The Sun. — London, England, 1856-08-14 00:00:00

riz oNEy m ARKET AND COMDIERMAL INTELLIGENO,''. was In the foreign market there is more activity and 2 8 the quotations g enera ll y rema i n firm. Turkish 10 4-per Cents. are 103 / Spanish Threes 44, and Sardinian 924 Russian 44 per Cents, have been 98, 1 /. Mexi can 224 10 Peruvian Dollar 20 Bonds, 604, and D u t c h 2I per C ents. 05k. French 100 Threes are quoted 70 75, with the exchange at 25 25. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :-Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7k ; Mexican, 22,1 ; Peruvian, 81 83 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 57 59 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 46 7 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 111 13 ; ditto per Cents., 98 100 ; Spa nish 3 per Cents., 44 5i ; ditto Deferred, 24i 1; ditto Certificates, 6 ; ditto Passive, 6 7. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- 18b6. 1855. Great Western North-Western South-Western Brighton 20,962 20,004 Midland South-Eastern Caledonian Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire Brlatol and Exeter 7,956 7,220 Ciester and Holyhead Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin co l n 9,843 8,508 North London North Stafford Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverh 4,014 3,737 West Hartlepool Waterford and kimerick Edinburgh andlaqgow Glasgow and South-Western Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada... 8,360 6,141 Norwegian Trunk 977 827 Railway shares are generally firm, and the ar rangement of the account is progressing satisfac torily. The rates of " contango " continue mode rate. Rigas have improved to 1i prem., but in the shares of the other foreign undertakings there is no change of importance to record. Banking and miscellaneous shares are quiet, but generally steady. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONF O'CLOCK, flirom iinsinc. , ,, done. 3 per Cent. Reduced A.nnuitias 3 per Cent Comels ,innialtie4 osi 4 Now :3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock India 3oucts, £lOOO Consols for Account Exchequcr Bills, 2?d. RIOO 9 500 l3 10 12 pp • • PEtICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. Bl Mexican 3 per Cent 2 - li Ditto Account Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1811 Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent 463 Russian Bonds, 1622, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto 1i per Cent. Sardinian Bon's, 5 per Cent. . ......... Spanish Beads, 3 per Cent 44; Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent -- Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. French Bentes, 44 per Cent Ditto 3 per Cent kt, , , , tenis e , , the above Ay.li , k , ,-, ...r,..,.-._ Dutch Exchange, 2. per Cent., 12 Guilders 65:1 Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4 : ' per Cent. T WO O'CLOCK. 951 t . ... 95 Consols, Money Ditto, Account . The prize Champion reaping machine may be seen at Work during th e w h o l e harvest on Mr. Dray's farm, Farningham, near Dartford, Kent. On Monday, the 18th inst., a public exhibition will take place (on the above farm) of the " Ch amp i on " and also the " Union" reaping machines. Conveyance fro:n London-bridge by rail to Dartford, thence per omnibus. ENCOUNTER WITH BRIGANDS --A letter from Imola, of the 3d inst., says " A regular engagement took place some nights ago between a hand of brigands and a patrol of gendarmes at Seto, on the Imola and Medicine, road. Five gen d armes , pass i ng b e f ore an inn, asked if there were any strangers in it. Having received a negative reply, they rode on, and meeting at a short distance from Sesta the wife of the innkeeper, they re peated their question, to which she refused to reply. The gendarmes began to suspect something and retraced their steps. When they arrived before the inn, a brigand came out, shot a gendarme, and was himself killed by another. A second brigand then advanced to the as sistance of his comrade, shot two other gendarmes, and fled, pursued by the two surviving soldiers, whn, how ever, were not able to overtake him. The brigand who was killed belonged to the band of Lazzarini. The inn keeper and his wife have been arrested, and will in all probability be shot. The proceedings were conducted by the Austrian War Auditor." . CITY, Two o'ClLoox. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed heavily, and prices of all descriptions were without any material change. The sales amounted to 5,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken for export, and r 3 500 on speculation—comprising 4,000 Egyptian, 60. to 74d. ; 700 Surat, 41d. to Sid ; and 100 Sea Islands, 11d, to ls. 2d per lb. The Railway Share Market closed quiet, with very few transac- 22 - tions, and p r i ces were a shade lower. 25 AdriceFi from Odessa of the 28th July state that st. the grain m ar k et th ere was firm ; partly in come- at. quence of accounts from Marseilles, and partly 2 from the bad wea th er w hi c h had continued for 20 20 days previously, during which it rained almost in- 20 cessantly, doing considerable damage to the crops 10 in Southern Russia. From 25,000 to 30,000 50 tchetwerts of wheat changed hands at 10 to 114 silver roubles per tchetwert, which is considerably -.fp above the previous quotations. Great fault is found with the merchants at Odessa trusting to the 25 advices from Marseille; for the a ccoun t s f rom 25 other markets in Western Europe predicted the E s t fall which has since taken place. The 10 average prices of wheat were as follows : ll o t• Ist quality 101 t o 11i rou bl es per tchetwert ; San- 50 domirca 10 to 11i ; Bessarabia 10 to 104. The 20 stock on h an d at t h e end of July was about 10 120,000 tch e t. L e tt ers f rom the Sea of Azoff an- s't. nounced the firmness of the markets there, as the 8 1. depots were not overs t oc k e d, an d t h e results of the ensuing crops in the surrounding country calculated would be below the average, while iu the interior it would be a most abundant harvest. At Taganrog wheat was quoted 28 to 34 silver rou bles per 10 poods (3601b5. English) ; and superior qualities 31 to 33 roubles. Oleaginous grains are much in request, and it is difficult to meet the de mand at Rostoff and Berdiansk. The Committee of the Stock Exchange have deferred the further consideration of the position of the - Riga and Dannebuig Railway Company until next Monday, when their de- a cision, based upon the documents submitted to 1( them, will probably be announced. Meanwhile 25 the Directors, an x i ous t o d o all in their power to 25 disabuse the public mind from the prejudice lat- 7% terly expressed, h ave reso l ve d upon postponing the 10° call of 41. per share from the 20th inst. to the Ist proximo, when the proceeds will be placed in the - 6 1 hands of the ba n k ers o f th e company, as trustees, 25 until a full assurance can be given to the proprietors t r., that the advantages set forth in the original prospec- s'o tus will virtually be obtained from the undertaking. 20 The Directors, an d, consequently, the share- st. holders, have in some measure been misled ; but r not to such an ex t en t, i t i s asserted, as to seriously St. damage the prosp ec t s o f the Company. What view the Committee of the Stock Exchange will s s t t• take, however, it i s i m p oss ibl e to it predict ; and . their decision, therefore, is awaited with great 25 anxiety, especially by those who in the belief that g the shares offered a good medium of investment at. were induced to purchase them at high rates of g . premium. The report of the Midland Railway Company 10 for the half-y ear en di ng the 30th June has been -10 issued, showi ng a di sposa b le b alance of 242,1971.155. 4 t. 7d. A dividend of 4 per cent. per annum is proposed i'; ( t ) on the 9,129,8681. 15 s . 10d. C onso li dated Stock. at. The Bank of E ng l an d Di rec t ors, at their" meeting Tt• to-day, have made no alteration in the minimum at. charge for discount accommodation. St. The English Funds were at per cent. decline at the com mencement of b usiness, but they have L 2 O since become firmer, and the market appears to have an upward tendency. Exchequer Bills, which 25 are marked 95., 10s., 125., and 13s. premium, have been sold, s,old, to th e ex t en t o f 5,0001., by the Government broker, who subsequently purchased 20,0001. or 30,0001. Reduced Annuities, which are quoted 954. 1. The New 3 per Cents. are 96 to 96k. Consols for money have been 951 For account they have been 951 and 951- Bail India Stock is 234. S A HaET S. rn .4 1 8 DA Y. RAILW:A VS. aajimA Ctosinc Prices 1 Bust yesterday thi 1.4 et • 941 12a ;.1. t tag ', 1 .2Y~S fe.s• 28 30 41 43 14.} 11. • ; . iirming. Wolvorc ' , tour Valley.... si 91 all nirkealld. Lanes;., Cl..esliire Junct_ 19i .- 20 " 11 no. Cheoh. & Birk. 16 -- 18 all Do., do. .- -.. ..... - 134 • 141 all Elyth &Tyne origina £25 (issd. at f 45 .... - ... 100 Bristol and Exeter... 94 - I'6 100 Caledonian. 584 - 59 all Chester & Holyhead. 164 - 176 161 all Cork and Bandon_ 13 - 15 all Cork, Black, & PAS: ... ...., lB Cornwall „. • - all Do. A "'- 8 Do. B - ... 45 Dub in&B e lf as tJ une 3 -- 5p all Don. P. & Abi.r. Jnc. 10 - 11 100 East Anglian....... 164 --- 174 all Eastern Counties.. 91 10 91 100 East. - Union. A. EV. 35 - - 37 10i • De., B. Stock. 24 - 26 8 4 Do., Now A....,„ ... - "' lO East Kent . - • 100 East Lancashire ..... B6 - 88 05 4 100 Edinburgh& Glugo , 61 - 63 614 all Edinb. and Peebles... ~. - ... iOO Edin.Prtt &Dratth, 684 - 39,1 all Forth & Clyde, Jun: - all Furness. ............ all Do. Extension. .. . ... 100 Glasgow& S. W es t er , . 94 all Great N. of Scotlnd 71 - 100 Great Northern....... 9 7 100 Do. A. Stock ..... 0 82 1 00 D 0. ,, B. Stock 133 130 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre , 119 100 Great Western. ... .. 100 Do. Stour Val. Rs!' Goa. Stk. .... - all Irish South-Eastern -.! - all Lancaster & Carnal, 72 - 75 14i Do., Third s .. , .... 6- 7 i 12 Do. Now Thi r d s 6 - 7 lOO Lencash.andlrorksh 97 1 - 081 ~, i 1 Do., Wst. Ridi ng U n all Do. South:, ort all London & Biackwao 74 - 73 100 Lond•Bright&S • Cst. 106 - 107.4 106 100 Loud. and N. W es t n 1074 - 107/ 107 4 16 Do. Fifths - lip 5. D0:10L51L,M&8....0 1 - 6 D d i 1 3 2 o. Eighths, ... - 3 1 100 Londor.andS. ii;.al•-, 1084, - 109 1 ' 11 Lon. Tilby. & Sad?, Barking Sh all Lndndrry&Coleraio• all Lndndrry. & Enniek 100 Hanch•Shef.&Linelr S 82s. Do., Man. & Lin. Un 1 Metropolitan 1 100 Midland - , B3; 100 Do. Birmng. & Derb-, 54 all Midi& G. West. (Ire.) ••• all Do. Half Shares .. all Newcastle& Carlisle all Nwpt•Aberg. &Ilrfd 143 9 Newry & Enniskiller ... all Newry, Warrenpoint and Rostrevor. 100 Norfolk 53 34 Northn•CountiesUn 34 100 North British 36 100 Nth Devon Rail. & Dock Stock ••• 100 Do., A Stock„ 100 Do., B Stock 100 N.Eastern-Berwie 83 23/ Do. do. Extension .. 41 - 164 Do.do.G.N.E. 'Porch 2.t - _ all Do. Leeds l7l - 18, 1.00 Do. York 584 ?-. 591 100 North London . . ... 3t is Ni.&S.Wiltrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jo ... - 173 North Staffordshire 4l - all North Western 64 - 'all N. &S. Westrn„,Tnne ll - 10r] Ox., Wore., & Woly 3l -- 14 Portsmouth.. .... ... - 100 Scottish Central,,, 108 - 100 Scottish Midland 77 - 1100 s'hropshire Union ... 49 all South Devon ......... 15 no South Ea5tern..,...... 734 100 South Wales ..... BO 15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 4 1 5 Do ........ . .... _ . all Staines,Wok.&•Wol, 15 I I 411 Stockton & Darling. 37 10 Do., do., 1854 ..... . ... 1 Do., do., 1855 1 Stookten & Hartlep. ••„. 100 Taff Vale .... .... .. 100 Do, Pref., No. 1.. .. ?2 rhames Hay. all Vale of Heath ' 2O all Waterfd. & Kilkenny 6; all Watorford&Limerick 28 all West Cornwall. ... . all West End of London - .. - gi B2 i - 135 - 121 •- 64 631 - ~.,. and Crystal Palace 6 all Do. A ....... 2 3 Do. B all West London. all Wimbledn & Croydon 8 - ... "... • • • aiji 33i - hi( 83j i, t 6 84 84 i Si 4}. 7; 1?, 33 is 1 151 74 1 731 FOREIGN. all Antwerp&Reth:rd.rf 7i Si 10 Ardennes 4A 5A ( ad Atlan.& St.Lw. leased at 6 p. e. by Gd.Tnk. _of Canada all Eielgian Ea , tn. Junt ll --, 2 d 14 '.3: , ziers to GraissessA 2 3 T 9 Bombay, ilaroda, an Con. Tndia, g. sp. c 1 2t all Do. 5/ Buff. & Lk. Hur, Ry. i i all Carmeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. 5 all i Demerara 11 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 19 Do. Now all East Indian, g. 5 p all Do Fa. B, gu .5 p. c. ... .. 5 Do. Ex. C, gu. s p. c 2/ ..... 3 all Do. do. D, gu. sp. c. 24 23 all D 0.41 p.e.Ends.,'s7 ... ... all Do. do. do., '59, do.. ... ... nll Gee'ong lz Melbourm guar. 5 per c , nt... 231 241 23. all Gd. Tk of Cana() ;IA i , 121 134 90 Do. Cert. of Deben, con. into Stk. till '6: ... - ... all Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. 83 85 14' Gt. Ctutral of Fran• 81 _ 9 ; all ot. In. Pen. g. sp. c. 21! 221 21 2 Do New, glum sp. c. li 11 ,, 15 tireat Lux(nnbour, Constituted Share 5/ 5i 5/ all Gt. Western of Canada Shares „, .... 25 95. 1 , 25i 51 Do. Ile w 2l- 3 f , -.11 Do. Eds., payable '5 99 101 all Do. do., '76, pl. 'CO 122 127 r.ll Do. do., '73 do. 122 127 all I Do. do., '73, withoui _ _ -s; 24 - 2sl 13f 374 - 37; 13.4 - 14} 23 - 234 option all Lake Const. & Bast all Liorre and Turnhou 6 Lombardo Venetian. 6} Gap all Lucca Pist. sp. c.p P • 10 Lyons and Gcnovz ll 124 7 all -ous Meditorr* r: ••• all iadrA F, guar. 4 p c 21 21 all Do. New do., 5p c 2i 3 all Do. 41 p. c. Exten 1i lap 10 Do. 3d Ex., g. Sp. c 24 2 all litria Antonia all Do. do. New all Carrinr Liege {wit' intt* , •est) 9 all (ez intr3rent).... 8 9 all Do. do ,Cp. c. Pref. 20 90! all !To:thorn of Fran,e. 411 424 al gorwegianTrunkPm $ 9 all l'aris and Lyons . 574 57 all Ditto Bonds ...... all Paris and Orleans 3 Recife & San. Fran .10 112 I • .''. • • • 7 1 - lip` 4 (Pernam.) g. 7 p. e. N all Riga & Duuaburg at 801. per share... 5 Rome and Frascati.. all qoyal Danish l9j 20 ail Royal Swedish — all Sambre and Meuse— 12i 1341 13 all Do. 51 p. cent. Pref. Di 1 0 5 Scinde, guar. 5 p.:. 26 all D 0... 18 Southern of France., 18 3t. Andrew's ane h ... lad 2; - pm Quebec (A) , e'! Vest Flanders - ali Do 5A per c.' Pref._ 94 9i all &N. W. of Franc, 38 39 nli West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden .. . all 4on.lrayt .. l9 20 ZOINT-STOCT BA.NKS. -11 Austrtht4i, 121 Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London all Ori. Col. Bk.S,;Ln. C al , , 3ritish N. Americar Chartd. Bank of Asir, 6 Chrtd. Br.h. of India, Australia, & Chin , 50 City 25 . colonial 20 °ammo:dal of Loud P ,ll " : '' 2 g.Soot.&A.us.Cht Chan. Bk. o Australia 15 i)itto New... 20 l'PrAndon and County;, 50 Lnd. & Bnkg. Corp. 10 London Joint Stock. 10 London and Paris 20 Lond. Westminstei 35 Nlationai Pro.ef Eng 10 Do. New 'lO2 - 104 69 -- -71 pi 12i • •• ...'. Ni i -1 p 71 : iid ... i : 18 21i 22 - 2 p •• 1 • - - 3p 35; 31i •» "'" ••• • ." °"" of • 22? .; rational of Bank all .ierr South Waioß.: all Oriental Bank Df COrportlon 10 Ottoman Bank 25 rrovineial a Ireland all tio. Now 1 1 Aus !3 fin Cc 50 Royal British tlk Australia all !?nit-4 c.f Amityßt 2• Vew. 10 ' 50 Westen Bk of Loud 48 - 50 40 41 1 - liP, • 0.11 ••••• 0.11 ... ••••• 1.0.1 38 68 69 7 i - 84 ld Par` 43} roung ;pital th Old ghtly 1 and %ming ith y ac the with ound. lame(' .pney, isoner th the ' bag, other enter, Hos• or fell Jp the ,s' im , two of the PEAR. 2s 10d lerat, )m 3; s 6d a )y the nine. 8i 10 20 20 6 20 I.t. iraid.( 20 20 20 20 ad THE 81) N LONDON ; THURSI,Ar vvE9,,,tNG AUGUST 14 1858 Sporting Intelligence. IrR", `.l RAILWAYS. Le,alß. Compan, Comm , e yest2r.lay. IVt ~.J T S IC READING RACES —WED/vEsDaY, The Cavershatn Stakes (Handicap) of 5 sovs' each, 2 ft, wiah 25 added. Straight run in, 5 fur. 15 subs. Mr. Dennett's The Hartley Buck, by The Fallow Deer, 4 yrs, 6st 1211) (Fordliam) 1 Mr. Wittier's Octavia, aged, 7st 71b (Crouch) 2 Mr. E. R. Cl ar k' s Mr. Sykes, 6 yrs; 9st...(Dockeray) 3 The foliavving also ran :—Little Gerard, Titornats, Little Tem, Cantrin, Bacon, and Surplice. Betting-4 ta 1 each eget The Hartley Duck and Little Gerard, sta .1 ;test the Clementine geldirn 100 to 15 1 agst Oct av i a . W on b y two lengths ; a head between the second and third ; Bacon was a 'bad fourth, Cantrip fiftt, and Titorchus sixth. Clenientina gelding was last, a long way. The Forbury Strikes of 3 soya each, with 30 added. One mile. 6 subs. Mr. Hewitt's Profile, 2 yrs, 4st 131 b ( 30 /.)...(Rayner) 1 Mr. Evans's Nuiette, 3 yrs, Est 13113 (301.) (Prior) 2 Mr. Saxon's Coxwell, 2 yrs, sst 61b (501.). (Tuck) 3 Desdemona and Keppel alai ran. Betting -6 to 4 agst Coxwell, 3to 1 agst Profile. Won easily by three lengths; bad third ; the others cattle in at wide intervals. The winner was sold tor 73 guineas. The Whitley Stakes (Handicap), of 5 sovs each, with 5 ft, and only 2 if declared, &c., with 50 added ; the second horse to save his stake. One mile. pm Lord Cliftlen's Alembic, 5 yrs, Bst 3lb ........ .(A. Day) 1 Mr. Howard's 'itridboy, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (in. 7113 extra) (Fordham) 2 Mr. Elwes's The Cropper, 4 yrit, 7st 41b (Plumb) 3 The following also ran :—Rip Van Winkle, Kathe• rine Logie, Newmarket, and Worcester. Betting -6 to 5 agst Sandboy, sto 1 agst Alembic. 10 to 1 agst Kati'ierine Logie. Alembic made all the running, and won easily by a neck ; bad fourth ; New market filth. The Reading Stakes of 15 ROW; each, 5 ft, with 50 added for two-yr•olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b. Half a mile. _ Mr. T. Walker's Gemma di Vergy, by Sir Hercules, Bst 7113 .......... .. (Kendall) 1 - Mr. M. Dennett's Zaidee, Bst 61b (including 31b ex.) Fordhan4 2 Mr. E. R. Cl ar k' s South Western, .Bst 71b(Deeker a y) 3 C by Slane, and Old Fashion also ran. Bettine ' s to 5 agst Geinma di Vergy, G t o 4 agst Zaidee, Bto 1 offered agst any other. Ater one failure the lot got well away. Old Fashion was first off, Gem• 'ma di Vergy and Zaidee lying second and third. ' At the distance ow Fashion disappeared from the front, and Zaidee, with Gemma di Vergy at her girths, went -on with the lead. From this point the race was con fined to the first two. Gemma di Vergy struggled on gamely to the end, got up in the last few st r id es , and won by a "short head." Bad third ; Bay Rosalind colt was fourth. Tne Stand Plate (HAndicap) of 100 sovs. Half a mile. Mr. Thellusson's Madame Clicquot, by Burgundy, 2 yrs, Est . ............................ (Cres swe ll) 1 Captain Litd e 's Olympus, 3 yrs, fist 13Ib (Ealing) 2 Mr, Payne's mare by Van Tromp, out of Queen Mab, 5 yrs, Est 101 b .................................... (Plumb) 3 The following also ra n :—Flacrow, Mr. Verdant Green, Alembic, Romeo, Poacher, Bessie, Little Gerard, Titormns, Michaelmas Maid, Octavia, Prim rose, Eloquence, Grayling, Madame Rachel, Sea Lark. Parole, Dexterity, Il ldstrator, Equinox, Araby 'l3 Daughter. Betting -5 to 1 agst Olympus, 10 to 1 agst Madame Clicquot, 100 Co 8 each agat Michaelmas Maid, Octavia, Little Gerard, Alembic, and Que en M a b mare. Won by a h ea d, an d a head only between the second and third ; Eloquence was fourth, about a length behind Queen Mab mare; Titormus fifth, and Michaelmas Maid sixth. The Selling Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added ; half a mile. Eight subs. Mr. Taylor's Fashion, by Faugh-a-Ballagh, 3 yrs, 7st (20/.) ....................................... --(Ealing) 1 Mr, Saxon's Wild Strawberry, 2 yrs, sst (301.) (Cooper) 2 Mr. Hewett's Araby's Daughter, 2 yrs, 4st 81b (201.) (S) Betting—Ev en on F as hi on ; very little betting. a dler Won 3 by a length; three lengths between the second and third. 50 %II Bedford and Bleteeley ... St. 1f.',0 Backghameh. St 1.00 Clydesdala.Tc. 25 all Col. StoOr Vy. Sod. and Hal. F; . 100 E, Lin. g. 6pc 5 all E. Un. H. Sll. St. lOU Was. Barr. & Neils. Direct St. WO Do. New...... London. N. West. L.&N.W. E. Un. 1Y i THE STAMFORD MARCH. BY THEODOR HERMA NN. — IVIitch.eII, Old Bond- - 100 I 99 - 105 I street. This is a very pleasing composition ; not at all difficult, but, forcible, well-accented, and effcctive. The trio is especially good and harmonious in its character, and the march altogether is worthy of fivonrable notice. Gt. Nrt E. Conn . Caldeniett I t ~ all ( T tEi t t i r p ll Fr Railway 50 all Hull & Selby 25 all Do. i Shares. IN all Do. iSi Ives. L all Lon.&Greenw V) all Do. Preference St . 100 Lon., Til., &S. i St 100 Lowestoft gr. at. i'r'on x. Yk. view. & Borw. Y. &N! . Do.. Do LITERATURE. The St. James's Medley John Mitchell, 33, Old Bond-street. The August number of this instructive and en tertaining Quarterly is quite equal to the best of its predecessors; the contributions being judiciously selected, the subjects brought before the reader treated with considerable spirit and ability, and a due sprinkling of lighter literature, lending a charm to the whole even greater than the title of the serial would lead the reader to expect. In "The St. James's Medley " in point of fact, the fashionable and commercial world have a magazine which may be dipped into with satisfaction and advantage, however brief may be the leisure the sultriness of the weather and the exi gencies of their various pursuits allow them. Eschewing verbosity the editor presents brief and readable papers, all of them interesting, and seve ral characterised by a good deal of noint and vigour. The opening article is a review of the " Contemporary Greece " of Edmund About, and introduces to the reader the principal results of the distinguished author's tour of observation. Sem& of these are of a remarkable nature. The article altogether merits a careful perusal, throwing as it does both new and more vivid light on the present condition and prospects of Greece and the Greeks. A pretty storiette of the " 17ndine " class follows, and as one of a seriesof "Scraps from Old Friends," the classic scholar is presented with an exact ren dering of some choice lilies in the CEDIPUS COLONJEUS of Sophocles. "The Ruski's Farewell on the Departure of the British Army," a humor ous parody, is succeeded by some pertinent re marks on " The Passport Nuisance." " Dreams w thin Dream" might be taken for a maiden effort by the author of " Vathek." From dreams we are carried to etern realities, in ves'ed hitherto, unfortunately, with much of the unreality of ficuon. In " Crime and Criminals," besides a merciless utilitarian dissection of Chester ton's " Prison Life," and a favourable notice of Mr. Frere's recent work, we have the general sub ject of penal discipline, more especially for youth ful offenders, nervously treated—the writer insist ing on the prison and the reformatory being com bined. "In Memoriam" expresses, in a few grace ful lines, a trite but none the less consolatory thought. The lovers of travel, and such as are concerned about the present state of Algeria, will follow with interest the steps of a "Blind Travel ler," as recorded in leaves from his diary. " Peep at the Russians," and a cl ever if not altoge ther satisfactory, "Review of th e Session," make up the list of articles and conclude the number. Enstert Do.. 'Poto &Co. • 4 per cent. St. LOO Do. 6 per ct. & all Manch. Bktn, 1 Norfolk Do and Matloch 50 I all I Middlesbro' & Midi& Stckton By Darlingt. Midland.. Redcar St. WO Midld.Bradfd 6f 5,1 Newmarket Bury E. G.spc 50 all N.& Est.s o.e. '4) all Do. 6 per e t. 50 all Do. Fixeds p c 15 all Prest. &Vv yr' 126 all Do. 6 Shrs. A St. 1)0 Roystn.& Hit. 25 - I.Bs Shef.Roth.an6 Gooleg.sp.e. 10 all Shrews.&Her 101 S. Staffordsh. .50 ail Wear Valleygr 6 per cent... 25 all Do St 100 Wilts&r;'orarst En. Conn. E. Count. D 0... L. & N. W Do IGtNortlin Lancash Yorksh. T. Brassey it.llClean Stockt. & Darlingt Do latvirestn. SIT OP HER MAJESTY TO PLYMOUTH .eLYMOUTIT, Aug. 13.--The officials at this port were yesterday astounded by the appearance of a signal from the Implacable, 72, Captain Arthur 'Lowe, lying in the Sound, announcing the appearance of the royal squadron off the port, and steering westward. It was not long before the royal yacht, followed by the other ships of the squadron, were seen. On entering the port the Livia cable, and Gorgon, 6, paddle, Coriimander Towsey, dressed ships, manned yards, and fired a roya l sa l ute. The gun-b oats anchored within the Breakwater also "dressed ship." The royal standard was hoisted at the Citadel, and the customary salute fired, the royal yacht proceeding at a steady pace, followed by Fairy, Vivid, Black Eagle, and Trinity yacht, round the island to Barnpool. By this time the news had spread of her Ma jesty's arrival, and a large number of persons had assem bled under the Hoe and the Heights, who welcomed the royal visitors with loud cheering. When abreast of Mount Edgcumbe, in Barnpool, she lay to for a short time, and an exchange of signals took place with the fort at Mount Wise. The Victoria and Albert then pro ceeded into the harbour, followed by the vessels above referred to. As the royal yacht approached the bar bout, the Impregnable, 104, Captain Wise, flag of Ad-, miral Sir Wm. Parker, Commander-in• Chief, dressed, manned yards, and gave three cheers as the Victoria and Albert passed, and all the other ships in commission fired a royal salute. Subsequently a like salute was fired from Mount Wise. The yacht anchored off the dockyard, and as she WP,I at anchor Admiral Sir Wm. Parker, accompanied by Mr. Secretary Richards, and his Flag Lieutenant E. H. Howard, proceeded on board to pay his respects to her Majesty, as did also Rear-Admiral Sir S. H. Plumridge, and Major-General Eden, accompanied by their respective staffs. The cau tains of the several ships in commission also paid their respects to the royal visitors. Prince Albert and the Prieca of Wales subsequently visited Afo t unt Edgcumbe, where they remained about an hour, when they returned to the yacht to luncheon. Abut half past three p.m. hie Royal Highness Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales, accompanied by Captains Du Plat and Cri.pin, lcft the yacht for KeyhaM. On the arrival of their royal highnesses at the prin cipal landing place they were received by Admirals Sir Wm. Parker and Sir J. H. Plumridge, and their staffs, &c. The artisrns discontinued work on the arrival of ' the Princes, and with the police lined the quays and loudly cheered the party as it passed. Prince Albert first visited the boiler-house, thid all the new machinery recently erected ; from this he proceeded to the new buildings erected for foundery and smitheries. From this his royal highness proceeded to the dock in which the Himalaya is now undergoing repair. He next visited the tunnel, returning to the yard, and passed over the dock heads to the landing place. The heads of the several branches were present to give information, and his royal highness appeared to take great interest in the establish ment and the progress of the works generally. About half-past 5 their royal highnesses re-embarked to return to the yacht. At this time a tremendous shower fell, but, aware of the treacherous character of the weather in the west country, a store of umbrellas had been pro. vided, under which the party left the pier. At 6 o'clock Prince Alhert, again accompanied by the Prince of Wales, landed at the Queen's steps, Mount Wise, where a guard of honour from the 54th Regiment received his royal highness, who proceeded to visit Major General Eden, at Government House ; from thence his royal highness proceeded to inspect the new (Brunswick) barracks. Here he was accompanied . by General Eden and the military authorities. At the close of this inspection his royal higlapess again embarked at the Queme's steps, and returned to the yacht, It was first understood 'that her Majesty would not land, as she still felt the effects of sea sickness, from which she suffered severely in the passage from Dart mouth to this port, there being a head wind and a heavy chopping sea, in which the yacht rolled heavily. At 5 o'clock, however, her Majesty, accompanied by one of the princesses, and Boma of the ladies in attendance, left the yacht in the royal barge, steered by Captain the Hon. J. Denman, and proceeded to Mount Edgcumbe, where she was received by the Countess of Mount Edgcumbe, and remained for up veards of two beers. On her Majesty's re-embarking to return to the yacht, a royal salute was fired from the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe's private battery. Among the guests at the royal dinner table last even ing m ere Admiral Sir W. Parker and Major-Gen. Eden. In the absence of her Majesty's private band, the hand of the Royal Marines, under the direction of Mr. Wia• terbottom, was ordered on board the yacht in the even 1 BETTING ON THE COURS E. EBO/C HANDICAP. 100 to 30 agst W ar l oc k ( taken) sto 1 agst C oroner ( ta k en) 10 to 1 agst L a d y T atton (taken) 12 to 1 aget Yell ow J ack In the course of th e a f ternoon 100 to 7 and 100 to 6 were laid agst Y e ll ow J ac k ; 1000 to 500 and 1500 to 500 were also betted on Coroner agst him. DERBY. 40 to 1 agst Oakball (taken) The business of the meeting was conducted in a highly creditable manner. The Messrs. Hibburd not only exerted themselves to insure the present pros?erity of the gathering, but also to obtain a " material guaran• tee" for future success. Fine sunny weather caused the course to be numerously attended. The race for the Reading Stakes, between Gemm a di V ergy and Zaidee, was perhaps the most interesting and exciting of the season. WOLVERHAMPTON RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Foal Stakes of 10 soya each, with 20 added fcr 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 61b ; fillies, Bst 31b. Once round. Four subs. Mr. Stevens's The Unexpected, by Pompey, Bst 61b Mr. Morris' s D o lly V ar d en, Bst 31b (Yates) 1 (Barham) 2 Won by four l eng th s . The Wrottesley Stakes of 10 sous each, hlt, with 50 added, for two and three•yrolds ; winners extra. ialkPaes ne. r E-i team tsu i b n s g . Mr. t ton, by Faugh-a-Ballagh, 3 yrs, 84 121 b .( 80 1T ) ) 1 Mr. J. Da wson ' s H arr i e, 2 yrs, 7st 21b.. ....(Midg1py 2 Mr. Eastwood's filly by Chatham, out of Prize Flower's dam, 2 yrs, at 1216 (Bate,) 3 Typhon also ran. Won by a head ; same distance between second and third. Typhon jumped round at the post, and los'. start. The Innkeepers' Plate of 25 soya, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soya each, for three-yr-olds and upwards . op-% tional sellin g we i ghts, &c. One mile and a ' half. i Four subs. Mr. Cliff's Indian Queen, by Annandale, 3 yrs Est 916 (201.) . . .... (Pritchard) ' 1 Mr. W. Carr's Betsey B, 4yrs, Bst 41b (301 ) (111idgley) 2 Mr. F. Butler's Miss Hatch, 7st 11113 (280 (E. Jones) 3 Won by three quarters of a length. The Holyoake Handicap of 15 soya each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, &c., with 50 added ; winners extra ; the second to save his stake. . One mile and three qharters. Twenty-three subs, 11 of whom d ec l ared. Lord Chesterfield' s Types, by Touchstone, 6 yrs, B s t 121 b (Flatman) I Mr. T. Parr's Goldhili, 3 yrs, 6st 12lb (including 71b extra) (Bates) 2 Mr. Copeland's His Piper, 4 yrs, 64 51b (Frost) 3 Mr. Jackson's Panmure, 3 yr; sst 51h (Bullock) 4 Won by a head ; a length and a half between the second and third: Stewards' Plate Handicap) of 25 SOVP, added to a Sweep stakes of 3 toys each ; the winner to -be sold for 30 sous, &O. ; winners extra. Half a mile. Nine subs. Mr. T. Stevens's The Unexpected, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b Mr. Jones's Head s an d - T ails (Bates) 1 2 yrs, 4st 121 b (Pritchard) 2 "--- ... Won by a neck. The Theatre Stakes of 5 sous each, with 30 added. Three quarters of a mile. Seven subs. Mr. Gill's Plausible, by Springy Jack, 4 yrs. 3st 71b Idcroft 1. Mr. Morris's Dolly Va r d en, 3 yre, (A. 131 b (Bates) ) 2 Mr. Joseph's Salmon, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Frost) 3 Mr. Smith's Wild Cherry, 3 yrs, 64 9lb .. (Bullock) 4 Mr. Newcome's Obscurity, 3 yrs, Est 131 b (Sopp) 5 Won by a neck; same distance between the second and third. Racing rixtares for 1856. AUGUST. Yarmouth 18 Derby qg York Radcliffe 25 Stockton Should the weather prove fine today (of which there is not now, 10 a.m., much prospect), it is said to be her Majesty's intention t. proceed up the Tamar and visit Endsleigh, the seat of the Duke of Bedford. • The royal squadron left Dartmouth at 9 o'clock yes terday morning, her Majesty having remained at that port from noon the preceding day. During the sojourn Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales proceeded up the Dart as far as Totnes, in the new river steamer ate,- mouth. Her Majesty also made an excursion up the river in the royal barge, and in the evening landed at Dartmouth to proceed for a carriage ride round tle neighbourhood. The previous night the royal squadron anchored cff Portland, having left Cowes the same evening. SEPTE. Warwick Sept • 2 Lichfield Lincoln 10 Doncaster lv Lekra.ter 94 OCTO. :MBER. Cardiff 0 4 Walsall 24 Manchester Autumn 26 Newmarket F 0 30 Ke150.... 1 Chester Autumn ..... Bedford 9 Wrexham Autumn NOV E. N ewmarket S 0 l3 Warwick Autumn .. _2l NewmarkQt H 27 :BE2t. Worcester Autumn 4 Tarporley Hutt PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY EVENING. Her Majesty the Queen, Prinde Albert, the Royal Fa . mily, and attendants, went up the river Tamar to-day, so far as Cotbele, in the Fairy, and from thence to the Weir Head, in the Gipsy, Saltash river steamer. ' The royal party left the royal yacht Victoria and Albert about ten in the forenoon and returned on board again about Eix in the evening. The band of the 54th Regiment are on board the royal yacht. Should the sea he calmer in the morning it is probable the royal yacht will have this pert. Liverpool Autumn l2 Shrewsbury Autumn —lB Irish Racing Fi SEPT ~trres for 1856. IVIBER. Curragh 2 Johnstown o 3 Traniure .. Jenkinstown Park l6 i Limeri c k 3O OCTOBER. Curragh 141 Cashel .......... Down R. Corp ora ti on ,.. 21 INTENDED DINNER TO TIE ERMAD!, OP GUARDS. EB OR If ANDICAP. --Youatt Wm. Gray's advice is, pepper the Coroner for the Ebor ; never mind the bet ting, as the " Playmen" are at work again. Warlock also will miss fire, and my choice will win from end to end. This is quite as good a thing DM Ellington for the Derby. Subscribers are requested to do as advised, as this is my turn to cry "Victorious." Terms—York Meeting, se. ; to the St. Leger, 10s. Address, 15, Charing-cross. Addressed envelopes required; TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—AII Londoners highly approve of the dinner to their own brave garrison. But as the metropolis con. tains a vast number of Oderlonians, why not give, also, a dinner to the Highland Brigade, now stationed at Shornecliffe ? A few Highlander= already spoken to have spontaneously agreed to contribute. above 100/. for this !P.udable object; and to render this mark of honour mu acceptable to the brave, let numbers swell this trioue by their contributions. Three hours will carry from London-bridge all who may .wieh to bo present. All that is required to give effect to this measure is that some active patriot make a movu and call a gene ra l meeting, when, no doubt, the basis of aeemppii 3 i i i ng i t , will be effectually formed. The regiments there, undrr the command of Sir Colin Campbell, are the 42d, 79th, and 93d Highlanders, all of whom have been present from the lauding at Eupatoria, in 1854, until the eva cuP.tiou of the Crimea. An theertion of this will much oblige • A SCOTCH MAN. SEDIODS ACCIDENTS TO A. " BAND OF HOPE."—SOUTH ADIPTON, Tuesday. —As a, number of children connected with the Temperance Society, nanacd. the "Band of Hope," comprising about 200, was returning from an excursion, and quietly walk:n on the side of the road near the Crescent, a gig, in which were two young men, came up at a most fearful pace, and dashed amongst the children, scattering them in all dircctione. The parties in the gig were Mr. Henry Lyford (sun of an eminent medical practitioner at Winchester), and Mr. Edward Day, a trainer at Codford, and stated to be the son of the well-known trainer of that name. The nature of the injuries received by several children has not yet been ascertained, but more than one is in a dangerous state. An inquiry into the circumstances took place before the magistrates, and the defendants were remanded. THE AMERICAN MAIM—SOUTELAMPTON Aug. 13. The United States mail steam ship Hermann, Captain Higgins, sailed this afternoon for New York with the German, French, and English mails, 280 passengers, and a full cargo of French and English merchandise. I': A.D .17 Ul.; ic3 l (11P TV It: E CKS . The following account of the wreck of the Edina is from the pen of Mr. W. Mears, the waster, to his friends in ,Exeter " ""Rio Grande, 7th of J une, 1856. , My dear Parcnts,—From the,receet terribl e ac counts 'hat must aye reached England prior to this, concerning the :rearfol loss of life and areps-ray to ship ping on thi s coast, o f which, I am sorry to say, we have been victims, has, I fear, on my aceount r left y:u in a state of the greatest anxiety. "However, although in a very weak and ttretelled condition, as you wer e assure d b y report that my life was spared, it must have spared you in a measure the anguish of those whose sons and husbands were unfor tunately killed or drowned in the ill-fated Edina. "I will now proceed to give you a full account of a fearful shipwreck and loss of life, with the sufferings and wretched condition of the survivors. "We sailed from Newcastle, as advised, on the 28th of February, 1856, with a crew of eight persons (my self included), for Rio Grande. Nothing occurred to impede the progress of our voyage in the northern hemisphere, and with fair weather, by the 12th of May, we had got as far south as 31.50, where we were surprised with a gale of wind from S.S.E., which occasioned us to bring to under a close -reefed main sail. The gale continued fo increase steactily, and -up to Thursday the 15th bad attained the force of a hurricane, with a terrific sea ; to which date at noon we had not met with damage. Finding by the lead that we bad drifted into 18 fathoms of water, it was deemed expedient to set more sail, for the purpose of keeping to windward. As no observations had been obtained for several days the position of the ship was not certain. Accorn the close-reefed t o p sa il was being got ready whedin, aey t 1 o'clock p.m., a h eav y ground sea gathered to windward, and struck the ship with terrific violence, laying her on her beam-ends, and carrying away bawsprit, forecast, cook-house, boat's companion, bulwarks, and stanchions., fore and aft, with everything on deck—making a clean sweep. The mainsail was knocked to atoms, and five men fall with the foremast, two of whom were killed, whose bodies became entangled in the floating wreck, and were seen no more ; the remainder recovered the deck uninjured. The cook, poor old Andrew, was se verely jammed, his right leg, ribs, and head were broken. He was taken to the forecastle, Where he remained in his bed till he eras drowned. From the stanchions being all broken off in the covering boards the water was ad mitted freely, and on account of the weight of wreck hanging to the mainmast and giving the ship - a strong liet it was advinahle to relieve her by cutting away the mainmast, whic:a after being severed with an axe, fell. The ship now righted, with about four feet of water in the well, with which she was so deep that the sea made a continual breach fore and afe The covering -beards were secured as well as practicable, and the stamen were lashed to the pumps. They endeavoured to keep her afloat. She must now have been 24 miles off the land, and dead on a lee shore. At about 4 o'clock p.rn. the mate and second mate, while pumping, were struck by a heavy ground sea ; their ribs were broken, and the former, with a severe bruise in the foot, was carried below in a state of insensibility. The pumps were still plied by those who were uninjured; and about 5 p.m. I received a severe blow on the right leg by the chain cable, which gave me excessive pain, by the wound being so washed by salt water that I was compelled to abandon the deck and seek shelter with the others in the forecastle. 5.30. It became dark, and a miserable night we had to encounter. 9.30 p.m It became evident, by the heavy surf, that the ship was fast nearing the shore. 'We had tried to clear away the bower cable; but as it was capsized in the locker, We had not strength to do so. I had hoped to have been enabled to ride her, but bad I done so she would either have foundered or filled with water, as the mainmast, by towing alongside with the lee rigging, which could not be cut, had dragged out the chain bolts and beaten a hole through the stern. The heavy ground sea began to pour on board—the pumps were abandoned —and the poor fellows, with death before their eves, sought shelter with the disabled, in the forecastle, where they had not been but a few minutes before she struck the ground. She be gan now to beat violently —was thrown broadside to the beach, and heeled to seaward. Sea after sea commenced its work of destruction, and the water rose so fast over forecastle sheets that we had to retire, when 'L or d h ave mercy upon us !' was so l emnly and devoutly responded to ley all ; and about 10.30 p.m. we left our only shelter for that of almost certain destruction. Lashed to the paul•bit were five human beings—struggling for their very existence. The seas seemed to out-rival each other as they fell bodily over ua washing us repeatedly off our legs, and tearing our ship to pieces with awful violenBe. I remained with the rest for about two hours, tin my strength began to give way. .Cy this time the decks had floated off amidships the masts, or stumps rather, had floated out, and the ship was fast going to pieces. I re solved to try and swim ashore. Accordingly, I stripped myself of everything, said 'good bye' to my poor fellows, and plunged from the paul-bit into the boiling surf. With a small piece of wood, which I found while swim ming, I endeavoured to keep my head above water, but the first sea knocked me over and over, and my piece of wood was lost. However, in the interval of another sea I recovered a larger and better piece, which I held on, and by the aid of which I happily succeeded in touching the bottom. I attempted to walk, but the under tow carried me again to seaward, and Iliad to swim away as fast as I could. Another sea sent me further in shore than before, and with the assistance of my piece of wood as a walking-stick, stuck in the sand, I held on till the waters had receded, and I found myself high and dry on a desolate beach, without a house or habitution to shelter me. I had been in the water 20 minutes. I fell on my knees and cfrered up a prayer to the Almighty for my deliverance, and then retired to the hack of a sand-hill for shelter, with which the coast abounds. I commenced with my hands to dig a hole in the sand, where I laid myself. I had not been there long before vio lent Olive's came over me, and I was obliged to look out for a better place. I went down on the beach with the hope of finding something to cover my nakedness, but did not succeed. I felt dreadfully mid. However, I rolled up two headless flour barrels, built up a heed to one with sand, and crept into them, when the nails so tore my flesh. that it was with great difficulty I could get out again. I again went to the beach, and there found a barrel much larger and 'free of nails, with a head to it, and a cask of brandy most full, only two bottles basin.. been used, th e sp il e of which I got out with my teeth,* and bad a good swig. I tried another, but from the spirit being above proof I could not swallow it, my mouth and throat were so much swollen. However, it stopped the shivering, and I rolled away my new cask, got into it, and slept till daylight. I got out at break of day and went to the beach, which was close by, in hopes of finding clothes when a s orr y scene presented itself. The gal e was still raging with fearful violence— the beach, al far as the eye could reach, was strewed with fragments of broken wreck—the ship was reduced to a mere skeleton, and four pOor souls were lashed in the same place, dragging out a miserable existence, the sea was washing over them head and ears, no assistance was near, and not the slightest hope of a rescue, I turned myself from the scene, and with stiffened limbs returned to my comfortless eandhill with satin. ss. On my way thither I found two pillows had coma en shore. I pulled off the covers, washed off tie sand, and laid theta to dry. In the meantime I laid myself down and fell asleep, under the influence of the sun. In about an hour I awoke, with a severe smarting pain ail over my body, and found thet it had so scorched me that I was the same as if I bad been whipped with stingingnettles. My pillow slips were now dry; T made holes for my head and arms and I put them on, which sheltered me 'against the weather. Being winter here, it is considered very cold in the absence of the sun. I had now been 25 hours without as much as' a covering for my body. On the 16th, at 10 o'clock a.m,, lashed to a piece of wreck, the mate, through hunger and thirst, committed himself to the surf. After a revere struggle be happily succeeded in gaining the shore, bet in an exhausted condition. I ran down to him, but it was some time before he recognised me ; on board‘they all thbught I was droWned. They had seen me on the beach in my nakedness, but concluded that I was a native. On his way to say eandbill he fell in with the ' brandy cask, out.of which he drank a little and revived. He soon found freds water, of which the coast abounds, which, with a little brandy, gave us a grateful hever Having two shirts, a pair of drawers, sad a pair of trousers on, he pulled off his inside shirt and gave me, which, in addition to my pillowcases, made me a little more comfortable than before. Night coming on, we, as well as we could, prepared' our habitation, which consitted of a headless water puncheon, a piece of tarpauliue for a bead, and the cabin hair cushion cut in t ; although wet it made a good bed. Huddled together we p asse d a f ar more comfortable night than before, and but for my sun-burnt pain I should have done very well. At about daylight on the 17th the' boy, in consequence of the wind and sea having abated, succeeded in walking ashore, and after being on the wreck for 33 hours, be reported that on the 16th, just before dark, Charles Hancock, in attempting a laud• ing, was drowned alongside, and that John Hales died during that night in a state of delirium, from cold, wet, hunger, and exposure, making a total of five lost out of eight. Hungry and miserable we now left this scene of desolation, and onward we crippled with the hope of finding some one to save us from starvation • a bottle of brandy and o ne o f ' water, with four soaked' and sanded biscuits, were all we Collected from the stores of the ship, and on we walked following the shore till dark, without seeing the vestige of an habitation. The mate, with his toes jammed and ribs broken, suffered severely. We halted at dark on the sand, partook of a little brandy and water, and, huddled together, we again spent a long, cold, and miserable night. Some rain fell, which r en d ere d our situation truly pitiful. We walked that day about ten miles, and on the following day dis' covered three men'advancing, who proved to be Portu guese. To them we made our wants kdown, and were treated most kindly. The master took us to his fishing hut, where we were supplied with coarse food, and we finally recovered in eight days, so as to be removed on to Rio Grande. In the mean time our benefacter took horse, and with my report rode 83 miles to Rio Grande, which he delivered to the consul. It was merely stat ing the wreck and lives saved, which he forwarded to England. The journey occupied six days. On his ere turn he provid e d a waggon and 14 oxen, and We -ere every conveyed to Rio G ran d e, where, atter reeeiv i ng kindness o n th e road, we lately arrived. n were off th e b ar , prior to the gate, tended!l lost.. sacrifice of human lif e was aw f u l . T he s h i p was a total 'wreck when wo left, beams, topsides, and covering boards wer e aQsnre, and everything of service knock e d to pieces. She lies 100 miles north of this pia. e. "The following is a list of the crew who sailed with me :—James Morrish, mate, Starcross ; Robett Alford, boy, Exet er , save d ; Ch ar l es H an cock, 24, second mate, Kenton, drown e d ; J o h n Hales, 29, sea llittn, T opsham, died. from exposure ; Andrew Madge, 68, cook, Exeter ; der Ries.:: rd Monre, 20, Topsham ; and J 'amen Dim dee, drowsed. " With reference to thos,N who met with such an tin timely end, I feel bound, in justice to thoir memory and as a consolation to their bereaved frienfig, to remark, that the whole of them, without au exception, conduct.. ed themnelves with a steadiness so as to gain my entire never approb walked a shiation. A more qui 's decket or respectabh) set of y oung men p "Poor Charley and John Hales you knew, for they were in your service. The lafter poor fellow was wrecked alyiot two years ago at St. Ive, , , in the Swift, of Xxeter, hen with diffioulty he saveu his life; he t;leil lost every. thing. Ile has now 12E; a wife and one child totally n n . provided far. If by your interference Yoh could in any way get a small eum raised by subscription for her sup. port, it would 1)3 a great act of charity, as the, poor things are entirely destitute." GENERAL SaREl3r STEAM SHIPPING COMP_AN r. --- PROPOSED DISSOLUTION OF THE COMPANY. The 16th half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this undertaking was held yesterday afternoon, at the Lon don Tavern—Mr. R. C urr i e i n the chair. The report was r:ad by Mr. J. L . o ' l3zrurnE, the secretary. It stated that the contract with the Socidt‘ Generale des Clippers Francais for the purchase and sale of eight of the company's largest ships was duly exe cuted on 2Gth March last, and 25,0001., the amount of deposit, had been paid, but the purchasers having failed to fulfil their engagement, the deposit was forfeited .under the terms of the contract, and had become the absolute property of this company. The report further states : " Since the avoidance of that contract, the Board have had under their anxious consideration the question of the employment or disposal of the Company's fleet; and under all the circumstances they are of opinion that it is for the interest of the shareholders that measures should now be taken for dissolving the company, and realising their pro perty under the provisions of the deed of settlement ; and if the proprietors now present concur in such a course they propose to call two special meetings at an early day to give effect to those views. To this important proposition the directors invite the earnest and deliberate attention of the proprietors. The accounts and balance -sheet show that the transport service leaves a considerable balance to the credit of the revenue account, after writing off all debts and lia bilities which stood on the books unclosed. The continental trade does not show-a large balance to credit of earnings apes the wcrking of the last half-year, but it has been as productive as during the same season iu 1355. The insure ante fund has been increased during the half-year by the sum of 4,0001., and now stands at 49,775 :is. ld. The re serve fund, which has received the , addition of 20,144/. 73. Bd., amounts to 159,7681. 10 L. 11d. To dissolve the com pany it will be necessary to hold two extraordinary general meetings. The first of those meetings will be called at once, and should the shareholders then agree to the resolution to dissolve the company, the second meeting to confirm that resolution will be held with the least pos sible delay. So soon as the proprietors thus place them. selves le,gaily inliquidation, the directors will be enabled to repay the capital , of the company, as it shall from time to time become liberated, and they will commence this re payment by returning 31. per share to the credit of capital t m o imedia • tely after the shareholders have e m p owered them do so." The CHAIRMAN said the most convenient course for him to pursue would be to abstain from making any 'ex• planatory remarks until after the shareholders had dis cussed the extraordinary proposition submitted to them by the directors to dissolve the company, and. he ac cordingly moved the reception and adoption of the re. port. The DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN (Mr. Margetson) seconded the motion. Mr. K NIGHT objected to the course prop 'sad, which was acquiesced in by the meeting, and consequently The CHAIRMAN entered at full length into the affairs of the company. Referring to the contract with the French company, he meld the directors were much surprised at the non.oompletion of the contract, which occurred only a short period before the time for holding this meeting. He believed they possessed as flue a screw steam fleet as any company in the world- I (hear, hear)—a n d! if the directors recommended the dissolution of the company rather than embark in another trade, it was not from doubting the capabilities of the fleet, but from he im possibility of a joint-stock company such as this, and managed by a board of directors, to contend with acute men of business and the competition arising therefrom. He took the chair of the board under the understanding that he was to wind up the company, and not to con duct a trading company, and therefore be stood inde pendent of the board, and acted more as a shareholder than a director. If they adopted the recommendation the board was disposed to take a moderate of for the fleet, which would bring them "all home," and he should ob ject to any distribution of the money, such as by the payment of dividend, before they decided on winding up the concern. If they determined on having a divi dend he should decline signing the warrants, and at the same time they should remember that, if a dividend be paid, a considerable sum must go to the Government in the shape of income tar. Mr. STEBBING considered the shareholders should be paid a .dividend out of the first year's earbings, li e moved the reception ortfSF fefiert, 'and that a dividend of 11. per share be paid to the shareholders. lie objected to them waiting five or six weeks, and then the uncer tainty of their receiving 3/. per share in retarn of capital. The CITAIRILIN said that by the terms of the deed the company could wind up its affairs by the terms of the deed without the interference of the Board of Trade. The repayment of the money by the time proposed was certain. After some further diseugsion, and there being no seconder for tbs amendment, Mr. Stebbing withdrew it. In answer to a question, The CHAIRMAN' said that the directors were unanimous in their recommendation to wind up the concern. The original motion for the reception and adoption of the report was put to the meeting and carried unani mously. The meeting shortly after terminated with a vote of ;hanks to the Chairman. The first special general meeting will be held not later :ban Monday week, but seven days' notice of it will be given , 'lifraleat. -this fs dnoss done ds day ... - 98 1100 12 - 14 139 - 141 4 ... 41 23 30 ••• - 169 1.• -.... .. 121 - 231 12 .. """"' r • 2f 2i 94 - 96 - 55 - 138 - 1n l3 - 24.4 - 115 7 3 - Oh 1.01). i berdeen Doben 3t. 100 Do. 6 per cent. St. 100 Do. N 0.2. 7p. 0. - • ?. all Myth andTync lope p ry ' c. pref. (ised. at 501 61. ' , )f; Brie. & Ex. 4p.0. Sf 2( ' 5 Do. 4p. c. 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ReOst. area ..... i.srust 00 . - 0 . . t ornd s.r.o ).apiejan&/14 1 ... 5 - - ... - P -• ... 2/ - 3f 20 - 53 - i 55 30 35 2'; 16 18 Ad 14 15 2. i lid k 7 8 iCI3 fit 26 - 23 7 - 9 2.} - 2i 24 - 1/ - 3 - 4i 31 - ..~ ~ ~~ MOITB, 26 - 27 - 6 - 6i 1 26 - 129 114 - 115 24- - 53 96 - 98 i _ i 13 13.4 4b 41 R -- fo 3 1 ---3 i 1 --- lil 'l3 - 41 -4/ - gr. 21 - 26 3 - 131 - - 144 11 - A 24 -- 2/ p 64 - 66 4 -, 5 70 - 72 - 111 - flu - 37 1 - - l i i i 16 - 17 .00 F} tad 1 20 1 1 D 0.., 1261 114 ad 1171 PM IBER . ROYAL SURREY GARDENS. The ettendance last night was the largest since the in auguration week, and apparently the most musical. This, however, was not surprising, since the concert was 0:10 of unusual excellence, wad the whole of the first part was devoted to compositions by Mendelssobn, whose name for the English public generally has no rival in attraction, except that of Handel. It would seem that in a garden and in a theatre the spell is alike. Men delesohn's music, though refined and poetical in the highest degree, exereL.es a strong influence over the crowd, which with reasoning. minds must - be as canviucing a proof of its geniality and intrinsic worth as those more special qualities which have obtained for it tie admiration of musicians. At any rate we are glad to, see M. Jullien pursuing the same policy at the Surrey.gardens which has met with such Pegitimate success in every one of his cis pontine entsrpriscs ; and it is equally gratifying to find in one district Cs in the other a public eager to support and able to appreciate what is healthy and good. The selection from Mendelssobu'e works was made with great judgment. it was not a hit too long, and yet comprised a rhre variety of piece;— all, without ex ception, b? , intiful and maverly. The overture in C major, written for a military bend, which began the con cerr, was played for the fir,t time before a Llndon audi ence. It is a spirited and charrdrig work, and every where bears the familiar stamp of its composer. It was, moreover, capitally executed ; hut at the same time we think the stringed 'basses (which are not in the score) added heaviness, rather than force, to the effect: M. Jullien's "model baud" would have sufficed without annexations. Of the symphony in A major (the Italiau")—given entire, and with remarkable correct. Less and pn'cisio ,- 17.—it:unnecessa r y to say more than that it was listened to by the enormens assembly with undeviating attention, and applauderfin a manner which proved how heartily it bad been enjoyed. The first move ment of the quintet in A for stringed instruments (per formed by M.M. Kettenus, 6ighicelli, Schreure, Vieux. temps, and another, gentl eman no t named in tfie bills) was an experiment, which, considering the vast dimen sions of the music -hull, must be pronounced wonderfully successful. Nevertheless, a pianoforte, would, we think, have been better in place, and more likely to be under stood, than such exclusive " musics di camera" as this tranquil and melodious quintet--one of the works, by the way, in which Mendels§ohn earlick4 declared the in dependence aed originality o f hi s style. The employednpOn two of the most tuneful of the ,part - songs. "0 hills, 0 vales," and "The Vale of Rest," —hoth of which were well sung, under the direction of Cirm er ine , ter Land, and the first encored. We recommend for th e future that the orchestra should give the chord at she in order to prevent y termination of each verse in these par h t e v v bi c h the . the voicesdropping towards the did last night in both instances m ore than a semitone. This wou ld be preferable even to the association of a bassoon or violincello with the basses—an expedient frequently resorted to. The Mendelssohn selection Came to a close with the magnificent finale to the un finished opera of " Lorely," which was executed with great spirit—Madame Rudersdorfr singing. in a very ettistic style, the music of the devotee bride of the mine. After this performance the applause was'entbu. siastie. We understand that, in consequence 91 the sue . cess of the present essay, there will be another 4 . ` Met • • delssohn night" on Wednesday next. The features of the second part were the Zouaves— who in M. Jullien's new quadrille created the saute sen sation a before; a duet, by Kalliwoda; for two French horns, skilfully executed by the Messieurs Stoke,— two neer weathers of M. Jullien's orchestra; and Bishop's greed is " C! - Ough and Crow" (solos fey Madame It'uders dorfa Miss Kate Ranee, and Herr Relatansky), which was unanimously encored. The madrigals and glees seem to have obtained as' -much vogue here as at the Crystal Palace—at least if we may judge from an an. nouncoment that they are to be repeated every Friday, The first morning concert is fixed fur the 23d insert, ,". i i , ....; _ ugly 1 on and they t to yard con with saw noon 'rcpt took t he good COM i for nged Ses even one 'tato ul ks coni -1 he now and ailed iving the some crea- usual being of tb e Wales 'EAB. 3d .day's bnsi- Ls ed; 4s to d for to 40 Veal, nevi 0., 31 orate new do., Trade new 3., 31 ppiy light ailed DttC3 and, 9 zes. Ida [lan, got sin- aue, an., ner, Eu- 771 I