The Sun. — London, England, 1861-08-01 00:00:00

lIARKET AND C'ITY /V.E --..............-.,...-....,.-.. - -..-.. CITY, Two o'CLocx, REDUCTION IN THE BANK RATE OF DISCOUNT. The Directors of the Bank of England, at their , fle eting to-day, reduced their minimum rate of ulacount from 6 to 5 per cent. This important Measure was generally anticipated, owing to the abu ndance of money, the diminished inquiry for accommodation, the decline in the rates Charged for the negociation of commercial ecurities in the open market, and the continuous I bfl4x of g o ld. Th e re t urn t o b e i ssue d this even ing will probably show an important increase in Lae stock of bullion, and a falling off in the other . ',sourities, the comparatively low terms accepted by tile banks and discount houses having recently excluded the Bank of England from the general business of the market. About £BB,OOO in gold was sent into the Bank of England yesterday. The bar silver by the Tasmanian has been sold at 58 . id. per oz. standard, showing no alteration. At the forthcoming meeting of the Great Northern Railway Company a dividend at the rate of 88 per cent. will be proposed. The di rectors o f t h e U n i te d Ki ng d om El er t r i c Tele graph Company. have made a call of £1 per Share, payable on or before the 22d inst. Business in the Liverpool Cotton Market yester day continued rather quiet, but prices were firm. The sales amounted to about 8,000 bales. A meeting has been held to-day of the share holders of the London and County Bank. The r eport, which was adopted, exhibited a net profit f or the half-year to the 30th of June last of t 44 4,473 3s. 3d., a ft er payment of interest to ens :Mel's, £ 47,451, and of the ordinary expenses, in .4llle-tax, rebate on bills discounted and not due, and Providi ng f or b a d and doubtful debts. A divi dend of 5 per cent. for the half-year, payable on the 12th inst., was therefore agreed, and a balance of 19,4 73 will then remain to be carried forward. Increased firmness has prevailed in the Market fo r Pablie Securities to-day, chiefly in consequence of the redaction in the Bank rate of discount, al though the favourable weather is also productive of euoyaney. Consols are 90 901 for transfer, and 141 for the account. The New Threes and the 4 educed are steady at 891 90,1; Bank Stock has i mproved to 231-1 and 233; India ditto is flat at 219 ; ditto 5 per Cents. remain at 991 i ; and exchequer Bills, March, are heavy at 13s. to Bs, 41.1 8. ; ditto June, 4s. dis. In the Foreign Market a fair amount of business has been recorded, and prices are firm. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 79 to 791; ditto, 1858, to 681 to 69 ; Mexican are steady at 241 ; Spanish have Improved 488, ditto Deferred remain at 41i; Vole taelan at 171 ; and Dutch 21 per Cents. at 631 ; Peruvian 3 per Cents. have advanced to 74. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- 1861. 1860. Great.... western Western £51.756 £49,722 '4,526 92,638 es tern 21,463 24,245 40,220 40,128 Midlandlll. ll4gl t )13 'L I t - l a tern feat Northern 27,642 2.5,131 , eashire and Yorkshire estol and Exeter .. 6,983 7,119 41,054 39,907 p a zchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 12, 1 62 12,125 -Z,, °11 111 Wales Hartlepool E dinburgh and Glasgow 7,001 6,967 ur and Tru n k o f C ana d a G reat Western of Canada These returns, in some instances, exhibit rather . bafavourable features ; in the Lancashire and Yorkshire, for example, there is a decrease of 42,142; on the North-Western, £1,112; on the Brighton, £2,782 ; and on the South-Eastern, £lO7, The Great Western shows an increase of £ 3 ,034; the Soxth-Western, £1,539 ; the Midland, !, 92 ; the Great Northern, £2,511; the North- Eastern, £1,147 ; the Grand Trunk of Canada, 4401 , and the Great Western of Canada, £2OO. Business in the Railway Share Market has be en moderately active, and a slight improvement h as taken place on the rates realised for several of . 11e Principal undertakings. Lancashire and York tire, North Western, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and Midlands advanced ss. ; and Caledo art and North Eastern (Berwick), 10s. Great Northern declined about 155., and the A stock £2 to £3 . T he Foreign and Colonial lines experienced little 'ariation. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian are 16 8 ; Bahia and San Francisco, 11i ; Great Western of Canada, 10 ; East Indian, 99 ; and great Indian Peninsula, 94t 951. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares bh'ixight about former prices. Union of L ondon, "ever, declined ss. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICEg_ tal *Rtlx k a , 4 p e r Cent. R e d uce d Annuities 9O 89 / 90 1 b r per Cent. Consuls Annuities A _w 3 per Ce n t. A nn uities 9O 1 89/ 90/ 90 e " 1- onuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 .• 1n a S Ditto toc for k 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 1 519 11-16 I Ditto 5 per Cent. 2 991 f Ditto Loan Scrip, 5 per cent -Ditto Entaced Paper, 4 per Cent. — Ditto 5 per Cent 94/ Ditto 51 per Cent ,_. Ditto ditto April, 1864 96f 1) ,;ff , . Bonds £l,000 las.n.k Stock for Account 233 2 ombois for Account, Aug. 7 . . 94 90 1 India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent .... 991 2d Mar, p. day June 31 p. ct k xcheqver Bills, £l,OOO, 2d l3 is 1 die D tt" £5OO 8 dis 4 1 dis Ditto Smell FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING - PRICES. B razilian 5 per Cent . • Ditto 4} per rent. 1860 .. D anish 3 per Cerit, 1825 kexican 3 per Cent 221 ,: b c:vi iii.ttttttoooanA4cciopunert Cent, 1 - e D itto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent. 3 A p e e c r oun Ce t nt. 74 'ltmsian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. t b itto 4f per Cent. Ploish 3 per Cent .. Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred — Account 1.,., bi tt0 Passive y lttot i t s o b , NA 6 cce p w e o r uLn C ot e an nt 79 bitt .„. 0 Account I. 6Bl 1 t/ I 9 8 3 VL l tto £lOO Bonds 'ueznelan 3 per Cent b h Dividends on the above payable in London. P 2f. pe r cent , Exchange 12 Guil. "Nvioan Dollar lionds, 4f per Ct. Ex. 4s BO/ THREE O'CLOCK, Consols Money Ditto ' Account 9Ol 4 '4lB2lcEs' JUSTICE IN HUNTING DONSHIRE. Ilarriet Creek, of Little Raveley, wife of Jonas Cre ek, labourer, was charged las t week before the to a gistrates of the borough of Huntin g don, with in g, in April last, used a steel trap for taking gam e • The information was laid against the de .e4,l 'ant by Mr. Roper's gamekeeper. R,43 man named Woodcock deposed that he was defe ndant, to w or k in the morning, when he saw th e : erl dant, about a hundred yards from him , in t he 4 'nf killi ng a hare in a common rabbit trap. He i a ttba "You have a nice one there. It is wort h there She replied, " It is worth more than that ; li re is a great deal of victuals on these things. I , i % Of ten have one. We had one last Sunday." t i e l.'" r • Wallingford, who appeared on behalf of the A e ndant, c on t en d e d that Mrs. Creek had a right b a ' n 9 .5 she did. Sh e was the servant of her hus band' a nd was acting under his instruct ion, and her and was th e cer tificated servant of his master; an d he called J onas C ree k, w ho stated that he had beence rtificated by Mr. Peter Martin to kil l h a res oo hi s farm, but he had not seen any certi ficate. t he N Wallingf or d ap pli e d for an adjournment of , ease ; but the bench thought there would be no tl d ef antag e i n adjourning it, and they fi ned the dallt £ 2 and 155. expenses. This sum she Vueli unable t o pay, and accordingly was com mitted P r ison for a mont h . The , thi s lain names tne " great unpaid" who arrived at ble gular d ec i s i on are D. Veasey, W . W. Hum- W• H. Desborough, and Rev. A. F, Stopford. • 81-IA.RE MARKET.-(THIS DAY). ORDT!.ATtY STIARES ANT) STOCKS. Uai may P. Paid. Closing Business '! Price. Done atlantic & St Lawrence Born.,P•arodat. Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent..... Do, Do. Buffalo and Luce Huron Do. New . •• Do. Preference Ruffalo,Brant,&Godrich 6 p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1571 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. Cape, Eastrt. Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. C. Demerara... Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. F Shares Ext..... _Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4i p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per et Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. ' Do. New gua. sp. c... Gt. South.of India(Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. do. Gt. W. of Canada Shares' Do. New .. .. . .... Do. 6 p.c. '73 with'topt. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 d 0... Do. 56 p. c. do. '7B d 0... Madras guar., 4 p. c... Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 41 p. o. Extension Do. 5 Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Newßrunswick t Canda Ry.azLand(Lim.)g.6pe Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. .. .. .. Oude (Limited) ........ 1 Scinde .......... 44 Do. Punjaub .... .0 ,c 1 Do. Do. ........ 7.3* a. Do. In dus. St. Flo. ,p ) , Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 13.14 stock Belfast and Ballymena fur., Wol , and iStr. Val. Birk., La., and Ch June Blyth and Tyne Bost. Sleaf. audMid Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen & i .ardigai Cork and Band on Cork, Blrock., ,Passagi Cornwall C A gets no div Do A t until ti p c peran. Do B h asbeen d. toB Dublin & Belfast June Dun., Perth, dzAb.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasg. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Do do A stock 8 8i IR 85 stock stock 6 7 92 94 99 100 5 8 42 43 8i 9 17 18 49 5) 39 41 28 30 stock stock stock stcuic ---, stoca stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 100 991 1081 7 94 1 5i stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 6.4.0. stock stock stock stock stock stock stock Do do B do Gt. S. & W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Irish South-eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.. &S Coast Lond., Chat, and Dover Lond. &Nth. Western Lond. & Sth. Western L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man. Shet & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do do shares Metropolitan Midland 70& f 1111 11 41 7 93 1 321 31 95 1 451 5 1 41 stock. stock stock 19.16 4 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock t ock stock stock 12 10 stock Do new Do uirming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do shares Mid Kent.......... •• •• Do, Cray Line ...... Newcastle and Carlisle Newry & Armagh, def.. Newry, Warnpt. & Ros. Norfolk North British.. ... Nor. Dev.R ailesDk. stet& D<, k stk ; A recs no d. until 6pchas beenpd.B Do B stock .... • • .. • • Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do do , U.N.E. purchase Do Leeds ...... ........ Do York North London . 57 69 61i 62 105! to 6 if Ii 61 82 93} 94 95 97 Do new North Staffordshire N and S. W. Junction Not. & Grantham Rail fzebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber : stock 4 1 41: 10 101 86 83 Do Scot. Mid. stock... Shropshire Union ...... Sittingbourne & Sheer. South Devon ........ • • S.-Durham & I ,anc. Un. South Eastern ...... • • South Wales • • • • • S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington 115 117 35 36 88 90 46 48 3tOCK Do do .. Do New (1860) Taff Vale .. • • •• ..•• • • • • Do Pref. No 1 ThamesilavenDk&Rail Ulster . vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny' Waterford & Limerick West C .rnwall , West L0nd0n......... Do Ist. class .. Do 2d class . West Hartlepool Harter 100 all all all all all stock stock stock stock and Rail - •i West Midland—Oxford' no. Newport Do. Herefords 38 40 81; 81f 64 66 94 08 4 7 39i 10i gl 1( 4 P 554 564 24 ai l d 111 Ili 51 el 45 47 42 t 4 88 88 PREFERENCE SHARES. 122} 1; 2} 2 P 621 if 2 1054 6 P Share ) Railways. Paid Closing Business Price. Done. 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at .£5 all stock (Iris. & Exet.4 p.ctstock 100 20 Do. do. do. Shares stock Caledon £10,45 percent 100 101 103 stock Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 100 6i Cork & Bandon, 55 p. C. all 20 Cornwall. 5 per cent. 64 Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun all 51 64 14 Do Ist Class Fret all stock E.Angn.Class A 7 &5p.0 100 99 101 stock Do. do. Class B 6 p.c lOO 108 112 stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c.._ 100 105 108 100 107 109 stock E. Coun. Ex. sp. c. No. 1 stock Do. do. No. 2 100 106 108 stock Do. New 6 per ct. stock. 100 122 124 stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. 100 78 80 stock , Do. 5 per cent. guar... 100 stock Edin.&Glas. sp.e. shares 100 109 111 stock Do. 4p. c gua. S. &D. 100 90 92 stock l Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 75 77 stock 'Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 stock Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c 100 stock 'Great Northern, sp. ct 100 115 117 stock 1 Po.sp.c.Redm., 10p.c.pm 100 110 112 stock Do. 45 p. c. do. do. 100 I Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 80 106 108 10 ' (-4. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf all stock l Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 1 100 97 99 p. et. pref. stock 50 (;rest West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. sp. ct 6 stock L'o. Redeemable, 45 p.a. 100 98 98 97 stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. et. 100 87 90 stock Do Irredeemable, do._ 100 88 90 stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. 100 100 102 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. all 94 10 10 tit. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh all 165 170 10 Do. do. sp. et pref all 104 101 stock Do Birmg.guar. stock lOO 74 76 26 I Do. Chester gua. shares all 20 21 135 1)0. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. 100 Lan. & Carl. 45 pc. pref OO stock Lan.&York 6p. c. stock lOO stock Do.Barnsl.st.Es3s 10d pc 100 stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) stock Lon.& Brig*,. 5 pe.gu. No ' 100 114 116 stock no. sp. a No. 9 100 114 116 stock Do. zua. 6p. c. stock Do. do 5 p.c. No. t 100 114 116 stock Do. do. 45 per cell'. 5 Do. do. 45 p. e. shares all 4tock Do. 7p. ct. Pret. stock lOO 150 155 stock Do. 6p.e. do. (W.E.&C.P ‘ 100 127 130 stock Do.4p.e.S.(div.def.til 'tic 100 71 74 72 stock Do. 4 per cent. Pref lOO stock t,on. Chat, and Dover lOO 92 94 10/ Do.W. A rceiv. no div / Ex.A til fip cispd on 1 all , o. B B. & Brom ex. all 10 Do. Metropolitan Ex B 34 stock Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, sp. et— . 100 stock Lon. &5.W,7 p. et stock 100 stock Do. 45 per cent lOO Is. 6d. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anus ci 2s. ad..... ..... 124 I,ondondy. & Cole. ssh all 124 I,ondony. & Ennis. ssh all 131 I'4 stock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per c , 100 120 125 6 1)o. .£6 stocL Do. 31 per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 percent 5 4 1 P 125 7,laryoort & Car., 4p. c all 123 Do. 44 per cent all stock Nfld. Con. 6p o. stock lOO stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.e 100 131 133 133 stock Do, 4 4 p. c. pref. stock lOO 102 103 6 Do. 4, per cent 3 stock Do. Leth. & Hit. pret. at 100 91 93 I stock stockstock NorthD D o o ..5 Ne awv,. British,Vg u a . 1 .E 08 x . pp s . t.. 00 1 .. 8 4 : 7 stock Norlik sp. c. E x . s t . 184 6 100 stock Do. 55 p. c. P re f . d o 1 847 100 1 1 0 00 0 1 10 1 8 0 1 1 1;2 0 100 I'a Do. Bor. Pn. g. pf. ells 5 1 lf 1 6 10 Do. do. do all st Nth.Dev.Rail. & Dek.Co 100 _ st N-East.Cons.Pret 4 p.c. 100 91 93 at Do. 44 pc. redeemable lOO 101 103 st Do. G.N.E. 4 per c. pref. 100 101 103 17 Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 8.13.4. 4 i p p 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 13 -- 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 9 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 5d 4p 20 North Staffordshire.... all 22 13 22 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. all 84 Scottish Central, new p 1 all st Scottish North-Eastern 1 34 p. a. pref. stock.... 1 00 st I Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c 100 -- st 1 Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 132 134 10s. , South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 10 104 10 Do. Fixed 45 per cent. all 1.0. 6 South Eastern (Readinq Ann., 1.0.6) at Do. 45 per cent lOO 96 98 at Do. Fixed 15p.c. Ist is lOO 96 98 at 4 outh Wales, gua. 4 p.c lOO st Do. 45 per cent lOO 98 100 st 1 Do. 5 per cent' lOO et ,5.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua. 100 83 86 25 I Stock. & Dar. Asp. c all 264 275 25 Do. B 6 per cent all 314 32 25 Do. C 6 percent all 315 324 324 at Watrfd & Kilkny, 6 p.c. 100 45 48 at IW.Mid -Oxf Ist Gua stk ' 100 124 126 at , Do. 2d do 100 118 122 El at iDo.Newport sp.c.pf.red. 100 100 103 , at Do.Perpet.l 6 p.C. pf 1866 100 120 123 e at 1 Do. till 1869, tat is. 100 1115 117 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Paid. ' Co.'s I Price. Done. I3edford and Blefilay. all — ,Ln &N.W • • • • Bulkinghamshire lOO IDo .. ..... !91 96 Chester & Holyhead 100 D 0... ..... ' 52 53 Do. 51 percent' 100 'D0....... 119 120 Do. 5 „ 100 iDo. ...... 109 111 Clydesdale June lOO !Caledon... 101 105 Colchester, Stour Val ; all E.U.&E.C4 15 16 E.Lincolnsh. g 6 per c i 1c& ,Gt.North.'l32 134 E.Union,llarwichShs.. alt ,E.Counts. 41 4 1 D o . Woodbridge lOO I . .... _ Gls.Barr.& Neils.Dret. 100 ,Caledon.„ Do. new lOO I1)o. .. . • Gloster &Dean Forests all IGt. West.. Hrtlp'l Dock Rail.. Hull and Selby. Do. halves. Do. quarters all ,Do. ...... Lanc.&Carl. gua. 5 p.c lOO 1Ln&N.W.1196 196 108 1 London & Greenwich , 100 IS.Eastern 59 61 Do. Preference .. i 100 IDo ..... ... 112 117 Lon.,Tilbury,& S -endl 100 ;Pet° &Co. 83 86 Lowestoft gua. 4p c lOO !Norfolk.. Do. 6 per cent 1100 iDo. — Mc., Bxtn.,&Matlock all L NW&M 81 31 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock lOO Midland.. 93 95 gua. 5 percent-- 1 Newmark t,BuryEx. i. 56, E.Counts. I 1 p Northn.&Eastn. sp, c. all IDo. ....... 55 57 Do. 6p. c all !Do. ...... Do. Fixed sp. c 1 all Do. — North Western all Midland 18 1 1 in Preston and Wyre. / all Lk NW I ,t 1,. Yk. Do, 1 Shares A. all Do. — Rnystn.Hitch.,& Shep 100 Gt. North. 131 133 Starewsbry& Hereford 100 T.Rrassey 118 122 Do. do. 1 Do. 1 lip t SW.-iSlttsa ff anora Somerset.. dsh 100 Gt. W es t. 8$ Q 0 Staffordshire all hl'elean... Wllligekl &Croyds all .L. 4 Bret) $1 OF 87 89 28 29 107 109 132 134 1064 107 i 944 95i 129 131 104 106 70i 71 68 62 101 111; 50 62 115 117 0 48 92! 93} 95 05 10 11 44 45 4 S d 1211 1221 1 tip 94 96 8 6d -,- i^ - • THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING. AUGUST 1, 1861. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. Paid Closing Price. 94 95 100 all all all all 4i 5 d 100 100 100 all 6 7 75 80 65 70 65 70 4; 6; FOREIGN Algerian Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes ............ . Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Carmeaux Mine & Rail Copiapo Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France .... Grand Rus xuar. 6 p. c. Do. do. ,Great Central of France Luxem., Con. shs [talian Junction . Lierre & Turnhout Lyons & Geneva Namur & Liege Do. 6 p. c. Pref.. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref. E'aris,Lyons, & Mediter Paris & Orleans Recife & S. Fran. (Fern ) gua. 7 p. et. lire Riga & Dunaburg Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref Sambre & Meuse Do. 54 per cent. Pref San Paulo, lire, g. 7 p. c S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin Southern of France S. East Portugal 7 p et West Flanders ..... ,Do. 5i p. c. Preference.. W. & N.W. of France .. Virest , rn of Austria.... West..)rn of Switzerland Wiesbaden ...... Do. 8 per cent Pref'.... BRITISH MI Alfred Consols (Philack)l 'British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ..... E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.) ,Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus...* G. Wheal Alfa. (Phi I lel() IG. Wheal Vor (Helston) Grenville Herod's- Foot Hingston Downs !Lady Bertha iMargaret (tiny Lelant) !North Downs 'North Frances (Illogan) IN. WWI Basset (1110 .; an) !North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (UnyLelnt.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 'South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Carn Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim &Wheal Fran. (Illogan) Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead MM Tin Crort Vale of Towey (Carm )1 West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth)', Wheal Edward (Cals.), Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men.)' Wheal Trelawney (Lis.)l FOREIGN 1%,1 3.2.10 1.14.6 7.4.0 17; 13.12.6 40 6.8.5 8.12 4.11.6 1.10.6 9 1 7 2 114 1.11.0 9.18.9 14 10.6.7 4.18.6 all 1 18.18.5 261 44 9 1 13 s 6cl If lf 1 t 355 865 72 B 2 23i 21 31 a 12 14 1.7.2 i 45 5} 3& 3i 7* 2i 2 110 120 31 34 It 1 1 5 _ 56 15 i 17 i 39 42 295 305 75 85 90 100 11 2 _ _ 8 101 13 14 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim 17.6 5 d 4 14 f 1 20 Brazil St.J.del Rey,Lim 15 34 35 344 4 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all f 14 1 'Clarendon Cons.MinCo. ; dis. 40 ,Cobre Copper ...... all 35 37 365 Copiapo I 16 6 8 1 ,DunMoun•Cop.3ling.Co ail 1 2 !Fortuna. all 2 25 20 'General all 22 24 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 # fp 11 14 ,Kapunda (Limited) 1 1 II p 3 'Linares all 7 5 ,Lusitanian 2 f 1 , Mariquita all 5 1 1 ,N.RhineCopofS.Aus.L 1 id 20 , Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt all 2 4 5 .I Port Philip 1 1 15 1 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) los. r D 181'81 United Mexican . all 4 . "5 1 ,Worthing (Limited)...• all Do JOINI-510 ;1i BANit.,. 100 Agra&UnitedService Bk 50 86 18 40 Australasia all 61 62 25 Bank of Egypt all 20 21 100 Bank of London 5O 52 b 4 20 Bank of Turkey 50 British North American all 52 53 20 IChtd.Bank of India, &c. all 191 20 191 25 ,Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 32 34 100 City 100 ,Colonial 2; 36} 375 20'11 'Corn. Bank of Canada.. all 100 Commercial of London. 20 20 I Eng.. Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 164 181 164 1 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all - 20 Lon. Char. Bkof Austral all 221 234 23 20 Do. new 5 2 21 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 iLondon and S. African lO 24 24 100 (London & Westminster 20 66 67 664 6 100 Nat. Prov. of England . 42 20 Do. new l2 3 24 50 ,National Bank .....• • • 25 20 New South Wa1e5...... all 25 Orient. B. Corporation . all 49 50 20 jOttoman Bank .. ... all 18 19 100 'Proymcial of Ireland .. 25 10 Do. new 25 South Australia . all 25 ,Union of Australia 50 I Union of London 100 lUnity Mutual 6O COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-9 lOO 101 109 Do 6p. cent.lBBo-2 100 Do. 6p. oent.lBB3-4 1 100 - - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 107 109 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 107 109 Do. 5 per cent lOO 98 99 984 Cape G.Hope, 6p 0,1880 100 107 108 Do. 1890 100 107 108 N.B.Gov. 6 p.o. Ja.&July 100 1044 1055 Do. 6 p c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 18661 100 975 485 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 974 985 Do. p.c., 1888 &upwcts 100 974 985 984 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. o sterling, 1875 lOO 104 105 S. Aus,Gop.c.lB7B.& up lOO Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 1 - - I Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oot 1 100 1 1054 1051 1051 1 lesi lost 1051 1 1 DOCKS. stock Commercial lOO I stock I Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min lOO 1 stock East and West India stock London ..... 100 52 54 521 stock St. Katharine stook Southampton lOO I stock Vietoria ...., 100 93 96 931 20 . 134:0 New . z .. 2 f 4 d —...._....... MISCELLAINTEOUS. - 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint ..1 all 131 14 1 10 Atlantic R. Mi. Stm ady 11 21 , 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) , all 28 30 25 Australian Agricultural 19 28 30 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 41 4/ 50 British American Land 40 5 0 BALMag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 30 35 20 Do. 8,7p.c.t11118.52 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 10 13 321 Canada Land all 105 107 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) all St. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Sraltg all 25 Do. Pref. 71 per cent. et. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference et. Do. 6 p et. Perpet. Deb lOO 101 104 20 E.lndia Irrign. & Canal 1 id 4 d et. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New ..... . 5 English & Aus. Copper all 31 31 31 1 1 15 Gen. Steam Navigati )n 14 1 Great Ship limited) all / 1 1 1 Do. 176 pct Prefer ence all 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 31 _ _ 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 1 14 1 20 Aladras Irr. and Canal 1 I 1 10 Sled. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 2i 31 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim ) 5 11 1u 31 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) i 5 1 01e. 10 Netherlands Land I all 5 Do.B p..Pref..iss.atl dis.l all 1 1 100 N. Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 5 10 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 4 11 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 1 1; 11 1 I Do. New Shares (Lim.). 15s. 1 11 10 Orintl. In. Steam (Lim.) 8 ..._ .._ B t . peelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 ' 47 50 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 69 71 70 50 Do. New 3O 9 11 5 20 n i e l d ym Se n a e & y ln lr .T on el.g.4lp.c all 18 19 0 it all 17 18 all 5 51 00 15 Ro p y o8 : 1 60 49 51 50 491 I tScot. Austin. Inv.(Lim.) 100 1 3 128 et. uth Australian Land all 32 34 33 10 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip all 5 U. K New w il Steam Do. Registered All 461 'dom TeL 00. (lira.) 1 id pr 100 Van DiClllOllll Land ~ 284 $4 4 10 Trust A ust r a i n a d si a Agency or i o . s r I pr 4 p 2 1 0 DTro..,tdLlß'.Co. ot UprCan. 5 lil If f id d 1 184 190 98i 99i 96 98 99 100 99 100 18 19 95 06 lid 11 92 91 9; 101 101 101 94 96 83 92 83 85 93 94 85 87 5 7 4 6 98 100 lid 90 92 $ $ d 'AYS . 6i 61 - -A 11 WI 10 11j 3 31 21 2f 224 23i 71 7; 7} 8} 19 20 81 .18i 84 Di 381 391 54 56 61 6 51 8 21 pr 23 24 61 df 9} 91 20 21 liminess done THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock. BA NIA' OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 31st day of July, 1861: _ . ISSUE DEP Notes issued 3.......X26,004,700; .ARTMENT. Government Debt X 11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3,634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 11,354,700 Silver Bullion .... £26,004,700! £26,004,700 BANKING D Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in • eluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, COMMIB - of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- 3PARTMENT. Government Scott- ;files including Dead Weight A nnuity) Other Securities Notes Gold and Silver Coin 842,008 counts) 3.701,952 Other Deposits 12,194,650 Seven Day and other Bills 700,182 £34,562,758 M.] £31,562,758 .RSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated August 1,1861. AQUATICS-(THIS DAY). DOGGETT'S COAT AND BADGE. Samuel Short, Bermondsey Alfred Waller, Blackwall.., . Thomas Goggan, Legal Quays Wm. Riley, Custom-house Wm. James Hemmings, Horseferry 5 Edward James Wm. Wright, Bankside IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.--(THIS EVENING.) ROYAL COMMISSION. The royal assent was given by commission to the follow ing bills : Piers and Harbours Turnpike Trusts Arrangement Harbours Passengers Australian Colonies Metropolitan Police Force Pension Railway Companies Mortgage Transfer Drunkenness (Ireland) Landlord and Tenant Law Amendment (Ireland) Vaccination Votes (Ireland) University Election Dublin Revising Barristers Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) County Cess (Ireland) Local Government Amendment Act Locomotives Tramways (Scotland) East India Civil Service Irremovable Poor Crown Suits Limitation East India Council County Surveyors (Ireland) Public Works (Ireland) Attorney and Solicitors (Ireland) White Herring Fishery (Scotland) Turnpike Acts Continuance Ordnance Survey Criminal Proceedings Oath Relief Glasgow and Milngavie Railway Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Railway Lynn and Hunstanton Railway Devon Valley Cockermouth, Keswick, and Penrith Railway Great Western Railway Kirkcudbright Railway Caledonian and Symington, Biggar, and Broughton Railway Companies Caledonian Railway (Rutherglen branches) Cornwall Gas Victoria Docks Gas Birmingham Improvement Cork and Macroon Direct Railway London and North-Western Railway (Additional Powers) Somerset Central Railway. South Wales Mineral Stockport District Water West Midland and Severn Valley Railway Companies Worcester, Woodyard, and Leominster Railway Llanelly Railway and Dock Monmouthshire Railway and Canal St. George's Harbour Southampton and Netley Railway Stourbridge Railway Swansea Harbour Trust Oswestry, Ellesmere, and Whitchurch Railway Peterford Railway Westminster Life Insurance Society (Dissolution) West of Fife Mineral Railway and Charleston Railway and Harbour Rumney Railway Caledonian Railway (Stonehouse Branch) Caledonian Railway (Cleland) Branch Forth and Clyde Junction Railway Atkinson's Trust Estate M'Mahon's Estate The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. WINDSOR CANONRIES. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition from the lay clerks of St. George's Chapel, Windsor, praying that when the Canonries Bill went into committee a clause might be introduced securing their income. LEPESTER-SQUARE. Lord REDESDALE said that, as some difficulty was experienced by the inhabitants of Leicester-square in ascertaining what were their rights in re spect to the garden, he would, although it was too late in the session to obtain any enactment on the subject, lay on the table a bill defining the rights of the inhabitants of towns and cities to public gardens and parks. The bill was read a first time. SERVICES BY INCUMBENTS' RESTRICTION BILL. The Commons' amendments to this bill were agreed to. PORTPATRICK HARBOUR. The Commons' amendments to this bill were agreed to. METROPOLITAN GAS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was read a second time. GUNPOWDER ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was read a second time. LACE FACTORIES BILL. The Duke of NEWCASTLE moved the second reading of this bill, which was founded on the recommendation of Mr. Tremenhere. It extended the age of exemption from labour in lace factories from 11 to 13 years of age, and gave the children so employed two half hours for their meals out of the usual labour hours. After a few words from the Earl of SHAPTESBURY, the bill was read a second time. LEFT SITTING. _---_ HOUSE OF COMMONS.--Pr EVENING.) The .HIS .OrENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock NEW MEMBERS. * Sir ROBT. PEEL took the oaths and his seat on his re election for Tamworth ; Mr. W ESTERN WOOD took the oa ths and his seat on his election for the City of London, Sir G. GREY took the oaths and his seat on his re-election for Morpeth; and Mr. COLES took the oaths and his seat on his election for Andover. ROYAL C OMMISSION. The Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod summoned the Upper House to he ar th e R oya l A ssen t to several bills, f or w hi c h see L or d s ' m gßi e ve m peno b r e bt r .y s ctoomthreission a Merthyrwill Tydfil PRIVATE BUSINESS, bills were con sidered&e.), Bristol Channel Pilotage, Colna Valley and Halstead Junc tion T hßeLaaiolnrwdd Railway gr(eNedewthL: _i amendmentsnßesr,te c o o t n h e an fo d ll . o Railway, Dublin Markets, London, Chatham, and Dover .Railway (Deviations, &c.) ; Raleailway London, Chatham, and Dover Railway (Lease of Margate Railway, Eco.), Chard and Taunton Estate, Middleton's Railway, West Hartlepool Harbour ai!d. Railway (Traffic, Duke of Sather &c . ) , and Swansea Lynn e.); a a Mn a d d a rN S g u ae t tha t t o h n ß itai ßridge laiawya Railway. Railway, (Ramsgate. an dpa Extension,s sed H eTniheewfoorlltreinEge Estate e ls ilwereill Metropolitanreadathirdt: l E an s V:, E W e t e a s t t e L , o E n e d r o l n (Exten sion to Finsbury Circus, Sir John Simeon's (L eas i ng ) Estate, :Simpson's Hospital Estate, and Vane Tempest Estates (No. 2). oEfateEngsrioomnoßntaa,BlwEayst, REFORM. 'signed petition, in M f t r v . o W ur H of l P T a E rli p am re e s n en ta te ry d reform, e f onumerouslyrm,the inhabitants of from Brighton, POPULATION. Mr. WHITE moved an address for returns showing the population of each county, including cities and boroughs, in England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, according to the census returns of 1821, 1831, 1841 , 1851, and 1861; and showing the population of counties, parliamentary divi sions of counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland , accordi ng to the census of 1861, distinguishing the separat e p o pulation in each, with the total of each county and pa rlia mentary division of a county, including cities and bo rou g hs, and the number of representatives returned to Parl i a me nt (in similar form to parliamentary paper, No. 251, of session 1859).—Ordered. COLONIES. VOTE BY BALLOT IN THE Mr. BERKELEY asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether any copy of a law passed by the Legislature of New Brunswick , establishing the vote by ballot, had been received, and if so, whether he would lay it upon the table of the house ? Mr. C. Fortescue not being present, no answer was given to the question. THE SUEZ CANAL. Mr. GRIFFITH asked the first Lord of the Treasury whether accounts had been received from th e conew.ge. neral in Egypt, giving the assurance that no forced labour was being employed, or will be employed, on the works of the Suez Canal ? Lord PALMERSTON said that the report had been re ceived on this subject, and it appeared that the workmen had been employed to carry out the works in question by the authorities to whom these works were entrusted. He believed they were well paid, but whether they worked according to their own wishes or not he was not in a posi tion to state. (Laughter.) MAYNOOTH COLLEGE. In reply to Mr. WHALLEY, Sir R. PEEL said that he could not afford the hon. mem ber the information which he required. The " MONUMENT" AND THE DUKE OF YORK'S COLUMN. Mr. C. BENTINCK asked the First Commissioner of Works whether the Board of Works could obtain power to remove the iron cages which are at present placed upon the respective summits of the Monument and the Duke of York's Column; and, if so, whether such cages might not be replaced by some other protection against accidents ? Mr. COWPER said that the cages had been placed upon the statue and column in question by the commissioners in consequence of the suicide of a musician from one of the monuments ; but they ha i no objection to substitute for them other means to prevent the recurrence of a similar event, which would not present any disfigurement of these monuments. THE GALWAY CONTRACT. In reply to Col. FRENCH, Lord PALMERSTON said that he would endeavour on the part of the Government to make some statement in refe rence to the subject before the prorogation of Parliament. THE MEGIERA. TRANSPORT.—THE CASE OF THOMAS CARTER. In reply to General BUCKLEY, Sir G. C. LEWIS said that he inquired at the War Department relative to the Mega ra, but there had been no intelligence received in respect to that vessel. He availed himself of that opportunity to make a statement in reference to the man, Thomas Carter, who had been committed to prison as a vagrant at Ryde, in the Isle of Wight. He said on a former occasion that the committing magistrate had informed him that a copy of the evidence against the person had been forwarded to the Home-office, and it had since been received. On reading it, he considered that the imprisonment which Thomas Carter had already under gone was sufficient, and he had directed his release. (Hear, hear.) PAROCHIAL BURGH SCHOOLS (SCOTLAND) (No. 2) BILL. The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to. OFFICERS OF RESERVE (ROYAL NAVY) BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this bill, Mr. LINDSAY said that he had received communica tions from France to the effect that the statement on the part of her Majesty's Government relative to the alleged increase of the navy in France was totally unfounded, and that the Emperor of the French had ex pressed a strong desire that there should be an amicable understanding in reference to this matter. Lord PALMERSTON said that in December last the French Government took the resolution of constructing 10 iron cased ships of war in addition to th 3 four they already possessed. There was some doubt as to the most efficient mode of their construction until experiments hal been made in reference to La Gloire, and it was not until May that the ships were proceeded with. With regard to the suggestion of the honourable mem ber (Mr. White) as to any agreement with other Governments relative to the limitation of the naval or mili tary armaments of this country, it involved a question of great importance. He thought the British Government should not enter into any negotiation of that nature, and that the naval and military armaments of this country should be regulated without reference to any other govern ment than that of the Executive of this country. The bill was then read a third time and passed. MARRIAGE (IRELAND) BILL. The order for the second reading of this bill was dis charged, and the bill was withdrawn. MEETING OF THE HOUSE. Lord PALMERSTON stated that it was arranged tho house should meet at two o'clock to-morrow. (I.EZT SITTING.) THE BATTLE FOR BREAD AT THE DOCK GATES— But, hark I a stentorian voice shouts " Men wanted." The effect is magical. The listless demeanour of the crowd changes in a moment to one of bustle and activity; and it speeds with desperate head-long haste to the dock gate, where it blocks up the road, and renders the pavement totally impassable. Perhaps only a dozen hands are required, bat there are already two or three hundred applicants besaiging the sturdy determined.looking man, to whom is entrusted the unenviable duty of selecting the necessary mon, which is instantly done by his practised eye. The labourers thus picked out have—despite their energetic and sometimes fistic remonstrances—to fight their way through the dense, heav ing mass, which commences a terrific clamour. Shouting, wrestling, struggling, fighting, kicking, and swearing, the disappointed men strive to prevent their successful compe titors from approaching the gate, and for a few moments ores, curses, groans, imprecations, and hisses commingle in deafenin g discca d. The strongest dash aside the weakest, all friendship is forgotten, and the animal passions predominate in the breasts of those who compose the crowd ; as they push and grapple with each other in the frenzied, savage excite ment of disappointment and despair. Then the loud clear voice of the foreman is heard threatening the foremost of the refractory, and instantly the tempest subsides, and all is com paratively silent. The men with scowling, sullen looks slowly retreat to the old nooks and corners to await another chance. A few strive to obtain liquor on credit at the beer shop, ethers retreat slowly homewards, while the remainder settle down into the old attitude of listless expectancy; and the careless pedestrian passing by would perceive few traces of the recent agitation occasioned by the "battle for bread," as one of the men graphically described it. So the men wait, wait, and wait till they drop off one by one, and leave !their places to be filled by others, who in their turn go through the same dismal, heart-crushing routine.—Once a Week. MYSTERIOUS ROBB ERY.—Count Batthyany occu pies a bed-room at tl'e New Steine Hotel during Goodwood Races and the Brighton meeting. Yesterday morning when he arose he miss: d from his dressing-table a scarf-pin, some gold sleeve links, a purse containing a few sovereigns, a blotting case, &c. An inquiry was immediately instituted, and not one of the servants was suspected of committing the robbery. The hotel was opened at six o'clock in the morning, and a boy who has to rise early speaks of seeing a gentlemanly-looking man in the passage on the first floor, and supposing him to be one of the visitors to the hotel he took no notice of it till after the news of the robbery obtained circulation. Just at this period of the races the town is usually visited by persons of loose character, and it behoves our hotel keepers and others to be on their guard.—Brighton Gazette of this day. THE DEVIL AT CORFU.—About a fortnight ago the quiet town of Corfu was startled one night by the ap pearance of his Satanic Majesty. Men fled in all directions, women fainted, and children cried, but there the devil was, and nobody dared go near him. The superstitious Greeks attributed his arrival either as a consequence of their comet, or else a punishment of the late conduct towards England, or else as the beginning of the end of the world; but, as to its being a hoax, that was out of the question. But it was a hoax, and carried too far, for some women became dan gerously ill, and it is said one died of fright. The police, who are remarkable in Corfn for their stupidity and cowar dice, were ordered to take him, and succeeded in surround ing him, on which he blew fire from his mouth, and the police vanished in every direction. The officers of the garrison watched in the streets for him, but he did not care to come across them, and kept out of the way till they had retired. This went on for three or four nights, when he suddenly disappeared, and at the same time; an officer of the navy who had been turned out of the service for mis conduct and who was waiting at Corfu for a passage home, left the island in a steamer. There is now very little doubt that ho personated the devil; at least he is suspected of it. The " get up" was capital—the usual horns and tail, and an apparatus on his feet by which he was able to increase his height to seven feet, and diminish it again to his ordi nary stature. The police, although armed with swords, are cowards. A short time after the disappearance of the devil an officer, Capt. Douglas, 9th Regiment, and Mr. Tyndal, a gentleman travelling in those rifts, were returning home at 11 o'clock at night, having been playing at billiards. Capt. Douglas was saying good night to Mr. Tyndal at the door of the hotel, when a policeman came and stood close to them. They told him to go away; he gave a whistle and was immediately jeined by 10 or 12 other policemen armed with swords, and by a small crowd of blackguards ; they surrounded these two gentlemen, abused and beat them, and on their attempting to run up the stairs of the hotel, dragged them back, drew their swords, cut Captain Douglas's lip open to the chin, and inflicted a good many stabs on Mr. Tyndal's body. Neither of these gentlemen was armed even with a stick, otherwise the police would have fared badly. Having committed this unprovoked assault they left them on the ground. Both Capt. Douglas and Mr. Tyndal are seriously hurt. A Military Court of Inquiry assembled, but had no power beyond giving its opinion, which was that an unprovoked attack had been committed on these two gentlemen by the police. The civil authorities did not seem to think much about it as the sufferers were English, but probably will be compelled to do something. And so ends the story of the devil's visit to Corfu. BORNEO.—Her Majesty's steamer Charybdis re turned to Singapore on the 15th of June from Muka. Mr. St. John, the British Consul-General to Brune, proceeded up the river accompanied by the armed boats of the Charybdis, and delivered to the chiefs of the place, Pan gerans, Diepa, and Wahar, the Sultan's firman ordering them to throw down their defences, and receive Sir James Brooke as his representative. Mr. St. John was received with great respect, and implicit obedience to the behests of the Sultan promised. The forts are said not to be so strong as was supposed, and the feeling among the chiefs, as well as people, was in favour of submission. It was thought that Scheriff Massahore wou ld give himsel f up if he re ceived a premise that his life would be spared.—London and China Tokfrarh. LA TV 11V - T.ELLIGENCE—(2L; 3 Day). SHERRIFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Sergeant Wheeler.) AIICTIM SALES.-CURIOUS DISCLOSLTRES.-:ACICSOIC C. HUNT. This was an action to recover £5O, plaintiff being a gen lenan of property, and defendant an auctioneer. Mr. Laxton, for the plaintiff, said his client, having been to Italy, brought home with him a number of very fine paintings, which he lodged with defendant for the purpose of sale by public auction. An agreement was entered into by which !defendant was :to have 7+ per cent. on all sales over £lOO, but in addition to this sum defendant had charged most exorbitant rates, and plaintiff sought to re cover the overplus. . _ Defendant was called to prove the set-off which had been pleaded (Lll3 odd), and said that he was to sell the pic tures. Sold by auction, £l4l 12s. 6d. ; and privately, £2O. Plaintiff removed remainder of pictures. They were to have been sold without reserve, but plaintiff employed two brokers to bid for him, and so keep up the prices. (A laugh.) Mr. Buchanan cross-examined his client as to the items of the set-off, and as to the charge of £3l for three weeks' hire of rooms. Defendant said the charges were fair and reasonable, and it was customary to charge (under certain circumstances) hire of room in addition to commission. Plaintiff was called, and said that he marked the cat.a Logue with a reserve price of £960. He never sanctioned the employment of brokers to bid on his behalf. By Mr. Buchanan—Do not swear I mentioned the word 'reserve'' to defendant. The witnesses as to the custom of charging for hire of rooms flatly contradicted each other ; and upon the subject of the £2 2s. for the "bonnets," or brokers, Mr. Buchanan called one Asherford, who said he suggested the employ ment of the brokers to the plaintiff, and that gentleman acquiesced. It was customary to employ these men in all the rooms in London. Mr. Laxton—To make mock bids. Witness.—l protect the seller. It is done everywhere — even at Christie and Manson's. His Honour —Don't mention Christie and Manson's name. Mr. Lawton —It is a mock auction then. Mr. Buchanan then contended that defendant had made out his case, inasmuch as the charge for room hire was warranted by plaintiff breaking his contract of sale without reserve. His Honour was of opinion that a charge of £ll3 for selling £l6l worth of pictures was rather high. Defendant could not charge for hire of rooms in addition to commission. He had paid plaintiff £lOO, £25 was agreed for expenses and £l2 for commission, and the verdict would be for £29 10s. Verdict for plaintiff. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DARING STREET ROBBERY.—George Harris, a lad from the neighbourhood of Leather-lane, Holborn, was charged with the following robbery. From the evidence of Miss Jessie Davis, of 109, Sloane • street, it appeared that on the previous afternoon she was looking in a shop window on the north side of Oxford street when she requested Mrs. Geerts, a friend, to hold her purse. As soon as Mrs. Geerts had taken her purse the prisoner ran up, snatched it from her hand, and ran across Oxford-street, down Blenheim-steps, when he was stopp©d near the Marlborough Mews station by Breach, 199 C, and the purse was found in his breast pocket. The prisoner admitted his guilt, and was committed for three months, with hard labour, Mr. Tyrwhitt having ascertained that he was not known. ASSAULT AT AN OYSTER ROOM.—Mr. John Wright Long, of 13, Granby-street, Hampstead-road, commercial traveller, was charged with assaulting George Haberfield waiter in oyster rooms, 372, Oxford-street, and also with assaulting Jesse Fowler, 154 C Mr. Tyrwhitt allowed the defendant to recompense the waiter, and fined him ss. for assaulting the constable. THIS DAY'S MAREETS. 941 5} 5 8i 9 CORN EXCHANGE. hit ERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 51s 2d ; barley, 30s 8d; oats, 28s 10d ; rye, 38s 5d ; beans, 42s 10d ; and peas, 40s ld. THE SIX. WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, Ms 2d ; barley, 31s 5d ; oats, 25s 7d ; rye, 378 8d ; beans, 43s 2d ; peas, 39s 8d ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 62,450; barley, 1,387; oats, 2,700; rye, 21; beans, 1,101 , peas, 73 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKEL Our market, to-day, was but moderately supplied with beasts, both as to number and quality, nevertheless all breeds moved off slowly, at Monday's decline in the quota tions. The extreme value of the best Scots was 4s 10d per 81bs. The show of sheep was moderately good. Downs and half-breds commanded a steady inquiry, at full prices. All other breeds moved off slowly, at late rates. The best old Dawns sold at 5s 4d per Blbs. Lambs—the supply of which was good—changed hands slowly, at late rates—viz. from 5s Gd per 81bs. There was very little inquiry for calves, at a further decline in value of 2d per 81bs. Pigs and milch cows were dull, but not cheaper. Per Sib. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 6 Second qualitydo. 3 8 4 0 s. d. s. d. Primecrs-wool d 0.4 4 4 10 Pme. S'thdown d 0.5 0 5 4 Large orse. calves 3 4 3 10 Prime small do 4 0 4 6 Large hogs 3 10 4 4 Small porkers 4 6 4 8 Id to 6s Od. Lambs, 5s I Suckling calves, 20s to 29s 21s to 295. and quarter-old store pigs, TOTAL SUPPLY Beasts Sheep and lambs.. .. 11,640 Calves Pigs 4OO FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 3BO Sheep Calves ,, 410 Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENTIALL.—Our market to-day was seasonably well supplied with meat, and trade generally was heavy, as follows :—Beef, 2s 10d to 4s 2d , mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 4d ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 4d ; pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per Sibs to sink the offal, SOVTIEALL July 31.—Beasts moved off heavily, at a decline of 2d per 81bs. Other kinds of stock inactive, as follows :—Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 4d ; lamb, 5s Od to 6s Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 4d ; pork, 4s Od to 4s 8d per 81bs. by the carcase. ROMFORD July 31.—The supplies of stock were good, and the trade generally ruled heavy, as follows : Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 4d ; lamb, 5s Od to 6s Od ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 4d ; and pork, 4s Od to 4s 8d per 81bs ; suckling calves, 17s to 20s ; quarter old store pigs, 21s to 28s each; and milch cows, £l6 Os to £lB Os each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os Od ; new do., £2s 10s to £4 Os ; old clover do. £3 108 to £ 6 Os ; new do., £3 lOs to £5 Os ; and straw, i 1 10a to £2 Os per load. A slow trade. CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow hay, £2 5s to £5 Os; sew do., £2 lOs to £4 Os : old clover, £3 lOs to £5 15s ; new do., £3 lOs to £5 Os ; and straw, X 1 Ns to .12 Os per load. Trade heavy. WHITECHAPEL.—OId Meadow ha £2 Os to £5 Os Od y, ; new do., £2 100 to £4 Os ; old clover, L 3 lOs to £6 Os Od ; now do., £3 lOs to £5 Os ; sad straw, £llos to £2 OP per load. Trade dull. THIS DAY'S ShIPPING. LONDON, Aug. I.—Wind this day at noon, Westerly; light breeze, and fine weather. CLYDE, July 31.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Aced ia, from Matanzas ; Missouri, from New York ; Avon, .from Montreal. PORTSMOUTH, July 31.—Wind S.W.—:Arrived—Eler Majesty's ship Valorous, from the West Indies; Weston Merritt, from St. John's, N.B. DEAL,JuIy 31.—Wind W.S.W.—Arri ve d—E m ili e, from Rotterdam for Melbourne ; Herald, from the River, and Sailed for Berbice. PLYMOUTH, June 31.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Norman, screw steamer, from the Cape of Good Hope. Sailed—Gipsy Queen, for Quebec; her Majesty's ship Diadem, for Halifax. HULL, July 31.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Vasco de Gama, for Miramichi. LIVERPOOL, July 31.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Etna, screw steamer, for New York. GRIMSBY, July 31.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Napoleon 111., and Freda, from Richibucto. Sailed—Parliament, for St. John's, N.B. SOUTHAMPTOF, Thursday Morning. Arrived—The Jessie, from Shields ; the Alliance, steamer, from Havre ; the Marquess Bute, from Sunder land. Sailed—The Southampton, steamer, for Jersey; the Havre, steamer, for Havre. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, July 31—Penelope, from New 'York ; pep. from Montreal ; Paragon, from Dominica. Arrived, August I—Warbler, from S t. Croix ; Natha niel,ha- from Montreal; Johanna Hein rich, from Bue Ayres; Woodville, from Colombo; Dundee, from Jama ; Martin Luther, from Matanzas • Nora, from Rot terdam ; Tamar, from Lisbon • James R. 'Keller, from New York ; Potentate, ' from Ba;badoes ; Frivoldo, from Alexandria ; Coquette, from Concarnean; Marville, from Calais; Nucinda from New York ; Treasurer, from Lokken ; James Ewing and Lark, from Montreal; Isabella Harriett, from Penang. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—Acorn, from Bussorah ; Sirocco, from Kurra chee—both for London ; Hopewell, from Shields, for New York. PUBLIC OFFICES EXTENSION.—The work of de molition for the new public offices has been commenced, and houses in Duke street and Charles-street, Westminster, are rapidly disappearing. The buildings in course of removal comprise a portion of the east side of Duke-street, the north side of Charles. street, and the south side of Crown-street. This will open a large space of ground to the south of where the Foreign Office now stands, and which will be rendered available for the proposed new buildings. SUICIDE OF A NOBLEMAN'S BULL ER THROUGH BETTIS s. Yesterday evening an inquest was held in the Board-room of St. George's Workhouse, Mount street, Grosvenor•square, ou the body of James Mason, in the service of Lord Ashburton, Bath house, Piccadilly, who committed suicide by hanging himself on the night of Friday or morning of Satur day last: The jury having been sworn, Charles Mason, Newbury, Berks, brother to the deceased, said his brother lived with Lord Ash burton, at Bath-house, Piccadilly, as butler, and had done so for twenty-five years, his age being forty-five, and he being a single man. He had had very little communication with him of late. Robert Holland, a carpenter, said he was at work in the house on Saturda: . Finding be could not open the door he went fora locksmith, but as he could not open the door he got a ladder, and saw the deceased on the bed hanging by his neck. By this time the police had arrived. The deceased was in a kneeling posture and quite cold, being sus pended by his cravat. Sergeant Dodsworth, 34 C, said he went to the house on Sunday afternoon and searched the de ceased's room, and found memoranda relating to some horse racing, and in a dressing -table drawer found a letter, which was as follows :—" Please pay Mr. Russell the sum of £3 103. for the King of Hearts," addressed to Mr. Ambrose, and signed " J.M." He also found some sporting memoranda, one saying " Losses, £9." A letter was also read stating that there were changes in the house, and that he expected he should have to turn out at last. The room was not disturbed in its appearance. The witness Nobbs said he knew nothing about deceased leaving. Mr. James Rouse, of 56, Maddox-street, surgeon, said he was surgeon to Lord Ashburton, and on being sent for to Bath-house a little before four o'clock on Saturday afternoon, and on going up to Mr. Mason's room he found him kneeling on the bed, with his forehead against the wail. A silk handkerchief was round the deceased's neck. Rigor mortes had taken place. The mark of the ligature extended from jaw bone to jaw bone. From the position in which he found the deceased rapid in sensibility must have taken place. He believed that the deceased had received intimation that he would have to go in consequence of some irregu larity. He knew of nothing to cause the deceased to commit the act, but thought he had been less steady of late. By the Coroner—l found in his room sporting memoranda, and had heard a year ago that he was in the habit of betting, but never heard that he took much. I saw him the previous Monday, but did not notice anything particular. Had since noticed a mark of a bruise on the nose and eye of some standing. A Juror—Was his lordship aware he gambled ? Mr. Rouse said he should think not, and it was, because of his becoming unsteady he was to leave. The house steward said deceased was a very re served man, and he was not a ware h e betted. Mr. John Ambrose, the Georges, Shepherd's Mar ket, said he first met the deceased last autumn_ Deceased had frequented his house for the last three months, and he believed he had betting transactions, as he asked him to pay people for him, but he thought to no amount. He was a man of very excitable habits, running from house to house. As soon as he heard that he committed suicide he thought it a thing he was likely to do. He had not seen the deceased at his house for a week, but heard he had received a blow. The money was to come from Mr. Russell, a betting man up in the park where they assemble. Heard the de ceased had received a blow in a quarrel. Mr. Russell was not a frequenter of his house. In answer to the Coroner, it was stated that the deceased was to leave, being under notice, hut he had an annuity of £2O a year, which he would not have forfeited. The Coroner having summed up at some length. stating that he thought there was little doubt the deceased died by his own hand, and that he was in the habit of betting, and a man of excitable min d, After a few minutes' consultation, the jury I.e -turned the verdict that deceased destroyed himself while labouring under temporary insanity. MASSES FOR THE DEAD. The Sleek has the following curious calculation on the subject of a proposal to say masses for the Souls of the dead iu return for subscriptions in money towards building a church : " Economical doctrines teach us that merchan dise of all kinds declines in price when it is more offered than demanded. It appears that the trade in masses is in that position, for we have received a pious prospectus which offers sixty masses for five sous! That price does not appear to us too high. These five sous are destined for the completion and furnishing of a church in the department of the Mayenne, and it is the Bishop of Laval who is to superintend the employment of the money. Supposing that it only requires 50,000 fr. to complete the church, the prospectus engages to there celebrate, within the space of five years, as many times 60 masses as there are 25 centimes in 50,000 fr., which makes 200,000 times 60, or 12,000,000 masses. Now, as there are in five years 1,825 days, it will be . nece in necessary, masses ryir, in order to perform the promise a contained prospectus, that 7,00 0 50,000fr.,they should be only five years. Supposing n g that, 25,000 fr. are wanted, that would require 3,500 m asses a day; reduce that by another halg, there tha tchurch instead durin g of a d must be 1,750 ; and by another half, 875. Ad mitting that a mass be said in a quarter of an hour, it would require, from five o'clock in the morning to noon each day, 32 altars and 32 priests to be constantly employed. But if the church should cost more than 6,260 fr., as is probable, and should really require 5 0,000 fr., it would require 256 altars and 256 priests constantly saying 28 masses for five years from five o'clock in the morn ing to noon. Cannot the heads of the clergy, and. the Bishop of Laval in particular, understand that, in lending themselves to such speculation in masses, they degrade themselves and bring religion into disrepute ? That is their affair : but what regards us is to enlighten the public, and particularly our female readers, on the subject of those—mystifica lions." GREAT WESTERN FBTE.—The annual fete in aid of the Great Western Railway Widow and Orphan Fund took place yesterday at the beautiful seat of Viscount Bar rington,BeckettPark, Scrivenham, Berke, and was attended by a company as large, if not more numerous, than on pre vious cccasions. His lordship's residence is built in the Elizabethan style, and is mostdelightfullysituate d ne ar the pretty village of Scrivenham. The range of the hills that • shelter the celebrated V hite Horse Vale ar e visible on the so uthern side, and the place is admira bl y suited in every respect for such a gathering. As in f o rmer years, the directors liberally granted the mu) o f special trains, which conveyed thousands of visitors from Paddington, Glouces ter, Reading, and other stations on the line. The amuse ments provided comprised the v ocal comicalities of Mr. Stead, the " perfect cure," . Sam C o llinsand his pupil, the wonderful feats of the Chinese Juggler, A yr I/ e ; e the acrobats, Elliott and his boys; dancing to xi - 4. u 1, u —ew's excel lent band, archery, .sto. The bands of the Paddington Rides a nd the sth Bucks Volunteers Were also present. - Spacious m arquees for refreshraentR 1 & e., were erec t e d on the ground. The whole arrangements were well carried out by T M a r s. Baker,BUILDERS ' of Paddington, STRlKE, —Y esterday and t afternoon the committee genera ll y . wSihricGh. was Lewis inrtereoediuveeed datdyeplr u i tat . io A n y f r r t iJ o m n, th m e . building p. The rightrt r ade, , hon. baronet said h e h ad listened w ith much pleasure t to the various statements placed before him by the diffe rent speakers. He o'ould assure the deputation. that in placing the sappers a t the service of the contractor for the barracks there had ',lot been the slightest intention on the part of the Government to interfere on either side in the dispute now unfortunately existing between the men and the masters ; their only object had been to expedite the work. If., however, the Government had thus uninten -1 tially vi , ,A a ted that desirable neutrality, he much regretted I it. lie was e qually desirous now, as in 1859, to avoid in ter2,r„ce. Ile could not deny, after what he , had heard from the deputation, that there were many points in the ques t i on well worthy the consideration of the Go ier nment ; ' l , / lie thought it a question fairly open for discut3sion ; he thought they had made out a good case for inqi airy; and i w ithout pledging himself or the Government to amy parti. i cular course, diligent inquiry should be made on the sub. , feet, and the various points urged should receive his moat r serious consideration. He regretted his necessary presence in the house prevented him entering now more ful, I into the , question. The deputation theuretired. done TS. OF lon, •nor 353. ;, as ,rt's wag has Lble Logy 1 as d a, red , as the ree Share Share' 174 20 stock 100 100 100 stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock stock 20i 20 100 100 100 stock stock stock stock etookl stock [ l( ig all 100 AIL P.B. all all all all all all all 13i all all 57 8 19 99 i '3l 1 I la i 61 161