The Sun. — London, England, 1856-08-13 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET COMMEE,CITAL INTELLITENCIq- --- CITY, Two o'CLocx, The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed heavily, but, compared with Friday's rates, prices of all kinds were without change. The sales were estimated at 5,000 bales, of which 1,500 have been ,0 taken for export, and 500 on speculation. The '4l sales included 70 Pernam and Maranham, at 7d. a to 7id. ; 50 Bahia, 6d. to 61d. ; 350 Egyptian, 614. to 7Ad. ; and 400 Surat, 4d. to sd. In the .: Share Market th ere was very lit t l e d o i ng, without 2 any particular change in prices. Commercial advices from the Continental Coffer Markets, up to the close of last week, report a 5i steady trade, with firmness in prices. At Ant werp some large sales of St. Domingo for exporta- 20 tion realised 31-i to 32c., which may be considered g an advance on previ o u s quo t a ti ons . I n Brazilian 0 coffees the market is firm, and the supplies from 25 thence are not equal to [the demand for exporta tion. Sales of 6,500 bags realised 28ic. for good gt. qualities, and 22 to 24c. for lower kinds. The 2 1. stock in first and second ha n d s i s es ti ma t e d at 25 about 62,000 bags, of which 37,000 are Brazils, st -9,000 St. Domingo, 15,000 Java, and 1,000 other /o ' . * sorts. Amsterdam business is limited in Java coffees, but the price has not revived, and good green or dinary sorts are not lower than 321 c. In Brazil kinds a few transactions have taken place at pre vious quotations. The Commercial Society of the Low Countries have announced their public sales of coffee as follows :—At Amsterdam on the Ist of September 322,717 bags, Java ; at Rotterdam on the 4th ditto, 233,368 bags Java, and 5,736 ditto Padang ; and at Middleburg on the 9th Septem ber 63,129 bags Java. At Hamburg coffee has been in demand, and holders are standing out for an advance of 1-16th to sch. Brazil qualities are quoted at 4 sch to 5,4 sob. The advices brought by the Royal Charter, which has arrived with 181,000 ounces of gold and 10,000 sovereigns, state that commercial affairs were in a sound condition, and there was an entire absence of speculation. The production of gold was steadily increasing, and the quantity brought down from the diggings by escort continued large. From Sydney the accounts report favourably upon the various commercial markets. But busi 10 - ness was not active. There was a good demand 'it. for gold, and, the supply being limited, 31. * 50 prices had advanced. They were 2a. per ounce 25 higher than at Port Philip, and it was expected 100 that large remittances would, consequently, be re- IS cpived from that colony. At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. J. G. Margetti and Sons, who suspended payment on the 18th ult., it was stated that the liabilities exceeded the assets by 18,0001. 145 . . 7d. It was agreed to wind up the affairs of the firm under the inspection of four of the principal creditors. ThP English Funds are without any change of importance ; but a small purchase of stock by the Government broker, and the large arrival of gold by the Royal Charter have strengthened the market. Business remains quiet. Foreign Stock and Railway Share accounts absorb the chief attention of the dealers. A small failure was announced this morning on the Stock Eichange, but, as - the engagements of the party in question were not very extensive, the event has not excited much remark. Consols have been 95 to 95f for money, and 951 for account. The New Three per Cents. were 961 , and the Reduced 951 -a. Exchequer Bills are Bs. to 12s. premium, and India Bonds 14s. premium. Bank Stock is 2171, and East India Stock, 2351. the Foreign Market is firm, but not active. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 1031 and the 4 per Cents. are nominally without alteration. Sardi nian have been dealt in at 92 to 92k. Portuguese 4 per Cents., 511, Mexican, 22i, Grenada De ferred, 71, and Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 61k. In Railway Shares a considerable business has been done, mostly iu relation to the settlement, this being " making up" day, and the prices have, in some instances, improved. Edinburgh and Glasgow, Great Westerh, and a few others are 10s. to 1/. higher, but North-Eastern, Berwick, and the Midland, on the contrary, are heavy. The French and Belgian lines are steady, and the Colonial rule dull. Rigas, which yesterday afternoon receded to prem., have recovered to to 11 prem. Mining, banking, and miscellaneous share 3 are well supported. The meeting of the General Screw'Steam Com pany has just been held. The Directors' report, which recommended the postponement of a divi dend, was adopted. The following are the nominal prices of For e i g n Sfocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 71i; Mexican, 22/ ; Peruvian, 81 21 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 57 58 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 111 13 ; ditto 4per Cents., 98 100 ' • Spanish 3 per Cents., 441 51 • ditto Deferred, 241 1; ditto Certificates, 6 1 ; ditto Pas sive, 6i 7. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES r Prom fit: Oracial Li g. ) Ftnsinest done. 3 per Cont. Reduced Annnities 9SA $ 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 954 5 4 New 3 per "ent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 — Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB India Stock Ind;.. l!onds, 0000 . Ditto, under 21000 l4 p Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, 2d. £1000 £5OO 8 12 p Small • PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Grenada New Active, 21. per Cent. Ditto Deferred 7l Mexican 3 per Cent 2;6 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 4 per Cent Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent Strdinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Tarkibh Bonds, 6 per cent 1033 i Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Cent ;,--,, en 'A nv trir Allnp., ~, I . in I•'MOM.. • Dutch Exchange, 26 per Cent., 12 Guilders Ditto 4 tier Cent. certificates Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Cent. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account (Sept. 10) The Alfred, from Calcutta, belongini to Messrs. Green and Co., brought up at the Black wall Buoys, was afterwards hauled into the Victoria Docks to be discharged in consequence of there not being a sufficient depth of watFr for her to enter the East India Docks. NORTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.—The dividend to be de clared at the enening meeting will be at the rate of 4 per neut. on the B3rwick stock, with 8,565/. over ; and 21 per cent. on the York and North Midland stock, with a balance of 6.000/. over. WILTS, SOMERSET, AND WEYMOITTH RAILWAY.—On Saturday last the Government inspector traversed the section of the railway from Frome to Yeovil, which will be opened for traffic en the Ist of September. The whole line to Weymouth, it is expected, will be com pleted before the end of the autumn. SANITARY PRECAUTIONS.—Yesterday the parochial officers of St. Matthew, Bethnal-green, gave orders to the inspector of nuisances for the immediate prosecution of all parties in the district who may be found accumu lating filth of any kind on their premises, to the danger of the health of the inhabitants. Printed notices were likewise issued throughout the parish, giving warning that any one offending against the law would be prose cuted under the Nuisances Removal Act. THE WELLINC4ON MONUMENT IN GUlLDHALL.—Yes terday the statue of the late Alderman Beckford was removed from its position in the City Guildhall to make way for the monument to the memory of the late Duke of Wellington, for which the corporation have voted 5,0001. The inauguration will take place on the 14th prme , the fourth anniversary of the hero's death. RETURN OF JOHN FROST TO NEWPORT.—The town c i f Newport was the scene of considerable excitement on Monday last, owing to the expected arrival of John Frost, who, it will he recollected, was banished for life for the part he took in the Chartist riot of 1839. THE WEATHER.--The temperature of the atmosphere kts been exceedingly sultry fer the last eight days. For acme years past the heat had not reached so high a de gree of intensity, arid there does not appear to be any immediate prospect of a change. Under the influence of a genial sun the crops have advanced towards maturity with almost unprecedented rapidity, and the aspect of the country is luxuriant in the extreme, and gives token of an unusually plenteou 3 harvest. This is true of all descriptions of crops, roots as well as cereals. On Thursday afternoon we experienced a visitation of thun der and lightning. There were several distant peals, which, with one or two exceptions, were not loud in this locality, but t.e lightning flashes were frequent and vivid. A few drops of raie descended, but the sty soon cleared up, and the heat continues in all its fulness.— Newry Telvraplt. ARE AR TS -oFfIS DAY.) RAIL WAYS. Ir. kaki RAn,vreye. it. I , J , :i t ,er ,- 1 a.......- , 1 9 fr_tabg. Wottng. Bost i and Easti - .. Janet... 1, 11 Belfast & Ballymen.. P.ll Binning. Wolverli A. Stour Va11ey...... ali Birkeuhd. Lanosi,, 4 i_irhes.ire Junct....... 'll De. Mull. 4 MI. all [Do., do. .....„..... all !Myth &Tyna origins. f. 25 (issf.L at .L.1!7. , 1.C() Briiitol and Exeter , ;.ii ii.tied0uia . a........... all Clie , lter & F.r.olyhea4l all •,:!..)rk and Bsanion all fork, Blach, 4 Pus 18 Cc.ruwall , all Do. A 8 Do. B 45 Dabiin4l3elfastJune all Dun. P.& Aber. Jnc 100 East Anglian all Eastern Counties 100 - 7 ,ast. 'Toion. A. Stl ' 1.9: i De., B. Stock 83 Do., New A ..... . ' 10 East Kent 100 East Lancashire ..., 100 Edinburgh 4 Glasgo all Edinb.an.l Peebles,. 100 Edin.Prtil &Dun& all Forth & Clyde Jun all Furness all !)o. Extension..,..... 100 Glasgow &S. W , ‘st , - all Great N. of Scotlnd. . 100 Ureat Northern . . 100 Do., A. Stock ...... 100 Do., B. Stock . 1)0 Gt. Sth. &West.are . 100 Great Western. . 100 Do. Stour Val. Rar Gua. Stk ; all Irish South-Eastern 1 all Llncs.ster & Carlish ii 141 Do., Thirds iii 12 Do. New Thirds .. 100 Lancash.andYorks i 3 De., Wst. Riding Un i all Do. South' ort Li all London & Blackwaii t. 100 Lond. Bright &S.Cst t. 100 Lend. and N. Westn. ) 16 Do, Fifths 0 ! 5i D0.101.611. 0 'd&8...0 24 20 Do. Eighths,. t. , 100 Loudon A.ndS. W. , ,f,tn. 0 I 13 Lou. Tilby. & South. 1 Barking Sh 5 ; all Lmindrry &Coleraine 1 .5 i all Lndndrry. & Enniz.k. tt. 100 Manch.Shet&Linch, I .s' 82s. Du., Man. & Lin. Un 1 1 Metropolitan 100 Midland 100 Do. Birmng. & Dark all Nficlid.G. West. (Ire.) all Do. Half Shares 1 all Nltweastle & Carlisle all !dwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Fit Newry & Euniskillei , all Newry, Warrenpoint and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk 33 N'or MI n.Coun ties Tin 100 North British,.,,.,. 'lOO Nth Devon Rail. & Dock Stock . :100 Do., A Stock 1100 Do., B Stock :10;) N.astern—Berwip 234 i)o. do. Extension „ ' 16$ Dodo. G.N.E. ?web all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York 100 North L0nd0n..... '3l is stead, and City Jn 17i North Staffordshire al . North Western , all & S. West rn. June. ./x., Wore., Wolv. 14 :"GrtGraouth 100 Scottish Central... 10€ Scottish Midland..,. 100 -hr3pshire Union all South Devon South Ea5tern........, 100 South Wales 1 Yrksh. & Riv. Dun F: all Staines, Wok. &WolT, all Stockton & Dar. ing. 10 Do., do., 1851...... 1 Do., do., 1855 161 itoekten tlartleV 100' Taff Vale.... ........ I 'm Do. Pref., No. 1 .•22 Thames Hay. D.& R all Vale of Neath ..... all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limer;cl, all West Cornwall all West End of London and Crystal Palace all Do. A 3 Do. B all West London. all Wimbledn & Croydon FOR all A ntw erpoißett, rdt it 10 Ardennes ali Atlan.& St.Lw. leased 1 at 6 p. c. by Gd,Tnk. of Canada all Belgian Eastn. Jinn 14 Balers to Graissessa 9 Bombay, Baroda, an e'en. g 5 p. c all Do. 5i IBuff. & Lk. Hur. Ry. all ICarmeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry all Demerara .. 11 Dutch Rhenish , all Eastern of France 19 Do. New all last Indian, g. sp. all Do. Fx. B, gu 5 p.c. 5 Do. Ex. C, pt. sp. c all Do. do. D, gu. sp. c. all Do.4i p.c.Bnds.,'s7 all Do. do. do., '59, dc, all Geelong k Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. all Gd. Tk of CanadaA is 90 Do. Cert. of Doben, con. into Stk. till '6: all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 14 Gt. Central of Fran! , all Gt. TD. Pen. g. sp. c. 2 Do Now, guar. sp. c. 15 Great Lnxembenr - Constituted Share: all Gt. Western of Cane s Shares 5i Do. New sll Do. Bds„, payable '57 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O ill Do. do., '73 do. all Dr,. do., '73, wither!' option.. all Lake rionst. te Baal , all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo Venetian. all Lucca <v. Pist. sp. c.p 10 Lyons and Genova all Lyons & Moditerm all Aadras, guar. 4 p.c all Do. New do., sp. c all Do. 44 p. c. Exton 10 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. c all ilaria Antonia 9,11 Do. do. New 0,1) sTs.runr & Liege kit' itterest) , 01 'le. (cur interent) all Do. do , Cp. c. Prof A; Northern or Fran, all NorwegianTrunkPrs all 'axis and Lyons all ''ltto Bonds ..... "aris and Orleans, 3 Recife & San. Fran., (Perham,) g. 7 p. c. all Riga & Dunaburg is. at 80(. per share... 5 Rome and Frascati.: aii di iarabre and Menso., all Db. 5 p. cent. Prof. 5 ieinde, guar. sp. c %1I Do 18 Southern of France.. 3t. Indrew's any Quebec (A) , egt Flanders 5A per c. Pref all V. di N. W. of lrrane, ah West. of §witzerland all Wiesbaden ... all ".:e..land ...... JOTIVT-MTh 11 , sk(ints.igi4i,.,. ... . 12i Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London all Bet. Col. lik.San. C all 'tritii:la N. America ,. 5 Chart& Bank of Asir 6 Glut& Br.k. of India, Australia, & 50 City 25 c010nia1..... ... 20 Commercial of Load n r!tg.Scot.&lnicalit. all fiond. Mutt. Bk. Australia ............. 15. Ditto New ............. 2t (ce*Adon and Conn"y:, 50..Lud.ja.Bnkg. Corp. 10 London Joint Btocii 10 London and Paris 20 Load. & Westinlnsfc: 3ts s Tational Pro.ef Rug 10 Do. New 22. 7Cationt.l of Bank .., all New!Sontly Nll Oriental Eank. Corporation 10 Ottoman Bank • • '-Gvincial of Trolane Nov. .&tv,t 50 Royal Britith N.rAralb all of 2 „, 10 u n i on of London .. 00 Western Dir of Loud 50 St. 20 20 50 20 100 100 100 20 100 100 !00 20 aostnz Prices yesterday 41 ... ...^ S/ 9, 19j - 7.6 - 18 . 13 - 94 - C 6 5 81' - 59 16j -- 71 . 7 1 3 - 15' .•• .... 10 - 16} n 94 11) 35 37 24 26 86 - 61 - 63 38 - 91 - 96 97 - 98 82 - 83 L 33 - 135 19 121 63i 61 72 - 75 6 - 7 6 - 7 , 97i - 981 7i 7R 1064 1076 1071 1071 1 p 6 - P d O 8 109 ii - ... id —84 i b 6 - 53 - 55 3 4 - St 36 37 ... •••• - - 'lSt -59 i 97 - 4i - 33 110 79 - bl - 16 id 17 38 '.. ••• - 24 36 - 74 6 - 8 2 - 4 5i - 5i 8 :GN. 74. - 81 46 - $6( 2 2 3 p, If - 2A - p 5 - 5i •.. 2$ - 2. 371 -37 i 13A - 14. 73 - 234 24 .... 3 224 - 23 - 246 12t - 134 83 - fiv 8} - 9 22 -22 i 18 - lip 51 - 5i 25 - 2i- 3( 99 - 101 122 127 122 - 127 110 112 4 r p ii - 21 - 24- 3r - lip 2i - 21.1 20 411 574 56 7.- 1 - li ... :19i 12 i i - 2i 13. 10 ..< -- pm 4/ - KA 94 -- 9i 38 - 39 14 - 2 20 RA NlCb. 102 -- 104 - p 69 - 71 ••• • A -1 • P 71 - 72 . O.! 18 21i -- 221 16 - 2 pJ *I. 3p ... -- ....r] •_ --~ 60 40 41 1 -- 14? ' " "'""' •N .. ,~, 36 68 7i 38 - 63 86 4j 6i 11 31 08 77 - 49 THE SUN, LONDON ITIEDNEWDAY EVENING AUGUST 18: f RAILWAYS. Lwasi2;, Camp +r, C 'tulle, yesterday. this ,'..!11 lamed ford aztr.l Ot; Buckgilara:-;h. (V) Clydesdal, ~ /11 ' Col. Stour V 7, Sod, and Hal. 'lOO E. Mo. g. 6pc all E. Un. H. SL, 'lOO Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. 100 Do. New...... all Glstr.& Do. Fr all Hrtlpl. Dk. t.i. Railway.... 50 all Hull & Se:ill 25 all Do. Sharky.-. 1.2 all Do. 7f 81-a-s, 1.2 i, all Lon.&Creeno 20 all Do. Prefercu.:, St. 110.) Lon, rill, iz • :Si 100 Lowestoft gr. i per cent. ...it !Ay.) . Do. 6 per c..-/:. 5' all Illun.oll. Ihtn and Ilatloek $0 all Middlesbro` & &dear ....... t. 1.00 Midld. Bradt', i. 4 5} Newmarket Bury E. G.spc if) al i N.di Est.s p.c. all Do. 6 per et. 0 all Do. Fizeds p c 5 all Prest. &ANT, 23 all Do. ,i Shrs. A t. 1,:;0 Roystn.St Hit 5 iBs Shef.Roth.s.n, Opole g. 5 p. 6. ll all Shrews.Saler 10i S. Statfordsli. ) :,.11 Wear Valleygi 6 per cent.. .. _ all I Do 100 Wiltcklomrst l 20 1 1 Lun.L - .1 N. E. Un. - 100 - 105 Gt.Nrtr•l,. E. Count. Callouitn, 112 - 14 139 - 141 4 ,!Gt. er•ra) I Ylt. & Y. & ; 41 'Do 23 30 ..• 08 - IC9 vret - - 1 . , Ipp I N 21 1112 - 115 Pet.) L.& N. vc & Stekton & `-4 94 - 96 En. Conn, IE. Count. Do ...... 58 --' tQ - Do.. L. & N.W Do (fit North Lancash k Yorksh. T. Brassey ilf.MCloan Stockt, Dariingt. 138 -111 71 - 84 3 - 261 3i 91 IGitWestn. TOTAL nESTRUCTION OP MESSIi WOOD'S PIANOFORTE MANUF. :i44; 127 s 115 6 .1 i xn x d !S.BROAD ACTORY. A fire of most extraordinary magnitude, involving im mense destruction of valuable property, illuminated the western districts of the metropolis for several hours last evening. Upon a plot of ground exceeding a couple of acres in extent, and running from the Horseferry-road to Holy well-street, Westminster, have stood for the last 30 years the principal manufacturing workshops of Messrs. Broadwood, the famous csnstructore of every descrip tion of first-class pianofortes. The premises consisted of five distinct ranges of buildings, three storeys high, run ning parallel with each other, and embracing shops for every department of the manufacture. At 6 o'clock last evening 420 workmen left the various shops in the es tablishment, and, as was invariably the case, one of the foremen inspected the whole premises after their departure, for the purpose of ascertaining that everything was safe, and the stove fires properly extinguished. In little more than half-an-hour after the workmen had left smoke was observed issuing from the upper floor of the cen tral range of buildings, immediately beneath the clock tower. An alarm was instantly given at the residence of Mr. Russell, one of the principal managers, who lives adjoining the premises in Holywell-street. He imme diately hastened to the building in question, and at once saw that the fire had made considerable progress, and was rapidly increasing its ravages. Such assistance as could hastily be got together walassembled, and au en gine which has always been kept upon the premises was soon at work. The Brigade engine from the sta tion in the Horseferry-roasl, only 100 yards from the factory, followed very quickly, and then came the pa rish engines of St. John's and St. Margaret's. As is too frequently the case there was at first a scarcity of water, and the most strenuous exertions of all present failed to make the slightest impression upon the flames, which spread rapidly from floor to floor, and before seven o'clock had wrapped in one burning mass tho whole range in which the fire had originated. The peculiar construction of the workshops—built to oh• taro the best possible light, and consisting of distinct floors several hundred feet long, without a break of any kind—rendered them an easy prey to the flames, and in less than an hour the fire had obtained so terrible a mastery that very little hope existed from that time of saving any portion of the establishment. The intense heat of the central building very soon ignited the adjoin ing ranges on either side, though from 20 to 30 feet of space separated the one from the other; and before 8 o'clock a boiy of flame of almost unexampled extent rose high into the air, * setting out in bold relief the fine archi tectural outlines of the New Palace and the venerable Abbey, and attracted to the bridges and other elevated points of view myriads of curious spectators. Early aftsr the outbreak Mr. Walker, chief superinten dent of the metropolitan police, arrived on the spot with a strong body of officers of the A and B divisions, whom he stationed at the various outlets of the neighbourhood for the purpose of keeping off an idle crowd, taking care to allow the entry of a sufficient number of able bodied men to work the engines. Mr. Walker, in the ab sence of Mr. Braidwood, who was yesterday out of town, endea,oured to carry out a plan for the salvage of some of the mere ♦aluable property, but the fire was too swift to allow of the extrication of anything more than a few thousand feet of mahogany, which were thrown down off the roofs of the workshops and dragged out into the Horseferry-road. Into the interior of the shops very shortly after the outbreak it was impossible to e ter, and it was lamentable to observe the workmen looking ou— their eyes suffused with tears—at the destruction of their valuable tools and materials, without the slightest chance of rescuing them. Out of the five ranges of shops four had ignited, when Mr. Staples, foreman of the Brigade, in Mr. Braidwood's absence, determined by a desperate effort to cut off the communication with the fifth range, and by the employment of a large number of men with pickaxes and other implements—the wind favouring this ope ration—the flames were prevented extending to the northernmost shops, which, beyond injury from se vere scoreiing and water, have not suffered. The rest of the vast manufactory is a total wreck, and the loss thus occasioned to Messrs. Broadwood i 3 understood %o be something almost fahuloug. Nearly 1,000 piano s, in various stages of manufacture, have been ut ,erly lost, and the value of the woods and other mate rials destroyed amounts to an immense sum. ss. per square foot for veneers used by Mr. Broadwood is not at all an extravagant price, and from this some notion may be formed of the loss that will be occasioned by the fire. The tools of a single first-class workman, also, may be estimated at 701. rurte Tbe precautions taken against fire by Messrs. Broad ivied were such as to render it almost impossible that an outbreak could take place. The specially hazardous cha racter of the busices is such that at this season of the year it is not supposed that any person has a light on the premises, and the stoves fur warming gluepots are cased in iron, and under the special control of the offi cials of the offices with whom Messrs. Broad wood have insured for 27 years without having had a chimney cn fire. It has been stated that one of the foremen always goes round to see that all is safe after the workmen have left. The person who made this inspection last night was not seen by the reporter, but there is no reason to sup pose he failed in his duty. are a: c ex o a ri e l p tl! iny, and so alarming was th e opposite the gasometers of the Th C e h P a r it e e mis red es G appearance of the fire at one period that the authorities felt it prudent to discharge the gas by a main in connee tLn with their other gasometer in Spitaifields. The fire was got under about:ten o'clock, but the en gines continued to pour immense volumes of water upon the ruins throughout the whole night. poLiaE InELLIGENOR—(rIiIa DaY.) POW-STREET. THE CHARGE OF RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY.-Thig mornin7 John Pinkerton was placed at the bar, on re mand, charged with having in his possession a large quantity of property supposed to have been stolen. Inspector Mitchell stated that he had received some communications from parties who identified portions of the property, but distance from town would prevent their attendance. Mr. D,;uglas Brooks Sladden, 2, King's Arms-yard, City, identified a gold memento ring as the property of his father. The ring was lost two cr three years ago. I It was supposed to have been dropped in the street. Mr. Henry said that there was not evidence that the property had been stolen. Tlomas Backingbarn, rz,si , ling at Child's-bill, sated aat, be drove the nait •of hi.l runther, a launeress, to 14mdon on th'.; IStli of June, and on his retura .a bundle was etohn from it in Nassau-street, Soho. The property belonged to a gentleman named Mar shall, living in Oxford -street. It was - taken from the cart, w•bile it was standing at the door of Mr. Fletcher. It was impossible for the bundle to have dropped from the cart. The bundle consisted of 22 articles, bearing the mark of Mr. MarshalT. Mr. Henry said. the person who had made up the bundle, or some person from Mr. Marshall's residence who could identify the property, must he produced. Inspector Mitchell said be would despatch a constable to the residence of Mr. Marshall ; in the interval other cases could be proceeded with. Mr. John William Mason, residing at Pimlico, identi fied a pin as his property. It was stolen from him at the beginning of last March, close to the Marble Arch. In answer to a question from the magistrate, the witness stated it was taken from his scarf, he thought, by a girl. He felt the pin go from him, but he did not see the party who took it. By Mr. Lewis—lt was impossible for the pin to have dropped from his scarf. Mr. Charies Twite, foreman to Mr. Kestertoa, the coach-builder of Long-acre, said—On the 11 of June two cushions werd stolen out of a carriage which was standing at the back gate of the establishment in Wilson. street. The cushions were covered with silk, of the same description of silk as that now produced. It was of a description manufactured exclusively for Mr. Kes. terton. In answer to a question from Mr. Lewis, the witness stated ho would not undertake to swear that no other tradesman used the same sort of silk. George Prime, in the employ of Mr. Kesterton, proved that when a certain carriage which had been taken out of the establishment was returned on the 11th of June the cushions were safe. The carriage stood out in the street for about two hours, and the cushions in it were covered with silk of the same colour as that now before him. Maria East, sister to the fever ward at Charing Cross Hospital, stated that she gave out the clothes to the laundress to wash. On the 21st of June she gave out 21 sheets to wash, which were made up in two bundles. One of the bundles was lost ; it contained ten sheets. The hospital marks had, been cut from the sheets, but there was a private mark on one of the towels, which enabled her to swear that it was the property of the hospital. Mr. Russell identified a handkerchief which he missed from his pocket ou his return home about 13 months ago. Mr. Lewis said there was no evidence that this hand kerchief had been stolen. He says he missed it from his pocket. Mr. Henry said that would be a question for a jury. The witness from Mr. Marshall's residence not hay ing returned at two o'clock, the further bearing of the case was postponed until four o'clock. Mr. Bingham (to prosecutor)—But you only lost 3a.6d, Prosecutv—l missed si. the day before. Mr. Binghatn —Ha7e you suspected the prisoner of any other robberies ? Prosecutor ; Yes ; I !lave n;issed money frequently, but not to such an amount. Isis. Bingham (to the prisoner) —Have you anything to soy. Prisoner—l have taken the money, sir. Mr. Bingham—Can you read or write ? Prisoner—No, sir. Mr. Bingham-11a70 you had any kind of instruction Prisoner—tiro, sir; I have not been to a church. _ _ _ Mr. Bingham oberved that she was very young; but it was a case that e3uld not he passed over. He should, however, deal lightly with her. She was sent to prison for one month. THE TRA DE OF LEEDS. The Leeds Chamber of Commerce have just reported on :he present position of the trade of Leeds. In the woollen ;rade a fair average amount of business has been done in the. warehouses during the past month, though great cau tion has been •observed by purchaser:, in limiting their transactions to actual requirements. Orders for tbe au tumnal trades are unusually late this 3 ear, but now that there is a certainty as to the stocks of wool being of fered, and the probability that food generally will be at a moderate price, in consequence of the .harvest prospects, a very active trade for the coming season is anticipated. The operatives are in full work, and, on the whole, manufacturers are satisfied with the present state of trade. The felt department of the sco-ilen trade is like wise brisk. In the beginning of July, a considerable lull was experienced id the wool business, butvinueb improvement is noted since the commencement of the present sales, which are to continue until-the 26th instant. Some descriptions of colonial wool opened at a decline of id. to 14-4. per lb. on the closing rates of the May-June sales, and have progressed steadily, with a tendency towards firmer prices. The flax trade, e are glad to observe, is gradually improving, and a still further improvement may be looked for. The mills are in full operation, and all descriptions of yarn are in full demand. Prices remain pretty stationary, but are looking somewhat firmer. Since the proclamation of peace a marked improvement has taken place in the machine-making department, and for flax machinery especially the demand has much im proved, both for home use and for exportation. Con siderable activity reigns in the principal establish ments), and prospects are good, In the locomotive de partment there are but few large orders at present on band in the country ; nevertheless, in some large esta blishments there is great animation. As money becomes easier there is every prospect of this branch of mecha nical industry, which has grown to such an importance in the town of Leeds, heine in a highly active condition. We are glad to record the large interest in Lhe nail-wak ing business of the town, and that tnere is employment for a larger number of hands than are at present avail able. The iron forgers of the districts are in full em ployment ; but, in consequence of the sultry state of the weather, the produce of bar iron is rather under the usual average. Prices firm. For leather the market is in a very buoyant state, and some advance is experienced on all descriptions. The tanners and curriers are actively engaged, though not to the ex tent of their capabilities, in consequence of the scarcity of the raw material. MARKETN vff Day.) CORN EXC ETA NGE. The quantity of English wheat on sale in to-day's market was limited. The business doing in most kinds was trifling; nevertheless, factors were tolerably firm, and prices were well supported. Over 21,000 quarters of foreign wheat have come to hand. The demand for that article ruled heavy, but we have no change to notice in the quotations. New barley was in request, on former terms ; but old parcels were neglected. No change in the value of malt. There was a fair inquiry for oats at Monday's currency. Beans and peas were very dull, but flour supported late rates. ARRIVALS THIS WHIM. Wheat. I Barley. Maly. English .. 550 240 390 Irish ...• 100 Foreign , 21,210 3,950 BOROUGH HOP. Oats. I Flour, 60 440 910 I 12 770 15,030 , brls. Tho accounts from the plantations are favourable, and the duty is called 250,0001. The business doing in hops is very moderate. WHII'ECHAPEL. Beef from 3s 2ii to 4s 4,1 ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6(1; lambs 4s 4,1 to 5s 41; veal, 3s 8d to 4s Gd ; pork, 33 63 to 48 6d per Blbs., by the carcasA. A fair demand. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.— T,l)is Day.) LONDON, Aug. 12.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.; light breeze Rn.l fine clear weather. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 12.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Egyp tian, from Quebec ; H.M.S. Algiers, the Black Sea, and sailed for Kingstown.. (PER ELECTRIC TF,LIm.-I,APR,I SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Arrived.—Bessie and Valiant, from Riga ; Gipsy, Car diff. Sailed.—Colibri, steamer, for Havre; Great Western, steamer, London ; Ursa Major, Portsmouth. Tne Government steamers Pigmy and Sprightly have just lauded in the Docks 700 melt and officers of the 77th and 4th Regiments, from Cowes to Aldersbott, in charge of Major Carden and Captain Cocks. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind S.S.W. Arrived.—Antoinette, from New Orleans; Light Bri gade, New York ; Uncle Charley. Alexandria ; Adel gunde, Gonaives; Auguste, Cape Haytran ; Maria The resa, Portoplata ; Montgomery, Now Orleans ; Hartford, Charleston ; Negotiator, Miramicbi ; Iduna, Catania ; Nelson, Palermo ; Victory, Requejada ; Hibernia, Caen; Catherine, Hamburg; Lady Ann, Rotterdam; Parthean and Queenstown, Alexandria. SPiled—Harriet, fur Riga ; Digby, Callao ; Gauntlet, Buenos Ayres ; Martha, New York ; Cosmopolitan, Porto Cabello; Demetrius, Alexandretta; Nowal, Newfound land. Wind S.W. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 11. Arrived—Fraya, - from Constantinople ; Taganrog and Flor de Yonga, lbrail ; Zetland , Callao ; Ann Raddin, Miramichi ; Rescue, St. John's, N.B. ; Eclipse, Genoa ; Courier, Galatz ; Neptune, Odessa ; Southampton, Malta; Scipione, Galazz ; Dodo (s.a.), Crimea. DUBLIN, Aug. 12. Wind S.W. Arrived Mary Ann Gaun, from Smyrna ; Queen of the Sea, Amsterdam. KINGSTOWN', Aug. 12. Wind S.W. Arrived--Planot, from St. John's, N.B. (BY BIIBMABINZ DRITrSif TIZLEGRAVIT. GRAVESEND, Wednes , lny, 10.16 a.m. Wind S.W. ; tide nearly bigh. water; fine. Arrived, Aug. 12.—Glasgow Packet, from Oporto ; Trusty, Alma, and Hannah, Guernsey ; Kent, Riga ; Elisabeth Hlgrison, Porto Rico ; Saxon, Alonsoorcott;h ; Maria, Antigua. Arrived , Aug. Youn-r b , from St. Petersburg; Gleaner, ; Mary Stodd.rat, Baibadoes; Majestic, St John's; Devonshire, Dome;•ara ; Ap9line, Grenada; Lina, Gothenburg ; Florence, Trinidad ' • James White, St. Stophen'v, New Brunswick ; Martin Lukhor, Riviere du Loup ; S.ovener, Cat..nia ; Aurora, Holhroe ; Marquis of Bute, Charente ; Eclipse, Madeira ; James R. Reeler, New York. Sailed—Countess of Durham, atAs,mer, for 3inlts. DEAL, Weduesday, 9.4.5 a.m. Wind S.S.W., light. Passed-:—H.M.'ishiPs'Royal Geo., rge and Banshee, from Portsmouth, river • Catherine Jan ream], London, Sierra Leoile ; City of Quebec, Quebec. Passed—Honeeta, from .Patrag„ for 'London— 25 days out ; spoke Aurora and Henry- Hillman, both from Smyrna to Falniouth, off Rock of .Lisbon, 3d Aug. ; and Celerity, from Tarragona, for Penzance, lat. 21.33 N., lon. 10 W. Passed—Maria.. Alice, from Pa tras, for London; spoke the Vixen, of Glasgow, for Mars& ales, Ist Aug., lat. 40.40 W., all well. Anchored—Medina, from Load. 2n, for Naples. Lord Stanley has consented t o res ide at the first pro vincial of the* Nati . eirial Reformatory- Union, which. is to take place at Bri ettol oa. Wednesday next, the 20th instant,,and follcrwing dap, Lord Robert Cecil, M.P., Sir J. 33 ar t Sir StaffordNorthcote, Bart., Mr. w • Miles, ' Mr. M. D. Hill, CSC,, the Rev: Syd ney Turner, and other gen tlemen will take part i n the proceedings- The annual archery - gath eying at Meriden, in War. wickshire, passed off I aSt wi fai: with great eclat, the ex treme beauty of the we aft .er contributing much to the , SIICC , 3BB of the meeting. ' l3 . e , assemblage of rank and fashion on both days was un usually numerous, and the lasses of ;Warwickshi re , ar t.a3 .ecl in the picturesque hats and gay jackets Of th e prey en t fashion, maintained their deservedly.high reputatior for beauty and elegance. ' On Wednesday Mr. Game tt : -was the succaisfal shot at the long distance, and Ls ,d r , - Yiances Legge proved the w knner of the silver arrow Pews OF GOLD.—The q' andshortgeldat exchangeParisis London is 25.27 i per 1/. e terlicg. On comparing these rates with the English Mir it price of 3/. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, it 'api.o?rg the t i ( 404 is nearly -10ths per cent. dearer .11 Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the i Price of g , ld is 425' per mark, and the short exchange on London i 4 13.4 per 1/. sterling. Standard gold, at the Er iglish Mint price, is therefore' nearly s.loths per cent. di wirer in Hamburg than in Lon-: lm. The course of etch a/Igo at New York on London' far bills at 60 days' sight i s r .109 i per cent., which, as com pared with the Mint iv ar between the two countries, shows that the exchang is slightly in favour of Eng land ; and, after making alloti vance for charges of trans ,part and difference of i ateres t the present rate leaves a tritring profit on the imp ortatk i .n of gold from the 'United States. goner coul4 h a v e itocioao td, atul $l-10 ita, which dpitaid it was la the drawer. Evidence continued.—When he suspected the prisoner he put 103, in silver in the box, each of which he , marked, and he left the key as before in the drawer. That morning, about 9 o'clock, he opened the box, when he missed 83. 6d. out of it. He called up the prisoner, who denied having taken any money from the cash-box. He then went for a policeman. Lock, D 228, said that when the prisoner was given into his custody she at once pulled a piece of paper from her bosom, in which was 103. She remarked, "This is all I have about me." MISCELLANEOUS. t 9 Australian A gricalt. All Aus train. Royal Mail all fierliu Water Works 40 ' , 3rit. Amlric..an Land 3 Canada u 6 I. Go.6p.e. Jank7nly 100 Do 6 p.c. Feb & Aug 100 Do. 6p c. Mary Sept Crystal Palace all Do. Preference..,,,,,, a 1 t lrystal Pal, of Frarce t Duston Iron Ore 154 Eastern Steam. 190 - Electric Teleg ra ph all Electric Teleg. of Ir all En.lzAus Cop Sm Co all Gen. Iron Sc Collier 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. all General Screw Steam all Loud. Gen. Omnibus 10 Magdalena St. Navig all Ntediteran. Elec. Tel. 9 nexiean&S.Americn. 5 Nat, Discount Co. all Nat. Pat. Steam Foe: 5 'loth erlaud3 Land._ all Do. Do. ...... 3 Do. 8 pcPissatld 80 New B. &N. S. Land N.S.W. Gov. sp. c. D. all N. a Australasian... 16 Nrth. of Europe Steam all Oriental Gas 2% Do. " New Shares " all Peel Rr. Ld. & Mine. all Pentneular& Oriental 10 Do. New eo Royal Ifni' Steam kll Scot. Austral. Invest Ditto New all 3outh Austral. Land al: Submr.r. Tel. Scrip al , Do. Registered..... 5 Pr & lA. Co.U.Cal 28i Vas - 27 **6 ;26 129 , 14 - 115 - -2, -5; •• Sri - 98 - 13 - 131 4 - - 31 -, 3i 1 - 14 -- 2 - 21 - 26 13 - I gp 2/ 64 - 66 4 - &T 70 - 72 - - 6 - 37 6 - 17 Business done Ai . this day •••••••• t 61 59 174 8i 63 a 4 P 97j i 108 f 83i 3 8173 i i 25k . 8k 9i 9 li i i 2 711 48. f I.oi i 681 8 49i 60 x d SO UTH WARK. ROBBING A CRIMEAN HERO. —Henry Cormack, a respectable-lookinz young man, described on the charge sheet as third steward on board the Seine, belonging to the General Steam Navigation Company, was brought before Mr. Cornbe, charged with stealing a 51. Bank of England note, and two sovereigns, from the person of George Blaney, a private in the 42d Regiment of Foot, under the following circumstances : The prosecutor, a brawny-looking Scotchman, wear ing on his left breast a medal with four clasps, stated that he had recently arrived at Dover, with his regi ment, from the Crimea, where he had undergone great hardships and privations during the whole of the war. On Monday he obtained leave of absenCe from his com manding officer to go and see his friends in Scotland, and he received a 51. note and three sovereigns from tte Paymaster-Serjeant, to pay his expenses. He changed one of the sovereigns at Dover, and deposited the other two and the liote in his side pocket. On the arrival of the train at London-bridge he foolishly entered a public , house, and drank beer and spirits, but he recollected then that the note and gold were safe. Some time after that he remembered being with the prisoner drinking ale, and after that he missed his money, and the prisoner was locked up for robbing him. Witness had taken the precaution to take off his medal and clasps and hide them, so that they were not stolen. An old woman, who kept a stall near London-bridge, said that she saw the prisoner and the soldiers come out of a public-house. The soldier then felt in his pocket, and as the prisoner was leaving him he said that he had been robbed. Witness pointed out the prisoner to the constable, and he was stopped and given into custody. In answer to the charge, the prisoner said he was third steward on board the General Steam Navigation Com pany's steamer Seine, running between Ramsgate, Mar gate, and London, and he had just left her when he saw the prosecutor lying on the steps leading to St. Saviour's Church. He raised him up, and took him to a public house and treated him with some ale, as he had been in the Crimea himself. As they were leaving the house the soldier said ho was robbed, and he was given into custody. He could assure his worship that he was innocent. Mr. Combe remanded the prisoner, and accepted bail for his appearance on a future day. THAMES. DISCOVERY OF A GANG OF FORGERS.-01tarle3 Thompson, who has been recently tried and acquitted on a charge of passing a forged Erik of England note, Augustus Fristag, and Louis Bohm, all Germans, were brought before Mr. Salle, charged with forging notes purporting to be those of the Bank of England, and with having in their possession a steel plate aid engrav ing, wood cut, and implements for manufacturing forged notes. The Bank of Engiand Solicitor prosecuted, and Mr. L. Strauss acted as interpreter. The prisoners Fristag and Bohm have been recently discharged from the British Germa n Legion, and received 181. each, and were the comrades of a German named John Dumont, who was committed from this court fortnight since fer passing a forged Bank of England note at the stop of Mr. Wilson, boot and shoe maker, in Whitechapel, and the accused party, who is in Newgate awaiting his trial, had been discharged from the Legion a few days before be was taken into custody. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoners hail recently hired the house, No. 42, Upper Berners-street, Commercial-road East, and yesterday (Tuesday) after . - noOn; at half-past 'four o'clock, three officers of the City of London police force, named Spittle, Hug gett, and. K n ight, detectives, repai re d to the house in Berners-street, where the prisoners- were at work preparing forged notes intended for circulation. Huggett jumped in at the window while Spittle and Knight broke open the front door, and discovered .Thompeou and Fristag in the act of "just going to - press " with forged notes. A steel plate, with a perfect representation of a 51. Bank of England note engraved upon it, was on th e p ress , an d 26 papers with the water mark "Bank of England and. "Five" inscribed thereon were on a table-close by. There was a slab on which the plate was to be "inked," bottles of ink, and all necessary apparatus and materials for forging Bank of England notes, on a large scale, in the room in which the prisoners were. Thomp son and Fristag were at work on the press, and Bohm was lying on a bed, and said be Was led into it by Thompson. The officers produced the steel engraving of a 51. note, mould for the water-mark, proofs of forged notes, pra pared tissue paper, and other materials. Mr. Strauss laving interpreted the evidence to the prisoners, they were remanded for a week. The investigation ereate2 great interest, and the court was crowded to excess. NI ARYLE BONE. EMBEZZLEMENT BY A CIIILD.—This day Bridget Sweeney, aged 16, was charged, before Mr. Bingham, with stealing 3s. 6d., the property of Mr. Bsn Howell, butcher, William-street,-ber employer. The ,prosecutor stated that the prisoner hadsbeen in his service about five months. On Monday morning, when he opened his cash-ti'rehb 'missed ss. _out of it. He had no suspicion against any one but "thiprieoner, „, Mr Bingham.—Why so S Where was the cash-box Prosecutor.--It was in my bed-room, which the pri- Me; VITISM Dramatic Songs. By Edward F. Fitzwilliam. D'Alinaine and Co., Soho-square. Mr. Fitzwilliam has already given to the musical public numerous compositions of considerable merit, and the twenty-six songs now before us fully sus tain his reputation. They comprise a charming variety for bass, tenor, contralto, and soprano voices—embodying the subjects of love, war, pity, hunting, and drinking. "Gluggity Ging" is an excellent, convivial lyric, and "Gude nicht and joy be wi' ye a'" smacks freshly of racy Northern me lody. " The Bells," written by the gifted but luckless Edgar Allan Poe, is a very clever produc tion, with a ri ne accompan i men t ; v but there are so many admirable songs in the volume that He scarcely know which to mention as the best. We are glad to see that the talentecl.composer such good taste in the selection of ins words. The names of Hood, Berange'r, Coleridge, Mrs. Ilenans, and others equally great, are suffi cient warran t for the quality of the poetry. Someone has :.aing of "music wedded to immortal verse," . but, if we uioy judge by mos t o f our mo d ern bal lads, the " banns are forbidden" now touching any such union. We congratulate Mr. Fitzwilliam on the healthy and vigorous character of the themes chosen by him, and heartily wish that other com posers may follow his example, The Warrior's Return, : March. Thornton. The Warrior's Welcome Home. Thornton. By Cyr: By Cyri: The Millwheel. _Arranged by A. P. Atmtaguo MouLrie, Baker-street, P - ortman-squaro. The first of these pieces is founded on the second, Both are of average worth in musical composition, but the words of " The Warrior's 'Welcome Home" are a fine specimen of the " twiddle-cum-twink" school. " The Millwheel" does not particularly strike our fancy. It is lacking in expression as regard:; both story and air. TWO MEN SUFFOCATED IN A DA Y- . HOLB. On Friday last a most shucking occurrence took place at Clayton We , t, near Huddersfield. Two men, named respectively Thomas Carter, about 45 years of age, and George Lockwood, about 40, fancy weavers, who reside in a secluded spot called Tomfield, were suffocated in a "day-hole," which forms the approach to some old workings of a colliery. The parties have been in the habit for some time past of obtaining coals from these old works, which they used for their own domestic purposes. On Friday morning Lockwood went to get some coal, and not returning at the usual time his wife became alarmed, and went in search of him. Not being able to discover any traces of him, she went and communicated her alarm to Carter, her nrizhb.sur, who went to the place and proceeded down the "d‘iy hole" in search of him, but he never re turned. Met. Leek wood now became seriously alarmed, and toe great-at consternation soon prevailed through out the hole neighbourhood, and large numbers of persons hasteuA to the spot. Every exertion was Made to recover the bodies of the unfortunate men, but such was the deadly effect of the gas that several persons, after attempting to go down the "day-bole" in search of the bodies, had to return immediately or they would have been suffocated. A blow-fan way, however, brought from Mr. Jagger's collieries, at Eniiey, and by means of tubes pure air was forced into the pit, but the lifeless bodies of the unfortu nate nem were not recovered until near four o'clock on Friday eltereooe, that of Lockwood being found in a siting peetere, about 17 yards from the mouth of the "day-hole," and that of Carter about 12 yards. The former has left a wife and six children, and the latter a wife and four children to mourn their loss. The par tiee have been repeatedly warned of the danger of the course they were pursuing, and no blame is, therefore, attached to any one. On Saturday evening an inquest was held before Mr. J. Taylor, coroner, at the house of Mr. Farringdon, the Commercial Inn, Clayton West. Mary Lockwood, Joseph Haigh, and John Hargrennes, gave evidence bear ing out the above facts, after which the jury returned a verdict of "accidentally suffocated." MARSHAL VAILLANT AND THE krI'UDEATS OP PARIS. -~-- _. The annual distribution of prizes to the colleges of Paris and Versailles took place on Monday at the Sorbonne. According as each pupil came for ward to receive the prize, Marshal Vaillaut placed on his head a laurel wreath, and handed him the books which bad been assigned for that particular branch of instruction, and, lastly, embraced him. The following extracts from the address of Mar shal Vaillant to the pupils at the distribution of prizes will be read with interest : G:ory is achieved by study and perseverance. Study. my young friends, will be the arm by which you will triumph in the battle of life. In the same manner that it is necessary in order to produce a flame to strike the flint which engenders the spark by a violent blow, so it is indispee9able in order to become a unAn—l mean a useful %voraw roan—to make energetic efforts and to overcame difficult obstacles. At that price only will the sacred sign shine on your foreheads. My friends, I am old ; let me tell you what I have seen. More than half a century ago I was like you all, a pupil ; like you I trained myself with nume rous companions for the trials of life. At that time the dawn of the first Empire was shining brightly ; and also, as at present, rumours of war and glory reached under the peaceful roof the colleges. We admired the great me❑ whose deeds illustrated our great epoch ; we felt ourselves animated with the desire of walking in their footstep—and of imitating if not surpassing them. We were all, I believe, animated with that noble ambition when we left our college for our different avocations in life ; but enthusiasm lives only a moment, whilst difficulties are endless, and at the onset many of us were discouraged. Now, I can testify to you, my friends, that all those who remained firm to their plans and were never disheartened by the difficulties of the path have found at the close of their career, if not glory, at least honour, as the reward of their perseverance and application. But why appeal to ancient souvenirs when a grand circumstance furnishes us, with a recent and notable proof of the success which crowns stubborn courage and perseverance The life of the illustrious captain who sits by my side (all eyes turned towards Marshal Pelissier) proves to you what can be effected by study, patience, tenacity, and that rough vigour which fears neither fatigue nor privations, neither disease, nor dangers, nor reverses, but which bears with all and triumphs over all. Learn from him how laborious is the conquest of glory, and by what roads it is necessary to pass before arriving at posterity." The following part alludes to the literary studies of the present Emperor of the French when in con finement : "Is this enough, my young friends, or will you have another example ? Follow me into that fortress—draw those ly lts—.pass through that dark vault ! Look at that young man with a pensive look, who leaning over a table meditates in the calm of solitude. For many years he has been a captive, and his education, com menced on the steps of Cie first throne of the world, and continued amidst the misfortunes of exile, is being com pleted in the interior of a prison. Military art, political economy, and science of governing men, are the sub jects of his studies ; his genius increases and rises in midst of his incessant labours. One day, when the hour 'naked by the desgns of Providence shall have arrived, the gates of the fortress will fall before him, and he will go forth into the world ripened by the medi tations of captivity, with the head sufficiently high, the heart sellielently firm to save a great people from an abyss, and with the arm sufficiently robust to hold tho'sword of France awl to secure victory t i her flag. I say no more, and I re t urn t o y cu , y oung pup il s ." The address concludes ae. follows : "I know by the testimony of your masters that thty have r:ason to be satisfied with your conduct. Every where, the love of work, the sentiment of discipline, and respect for religion prevail in our schools ; everywhere are developed aus , ,ere habits and emulation—pledges of succei;p. Maintain, my friends, that laborious ar dour, and continue to prepare yourselves for the obliga tions which you will have one day to fulfil. Never at 'any epoch of our history was a wider field opened, .under more favourable auspices, to those who, like you, burn with the desire to serve and honour. their country. Tranquil at home, triumphant abroad ; proud of the pre sent, and confident iu the future which the Imperial cradle promises, France, blessing her sovereign, enters on a new era of prosperity and grandeur. You will find your path widened and smoothed down ; and, happier than we were, you will walk in it with secu rity. Proceed, then, and may the hand of God conduct and support you.' Proceed —your fathers couteuplate you, and the country counts on you I" A Constantinople letter in the Hamburg News sa y s— t 6 The P. rsian ambass a d or , w h o i s expec t e d h ere on his way to Paris, will also proceed to Lendon in order to put an end to the Anglo-Persian differences. He is charged to offer every satisfaction to England, on con dition that the English Cabinet will recall Mr. Murray, and replace him by another ambassador." A letter from Berlin, in the Post Ampt Gazelle, sayi —" Prince Frederick William, who is to represent the Court of Prussia at the coronation of the Czar, wilt be accompanied by a most brilliant suite. Among the personages of whom it will be composed are mentioned Princes Wilhali and Antes Radziwell, Prince de Plets, General de Smirekonstein, and Count de Redern. Their departure is fixed for the 12th." *ESIOEIAL OF THE LATE BISHOP OP CARLISLE.- - A subscription has laLen set on foot for the purpose of,rais ing a memorial CI the late Hon. and tight Rev. Dr. Hugh Percy, Bi,hop of Carlisle. The present intention is to put up a stained glass window at the eastern end of the cathedral, acourse to which the Dean and Chapter have assented. Private accounts from Italy, received through Vienna, state that the amount of cannon and troops moved towards the Sardinian frontier by Austria is incredible. Sardiiii;, is making efforts - On her side, which are backed by the whole population. Both parties aro ready for war, if the Western Powers would permit it. All that has hven reported of the success of Russian diplomacy at Szonkholmis outwardly confirmed. Private letters state that the Swedish Cabinet is showing a civil bearing towards Russia, but that itsternally the utmost watchfulness is exhibited at all points of the frontier, both towards Lapland and Finland, .btrZt Ilbitton READING RACES—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CAVERSHAM STAKES. Hartley Buck Octavio, Ten ran. FORIIRY STAKES. Profi!e . Ninette.. Fire ran. WHITLEY STAKES. Alembic Saad boy Cropper Seven ran. READING STAKES. Gemma di Vergy Zaidee SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock. ~... 3 1 Five ran. STAND PLATE. Madame Cliequot Olympus 1 Twenty-three ran. GENERAL SCREW STEAM SHIPPING COMPANY—(.Chis Day). PROPOSED DISSOLUTION OF THE COMPANY. The 16th half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this undertaking was heel this afternoon, at the London Tavern—Mr. R. Currie in the chair. The report was r. ad by Mr. J. L. O'BEIRNE, the secretary. It stated that the contract with the SociettS Generale des Clippers Fran csis for the purchase and sale of eight of the company's largest ships was duly exe cuted on 26th March last, and 25,0001., the amount of deposit, bad been paid, but the purchasers having failed to fulfil their engagement, the deposit was forfeited under the terms of the contract, and bad 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 au 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 bal a n ce s h ee t s h ow t h at t h e 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 upon the working of the last half-year, but it has been as productive as during the same season in 1855. The insur ance fund has been increased during the half-year by the sum of 4,0001., and now stands at 49,775 3s. id. The re serve fund, which has received the addition of 20,1441. 7s. 86., amounts to 159,7681, 103.11 d. 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 legally in liquidation, 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 Si. per share to the credit of capital immediately after the shareholders have empowered them to 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 DEPIITY-CHAIR3fAN (Mr. Margetson) seconded ,he motion. Mr. KNIGHT objected to the course proposed, which was acquiesced in by the meeting, and consequently The CIIAIRMAD entered at full length into the affairs of the company. Referring to the contract with the French company, he say' the directors were much surprised at the nou-completion of the contract, which occurred only a short period before the time for holding this meeting He believed they possessed as fine a screw steam fleet as any company in the world—(hear, hear)—and 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 the 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 wound up the company, and not to con duct a trading company, and therefore he stood inde pendent of the board, and acted more as a shareholder than a director. If the shareholders adopted the recom mendaticn of the directors they would do well, because it would be impossible for them to successfully carry out a trading concern. (Hear, hear.) The beard had now 150,000/. which they were ready to return to the shareholders, and would have done so before this had the terms of the deed permitted it, The board was disposed to take a moderate offer for the fleet, which would bring them " all home," and he should ob ject to any distribution of the money, such al by the payment of dividend, before they decided on winding up 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 tax. Mr. STEBBING considered the shareholders should be paid a dividend out of the first year's earnings. He moved the reception of the report, and that a dividend of 1/. per share be paid to the shareholders. He objected to them waiting five or six weeks, and then the uncer- bainty of their receiving 3/. per share in return of capital. The CHAIRMAN said that by the ternis 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 aiscussion, and there being no seconder for the arnenilment, 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 nnani. monsly. The meeting shortly after terminated with a vote of thanks to the Chairman. The first special general meeting will be held not later than Monday week, but seven days' notice of it will be given. THE WEATHER AND CROPS IN IRELAND. -+-- Daring the past week the w ete her in this district has been most favourable to the ripening crops. We be t 'eve similar heat was not experienced here for the last years, the thermometer on one day reaching 120, and in the shade so high as 90 degrees. The wheat crop promises to be both early and abundant. Of oats the yield is expected to be very large. Already several fields of flax have been pulled, those best able to judge reporting favourably of the crop. Potatoes are abun dant, cheap, and free from disease. On the whole the prospect is most cheering, and, under the blessing of Providence, such as will restore plenty in the land.— Armagh, Guardian. We do not remember hotter weather than we have hail since August set in. At the latter` end of July the potato crop in many parts of this county assumed al 1 the appearance of the feraier blight—stalks and leaves were blackened ; but, thanks be to Providence, the disease did not increase, and it is now ascertained that even those stalks which presented the appearance of decay, are found to be perfectly sound. All the other crops look well ; and there is every prospect of an early and abundant harvest. On Wednesday night there was the most vivid lightning we have seen in this locality, which continued for several hours, accompanied by thunder resembling the noise of a rolling barrel. Yes terday, between two and three o'clock, a terrific thunder. storm broke over the town and vicinity, which continued till about five o'clock, and great fears wersi entertained for the safety of the potato crop, but we are happy to state that it did no damage.— Balled/Amnon Herald. The oppressive beat of the past week has not been surpassed during half a century, although we find it re corded in the annual register for 1804 that the thermo meter rose to 110. On Thursday it registered 116 deg. in the sun, and in the shade 90 deg. A gentleman who has been a resident of the West Indies during a period of 20 years ieforms us that he never experienced more in tense heat within the tropics, or more discomfort from its effects.— Carlow Sentinel. The weather during the pest week has been unusu ally warm anu sultry, exceeding in intensity anything experienced during many years past. On Thursday, however, we had a change ; about four o'clock distant thunder wes heard, and lasted two or three hours, dur ing which the flashes of the electric fluid were both vivid and continuous. We have not heard of any ac cident having occurred. The progress of the crops is most gratifyieg, and the harvest in this district pro mises to be abundant and early. Some slight appear ance of blight in the votato has been made the ground of unioneded reports respecting the spread of the die ease. We believe, however, that the loss, , if any, in the potato crop will be trifling indeed,— Sligo Journal. '"‘ r / Y 4 I