The Sun. — London, England, 1854-07-08 00:00:00

M 0 N - E MARKET COMMESCI.A T EI,L II; CITY, TWO o'CLOCK The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales, including 1,000 taken for export and ou speculation. The mar ket was dull. Railway Shares were flat at lower prices. Describing the condition of the dried fruit trade in London, Messrs. Witherby and Hanson remark that the accounts respecting the next currant crop differ only in degree from those previously received; they are most unfavourable, and it would seem that the effects of three years' consecutive blight will, a few months hence, begin for the first time to be seriously felt in this country in an actual scarcity. In the value of raisins generally there has been no marked alteration since our report of the '7th ult. The accounts front places of growth are unfavourable, and induce holders to refrain from pressing any description upon the market. We shall probably receive before the close of the month more definite and reliable reports. The un usually small crops of our own fruits is likely to improve the aspect for this article generally. In the summer months of 1853 very extensive opera tions, it will be remembered, took place in dried fruits, but being exclusively on speculation, they rather checked consumption. The present market operations, though comparatively trifling, are all for immediate consumption, helping to diminish stocks and to restore the market to a more healthy condition. There was no important alteration in the rates at which bills of Exchange generally were yesterday afternoon negotiated here, but Amsterdam was scarcely supported, being 11 17 to 171, and Trieste advanced to 12 55 and 13, both for 90 days' paper. Paris was done at 25 25 to 27k, and Hamburg at 13 5i to 13 6. Gold has been slightly in demand for exportation. The bar silver by the last West India steamer has been sold at ss. 11d. The position of the Bank of England, as respects its assets, was improving still up to the Ist inst. The bullion again increased, and although there was a large addition to the securities, the great augmentation in the deposits furnished the means. Compared with the previous week, the changes were as follows : Active. circulation Increase Bullion Increase Rest Increase Public Deposits £20,098, 780 684,545 14,215,598 345,623 3,229,791 27,268 5,315,198 Increase Other Deposits Increase Seven-Day and other Bills Increase Government Securities Increase Other Securities Increase Notes unemployed Decrease 462,393 11,119,344 1,004 961 982,681 14,395 10,332,795 481,545 16,750,401 1,166,394 7,385,205 133,195 The amount of gold exported from London direct during the week to last Thursday was 2,52 i) ounces,. and of silver 96,842 ounces. _ _ The payment of the diVidends upon Consols, commenced this morning at the Bank of England. The funds have been rather heavy again, and with a paucity of dealings. Consols are quoted 92i to for transfer, and 94- to 93 for account. The New 3i per Cents. have been 93g to 93k, and the 3 per Cents. 921 to 93. Exchequer Bills have been at is. discount to 2s. premium. The intelli gence from the seat of war is considered favourable upon the whole. • Foreign Stocks have been heavy for the most part, and without a great deal doing. Spanish 3 per Cents. have been done at 374 ex dividend. Mexican Bonds heavy at 24i, and BuenosAyres have been quoted 56i. Brazilian Old Bonds have been at par, and Venezeula at 26. Russian 5 per Cents. have been marked 981 to 99, and the small Bonds 83, being lower. The prohibition of the Russian Loan at Hamburgh will impose another difficulty in the way of the Emperor Nicholas. Dutch 4 per Cents. have been 904. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds 64 to Mexi can 24i to 244, Peruvian 67 to 69, ditto 3 per Cents. 51 to 53, Poriug,uese 4 per Cents. 39 to 41, Russian 5 per Cents. 98 to 100 ditto 4i per Cents. 82 to 84, Spanish New Deferred 18i to 19k, ditto 3 per Cents. 37 to 38, ditto Certificates ito 44, ditto Passive 34 to 44. Railway, Shares have been exceedingly dull, and the transactions have been at heavy prices, though scarcely at any general reduction. The foreign lines are merely nominal. In Mines and Banks there is nothing doing. Crystal Palace are again at a discount. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES (Pram the (*cud List. nitginess done 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92f 3 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 921 8 34 per Cent. Annuities 931 Consols for Opening 19th July Exchequer Bills, 24d. £1000 2500 1 d 2 3 p Small PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Prazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. lOO Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6_per Cent s6i Mexican 3 per Cent. Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. St 99 81 Ditto 44 per Cent B3 2,1 Spanish ',oriels, 3 per Cent 3T4 Venezuela Bonds, 31 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil — x Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 1 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for Oponin; 15th July 93 x . d COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert visited the Crysts Palace at Sydenham yesterday morning. Her Majesty and his Royal Highnes+ were accompanied by the Prin cesses Helena and Louisa, and were attended by the Hon. Mary Seymour, Lord Alfred Paget, and Colonel Seymour, Her Majesty, with Prince Arthur, attended by the Hon. Matilda Paget, took a drive in the afternoon in an open landau and four. Lord Alfred Paget and Lord Charles Fitzroy were in attendance on hor-eback. Prince Albert rode on horseback attended by Colonel Seymour. ham Queen had a dinner party in the evening at Buck th Palace. The company included the Duchess of Rent, his Excellency the French Ambassador, and the Countess Wa,ewski, the Marchioness of Breath*lhane, the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness de Speth, the Countess Granville, the Earl of Mnlgrave, Col. the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Sir George Couper, and Admiral Meynell. The band of the Coldstream Guards was in attend ance during dinner, and played the following pieces : Marche Turque Silas Overture, " La Sirene" Valse " Queen Mab" Fantasia, " Der Freiechutz" Weber. Quadrille, " Caledonian" March of the Coldstream Guards Costa. Her Majesty's private band attended after dinner in Buckingham Palace on Thursday evening, and per formed the following selection : Overture, " Zerline" Solo, Clarinet,Mr....Williams ... Auber. ... Williams. Selection, " L'Etoile du Nord" illoyerbeer. The Duke and Duchess de Nemours visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at her residence, Clarence House, St. James's. A. deputation from Hampstead, headed by Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P., had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen and Viscount Palmerston yesterda), at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in Downing. street. Despatches were sent last evening from the Colonial office to the Governors of the North American Pro vinces. Despatches were received yesterday from the Governor of Malta. r T marks banco, or nearly SO,OOO/. The - cargo . " to - be LA1 1 ,„,1 1 FOLIAGN NEWS • - • • lauded here, and sent to Russia by land. The captain is a German, a native of Blankenese, on the Elbe. THE WAR. THE. FLEETS AT CRONSTADT-RUSSIAN REPORT. •The Journal de St. Petersbourg, of the 30th of June, contains the following notice cit the Chief of the POlice, published by the E , nperor's order, with a view to calm tile minds 14 the people :-- " The enemy's fleet, amounting to 30 sail, appeared on the 25th of June ahont 20 miles from Cr9nsilltrlt. On the 27th several steam-vessels of war approached the lighthouse near the island of Cronstadt, but, up to the present time, the enemy has shown no disposition to at tack Cronstadt, where every measure has been taken to receive them." MILITARY EXPEDITION FOR THE BALTIC, Admiral Berkeley arrived at Calais, yesterday, at one o'clock, with his suite, on board the Vivid, Captain Smi thett. The. French Admiral Lapierre has also reached here by the 2b. 10m train from Paris. These conimandeii ‘‘ill take superintendence of the arrangements of the troops to be embarked for the &Ale serv►ce. RUSSIAN NEWS FROM THE DANUBE. (Pewit the Invalide Busse.) Aide-de-Camp General Prince Gortschakoff, who, since Marshal the Prince of Warsaw, Count Paskiewitch, .received a contusi in, has taken the command of all the troops . placed under the 'direction of his Highness in the Danubian Principa,!ities and the south of Russia, gives an account of the following facts On the 30th of May (11th of June) the Turks formed the project of passing the Danube at Rustchuk, with a view to take possession of the islands situated opposite that fortress. A great number of the, enemy's barques, filled with troops, and escorted by gun-sloops, sailed frinn the right bank towards the island of Radomar, and the ramparts of the fortress, as well as the batteries, opened, at the same time a deadly fire. Major-General Pasch- Itoosky, to whom the defence of the island had been in , - trusted, received the enemy with discharges from ►nns kets arid carbines. The enemy made two successive attempts-to-land- upon the island at different points, but were repulsed each time with loss. During this time the Turks have definitively evacuated Lesser Wallachia, and demolished the fortifications of Kalafat. The siege works have been continued before Silistria, upon our left flank, against the advanced fort of the enemy. In spite of the successful mining operations, arid the new breaching batteries lately constructed, the Turks continue to maintain themselves obstinately behind their intrenchments, actively repairing their damaged works, making occasional sorties, and even strengthening their defences by new fortifications. This siege has unfortu nately cost us a fresh victim; Aide-de-Camp Gen. Schil ders, who personally directed the works with indefatigable activity, was wounded, on the 'lst of June, while, in specting the trenches. A shell which burst fractured his right leg, and he was compelled to submit to anion tatien below the knee. This operation was very suc cessfully performed. The same shell caused a contusion to Major-General de Meyer, chief of the sth division of artillery. In order to keep a watch upon the routes by which the garrison of Silistria expected the arrival of reinforce ments and .provisions, detachments were sent several times towards the village of Kalopetri, under the com mand of Lieutenant-General Pawloff and Major-General Prince Bdboutoff. But the Turks did not show them . - selves anywhere in considerable force. Our advanced patrols had only to disperse some weak detachments of the enemy. Nothing particular has taken place upon the other points of the theatre of the war. THE RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF THE BOMBARD ' MENT OF BOMARSUND. (From the St. Petersburg Journal.), The General in command or the troops stationed in Finland announces, under date of the 13th of June, that the enemy has made an unsuccessful attempt against the fortress of Aland, but was successfully repulsed. On the 9th, at 5 in the afternoon, three of the enemy's vessels (two steam-frigates of 48 guns and a steam cor vette) approached the fort and opened a violent can nonade against it. The fort responded from both tiers, and afterwards the strand battery, armed with four light pieces of artillery from the garrison of Aland, and temporally erected to the south of the fort, as also two companies of riflemen who supported it, by their well directed fire, turned the action of tue enemy from the fort, and at the same time a cannonball from the bat tery broke the wheel of a steamboat. The enemy then, abandonitig the fort, turned to the strand battery. This battery stood the enemy's fire without interrup tion until eight at night, and, the position was only quitted after the destruction of the parapets. As for the riflemen, who were spread along the shore to the right, and left of the battery, they continued their fire without giving way, and the enemy's vessels had abandoned the battery to attack the fort again. Profiting by the enormous calibre of his guns, the enemy cast anchor at 1,000 sagenes (about one mile and one-third) from our fortifications, and threw bombs of three ponds (1081 b.), balls of 961 b. and 68th., and Congreve rockets. The commandant of the fort, Colonel Bodisco, deeming 'it unnecessary to lose ammunition uselessly in responding to the enemy at so great a distance, suspended his fire for some time ; but when the enemy's vessels came nearer with the view of making a breach in the rampart, we opened afresh against him, with red hot balls, which set fire to one of his frigates ; the other had its poop .damaged by a shot from the tower. In consequence the enemy was obliged to give over the combat, and retired between one and two in the morn ing. NOtwithstanding the violence of the cannonade, which had lasted more than nine hours, lie ha•l 'not suc ceeded in doing any serious damage in the fortress. Our loss in this affair has been very inconsiderable. The temporary battery had not a single man killed, and only 12 wounded. In the fort itself, Surgeon Brovko vitch, second medical officer of the military hospital of Aland, the secretary of Sorokine College, and the auditor of the battalion of the line of Finland No. 10, besides two men, were killed, and three men were wounded. The thick smoke which the wind carried from the vessels in the direction of the battery did not allow of our calcu lating even approximately the loss of the enemy, but' in all probability it must have been important. In his report of this success, the commandant of Aland bears testimony to the' rare intrepidity and.cool ness during the action of the entire garrison entrusted to him, and in particular to the sagacity of the mea sures and the obstinate defence of Lieutenant• Colonel de Fuhrujelm, who commanded the strand battery, and the riflemen. Further, he names as most distinguished the Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery Grankine ; Lieu tenant-Colonel Tamelantler ; Major de Klingstett and Captain De Granborg, both of the battalion of the line of Finland No. 10 ; Captain Kransold, Captain Schestoff (particularly) ; also Captain Fomine, of the regiment of the Cossacks of the Dou ; and Adjutant Wickberg, who carried the orders of the commandant. TYIE,SCTINT‘ fof 0 VZO N . ;4 54T 1 V40 3:11,,1 7 , E ENIN G, JULY .j Island Of B .ThirtliOiOniew that they are strictly to con form to Ow ordonnauces, which prohibit the admission and the vie tualling of corsairs in the ports under the domination of Sweden. It is known that similar orders have been sent to the graver .ors of the Danish islands in the West Indies, and that a vesel of war belonging to the King of Denmark has received a special Mission to see them executed." The M . ovtiteur publishes a report, dated the of May, addressed to the Minister of Marine, describing the - cordi: reception given by the authorities of the Mahritius 'to thellear-Adiniral commanding the French naval division of the Island, of the - Reunion and the Indo-China Seas. At that date Admiral Laguerre, car rying his :'flag on board the Jeanne d'Arc frigate, was at the Mauritius. Everything the island afforded was placed at the disposal of the ship. The Three per Cents. closed yesterday at 73f. Sc. for the end of the month ; the Four-and.a Half per Cents. at 93 . 20c.. The New Loan was not quoted. Orleans Railway Shares, 1,170 f. ; Rouen, 1,0421. 50a ; Havre, 593 f. 75e. ; Great Northern, 832 f. 50c. • Strasburg. 790 f. ; New Shares,. 630 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 9351.; Lyons to t:le Mediterranean, 8501. ; Western of France, j 657 f. 50c. ; Bordeau x an d C ette, 610 f. ; Great Central of France. 502 f. 50c ; Lyons and Geneva, 510 f. ; Bank of. Credit Mobilier, 735 f. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Thursday Evening. —Prince Gortschakoff conferred with Count Buol to-day. He delivers the Czar's letter to the Emperor to-morrow. It has transpired that Russia makes conditions for the evacuation of the Principalities unacceptable to the Aus trian Cabinet. The Austrians halt on the Wallachian frontier, await ing orders to enter. - • - 'Lire Turks are advancing northwards. NEW AUSTRIAN LOAN.—An imperial decree directing a new loan has appeared. The lowest amount demanded is 350,000,000 florins, and the Government will take 500,000,000 if people will subscribe. The subscription will be opened on the 24th inst., and will be voluntary. SPAIN. MADRID, Jura 6.—The capital and the provinces are tranquil. The insurgents are pursued by the troops faithful to the Government, and have arrived. at Ciudad Real, on their way to Estramadura, to gain the Portu guese frontier. The Moniieur contains the following telegraphic de spatch : "MADRID, JULY s,—Perfect tranquillity continues in this city. The insurgents, much discouraged, are everywhere retreating before the Royal troops, who are pursuing them." According to advices from Madrid of the 3d, the in surgents were still concentrated at Aranjuez, with their outposts at Cien-Pezuelos. Trey had taken up the rails on the railway in several places. Two regiments, one of cavalry and the ether of infan try, had arrived from Valladolid, and the day after a strong column was to leave Madrid in pursuit of the rebels. The diplomatic corps had gone to congratulate ; the Queen on the successes gained by her troops on the 30th. The city was tranquil, and no pronunciantiento had taken place in the provinces. INTELLIGENCE. .The Queen has remitted the capital sentence on Col. Garrigo, of the Farne.3e Regiment, who had been sen tenced by a court-Martial to he shot. • (Prom the Mining Journal of Ws city. ) We have had rather a dull week for mining shames, which is contrary to what might have been expected from the ac tivity in the market for a few weeks previous. There ap pears, however, no rule to guide one's opinions in regard to_ speculative transactions, excepting they are either very buoy ant or very depressed. Tue news geuerady from the mining' districts is favourable, and the price of metals keeps up. In the Bullion Market,--Bar silver containing gold, - -ail gold above 5 grs in the pound to be paid for, ss. 10. per oz. standard, Bar silver without gold, ss, 1-d. per oz. standard. Bar, gold, :775. 9d. per oz. standard. Columbian doubloons, 765. 6d. .per 0z..; Carolus Spanish dollars, 6s. Old. per oz, The Mexican dollars brought by last steamer not yet sold. Altiou,gh it was reported yesterday that there was a little more business doing in the Gold Mining Share Market, yet these stocks still remain in a depreised state--the most accre dited not being much sought aft er ; an d even th oug h those who are . .practically acquainted with quartz, mining in Cilifor nia express their conviction that it will be highly remunera tive to those. interested, it would appear that it will be a con siderable period before the distrust at present engendered in the public mind will be removed. It has been ru moured that in, the instance of eeveral companies, where unfavourable reports have been given, that these have been for interested purposes, in order to depress the shares, so that the several properties might, at a depreciated value, pass into other hands. Whether any credence is to be attached to this report it is difficult to say, but those who have embarked their capital should act with caution. it is almost out of the range of probability their stock can he lower; while there is every reasonable anticipation that in the accredited 'associa tions it must improve. In the others, it is not a question of mining ; but bow much can the directors return of the money they obtained, and which they have so mismanaged ? The decisions in the cases of the Lake Bathurst and Melbourne Gold Companies have given some satisfaction ; but great doubts are expreised, when they are argued in bapeo, whether a new trial will not be granted. The week has been remark ably barren in news, both from California and Australia. In Iron and Coal Companies, there has been little activity during the week, with the exception of Ithymney, Iron, which have been in request, and several bargains made at 33. ;In Miscellaneous Shares, the market has been steady, and land shares have remained without alteration worthy of notice Crystal Palace shares considerably declined during the week, and closed yesterday at 5 to 4t, . From other accounts from Madrid of the 3d, we learn that the loss of the rebels in the engagement of the 30th ult. was believed to have been very heavy. :The field of battle was 'covered with dead and wounded, and a great number were taken prisoners. Among the latter were two colonels, who will probably be shot. The council of war was permanently sitting. Desertion had set in among the revolters. Every moment officers and soldiers, deluded by their superior chiefs, made their submission. The paymaster of the cavalry regiment of Santiaga had surrendered, bringing with him the entire regimental chest. The rebels, it appears, intended to march through the province of La Mancha into Extremadura, from whence they can easily reach the `frontier of Portugal, Instructions and telegraphic despatches had been forwarded to the , military authorities at Badajoz to intercept their passage. Madrid was perfectly calm. Some extraordin ry pre cautions had been adopted to maintain order, which was not an instant disturbed. The same tranquillity pre vailed throughout the provinces. Tim m ost sat i sfactory accounts_with regard to the disposition of the people had reached the Goveri:inent. The authorities everywhere answered for the maintenance of order. It was reported that the rebels intend ±d to approach at night the walls of the capital, a n d b y ‘ di sc h arges o f mus k etry to give the signal of an emeute. The authorities - accordingly took some precautionary measures, but the rebels made no such demonstration. The garrison had been reinforced by two regiments —the one of cavalry and the other of infantry —which had arrived by forced marches from Valladolid. Those corps were to be allowed two days' rest, and on the 4th they were to sally out, with a strong body of the garrison in pursuit of the rebels. The latter were concentrated at Aranjuez, with their ad vanced posts at Cien•Pozuelos. They had destroyed the railway, on different points, and removed the rails on a distance of half a league. The Government had caused the line to be repaired, and on the sth the ad vanced posts of the Royal troops were to be carried to Valdemoro. The police had discovered a depot of arms in Madrid, and seized 74 guns, and two bags full of am munition. 'M. Borrego, who was with the insurgents at Aranjuez, was arrested, the evening before, on his eturn to Madrid, and placed at the disposal of the authorities. The Three per Cents. clo , ed to-day at 73f. 5c., and the Four-and•a-Half per Cents. at 98f. 20c. for the end of the month. SOUTHAMPTON, Friday, July 7.—The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Madrid, Captain John Weeks, sailed to-day tbr Vi g o, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz; an d , Gib ra l tar, ta ki ng out 31 passengers, a full general cargo, and specie value 35,989/ , of which 3,0001. in sovereigns is for Lisbon, 21,8241. in gold bars, and 10.865/, in sovereigns for Cadiz. In consequence of the requirements of the Go vernment for the transport service, and from the fact that all the available steamships of large tonnage have been chartered by the Admiralty for the transporting troops and military stores, the mail service in the Medi terranean has to be conducted with steamers of com paratively small tonnage. The Euxine is accordingly appointed to take out the :Last India, China, and Medi terranean mails of the 20th inst. Tile MURDER AND SUICIDE AT NEWlNGTON.—Yes terday Mr. Carter held an inquest at the Duke of Suf folk, Brandon-street, Newington, respecting the deaths of Ruth Goss, and Elizabeth Goss, a child four months old. It has been already state 1 that the mother ana child were found drowned in a water-butt in the garden of the house, No. 13, in the above street. Evidence was given which proved that the mother had wilfully destroyed her own life and that of her child, and the jury returned a verdict of " Insanity." MORTALITY solost THE WANT OF DRAINAGE AT S vestigatron d in ET R tookEE N li T te i e l 11 i r:; e i i l i a , r y e Afti nr. ‘,v.oinlliaampßrt:tkrearc,te the deputy-corone r f or E ast Middlesex, at the Birdcage Tavern, V ir g ini a - row, B ethnal green, respecting the death of William Fle m i ng, a gel 50 years, silk weaver, who disci from typhus f ever, caused by the filthy state of the premises wh ere h e resided. The inquiry was called in • .consequence of the loud complaints of the inhabi-s tants, and th e a l arm i ng representations forwarded to, the coroner by M r. James Vaughan, the sumrnoning officer, who h a d recsived a coe ication from Mr. George West, th e medical offif.e Beth nal-green. George, landlord of the Five Ink horns, e public-hous e , N ew Niehollastr et, Bethnal-green,. i r:r n f e St. e Mathew, said he had known th e d eceased for several years as a silk; weaver, Deceased oc cup i ed a small room ' on the first. floor, at No. 3, Sherwood-place, Christopher-street, s t fi l l o l li r arose. ae(l Bethnal-green. He had b een in the workhouse through poverty, but left of his o wn accord. 'Witness visited the deceased on Friday last, on which day he died. The b wretchedTlThe s, s r t o a u t n e d , f a m; covered with soil, which had apparently overflowed from the privy. Witness lied never s een the state of the pre wabcikob back.-lard was in a abominable rilos stench inises previously. The landlord of the house No. 3, and the adjoining property, was Mr. Wilson, of Friar's Mount. Suisan Lee, wife of a skewer -maker, 'deposed that she rented the front room on the ground-floor. The privy had been running over with soil for several weeks past, and the soil reached the threshold of the hack door. The effluvium was overpoWering and sickening. ~ juror said the whole district round .Sherwood-place was without drainage, and if sornethiug Was not done by Government for the inhabitants, the sacrifice of life would be frightful from typhus fever and cholera. Coroner—So long as cesspools are allowed to exist, such abominable nuisances would be continued. Mr. George West, surgeon, of 5, Northampton -place, sack ney-road, was nest called, and said h e had been at tending the deceased, by order of the parish officers, for typhus fever and diarrhoea, which caused death on Friday last. Coroner—What is Your opinion as to the cause of the deceased's death ? Witiiess—Typhus fever of the most malignant form. Coroner—Are there any local causes to account for the disease ? Witness Yes, sir ; when I visited the deceased I went into the back-yard, where the ground was covered with soil, and I had to walk on planks. I asked Mrs. Lee how long the place had been in such a state. She said about five months. There wss a hole in the wall o f the privy, through which the soil was oozing. The Coroner re marked on the case, which he said was one of great importance, and showed the want of drainage in that densely populated parish, where the poor suffered to an alariniog extent. Probably it the attention .of the Board of Health and the Commissioners of Sewers were directed to the district some improvement would be made for the protection of the inhabitants. The whole of the jury concurred in the observations of the learned coroner, and ultimately mgreed to the following special verdict : " That the duce iced died froM typhus fever aggravated.by the filliy state of the preini-es in which deceased resiileil, arid the jurors deem it their duty to call the attention of the inspector of nuisances to con tioual examinatien amid cleansing, and to urge on the Commissioners of Sewers the importance of providing efficient drainage in that district." GREAT NORTHERN AND A MBERGATE. -- Whatever difference of opinion msy exist as to the value of the Ambergate to the meat Northern, there can be none on the ready and unsolicited pledge of the chairman in re gard to any contemplated arrangement. It is avowed that no agreement shall be entered upon, no terms fixed, no allowance male or favours granted, until the Great Northern proprietors are fully instructed, and have - had an opportunity of forinirig an opini in on the subject. When we can get all limo& to act thus to wards their proprietors, we shall hear no more of nip tures and disputes, of which no one can trace the be ginning or descry the end.—. Railway Times, . CONSTANTINOPLE. A letter of the 25tli ofJorte, from the Turkish capital says :—M. de Maudnit arrived here by the French postal steamer from France, He is about to proceed to the interior of Circassia on a special mission ; and Mr. Lloyd, who has heew here fur the last five weeks, leaves shortly on a similar expedition. Horace Vernet, the eminent artist, has arrived here. He is attached to the staff of Marshal St. Arnaud, and - will follow the army in order to illustrate coming events. M. de Tannyon, an eminelit photographer, is attached in a like capacity. Since the departure of the British and French armies, Constantinople has assumed every peace able appearance, and its general aspect may be said to be decidedly less attractive. The summer heat, which has now set in with a vengeance, drives all those who possibly can to seek the cool breezes of the Bosphorus, or the invigorating air of the Prince's Islands: Buyukdere, Therapia, Yenikoi, Arnaudkoi, and all the pretty villages that line its banks, are alive with visitorEL The French and Austrian Ambassadors have repaired to their country residences, with all the personnel of the legations ; and to-morrow Lord Stratford de Redcliffe returns to Therapia. The Ramazan, the monthly fast of the Moslem, is drawing to a close ; and to-morrow the festival of the Bairam will be celebrated, and the unfortunate devotees be enabled to resume their daily meals. The observance of the Rarnazan is not so strictly attended to by the upper classes, who do not scruple to take their cup of coffee and pipe on the sly ; but the poorer orders, who stand most in need of support, are;most exact in its• observance ; and you may see, towards the close of evening, many a poor Kaiktchi in his boat, the picture of exhaustion, eagerly glancing towards the sinking sun, and awaiting the signal-gun which announces to thirty million of Mussulmans that they may eat, think, and smoke Not a drop of water has passed that man's mouth from early sunrise to sunset; and it is matter of astonishment how he can ply the oar through the heat of the day, and under the scorching rays of an eastern sun. It is evident, from the march of the combined forces, that some great blow is contemp:ated. All eyes are now directed towards the Danube, on whose banks a decisive engagement may shortly be expected. On Saturday last an experiment was made at the Sweet Waters of Europe of Mr. Hale's rockets, before a select Turkish committee. A considerable number of Turkish notabilities were on the ground. The firing was most successful, and fully demonstrated the superiority of Mr. Hale's rocket over all previous inventions. Mr. Hale is about to receive a large order from the Turkish Go vernment. On Monday another experiment was made before General Scarlett and Mr. Lloyd, who is proceed hig to Circassia o❑ a special inie-inn from her Majesty's Gevernment, and they both expressed their opinion that they would be a powerful arm fur the combined armies. RUSSIAN TREATMENT OF THE WALLACHIANS. Letters from Bac!wrest. of . the 2d, represent that con siderable anxiety exists there for the public safety. The Russians have destroyed the government which they found in the Principalities. They are now making pre parations for leaving the country and takir g with 'them the Wallachian militia, which is the natural in-trurnent for the maintenance of order and authority. Ot course the principal citizens will have to improvise a govern ment and raise an artne I force for the protection of tile and property, but they think it hard that they ehould be compelled to do this while their own little army is car ried off to fight for the Czar in a quarrel with which they have nothing to do, if not to fight against them. The Russian governor, General Budherg, has been applied to more than once on the subject, but his uniform answer is an offhand assurance that there is no prospect of an evacuation of the country by the Russians. Meanwhile the people see the troops leaving, and know that the general's carriage and horses have for several days stood really for his departure. We read in the Patrie "It is known that since the occupation of the Danubian provinces by the Russian troops a great number of the in habitants of Wallachia and Moldavia have been condemned to imprisonment by the permanently established courts martial for contraventions, frequently very slight, of the decrees issued by the Russian military authorities. A re cent decision of the general-in-chief of the army of occupa tion has just decided that in consequence of the new direc tion given to the movements of the army all the individuals detained in the prisons of Wallachia and Moldavia should be transferred to places of confinement in the interior of Russia. This order was carried into immediate execu tion ; two columns of these unfortunate people having already set out for Moscow and Kiew. Among them are several Wallachian landowners ' condemned for not having paid within th e fi xe d delay the arbitrary contributions. levied by the Russian generals. These prisoners have left on foot under escort of detachments of Cossacks. Their families could not accompany them, but have been autho rised to follow them." MOVEMENTS OF TUE RUSSIAN ARMY. A letter from Posen of the 29th ult., published in the Frankfort Post Gazette, says : —Within the last few d Lys the entire 2d corps d'armee of infantry, that have hitherto been stationed midway between the north and the south scene of war, has moved south,vards, and a portion of it already stands on the frontier of Moldavia and on the Zbrucz. It is being followed now by two divisions of the Grenadier corps and a portion of the Ist corp s d'armee of infantry ; the 2d corps d'armee of cavalry is r o m f ee ß o u f s s t i l a l i i a t p h p i r s o a w c a h y i ne I t t h r l e y s o a u l i t It' activethe e roni t h e co i r n p t s e r o . r ai f i r t o u n sa ti i e a r n Empire ; for,of are the cs?ixceeilt.pri:tedd.alovuleet ofw isnofuatnhterryn, and the three corps d'armee of cavalry, which constitute the so-called active arrny, five corps d'armee of infantry, and all three of cavalry, are already on the southern theatre of war ; and, beside these, there are a portion of the Grenadier corps and numerous detachments of irregular cavalry, Cossacks. The only troops that have remained behind in the north are the Guards of the Finland corps, a portion of the Grenadiers, and the Ist corps d'armee. The troops marching southwards take t sir route partly via War saw and Lublin, partly thr4.ugh Lithuania and Vollty ilia, ; they concentrate on the Zbrucz and in the neigh bourhood of Kaminiec-Podolski, at a spot which is ex tremely favourable for all strategetical operations. The army concentrated at this spot for the general reserve, which, located in a semi-circular lir.e, caii be despatched in any direction along commodi,.Us roads to the assistance of either army iii the south ; at the same time it covers the communications and basis of the operations of the three armies against Austria. Finally, the troops stand ing on the Zbrucz can ea-ily be converted into an active army against Austria ; they would rest on Zamosk and Kaminiec, and possess good lines of operation, one of which along the valley of the Dniester and that.of the Sau would cover Galicia and 'Poland ; the other falling off towards the Cissa . would threaten Hungary and com pel an army in Transylvania to change its front. The southern theatre of war is by - far more favourable to Russia than the northern. The whole country from the Volga and the foot of the Caucasus up to the Dniester, is steppes, a boundless plain, where the cavalry, in which the Russian army is more than strong, can operate more effectively than infantry. In addition to her four corps d'armee of cavalry, Russia possesses 60,000 irregular cavalry. THE DESIGNS OF AUSTRIA. The Frankfort Post Gaiette Which has often been em ployed to prepare the public for Austrian designs, says —" Austria's geographical position imposes on her the obligation the most effectually 'to operate for the restora tion of peace by thrusting herself in between the two belligerent powers, by occupying the Principalities and separating,them both on the most important field. If the Russians retire behind the Pratte the Turks and their allies will also not pass. the Danube. If we bear . in mind that both parties have gained an experience and have lost an illusion—the Russians, the mistaken belief in their military superiority, the Maritime Powers that of the omnipotence of their fleets—a resumption of nego tiations for peace will become a necessary consequence of the existing state of things." PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM DROWNING AND SIIIP- Vr aEmc.—The Royal Patriotic and Industrial Society of Scotland having, in furtherance of one of its benevolent objects, designed and constructed model cork cushions for boatmen and fishermen, and having also tested various other appliances for saving life from shipwreck and drowning, a demonstration of the 'efficiency of the means it recommends was given off Greenwich on the occasion ° f the Highland Society of London assembliog there last evening, Laurie's p.itent life belts, cushions, pillows, a nd mattresses were used by a number of young men, Iv ho jumped with them from the decks of a schooner and a yacht, placed themselves on the mattresses, which tey bestrode, being as much at home as if on terra na, although one of them could not swim at ali. Two b oat cushions, made by the licencees, S. W. Silver and C O for the society, as applicable for men-of-war boats, 4 ° B wered ad m i ra bly, a nd, if i n th e g i g o f the Conflict, 11 tg lit have saved the country the loss of its brave com- Lm - !g' , er• The Highland Society, presided over b, Sir ' Fo rbes, Bart., and supported by the Earl of Perth, la -'-' ranald, and other distinguished persimages, Inently drank prosperity to the Royal Patriotic and In dustrial Soci e ty, an d i n th e course o f t h e d ay repea t e d Its proofs of approbation and support by making a liberal do nation to its funds. Among- a boat of sp e etAars the THE ESCAPED RUSSIAN INDIAM A N . "Id to.a . of Gr e en w i c h were a num e rous and hi g hly in. H A MBURG, July 4.—The Ru,sian East Indianian, the terested class. Czarowitch, which was expected to arrive,in the Channel, dCoasT-Guann.—We a re g l a d to h ear that the pay o f a an d t o i n t erce pt w h ic h t h ree or four English steainers a yr deservi ng c l ass o f men, the deputed mariners and were despatc h e d to cruise in the Channel, arrived yes riners of the revenue cruisers, has been increased, the t er day at C. shaven (mouth of the Elbe), and is expected former from ls. 9.1. to 2.. 3d. per day, and the latter up here next tide. The captain beard of the declaration from is. Gd. to Is. 11d, per day. Turk-, the age of enter- of war at sea, and. came uhrtit ab,,nt, thus evading. his in '"' of boys for ornisers has aish bee , . 9 . tered, and I.ov. p urmiers, If the Tartarus had b een at Heligolaud she Cof the meconit Class may now enter be'we n 13 and 15 • would not have failed to pick up the Russian, which all. and of th e first class, betwee n 15 and 18 years,— . _ must have proved a rich prize , as she has on board a ial veg Service Gazette.from cargo of silk and tea nn China, worth a million HIGH TREASON TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE RUSSIAN LOAN. The Board of Trade of Hamburg has called the stock-brokers of the Exchatwe together, and• forbidden. them to quote the prices of the new Russian loan. _ _ The British representative at Hamburg, Colonel Hodges, has issued a warning to the British merchants residing there not to take any interest in the loan on pain of being guilty of high treason. The warning is as follows : '` Her Britannic Majesty's Mission, Hamburg, July The understned, her Britannic Majesty's Charge ki'Affaires and Cc; ,, sul-General to the Honse Towns, harino•heen in • formed by her Majesty's Government that it is the opinion of the law officers of the Crown, thAt any subject of her Majesty contributing to the foreign loan which the Govern, went of Russia proposes to contra,t, or have lately con tracted, or to a loan raised on behalf of a sovereign at war with Great . Brit in, will be guilty of high treason as ad hering• to the Queen's enemies ; and the undersigned, having been so instructed, hereby accordingly makes the sawe known to all of her Majesty's subjects residing in the Haute Towns, or parts belonging thereto. (Signed) G. LLOYD HODGES," THE WAR IN ASIA. A letter from the coast of Abasia, of the 16th June, gives some details relative to the situation of affairs in that part of Asia. The number of the tribes taking part with Schamyl was increasing every day, and that leader is said to be now able to dispose of 80,000 men, ready to act against the Russians on different points at the same time. He bad received the two first transmissions of arms sent him, and had, on entering on campaign, i-sued proclamations which had produced an immense 'effect in the mountain. Several Mingrelian tribes, who had ts b hi been : p ew r l v e h. e vi o • s moust under hlye they o h p l oi p sa o ok s e re t d di e t or o sn, Shmyl, at c sh l tr a oh i n eu y ig; l l , lb h hi ti hatred rt r .ee e ds c t e t l te y hme p i placed , says a letter of quest i on to fs.Dr!ercitEudeNnitillyMcr:Apine,RubraelCgder:, Ju l ly t Swe denKinl3:o:46tchtlalb:tewietsnhaselsi askedid to a t v e l a s r t e . i a ni n e d d t t h o a a t a h n e dts hiresf u i s ie e n d trality, or to send an army into Finland. For the pre sent he will take no step adverse t o h is old friend and master, the Czar. How he will stand with his own people, is a thing for himself to settle. The mysterious D•inisli ar maments now begin to excite a certain anxiety. G erman r e c ruits continue to pour into Copenhagen ; cannon and war materials are distributed ; the garrison of Tre- Croeor" batteries is largely increased ; naval arrange ments continue ; a fleet will be formed for exercise ; and, in fact, a strange warlike activity prevails. The allies touch Minister Tr e is s c a r h4t n o e lLa have foolishuttered,m t take I b e ,r, C abv r na o tnd bravado, probably a d d pe t fr , y : teristic of the man and the moment. Besides a great many other points, one question continua ly recurs b at a h b ce l e y nrita n ti e on ver spoken ; but - charac —Who is to pay all this ? \ Who is to discharge the enormous costs of the cavalry regiment illegal:y raised, and the millions required for the new fortifications, and the immense sums daily squandered in military demonstrations against England and France, or else against the man in the moon ? The different Danish ships of war are now returning, or have returned, so that in a few days the expected expedition will come off under the command of Admiral Mourier. In the mouth of June 2,130 ships passed the Sound. During the first six months of this year, over 7,500 vessels passed, to 6,615 last year, mak• ing a surplus of 900 ships. This is to be explained by the warlike movements here, and the immense number of transports employed. suffered Tbnycalculate The Finnish p a p ers are f u ll o f deta i ls respecting the losses by privatethe number individualso f English on killed the western and coast. taken prisoners at Gamla Carleby at 100 to 150. A military manoeuvre has taken place at Brevik, not far from Stockholm, at which the Swedish Court attended. It consisted in a disembarkation and the gradual retreat of the enemy. About 4,000 men were engaged. Most of the diplomatic corps were present—our charge, Mr. Grey, among them, and the Russian Major-General Bodisco. An ingenious Swedish mechanician, Mr. P. Lager gren, has invented a new power-engine intended to supersede steam. The moving force is the pressure of the atmosphere, which acts on a vacuum in a copper reservoir connected with two cylinders provided with pistons, as in a common steam-engine. The vacuum in the reservoir is produced by the admission of a certain quantity of alcohol and of atmospheric air. each time the machine makes a stroke. Explosive air is hereby produced, is fired at each turn, and in stantly burns away ; one of the pistons being at the same time opened, an atmospheric pressure is obtained equal to 15 pounds on the square inch. This machine is light and simple, and its fuel (alcohol) takes little space. Whether it will be superior to or cheaper than steam is a question others must decide. It is at all events very interesting, as are all the other inventions of the same guu who has a natural g en i us f or mechanical con- t ce li s. : _ The distinguished, talented, and universally respected Danish member of Parliament, Hother Hage, has just publishe 1 No. 2 of his " Leaves,' Ili which he calmly discusses the neutral question, shows that it ought to be decided before the moment of sheer neces sity arrives, and ehiqUently points out the duty of Den mark to join the . Western Powers, His opinions are those of the national party in Denmark. FRANCE. The Monitqtr says :—" We learn that th e t wo cum mercia! companies which regulate the quotation of the funds at the Amsterdam Bourse have spontaneously re solved no longer to note provisionally the quotations of the last Russian loan on their list of public funds. We cannot but applaud the equity and the wisdom of the public mind in Holland, at the same time that we have but to render full justice to the good feeling of the Go vernment of that country." The Moniteur kso says :—" The Minister of the Em peror at Stockholm has been informed that thu Swedish Goyernment has sent orders to the authorities of the MARKET NE W , l-{TEII.I DAY.. COVENT. GARDEN. " An immense business has been doing in fruit and vege tables to-day, as follows : FRUIT.—.Pine apples ' English, 4s Od to Sc Od eac h , hot-house grapes, 2s to ,4s; foreign ditto, is 6d to 3s Od per lb ; peaches and nectarines, 45 Oct to 12s Od per dozen ; melons, is 6,1 to 5s each , ; strawberries, 2d to 8d per pottle • raspberries, 31 to 8d per pottle ; gooseberries, 2s Od to 3s Od ;, currants, is Od to 4s 6d per half sieve ; cherries, 2d to Os 8d per lb. ; lemons, 9d to 2s ; oranges 85 Od to 16s per 100; almond s , 2 s t o 3 5 per lb. ; Barcelona nuts, 24s per bush. , VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, 9d to is 3d per dozen ; greens. Os Od to 2s 04 per doz. bunchy • French beans, 9d to 2s 04 per 100 ; cauliflowers, 2s OA 4s Od per doz. ; new potatoes,73to 10s per cwt.; asparagus, 2s to .5s per bund.; green peas, 3s to ssper bush.; broad beans, 2s per half sieve; turnips, 4d to 8d per bunch ; carrots, 6d to Is 04 per bunch ; cucumbers, Os 2d to &l each ; garlic. ; 8d to is Od per p, and ; spinach, is 04 to is 6d per sieve; spring onions, 2d to 84 per bu nc h ; Sp an i s h dit to ; i s to 3 s ; per doz. leeks, 2d to 3d pe r b unc h ; s h a ll o t s, Gd to &I : horse-reddish, 2s Oil to 4s 0(. per bundle ; parsley. 11 to 2d . per bunch ; rhubarb„ Os 24 to .o.s. 44 per bundle ; endive, 2s to 3s 04 per .score ; beet, 6d to is each; parsnips, is 0(1 to 2s I'd per dozen; small salad, 24 to 3d per punnet; mushrooms, 's to 2s 04 per pottle ; artichokes, 4(1 to 6ti each ; cos lettuces, 64 to 104. per score ; sorrel, 6d to is per: half sieve ; radishes 61 to is per dozen hands.. NEWTGATE AND LEA.DENITALt. Turkey poults, Os to Os ; Goslings, 5s 6(1 to 7s each ; Duck lings, 2s Gd to 3s lid; tame Rabbits, to Is lid ; w ild d o ,I s t o I s 6 ( 1-; Guinea Fowls, Os to Os 04 ; Pigeons, 61 to 81 each; Surrey Fowls, t's Od to Os Od • ditto Chi c k ens ,. O s 0,1 to Os Od; barn-door Fowls, 2 s 0:1 to Is Od' per couple; Capons, 3s 6d to 4s 9.1 ; Chickens, 2s 6.1 to 3s per couple. LeveretS, 4s to 4s Gd each. Ostend fresh butter, 9s Od to 12s , :d, and: English 10s Oil to 13s Od per dozen lbs. English Eggs, 7s 3tt tv 8s Od; French ditto, 5s 01 to 8s Od per 120. BILLINGSGATE. Tarbots, is Od to is ; Brills, is to 5s Od each; Salmon 101 to Is 01 per lb; Cod Fish, 2s to 6s Od each; Soles, 4d to is 3d per pair ; Eels, 841 to . ls per ib ,• Lobsters, Gd to 2s '3d ; Crabs, 441 to 2s 6d ; 3s 01 to Gs per doz.; Common Oysters, 108 to 1.6 s ; Natives, Os 041 to Os pm bsh; Mackerel, 20s 'to 28s per 100;. Smelts 3804.1 to 5s pr doz. ; Skate, GO. to 0.1 per Ib; ShrimPs, Is Gd to 2s 6d per gallon; Bloaters, ,is Gd to 2s 0.1 per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 8s Od to Os Od per 100 ; Haddocks, 4s to 12s per doz. ; Plaice, 4d to is Od each ; Carp, 2s Od per brace; Tench, 2s Od Lb Os Od per brace ; Garnets, 4d to is 0.1 each ; Halibut, 6d per lb. • Salt Fish, 2d .to 5d per lb. ; Prawns, 3 s Od try 7s 0.1 per lb. • Flounders, is to is Gd per dozen ; Sturgeon, 6d per lb.; Pike 6d per lb. . _ BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 9d to ION; of household ditto, 8(1 to 9d per 41b loaf. NEWPORT. - Beef from 3s 4.1 to 4s 6(1; mutton, 33 61 to 4s 103 ; lamb, 53 01 to 53 103 ; veal, 3s 63 to 4s 83 ; pork, 33 103 4s 103 per Blbs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 101 ; lamb, 4s 10(1 to Os Lid; veal, 3s Gd to 4s &1; pork, 3s Gd to 4s 8d per Albs. by the carcase. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d to 3.id; 64113 to 721 b, 33 to 3W; 721 b to 801 b; 3Ad to aid ; 801 b to•881b, aid to 41 ; 831 b to 961 b, 4d to 0(1; 961 b to 1041 b, 0(1 to Od ; 1041 1 ) to 1121 b Od to Od. Horse hides, Gs Gd to Os Od; calf skins, light, 2i Od to 3s Od; ditto, full, fis 6d to Os Od; polled sheep, Os Od to Os Od; Kents, Os Od to Us Od ; Half•breds, Os Od to Os Od ; Downs, 4s Od to 6s Od ; Lambs, 2s Od to 2s 10d ; Shearlings, 1s 2d to Is M. - 'HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ Ws to 51 Os ; clover litto, 31 5s to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 14s to 2/ Os per load. Supply moderate, and trade dull. 4.36iI3ERLAND.--Meado w hay, 21 12s to 51 03 ; clover Mt°, 3135, to 5/. 15? ; and straw, 1/ 15. to 2/ Os per load. Both hay and straw sold slowly, at barely stationary prices. WHITECHAPZL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 83 to 4i Os; clover ditto, 3/ 8s to IV Os ; and straw. .11 12s to 2' 03 per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. ( From the London New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.—To-day the British plantation sugar market closed with a dull appearance, and prices compared with last Friday show a reduction of 6d to 18 per cwt. • At, auc-. lion 100 lids, 30 trcs, and 200 brls Barb idoes went at 32s to 34s Gd for brown, and 33s to 37s for low to fine yellow. Operations were 276, making 1,002 hhds, Sze., for the week. TALLOW.—Operations in Russian by the trade and specu lators have been much larger than in the previous week, and an advance has taken place of 2s to 2s 6d per cwt. First sort pale yellow candle on the spot realising 66s rid to 678 Od, and for delivery 672 6d to 69s 0.1, according to periods. Home melted has sold freely, an d the currency is now 618 Gd cash, with a moderate supply. In other sorts of tallow a large business has been con concluded at advanced rates : Australian, mutton, selling at 62s to 675, beef 59s to 635, and South American 59s to 67s per cwt. - The quantity offered at auction this after noon was 400 casks. There is a larger stock than in the former year by 13,000 casks, and the diffozence in price is 14s per cwt. OILS.—To-day "advanced rates were obtained for cocoa nut. At auction 140 packages were sold—Ceylon at 47s 9.1 to 48s 6,1, and Cochin 4is 9d to 50s. 3d. Of East India fish oils 45 barrels realised 35/.-to 355. 103. Seal is lower; 60 tons ware sold, pale at 401., tinged 331. 103. to 391. lds., and, 5 tierces cod at 39/. per tun. LLOYD'S SHIPPING _(THIS DAY.) LONDON, July B.—Wind this clay at Noon, S.E. to S.S.E. ; light airs, and dull hazy weather. Passed at the back of the Goodwin Sand, July 7. Indifferent, from Rotterdam, for Naples ; Fraternity, Tonsberg, for Shoreham ; Aurora, Christiania, for South ampton ; Maria, Carlscrona, for Lisbon ; Emigrant, Lon don, for Adelaide, S.A., via Southampton ; American Congress, London, for New York. SOUTHAMPTON, July 7.—Arrived--Argyll (a), from Ca rentan. Sailed—Madrid (a), for Gibraltar. PoIiTSMOUTR, July 7.—Wind, S.S.E. Arrived—Her Majesty's at. Rhadainanthus, from Woolwich ; her Ma jesty's st. Gladiat or , Liverpoll. FALMOUTH, Ju!y 7.—Wind, W. Arrived—Osmond, from Matanzas; Suncianiza, Constantinople; Villa d'Equa, Gallipoli ; Flora, Girgenti. fur Liverpool. DARTMOUTH, July 7.—Wind, S. Sailed—Pet, Alicante. LOWESTOFT, July B.—(Per Elec. Tel.) The Fleta, of and for Shoreham,' from Shields, grounded on the Holm Sanl last night, but was assisted off and proceeded. OFF SALCOMBE, July T.—Jessamine, from Gibraltar. PENZANCE, July 6.—Wind, W. Arrived—Mall Tale, from Malta. BRISTOL, July 7.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Bell Rock, from Havanns.h. sailed—Majestic, for Tobago; Marcian nus, Quebec ; Britannia, do. SCARBOROUGH, July 6.—The Bengt, of Uddewalla, from Gothenburg to Horifleur, with deals, has been towed into this port, waterlogged, and will bo sold with her cargo. SUNDERLAND, July 7.—Wind, S. Arrived—Lady Aberdour, from Honfleur. Sailed—Seadrift, for Quebec. SHIELDS, July 7.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Gauges, from Licata; Sir John Rennie, Fecamp. Sailed—Cornelia, for Singapore; Canada, Bombay. HULL, July 7.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Alfonsa Maria, from Constantinople; Harriet and Jessie, St. Stephen's. CARDIFF, June S.E. Amore, from Genoa ; Cumberland, do. ; 'Assiters, Malta. Sailed—Jane Hender son, for New York; Guest, Alexandria; Inductria, Genoa. WATERFORD, July G.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived — Teresa Doris, from Constantinople. BELFAST, July G.—Wind, N.E. Airived—Prospero, from Porto Rico. QUEENSTOWN, July G.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived-- General Jackson, from Cardenas. Sailed —Southampton, for Calcutta. 011 Port—Ellen, from Callao, and proceeded for London. The Jonje Andreas, which arrived here on the 4th inst. from Smyrna, reports having been attached by two piratical boats on the 26th April in the Archi pelago; shots were exchanged, anti but for an English brig. being near, the master thinks he would have been taken.— • The Fayal Cachalot, from Havre to New York, which put in hero, May 2, leaky, Sze., has been a bandoned, anti will be sold by auction in a few days ; her passengers pro ceeded from hence, June 22, in the Schawinut, for New York. „. QUEBEC, June 21.—Tire Sun ' of and from Sunderla nd to this port, was lost in tho ice, May 5, 'in lat. 49, lung. 48 ; crew saved. (BY SUBMARINE AND EtIttoPE....N TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10 A.M. fr i - zn o ei r r i o etie m , a s r tgz. Wind calm ; title three-quarters flood ; cloudy Arrived, 7th.—Maria Anne, from Rio Engelin ; a, ma A r 7borg ; retta, Tonningen ; Sophia, atend ; aretta, reinund ; Henry Skelton, Cuba; Margary, MarstrAnd ; Melina, Konigsberg Stolpemund ; Convention. Memel ; Ti, Hamburgiger,(',irou;nisnegionne! rn Minerva, Stolpeand ; Trident, (8.1 Bouloane; Belgum, Ostend. Sailed.—Marta-Julia, for Melbourne. DEAL, Saturday, 9.50 a.m. Wind E.N.E., light, and fine. Anch.irad. — Edward Marie, from London, for Melbourne; Australia, London, Melbourn e . Sailod.—Tessica, for Bombay, l=ttleAGGiA*thn*RD-MENaoy;r--:7---WPREs2jE. The loyrnal de la Statistigue Universelie publishes the fdlo wing fable of the'iticcessiire encroachments of liUssia from the 14th century up to the year 1832. it is drawn up from communications by MM. Schmitzler, Make brun, General Bem, and other statisticians : GRAND DUCHY OF MOSCOW. Extent in Geographical Popula• Miles. tion. In 1328,,,at .the accession of Yvan (Katete) 4,656 6,290,000 In 1462, at the accession of Yvan I 18,474 In 1503, at the death of Yvan I 37,137 In 1584, at the death of Yvan II 125,465 In 1645, at the death of Michel I 2 54,361 In 1689, at the accession of Peter I. 263,900 16,000,C00 EMPIRE OF RUSSIA. In 1725, at the accession of Ca therine I. In 1762, at the accession of Ca • therine If 319,538 • 25,000,000 In 1796, at the death of Catherine II 331,850 33,000,000 In 1825, at the death of Alexander I 367.494 56,030,000 In 1831, at the taking of Warsaw That is to say, that during the la,t two centuries Russia has doubled her territory, and during the last 100 years has tripled her population ; her conquests during 60 yeare are equal to all she possessed in Europe before that period ; her conquests from Sweden are greater than what remain of that kingdom ; she has taken from the Tartars an extent equal to that of Turkey in Europe, with Greece, Italy, and Spain ; her conquests from Turkey in Europe are more in extent than the kingdom of Russia without the Rhenish provinces ; she has taken from Turkey in Asia an extent of territory equal to all the small States of Germany ; from Persia, equal to the whole of England (United ICingdoin):; rn,d from Poland equal to the whole Austrian •empire. A division of the population gives— '2,ooo,ooo for the tribes of the Caucasus. 4,000,000 for the Cossacks, the Georgians, and the Khir guiz 5,000,030 for the Turks, the Mongols, and the Tartars. 6,000,000 for the Ouralians, the Finlanders, and the Swedes. 20,000,003 for the Moscovites (of the Greek Church). 23,000,000 for the Poles (Roman and Greek Church united). 60 ; 00 0,000 The population of ancient Poland counts for two-fifths of the total population over an eighth part of the terri tory, and the Muscovite population for one-third or the total number over a tenth of the territory; in other worth, even at the present time, the Polish element is in a great majority as compared to all the others. (From the Preston Chronicle of this day.) THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE DELEGATES FOS CON SP/RACT.—We feel pleasure in stating that - the pro ceedings taken at the instance of the Masters' Association against certain delegates, for con s pi r i ng t o i nduce opera tives to l eave work at factories in Preston, and which it will be remembered was postponed from the last assizes to these in August, have been abandoned. Whatever differ ence of opinion there might be as to the p o li cy or pro . rriey of the prosecutions at the time they wore instia fated, there will, we imagine, be a general conatin , onee in the wisdom of the course now taken in Abandoning legal proceedings. On Thursday last, Mr. Cowell and Mr. Baxendale, on the part of tha Weavers' Committee . , and Mr. Banks asd Mr. Greenough, from th e Spinner? Committee, waited upon Mr. Miller, the chairman of the Masters' Associa tion, to request the withdrawal of the proceedings. They expressed a desire for a continuance of the kindly feelings which at present prevailed between the employer and the employed; to which end the abandonment of the prosecu tion would, they considered, greatly tend. Mr. Miller, we learn, received the proposition favourably, expresso(' his own feeling to be with the suggestion, and promised the earliest consideration by the committee of the association of the request thus preferred. Yesterday the matter was brought under the consideration of the committee of em ployers, and was at once unanimously decided to stay the prosecution. The - communication of the committee's decision was made by Mr. Miller to a deputation of the operatives, who waited upon him yesterday, and, a s may be judged, was received with the utmost satisfaction, and with expressions of a desire for uninterrupted kindly feelings for the future. The strike has left sad legacies behind it, but we would hope that the experience of so deplorable an event in our annals will not be without its use. Working men may learn that combinations are of no permanent advantage to the interests of labour ; employers may better appreciate the advantage of timely concession; and men on strike may learn that, however justified they may be in refusing offered terms, they have neither legally nor morally the right to interfere with those who may be willing to accept them. .To all we would recommend the extract given in another column from the report of Mr. Horner, the factory inspector of this district. He says, " the danger of the recurrence of such disturbances is evident ; but the means of preventing them is no less clear and obvious. * * These remedies must be, the. cultivation of a more kindly, more trustful, and more friendly intercourse between the employer and the employed, and a sound education." We trust the former may speedily be the case ; the aban donment of the prosecution is a step to that end. To the attainment of that object the energies of philanthropists and statesmen should be unceasingly directed, and not to be deterred by the crotchets of one sect or the intoleradee of another, but proceed with a comprehensive plan adapted to the wants an.; necessities of the kingdom. In connection with the " Wages Movement," we may meutiun, as an instance of how much more beneficial the labour market, unfettered by combination, is to the work ing classes than one regulated by unions and committees, that the weavers of the largest manufacturing concern in Preston—that of Messrs. Hoirockses, Miller, and Co.— yesterday received an unasked advance of five per cent. on their wages. What a strike could not accomplish, c , lass in the natural course of trade. This simple fact should be treasured up in the minds of working wen, and used when ever they are again asked to become participators in a turn. out. SHANGHAI CUSTOMS' DUT:ES. The question of the payment of Customs' duties at Shanghai during the present disturbed state of China has just been settled, as far as British exporters are con cerned, by the following communication from the Foreign office. In September last the merchants at Shanghai found the imperial Government unable to exercise effi cient authority at that place, and requested the Governor of Hong Kong to insist that the payment of duties should be deferred until either the Imperialists or insurgents had established a more decided position. This request was refused at the time, upon proper grounds, although to the sacrifice of our owu momentary interests, and at a later period, when the difficulties had increased, and there was actually no officer to whom payments could be made, the British and American Consols notified to their respective countrymen that they would be required to hand over to them (the Consuls) promissory notes fm the amounts due, the intention, as subsequently stated by the 'Board of Trade in London., being to hand them over to the Imperialists, if they should recover their power, or to the insurgents, if they should succeed in establish- tog a'permaiient authority: It was intimated, however. that this course would depend upon the - ships of all foreign nations being kept by the Chinese on the same footing, 'since it would have been a great injustice to Engli,h and American merchants to be 'obliged to pay duties on goods which had been exported or on ported by other vessels duty free. The discrepancy thus provided against haviog subsequently.taken and the Imperial troops at Shanghai having moreover outraged the rights and safety of the foreign residents, so as to bring about a collision, the Rigish Government have now adopted the resolution of cancelling the pro missory notes in question. The port of Shanghai may therefore be regarded as at present free from all Customs' duties, and, as the duty on the export of tea was equal to inure, than three -halfpence per pound, while on im ported goods the range was from 12 to 28 per cent, ad vat()) em, this state of affairs must have an important and favourable effect upon our trade:— " Foreign-office, July 4. "Sir,—With reference to the correspondence which has passed between you and this office respecting the securities taken by her Majesty's Consuls at Shanghai for duties which, in consequence of the state of affairs at that port, the Chinese authorities were themselves unable to collect, I am directed by the Earl of Clarendon to acquaint you that, after communication with Sir George Bonham, and upon a full consideration of the question in all its bear ings, her Majesty's Government have 'tecided that those securities shall be cancelled and returned to the parties by whom they were given, and instructions to that effect win be sent by the next mail to her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief superintendent of British Trade in ChintL "I am, &c., "E. HAMMOND. "S. Gregson, Esq., M P., Chairman, East India and China Association, London." SCOTCH EXCHEQUER COURT.—June 26. (Before Lord Murray and a Jury.) HER 2.IAJESTY'B ADVOCATE - GENERAL V. GRAHAM MENZIES. The Lord Advocate, for the Crown, stated the case. This was an information against Mr. Menzies, who is a distiller at Sauce!, Paisley, and also at Sunbury, near Edinburgh, containing a variety of counts for alleged contraventions of the Revenue laws; but it is not necessary in the *state ment I am now to make to enter into the details of them, except the 7th count. It charges, puttiug aside the phraseology, in substance, that between the beginning of January in 1853, anti 28th October of that year, Mr. Menzies, on :13 different days, took 41 bushels of malt, amounting in the whole to 2,214 bushels, off the kiln without having given 12 hours' notice in writing to the officer of excise, and the penalties concluded for under this count amount amount to 2,6501. There is also before you an information for condemnation of the seizure, consisting of malt, and horse and cart, by which the same was being conveyed away. And I am to ask you to find for the Crown upon 20 of the 53 contraventions stated , in the seventh grunt, and for condemnation of the seizure. In this case an offer was made on the part of the defendant which I thought it my duty to accept. I shall explain to you the nature of the offence, and also the offer which was made, and why I accepted is. The nature of the offence in the 7th count charged, is this :—Mr. Menzies abstracted malt from the kiln before the same was measured for the duty. Malt for duty is measured or gauged on three separate occa sions; Ist, in the steep, wheu in a wet state; and 2d, in the couch, when still moist ; and lastly, it is measured off the kiln before it is removed. On all these three occa sions the officers of Excise gauge or measure the malt for duty, and, of course, the one is a check on the other. And by the clause of the statute, under which this count of the information proceeds, it is the duty of the rualtster, before removing malt off the kiln, to give twelve hours' notice to the officer to come and take the measurement before the • removal. The revenue officers had come to be suspicious that at this distillery certain practices had been, re sorted ,to which , had the effect. of not giving the full measurement. They accordingly took means to watch, and on one occasion the men in the service of the defendant were detected in th e ver y ac t o f taking a v ar i e ty of bags of malt hot from the kiln—that referred to in the seizure inform tion—and consequently you can ,have no hesitation in giving your verdict for the condemnation. In short, on that occasion the servants of Mr. Menzies were caught in the very act of perpetrating the fraud. In consequence of this, a more minute investi gation of the results of the measurements of the defendant's malt took place, and the result was, that the Revenue offi cers were satisfied that this was by no means a solitary in stance of fraud. And in the information, as laid, no less than 53 occasions are stated when such frauds were Perpe trated. It is not necessary for me to say more, as the de fendant has consented to a verdict, upon the 7th count of the information, for penalties to the extent of 20 instances, involving penalties of 1,0001., and for this sum I ask your verdict. I have stated to you the nature of the offences, and to what extent the defendant has acknowledged them. I have therefore to ask you for your verdict on twenty of the fifty-three contraventions in the seventh count for 1,0001. penalties, and for.condemnation of the seizure. Lord Murray—After the very clear statement which has been made to you on the part of the Lord Advocate, and the admission on the part of the defendant, you can have no hesitation whatever in giving your verdict. This is a remarkable instance of the vigilance of part of Crown officers in diScovering such frauds on the p theor the defendant.pro tprotection It ion of is highlythe fair proper trador , t to punishho cannot snc h oo f m a r r a pu u et d t e evade frauds f with those who, in carrying on their business, duty. Those who submit to the laws of the reven ue must b e ht to find a verdict f or tected, and, accordingly, it is rig pr o . the Crown. •es for 1,0001., under the information, for pena LI f and after The Jury returned a verdict for the Crown accordingly, or condemna tion of the seizure. being re-sworn also under the informat i on THE CIVIL Adit Office.— Mr. Montague Ma'kby, junior r,,,,. as been appointed senior ex , deceased. Mr. Fred. do Massenden Leathes, assistant examiner, - has been Markby, promoted, ;miner, second class, vice flearle h ian o c in h t g e r d ie ju joaionirveisceexßaitoEntincnifirneeroidii vdicase. been appointed assis promoted. Messrs. Ft3rretdeerixcakmiTnheor'ipas Monro and ' John Dwyer have been a ppointed temporary clerks. Post Office.--A vacancy has occurred in the railway (post-office, consequent on the resignation of Mr. W. E. Howson. There are a number of vacancies in nearly every department of the General Post Office, which will not be filled up till the report of the commission be issued. Customs —Mr. J. L. Hawked; comptroller of the Customs at Padstow, has been promoted to the collectorship at that port. Mr. G. 0 . Williams has been appointed clerk at Cardiff: Mr. W. Clarke has neen appoiOted junior clerk to the comptroller of accounts, St Katharine:Docks. A col lectorship of the Customs at Glasgow is vacant, vice F. W. M. Vanderkiste, deceased. Haslar Hospital.— Mr. George Leach Stephens Iris been appointed clerk in the loyal Naval• Hospital Haslar.—Civil Service Gazette. THE ESTATE OF MESSRS. DAVIDSON AND GORDON.— At the Court of Bankruptcy yesterday the choice of assignees was perfected under the estate of Messrs. Davidson and Gordon, colonial brokers and metal agents, who failed on the 22d of June. The difficulties which have recently occurred in the branch of business with which this house was connected are exciting much dn-cussion, heavy loses having been sustained by various establishments .in the City wh o h ave b een l e d to make advance on fictitious warrants. It i s h ope d that•rigid investigations in bankluptcy w ill th row f u ll light on the system pursued, so as to e na bl e f u ll meas ures to be devised to prevent the possibility of its repetition. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL INQUIRY. We give the evidence adduced at the adjourned inquiry from where our report terminated in our first edition of yesterday. Mr. Evans's examination was then continued.--From the 22d of April to the 6th of May, he was engaged in the inquiry. On the last-named day he got his information from the hospital by stratagem. While one of the officials stepped out he turned over the book. (Laughter.) Subse quently he saw Mrs. Richardson, and asked her if she would like him to take the matter up for her; when she replied that she would, but that her husband was a poor man, and could not afford to pay lawyers. Witness told her that she need not trouble herself about that. She said she was not satisfied with the operation upon her child, which she had heard lasted two hours. Witness suggested an inquest, and told her how to set about it. By witness's direction, Mrs. Richardson went to Mr. Wakley, the coroner, and in formed him that be (witness) was engaged professionally in the case, and would be touch obliged to the coroner to hold an inquest. Witness received a letter from Mr. Wakley in which he declined to hold an inquest upon such an in sufficient and informal representation ; and added, that if an inquest were requ'red, the application must be made by the parents of the child, with a proper statenfent in writing. A request was drawn up, and witness pressed Mrs. Richardson for her signature and that of her hus band, informing her that he should not get au.inquest without a mandamusfrom the Court of Queen's Bench, and it was then within two days Of the close of term. He had ! received his instructions relative 'to the mandamus from Mr. Gay. Mrs. Richardson signed the notice, and her brother signed the name of her husband, who was absent. This notice witness took to the coroner's office, and an ap pointment was made for a meeting of all the parties con cerned at the coroner's office. The result of the interview was a promise from Mr. Wakley that the inquest should be held, and that gentleman at the same time gave in structions to the beadle to take the necessary steps for the inquiry. On the day after this (May 12) witness met Mr. Gay, by appointment, at the Gray's-inn Coffee-house, and bold him what had occurred with Mr. Wakley. Mr. Gay instructed him to retain counsel, and witness suggested the name of Mr. Parry. Mr. Gay said he would not have Mr. Parry, as he had his reasons for wishing for another gentleman. That gentleman was Mr. Ballantine. Mr. Gay said he wished to have Mr. Ballantine, as he was an inveterate enemy of the Wakleys. Mr. Ballantine was re tained. On the following day Mr. Steele called upon wit ness, and asked him whether his clients would consent to a private instead of a public inquiry. He said he felt a great interest in the hospital ; and that, as he presumed damages were wanted, the arbitrator might award them, and have power to state whether there had been neglect on the part of the operators, on proof of which dismissal might follow. Mr. Gay's itistructious were, that this suggestion should be declined, and that the ease should: proceed. During all this time he (witness) was ostensibly acting for the Richardsons. but in reality for Mr. Guy. His client (Gay) told him that the coroner had appointed .Jr. Cord sen to examine the body of the child, and he added, "I hear that his opinion is dead against us, and I am afraid that you will not be able to make anything of the case, as it appears the operation did not last so long as we thought. The real truth is, that it has got wind that you are acting for me, and it has brought down the indignation of the whole prof ssion upon i.e. I wish I was out of it." Mr. Gay then expressed a wish that witness should endeavour to induce ichardson to withdraw. Ho accordingly repre sented to Richardson that he should be unable to make anything of the case, and Richardson demurred to stopping the inquiry, on account of the attorney's costs and the ex pense ho himself had been put to. Witness informed him that if he would withdraw the other side would be very happy to pay the costs, and something for himself in the shape of damages. Witness suggested 201. for-damages, at which Ri c h ar d son sa id , " Certainly, certainly," and expressed himself pleased. Having obtained from Richard son an authority in writing to withdraw the inquest, ha went to Mr. Steele's offices iu Lineoln's-inn-fields. Witness then received a cheque on Gosling and Sharp for 1001., payable to John Evans. Mr. 'Steele said in doing this he was keeping aloof from his client, and as it was a very serious thing to make public that a medical man had paid a sum of money in such a case, he should.rely upon his (Evans's) honour in keeping it secret, and in fact, if it afterwards came out, he should expect him to pay back the 1001. Witness made no reply, but burst into a fit of laughter when the observation was made. (Laughter.) Mr. Steele laughed too. Out of this amount witness gave Richardson 20 sovereigns. Witness proceeded for a long time with his narrative, from which it appeared that subsequent to what is above detailed, Richardson was acted upon by a Mr. Webber, a surgeon, and again de manded an inquest. The witness added, that he did not think that receiving 801. for his trouble was more than he ought to have received. When be went to the hospital to learn if the child had undergone an operation, be was asked the name of the child, but as it would not have done to disclose it, he was done, and got no information. He made every endeavour to obtain the information. It .t was is fact that he had threatened Mr. Wakley to app lytto e Court of Queen's Bench for a writ of mamiatens compe l him to ic t h h e a s i rs otn',l day who Dir. Wakley term. . i nquest. t henspo T ke ha to t way on an was with him at the time, and Mr. Wakley told her she should have the inquest. By Mr. Parry—Mr. Wakley did ask Dirs. Richardson unskilful operation. whether or not she conscientious l y believed that her from TenanMr. Wakley saidsh e should have an inquest, and Wakley told witness that so lr n s. h ß ad ich d aYdso fr n or s u ai n d eg sh le e c d ' i,d o .... r . Bridger, the summoning officer, should call upon witness for the names of the witnesses. That was on the Thurs. but he did nut see Bridger anti give him the names until the Saturday- Mr. Gay called on witness ;he ap peared to be inner; ing under the conduct he had received at the hospital in being disrob,sed from the situation which he had held for 20 years to the benefit oft he public. Mr. Gay said he had been removed from his situation to make .room for another person who now held that situation. B. (witness) believed young Mr. Wakley held the situation. Mr. Gay said that there were strange things going on at the hospital, with which the public ought to be made acquainted, and that he (witness) was the beat p erson to dolt. Mr. Gay n ever sa i d that he would do all he could to ruin or inure Mr. W a kl ey or h is son, and if he had, he (witness) w j uld not have undertaken the business at all, as he would not undertake any matter to ruin any man. Mr. Gay told him his object was to expose things as they were now going on at the hospital. Mr. Gay told witness Mr. Ballantine was the proper person to be retained to fish out the matter, as he believed that there was some enmity or other existing ou his part towards Mr. Wakley. Witness told Mr. Gay that would not make any difference, and re commended that Mr. P arr y s h ou ld b e retained,but Mr. Gay objected to Mr. Parry being employed. • Dr. Webber then addressed the court, claiming to ask the witness several questions, as he had been accused malice in bringing forward the case. After some discussion, the Coroner, with the consent of the assessor, said Dr. Webber might ask any question per . tinent to himself, but he would not hear any Observations from him. • Mr. Evans, in answer to the questions put, said: Mr. Gay •• did say that he thonght it' w o uld b e b e tt er t o l e t the matter drop and stop the inquiry, a s it h a d br o ught a ll the medi cal profession down upon him. Dr. Webber was proceeding to put ani r regular and of rregular and irrelevant questions; but The Coroner interposed, and refused to permit his pro ceeding any further, and told him if he persisted he must direct him to leave the court. a desire h t e o h s a t , a i tae personalth atith bad In b ee i t n y Mr. Ballantiue expressed insinuated duringthe inquiry towards Mr. Waklev. He begged distinctly to deny suc h was the fact. Mr. Parry saidwas m• i t m os t unfortunate th a t it h ad been Mentioned at all. A lengthened discussion ensued between the-learned counsel as to the course proposed to b e taken at the next examination. Mr. Parry said the course he proposed was to place Mr. Wekley in the box, and ask him only two Or three ques tions, and then leave his learned friend or the jury to ask an; ie qu F es o t r i e o n n ia t n he o 3 f - tthhoeugiutry saki prsopier.they did not want the evidence of Mr. Wakley. The Coroner said he could not See what was the use of q c4 ti l i i t i o ng ri M gh r i and W'akpireo P elrn th h r i o s u o g p h i o n n io t u th M e r. w W ho a l k e telemYahtadr, b ac ted ut i would nliteenetiwoenret)l(dietsiirto'huasd tbheaetamionrate personsto him fro m t tu hlt b th e e hospital should be examined. After some further discussion the inquiry was adjourned until Friday next.