The Sun. — London, England, 1856-08-28 00:00:00

~~ STOCKTON RACES.—(This Day.) (BP ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Entries for the Manddle Trial Stakes. One mile. (Run at 2.45 to-day.) Hommopathist I Byrsa Logie o' Buchan P;inmure Weights for the Garbutt Nursery Handicap. Three quarters.of a mile. (Run to morrow.) st lb Remedy Capuchin Red White and Blue 3 I Glede Hawk Sneeze 7 10 Logie o' Buchan 7 9 Norton 7 7 st lb Evelyn 7 3 Sic'aa3us Perea Nena 7 0 Sulpitia Naughty B. Mongrel Cora Linne MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE., CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Liverpool Cotton Market closed quietly but steadily, and prices of all kinds were unchanged. The sales were 8,000 bales, (1,000 for export, and 1,000 on speculation), comprising 90 Pernam and Maranham, 6il. to 71d. ; 210 Bahia, 61d to 6gd. ; 400 Egyptian, 61d. to Eqd.; 800 Surat, 4kd. to 51d. ; and 100 Sea Islands, 11d. to ls. sd. per lb. The Railway Share Market was dull, and prices were merely nominal. Advices from Marseilles of the 23d inst. state that the wool market there continued steady, with a considerable increase in the imports. Notwith standing the numerous arrivals, the previous prices have been well maintained, and there is every pro bability of their remaining so for some time, consi del ing the high rates given for all other raw mate rials for manufacture. The imports for the week ended at the above date amounted to 4,330 bales, chiefly from Salonica, Alexandria, Rome, Sfax, Patras, Mazagan, Oran, Stora, and Buenos Ayres. Prices were firm at 102 fr. per centner to 117 fr. for good qualities in grease, and 90fr. for inferior sorts. Some parcels of Oran washed wools brought from 115 to 120 fr. Advices from the Odessa wool market to the 14th inst. report an active business in washed wools of this season's clip, at an improvement on previous quotations. A mixed lot of fine and middling sorts was disposed of at 821 roubles for Cerkowitz, and superior qua lities at 84 ditto. The holders of Douskoi wools are not inclined to sell at less than 22 roubles, for lowest qualities ; and Ysigai washed wools are scarce this year. The demand for money in Lombard-street is moderately active at steady rates, but there is no pressure, and. the preparations for the payment of the 10 per cent. instalment due to-day on the late loan of 5,000,0001. have experienced very little in fluence on the market. Eighty per cent. of this loan has now been subscribed, and the remaining 20 per cent. will have to be provided on the 18th proximo. Part of the present inquiry for discount accommodation is attributable to the harvest operations, but as arrangements are now in progress for the autumn trade there is an increased absorption of capital in com mercial circles. Business in all departments, how ever, remains exceedingly dull, but the trade of the country is remarkably sound, and the Board of Trade returns, to which we alluded yesterday, bear evidence of the active development of com merce since the restoration of peace. In Lom• bard street, first class bills are negociable at about 4# per cent., with a slight downward tendency. From the report of the West Loudon Railway Company, to-day, it appeared that the sum of money awarded to be paid by the London and North-Western Company had been paid as directed. The traffic of the canal had improved, and there was a balance at bankers of 3,4611. 10s. ss. This day the meeting of this Newport, Aberga ♦enny, &c., Railway Company, was held at the London Tavern. The report showed a great in crease in the revenue, and a clear balance, on the half-year, of 5,2101. after providing for the Deben ture interest. The report was adopted. .As was generally anticipated, the Bank of Eog land directors, at their board meeting to-day, made no alteration in the minimum rate of discount. • The amount of specie brought by the Atlantic from New York, is $190,000. From the telegraphic despatch, announcing the arrival of the Overland Mail at Trieste, we learn that monetary affairs at Calcutta had improved. There is no change of importance to notice in the market for Foreign Securities, which attract very little attention. Prices have taken almost precisely the same course as yesterday, and no in crease in the amount of business is percept*. Consols have been dealt in for money at 95k f, and 95 to 95i, while for account they are 951 I. The New Threes have been 951 to 96k, and the Re duced 95i 1. Exchequer Bills remain firm at 11s. to 245. pram., and the Bonds are 1001 g. Foreign Stocks continue dull, but there is no material alteration in prices. Turkish 6 per Cents. have km. lon , and since 1034 The 4 per Cents. are 104. Peruvian 4& per Cents., 83/. Buenos Ayres, 81; and Brazilian 5 per Cents., 1021. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks•—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7 1 ; Mexican, 22i ; Peruvian, 82 84; ditto 3 per Cents., 58 60; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 4G 7 ; Russian 5 per Cents, 111 13 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 98 100 ; Spa nish 3 per Cents., 441 5 ; ditto new Deferred, 25i i; ditto Certificates, 51G1 ; ditto Passive, 6 7. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under 1856. Great Western North-Western South-Western Brighton . 16,446 Midland ..., 31,420 k mith-Eastern Caledonian Great Northern 23,114 Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter 7,369 Cheshire Junction .. 2,773 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 10,115 North London North Stafford Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverh 3,615 West Hai tlepool Edinburgh and Glasgow ...... 5,981 Glasgow and South-Western Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada 8,790 1855. £27,669 64,781 17,091 17,459 30,174 23,827 12,691 22,874 24,367 6,932 2,715 9,403 2,290 7,537 3,805 3,000 6.130 6,503 4,719 5,817 The Railway Share Market is dull, and ge nerally rather heavy. A few of the lines— Brighton, for instance—are lower, owing to unfor tunate traffic returns. The arrangement of the account continues to proceed favourably. French Shares are very dull, and the Colonial are steady. Itigas are firmer, viz., 1i j premium. , Mining,' Banking, and Miscellaneous Shares Were dull. . Royal British have receded 2/. Mis cellaneous shares are inactive. BRITISH FUNDS it US DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List: • Businen done. per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9SA 3 per Cent. Console Annuities 9SA 5 New 3 per Cent. Annuities Lang Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 Ditto 30 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 34 Ditto 30 Irian, expire sth April, 1885 lBi Consols for Account Eichsquer Bills, 20. £1000 £5OO l4 Small . Ditto Bonds,lllsB, 34 per Cent. looi Ditto, 1859 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK , Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. lO2l Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. Ditto Account Peruvian Bonds - 4j per Cent B3l Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 1848, 3 per Cent Ditto Account 47 Tarkish Bonds, 6 per cent lo3j 1 , k Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Divu,enas on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Console, money Ditto, Account 95h 951 951 95i THE WALLACE MONIIMENT.—Among the subscriptions received within these few days are those of Lady Wil loughby D'Eresby, 101. ; Col. Sir A. Maitland, Bart., 101. M r . W. E. Gladstone, of Fasque, late Chancellor of the Exchequer, has subscribed 51. The name of Lord Caropbell, the Chief Justice of England, also appears in th•subsoriptiOn - SHARE MARKETS. 'Tills DAY.) RAILWAYS. itAILWAYS. ig Prices yesterdkr. tberdrec......- Ambg. Nottng. Boet and Bastn. Belfast & Ballymena Binning. Wolverh Stour Valley Birkeand. Lancsh Cheshire Junct...... Do. Chesil. & Birk. Do., do. .............. Bly-th &Tyneorigina .£25 (issd. at £45. Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon... Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall Do. A Do. B Dublin&BelfastJune Dun. P. & Aber. Jne. East Anglian Eastern Counties.. East. Union, A. Sti Be., B. Stock Do., New A East Kent :last Lancashire Edinburgh dr Glasgow Edinb. and Peeblt s Edin. Prth &Dundee worth & Clyde Jnnz. Furness. Do. Extension.. Glasgow &S. Westin Great N. of Scotlnd. Great Northern . Do., A. Stock . Do B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lro Great Western Do. Stour Val. Ra: Gun. Stk Irish Fio tith-Eas tern. Lancastor Carlislt Do., Thirds Do. Nov Thirds ncash.andYorksli. sl Do., \Vs t. Riding Un Do. South• or t I London 8: Blackwell Lond. Bright & S.Cet. Lond. and N. Wostn Do. Fifth 3 D0.101.1311.,M&8...( Do. Eighths London andS. Vir,.tn. Lon. Tilby. & South Barking Sh Lndtairry &Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk Nianch.Shef.& Lincln Do., Man. & Lin. Un. Metropolitan Midland Do. Birrang. & Derby 6fidld, G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Nwpt.Aborg. &Had Newry sEnniskille , Newry, Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk , I Northn.Connties Un 'North British Nth. Devon Rail. t Dock Stock Do., A Stock B Stock N. Eastern—Berwic' Do. do. Extension Dodo. G.N.E.?nrob Do. Leeds Do. York North London ~. N.&S.Wstrn. Jinni- - stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire.. North Western N. & S. Westrn.June Ox., Wore., & Woly Portsmouth Scottish Contral,.. Scottish2tfidland... - - ;hrapshiro Union South Dovon South Eastern ''oath Wales S. Yricsh. sk Riv. Dun &nes, Wok. &Wol Stockton & Darling. Do., do., 1854 Do., do., 1855 ' zkton t Hartlepi Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. I flames Hay. D.& R Vale of Neath Waterfd. & 111Ikenn, Waterford&Limeriel West Cornwall West End of Londo,, and Crystal Fables Do. A ......, Do. B .. West London , Wimblodn & Croyd or Antworp&Rott .rd , rr Ardennes Atlau.& St.Lw. leased at 6p.c. l C I.Tuk, of Canada Ilolg lan Eartn. Juni. Beziers to Graisoessa Bombay, Baroda, Con. India, g. 5 p. Do. _ - Buff. Hur. Cary:tear - ) - tise Coal Ilines and Ity Demerara I Dntoh Rhenish . Eastern of France Do. New East Indian, g. 5 p. e. Do, A and B, do Do. Ex. C, gu. 5 p. c . Do. do. D, gu. 5 p. c. D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. Gee'ong & Melbourne gear. 5 per cent... Oct. Tk of Canada.A.i'. Do. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. till '6: Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Franc; Gt. Tn. Pen. g. sp. c. Do New, guar. 5 p. c. treat Luxembour Constituted Share , Gt. Western of Canada Shares ... Do. New Do. Wis., payable '5, Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73 do. Do. do., '73, withou option .. Lake Const. & Bashi Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian. Lucca & Pist. 5 p. o.p Lyons and Geneva Lyons et Meditarrar dadrar, guar. 41 p.c I Do. New do., 5 p. c Do. 44 p. c. Exten Do. 3d Ex., g. 5 p. c Maria Antonia ... do. New ~ femur di Liege (wit' Interest) Do. (ex interest) Do. do , C p. c. Pref Northern of France forwegienTrunkPre Paris and Lyons . Ditto Bonds ...... Paris and Orleans..., Recife & San. Fran., (Fermin.) g. 7 p. c. Riga & Dunabu:g is at 801. per share. . Rome and Frascati.. o7al Danish ...... iambre and Manse.. Do. 5i p. cent. Pr -. Scinde, guar. 5 p. a Do. B iouthern of France B 3t. Andrew's an•: Quebec (A) Vest Flanders Il Do 64 per c. Pref ' Il W. *N. W. of Franc ll West. of Switzerland LI Wiesbaden II Zealand JOLELTP•STOI Anstralaßts 'Bank of Egypt Bank of London Rri. Col. Bk.&Ln. C British IT. Anicricat Chartd. Bank of Asir, Chrtd. Pr.k. of Australia. 1g Chins City Colonial Commercial of Lond F.ng. Soot. &Ana. Cht Gond. Chart. Bk. o Australia Ditto Now food.on and County: Lnd. &E. Bnk g. Corp London Joint Stock London and Paris [ Jon d. & Westminste) gational Pro.et Eng Do. Naw /ationtd of Bank Yew South Oriental Bank of Corporation. Ottoman Bank isrovincial of Ireland Do. Now... &us 1 1 gym Im C: loyal ...mth A nstralia Grni‘a of Anstrolia f t)o. Now . (Nicol of London L. Western Bk of Loud 41 - 4i ... -- .. . 8i - 9i 19 - 20 ]sj-- 17 . 13 - 14 96 - 97 55 - 56. - 17 ; 12 - 14. ... ..... ... ... 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"'"' ... 17 -. 18 21i - 22 14 - 2 p ... - ... 1 -- 3p ... 10 , 5 d ••• '.'• sse .µ . w. .. '4:6 1 48 39i 903 i par ~, - ... • •• .... rip 36 38 68 - 70 7 i 77. si 2d pm Business done this day 45 all 100 all 100 100 100 828. 1 100 100 all ‘ll all Si all' THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY ',l4'_',VENittiti: AUGUST 28, 1. 56. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) Leastita Company. C yester lay. Basinms this day. HALF-YEARLY MEETING.—(rII IS DAY.) The fortieth half•yearly meeting of the shareholders in this railway was held this afternoon, at the Bridge House Hotel, London-bridge—the Hon. J. Byng, chairman of the Board of Directors, in the chair. The report and statements of accounts, which have already appeared in The Sun, were taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said that it would not require much explanation from him, the directors having endeavoured in the principal statements contained in it, to place before the share holders the working expenses of the railway and steam boats in such clear terms, as to furnish their own ex planation. The hon. gentleman then referred to the passenger and goods traffic, which had consider. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Mr. Commissioner Fane was the Commissioner of the day, but there was no case in the list. CITY SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) NEWSPAPER READERS-BARKER r. VAN SANDEN, The plaintiff in this action is a news agent in Throg morton-otreet, and claimed 3/. 53. for newspapers sold and lent to road. The plaintiff's clerk proved an admission by the de fendant to the extent of 21. 14s. 6d., but there was no evidence that any additional papers had been sold or left for reading. His Honour said that he cauld only give judgment for the amount admitted, but the plaintiff could take oat another summons for the difference, and bring the boy who delivered the papers to make out the case. This decision is important, as it was considered that such a claim could not be divided. There were other cases of a similar nature, and his Honour expressed his opinion that a plaintiff could elect to abandon any portion of his claim. ably increased in comparison with other half years, except that of 1855, which included three months of the Paris Exhibition. The hon. gentleman at some length referred to the financial state of the rail- way, which was an echo of the report. Mr. HEREPATH, jun., wished to know if the charge for renewal of way was an actual expense or an esti mated charge. He saw 18,000/. charged for that purpose, and a similar sum with which they had bene fitted revenue. The fish jointing acccunt should have been charged to revenue, and not to capital ; and he asked on what principle it had been done ? The Strood and Maidstone Branch had already cost 320,0001., and after a further outlay of capital to complete it, and an outlay for stations, rolling-stock, &c., together at least 75,000 1 . He doubted if this branch of 11 miles long would be rsmnuerative because 621. per mile must be taken to make it to pay 5 per cent. He deprecated a line of rail way being made from Lewisham and Dartford, as in ferred in one of the paragraphs of the report. The CHAIRMAN said the items with reference to the permanent way were to a certain extent estimated, re venue having the benefit of the old materials. The Strood and Maidstone line he believed would pay fur already, with the line unfinished it was returning 401. per mile. The fish ointing expense wtts al ways charged to capital when there was no suspense account, and even then it ultimately found its way to capital. Mr. APLABEN called a tention to the items in the account, especially that of 11,812/. for compensation for accidents. The expenses averaged 494 per cent., and with the compensation 51i per cent. He objected to the change made in presenting the accounts. Instead of giving details of the different branches as formerly, they were now lumped together. He complained of the increase of capital that continually took place on this line, and cautioned the directors against having such constant re course to their borrowing powers. (Hear.) The stores account was a very important one, and should receive the constant attention of the board, and he con sidered it should be given in detail with the other ac counts. On going over the line, he was much struck with the name of Prior, coal merchant—a name well known on the Eastern Counties (hear, hear), and he asked if Messrs. Prior had any privileges over other dealers—if they paid the same rate per ton as any other dealer? (Hear, hear.) The CHAlRMAN.—Precisely. Mr. EBORALL said Messrs. Prior paid the same rates as the public. (Hear, bear.) Mr. 11PLAREN, in continuation, said he thought it a foolish thing for the company to have a custom-house at London-bridge where land was worth five guineas per inch, but it would be very desirable to have one a Folkestone. After some remarks from Mr. Fenton and Mr. Wil son against the expense of fish•jointing the rails, the expense of which they considered would be greater than the advantage, The CHAIRMAN, in reply, said that the Board was ready to furnish every particular, if required, of the stock account, about which they were very particular. He defended the conduct of the board in their expendi ture, and the manner in which the nccounts were presented must be an improvement on the old system, or Mr. M'Laren could not have picked out so many particulars connected with the expenditure of the line. The directors excluded many details of a valuable character to the public, but the shareholders on calling at the offices might 141ve any informat;on they required. Mr. HEIIEPATH, sen., called attention to the large in crease of capital :in the construction of building, &c. The sums so spent should be charged to revenue. The CHAIRMAN said it was necessary to provide for the increasing traffic of the line, that these sums should he expended, and it was fairly chargeable to capital. Mr. Ilerepath then suggested some alterations in the furnishing the accounts which would be useful to the shareholders. After some further discussion against laying out 3,5001. for a joint station at Lewisham, at the junction of the North and Mid Kent line, The CHAIRMAN said it was not intended to propose a specific resolution for that expenditure. The adop tion of the report would be a sufficient authority. The report was ultimately received and adopted, and the dividend of 31.3 4d per annum was declared. After some further unimportant business the meeting erminated. Selfe, charged with stealing a sack of beans, value 125., the property of Peter Lawson, No. 2, Langley-place, Commercial-road-east. William R nephew to the prosecutor, received in formation tha! - , a ssck of beans had been stolen from his uncld's back premises. Thu course taken by the thief havinz } een pointel out to him, he went after the pri soner and horn' him in a yard in Holloway-street, with the sack of beans by his side. He secured the prisoner, who said he was starving. Mr. Sslfe—How did the prisoner get into the place where the beaus were deposited I Mr. Rose.—The gate of the back premises had been left open by the neglect of our porter. The prisoner said he bad committed the robbery, and was very sorry for it indeed. The officer here stated that the prisoner's brother was discharged, after a remand, a few days since, in conse quence of the good character given of him by his mother, from Lisson-grove. He had bee❑ informed that Robert Nudd and his brother were notorious thieves, so well known about Paddington that they bad selected the east to carry on their depredations. Mr. Selfe asked the prisoner if he pleaded guilty. The prisoner.—Yes, I am guilty, sir. Mr. Selfe.—Then, I sentence you to be imprisoned for three months and kept to hard labour. SOUTHWARK. EMBEZZLEMENT BY A NEWS AGENT'S 130y.—John Lockwood, a diminutive boy, aged 12 years, was placed at the bar, bsfore Mr. Combe, for embezzling various sums of money he had received on account of Mr. Thomas Puddicombe, the news agent, No. 153, Water loo•road, Lambeth. The prosecutor stated the prisoner bad bee❑ in his service for a considerable time as general news-boy. Yesterday morning he ascertained that the prisoner had received various sums of money from the cu-tomers. It was the prisoner's duty to receive cash for newspapers. The prisoner bad taken 51. sd. from Mr. Taylor, the landlord of the Duke of Wellington public-house, and had not accounted for it. The prisoner had also received two other accounts, and had altered the bills to deceive witness. He thought that if the prisoner was remanded for a few days, he would be able to trace a number of other accounts which the prisoner had felo. niously applied to his own use. The prisoner, in answer to the magistrate, said, "I am guilty of spending the money." Mr. Pkddicorube said he fully believed that he could make out a case of forgery against the prisoner. Mr. Combe—Well, get all the evidence you can by Tuesday next, when the prisoner will be brought up again. The prisoner was accordingly remanded. London & N. Wo,t. L.Sr!sT.W. Cs E. Un. E. C Gt. Nrthn. E. Count. iCaldonian. I Do Ca. Westn . Yk. New. Berw. Y.&NML Do S. Easton Do Pato & Co Norfolk Do L.& N. W & Midid "Itckton Darlingt. En. Conn. E. Count. Do L. & N.W Do GtNorthn Lancaeh & Yorksh. 1 T. Brassey M.MClean Stockt. at Darlingt Do lotWesta. 0 - 101 00 - 105 12 - 14 139 - 141 1 4 ... 4i ••• "'"' • • 27 - 29 to - i% los 12i - 134 23 3 / 4 - 113 - 116 2i -2/ 95 - 97 58 - 60 136 He - 3 - 33 - 34 91 - 93 GREAT WESTERN AND BRENTFORD RAILWAY. HALF-YEARLY MEETING. -(THIS DAY. The half.yearly general meeting of the proprietors of the Great Western and Brentford Riilway was held to day at Fendall's Hotel, Palace-gardens, Westminster ; Viscount Villiers i❑ the chair. The usual routine business having been disposed of, the chairman called upon the secretary to read the report. The SECRETARY then read the report as follows : " In their last report to the proprietors your directors stated that ' encouraged by their financial position they had lost no time in making the necessary arrangements for commencing the works at once,' they have now the pleasure of informing the proprietors, that possession of a great portion of the land has been obtained, that the con tractors are actively engaged in the construction of the line and docks, and that every exertion is being used to se cure the opening of the railway for public traffic with the least possible delay. In reviewing thegeneral prospects of the line your directors would call your attention to the adetitional traffic in coals and minerals from North Wales, which must pass over the Great Western Railway, in con sequence of the new arrangements made by the directors of that company. These facts, combined with the daily in crease of the general trade of that company, give the most satisfactory prospects of the future traffic on your line; whilst the Thames Steam Tug Company lately formed, will, by its improved means of working craft, &c., give the required facilities for discharging that traffic on the river. No doubt can be entertained of the eventual value of a line in such s position." The engineer's report stated that advantage had been taken of the late stoppage of the Grand Junction Canal to make such provision as would enable the contractor to proceed with the work hereafter without interfering with the navigation, and preparation is now making for proceed ing. " Possession had been obta* ed t th 4 obtained of -de land to enable the company to commence the principal cutting, and seve ral thousand yards bad been excavated and carried to em pany bad a l s o taken p ossess i on o f b an kment. The company ground near the river, and the work for the dock was commenced on the 16th. The report concluded by stating that every preparation Was being made for procc3ding rapidly with the works." The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said their undertaking continued to progress successfully. He did not know that he had anything to add to the statements contained in the report beyond stating that the plans of the comp an y would all be carried out with strict economy and a dud regard to the interests of the shareholders. Everything would be conducted openly and fairly, and it would always be a pleasure for the directors to attend such meetings as the present to answer any questions that might be put to them. Mr. DAY seconded the adoption of the report, and compared the position the company had now attained with that which it occupied two years ago, and said that though their company was comparatively u n k n o wn i n the City, he had the greatest confidence in the success that would attend the meeting. The motion was then put and carried unanimously. A Tote of thanks to the chairman term' nated the pro- ceedings. M. and Mme. Jullien were among the Brighton pro menaders on Sundry, SUICIDE OF A NN ()MAN SEVENTY YEARS OLD.-- Mary Lawson, a wort an 70 years of age, an inmate of the Bradford union workhouse, committed suicide on Sun day morning., by cutting her throat with a pair of scissors. The gash, about four inches in length, had been inflicted in a most determined manner on the right side of the neck, below the ear, and must have resulted in almost instantaneous death.—Leeds Me.Tury. Au annual funeral service was perform: on Tuesday in the church cf Notre Dame at Laeken, Brussels, to the memory of King Loui- Philippe. The choir was hung with black, without any scuteheon, and lit up by several groups of tapers. The church was filled with persons of every rank in society. The King and the royal family came from Liege, and Were received at the church by M. Charles Herry, the burgomaster of the commune, and by the clergy of the parish. The steam-ship Propontis, Captain H. Y. Goodwin, chartered by Messrs. W. Kuper and Co., of London, which sailed from the Thames on the 2d of Jane, with two submarine electric telegraph cables on baard, ma nufactured by them for the New York, Newfoundland, and London Telegraph Company, are to be laid down across the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connecting Newfound land with Cape Breton ; and the other across the Straits of Northumberland, connecting Prince Edward's Maud with New Brunswick, returned on Sunday, August 24, both cables having been perfectly and successfully laid under the direction of Mr. ENnuel Canning, C,E. BARKER V. GIBBS. This was a similar action. The papers were stated to have been supplied to defendant on behalf of a public company. His Honour said the name of the company was not mentioned. Perhaps it was dead, and defendant was the only responsible party. Judgment for plaintiff. BARKEZ T. ROSS. The defendant in this aotion was described as a ship broker, and a portion had been served to a clerk who bad since left. It was, however, shown that defendant had previous claims of the same kind, and his Honour said that would bind the defendant and a verdict. :MrJRTANT QUESTION AS TO THE JURISDICTION OF COUNTY COURTS UNDER JUDGMENT SUMMONS.-BROWN AND ANOTHER V. BAWKILL. This was a judgment summons issued to enforce a previous judgment of the Clerkenwell County Court. Mr. Buchanan, Basinghall•street, appeared for the plaintiff, and stated that the judgment had been obtained in the Clerkenwell County Court so far back as May, 1851, but the defendant had gone away, and it was only recently that the plaintiff accidentally knew his present address in the city, and took the present proceedings. Mr. Bardeleau said that, on behalf of the defendant, he had to take au objection to the jurisdiction of the court. The judgment had been obtained in the Clerkenwell County Court without the defendant having even been served with a summons ; and he intended to apply for a new ButcHnoPs. Mr. Buchanan said that he could convince the Court that there had been a good and sufficient legal service, besides which, by the rules of the County Courts, notice of the application for new trial must be made within 12 days after the verdict was given. In this case the plain tiff was nonsuited in the first instance, through the ab sence of some material witnesses, but he (Mr. Buchanan) at the moment gave notice of his intention to commence a fresh action, and the summon. was served as the pre vious one had been. It was therefore impossible that the order of the Clerkenwell Court could be set aside, and he (Mr. Buchanan) had to submit that his Honour was bound to enforce the judgment of that court. His Honour said circumstances sometimes altered cases. The original judgment might have been given on evidence which afterwards proved unsatisfactory. Mr. Buchanan said that he abided by the general rule of the court as to the time of giving notice. It was the only thing which could guide the Court. By the rule the plaintiff was out of time, and beyond all remedy even from the Clerkenwell County Court, but as a mat ter of fact, he would prove by the defendant himself that the proceedings had been strictly formal. The defendant, on being examined, admitted the ser vice of the first summons, and that the second had been served at the same place, but which was not his place of residence. His Honour—Did you pay for your lodgings there ? Defendant—There was nothing stipulated precisely as to that. I stayed there occasionally. I did not receive the second summons, and since then I have been to Calcutta and back twice. By Mr. Buchanan—He knew that the summons had been served on a little girl 6 or 7 years old. Mr. Buchanan said that a child of that age in 1851 could net now remember the fact and beyond all ques tion defendant received the summons, or, at all events, he had not left the kingdom. The defendant said he left in January, 1852. He left his abode in Hatton-garden after the summons, and went to Lilcham Rectory, near Swaffham. He con sidered ho had a good defence to the action, as it was on a disputed guarantee for clothes supplied to his brother. His Honour said that it was a case open to much doubt. The court from which the original judgment issued might have been misled, and might reverse its own judgment, and in this case, whore the defendant insisted that he had got a defence on the merits, it would be hard to preclude him. Mr. Bardeleau said his client would be quite prepared to support his case. Mr. Buchanan said that, as to the question of the jurisdiction of the Court, he would leave his Honour to refer to the 83d section of the act. As to the facts they had been made out to the satisfaction of the Judge of the Clerkenwell County Court ; but, nevertheless, if defendant now chose to pay the money into court and abide a new tria!, his (Mr. Buchanan's) clients, who were highly respectable tradesmen at the West-end, would consent. The defendant declined. His Honour said it was a remarkable case, and would leave the case open without expressing an opinion on it, that au application might be made to the Judge of the County Court. • - POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A RESPECTABLE TRlO.—Thomas Wright, John Smith, and Thomas Whitmore, were brought before Mr. Bing ham charged with attempting to pick the pockets of several persons in Princes•street, Soho. Police-constable 173 C stated that on the previous afternoon he was on duty iu Princes -street, when his attention was called to the three prisoners, whom he knew to be the companions of thieves, and who were following several well-dressed females from shop to shop. He watched them, and saw them " sound" the pockets of three ladies, but not meeting with any success they left them, and proceeded after some gentlemen, whose pockets they also tried, with the like success. Witness then went up to them and told them he should take them into custody for attempting to pick pockets. The prisoners denied such to be the case, and said they were highly respectable persons, and got their living by hard labour. Witness knowing them to be suspected thieves conveyed them to the station-house. The prisoners severally denied the charge, and Wright said if he was as big as the constable he would give that individual a good " whopping" for his " imperant" Mr. Bingham said he should cause further inquiries to be made into the characters of the prisoners, and re• mauded them till Monday for that purpose. THAMES. DARING ROBBERY BY A RETURNED CONVICT.—James Grant alias Durrant with several other aliases, a man of repulsive appearance, about 40 years of age, was charged with stealing three new boots from the shop of Mr. G. Hay, No. 181', Ratcliff Highway, under the folio wing daring circumstances :—The prisoner entered the prose cutor's shop and said he wanted to purchase a pair of boots, and while Mrs. Hay turned round to take some down from the pegs to which they were suspended the prisoner leant over her shoulder and took three boots and decamped. An alarm was immediately given, and Mr. Hay went in pursuit of the prisoner, who dropped the boots on the pavement opposite a pawnbroker's shop, and they were recovered. The prisoner was overtaken and secured. Inspector Weakford of the H division said the pri soner was the most notorious burglar in London, and bad been transported. The Prisoner—Yes ; and I got a free pardon after I had been in prison three years and three months, and I have not been in custody at all since I came home, your worship. Inspector Weakford —Yes, you have ; I saw you in custody at the Worship-street Court on a charge of felony. Another Officer—And he has been convicted of felony since he came home. The Prisoner—No ; I tell you I have been at home four years, and had a tree pardon before tickets of leave came up. lam not a ticket•of•leace luau—none of that sort. Mr. Selfo observed, here wa3 a very clear case of felony against the prisoner, and he khould remind him that inquiries might be made concerning him. STEALING A SACK OF BEANS,—Robert Nudcl, a youth, whose parents reside in Lisson-grove, and whose brother was in custody a few days since for picking pockets in tha Commercial-road-eaet, was brought IDefue Mr, THE COMMERCIAL BANK AT NEWCASTLE, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, WEDNESDAY FORENOON. The Newcaotle•on•Tyne Commercial Bank has closed, being unable to struggle with the embarrassments caused by the Sadleir frauds. The Northern Express of this morning gives a sort of authorised statement of the rea sons for closing the bank. It says : "The Newcastle Commercial Bank yesterday closed its doors, and discontinued its payments. With unex ampled coolnes-, judgment, and financial skill, the managing director, Mr. Will'am Walker, has, single handed, conducted the oprratior - of the bank from the suicide of Mr. John Se fie:l., in February last, down to the present moment. Every e igag,ement has been hi therto met ; and alttlor?;h t'ie ent're paid-up capital of the bank had been fraudulently abstracted in London, Mr. Walker has for several months met the claims of the depositors. The excitement creatcl in the public mind in the neighbourhood s;nce the annual meeting of the shareholders on the Bth instant, by Mr. Julius Partridge, rendered Mr. Walker's position no longer tenable, and the letters, circulars, and protests of Mr. Partridge in the newspapers had created a panic among the few remaining customers of the bank, which it was not possible to resist. " The olaims upon the bank are inconsiderable in amount. As the assets flow in the debts will be easily and promptly discharged. The figures we have been informed are as follows : Liabilities.. £25.000 Assets (including 51,0001. Tipperary orders) 80,000 There are many substantial and respectable shareholders in the bank, and the utmost reliance may be placed on the good management of Mr. "Walker, and the new board of local directors chosen on the Bth inst. " As regards the capital of the shareholders, the world now knows very well how it has been misapplied. Three sources of recovery appear to be open to them—the Tipperary Joint-stock Bank ; Messrs. Wilkinson, Gur ❑ev, and Stevens ; and Mr. Alderman Kennedy. On which of these most reliance can be placed, the law, we presume, must decide." AN INCH OF FAIN ON TLIE ATLANTIC. We have been struck with that pas'age of Lieutenant Maury's Physical Geography of the Sea, in which he computes the effect of a single inch of rain falling upon the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic includes an area of twenty five millions of square miles. Suppose an inch of rain to fall upon only one-fifth of this vast expanse, " it would weigh," says our author, " three hundred and sixty thou'and millions of tons ; and the salt which, as water, it held in solution in the sea, and which, when the water was taken up as vapour, was left behind to disturb equilibrium, we'ghed sixteen milliona more tees, or nearly as much al all the Chip in the world could carry at a cargo each. It might fall in a day ; but occupy what time it might in falling, this rain calculated to exert so much force—which is incen• ceivably great—in disturbing the equilibrium • of the ocean. If all the water dircharg:l by the Mississippi river during the year were taken up in one mighty mea sure, and cast into the ocean at an effort, it would not make a greater disturbance in the equilibrium of the sea than the fall of rain supposed. And yet, so gentle are the operations of nature, that movements so vast are unperceived."—Scientific American. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Aug. 28.—Wind this day at noon, N. ; light breeze and fine. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 27.—Wind W.S.W.—Atrived— Admiral Moorsom (tpt.), from Balaklava. Sailed—Clyde (s. tpt), for the Channel. FALMOUTH, Aug. 27.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived— Juno Jacquemil, from Trinidad ; Primers and Salve Vir gin Mary, Havana. FOWEY, Aug. 26.—Wind W.—Sailed—Royal Adelaide, for Quebec. . GUERNSEY, Aug. 26.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Noz:l - from the Clyde, for Havre, towed in leaky and partly disabled. MILFORD, Aug. 27.—Wind W.—.A.rrived—Ada, from Quebco, for Aberayon. SWANSEA, Aug. 27.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived.— United, from Cuba. MUMDLES, Aug. 27.—Arrived--Faith, from Porto Rico, for Liverpoo. SHIELDS, Aug. 27.—Wind E.—Sailed—Maid of Tyre, for Ceylon ; Wabana, New York. SUNDERLAND, Aug.27.—Wind N.E.—Sailci—Cleadon, for Men ; Cincinnatus, Bombay. ELSINORE, Aug. 28.—The Two Brothers, Shields, from Riga, for Newcastle, has been totally wrcoked below Nak kohead Lights ; one man drowne 1. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 18.— The barque Isis, from Liverpool, ran on shore on the raef off the Rabbit Islands, on the 4th inst, and soon fillc 1; part of cargo saved. (PER PLEOTRIO TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHIMPTON, Thursday 111rning. Arrived—Emily, from Cardiff; Jaquard, steamer, Brest; Parana, Jersey. Sailsd—Bassy, for Sunderland. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind S. Arrived—Ellen Jenkinson, from Capo Mesurodo ; Jelta, screw steamer, Havre; Messina, St. John's, New Bruns wick. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 26. Wind W. Arrived—Swan, from Riga • Constance, Calingapatam. Sailed—Dominica, for Quebec. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN E X CHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended A ug. 23, 1856, made pp ll'Om the Returns a In ,peetorg In the different Cities and Towns in England and Tab s per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. BARLEY. I OATS. RYE. 1 BRANS, Peal 68a 9d 44a 7d 273.1.11 43 9 8d 443 8I I 38e ltd THE WEEKS' AVERAGE. WREA.. BARLEY. 1 OATS. ala. BEANS. PEAS. 1 I 74s 4.1 42s 5d I 26s rOd 47s 5d I 45s 41 I 41$ 11 d QUANTITIES OF OR kIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 40,805 ; Barley, 2,792, Oats, 5.235; Rye, 203 ; Bean% 2,208; Yeas, 860 quarterf. MEAT MARXETS. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL.—The trade generally ruled inactive, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 0(1 to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 4s 2d to 5s 6d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 63 ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 6d per 8113 s, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, August 27.—Our market was fairly supplied with each kind of stock to-day, and the trade was rather inactive, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4rl to 4s 8d; Mutton, 3s 6d to 58 Od ; lamb, 4s 4d to 5s 8d ; Veal, 3s 3d to 4s 8d; Pork, 38 6d to is 6d per Blbs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, August 27.—Beasts Were dull, and rather lower. Other kinds of stock were tolerably firm. Beef, from 3s 4(1 to 4s 10d ' • Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 2 1 ; Lamb, 4s 8d to 6s Od ; Veal, Is to 4s 8d; Pcrk, 3s 8d to 4s 4d per Blbs. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, 31 Os to 5/ ]Os; new 31 Os to 4145; old clover, 41 Os to 61 103 ; new do., 31 103 to 5 1 . Os ; and straw, 11 8s to 11 12s per load. Trade steady. CUMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, 31 10s to 51 10s; new do.. 31 5s to 41 8s ; old clover, 41 Os to 6110 s ; nevr do., 31 lOs to 51 Os ; and straw, 11 8s to 11 138 per load. A moderate demand. _ WHITECHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, 315 s to 51 lOs ; new do., 31 to 4/ 4s ; old clover 41 Os to 61 1 2 s ; new do. , 3 10s to 5/ 5s ; and s t raw , 1/ 8s to 11 129 per load. Trade dull. CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE EASTERN COUNTIES LINE.-- Three candidates are mentioned for the chairmanship to be vacated by Mr. Waddington on the 29th inst.—Mr. Norris, of Aldersgate-otreet ; Mr. Edward Ball, M.P. and Mr. WM. Wins, tho chainntin of the Railway: oferca "Lesoolatfon. RAILWAYS. Bedford and Bletzbley „. Bnckghamsh. Clydesdale ,J, . Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lin. g. 6 pc. E. Un. 11. Sh. alas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New alstr.dr Dn.Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon. & Groenw Do. Preference Lon., Til., & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cont. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. %tn. and Matlock Middlosbro' & Redcar Midld.Bradfd Newmarket Bury E. G.spc N.cit Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per ct. Do. Fixeds p c Prest. & W yre Do. Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. Shef.Roth.and Gooleg.s p. c. Shrews. &H er S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&r4omrst PREFERENCE SHARES. St. 100 tberdeen Deben St. 100 Do. 6 per cent.. ... St. 100 Do. N 0.2, 7 p. C ••• 25 al! Myth and Tyne lOpei o. prof. (issd. at 501 St. ,00 iris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares — St. )0 Caledonian £lO lOl 103 15 all rhos. &Ho. Gu. 51 pc 16 17 91 all Do. do. Pref. No. 2. ••• '" d 2A all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 . . 64 all Oork dtßandonslp.c 4 y 51 8 al Dun.Prth ofiAber../ 6 61 10 2 & Anglian Cls. ASh St. 1.00 Do. do. Cls. B6p. c 107 112 St. 100 Do. do Cis. C7p. c lOO 105 e• all Zn.s.Co.Ex,spcNo. 1 I 1 1 1 pm 6, all Do. No. 2 — 1 Pm 10 all Do. New 6p.e. St 121 131 20 all east Un., G. 6p. c 5 all Do. 52. 10 per cent ... 10 all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Bt. all Do. do. 4 per cent ... St. 100 East Lancash. 6p. cts 5 all g.„Sz\V. York. J. sth 10 3 Eldin. & Gl. 5 p.c. sh. St. 100 gd, Frth.&Dun.4p.c 79 81 20 all Furness d St. 100 Alas. &5.W.G.5 p.c . . St. 100 'Treat Northn. sp. o 119 121 St. 100 Do. sp. o. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem ll2 114 St. 100 Do. 41 p. c. lO- 107 Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red. at 5 p. c. pm... . 10 all lt.N. of Scot. lstPr 101 —10 i St. 100 it. S. es W. (Irelani . . 20 13 Do. tper cs. Prof. S 50 6 lt.W.(B.&tH.Exspc 6 64 St. 1.00 Do.con.red. 41 p.c. 95 97 St. 100 .30. con. red. 4p. c. 89 91 St. 100 Do, irred. 4p. c. . 89 91 St. 100 Do. sp. c. red. prof 99 101 100 . 1 3 all Do, Birm. Pref. Sh lO 104 10 all Do. Chester 8 p.c.P.S 174 —17 i 10 all Do. do. sp.c. do lO4 —10 i St 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk 75 —77 25 all Do. Ches. Gus. Sh 2Ol 211 13. all Do. do. do lo 10 20 all Do. do. do l5 /, —l6 16 6 Gan. &York„ F. Xlr # St. 100 Do. 6p. c. Stock 1313 - 140 140 St. 100 Lon.&Brigh. St. 100 Do. Pref., SR. e. St. ... St 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c. St. LOO Do. do. 5 per cent . St. 100 Lon. &N. W., Coy. 6 . Nuneaton 5 p. ct — St 100 ~on.& S.W. 7 per ct 9 161 12 all ,c l n a d te y. 3 & d 12 , qll Londy.&Ennis.iSh C B o h l e a r r . e i s Sh 15 . St. 100 /4.,5.,& L. 6p. Cent 125 124 6 41 Do. do. do. £6 . 1 I 5} St. 100 Do. do. 31 per cent. 65 68 1.2) all Varypt.&Carl.4p o 12 , all Do. 44 per cent 12 10} Do. do. St. 100 Slid. Consol.6 p.c S+ St. 100 Do. Con.Br.Bir. 6pc 136 138 St. 100 Ds. 41 p. c. Pref. S 101 103 St. 100 Ditto L. &H. Pref. S 91 93 New Aber die pr. 10 sp. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. '" •" 10 4 Do. Perpet. 6 p et. with optn. till '66 11 lip 10 all Norfolk Debenture . 7t. 100 Do. Pref. sp. a. Ste_ t. tOO Do. 5 p.c. Ext St. 100 Do. 51 per ct.pref.... St. 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. Bt. 100 North British lO4 —lO6 St. 100 N. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P 117 99 17 84 Do. do. do 20 13 Do Leeds 6 121 9 Do. do. Quartors 25 10 Do.YorkHA S. Pur 1 id 20 all North Staffordshire.. , It. 100 Ox, W0.&W.1516 pc 108 110 110 10 all Do R. Pref. 10/. Sh. 34 all Scot. Cent. ,New Pref pm 15 all South Devon l5l 16 LO all Do. fixed, 41 per cent 0. / all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 241 25 It. 100 Do. 41 per cent lOO 103 10 all Do. Fixed 41 pc sh lO 101 1. 100 3. Wales Gus. 4p. 3t. 100 Do. do. 41 p. c :0 all S.Yorksh.4p.e.Gnar — :5 all Stock, iDar., sp. c 27 28 x d l 5 15 Do; do. do 2 3 p 2A all Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p. a. till July 1, '56 5 44 Waterfd.& Kilk.6pc 11 lid MINES. 1 all Agna Fria ..• lOs ;11 Anglo Californian l.. ... 20 7 Australian . li 1 all leaden (Gd. Duchy of ... ... 50 all i Blfenar. Iron & Cos' ... ... 20 14 ; - British Iron 5 7 35 26i Brazilianlmp.(issned at £5 pm.) 30 all Do. Cocaes lir Cniabl 31 41 20 15 Do. St. John Del Re) 20 22 214 1 4 'Clarendon Coto. Min Co. of Jamaica p in 40 all 'Cobra Coppor 52 54 5 14 ;Colonial Gold — ... St. all Coppor Min. of Eng 3O 35 15 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent 26 28 ... le I Copiapo. l6 18 2 it Fortuna ; #d 20 all Gencral l4 —l5 1 all Gt•NuggetVeinßeg 1 4 , 4; all Groat Polgooth 5 all Gt Wheal Vor United 24 lid 1 all Liberty • . ••• 3 all Linares 7 8 5 11 Lusitauian id i 1 1 all I Mariquita. 1 i f 1 all New Granada 1 all Nouveau Monde — ••• 20 all Pontgi.Sil•3t Le. Min 9 11 5 1 Port Philip 1 all ;Quartz Rock — ... 50 all Rhymney Iron. 25 27 15 all IDo. New 6 8 30 Hi Santiago de Cuba 2l 2 6s. !Sort. Cone. Min. Co. 2§ 2 1 all South Australian 4 i 1 all Do. Scrip... 4 • 1 all iDo. 10 per cent Pref ... —.. . ... 4i Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. t 14 10 all Fin Croft ...... ...... 28i all United Mexican 34 4 1 all Waller • • I all West Mariposa . 4 4 1 12e. Worthing Mining of Australia . .. .N —.. ...... MISCELLA.NIIOI7B. :5 19 Australian Agricult. 26 27 to all Australn. Royal Mail . r all Berlin Water Worke sj— -59 40 Brit. American Land 100 3 Canada St CO C.Go.6p. •• • e• 'Tank- 701 Y 115 St. 100 Do- 6 p.c. Feb & Aug St. 100 DD.6p c. Mar & Sept 5 all Crystal. _ 11 0 5 all Do. Preference.... , .., 51 45'3 4 all Crystal Pal. of France Duston Iron Ore ..„ 20 15i Eastern Steam . ; St. 100 Electric Telegraph_ 94 96 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir. _ 5 all En. &A.us Cop Sm Co 11 11 25 all Gen. Iron Sc Collier _ 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 164 allall Genera l Gen. eraS crawEitaa 131 13 Omnibus 31 4 2u 10 Magdalena St. Navig , 10 all Mediteran. Elea. Tel. 8 Ip 10 all Mexicau&S.Americn. 31 31 41 25 5 Nat. Discount Co ll --11 p 6* 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel ... 10 5 Netherlands Land ll —1/ 20 ay.. Do. Do. 5 3 Do. 8 pcPissatld 1 ip 100 80 New B. &N.S. Land 24 26 N.S.W. Gov.sp.c.D. 1 all N. B. Australasian I 20 15 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 13.; 131 131 1 all Oriental Gas 1 11 1 2s. Do. "New Shares" p 1p ?zu all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 21 21 50 all Peninsular& Oriental C 4 66 50 10 Do. New 4 5 p 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 70 72 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 11 1 1 Ditto New — OP 25 all South Austral. Land 351 361 1 all Sabmar. Tel. Scrip — 1 1 all Do. Registered . 20 5 !'rust& L. Co.llean. . 100 28 Vito Dlemen'a I and 16 •—• 17 V o Col6PagsJantauly m ri 8i 25 10 1.0.1 Naval and Military Intelligence. - APPOINTIVENTS.—The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Chaplain and Naval Instructor Rev. J. L. Moore to the Retribution, 28, paddle; Acting Assistant Surgeon George Goodwin to the Siren, 16, sloop, on the South American eta ion. PORTSMOUTH, Ana 27. The Clyde, steam transport, embarked the 72d Regi ment this afternoon for the Channel Islands. She sail• to-night. Drafts of the 30th and 55th Regiments from Alder flat embarked to-day Li the Sprightly and Pigmy, and were csaiveyed to Cowes for Parkhurst. The Hecate, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander Gordon, went out of harbour and anchored at Spithead to-day. She is to leave for Madeira immediately with a lingo stock of medicines for the squadron on the station, the cholera being so prevalent. The Drake and Janus, gunboats, returned from their cruise to the westward to-day. The Cyclops, 6, paddle frigate, sailed last night for the eastward. The New Pelton, transport, left to-day with stores for Woolwich. CHATHAM, Are. 27. A draft of the Royal Marines, from the Cyclops, lately returned from the Black Sea, arrived and joined their headquarters last night, being the last detachment of this corps expected to arrive from the Crimea. A detach. rnent of Marine Artillery, consisting of one sergeant, one bombardier, and nine gunners, together with seven pri vates, of the Plymouth division, also arrived, having been discharged from the Argus at Sheerness. An order has been issued by the authorities at this garrison, directing that for the future the assistant stew. ards and the assistant wardmasters of the medical staff corps, now lying at Chatham barracks, are to proceed in charge of those wounded and helpless Crimean have. lids who, Orl being discharged from the invalid depot, require such assistance to enable them to reach their lt spective homes. This duty has hitherto been performed by the sergeants belonging to the provisional battalion. Seventy-nine non-commissioned officers and me n b e . longing to the Ist Dr ag oon Guards, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons, 10'h Hussars, 12th Lancers, 15th Hussars, Ist Royals, 2d Royals. 7th Fusiliers, 9th, 23d Mlsh Fusiliers, 30th, 31st, 39th, 414, 42d Highlanders, 44th, 50th Queen's own, 67th, 68th Light Infantry, 71d Highla,nders, 73d, 82d, 89th, 90th Light Infantry, and 93d Highlander, left St. Mary's Barracks this morning under the command of Ensign J. T. Whelan, 40th Regiment, for the purpose of joining their respective depots. The whole of the above were invalided home from the Crimea, but have since recovered so as to IA able to join their regiments. DEVONPORT, AUG, 27. The Camilla, 16, Commander Colville, went out of harbour oq Thursday last, and sailed on Monday for the East Indies, taking a mail for the Cape of Good Hope. The Queen, 116, Captain Jarvis, was paid off at thin port on Monday last. The Sanspareil, 70, Captain Key, at this port, will be paid wages this day (Wedne , day). The Staunch, gunboat, Lieut. Wildman, will go out for a trial on Friday, preparatory to leaving for the Esst India station. SHIPS IN COMMISSION AT THIS PORT.—In the Sound : Conqueror, Implacable, Centurion, Brunswick, Nauti• line, Dapper, Forward, Banterer, Bouncer, Gleaner, Skipjack, Goshawk, Eingdove, Cormorant, Wanderer, Salamander, Sparrowhawl:, and Alacrity, gunboats. In Harbour : Impregnable, Royal William, Sanspareil, Cambridge, Exmouth, James Watt, Inflexible, Ajax, o,borne, Osprey, Amethyst, Himalaya, Sylph, Avon, Advice, Haughty, Magpie, Staunch, Redwing, Bind, Confiance, Zephyr, Tortoise, and Hatnoaze, lighters. Tkl LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY AT DEVONFORT. The Board of Admiralty, now at Devonport on their annual inspection, consist of Sir C. Wood, the First Lord ; Sir F. M. Berkeley, Senior Naval Lord ; and Admiral Eden, accompanied by Sir B. Walker, the sur veyor of the Admiralty ; Col. Green, the director of works ; and Mr. Bedford, private secretary. Lady Mary Wood also accompanies her husband. Sir Cha.. and Lady Mary Wood spent Sunday at Flete, the resi dence of Lady Elizabeth Bulteel, the sister of Lady Mary. Sir Charles rejoined his colleagues at Devonport at 9 o'clock on Monday morning. At 11 their lordships, accompanied by Sir W. Parker, left the yacht and proceeded in the gallant admiral's barge to the Dockyard, landing at the stairs in the new basin. Here they w ere received by the Rear• Admiral Superintendent, Sir James H. Plumridge, K.C.8., Capt. Wise, Flag• Lieutenants Howard and Dicken, and the I principal officers of the establishment. A guard of honour from the 54`11 Regiment was also in attendance. Ac companied by the officers above•named their lordships visited the new buildings for the smithery, and the works at the north end of the yard ; they next inspected the ships building and in dock, and the mast house, proceed. ing as far as the slip at the south-eastern extremity of the establishment. After this the board proceeded in the Admiral's barge to Keyham, where they were also received by the principal officers of the establishment, and by whom they were accompanied in a minute in spection of the works and buildings. Here the First Lord and Admiral Berkeley left their colleagnes and proceeded over the newly-made ground extending north far bryand the present works. On theirreturn the whole party aeain re-embarked and proceeded to the Roy I Naval Hospital, Stooehouse, After inspecting the esta. blisl ment their lordships returned to Devonport on foot the First Lord and Admiral Eden going to the Dock. yard,. where they again embarked to return to the yacht, and were subsequently j dried by the members of the party. • On Tuesday their lordships visited the Royal William Victualling•yard, and havirg inspected the establish. meat proceeded to the Royal Marine Barracks, which they also closely inspected. From this they visited the Impregnable flagship, Capt. Wise, when they were re• ccived with the customary salute, the crew manning the yards. From the Impregnable their lordships proceeded to the Royal William, 120, Capt. Hutton, flag-sliip of the Rear-Admiral of the port. Here also they were re• ceived by a salute, the yards and rigging being manned. Here they mustered the seamen belonging to the Ordi nary, at the conclusion of which their lordships again returned to the yacht, dining with the gallant Admiral Sir Win. Parker at the Admiralty House, Mount Wise, in the evening. Yesterday evening their lordships intended patronising the ball at St. George's Hall, iu aid of the funds of the ex cellent institution established at Stoke for the education and maintenance of female orphans of sailors and soldiers. Today the First Lord holds his levee at the Admiral Superintendent's office in the dockyard. Major Russell, staff-officer of pensioners, and the Rev. Eneas B. Huchison, minister of St. James, Keyharn, have placed their names on the list. Flag officers are admitted on presentation of their cards ; their names do not therefore appear on the list. Among the recent naval on dits is the probable an pointment of Rear-Admiral the lion. Frederick Grey, recently returned from service at Constantinople, to a place at the Admiralty Beard, in the event of Admiral Berkeley taking the command of the Coast Volunteers, It is also said that Vice• Admiral Bowles is not long to remain unemployed. BOARD OF TRADE RhTURNS. The official returns of the trade and navigatioe of the United Kingdom for the month ending July 31 have been issued. The comparison of imports for the month is as under : 1856. Live animals no. 40 ; 083 Cocoa lbs. 1,201, n 9 1855. 24,071 626,450 lbs. 5,0,491 3,879,323 316,792 71,762 181,739 167,298 288,551 1,640 11,816 133,131 6,3,15 25,104 1 1 9,512 2,338 94,587 2.855 33,880 304 903 240,218 16,969 188,137 71,579 17,454 283,257 Coffee Wheat qrs. _,, 434, , 9 - • 1 7 Barley . qrs. c 4,856 Oats Indian corn qrs. 204,969 Flour cwt. 760,319 Cochineal cwt. 528 Indigo cwt. 14,1 )6 Flax cwt. 145,b76 Currants cwt. 1,781 Guano tons 15,047 ...... Hemp cwt. 213,373 Mahogany Oil, palm cwt. 111,039 Opium lbs. 2,445 Provisions cwt. 167,243 Quicksilver lbs. Rice cwt. Saltpetre cwt. Silk, raw lbs. Ci.ssia Lignea lbs. Cloves lbs. Pepper lbs. 521,800 58,722 507,016 143,265 170,940 E 41,544 Item proof gallons 682,256 Brandy proof gallons 158,360 Geneva proof gallons 9,8 . 6 Unrefined sugars cwt. 1,148,577 Tallow cwt. 82,792 Tea lbs. 7,872,505 ....., 4,045,241 Tobacco lbs. 1,212,8:40 Wino gallons. 85 ',850 ...... 670,755 Cotan wool cwt. 932,547 ...... 728,635 Sheep's and lambs' wool lbs. 21,117,810 ...... 1 1 ,881,695 The declared value of some of the principal exports, sompared with that for the same articles during the core responding aeoith of last year, was as follows :- 1856. 1855. £ £ Beer and Ale ........................ 113,078 Coals and calm ..................... 285,227 2 Cotton manufactures Cotton yarn 675,850 107,832 ..... Earthenware 90,210 Haberdashery and millinery 31 6 ,853 ...... 252,740 Hardwares and cutlery Linen manufactures Linen yarn M a h i ner y and millwork Silk manufactures ............... 115,211 . 25037 Silk Thrown 83,381 Woollen manufactme 3 ........ 896,127 Woollen yarn .................... 114,776 The total declared value of all the enumerated article exported during the month is 8,821,5771., against 7,177,5111., at the corresponding period of 1855, bbovr• ing an increase of 1,644,0661. The unenumerated ar tic'es are stated to have been worth 1,146,6491., making a total of all articles of 9,968,2261. Tug LAW or GUARANTEES. —By the new act to an end the laws of England and Ireland affecting trade and commerce, an important alteration has been made viitli respect to guarantees. From the passing of the act, on the 29th ofJuly, the consideration for guarantee need not appear in writing. 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