The Sun. — London, England, 1863-08-14 00:00:00

IYIONEY MARK ET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is no alteration i IT n the aspect of the general discount market, the enquiries being moderately active, and the rates steady. A farther sum of £98,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. The amount of specie brought by the Seine from the West Indies is £233,712. The Bank of England return for the week to Wednesday last shows an increase in the bullion and a falling off in the other securities. The re serve of notes has been augmented, owing to the curtailment of the circulation. Subjoined are the particulars : Active Circulation .. £21,261.115 Decrease •• •• •• •• 413,715 Bullion .. 15,040,819 Increase .. .. • • 116,834 Rest 3,428,233 ••••• • • P • • Increase . • • • . •• 4,753 Public Deposits •• 6 5 574.863 Increase .. • • • • • • 177,595 13 758,358 Other Deposits.. • • ' Decrease .. 21 2 ,497 Seven Day and other Bills .. • • 67083 Increase .. . . .. •• 11088426 • • 10,104 Government Securities • Increase .. .. • • • • 60,000 Other Securities .. • • .. 18,472,407 681,39 Decrease .. 7, 562, 5 63,630804 5 Not es Unemployed .. Increase .. Rather more activity has prevailed during the last few days in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets. Sugars have been in good demand, at full rates. Coffee bas continued in active request, while moderate transactions have been recorded in tea, cocoa, and rice, at late quotations. The tallow market has been dull, and prices for both present and forward delivery have shown a downward tendency. The monthly return of the Bank of France to yesterday, shows some very important movements. The notes have been increased by £120,000, but a decrease has taken place in the cash iu hand of the executive to the extent of £573,333, of £240,000 in the bills discounted, of £790,000 in the current accounts, and of £1,000,000 in the advances. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 40c. Inanimate. Only a limited amount of business has been negotiated to-day in the market for the English Funds, and although the sales and purchases on the part of speculators have been very evenly balanced, the tendency of prices has indicated rather less buoyancy, probably in consequence of lower prices on the Paris Bourse, Consols are now quoted 93 s for transfer, and 939 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 93k ; Bank Stock is marked 238; the 5 per Cent. Indian Loan, 1081,- ; the Bonds, 16s. 19s. prem.; and Exchequer Bills, ls. dis. to 2s. prem. The Foreign Market presents a quiet but firm appearance. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 681 ; Ditto Consolides,l 48i 498 ; Mexican, 381 39; Spanish Passive, 331 4 ; Ditto Certificates, 121 4 ; Greek, 337 d ; Ditto Coupons, 14 16; Italian, 711 ; and the Conederate Loan to 24 22 dis. in the Railway Share Market business has been very dull, and prices show a downward tendency. Caledonian have declined Zl, and London and Brighton, 15s. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive at former quotations. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares also continue in very limited request, without any material change to record in prices. BRITISH FUNDS--ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 21 per Cent. Annuities 6 per Cent. Annuities iluntuties, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880.. Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908: India Stock Ditto 5 pet Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 51 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 att,. Bonds £l,ooo Ditto under £l,OOO .. Bank Stock for Account Consols for Account, Sept, 9 India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent — March, I June, 21 per Cent. 21 per Cent. Exchequer Bills, £l.OOO .. 1 dis I 2 pm Ditto £5OO .. 2p m 1 dis Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent ................... Ditto, 1839 and 1859 .......... Ditto 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60 ...... 931 Buenos Ayres 6 p er C ent .............. Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) -- Chi lian 6 per Cent ............. Ditto 4f per Cent. ................ 86 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent.. Egyptian 7 pet Cent lO4l 1 4 Ditto, Second Issue- Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup. ms 331 Ditto Account 3 31 2 a Ditto Coupons 15 Ditto Account Italian 5 per C ent. ( Maremmana Railway) 791 9 Mexican 3 per Cent .......... Ditto Account ...... 381 ....... 38/ / 9/ Moorish I mper i a l 5 per Cent Now Gr ana d a...., ........... Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto Deferred ....... Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 41 per Cent,, 1862 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account.... Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 — Ditto Account .................. Russian 5 per Cent , 1822, St ~....-• Ditto 41 per Cent 1850.. . 90 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent .... Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account .. Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive 331 Ditto Account .. 33/I Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded ...... 121 , Ditto Account Turkish 6 p er C ent. 1854 12fi . 92/ Ditto Account. ......... Ditto 6 per C en t. 1858 Ditto Account 7ll 1 Ditto, £lOO Bonds Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account 68} 8 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863, £l9 16a 8d pd 4l dis Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account • • Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. IJutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Italian, 5 per Cent., 1851, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account .. 71/ 1 TWO O'CLOCK. eGn.s°lBl Money Ditto Account Liverpool—Cotton Market—This Day. Sales about Sales of 8 ,000 b a l es. No change. the Week 59,470 b ales, i nclud i ng 9, 7 3 0 on speculation and 12 , 5 00 for exp or t a ti on . Actual export 6,980 b a l es. Quotations—Pair Orleans 25 ; Mobile 241; Up• l an d 24. Estimated Middling Orleans 221; Mobile 22; Upland 211. Estimated fair Egyptian 214. stock 292,780 bales. S urat 11} to 201. Imports of the week 29 669 blips. eieorated M. EUGENE DELActa----17_, tub -------.... ude, French iaiuter, member of the Institute, LPgion of Ifonour, expired in Paria at B o mmander of the terday 11l orn i n g even o'clock yes- MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. —A pai n f u l has been recently occas ioned at Hampton C o usensation ne i g hb our h co d by the meltncho y death of th:t and its cca of I\lr. Eirloch, who holds an appointment ir,,Y;:ungett Jesty's household. The unf ortunate y oun g gentlemaner 2I ~,,,a- „ s fishing on the afternoon of the 3d inst. in the canal in the Nome Park, a nd appears to have fallen sudd enly, durin g the absence of the gentleman w ho accompanied him, from th e parapet at the end of the cana l, where the water, th ough apparently only two or three feet deep, is in reality of great depth. As soon as his disappearance was known a search was made, but the body was net discovered for nearly two h ours The jic • - -"itofyesterday publishes a letter from our ' Pekin, dated the Istof June, stating rectionary mov e provinces are creat -1,6„ serious __, meats in the southern " apli mssilielats to the Chinese GOTernmUlt, SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. Share rami l Closing RUSItleSe Railways. Price. done. .' Bir. , Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andlllid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian 8 8i 81 8/ 86 t 8 118 119 1191 19 62 I leora and Bandon Cornwall Do A A gets no dig Do. B till 6p e.p an. ha s been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June.) Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. ! Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western., Great Eastern, Ord. stki Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian St GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern.. .. Do A stock Do 13 do Gt. S. awl W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val Yorkshire stc3k Lancashite & London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coasi Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & Nor' h Western Lon. & So'.th Western Man., She., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Binning. tt Derby Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. IV. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon ' South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun taines,Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1866 Taff Va1e......._ Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland Oxford Do Newport' Do Hereford) 6& 7 40 41 151 10i 94 95 111 113 491 501 47 49 24} 151 123 125 1221 123, V 5 110 100 It 2 651 60,1 1131 1131 70 77a 113 115 42i 431 1 101/ 1021 1051 104 43 44 Ilf 111 129 i 294 14 97 99 54 L 5 25 26 101} MI 57i 58 87 88 118 120 1 1 82 8.3 11! 12i :22 124 40i 474 WO 102 50 62 SO 12 92i d 3 70 72 101 103 71 8 18 39 94 194 o 73 8 3 P 155 160 51 6/ i. 3 14 p 84 86 156 16u 27 29 45j (6i 39 41 104 106 50 } 6ci 113 k 110 131 1 1 BRITISH POSSE' Share 100 tt 4k stock stock s took stook stook stock stock stock stock stock +look Railways tlantio & St Lawrener Som.,Barodadz•Cent Ina Gu. 5 per cent... Do. New . ...... Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Laae Huron Do. Preference ..•• • • Buffalo,BrantAGodrich 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1071 Do. do. July 1, 1873 uo. do. June 1, lb:1 Cleutta.aS.Eastn.(Lir, ) Cape Town Dock Seri' Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext Do. do. H do. Grand Trunk of Canada 1)o. Ist Fret. Bonds Do. co. del erred. Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do defer, ed..— Do. 3d P ef. stock ... Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th l'ref. sto Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndiaPenuk.gua sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p n... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India(Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. or Canada Shares Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madras ~ t- u ar.. 5 p. o. Do. 41 p. c. Extension Dc. 4* d 0.... Do. Fifth Extension. Nielb.Corp. 6 p. o. Buds. Nielb. & liobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. along. 13ds. Newßrunswick a Candu Class A. and B. N.ltl.C'dao pc let pl bds &nude Do. Delhi Do. do .., a 9 Do. Punjaub Do. Do. , Fag Do. Endus.St. Flo. J , SIONS. 1082. i t 111 f 1081 I COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. . 6 p.c.J si,J at , 1877-81 ..... 100 103 105 1031 I Do. 6p. c. Feb.& At 4 100 it 2 :04 Do. dp. c.Mar. Et Sept. 100 I(8 107 Do. p. c. Jan.&July. 100 95 136 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 94 96 Cape G.llope, 6 p c. 187:, 100 108 110 Do.Ap &Oct 1880 100 112 114 Do. 1891 100 113 115 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 112 115 Ceylon, N0v.13 , 78, opt 10u 113 M Mall , itius 6 per cent lOO 108 107 Natal Guy. 6 per cant 100 110 112 N.ll.Gov. 6 p.c..) a.4tJuly 100 1054 1061 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. ov. 6 p 100 100 k 101 k Do. f*, p. c.,lBii to lei t 100 1011 102. Do. d0.,1888 &upwdi 100 101} 102} 1021 I - New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 INova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 105 106 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO t 0 112 'S. Aus G6p.c.1678.44 up lOO 110 112 iVio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) 100 107 109 , Do. io 6 p.c. Ao.dalat,.. 100 int 1131 1131 113 BRITISH MINES. 2 iCambrian Consol. Gold 1 1 id it - !uhilord Amalgamated 30 E 9 - Devon G. Con.. (Tavist , 1 650 I East Bassett (Illogan) 30 79 61 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd 53. Id par, East Caradon ...... 28 30 East Carn Brea... .... , 3.4. 6 75 8 --, E. W'l Russel (T av i s tk.:' 8.6.6 31 3t GamAStAuDyn(Gwen.) . 7 10 Great South Tolgus i7s 3i 31 G. Wheal Vor (lielston 40 61 7 1 Grenville . Herd's-Foot 8.12 ,18 10 Hingston Downs 4. 8.0 11 2 Lady Bertha Margaret (IlJny Lelaut: sk 32 31 Ilarke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 21 14 d New Setun l4l 100 110 North Downs 25 2 24 N.Wh '1 Basset(lllo4an, 2.17. t 21 3t North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) 15 4 5 20 Providence(Uny Lelni.) 10.0.7 10 42 South Caradon(StCleer, 11 415 425 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 11 21 ?Wheat Fran. allogan) 18.1 -.9 725 74 Stray Park ramarSilv.& Lead Min. 45 5 fin Crort 9 214 225 West Basset (Illogan) l5 115 125 W C' radon (Liskeard) 5 22 24 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illoga n ) 5 60 05 Wheal Buller(itedruth) 5 15 50 Wheal Kitty (11.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLudtott Wheal MaryAnn!,:ilen ) 8 11 13 Wheal Seton 585 220 230 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 15 17 Wheal Union 3.17 3 31 PREFERENCE SNARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 1, 11Ik Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6 per cent., rd., 51 I.lp\'ES LEASED Al` FIXED RENTALS. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 4 FOREIGN RAILWAYS, Bahia and San Francisco (lira.) gua. 7 per cent., 20 Royal Swedish, San Paulo ;lira.), gua. 7 per cent., 9k Ditto (a.l), 22k Turin and Savona, 2i FOREIGN MMES. United Mexican (lim.;, 6 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Ag,ra andErnited Service (lira.), 121 Imperial Ottoman, 18 k Loudon Joint stock, - .ondon and Westminster, 781 DOCKS. Pala all 1.01) 7i all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 101) London, 61i MISCELLANEOUS. Bombay Gas, limited, 2/ Gen. ort dit and inanca of London, lim., 3 Hudson a Hay, 21 London Gen, ral Omnibus Company (Um.), Peninsula and Oiiental Steam, 78 RACING FIXT' rRES FOR 1863. Au Reading. Wenlock York August lB Plymouth 20 Egham -....25 Stockton 25 Oxford L 31ichfield . • • • 'EMBER. Devon and Exeter 1 Derby Summer Weymouth Kings Lynn • 3 Warwick Leicester Doncaster . 15 OCT, Wordsley gl Brecon 2l Richmond 22 Monmouth 24 Manchester Autumn , 25 Newmarket Ist Oct 29 ;Edinburgh, &c. Club 30 I BE R. Coventry I3edfo r d Caledonian Hunt Newmarket S. O. . 12 Lincoln Autumn........ 20 Ko!so .................. 21 Gloucester ............ 22 Newmarket Houghton ..26 NovE: Worcester Shrewsbury Autumn....l6 Curr ag h . Carlow .................... 9 Jeukinettiwu Park ...... 23 ............. EET 2 F Limerick E......... . ..21 Listowel Curran 0 CIOBEI.t. I ..... t 20 „ „ 13.14. 12} 10 at 6.4.0 L 9.16. 41 all 100 (100 ' 100 2 all 100 UST, IRISH. Closing Price. 60 — (2 -- 107 108 1 14 p 11 16 p 6; 61 7/ 8} 107 118 1. 3 105 IC9 119 108 1. 9 1p 1013 it 19 20 69 71 52 55 62 65 45 48 42 44 33 16 23 28 20 23 IGB 109 1 11) ) 1 1i 107 ICB 101 11 10 gi, 95 98 90 si2 P 107 itB 101 102 iS 55 67 3 83 a 07i 108 j 107 IGB iP 107 ICB P ' 103 105 SEP TJ 921 Business don :MBER. LONDON, FRIDAY EVUNING, AUGUST 14, 1861 THE SUN, POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. INCAUTIOUS CONDUCT.—Marianne Masset, a French woman, was charged betore Mr. Knox with stealing a watch and three gold chains of the value of £l5 the property of M. Louis Ferry (trading in the house of Gibus) hatter, 16, Coventry -street. As well as our reporter could make out the case, the whole of the evidence and proceedings being in French, and no interpreter being called upon, it appeared that the pro secutor on Monday last having dined out and drank rather freely, met the prisoner and another female on his way home and took them home with him. The females loft some time after, and the neat morning prosecutor missed his watch and three chains of the value of £l5. Last evening he met the prisoner and gave her into custody, when she acknowledged to taking one chain, and the other female, who was not given into custody, stated that the prisoner had told her that she had sold the chain to a small jeweller in Great Pulteney-street for £l. The prisoner was remanded till this day week, Mr. Knox offering, however, to take bail in the sum of £5 for her ap pearance that day. THE NEW MEXICAN EMPIRE. The statement that the Mexican Empire, when reconstituted, is to arrange to pay to France within six years the cost of the war, and also the sums owing to private creditors, is probably merely the expression of a natural surmise. If it shall prove that France has succeeded in bringing the country to a state of order that will admit of its magnificent resources being developed, she will certainly be en titled to expect that the cost of that work—in which the commerce of the world is interested—should be repaid within a reasonable period, and six years must be regarded as a liberal °obstruction of what is reasonable in such a case. With regard to the sums due to private French creditors, curiosity will be felt as to their nature and amount, in the face of the reports current as to the character of the Jecker claims ; while it is impossible also that some of the brigands who have each hitherto under the title of " General" ravaged the country in the cause of the ecclesiastical party, and who have lately co operated with the French, may attempt to obtain heavy amounts by putting forward Frenchmen in their name. But all these matters will doubtless be brought by the French Government within the most moderate limits compatible with the peculiar bar gain's in which they may have had their origin. The point to be kept in view in relation to the pecu niary claims in which Englishmen are interested is that there can, in justice, be no priority of payment to the creditors of any nationality. Every one must share, pro rota, and if the revenue of the country is unequal to the annual claims upon it either a loan must be raised to make 11114 what is wanted, or a percentage of the deficiency must be submitted to by all. With reference to the bond holders, indeed, this construction of the equity of the case concedes too much. Their lien upon the Customs is of course indefensible, but it has been too frequently the habit to speak of their claims as if they ought to be satisfied with the rigid payment of those dues, whether the amount might be suffie cient or otherwise to meet the interest accruing. Instead of this being the case, they hold a primary mortgage upon all the territory of the State, and are also, from the default of the Mexican Govern. ment, by the non-fulfilment punctually of the last conversion, entitled to revert to the original rate of 5 per cent. at which the debt was contracted. Apart from a satisfactory settlement of the arrears of divi dend, they have also the right to exact immediate restitution of the £lOO,OOO cash stolen in 1861 from the British Legation, and which it may be supposed will necessarily be a preliminary of any recognition by England of the new order of affairs. As to the right of the French Government to reduce the Customs tariff, which is asserted in some quarters to be a natural consequence of their stepping into the functions of the Mexican Government, the question is one that cannot be touched to the disadvantage of the bondholders. When the lien on the customs was given to the bondholders as security it was cal culated to yield a certain annual sum, and although the bondholders would have had no title to com plain if that sum should, through decay of trade or other casual circumstance, fail to be realised, they can insist that, if an alteration be made by the Go vernment to lessen the security thus hypothecated to them, the Government, unless the consent of the bondholders shall have been previously ob tained, are bound to provide some new security to make up a value equal to the difference they have thus occasioned. Under any other view, it is obvious that an hypothecation of customs dues or any other sources of revenue would be worthless, since a State might hand them over to credulous creditors one day and repeal them en tirely on the next. On all these points, however, the course of the French Government is likely to be perfectly consistent with generally understood prin ciples. On public pecuniary matters there has never yet been any ground to question the liberality or good faith of the Emperor Napoleon, and the Mexican bondholders, who consist not merely of Englishmen but of people of all nations, wilt pro bably be willing to facilitate the t as k of reconstruc tion now in hand, by manifesting confidence and a desire to prevent embarrassment by meeting as far possible all suggestions that may contr ib ute to the common object.—Tunes' C i ty Article. MR. ALEXANDER SMITH, in his new volume of poetical prose, called Dreamthorp," has the fol lowing charming reverie on visiting the old castle and chapel alluded to as being, perhaps, to a stranger, the points of attraction in Dreamthorp. Back from the houses is the lake, on the green cloying banks of which, with broken windows and tombs, the ruins stand. __As it is noon, and the weather is warm, lei us go and sit on a turret. Here, on these very steps, as old ballads tell, a queen sat once, day after day, looking southward for the light of returning spears. I bethink me that yesterday, no further gone, I went to visit a consumptive shoemaker ; seated here I can single out his very house, nay, the very window of the room in which he is lying. On that straw roof might the raven alight and flap his sable wings. There, at this moment, is the su preme t rage d y being enacted. A woman i s weeping there, and little child ren are l ooking on with a sore bewilderment. Before nightfall the poor peaked face of the bowed artisan will have ga th ere d i ts i neffable peace, an d the widow will be led aw a y f rom the bedside by the ten d ern ess of neigh_ h ours, and th e cr i es o f t h e orp h an b ro od will be stilled. A nd yet this present indubitable suffering and loss does not touch me like the sorrow of the woman of the ballad, th e p h antom probably of a minstrel's brain. The shoemaker will be forgotten—l sball be forgotten; and long after visitors will sit here and look out on the landscape and murmur the simple lines. But why do death and dying obtrude themselves at the present mo ment? O n the turret opposite, about the distance of a gunshot, young pe op l e, is as pretty a s i g h t as eye cou ld wish to see. Two strangers apparently, have come to visit the ruin. Neither the ballad queen, nor the shoemaker down yonder, whose respirations are getting shorter and shorter, touches them in the least. They are merry and happy. and the graybea r d turret has not the heart to t h rust a foolish moral upon them. They would not thank him if he did, I daresay. Perhaps they could not under s-and him. Ti me enough I Twenty years hence they will be able to s it d own at his wet, and count griefs with him, and tell him tale for tale. Human hearts get ruinous in so much less time than stone walls and towers. See, the young man has thrown himself down at the girl's feet on a little space of grass. In her scarlet cloak she looks like a blossom springin g out of a crevice on the ruined steps. He gives her a flower, and she bows her face d own over it almost to her knees. What did the flower say ? Is it to hide a blush ? He looks delighted; and I almost fancy I see a proud colour young people make me a on Ms brow. As I gze, these Perfect idyl. The generous , un grudging sun, the melancholy ruin, with the fl Avers and ivie s of forg e tf u l n ess and grief, and between them, sweet and evanescent, human truth and love I THE CASE OF MRS. her agent on the 1 9 th M'LACr ILAN —Official docu ments have been publish e d respecting of the convict Jessie`Lachl a the statements M n. Ono of them relates to an interview between the prisoneracl of June, in the presence ofth ac e l : a l_l_ overnor of the General Prison at Perth, where M,L n is confined. In the course of that interview the prisoner positively denied a conversation that she had previce a i Yhad with her agent, in which she spoke of laudanum. Mr. Fleming was the guilty persoi When she saidasked whether that " he did the act." On the following morning,hadbeen the 20th, she ex pressed a wish to know why she questioned on the day before, and then told the Governor that she had She spoken of laudanum to her agent. had told him that she knew no more of the murder th an i f he had placed a g l a ss of laudanum " foreanent" her. Another document is a note by Miss Hielop, the scripture readerpriosfthere.prmisoinaa, of a conversatio n hel d by her with the on Hislop says :—" I had visited the p r i soner several times in official capacity, but had never once alluded to her my crime, but had spoken to her as I do to othero this occasion being a lost sinner in the sight of God. occasion she referred to the crime with which she was n charged, and . said her case was a very sad one. I said to her, have noticed that in all my dealings with you have You ca . w r i e l - 1 care fully avoided speaking to you of your crime; ... 0, but since you have mentioned it yourself I shall let you to be knowataheagu!mltyy mind on the subject. I believe per son, and to me you sum to have acted d guilty person throughout. You have been guilty of h a a d s ee n for which you ought to have been hanged, as God repealed that law he gave, that blood should answer for blood, but by a very mysterious providence your life has r been spared, and I would beseech you to make early and earnest application to Him whose blood cleanseth from all sin. She looked at me and said, 'Well, Miss Hislop, I am obliged to you for your honesty: She sat silent for a minute or so after thi., and then she said, ' I had as little thought of it half an hour before I left my own house as you have at this moment.' I said I believed it was not a premeditated thing, but that one bin had led to another till the deed was committed. She said, ' I feel sometimes as if I could go through these prison walls. I often think my mind will give way.' She began to tell me obeli: , going out f or some sp i r it s that night at the request of ~ Fleming, I stopped her, and said it was no use going o ver it, as nothi ng s h e cou ld sa y would alter my opinion about it all, _ She immediately added, ' but Fleming is not a g ood man' , hi I said ' I don't say he is a good luau , but I believ e re, to ba Innocent of that crime,' THE TWELF TIT. CRIEFF.—The shooting season opened under the most favourable circumstances. The morning was bright, clear, and frosty, and immediately after day break both hill and dale r ever b erate d with the almost incessant discharge of guns. About 10 o'clock, how ever, the wind began to blow in strong gusts at in tervals, which continued the whole day, and ope rated in a great measure against successful shooting, and more especically on the hill tops. The Hon. S. C. Dundas was out on the Corriemuckloch Moors; Messrs. Lascellas and Oliver at Auchnafree ; Mr. George P. Gunnis and party at Fendach; Sir Hugh Hume Campbell at Monzie, which is among the best moors of Perthshire; Messrs. Lumsden and Muir tested the best runs of Glenturret ; Mr. Walker and party were out at Lochearnhead ; and the Hon. Gilbert Heathcote, M.P., and Col. Tyrwhitt, on the Drummond Castle grounds. The sport generally was good, and seldom have grouse been so strong, healthy, and wild so early in the season, for the coveys rose at a great distance, and were difficult to get within shot of. The boxes and hampers of game sent from the railway station to the south on Wed nesday afternoon were not so numerous as in some previous years, but the birds were never seen in better condition. The Hon. Gilbert Heathcote, M.P., shot, a few days ago, a fine fallow deer in the parks of Drummond Castle, and enjoyed good sport at wild duck shooting on Tuesday. The recent rains and warm weather have improved the broods of partridges, which are abuudant on the hillsides and low-lying farms; and, in consequence of harvest being much earlier than last year, there never were better prospects of good partridge shooting. In the forests of Turlem and Glenartney deer are swarm- and in splendid condition, and royal heads pro mise to be unusually numerous this season. In ad dition to the sportsmen already arrived at Drum mond Castle, Earl Sefton and several others are expected. The whole of the extensive shooting grounds belonging to the Right Hon. Lord Wil loughby de Eresby will afford excellent sport this season. AUCHTERARDER.—The morning of the Twelfth dawned most auspiciously for the sportsman, the weather being most delightful. There was rather a severe frost during the night, which made the scent lie strong, and a gentle breeze which rose with daylight gave the dogs a wide range. A number of sportsmen were early out, and made good bags, the raturns being from 15 to 25 brace to each gun, which is nearly double of what was killed last year. The result of this day's sport has generally exceeded expectations, and sportsmen find that there will re quire to be no delay as last year in consequence of the birds not being full sized. The birds are found not so wild as was anticipated, and much more easily approached than in former years. The fashion which used to prevail in favour of a heavy bag on the Twelfth has greatly abated, and on the lower Perthshire moors sportsmen content them selves with a moderate use of their guns. Most of the best moors on the Ochill range have not yet been opened, and will not likely be so till the 20th. A CROCODILE HUNT. As we approached the river banks, a large crocodile hove in sight, floating down the stream like a log of wood. Our position was most favourable to send an arrow rattling through his scales, and my young Nimrod lost no time in improving the opportunity. Stepping a few paces in ad vace, and bending gracefully over the precipice, he let fly at the reptile's head his slender,yellow reed e por elevaeion, viz., shooting the arrow up into the air at an angle of 45, which, causes it to descend with great force upon the object, after describing an arc of a circle in the manner of a bomb-shell, Although the distance was fully 300 paces,the arrow struck the mark with the precision of a rifle ball. A violent plunge of the huge reptile was my first intimation that the trial had been successful, and in a moment after I perceived the golden reed, now attached to him, skimming swiftly over the water. We hastened for the canoe, and immediately gave chase up the stream, as the crocodile had taken that direction. We were rapidly gaining upon him, when alarmed at the sound of the paddles, he sunk in very deep water, as was indicated by the reed. This circumstance rendered it impossible to employ our harpoon. We tried in vain to start him ; he stuck to the muddy bottom, whence neither pulls nor curses could move him. We hoped that in time he would come to the surface to breathe, and then we might strike him with a harpoon; but in this we were equally disappointed. After waiting for him two hours, we gave him up, along with the arrow head sticking in his own. I made various other attempts to secure a spe cimen, but with no better result, as the river was yet too high to sound for them. While in this place, I was told several incidents in relation to the cunning and instinct of these saurians, one of wnich appeared to me most remark able in an animal of the reptile tribe. The ferryman here possessed at one time a great many goats. One day, he per ceived that several of them had disappeared, and not being able to account for it in any other way, he at once laid the blame on the hated crocodiles, although these creatures sel dom carry their attacks beyond their own element. His sus picions, he discovered in the end, were well founded, having witnessed the destruction of one of his goats in a very sin gular manner. It appears that a crocodile had in some mys terieus way discovered that goats delight in jumping from place to place, but more especially froreerocks or mounds. Rocks, however, being rather scarce in the country, their treacherous enemy undertook to gratify their taste for this innocent pastime, and at the same time cater to his own. Approaching the water's edge to within a few feet from the bank, he swelled out his back in such a manner as gave it the appearance of a small island or promontory. The stupid goats preceiving this, varied their gambols byjump ing from the secure places on shore upon the seeming island, which they, however, never reached, for the croco dile, tossing up his head at the right instant, received them into his open jaws, and swallowed them without difficulty. . . No person can venture near the water without danger from their attacks, being so treacherous that they approach their intended victim near enough to strike him with their powerful tails before he is even aware of their proximity. T he bubbling sound of a gourd being filled in the water by some imprudent person, - pecially attracts them. To obviate this danger, a calabash bowl, with a long wooden handle, is usually employed for the purpose; yet even this is not unfrequently snatched from the hands of the water-carrier. It by accident a human being falls a prey to this tyrant of the river, the reptile is then called cebado, which appellation implies everything that is bold, ferocious, and treacherous in an animal of the species, as from that time they not only waylay persons, but fellow them in the canoes, in hopes of again securing this dainty morsel. There are, however, men bold enough to meet the enemy face to face in his own element. The man who makes up his mind to this encounter is well aware that this must be a conflict to the death for one of the an tagonists. The ferryman related to us a feat of gallantry worthy of a better cause, performed here by a Llanero with ene of these monsters. The man was on his way to San Jaime on a pressing errand. Being in haste to get there the same day, he would not wait for the canoe to be brought to him, but prepared to swim across, assisted by his horse. He had already secured his saddle and clothes upon his head, as is usual upon remilar occasions, when the ferryman cried out to him to beware of a caiman cebado, then lurking near the pass, urging upon him, at the same time, to wait for the canoe. Scorning this advice, the Llanero replied, with characteristic pride, "Let him come; I was never yet afraid of man or beast.' Then laying aside a part of his ponderous equipment, •he placed his two-edged dagger be tween his teeth, and plunged fearlessly into the river, He had not proceeded far when the monster rose, and made quickly towards him. The ferrymaninvocation crossed himself de voutly, and muttered the holy of Jesus, ilLaria y Jos ! fearing fcr the life, and above all, for the toll of the imprudent traveller. In the meantime the swimmer con tinued gliding through the water towards the approaching crocodile. Aware of the impossibility of striking his ad versary a mortal blow unless he could reach the armpit, he awaited the moment when the reptile should attack him to throw his saddle at him. This he accomplished so success fully that the crocodile, doubtless imagining it to be some sort of good eating, jumped partly out of the water to catch it. Instantly the Llanero plunged his dagger up to the very hilt in the fatal spot. A hoarse grunt and a tremendous splash showed that the blow was mortal, for the ferocious monster sunk beneath the waves to rise no more. Proud of this achievement, and scorning the tardy assistance of the ferryman, who offered to pick him up in his canoe, hde waved his bloody dagger in the air, exclaiming, so, "Is there no other about here ?" and then turning, eo he swam leisurely back to take his horse across. The canor who related this adventure then added, "So to delighted t r eat the wa s lon that occasion that I killed my fattest hen as he di e man m y g t e o a tee ir dsaandeoe Securel o, f . or fi the ) caenimitaanmohnadrad(7.oured all MEANING OF NAMES AMONG THE GREEKS. —Philip, lover of horns ; Alexander, helper of men ; and Arethusa, s *tuous; among the Latins Agricola, husbandman; Valerius, healthy; and Clemens, merefful ; and among the Celtic nations, Howell, lordly ; Arthur, gre a t and Caradoc, beloved. There are plenty of Leona s, Leanders, and Leopold s from the lion ; Everard s to_ and Offas, from the boar; Ursulas and Bernards, from the bear, Latin an d T euton i c; Arnolds and Ernests, from the eagle ; and Oph e li as , Rosalinds, and °mars, from th e e pent ; to say n o thi ng of the Roses, Violets, I\larGarets,sanrd- Jovianus, Pearls, nam e d f rom fl o wers and genie. 'shi n o h e e ittonrc;to.n9 to of God4A ie r er t e i m T id ja o 9 r r u g s i , i z rti pw;_p gift of Arten , tus • Ishmael means gift of Goa'. mad GOdiva, WESTMINSTER. OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT AT A TAVERN.—Patrick Matoney, one of the Sappers and Miners, and Joseph Bowman, were charged with creating a great disturbance at the Duke of York tavern, N aushall- bridge-road, assaulting the land lord, some workmen who were employed there, and endea» Toured to throttle a policeman. Mr. Peter Oeguad, the proprietor of the tavern, said the defendants came to his house yesterday afternoon and went into the taproom. After a short time they began interfer ing with some workmen who were engaged in erecting a cistern, and the men appealed to him (complainant) for protection. He no sooner interfered in their behalf than one of the defendants struck him, and the other attempted to do so. The police were called, when Bowman, seizing him by the throat, nearly strangled him. After a great deal of persuasion and some force, they were got out of the house, and it was thought that there was an end to the matter, but they returned, renewed the disturbance, and put a stop to the business of the house. A plumber, engaged at the house, said that he was at work when Maloney suddenly seized him, and dragging him along, inquired whether he could wrestle, and then threw him down. A cripple, who was sitting in the taproom, said that he was seized and invited to wrestle, but was spared when he mentioned his infirmity. Al the defendants had to drink in the house was a pint of half-and-half. Joseph Williams, 80 B, said that he was seized so violently by the throat that he became insensible for the moment. Defendants pleaded drunkenness, and entered into a denial of the charges against them, Bowman taking credit to himself for having behaved very well. Mr. Arnold said their conduct was outrageous and un provoked, and committed them for 14 days to the House of Correction. THAMES. DEFALCATIONS BY A RATE COLLECTOR. --George Bur rows, aged 59, was brought up on remand before Mr. Part ridge, charged with embezzling £325 Os. 2d., moneys of the churchwardens and overseers of the parish of Bromley, St. Leonard, Middlesex. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, con ducted the prosecution. The prisoner had been rate collector in Bromley for 23 years, and since the passing of Sir Benjamin Hail's Local Management Act, in 1855, has been collector of the poor general, lighting, and sewer rates. He was much respected in the parish, in which he has carried:on business for nearly 40 years, and brought up a large family. Th e ratepayers will not be losers by the prisoner's defalcations, for the whole of the loss is made good by the European Assurance Society, with whom the prisoner had effected a policy of assurance, and who guaranteed the parish against all loss which might be occasioned by any irregularities or dishonesty of the prisoner. On the other hand the European Assurance Society entered into a condition with the parochial autho rities that in the event of any defalcations on the part of the collector, he should be prosecuted at the expense of the parish. The prisoner returned an unusual number of persons to Mr. Dunstan, the vestry clerk of Bromley, on the 18th of June last, as not having paid their rates, and Mr. Dunstan proceeded to make out summonses against them. Before they were issued he requested the prisoner to make out another return of persons who had paid their rates in the interim. Their numbers were so large that Mr. Dunstan's suspicions were excited ; nearly one half returned on the 18th of June as being defaulters were returned on the 20th June as having paid their rates. Mr. Dunstan then sent for Mr. Burrows, and questioned him. He admitted he was behind in his accounts, and directly I afterwards absconded. A reward of £lO was offered for his apprehension by the churchwardens and overseers of Brom ley, and while he was away an offer was made to the Euro pean Assurance Society to compromise the matter, which was instantly rejected, and the society, which has guaran teed the fidelity of an immense number of clerks, collectors, and servants in public and private establishmen's, deter mined on a prosecution. The prisoner, in carrying out his frauds, was guilty of great irregularities. He gave receipts for the poor -rate on the printed forms intended as receipts for the general lighting and sewer rates. He re turned the following among numerous other persons who had paid their rates when demanded as defaulters : Denton and Jutsum, £23 17s. Gd. ; Mr. Downam Wood house £l7 13s. Odd. ; Mr. Peterkin, £2 16s. 3d. ; and Mr. Richard Toal, £1 13s. These cases were selected for pro secution. Mr. Dunstan said that the collectors ought to pay the rates as fast as they were collected to Messrs Currie and Co., bankers, of Cornhill, the treasurers of the parish. collector was ever allowed to retain more than V.O in his possession. Mr. Partridge committed the prisoner for trial, and bail was again accepted. MARKETS--This Day. MAR-LANE. Fresh up to this morning's market a fair supply of new home-grown wheat was received, for the most part in fine condition. Milers, generally speaking, operated cautiously, at about Monday's currency. Red wheats realised 44s to 48s; white, 488 to 535; and Talavera, 50s to 56s per quarter. There was a full average supply of wheat on offer, and the demand for all descriptions was in a sluggish state, at barely stationary prices. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, at about previous rates. The supply of barley was very moderate. The demand, however, ruled inactive, but no change took place in the currency. Malt changed hands slowly, at late rates. The supply of oats was somewhat extensive. All descrip- Eons met a slow sale, and prices were barely supported. Beans and peas were in slow request, yet no change took place in their value. Flour moved off slowly on former terms. The supply of barrels on offer was tolerably large. ARRIVALS TIEN 'WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout. English 1,010 1 10 1 1,910 120 1 280 Irish.... — i 1,500 - N oraikm 5,090 960 26,5 - '0 , 12,220 brls and ;80 sacks BOROUGH nor. The business doing in our market is very moderate, and is chiefly confined to immediate wants. In prices, how ever, we have no change to report, The accounts from the plantations are, in several instances, favourable; but, en poor soils, the crop will certainly be light. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of meat on sale is very moderate, and the trade rules firm at our quotations. Per 81b. by the carcase. s u s (11 Inferior beef .. 3 2 3 6 1 Nliddling do. .. 3 8 3 10 Prime large do. 3 10 4 0 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Large pork .... 3 4 3 10 Inferior mutton. 3 2 3 6 sdsd Middlingmutton 3 10 4 2 Primo do .. 4 4 4 6 Veal. Small pork Lamb .. 4 6 5 6 COLONIAL. tuaTinEeAcc;Tithhoeumt C a h rk an et ge h o a t s im be p e o n rt t c e e t,. quoted 13d per lb. full rates. In the refined market the demand for dried e t:i ta ß c i z a: A . Ta a ed i r ogp a o m o d o amount grocery of businessdescriptions a c e a : e v ns n e c h° d r na e o vg a n e l i u s t eind goods has been more active. to an averag sus tained pre.vious quotations. e ex ten e t r . aticAs an in ta c t o io lo n ni c a e l y q lo u n ali h ti a e s s i h u a l v iy e been RlCE.—Business has been dull, and there is no material alteration to report in values. TALLOW. —The sent and future deiiv market has b een depressed for both pre and last three months, ry. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 435, 458 to 45s 3d per cwt. T-- _'HE THAMES EMBAZIRMENT last, bein taken in hand. Th e M etropolitan Board of Worki3 h g as been at length armed with the requisite powers, and supplied with the needful funds, and Mr. Bazalgette having prepared his plans and drawings, contractors are invited to come forward and tender for so much of the emoankment as lies between Westminster and Waterloo bridges, on the north side of tho rivar. THE NATIONAL SITANSPEARE COMMITTEE, the Atheneum informs us, is rapidly increasing in strength. Mr. Alfred Tennyson has accepted office as a Vise-President, and Sir Richard Kirby, C. 1.3„ as one of the Treasurers. The following noblemen and gentlemen have been added to the comialittee :—The Duke of Cleveland, Lord Houghton. Sir David Brewster, M. Louis Gallait, Prof. Dingelstedt, the Rev. Henry Allen, Mr. Alderman Salomons, M,P., S. A. Hart, Esq., R.A,, G. A. Sala, Esq., George Dawson, M.A., J. L. Toole, Esq., and others, The organization is extending into the country, the colonies, and foreign lands. Our great provincial towns should be stirring in this matter. We have not yet heard of any .movement in Manchester, in Liverpool, in Glasgow, be yond a few letters in the newspapers. Who, asks Our con tQmPotarn will yelauteer to begin? ,~ ~ a` THE BAD EARL. On the 34th of May, 1784, he was raised to the titles of Baron Lowther, Kendal, and Burgh (the latter title derived from a place in Cumberland), Viscount Lonsdale and Lowther, end Earl of Lons dale; and on October 10th, 1797, he was created Baron and Viscount Lowther of %Vhitehaven, with a collateral remainder of these titles to the heirs male of the body of his cousin, the Rev, Sir Wm. Lowther, of Swilling ton, Baronet. In 1761 he married a daughter of the celebrated Earl of Bute, the favourite of George lll.'s mother, and died May 24, 1802, without issue. In him t h e olv ther peculiariti es cu l minated in an e ccentricitywhiet2 ; almost approached to madness. Of a gloomy and morose disposition, full ofevil tempers and great ideas, he was known throughout Westmoreland and Cum berland as the "Bad Earl." De Quinceyrelates how he used to drive through small towns in which every face was grave from dread of his oppressive temper, and the people of his estates felt his arrival as those of a guilty town might feel that of an exe cutioner. He used to exhibit his contempt for form by driving about in an old neglected carriage with untrimmed horses, and allowing droves of wild horses to thunder about his park. He seldom went to London, but even there his haughty temper displayed itself, and he actually left an estate to his successor as a reward for standing as second in a duel no one else would take up. His,carriage had been stopped by an cfficer in command of a party ap pointed to keep Piccadilly clear for the atten dants on a great levee, and he actually challenged the officer, who insisted on doing his duty in spite of the remonstrant's rank. There was, however, a sentimental side to the character of this gloomy earl. "He loved with passionate fervour a fine young woman, of humble parentage, in a Cumberland farmhouse. Her he had persuaded to leave her father, and put herself under his protection. Whilst yet young and beau tiful she died; Lord Lansdale's, sorrow was pro , found—he caused her to ba embalmed, a glass was placed over her features," and at intervals he paid visits to " this sad memorial of his former happi ness." He resisted the payment of all bills on principle, nearly ruining the Wordsworths, among others, and the first task of his successor was to remedy the many acts of injustice of which his cousin's half-lunatic, half-imperial mind—the man offered to give and maintain a seventy-four for a war which he disapproved—had induced him to commit. The memoirs of his day are full of the strange acts of the Bad Earl.—The Spectator's paper on " The Lowthers." The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about per mile pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.25 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. lOid. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 3-10ths per cent. dealer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.5 f per £1 sterling. standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 3-10tlis per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg, THE Kreuz Zeitung is described by the Spectator as the largest-sized of all Berlin newspapers, being of about the same shape as the London Observer, and printed on better material than all the rest of its contem poraries. It has also the advantage over them in paint of literature, being at this moment the most readable journal in the kingdom. Though high conservative, its tone is of the most lively, and there are flashes of humour in it worthy of Punch. At present it is the only Zeitung which indulges in the luxury of political leaders, which, if they are not distinguished for elegance •f style, deserve praise for brevity of diction. The Kreuz Zeitung approves of the doings of Herr von Bismark; but by no means fawns upon the Pre mier, but merely patronises him with an air of benign grace. It is easy to read between the lines of every number the ever recurring phrase, •' You, Bismark, are intrinsically a fool, a mere Landjunker, aril a tool of that parve nu Napoleon ; but we will make use of you to the best of our power, and white doing so will pat you on the back," The following is a sample in the best manner of the Zreuz Zeitung, being the concluding part of a leader on the Polish war of inde pendence which appeared last Sunday :—" The struggle in Poland is but a repetition of the old battle fought in the valley of Rephidim. He will be the conqueror in whose favour hands are uplifted by Aaron and Hur ; he who fights wita holy arms for holy goods." See Exodus, C. 17. The Kreuz Zeituny is fond of quoting Scripture, and more than once has compared Napoleon 111. to Amalek. With regard to the wine supply and the vintage of the present year, it appears from a commanica- tion from a well-informed correspondent that the sanguine expectations of an abundant vintage, which the spring gave promise of, are doomed to disappointment as regards some of our principal wine sources, from the long continu ance of scorching heats ; these have been perhaps the most severe in Spain. The report from .erez de la Frontrera is, that "the scarcity of rain since the spring and some strokes of oidium have much crimpled and paralysed the growth of the fruit; and again, the constancy of Afri ca n easterly wind and the intense heat have parched and burned up great quantities, so that the promised abun dance is converted into what can now be but a scanty vint age for 1863." DEMOLITION OF BLACKFRIARS PlER.—Yester day morning a large body of workmen commenced the demolition of the steam-boat pier at Blackfriars—one of the most convenient on the Middlesex side of the river— in order to make room for the bridge which the London, Chatham, end Dover Railway Company are making over the Thames, and the road which they intend to continue across Ludgate-hill. At the time the men lett off work in the evening nearly half the pier was gone, and by the time the present week closes it will have disappeared altogether. Prior to next Spring a new pier will have been erected near the same spot to meet the convenience of steam-boat paa sengers, and to afford a direct communication with the Farringdon station of the Metropolitan Railway. THE VORACITY OF THE FlRE—as described by Mr. Cholmondeley Pennell in his recent work called the " Angler-Naturalist." His informant in regard to the following incident being the father of the boy thus attacked by the pike :—" One of my sons, aged fifteen, went with three other boys to bathe in Inglemere Pond, near Ascot race-course, in June, 1856; he walked gently into the water to about the depth of 4 feet, when he spread out his hands to attempt to swim; instantly a large fish came up and took his hand into his mouth at far up as the wrist, but, finding he could not swallow it, relinquished his hold, and the boy, turning round, prepared for a hasty re treat out of the pond ; his companions, who saw it, also scrambled out of the pond as fast as possible. My son had scarcely turned himself round when the fish came up behind him and immediately seized his other hand, crosswise, inflicting some very deep wounds on the back of it; the boy raised his first- bitten, and still bleeding, arm, and struck the monster a hard blow on the head, when the fish disappeared. The other boys assisted him to dress, bound up his hand with their handkerchiefs, and brought him home. We took him down to Mr. Brown, surgeon , who dressed seven wounds in one hand; and so great was the pain the newt day, that the lad fainted twice; the little finger was bitten th roug h th e na il, and i t was more_ ' t ha n . six weeks before it was we ll. Th e na il came at a nd o • the scar remains t o thi s d ay , A f ew d a ys asg ter this occur of the rence, one of the woodm en was w a lking by t he side a n pond, when he saw some thi ng h was passing on horseback, rode in, - n,anodtig. A man, who found it to b e a whip werel largo pike in a dying st a te; and brought it to shore. and he twisted his whip round it Myself imme diately sent for to look at it , when boy to t once recog nisedt.he my son a his antagonist. The galiad appearedhave been a long time in the agonies o f death, b od y was very It lean and curved like a bow. I measured 41 i nches, and the died next day, and, I believe, was taken to th e C astle at Windsor.' Th er e can be no doubt (Mr. Wright adds) that this fish was in a s tate of complete starvati on.—lt well fed, it is probable it might have weighed from 30 to 40 lb." nANGEB , OF CHILDREN P LAYING WITH LUCIFER 314. 4 ' IcuEs .—On Wednesday firemen on duty at the Crystal Palace were called to extinguish a fire raging in the grounds of Mr. D. Child, a carman, situate in the Red-road, Gipsy Hill, Upper Norwood. The engines were drawn out of the Palace and taken to the spot, when it was found that some children whilst playing with Weller matches had set fire to a stack of hay. The firemen, however, managed to confine the fire to only one stack. Mr. Child was not insured. BOAT RAC E F OR £loo.—The pair-oar race be tween Henry Clasper and Geo. Strong and Matthew and James Taylo r , Came off on Tuesday, on the Tyne, and was won by the Taylors by four lengths. 'The stakes were £5O aside, the course from the High Level Bridge to the Mea dows House, a distance of one and three-quarter miles. The Press of Vienna characterises in severe terms the unwillingness of Prussia to attend at Frankfort and signalises that course as a fresh effect of the unfortunate duality which exists in Germany:— ` t Prussia bismarkised," it says "is opposed to any federal. reform, and . with the view of leaving the door open to the restricted Germany-party, King William refuses to be present. How could a President of the Council who deprives his country of the Constitution which it possessed, and who declared that if Austria did not withdraw from Germany Prussia would unite with the Emperor Napoleon and thrust her out of dome, reply etherwigie to the Aus trian in•iitation ' SECOND EDITIO1V„ SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocic. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, READING RACES—Tuis DAY, Ll' ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. FORBURY STAKES. Nereus Dominic Sampson 2 Abernethy • Four ran. CAVE RSIIAM STAKES. Danaus Miss Livingstone Sister to Melsonby 3 Fifteen ran. THAMES HANDICAP. Gibraltar Kingswood Hampton Court 2 3 Three ran. BETTING AT M ANCdESTER—Trus DAY. EBOR HANDICAP. 10 to I agst The Monk (taken freely) AMERICA. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 13. The Great Eastern arrived here at 6 a.m. Sh e embarked passengers and the latest telegrams and proceeded for New York at 2.30 p.m. all well, Weather mne. Bank of England Return--Yesterda, An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week endingon Wednesday, th e 12th_day cf August, 1863: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. ,otes toned ~ . 0 .i/28.821,920 Government Debt £11,015,10Q Other Securities .. 3 .6300 Gold Coin &Bullion 14,174:12j Silver Bullion ...- £Z8,824,920' £28,824,920 BANKING DJ oprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 5,574.863 Other Deposits 13,578,358 Seven Day and other Bills 676,083 :PARTMENT. Government Seen- rities _ (including DeadWeightAn nuity) £11,0%,426 Other Securities 17,172.407 Notes Gold and Silver 505,899 Coln £37,990,537 M.] August 13, 1863. £37,990,53? RSIIALL, Chief Cashier. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Aug. 14.—Wind at Noon, S.-E.; mod era t e , and very fine. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived--Flora, from Odense; Viard, from Sundswall; Providence. from Dram • Albion, from ,Gefle ; Fumf broders from Carolinstiel; Coquette, from Riga. Sailed—Cid, steamer, for Bilboa ; Sir Robert Peel, steamer, for Dunkirk. EXTRAORDINARY SCENE AT THE NESS SALMON FISIIINGS.—The Inverness Courier records a strange scene which occurred a few days ago at the Ness salmon fisheries :- "Literally hundreds of fish came surging up in shoals, and wriggled with difficulty over the fords. Troops of excited boys lunged after them through the shallows, pelting them, driving them back, and causing dire consternation among the poor fish. On the ford below Holm Mills a monster salmon showed himself leading up a great shoal of lesser fish. His dimensions as he splashed about in the shallow water, turning on his deep silvery side to lessen the difficulty of finding water, could not escape notice, and two or three lads rushed into the water to give chase. The monarch tried hard to effect the ascent, and his scaly followers for a moment re mained quiet to watch the result. But the enemy was too active and too formidable—he turned tail and floundered away down the stream, never halting until he found him self safe in Macintyre's Pool. His flock was scattered, some rushing to the right and some to the left, the greater part finding their way upwards, but many re turning to the safs haven which they had so recently left. The strange fact is that all this time the river had not undergone the slightest change. It was lower and clearer than it has been almost in the memory of man; not a drop of rain had fallen for weeks. But a change was im pending, and we presume that the salmon knew it. 'Within 24 hours thunder showers were pouring down torrents on hills of Glengarry and Lochness, and no doubt the fish were impatient for the slightest hint or premonition that up stream there would shortly be water enough to cover their nakedness." THE DEAD ALIVE.—The _Figaro-Programme re lates that M. Clair-Benie, who formerly played the part of the Monstre at the Arabigu, and w h o has been of late residing at Asnieres, fell ill last w ee k, and to all ap pearance died, a fact which was legally attested w i t h a ll the due form. The day of the interment arrived, and when the persons who placed the corpse in the coffin were about to perform that duty, they were astonished to hear a deep sigh proceed from the body, followed by the swords Ah r mon Dieu 1" M. Clair-Benie,had awakened from a lethargy, and is now getting better. DUBLIN BAY AND THE CHANNEL FLEET. —An Irish correspondent sends us the following would be only fair that the fleet which was anchored seve ral days in the roadstead of the Forth, giving such enjoy. ment to the Scotch metropolis and Leith, should visit Dub lin Bay and Kingston, the artificial harbour being able to hold all except the Warrior and Black Prince, which could safely anchor in the Bay. Surely the Irish and the Irish metropolis are deserving of the same courtesy from the Admiralty. The fleet should visit Derry, Belfast, Dublin, and Cork. DIABOLICAL ' ATTEMPT TO UPSET A RAILWAY TRAIN.—On Tuesday night last a diabolical attempt was made to upset a passenger train on the North Kent Railway, between the Woolwich Dockyard and Royal Arsenal Stations. It appears that the passenger train leaving London-bridge Station at 10 p.m. proceeded as usual until its arrival at a spot about midway between the two Woolwich stations and the rear of the houses in Powis-street. A severe shock was here felt, and the con cussion was so great that in several cases crockery w are, sc., was thrown off shelves in the houses ad jacent. Much alarm prevailed, and it Was at first thought that the engine had left the line, but, fortunately, it continued its progress in safety. On subse quentwhich had evi sltarogfe a pi g e a c t e e o , f wtian:bfeorun, d to have been t he metals, but, fortu nately, it wa s comp l ete l y placed across dently e f x or a m m e in d a t t h io e n p s o severed by the wheels of the l ocomotive, oth erw i se a fearful m i g ht have resulted. accident Inspector Linnell, of the B. police division has taken prompt measures to obtain a clue to the offender. IRISH EMIGRATION TO AMERICA..—We observe that large numbers are still leaving this country for Ame rica, notwithstanding the disturbed state of society beyond the Atlantic. The opening of the Galway line, it is thought, will give a great impetus to emigration, while the reduction in the fares of the Cunard line has tempted many to leave the old country and try their fortunes elsewhere, —Wester4 Ster. CORONERS' REVELATIONS.—Dnring the last year 20,591 inquests were held in England-14,108 on males and 6,93 on females. There were 221 verdicts of murder; 207 of manslaughter; 1,284 of suicide; 2,429 of found dead ; 157 of death from want, cold, and exposure. 6,002 inquests were held on children under seven years of age, and of these 1,107 were on illegitimate children; 3,239 inquests were held on children not more than a year old, of w h o m 859 were illegitimate. Verdicts of wilful murder were returned in 124 inquests, more than half of which related to children. A FEMALE LIEUTENANT-COLONEL.— f/ Among the Mexican prisoners who have arrived in France," says the "is one particularly worthy of notice—a young Indian female, aged 23, who was lieutenant-colonel in the regiment of Zacatecas. She has in the space of seven years gained all her grades at the point of the sword. When her husband was called on to serve, she followed the army, and having distinguished herself in battle received the rank of sub-lieutenant. Her husband was killed in the affair of Guadeloupe, on the sthMay, 1862, and her bravery on that occasion obtained her the rank of second in com mand of a regiment, at the head of which she rendered her self conspicuous in the defence of Puebla. She was most expert in the use of the sword, and her soldiers almost con sidered her as a supernatural being. After the surrender of Puebla, she was taken to Vera Cruz, and arrived at Brest on board the Rhone transport. Her order for em.. barcation stated her rank, and gave her a right to a seat at the table of the superior oMeers. She possesses a pleasing physiognomy, but her manners are rather masculine." STATISTICS OF DItUNICENNESS.—In the year end• ing at Michaelmas last 94,908 persons-2GO a day drunk k re a li j a ust justices Bn England for disorderly, i and 63,255 dr b u e before drunk wer---were nness, proceeded orfor a gains t bti sg of them were convicted. The great majority were only fined, but above 7,000 were committed to prison. The re turns show a great increase ever the previous year, for only 82,196 were then charged with drunkenness, and only 54,123 convicted. Of the parsons thus charged in the last year 22,560 were fetuales, and more than 10,003 women were convicted for being d k. Coroners' inquests in the year 1862 found 211 verdicts of deaths from excessive drinking-115 mea and 66 women thus ended their days, ::~;~ _ ,: _~ I ,~ _ l