The Sun. — London, England, 1861-08-10 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven k. T ATTERS.aLLS'—(T HIS .E'FBIV ING). Wolverhampton meeting occurring on Monday, the rooms were open this evening, and the settling on late events Went off very satisfactorily. For forthcoming events nothing of importance came under our notice. 4:ON-EY .32,1.221; ET AND CI2"Y NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. There is rather more inquiry for discount accom modation, but the quotations, although exhibiting a fi. nter tenden c y, h ave not un d ergone any c h ange of importance. Business in the Liverpool Cotton Market yester day C ontinued mod era t e ly ac ti ve , an d p r i ces s t ea dy. T he r „ sates amo un t e d to a b out 10 , 000 b a l es. e The dire ctors of the North London Ra i lway re „"linend a di v id en d at t h e rate o f 5 per cent. f or the past half year. 4 Ca ll of £2 per share, amounting to £47,870, :Co mes t due on M on d ay on t h e Sh rews b ury an d Her eford Railway new shares. About £72,000in gold was .sent into the Bank (I F England yesterday. bi The f ore i gn exchanges yesterday afternoon exhi edt a sli g ht a d vance i n the rates on Par i s an d 1, V ' eons. llThe Ello ra , w hi c h l eaves on M onday w i t h t h e ° , 73171ba Y will take £2„000 in gold for Alex o'r.ia) and £ 53,435 i n s il v e r f or B om b a y. "' l nce Mond a y l as t th e i m p er t s o f s pecie have be en about £378,800, and exports £224,500. n T . , h e English Stock Market has been very quiet t — uaY but rather more firmness has been apparent, an d Consols are about k per cent. better than they Were at the close of business yesterday, the latest !Potations being 901 for money, and 901 for th e . , 10th proximo. The New Threes and the Re 'lleed are steady at 90k ; Bank Stock has receded t i c ' 23 4 k ;'l n di a S cr i p fi rm at loot ; E xc h equer B i lls, 'N. to 10s. dis. ; ditto June, 3s. dis. to par. F Very little business has been reported in the Market, and prices, in some instances, are tatter. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 79 a ; ditto, !MS, 691 to 704 ; ditto £lOO Bonds are steady at 42 1 ; Mexican at 22k ; Peruvian, Uribarren, at SO ; And Portuguese at 464. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been of a very limited character ; a firmer tone however has been apparent. Eastern Counties, North Western, and South Eastern have improved B , B ', and G rea t W estern 10s. South Western and L ondon, Chatham and Dover have declined ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines have continued 111 aotive. S ou th A us t r i an and Lombardo-Venetian bane receded to 16-2- t, Eastern Bengal to 19, and -tut Indian advanced to 100. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have remained inactive without any material change in quotations. )3 BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 1111 st ock 3 Per Cent. Red uce d Annuities 9oi i We w C ent. Consals Annuities 1 ll* 'Per Cent. Annuities ' a l'OCk I)itto 6 pe r Cent ••• 100 99i id,itt o L oan Scrip, 5 per cent 1001 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 eob Ditto ditto April, 1864 961 i lad for Account, Sept. l a Stock fo r Account, 5 per Cent .... 1001 / Ez e l l Mar. 2d. p. day June 31p. ct. e .„ ( Bier Bills, £l,OOO, 2d ll 15 dis 3 dis par b• " " 0 £5OO .. 10 dis par At° 4 14 1 . 1 'OItEIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. elle an 3 bitt per Cent — °p,... . Account l ian 4 per Cent P o tt ° Wribarren), 41 per Cent. ,guese 3 per Cent., 1853 . — li i ,V) AccoLuit Dittol44 6 C t per en • • Ate Acco Bitt o N e u nt DniittttO A Z le o 7 o °lmLo o t 724 Loan n nds B 1)„,. , D ividends on the above payable in London. Pe 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil. m an Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 45.„,83 TWO O'CLOCK. consols Money Ditto Account A COURSE OF EXCIIANGE..—YEsntuDAir. -44 /ercla Short. 11 181 11 19 ho b tf itts iii 3 Months. 12 Of, 12 11 A_ -wrdara — 12 01 12 11 "-kktw t tlas erP I f els — 25 62f 25 67i I, 4l3 .aturgh al l, a,, Short. 25 35 2 5 45 'into ******** /• • 3 Months. 25 67t 25 72i k ar sallies -25 67i 25 75 v/.a4lifort on Maine — 1191 1191 lea Trie s t e l' eter b h —33 k terlin s wg C adiz ',di z bghorn i,,, tl ez :Z e 1 1 2 1e8 k e rlo ti a b c , ll4 (.11 )021 / : ( 1 ) lti o j ),, attains F ° York; York — • . • • tt e 'e s in Gold in Bars (Standard)....per oz. £ 3 17 9 N,,,,' e e n Dollars t oite r, 1 / 1 Bars (Standard) ), 0 0 0 4 American Doubloons 48i 481 25 75 25 70 25 70 39 4 1172 117/ 52,1 521 481 481 25 80 25 75 25 75 39i 1171 118 521 621 THE WEATHER. ;,--...........1iETE0110L0G1CAL REPORTS. ta h i etw2 bay, ••-, , '. ..._91 . 4 13,1 8 . and B. E. M. M. D. F. C. LS. ligi ri ---____ __________ _ — --- l 'eith ...... 29.88 go 58 W. SW. 5 3 C. 2 li t • .. A twi e i - •• 29 . 95 64 59 Iv. 1 2b. 1 01 1 . 0 s ...... 29 89 61 •59 •vv . 4 3b. 1 Oh. „ :, a s •la .... 20.06 59 • 57 S.W. 3 7 °. 3 6lieldi"' •• • . 29'96 62 61 S. 2 2b. 2 o kliv ar ...... 29 V 5 61 57 N. 3 Ib. 2 L i ttrb ort, • • ... 30.02 7 . 2. ~1 ve rt , oo ;igh.. 30.61 63 58 N.N. W. 1 n b. t) il l etkti a :` •• • • 30 . 05 63 61 S. W. .; 9 m u . 3 I , ,..._eeil tto •• • 30.04 60 59 S. j, t 7110 1 4r 1 ... 30 . 02 63 62 N.W. 1 2 f o. • i , 0 4 ' c e l P .. : : .• .. 3 8007 s, 63 2 N.W. 3 . 1 5 0 . 1,211,1,...... 30'08 70 65 E.N . E. l 1 b o.. 1 pliqta li u ct lith .. 30.12 63 62 S. 12 1 1% tis •• • . 3013 63 61 W. S.W. 1 9 o. 2 ~ ._- q zanu •• .. 3010 62 60 W. N.W. 3 7 0., 1,7 - - ----_. • • 3015 62 61 W. N. W. , 1 8 m. 2 d eg at Barometer, corrected and reduce d t 414. 4 ltsig at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise deg $ b ti li a bout 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10 t Xp 94 o vt 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E. ' , ap t cl ther mome t er in shade.4l and dew-point ). M. Moistened bulb (for ae t tati ( I , n D. Direction of wind (true — f to 9 \ l . 4 etic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud f I. Initials :—b , blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ; i ° ere ci a „,"'„; 11, , hail • 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0., e lk 2,"" (dull) • • s., snow • t., thunder. A letter „ , r., rain , t t t "ligments—thus, r.r., rain. S. Sea disturb ° 9). PERCHLORIDE OF IRON. Share! Railways. , Closing Business !Paid I 1 Price. Done. 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 pert c. pref. (issued at .£s' all stock finis. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 100 20 Do. do. do. Shares stock Caledon £lO, 44 percent 100 101 103 stock Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 100 04 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. C. all 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent all 20 21 65 Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun all 54 64 14 Do lst Class Frei all stock E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c 100 99 101 stock Do. do. Class B 6 pm._ 100 108 112 stock Do. do. Class C 7 pm. stock E. Coun. Ex. sp. c. No.l 100 105 107 stock Do. do. No. 2 100 105 107 stock Do. New 6 per ct. stock. 100 122 124 stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 78 80 stuck Do. 5 per cent. guar._ 100 stock 14.:clin.kGlas.5p.c. shares 100 109 111 stock i Do. 4p. c gua. S. &D. 100 90 92 stock ! Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 75 77 stock i N'urness, 5 per cent .... 100 stock IG las.& S. West.p;.a. 5 p.c, 100 stock IGret,,t Northern, sp. et, 100 115 117 1165 stock iro.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm 100 110 112 stock ; Do. 44 p. c. do. do. 100 . Do. sp.c. ltedm. 5 p.c. pm 80 106 108 10 (it. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pt all stock 5 Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) i 100 97 99 ) p. ct. pref. stock 50 Great West. (Berks an, Hants) Ext. sp. et.., 6 stock Lo. Redeemable, 44 p.ct 100 95 97 stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. et. 100 87 90 stock Do Irredeemable, do.. 100 87 8 ) stock Do. 5 p.et. Redeem. P re f . 100 100 102 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares, all 94 10 10 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh all 164 174 10 110. do. sp. et. pref all 104 lot stock Do Birmg.zuar. stock lOO 75 77 264 Do. Chester gua. shares all 204 214 135 ,'o. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. 100 Lan. & Carl. 45 pc. pref 6O stock Lan.&York 6p. c. stock lOO stock Do.Barnsl.stXs3s 10d pc 100 , stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) stock Lon.& Brig.spc.gu.No. - 100 112 114 stock Do. sp. C. No. 2 100 112 114 stock Do. gua. 6p. c. stock Do. do 5( e. No. 4 100 112 114 stock Do. do. 4 per ten s lOO 99 101 100 5 Do. do. 4 p. c. shares all stock Do. 7p. ct. Pref. stock lOO 148 153 stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) 100 125 153 stock Do.4p.c.S.(div.def.til '6s' 100 71 74 stock Do. 4 per cent. Pref lOO stock Lon. Chat. and Dover lOO 95 100 96 5 4 Do.W. A rceiv. no div 101 Ex.A til 6pcis pd on all 1 20. B B. & Brom ex. all 10 Do. Metropolitan Ex B 35 24 stock Lon. and N.W. Coy. and 1 1 0 0 0 0 stock Lon.Nu n et e s a . t w on , , 5 7 p. e p. c stock Do. 44 per cent t. t sio . c . k . 100 2s. dd. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns. of 2s. 8d..... .... 125 Londondy. & Cole. ssh all 124 Londony. & Ennis. 4sh all 134 14 stock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct 100 120 125 6 I )0..£6 stock Do. 34 per cent 10 Do. redeem 6 percent 5 I i P 124 '.laryoort & Car., 4p. c all 125 Do. 45 per cent all . stock Mid, on. 6p c. stock lOO stock Do. Con.Bris. & Bin. 6 p.c 100 132 194 stock Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock lOO 102 103 6 Do. 46 per cent 3 stock Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. et 100 91 93 stock Norflk sp. c. Ex. st.lB4r, 100 stock Do. 54 p. a Pref. do 1847 100 stock Do.sWay.Val.Ex.stlB47 100 stock North British, sp. o lOO 110 112 stock Do. New, gua. sp. c..,, 100 108 110 10 I Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. she 5 1 14 p 101 Do. do. do all st Nth.Dev.Rail.&Dek.Co. 100 st N-EastCons.Pref. 4 p lOO 91 93 st I Do. 44 pc. redeemable lOO 101 103 at 'Do. G.N.E. 4 per c. pref. 100 101 103 17 I Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 8.13.4. 4 I p P 20 j Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 13 124 i Do. do. Quarters, 1848 9 25 I Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 id p 20 'North Staffordshire all 22 23 10 Rhyraney Guaranteed. all 84 !Scottish Central, new pf all st Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. c. prtf. stock.... 100 st Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c 100 —•— st Do. 7p. C. pref. stool, 100 132 134 1334 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 10 105 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent. all 1.0.. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) st Do. 44 per cent lOO 97 99 at Do. Fixed 14p.c. Ist is lOO 97 99 st South Wales, gua. 4p. c lOO et Do. 44 per cent. lOO 08 100 at Do. 5 per cent' lOO at S.-Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua i 100 83 06 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c all 265 274 25 Do. B 6 ner cent all 31 324 25 Do. C 6 percent all 315 324 at Watrfd &Kilkny, 6p. c lOO 45 48 at W.Mid - Ox f let Gua stk 100 124 126 • s t Do. 2d do 100 118 122 • at Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. 100 100 103 at Do.Perpet. 6p. c. pf 1866 100 120 123 st Do. till 1869, let is. 100 115 117 v e Ni l „, l 'eve several times had occasion to . mention la g i dles for the very painful case of a toe-nail grow 'at° the flesh, but none so curious as the follow the 1 , - " ; ° Published by Dr. Wabu, chief physician to —Llitary hospital of Nice, as having been suc- Oh% • Ali t Practised upon himself. He states that bith:'ltuwards the end of 18.58, been for some time h abit of wearing a pair of shoes which were lain e tee short, he more than once felt a . violent .e , t 'llia °l , l . t he great toe of his left foot coming into grttd,, el "„ l vith the extremity of the shoe. The pain Wen ma l_Y increased, and at length became perma tEttht';wuen h e was obliged to stay in bed . On Its —n tng the member, he found both the nail and e klide lli/t f tr ,i,lc perfectly healthy, but the flesh on on the toe had grown up like a cushion, under 10 ton i d th ere was a long erosion, which suppura . te :10 1 1, -era llilY, and was the seat of pain. Unwilling of th-Jeet himself to the torture of a partial avulsion teri z ,%?_aii, the doctor at first endeavoured to cau tlnd i ;',.ue Place, first with Vienna paste (quicklime) t a tea `l 3 ,, l ' a asa eaustica), and then with potassa cans a"vel4o-11,e• These cauterisations, repeated ten or I ,`"lles, led to no result ; the cushion no doubt . ut th - . 8 ", (1 in thickness by the action of the caustics, . i ter s n e t issues were speedily reproduced, and ma k I na ined as before. At length the idea struck w-herhat the part might be completely daied, or in fel satwerds tanned, or mummified by some powehr reelv,raingent ; and after some consideration hee applied try the perchloride df iron, which tibia be ta Powder, insinuating it as deeply as pos lrareveen the border of the nail and the erosion. felt, 1 ' 461 3' a local pain of no great intensity was as h our °Oher with much heat; and a quarter of an P ain after war ,_ , us the doctor could walk without riltiireoievrietshaktatntsahei6igudhe had been unable to do for many Part, 8. On the following day he examined h nadpptlhiecataioe application, which as bard as wood; . he been s ° h oe been qu i te ufffcieut to effect a radical cure. w useless,hich the howev er, first h il a e v ineg- LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Co.'s ' Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln &N.W • • • • Btriiringhamshire .... 100 I Do ....- • 91 96 Chester 45 Holyhead... 100 , Do.. . 52 63 Do. 5i percent 100 Do ll9 120 Do. 6 ~ i 100 ',Do lO9 111 Clydesdale June lOO Caledon... 101 103 Colchester, Stour Val all E.U.45E.0 15 16 E.Lincolnsh. g 6 per c' NO Gt. North. 132 134 E.Union,HarwichSlis ali E.Counts.l q4B Do. Woodbridge , 100 , .. - - Gl s. B a rr.&Neils.Drct lOO Caledon.., - - Do. new ' 100 Do. -. . . . 1 - - Gloster &Dean Forest all IGL Wes L- - Hrtlp'l Dock & Rail- all Yk.N.&Brl - Hull and 5e1by........; all Yk.N. Md. 112 114 Do. halves... all Do. ..., . .1 - .- Do. quarters........l all Do. ...... I - Lanc.&Carl. p.c., 100 , 194 196 London & Greenwich.' 100 I 'S Ea 59 61 Do. Preference .... 1 100 Do ..... ... 112 117 Lon.,Tilbury,& S -end , 100 Peto &Co.l 83 86 Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 100 Norfolk..l - - Do. A per cent lOO , Do. - - Mnc., Bxtn.,&Matlocki all IL NW&M 31 31 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock . 100 Midland.. 93 95 Newmarkt,BuryEx. j 1 C t „ gua. 5 percent.... 5 ~ 5 6 E.otms. It a p p Northn.&Eastn. sp. c. all IDo.. 55 57 Do. 6p. c. - - Do. Fixed sp. c all ' Do. North Western all Midland 151 15} Preston and Wyre. 1 all ;IL T : . & t ll L .N r N.Y a o W s k r a t . e h l y . i l l 1 1 22 83 _ _ Do. i Shares A. all ID° 6 s t r y e s w tn s . b H ry itc sc h ae & re S f h o e r p d 1 00 00 Do. do. I I Do. 1 lip S.-Staffordshire all M`Clean... , Wilts and Somerset lOO )Gt. West. 5 - go Wimbledon&Croy 4ll iLAßrita 8# 91 all all 13} all all 5i 5, -P 1 1 144 10 11 4 3f 2f 21 22f234 7g 7g 8 8i 19 20 88 89 8 Da 39 i 40i 55 67 18.8. all all all all all 61 61 54 6 8k ni 24 25 6} 61 9} 91 20i 21i THE SUN. LONDON, SA.TURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, !1861. !Business done 94i i 96 51 6 9f LAW INTELLIGENCE.-1 This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) WINDING UP OF THE "DISTRICT SAVINGS DANfi." To-day was appointed for hearing a petition for winding up the affairs of the "District Savings Bank" on account of the loss of capital and discontinuance of business. None of the facts or circumstances were gone into, as Mr. Roxburgh, who appeared for the petitioner, Mr. Geo. Hy. Laws, who was a shareholder of 1,000 shares, said that he was very glad to say that a well-established company had agreed to take the business at a price to pay the creditors of the company in full. He (Mr. Roxburgh, therefore, had to ask for an adjournment, to enable the parties to complete an arrangement which must be highly desirable, as the creditors would be paid in full. Mr. Cotterell, for the Company, assented, as did Mr. Bayley, for a contributory. Other gentlemen appeared representing parties interested, and a discussion arose as to the terms on which the order for adjournment should be made. Mr. Roxburgh and Mr. Bayley urged that to whatever day it is adjourned, no fresh petition shall be allowed, or that the present petition should take precedence. His Honour said that he had no power to prevent any party, entitled so to do, presenting a petition if he thought fit—all he could do would be to adjourn the case generally till the 10th of October, with leave to apply at any time previously. The effect of this will be that in the event of another petition being filed, it may probably frustrate the professed object of the present adjournment. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—( This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBING A COFFEE-HOUSE KEEPER.—Raffaello Tra bucco, residing in Trevor-square, Brompton, artist, was charged before Mr. Mansfield with stealing a silver watch, value £5, the property of Thomas Howard, coffee-house keeper, 51, Haymarket. Mr. Howard said that on the Bth of July the prisoner came into his coffee-room about 5 o'clock and asked for a cup of coffee, He (Mr. Howard) was alone, and took the prisoner the coffee, before doing so laying his watch and chain on a marble table. He was called away to attend a person upstairs, and on his return the watch and chain were gone. Those produced were his property. Prisoner said he was an Italian, and one of Garibaldi's officers, and with much vehemence asserted that he had bought it of Mr. Howard for 20s. Mr. Howard denied this. James Edwards, 43, Frith-street, Soho, in the employ of Messrs. Simmonds, pawnbrokers, said he took the watch in pledge on the 10th of July. He lent 12s. on it, and it W 34 a very common watch. Butcher, 137 C, said he went to Trevor .square, and after waiting for an hour met him in the street. Prosecutor told him the charge, and prisoner said he could get him his watch in the morning if he let him go, but not without, and that a friend of his who had gone to America had taken the chain. On telling him that he must take him into custody he gave him the ticket of the watch. He wished for a remand, as he believed he had defrauded a German of £6O. 8 16 i I Mr. Mansfield remanded the 'prisoner, who is said to be a lecturer, frequently attending Hyde-park, till Wednes day next. THAMES. THE FOOTMAN AND THE LADY'S MAID.--WHI, Wood land, footman to Sir Edward Ryan, the eminent lawyer and member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, of No. 5, Addison-road, Golden-lodge, Kensington, appeared before Mr. Woolrych on a summons to show cause why he should not be adjudged the putative father of an illegiti mate male child, born on the 10th July last, and which the mother, Augusta Moon, of 23, Back Church-lane, White.• chapel, carried in her arms. Mr. Jonson, from the office of Mr. Charles Young, soli citor, appeared for the complainant, a very interesting and pretty young woman, who was maid to Lady Jocelyn. Last summer her ladyship let her house in Hastings to Sir Edward Ryan and family, and the complainant was left in charge of it. She formed an intimacy with Sir Edward's footman, and lis tened to the tender arguments of the gallant gay Lothario in plush, and surrendered herself to her admirer without applying to the church to sanctify the union. The conse quence of this intimacy was the birth of the " little one" in the classic locality of Back Church-lane, on the 10th of last July. arr. Gomm—l believe the defendant will admit the pater nity. The defendant said he would admit the intercourse be tween him and the complainant, but not that he was the father of the child. Mr. Gomm—He admitted he was the father of the " little stranger" before me and the officer Taplin, The defendant then made some further ad nissions. Mr. Woolrych—l am not going into a physiological in quiry. I adjudge Woodland to be the father of the child, and to pay 2s. 6d. per week, and 235. costs. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF CUTTING AND WOUNDING. Walter Adolphus Mason, a tall, sallow-faced man with a large moustache, was brought up on remand before Mr. Woolrych, charged with cutting and wounding Walter Griffiths, who appeared in court with his right hand in a sash. It appeared that the prosecutor is the second mate of the Nedagdude, an English ship with a Russian name, which sails cn Monday. The prisoner is the second mate of an American ship. They were lodging at a seaman's board ing house in Prince's-square, Ratcliffe Highway, up to Thursday morning last. At an early hour that morning, Griffiths was in bed, and the prisoner who was dressed, suddenly threw himself upon him, took out a knife, and said " You were out last night very late. You are fined five shillings." The prosecutor said he would not pay any fine, and had a right to stop out as late as he pleased. The prisoner immediately raised his knife and made a blow at Griffiths's throat. The prosecutor put up his right hand to ward off the blow, and caught the knife on his hand, which was severely cut. The knife flew out of the prisoner's hand and struck the wainscot at the side of the bed. The prosecutor's hand was seriously wounded, and he was sent to the London Hospital. He lost a good deal of blood. The prisoner asked the prosecutor if he was not "sky larking" with him P Griffiths—No, you were not. Mr. Woolrych—Where did he take tho knife from? Griffiths—From his right side. Mr. Carter, house surgeon of the London Hospital, said the palm of the man's hand was cut very deeply. He believed the wound was inflicted in the way stated by the prosecutor. The knife, stained with blood, with which the wound was inflicted was produced. It was found under a carpet hi the lodging-house. _ Mr. Woolrych committed the prisoner for trial for un lawfully wounding, and bound over the witnesses to prose cute. The prosecutor—My ship sails on Monday. Mr. Woolrych—l cannot help it. The law must take its course. MIS DAY'S SILIPPING. LONDON, Aug. 10.—Wind this day at noon, South- Westerly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather. SWANSEA, Aug. 9. Wind W. —Arrived—Marshal Pelissier, from Coquimbo ; Augustine Schneider, from St. Jago de Cuba. • TORBAY. Aug. 9.—Wind S. W. — Arrived—Flora, from Pottle for Newfoundland. COWES, Aug. 9.—Wind W.—Arrived—S axon i a , screw steamer, from New York. DGvE RAug 9.—Wind W.—A rr i ve d—U n i te d , f rom Iceland; Nixen, from Newcastle for Port en Basseni, with loss of two anchors. PILL, Aug. 9.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Uncle Joe, for New York. LIMERICK, Aug. 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Lady of the Lake, from Miramichi. FLEETWOOD, Aug. B.—Wind S.W. — Sailed—Neptune, for Quebec. _ BELFAST, Aug. B.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Cora Linn, for St. John's, N.B. WARRENPOINT, Aug. B.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Henry Cort, for Quebec. LEITH, Aug. 9.—Wind S,W.—Sailed—Royalist, for Quebec. SHIELDS, Aug. 9.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Henrietta, from Quebec. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH) DEAL, Saturday Si Hongkong—alll v es Morning.tra n , Passed—Sammemuir, from New York I Atlanta, and for r a e mnLwi eoßombay dLady: Jacobi—all3l Montmorency, Maria,net from °m obr eeCrnmhc ay°st, London, for New York ; Lydia, for Mauritius ; Sydney Griffiths, for Portland Bay ; Ring leader, for Boston; Mento, for St. John's; Herman Albert, for Lisbon; Citizen, screw steamer, for Bordeax—all from London; Choice, for Singapore; Balfour, for Bar celona ; Pomona, for 'Moulmein —all from Shields ' • H.M.S. Himalaya, with nearly all the outward bound, for the west ward; and the Swedish line-of-battle ship, from Stockholm, for Sheerness. The bark Queen, at anchor in the Downs, was run into by the American ship Martha Ward, and sustained sundry damages. THE AMERICAN BLOCKADE. THE Loss OF THE BALTIC.—The particulars of the loss of this fine steamship, belonging to Messrs. T. Wil son, Son, and Co., of Hull, have already been reported. At the Police-court yesterday morning Mr. T. H. Travis, the stipendiary magistrate, read a letter which he had received from the Board of Trade, stating that they had carefully considered the circumstances under which this vessel was lost. " The default," it says, "of the master in leaving the ship when in such a position, and under such circum stances, in charge of a thoroughly incompetent person, ap peared to them to be so gross that to mark their disapproval of his conduct they have deemed it right to cancel his cer tificate, without naming for the present any time at which application may be made for its return," The Fort Pickens correspondent of the New York World, who writes under date of July 7, is respon sible for the following very doubtful statement : " Through a third party I have been endeavour ing for some time to obtain something like the sub stance of a report of our blockade, made to the Bri tish Admiralty by Admiral Milne, the Commander in-Chief of her Britannic Majesty's naval forces here. I had learnt three things from undoubted authority—first, that Lord Paget had instructed the admiral to detail vessels to look after the cutting off of egress to the Southern ports; second, that the admiral had obtained one or two copies of Commo dore's Mervin's official orders ; third, that his ad miralship was reported in Havannah to have laughed at the idea of the United States being able to cut off maritime communication with the harbours of revolted States.' It seemed to me that the reply of the Commander-in-Chief to the First Lord of the Admiralty would be a document of great importance to you, and I left no means un tried to procure it. Owing to the industry of a subordinate officer of one of our gunboats, and to the kindness of one of our most loyal citizens in tt e Cuban capital, lam enabled to give you the body and soul' of Admiral Milne's letter. Leaving out the verbiage, here is its substance. " I regret that it is my duty to discuss, in a measure, the nature of this so-called blockade. Representatives of the United States meet me with two statements, the force of which it will be for your lordship to decide. lam told by some that there is no pretension on the part of the United States of a blockade existing; that the Go vernment is merely closing its own ports, to do which they claim to have a perfect right. In direct conflict with this are all the official notifications of United States' officers. Capt. Adams, for instance, writing on board the Sabine, on May 19, says, in a letter to General Bragg This (Pensacola) port is now strictly block aded, &c. " ' Commodore Mervin's announcements—l have not seen any of them—are said to be similarly worded, and lam told that the President of the United States publicly promulgated the blockade of all the ports south of Baltimore' (which is in the State of Maryland). " 'A prominent feature of this alleged blockade is the complete absence of uniformity, order, and regularity which has characterised it. The distance of several rendezvous of the naval fleet from Wash ington, the difficulty with which communication is kept up, and the immense extent of the coast line to be guarded, are represented as the causes which necessitated the United States Government to leave the date of blockade and the commencement of it to the discretion of the commanders of men-of-war. No date was laid down on which the cessation of general commercial intercourse was to stop, and ports situate within a day's sail of each other have been for weeks blockaded, and not blockaded, at the same time. " The confusion arising from this state of thin vs can be imagined by your lordships. On the 19th of May, as you will see by the enclosed circular, the blockade at Pensacola began ; yet, up to the 30th of that month, vessels freely obtained admission, some had leave to do so, others were not even overhauled, and others, still, seemed to defy the cruisers. One barque ordered off from the Pensacola entrance, through an un known instrumentality, found out that Mobile was not guarded, and immediately sailed for and arrived at that place, where her cargo was disposed of. Five or six brigs, two barques, and some fifteen or twenty schooners, also warned off by the fleet, moved to other harbours and easily gains d admis sion. " A grace of fifteen days was given to vessels under certain circumstances, which were so con fusedly explained that no one I have seen thus far could properly understand them. Three British ships, laden with cotton, in the harbour of Mobile, were compelled to pack up and go away to fulfil this requirement. while under almost similar cir cumstances four barques and brigs were permitted to commence loading at another point, on the twentieth day after the announcement of the blockade. " ' The frequency of vessels escaping the vigil ance, or rather the lack of vigilance, of the United States' squadron are too numerous to be even named. I sent Capt. Von Donop, of the Jason, to look after the interests of our shipping, and to the efficiency of the blockading ships in several ports. He mentions numerous cases of ships, barques, and brigs escaping the cruisers. I learn that while a large American frigate, fully as formidable as the St. George, apparently, was under steam, off Charleston, a complete flotilla of small ocean coasters continued to pass in to the city, and out again, either regardless of or insensible to the presence of war ships. " ' The numerous facts establishing the pei feet inefficiency of the men of war in regard to the stopping of commercial intercourse with ports before which they have appeared could be elabo rated to a great length. But even now [the Ad miral, permit your correspondent to say, is WI iting aboitt the 2d of June] St. Marks, an important port, is not at all cut off from maritime trade, as one of my fleet saw all sorts of vessels enter and depart from it, without being impeded. Apalachicola was thronged with craft until a few days since, and four other ports are stated to be open to-day. " A regular steamer communication is constantly kept up between Savannah, an important harbour in the State of Georgia, and some other port.' " METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. The ordinary meeting of the board was held yes terday at the offices of the board, Spring-gardens; Mr. Thwaites in the chair. The CHAIRMAN opened tenders for making sewers and subways in connexion with the Southwark and Westminster communication. The tender of Mr. Down (£7,983) was accepted. Tenders were also opened for constructing sewer and making up the road along Victoria-park ap proach. The tender of Mr. Thomas Pearson, viz., £2,481, was accepted, subject to the usual inquiries. A report was brought up from the sub-architect, in which he proposes for the accomplishment of the widening of Great Turnstile, Holborn, that the whole of the houses on the west side of Great Turn stile, and two printing warehouses in Tichborne court, should be cleared away. The width of the new street would be 47ft. 6in. at the north end, gradually increasing to 50ft. in the centre. He also stated that on the west side of the new street, and south end of the Robin Hood public-house, there would be a piece of building land, with a frontage of 80ft. and an average depth of 36ft., and this he arranges into plots for five houses, fora set of offices suitable for solicitors and barristers. He considers that the cost, together with the expense of forming carriage and footways, and lamps. will be £28,800, which sum would include the return which might be obtained from the sale of vacant building ground and old materials. He further considers that a more complete improvement would be effected by clearing away the five houses and two shops on the west side of Newman's-row ; by doing which the width of the new street would be equal along its whole length. A motion was made and agreed to that the archi tect's report and plans be referred to the Works and Improvements Committee for report. The board then adjourned for the holidays. 3011 - L and se of idon, erved years n all id in much other easily )f the irl of eldest ssex), mily, , r was, le and ildren aarlea -trade of the vho is rife of ,ntagu nary, xford, wards bishop c as a wever, ctures true :ure to says, in the !•I was w that e, was fellow t ques- Villiers did he power a facts Imittea he was in 1841 of St. he was ctor of He dis- in the irdiallp ?ffeeted. he left f Low lot col d him to the )rstood ]ed too 5 to the , as eve s dwell uld not 1 it was. )h doc- Roman ) avoid well to Loess Of y , ), an d foolish men of I vigor isenters turned )f every l Evan thy. ar than ted by sle. It nly last n. 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Mid. stock Shropshire Union ' Sittin vbourne & Sheer South Devon S.-Durham & Lane. Un South Eastern ...... • • I South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do • Do New (1860) 1 TafT Vale ..,• •• ...... • • Do Pref. No I ThamesHavenDkadtail Ulster . " . Do Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall West London 1 Do Ist class Do 2d class .. ....1 WestHartlepool Harbr, and Rail .l West Midland—Oxtord, Do. Newport, Do. Hereford, PREFERENCE SHARES. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Paid. 57 61 94 95 6 7 75 80 65 70 65 70 4; 5i 32 33 83 85 93i 94i 86 88 5 7 4 6 (100 ) 15 all 100 90 92 2 I d AIL 'WAYS. Closing Price. 46 5 d Id p l 4 i* r d 19 19Id 99 100 97 99 99 100 99 100 18 19 58 CO 95 S 6 lid 11 93 95 rJ 9; 101 10f 101 93. t 94i 86 98 - -- CI 99 100 lid 1 d it li 1 z Railways. , Atlantic at St Lawrence Bom.,Barodaez.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent.. Do, Do. 13 Buffalo and Laze Huron Do. New Do. 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St. Flo. 1 / 4 71. Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN Algerian ..... Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardenne5........... Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Carmeaux Mine & Rail Copiapo Ditto Extension .... I Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France ...; Grand Rue Guar. 6 p. c.I Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... Italian Junction ...... Lierre & Turnhout .... Lyons & Geneva ...... Namur & Liege ........ Do. 6 p. c. Pref. ........ Northern of France.... Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris, Lyons, & Mediter. Paris & 0r1ean5...... • • Recife & S. Fran. (Pern.) 2 - ua. 7 p. ct. Riga & Dunaburg.. • . • . Royal Danish .......• • • Royal Swedish ........ Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse Do. 54 per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, Um, g. 7p. c. S.Aust.dzLomb Venetin Southern of France.... S. East Portugal 7 p ct. West Flanders ...... Do. 54 p. c. Preference.. W. & N.W. of France .. West^rn of Austria.... Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden . . Do. 8 per cent Pref Zealand BRITISH Mired Consols (Philack)' British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist )1 I I East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon 345 855 75 78 24 214 3} 31 12 14 3 36 E. WI Russel (Tavistic.) l Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) ,Great South To lg - us G .Wheal Alfa. (Phil aelc) G. Wheal Vor (Helston) Grenville . Ifferod's-Foot 4 5 11 11 33 35 1/ 211 i & 42 44 41 5 3 3A 3 Si 64 74 8 9 34 S 6 'Llingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant) (North Downs (North Frances (Illogan)! IN. Wh'l Basset (1110 an)l INorth Wheal Crotty ;Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lel nt.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. .SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) , S. Carn Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) Stray Park ,TamarSilv.& Lead Min Tin Crott 'Vale of Towey (Carm ) 'West Basset (Illozan) 1 W. Caradon (Liskeard), West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) tWheal Buller(Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) Wheal Treiawney (Lis.), FOREIG 295 305 24 5 I 110 120 30 32 1 1 1 ; 5 _ 56 15 17 40 42 290 SOO 75 85 85 95 11 1i 5 6 84 10i 13 14 NES. Australian BonAccord Copper,Lim. Brazil St.J. del Rey,Lim Do. Land and Mining Co. Clarendon Cons. MinCo Cobre Copper Copiapo ... DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co Fortuna. General I Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr. Kapunda (Limited).... Linares.. Lusitanian 1 Mariquica 1 N.RhineCopof S.Aus.L.. 20 Pon!g:lbaud §ilver,Lead, Mining and Smelt 5 Port Philip 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) 8x.2.8} United Mexican . 1 Worthing Do ( Limited) I Agra&UnitedService Bk Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bank of Turkey British North American Chtd.Bank of India, &c. Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch City Colonial .. Com. Bank of Canada.. Commercial of London. Eng.. Scot., & Aus. Ch.. Gen..Bk .of Switzerland Lon. Char.Bkof Austral Do. new London and County London Joint Stock I London and S.Airican 3 London & Westminster 0 Nat. Prov. of England ,0 Do. new i 0 ,National Bank . Can. 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(Lim.) all 30 35 c D h o a . n ß . , i 7 a p . 1 t e t . n t d i 1 1: 11 Teg. 8 e. 5 1. 2 ..4 ( L L m i i i m. m.tg.. l a aaol l lol l l , 87_ 1 1 8 _2 3_ 0 3 314 24 20 Do. C. (Limited) all i 10 13 . rr i e n t;.l7 f c a per cent 324 Canada Land all 105 107 2 10 0 :2:5: C °D Crystal oP. st. Do. Preference ... st. Do. 6 p ct. Perpet Deb. 100 103 105 20 E.lndi a Irrign. & Canal 1 d}p st. Electric Telegraph , 25 Do. New ..... . 5 English & Aus. Copper, all 3 - 1 34 15 Gen. Steam Navigate m 14 - 1 Great Ship ',invited) all -..- 1 Do. 174 pet Preference all I 1 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 3 1 f i 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all --- t li -20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 1 1} 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 3 4 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim ) 5 14 1 d 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 1 Oid 10 Netherlands Land all _ sp c Pref iss.atl dis. all 5 Do. • • - i I 100 N.Br.&NovaSectiaLand 80 5 10 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all ;11 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 1 1; 1 Do. Now Shares (Lim.). 15s. 111 10 Orintl. In. Steam (Lim. ) 8 _ _ st. Peelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 '47 50 481 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 69 71 c 50 Do. New 3O 10 12 20 Red Sea&l . • n Tel g.4lp.e all 18 19 50 Rhymney Iron all 17 18 is Do. New' ' all 5 51 100 Royal 3fail Steam 6O 49 51 Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 1 00 1 ' , 3 128 a/i South Australian Land all 32 n 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip., all 1 1 1 Do. do. Registered 10 D o. do All 4 6 10 Trust and Agency of Austrlasia (11m)1st is. 1 pr i p 20 Tr.zc Ln.Co. ot Upr.Can. 5 5 U. Ki dom Tel. Co. (lim.) 1 i d pr 100 Van Diollloll'o Land ~2 8i gi gi GOU.RT OF COMMON COUNCIL. A special Court of Common Council was holden yesterday, in the Council Chamber, Guildhall, the Lord Mayor in the chair, for the purpose of fixing the City's seal to commissions for the union of bene fices under the Act of Parliament, 23 and 24 Vic., c. 142, and for amending several commissions, sealed on the 7th of March last. The proposed revised unions are as follows, viz. :—The perpetual curacy of Allhallows Staining, and the rectory of St. Cathe rine Coleman ; the perpetual curacy of St. Catharine Cree, and the donative perpetual curacy of St. James's, Duke's-place ; the rectory of St. Dionis Backchurch, and the rectory of St. Margaret Pat tens, with St. Gabriel Fenchurch ; the rectory of St. George, Botolph-lane, with St. Botolph, Billings gate, and the rectory of St. Mary-at-hill, with St. Andrew Hubbard ; the rectory of Allhallows, Lotn bard-street, and the rectory of St. Benet , Grace church-street, with St. Leonard's, Eastcheap. The LORD MAYOR, on taking the chair, said that some months back the Bishop of London issued commissions for the unity of certain benefices in the City, 21 in number. Two or three meetings had been held during a week at the Mansion-house, and the work was proceeding in a satisfactory man ner, and there were already 15 ripe for reporting favourably upon. With regard to five, however, there were certain difficulties in the way, and the Bishop of London had been recommended to issue fresh commissions, which he had consented to do. He said it was necessary to lose no time, as the bishop :was about leaving town, and he himself should like to see the work finished when he went out of office. Therefore the ccurt had been called specially to affix the City seal to the commission. The seal was fixed accordingly, and the court adjourned. It is announced that at the close of the present year, Sir J. W. Lubbock, Bart, will retire from mercantile business. Mr. Nevile Lubbock will join the old firm of Cavan Brothers and Co., and the business of Cavan Bro thers and Co. and that of Sir J. W. Lubbock and Co. will in future be conducted under the firm of Cavan, Lubbock, and Co., at 29, Finsbury-circus. 47 6-f 7} 80t 1 1 100 100 20 . 11 100 2.14.6 7.4.0 541 17s 8.12 4.11.6 1.10.6 2 9 1 114 1.14.0 9.18.9 lk 10.6.7 5.9 0 all 18.1 , 3.9 261 13s MI 3.2.101 71 1.7.2 GENERAL SCOTT A?vD 2BE STRATEGY OF THE WAR. (From the _Yew York Times, July 26.) On the Tuesday preceding the battle, General Scott, at his own table, in presence of his aides and a single guest, discussed the whole subject of this war, in all its parts, and with the utmost clearness and accuracy. He had a distinct and well-defined opinion on every point connected with it ; and stated what his plan would be for bringing it to a close, if the management of it had been left in his hands. The main object of the war, he said, was to bring the people of the rebellious States to feel the pressure of the government ; to compel them to return to their obedience and loyalty. And this must be done with the least possible expendi ture of life compatible with the attainment of the object. No Christian nation can be justified, he said, in waging war in such a way as shall destroy 501 lives, when the object of the war can be attained at a cost of 500. Every man killed beyond the num ber absolutely required is murdered. Hence he looked upon all shooting of pickets, all scouting forays not required in order to advance the general object of the war, all destruction of life on either side which did not contribute to the general result, as so many acts of unjustifiable homicide. If the matter had been left to him, he said, he would have commenced by a perfect blockade of every Southern port on the Atlantic and the Gulf. Then he would have collected a large force at the capital for defensive purposes, and another large one on the Mississippi for offensive operations. The summer months, during which it is mad ness to take troops south to St. Louis, should have been devoted to tactical instruction ; and with the first frosts of autumn he would have taken a column of 80,000 well disciplined troops down the Missis sippi, and taken every important point on that river, New Orleans included. It could have been done, he said, with greater ease, with less loss of life, and with far more important results than would attend the marching of an army to Richmond. At eight points the river would have been defended, and eight battles would probably have been necessary ; but in every one of them success could have been made cer tain for us. The Mississippi and the Atlantic once ours,the Southern States would have been compelled by the natural and inevitable pressure of events to seek, by a return to the Union, escape from the ruin that would speedily overwhelm them out of it. " This," said he, "was my plan. But lam only a subordinate. It is my business to give advice when it is asked, and to obey orders when they are given. I shall do it. There are gentlemen in the Cabinet who know much more about war than I do, and who have far greater influence than I have in deter mining the plan of the campaign. There never was a more just and upright man than the Presi dent ; never one who desired more sincerely to • promote the best interests of the country ; but there are men among his advisers who consult their own resentments far.more than the dictates' of wisdom and experience, and these men will probably decide the fate of the campaign. I shall do, or attempt, 'whatever lam ordered to do. But they must not hold me responsible. HI am ordered to go to Richmond, I shall endeavour to do it. But I know perfectly well that they have no concep tion of the difficulties we shall encounter. I know the country—how admirably adapted it is to de fence, and how resolutely and obstinately it will be defended. I would like nothing better than to take Richmond. Now that it has been disgraced by becoming the capital of the rebel confederacy, I feel a resentment towards it, and should like nothing better than to scatter its congress to the winds. But I have lived long enough to know that human resentment is a very bad foundation for a public policy; and these gentlemen will live long enough to learn it also. I shall do what lam ordered. I shall fight when and where lam commanded. But if lam compelled to fight before I am ready, they shall not hold me respon sible. These gentlemen must take the responsi bility of their acts, as I am willing to take that of mine. But they must not throw their responsi bility on my shoulders." This is the substance, and very nearly the lan guage, of a portion of Gen. Scott's conversation on the occasion referred to. It proves conclusively that he was opposed to the advance on Richmond by way of Manassas at that time, arid also that the administration was almost certain to overrule his objections and command a battle. Now, we have not the slightest wish to see anything like a break-up of this administration. Such au event, in the present condition of the country, could only be fruitful in disaster. But it is indispensably necessary for the President to decide, peremptorily and finally, between General Scott and those who would overrule him. The great interest of the country now lies in its army. Its military department is the department of over whelming interest and importance. Its finances and its foreign relations are in good hands ; and there should not be a moment's hesitation in placing at the head of the War Department some man of larger views, of more Experience, and of more com manding personal reputation than the present in cumbent. And, above all, the country should know at once whether it may still lean upon the great military genius and experience of the lieutenant general of our armies, or whether we are to be thrown back upon the new crop of generals and statesmen who are striving to grasp the power that rests in his hands. SUIT' AND SERVICE. Another lord had to find a spindle-full of raw thread to make a false string for the king's crossbow; another, a currycomb when wanted; another, an es quire:with a purple lance and an iron cap ; while brave old Egremont Castle was once held "by the service of one knight's fee, that the lord should march at the king's command in the army against Wales and Scot land." Three " fletched" arrows, feathered with eagle's feathers, made up all the service to be ren dered by one lord ; two arrows with peacock's fea thers, that of another; a loaf of oat bread, value half a farthing—value stamped thereon--and three barbed arrows feathered with peacock's feathers, whenever our lord the king should hunt in Dartmoor Forest, the service to be rendered by the Lord of Loston ; one footman, a bow without a string,and an arrow with out feathers, the service to be rendered by another lord; litter for the king's bed, and hay for the king's horse, together with the services of an esquire for 40 days, duly equipped with a hambergell or coat of mail, redeemed the broad lands of Brokenhurst ; the like services of pro viding hay for the king's horse, straw for the king's bed, and rushes for the king's chamber, make good the title to many a noble manor through out England. A pair of gloves turned up with hare skin, a pair of scarlet hose, a coat or cloak of grey furred skins, two hogsheads ofred wine, and 200 pears of the kind called " permeines" — to be paid at the Feast of St. Michael yearly; a sextary (about a pint and a half) of clove wine or July flower wine ; 200 pullets, a cask of ale and a firkin of butter; . 24 pasties of fresh herrings on their first coming ; two white doves and two capons ; a pound of cum min seed, two pairs of gloves, and a steel needle ; a hot simnel sent up every day for the king's din ner; a pot-hook for the king's meat; a gallon of honey; one tablecloth and one towel yearly; several rents of gloves and capons, and tuns of ale, and firkins of butter ; a nightcap—value one half penny ; a snowball in June and a red rose at Christ mas ; two white hares yearly—rather a troublesome tenure, as white hares were at all times exceedingly rare in England; taking care of the King's hawks, or breeding them in independent mews ; are among the most frequent services to be rend ere d f or the gift of an estate , " with all that grow on it as high as heaven, and all that was within it as low as hell." They show the great scarcity of money an d the slack - ness of commerce in those days, and carry one down to the very rudiments of society, when all barter was in kind, a nd when there were but two estat es i n th e realm—Royalty and the nobles—who divided the earth and the villeins be tween them.—Dickens's "All the Year Round." A ROMAN SCHOOL—A letter from Rome tells the following story :—" A. very shocking affair took place last Saturday evenin g i n that great institution of the indus trial training schools of San Michele, in this city, from the presidency of which the esteemed Tosti was lately re • moved, with much harshness and injustice, to make room for Monsignor Milella, a creature of Antonelli's, and one of the corrupt ministerial clique. The boys and grown lads of this school, having resented the dismissal of their beloved late director, and having been further exasperated by the reduced diet and increased tediousness of their pre scribed routine on a late occatio n, I think about six weeks ag,o when Milella came to i ns p ect them, saluted him with cries of " Viva i/ Cardinale Tosti," and a,f,terwards wont so far as to cry, " Viva V ittorio Emanuele, that they might anger him the more. In consequence of this demonstration, 13 of them were expelled, and since then the masters and scholars have been at war. On Saturday one of the prefetti, or head masters of a division, who is a Neapolitan priest, a man of violent temper, beat a boy for some fault with a large key. The boy resisted, and several of his companions, hay ing sticks, it is said, concealed under their clothes, attacked the master, with another priest who came to his aid. It is horrible to relate, but this priest and teacher of children then drew a dragger or knife he carried about with him, and wounded three of them. The whole school was up in insur rection by this time, andfighting against all the masters; but they, being unable to subdue so many at once, sent for the Pontifical carbineers. About 50 of that force soon entered the premises, and having que lled the ri ot , kept gu ar d over the establishment all night. The stabbing schoolmaster is a good deal knocked about by the furious onslaught of the boys. More than 70 of them have left the school, which may now perhaps be closed, though formerly, under better management, it did much good. THE CoAL-PIT ON FIRE. ---~--- GLASGOW.—On Wednesday at half-past 9 o'clock every available means was being made, and con tinued to he energetically made, by the workmen connected with the pit and others who praiseworthily tendered their services towards the extrication of the poor sufferers below froiii their perilous position. Much praise is due to Andrew Hunter, ironstone miner ; Robert H utc hi nson, coll i er ; James Harris, fireman, in the employment of Mr. Nisbet, coal master, and Richard Gr - aham, all of whom descended the shaft twice and searched for the unfortunate men, and succeededin this in getting th em d rawn u p. Others also assisted way whom we are unable at the remainder of the night, mes D in u t rin g he midst o f h eavy s h owers present and t s o em name. et of rain, stretcher after stretcher w as to be seen car ried along, bearing the bodies of th e d ea d alternately with the living. The medical gentlemen named oil Thursday. besides Drs. Millar and Condon of Hamil ton, and Dr. Forrest of Motherwell, who arrived at a later period of the evening, had an arduou s task to perform in ministering to the wants of the m en immediately after being brought to the surface. They passed and repassed from one house to another, devoting their professional skill, and applying the best of restoratives for the resuscitation of many apparently more dead than in a dying condition. Death after death was reported amid the sorrowful ejaculations of the bereaved relatives, and altogether the scene presented to the beholder was heartrend ing, and beyond the power of description. Captain. Mackay and the other members of the county police force hada difficult and yet painful duty to discharge among the different families in preserving order. By half-past 12 o'clock on Thursday morning the whole of the men, to the number of 50, who were ascertained to have gone down the pit at an early hour to their work on Wednesday morning, were brought up to the surface. Eleven were then found to be dead, viz. :—Claude Nielson, aged 41, Cas sey, David and Alexander Hamilton, John and Thomas Potters, Hugh and John Craig, Thomas Miller, Thomas Currie (a boy about 16, it being his first day in the pit as a driver), and M'Clntchie Baxter, the bottomer, besides another named Neil Thomson, who died during Thursday forenoon. The parties named Hamilton, Potters, and Craig, being two of each name , were b rothers i n one family respectively, which makes the casualty the more affecting. There were thus 38 workmen rescued ; but many of them are now lying in a very preca rious state, and some not expected to survive. At a late period of Wednesday evening a n d ear l y on Thursday morning, the bodies of those wh o were dead were removed in carts to their several h omes , situate in Larkhill, attended with expressions and lamentations of their sorrowful and bereaved rela tions and friends. Captain Mackay placed several of his con s t a bl es i n c h arge of the colliery during 'Thursday. S o f ar as we can l earn , the catastrophe is supposed to have been occasioned by the accumu lation of so o t i n t h e a i r - s h a f t f rom t h e rarefying furnace below, and this conjecture gains ground when it is considered that only five minutes previ ously three men ascended and saw nothing—the soot being of such a nature as to ignite instantane ously, and make the shaft a column of fire. Un fortunately, the person in charge at the tube, M'Clutchie Baxter, who acted as bottomer, is dead, and his evidence is placed beyond the reach of all. His was the last boey extricated from the pit, and from the rigid appearance it presented, the right arm being extended at full length, and the other arm and the knee contracted, it seemed as if he was among the first who died and the last found. The mine, which was so praiseworthily started from the workings of Messrs. Simpson & Co.'s pit, was stopped when the men were being so rapidly got out, as it was only in the event of the woodwork or bratticing in the shaft giving way, and the consequent closing in of the pit, that it would have been required. The dis tance to drive this mine was only3o feet (instead of 60 yards, as formerly stated), and this could have been accomplished in eight or 10 hours. Messrs. Simpson and Austine, coalmasters in the vicinity - , were most active and unremitting in the manage ment of the proceedings, as well as Mr. Binnie, the manager of the Summerlee pit. Alexander Ross, manager to Mr. Nisbet, coalmaster ; Mr. Barr, manager at Merryton Colliery ; Mr. T. Hepburn, builder; Mr. Eadie, baker, were all of them un wearied in their exertions on behalf of the sufferers.. Dr. Weir, Larkhall, medical officer of the works,, was also in constant attendance. Early in the morn ing, Captain Mackay and Superintendent Dewar, with some constables, were again present and giv _ ing directions. At 10 o'clock on Thursday morni eg two men descended the pit to ascertain what 'state the pit was in below when they found that tl'ie coal workings were on fire, and the smoke being sso dense they were compelled to relinquish their efforts, and. came up again exhausted. Mr. Walter Neilson. Mr. Wm. M'Creath, accompanied by Dr. Sloan, Coatbridge, were also present at the place, They had the pit mouth covered over with wood and clay in order thereby to extinguish the serious confla gration below. We understand that the lessees, Messrs. Wilson and Co.,have given instructions for the burial of the dead, and payment of all expenses connected therewith, besides rendering every as sistance to the survivors and those lying in a pre-- carious condition. Such an act of kindness will he , most acceptable under the deplorable circumstances of this lamentable occurrence. EXTRAORDINARY ATTEMPT TA MURDER A FATHER. A frightful attempt at parricide formed tire sub ject of magisterial investigation at Great G , eimsby, Lincolnshire, on Thursday la s t. I t appeared from' the evidence that a young ma n , a b out 28, a shoe maker, named Benjamin Bett s , li v i ng with his father, received J someohn B religiouse t ts, the "impression" sexton of the a t he parish, having a baptistneus of chapel on Sunday, laboured un d er a highly nervous state of excitement, betrayi ng evident symptoms a deranged mind, but from w hi c h hi s familydid not apprehend any serious r esu lt s . However, on Fri day night, he told his father that he would not sleep in the same chamber with Hollingshead, a lodger, for he was a "fiend," but would sleep with him, to which the father assented, and about eleven he retired to his father's chamber, leaving the latter up reading, At one o'clock the son came down stairs to his father, who was still sitting up, and said he was hungary. After eating something both went to bed, the son taking with him two of his shoemaker's knives. The father, not fearing any danger to himself, did not offer to take them away. Both then undressed, and got into bed. The son did not betray any ill-feeling towards his father, or say anything to lead to a suspicion of his inten tion. After lying a short time, the son go t out of into bed, locked the chamber door, and returned to bed. He afterwards got out twice, and gettingont a r w ee satka o be 'llo inh ck ge quiteupo upon a t r h k e , the old father ula, a n being e . i nbegang both bed the last time, which was about him with one of the knives. s a e n i d zed fell closed struggle i s n trugg h le ich was e a n u s d ue t d h , e ' out of bed, continued on the floor,. the son making his stabs at random. The father, at last, getting the uppermost, obtained a mastery by seizing his son s arm and wrenching the k n if e ou t o f his hand. B ot h then got up and sat on the bed. The old man .. opened the chamber d oor as soon as possible, and ran down stairs to a neighbour's house, John Mumby's, for assistance. There being no light in Bett's house, Mumby obtained one from his own, when a fearful spectacle presented itself, the house being like a slaughterhouse and the old man being literally covered with blood, which was running down from several severe wounds in his side and legs. Seeing that he was beginning to faint from loss of blood, Mr. Mumby asked forsome brandy, which the son (who had come down stairs) got, and gave to his father, showing every anxiety to render him assistance. There being a frightful cut in. the thigh, from which the blood was flowing rather fist, Mr. Mumby took off his garter and tied it tightly above the wound, which stopped the hemorr hage. Mr. Cupiss, surgeon, was then sent for, who shortly arrived and dressed the wound. On examination he found several stabs in the side, which, taking an oblique direction along the ribs, were fortunately not of a dangerous character, also several stabs in the thighs and legs. Th , e and ol old man lost a great quantity of blood, a n d is, in a very weak condition, hut is now progressing favourably. The son, whilst attending to his father,, let the devil out of him, and if he had l) sa id h e h a d .ot done so he would have gone to hell ; b ut if he hr ,d only killed that " fiend," pointing to the cat, he w(Juld have been.. saved. Mr. Mumb v took him into the road, and walked about to calm him until the arrival of two policemen, into whose custody he was given. On being locked up he Commenced whLitling and sing ing hymns. He was remanded. THE FRENCH AND THE EP (WASH.—The public documents of 1859 show that the r aortality in that year in Great Britain was at the rate of 2.196 per cent., in France 2 . 670, but this latter is copsider Ably above the average of that empire owing to the pr , Avalenee at that time of dysentery, diphtheria, and sorp,e other epidemics. The mar riage rate in Great Britain wills 1650 per cent, in France 1.638. The birth rate in Groat Britain was 3.482, in France 2.778. Thus the marriage. mite and the birth rate being lower in France than in. 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