workhouse ; and also an amended set of rules for the management of the workhouse. The board, at the same time, inform the directors that they also felt bound to consider whether it would not be proper to issue rules for the regulation of the mode of administering out-relief. Shortly before the termination of the period of two months from Ist May, the board instructed their inspector again to visit the workhouse, and report to the board upon its then state and condition. From the report which they have since received, it appears that although some useful alterations and improvements have been adopted, there are still so many points in regard to which the defects and evils adverted to in Dr. Jones' report continue to exist, that the board deem it essential, in order to prevent their continuance or recurrence, to issue detailed and po sitive regulations for the management of the workhouse and the conduct of the officers. " The board desire further to state that their attention has recently been directed to the depositions taken by the Coroner, at an inquest held on the body of Anne Greening, from which it appears, in confirmation of the opinion 'which the board had previously formed, that the arrange- ments for the adminisL-ation of out-relief are not such as uniformly to secure that dap, and prompt attention to all applications for relief which is obviously desired by the directors. - Under these circumstances, and for these rea sons, the board intend to issue the following orders, viz. : —One fixing the maximum accommodation of the work house and of its several wards respectively ; one regulating the management of the workhouse, and prescribing the duties of its officers ; and a third, containing rules for the administration of out-door relief. " In thus communicating bit the directors the intention of the board, I em directed at the same time to state that, should any difficulty arise in carrying those orders into effect, it will give the board much pleasure to render to the directors any aid or assistance in their power, as they are most anxious cordially to co-operate with the &rectors iu promoting what they believe to be the object of the di rectors—the introduction cf an efficient and satisfactory system of relief to the poor iu St. Pancras. "The board direct me to add, with a view to secure a regular and complete examination of the parochial ac counts, and to assist the directors in carrying out these orders, by enabling them to exercise a complete control over all the officers, it is also the intention of the board to issue an order authorising and directing the appointment of an auditor. The directors are doubtless aware that the salary of this officer will not be a charge upon the parish, but will bo paid out of the Consolidated Fund, so long as his duties are regularly and eficiently performed.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, " R. W. GREY, Sec. " C. Hibbard, Esq,, Clerk to the Directors of St. Pancras." Mr. CLARKE doubted the power of the Poor-law Board to issue these orders and regulations, and more espe cially to appoint a poor-law auditor in that parish. Mr. ORR suggested that the better course to be adopted would be to call a special meeting of the entire board to consider the matter, and that steps be then taken for testing the power of the commissioners. A motion to that effect was carried. After other business, the board separated. PUGILISM. Jos COBBLEY AND ROBERT TRAVERS, TITS BLiCE, FOR 1001.—The passage of arms between these mem bers of the P.R. took place yesterday, pursuant to articles, and proved to be one of the hardest fought battles of recent times. Cdlabley is a fresh importation from Notti ng h am , b e i ng b roug ht ou t under the auspices of Ben Caunt, the ex-champion, while Robert Travers is prot6g6 of Nat Langham, and it may be said that he is the best man of colour tha; has been seen in the ring since the days of Young Sambo. Both men have before fought in the ring, and been victorious—the Black de feating B a k er , o f Ch a th am , and George Crockett, while Cobbley had been triumphant over young Webb. The combatants were confined to 9st 71b, and on going to scale on Monday they were ascertained to be well . within the mark, the Nottingham man having a trifling advan tage of a pound or so. An aquatic trip was agreed upon and after a speedy voyage, a debarkation was effected on the Kentish marshes. By the time the commissary had completed the ring arrangernei , ts there could not have been less than two thousand spectators, some of whom bad come from Birmingham, L e i ces t er , N o t t i ng h am , and other provincial sporting towns. Both men were in good condition. The Black was waited on by Jeremy Welsh and James Massey, while Johnny Hannan and Young Sambo did the attentive fur Cob bley, on whom the odds were 7 to 4. The Nottingham man had the advantage in height. Travers, however, after some hard hitting, gained an immense lead, and after the combatants had been fighting something more than an hour the friends of Travers thought it a perfect ctriainty, and offered 10 to 1. Unquestion ably at this period no one could have supposed that Travers could be defeated. Stijl Cobbley kept coming up in the most indomitable manner, till, by slicer per severance alone, be wearied out the Mack and turned the tide of war in his favour. At the finish of the 110th round he was hailed the winner. The contest lasted three hours and twenty-seveu minutia. _ DAVID INGRAM (OF BIR3IINGIIAM), AND THOS. 132tOOKE (OF NORWICH), Foil 801.—These lads, who were con fined to S-t. 61b , also fought in the same ring. The contest turned out to be a very merry affair. Ingram for a novice, is a smart clever boxer, and, throughout the battle, had the best of fighting, but his courage was found to be far from first quality. The contest was maintained in a rapid style until 47 rounds had been contested, when the "Brum" refused to ag lin come from his corner ; therefore, the sponge bad to be thrown up in token of submission. The battle occupied an hour and twenty-five minutes. The Jovrnal of Conitantinople announces that, on the 25th of Joiy, the Governor of Erzeroum was officially invited by the llussiana to take pa §emion of Jiaro, 641 i 5 if 1071 / x all 84 19i 17i i 691 60k 83; i 21 1 1 3i too 100 too [OO 100 1.00 100 100 00 LOO all all 40 5 St. 115 all all all all lit a li3 139 5 1 i 137 61 101 A Pt 154 i 27i x d 126 1141 114 li a x d 110 i 110 HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (Prom the Report of the Registrar-General.) The inhabitants of London axe not in an average state of health. 1,250 deaths were registered in the week that ended on Saturday, Aug. 16, whereas the corrected ave• rage of the corresponding eight weeks of previous year., when cholera was not epidemic, is 1,127. In the second week of August 1849 and 1854 cholera was epidemic, and the deaths amounted to 2,230 and 1,833. Summer ohorera now prevails to a slight extent, and was fatal in 22 cases; diarrhoea was fatal in 253 cases ; 242 children died of these diseases under the age of 10 ; 11 of the adults were under 60 years, and 22 were 60 years of age and upwards. Of 1,250 persons of the various stated ages, 760 were under 20 yerrs of age; 150 were of the age 20-24 ; 146 were 40-60; 156 were 60 SO ; 39 only were of the age of SO and up ards. 620 of the persons whose career was cut short under GO years of age died either of zymotic diseases, or of the respiratory organs of consumption. These diseases are natural to man, but their ravages aro greatly aggravated by the physical impurities of the atmosphere, seen from a dieta.cce hanging in a cloud over London. The smoke of our manufactories has been rendered less dense than it was by Lord Palmerston's Act. It will ascend as dark as ever in winter from the fires of 340,000 houses ; but Dr. Aroott has shown that the evil may be greatly diminished, and by the mere modi• fications of lighting the fire from the top much of the smoke is burnt. The dust of the principal streets, which are now co• vered with horse dung, watered every day, and beat up by omnibuses, may be got rid of by frequent cleansing, and by new processes. The railways which traverse the southern, the eastern, and the northern parts of London would, if extended to the centre and the west, not only relieve the thickest thoroughfares, but facilitate the move mentsand the traffic of the population, dwelling in houses which it was computed at the last census could be all visited by going over something more than 6,563 miles of ground. The third class of atmospheric impurities is invisible, but it arises from the long retention of the excrement of London under the houses and in the sewers. According to the estimates of Mr. Lawes London could supply the farmers of England daily with 29 tons of ammonia, 51 tons of carbon, 14 tons of phosphates, 32 tons of mineral matter, and 14 tons of other matter, making in the ag gregate 140 tons of dry manure, dissolved naturally in about 19 times its weight of water. The country requiriet this precious manure, which Loudon is anxious to get rid of at any reasonable cost, as it is now known to be as insalubrious as it is offensive. The problem for the engineer to solve is, how can 8,000 tons of town guano he returned daily to the disinfecting soil, from which it was chiefly taken, with the least offence to health and with the least cost I Shall it be distributed by pipes or by railways ? Shall it be disin fected by water, earth, ashes, or any chemical compound? Under the present arrangements some hundreds of thousands of tons of this matter lie in store in London. putrifying c-spools, and percolating the streets, while the residue is thrown into the Thames at great cost. All these impurities of the air we breathe in London have evidently a natural tendency to increase more ra pidly than the population, and can only be removed by the vigilance, intelligence, and energy of the boards of works. Every substantial sanitary improvement they effect will be as evidect as the diminuLion in the mortality in the districts which now receive a purer water, and which will, it may be expected. ere long receive it on the sys tem of constant supply. During the week the births of 793 boys and 782 girls, in all 1,575 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1846-55 the ave• rage number was 1,427. The meteorology of the week underwent great changes. The barometer stood at 29.763 in. on an average. The mean temperature of the air was 66.9 deg. during the week ; it was 0.3 deg. on Sunday, 71.1 deg. on Mos. day, and fell gradually to 62.5 on Saturday. The high est temperature of the air in the shade rose to 87 deg. on Monday. The lowest temperature of the air, 48.5 deg., was observed on Saturday night. The thermome ter in the sun rose every day t'r 100 deg. and upwards, attaining 105.5 deg. on Wednesday. The temperature of the Thames was 70.4 deg. The dryness of the air was indicated by the 9.1 deg. of difference between the temperature of the wet and dry bulb thermometers. The wind was south-west, and moved at the mean rate of 90 miles a day over Greenwich. Nearly half an inch (0.4) of rain fell on Thursday ; and rain fell also on Mon- day and Saturday in gentle showers. The electricity was positive during the week. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED EN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY S AUG. 16. Zymotic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels - $9 Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration . Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion .. Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations Premature Birth and Debility 44 Atrophy 4B Old Age Cudden. lO Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 6O Causes not specified 62 14 4 5 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES 1,250 Population Deaths in cone- Deatl s Enumerated. sponding week in the ..._ . Itsl. - of 1555. Week. West Districts North Districts 490,396 Central Districts 393,256 East Districts 485,522 South Districts Totals Males Fomales 1,095 625 625 1,250 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females 793 782 Total THE WEATBER AND CROPS IN IRELA.ND. The late rains have very much injured the meadows on the Callows of the Suck and Shannon. A large quantity of hay, half saved, has been covered with water by the overflowing of these rivers, and farmers have not only been put to great expense in attemp'ing to save it, but in some instances they have lost it entirely. On the other hand, those who adopted the maxim of " making hay while the sun shines" have their hay now saved and in the haggards. The harvest has in some instances already commenced in this neighbourhood. Barley is being cut down in one or two places, and several fields of wheat throughout the district will fall beneath the sickle next week, if the weather permit. We observe a field of oats reaped at Garbally. The late rains have re tarded the harvest for perhaps a fortnight, but they will have prevented the grain from ripening too fast, under the influence of the excessive heat of last week. The turnip crop is improving, but it is not in so forward a state as at the same period of former seasons. As yet the potato crop is free from blight.—Western Ster. EARLY BARLEY.—On Wednesday last Captain Gas coyne commenced to reap a field of excellent barley, at Mackney. We have examined a specimen, and find the straw of more than average length, the grain as hard as if kilndried, plump and well filled. This is the first barley we have heard of as being reaped in this neigh bourhood, and the superiority of the crop is creditable to the gallant captain's system of farming.—lbid. Harvest labours seem almost at hand. Wheat fields are rapidly ripening, and oats colour fast. From the appearance of the fields, it would seem that a great breadth of cereals will be ready in the ensuing week, and if hands be not set to work much of the best of the grain will be lost by over ripening. We hope, ere long, to see the reaping machine at work in this country, and if farmers would try to renounce old prejudices, and cut wheat and oats before they are fully ripe, a larger quan tity of grain would be saved. In the heavier descrip tion of potato oats there is often a full sixth of the whole lost by over ripening.— Belfast Mercury. A rather unfavourable change has taken place in the weather, rain having fallen for the last few days almost without intermission. Is is feared that the crops trill sustain some injury, after the unusual drought which prevailed, and iu consequence of the ungenial nature of the season, the changes being most trying and abrupt. We still continue to receive favourable reports of the potato crop, which will be more than an average _one this year. Harvest operations hav e commenced 1111 some districts in this locality, and have been interrupted by the continuance of rain. — Slig o Journa l . f "The p btarevesttrurklyof a gentleman is great, ba t t theo u s o n labourers Friday. ae r ew, W a h 8 Tr n. ia t \ h v e e m ig , h a t n o d f m th u e ch w o e f a t l h tl : The wth earswhich r Provide nce eben(li bandin g u tadser grain may be lost for want of halide to rea p it ; but i t was Lady-day, an d, according to the custom of suc h filled the day- the fields were empty and the publisehouse full.— Cori Constitution. THE WEATHER.—An immensity of rain has fallen this week, and several peals of thunder were beard on Satur• day, Sunday, and Monday last. The wheat and oat cr ops have been partially prostrated and otherwise in jured by the heavy rains; and we are sorry to hear that the blight is again committing its ravages on the potato crop. Although the barometer keeps very low we trust that fair weather is at hand, and that we shall still be favoured with an abundant harvest.—Derry Sentinel. Since our last the weather has undergone a change. Much rain has fallen, which has given a fresh appearance to the country after the late parching drought. The turnip crop, where it was not attacked with the fly, is very healthy. The esreal crops are progressing to ma tufty throughout the county. In some districts reap inn has already commenced, and a large quantity of oats have already fallen beneath the sickle. Should the wea P the °r continue fine, and there is every appearance of i i since yesterday, the country ; ti - rough Divine favour, • will be blessed with an early and abundant haryea.- 046910 Saltine. I Lli St. St. 20 412e' it. JO 4t. St. 5 5 20 10 204. 241! 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