The Sun. — London, England, 1861-07-31 00:00:00

Tided 303 to n the pro accw tte , r that l i g her r pre" T per is leg; )7 the for to Tho 8,505 Juited r the lenies, other uding went orate" The ;e for a nd June The Nvgate prioe B which ice of Is. pe r 7ter of 'EIC. 2 pre, The , first en ded :allied with rected it aP' ek, as )t ex- d 134 e cor e less pleted ars of le& is beth, ated. " tCP ;frig, idun. -[B5l 2VOIVEI" NARXET AND CITY NEWS, CITY, Two o'CLocK. There is a very quiet demand for money, and the rates for the best bills now range as low as 5 per cent. An early reduction in the minimum of the Bank of England is consequently anticipated. A large supply of gold, viz., £115,000, was sent into the Bank of England yesterday. No material alteration took place in the Foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon. Gold is now about 5-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris, and 9-10ths per cent. higher here than in Hamburg. At the meeting of the proprietors of the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank, a divi dend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum was agreed to. _ Less activity pre va il s i n th e Liverpool Cotton sup ported. Market yesterday, but priees were steadily sup- The sales were 8,000 bales. The directors of the Electric and International Telegraph Company have issued their report for the Past half-year, which states the profits at £33,733, f rom which a dividend of 33 per cent. is recom mended, l eav i ng £ 4, 7 5 7 to b e a dd e d t o th e r enewal fund, which will then amount to £36,360. There has been a buoyant market for Public Se curities to-day, a rise of 3 per cent. having taken P l ace. A favourable effect has been produced by the easine ss o f money , an d th e e ncouraging accounts f rom the agr i cu lt ura l di s t r i c ts. The speculators have been induced to make a few purchases, and t he quotations have tended upwards in conse tzence• Consols were 90 90-'t for money, and {,9ofconse quence.or the account. The New Threes have improved to go' ; the Reduced to 891 901 ; but Exchequer Bills, it -larch, are flat at 12s. to 7s, dis. ; ditto June, 4s. to 3s. dis. Bank Stock remains at 230 232; and India 5 per Cents. at 991- ; and the New Lan Scrip at 1001,-. er little business has been recorded in the Foreign Stock Market, but prices generally show an upward tendency. Turkish 6 per Cents. have n nPreved to 78 79 ; ditto, 1858, to 671 ; but the 4 per Cents. are flat at 101 i ; Peruvian remain 4 „ t 97 1 ; and Sardinian have advanced to 7 9 ; S panish Deferred have receded to 41k. The operations in the Railway Share Market have been on a very restricted scale, and prices have Shown a further slight depressbn in several in stances. Great Westerns and North Eastern, York, declined ss. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 10s. ; and North Eastern (Berwick), 155.; Lanca shire tlnd Yorkshire improved ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines were flat at about previous quotations. For Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares there has been scarcely any demand. Bank of Australasia have improved 55., and Union of Lon don, s s . ; Crystal Palace Stock has declined to 32, and Peninsula and Oriental Steam New Shares realised 40. BRITISH FUNDS--,-ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock a Per Cent. Reduced Annuities B9/ 901 3 N ew Cent. Consols Annuities Annuities 3 per Cent. Annuities 9Ol 90 d'utnnities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — . Ditto for 30 yrs ' expire sth April, 1885 l 5l I ndia Stock .. • • ..-- Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Loan Scrip, 5 per cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 961 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Ditto under £l,000 Consols for Account, Aug 7 .. 901 2d Mar. p. day June 31 p.ct Xrchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d l2 7 dis 4 dis Ditto £5OO — Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. P eruvian 4/ per Cent — Ditto Account nussian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. Ditto 41 per Cent. Sardinian 5 per Cent. .. Ditto Account Sp finish 3 per Cent... • • • Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Itnrkish 6 per Cent . 781 Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCh.. Consols, Money :Ditto Account 9O/ i COURSE OF EXCHANGE.--Y EtiTEIWAT. Amsterdam , D itto •K‘otterdam — 12 1 12 15 Ant werp 13 , r usaeLs — 25 625 25 67 5 Xial thr b Pa r i s gm Short. 25 35 25 425 Ditt o k arseilles Prankfort on Maine —119 k Vienna 14 35 Triest e .• 14 25 14 28 14 55 14 - b etersbur g h — 321 33 Jae Mm c•• Itid — 48k 484 Cadiz '' —. 481 485 Leghor n . 000 000000000 _— 25 80 25 85 Milan — 25 725 25 775 „ g len% — 25 725 2 5 7 7 5 =Ampl e , 395 394 ?a ena 1175 117 5 Lisbon k en o — ~ ina — 1175 11 7 525 52A ... Tort° 525 525 14 0 JaneirolN.etv York — • • .. • • .. ! i rj : ver n in old in Bars (Standard) , . 4eidean Gold .. per oz. £3 17 9 0 0 0 Bars (Standard) .O 9. s lf 0 0 0 ° llth American Doubloons THE PRICE OF GOLD The quotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per mille prem., and the short exchange on London is 25.37 i per £1 sterling. On Comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 5-10ths per cent, dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 428 per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13.8 i per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 9-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 430 days' sight is )06f to 107 per cent., which, when compared 'With the Mint par between the two countries; shows that the Xchange is against England. But, after making allowance for loss of interest and charges of transport, the present rate leaves no profit on sending gold to the United States. DEATH OF GENERAL J. DWINBURNE.—Genera J ohn Swinburne, who died on the 27th inst., in the 73d dear, served at the siege of Copenhagen and the campaign "1808 in Portugal, and was wounded in the head on the retreat to Vigo. DEATH OF SIR A. J. LARPENT.—We have to an nounce the death of Sir Albert John de Hochepied Lar tent, Bart., which occurred on his passage from Calcutta to L ondon. The deceased was the son of the first baronet, who W as for many years a merchant and East India agen t, and fa r a short period a representative in the House of Com mons for the borough of Nottingham. Sir Albert is suc ceeded i n th e b ar onetcy by his son George Albert, a youth 45 Years of age. THE CHANNEL FLEET IN THE Cvsrpn.—The -u urnibartotißerald says :—lt is reported in the most re spectable circles that the Channel Fleet may be expected in t he Clyd e in a few days, and inquiries have been made re tl'ding pilots for conducting them safely up the Channel. Ye trust that this report is well founded, and that her Ma 'eBtY's loyal subjects in the west of Scotland will have an ° l 3 Port un it y of gratifying themselves with a sight of this 13°Il ion of our floating bulwarks. THRE E PERSONS KILLED BY LIGHTNING.—A severe thunder storm visited the East Riding of Yorkshire i n Saturday last. At Esk , a villa g e three miles from Be verley, a man named Watson Patrick and three of his were engaged in a field hoeing turnips. They 7aght refuge from the rain under a wide-spreading tree. h ere the wh o le party were struck by lig htnin g . Patrick, his B ° ll Joseph, aged nine, and his da u g hter, Bessy, aged 13 ' w_ere killed on the spot. The third child, a girl, aged twas stunned, and lay in a state of insens ibilit y for some a • On recovering her senses she was able to crawl on her han ds and knees to a neighbouring house and info rm the in „atee of what had happened. An inquest was held yester - Y , When a verdict was returned of " Accidental death." TR A • -.MWAys IN THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS.— fi r local aut h or iti es o f Southwark have granted permission r t 4 he laying down a double line of street rails along th e W aterloo, B oroug h , Blackfriars, London, Westminster go, and New Kent-roads, Newington . causeway, Stones ad'd and Blackman-street. The authorities of Westminster have g i.411 an opinion unfavourable to the extension of the victoria -street tramway over Westminster-bridge to unite i T i th the before-mentioned line. The line along the Ux hladge-road is about to be removed. The vestry of Islington Pe sanctioned a tramway along the New North-road, but hi erations h ave y e t been commenced. th MAU RITIUS. — From the I st of J anuar y , 1849, to fr e 31st of December, 1860, 49 , 916 emi g rants embarked 565 - 7 t 'a Mauritius for India ; 40 , 455 were male adults, fe male adults, and 3,804 children. The largest emi t,oratien t Itu nt b "k place in 1858, and the smallest in 1853. The Under " of ships despatched from Calcutt a to Mauritius, bttdellits Or dinance 30 of 1858, from the I st Jam to the 31st ba r e k . 4 1186 0, was 19. The number of emigran ts who em amounted to 5,079 souls, equal to 4,529 statute q' 2,894 of wh om were ma le adults, 1 , 343 female 334 boys, 250 girls, and 250 infants. - - SIMILE MARKET.-(THIS DAY), OEDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 1 Closing Business Ra i lways. Paid. Price. Done I Beltast and Ballymena Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch June. Blyth. and Tyne Bost. Sleaf. andMid.Co Bristol and Exeter , Caledonian .... Carmarthen & Cardigan Cork and Bandon Cork, itlrock., Passage Cornwall (A gets no div D° A until Bpc peran Do B hasbeen t d. toB Dublin (Is Belfast June Dun., Perth, &Ab. June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock, Do do B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasg. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Do do A stock 8 8i 84 85 6 7 92 94 99i 100 Do do B do Gt. S. & W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Irish South-eastern Lancashire & Torkshir , London and Slackwall Lon., Bright.. & S Coast Lond., Chat, and Dover Lond. & Nth. Western Lond. & sth. Western L'derry & Coleraine kJ' derry & Ennisaillea Man. Shet. & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do zlo shares Metropolitan Midland Do new Do !griming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do 4 shares Mid Kent ..... .......•• _ . Do, Cray Line ...... Newcastle and Carlisle Newry & Armagh, def.. Newry, Warnpt. & Ros. Norfolk . ...... ........ North British.. ... or.Dov.Rail&Dlc.stoc , z D , 3tk ; A recs no d. until 6pchas beenpd.B Do B stock .„ katern—Berwick Do do , G.N.E. purchase DoLeeds ...... • • • • • • • • Do York North London - Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Not. &Grantham Rail Peebles • • • Portsmouth Rhymney..... _ Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. ➢iid. stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon ......... • S.-Durham & Lane. Un. South Eastern South Wales .... • • • • • • S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do Do New (1860) Taff Vale .. •• •• •• •• •• Do Pref. No 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail Ulster .... " . Do . •• Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim ' Waterford & Kilkenny' Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall .• •• West London.... •• •• • • Do Ist class Do 2d class .. 1 ,Westflartlepool Harbr ind Rail - West Midland—Oxford, Do. Newport, Do. Herefords 45 47 42 14 86 88 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share Railways. Iraid Closing Business I I Price. Done. 25 lllythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at .E 5, all stock. Ms. & Exet.4 p.etstock 100 20 Do. do. do. Shares stock Caledon £lO, 44 percent 100 101 103 102 stock Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 100 6 3 / 4 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. all 20 Cornwall. 5 per cent all 20 21 63/4 D un. P ert h&Ab er .Jun all 51 65 14 Do ist Class Fret all — 7 . stock E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c 100 99 I ' l 100 103 112 stock Do. do. Class B 6 p.c stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c... • 100 105 103 stock E. Coun. Ex. sp. c. No. i 100 107 109 100 106 103 stock Do. do. No.. , 100 1 22 124 stock Do. New 6 per et. stock. stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. 100 78 80 stock Do. 5 per cent. guar... 100 stock Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares 100 109 111 stock Do. 4 c gua. S. & . 100 90 2 stock Edin. Per p. th& Pun. 4 p.c D 9 . 100 75 77 stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 stock iGlas.& S. W est. a. 5 p.c 100 stock jGrekt Northern, sp. et 100 115 117 Itoct Il' ' o.sp.c.liedm.,lop.c.pmi 100 110 112 110 11 stock Do. 4 3 / 4 p. C. do. do. 100 Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 80 106 108 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf all stock 5 G't.Sn. & W (Ireland) 1 10 0 97 99 ? p. ct. pref. stock 50 Great West. (Berks any' Hants) Ext. sp. et 6 stock to. Redeemable, 44 p.ct 100 96 08 stock Do. Redeemable. 4p. et. 100 87 90 stock Da Irredeemable, do.. 100 88 90 stock Do. 5 p.a. Redeem. Pref. 100 100 102 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. all 94 10 10 lit. W. Ches. 8 p.c. ptsh all 164 174 10 I /o. do. sp. et. pref all 10 3 / 4 101 stock Do Birmgguar. stock.. 100 74 76 264 Do. Chester gua. shares all 20 21 13 3 / 4 Do. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. 100 Lan. & Carl. 4 3 / 4 pc. pref 6O ' stock Lan.&York 6p. c. stock lOO stock Do.BarnststS..s3s 10d pc 100 stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) stock Lon.& Brig.s pe.gu. No.l 100 114 116 stock Do. sp. c. No. 2 100 114 116 stock Do. gua. 6p. o. 100 114 116 stock Do. do 5 p.c. No. 4 stock Do. do. 4 3 / 4 per cenl - . 5 Do. do. 4 p. c. shares 10 all 150 155 stock Do. 7p. ct. Pref. stock. 0 stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.) 100 127 130 stock Do.4p.c.S.(div.def.til '65) 100 71 74 stock Do. 4 per cent. Fret lOO stock t,on. Chat. and Dover lOO 92 94 Do.W. A rceiv. no div. 10 Ex.A til 6pcispd on i all Do. B B. & Brom ex. all , 10 Do. Metropolitan Ex B 3 3 / 4 ' stock Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, sp. et lOO stock ton. & 5.W,7 p. et. stock 100 stock Do. 4 3 / 4 per cent lOO 2s. 6d. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns. of 28. 6d ..... ..... .... all 124 Londondy. & Cole. 4sh all 12} Londony. & Ennis. 3 / 4 sh all 131 144 stock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct 100 125 127 6 11/o. .£6 stock ' Do. 3 3 / 4 - per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 percent 5 4 iI , 12 3 / 4 Maryport & Car., 4p. C. all 125 Do. 4 3 / 4 per cent. all stock Mid. (30n. 6p c. stock lOO stock Do.Con.Bris. &Air. 6 p.c 100 134 136 stock Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock lOO 102 103 6 Do. 4 3 / 4 per cent 3 stock Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. at 100 91 93 ' stock Norflk sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 100 stock Do. 5_ 3 / 4 p. c. Pref. do 1847 100 stock Do. s Way.Val.Ex.st.ll347 100 ' - - ' °' • • 1 stock North British, 5 p 100 110 112 stock I Do. New, 0,,,,,. 100 108 110 1 193 Do. Bor. lin. all c**— g. pf. she 5 1 14 I) 1) . Do . do. do all st Nth.Dev.Rail.&Dck.Co. 100 1 1 ° 0 1 03 03 • t at N -East Cons.Pret 4p. o. 100 91 93 B at t D po o . . G 4 3 / 41 1 T D . c E ..r 4 ed p e e e r m e a p b r l e e f ... 1 10 0 0 0 ) 17 Do. Berwick, 4 pm. ref. 8.13.4. i I p p . 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 13 124 !Do. do. Quarters, 1848 .. 9 _ ) 25 ' Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 4d ip D 20 North Staffordshire.... all 22 a I • 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. all ' 8 4 Scottish Central, new pt all . st Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. c. pref. stock.... 100 - st Do.Aberdeen,gua.6pc 100 h. st , Do. 7p. c. pref. stocl: 100 132 134 105. ' 8 outh Devon, Ann. 10s. all 10 104 10 Do. Fixed 4 3 / 4 per cent. all e 1.0. 'touth Eastern ateadin v Ann~ 1.0.6) st Do. 4 3 / 4 per cent. lOO 99 100 n at Do. Fixed • 3 / 4 p.c. Ist is. 100 99 100 )- at south Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 at Do. 44 per cent. lOO 98 100 1. at Do. 5 per cent' lOO k. at S.-Yorkshire, 4p. c gua. 100 83 86 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c all 26 4 27 3 / 4 n 25 Do. B 6 Der cent all 31 324 is 25 Do. C 6 percent all 31 3 / 4 324 at Watrfd & ilkny, 6 p.c. 100 45 48 at W.Mid -OxilstGuastk 100 124 128 A . at Do. 2d do 100 118 122 at Do. Newport .1 p.c.ptred. 100 100 103 re st DO.Perpet. 6p.c. pf 1866 100 120 123 m at I Do. till 1869. Ist is. 100 115 117 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. -- ---,-----, 1 Leasing Closing' Business Railways. Paid' l Co.'s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley , all Ln &N.W Do . • • • 94 96 Buckinghamshire. .. . 10 0 •••- • •, 1 Chester & Holyhead... 100 D 0........ 52i 8.3 i Do. 5,1 percent 100 D 0....... 121 123 119; Do. 5 100 D 0....... 111 212 Clydesdale June " ' 100 Caledon... 101 103 Colchester, Stour Val all E.11.&E.C, 154 lei 1 E.Lincolnsh. g 6 per C. ICO Gt. North. 132 134 E.Union,HarwlchShs.' all ,E.Counts. 44 41 Do. Woodbridge... .1 100 . Gl s. Barr.&Neile.Drct. 100 ,Cale * don... Do. new ' 100 IDo. .. ... - Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt. West. IL D n o. &N . Hrtlp'l Dock & Rail.. all Yk.N.&IIr Hull and Selby. 1 all YILN. Md. 112 114 Do. halves. ' all Do. ...... • - : W . 197 200 London & Greenwich.' 100 'S.Eastern 59 61 L a p n o c . . & g e l' a a r r l t . er gua. * s * p *. ..c. * 100 Do. Preference lOO ,Do. ... -.. 112 117 Lon.,Tilbury,& S -end 100 I Peto &Co. 83 86 Lowestoft gua. 4p c 1 100 Norfolk.. Do. 6 per cent 1 100 , Do Mlle., Bxtn.,&Matlock; all IL NW&M 34 34 Mid. Bradford Prefer-' Newmarkt,BuryEx. 1 enee Stock lOO Midland.. 93 95 gua. 5 percent__ Northn.&Eastn. sp. c.! all , iDo. 5. 58. E.Counts i 4 p Do. 6p. c 1 all I D 0....... Do. Fixed sp. e i all 'Do. ... ._.. —. North Western ... I all Midland 15t 162 Preston and Wyre. 1 all L& 11W 1 & L.Yk. Do. 4 Shares A. all Do. — Roystn.Hitch.,& Shep I 100 G tNorth. 131 133 Shrewsbry& Hereford' 100 T.Braasey 118 122 Do. do. 1 Do. 1 lip S.-Staffordshire all ' M`Clean... Wilts and SomerEet lOO Gt. West. 68 90 ES WaiDleda&croydzi all LABreu Si 4 100 100 100 15 13 4 100 100 100 5 6 42 43 8} 9 17 18 49 50 39 41 28 30 87 539 28 29 167 109 132 131 104 I€ 9 99 100 129 111 104 106 701 70f 68 62 1101 111; 50 42 118 120 0 48 93} 931 95& Mt 10 11 45 16 4 Is d 1211 122 1 14 p 94 96 8 6d 57 G 9 62} G2l NM 1061 614 62 93i 94 95 97 41 47 1 10 115 117 35 36 88 90 46 48 39 41 81 814 64 66 94 96 4 7 394 104 94 106 p 6 1 6 i P 554 561 24 3 d Ils In 5i 61 1071 98 1101 111 11 934 I 95} 441 5 1212 1051 P 5 1 !82.81 100 20.11 TFIE SUN, :LONDON,', WEDNESDAY_ EVENING, JULY 31, 1861. Itudnese done 981 9 all all ln all all 5i 51 - P 2 111, 10f -- 3/ 3} 2f 2f 22i 23& a 8 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter past 12 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. CARD WELL, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, took the oaths and his seat on his re-election for the City of Oxford. The right hon. gentleman was introduced by Sir George Lewis and Mr. Brand. .... 4).•.-"----- (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LATEST BETTING. THE GOODWOOD STAKES. sto 2 agst Starke (taken) 7to 2 agst Elcho (taken) sto 1 agst Schism (taken) Bto 1 agst Canary (taken) 10 to 1 agst Balham (taken) 20 to 1 agst Brownie (taken) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) APPEALS.-JUDGMENTS. 941 5 MARLBOROUGH-STREET. GOODWOOD RACES.—(This Day.) LA TV INTELLIGENCE—(2hts Day). LEIGH HUNT V. WEBSTER-WEBSTER V. LEIGH HUNT. The further hearing of these appeals from a decision of Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Kindersley making two re• tired trustees liable for the loss of a trust fund, sold out, and new trustees appointed by the tenant for life, and ordering them to pay costs, was resumed this morning. The Lord Chancellor, on considering the affidavits and letters produced, which were extremely conflicting and con tradictory, reversed the decree of the Vice-Chancellor in so far as it deals with the cross appeals of Leigh Hunt against Webster; and in so far as it relates to the third suit of Webster against Leigh Hunt, dismiss the appeal with costs. POLICE I NTELLIGENCE.- 7 ( This Day.) ROBBERY BY A WATCHMAN.—CURIOUS CASE.—Joseph Mitchell, employed as a watchman at some works going on in Hyde-park, was charged with stealing some pieces of wood. Pendrill, 559 A, said that yesterday evening about nine he was in Hyde-park, and saw the prisoner near a tempo rary stable. After watching him a short time, he saw him take up the wood, and on charging him with it he said it was. of no value. _ _ _ Simon Joseph Cosgrove, foreman to Mr. Tennant, builder, said they had works going on at Hyde-park and Kensington-gardens. There was a quantity of wood lying about. It was of no value. Prisoner had charge of the place, and he told him not to let any one take the wood away. Inspector Holden said there were 121 sovereigns found on the prisoner. Mr. Tyrwhitt said it must be an indiscretion to have such a man as a watchman over valuable property. The foreman said he could put no value on the wood, but no one had a right to take it. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should send the prisoner to prison "or seven days, and his wife could have the money. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. iAtlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu: 5 per cent... Do, Do. Buffalo and LaKe Huron Do. New Do. Preference .. • • Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastp. (Lino Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) l Cape Town & Dock Scrip' Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c. Demerara.. Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c l East Indian, gu. 5 p. c.l EDo. F Shares Ext 1 _Do. Jubbulpore. Do. 4i p c. Debentrs. Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 180-1876 Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do: 1872 ..1 G t.lndiaPentn.gua.sp.c. Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Gt. Soutti.ot India (Lim) I . guaranteed 5 per cent. 'Do do. _ _ loilW, of Canada Shares Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. IDo. 54 p. c. do. '77 d 0... Do. 5i p. c. do. '7B d 0... Madras guar., 4i p. c... .Do. do. 5 per cent .... Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. 5 Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Newßrunswick Canda iiiii:and(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ...... Oude (Limited) ........ 1 Scinde .. .. .. .. _ _ l4 Do. Punjaub .... :;s" E . 0 . Do. Indus. St. Flo. qg. Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN I all (100 15 all 100 1 Paid. Closing Price. 57 61 94 95 4i 5 d 6 7 75 80 65 70 65 70 4 1 61 11 ]id 1 id 14 19Id 98i 99i ;AIL' 96 98 99 100 99 100 18 18t 59 62 47 62 33 35 40 44 31 33 21 33 94} Asi lld 11 92 94 9; 14 14 101 4 99 88 92 83 E 5 93 94 85 87 5 7 4 6 98 100 lid li s 90 92 i 1 d - AYS . Algerian Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes.. ..... Bah.&S.Fran.. Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Carmeaux Mine & Rail Copiapo • • • . • Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France .... Grand Rus Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. ,Great Central of France' Gt. Luxem., Con. she 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. (Pern4 xua. 7 p. ct. Hm Riga & Dunaburg...... Royal Dani5h.......... Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref Sambre & Meuse . . Do. 5i per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, Him, g. 7 p. c. S. Aust. &Lomb Venetin ,Southern of France.... S. East Portugal 7 p ct West Flandern Do. 5i p. c. Preference I W. &N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden ,Do. 8 per cent Pref Zealand BRITISH Alfred Consols (PhilackTi British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon E. W'l Russel (Tavistk ) Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) Great South Tolgus G.Wheal Alfd. (Philack) G. Wheal Vor (IIelston) Grenville Herod's-Foot Hingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelant) North Downs !North Frances (Illogan) N. Wh'l Basset (1110 4 - an) North Wheal Crofty Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.) ISortridge Cons. Min. Co. i South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Carn Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) ;Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min Tin Crort Vale of Towey (Carm )1 West Basset (Illog an) 1 W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton !Wheal Basset (Illogan) !Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.) 'Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men.)' Wheal Tretawney (Lis.), FUK,I+.IG. Australian BonAccord Cogr t e e r,L L i i m n; . l l 17 1 . ' 5 6 i Br o az , l a l t d D.l !da j n . and MiniiigCo.l all 'Clarendon Cons.MinCo ; !Cobra Copper all Coplapo l6 iDunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co, all ,Fortuna. 1 all ,General _ !br - t N. Cop. of S. Austr. Kapunda (Limited) ELinares ILusitanian IMariquica N. RhineCopof S. Aus. L 1 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead; Mining and Smelt ! Port Philip ,Scottish Austrin. (L.) United Mexican ',Worthing (Limited) Do — .•• JOINT-STO Agra&UnitedService Bk Australasia Bank of Egypt 'Bank of London Bank of Turkey British North American ,Chtd.Bank of India, &c. Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. City Colonial ....... ...... . Corn. Bank of Canada Commercial of London. Eng.. Scot., & Aus. Ch Gen. Bk .of Switzerland Lon. Char.Bkof Austral Do. new London and County (London Joint Stock •: Po 12 n ddo e n nand e S B . t A m i r n c s a t n e r . Nat. Prov. of England . I National Bank ... ••• • • ,New South Wa1e5...... Orient. B. Corporation . ,Ottoman 8ank......... Provincial of Ireland .. Do. new South Australia Union of Australia Union of London Unity Mutual COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July i 1877-9 lOO 105 109 Do 6p. cent.lBBo-21 100 1054 74 4 Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-1 100 - - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 107 109 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 107 109 107 Do. 5 per cent lOO 98 99 Cape G.Hope, 6 p 0,1880 100 107 108 Do. 1890 100 107 108 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 1044 1054 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp. c.,1866 100 974 984 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 974 984 Do. p.c., 1888 & upwds 100 974 954 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. a sterlim,T, 1875 lOO 104 105 S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up lOO - - Vic. Gov, 6 p.c. J& &July 100 = -- - 1D o. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct 1 100 1054 105#;105$ f _____ DOCKS. stock ICommercial . _I NO — stock , Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min , 100 I stock i East and West India lllO j 115 117 stock 'London stock St. Katharine. ' 100 63 05 stock 'Southampton lOO stook Victoria .. ........ 20 , Do= New .—-- -- 2 , f fd , MISCELLANEO S. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint \ all 1 134 14 10 Atlantic R. Ml. Stm (1d) ' if 24 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 29 31 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 44 4f 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 30 35 20 Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all , 18 20 2 0 Do. C. (Limited) all ' 10 13 32 4 Canada Land all 104 106 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) all , st. Cop.Mi n.o fE ng. &S m lt g all I 25 Do. Pref. 74 per cent. Bt. Crystal Pala,ce st. Do. P re f erence 100 101 103 st. Do. 6 p ct. Perpet. Deb. 100 101 104 20 E.lndia Irrign. & Canal 1 4d i d st. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 English & Aus. Copper all 34 31 15 Gen. Steam Navigati m 14 1 Great Ship Limited) all i i 1 Do. 174 pct P re f erence all 2 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim. 34 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim. all — 1 14 — 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 f 1 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 24 3 4 25 National Die. Co. (Li m ) 5 14 id 1 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 1 oid 10 Netherlands Land .. . 5 Do.B p.e.Pref.iss.atl 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 5 10 1 N.S.Australasian (Lim.) all 4 14 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 1 1; 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). 15s. Ilf 10 Orintl. In. Steam(Lim.) 8 et. reelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 47 50 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 69 71 50 Do. New 1 30 - g 11 40 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.44p.c. all 184 194 50 Rhymney Iron all 17 18 15 Do. New all 5 54 00 Royal Mail Steam 6O 49 81 I t. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 1 38 13 3 3 625 S ou th Australian Land all 32 64 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip all it f Is Do. 0 dtop.aon.d 0 . : i a au l l l 101 T 4 4 6 A T& Ln Co. of Upr.Can. 5 A 5 U. K'dom TeL Co. (Um.) 1 id Dr us trlasia (lim)lst is. 1 p r } p T 20 r.• ) lop an Diemen'e Land 21: 1 ) . 71- 8f ]y 20 87i 38i - - 84 Di 384 394 54 66 6 50 5i 51- Ai 2 i pr 23 24 61 6: 9f 9f 20 21 N If t -145 155 355 365 83, 86i 24 214 si 4 Li 14 21 3} 4 51 PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Eastern Counties Railway. Bill and the Kilkenny Junction Railway Bill were considered and agreed to. Mr. DEEDES moved the following, to be added to standing order 162 :—When in any bill a provision is in serted authorising any company to subscribe towards or to guarantee or to raise any money in aid of the undertaking of another company (which bill is not brought in by the company so authorised, or of which such company is not a joint trornoter), proof shall be required before the examiner that the company so authorised has consented to such subscription, guarantee, or raising of money, at a meeting of the proprietors of the ordinary shares in such company, held specially for that purpose, in the same manner and subject to the same provisions as the meeting directed to be held under stand ing order 162, and that such consent was given by such proprietors, present in person or by proxy, holding at least three-fourths of the ordinary paid-up capital of the com pany represented at such meeting, such proprietors being qualified to vote at the meeting in right of such capital ; and that the notices for the bill state the sum authorised to be subscribed, or guaranteed or raised, and also state that the consent of the company has been given as aforesaid. In any case in which such consent has been given, it shall not be necessary to submit the bill, in respect of such pro vision as aforesaid, to the approval of a meeting to be held in accordance with standing order 162. That the said orders be standing orders of this house. And to alter standing order 163, by inserting " standing order 162 or" after the word " of" in line 4 of that order. Col. FRENCH and Mr. LOCKE objected to the addi tion to the clause. Mr. NEWDEGATE considered the resolution proposed was desirable, and illustrated his views by reference to his personal experience in regard to public companies. Mr. HENLEY agreed with the last speaker, and consi dered that the house would be doing a public service by assenting to the amendment proposed. After some further conversation the motion was agreed to. COMMITTAL OF THOMAS CARTER. Sir G. C. LEWIS said that he had been asked a ques tion in respect to a person named Thomas Carter, who had been imprisoned in the Isle of Wight as a vagrant. He had received a communication from the committing magistrate, to the effect that he had directed the report of the evidence to be forwarded to the Home office, but it had not yet been received. The magistrate also stated that the conviction had been made on the evidence of some police constables who had seen him wandering about Ryde, and who stated that he had seriously frightened two young women in the neighbourhood. EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA. Colonel FRENCH inquired of the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies by whose sanction the rule had been made at the Emigration-office that passages to Australia would be given to English and Scotch men, but not to the Irish. Mr. FORTESCUE said that there was no such rule as that implied by the motion. THE THAMES EMBANKMENT. Sir J. SHELLEY inciaired whether the Government intended to adopt the recommendations contained in the report of the Thames Embankment Commissioners, as re garded the line •f embankment proposed to be taken; and whether they intended to appoint another commission for the purpose of carrying out the work ; and, if not, to what body they proposed to entrust the construction of the embankment. Mr. COWPER said that the Royal Commission had just made a report, in which they recommended a plan for the embankment of the Thames, which would provide, with a due regard to public and private interests, in a more efficient manner than any previously, and Government proposed to adopt it. The commissioners had also recommended the appointment of a specia; commission to superintend the carrying out of the works, lint the Government did not in tend to comply with that recommendation, as the parties who paid the coal duties wers desirous that the works should be under local control, and it was not deemed desirable to create new authorities when those already in existence were adequate to discharge their functions. (Hear, hear.) In the bill which he intended to introduce next session, he proposed that the power of seeing the engineering works carried out be intrusted to the Metropolitan Board of Works. INDICTABLE OFFENCES (METROPOLITAN) BILL. On the motion of Mr. IVALroLE, The order for going into committee on this bill was dis charged, and the bill was withdrawn. LUNACY REGULATION BILL. The report of the directors to the eighth half. yearly general meeting, on the sth of August, states that the hotel has now been carried on for five months, and they congratulate the shareholders upon the result. The business of the first two months was of course conducted under unfavour able circumstances, the hotel being only partially occupied, and the establishment being necessarily on a full scale ; nevertheless, there has been a very satisfactory profit. The profit and loss account embraces the period between the 13th of August and the 30th of June last, so far as it relates to that portion of the hotel leased to the India Board, and between the Ist of February and the 30th of June, so far as it relates to the general business of the hotel. The result shows that after paying interest to the 30th of June on the sum of £25,000, tempo rarily borrowed from the bankers of the company, on the security of the company's debentures for that amount, there is a net profit of £4,469 2s. 4d., which, in the opinion of the directors, is very gra tifying. The board have determined, under the powers conferred upon them by the 74th clause of the articles of association, after pl oviding for the payment of interest at the rate of 5 per cent. on moneys paid in anticipation of calls, to set aside out of the profits the sum of £1,221 16s. Bd. as a re serve fund, and out of the balance then remaining, £3,247 ss, Bd., to declare a dividend, with the sanc tion of the shareholders, at the rate of 6 per cult. per annum for the half-year ending the 30. h June last, which will be payable on the original shares from the Ist of January last, and on the new shares on and from the dates upon which the deposit and first call were respectively paid, clear of income tax. The claims upon the company, which were under discussion at the time of the last meeting, including that of Mr. Myres for building, have all been arranged, and the prospects of the company for the future are highly encouraging. The hotel appears to give satisfaction to the public, and for a considerable portion of the latter period of the last three months has been quite full. The working expenses of the first half-year have been larger in proportion to the receipts than they may be ex pected to be in future half eers, and the direc tors see no reason to doubt that the earn ings will yield a very good return upon the capital. The directors farther hope to be able by arrangements at the back portion of the pre mises to economise on the cost of washing and otherwise. Immediately after the last general meet ing the board, acting on the powers then conferred upon them, proceeded to offer to the shareholders the option of subscribing for the 3,000 new shares thereby created. There remain at the disposal of the company 603 of the new shares, for which the board are prepared to receive applications on or before the 31st of August next, when a rateable division will be made amongst the applicants. The total expenditure on capital account to the 30th of June has been £151,647 16s. 9d., and the board are of opinion that the total cost, exclusive of what may be required hereafter for furnishing that portion of the hotel let to the India Board, will be within the amount which the board have powers to raise. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Mr. WALPOLE appealed t , the right hon. gentleman the Homo Secretary not to proceed with the bill, which, he contended, containei most objectionable clauses. Mr. BRISCOE urged the adoption of the appeal, and argued that the bill which had come from the Lords had been brought under the notice of the house at a period too late for its ample discussion. Sir G. C. LEWIS said thatthe bill consisted of two parts. It first related to the simplification of the law in regard to the poorer classes of the lunatics, and had been prepared with great care by the late Lord Chancellor. With regard to the other part it related entirely to the compen sation to be given to the two medical inspectors, one of wham was 80 and the other 77 years old, and it was proposed to give them one half of their salary. He trusted notwithstanding the objeCtions that the house would con sider the bill which had the object of amending the exist ing law. Mr. DEEDES and Mr. HENLEY opposed the bill. Colonel FRENCH moved that the house go into com mittee this day three months. Mr. BOVILL seconded the amendment and said that the bill as altered by Government was entirely at variance with the views of the Lord Chancellor who had paid great attention to the preparation of the bill. A great principle was involved in this bill, for it proposed to restore to medi cal inspectors the power of having private practice, which had been condemned by the late Lord Chancellor and the House of Lords. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL defended the bill, and contended that if it was not now passed the effect would be to paralyse the power of the Lord Chancellor in regard to lunatics until next se ss i on . The effect of not passing this bill would be to retain in office two medical inspectors who were physically disqualified for the due performance of their duties. LEFT SITTING. FROM THE G 4 ZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. ro fe T ii ehwe British QC rueecaseonel WHITEHALL, JELY 27. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignities of an d Ireland, unto the Right Honourable John Viscount and Earl of the - United Kingdom of Great (commonly called Lord John Russell), and to the h ßß e rus i i r t s aseinl m l ale of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, styles, and titles of Viscount Amberley, of Amberley, in the county of Gloucester, and of Ardsalla, in the county of county of Dorset. Kingston-Russell, in the JULY 27. Esq., to be Attorney. General for the Colony Meath, andri:al.r:Ze.l:ToßfEET, The Queen has been pleased to appoint Henry Pering FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 19. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Richard Rogers, Esq., now British Vice-Consul at Bus t° be her Majesty's Vice•• Consul at the same place. Borah, FOREIGN OFFICE, JULY 27. has been phased to approve of Mr. Mathias Crease, Esq., Levy mark. CROWN OFFICE, JULY 30. as Consul at Be l i ze for hill. Majesty the King of Den- PARLIAMENT. MEMBER R ETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT Manor of Hemp -IMajesty's Beaumont Coles, of Mid dleton House, Long,paris t in county of Southampton, Esq , in the room of William Cubitt Esq. ' ( now Lord Mayor of the city of London), who has Borough of A n doverr— h llenry th ß e ean 1. accepted the office h o f o 1m Steward WAR-OFFICE, PALL,MALL, JULY 30. -T :—The 14 CHAPLAIN'S DEPARTMEIN . . e _ —ev. George Dacre, Chaplain of the Third Class, to b . Chaplain of the Second i n the or county Bailiff o o f f York. her Class ; the Rev. Joha Arden B l 3 l eY to be Chaplain of the Fourth Class. Upper Baker-street, Portman 31...ateyen, and Sept. 13, at at twelve, at the Court of ourt. Hereford, c BANKRUPTS. s Portman square, half-pastaarme,esto eleven, surrender Selman, a tttahAi the tailor, 0. u9r t , 0 j? inkrup t c y . Henry Sivyer, grocer, 'Wooda 1- 1 Patee, Brixton-road, , Aug. 12 and Sept. Bankruptcy , Arthur Hughes, saddler, ATlesbu . , I T, Aug. 10, at eleven, and Sept. 13, at one, at the C o urt of Bankruptcy. p A te u y g . . 10 and Sept. 11, a a t nn th is e te ß r James Shipway and Henry Mander, surveyors, Great 2, Thomasa t eleven, B Malvern, Aug. 9 and Sept. 6, it eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Thomas Bache, timber merchant, B ricio . at the 13 - • b enorth, Salop, Aug. 9 and Sept. 6, at eleven, Court. Abraham Chamberlain, butcher, Exeter, Aug. 9 and , ir b m u j i n l builder, 1 Sept. 11. at twelve, at the Exeter District Court. Thomas Wagstafte, cattle salesman, Sheffield, Aug. 17 and Sept. 21, at ten, at the Council-hall, Sheffield. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. James Comrie, fisherman, Burghead, Elginshire. Charles Bannatyne (deceased) , blockmaker, Ardrossan. Abraham Cohen, cigar importer, Gl asgow. John Marshall, blacksmith, Motherwell, John Love, baker, Glasgow. David Bain, cabinetmaker, Glasgow. Fraser and Bruce, fishcurers, Relmsdale, Sutherland shire. George Hunter, grocer, Airdrie, now of Edinburgh. Archibald Gordon, cabinetmaker, B ang. William Abbott, spirit merchant, Glasgow. Lord and Lady Foley an d fa mily will leave town in L a o fe r w a days for Tredegarth n ei a rs d eat t „ h l e VorksoP M anor , N o tt s . Hon. c. Morgan have left for the Portland, Hotel, Southeea, WESTMINSTER PALACE BOTEL COM.P.ANY. IBIS DAY'S SIiI.PPING. LONDON, July 31.—Wind this day at noon, South- Westerly ; rather fresh breeze, and fine weather, but cloudy at times. - - - PORTSMOUTH, July 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Leda, screw steamer, from Dublin. CARDIFF, July 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Puello, from Mazagan ; Sarah, from Gibraltar; Mamson, from Bilboa. CLYDE, July 29.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Europe, from Quebec. Sailed— Cambrian, for Montreal ; Ren frewahire, for Quebec; Harmonic), for Mauritius; Acedia, for Quebec. DEAL, July 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Penelope, from New York; Mohawk, from Calcutta ; Tropic, from Barbadoes. PLYMOUTH, June 31.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Norman, screw steamer, from the Cape of Good Hope. Sailed—Gipsy Queen, for Quebec. KINGROAD, July 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Sylph, from Casablanca. HOLYHEAD, July 30.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Breda, from Aberystwith for Quebec. HULL, July 30.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Francis, from Bombay; Thomas, from Montreal. Sailed—Humber, for Quebec. DOVES, July 30.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Electric, from Havre, leaky and damaged, having been in cal lision. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived—Cherub, from Riga; Bella Antonia, Speedy, and Ellena, from Porto Rico ; Lizzie Scott, from Cochin ; Henrick, from Saguenay ; Oloman, from New York ; Jane Ewing, from Gan-Gan; Velocity, from Bombay; San Brock, from Abo ; Vortigern, from Bassein; Bentinck, from Kurrachee ; George Edwards, from Manzanillo. de Cuba. Sailed, July 31—Iberia, steamer, for Oporto ; Copen hagen, for Port DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed—Potentate, from Barbados ; Paragon, from Domiac—both for London; Martin Luther, ship, from Ma tanzas (and not from Bombay, as reported), for London; Mary Harrison, from the Mauritius, for Shields. rE WEATHER. Weather probably westerly wind, fine ; south, fresh, wester] next day or two in the north, moderate, west, moderate, solth-westerly, fine ly, fine. METED. ,OLOGICAL REPORTS. This Day, tetween 8 and B. E. M. D. F. C. LS. 9 a.m. __ — ._ Aberdeen 2940 69 54 S. S.W. 5 1 b. 3 Leith. Berwick 29'69 59 55 W. S. W. 4 4 c, e Ardrossan .. • Portz' nsh Shields Galway Scarborough 29.86 69 56 W. 3 6 c. 2 Liverpool Valentia . Queenstown 29.88 61 59 W. 3 5 O. 2 Yarmouth .• • London 3 0 .02 62 56 S.W. 3 2 b. Dover 30•04 170 61 S.W. 31 7 o. 2 Portsmouth Portland Plymouth Penzance EXPLANATION.-B. Barometer, corrected and reduced to 32 deg at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10 deg abovs 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E. Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true — not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud (1 to 9). I. Initials :—b,, blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ; f., fog. ; h,, hail ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0., overcast (dull) ; r., rain ; s., snow ; t., thunder. A letter re p ea t e d augments—thus, r.r., m uch ram. S. Sea disturb. Bence (1 to 9). Since the French commercial treaty has been in operation, a large number of French cows has been impor ted into England from the Channel Islands as Alderney cattle. To prevent I his in future, it has been proposed that the Jersey and Guernsey authorities should brand all Freagh cove lauded at those Wands. 4:18.6 all 18.1 ,4 .9 261 4} 1i 2* 4 I 43 45 4* 5 34 4 34 4 64 7* 115 120 31 34 9 1j jl3s 6d' 17 18 i 40 43 295 305 75 85 05 105 If 2 8} 10} 13 14 111NE 1.-- :1 *ll 1 334 344 t diB. 34i 364 6 8 i 2 24 22 24 IP 1 8 p 7 ! id i 1 i id 2 4 11 4jd .ANKS. 86 38 61 62 20 21 53 65 1 id 52 53 10 20 32 M 74 76 36i b2i 16} 16} 221 23/ 2 28 353 364 31 32 21 21 68 69 _ .....- 49 N is 19 37 39 25 26 all 1 10s. ail all r3K B 100 11 1 341 i 62 20i 49i i 25# SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. GOODWOOD RACES. The Craven Stakes ( f 5 soya each, with 50 added, weight for age, with selling allowances. One mile. 12 subs. Lord Portsmouth's Buccaneer, 4 yrs (71b extra), 9st 61b (J. Goater) 1 Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Satellite, 5 yrs, 9st 21b (Fordham) 2 Count F. de Lagrange's Mdlle de Chantilly, aged (71b extra), 9st 61b (S. Rogers) 3 The following also ran :—Overton, Gibraltar, Cantine, Strike, and Queen of the Vale. Betting-6 to 4 agst Buccaneer, 2to 1 agst Satellite, and 6to 1 agst Cantine. No other backed. Strike and Buccaneer jumped off hi front, where the for mer remained for 300 yards, when Buccaneer took up the running. As they entered the straight, Satellite on the off side, and Mdlle. de Chantilly next the stand, lay at Bucca neer's haunches, with Cantine and Gibraltar next ; Queen of the Vale, who was the last to leave the post, then ad vanced towards them, but was unable to reach the leading horses. Buccaneer remained in front to the end, and won easily by a length, Mdlle. de Chantilly finishing a bad third, Queen of the Vale fourth, Cantine fifth, and Overton sixth, the others beaten off some distance, the last two were Gib raltar and Strike. The Gratwicke Stakes of 100 sous each, h ft ; for colts Bst 101 b, and fillies Bst 51b, with certain allowances; the second horse to receive 200 sous, and the third to save his stake. Mile and a half. 22 subs. Mr. Merry's Starlight, Bst 101 b (Oust ance) 1 Lord Exeter's Knight of St. Patrick (31b). Bst 71b (Fordham) 2 Mr. Eastwood's East Stanley (31b), Bst 71b (J. Snowden) 3 Mr. W. S. S. Crawfurd's Jingling Johnny (31b), Bst 71b (J. Osborne) 4 Mr. Savile's Lady Blanche (31b), Bst 21b.. (L. Snowden) 5 Betting-7 to 4 agst East Stanley, 3to 1 agst Starlight, 4 to 1 agst Knight of St. Patrick; and 5 to 1 agst Lady Blanche. Lady Blanche made the running at a good pace, followed by the favourite and Jingling Johnny. In ascending the hill Jingling Johnny passed the other two, and took a clear lead, Lady Blanche going on second, with Starlight, East Stanley, and Knight of St. Patrick lying close up. On reaching the distance Lady Blanche was disposed of, and dropped into the rear. East Stanley at the same time joined Jingling Johnny, the pair running abreast to the lawn enclosure, where they were passed by Starlight and Knight of St. Patrick, the former winning in a canter by three lengths, a like distance separating the second and third ; Jingling Johnny fourth. Lady Blanche did not pass the post. The Lavant Stakes of 50 sovs each, 30 ft, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Sst 71b, and fillies, Bst 31b. Winners extra. The owner of the second horse to receive back his stake. Half-a-mile. 16 subs. Mr. Merry's Express, Bst 6lb (in. 31b ex.)....(Custance) 1 Mr. Webb's Peignoir, Bst 71b Mr. Grevillo's Tarragona, Bst 31b (L. Snowden) 3 Mr. Fleming's Coulon, Bst 71b (Norman) 4 Lord Uxbridge's Keane, B st 7 1 b (Charlton) 5 Lord Stamford's Xurullo, Bst 71b (Edwards) 6 Betting—Even on Express, 4 to 1 each agst Coulon and Tarragona. After one false start, occasioned by the restiveness of Ex press and Xurullo, Peignoir broke away and ran to the distance, the lot left the post in close order, Peignoir having a slight lead, waited upon Express and Tarragona, Xurullo and Coulon lying close up on the lower side. In this way they ran to the centre of the stand, where Custance got upon better terms with the leader, and caught hina in the last stride, and won a fine race by a short head, two lengths separating the second and third, and a head the third and fourth. Keane was fifth and Xurullo last, beaten off a long way. Fifty Pounds, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sous each; 3- yr-olds and upwards, weights for age. The winner to be sold for £lOO. Last milQ. 4 subs. Baron Niviere's Shingle, 3 yrs, ist 91b ..(H. Grimshaw) 1 Mr. Murphy's Sir Philip, 3 yrs, 7st 9lb (J. Adams) 2 Capt. Christie's Diadem, 4 yrs, Bst 91b .. (G. Fordham) 3 Betting-5 to 4on Shingle, 7to 4 agst Sir Philip. Sir Philip cut out the work at the best pace to the dig tance, when the favourite got to his girths, and ran in com pany for a few strides, then left him, and won in a canter by three lengths. A bad third. The Stewards' Cup, value 300 soya (handicap,) of 10 soya each, with 100 added. The surplus to be paid to the win ner in specie; for 3-yr-olds and upwards. T.Y.C. 04 subs. Mr. Murphy's Croagh Patrick, 3 yrs, sst 91b (H. Taylor) 1 Mr. Sutton's Man-at-Arms, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b .... (Perry) 2 Lord Exeter's Knight of St. Patrick, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Oram) 3 The following also ran :—Thunderbolt, Cosmopolite, Crater, Umpire, Gen. Hess, Stampedo, Sir William, Lord of the Manor, Spicebox, Rising Sun, Curlew, Nutbush, Tiara, Sherborne, Waterwitch, Nemesis, Ripon, Narcissus, Atherstone, Henham Lass, Mainstone, Horace, Restes, Vergiss-mein-nicht, Southport, Sporting Life, Billy Dwindles, Rosalind, Longshot, Lava, Rufus, Rockley, Skelton, La Vayeur, Cantab, Sermo, Camperdown, Snap shot, Grey Hen, Nativity, and Chriemhilde, and Carbine. Betting—lto 1 agst Croagh Patrick, 8 to 1 agst La Vapour; 10 to 1 agst Nativity, 14 to leach agst Snapshot and Restes ; 100 to 6 each agst Mainstone, Cantab, and Carbine, 20 to:1 agst Vergi.2-mein-tviaht tu 1 Rising Sun, Lord of the Manor, and Lava; 30 to 1 agst Man-at-Arms; 33 to 1 each agst Chriemhilde, Sherborne, and Sir William ; 40 to 1 agst Billy Dwindles ; and 50 to 1 each agst Rockley, Horace, and Cosmopolite. The appearance of the 45 fine competitors as they were seen on the brow of the hill, with the sun shining on their variegated colours, was most imposing. With little or no loss of time, considering the difficulty of getting so large a field of horses together, Mr. M'George despatched them from the post, and when they had got fairly into their places rising the hill the line extended entirely across the course. Billy Dwindles, having a slight lead, made the running, with Croagh Patrick, La Vapeur, Man-at-Arms, Umpire, Nativity, Vergiss-mein-nicht, Restes, and Waterwitch forming the front division, the others being headed by Ris ing Sun, Lava, Sherborne, Knight of St. Patrick, and Crater. In this way they ran, as nearly as we could make out, to the distance, where Billy Dwindles was beaten, and gave way to Croagh Patrickovho, with Man-at-Arms, La Vapeur, Sir William, and Cosmopolite closely laid up, car ried on the running to the entrance of the lawn enclosure, where the leading horses were joined by the Knight of St. Patrick and Rising Sun. On reaching the stand Croagh Patrick, Man-at-Arms, and Lord Exeter's colt singled them selves out and run a close and exciting race home, the for mer winning cleverly by a neck, Man-at-Arms securing the second honours by half a length from Knight of St. Patrick. Rising Sun was fourth, Cosmopolite and Sir 'William fifth and sixth, side by side, Lava, and La Vapeur finishing the next two. The remainder were pulling up as they passed the post, the last of whom was Thunderbolt, Waterwitch, Ver giss-mein-nicht, General Hesse, and Sporting Life, the for mer of whom pulled up lame, and the latter did not pass the post. The Ham Stakes of 100 sovs each h ft, for colts, Bst 101 b, and fillies, Bst 71b ; the second to receive 100 soya out of the stakes. T.Y.C. 16 ,subs. Mr. Alexander's Lorelei, Bst 41b (Sharp) 1 Colonel Towneley's Hubert, Bst 71b Lord Glasgow's Coalition filly, Bst llb • . (Bullock) 3 Mr. W. S. S. Craufurd's Crotchet, Bst 71b (Rogers) 4 Mr. Merry's Chieftain's Daughter, Bst 71b....eustance) 5 Mr. Gratwicke's Ashford, Bst 101 b ...... (Fordham) 6 Betting-2 to 1 agst Crotchet, 3to 1 (at first 6 to 4) agat Ashford, and 4 to 1 each agst L orelei and Chieftain's Daughter. Ashford made play for a quarter of a mile, when . he was front b t a t d o ieneueled in i th fr s former nga n w d in ll ni uber e t a , a w ily ho by co t n b t r the headede nd by th e Lorelei third. Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, for 2-yr-olds and upwards ; weights for age ; the winner to be sold for £3OO, &c. Half a mile. 6 subs. Mr. E. Hall's Seclusion, 4 yrs, Sst 51b (T. Adams) 1 Captain Christie's Gazelle, 2 yrs, 6st Lord Westmoreland's Pupil, 2 yrs, Est (Midgley) 3 Lord Stamford's Ellerton, 3 yrs, Bst (A. Edwards) 4 Betting-2 to 1 agst Seclusion, 9to 4 agat Ellerton, and 5 to 2 agst Gazelle. Gazelle made play to the distance, when the winner came out, and won a olose race by a head. Pupil was third, beaten three parts of a length from Gazelle ; a bad fourth. Sweepstakes of 300 sous, h ft, for 4-yr •olds ; colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 21b. Queen's P late Course. 3 subs. Mr. A. Nichol's The Wizard, Bst. , (J. Osborne) w.o. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-TUESDAY. There was very little doing on either the Goodwood Stakes or Cup. For the Stakes, for a long time, sto 2 was the current offer against Elcho, and 7 to 2 against Starke ; but towards the close 7 to 1 was taken about Schism, 3 to 1 was offered against Elcho, and 4to 1 against Starke. For the Goodwood Cup, although 6 to 1 each was taken against Thormanby and. Mon Etoile, the only animal in force was The Wizard, about whom 5 to 2 was taken rather freely. Closing prices : GOODWOOD STAKES. 3to 1 agst Elcho (offered) 4to 1 agst Starke (offered) 7to 1 agst Schism (taken) 10 to 1 agst Canary (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Brownie (offered) 50 to 1 agst Voltella (taken) aoonifoon CUP. • sto 2 agst The Wizard (taken) 6to 1 agst Thormanby (taken) 6to 1 agst Mons Etoile (taken and offered) be a will SCOTCH MASONS IN LONDON.—It curious fact in the history of the splendid mansion now being erected for the Duke of Buccleuch on the site of old Montagu House, in Whitehall, that, from peculiar circum stances in connection with the building trade in London, it will have been built to a large extent by Scotch masons. Many of the London men, tired of the unhealthy condition of their craft, owing to the undue control exercised by the paid loaders of the strike, have left the metropolis, and thus afforded opportunities for new hands to obtain employment. Scotland, where building in stone is more common than in England, has sent up a great number of masons, and, where first-rate workmen have applied, th e i r expenses to London have been paid by the duke's contractors, Messrs. Hollands and Ilannen, of Bloomsbury,—Edinburgh Currant. board feacl.lontl- .) -, avd YhAO tkitt..s of - which 9re saw occasionally. Prom this point the ascent becomes more rapid and dangerous. This Grand Plateau is bounded by precipices on every side, save that on which we ascended, and as our guides led the way to a distant corner we were. totally at a loss to know how we were to get on. At last we fronted a smooth icy hill, 100 feet high, all but perpendicular, and not showing on its smooth snow-covered surface one crevice or irregularity to enable us to climb up its face. The pickaxes of our guides were soon at work,, hewing out rude steps in the ice in a zigzag direction, four or five steps to the right, then as many to the left, for even with the aid of these impromptu stairs it would have been impracticable to ascend in a straight line. We followed with extreme caution, and after long and laborious toil surmounted the difficulty, but only to meet with another, exactly similar, at the end of another plain. We thus clam bered on for hour after hour till we grew faint and al most began to despair. The air was intensely cold at the height to which we had now attained, and so much rarefied as to cause much suffering to my two companions, but they continued to struggle on most manfully. At last, to our extreme delight, after a continued ascent of eight hours, our guides pointed to a huge mound of ice rising before us, and announced it to be the summit. Faint and worn as we were this intelligence inspired us with fresh ardour, and at last we stood on the highest peak of the " monarch of mountains," and were repaid by such a view as we can never hope to see again. Round us in every direction were snow-covered hills, giants in themselves, but mere dwarfs compared with our giant. Tier behind tier they rose in a perfect amphitheatre and shot their icy peaks into the azure sky. I cannot attempt to describe the awful !tense of silence, solitude, and majesty which the scene inspired. Not a sign of life was visible except our own party; not a sound h u c e s h far a s few b e pa n l e c s lowus us. The e h p e l t a r e d e e o z n e s e u p c t becamehehtadaryoaofthe a avalanches mortal eyes have ever beheld, such as no mortal imagination can conceive. The descent, if more rapid, is also more fatiguing than the as cent, ascent, and we arrived, thoroughly worn out, a Ohs reoeunix at 11 o'clock at night, amid the roar of cannon, the sound of music, and the congratulations of the inhabitants. We had spent 16 hours in ascending and nine in coming down Mont Blanc. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. The supply of English wheat on sale here to-day was moderately extensive, and for the most part of fair quality. Good and fine samples were in moderato request, at full prices ; but inferior parcels ruled dull, at barely late rates. In foreign wheat—the show of which was rather large-- sales progressed slowly, and in retail, on rather easier terms for low descriptions. Floating cargoes of grain changed hands to a fair extent, at previous currencies. The trade for barley was in a sluggish state, yet no change took place in prices. On the whole the malt trade was steady, but the business doing was far from extensive. Fine oats maintained their value; inferior kinds, how ever, moved off heavily, and prices were with difficulty maintained. Beans and peas were a dull inquiry at drooping cur- rencies. Most kinds of flour were neglected, and American brands were rather cheaper. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Eng1i5h........ Flour. Wheat, Barley. 1 1 15 , 1 2 a 30 It. Oats. 30 670 Irish.. ........ .. — i 1 Foreign......— 1 9 , 82 a I 20,360 sack; 22,300 brie. AN ASCENT OF MONT BLANC. Mr. F. Campbell Clay says :—I started from Chamounix last Tuesday week in company with two Englishmen (Lieut. W— and Mr. S—), after an arduous preliminary struggle with the chef des guides, who would on no account allow us to attempt the ascent with less than seven guides. My companions were determined not to take more than five, and after a very long and stormy discussion they carried their point. Our party then numbered 16—namely, three novices, five guides, and eight porters carrying provisions as far as the Grands Mulets. It was a beautifully fine morning, and though the baro meter was low our hopes were high, our limbs were strong, and our Alpen stocks trusty; so, turning our backs on the village, we cheerfully wended our way through the banging woods in which the path commences. For two hours did we toil onwards and upwards through the grateful shade. Then the path, leaving the forest, emerges upon the moraine formed by the beautiful Glacier des Boissons. We skirted this beautiful moraine until we arrived at the head of the glacier ; and, as it is necessary to cross it here, our guides made their final arrangements for entering upon the domains of the winter king. Veils, masks, and spectacles were assumed. Two guides went some distance in advance, while we were severally attached by a small but stout cord to one another. Our descent upon the ice was made with great caution, for the midday sun was very powerful, the sno w was soft and treacherously concealed the deep crevasses which yawned about us in every direction. Our route lay directly under some mighty precipices of ice, in which were imbedded huge blocks of granite, and hero our guides made us hurry as fast as possible. We did not know at the moment the danger we incurred, but within three minutes after we had gained a more secure station a roar and a shock made us pause and look round. One of the enormous masses of stone had become detached by the heat from the face of the ice, and smashed to fragments in its fall, was sweeping the irclined plain we had just crossed, carrying death and destruction in its path. _ _ O. next difficulty lay in a crevasse much broader than ordinary, over which a ladder was placed horizontally, from which we inferred that the said ladder was to serve as a bridge over the gulf. And so it proved ; creeping cau tiously forward on our hands and knees, and scarcely daring to breathe, we passed over the chasm, which was so deep that we could not see the bottom. Having passed safely over this, the appearance of the Grands Mulcts directly above us cheered our flagging energies with the hope of a speedy temporary termination of our toil. Although the sky was all this time quite clear above and around us, the scene below, in the Vale of Chamounix, had assumed a ♦ery different appearance Huge masses of menacing clouds were drifting hither and thither; lightning was darting among them, and the growl of the thunder below echoed back the equally awful roar of the avalanche above us. The clouds were rapidly rising, concealing peak after peak of the hills below, and we strained every muscle to gain our resting-place before the storm reached us. Ay „ breathlessly stumbled through the snow and slipped upo n the ice—now on our feet, now on our hands and knees, and occasionally upon less dignifid parts of our persons. Again and again we caught sight of those delusive Grands Mules; and again and again did we lose them as we wandered through the intricacies of the crevasses and icy hills. At length, just as the first heavy drops of rain warned us that the storm was upon us, we reached the foot of the rocks, and right joyfully did we scramble up to the rude hut which the guides have built upon them. At this moment the clouds below us parted, and the faint sound of the can non at Chamounix announced that the residents there had marked our progress so far on our way. In a short time the storm vas raging about us in all its fury. It now snowed heavily, and the lightning and the thunder were awfully grand among these desolate hills. The guides predicted that any further ascent on the morrow would be impracticable, and, as we lay down upon the wet floor to attempt to sleep, our hearts were heavy with fears that all our labour had been in vain. A great improvement, however, had taken place by 4 o'clock next morning. The moon was sinking serenely behind tho mountain above us, while a beautiful rosy tint, shooting far up into the heavens,. announced that before long the sun would be visible. All was: soon bustle and activity among our party. A hasty break fast was swallowed, and at 5 o'clock we cheerfully resumed our work. Again there was not a single cloud in the heavens as high as we stood; but at our feet, filling the vale and stretching along as far as the eye could see, was a dense mass of motionless vapour, looking so smooth and. solid that one would have thought it easy to sail upon it from our feet to the utmost horizon. Not a breath of air stirred these masses, but different shades of colour played upon them, like the reflexion upon water of clouds above, while the peals of the high mountains which pierced through the vapour looked like rocky islands in a vast sea. We were compelled to turn our backs upon this beautiful scene, an•l soon were once more toiling ever upwards, through the snow and over the ice. The snow was not so soft as our guides had apprehended, and walk ing upon it was consequently so much easier. Up to the Grand Plateau, about three hours' ascent from the Grands Mulets, we managed to get along without much difficulty or any danger, barring the avalanches, the voices of which BOROUGH HOP. The plantation accounts come favourable, and the duty is backed at from £llO,OOO to £120,000. In all kinds of hops the trade is in a sluggish state, and prices are barely supported. ',...w............ WHITECHA.PEL. Our market is moderately supplied with trade rules heavy at t h e aunexe rates : Beef from 2s 8d t o 4s 2d ; mutton , 3 8 Od to 4s 4d ;lamb, 4s 8d to 5 s 6d ; veal, Od to 4s 6d; a nd p ork, 3s 8d to 48 8i per Sib s . b y the carcase' m eat, and the A MODEL SULTAN. —A letter from Constantinople in the Journal de Francfort says :—" The new Sultan ap pears determined to never have but one wife. A few days since the Valide Sultana, agreeably to old tradition, pur chased a young s lave, the most beautiful that could be found in the capital. She dressed her out in jewels and the richest clothing, and offered her to her son.. ' Who is that woman ?' demanded Abdul A.zis. The Slave whom, according to custom, I offer you on your accession to the throne,' wrhs the reply. I have nothing to -.say to her,' replied the. Sultan ; have I not a wife whom I love ? Let me hear no more of such customs and such pre:sonts.' 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