The Sun. — London, England, 1854-08-08 00:00:00

, .. LONDON ~ • TUESDAX T ETEIS 11, r r I-- - --__-_—...,,---- _ ---,.._.---, _ THE SUN, Si 0N E Y MA it KI 1 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. S 1-IARE MARKETS. ' LINES LE .t.:..iED AT FIXED RENTALS. AND (THIS DAY.) Shr. Paid. RAILWAYS. Leasing IClosing Prices Business Compans. this day. this day. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY). _______— c —_ ___...— —.........—... • The SPEAKER t oo k th e c h a i r a t t w o o'clock. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. Si r J. SHELLEY presente d a pe titi on f rom a Li ver - BRITISH RAILWAYS. 50 a ll B e df ord and L ondon & Bletchley ... N. West. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday pool paper, praying that unstamped papers under an ••• ... St. 100 Buckgha ms h. L.&N.W.• 95 100 gam'. Paid. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Business dons 50 all ClydesdaleJc. Caledon... 96 —93 'were estimated at from 8,000 to 10,000 bales, ounce in weight may be transmitted through the post on 1 yesterday. this day. St. 100 E. Lincolngr. payment of a penny. __. ..M=IIIP , including 1,500 American and 1,000 Surat taken RAILWAY COMPANIES' EXPENSES. 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 134 137 for export and on speculation. The market closed In repl y to Mr. HADFIELD, St. 100 Aberdeen 22 24 231 25 all 'Glas. Barr. & Caldonion. Neils. Direct firmly with prices of American tight, and all other Mr. CARDWELL stated 74 companies had made 20 Ambg. Nottng. Bost _ _. 25 all Do. New Do and Eastn. Junct... 0 04 25 all GlstrADn.Fr tt. Westn 28 30 kinds unchanged. The sales comprised 500 Per- returns of their expenses, and 144 had not. To that 50 all Belfast & Ballymena. ... ... 100 all Flrtlpl. Dk. & srk. New. tam and Maranham at 61d. to 7d., 200 Bahia at extent the return was ready to be laid before Parliament. 13 all Birming. Wolverh. & d. Railway & Berw. ... ... COMMON LAW PROCEDURE ACT. Stour Valley ...... ... 9 10 sp. to 6d., 600 Egyptain at sid. to 9d., 2,000 T ..n reply to Lord DUDLEY STUART, 31 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & 50 all Elul' & Selby Y. &Nlld 103 105 Surat at 34d. to 4d., 200 Sea Island at 11d. to Lord PALMERSTON sail this act, which was passed Cheshire Junct lli-10j d 25 all Do. 6 Shares. D 0,,...... 51' 524 124 all Do. i Shares. Do ......... 25 —26 is. 7d., and the remainder nearly all American. in 1852, applied only to England and Wales, and there- 276 all Do. Chesh. d; Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 17 18 13i all Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern 12 —l3 fore it had not been forwarded for registration to the • Railway Shares continued to improve. 22 18i Do., £20... 7 6 d 20 all Do. Preference Do ......... 23 —24 Channel Islands.2o 100 Lowestoft gr. 25 30 Blyth & Tyne original The bill for the further a lt era ti on an d amen d- [LEFT SITTING.] £25 (lead. at £45; ... ... 4 per cent. Norfolk... ... ••• sent of the laws and duties of Customs contains St. 100 Bristol and Exeter 97 99- 97 6 20 100 Do. 6 per ct. . ...... ••• ••• the following among other provisions :-- MARKET NEWS—(THIS DAY.) St. 100 Caledonian 50 all Chester & Holyhead. 15 16 5A all Ranch. Bxtn. L.&N.W. and Matlock & Midld. 2 2i " Goods not reported may be detained till requisites --.0.- 50 all Cork and Bandon... 12 14 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton& complie with. HAY MARKETS. 20 all Cork, Black, & Pass. ... ~. Redcar . ...... Darlingt. ..• ... "Ext e nsion of time for perfecting sight entries. SHITEEFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 10s to 41 15s ; clover 20 14 Cornwall ••• ••• 10C all Wiclld.Bradfd Midland.. 93 —95 " Commissioners of Customs to permit special entries in ditt o , 3/ 108 to 51 15s ; and straw, 1/ 163 to 2/ Os per load. 10 6 Crieff Junction 5O all Northern and particular cases. Both hay and straw moved off slowly at low rates. 50 45 DublindrßelfastJune 3 ld Easternsp.c. E. Count. 57 59 " Entries of arms, Sm., to contain the number and de- •UUMBERLAND.—Meadow haY, 21 103 to 4/ 16s ; clover 25 all Dundee Perth&Aber 50 ~_ Do. 6 per ct. Do.. ...... ... ... seription of th e ar ti c l es . ditto, 3/ 103 to Si 12s ; and straw, 1/ 16 3 t o 21 O s per l oa d. deen Junction 7 8 50 all Do. Fixeds pa Do .... ..... I ... " G ...00ds not w or th th e d u t y an d c h arges i n Queen ' s A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. 25 all Do. New ... ... 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &N.w . warehouse may be destroyed. WHITEGKAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 8s to 41 153; clover 25 all East Anglian.... 174 1861 &Ln&Yk' ..• ... "Ships with cargo to clear. ditto, 3/ 8s to 51 153; and straw, 11 16s to 2/ Os per load. 18 all Do., (£lB E & H), ... ... 126 12 Do. A Shares. D 0.,,,, ... _ ... Tobacco may be legally imported in packages of 801bs. Trade dul. 20 all Eastern Counties.., l 3i —13 i 100 Roystn.&Hit. GtNorth. ... ... , weight. New meadow hay realised 60s to 80s; and new ditto, St. all Eastern Union, A St. 100 Do.Shepth.St D 0,,,,,,... 134 137 25 a l 9u B: SSG6h. Wear os e p eo f t . al. R revfr o oca t . re: h idnep . st a yh.. , : c.. ; . 1 ..451 L a pt oyo. a r n mo. c. c rki ic l a : t n . a. e h . g tha. & St . . n.. 37.6 1 1_ ii : : 3 1 " Prohibited goods not to be shipped from the Channel 70s to 903 per load. Stock - Islands to the United Kingdom. — St. 100 De., B. Stock 26l— 216 ... ..• Bermudas." To place the Bay Islands on the same footing as the COLONIAL. 6O I2 ' 25 86 Do., New A ...... St. 100 East Lancashire "British and Irish spirits prohibited to be brought from SUGAR.—There has been rather more inquiry, at about the Isle of Man." p Friday's rates, but the public sales are still progressing. St. 100 Edinburgh&Glasgow 57 —5B 576 25 all Do Duty paid samples have realised full rates. Floating car. 10 96 Ediub. and Peebles... .. ... The following clause has been objected to by the goes are wanted. The quantity of British Plantation St. 100 Edin.Prth &Dundee 25 26 25j St. 100 Wilts&Somrst CltWestn. 91 93 92 merchants :---- _ CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at from 8,000 to 10,000 bales, including 1,500 American and 1,000 Surat taken for export and on speculation. The market closed firmly with prices of American tight, and all other kinds unchanged. The sales comprised 500 Per ham and Maranham at 61d. to 7d., 200 Bahia at Gid. to 61d., 600 Egyptain at 54d. to 9d., 2,000 Surat at 31d. to 4d., 200 Sea Island at 11d. to is. 7d., and the remainder nearly all American. • Railway Shares continued to improve. The bill for th e f ur th er a lt era ti on an d amend , raent of the laws and duties of Customs contains the following among other provisions :-- " Goods not reported may be detained till requisites complied with. "Extension of time for perfecting sight entries. • "Commissioners of Customs to permit special entries in particular cases. " Entries of arms, Sm., to contain the number and de scription of the articles. "Goods not worth the duty and charges in Queen's warehouse may be destroyed. "Ships with cargo t o c l ear . Tobacco may be legally imported in packages of 801bs. weight. " Prohibited goods not to be shipped from the Channel Islands to the United Kingdom. " To Bermuda place the Bay Isl an ds o n th e same f o oting as the s. "British and Irish spirits prohibited to be brought from the Isle of Man." The following clause has been objected to by the merchants : " On the I e - warehousing in the name of the proprietor of goods, either by himself or by the warehouse-keeper, after the expirati. n o f fiv e years from the last preceding warehousing or re - warehousing thereof under sections 103 and 101 of The Customs Consolidation Act, 1853,' the . Commissioner, of Customs may (first being satisfied that the same are in the warehouse that the packages are en • tire, and that there is no ground to suspect that there is any undue deficiency therein) dispense with the re 'weighing, re-gauging, or re-measuring and strict examina tion thereof, if they be such as are liable on delivery to . the payment of duty according to the landing weight, mea sure, or quantity thereof, and also at the request of the W arehousekeeper or proprietor of the warehouse may (first being satisfied as aforesaid) dispense with the re-weighing, re-gauging, re-measuring, or strict examination on such re- Ovarehousing as aforesaid, of goods being wines or other goods the duties whereon are payable at th e delivery, ~'eight, measure, or quantity, and which may be liable to injury by such re-weighing, re-gauging, re-measuring, or strict examination ; but in either of these cases the ware house-keeper or proprietor of such warehouse shall be liable • at the time of delivery of such goods to pay the duties due ° ,e any deficiency therein not allowed by l aw w hi c h may • taen• be found to exist, instead of being called upon to to good any deficiencies which might have been f oun d • "° exist had such re-weighing, re-gauging, re-measuring, o r examination been resorted to at the time of such re- Warehousing." The General Weekly Shipping List quotes freights lower for Australia, and to other places there is no • Particular change. The following are the rates given per ton of 40 feet : Australia— a. Adelaid e 60s to 76 Itobart Town 6O Lannceston Melbo urne or Geelong Wharves 85s to 90 Melbourne or Gee long .........,.,55 s to 60 • New Zealand lOO Portland Bay • 70 Swan River • Sydney 508 to 65 New York 3O The Overland Mail from Calcutta and Madras has arrived at Suez, and is expected here about the 13th inst. Accounts from Copenhagen state that a change of Ministry there was imminent, in consequence of the importunity of the Allied Governments for permission to winter their ships in certain ports of the kingdom, and also to lodge the military in the towns. Some very inconvenient and onerous ar ' rangements appear to be in existence between Den mark and Russia, contracted before the present War broke out, and unless a direct rupture is in tended, the Danish Government would incur great risk by extending to British ships-of-war the con , cessions asked. The merchants of the German Baltic ports are still complaining of the interference of neutral vessels, and the manner in which they are overhauled upon the pretext of searching for contraband of war. This, however, is only what might be expected, and if some vigour were not exercised by our- cruisers, we should hear ') more cases of the escape of rich prizes. Cap- Jerjau, of •the Russian merc h an t s hi p .....%-k esar owitch had a m os t va l ua bl e cargo from the f 4B t Indies on board, and escaped into Hamburgh, despite the f our cru i sers th at were l ook i ng for him. For this he has received from St. Petersburg a a decoration of the third class, of the order of SL 411 ; and the chief pilot has obtained a gold medal of the Order of Merit attached to the ribbon • Money in Lombard-street is still in demand, and ,„ t he Stock Exchange it is worth 5 per cent. this j o b ° L ._ rilill g) Owing to the supply of stock which the ,Thuers have to take u p. he Consol market is heavy, owing to a fuller f0 _ 1 4 31 3' of stock, and the consequent brisker demand Is _v money. The prices of Consols for transfer have si ue ell 92 to 93, and f or th e 17 t h i nst. 93 to and n ce 9 T he Ne T • he Chan cer y b ro k er h as b een sell i ng. 3i per Cents. h ave rea li se d 93 i to 931, and the 3 per Cent s . 92 to 93k. Bank St oc k h as en. rather depressed at 209. Exchequer Bills 44 've been is. discount to Is. premium. GForei gn securities have been quiet, but are steady rEquador Bonds have r ea li se d 31 , an d nada 14. The Brazilian Small Stock is at i• Pe ruv i an Bonds have been done at 69i. Spanish s _, 3 per C en t. D e f erre d St oc k i s worth 191, 4 QiVidend ; and the Committee's Certificate is at 6 i to The following are the nominal prices of foreign l e tc 'eke :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 to 6i ; Mexi ,,rt) 24 1 1 to 24-k ; Peruvian, 68 t o 70 ; Di tto 3 per `4,rtte., 51 to 53 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 39 to ; Russian 5 per Cents., 97 to 99 ; Ditto 4i per eeti te.) 83 to 85 ; Spanish New Deferred, 39i to 401 ;Ditto 3 per Cents., 39i . to 40i ; Ditto Certi eates, 5i to 5g ; Ditto Passive, 4 to 41. There has been an average business done in the -u-leglish lines, the quotations undergoing but slight alteration, although, upon the whole, scarcely so good as yesterday. Great Northern are flatter, S hrewsbury and Birmingham have been at a slight advance, York and North Midland are maintained, and Brighton are fluctuating. The foreign lines have been firm, but very quiet. In Mining Shares there is no life. The Joint- Stock Banks have been rather cheaper, and there is a decline in the Australian Agricultural Land shares. Peel River also are flat, and Crystal Palace rule heavy. SUGAR.—There has been rather more inquiry, at about Friday's rates, but the public sales are still progressing. Duty paid samples have realised full rates. Floating car goes are wanted. The quantity of British Plantation landed let week at the East and West India Docks was 1,187 hhds 148 tierces 830 barrels. There were taken for home consumption 961. hhds 68 tierces 485 barrels. The stock in the same places is 9,552 hhds, 1,678 tierces 3,476 barrels. Refined brown lumps are at 44s per cwt. COFFEE. There is a quiet market, although yesterday the demand was better for Native Ceylon at 44s to 455. There are buyers of Plantation at full rates. Custa Rica has been in more request. Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 964 puns 191 hhds ; there were taken for home consumption 297 puns 42 hhda, and ex ported 239 puns 289 hhds. The stock in the same places is 9,4 - .7 puns 1,951 hhds. RICE.—At auction 2,400 bags BengaL were offered, and all bought in at 12s 6d for mid. PIMENTO.—At auction 700 bags were nearly all sold at sjd to 68d for mid coarse to good mid even. TEA.— The demand has been limited, but holders are firm. Ord congou is at lid per lb, with a prompt sale. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 673 3d per cwt on the spot, Stock .. .00 De., B. Stock... 86 Do., New A.. East Lancashire .. Edinburgh &Glasgow. 96 Ediub. and Peebles_ I Edin. Pith & Dundee . rorth & Clyde June. I Glasgow &S. Western ) Great Northern ) Do., A. Stock 0 Do., B. Stock 0 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) 0 Great Western .2 Irish South-Eastern 611 Lancaster & Carlisle .1i Do., Thirds 2 Do. New Thirds..., )0 Lancash.andYorksh 186 Do., Fifths .14 Da., Wst. Riding Un J 1 Leeds Northern Xll Liv.ersby.&Soutlipt 611 London & Blackwal all Lond. Tilb. &Sthend. )0 Loud. Bright & S.Cst )0 Lond. and N. Westn. .2 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/. 5h.,M&8.,. t 26 Do. Eighths )0 London andS. Westn. O 6 Do., £5O ;4 Do., £4O Xll Lndudrry& Col eraine 611 Lndndrry. & Ennisk. X) Manch.Shef.& Lincin 44 Do., Man. & Lin. Un )0 Midland )0 Do. Birmug. &Derby 176 Midld. G. West. (Ire.) _Vi Do. Half Shares 611 Newcastle & Carlisle )0 Newmarket 6i Do., Bury Extension, .9!, Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd. 7 Newry & Enniskillen .11 Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor )0 Norfolk 36 Northn.Counties Un )0 North British ,6 North Devon, No. 1 i ill Do., No. 2 611 Do., 6 A Deferred 8 Do., i B Guaranteed all North London 5i 'Do. New .£lO is N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn 7i North Staffordshire 11 North Western .0 N. &S. Westrn. June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester )0 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 2s Portsmouth )0 Scottish Central )0 Scottish Midland )0 Shre wsbury & Bil mg )0 Do. L. &N. Wester], Guaranteed St (AA_ [0 Shrewsby. & PI el efd 611 Shrowsby. & Chestw (N. W. Min, ;„„ ...... 611 Do. Halves,i c, 11 Do. Oswestry 66 Shropshire Union !6il 1 66 - 68 86i 69 - 71 125 - 127 95 - 97 77 -78 89 - 91 11 -13 t, 1.1 - 13 p 69 - 694 64 --6 ti 1941 1: 14 I 20 al 11A a] 15} -- i 5 ••• •• 9i -- 9 106 107 1054 106 l —ip P t d 844 —85 A 8 7 7 6 d 87i 704 68 127 6 20 I I St. 1.1 8/ 2a 50 4 25 1' 00 al Oporto 3O Palermo CO Panama lOO ro'nt de Galls 55 Rio Janeiro San Francisco Hong Kong Jamaica 3os to 40 Lima Madeira Madras 25 1! St. 1+ 50 St. lii .6I a] lo 111 20 1' 20 al 10 11 St, lii 20 2/ St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 10 1. , 26 a] 13A al 20 a] 20 I Do. A, B, C,& Djully paid up at per (mit, 11 South Devon )0 South Eastern 611 South Wales . 5 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dui Do 24i - 254 50 al St. 101 50 al 20 20 20 2/ 25 al st. Ii St. lb 25 20 l' 20 a] Barrisa FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOuk. (From the (*dal List. ) Business donk--. gal*. Stoek 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93/ 1 24 3/ 3 Per Bent Consols Annuities 924 3 21 Per Cent. Annuities ~ e w 2 4 per Cent. Annuities In rung Annuities, Expire sth Ja n ., 1860 dia Bonds, .ClOOO ....... ........ • ..... • bit to, under £lOOO 1 p eouseds,for Account 17th August. 93 1 24 Exchequer Bills, 21d. J.:1000 . 1 d 1 p fAm all l4 p chequer Bonds Scrip 9B/ P RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3B runia n Bond s , 5 per Cent. D itto Small 4 ...cleaulor itto New, 1852, 4/ per Cent . Bonds Cre w'da Bonds, 1/ per Cent 17 1 / 18 eru ivian Bonds, 4/ per Cent. B Pa nish New D e f erred, 3 per ( ent. l9l z d Nojah Committee Cort. of Coup. not fun. 51 / p c Dividends on the above payable in London. HALF-PAST TWO. Consols 921 i _,.„ . Ditto A ugus t Account 92 ,i 3 t PRINCE ALBER T INVITED TO FRANCE. We read in ' l le i7nion : --The French Government has, it is said, a=nt Prince Albert an invitation to be present next T he a t the manoeuvres at th e camp at Boulogne. -t he Xing of the Belgians is said to have promised to Proceed there at the same time with the young King of llorimgal. FIIENCEI COURT.—The Emperor was accompanied clCrii ig his visit to St. Jean de Luz, close to the Spanish fro ntier, by th e E mpress and her mother, the Countess °f VI ontijo. Af ter v i s i t i ng the church they went to the Alaille, where th e E mperor examined the register of the eoraimune, in which is inscribed the notification of the tnaririage of Louis XIV. with the Infanta Maria Teresa 0 4 pain. They also visited the house in which the %c +d Monarque r es id e d d uring his stay on that occa ic ,aion.. M. de Persi gn y, l ate Minister of the Interior, ai • d • p • tot he arriv mperor at e in ails Biarri, and tz. proceeds, it i s sa i d, on a visit E 2s Staines, Wok. &Wok Stockton k Darling 6*, Stockton & Hartlepl 'Pall Vale 8 Do. £lO shares )0 Do. Pref., No. 1 !I, Marcos Haven Dock and Railway 7 Vale of Neath Sl Waterfd. & Kilkenny 11 Waterford&Limerick L 6 West Cornwall 3_ West End of London and Crystal Palace 20 I 11 68 . 68 39 - 41; id— par 7 6,+ 2j 3} 54 - 52 - 3} 344 ... 354 7 9 4 52 65 1 3 id 4i 40 1 6# id 1 p 32 - 34 94 - 96 69 - 61 70 - 72 68 72 18 20 9 10 14 15 34 —34 cl 13 - 15 65 66 35i - ii 7-- -. ie 771 71# 107 6; x a 106 151 PREFERENCE SHARES. Aberdeen . all West Loudon. 81s. Wimbledn & Croydon 100 York Newctl.&Berw. 20 Do. Extensions 13 t -, Do. G.N.E. Purchase 100 York& N.Midland Do. No. 2, p. c.. Blyth and 'Tyne 16per c. pref. (lad. at 50/) Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead 31 - 311 184 19,E 4 - 5 23 - 25 5 - 6 Guar. 5i per cent 1 Cork &Bandonslp.c Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction EastAngliau (£3los) 6 per cent Do. (X 5) 7 per cent Do. (£7 17s) 7 p. c Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Do. 5/., 10 Tyr cent Do. 101. Deiientr.Sh East Lancash. 6 p. cts East and West York• shire June. Pref... EdinbPrth.&Dundec 4 per cent. 6 10 St. 5 25i 68} 8 40 Glasgow &S.Western Guar. 5 per cent.... Great Northn. 5 p. c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. .. 6 --- 7 Do. 4i p. c. Scrip...: Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Prei Gt. Southn.&Westm. :reiand) Eighths), Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh, Gt. Westn. (Berke & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. cov. red. 4i p.c Do. con, red. 4 p. C irred, 4p.e. Lan. & York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock Leeds N. 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. Quarters, 1848 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. e. St. Do. Convertible, 5 p 1 c 1852 Do. Now Guar.6 p. c. Lon. &N. W., Coy. di Nuneaton 95 - 97 per cent. London & S. Western Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler Shares Londy. & Ennis. Sh Kan., Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1. Do. New, £lO 'Do. £6 57i 7 Viarypt. & Carl. 4 Do. , q per cent Mid. Consol.6 p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent._ Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Debenture Prof. 4 p. e. Stock Do. 5 P.C. Eat ••• ••• li id 31 - 4 - Do. 5i per ct.pref , ID°. Way. Val. 5 p. c, North British i - fNorth Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.Xls, Do (Scot. Cent., New Prei Shrows. & Birm.N.G. Shreweby. & Chester (Nor.W,Min), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent r South Devon., D. fixed, 4i per cent S. Eastern (Reading Aun.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4 Aper cent. S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar Stockton and Dar- lington, 4 per cent Do. do. do. Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. York, Neweastle,and Berwick,4 p.c. Pref Do 1 -- i -- 131 -- 11p 1 p 13 22 - 24 112 1021 York&N. Midlandll. and S. Purch . KIRKCALDY- AUGUST 5. Wheat. Barley. Oats. J Beans. I I First Second Third s6s Od 32s Od 32s Od I Os Od Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs imperial, OOs Od to OOs Od. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Aug. B.—Wind this day at Noon, S.W. and light ; fine weather. OFF DOVER, Aug. 7.—Wind, N.E. to E.N.E. Arrived —Halcyon, from St. John's, N.B. FALMOUTH, Aug. 7.—Wind, variable. Arrived—Nes tor, from Iquique, with part of cargo thrown ov er b oar d. Off Port—Thetis, from Rio Janeiro, for Altona. BACK OF THE GOODWIN, Aug. 7.—Minden (transport 122), Mitchell, from London, in tow. LOWESTOFT, Aug. 7.—A French lugger grounded on the Newcombe Sand this day, but was assisted off at flood by boats from French vessels lying in the roads. POOLE, Aug. 7.—Wind, E. Arrived—George, from Quebec. WEYMOUTH, Aug. 7.—The Ellen (cutter), of London, was brought in here this morning by pilots, having been found abandoned, and in a sinking state, off Lulworth ; the master and crew had been previously landed in their own boat. BRISTOL, Aug. 7.—Wind, N.B. Arrived—Anna, from St. Vincent ; Gloria de Maria, Havannah ; Royal Ade laide, Quebec. Sailed—Effingham, for Quebec. SHIELDS, Aug. 7.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Wingrave, from Miramichi ; Caroline, Quebec. CARDIFF, Aug. 7.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Oneseive, from Corunna. JERSEY, Aug. 6.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Sunda, from Bahia; Token, Brazil. PILL, Aug. 6.—A schooner, supposed from Newport, was seen to go down yesterday, two miles west of the Wolleys, by the Saltram, arrived here; the crew took to the boat. SMYRNA, July 28.—The United States corvette Levant left Vourla on the 21st of July, giving convoy to the U.S. barque Fruiter, for Boston ; the British barque James, the French brig Maria, and the schooner Exertion—all three for Liverpool ; and the schooners Mermaid and Spy, both for Queenstown. SYDNEY, N.S.W., May 16.—The Creole (brig), from Launceston, V.D.L., to this port, touched on the rocks at Whirlpool Reach, and sustained considerable damage, which compelled her to put back. May 22.—The Tanemaroo (French war schooner) was wrecked on the 17th of January, at Balade, New Cale donia. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 10.55 a.m. Wind, calm ; tide, half hours' flood ; fine. Arrived, 7th Emilie Frederick, from Hudickswall ; Sceptre, Stettin ; Two Brothers, Caen ; Sophia, Greens ; Soderham, Skelleftea ; Present, Yarrow Bay ; Daphne, Amsterdam ' • Elizabeth, Konigsberg; F ure t, G rave li nes ; Bernadotte, Hornosaud; Caroline Alice, St.-Übe's; Albert Leith, Middlesbro'; Active, Addewalla. Arrived, Bth—Eliza, from Stettin. Sailed, Bth—Queen, steamer, for Bremen. DEAL, Tuesday, 10.31 a.m. Wind variable, and fine. Her Majesty's steamer Wildfire, from Sheerness, for in valids from Deal Hospital. Minden, 122 transport, from river for Calais, passed yesterday at the back of the Goodwin Sands in tow. . William Brown, from Colombo for London, anchored in the Gulls. PANAMA.—Advices from Panama make strong coin plaints of the total absence of protection for life and property in that city, owing to the inefficiency or cow ardice of the Governor during the present disturbed condition of New Granada. A meeting of the various foreign Consuls had been suggested, to insist upon the adoption of proper measures for the safety of the roads, and especially of that part of the passage across the isthmus over which the railway is not yet completed. An alarm had been lately raised of an intended attack on the town by the partisans of the insurgent general Melo. CIRCULATION OF BANK NOTES, &c.- It appears, from a Parliamentary retu rn , th a t th e va l ue o f th e promissory notes payable to be arer on d eman d i n c i rcu l a ti on in the United Kingdom, on the Bth of July last, was 37,370,5001. ; of this sum, 20,994,0001. was issued by the Bank of England, 3,624,1681. private banks, and 2,930,4091. by joint stock banks. In Scotland, 4,020,5611. In Ireland, 2,989,1501. by the Bank of Ireland, and 2,812,212/. by private and joint stock banks. The bullion in the Bank of England was 13,804,000/. DRUGGING INFANTS.—The Worcester Chronicle reports an inquest recently held on the body of a child nine months old. The jury found that the deceased's death was caused by congestion of the brain, with extreme emaciation produced by the habitual administration of Godfrey's cordial. THE FORTIFICATONS OF SAN FRANCISCO.—The work of fortifying the harbour of San Francisco is rapidly pro gressing. The constructions are to consist of two lines of batteries. Fort Point, the principal fortification on the outer line, will mount, when completed, a battery of 115 guns, of 8 and 10 inch calibre. The guns will be arranged in four tiers, the wall of the fort rising directly from the water at an angle of about 75 degrees, and cas tellated at the top. The works-at Fort Point are being prosecuted with vigour. On the side of the channel directly opposite Fort Point, a battery will be erected of nearly equal size, and capable of mounting about 100 guns. The battery on Alcatraz Island, on the inner line of fortification, will comprise 50 guns. It may be completed in twelve months' time. The stone of which the walls of the fortresses are built is granite of a very superior quality, brought from Monteroy and Puerta de los Reyes. The estimated cost of the works at Fort Point is $750,000 ; and it is 'thought that the whole work of fortifying the harbour will cost at least s2,ooo,ooo.—San Francisco Paper. CANADA.—The elections are proceeding in Canada. No contests had come off at the latest dates, but 11 members had been returned without opposition, 4 of them members of the Government. It was supposed that all the members of the Administration would be returned, and that they would have a majority in the house, but that the new Parliament would last but one session. After the Ist of January next there will be some 100,000 new voters, who will have a right to be heard in the selection of the lawmakers at the earliest moment. The farmers of Upper Canada are in the midst of the wheat harvest. On the whole, the crop is deemed below the average, but the breadth of land gro wing wheat is unusually large. Cholera has pre• vailed to a greater or less extent in the principal towns and cities of Canada for nearly a month. In Montreal the pestilence has raged fiercest, some fifty deaths hav ing taken place a-day in a population of 60,000 during part of the time. For seine time past there had been a general abatement of the disease. A. GROUP OF PATIENTS. —Here, the paralytic octo genarian ; here, the widow in mourning, with her rickety child ; here, the wounded officer from ludia ; here, the withered nabob, who had lost his liver, and was come hither on speculation to ask Sir Hygey if he had seen it by chance comethat way; here theold lady from the country, afflicted with nothing save a plethora of money and anxious to ask the doctor if it were likely that anything would ever be the matter with her ; there, the anxious father, with his consumptive daughter —the gentleman of small means, who had been painfully hoarding up hie guineas that his child might have the bene fit of the great medical man's advice ; there the young exquisite, who had been living too fast ; the old exquisite, anxious to die as slowly as possible ; the over-taxed student, who had gained his double first and lost his health ; the popular actor, beginning to be nervous about his voice, and feeling a warning stiffness and weakness in his limbs. Here they all were, mourn fully silent—wrapped up in their own ailments, or at best speaking in stealthy whispers. Every now and then you heard a silver bell tinkle, and saw the grave raven hued servant flit in and out ; and then the crimson and when y our turn came (if you ha Could not have gone out of it) you door d beenop open a noiselessly duke you were ushered into the presence of Sir llygey Febrifuge, .Dichnies Bvum4old Words. 75 - 76 St. 25 25 St. 66 6 di 4 57 576 FOREIGN. 10 all Antwerp&Rotterdam 6 —64 d 5 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 6 1 20 8 Beziers to Graissessac 36 3 d 20 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Scrip 1 d 4 p ... ... Central of Italy •• •.• 20 all Charleroi & Erqnelin. ... ... 176 all Demerara ..... ••• ••• 20 14 Dijon and Besancon 20 9 Dutch Rh en i s h . 34 3 d 20 all East Indian 1 —24 p 20 2 Do. Extension..., 1— 4 d 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsuh..4 i „ 20 10 Gd. Junet. of France ~, _. .`" 25 10 Grd , Trunk of Cana& 6 s • d 100 40 Do. 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Re g ist ere d.l li 28 1 Yang Diemen Land —• 12 Ili THE SUN, LONDON, . TUESDA,X,y TETENING, AUGUST, 50 1854. THE OVERLAND MAIL. _ We have received, by express, a Calcutta paper of the 29th June, and a China paper of the 22d June. (Prom the Bengal Harkara of 29th June.) We hardly remember a period at which we have had so little news to send home as the past fort night offers. There is absolutely nothing to record that would prove of any interest to the English reader. In Burmah all is quiet ' • the Russophobia in the north-west is con fi ne d to the reports which reach from Cabul, and of local events we have none to chronicle. We therefore must beg reference to the subjoined extracts. COMMERCIAL REPORT. Bengal Hurkaru Office, Calcutta, June 29. GENERAL REMARKS. Since our last issue we have received the London mail of the Bth ult., but the commercial accounts being rather of a discouraging nature all speculation has been checked for the present, and shippers here have become very circum spect and cautious. Owing to this state of affairs, and the unwillingness displayed by shippers to operate beyond what they had already contracted for, combined with the scarcity of produce in our market, our rates of freights, especially to Great Britain, have taken a downward ten dency. This circumstance might enhance the value of produce, but we do not suppose anything will be done be fore the receipt of further accounts from Europe, daily ex pected from Bombay by electric telegraph. We have been for some days past constantly receiving complaints from several districts in Lower Bengal and other parts about the injuries which the plant has suf fered by £he excessive heavy rains, which do not appear to have ceased altogether. Jessore seems to have suffered more than the others, while Kishnaghur and Baraset have also had thei r hare of the effects produced by the late heavy rains. In the Dacca and Mymensing districts, where manufacturing has commenced, the produce has been very low and unsatisfactory. Unless the weather changes for the better and continues till the end of the season, we are apprehensive that the indigo crop will fall short of an average. The rivers also com menced to rise very quickly, which will force planters to cut and remove the plants likely to suffer from the rise. In our market there is almost nothing doing now. By our last accounts from London, the quarterly sales had com menced, but the biddings had been exceedingly slow, and a reduction of 4d. to 6d. had to be submitted to. Both raw silk and silk piece goods markets are very quiet, and nothing doing in them since the mail of the Bth May last came in, at the same time there is no supply of finer de scriptions of native filature silk, or sound and heavy corahs in the market. The result of the public sale of piece goods in London is very unsatisfactory and bad for low corahs, and the immense stock of such quality which is in the market here does not attract any buyers, and is almost un saleable. The exports, moreover, of both raw silk and silk piece goods continue very small. In sugar, purchases have been very moderate, but prices have continued steady, the exports consisting principally of purchases made before the arrival of the last mail. Saltpetre is now cautiously touched, and prices have given way; in some instances we notice a fall of about Ito rupees a maund. The business done in this staple, moreover, for America has been rather limited. Jute has been in less demand than it was a fort night ago, though the supply in the market is very small. There is no desire to operate in rice, though freights are much lower now, as the accounts from home are rather of a discouraging nature. We have had almost nothing doing either in lac dye or shell lac, both which articles do not seem to attract attention for the present. Safflower is not much inquired for; the market is now well supplied, but a moderate business only has been done to this day. Cutch is not wanted for Great Britain, but it is saleable in small quantities at a slight advance. The demand for hides has been partially checked since the receipt of the last London mail, and but few parcels have found purchasers of late. Castor oil has been in fair demand, and higher prices have been paid. But a moderate amaunt of business has been done as far as our import market is concerned. For British piece goods the demand is very slack, dealers keeping themselves back and offering much lower prices than holders are in clined to accept. An improvement, however, is looked for shortly, unless the present stocks increase by heavy arrivals. Grey and white shirtings, though selling in moderate quantity, have given way in prices from 2 to 4 annas, and in some instances a reduction of 6 annas has been submitted to for low descriptions. Jaconets are neglected, and dealers would not take them unless at heavy reductions, which holders do not seem inclined to accede to. Madapollams are a shade lower and in moderate en quiry. Lappets have declined considerably, yet there does not appear to be a good demand for these, as also for grey and white mulls. Very little has been done in book mus lins, and as to printed and coloured goods little de man d exists. Mule twists, however, have been improving, and a fair business has been done at full prices both in these and in coloured yarns, which are looking up. We have no improvement to notice in metals, with the exception of copper, which has advanced a little. Holders are firm, and the stock is not large. Our Money Market continues unaltered, but Government Securities are looking down. The following are the exist ing rates : Transfer Five per Cents., re. 3 12 prem. ; Old Sicca ditto, rs. 2 8 per cent. to rs. 3 clis. ; Company's rupees, Four per Cent., rs. 1 8 per cent. to re. 1 12 dis. The share market stands as follows :—Bank of Bengal Shares, rs. 6,475 each • Agra and United States Bank, rs. 690 each ; North-Western Bank, rs. 300 to 305 each ; India General Steam, rs. 995 to rs. 1,000 each ; Assam Company, rs. 190 to rs. 200 each; Bengal Coal Company, rs. 1,550 each; Bonded Warehouse, rs. 315 to re. 325 each ; Calcutta Steam Tug Association, rs. 1,000 each. Opium.—The market has been rather steady during the past fortnight, and a great number of chests were sold out of the bazaar to the shippers, large shipments have been going on and the stock of sold opium left in the warhouse is not large. Exchange has a downward tendency. We quote six months' sight paper :—Bank bills at is. 11d. to 2s. per Co.'s R. ; first-class credits at 2s. id. ditto ; documents at 2s. id. to 2s. 6d. ditto. On China business was done after the sale at 245 Rs. per 100 dole. per 60 days' sight Opium documents. No transactions on Singapore. Freights—Since ethe arrival of the last mail the rates have been gradually declining, owing to the inactivity dis played by shippers, who appear in a manner paralysed by the unfavourable accounts received from home, and, more over, in consequence of the scarcity of produce in the ba zaar. There is now a fair supply of tonnage in our port, but the demand has given way considerably. Our rates to London and Liverpool are much lower than those ruling a fortnight ago. Those, therefore, who have been char tering ships to arrive at 71. 10s. to Si. per ton, with the hope of realising a profit will no doubt feel very anxious at this moment as to the result of their speculations, since it is almost certain that we will have a fair influx of ship ping during the next three months, it being expected that ships from different parts of the world, induced by the high rates of freights which have been prevailing here for some time past, will direct their course towards our port in the hope of finding a profitable employment. It is diffi cult to calculate, with any degree of certainty, as to the changes that will take place here, but we do not hope to see again this year freights ruling as high as 101. for Lon don. For Mauritius the rates have not decline much, but shippers appear unwilling to offer more than rs. 2-14 to 3 a bag, and it is a question if these quotations even will be maintained Indigo.—We have had almost nothing doing here, and our exportlist shows but a small quantity cleared for ship ment during the fortnight. The prospects of the coming season are growing more and more unfavourable, caused by the unusually heavy rains with which Lower Bengal has been visited this year. CHINA MARKETS. (From the Overland China Mail of 22d June.) CANTON MARKET. IMPORTS. Cotton—Raw.—Considerable arrivals having taken place, holders have accepted lower prices, and the sales have been 6,000 bales Bombay and 400 Bengal. The following are the quotations :—Bombay 5.0 to 5.2, 5.4 to 5.9, 6.2 to 6.4 ; Bengal 4.9 to 5.2, 5.4 to 5.8, 6.1 to 6.4 ; Madras 5.3 to 5.5, 5.7 to 62, 6.4 to 6.6. Stock of all kinds 47,300 bales, against 74,600 last year. EXPORTS. Teas—But few transactions have taken place since our last, holders continuing to ask high prices for the few old teas left, as well as for the Canton kinds, which aro too much above last year's rates to induce operations to any extent. Black—Congou, 3 chops have been sold for 16 to 17 taels for ord to fair, leaving 22 on hand. Canton Con gou, 400 half-chests have been taken at 18 taels for mixed Country and Taysaan. Taysaan Congous do not come to hand in the same quantity as last season. Souchong, one chop has been sold at 18 taels for common, leaving 17 on the market. Flowery Pekoe, no sales; stock 300 chests. Orange Pekoe, no sales ; 300 pkgs of tho old crop in stock. Scented Orange Pekoe, sales 500 boxes, at the advanced rates of 21 to 26 taels before noted. Caper, no sales. Scented Caper, sales havo been 6,500 boxes, at 16 to 21 taels, for common to good. Ning Yong, Oolong, and Ankoi, no sales ' • the stock on hand consists of about 39,000 pkgs, including a large proportion of fine teas, which are held by the teamen at too high rates to induce purchases. Country greens, sales are 550 chests Hyson, at 28 to 50 taels for cargo to fine extra, leaving 850 chests unsold; 250 half-chests Young Hyson, at 23 to 30 taels for cargo to superior, leaving in stock 250 ; 100 half-chests imperial and gunpowder at 30 to 33 to 38 to 41 taels for cargo to superior, leaving 1,100 on the market ; and 140 chests Twankay, and 18 taels for cargo, leaving none in stock. Canton greens are held at 2to 3 taels advance on last year's prices, and sales are only 500 boxes Gunpowder at l 6 taels for common ; 400 half-chests Young Hyson at 14 to 21 taels for common to fine ; and 500 chests Skin at 14 taels. Raw Silk.—The second crop of Canton silk has begun to arrive, and is of better quality than the first crop. Prices have declined to 330 dole. for Lucknow, and 325 dols. Cumchuck re-reeled. Cassia, 18 dols. 75 ; buds, 28 dols ; oil, 195 dols. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. On England, sa. od. to ss. ld. On India, Company's accepted, 240 R. Sycee, 3# to 4 per cent. premium. Gold, 21 dole. 30 per tael. Shanghai dollars, 20 per cent. premium. FREIGHTS. To England, Cl. to Cl. 103. To United States, 16 doll to 18 dole. Shanghai market not received. EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, July 29.—The Indian mail arrived at Suez at 5.30 p.m. on the 27th. I send you the only two Indian papers in the place. THE COLLISION IN Tri NNEL. --The Maidstone transport was taken into No. 5 Dock, at Devonport, on Saturday. Her cutwater is completely twisted from port to starboard, nearly up to the figure head. Great apprehensions are felt for the vessel she came in contact with. The general belief is she has sunk, and perhaps with all her hands. SUICIDE OF DR. GRAHAMSLEY.—WORCESTER, MOll - most profound s ensations of surprise and regret pervaded this city this morning from intelligence received at an early hour that Dr. Grahamsley, the medi cal (in fact, the) superintendent of the Worcester City and County LunaticAsylurn at Powick, had'committed suicide by taking prussic acid. Dr. Grahamsley was in Worcester on Saturday last, in his usual health and spirits, and up to the time of writing no cause is as signed for the m elancholy deed. The doc tor is a Scotch man by birth, a nd was appointed to the asylum at its com pletion ab eodut two or three years ago. He was grea tly respect in this city. TURN-OUT 01 7 THE SPITALFIELDS VERS. Yesterday mulling a iarge body of Spitalfields silk velvet weavers, a hnsiress which has sadly declined during the last 20 or 30 years, turned out for the pur pose of waiting upon the master manufacturers, to solicit from them an advance of their present scanty amount of wages. At half-past ten the men assembled in Thor°ld-square, Bethnal-green-road, and shortly afterwards formed them selves into procession. Between 500 and 600 men were present at starting, but the procession gained strength as it advanced, and on arriving at Spital-square the numbers amounted to about 800. The men who took part in the demonstration were well-behaved, decently clad, and committed no breach of order. Some extra policemen were put on duty for the purpose of preserv ing, the peace but their services were not required. Spital-square and Steward-street, the principal locali ties in which the manufacturers carry on their business, were the points made for by the procession, and a com mittee, composed of Messrs. Ferdinando, Howsham, Smith, Douglas, and Walkingshaw, waited upon the heads of several of the leading firms, to whom they re spectfully but firmly represented their grievances. It appears from their statements that at a meeting of the weavers, held some time since, the committee were empowered to apply to the manufacturers to adopt a uni form list of prices, which the weavers submitted to them, or else to advance 3d. per yard upon the present prices for weaving velvet fabrics. The committee, having held a consultation, were of opinion that it would be injudi cious to go forward with both objects, and they, there fore, determined to place the " list" in abeyance until a fitting opportunity for enforcing it should arrive, and to adopt as the object of their mission the advance of 3d. a yard all round, irrespectiv e of any disparity that might exist in the prices at the present time. The committee represented that they had not abandoned the "list," but they thought that having struggled for it for a period of four weeks, and after the large promises which had been made to them by certain leading manufacturers (which promises had proved abortive), their right policy would be to lay the list aside, and to ask the ad vance of 3d. per yard. In order to show that this demand was not unreasonable they represented to the manufacturers that the manufacture of one yard of silk velvet would occupy a man the whole of a day—sometimes 14 or 15 hours—and for this, at the present rate of charges, he would receive only 12s. a week. By the pro posed increase he would, supposing him to be constantly at work, receive 13s. 6d. a week. They admitted that it was true they received more than this for the sup port of their families, but that increase could only be secured by keeping their wives and children constantly at the machine, sacrificing every domestic comfort, and bringing up their children in a state of the grossest ig norance, and depriving them of all sorts of healthful exercise. They urged, too, that in another respect the manufacturers had not dealt fairly with them. They had heard that as soon as the committee sent in their uniform list of prices, the manufacturers exhibited them to the mercers, and on the representation that they had raised the prices in accordance with the wishes of the men, demanded and received ls. and 2c. a yard extra for their produce, the fact being that the workmen had received no additional benefit of any kind. The com mittee added, that Mr. Nichols, of Steward-street, had promised that if the other manufacturers would consent, he should have no objection to the required advance, and that some others bad made the same conditional promise. - Most of the manufacturers upon whom the deputation called received them with courtesy, and patiently listened to their demands, promising that the trade would without delay take the matter into consideration, but at the same time declining to pledge themselves to a compliance with the workmen's demands. The whole of the morning and afternoon were occu pied with these calls. When they were completed the men returned to Thorold-square, where they were in formed that the result of the labours of the deputatio❑ would be communicated in the form of a report, which would be submitted at a meeting which would be specially convened for that purpose. They were also informed that it would be for that meeting to say what course they would take, whether they would abandon their movement, or use some other and more vigorous means to obtain the small boon for which they were now seeking. From the opinions expressed by the great body of the men who took part in yesterday's proceedings, it may be inferred, that if the manufacturers resist their demands, they will refuse to return to work. GREAT MEETING OF THE MEN. At nine o'clock last night, according to arrangemen, the men assembled in the large school belonging to St, Matthias Church, St. John-street, Bethnal-green. The spacious room was densely crowded, and some hundreds stood outside, being unable to obtain admi ssion . _ _ Mr. Horsham was called to the chair, and briefly opened the proceedings, stating that the deputations would give to the meeting the results of their interviews with the manufacturers that morning. Mr. Smith said the deputation called upon Mr. Hodges, but he was immovable in the existing system. Mr. Martin received them with more consideration. Mr. Goodson refused to see them. Mr. Robinson determined not to yield. Mr. Le Mare consented to advance the 3d. if the other manufacturers would agree to do so, and added that he had room for 200 or 300 extra hands. Mr. Brooks made a similar concession. Mr. Casey and Mr. Stone would not make an advance in any respect. Mr. Simmons not only acceded to the advance of 3d. a yard, but had offered to pay the men according to the uniform list." He (Mr. Smith) believed that if a determined effort were made at once on the part of the men, the manufacturers would at once fall in with the suggestion of the additional 3d. Mr.Walkingsh3w said he had frequently been engaged in matters connected with the trade, but he had never witnessed such a determined spirit of combination on the part of the manufacturers. He believed that the leaders would not give way, for they had expressed their bitter disappointment that in consequence of this and at a pre vious turn -out 4000 yards of velvet had been lost. Mr. Ferdinando said the number attending the demon stration was nearly 15,000, a circumstance which had spread terrible alarm amongst the manufacturers. (Hear.) Mr. Austen suggested that the prices paid by the Va rious manufacturers should be sent to the mercers, m order that they might know bow much they should offer and pay for their goods. If mercers knew how much the manufacturers paid, they would be disposed to avail themselves of low prices as well as the manufacturers. (Loud cries of "Out again to-morrow.") Resolutions were then agreed to, declaring the con tinuance of the strike, and pledging the men to turn out again to-morrow (this) morning, in order that they m i g ht again urge their claims upon the attention of the manu facturers. A vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, and the meeting separated. THE CHOLERA. THE MILLBASK PRlSON.—Yesterday three inquests were held by Mr. Langham, deputy-coroner, at the Penitentiary for male prisoners, Millbank. The first was on Michael Hillman, aged 23, a convict, who died of an attack of Asiatic cholera. The prisoner, who was a single man, was admitted into the prison on the 231 of February, 1852, having been convicted at the previous Wiltshire assizes of stealing a quantity of cloth, for which he was sentenced to eight years' penal servitude. Mr. G. Attfield, resident surgeon, said that deceased was admitted into the infirmary on the 4th of July for observation, in order to ascertain the state of his mind. He was in good health, but of feeble intellect. On the Ist of August he had an attack of diarrhcea. He was treated for it, and on the 3d appeared to have re covered. The next day (the 4th), about eleven o'clock in the forenoon, the diarrhcea came on again, which rapidly passed into Asiatic cholera, from the effects of which he died the same night about 11 o'clock. Verdict, "That the deceased died of an attack of Asiatic cholera." Another inquest was taken by Mr. Langharn ' respecting the death of Thomas Portsmouth, aged 38, which was also the effect of Asiatic cholera. Deceased WAS admitted on the 14th of June, having been convicted of fowls, f a o t r t w he Berkshire hichhewas a s s e s n iz t e e s nc o e f d st t e o aling a m seven n y u ear b s e , ro transporta tion. He was in the custody of a warder named Wes terham for about eight weeks, during which time he saw the. surgeon twice. Charles Griffiths, infirmary warder, stated that he received thedeceasedon of 3d ofthe of Angust. He was suffering from looseness but in half-an-hour was brought back oafte ' r he was seized bowels; for which he had medicine. He left le a ft o.a t i h n e . infirmary, but put to bed and prescribed for. Soon t half-past three He gradually sank, o a m b n s oo of Asiatic cholera. with cramps and the other aod sy d r od p o'clock on Sunday Mr. Attfield having de posed'caMsesr. iljnantghheaniwaridns quired deceased were removed ? Witness from which the to .f t the ere treatmentwere m o r n a pinnyrge.sc otherr i bad of dia . rilicea in all parts of the Pentagon, f acing the prison, L h am—ls there anything in the the river. Mr he district , an calculated to predispose the prison, or in t —There are b but more cases l icularly Dr. Bailey accompanied me over the prison, to ascertain if there prisoners to the attack ! Witness—No. was anything wrong in the water or in the gaol, but we f ou nd nothing unusual. D eceased was ofa feeble habit of body. Verdict, "death from Asiatic cholera." The third inquest was upon the body of James Fisher, aged 51, who was sentenced to four years' penal servitude, having been convicted at the Sal ford assizes of stealing two bags of rope. Mr. Samuel wlntyre, clerk to the prison, proved that the deceased was admitted into the gaol on the 23d of May, that he was a strong hearty man, and in good health. Mr. Langham—Are there many cases of Asiatic cholera nosy in the prison ? Witness--Ther e are six or seven cases. Mr. Langham—Are they cases of long attack, or recent Witness—They have all occurred within the last forty eight hours ; the most of them in the last twelve hours. Verdict, " Death from Asiatic cholera." WOOLWICH. —Twenty-eight cases of this disease have occurred on board of the Defence (convict-hulk) and eight of these cases have proved fatal. There have also been several cases on shore having a fatal termination ; but, singular to relate, the Warrior convict-ship, sta tioned opposite the dockyard, has not had a single case on board. The present appearance of the cholera at Woolwich has shown itself within a few yards of the same place where it broke out in the Justicia convict-ship on its former appearance, and the hulk was blamed, and the convicts all removed from her, but it is now evident that it is the locality that is to blame, and no wonder, as there is a most disagree able__s drain e m ptyi ng it s filth into the river a shortdl tance above the place where the Defence and the Unite arises hospital ship are stationed. 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It is taken intckoonsideratioa that the Esquimax and Indians when:i*---or companions are frost-bitten rub the parts affected with p snow, and seld om f a il t o a ll ev i ate the sufferings of fellow-creatures, and their statement that if they were to apply water-warm the parts affected would be irreparably injured, it may be worth while to wash a cholera patient in cold instead of warm water, when he is taken with the cold chilly stage of the disease. Every person must be aware of the fine glow of heat which they feel in a cold winter's day after washing in water of the temperature outside, and the contrary unpleasant sensation they experience after washing in warm water at the same period of the year. SHEERNESS.—Four more colliers from London have put in he - re - With cholera cases on board. They are all under the medical treatment of Dr. Smith of this place. This gentleman, having had considerable experience when abroad, has hitherto been most fortunate. In one instance now under treatment, the captain's wife and child were in the last stage of severe English cholera ; both were prostrated; the child, a boy of six years of age, was in a state of collapse ; but fortunately both are now . • recovering. MANCHESTER.—'We regret 'to state that two deaths have occurred in Manchester, which, from the testimony of the medical gentleman who attended them, were clearly cases of malignant cholera. Mrs. Fothergill, wife of a bookkeeper, residing in Carter-street, Chorl ton-upon-Medlock, died after t wen ty-two hours' illness. This case, however, may be considered as an importa tion from Li verpoo l . Sh e h a d b een to t h at t own to attend the fune ra l o f h er d aug ht er -i n -l aw, w h o h a d died of cholera. On her return to Manchester on Friday she had every symptom of the same disease, and died on Sunday morning- The second case is that of a man named George Foster, residing in Stamford-street, Hulme, whose death occurred after twenty-five hours illness. In this Instance also there is no doubt that malignant cholera was the cause of death. Diarrhoea has been very prevalent in some parts of the town, in habited by the Irish, and a few deaths have occurred during the la s t few day's. THE WEATHER AND THE CTOPS. PROSPECTS OF THE COli/NG HARVEST. The following are the results of an analysis of reports from 134 correspondents, spread over the forty English counties : " Wheat --Very good, excellent , average , 31 ; good , full average, f u ll crop, etc., 49 ; average,, prettyg ood ,, etc., 32 ; near average, 4 ; under average, thin, etc. 12 ; middling, do u btf u l , or various, 6. Totals —Favour , able, 112 ; unfavourable, 12 ; neuter, 10. "Barley-127 report s resolve themselves into—Very good, over average, abundant, etc., 33 ; good, full aver age, full crop, etc., 40 ; average, pretty good, etc., 30 ; short, light, indifferent, etc., 12 : various, irregular, etc., 12. Totals—Favourable, 103 ; unfavourable, 12 : neuter, 12. " Oats-128 reports give--Excellent, over average, very good, etc., 25 ; good, full average, etc., 46 ; aver age, fair, pretty good, etc., 33 ; near average, tolerable, middling, various, etc., 11 ; under average, short, light, etc., 13. Totals—Favourable, 104 ; unfavourable, 13; neuter, 11." Partial inquiries made in the Irish, Scotch, and 'V counties give similar favourable results. LANGPORT, SOMERSET.—The harvest of the cereal crops began in this neighbourhood on Monday with a fine field of oats belonging to Mr. W. Fry, of Portfield House. Before the stormy weather set in the barley and flax came up only in patches, which gave an indica tion of failure, and the beans were very short. The grass, too, had so suffered from the late frosts that the shear was expected to be very light ; but now the farmers say the crops never looked finer. The potatoes are in full bloom, and promise well. The last week has brought in a harvest of prime hay of remarkably heavy shear.— Bristol Mirror. Wuccucomß.—New corn has been already brought to Winchcomb market and sold. On Saturday last, Mr. Richard Baker carried a large field of very fine oats. He brought a sample to the market, and Mr. Wm. Willis became the purchaser. The field is in the immediate neighbourhood:—Clieltenham Journal. The harvest has partially begun in the neighbourhood of Filey. The crops are, in general, very good, but much laid by the heavy rain.— Yorkshire Gazette. LTNN.—Already has a piece of wheat been cut at Cas tle Rising, and in the course of next week it is expected that several of our farmers will have commenced. The appearance of all crops, with the exception of beans, is very fine, and dry weather to gather it in is all that the farmer can now desire.— Cambridge Independent Press. THE WEATHER AND CROPS.—The favourable weather which, for the last few weeks, has done so much good for the cereal crops throughout the country, was suc ceeded by a change on Saturday to rain, which, with a lowering barometer, continued, with intervals of sun shine, until Wednesday. The fall of rain being in some places considerable has partially prostrated the luxu riant grain crops, but not to an extent likely to be pre judicial. Otherwise, the recent showers have greatly benefited the turnips, potatoes, and pastures, which stood much in need of refreshing moisture. The agri cultural reports contained in the various provincial jour nals speak iu very cheering terms of the harvest pros. pects of their respective districts. Should the wea ther continue favourable there can be no doubt of an abundant harvest, and that bread and other necessaries of life will experience a great decline in price, to the benefit of trade and the relief of all classes ef the corn munity.—Noccastle Journal. HUNTINGDON.—The crops of corn, for several miles round Huntingdon, are looking remar k a bl y we l l, and promise a bountiful harvest. Reaping wheat and cut ting peas has partially commenced in this neighbourhood, and it is expected, at the latter end of next week, har vest will be general. --Canabridge Independent Press. BEVERLEY.—Durin g the last few days some heavy ( showers have fallen. The hay harvest has been a good deal retarded, some meadows not being yet cut, but the crops are turning out better than it was at one time an ticipated.—hull Packet. DRIFFIELD.— Since Monday last the weather has been unsettled, and much rain has fallen. 'On Sunday even ing we had a very heavy thunderstorm, the rain pour ing down literally in torrents. The crops have been much laid in places, but with fine weather they will not suffer material injury. —Leeds Mercury. SOUTH DEVON COAST.—The hay harvest, with the ex ception of a few meadows, is brought to a close. The potato crop is prolific, and the yield generally about 1201 b. per perch. It is rumoured that the murrain has struck them ; if so, the attack is very slight, and making little or no progress. The crop of mangold and S we d e turnip is very p rom i s i ng. Several fields of barley have been cut at Ashburton. From another district we no tice that the corn harvest will commence in about a week, if the weather prove favourable. The appearance of the crops, both respecting quantity and quality, con tinue most promising. Though the harvest will be later than usual, and though the war continues, prices of corn, instead of advancing, as some expected, have greatly declined.—Pristol Min or. THE HARVEST.— The splendid harvest weather which commenced a few days ago induced many of the neigh bouring agriculturists to begin reaping on Monday last. On Tuesday a change was perceptible, and heavy showers during the day, and a falling barometer, were unfavour. able prognostics. Wednesday was again fine, until the evening, when rain set in, and early on Thursday morn ing down Yesterdayin torrents, was almost and uninterruptedly thunder was heard w wet, a i n g it e distance. an a th h o e u e g t h lo theran was i the Monday. temperature T he being wheat degrees lower less heavy, wertha e n a v on a harvest cannot, under such circumstances, advance, but the barometer has for the last 24 hours been slowly rising, we may hope that a change for the better is at hand. A few acres of peas have been carried, but as yet we are only on the threshold of general harvest.-- Berkshire Chronicle. ST. MARGARET'S-AT-CLIFF. — The corn in this district looks remarkably fine, and promises an abundant har vest. Wheat is considered as something more than an average crop, while barley and oats are luxuriant. The turnip and mangold wurzel plants are healthy and thriving, and must ogpdkrrieiosnaedgtausbceheenhedaeafilvttbthe u f yy r n o edat m anandh t t h ol y e swt u s : hooonnwgt.ehr the of the last few days. The early potatoes have entirely them selves,leas t A c e a r s p Er sorts T d ot disease, the _ e no a TseH haulm symptomsE and Hstilhavely IlanvEsT.-117e are glad to t C h h a r t o t n h ic e le. farmers in this district, for the most part, gotl rp l e a po v ov e e:t. in their hay during the late m fine wea th er, and ha T ve he se l c ia u y re h d a a r I av est i n excellent the ( c r r i s o t p r i c — t between Plymouth eieourtier. and Tavistock has been nearly brought to a close during the shearpast a h - e a e s k b . e e l n V ith t good,l standing the catching few instances, the le an e d xce h p as been well saved, notwith standing of a Mail. of the week,--Plymouth We regret to state that a t grea quantity of rain fell in this locality on Tuesday and W e d nes d ay, b ut, we be lieve, with out doing material injury t o th e corn crops, while it benefitted turnips and potatoes. Yesterday there were signs of a restoration of brighter skies and a full summer temperature.—Carl i sle Patriot. le AYRSHIRE.—ii Au g . 3 ILMARNOCK, _ .. 2 .-- P IPE BARLEY. -We have already indications of the approach of harvest. Mr. Paxton, of Richardland, will be the first in the shire to put in the sickle. A fine level holm on the Irvine river, immediately above his brewery, and bear ing, a heavy crop of barley, which is perfectly ripe, will be cut as soon as the weather is favourable for such operation. Mr. Paxton is well known as one of the most scientific of our farmers, and his crops are generally excellent.—North. British Daily Mail. WESTERN DISTRICT OF MID-LOTHIAN, Aug. 2.—Wo have had a no th er wee k o f mos t f avo urable weather for promoting the growth of the crops.. A few showers of rain fell on Saturday and Sunday, which stimulated and refreshed vegetation, without doing any injury to the corn. All the crops, without exception, are looking re markably promising. Barley has already changed its a appearance, and is rapidly a pproaching towards inatu ritv. The country never appeared to better advantage than it does now, and the hearts of all whose privilege it is to view with scrutinising looks the hulk of the growing crops, a nd their progress, are cheered by the consideration that, in prospect Of an abundant harvest, the present high price of provisions Must ere long fall to level. This desirable result a proper in some measure already, the fall in the price o f grain on t wo successive weeks being followed b y a corresponding v loaf —1 orth. British. Daily Mail. THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL ROYAL MAIL AND GENERAL SCREW COMPANIES have earned about 120,0001. from the Government during the last four months, by transporting troops and stores to the seat of war. This work has not interfered in the least with the mail work of the companies. I J r_ _ , i : - . , t.-.:: I lA.