The Sun. — London, England, 1863-08-13 00:00:00

MPP' X ONEY MARK ET AN D COMMERCTAT, INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is a moderate amount of business going on in the discount market on previous terms. For the moment there is no decided tendency either way ; but inasmuch as the public have to a large extent obtained the supplies they immediately require, and gold continues to flow into the Bank of Eng land, the impression is that slight indications of greater easiness may be expected at an early date. The Hansa, from New York, has arrived with £17,356 in gold, and it is expected that the receipts from that quarter will continue on a moderate scale. s Supplies are also expected from the antipodes, 8 ,, which, in the absence of an active demand for ex- ° portation, are likely to find their way into the vaults of the Bank of England. Nothing further has transpired relative to the contract reported to have been entered into by an eminent hcuse here with the Bank of France, for so supplying the latter with gold, if it should require g such assistance before the compilation of the next monthly return. 8 About £52,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. 5 The payment due on the Venezuelan loan of 1863 on the 20th inst. is deferred till the 21st of Septem ber, in order to give time for the receipt of more positive intelligence as to the pclitical condition of that country, and the prospect of the formation of a solid Government. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day are in round figures as under : 1863. 1862. Great Western £67,049 £70,790 orth-Western South-Western Brighton Dlidland 46,446 43 302 South-Eastern Great Northern .. I..aneas4ire and Yorkshire 39,240 35,632 Bristol and Exeter Great Eastern North British Edinburgh and Glasgow Great South-Western of Ireland 9,067 9,082 These returns, with a few exceptions, are of a satisfactory character :—On the North -Western t . there is an increase of £382; Midland, £3,144; South-Eastern, £453; Great Northern, £1,097; Lancashire and Yorkshire, £3,608; North British, £2,304; Edinburgh and Glasgow, £706; white the Great Western shows a decrease of £3,741 ; the South-Western, £1,070; the Brighton, £1,043; - Great Eastern, £lO7 ; and the Great South-Western _ of Ireland, £l5. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 45c. Rather firm, but inanimate. A small amount of business has been recorded to-day in the market for the English Funds, and it has not led to any material change, Consols being 93 for transfer, and 931, for the account. The st tendency seems favourable, but there is very little 4t ., speculation in progress. The New Threes and sic Annuities Annuities are firm a t 93i ; the 30 Years' 1( Annuities at 151; and Exchequer Bills are ls. dis. ii to 23. prem; India Stock is quoted 225; ditto 5 per Cents. are 1081 ; and the Bonds, 17s. 19s. it prem. ti A fair business has taken place in the Foreign 4 t! Market, and prices are not quite so firm. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 67A- 68 ; Ditto, 1863, sto Se 4 dis. ; Ditto Consolides, 484 49; Greek, 33,1 s ; Ditto Coupons, 151 4; Mexican 384 ; Spanish Passive, 33 331, ; Ditto Certificates, 1241; Italian, 71 71-1 ; Portuguese, 484 4 ; Peruvian, 831 ; Rus sian, 926 93 ; Venezuelan, 564 ; Brazilian, 104 ; Egyptian 1034 1041 ; Granada, 15 ; and the Con- , t ederate Loan has advanced to 24 23 dis. Business in the Railway Share Market has been dull, the chief dealings being connected with the half-monthly settlement now in progress ; prices 4 however are generally firmer. Great Eastern and North Western have improved 55.; Midland, 10s. ; Caledonian, 155.; and Great Northern and North Esatern York, Lancashire and Yorkshire, however, declined ss. ; and London and Blackwall, 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain inactive at about previous quotations. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are also in very limited request. Imperial Ottoman Bar realise 18; Alliance of London and Liverpool, 36; London and County, 47/ 1 ; General Credit and Finance, 21; and Hudson Bay 2 1 a. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock .......... 3 per Cent. R e d uce d A nnuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .......... 934 ;!, 3 New 3 per Cent. Annuities .......... 93a a New 21 per Cent. Annuities.... .. ........ per Cent. Annuities ........... Aunuities, 30 yrs, expire Bth Jan., 1880.. Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. 15i Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug.l9oB. 21* India Stock Ditto 5 pet Cent lOB4 Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 5i per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 Ditto bonds £l.uou Ditto under £ 1,000.. • .. Bank Stock for Account Console for :.. ccount, Sept. 9 India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent....._ March, June, 21 per Cent. I 21 per Cent. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 1 dis Ditto I 2 pui £5OO .. 1 dis 2 pna Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 .. Cent., Ditto 4 perlBs2-58-60 1 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent _ 3 Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred per Cent ) Chilia.n 6 per Cent Ditto 3 per Cent. Bquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent 104 Egyptian 7 per Cent .. 1 31 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 3 2 31 Ditto Account Ditto Coupons Ditto Account lsi 16 ga Italian 5 per Cent. (Mareinmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 391 9 1 81 91 9 Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l5 Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Peruvian 3 per Cent. Ditto Account — Ditto 4i per Cent., 1562 Ditto Account — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account....._ — Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 47i 91 Ditto Account — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9l Ditto 41 per Cent 1850.. b:ardinian Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 .. _, Ditto 5 serer ent. 1862 spcianititoplivo p unt Cent — Ditto Account .... Cent Ditto Nee"ntiteferred .. 53 Ditto Amewount spa Ditto ittsoh leacesinv on e tt -731 3 Ditto Account ...... not funded .. l2/ Turkish 6 per Cent.. 18 •: — 3 LlDitto Account.. • . o'l Ditto 6 per Cent:lBB. ...... Ditto Account Dittc, £l6O Bonds .. :: -- i....... 68 A Ditto 6 per Ceut. 1862 8d pd. 41 5 dis Ditto Account . Ditto 6 Cent. 1863, Ditto Guarnteed, 4 per Cent. . a Venezuela 3 per Cont. ............. Ditto Account ...................... --- Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 . .......... • •• • • .. 23,1. .. 66i Ditto Account Di v idends on the above pay a b le in and D u t c h 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil .... .... H.. .. it..E -7 93O'CLOCIi. Italian, - T on. 5 per Cent., M 6l , Ex. 25 francs.. 71 Ditto Account.... li Coneolg, Money Ditto Accoaut .............. OPPOSITION TO THE RATE•IN-AID FOR Trip LAxn.sllmr, DISTRESS. --At the meeting of th e W est ' Derby Board of Guardians yesterday (Wednesday) l et _ tern were read from the unions at Warrington, B un .. corn, Burnley, and Prest wich, ex p ressing concurrence in a resolution psssed by the west Derby Board for e PP° 6 ng the call made upon the latter for the Preston Union. Th ree o f th e u uions mentione d were stron g l y in favour of ebtainin co unsel's opinion on the question, and after some discussion the West Derby Board puss ;d a esDlutwa to obtaiL the opiu.ion of e.outtzel• .~ SHARE MARKETS—This day. Railways. 3.14.; Bir., Vol., and Str. Val. ,5 I lily - the and Tyne. .0 I' - icist.,Slcaf.,andMid.o it Bristol and Exeter ..., it Caledonian SO Cora and Bandon tO Cornwall A gets no di\ 10 Do A till np e.p 111 l 0 Do. B been paid to B. J i 0 Dublin & Belfast junc. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc. st Edinburgh & Glasgow. ;t Wasg. and S. 'Weston ;t Great Eastern, Ord. stk it Ditto A stock it Ditto East Anglian st st GreatNerthof Scotland , n. Great Northern it Do A stock st Do B do st, Gt. S. an.' W. of Irelant ;t 'Great Western st Do Str Val gua. stock at Lancashae &' Yorkshire at London and Blackwai; Lou.,st Bright.,& S. Coast st Lon., Chat., and Dover at Lon. & North Western st Lon. & So*.th Western at Man., She., & Lincoln. SO Maryport and Carlisle. L2i Do t shares • 10 Metropolitan at Midland . 4 . 0 Do New . . at Do Birming. & Derby 10 Mid. (it. W. of Irelana 15 Do. shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line at North British at Edits., Perth, & Dundee at Nth. Eastern—Berwici. 25 Do, G.N.E. purchasi I at Do Leeds at Do fork et Do Carlisle.. ..... at North London to ; Do New 19, M'North Staffordshire to ;N. and S. NV. Junotion. at 'Scottish Central it Scot N. E., Aber. stoot, st Do Scot. Mid. stock 10 Shrews. and Weiclipooi al Shropshire Union .• • . -1 'south L'eTon 't South Eastern -a :South Wales {5. York. and River Dun • Istaines,Wok.,andWok. 15 Stockton & Dazlington 25 Do :5 Do New, 18&, at Tall Vale.. 10 Do B 1 0 Do C SO Ulster Do f.lO Do at Vale of Neath it Victoria eta. and Pim st Waterford & Kilkenny at West Cornwall st VV. Hartlepool Har.&K.' 't West Midland Oxford .1 Do Newport .1 Do Hereford 8 8.1 81 81 86 r 8 118 Jl9 ORDINATIY SHARES AND STOOIO. Pa id . Closing Buyines Price. ! done. Ca 7 40 41 15i 1 6 4 04 05 111 113 49} tOJ 47 44 24i 123 125 1224 124 V 5 :4 0 100 il2 651 64 1131. 1131 703 77, 113 115 424 431 1011 1021 105 ) 1004 43 44 114- 111 129 29a it, 97 99 54 15 25 26 101% 1011 57} 58 87 8 118 120 82 83 DI )2i 122 124 46i i7i 100 ,(2 50 52 z 22 % , 3 70 72 101 IC3 71 ;8 39 94 84 6 155 160 5 4 51 3 3 p 84 86 156 16 27 29 45; 16; 39 41 104 106 si()NS. Closic Price. 60 - (2 107 tuB 1 1$ p P 5i bi 7} 81 107 1 1 8 1.8 105 109 11J 1(.8 19 1 lap lais 19 0 - 69 71 52 55 62 65 45 43 42 44 33 23 2i 20 23 108 103 1 14) 1 14 107 118 , 05 it 10 95 85 98 80 ,2 R Tr P IC7 8 101 102 8 1(0 55 57 3 6 83 ED 107 i 108! IU7 luB I In - II? 1(8 P 103 11.5 Share 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 I 100 BRITISH POSSE al I wage nantic & St Lawrence tioni.,Barotlatz.Centlnc Gu. 5 per coat 20 Do. New . 20 Do. E. Shares... Buflak, and Lake Lturep ) 6 Do. Preference ... • • )0 liulialo,BrautAGodricl• I 6p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, IS% )0 Do. do. July 1, 187:. Yo )0. do. Jut,. I, lc it Cleutta.sS.Eastn., I, • ; st .:zt,peTown A.- Dock Scr•l :ock Mastn. Bengal gu. 5 P. ock East Indian. go. 5 p. c. 20 Do, do. G 20 Do. do. H do. ock Grand Trunk of Canada , 00 Do. Ist Pr. , f Bonds.. 00 Do. no. dof erred.... • • 00 Do. 2d Pret. Bonds.. 00 Do. do defer , ed.... • • 00 Do, 3d 1' cf. stock ... 00 Do. do. def e rred.... • • 00 Do. 4th I'ref. k... 00 Do. ao. deferred. •••• • tick Gt.lndial'eum.gua. s p.c 20 Do. New gua. 5 p. n 20 Do. January, 1862 .. ock Gt. South.of india(Lira; g .N W. u l a ' ran o t & e n d Canada Shares ei 204 G t 204 Do. New ... ...... [ OO Do. 6 p.c. '73 witlet opt. 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. • 10 Indian Branch Limited took Madras guar., 5 p. C. • • lock D 0.41 p. c. Extensiot , took Do. 4. 20 Do. Fifth Extension. tuck llelb.Corp „ np. 0. Bud,. 5t Mel b. Po Hobson's Bay. 100 Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds *0 Newßi Ullawick Candy Class A and N.lll.C'da3 pc Ist pt bdb Soinde .. • • Do. Delhi " t Do. do .... • 20 Do. Punjhub .• r c. at 1)0. Du. .• •• t. 4 .4 ock Do. Endus.St.l"lo.) Pate all all 100 (iorr ; 100 I 2 1 all , Ito uo, COLONIAL GOVERNMENT ‘;EC rim ui ~i..t,ov. o p.c.J a. ..1,41 1877-S1 . Do. p. c. Feb.& Au g Do. d p. c.Mar.& Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan.&July. Do. 5 Inscribed stows t ape G. Hope. op Do.Ap Oct.& 1881 Do. • 189( Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. Ceylon, Noy.lr•7B, 6 p Mau itius a per cent .. Nalai Guy. 6 per cont.. a.&J ul) po. d p. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. 5p 18 , Do. & p. c.,lBti to Li( Do. d0.,1888 &upwd, New Zealand 6 p cent. ;Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gcv. 6 p. c Aus 0tip.c.1676.& ,Vio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) Do. to 5 p.a. 1( 3 :06 2 04 ;17 v 5 06 04 v 6 108 10 112 114 113 'l5 (12 15 113 11s 106 107 112 (06i v 64 102} 31 411 POI 106 51 1001 101A 1 101) 102 1011 1021 110 112 105 106 I 0 112 lio 112 107 109 un 1131 101 1011 1021 1121 13k 100 lOU 100 100 BRITISH MINES. t d 1 30 2.2 illovani• 1 3 5 1 - 1 tar Devon G. Con, ,Tavis . 1 5r 7 6 0 1 , 2 ledaimllobrridaAn m Co a n lg s a o m l. a G .e ol t d: 1 _ _l_ ._ id 1 !"-':„asE4t cniaosg.ltut Gold( 28 30 '284 East Caradon i ;... ~ ~,. 8 ..,.. East Cara Brea... ;_ 4 ! . _ 9 ; a Ltd., ~ .li. ;1 - - E. W'iltussei (Taviatk. 8 6_6 34 . •!, Gana.eit.AUtlyn(GWell.i 1 , , 1 1. 3 1 1 ("meat South 'Uolgus• •• • 40 61 7 4 .;. Wheal Vor (lielston 4.16. 64 6 Grenville , i . 28 10 11m:el's-Foot ; I-- .iin g e ton Downs 4. 8.0 14 32 54 , Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelart 4, .. 64 m ark e Valley.. 4 A iyndy Iron Oro (Lim ; 22 14 I 4 , no New Setun l9! Ic° North Downs 24 2 2 4 , i.Wh'i Baseet(lllo 4 -an 2 24 34 21.17.1, North Whcal Croity ~,—,„ Par Consols (..t. Blaney; 14 4- 5 20 : ' r ovidenee(Uny ' elnt.; 10.0.7 , 0 42 South C aradon(St.Cleer, li 415 425 3 . earn Brea (Mogan).. 5.15.6 14 2 4 ''.Wheal Frau (Mop" n 18.1 .0 724 7 4 6. t . ray Park . - ' 8 39 41 5 r„,, i . ............ 26.9. lar 5i1v.,12 Lead Alin. 46 4 4 In Crort I ............. 9 214 224 West Basset (1110,..* ) 1 A 114 124 C " T ' s .dou (L' k an ' .. " 24 West Seto ...3 eard; 5 22 Wheal Ila ' ; ' s .. .... ...... 474 235 "5 Vilieal Bullee iploa n , 54 go 65 Wheal Kitt r ( ( 1.3 edruth) 5 45 5 ° WhealLud, Yott :Leland 2.0.6 _ Wheal Mary.&„,;,1 4 , -- ; n • .. 2.,,15•8 24 3 _ Wheal Seton .. *-----' - 11 13 _ Wheal Treia mill .. ... Z .... . 584 220 230 _ Wheal Union .. " -14.8.) 7 15 17 :a____.l7 3 36 pREFErtENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, dzo., Metrop. Ext., B, per cent., Ditto, 6 per cent ' , ( 4 87 i FOREIGN' RAILWAY Great Luxembourg, 131 Sambre and Meuse, 9 San Turin and Savona, 2z. Dittoi a ttO( '‘ a li 1 111 ):2 ). 2 gua. 7 per cent., 91. FOREIGN MINES. Capula Silver Limited), JOINT-STOCK RANgs, Consolidated Bank, lino., 9i 10 London and Brazilian (lino.), 431 London, Bu nos Ayres, and River Plate, 33a Loudon Chartered Bank of Australia, xBi Lunuon and Colonial 7 Louaon and Comity - , 471 I National of Liverpool, limited, 81 National Provincial of England. Ditto, new, 352 Oriental Bank Corporation, 58 Union of Australia, b2i Uniou of England and France (Urn.), 1 3 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 19 Berlin Water Works, lino., n 9 ; Canada Land, lint, 59 Electric lelegrapii, 1061 Hudson s Bay, 2i madras Irrigation and Canal, 3; National Discount Company, Inn., 9 Oriental Inland Steam, lino., Quebrada Land, Rail, ann Mining, lion., 21 A BLAZE OF COLOVRS AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. —Entering the grounds from the railway station the festoons round the Rosary, just now, with the circular beds on the mound, quite dazzle the eye with their bril liancy. Plots of brightest vermilion, rich crimson, pink, scarlet and blue, blazing orange, milky white ; crimson lake, purple, and blood red, with broad belts and beds of dazzling yellow or rich amber, and every other shade of colour, deck the green turf in all directions. The bed of vermilion is the lemon Crystal Pa1a,....e tropeeolum, with a rirg of golden chain geranium. Then come circles of rich orange gazania splendens, and graphallium lanatum ; pink pearl vraniums, and purple king verbena; Gordon's new seedling tropeeolum, Topsy, bound,withcerdstium. Numer ous other beds of fuchsias, verbenas, roses, lobelias, petu nias, and ot h er flowers fill up th e ci r cl e o f t h e Rosary Mo und. The f es t o o ns are composed of pink g eran i um Chris tina, Cryst a l P a l ace scar let, and yellow calc eo l ar i a, with geraniuoa flower of the day on the outside. The PPaC''S are fillcd with lobelia Paatonii, and a ring of d eep blue . lob e li a erinu, speciosa. Before proceeding farthe r t h e v . nitor sh ou l d glance at. th © ten beds filled with hollyhchz, dahlias, and Etcc.izs, all of them exceedingly 1131 76 114 100 100 100 100 100 all Business don THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, ATTGITST 13, ISM Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Strong. 8,000 bales or more; imports, 4,755; previously 22,761. SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. HALF-YEARLY MEETING-THIS DAY. The ordinary half•yearly meeting of the shareholders was held to-day, at the Waterloo Station—Captain Mangles, chairman of the board of directors, presided. The report, which has already appeared in The Sun, having been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN rose for the purpose of moving its adop tion. He congratulated the meeting upon the satisfactory working of the line for the last six months. A great por tion of the increase of their traffic no doubt arose from the inherent qualities of the country through which the line passed; yet a considerable portion of the increased traffic arose from the continuance of the peace which he had the gratification to announce to them in February last. The directors of the South Western would do all in their power to preserve that peace which now happily prevailed, and they would ever be found to be animated with a desire to act honourably with their neighbours. (Hear, hear,) He thought tee shareholders would agree that they were under great obli gations to the staff of officials for the manner in which the additional expenses had been kept down. Referring to the revenue account, the chairman said of course new property could not be purchased without having to be paid for; and it was satisfactory to find that the gross revenue of the company for the half year exceeded that of the corresponding period of 1862 by £67,017. The balance available for dividend amounted to £167,945 2s. ld., out of which the directors recommend a dividend at the rate of 4!2 per cent, per annum, and if this was agreed to there would still remain a small amount to be carried over to the current account. U aving touched upon other items in the accounts, the chairman proceeded to refer to the sate of the line. The directors regretted that equal progress had not been made in the doubling of the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway. The execution of the work rested with Salisbury Company; but the directors had urged on them the necessity of completing the work without the least possible delay. The buildings for the new workshops and the engine and carriage sheds at Nine Elms was nearly completed, and the increased accom modation would be of the greatest advantage. The works on the Petersfield Railway were proceeding, very satisfactorily, and no doubt was entertained that the line would be opened in the ensuing spring. In order to provide for the increas ing requirements of the Channel Islands traffic the directors had entered into a c.ntract for the construction of a fast paddle-wheel steamer, which had been launched, and would be ready to perform her duties with the shortest possible delay. During the last session of Parliament various new railways have been authorised at the instance of inde pendent companies, and amongst them an extension of the Ringwood and Christchurch Railway to Bournemouth, an extension of the Sidmouth Railway to Budleigh Salter ton; and a branch from Wareham to Swanage, Working arrangements with the South Western had been entered into in the case of the Sidmouth, and with all, he had the satis- faction to say, friendly relations, not involving any outlay, existed. (Hear, hear.) The directors had to oppose no less than 10 schemes for new railways during last session, and of these six were withdrawn, two rejected, and two defeated in committees in the House of Lords. The directors regretted the expenses incurred, but they had the satisfaction of knowing that, in every instance, the threatened inquiry had been successfully parried. Having again congratulated the meeting the chairman resumed his seat by assuring the shareholders that the board would recommend nothing for their adoption which was not in their judgment fully jus tified on a sound appreciation of the permanent interests of the company. The motion for the adoption of the report having been seconded, it was put to the meeting, and carried unani- raously. The CHAIMIAN moved that a dividend at the rate of £1 10s. per cent. per annum be declared, and made payable on the 24th of:August next. Capt. JOHNSTONE seconded the motion, which was car ried unanimously. After the transaction of some special business, the meet ing terminated. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) ix nz LURANT. This bankrupt was described as of Jewin-street, City, and of Poole, Somereetshire, solicitor, and now came up to apply for his release from custody. A previous application was made on the Ist April last, when his Honour, after taking time to consider, refused to grant the release on the ground that the bankrupt had been guilty of gross fraud in misap propriating trust moneys. Mr. Linklater, in now renewing the application, said that the bankrupt was quite prepared to find bail, and proposed two sureties in £3OO each; and instanced the case of Col. Waugh, in which Mr. Commissioner Holroyd had made an order for release on his giving reasonable bail. The bail now proposed was double the amount of the debt on which the bankrupt was detained. Mr. Lawrence appeared for Messrs. Salter, the detaining creditors, who opposed the application, and read the judg ment given by his Honour. He said that no language could more accurately represent the features of the case, which had not in the least varied up to the present time. Although the bankrupt had been seven months in ptison, and the case had been adjourned, not a vestige of accounts had been filed, although the dents amounted to several thousand pounds, but in addition to this the bankrupt was in custody under a commitment by his Honour the Master of the Rolls, foe not answering a bill in Chancery. The bankrupt had not even filed a preliminary statement giving a list of his debtors and creditors, and the creditors were wholly unable to form any idea of the state of the bank rupt's affairs. Mr. t3argood, for the assignees, urged that the bankrupt should be releavd, and they did so not from any feeling of favour to the b .nkrupt, but because they conscientiously felt that the bankrupt, from the nature of the accounts, could not prepare them whilst in prison. Mr. Lawrence only appeared for one creditor, and if his object was punish ment, his Honour would say whether the bankrupt had not been sufficiently punished• Mr. Lawrence said they did not ask for punishment, but for information. Mr. Darwin also appeared to oppose, and tendered a proof for £6OO. The bankrupt was a trustee under a will, and had misappropriated the money, and had as trustee actually proved the debt against his .iwn estate. His Honour ultimately said he would not make an order for release until the bankrupt bad tiled his accounts and given the bail as offered. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) A DELICATE INQUIRY—CURTIS Y. GOSLING. This was an action to recover the balance of an oilman's bill for goods supplied to a person named Mrs. Boyd, de tendant being a wine merchant, of Trinity-square. Mr. Buchanan, for the plaintiff, put his client into the box, and that person stated that he thought the lady was S Mrs. aid_ G t o o ing, and that he had previously been paid by cheques signed by defendant. Mr. Junes, for defendant, put in orders signed " Boyd." His Honour did not see how defendant could be made liable because his cheques had come into possession of Mo. B a b ° a l\ I g y t e d i r n : t z ul Buchanan aavis then decided upon calling the lady, who ip:alym,asep.rvt:Berßros3,yeubdre.z a ids : 1.. w a d rr ehce i l e ni d nle la gt d oe y t ' t „ ethl a l n ey d wo m uon y ve, yhh.eursebalnidivies. at B uchanan—l am very glad to hear that, fo is r em t a he a r nil e t i oe s - "Ibtt behind - • . . m e inquiring very kindly after you, e him not to 'waste time or money, for as cover. married " lady," of course he would not re- His Honour —Of course not. In a well known case, the Lord Chief Baron. laid dow n t h at if tra d esmen wou ld t r us ,. , married women it wa s at a risk well understood. Verdict for defendant. hErnfiscr,Ntr— complaints, Vicines: they always aggra - I Avoid m ------- va A te DN c ' but Restoring Revalcnta Arabiett loodilarrY's Delicious Health its cost in, other remedies, invariably cures saves fifty times perfect digestion, strong nerves, sounYcicures them, restoring' pure blood, refreshing sleep, functional r pings, healthy liver, to the most disordered or enfeebled. weegutarity, and energy of 60,0t , 0 Cures :—Cure No. 58,216 of theextruet a few out Marchioness d e B r ehan, Paris, of a Aver complaint, wasti ng years, debility, with a nervous palpitstionalalY for seven digestion, cc ns '.,ant sleeplessness, the mo.A intelerabrer, bad agitation, snd dreadfully low spirited.- , -Cur e No. 1,771. Lord Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord L.eut. of ll' ate, ford, of nian l' Years • dyspepsia.—No. 49,852. "Fifty years' imiescrib lal r a e a.on from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, op ust i_ pai io 7 fiatulen. y, spasms, sickness, and vomiting.—Maria Jolly, : —Cute No. ,6,279. Mr. James Roberts, of Frimley, surrey, thirty years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derange, meat, and parti,l deafness.—Cure No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, lo w spirits, and nervous fancies.—Cure No. 54,b1.6. The Rev. Jas. T. Campbell, Fakenham, Norfolk, "et indigestion and tOrra. dity or the liver, which had resistei all medical treatment." In tins. 1 lb., :: s. 9d. ; 21b., 4s. Od ; sib., lie. ; .tzlb., -2s. ; 4lb• 40s.—Barry I.iu Larry and Co., ho. 77, liegedt-strccf, London; also Fortnum :Aid Masan ; ma a:l (i7GGtelt and Chemists in every 'Mint of the united liingdwn.. MURD, t—This Day. 'IC IDE. Yesterday morning, shortly after 12 o'clock, the inhabitants of St. Matthew, Bethnal-green, were alarmed by the news of a most brutal murder and the suicide of the murderer. It appears from what can be gleaned by th e re porter that the crime was committed at No. 4 Glebe street, Glebe-road, Bethnal-green. The house was occupied by a weaver named James Dopey, with his wife and three children. They retired to rest shortly after 11 o'clock, all lying in one room, and about midnight a cry of " Murder !" was heard by Mr. Joseph English, the landl. - rri of the Florists' Arms Tavern, who was just about to close. He ran to the front of the house, which was nearly op posite, when screams of " Murder !" " Police !" were distinctly heard. Several of the immediate neighbours likewise rushed out and met the elder son, about 18 years of age, who exclaimed, "Oa, pray come upstairs ; my father has killed my mother." Mr. English proceeded to the apartment, and discovered a most fearful scene ; the wife was lying upon a small bed in the corner of the room, in her nightdress, with her throat cut from ear to ear, and the bedclothes were saturated with blood. The husband had made his escape out of the house, followed by one of the neighbours. He ran at full speed down Glebe-street, in the direction of Victoria Park, where he succeeded in getting clear away. A messenger ran for a police officer, when Sergeant Feist, 163 K, who was near the spot, attended. He sent for Dr. James Ralpb, the divisional medical officer, of No. 237, Bethnal-green-road, who promptly attended, and pronounced life extinct. The wound in the front of the wife's neck was about six inches in length, and divided all the main arteries. Death must have been instantaneous. Several persons went in pursuit of the murderer, and when they reached the Regent's canal, near the chief entrance to the park, a coat and hat were found lying on the towing-path. Information was given to the police-constable on the beat, when he called Mr. Russell, the lock-keeper, who procured the drags to discover the body of the murderer. It was then about half-past 12 o'clock, but the body was not recovered until 5 o'clock yesterday morn ing. Mr. Ralph, the surgeon, examined the body on the towing path, and found a frightful gash in the front of the neck, which had been inflicted im mediately before submersion. A razor, besmeared with blood, was found in the deceased's pocket, and the weapon (which was handed to the police) was found to be one which the deceased used to shave himself with at home. The body of the deceased woman still remains at the house, but the body of the husband was re moved to the dead-house at the rear of Bethnal green workhouse, to await the inquest. Mr. Burrows, the summoning officer of the dis trict, proceeded to the house at an early hour yester day morning, and made inquiry. He interrogated the eider daughter, and it would appear that she slept on the floor, by the side of her parents, when she was suddenly aroused by her father stepping upon her. She eat up and heard a gurgling noise. The deceased woman was struggling, and exclaimed faintly, " Oh, Henry, don't cut my throat." Her father was partly dressed, and, placing the razor in his trousers pocket, he ran out of the house. The cause of the fearful act cannot at present be ascertained, but the deceased man, who was 68 years of age, had been subject to attacks of delirium. Information was forwarded to Mr. John Hum phreys, the coroner, and the investigation will be opened to-day at the Prince of Wales Tavern, Bonner-road, Victoria-park. POLICE IN' BOW-STREET. A NICE Tltlo.—Three remarkably ill-looking fellows named William Gordon, alias Perry, John Smith, and George Baker, were brought before Mr. Henry, charged with gambling at the Two Spies public-house, in Catherine street, assaulting the landlord, and attempting to defraud a foreigner named Giovanni Kriplay. It appeared from the statement of the complainant, a native of Switzerland, that he met the prisoners at the cor ner of Farringdon-street on Tuesday afternoon, when one of them accosted him (seeing that he was a stranger to the locality), and observed " What a dreadful place this Lon don is ?" A conversation ensued respecting the marvels of tho metropolis, and then Baker offered to show him some of the principal buildings and explain them to him. They proceeded, firstly, to the Houses sf Parliament, complainant " standing treat" on the road, They then brought him back to the Strand, and pnceeded towards !he " Spies" for fur they refreshments. here the prisoners exhibited a pack of cards, and invited complainant to play for half-a crown. He declined at first, and they played among themselves. One of them was heard to speak of "false cards," which complainant's imperfect know• ledge of the English language did not enable him to understand. Eventually, however, he consented to put down a crown, but havieg no change, ho put down a sovereign instead. At this moment the landlord, Mr. Law son, arrived, and seeing the cards, ordered the prisoners out of his house, saying he would not allow card-playing there. Gordon refused to leave the house, and then the landlord proceeded to turn them out, in which he was assisted by another man. Gordon resisted and aimed a blow at the landlord which struck the person assisting him. The police were called in and the three prisoners given into custody. Constable, 4 F, found a number of flash notes and brass sovereigns or " medals" upon the prisoners, and Holmes, Grey, and other constables; of the division, stated that Gordon, or Perry, was at the head of a notorious band of sharpers. This statement was confirmed by another officer, Banners, of the A division, a German, who acted as in terpreter also, and who had known Gordon for ten years. Mr. Henry, after hearing Mr. Abrams for the prisoners, said the conspiracy to defraud had no doubt been inter rupted, and that the prisoners must be discharged ; but ho fined Gordon £3 for the assault. The fine was immediately paid. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SAD DEATM OF A MEMBER OF TILE UNITED UNIVER SITY CLVB.—William Coombe, of S 4, Caroline-street, Camden-town, a carman in the employ of Messrs. Chaplin and Horne, railway carriers, Camden-town, was charged before Mr. Knox with causing the death of Mr. W. Milton Bridger, aged 65 (a metaber of the United University Club, Pall-mall), by driving a van with two horses over him in Argyll-place. sergeant W. Stephens, 11 C, said—At 8 o'clock last night I was informed that a person had been run over and killed in Argyll-place. I went there and found that a gentleman had been rode over and was taken to Messrs. Savory and Moore's, chemists, RE gent -street. The persons there deeming it advisable that the gentleman should be taken to an hospital, he was at once removed to the Middle sex Hospital, where the house-surgeon, Mr. Lee, at once pronounced him to be dead. Mr. Knox—l suppose he appeared to be dead when you , first saw him ? Sergeant Stephens—Yes, sir. The prisoner was then taken to the station, when he said he could not help it, and several persons said no blame attached to the prisoner. Mr. W. George Collins, a schoolmaster, residing at 14, Great Ormonde-street, said—Last night about 8 o'clock I was crossing Argyle-place and heard some one call out and saw a van coming from Regent-street ibto Argyle place. I heard a second call, and then turned round and saw a gentleman running across the road when he was knocked down and the horses and the first small wheel went over him. At the time the horses were going at a moderate trot. I believe it was the gentleman's own fault, and Ido not think the prisoner could have pulled up. The van was heavily laden, and the Frisoner pulled up as soon as he could. Stephen Martin, one of the firemen at the King-street station, said—l pulled the gentleman from behind the front wheel which had passed over him. Mr. Knox—lt is quite clear that if the prisoner stopped the horses in such a short space that the hind wheel did not go over the deceased, the prisoner could not have been going fast at the time. Mr. Charles Hawkins, F.8.C.5., of 22, Saville-row, deposed--I saw the body of the deceased, Mr. William Milton Bridger, of the Chantrey, Bradford-on-Avon, of which, place ho was a magistrate. Deceased had been in town 14 days and I attended him. Be was so well yester day at 5 o'clock that he was then going to dine at his club. Hearing of the occurrence I went to the Middlesex Hospital and found that deceased's arm was much broken and his head smashed. I wish to state that deceased being deaf a person might have called to him without his heating. Inspector Bowles--I took bail for the prisoner at the time, Mr. Knox—Quite right. I shall take prisoner's bail to eppeat next week after the inquest. Inspector Bowles—There are several other witnesses who speak to the same facts as the other witnesses. Mr. Knox—The present evidence is sufficient for the THAMES. Tim SUICIDE MANIA.—Four women were brought up this day, charged with attempting to commit suicide. Three of them, who had undergone a week's imprisonment, wera brought up on remand. Esther Duncan, a respectable married woman, 25 years of age, quarrelled with her hus band, and attempted to drown herself in the Wapping lock, or entrance, of the London •clock. Mary Flinn, 28, made a similar attempt at the Old Gravel-lane swivel-bridge; ana Mary Ann Harris, 34, sought a watery grave at the Glatnis•road bridge of the London-docks. Mr. Woolrych said the Rev. Mr. 3ephson, a kind hearted and zealous clergyman, who was the chaplain of the Clerkenwell House of Detention, had forwarded him a letter stating that he talked with the three women, and they were very penitent and expressed their sorrow for what they had done. They had also promised not to repeat the attempts on their lives. The prisoners had each been guilty of a very wicked act. It was a sin against Heaven to com mit suicide, and the law treated it as an offence of a very aggravated nature to attempt self-deztruction. The chap lain had given the prisoners good advice, and he hoped they had profited by it. These continual attempts to commit suicide were very dreadful and shocking and to humanity. One woman quarrelled with her husband and straightway proceeded to the dock entrance; another, Harris, was in toxicated ; and the third, Flinn, was disappointed in obtaining w or k. H e hope d t h e prisoners would never make such rash attempts on their lives again. He then ordered them to be discharged. Alice Laybury, aged 30, a married woman, of No. 7, Albion-terrace, White-horse•laue, StepneY, was charged with attempting to drown herself in the Regent's Canal. A young man named Joseph Staley, carpenter, of No. 1, Rhodeswell-terrace, Rhodeswell-road, Stepney, saw the prisoner walk into the canal. The water only reached over her ankles. She hesitated a moment and then plunged into deep water. Staley jumped into the canal after her, and brought her out. She was insensible, and it was some time before she exhibited any signs of life. Mr. Woolrych complimented Staley on his courage, and remanded the prisoner for a week. PATRONISING TEE POOL—How often have I heard the unfortunate working man lectured, as if ho were a little charity-child, humid as to his nasal deve lopment, strictly literal as to his Catechism, ',and called by Providence to walk all his days in a station in life repre sented on festive occasions by a mug of warm milk-and water and a bun! What popguns of jokes have these ears tingled to hear let off at him, what asinine sentiments, what impotent conclusions, what spelling-book moralities, what adaptations of the orator's insufferable tediousness to the assumed level of his understanding I If his sledge-ham mess, hie spades and pickaxes, his saws and chisels, his paint-pots and brushes, his forges, furnaces, and engines the horses that he drove at his work, and the machines that drove him at his work, were all toys in ono little paper box, and he the baby who played with taem, he could not have been discoursed to, more impertinently and absurdly than I have heard him discoursed to, times innummerable. Consequently, not being a. fool or a fawner, he has come to acknowledge his patronage by virtually saying—" Let me alone. If you understand me no better than that, sir, and madam, let me alone, You mean very well, I dare say, but I don't like it, and I won't come here again to have any more of it."—Charles Dickens in " All the Year Round." CITY IMPROVEMENTS.—We are glad to see the m arch of improvement in the City, and we are prou d , too , of the rapid strides that have been made in this generation. We grumble sometimes, for that is our privilege ; but still w e are not insensible to the beautiful transformation which the City has undergone during the last quar ter of a century. King Willi am . street, Cannon street, and Moorgate-street are noble thoroughfares, whilst t he grouping of buildings around the Exchange pre sents from various points of view pictures of architectural might be proud. The taste merchants and companies are and opulence of our private • • din the multitude of splendid edifices that line our , strik® the eye with their bold frontages at grandeur of which , old Rome streets, ' 1 " narrow court. What b u e p au e t v y er should be hidden almost ' b ha i l li-o a fd d ld alleys I lhe e ntr tis - in dark avenues and a a l m pi o t s y t s e a v c e h ry a corner, w eal City rebuilding, the e s a bad st rl ground ln; but this is London —au ol d a accommodated trade , London is no n t onamodated to nometrical streets, ending Washing giganticplaplan being and still-increas in g gradll ton, with its long vistas S. Petersburg, built to order, no" a monument of autocratic where and in nothing: ner'ae nor Paris, sought to be of , growth within itself., from an internal ina taste, but a city with a principle. developing, enlarging, transforming, plants which, stunted it will grow upwards, just like poise. It grows because it must ; g if it cannot grow out wards,.%ndee, short, is in one diaection, expand in another. 4- 0 • crab. likes roust melee, and as this increases, so the City. simply the stone and brick embodiment of a weighty cora enlarge its shell, to give it room to bria.h and move) and r.rforna all its vital functiOAsJ—C27l/ ''ss. THE TAEPINGS, The following remarkable letter is from an officer hold ing military command in the Taeping troops in garrison at Soochow, and is addressed to the editor of the China Herald " It is long, now, since I have had an opportunity o writing to you. I held high command among the be siegers of Chiangza, and was too busy to be able to spare any time for writing letters, but now that I am once more quietly within the walls of Soochow I will tell you what we have been doing of late. You know, of course, how we re tired from Fooshan, and left the traitors of Chiangza to emerge sate more from their walls without the fear of im mediate death. It is not much use to explain, now, that the retreat has been accomplished, but I cannot help saying it ought never to have taken place. Wo had 40,000 men there, and if my counsel had prevailed that we should all attack the Imps at once, the victory of Foochan would have been to the credit of the Tien-wang instead of the Tartar. But our people are too much afraid of the big guns of the foreigners ; they will not be induced to make a rush, know ing that a 32 pound shot will hurry dozens into eternity before they can come to close quarters with their adver saries. They will not think how absurd it is for 40,000 men to retreat before the face of 2,000. But this is the will of Heaven, and cannot be helped. We lost our two 32-pounders also before Chiangzu, whether we had taken them in de ference to the wish of Tien-fu, which I mentioned in a pre viotte letter. He told us that out of their own mouths we should convince the Imps of their impotency ; but the mouths would not speak; and in the efforts of the body to emit the convincing messsage, it burst, and prevented itself from speaking for evermore. It is almost too late to speak to you of Shao-shing, but it would not now have been in possession of the Imps if the convoy of powder from Hang-chow had reached its defenders. Without powder, how could they oppose the onslaught of the Imps? Knowing that they could not, they left, to save the valua ble lives of the Tien-wang's children ; but the Imps did not gain possession of the city without loss. Several small mines were constructed with the little powder left, and many were the Imps whom these blew to destruction. We laid powder under some of our clothes, too, on the floors of the rooms with matches, which should burn slowly till the Imps came in. In their hurry for loot they dragged the clothes towards them, and the match into the powder, and the powder exploded and they got terribly burned. One of the mandarins of Captain Dew's ship was burned in this way so badly that, they say, his face will always show marks of the occurrence. It is but just that your mandarins should be hurt when they come out to fight against us. What cause of complaint nave they a gainst us? We send you down merchandise, and we treat well your countrymen who come among us. Why then, should you fight against us ? But I have asked you the same question before, and you can give no other answer, save that your Government will it, so it is useless repeating it. But why does not your Government see the folly of continuing this policy—a policy which it costs your honourable nation almost as much to pursue as you gain, year by year, by protecting the revenues of Shanghai ? You at present secure a revenue of £10,000,000 a year to the Tartar Government; and at the same time secure payment to yourself of the money which that Government promised to pay you for the expense of your war with it. But you have to keep a large force at Shanghai, at a great cost, to prevent us from taking it, and must set this against the amount of payments you receive. Truly, though the wisdom of the nations of the West is in some things great, in some they are exceedingly foolish. If we were in your place, we should make the Tartar Government pay the expen ses of keeping troops . at Shanghai out of the revenue yo u secure them by so doing, and of which without you they would not receive one cash. But if you would only let it come to Shanghai and the other treaty porta, you would be saved the expense and trouble of keeping any troops at all, besides which we would gladly accept the responsibility of paying you the remainder of the indemnity money which the Tartar Government owes. We like foreigners, and wish to be friendly with all, but especially with your honourable nation. During the time we occupied Ningpo, for example, we kept on good terms with all foreigners, interfering with no one; but at last, when we wished to check the numbers who daily came into the city, we gave passes to Englishmen, although they were very generally refused to the French and other desiring visitors. Could we give a stronger proof of our friendship to your honourable nation ? Again, we came down to the neighbourhood of Shanghai, how did we behave to the few foreigners who went out to see us or our mandarins ? Did we not receive them with every courtesy, and assure them that, if we were allowed to enter the city, not a cash of their property should be touched ? One gentleman read your paper to the interpreter of KBllWang. Had you then allowed us to enter shanghai bow much misery and . death would have been saved. 1 he hundreds who fell at Tsing-and and Kading, Na-jao and Wong-ka•dza, at Quan-fling and Bias-chao, and later still at Pao - k ion g and .Tai -tsars would all have been saved. Instead of remaining for nearly two years a barren plain, cultivati on would have flourished around Shanghai as was its wont. Deprived of a basis from whence to send out their troops, and a source from whence to pay them, the Tartar Imps would have been un able to molest us in any part of the province of Keang.en, which would all have settled down quietly under our rule. Instead of being disturbed by the presence of hostile troops, trade would have flown on its wont ed channel, the strea m a ugmen t e d by removal, wh ich we would have accomplished, ols the many obstacles p laced in its way by the slaves o f th e Tartar, who, while professing to be friendly, do all in their power to oppose you. Even now, after all the injury you have inflicted on us, we would extend to you the right hand of fellowship, and accord you every privilege you could de sire, You would withdraw your opposition to our taki he. P'Peessien of the c ite of Shanghai, and leave int to llelat cur 01‘71 battle with-the ity;erialiste." SPORTI: :GEN GE. IVOLVERHAMPI ON RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Shakespeare Stakes (Handicap) of 3 soya each, with 25 added; for all ages. Three-quarters of a mile. Lord De Freyne's Ophelia 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (Challoner) 1 Mr, T. Cliff's David Ann, S yrs, 7st 12tb (Clement) 2 Mr. 'Whittaker's Sorceress, 2 yrs, Sst 71b (Mordan) 3 The following also ran :—Teddy, Flexmore, Curie, True Heart, and Lady Evelyn filly. Betting -6 to 4 agst David Ann, 4to 1 agst Flexmore, 8 to 1 agst Ophelia, 10 to 1 agst Teddy, 10 to 6 agst Curie. After a capital start David Ann, with Teddy at her girths, made play, True Heart and Ophelia following closely until rou n di ng t h e l ower turn, w h ere David Ann drew away and came on with a clear lead, f o llowed by Teddy, True Heart, Oph e li a , an d Sorceress, into the s traight, where Ophelia ran t o th e f ront , an d ' challenging her stable companion, David Ann, at the distance, the pair ra n head and head to the stand, where th e latter got s l i ghtly in front, and won an excellent race by a neck —a similar distance separated the second and third ; the ' Lad Evelyn filly was fourth , close u p ; Tru e Heart fifth, curie sixth, Flexmore seventh, and Teddy last. The last two passed the post pulling up. I The Chillington Stases of 10 soya each, with 50 sous, added for two,yr-olds; colts, Bst 91b; fillies and geld ings, Bst 61b ; certain penalties and allowances. T.Y.C., straight half a mile. 27 subs. Mr. T. Stevens's Faith, Bst 101 b (in- 41b ex.) (Payne) Mr. W. Phillips's Persuasion, Bst 131 b (inc. 7 1 lonlb ex.) (Chaer) 2 Lord Stamford's A col y te, Sst 41b ........ (A.. Edwards) 3 Mr. T. Cliff's Heart -lea p , Bst 41b ...... (G. ordham) 4 .. Betting-5 to 4 (at first 5t02) on Persuasion, 2to 1 agst Acolyte, 5 to 1 agst Faith. In one of the two false starts which preceded the actual race, Acolyte struck into the heels of Heartleap and un saddled Edwards, who fell heavily on his back. Faith made play, followed by Persuasion and Acolyte into the straight, where Persuasion went to the front and held a clear lead to the enclosure, but the weight telling she let up Faith, who won cleverly by a length. Acolyte was beaten two lengths from the second, and Heart-leap, who was never in the race, was beaten off. The Stamford Biennial Stakes of 10 soya each, h ft, with 50 soya added ; for 3-yr-olds; colts, Bst 91b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 61b ; certain penalties and allowances. One mile and a half. 37 subs. Marquis cf Hastings' Trumps, Bst 21b.. (Judd) 1 Mr. W. PAnson's Borealis, Bst 31b (Challoner) 2 Mr. Merry's Gladstone, Sat 91b (H. Covey) 3 Mr. Rich's East Lancashire, Bst 61b .... (H Grimshaw) 4 Lord Stamford's Oscar, B st 91 b (A. Edwards) 5 Betting-6 to 4on Borealis, sto 1 each agst Gladstone and Trumps, 10 to 1 agst Oscar. Gladstone made play, followed by East Lancashire to the T.Y.C. post, where the latter dropped into the rear,Borealis pursuing Gladstone, Trumps going on third, and Oscar fourth. They ran with little variation to the distance, where Borealis closed with Gladstone, and a fine race home with the trio resulted in the victory of the Marquis of Hastings' colours by a head. A similar distance separated the second and third ; East Lancashire was a bad fourth. Before the race 100 to 7 was taken about Borealis for the St. Leger, and after her defeat 100 to 3 was off: red agst her, whilst several offers were made to take 50 to 1 that she won " the Sellinger." The Borough Members' Plate of 60 sovs, added to a sweep stakes of 7 soya each, 4 ft, for all ages; whiners extra. Straight half mile. Lord Stamford's Hesper, 5 yrs, 9st 71b.... (A. Edwards) 1 Mr. Geo. Angell's East Sheen, S yrs, Bst 101 b (in.slb ex) (F. French) 2 Mr. F. Jacob's Lufra, 3 yrs, 7st 21b .... (J. Grimshaw) 3 Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Peignoir, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (car 7s slb) (H. Gritnshaw) 4 Betting-7 to 4 agst East Sheen, 3to 1 agst Peignoir, 100 to 30 Hesper, 5 to 1 agst Lufra. East Sheen and Peignoir, side by side, clear of the other two, made play to the distance, where Peignoir shut up on being called upon. After " the American" colours had dropped into the rear, Hesper and Lufra challenged Mr. Geo. Angell's filly, who giving way to Hesper in the centre of the stand, was beaten after a splendid race by a neck. A similar distance separated the second and third; Peignoir beaten off. The Wolverhampton Stakes (Handicap) of 20 soya each, 10 ft, and only 5 if declared, with 200 soya added ; winners extra. About two miles. 62 subs, 33 of whom paid 5 soya forfeit. Mr. H. Wilkinson's Oldminster, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b (J. Doyle) 1 Mr. John Whittaker's Change, 3 yrs, Sat 131 b (J. Grimshaw) Mr. S. Thellusson's Jack o' Hearts, 3 yrs, 6st (S. Mordan) 3 Mr. R. C. Naylor's Isoline, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (Challoner) 4 The following also ran :—Suburban, Blithfield, Tourist, West End, and Joco. Betting-5 to 2 agst Jack o' Hearts-6 to 1 each agst Change and Tourist-8 to 1 each agst Oldminster and Isoline —lOO to 8 agst West End. Blithfield was first off, and next him were Jack o'Hearts and Joco. Tourist, who was last but one from the starter, in the first 200 yards, pushed to the front, and forcing the running at a clippingpace, passed the stand clear of Change, West End, Oldminster, Jack 3' Hearts, Blithfield, and Iso line, who followed in the order named. At an interval of half a dozen lengths followed Joco, and 20 lengths from the leader Suburban brought up the rear. Rounding the top turn beyond the stand, Blithfield ran into the second place, with Change and West End side by side next, and imme diately after these came Oldminster, Jack o' Hearts, Iso line, and Joco, in Indian file. Suburban continued whipper-in on the far side, ten lengths in the rear of every thing. Tourist maintained the front position until half way up the straight, where he gave place to Change, who was waited upon by Oldminster and Jack o' Hearts. Old minster next the rails obtained a slight lead at the stand, and won cleverly by half a length ; a length separated the second and third ; Isoline a bad fourth ; Tourist was fifth, Joco sixth, and West End next; Suburban was last but one, and Blithfield the absolute last. The Wrottesley Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 40 added, for all ages; certain p en alties and allowances. Straight half mile. Lord Uxbridge's Erythia, 3 yrs (Z3O), 7st 41b (T. French) 1 Lord Wrottesley na, Poetess, 2 yrs (£3O), sst lib (J. Grimshaw) 2 Mr. Mellon's Southport, 5 yrs (£3O) Bst 41b (J. Reeves) 3 Captain Moss's Pony, 3 yrs (£3O), 7st 71b .. (S. Adams) 4 Mr. James Barber's Helen, 2 yra (£5O), Oat 41b (Meadows) 5 Betting-7 to 4 each agst Erythia and Southport, 100 to 30 agst Poetess, 7 to 1 agst any other. Erythia made all the running, and won a capital race by a short head ; two lengths between the seccnd and third. Mr. Mellon claimed Poetess for Count Bathyany. The Enville Welter Cup, value 100 cove, by subscription of 15 sous each, 5 ft, with 50 added ; gentlemen riders; professionals extra. One mile and a half. Mr. T. Hunt's Misfortune, 4 yrs, lOst 81b (in 131 b ren ex) (T. Fch) 1 Lord Stamford's Knave of Trumps, 3 yrs, Bst 131 b (Mr. G. S. Thompson) 2 Mr. W. Hart's Middlewatch, 3 yre, Bst 131 b (in 61b ex (Clemen) ) 3 Betting —5 to 4 agst Knave of Trumps, 7 to 4 agst dlewatch, 2 to 1 agst Misfortune. Middlewatch made play, fo llowed by Knave of Trumps, to the T.Y.C. post, where Misfo r tune took second place ; and after a capital race won by a head; two lengths sepa rated the second and tiatICETS--This Day. MARK-LANE. immiti m, WEEKLY AVERAGES. —Wheat, 46s 3d ; barley, 31s 6d; oats, 23s Od; rye, 31a 6d; beans, 38s 8d; and peas, 31s 9d. THE SIX WEEKS' ATIIRAGES. Wheat, 46s sd; barley, 30s 65; oats, 23s 15 ; rye, 33s 8d; beans, 39s 7d; peas, 36s 10d, ENGLISH GRAIN SOL D LA S T WEER.—Wilent, 70,034; barley, 974 ; oats, 4,212; rye, 34; beans, 1,961; peas 260 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of oats on sale in to-day's m arket was only moderate, and in very middling condition. Owing to their scarcity prime breeds were taken off freely, at in some in stances an advance in the quotations, compared with Mon day, of 2d per Blbs ;extreme o therwise, the beef trade was inactive, at late rates. The to p r ice was 4s 10d, and th e more general quotation 4s Sd per Blbs. Sheep, the show of which was rather limited, commanded more attention, and prices had an upward tendency. A few very superior Downs realised 5s 2d per Slbs. Lambs sold briskly, at 4d per 81bs more m oney. The suppl y was limited. Calves movel off slowly, at late rates. In pigs and mulch cows very little was doing, on former terms. Per 81b. to sink the offal. • s. d. s. d. s. d. 8. a. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 1 Primecrs-wool d 0.4 8 4 10 Second qtuility do. 3 8 4 2 , Pme. S'thdowndo.4 10 5 0 prime large omen 4 6 4 8 \ Largo orse. calves 3 4 4 0 Prime Scots, ac. 4 6 4 8 Prime small d 0... 4 2 4 6 Crse. &.- inf. sheep 3 8 4 0 L a rge h0g5...... 3 6 4 0 S e cond quality do. 4 2 4 6 ISmall porkers .... 4 2 4 6 Lambs, 5s 4d to 6s 4d. Suckling calves, 12s to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 18s to 25s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. ( FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts e .. Cows 9s4lBeasts 130 ( Sheep and lambs Sheep and lambs .. 8,500 ? Calves Calves Pigs. 4121 MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHA.LL. — The supply of meat is limited, and trade is somewhat firmer. Beef, from 3s 4d to 48 2d , m utton, 3s 85 to 4s 65 ; lamb, 4s 8d to 6s 6d; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 45 ; and pork, 3s 6d to 48 8d per Sibs, by the carcase. SotxnALL, Aug. 12.—The supplies of stock were large, and the trade ruled somewhat heavy, on rather easier terms. Beet, from 3s 6d to 4s 8d; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s Od ; lamb, 6s Od to 6s 8d ; veal, 3s Rd to 4s 4d ; and pork, 3s Sd to 4s 6d per 81bs, to sink the offal. RolsiFoßDi Aug. 12.—Each kind of stock moved off slowly; at the following quotations :—Beg, , from 3s 8d to 4s 85 ; mutton, 3s•lod to 5s Od ; lamb, 5s Od to 6s 05; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 4d ; pork, 3s 10d to 4s Gd per 81bs; suckling ca l ves , 12s to 19s ; quarter-old store pigs, 18s to 255; and milch cows, 1 13 to £aB lOs each. HAY MAIt.K.4:4. TS. •'.lqtTrtrlml,l). Old Meadow hay, £3 lOs to LI 10s; now do., £3 lo £4; old clover, lOs to ;,..6 Oa; Bets do., £4 Os to £5 Os; and k traw, £1 8d to £1 les per Wad. A moderate Elipply. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. READING RACES—Tars DAY. LY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. EASTHAMPSTEAD PARK STAKES, Golden Dust Fontenoy Lioness READING STAKES. Crisis Lady Williams lsca Four ran. KING'S MEADOW STAKES. Topsy L'ifra Tailor Nine ran. BERKSHIRE STAKES. Charge 1 Blackdown - 2 Five ran. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. Bank of England Return. --This Day. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending= Wednesday, the 12th day of August, 1863: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. otes issued ......i28,824,920 Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities 3 . 6 340100 Gold Coin & Bullion 14,174,920 Silver Bullion. 128,824,920 £2.8,824,9 20 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Yt oprietors' Capi tai £14.553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Comm s missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- counts) 5,574,663 Other Deposits 13,578,358 Seven Day and other Bills 676,033 X 7,990,537 M. 1 August 1 3. 1863. Government Secu rities (including DeadWeightAn nuity) £11,0F8,426 Other. Securities 17,172.407 Notes Gold and Silver 80,839 Coln £37,990,537 [ARSHALL, Chief Cashier. FOURTH EDITION SUN OFFICE, EIGHT O'CLOCK. AMERICA. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) QITEENSTOWN, Aug. 13. The Great Eastern arrived here at 6 a.m. She embarked passengers and the latest telegrams and proceeded for New York at 2.30 p.m. all well. Weather fine. The West India, Central America, and Pacific Mails, SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 13. The Royal Mail steamship Seine, with the above mails, has arrived here. She brings 115 passen gers, 1,168,560 dols. in specie, and a cargo or 2,000 pakcages. The hostilities between the States of Guatemala and Nicaragua, on one side, and Salvador and Hon. duras, on the other, were approaching a conclusion, through the success of the former States. General Carrera, President of Guatemala, at 1 8 accounts, had possession of S an t a A nna and So o n-: sonate, chief towns of Salvador. The overthrow of President Barros, of Salvador, is also announced. Chili and Bolivia were preparing to fight for possession of the Megillones rocks and the Ataea nia desert. Trade in Chili was quiet. The news from the West Indian Islands is unim• portant. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.---This Day. READING RACES—Tins DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LADIES' PLATE. Sister to Melsonby RI Wee Aggie 2 Eudora Ten ran. NURSERY PLATE. Verbena .. ~ 1 Attraction • Signalman Fourteen ran. STEWARDS' PLATE. Kingsvood Baliverne . . 2 Remunerator Eleven ran. BOROUGH PLATE. Dawdle 1 Duke of Cambridge Thirteen ran. BETTING ON THE COURSE. EI3OR HANDICA.P. 6to 1 agst Clarior (taken) 7to 1 agst Golden Pledge (taken) 10 to 1 agst Carisbrook (taken) 10 to 1 agst Melrose (taken) 10 to 1 agst Bellman (taken) 12 to 1 agst Captain Crow (taken) 14 to 1 agst Oldminster (taken) 15 to 1 agst The Monk (taken) ST. LEGER. sto 1 agst The Ranger (taken) ( ( t t :1 1 :) ) 100 6 t t o o 1 1 6 agst !gs t Q I l o e r d e n rdtehna SELIVING—This Day. Lry°Aug. 13.—Wind at Noon, E.; calm anti CARDI FF, Aug. 12.—Wind, E.N.E . —A rr i ve d—J. E. Boyd, from Philadelphia. Sailed—Zanthe, for SydneydneY v e Bphrem, for Gaffe; Eunomia, for Mauritius; Amche, Argo, and Falcon, for Bilboa. OFF COWES, Aug. 13.—Arrived—Hansa, steamer, from New York, and proceeded for Bremen; she left on the Ist inst., and has 86,790 dols. for England and 45,000 dohs. for Havre. SIIIELDN Aug. 12. —paragon, and Ivy Green, from Quebec. (By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH,) PLYMOUTH, Thursday, 10.30 a.rn. The Admiralty yacht Enchantress, with his Grace the Duke of Somerset, is now entering the Sour d. SOUTHAILIPTQN Thursday Morning. A rr i v ed—Wanderer, from Sunderland; Havre (bteanLer), from Havre ; Gleam, from Shields. S a iled —Fanny, for Swansea; Wear, and Anna Dimon, or Sunderland. (By MAGNETIC TELEGRAPIL) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, August 12.—Lubinka, from Riga; Christiana, from Rusterbiel; Esen, from Emden; Helena, from Grietskyl; Devon Vale, from Colombo; Ocean, from Guernsey ; Henry Dora, from Mazagan. Arrived, Aug. 13—Greenwieb, from Columbo. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—Hanlon Adelsteins, from Shields, for Genoa ; Akbar, from London, for Karracbee ; Seine and l'Amieo (screw steamer), from London, for Rouen; Aurora, from Ffederrekshall, for St. Milo. 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 : " 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 dec iared that if Austria did not withdraw from Germany Prussia would unite with the Emperor Napoleon and thrust her out of doors, reply ctherwite to the: Aus trian invitation I" D E PARTURE OF HER MAJESTY.--We have reason to believe that the notice which appeared on Mon day last, stating the penalty to be inflicted in case any employe in Woolwich Arsenal even approached a window during the passage of t he Queen to the royal yacht, gave groat offence to her Majesty. The Q ue en had simply de sired that all ceremony might be dispensed with on the occasion, and that there might be no assemblage of per sons admitted to view the proceedings; and it naturally e,,u:ed her very great ILL ncyance to find that niea....lts so harsh and so fozeign to her n ature could possibly bf, , , ire- turned to ha ‘'e t = mated from hersElf,—lost. 17 se, ;at )ns rly ter ent ith Ee4 ed. as; tnd nd tk- g ►ld et ly- :a nd Lek one ui .elt be- List abb.& 1381 1071 101.1 107 f 21