The Sun. — London, England, 1861-07-02 00:00:00

NONEY .MARKET AND CITY NEWS'. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets dur ing the last few days have remained very inactive, NO change can be recorded in the value of tea, but sugars have slightly declined. For coffee there has been a better inquiry, and good and fine descrip tions have realised full values. Rice, saltpetre, and tallow have been in limited demand, at barely pre !lens quotations, There was an extensive demand for cotton in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and the sales poached 30,000 bales, one-half of which were Purchased for export and on speculation. An advance of ed. to id. per lb. was established on the current qualities of American, but other descrip tions were unchanged. The bullion operations at the Bank of England Yesterday comprised the influx of 10,000 sovereigns. The West India packet which left to-day took out #;80,000 . There is still a brisk inquiry for money, and full rates are in all cases demanded by the banks and tlisecunt hou ses . The Indian Loan is now before the public. It is to be negotiated in a 5 per cent. security, not redeemable until the year 1870, and the amount required is £4,000,000. Tenders, which must be accompanied by a deposit of 2 per cent., will be received until twelve o'cloock on Friday, the 12th instant, and a payment will have to be made on the 19th instant of such a sum as will leave 80 per cent. to be subscribed as follows, viz.:--20 per cent. on the 20th August, 20 per cent, on the 24th September, 20 per cent. on the 22d October, and 20 per cent. on the 19th November. Discount at the rate of 5 per cent. will be allowed for payments in advance. A small amount of business has been transacted in the market for Public Securities today, and it has failed to influence quotations. Consols rhpet.ing 89' lefor money, and 89: for the account. Now Three per Cents. and the Reduced Annuities remained steady, at 884 Bank Stock realised 2304 ; India 5 per Cent. Loan, 981 4 ; and India Debentures, 95 4 4. Exchequer Bills were he avy, at 11s. to Bs. discount for the March issue, an d 7s. to 3s. dis. for the June ditto. _ _ _ In the Foreign Stock Market more activity has Prevailed, and prices generally are well maintained. Old Turkish 6 per Cents. brought 73, and the lioan of 1858 improved to 581. Mexican Stock was steady at 221 ; Spanish Deferred at 41i y ; and batch 4 per Cents. 992-, 1001. The dealings in the Railway Share Market con tinued very limited, and little change of importance t ook place in prices. North Eastern (Berwick), and South Eaaterns advanced 55., and Eastern Counties, and Lancashire and Yorkshire declined s s• ; Midland Great Westerns realised former rates. The Foreign and Colonial lines were at steady Pines. Dutch Rhenish brought 13i 14, and Antwerp and Rotterdam 50 ; Great Western of Canada improved to 101 ; East Indian declined to 98 ; and Great Indian Peninsula realised 956. For Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares there were a limited inquiry without any change of importance in values. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities BBl 1 3 per Cent. Conscols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities BBl t Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for SO yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5! India Stock. . ** $.•• Ditto 5 per Cent .. 981 i t Ditto Debentures, 1863 9st Ditto 1859 Consols for Account, July 10 .. 891 ± India Stock for Account — Ditto 4 per Cent March. I June. 4 3 dis Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d D.rt 0 £5OO I Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Irazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 4f per Cent., 1858 B6l Mexican 3 per Cent 22h. Ditto Account rer Wa n 4/ per Cent I D )i i t t .t t o o 3 A p ec e o r u C n e t nt. 72 Spanish 3 per Cent ttstNA6c Deferre d Account 4l Cent Ditto 41 Tul. Ditto .. ( C. New Loan Di' tto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 24 per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil. .. Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. ... 99 3 Ditto Account . 1001 TWO O'CLOCE Consols, Money ........ 891 Ditto Account .... THE PRICE OF GOLD. The quotation of gold at Paris is aboutT3 per mille prem., 2 and the s h ort exchange on London i s 2 5 . 35 per £1 sterling. 10 On Comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 etc 17s 4i * per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is etc -- _ 4 ths per cent. d earer i n London than in Paris. stc By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 427 i per mark, etc and the sh or t exchange on Lon d on i s 13 . 74 per £1 sterling. st( ...tloths a ndard gold at th e English Mint price is, therefore, about ,t( e Per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. 4 , A T he course of exchange at New York on London for bills at slc days' sight is 105} to 106 per cent., which, when compared etc with the Mint par between the two countries, shows that the e t c 7:f,hange is against England. But, after making allowance etc Loss of interest and charges of transport, the present rate leaves little, if any, profit on sending gold to the United states, ADELPRI THEATRE. Last night an apropos sketch was p ro duced at this 2s. theatre, entitled " Mr. Gorilla," and as such pieces are never expected to be more than the means of creating a ®ti hearty laughter, it was successful. The merriment con tists in a retired drysalter, Mr. Pipkin, receiving as a pre- st sent a " Gorilla," which of course upsets everything in the quiet villa of the old gentleman ; and, as usual With farce writers, the hand of the fair Marian is the price V, of the riddance of the obnoxious brute. Mr. Toole made a st Capital part of the aforesaid drysalter, and Paul Bedford m Made a very lively Gorilla. s The whole of the characters took part in a parody on the el .lumping song of "The Cure," which brought the curtain 8 ,1 down amid loud applause. The immense successful drama, the " Colleen Bawn," is 10 be withdrawn next week, although it still continues l 'emarkably attractive. The reason for so doing is that Mr. and Mrs. Bourcicault may take a little rest from the mono besous duty of repeating nightly for more than 200 times tile words of their respective parts. To fill up the void Mr. Webster will appear as Robert Laundry in the celebrated Sensation drama " The Dead Heart." Prince William and the Princess Royal of Prussia, 'Countess Bruhl, Count Furstenatein, Colonel Kingscote, and suite, occupied her Majesty's box last evening during the performance of the "Colleen Bawn." THE GREAT EIRE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BUN. Sir,—There is a great deal of public sympathy, and of deeper sort than usual, awake at prese nt on the subject of Inspector Braidwood . It is a beautiful emotion, and ap parently a perfectly just one, and well bestowed. Judging by whatever light one gets, Braidwood seems to have been a man of singular worth in his department, and other "'Be; such a servant as the public seldom has. Tho - i rc mghly skilled in his function, nob l y valiant n it, and faithful to it—faithful to the death. In rude, modest f orm, actua ll y a ki n d o f hero, who has perished in ser v i ng us I Probably his sorrowing family is not left in wealthy cir • tlitastances. Most certainly it is pity when a generous eulotion, in many men, or in any man, has to die out fut ile, and leave u o ac ti on b e hi n d it. The question, there ore, suggests itself—Should not there be a "Braidwood Tes timonial," the proper parties undertaking it, in a modest, serious manner, the public silently testifying (to such extent, at least) what worth its emotion has? venture to throw out this hint, and, if it be acted on, 'will, with great satisfaction, give my mite among other ?eaple ; but must, for good reasons, say further, that this la all I can do in the matt er ( o f w hi ch indeed, I ' know no • t hing but what everybody knows, and a great deal less than every reader of the newspapers knows) ; and that, in parti- War, I cannot answer any letters on the subject, should 4110 11 happ en to be sent me. 11 1 haste, I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, Cheyne-row, Chelsea, June 30. T. CARLYLE. 13ItAIDWOOD TESTIMONIAL. - With the kind llevill ission of the Lord Mayor, a meeting of noble /no, h and gentlemen will be held at the Mansion :ll7 on Thursday next, at half-past two o'clock ` f ,,, e° 4 l , B e l Y, for the purpose of raising a subscription the benefit of Mr. Braidwood's family, indepen ine:it °f any provision r.t hich may be made by the ur anee off ices f or hi s w id ow . The Duke of s u - therl an d , the Earl of Caithness, besides many ether Influential noblemen and gentlemen, have pressed their intention of attending. SHARE MARKET-(TRIS Dil Y). ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Closing I Business Railways. Paidl Price. I Done ;0 Jielfast and Ballymena Wol , and Str. Val. . Birk., La., and Ch June Blyth and Tyne 0 Bost. Sleaf. and Itlid.Co K 1 Bristol and Excter 'ek Caledonian [0 Carmarthen & Cardigau ) 0 Cork and Bandon 10 Cork, Blroek., ,e Passage 10 Cornwall A (A gets no div 10 Do .; until 6pe peran 10 Do B hasbeen Id. toB i 0 Dublin e Belfast June i Dun., Perth, SrAb. June lc East Anglian lk Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds. k East Suffolk ek Edinburgh & Glasgow ick Edin. Perth, clz Dundee 10 Forth az Clyde Junction * Furness )ck Glasg. and S. Western [0 Great Ntlin. of Scotland >ck Great Northern ick Do do A stock ick Do do B do ick Gt. S. & W. of Ireland ick Great Western ick Do Str Val gua. stock [2 Irish South-eastern )ck Lancashire & Yorkshire ick Loudon and Blackwall )ek Lon., Bright.. ALS Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover )ck I.ond. , Nth. Western ick Lond. Sth. Western 15 L'derry & Coleraine 15 l.'derry & Enniskillen ick Man. She. & Lincoln i 0 Maryport and Carlisle 124 Do do shares 10 Metropolitan ick Midland 1.0. •Do new.... •• • • )ck Do ',Arming. & Derby i 0 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland 15 Do 4 shares 15 Mid Kent.. ...• •••• • • • • 10 Do, Cray Line 10 Newcastle and Cirlisle 0 Newry Armagh, def 10 Newry, Warupt. & Roe. )5k Norfolk . ...• • • • • ck North British.. ck N'or•Dev.Rail&Dk.stock ck Da AA gtk ; A recs no until 6pchas beenpd.Bl 'k Do B stock . 1k Nth. Eastern—Berwick, Dodo , C.N.E. purchase 8 8k 81 83 6 7 06 08 07i t 8 ock Do Leeds •• • • ock Do York ock North London 10 Do new .16.4 North staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction ock Not. & Grantham Rail 10 feebles 20 Portsmouth 10 Ilhymney. ock Scottish Central ock Scot N. E., Aber. stock ock Do Scot. Mid. stock ock Shropshire Union 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. ock South Devon 25 S.-Durham & I,anc.Un. ock South Eastern . ••• •• • • ock South Wales .......• • • ock S. York. and River Dun 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok 25 Stockton & Darlington i 5 Do do 25 Do New (1860) ock Taff Vale ...... • . • • • • • • ock Do Pref. No 1 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 50 Ulster 25 Do 12 10 Do ... : stock Vale of Neath 10 Victoria Sta. and Pim stocK Waterford & Kilkenny 50 Waterford & Limerick 20 West Cornwall 20 West London 10 Do Ist class 20 Do 2d class .. ...„ stock WestHartlepool Harter and Rail • • I stock West Midland —Oxford, stock Do. Newport; stock Do. Hereford( 47 49 42 44 86 88 PREFERENCE SHARES. ------- Closing Business Snare! .Railways. Paid P r ice Done. 25 dllythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5O stock Brie. & Exet.4 p.ctstock 20 Do. do. do. Shares stock Caledon X 10,41 per cent stock I Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. ;Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent 61 IDun.Perth&Aber.Jun 14 Do Ist Class Pref stock lE..Ang,n.Class A 7 &sp.c stock Do. do. Class B 6 p.c stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c stock E. Conn. Ex. sp. c. No.l stock Do. do. No. 2 stock Do. New 6 per ct. stock. stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. stock Do. 5 per cent. guar... stock Edin.&6llas. sp.c. shares stock Do. 4p. c gua. S. & D stock Icclin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. stock Furness, 5 per cent .... stock IGlas.t S. West.g.a. 5 p.c stock ;Great Northern, 5 p. et. stock IF 0.5p.c.Redm.,10 p.c.prn :t( Do. 41 p. C. do. do. PO Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 0 (4t. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf. , ,ek t.Sn. & W (Ireland) p. ct. pref. stock. ,0 Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p. ct. ick 10. Redeemable,4l p.et )ek Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. )ck Do Irredeemable, do )ck Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. l 0 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh io Do. do. bp. ct. pref. )ck Do Birmg.guar. stock !,53 Do. Chester gua. shares 131 Do. do. do. !,0 Do. do. do. )0 Lan. & Carl. 44 pc. pref )ck Lan.&York 6p. c. stock , ck Do.Barnsl.st£s3s 10d pc ca Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) ,ek Lon.& Brig,. 5 pc.gu. No 1 ,ek Do. sp. C. No. 2 )ck Do. gua. 6p. c. yek Do. do. 5 p.c No. )ck Do. do. 41 per cent. .. • • 5 Do. do. 41 p. c. shares.. yek Do. 7p. ct. Pref. stock. yck Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P. )ek Do.4p.c.S.(div.def. til '6SY )ck Do. 4 per cent. Pm! )ck Lon. Chat. and Dover Do.W. IA rceiv. no div 10 Ex.A til 6p cispd on B B. & Brom ex. 10 Do. Metropolitan Ex B, , ck Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct ,ck lon. & S.W, 7p. ct. stock ck Do. 44 per cent 6d. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anus. of 2s. 6d. 12; Londondy. & Cole. leh [2l Londony. & Ennis. Ish )ck llan. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct 1100 102 20 21 5! ei 99 101 108 112 105 108 107 109 106 108 121 123 80 82 109 111 90 92 ,75 77 114 116 110 111 102 104 100 108 97 99 9.6 98 b 7 90 88 90 100 102 94 10 164 174 10} 10f 74 76 20 21 10 104 15 154 112 115 112 115 137 140 112 115 ,101 103 150 155 127 130 71 74 86 E 8 13i 14 1124 126 6 I Do. £6 1 iF I 87 69 it' Do. 31 per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent L2i "Jaryport & Car., 4p. 120 Do. 4} per cent. )ck ITid. Con. 6 p c. stock ock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c ock Do. 4i p. c. pref. stock 0 Do. 4i per cent ock Do. Lelc. .4z Hit. pref. at ock Norfik sp. c. Ex. at. 1846 ock Do. 5a p. c. Pref. do 1847 ock Do.sWay. Val.Ex.at.lB47 ock North British, sp. o. ock Do. New, gua. 5 p. c V I Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. ohs 10 i Do. do. do at Nth.Dev.Ball. & Dck.Co at N-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. c. st Do. 4i pe. redeemable.. at Do. G.N.E. 4 per c. pref. 17 Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 12i Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. 25 Do. York, H. &S. Pure]) 20 North Staffordshire.... 10 ftbvmney Guaranteed. Si Scottish Central, new pl st Scottish North-Eastern 31 p. c. pref. stock.... at Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p c at Do. 7 p. c. pref. stools 10s. South Devon, Ann. lOs. 10 Do. Fixed 4i per cent L. 0.6 South Eastern (Iteadinf2 Ann., 1.0.6) at Do. 4 per cent. at Do.Flxed iip.c. Ist is at south Wales, gua. 4p. c. at Do. 4i per cent. at Do. 5 per cent' at 5.-Yorkshire, 4p. c. gun 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp c • • 25 Do. B 6 uer cent .. ' 25 Do. 6 per cent st Weed tez Kilkny, 6p, e , st '.Mid -0111 st Gua stk at Do. 2d do at J Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf. red. at Do.Perpet. 6p.c. pt 1866 lat Do. till 1869, Ist is. L 34 136 02 103 91 93 110 112 1 [OB 110 1 li p 91 93 93 101 101 103 P tr. 22i 23i 131 133 10 10 22; 231 99 100 99 100 08 100 85 90 264 27 31i 321 316 326 45 48 t 24 126 118 120 101 103 120 122 115 117 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid. Leasing 'Closing 'Co 's Price. all - Ln &IS 100 Do ....• . • 100 'D0........ 100 D 0....... 100 ,Do. ••• • • • 100 Caledon., all E.U.AzE.O 100 Gt. North. alt ,E • Counts.l 100 I 100 Caledon... l 100 Do. „_ all ''Gt. N. all.Yk.N.&llrl all Ylc.N. 31d. all , Do. all !Do. 100 100 S. Eastern, 100 'D0..... ... 100 Peto ArCo. l 100 ,Norfolk.. 9 96 5 1 2 63 121 123 111 212 101 103 151 1611 132 134 k 41 41 160 ,Do 1 all 1L NNV&M 100 5. 5& 1 all all all all all 'E.Counts. Do. 'Do. !Midland 'Llz NW L.Yk. Do. Gt. North. T.Brassey I Do. iGt. West. I,,kt Breo, 31 31 93 95 P 54 56 15i 16 [l3l 133 - -P 90 92 84 91 Railways. Bedford and Bletchley' Bu lkingham shire .... Chester & Holyhead... Do. 51 percent Do. 5 „ Clydesdale June Colchester, Stour Val E.Lincolnsh. g 6 pi.r c E.tinion,llarwichShs Do. Woodbridge.— Gls.Barr.&Neila.Drct. Do. new Gloster & Dean Forest 11 rt 1p ' I Dock ct Rail.. Hull and 5e1by........ Do. ha1ve5....... Do. quarters........' Lane.&Carl. gua. 5 p.c. London & Greenwich. Do. Preference .• • • Lon.,TilburyA S -end Lowestoft gua. 4 p c Do. 8 per cent Mnc., Bxtn ,&11atlock Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Sock Nowmarkt Bury Ex. gua. 5 percent.... NorthnicEastn. 5 p. c. Do. 6p. c. • Do. Fixed 5 p. North Western Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares .. . .. A. Roystn. Hitch.. & Shep Shrewsbry& Hereford Do. do. S.-Staffordshire...... Wilts and Somerset. .WiMbledon &croyd3 Business Done. 13.14 stock stool stocl stock stccx 25 stool stocl st oc 10 stock 5 6 414 42i 8} 9 17 18 494 eioi 39 41 28 30 83 85 271 1 28 106 108 125 127 106 107 07 99 129 131 )04 106 701 70} 60 62 114 112 0 Q 119 121 44 $1 93 PM 945 954 10 11 46 47j d 120} 120/ 1 it p 94 96 8 6d 66 68 E 3 636 105 1054 p 4)1) 614 624 93 034 96 08 hi 5 j 10 14 81 86 114 116 33 34 86 88 46 48 38 40 sol 81; et 63 P 4 06 4 7 39 40 ai 104 p 5i 6 p 554 561 24 p {d p 86 9) 114 111 5f Of 491 i 71 70 li 111 i 94 i 1201 P 1051 i P 100 100 100 all all 110 112 '2OO 203 i 61 63 :112 117 1 84 87 y - 1-- :THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 2, 1861. usinees done 1.8. all all all all all 5i 51 2} li.l 1 11 12 3} 2f'! 2} 2 , 22 23 7! 8 8 8} 194 204 384 394 S 9 36& 37i 53 54 5 40 13 14 5} 51 81 gt 2 11 22 23 ds, 8 6i 91 20 21 la 14 LAW INTELLIGENCE—(2hts Day). COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before Sir C. Cresswell and a Common Jury.) BENT V. BENT AND FOOTMAN. This was the petition of the husband, a farmer in Leices tershire, praying for a divorce on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co-respondent, who is a wine merchant, and a gentleman of some property in the same county. Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., and Mr. Pullen, were counsel for the petitioner; Dr. Phillimore, Q.C., and Mr. W. Marshall for the respondent; and Mr. Ovcrend, Q.C,, and Dr. Spink for the co -respondent. From the statement of counsel it appeared that the parties were married in 1852, and cohabited until last December, when it was alleged that the petitioner discovered the adultery to have been committed at a public house called the Denbigh Arias, at Lutterworth, some weeks previ ously. The parties lived on the most affectionate terms until the time of her alleged seduction. When the petitioner discovered his wife's infidelity he immediately communi cated with his solicitor. He then sent £lO to his wife, stating that he had found out her misconduct, and would not return to the house until she left. The respondents pleaded merely denial, and the petitioner laid damages at £3,000. Mr. William Bent, brother of the petitioner, stated that he was a farmer at Kelworth, in Leicestershire, and proved the marriage, which was solemnised in October, 1852. After the marriage his brother and wife resided at Kilmer ton Lodge for three or four years. When they removed to Webdoft, in Leicestershire, he was in the habit of visiting them frequently, and they lived very happily together. Mr. Thomas Wilson, brother-in-law of the petitioner, stated that he also was a frequent visitor at his house, and that petitioner and his wife appeared to live on the happiest terms. Mr. Footman occupied a very highly respectable position. Mr. Footman was a wholesale wine merchant, and he was in the habit of going out with the hounds dressed in scarlet, and he was a subscriber to the hunting club in the county. Mr. Bent, the petitioner, was in the habit of entertaining gentlemen at his place, and amongst other guests was the co-respondent. From something he heard last December, he went to the Denbigh Arms, and had some conversation with Mr. Bent and his brother. Previously he had seen Mr. Footman, who addressed him and held out his hand, which he declined to take after what he understood had occurred. In the cout se of a conversation that ensued, Mr. Footman denied the charge against him, and said that nobody worth powder and shot had made the accusation. The witness then said he was worth powder and shot, and he repeated the charge, that not only had he seduced Mrs. Bent, but that ho had boasted of it at the house of a gen tleman in the neighbourhood. Mr. Footman asked him, did he consider that he was such a fool as to make a boast of that description. Witness said he considered him fool enough for anything when he was drunk. He repeated the words which ho said he had used on the occasion in question, which were that he had stated he had dined with a friend and seduced his wife after din ner, and would be only too happy to act in a similar way again. Afterwards he went with the petitioner and his brother to the Denbigh Arms, and saw Mrs. Years, the landlady, and some of the servants,and, after interrogating them, he and petitioner went to Mr. Walsom, his solicitor. Mr. Footman told me that he had about £7OO a-year, and that he lived at the rate of £lOOO a-year. In cross-examination he said, that Mr. Footman's house, at Lutterworth, adjoined the Denbigh Arms. He kept a carriage which could be used for one or two horses, and when he stated to witness that he had £7OO a-year he was not drunk. Ellen Mawby said she was in service at Mr. and Mrs. Bent's at Webdoft in 1859 and 1860, and they lived very happily. Mr. Footman came to the house first in Christ mas 1859, and afterwards she saw him frequently shooting over Mr. Bent's land. She remembered his coming there during the absence of Mr. Bent. On one occasion Mr. Bent spent the day at his father's, which was some miles dis tant, and Mr. Footman came to the house that day and remained a long time. Elizabeth Wakefield said—She had resided at Webdoft with her father, but was at present living with Mr. Bent at the Mona farm. Before she went to live at Mr. Bent's, she visited at his house, and she was able to say from per sonal observation that he and his wife lived very happily together. After Mr. Footman became a visitor at the house, Mrs. Bent began to dress more gaily. Ann Elizabeth Jee deposed to having lived at the Den bigh Arms, which was kept by her aunt, Mrs. Veers. There was a room at the house for the farmers, another for their wives, which was numbered six. She remembered Mr. Bent bringing his wife to the house frequently. H e use d to dine with the farmers, and she used to go to the room No. 6. Mr. Footman was in the habit of calling frequently, and he came there on some occasions while Mrs. Bent was in the house. She generally occupied the bar-parlour, and could see parties going up and down stairs, and she saw Mr. Footman go up to the room No. 6 every day that Mrs. Bent came lately. He used not to take anything at the house on these visits. On one occasion she saw him iu a very indecent position on the sofa, and she spoke to her aunt on the subject. On the 26th of October, 1860, Mr. Fbotman called, and she watched him and saw him go into }go. 6 without knocking. She proceeded to stale that she toloked througli the keyhole, and saw Mr. Footman and Mrs.alent in an indecent position. (The case was proceeding when we went to press.) SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) A MINOR CANNOT BE SUED FOR CALLS.—IMPORTANT IUDGMENT. — THE LONDON FREE-LABOUR COMPANY (CO-OPERATIVB STORE) V. SMITH, JUN. This was an action to recover calls, defendant, a minor, being the holder of certain shares in the company. kr. Aubin, for defendant, pleaded infancy. Mr. Whitehurst, for the company, urged at great length that defendant was liable, and called attention to the Act, in which it was laid down that a minor might appear by his next friend or guardian. Cases were quoted in which the Courts had ruled that a minor, as holder of shares in certain railway companies, was liable. Mr. Aubin, on the other hand, said that, in such cases, the defendant was of ago when he was sued, and had not repudiated the shares either during his minority or subse quently. This morning his Honour read Mr. Sergeant Wheeler's judgment, as follows :—" In searching through the autho rities I have no hesitation in finding for the defendant, in accordance with the well-known railway case." Verdict for defendant, with costs of attorney. THE MAIN DRAINAGE RATE. — IMPORTANT LANDLORD AND TENANT CASE.—HAWKINS AND OTHERS V. OSGOOD. In a case of landlord and tenant, the plaintiffs claimed that defendant should pay the Main Drainage Rate, and produced a lease in which defendant had covenanted to pay all rates. His Honour elicited that the lease was made before the Main Drainage Rate, and ruled that the rate was a land lord's rate, and that the tenant could not be called upon to pay it, His Honour thought that landlords were the greediest set of people in existence, and they were shifting all the rates and taxes on the shoulders of the tenant, Very soon they would call every morning for their break fast. Upon the other points in the case, plaintiffs were non ' suited. THIS DAY'S AfARIi7ETS. HAY MARKXTS. SMITHFIELD. —Old Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os Od ; new do., £2s lOs to £4 Os ; old clover do., £3 lOs to £slBs ; new do., £3 10s to £5; and straw, Ll las to 18s per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os ; new do., £2 lOs to £ 4 Os : old clover , £ 3 10s to £5 18 s ; new d o ., £3 10s to £5; and straw, Ll 10s to £1 18s per load. Both hay and straw were a dull sale, at our quotations. WHITECHAPEL.—OId Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os Od ; now do., £2 lOs to £4 Os ; old clover, £3 10s to £5 18s Od ; new do., £3 lOs o£s Os; and straw, lOs to £1 18s per lead. A slow demand. POLICE INTELLIG.ENCE. — ( This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. 11UFFIANLY CONDUCT AT A TAVERN.—Thomas Connor, a rough-looking fellow, was charged with the following violent conduct : John Miew, barman to Mrs. Butcher, licensed victualler, of 119, Tottenham-court-road, said that on Sunday night the prisoner came into the house and broke a glass and da maged the engine, and yesterday he came in about 10 o'clock and tried to jump over the counter. He was turned out, but came in again some hours after, turned on one of the taps, losing about a pint of liquor, and tried to jump over the counter. He tried to prevent him, when he seized a large water bottle and made a desperate blow at his head, but it fortunately missed it, and came down on the metal counter with such a force that it made a deep cut in it. On the way to the station he was very violent and kicked him. The witness was confirmed as to the prisoner's violence by the constable, who said the prisoner was drunk. Mr. Tyrwhit'u ordered the prisoner to pay for the spirits, or be imprisoned for 14 clays, and to pay 10s., or 14 days for the assault on the barman. ROBBERY AT A LICENSED VICTUALLER'S.—Ann Feasy, servant to Mr. Lathbury, of the Lamb, Hertford-street, Fitzroy-square, was charged with stealing money from the I till of her master. It appeared that the prisoner was in the practice of watching the bar-mon from the bar of a morning, and then taking the opportunity of purloining money from the till ; some money being at last marked and found on her. She had been for some time suspected, and the amount of money lost by Mr. Lathbury was not ascertained. Mr. Tyrwhitt, the prisoner pleading guilty, committed the prisoner for two months, with hard labour. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. h ..,~ > .. are Railway-B. 00 Atlantic &St Lawrencti k Bom.,Baroda&.Ceut Ind Gu. 5 per cent.. ...... .18 Do, Do. It 20i Buffalo and Lake Huron 204 ,Do. New . 10 Do. Preference ...... Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 00 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 00 Do. do. July 1, 1873 00- Do. do. Junk 1, 1874 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (I,i To' ZO Capc,Eaetn.Prov. (Um.) 20 Cape Town tk Dock Scrip 20 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 171 ; Demerara.. 20 lEastn. Bengal gu. sp. c :ock East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. 20 Do. I' Shares Ext..... 20 Do. Jubbulpore 00 Do. 41 p c. Debontrs DO Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 klGrand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref ; Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct Do. 6 per et. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 t.lndfaPenin.gua.sp.c Do. New g - tia. 5 p. c. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 0 Do. do. m )ck G tO , 2_ ........ 01 Gt. W. of Canada Shares 20i Do. New 00 )Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt 00 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do 00 Do. 54 p. c. do. '7B do ock Madras guar., 44 p. c ock Do. do. 5 per cent ock Do. 44 p. c. Extension 20 Do. 5 ock Mclb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. 20 Newßrunswick & Canda Ky. la and(Lim. ),c;. °pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land do.. 20 Do. do. B Capital do .. Do. do. Land do. ..- - Oude (Limited) I took I Scinde .. .. .. .. .. p .4.; 20 Do. Punjaub .... Le El 20 Do. Do. ........ id 0 , ock Do. Indus. St. Flo. - 4,71.1 10 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip FOREIGN /100 15 all 100 1 Closing Paid. j Price. 94 95 4i 5 d 6 7 75 SO 45 70 fii 70 4; 61 11 1. d I pr ll 1d 97f 98i 96 98 98: 99 98 99 16} 17} 53 58 45 50 • 30 33 40 43 30 33 30 33 95 46 lid Ut 92 91 91 101 191 10i 95 98 88 90 63 85 92f 03f 65 87' 5 7 5 7 971 98i 144 1i d 89 91 - AYS. !O Algerian .... 0 Antwerp & Rotterdam. !O Ardennes........ !O Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 5 Belgian East. Junction !O Beziers to Graissessac.. Carmeaux Mine .t flail 00 Copiapo ...... ••..•• •• • • 10 Ditto Extension .... 20 Dutch Rhenish ...... • • 20 Eastern of France .... 20 Grand Rue Guar. 6p. c. 20 Do. do 20 G'ret Central of France I 9 G-t. Luxem., Con. shs... 20 Italian Junction 20 Licrre & Turnhout .... 20 Lyons & Geneva ...... 20 Namur Liege ........ 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref......... 18 Northern of France.... 16 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. 20 Paris, Lyons, & Mediter. 20 Paris'Az - Orleans ..... Recife & S. Fran. (Peru ) xua. 7 p. ct. lira Riga & Dunaburg. • • • • • Royal Danish 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent.tPref [0 Sambre & Meuse 10 Do. 5} per cent. Pref [0 San Paulo, lira, g. 7 P.C [0 S.Aust.AzLomb Venetia [0 Southern of France [0 S. East Portugal 7p et 8/ West Flanders ...... [0 Do. 5i p. c. Preference [0 %V. As N.W. of France [0 West'.rn of Austria [0 Western of Switzerland 6 Wiesbaden .. . 6 po. 8 per cent Pref ?,0 Zealand BRITISE 27 tr lfi t r i Csols (Phi lack) l Iron !Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist4 East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon J. W'l Russel (Tavistk ), FGarn.&St.Aubyn(Gwen )1 Great South Tolgus ! G :Wheal Alfd. (Philack) , G. Wheal Vor (Helstoro Grenville Herod's- F00t..... Hingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (t_Tny Lelant)! (North Downs North Frances (Mogan) IN. Basset (Illo.;an)! !North Wheal Crofty I Par Consols (St. BlizeY) 20 :Providence (Uny Lelnt.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) !S. Cara Brea (Mogan). • 1 ;S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. ,S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) Stray Park 5 ,Tamar Silv.& Lead Min 10 Tin Croft IVale of Towey (Carta ) IWest Basset (Illogan) IW, Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan); Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cale.)' ;Wheal Kitty ( Lelant)' Wheal IVlaryAnn (Men.) 4 Wheal Tretawney (Lio.) l FOIL laGls 1.12 Australian :BonAccord Copper,Lim. ;Brazil St.J. del Rey, Lim Do. Land and Minlng,Co. Clarendon Cons. iCobre Copper ICopiapo Dun.lloun. Cop.Ming.Co Fortuna.. General pt N. Cop. of S. Austr Kapunda (Limited) Linares ILusitanian Marigold/ N.RhineCopof S.Aus.L IPontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smclt 1 5 Fort Philip 1 Scottish Austrin. 181.81 United Mexican 1 iWorthing (Limited) Do 2 ' 20 2 8 5 1 1 20 JOINT-STO , 100 Agra&UnitedService Bk 40 Australasia 25 Bank of Egypt.... 100 'Bank of London .. 20 Bank of Turkey 50 British North American 20 ,Chtd.Bank of India, &c. l 25 Ch.ller. of In. Lon.& Ch. 100 City ............... 100 Colonial. ....... ...... 20'11 Corn. Bank of Canada 100 Commercial of London . 2$ Eng.. Scot., & Aus. Ch 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland 20 , Lon. Char.Bkof Austral 20 I Do. new 50 London and Coturty •• 50 London Joint Stook 20 'London and &African.. 100 London & Westminster 100 Itiat. Prov. of England 20 'Do. new 50 INational Bank ........ 20 New South Wales ...... 25 Orient. B. Corporation .' 20 Ottoman Bank ......... 100 'Provincial of Ireland 10 Do.new .. 25 'South Australia 25 Union of Australia 50 'Union of London 100 'Unity Mutual ,Lim. 17.6 d 141 ',Lim 15 33 31 IgCo.l all 4 15 inCo. 4 d - D4. all 38 40 16 6 8 Ig▪ .00 all 1 1 all 25 21 all 23 24 lustr l 1 1 ip I f p all 14 74 1 85 2 id kr all us.L 128.6d 4 5d ,Lead) It all 2 4 1 1 (L.) los. 5 d d all 41 55 d) all •••••• .STOCK BANKS. Ice Bk 50 85 87 all 160 61 • all lB 19 50 '53 65 3 14 id erican all 1 50 62 la, &c. all 20 204 201 ~gy Ch. all i3l 33 50 72 74 a 37 39 •••••• iada.. all , ndon . 20 s. Ch.. all 155 16 orland all .ustral all 225 221 5 15 1 AA, 20 361 374 361 )0k .. 10 311 324 moan., 10 25 1 4 'Meter 20 67 08 ;land 42 25 s.. all , •ation . all 146 47 all 116 161 land. , I 25 .. all •,.-• • • all all 38 40 12 255 26 60 VERNMENT SECURITIES. . &July • .. 100 105 109 100 - t. 1883.4 100 & Aug. 100 107. 109 & Sept lOO 107 109 100 98 99 ) 6,1880 100 106 108 1890 100 106 108 LAJuly 100 104 105 1041 & Oot. 100 60866 100 96 98 to 1876 100 96 98 97 upwds 100 96 98 6 p. C 100 104 105 8.& up lOO L&July 100 &Oct.— 100 1041 1051 1051 1 4044 105} 1054 1 COLONIAL GOVER' Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-9... Do 6p. cent.lBBo - 6p. cent 1883.4 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug. Do. 6 p. c. Mar. & Sept. Do. 5 per cent Cape G. Hope, o p c,lBBO Do. 1890 N.ll.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. 5 p. c., 1866 Do. 5 p. c.,1871 to 1876 Do. p.c., 1888 & upwds Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875. S. Aus,Gop.c.lB7B.& up ViaGov.6p.c.Je. &July Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct DOCKS. __ stock ro m mercial lOO stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pret.Min lOO stock East and West India I stock Londo ,- - 61 604 stock St. Katharine. lOO 61 63 stock 'Southampton lOO stock ;Victoria . , 100 96 98 20 ID° , New . ,.....- 2 1 d pax MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint..! all 134 14 10 Atlantic R. Ml. Stm (1d); lf 25 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 30 32 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 45 4f 50 British American Land 40 50 BALMag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 30 35 20 Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 10 13 et. Cr ystal .5 c C CEi I i rli n yeacsm a tt d rai it ilsci l paT , : a el n dlars d c :a : 01 1 001 1 1 1 39 0 :5 3 1_0 3, 8 38 s a2 t tsi. C DDoo p .. . pe I rv i e n tc .. t oE pp n e er g, pr . Si e t. cent r a p l e t b g l a ao l l 0 1 1 a 21 t 055 . GmE . Do . n: !I:.dil sfsi Preference h: iesiar rnAli.,s. a. . 1_ 345 4 : 10: L50 3: d ; 04 7 1, : pt. n ;r a f l : 25 Do. New . 1 Great Ship I , inaited) ' n' ' 1 Do. 175 pct Preference all 4 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim,) al l - 1 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim:) t:31,11 _ _ tl dis. all — 4 — 1 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 1 15 10 IMed. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all - i4 l a 25 National Dia. Co. rim ) 5 li ~1 , 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron Lim ) 5 a ' ' 3 i 1 4d. all 1 5 0 Netherlands p er .c. la p n r d e s c L is a t4 o a 100 iN.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 510 1 im.) all i 15 1 1 (3.Nr.ilien.Atuasltaraalsas(Liaina.,_mited); all 14 it 1 ID°. New Shares (Lim.). 15s. i t i 10 Orintl. In. Steam (Lim.) 8 _ st. Peellt.Lnd. , irMin.(Lim 100 52 54 50 Pen. .t Oriental Stea all 65 68 50 I Do. New 3O 9 11 20 Red Seadzln.Tel.g. 4 4p.c. all 175 186 50 ithymney Iron all 165 175 18 Do. New.-- all 45 6.1 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 48 50 st. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 128 131 25 South Australian Land all 33 2 51 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip all , 1 Do. do. Reg istered 10 DO. do all 4 6 10 Trust and . Agency of A us trians. (lim)lst is. 1 i 20 fr.& Ln.Co. o f Up r.Can 5 5 U. K'dom Tel. Co. (lim.) 1 id Dr 100 Van D101:0011'5 Laud .. 281 9fp , it I 2 170 180 360 870 80 85 24 25 3i 4 12 14 3 4 COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has continued very inactive, without any material change in prices. SUGAR.—OnIy limited transactions have been entered into, chiefly in grocery descriptions, for home requirements, and prices have shown rather less firmness. In the refined market late rates are sustained. COFFEE.—For good and fi ne qualities o f Pl antation Ceylon there has been an active. inquiry, and in some i ns t anc es slightly advanced prices have b een obtained. Inferior description s of Native, however, have slightly declined. RICE.—The market has been dull, and the few sales effected were at barely previous rates. SALTPETRE—Business has continued dull without any change of importance to notice in values. TALLOW.—The transactions have been of the most limited character, and quotations had slightly given way. P.Y.C., on the spot, 535., and last three mcnthie delivery 51s. per cwt. INFANT ORPHAN ASYLUM, WANSTEAD.—On Friday, the 28th instant, the Prince Consort p a id a pr i vate visit to this asylum, after laying the foundation stone of the Merchant Seamen's Institution, at Snaresb roo k . Hi s Royal Highness, who was accompanied by Earl Spencer, Lord George Lennox, Gen. Wylde, Gen. Grey, and Capt. Du Plat, arrived at the asylum about six o'clock p,m., and was conducted by the committee and. secretary into the dining hall, where the children—nearly 600 in nu m b er — were about to take tea. 'I he Prince walked between the various tables, nodding kindly on each side to the eager faces held up to him, and stopping for a few moments to notice a group of more than twenty infants, who were placed on the centre table. The Prince, after hearing the grace sung, minutely examined the various school-rooms, dormitories, and new chapel. He then visited the spot where he had laid the foundation stone of the building 20 years previ ously, which he viewed with much apparent interest. His Royal Highness afterwards took his leave amidst the deafening cheers of the children, who had by this time poured out from the hall and placed themselves in the car riage drive. An exciting scene ensued as they rushed across the grounds and round the banks of the lake, their 600 shrill voices ringing across the water, and unmistake ably showing their sense of the kind interest manifested by 1110 E474 Highness in thin gratifying yisit. 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 above 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 i—b,, blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ; f., fog. ' • h., hail ; 1 ., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; o overcast (dull) ; r., rain ; ' snow • t., thunder. A lette r re p ea ted augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb. time (1 to 9). SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES.—These unwel come claims form a sufficient reason for requiring a Budget always to show a surplus. Estimates have just been pre sented for £53,430 for the war with Russia, it being found that the sum surrendered to the Exchequer as " savings" out of the war vote was too large; and also for £17,983 for excess of expenditure last year beyond the vote for the non effective charges of the revenue departments. THE GREAT EASTERN.—It is believed, says the Liverpool Albion, that the Great Ship Company, the owners of the Great Eastern, will receive about £27,000 from Go vernment for the transport of the troops to Quebec; and an impression seems to be popular that, should she prove successful in her present employment, as every one must hope she will, she will be re-engaged as a troopship. If a suitable freight offers at Quebec, to which port she is now bound, it is generally understood that she will return direct to Liverpool; or if a remunerative cargo 53 not forthcom ing, she will proceed to New York, load a cargo there, and thence return to the Mersey. 20 1. 1 20 5 ;. 1 40 1, 1 I. 1.14.6 7.4.0 17e 13.12.0 40 6.8.6 8.12 4.11.6 1.10.6 2 9 1 11i 1.11.0 9.18.9 1,1 10.6.7 4. 18. 6 1 all 18.15.91 24.8.01 13e ed THAMES. A SI.NGUINART AFFRAY.—Jane Newton, a young woman, aged 21, of 5, John's-place, Baker-street, Stepney, was brought before Mr. Self e, charged with assaulting and wounding Daniel Mears, a seaman belonging to the naval reset ve. • The complainant appeared in court with his clothes stiffened with gore, and his head enveloped in surgical ban dages on which were inserted the words " London Hos pital." He said that he was "on the spree" this morning at an early hour, and went into John's-place with some companions, and gave the prisoner sixpence to obtain a pot of beer. She ran away with the money and was about to enter her dwelling when he followed her, and she struck him on the head with a poker and inflicted a terrible wound. Ho fell, and was insensible for some time after wards. He was carried to the London Hospital on a stretcher by the police, and his wound was dressed. Another man was also wounded. The prisoner said she a dealer in china, and worked hard for her living. She admitted using the poker in self defence. The prosecutor and others believing her to be a loose woman, like most of the inhabitants of John-place, played tricks with her, and endeavoured to force their way into her house. After a long investigation, in the course of which it was stated that the Royal Naval Reserve men of the port of London were paid yesterday, and were " knocking about" the district all night in a drunken and riotous state, Mr. Selfe said the seaman bad his head broken, and one of his mates wounded. He could hardly say they had not brought it upon themselves. They had no business in such an infamous locality as John's. place. The prisoner had better leave the house she was in, or she might be taken for a prostitute. All the parties were in the wrong. He hoped the prisoner would not use such a murderous weapon again. He discharged th• prisoner. The prosecutor, who was in a deplorable condition, was sent back to the hospital. CRI'SPAL PALACE.-M. BLONDIN. Blondin went through his eighth performance yesterday at the Crystal Palace, in the presence of a larger number of persons than have yet wit nessed his performances in London. The great rope over the fountains having now become well seasoned, is stretched nearer to the level, enabling him to perform his feats with greater ease. About four o'clock the terraces and gardens pre sented a most animated appearance, the slopes and upper terraces being one dense mass of people. The brightness of the day, the varied hues of the flowers, and the brilliant spray of the foun• tains, combining to render the scene one of surpass ing beauty. Blondin started by walking along a cross rope from the Queen's gallery to the centre of the great rope, from thence alternately walking or running, and occasionally lying on his back, he reached the south end of the rope; after a few mo ments' delay he again started blindfold, and enveloped in a sack down to his knees ; in this dress, as before, he laid on the rope at full length. For the first time in the open air, and notwith standing a stiff gale, he walked along the rope in wicker baskets, with chains on his arms and legs. These baskets, which are made of ordinary wicker work at the bottoms as well as the sides, prevent the grip of the foot upon the rope, there by adding to the apparent peril of the exploit. and, we suppose, to the morbid gratification of the on-lookers. Blondin made four ascents at Liverpool last week from the gardens of the Zoological Society. An immense concourse witnessed his exhibition. In addition to other performances, he wheeled a young lion belonging to the society, weighing upwards of 601b5., across the rope, the wind blowing a com plete tempest the whole of the time. A leopard born in the gardens on the morning of the ropewalker'a arrival, has been named " Blondin." The ninth ascent is appointed for Thursday, and the tenth on Saturday next, concurrently with the Great Rose Show of the season. IBIS DAY'S SKIPPING. LONDON, July 2.—Wind this day at noon, W. ; moderate breeze, and fine. HARWICH, July I.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Helene, from Rio Janeiro. HOLYHEAD, July I.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Royal William, from Quebec. CARDIFF, July I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Joseph Wal ler, from St. John's,.N.B. P ORT SMOUTH, July I.—Wind N. to W.S.W.—Arrivel --Dante Doombos, from Wyborg, for Scilly. PLYMOUTH, June 30.—Arrived—La Hogue, from Lon don, for Sydney; Isman Don, from Liverpool, for Rio Grande, leaky. PENZANCE, July I.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Helen, from Quebec. _ _ OFF DARTMOUTH, July I .—Arrived —American Con gress, from London ; Far West, from London, both for New York. (ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES). (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, July I.—Columbus, from Demerara; Jason. from Saglienay. _ _ Arrived, July 2.—Statesman, from St. John's, New Brunswick; Ratcliffe, from Quobeck ; Mersey, from Ca lingapatam ; Mary, from Cardenas ; Ann Augusta, from Boston; Baltic and Regina, from New York; Cynosure, from Lazagam ; Leopard, from Hamburg. Sailed, July 2. Queen of Nations, for Melbourne; Pellona, for the Baltic. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed.—John Souchay, from Barbadoes, for London, and not Codrington, as reported; W. C. Clark, from the westward, for London; Pallas, of Dartmouth, from the westward, for the northward; Scottish Maid, from Rouen, for Shields. THE WE q THEE. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. This Day, Letween 8 and B. E. M. D. F. C. 11. S. 9 a.m. Nairn 29/8 56 55 SIP. 4 8 0. 3 Aberdeen Leith. 29'83 59 54 W. 3 5 c. 2 Berwick 2979 59 55 W. 4 6 o. 1 Ardrossan 2990 56 51 N.N.W. 3 4 a. 2 Portr ash Shields Galway 3Oll 63 60 W. 5 3 c. Searborough 29'87 61 57 N.W. 2 4 c. 3 Liverpool Valen ti a Queenstown... 30'13 82 59 N.W. I 5 3 b. 3 Yarmouth.... 29 92 63 61 N.W. 15 s'a 3 London 2995 62 59 W.N.W. 3 8 0. Dover 2999 61 60 W.N.W. 2 7 r. 2 Portsmouth Portland Plymouth 3012 61 60 N.W. 6 5 o. 4 Penzance IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(Tuis DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Metropolitan Railway (Improvements &c.) Bill was read a third time and passed. The Glasgow (City) Life Assurance, &c., Company Bill was considered and ordered to be read a third time. PAROCHIAL AND BURGHS SCHOOLS (SCOTLAND) No. 2 BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. A long discussion took place in reference to the maximum salary of schoolmasters. In the clause relating to the subject, the LORD ADVOCATE proposed that the maximum should be £6O. Mr. BOUVERIE moved, as an amendment, that the sum be fixed at £7O. The amendment was agreed to. Clause 3 was amended and agreed to. Clause 4 was struck out. Claus• 5 was agreed to, after it had been amended. Clause 6 was struck out. On clause 7, Mr. DUNLOP moved an amendment to the effect that two members of the examining body, be Fellows of the Educational Institute of Scotland. The LORD ADVOCATE could not consent to the pro posed amendment. Mr. DUNLOP said perhaps the addition of the words "being graduates of the University" would remove the objection of the Lord Advocate. {LEFT SITTING.I SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALLS'-YESTERDAY. JULY STAKES. 3to 1 agst Toltimo (taken) 3to 1 agst Elector (taken) 7to 1 agst Sir W. Armstrong (taken) CUMBERLAND 'PLATE. 2to 1 agst Joey Jones (taken) 4to 1 agst Prince of Denmark (taken) GOODWOOD STAKES. 9to 1 agst Starke (taken) 9to 1 agst Schism (taken) 100 to 6 agst Brownie (taken) GOODW( OD CUP. 100 to 30 agst Optimist (taken) 4to 1 agst Mons Etoile (taken) 10 to 1 agst Wizard (taken) 100 to 8 agst Ben Webster (taken) 15 to 1 agst Dulcibella (taken) 20 tO 1 agst Starke (taken) ST. 7.EOER. 9to 4 agst Kettledrum (offered) THE DERBY. 17 to 1 agst Ace of Clubs (taken) 30 to 1 agst Laughing Stock (taken) 1000 to 25 agst Laeydea (taken) 1000 to 25 agst Patriot (taken) 2000 to 40 agst Sir W. Armstrong (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Lord Burleigh (taken) 1000 to 20 agst King of St. Michael (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Earl of Surrey (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—MoNDAY. For the Cumberland Plate, early in the day, there was a very strong demonstration made in favour of Russley, which lasted until his friends had taken 5 to 2 about him, and everything else receded. 3to 1 was freely offered against Joey Jones, but later on Russley became quite friendless, and Joey resumed his position of favourite, while Prologue and Prince of Denmark were very freely supported. Any price was offered against Doefoot or Underhand. A little was done on Elector at 2 to 1, and Tolurno at 5 to 1 for the July Stakes, and 300 to 200 were taken about Optimist and Mon Etoile (coupled) for the Goodwood Cup. There were two or three attempts to back The Wizard, but no higher offer than 6 to 1 being made it was declined, CLOSING PRICES. CUMBERLAND PLATE. 2to 1 agst Joey Jones (taken) 4to 1 agst Prologue (taken) sto 1 agst Prince of Denmark (taken) 7to 1 agst Ettrick Vale (taken) Bto 1 agst Russley (offered) 20 to 1 agst Doefoot (offered) 100 to 6 agst Underhand (offered) JULY STAKES. 2to 1 agst Elector (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Tolurno (taken) GOODWOOD STAKES. 10 to 1 agst Schism (taken and wanted) 12 to 1 agst Eleho (offered) 20 to 1 agst Royal Sovereign (offered) 100 to 7 agst Umpire (offered) 100 to 3 agst Calpe (taken) GOODWOOD CUP. 7to 2on the field (offered) 300 to 200 Optimist and Mon Etoile coupled (taken) 6to 1 agst The Wizard (offered) DIEPPE STEEPLECHASES. Weights for the Dieppe Grand Steeplechase. Forfeits to be declared to Mr. T. Marshall, Northampton, on the 31st of July. Kilos. Old Ben Roe 77 Jerusalem 76 Colonel Surprise Huntsman 74 Franc Picard Ringleader Freshman 7oi Mauchline 6B St. Mark Cassecon Grumbler Bicore 66 Doubtful Kilos, Waterloo Tartar .. 65 Johnny 65 Grey Peter Glen Eagle Gisors Weathsrcock 63 Premier .. Broadbrim Naughty Boy Braconnier Repeal Misa Hathaway RES FOR 1861. ,Y. Notting ;ham . Stamfold Southampton 23 llartlepool 29 Goodwood 30 RACING FIXT. Newmarket Carlisle Worcester Liverpool July Abingdon .. 9 Pontefract 11 AUG Lewes Brighton Brighton Club 9 Wolverhampton l2 Reading 14 SEPT' Devon and Exeter Stockton Derby Warwick lO Lichfield Doncaster l7 OCT , 16 Radcliff© l9 Egham 20 Oxford 22 York Plymouth 29 ;MBER. Richmond 24 Leicester 25 Walsall 25 Monmouth 26 Manchester Autumn 27 iBER. Londonderry:! Curragh IRELAND. Down Royal Corporation.. 24 JULY. 13ellewstown 18 1 Down Royal Corporation.. 24 ALIGITST. oath of Maryborough .. 8 I Roscommon 22 SEPTEMBER. Curragh.. Tramore OCTOBER: New F 0 Newmarket S 0 l4 THE NEW ATTORNEY-GENERAL—Sir William Atherton, who has been appointed Attorney-General, is the son of the late Rev. William Atherton, a distinguished minister of the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion, who was sometime president of the conference. Sir William became Solicitor-General, and received knighthood on the elevation of Sir Henry Keating to a puisne judgeship in the Court of Common. Pleas. Ho has for some years past represented the City of Durham. The armoured steamship Solferino, of 1,000-horse power and to carry 52 rifled cannon, was successfully launched at L'Orieut on the 24th June. The lines were de signed by M. Dupuy de Lome, and the ship built under the superintendence of M. Duchalard. This completes the six armoured steam men-of-war which are actually afloat. The armoured frigate Heroine is to be laid down on the slip from which the Couronne was launched some time back. The Magenta, which was launched on the 22d June, is 282 feet long, 52± feet beam, and 451 feet in depth. The weight of the hull when it left the slip was 2,700 tons; when fitted with armour, engines, and armament, the weight will be 5,600 tons. M. Dupuy de Lome, Director of Naval Con struction at the Ministry of Marine, has received orders from the Emperor to proceed on a tour of inspection of the naval ports of France. The cadres of the personnel of the navy are to be largely augmented, with a view to meet all future requirements. The screw liner Massena left Toulon for the Hyeres station to try her engines for four days. MAN AND THE GORILLA.—On Saturday an in teresting and instructive lecture (being the first of a series3i of five proposed) was given at the Crystal Palace, by r. B. Waterhouse Hawkins, F.L.S., F.G.S. The course com prises, " The vertebrate animals from the lowest formuadru. to the gorilla ; considering the special relation of the mana to man." Thu syllabus a the introductory a; un ity of was, " The architype and plan of the vertebrate glecture design, with variety of adaptation to the conditionsh earth, ' air, and water ; fish, reptiles , birds, , q a n of the several and mammals. lecturer pointed out the peculiar organisation res pective elements torgisation o f ' The species of animals inhabiting the which they belong; and, befo r e concluding , the gorilla, features, in many of its anatomical bore a strong resem blance to a human being. The appearance of the brain was, however, very different. Whilst that of man was convoluted, the brain of the gorilla was of a very opposit e character. The eyes of the human being proceeded directly from the brain, whilst those of the gorilla appeared some what independent of it. It was a mistake to suppose that 1 the monkey was an upright animal. It was a climbing and a jumping animal. We were perfectly safe, then, in reject.. ing the notion that there was any relationship between it and ourselves. It was so far like man that it was biped, nevertheless it was incapable of walking erect upon its hind legs. The lecturer illustrated his remarks by frequent re ferences to a human skeleton, and to various skulls and models with which he was furnished. His next lecture is flied for Saturday, July 6, The above returns show an increase of the last Mid summer quarter over the first one of the present financial year of £2,613 7s. id., and over the Lady-Day quarter of £3,092 Os. Bd., and, compared with the corresponding quar ter of 1860, of £5,778 17s. 3d. £ s. d. Total sale of land to Christmas, 1860.... 258,931 13 11 Total sale of land to Lady-day, 1861 262,619 14 5 Total sale of land to Midsummer, 1861.... 266,986 0 0 Total withdrawals from Sept., 1852, to 24th of June, 1861 138,181 16 11 The returns of the Register of the Order of Rights are as follow : Completed. Drawn. Seniority. Total. 4091 3140 1651 8885 Doduct rights exercised on estates, &e... 6311 Unexercised rights 2574 The last Share Number on the Register by Seniority is No. 13,128, and the last share taken up to 24th Jams, 1861, inclusive, was No. 16,811. The second allotment of this year was on the 16th of May last, when the Putney Common Estate, forming a portion of the Roehampton Park Estate was offerecl at prices ranging from £39 14s. Gd. up to £214 2s. Gd. per plot, thus presenting to purchasers the selection of sites either for high class villas or close built houses. On this occasion the unsold portions of the h entish Town Estate were also sub mitted for choice, a new plan having been published, as the Kentish Town Drainage had been completed tinder the sanction of the Metropolitan and St. Pancras; Board of Works at a very large outlay. Putney Common and Kentish Town Estates, respectively situated the first in Surrey, the second in Middlesex, are both valuable suburban proper ties,o possessing every advantage of easy communication with London. The next allotment will be on Wednesday, July Estate,l7lh w when the third portion of the Woodbury Park.„be Tunbridge Wells, and the new estate at Hertford, 11, offered. T re n:t, in Not effected at the thriving town of Nowark-on- The forty-fourth land purchase of the society has been tinghamshire. e ort Boar d. that The executive committee have the pl The Rev. Dr. Worthington has rett a ' a r on, Esq., have been elected members of the Bourd t . he Society's estates have the 11. W. Currie Esq., and C. E. Newcomers, The purchasers of plots o l n aims for the freehold franchise esdurferotmo ret: m p r u e s p t a a r l e s d o advantage of having their c ot. expense at the r egistration. in counties sustained fief) that ho should be sup r o t e i c s u o i l solicitor r The e y be full:allottees plied with it is absolutely necessary the requisite deeds and p ciurts, but in order tharty'at th e most convenient 11 . • b e careful to specifypo 111P,' districts • which their property has been' in the county in acquired. Any alterations i n qualifications, or changes of residence, should be at once communicated. The last day for send ing i n the claims for the county franchise is Saturday, the 20th of July, and on or before that day the solicitor should be put in possession of the necessary information, in order th a t the allottees may be duly registered. Qualifications for eighteen counties may be purchased through the Con servative Land Society, securing at the same time safe in vestments in land. At the resent annual meeting of the Conservative Registration Association, atten ti on was em phatically called t o t h e fact, that had the Conservative Land Society received the yropcT amount of political pa tronage since its foundation, in addition to the extensive commercial support it has met with, several co unties might have been saved, besides those in which the good faith of the Society's allottees was so successfully proved. In order to appreciate the value of the Society's pur chases in various counties, it is only necessary to refer to the tabl es of population and houses, compiled from the census of the Bth of April last. In comparing the re markable increase of inhabitants from 1851 to :1861, with the numbers of inhabited houses for the same p eriod, and also those of houses building, the disproportii in of the latter to the marked increase in the former, pr oyes that land for building purposes will be in much greats r demand to meet the additional accommodation that ma ist be re quired in course of time. The executive committee have the great satia faction of terminating their Thirty-fifth Quarterly Report with the announcement that the Roehampton Park mansion, with a considerable portion of land, has been advm:itageously sold, leaving but a small portion of this valuabl )0 property undisposed of. The report was adopted unanimously, a vote of thanks to the Chairman terminating the proceedings. tUST. TIIE COMET. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—Tho comet, of which I see some accounts in the Times of this morning, appeared to me equal in size to the planet Jupiter, with a tail very bill liant, for at least 20 degrees, traceable for as many more, nearly up to the Pole star. On account of the great breadth of the tail near the nucleus, and unusually large dark space in the middle, it had the appearance of being double, and the western part seemed to end abruptly at about 10 degrees from the body of the comet. If the tail of the present comet is fainter, it is much broader towards the nucleus, and even longer than that of Donati's comet. In the apparent mag nitude and brilliancy of its nucleus it is much superior to the latter ; and, considering the com paratively unfavourable circumstances under which it is seen, in the light of the moon and in the northern twilight of summer, it must be thought a much more striking object than the great comet of 1858.—1 remain, Sir, your obedient servant, JOHN BIRMINGHAM. Cecil-street, Strand, Ist July. The following letters appear in the Times : Sir, —I beg to inform you that I saw an enormous comet this evening in the border of Lynx. When * first seen, which was at 7 h. 49 m. G.M.T , it was not only daylight, but the sun was shining. Th ere were then no signs of a tail, the appearance being that of Jupiter in a fog, only much larger. At 9 o'clock the tail was visible, and by half-past 10 it could be traced to the altitude of Polaris—i.e., 45 deg. in length ; and at the widest part three times that of the diameter of the moon ; the nucleus being twice the apparent size of Saturn. The tail was nearly perpendicular, but passing slightly west of Polaris, and varying in brightness. From a very rough estimate (without measure ment) the 11. A. was 6h. 26m., and the N. D. 43 deg.—l have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, E. J. LOWE. Observatory, Beeston, June 30. Sir,—l hpg to send you a few pa r ti cu l ars o f th e fine comet which was visible last night, as observed here with Mr. Gurney Barclay's refracting tele scope, of 13 feet focal length and 10 inches aper ture, armed with a power of 105. At 1.15 a.m., mean time, the head of the comet presented the singular appearance of three distinct parabolic envelopes, of which the innermost was much the brightest ; a space devoid of luminosity separated the innermost from the middle envelope, excepting at the apex, and a similar belt intervened between the middle and outer, but on the left side only. The nucleus itself was situated on the appa rent right of the innermost envelope, and was equal in brightness to a star of the second magnitude. Notwithstar ding the moonlight and approaching dawn the tail extended through a space of nearly 70 deg., reaching Draconis, or twice the length of that of Donati's comet when at its maximum; it was inclined at an angle of about 40 degrees to a line drawn through the vertices of the parabolic envelopes of the head. Shortly before 3 a.m. the comet was hidden in a bed of cirrus cloud. Measurements of the position of the comet gave the following results, which are not corrected for refraction : H. m. H. m. s. D. m. s. At 20 4 Sidereal time R.A. =641 54 Deel.= +47 40 50 „ 20 50 ------ 646 21 „ =+ 48 0 0 „ 21 20 647 13 „ =+4B 13 6 At 20 27, barometer corrected = 30.146 ; at tached thermometer, 58.5 deg; external tempera ture, 51.5 deg. At 21 20, barometer corrected = 30.160 ; at tached thermometer, 53 . 8 deg.; external tempera ture, 49.0 deg.-1 am, sir, obediently yours, H. S. EATON. Observatory, Knott's-green, Leyton, Essex. Sir,—We have been favoured this evening with several views of the comet through fine clouds. A clear break, however, at 12h, 25m. G.M.T., revealed the fact that its brilliancy has decidedly increased, the nucleus being much condensed ; and it is still moving in the direction indicated in Mr. Hodgson's observations already published. We have reason to believe that this is not a re turn of the comet of 1556.—We are, sir, yours obediently, THOMAS CRUMPLEN, 1, Harvey's-buildings,. Strand, W.C: J. TOWNSEND, Theobald's-road. Monday Night, 12h. 35m. CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY. QUARTERLY MEETING-(THIS DAY) The thirty-fifth quarterly meeting of this society was held to-day at the offices, 33, Norfolk-street, Strand. Lord Ranelagh, chairman of the board of directors, presided. The SECRETARY (C. L. Gruneisen, Esq ) having read the advertisement convening the meeting, The CHAIRMAN read the report as follows : " The returns below show the satisfactory state of the society's affairs for the first nine months ending at Mid summer of tho current financial year. Shares Shares Total Quarter ending i in Complete Shares. Receipts. r o re s £ s. d. Dec. 25,1860 I 213 51 294 15,206 16 3 March 25,1861 77 71 148 14,728 3 2 June 24, 1861 514 242 756 47,765 3 3 Totals to Sept. 1860 12,07 3,148 16,055 481,000 8 7 Grand totals to Midsummer 1861 13,421 , 3,390 16,811 528,755 11 10 ale re ed he ry ly ce ry it e" I to ley in Elie feet it." 'A I