The Sun. — London, England, 1861-07-26 00:00:00

ozißy AtAlU:k:7' AND cITY PEWs. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Bank of England return, completed to the 94th July, shows some rather important changes. Tue bullion, however, has only been increased to a small extent. In the reserve of notes, there is an a ugmentation of nearly half a million sterling at While the other securities, owing to the easier rates current in the general market, have been 8 1 , reduced by a ver y l arge amoun t. Th e act i ve col eetion of th e revenue has caused an addition of about a million and a quarter to the public de- P o sits, while the private deposits show a diminu tion to about a similar extent. In the other Item s of the balance-sheet the charges are not important; subjoined are the particulars: Active Circulation .. £20,142,765 Decrease .. .. 305,095 Stock of Bullion .. 11,720,090 Increase .. • • 141,947 Rest • • 3,401,174 Increase .. 18,062 P ublic Deposits .. .. 4,123,460 increase 1, 1 77, 255 Other Deposits 11,984,227 Decrease .. 1 , 333 ,7 31 Seven Day and other Bills .. • • 626,526 Decrease .. • • • 22,974 Go vernment Securities 9, 606 279 Increase .. • • 71,077 Other Securities • ~ 18,854,783 Decrease .. •• 679,507 Notes unemployed .. • • • • 5 ' 374 ' 515 Increase .. • • 460,780 Contin ue d act i v i ty preva il e d in the Liverpool E gyptian, Market y es t er d a y, and the prices of America, - 4Yptian, and Surats were id per lb. higher. The l ades were 20,000 bales. T ho Market for American Securities during the Past - week has been rather inactive. Messrs. D. i 351 1, Son, and Co., state that "in the Market for American Securities during the past week the actual business has not been large, but the market has remained steady and prices firm." A large amount of gold—viz., £150,000, was sent into the Bank of England yesterday. The Delta, which leaves to-morrow for Bombay, , 'Will take out £ll,OlO in gold and £5,150 in silver. A. meeting of the proprietors of the Bank of 31 Egypt has been called for the sth proximo. st Notice has been given by Messrs. Baring a s t t Brothe rs th a t th e option of exchanging B uenos Ayres Bonds,of £5OO for an equivalent amount of 19. Bonds of £lOO will cease on the 6th proximo. to During the last few days the operati ons i n the zo raarkets for Foreign and Colonial Produce have stock not been of an extensive character. Tea, at public stock sale, however, realised fully late prices. Sugars stock have been in moderate request ; while good and sttoock fine descriptions of coffee have been more inquired for. Rice, fruit, and spices were neglected ; and Si only limited transactions have taken place in salt- s petre and tallow, and at slightly reduced quota tions. The half-yearly meeting of the Unity Joint- Stock Mutual Banking Association was held to-day, when the report presented showed an available balance of £4,066 2s. 4d., from which 5 1 7. , it Was resolved to pay a dividend of 12s. 6d. Per share free of income-tax. At the meeting of the Scottish Australian Invest nlent Company, also held to-day, a dividend at the la te of 10 per cent. per annum was decla red, less 8 Inc ome-tax. ,The tenders for the new Victo ri a loan of s ," , ° O O,OOO for railway purposes were opened yes - s 4 : i e rcl ay) and proved very numerous , the rea d in g of LL'ent occupied nearly an hour and a half. The bulk of the applications were at a fraction over 105, but , M me large sums were also bid between 104 and 45 - The fixed minimum was 1051, and it ap peared that the tenders at and above that sum re presented £231,500 only. Mr. Larnach, the chair roan of the committee of the six associated banks, on announcing this result, stated that, as on the s e former occasion, tenders will be received until two o'clock this day (Friday) for the unallotted £768,500 at not less than 1051. In answer to a s , . ( kuestion whether the minimum was fixed in 381 Victoria or London, it was mentioned that it was S' hed under the authority and instructions of the Victoria Government ; the highest application et' sent in to-day was at 1051, and the lowest at 103 , st "e for 94?- being in error for 104!. The total st t enders were for £2,395,100. et st T he market for Public Securities opened with I, a h eavy appearance, at'the reduced prices current So, Ott the p rev i ous a f ternoon , and very little business 1(1 48 been transacted, either for speculation or invest- st( we nt- Consols are 89t for money, and 89'490 for ; 'uo account. The New Threes and the Reduced et, : do,, at 89! ; Exchequer Bills, March, at 1 0 s. dis. ; st , e *; June, 3s.dis to par. Bank Stock has impro v ed sal , to 230 and 232. India ditto is flat at 219 ; and the New Loan Scrip is 1001. Foreign aealtSecurities have been rather activel y Turkish in, and prices show an up ward movement. 6 per Cents. are 781 a ; ditto, 1858, 67 I ; Austrian realised 65 ; Brazilian 5 per Cents. are 3 8 1: r 0 t. at 991 ; Chili a n, however, have advanced to st 1 2 1, being 2 p er cent. higher; Peruvian , Uribarren , st 1 8 5 and 86 ; P or tuguese are steady at 47 ; Dutch st' 2 Per Cents. are flat at 63 * ; and ditto 4 per It C ents., 9 9 3 st The dealings in the Railway Share Market have Esstt be en on a very limited scale to-day, and prices S e t t ( c . ".... 47 e shown no ma t er ial variation. North-Western, - North-Eastern (Berwick), and North-Eastern • {York), d ec li ne d s s . ; an d B r i s t o l an d Exeter, 15s. ; gt Condon, Chatham, and Dover, and South-Eastern improved ss. st et( In the Foreign and Colonial lines prices were 2s , generally steady. South American and Lombardo- Venetian realised 151 ; Great Luxembourg, 7 3 • st Great Indian Peninsula, 9 51 ; East Indian, 98; 2 99; and Scindes, 99 1. et In the Miscellaneous Share Market business has been almost suspended. Peninsular and Oriental I St( Steam realise 170 ; and Scottish American Invest-- baent 130 to 1301, st 4 Joint-Stock Bank shows continued dullness, at Previous values. st sr: For Victoria Government 6 per Cents. there has 6 .1 b een a moderate demand, they, howeve r, have re ceded to 105 1 7-, • while the New Issue is quot ed 1031 ' 4 1 052. B ank St t- 30 BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. a 0c.... Per Cent. Reduced Annuities Per Cent. Consols Annuities New A 3 per Cent. Annuities Ditto Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880.. — B9! A / A 1 Ditto fe1.30 yr" s ' expire sth April, 1885.. 151 ttlia. Stock ' 5 per Cent. .............. 99s 1 i 100 Ditto Loan Scrip, 5 per cent .. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent... .. . • 4 , itto 5 per Cent. bitto Debentureq, 4per Cent., Oct., 1863 964 Di t to Bonds £l,OOO P . obitto under 11.000 11 dis v iisels for Account, Aug. 7 9O l ' e llequer Bills, Xl,OOO, 2d 2d Mar. p. day June 31 p. ct 10 dis Tio-t o £5OO .. Ditto Small 4 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. listrian Bo n ds, 5 per Cent. Ditt o 1859 B razilian 5 per Cent......... Di eb ; „tto 41 per Cent., 1852 B7 Ditto 6 per Cent ICIto 4/ per Cent. ................. "'can 3 per Cent — 1, ,1) tt0 Account 9.9, ' Grenada Active, 31 per Cent. I, b itto Deferred ettvian 41 per Cent — P Ditto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent. ett llguese 3 D ittA ount per Cent., 1853. 47 cc P, lt asian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St Ditt Sardinian9 4 / per Cent. Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Account .... 1 13alli sh 3 per Cent... Ur itish 6 Cent Ditto Ne w Per Di Loan Ditto Account .............. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dat,b bi ''' hi per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil. tto Certificates, 4 per Cent. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, 891 i oney .............. Ditto Account Th e. Ministerial whitebait dinner is fixed to take place on Wednesday Rest, the 31st inst., at the Trafalgar, p o e r e ' lwi ch ; and it is expected that Parliament will be T AE by commission on Tuesday, the 6th of August. -11 E WEST➢IINSTER STREET RAILWAY. —At the last et•:, eet ing of the Westminster Board of Works an appli in I - w as made for permission to lay down a line of rails Bridge-street, of the line along Victoria-street, along nth another and over Westminster -bridge, so as to unite ph ani . -noth er line of rails along Lambeth, and to the Ble that— and Castle ; but the board, after discussion, decided 0... ae letter be sent to the applicants stating that the opinion the board was unfavourable to the eAtenaivil of the line. &LURE MARKET.---(TRIS DAY). ORDINARY SilAttES AND STOCKS. ---------------,---......„,„,„, 100' Closing 1 Business Share' Railways. I Paid. Price. Done stk { 18 5u Bellast e.nd Ballymena f all 204 I :3.14 1 131 r., IVol , and Str. Val I all 881 20/ stock Birk., La., and Ch Ju ne lOO 9l 85 10 25 Blyth and Tyne all 10 Bost. Sleaf. andMid. Co all 6 7 100 stock Bristol and Exeter stock Caledonian lO3 994 On 100 10 Carmarthen & Cardi,rar, all 5 50 Cork and Bandon all —-- 20 20 Cork, lilrock., &Passag€ all 20 20 Cornwall..... (A gets no div 10 Do A f all 174 10 Do B . all 20 stook 50 Dublin & Belfast June all 42 43 h un a:b il e 6 en lic i li d e .t r o a ß n. 20 25 Dun., Perth, &Ab. June all 85 9 20 stock East Anglian lOO 174 t 17 100 stock Eastern Counties lOO sg 491 1 100 ) stock Eastern Union, A stock 100 39 41 100 steak Do do B do 100 28 30 stock 25 Do Nw A, late EU3ds. 135 100 stock East Suffolk - 100 stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 87 89 100 stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee 100 all 28 29 100 100 10 Forth & Clyde Junction stock Furness stock Glasg. and SAVestern 100 107 109 stock 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland all 132 134 20 stock Great Northern lOO 104 10s1 stock stock Do do A stock stock Do do B do , 100 129 131 20 stock Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 1100 104 106 204 stock Great Western stock Do Str Val gua. stock 100 58 62 100 12 Irish South-eastern all 100 1 stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 1115 112 111 i 1 100 stock London and Blackwall 100 50 02 601 stock stock Lon., Bright.. & S Coast 100 118 120 , stock stock Lond., Chat., and Dover 100 45 48 161 4 stock stock Lond. & Nth. Western 100 931 941 944 20 stock Lond. & sth. Western lOO 951 065 stock 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Ennisaullea all 10 11 stock Man. Shef. & Lincoln lOO 464 475 50 Maryport and Carlisle 125 Do do 1 shares all 20 10 Metropolitan 75 4 ° d • • stock Midland 6.4.0. Do new. stock Do Itirming. & Derby 100 95 97 20 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 20 25 Do 5 shares cli stock 25 Mid Kent.. 10 Do, Cray Line 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all • 10 Newry & Armagh, def 9 8 6 d 20 l' 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Ros all . 10 stock Norfolk stock North British. , . 100 621 631 63 20 stock Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoek 100 • 5 stock Do A stk ; A recs no d. 20 until Spchas beenpd.l3l 1 00 stock Do B stock ... ...... 100 100 3tock Nth. Eastern —Berwick 100 1061 ton 108 5 5 7 10 25 Dodo, G.N.E. purchase 16134 1, 10 , .P 20 stock Do Leeds .............. 00 62 63 61 3 i 20 1 stock Do York 100 93 1 104 93 5 I 20 stock North London 10 Do new 2O 19.164 North Staffordshire l7l 41 41 1 20 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 10 10 1 20 stock Not. &Grantham Rail lOO 87 83 20 10 reebles ......... 20 Portsmouth. 10 Rhymney .....- stock Scottish Central stock Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 34 .35 16 stock Do Scot. Mid. stock_ 100 88 90 10 stock Shropshire Union lOO 46 48 20 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 20 stock South Devon 25 S.-Durham & I,anc.Un 225 stock South Eastern stock South Wales ....... 100 64 66 20 stock S. York. and River Dun . 100 95 97 5 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 4 7 4 25 Stockton & Darlington all 395 405 49 2 25 Do do 25 Do New (1860) 3 5/ 54 p 20 stock Taff Vale ...• . • lOO 20 stock Do Pref. 'No 1 lOO 26 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 20 50 Ulster . , 25 Do 12 10 Do —: .. ... • stock Vale of Neath 10 Victoria Sta. and Pim all 111 115 20 stoca Waterford & Kilkenny 100 6 60 Waterford & Limerick all 6 20 West Cornwall 20 West London all 10 Do Ist class 20 Do 2d class .. , I all ' stock IVestliartlepool Harbr and Rail lOO stock West Midland—Oxford 100 46 48 stock Do. Newport 100 43 05 stock Do. Hereford 100 86 88 PREFERENCE SHARES. ' Paid Closing Business Share Railways. Price. Done. 5 Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5 , Ick (iris. & Exet.4 p.ctstock 0 Do. do. do. Shares ock Caledon £lO, 4a per cent )ck Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 1 GI Cork & Bandon, 5a p. c. 0 ( Cornwall, 5 per cent 61 Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun. 14 Do Ist Class Pref ick E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c ick Do. do. Class B 6 p.c ick Do. do. Class C 7 p.c )ck E. Coun. Ex. sp. c. No.l )ck Do. do. No. 2 ick Do. New 6 per ct. stock. )ck Eastern Union, 4 per ct. )ek Do. 5 per cent. guar... - )ck Edin.tizGlas. sp.c. shares )ck I Do. 4p. c gua. S. &D. Dck Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. Dek Furness, 5 per cent .... Jok (-11as.,t S. West.g.a. 5 p.c, s'o"k (1 ,, , , ,,,+ Northorn, 5 p ot ocli i Co.sp.c.ltedm., 10 p.c.pm ;el, - . Do. 4} p. c. do. do. 9 Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 0 GI. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pt , ck c Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 1 p. ct. pref. stock 9 Great West. (Berks ane Hants) Ext. 5 p. ct >el; Lo. II edeemable, 4 a p.ct cic Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. I& Do. Irredeemable, do ick Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. 9 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh ,0 Do. do. sp. et. pref )ek Do Birmg.zuar. stock ?6i Do. Chester gun. shares t3a Do. do. do. 10 Do. do. do. 0 Lan. & Carl. 4a pc. pref , ck Lan.&York 6p. c. stock iek Do.Barnsl.st.£s 3s 10d pc , ck Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) ,ck Lon.& Brig. 5 pc.gu. Nal ck Do. sp. c. No. 2 lok Do. gua. 6p. c. )ck Do. do si) C. No. 4 )ck Do. do. 4. per cenf. 5 Do. do. 4 p. c. shares ick Do. 7p. et. Pref. stock )ck Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) ick Do.4p.c.S.(diy.def.til '65) )ek Do. 4 per cent. Pret )ck Lon. Chat. and Dover i Do.W. A rceiv. no div. 1.0 Ex.A/ til Op clspd on Do. B B. & Brom ex. 10 Do. Metropolitan Ex B ock Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct ock Lon. & S.W, 7p. et. stock ock Do. 4a per cent . 6d. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anus. of 2s. 6d ..... ...... ... 12a Londondy. & Cole. ash 12a Londony. & Ennis. ash ock Sian. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et' 114 114 137 114 101 6 1 Do. ..£6 all all all 100 )ck Do. 3 per cent ,0 Do. redeem. 6 per cent ,25 7flaryport & Car., 4p. C. [2O Do. 45 per cent. )ck Mid. Con. 6 p c. stock.. )ck Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c. )ck Do. 44 p. c. p r ef. stock.. l 6 Do. 45 per cent ock Do. Leto. & Hit. pref. st ock Norfik sp. c. Ex. st 1846 ock Do. 55 p. c. Pref. d o . 1847 ock 00 . 5 Way.Val.Ex.st1847 ock North British, sp. 0.., ock Do. New, gua. sp. c 101 Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. she 10 Do. do. do st &Dck.Co. st N-EastCons.Pref. 4 p.c. st Do. 45 pc. redeemable st Do. G.N.E. 4 per c. pref. 17 Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 125 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. 25 Do. York, fl. & Purch. 20 North Staffordshire.... 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. 85 Scottish Central, new pf it Scottish North-Eastern 35 p. c. pref. stock.... st Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c st Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Pixed 41 per cent. 1.0.0 .zouth Eastern (Readink Ann., 1.0.6) st Do. 45 per cent st Do. Pixed 174p.c. lst is at oouth Wales, F. , ,ua. 4 p.c st Do. 44 per cent. st Do. 5 per cent' st IS.-Yorkshire, 4p. c. g - ua.' 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c 25 Do. B 6 ner cent 25 l Do. C 6 percent st j Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p. c. st W.Mid -Oxf Ist Guastk st Do. 2d do st I Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. l st ,IDo.Perpet. 6 8691866 st —ot all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 116 116 140 116 103 150 155 127 130 71 74 all 100 100 100 NO 8.13.4. 90 92 13i 11 ,125 127 - i 6 65 70 P i iP 100 100 100 all all LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. ,• ,-- Paid I* L ea sing 'Closing 1 Business ; Railways. '' Co.'s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln &N.W 91 • • • • Bulkinhamshire .... 100 ,Do ..... • • 6 Chester & Holyhead... 100 D 0... ..... , 9 ' 524 04 Do. 54 percent 100 .D 0....... 121 123 Do. 5 100 Do. .. • ... 111 112 112 Clydesdale June , 100 Caledon... 101 103 Colchester, Stour Val all LE.U.&E.C, 154 164 KLincolnsh. g 6 per e ' ICO Gt•North.,l32 134 E.Union,HarwichShs all 'E.Counts. 4141 Do. Woodbridge... 1 100 I , Gl s .Barr.& Neils.Drct. 100 Cale . don.., Do. new lOO Do. .. •. • Gloster & Dean Forest , all Gt. liest. llrtlp'l Dock & Rail.. all Yk.N.&Br Hull and 5e1by......... all Yk.N. Md. 112 114 Do. halves. 1 all Do. • —-- Do. quarters........! all D 0....... _ Lane..tCarl. gua. 5 p.c. 100 ,Ln&N.W. 198 202 London & Greenwich. 100 S.Eastern 59 61 Do. Preference ...., 100 D 0....... ll2 117 Lon.,Tilbury,& S -end 100 ,Peto_&:Co. 83 86 Lowestoft gua. 4 p e.., 1 100 (Norfolk.. Do. 6 per cent 1 100 IDo. — Mnc., Bxtn.,&rilatlock all L NVir&M 31 31 Mid. Bradford Prefer-I, I Newmarkt,l3uryEx. gua. 5 percent..... ence Stock I .l_loo Midland.. 93 95 Nortlua Fixed. Iz Eas t s n. r, . 5: ... Do. Ap. c 1 all Do. _ Do.— North Western all i Midland 15 161 Preston and Wyre. I all L& NW 1 & L.Y Do. a Shares .. ... A. all Do. — BAystn.Hiteh.,,t ,Itep! 100 Gt.N th or West. 1 - 31 133 Shrewsbry& Hereford, 100 T.Brassey 118 122 Do. do. 1 I Do S -Staffordshire ... • all 111 , 'can.., 1 141 • Wilts and Somerset: Wgiblfid972 &Croyda all IN& Brea ii 211 c.i''.:511116. E33.ooC..ounts. i i P is, tea ounts, debt jug a le first dealer, is WELS stated ;8,752. i n ad- POINT. 'ANY g o, de ods. r would cage he 'g were y were eaded s In 'find vas ono T aise--• theca point fondant ad the pe given itradict )bjecied debt of [armally id when dminis- Honour having Led cots intiff .NNING. pairs of 'tiff said the suni In that h better I to the iluded t, 6d. per efendant Day.) -Richard 3h-streets he death t 3, Nevt or in the saes had some UU Lid to be about 4G, he had and who he Opera It was on in a cab• t was be- 3oner It thrown 'he knife o after I ad at first irs, and it upon the saw the k him and yards that ated, and rly, but I ;ome from the knife H e (pri )ther, the of believe ing &No:I -go for a LovA.T.- - ' himself e ins-court, Mr. Tyr' letter, to m. Simon 9 to me oft and came I that 11/ 0 e country tment. better put we. The I that his ated w Works? • an excel - I went to thing had at the p' with til e ng to a took Ilia Ind to cap yesterdaY ) the offic' street, and Le admitted question" ier ; don t him into I went to s falst. Fed by the mon of the ' ji g wrong. the paper nee. but I will n, South with scollo [ammonia , for Haw" Catherine/ Wolfe 'o rentbY, f°l. .Arrivea i orto Rico. —Lothian , sailed for ivecl- 330- entine, f°r _susciii° - corning• .. a Grosses Dublin• pit.) lorning . _ luca, from, Jgo 133 Y 1 ; , from L' s ". Quebec 9 Vincent' frora ea mer, for corning' °ado. 101 103 20 21 51 ei 99 101 108 112 105 108 107 109 106 108 122 124 78 80 109 111 90 92 75 77 115 117 110 112 102 101 106 108 97 99 98 98 87 90 88 90 100 102 94 10 16 174 104 101 74 76 20 21 10 104 1 15 154 134 136 [O2 103 91 93 .10 112 ,08 110 1 I}p ' 91 93 [Ol 103 [O4 106 i tp A d ip 22 z 3 132 134 10 10; 23 23 99 100 99 100 08 100 85 90 264 27i 31i 32 314 32 45 48 124 126 118 120 100 103 120 123 115 117 THE SUN, LONDON, FR tDAY E VENI NG, JULY 26, Z, ,i 1861; BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Paid. 57 of 94 95 6 7 75 80 65 70 65 70 4i 51 Closing Price. 4i 5 d Share Railways. Atl antic Az St Lawrence I ißom.,Baroda&c.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent.. 18 Do, Do. Bj !Oi Buffalo and Luxe Huron' 04 Do. New .. 10 Do. Preference 100 f Buffalo,Brant,&G odrichl t u p. Ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1572 )0 Do. do. July 1, 1873 )0 Do. do. June 1, 1874 5 Cicutta.&S.Eastn. (Li )W1 !O Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) !CI Cape Town & Dock Scrip !O Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c 17/ Demerara !O Eastn. Bengal p, - u. sp. c ook East Indian, go. 5 p. c. !CI Do. F Shares Ext l 0 Do. Jubbulpore )0 Do. 4/ 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 et. Debentr. Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 Gt.lndiarenin.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. , 0 Do. do. ' Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 witit't opt Do. 5# p. c. do. '77 do Do. 56 p. c. do. '7B do ;It Madras guar., 4i p. c k Do. do. 5 per cent ;lc Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. 5 Melb.Corp. 6 p. e. Bnds. Newßrunswick t Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)f,r.6pc Class A Capital Share . Do. do. Land do.. !0 I Do. do. B Capital do .. . !Do. do. Land do. .„• Oude (Limited) ick Scinde ..........1 +: Do. Pllllj aub 0 Do. Do. ........ 9 ock Do. Indus. St. Flo. 0 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN Algerian Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes ...... Ilah.&S.Fran-Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessaa.. Carmeaux Mine 45 Rail Copiapo ................ Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Grand Rus zuar. G p. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. sits... 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 & Orleans Recife & S. Fran. (Fern ) zua. 7 p. ct. lim Riga & Dunaburg Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref Sambre & Meuse Do. 5i per cent. Pref San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. o S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin Southern of France S. East Portugal 7 p ct West Flanders Do. 5i p. c. Preference.. N.W. of France .. West ,- 2rn of Austria.... Western of Switzerland 'Wiesbaden ,Do. 8 per cent Pref Zealand BRITIS 'Alfred Consols (Philack 10 British: Iron ) 1 - :Clifford - ' Devon G. Cons. (Taoist ) ! - 'East Bassett (Illogan) ! • ,East Caradon E. WI Russel (Tavistk.)l , Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) l ;Great South T01gu5....1 G.Wheal Alfd. (Philack), G. Wheal Vor (Helston)i 'Grenville Herod's-Foot Illingston Downs 'Lady Bertha 1 IMargaret (tJny Lelant) INorth Downs 'North Frances (IIlogan)i, 'N. Wh'l Bassq(llt9 .fan)l North Wheal drof ti . I I Par Consols (St. Blazey)l ;0 Providence (Uny Lelnto' - §ortridge Cons. Min. Co. 'South earadon(St.Cleer)' 'S. Cam Brea (Illogan)..1 1 ,S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim.! S.Wheal Fran. (Illoge,n) Stray Park 5 iTanlar Silv.& Lead MM 10 'Tin Crolt !Vale of. Towey (Carm )' 'West Basset (Illog, , an) 1 W. Caradon (Liskeard)l !West Seton IWheal Basset (Mogan)! 'Wheal Buller(Redruth)! Wheal Edward (Cats.) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 1 wheal Trelawney 3.2.101 7.4.0 17i 1 13.12.6 40 6.8.6 8.12 4.11.6: 1.10.6 114 1.11.0 9.18.0 1i 10.6.7 4.18.6 all '18.18.2 261 4i lt li f E -160 170 355 365 85 90 231 211 31 4} 12 II 2i 3 4 5 1 11 2 37 39 1 2 43 45 48 4; 3; 4 3; 4 6; 7f 8 9 32 35 300 810 2; 3 I 110 120 31 34 1f 1; 5 _ 66 13s ed 17 it 18 i 43 45 210 810 75 85 95 105 11 2 6 8 84 10} 13 11 lil2 FOItHIGN gliN ES, 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copprr,Lim 17:6 4 d I 20 Brazil St.J.dcl iley,Liml 15 33 34 235 / 5 Do.L all d and 51iningeo. all I 15 1 ;Clarendon ConsillinCo.j ; dis. 40 Cobre Copper 1 all 35 37 Copiapo 1 Duraloun.Cop•Ming Co ail 1 1 2 Fortuna. 20 'General all 23 24 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 5 fp 1} Kapunda (Limited) 1 1 15 p 3 ,Linares all 7 8 5 iLusitanian , 2 4 id 1 rMariquita A and ua t Smelt..., ri(L .). l a ° 1 8 1 . 2 id pi 4 all ,.4 1 , N.RhineCopotS.Aus.L 4 4 fd 20 'Fontgibaud Silver,Lead 281:8 ( Port Philip (Limited) all 1 1 5 Port Philip 41 5 44 1 5 1 United Mexican I Do JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedService Bk 50, 86 88 40 I Australasia all 61 62 631 25 'Bank of Egypt all 205 21 100 Bank of London ... • 20 'Bank of Turkey 3 15 id 50 'British North American all 52 53 20 ,Chtd.Bank of India, &call 105 tOS 25 ICh.Mer. of In. Lon.&Ch all 32 84 100 City ... 50 74 76 100 Colonial ....... ..... .. • • 25 365 375 20•11 Corn. Bank of Canada.. all 100 Commercial of London • 20 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all ' 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 1 151 151 16 5 20 Lou. Char.Bkof Austral all 221 231 20 I Do. new 5 2 2a I 50 London and County 50 Londonl Joint Stock 20 London and S.Airican lO t2l 25 „,.,, 100 London & Westminster 2 0 68 69 On .. 100 (Nat. 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(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ENTRY FOR QUEEN'S PLATE.-2 miles.--Conundrum, Esther, Blue Jacket, Ellett, Yorkshire Grey, Turtel, Lucknow, and Gaylad ; all are here. Arrived --Greyhound. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1861. JULY. Goodwood 30 UST. Lewes Brighton Brighton Club 9 Wolverhampton l2 Reading l4 . _. I Radcliffe l9 Egham 20 Oxford York 2B Plymouth 29 :111BER. Devon and Exeter Stockton Derby Warwick lO Lichfield Doncaster 17 Richmond 24 Leicester 25 Walsall Monmouth 26 Manchester Autumn 27 Londonderry - Curragh 22 , BER. Down Royal Corporation.. 24 NOVEMBER. Worcester Autumn 5 I Shrewsbury Autumn....l 9 Liverpool Autumn. 13 IRELAND. AUGUST. Neath of Maryborough .. 8 1 Roscommon .. ..... a ....22 MPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THis DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty minutes past twelve o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were con sidered and agreed to :—Llanelly Railway and Dock (New Lines, &c.); Monmouthshire Railway and Canal (New Lines, &c.) ; Saint George's Harbour; Southampton and Netley Railway ; Stourbridge Railway (Extension to Smethwick, &c.) ; and Swansea Harbour Trust. The M'Mahon's Estates BiU and the Rumney Railway Bill were read a third time and passed. THE NEW CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND. On the motion of Mr. BRAND, a Writ was ordered to issue for the election of a burgess to serve in Parliament for the borough of Tamworth, vacant by the acceptance of the office of Chief Secretary for, Ireland by Sir ROBEIVI PEEL. SUPPLY. The house went into committee of supply. On the vote of £669,956 for the completion of the esti mate for the packet service, there was some discussion relative to the amount in the vote for the Galway subsidy, &c. Mr. PEEL stated that as this subsidy was withdrawn, the amount on the votes for it would be struck out. The vote was then agreed to. On the vote of £1,000,000 for the expenses incurred in the Chinese war, Mr. PEEL stated that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had stated that it was his intention to ask for the vote, so that hon. members were aware that it would be applied for. Out of the grant of last year there was a balance of £250,000, and there was a balance of £lBO,OOO du.e to the Indian Go vernment. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY expressed a hope that the pre sent sum would be the last the house would be called on to vote with respect to China. He drew attention to the fact that no less than £lBO,OOO was due to the Indian Govern ment for the conveyance of troops from India to China. He strongly condemned the principle that prevailed with reference to the continuance of the outstanding debt with respect to the Indian Government, which was most fatal to the finances of this country. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that there was some misunderstanding in reference to this subject, and he contended that the £1,000,000 would cover all the expenses in regard to China. With respect to the Indian Government this country stood very well, and though there was a charge of £BOO,OOO in reference to India, there was in reality no such amount due from this Government. Under the circumstances this could not at present butbe a satisfactory account between this Government and the Indian Govern ment, and in fact he believed that the balance was in favour of this country. He would be much disappointed if the house should be called on to make a large vote again in respect to the war in China which has been just concluded. Colonel SYKES said that so long as this country per mitted the money in China to be collected by our country men and handed over to the Tartars, so long would anarchy and bloodshed continue, and he strongly deprecated any Interference in the affairs of China. Mr. GREGSON inquired what amount of the money re ceived was to be paid to the claims of the British merchants. The claims for Government was Z 6,000,000, and that of the merchants £2,000,000. He trusted the latter would not be kept out of their money for years. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that as regarded the present; vote it gave Govormnont no addi • tional power to pay their claims. Some papers on the sub ject had been received at the Foreign-office, but from the long sitting of the house he had no time to pay any atten tion to them. However, he hoped that he and his noble friend the Foreign Secretary would be able to give some consideration to them, and be able to state the course they purposed to puKsue in a few days. The vote was then agreed to. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, July 25.—The Queen held a Council at one o'clock, at which were present his Royal Hislmess 1120 Prince-Consort, Earl Granville, Viscount Palmerston, Sir G. Lewis, Sir G. Grey, the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, Earl St. Germans, Viscount Sydney, and Earl Spencer. At the Council Sir Robert Peel, Bart., was sworn in a Privy Councillor, and took his seat at the Board. Sir G. C. Lewis had an audience, and received from the Queen the seals of the War Department, and delivered up to her Majesty the seals of the Home Department. Sir George Grey had an audience of her Majesty, and gave up the seals of the Duchy of Lancaster. Sir G. Grey was sworn in Secretary of State, and received the seals of office. The Right Hon. Edward Cardwell had an audience, and received from the Queen the Seals of the Duchy of Lan caster, BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to tl cap. 32, for the week ending of July, 1861: ie Act 7th and Bth Victoria on,Wednesday, the 24th day Notes issued 1....... ISSUE DEP X 25,517,480, 'ARTMENT. Government Debt X 11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 10,867,480 Silver Bullion ..• • X 25,517,48 0 1, £25,b17,480 BASHING D' Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 4,123,460 Other Deposits 11,984,227 S ev en Day and o ther Bills %PARTMENT. Government Seen- rities (including Dead W eightAn- Unity) Other Securities 18,851,783 Notes Gold and Silver Coin 852,610 £34,688,387 M. l '.C34,688,387 .RSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated July 25, 1861. MAJOR MURRAY. — This gentleman has no quitted pre i e n ee h d e in a g li s h. in The police have ma llot far from Pope's villa was th e lath-and-plas tter. II ter house built by H orace Walpole in a charming situation, the hospital, withdrawn but alli s improving furth er which he called Str awberry Hill. He himself has suffi ciently described it in his letters, with its outside appear ance and its internal decorations. Here was his printing press, and here he wrote those letters which will be read probably as long as th e English language lasts. At the end of a verdant meadow Walpole purchased a compara tively small house, in which the celebrated Kitty Clive, the actress, resided. He would trip across that field accom panied by his pet spaniel, in order to enjoy the society of that fascinating woman. At his death he left the house to the two beautiful sisters, the Misses Berry, who may be reckoned amongst the Twickenham worthies. Near to Pope's villa was the residence of Thomas Hudson, an eminent portrait painter, and who married the daughter of Richardson, the painter. Hudson had for his pupils Sir Joshua Reynolds, Mr. Mortimer, Wright of Derby, and many other celebrated painters, who first studied under him. The extravagant Philip Duke of Wharton, whom Pope satirised as " the scorn and wonder of the age," had a house at Twickenham, pulled clown a few years ago. A solitary cedar marks the spot, with a pond near it.—ED IVARD JESSE in Once a Week. A WORD ON COMETS.--It is not a small triumph to be able in some measure to deine the form of the orbit of a bodywhich performs its mightyjourney aroundour common centre, the sun, in more years than this great globe takes days to do the same. Still more is it to have set at rest those extravagant notions which perplexed nations, confounded emperors and kings, and set up gaunt superstition upon its tall stalking horse to prey on cruelty and ignorance. Even in more modern, and therefore happily more enlightened times, the fear of a brush of the tail of one such visitor brought sad tribulation in its train ; but the matter which once was thought to engulph the world in destruction is now looked on with calmer eyes ; Mr. Eind asserting that we really were in the tail of our present friend at the moment these thoughts were passing through my brain; and we saw, nearly two years ago, that the satellites of our big brother Jupiter endured a very considerable embrace without any evil result. If, then, when in actual contact they are harmless, surely at a distance, and in their significative or prophetic bearing, they may be held to be equally so.-- I Once a Week. THE LATE FATAL ENCOUNTE.R IN NORTHUIMBERLAIVD-STREET. ADJOURNED INQUEST. • (Continued from The Sun of yesterday.) On the reassembling of the jury some letters addressed by Mrs. Murray to the deceased were read. They were couched in affectionate terms, and frequently adverted to the happy days they had spent together. Letters of a simi lar character from Roberts to Mrs. Murray were read, in which he spoke of his "absurd folly," and which also con tained expressions of love for her. Mr. Painter, surgeon, of Brydges-street, said—l have re ceived a razor, a shirt, one towel, and two pairs of socks, with marks upon them. The marks on the wearing appa rel are blood. The dark brown substance on the razor had the appearance of blood. I took portions of it and placed them on slides of glass in various' solutions, and examined them under the microscope this morn ing. No evidence of blood globules was discern ible. It was a substance on the razor not soluble in water. Professor Taylor also agrees with me that the marks on the razor wer e no t th ose of blood. Mrs. Murray (recalled)—The letter placed in my hand I should think was written about two years and a half ago. I had known Mr. Roberts at that time for 12 months. About 10 months after he made the dishonourable proposal to me. The letter was written from St. John's-wood, and transmitted to Roberts through the post. He always ap peared to mistrust me. By that I mean that he always ap peared mistrustful ; that in the event of my wanting any recreation I should prefer asking others to asking him. The expressions of love in the letter were mere craft. He had sent presents to the child, and I was obliged to accept them through fear, though I would much rather have refused them. Roberts had often said to me, "If you would only say dear' to me I should be satisfied ; for you are so cold to me, whilst you speak kindly and warmly to others," For this reason I did write " dear," but I was in debt to him, and I was in fear o f hi s exposing the circumstance that I had borrowed money of him. Ido not disguise the fact that I wrote the tender ex pressions in the letter to please him. I never cared for him at all. I was actually afraid of him. By Mr. Humphreys—l was always in fear of Roberts, as he was constantly asking me to go off with him. The jury then proceeded to one of the upper wards of the institution, when Major Murray was examined. On the oath being tendered him, he repeated audibly "So help me God." He said—l live at 33, Holles-street, and at Tottenham. I have sold out of the army. I was a Major in the 10th Hussars. I know a little of what has passed about this matter. The Coroner having explained to Major. Murray his position, The Major replied that he understood his position, and he had nothing to keep or disguise. On Friday morn ing, the 12th, 1 left London-bridge by the pennyjoat for Hungerford. I left London-bridge about half-past eleven; as I was going down the righthand side of the mar ket a man came up to me from behind on my left hand side and said, I believe lam speaking to Major Murray. I said yes, that is my name, and he then said I believe you are a director of the Grosvenor Hotel Company. I said yes, and pray who are you ? He said his name was Grey. I never saw the man before. I asked him how he knew me, and he said from seeing me at the public meetings of the com pany. I asked him if he was a shareholder. He said no; but he had a client who had a large sum of money to lend, and :as he understood the company wanted money, his client was anxious to get the investment. I said I have no power in the matter, as lam only one of 10. But if you give me your name and address, I'm going to the offices this morning, and I will there mention what you wish. He said that would do, but he would feel greatly obliged if I would go to his office for a minute, as he had 'a few other questions to put. I asked him where his office was, and he said close round the corner. I then re peated to him that I was but one of ten, and that any ques tion I answered I did so without implying any responsi bility on the company. He said he understood that perfectly, but he would like to get an insight into what we required. He then said, there's one thing I wish to ask you at once, and that is, do the directors give any person security in addition to the security of the building ? I said —Decidedly not. Beyond our individual stakes in the concern we give no security ; mine is a heavy one. He said—l know you are ono of the largest shareholders in the company. I told him there were several gentlemen had as much as I had in shares, but I believed 1 was correct in saying lam one of the largest shareholders. By this time we had got to his office or house, and he asked me to walk up, and showed me into a back room, and pointing to a chair told me to be seated. I had never been in that house before. I took a seat, and he then said, " Would you excuse me one moment," and left the room. I sat in front of the table facing the window, with my back nearly to the folding doors, which were shut. When he left the room I took a look, and thought it appeared to be the most extraordinary place I had ever seen. Torn up paper broken bottles, and other things , lying about in all directions. He then came in and took a seat in front of me, and took a pen in his hand and said, I should be glad to know what interest you would give. I said I was not in a position to say ; I would hear what his client would take. He said—Oh, then the offer is to come from us. I said, certainly not, for under any circumstances we should not give more than 5 per cent. He said that would do very well; and I then asked him for his card of address. He said, immediately. He got up, went to a square sort of desk, and began rummaging about the papers. I thought he was looking for his card-case and took no notice of what he was doing. Presently I felt a slight touch on the head, a report of a pistol, and fell off the chair on to the floor. I felt per fectly paralysed. I could not move my hands or feet—my head alone was perfectly clear. When he fired the pistol I think heleft the room, but can't be certain of that. After a little I felt returning life in my left arm. I was just rising myself up on my arm when I heard a door open, and he came in. He walked up behind me, fired a pistol into my right temple, and I dropped back oil the carpet, and blood came out in a regular torrent. He knelt down over me, for I could feel his breath, and watched to see if I was dead. I pretended to be so. I felt life comina• back, and I felt a tingling all over my body. I knew if ecould get on my feet I should be able to make a fight for it. After he knelt behind me fur a short time ha got up and walked away. I then opened my eyes and looked, and saw a pair of tongs a few inches from my hand. Feeling that my strength had returned to me, and that there was the whole length of the room between us, I seiz-d the tongs and sprung to my feet. He was then standing at the win dow. Hearing me get up, he turned round and faced me. I riLled at him, and made a blow at him, which did not take effect. I seized the tongs by the middle, and made a dash into his chest and face, and knocked him over on his back. As soon as he was on his back I got upon his chest and tried to smash his head with the tongs, but he got hold of them with both hands. I struggled for some time, but finding he was as strong as I was I could not do it, so I looked round to see if there was anything shorter I could hit him with. Close to my right I saw a large black bottle, which I took in my right hend, and seeing that he had hold of the tongs, I hit him with the bottle sight in the middle of the forehead, which broke the bottle all to pieces. That made him quiver all over, but it was not sufficient, so I got hold of a metal vase, which I threw at him but missed him. Then, as there was nothing else at hand, I set to work to get the mastery of the tongs, 'which he was hold ing all this time. He was lying on his back close under the window. After several strong wrenches and a good struggle I got the tongs. As I got them I fell back, but was on my legs in an instant again. By that time he was rising into a sitting position, which gave me a fair, full blow at his head with the tongs, which I gave him with all my might and main. I repeated it three or four times. He had his head down to avoid the blow, and I then struck him across the back. In order to disable his hands I hit over the wrists. _ I then thought he was disabled, and tried to get out, but I found the door locked. I was coming through the folding doors when I met him coming towards me. hstepped back to get the full swing of the tongs, and I struck him a blow on the head, and he fell forward as if he was dead. He lay between the two rooms. I took up his feet, and pushed them into the front room, shut the door, and went to the window, where I saw two men, whom I told I was being murdered and asked to come to my assistance. I had one leg out on the widow sill. They called out they would come if I opened the door. At first I was inclined to do so, but then I thought that for men who had heard pistol shots, and to take no notice, they might be in league with the murderer, so I did not choose to trust them. As I heard them coming up I looked through the window to see my best means of escape. I first tried to get down a square wooden pipe, but found I had not strength to do so. I then hung en the window silPwith my hands, put my feet on the window frame beloiv, and took my measure for a spring upon two wicker baskets below. I succeeded in getting on to them and clambered over the wall of the next house, went through the passage and got into the street. I saw a policeman standing on the op posite side of the street, and told him to go in and take charge of a man who had been attempting to murder me, but he said that he could not. He said he was watching the house, but would send for assist ance. A gentleman then came up, and he told me I was badly wounded, and that I had better get surgical aid. I was taken to a chemist's shop in Hungerford-market , and from there I came here. No angry words passed be • tween us before the encounter. I have not the wildest notion as to what could have been his motive., I 'lever had a conversation with the man, good, bad, or indifferent. I did not know there was such a man in existence. By Mr. Humphreys—lt was an ordinary kind of chair. I don't recollect anyone taking hold of my coat. I don't think I lost much blood from my wounds. I think what I did lose brought life back to me. I recollect in the early part of this year receiving an anonymous letter. I burnt it. I showed it to a gentleman named Thomas. It reflected on the character of another man, and offered to give me in formation. As it was anonymous I put it in the fire. I think it wanted me to meet the writer near some archway about Spring-gardens. The person mentioned was one of the directors of the Grosvenor Hotel Company. I received the letter at the Army and Navy Club. By Mr. Sleigh—l never saw Mr. Roberts at the Grosve nor Hotel. I never heard or knew anything about Roberts before his decease. What I have heard about this matter has been communicated to me by my friends. The con versation was carried on while I stood, the remainder took place as we were going to the house. I berlandid not hesi tate to accompany Roberts. Northumd-street is a very respectable ' street and I did not dream of an attempt on my life at l 2 o'clock in the day. The only question he asked me while we were at the table was about the interest for the loan. I did not scream out when I was shot. I never tried my voice ; and when you, sir, have to fight for your life I advise you to fight in silence, a nd not to lose your power in talking. It is the first time that I ever was engaged in such a murderous encounter. When I threw the metal vase at him, Roberts said—" That won't do Master William." When I hit him with the tongs he said—" Give me fair play." The first actual blow I gave him was from the bottle. I pushed him down, if you call that striking, while he had hold of the tongs. The tongs were broken by the blows I dealt Roberts. During the encounter I made no alarm, and all he said was, Give me fair play. Mrs. Murray knew the fact that the company wished to raise a loan. I only used one bottle in the struggle. By Mr. Humphreys—l had had conversation with Mrs. Murray about the Hotel Company. I used to talk to her about the business when I got home. I used to make ob servations as to how our loan was getting on, whether favourable or otherwise. Mr. Humphreys—Then what you did w as simply to pre serve your own life ? res erve my lie. Major Murray—What I did I di d to pasf of If I had not got the better of hi m I w a ea man or certain. I felt my only hope was in. getting the better him. Mr. J. T. Dark—l am secretary of the Grosvenor Hotel Company. Major Murray is one of the directors, of which there are 10. I never saw the deceased present at any of our meetings. Major Murray had no power of negotiating a loan. No director has any power to do so. By Mr. Sleigh--I never saw the deceased before. I saw him when the jury viewed his body, but I am confident Reb3rts was never present at a board meeting. No one but the directors were present on those occasions. R e i n agpudley — l am A WediC.4 student at tlwhopital, AUG SEPT OCTI ' I was at the bedside of Major Murray when young Mr. Roberts said he had never seen him before. I heard Major Murray distinctly say to the young man, " have you ever seen me befor e ," an d h e rep li e d, " ne ve r ." The major asked him whether he knew that his father had, and he said no, not to his knowledge. Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hoskins, Mr. Day, and Mr. Stevens, medical students of the hospital, stated they were round the bed of Major Murray when he was first brought. They each heard young Mr. Roberts deny all knowledge of Major Murray. Mrs. Roberts, widow of the deceased, said—On the day of the occurrence I met my son William on the stairs of 16, Northumberland-street. He told me Major Murray had inflicted the injuries on his father, and that he had seen him before. I was taken to Major Murray's bedside in the hospital. I said What have you hurt Mr. Roberts for. He said I never saw the man in my life ; who are you ? I said I heard Mr. Roberts speak of you, and I've been out with Mrs. Murray. I asked if she had been sent for. Murray again asked who I was, and then he said, I think you are as mad as your husband. I have been in Mrs. Murray's company three times. The first time was three or four years ago, at the Surrey Hall, Mr. Roberts was with me. I was introduced to her by Mr. Roberts. Nothing passed but the usual civilities. The next time was when she went to witness the opening of Parliament; and the third was last summer. Mr. Thomas Balcomb, brother to Mrs. Roberts, spoke to young •Mr. Roberts having told him he knew Major Mur ray from his father having pointed him out in the Strand, and also from having seen him on the landing at his father's office. It was on the Monday after this occurrence that he told him this. There being no further evidence to offer, The Coroner proceeded to sum up, when, commencing to read Mr. Canton's evidence as to the cause of death, The Jury intimated that they were then almost entirely agreed upon their verdict. The Coroner, upon this, only explained under what cir cumstances they would be justified in returning a verdict of justifiable homicide, if they considered that the Major had killed the deceased in the effort to save his own. life. He read over at length the whole statement of Major Mur ray, and at its conclusion asked the jury if they wished to retire to consider their verdict. The foreman replied that it was not necessary, and, after conferring_ with his colleagues for a minute, said, "We find a verdict of justifiable homicide, and that Major Murray slew the deceased to save his own life." The verdict was received with applause by the Court. The Coroner said he entirely concurred with the finding of the jury. The foreman then paid a high compliment to Mr. Durkin for the sagacity and patient care he had shown throughout in unravelling this most mysterious case. Mr. Durkin replied that he was exceedingly gratified at the compliment, but he hoped their thanks would be ex tended to Inspector Mackenzie, who had been associated with him in the whole of the:proeeedings, and who had exhibited the greatest zeal in elucidating that which at first appeared a mystery. In reply to a question, Mr. Durkin stated that, after the finding of the jury, Major Murray could at once be removed to his own home. They had already taken away the con stable who since the occurrence had been in charge of him. Thus ended the proceedings in this most extraordinary case. SHOOTING TRAGEDY AT DERBY. On Wednesday evening the Derby police were informed that a man named Robinson, who had cohabited with a married woman named Berring ton (whose husband had left her some years ago), had been missing since Monday. His house was locked up, and it was therefore determined to enter it forcibly. The officers found Robinson with his clothes on in a stupified state on the floor, and the woman lay on the bed, her skin discoloured, and apparently in a stupified state. Mr. German, surgeon, arrived in a few minutes afterwards, but the woman died about twenty minutes after his arrival. On entering the bedroom, Inspector Fern observed to Robinson, " Why, she has taken poison," and he replied, " If she has, she took it out of one of those two bottles" (pointing to two that were upon the table). Robinson also added, " When I came into the house tonight I complained of having a pain in my bowels, and she (Berrington) said she would give me something to do me good,' but I was not to smell at it. I took some of it." Robinson was taken to a surgeon's, but he fell down in a stupified state, and it was some time before he could be restored to conscious ness. Men, however, sat up with him during the whole of Wednesday night, and yesterday the poison had ceased to have any power over him. That murder and suicide were contemplated, the following letter, by Mrs. Berrington, posted to her brother-in•law, Mr. Brown, of Kegworth, on Wed nesday evening, will show : Derby, July 23, 1861. My Deai Mother and Sister,—l write 6 inform'you that I am very unhappy at this time, and by the time you get this I shall be no more ; but don't blame any one for what I have done. I hope'you will, on receiving this, come to Derby immediately, as no doubt some one will be breaking into the house and taking all there is. I think there will be sufficient to bury me ; and you will find some little things in one of the big boxes that I should like my little Mary to have ; and you will find in the little drawers at the end of the box some portraits. There is one in which me and my young man is taken together. The other is a likeness of his brother, a soldier, belonging to the 4th Company of the Royal Brigade, now at Canton, China. We have been expecting him home some time, and when he returns I should like him to have it, as y have mine. I have sent to him and told him where he will find it, so I hope that you will give it to him, as it was my dear Will's wish, and also mine. Francis Robinson is the young man's name— brother to the one you will find me with. The key of the door you will find in the window; you must break a pane to get it. The key of the box you will find under my head. You will also find in the box that will be locked a packet containing some pledge tickets. You «:11 find the card of my club, and also the rule book; and I think there will be four pounds allowed by the club b bitty me with. The note that you will find on the box please to take to the ad dress as soon as you can. I must now bid you all farewell. —From your affectionate but unhappy sister, SOPHIA BERRINGTON No. 2, Court, Macklin-street, Derby. P.S. I wish you to have the club money and all other things that may be left. SAGACITY OF A " GOLLY" DOG. That species of the canine order, called the sheep or colly dog, is well known for its sagacity, and the following, for which we can vouch, is perhaps without a parallel. One day last week Mr. Shaw, Achgourish, Kincardine, Abernethy, with his fa vourite dog " Chance," left home for the hill, for the purpose of what is called " the sheep gathering," that is, bringing them down to a convenient place to be shorn and washed. They had not proceeded far when Mr. Shaw, from indisposition, or some other cause, did not feel inclined to go up the glen, and he told his deg to go away and bring down all the sheep, and that he would await his return. " Chance instantly obeyed his master's orders, went up the glen, gathered all the sheep together, and came away with them exactly in the direction of his master. We may mention that " Chance's" movements were observed from the top of Craigourie by the hill pundler. Mr. Shaw, who waited pa tiently the return of his faithful servant, now saw the sheep nearing him to the west of Craigourie, and at this moment observed a hare getting up amongst them, and looking very bewildered. " Chance" taking opportunity of this, left his charge for a little and took to the chase, and after some stiff work succeeded in catching the hare. Mr. Shaw called out to the pundler to go and take the hare from the dog. Chance" anticipating what intimate a t t o was to follow, surveyed wi th sus p icion the pundler,k. not on n w o h battle o w a s him.fwasitthapopnreowacihthinwghomhe Yet was terms, instantly threw the hare over his back, as being the easiest mode of carrying, brought with him the sheep with all speed, and laid the hare at his master's feet. Not later than Friday last, the same dog was asked by Mr. Shaw to go and keep the crows out of the potato field. This he did, and in about half-an-hour returned to the house with a live crow. It is supposed that he concealed himself below the stems, and when a flock of them alighted, made a dart at them, and in this way had caught it. We can vouch for the truth of the above. A dog of this kind would certainly be valuable, not only to shepherds, but to agriculturists' and we hope Achgourists will preserve the breed.—Banff , shire Journal. The Rectory of Richmond, Yorkshire, has been conferred upon the Rev. Richard Earnshay Roberts, M.A., of St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, Perpetual Curacy of St. George's Church, Barnsley. _ _ INFANT MORTALITY IN BAVARIA,—The mor tality amongst children during the first year of life is very considerable in this kingdom. From 1835-44 there were 327,393 deaths amongst legitimate, and 103,676 amongst illegitimate infants ; that is 31 per cent. of all those born, 30.1 per cent. of the legitimate, and 35 per cent. of the ille gitimate. According to Quetelet, the mortality of infants in the first year is, in Belgium, 141 per cent., in England, 14. G, in Denmark 17, in Saxony 29, in Bavaria 31 per cent. This excessive infant mortality here may be partly o due to the atmosphere and the high position of the country above the level of the sea ; but the most imap t cause is, no doubt, the social condition of to ne Bavari an people, in dustry, people, the antiqUated, mediaeval state of commerce d u permissions t r , the reign t o marry, o fmonopoly, veto the of t difficulty he oDipe mm parishes,o i f c it o oh b ue o t a s ct i lo n i ts n he g de boroughs. Such circumst ances are not ntoattuhrealludeeanveldophmeaelntht ooffththeerpesoopuurlcaetisoonf.the3.lceonunitnryth, beuptraimlso,) oobfliiirfee'd tiongstoea:toosfermviacne,Yaius t g he a y n a d re f ro n t adlilnogwefdamtoilies carry a o r n e a 'business of their own. The common issue of the struggle between passion and morality is only too well known ; and ,thus a multitude of children is born who are a disgrace to the mother whom they bring into misery, and to the father, who is often obliged to emigrate; or the illicit connexion is con tinued, and the misery only increases with time. If it last some of these men are received as citizens into the parishes, this is generally done at an advanced period of life, when their energies are spent, and there are children whit last,chit costs much trouble to legitimise. The family is, at often thrown upon the parish, which by its veto, intends to shield itself from burdens, but becomes in the end, by its short-sighted policy, only more heavily taxed than would otherwise have been the case. The members of the families just described generally swell the criminal population of the coltutrY. — Xol . o4 Zinifs finc? Cfßetto, THE NAVY. The screw steamship Donegal, 99, Capt. Sherard Osborn, C. 8., which left Gibraltar on the 12th, entered Plymouth Sound on the 23d current. She went out under steam, and returned home under steam and canvass. Fine weather prevailed until Monday last, when there sprang up a heavy gale from the south-west and north-west. During the storm, in lat 48 30 north, long. 6 6 west, Thomas Woolf, able seaman, fell over, or was washed from the fore chains. The life-buoy was dropped in stantly and a boat was promptly lowered and gal lantly manned, under Lieut. Edward G. Maddock. After a prolonged absence, the sea running very high and the weather hazy, a recall gun was fired, when Thomas Southworth, ordinary seaman, was unfortunately blown overboard. He drew out the tompion and returned unobserved to the muzzle of the gun, if is supposed for the purpose of taking out some rags. It was with some danger that those who were unsuccessful in rescuing Woolf were got on board the ship. The Donegal brings 36 military invalids from the garrison, three naval invalids from the St. Jean d'Acre, 99, Capt. the Hon. B. Elliot, C. 8., and six convicts from Gibraltar. She has 42 guns of various sizes from the Acre, in exchange for others of modern coestruction, which she conveyed to that ship. The Donegal left at Gibraltar the Acre, the steam gunboat Procris, Lieut. and Com- mander the Hon. John Carnegie, and the paddle wheel steam tug Redpole, 1, tender to the Hiber- nia. Off Algesiras was the Spanish squadron, eon _ _ sisting of one line-of-battle ship, two frigates, and two gunboats. At 11 a.m. on Monday, in lat. 47 40 N., long. 7 W., the Donegal spoke the screw steamship Marlborough, 131, Captain W. H. Stewart, C. 8., beating to the westward, all well ; and in the afternoon, during the gale, she passed a line-of-battle ship, name un known. On entering the Channel the Done gal tried her rate of sailing with a clipper mer chant ship, which she distanced completely in a few hours. The Donegal will probably go into Hamoaze to exchange the Acre's old gun's, after which she will, it is said, join the Channel fleet, to which she belongs. _ _ The Dragon, 6, paddlewheel steamer, which was commissioned at Sheerness by Commander E . Harding°, has been found to be so rotten, and altogether unfitted for service at sea, that the whole of the officers and men have been turned over to the screw corvette Cameleon, 17, 200 horse power, now fitting at Sheerness. Since the Dragon tias been in dock a considerable portion of the planking of her bottom, both fore and aft, has been removed, in order that a careful survey of her timbers might be made by the dockyard authorities. The result of this examination, which was completed yester day, has been the discovery that the rot has pene trated so far into her timbers that there is little chance of this fine steamer being again fit for sea, notwithstanding any amount of repairs which may be effected in her. A special report of the result of the survey has been forwarded to the Board of Ad miralty, and the decision of their Lordships is now awaited whether this steamer is to be broken up or to be thoroughly repaired. The Dragon was built at Pembroke about 16 years ago, and three years since underwent a complete overhaul at Chatham Dockyard. Yesterday, a party of workmen com menced removing ber rigging. The Virago, 6, paddlewheel steam sloop, 300- horse power, left Sheerness harbour on Wednesday for a trial of her speed and machinery, the trial being under the command of Capt. Schomberg, of the steam reserve, assisted by Mr. Price, inspector of machinery afloat, and Mr. Blaxland, chief engi neer of the Sheerness Dockyard. The following results were arrived at :—Average speed, 8.631 ; revolutions, 181; pressure, 8; vacuum, 26 ; course of wind, sto 6 S.W. After being tested at the measured mile, the vessel was tried at the circle and. the half circle, the latter occupying 2 minutes and 35 seconds, and the former 5 minutes and 3 seconds, it taking 200 yards to perform it in. Draught of water forward, lift. 10in.; aft, lift. 3in. The machinery worked ttdmirably. On the same day the Pylades, 21, screw steam corvette, 350 horse-power, arrived at Sheerness from he Pacific (Capt. M. De Courcy.) Th e vesse l was inspected by Vice-Admiral W. J. Hope JobnUonc, who spoke very favourably of her condition. After :his she proceeded to Chatham. On Wednesday the Griper, 60 horse-power, ten der to the Cornwallis, arrived at Chatham with con demned stores from Hull, and proceeded to Sheer ness to await further orders. The Geyser, 6, paddle, Commander Wood, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday, with supernumeraries, &c., from Devonport. The Iris, sailing frigate, left Spithead on Wed nesday evening for the Medway, where she will be dismantled and put out of commission. The AEsaye paddle frigate, Commander G. N. Adams (her Majesty's Indian Navy), arrived at Spithead yesterday from India with troops, time expired men, and invalids ; she awaits orders at Spithead. She sailed from Bombay on the 30th of March, and St. Helena on the 7th of June. Her passengers and troops comprise—Capt. Anderson, wife, and child, 6th Dragoons ; Mrs. Frazer and three children, Lieut. Seagrim and wife, Ist Royals ; Lieut. Bradford, 3d Madras Europeans; 3 warrant officers, 139 non-commissioned officers and men, various regiments, 11 women, 9 children, and 6 naval invalids. Off the Cape the Assaye expe rienced heavy weather, but afterwards had a fine passage, calms. ; itthhe pre ponde r ance alBth g wi w nd es s te a r n ly a winds, accompanied with thick weather, rendering shefe iin woift with stron g it necessary to watch the approach to land with ex treme caution. _ The _Assaye's wheel floats were taken off in India, and the passage home has been made under canvass. It is expected that she will proceed to the Thames and undergo repairs and alterations similar to those made on the Punjab. The Nimrod,6,screw despatch vessel, Commander Arthur, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from China and the East Indies, and is ordered into Portsmouth harbour to dismantle, and to be put out of commission. She sailed from Singapore on the 4th of April, from the Cape of Good Hope on the 25th of May, from St. Helena on the 9th of Stine, and from Fayal on the 12th instant. Fine weather was experienced until on nearing the Channel the recent gale was encountered. The Nimrod has brought home a few supernumeraries from the station and the Cape. The Norwegian corvette Ellida, from Wednesday Norway, put into Plymouth Sound on of cadets, evening. She has on board a num ber who are on a cruise of instruction. yesterday The following appointments were ma de Field, addi tional, the Admiralty :—Commander J. B. Coast Guard ; tional, to the Hawke, for service in . t h e Cadiz for Coast Guard; Lieut. S. the Ajax, for service in the Lieut. George G. W. Armstrong, to the Diadem; H. Adlam, Second Master, Commander Sidmouth S. Skipwith,additional, to James Harry, Second Mas otothtehelnEdxucsetrlyler, W. . ;John N. De Vries, paymaster, to to the Sanspareil . the Warrior ; Thomas Pidcock, paymaster, to the t D e r a , ff ; Fisgard ;T. M. . m Jenkins and Edward Roe, assistant to the Fisgard. paymaster, A part of the Gillingham Volunteer Corps, nu mbering 30 non-commissioned officers and men and four superior officers, under the command of Capt. Beveridge, arrived at Sheerness on Thurs day, and practised at gun-firing from the 68 and 32-pounders on the centre bastion of the garrison. e t The practice Was excellent, the flagstaff being car ried away a n d the target riddled through. After the 50th shot it was observed that the target was adrift, owin a f. to a shot which had separated it from the buoy. The potato diseas• has made its appearance in tho neighbourhood of Southampton and Durham. A HEN IN A CHINA SHOP.—On Saturday, a hen, in the course of a leisurely peregrination, strutted into a shop in Wick, and after a brief survey of the premises, mounted the counter, jumping them:* into a corner where a large quantity of brittle Ware Was deposited. Here chuckle contrived to upset and destroy various valuable articles of crockery, and having thus far succeeded she flew in the direction of the window, urdsetling and smashing bottle, Brc. and threatening to coma -;it greater destruction. Here, how ever, she was secured, an d, she was then and th er e, 11Ter without the benefit of a trial, sum marily decapitated a ,ad thrown into the street.—Vert Ensign, as a warning to all intruder!, • ) stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 1000 /100 15 all 100 1 RAIL all all all all 18.8. all all all all all 71 8 all all 15s. 8 100 all 100 all al , 'all fall 19 981 i 9 151 i i 4 I 1 10 130 i