The Sun. — London, England, 1863-06-27 00:00:00

NONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A steady business is reported to-day in discount circles, but the demand has become a little quieter ; full rates ore still enforced for most descriptions of mercantile bills. About £4,000 in gold. was taken into the Bank Yester:ay. In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon there was a slight upward movement in the rates on Homburg and Amsterdam. Since Monday last the imports of specie have amounted to £410,000, and the exports to 1544,000. The rates of the Herefordshire Banking Company were returned yesterday by the London and West minster Bank, who are the agents here. The directors of the standard Bank of British South Africa have resolved to increase the capital of the company from £1,400,000 to £2,000,000, by an issue of 5,000 additional shares of £lOO each. The Directors of the Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool have resolved to increase the capital of the company by issuing 10,000 new shares of £lOO each at a premium of £5 per share, such shares to be offered to the shareholders on the register on the 17th of July next, the day of the general meeting, in the proportion of one new share for two of the existing shares. The official returns relating to the trade and na vigation of the United Kingdom for the five months 'ending the 31st May have just been published, from Which it appears that the total amount of the ex ports have been £50,742,670, against £47,545,238 in the like period of 1862, showing an increase of £3,197,432. The increase in most perceptible in beer and ale, earthenware, haberdashery and mil. linery, hardwares and cutlery, linen manufactures, 'woollen manufactures and worsted yarn. The importations of the principle articles have been larg er as regards raw cotton, hemp, provisions, raw silk, coffee, tea, tobacco, wine, and sheep's and lamb's wool, while there has been a diminution in rice, spices, tallow, wheat, aLd flour. The shipping accounts exhibit au increase in the amount of tonnage occupied in the Foreign trade of the United Kingdom, for both the entries out wards and the clearances inwards, while in the coasting trade, during the same period, there has not been any very material alteration in the tonnage employed. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were at 68f. 35c. 681. 42c.--Better tendency. Businees has continued very quiet in the market for the English Funds, but a better tone has pre. vailed, the uneasy feeling manifested yesterday having partially subsided. Consolsfer transferare9li 92, and for the account 921. The New Threes and Ited aced are firm at 918 1,-. Exchequer Bills con tinue at 4s. dis. to par; India 5 per Cents. at 1081 1. The Enfaced 5 per Cents. are marked 10'61; and the Debentures are 100. In the Foreign Market there is a decided re action, and all the principal speculative stocks have experienced an important rise in value upon pur chases, and a renewal of confidence. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 701 71 ; ditto Consolides, 508; Mexican, 361 371 ; Greek, 361 1; ditto Coupons, 16 1 ID Spanish Passive, 341 ; ditto Certificates, 121 ; Italian, 721 1; Portuguese, 491 ; New Vene zuelan Loan, 2 to 4 die. ; and the Confederate ditto, 4 to 1 dis. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been of the most limited description, and prices have shown little change of importance. Great Western and North Western, however, have im proved ss. For the Foreign and Colonial line there has been only a moderate inquiry, and late rates are generally current. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue inactive at about previous quotations. Bank of Egypt have receded to 27; Bank of Australasia, to 76; Union of Australis, 561 1-; and Royal Mail Steam, to 64. International Financial Shares are voted 51 to 5i prem.; London Financial Shares, 14 to 2 prem.; General Credit do., 11 to prem.; and Egyptian Trading Company, 1 a to 18 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 232 :3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent lOBl Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent........... Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 100 Consols for Account, July 9 March' Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 per Cent... 4 dis Ditto £500.... Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Xquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent l6l Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupms 35,1 61 Ditto Coupons Ilexican 3 per Cent June £)itto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 49t Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., — Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 s 921 I I Sarthnian 5 per Cent .. 9O Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded ..... „ 12 i Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 - Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account 7Ol 69i Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols., Money Ditto Account Mgr.. Buttigreg, the new bishop-elect of Gozo, and auxiliary to the Bishop of Malta in the first named island, returned last week to Malta from Rome, 'where he had gone to be duly consecrated bishop by the Pope, Mgr. Buttigreg left immediately for Gozo, where he nick with a most enthusiastic reception, A maiden lady named Fercoq, residing at Guin gain (Cotes-du-Nord), has just celebrated the 100th anniversary of her birthday. A grand mass was celebrated iu the parish church on the occasion, and in the evening Mlle. Fercoq gave a dinner to a number of her relations and friends, at which she herself presided. HIGHLAND AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND.—At the half-yearly meeting of this Society, held at Edinburgh on Wednesday, it was reported that the following entries had been made for the general show to be held at Kelso in the first week of August:— Cattle, 250 ; horses, 130 ; sheep, 603 ; swine, 71 ; imple ments, 1,100 ; poultry, 300; total entries, 2,450. It was also stated that arrangements were in progress for holding a general show at Stirling in 1864, and it was resolved that the show of 1865 should be held at Inverness. It was proposed to hold the next show at Glasgow in 1866. It was resolved to remit to the directors to appoint a committee to inquire into the means of agricultural education in Scot land and into the results of the working of the society's educational charter. • BAVARIA.—The Bavarian Chambers were opened by the King at Munich on the 25th instant. After expressing the hope that the questions now pending in Germany would be settled conformably to the interets of all German States concerned and the confidence that the main tenance of the Zolls erein was certain, his Majesty said:— " The state of affairs in Europe generally is, unhappily, one which will not admit a reduction of the army; but the Patriotism of the Chambers will not recoil froth sacrifices demanded by the honour and independence cf Bavaria. The favourable condition of the finances, moreover, will allow the necessary estimates to be granted without having re course to new taxes." Colonel Lepic, intendant of the Imperial palaces, has arrived at Vichy to prepare the Chalets of the Cou n t d e Clermont-Tonnerro for the reception of the Emperor. One of them will be exclusively occupied by his Majesty, the aide-de-camp on duty, and a valet, whilst the other will receive the persons of his suite. The two chalets are situated in the new park on the banks of the 4.llier. The private garden which was last year formed round the Villa Strauss has been transplanted round the Imperial chalet. A woman residing at Antwerp was, a few even ings ago, bitten in the hand by a venemous fly. She took no notice of it and went to bed. During the night she was seized with severe pain, and in the morning the whole arm had turned black. Medical assistance was then sent for, and amputation near the shoulder was found necessary. The operation was immediately performed, and she is now going on well, SHArtE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND SToi*,. Share , Railways. p aid. l Closing Business done. Bir., WoL, and Str. Val. illy - die and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A 1A nets no , di'v , Do. B tid Gp c.p an.nrJ: been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June, liun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc. Edinburgh & Glaso•ow. Glagg. and S. Western.; Great Eastern, Ord, stk N o xo E orr a tt s hil t oe A trn n s g t. a l. n r. s .d t Ditto A stock G G ; D e e a a i t t r t Do A Do B do stock Gt. S. and W. of Ireland Great 'Western • • • • Do Str Val gua. stock; Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwell Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & Nor'h Western Lon. & So - .th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot shares Metropolitan Midland Do New . • Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee. Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle...... North London ;Do New North Staffordshire IN. and S. W. Junction ;Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union !South Devon !South Eastern 'South Wales S. York. and River Due taines, Wok.,andWok. Stockton Darling - ton Do Do New, 186 Taff Vale. Do B Do C 'aster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall V. Hartlepool Har. &R. West Midland Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford' BRITISH P S:'k StiIONS. ' Closinp. 'an 'hallways Paid. Price. Business don, 100 It i antic .tin St Lawrenec all 61 (3 62 a y f Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Inc ii, 109 110 109 ( Gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares. 204 Bunk) and Lake Hurcr, al; 55 51 10 Do. Preference .... 100 1 Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 10 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1,18 Th 100 100 Do. do. Jou,. 1, 1. , ".i 100 st Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Li, , 100 108 109 st Cape Town & Dock San; 100 1095 1104 109 stock liastn: Bengal gu. sp. c 100 111 1.2 11l stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. lort 1094 1104 1094 20 Do. do. 0- Ext lO 14 14p 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada toe 20 21 201 20 100 Do. Ist Prr , t . Bonds all 73 75 734 100 Do. co. deferred— all 57 60 100 Do. 20 Pret. Bonus all 61 60 65 100 Do. do defer. ed all 50 63 50 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred all 35 37 100 Do. 4th Pref. sto It all 26 30 100 Do. do. deferred all 22 24 stock Gt.lncliarenni.gua.sp.c 100 1094 1101 110 20 Do. New gua. sp. C l2 1 2 v 20 Do. January, 1862 stock Gt. South.of India (Lim; . guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1081 1094 2 0 5 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 11 5 ill 204 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 97 100 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 89 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 44 p stock Madras guar., sp.c. .. 100 1074 +OB4 108 stock Do. 41 p. c. Extensioit 100 102 103 stock Dc. 4A d 0........ 100 19 101 101 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock 31elb•Corp. it p. c. Bildt, 100 -- 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 52 51 100 Do. 7p. c. 51ortg. Bds. alt 20 Newßr unawiok a Candi. Class A and B . all 3 5 N.ltl.C'da6 pc Ist pt bds 100 84 86 stock Scinde .........) (100 111 112 st Do. Delhi I ~7 ..: 100 108 109 " j Do. do 't! I 2 5 fp 20 Do. Punjaub .... ( ti 1 15 15 16p st Do. Do. ......... , E 4,9, , 100 1074 ltBs Mock Do. Indus. St. Flo. J 11100 105 107 1 105 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURI'IIE. ic.D.uoy. op.c.J a&J tit) I 1877-34 I Do. 6p. c. Feb. &Au 100 115 !07 ' Do. dp. c.Mar. & Sept. 100 105 107 Do. sp. c. Jan.&July. 100 98 09 984 i Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 96 98 Cape G.H Om 8 p c,187:. 100 108 110 Do.Ap & Oct. 1881 100 112 114 Do. 1891 100 113 115 114 --- I Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 101 115 117 !Ceylon, Nov.la7B, 6p c 100 113 115 Mau' itiIIS 0 per cent .. 100 110 112 Natal Gov. 6 per cont.. 130 119 111 -- I N.B.Gov. 5 p.c..) a.x.l ul , too 118 14,9 , iio. it p. c.Ap. & Oci. 100 - N. S. W. Gov. 5 p 1,18 . 101, 1024 1034 Do. sp. c.,18 r, to I ',I lOU 103 10 , 1' I Do. d0.,1888 &upwth 100 101 105 'New Zealand 6p cent. 100 113 li 5 ,Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. ' steKing, 1875. lOO 108 109 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 t:3 115 S. Aus G6p.c.1075.& up.. 100 113 115 .... Vi.c.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul). 100 110 112 Do. io 4 p.c. An.&Oet.. 100 ill 1114 ___ ___________ BRITISH. MINES. 2 'Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 4 id ;ulittorci Amalgamated.. 23 25 !Devon G. Cone. (Tavist. 1 540 660 I East Bassett (Mogan). 30 774 824 1 East; Clog-au Gold Ltd. sa. id ip 'East Caradon ...... .... 2.14., 27 28 271 8 East Cant Brea... .. .. . , 2.4.0 71 84 - - ,E. %VI 1108551 (Tavistk. 8.1.6 24 04 IGam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) 571 8 it ,Great South Tolgus l7e 44 44 1t.3. Wheal Vor (Helston ; -10 N 7 Grenville... 0.16.+ 04 64 Elerod's-Foot 8.12 . 41 13 tlingston Downs 4.i7.0 25 3 Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelaut 4 34 26 llarke Valley. 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 2X 14 p d New Setun 194 110 120 North Downs 25 15 2 N.wh'll3aseet(lllo.faxi t. 17.0 35 4 , N . orth Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey; 14 4 5 20 I l'rovidence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.0.7 12 44 .3ctuthCaradon(St.Cleerd 11 1 405 415 IS. Caen Brea (111o,gan) , 5.15.6 24 3 I,'..Wheal Fran. a110gan,112138.1...9 3675 3880 Stray Park famar Silv.& Lead Min. 44 i 4 o 20 21 fin Croft West Basset (Illogan) l4 12 13 W G radon (Liskeard) 5 24 26 West Seton I Wheal Basset (Mogan), 5 4 674 725 'Wheal Buller(ltedruth)l 5 50 80 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant , )l 2.0.6 WhealLuct ott , 2.10.8 34 44 Wheal Mary Ann (Men.); 8 14 lit _ Wheal Seton , 584 ;230 110 _ I Wheal Tretawney (List.); 7 I 14 16 -_!Wheal Union ' 3.17 . 34 4 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., 1166 Great Western, 46 per cent. red., 102 West Midland gua. Shares 51 per cent. 1863, 21 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., 107 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Recife and San Francisca (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 18 San Paulo (Um.), gua. 7 per cent., Si FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper (Urn.). 2 Cobre Copper, 28t 9 Don Pedr, , , Nor h Dcl Rey, Scottish Austral , an, lim., 4 ,a United Mexican (lim.), 7* - JOINT-STOCK RANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Um.), 35 Australasia, 76 5 6 Ditto, new, 307, Bank of Egypt, 27 Bank of Queensland (lira), SI Bank of Wales, lira., 3 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 11 Chartered Bank pt ,lndia, Australia, and China, 28 Imperial Ottoman, 174 I London and County, 455 41 Metrop. and I'rov. Bank (lim.), Ditto, Reserved iss. at £2 pm., 13 Union of Australia, Al DOCKS. 8 8i 81 81 85 87 1171 118 6 61 40 fl 144 .5i 93 94 IC9 111 52 153 49 51 24 Lft 1274 124 129 1%0 134 136 101 103 854 (6 Llli 1114 746 75& 118 120 43 44 1016 102 105 106 456 lei 11f 12 1271 ;281 14 I , 4 `p 07 00 514 E 24 244 25 1024 103 584 59i 894 90 116 118 11 P' 16f 164 lif 124 120 122 46 17 99 101 50 52 32 33 91i 42 60 71 100 102 7} 8 8i 39i 10 11 I, 8 Sip 153 136 5 5a 3 sa p 78 82 156 160 28 30 46 47 39 41 103 105 London, 6.51 I MISCELLANEOUS. International Financial Society, lim., Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 5i Royal Mail Steam, 64 S. African Irrigation Investment (Urn.), 41 The inhabitants of Peronne (Suname) were alarmed two evenings since by :seeing what appeared to be a cloud of dark smoke precseding from the top of the tower of the Church of St. Jean. It was at first thought that the tower must be on fire. • and several persons ascended to ascertain the fact. After searching in vain in side, some of them went out on ilia platform at the top, and there made the discovery that the appearance which had caused so much alarm was produced by an immense swarm of gnats fluttering in the evening breeze. EGYPTIAN AND AMERICAN COTTON PROM TIM KEY.—In the Smyrna Mail of Tuesday, June 16 (just received), we read—" We have got thus far into our cotton year, and with good prospects seed has been exten sively distributed by the Government, which has pro mised to continue its efforts next year, and furnished seed for the unsupplied districts, and thus the whole country will le provided in time with Egyptian seed. It remains to do the same thing for the American, for until we can grow a good supply of American we shall never satisfy our Man chester friends. Still there will be an increase of American." THE STEAM BOATS —The steam boats of the General Steam Navigation Company now run daily between London and Margate and vice versa, the boats at present in use being the Prince of Wales and the Eagle. IFS Lordship cceupied nearly three hours this morning in summing up the evidence in this case. At its conclusion the jury returned a verdict for the defendants. (Sittings at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice Mellor.) JOHNSON V. VOGWELL.-BREACH OF PROMISE. This was an action brought for breach of promise of marriage. The plaintiff was the daughter of a sailmaker now residing in the Commerc:_al-road, and the defendant a captain of a trading vessel. An acquaintance between the plaintiff's father and the defendant familiarly sprung up many years ago when the defendant was an apprentice at Durham. On that occasion he was confined to his bed with typhoid fever, and the family of Mr. Johnson attended him until his recovery, when he expressed himself under great obligations to them. He.then left to follow his occupation on board ship, and nothing was heard of him for many years. During this time Mr. Johnson quitted Durham and came to London, where, by accident, about 15 years after, he heard that a ship had arrived in dock ac companied by a Captain Vogwell, and he naturally became anxious to ascertain whether it was the young man who had been an inmate of his house at Durham. He accordingly went to the docks, and on his finding it was the same, a warm acquaintance sprung up, and the result was an invi tation to the plaintiffs house. At the time his visits com menced, Miss Mary Austin Johnson was residing with her parents, and a mutual attachment between her and Captain Vogwell ensued. After some time the defendant left the house of the plaintiff to perform a voyage, and a correspondence began, which tended to confirm the young lady in her belief that the defendant intended to fulfil his promise of marriage he suede her. The defendant during his absence at sea wrote several letters to the plaintiff, all breathing the warmest attach ment, and regretting she was not by his side sharing his pleasures and his dangers, but expressed the hope that that happiness would not long be denied him. The courtship commenced in 1860, but after the captain had gone to sea he appeared to grow cool of his attachment, and ultimately he ceased writing to the young lady altogether. The learned counsel then read a number of letters from the defendant, all expressing the warmest attachment to her. Some he concluded by offering her his " whole heart," others with " kisses innumerable," and in one he advised her not coquette with "Old Briggs" too much, or she would drive the poor fellow to commit felo de se, and although he knew she was strongly attached to him (de fendant) he did not wish her to involve herself in any way with any other person. At the conclusion of the reading of the letters, which were all written in rather a more sen sible style than love effusions generally, the learned gentle man told the jury in assessing the damages they must take into consideration the position of the defendant, which was that of a captain of a merchant vessel, and whatever might be said on the other side he did not think they would be of opinion that the fact of the defendant being some ten or fifteen years older than the plaintiff would be a great disparity of age. The defendant pleaded that he never gave the promise, and if he did so, that the plaintiff was not willing and ready to marry him. It was true the shock occasioned to the feelings of the young lady by the treatment of the defendant had been very severe, but as the defendant had now married another lady he did not think he need trouble them with any remarks as to the wil lingness of Miss Johnson to perform her part of the con tract. The mother of the plaintiff was then called, and was about to give her evidence, When the counsel for the defendant intimated that he had no objection to a verdict being taken for the plaintiff. He felt he could not struggle against the correspondence that had b-en read, and at the same time he must remark that the plaintiff was a young lady, of whom nothing but what was praiseworthy could be uttered, and he could only account for the state of affairs as one of those circumstances which frequently spring up in domestic society, and for which there was no accounting. Mr. Justice Mellor said the letters written by defendant were conclusive, and the only question remaining for the jury was one of damages. Mr. Hawkins, who - appeared for the plaintiff, said he would consent to a verdict tor £lOO. This being agreed to, the jury accordingly returned a verdict against the defendant for that amount, POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERIES BY A LAUNDRESS,—Ann Sullivan, a laun dress, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing several shirts, pocket handkerchiefs, &e., the property of Mr. Saba tiere Paty, of 10A, Charles-street, Middlesex Hospital. It appears that the prisoner called cn Mrs. Paty, on the 31st of March last, and asked her tb give her washing. Mrs. Paty did so, the articles being of the value of 30s. The prisoner promised to return the things on a certain day, but did not do so, and called on Mrs. Paty, telling her that she should have them in a day or two, at the. same time giving Mrs. Paty a written address, which proved to be fictitious. Mrs. Paty saw no more of the prisoner till yesterday afternoon, when she saw her in Hat'e's-court, Newport-market, dancing in front of a man playing an organ. On asking the prisoner where her property was, she said she would tell her when the organman had done playing, and she then walked and was followed as far as Holborn-hill by Mrs. Paty, who then gave her in charge to a City constable, Venass, 265 C, said he found some duplicates on the prisoner relating to articles belringing to Mr. Paty, and which had been pledged at Mr. Gush's, Stanhope-street, Clare-market, and also some relating to another robbery. Henry Burnell, assistant to Mr. Gush, produced several articles, which were identified by Mrs. Paty. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner. This morning, shortly before 4 o'clock, a fire broke out in the extensive premises occupied by Messrs. Ash and Co„ wholesale ironmongers, &c., Union. street, Borough. The flames very speedily got firm hold of the woodwork in the building, and fnr a c_nsiderable time defied all the exertions of the firemen to extinguish them, notwithstanding their were present all the engines from the principal stations of the fire brigade, and also the newly-invented land steam • engine. A mastery was at 1.-ngth obtained over the con flagration, but not before Messrs. Ash's premises were very nearly consumed, and those adjoining very severely damaged. Unfortunately one life fell a sacrifice to the flames—viz., that of a young man named Dickson. The who!e of the inmates had a very narrow escape. MARKETS—This Day. 52a f I 1111 / 71/ 5 1011 1 2 1051 i 2 911 c9i 81 10i/ LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day, FIRE IN SOITTIrWARIL—This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.) DICKSON V. THE EARL OF WILTON AND LORD COMBER MERE. THE VERDICT. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, - JUNE '27, 1363, WESTMINSTER. THE DANGEROUS PRACTICE OF THROWING STONES,.— Thomas Brown, about 12 years of age, was charged with assaulting Eleanor Vandoval, a Belgian girl, by throwing a stone at her, which seriously injured her face. Com plainant had a severe wound on her left cheek, which had bled profusely, and the wound was patched over with stripes of adhesive plaster. It appeared that between one and two o'clock the previous afternoon the complainant was playing on a tambourine in Cumberland-street, when some boys gathered round her and annoyed her very much. The prisoner was among them, and flung a stone at her, which struck her on the left cheek. In consequence of the severity of the injury she was taken to the hospital, where the wound was dressed. The prisoner denied that he flung a stone, and said that he had a witness who could prove he did not. A lad stated that he saw a boy pick up three stones. He gave them to three boys. The prisoner had one, but he did not throw a stone. He did not strike complainant. Prisoner, in answer to Mr. Selfe, said that he did strike her with his hand. Mr. Selfe told the prisoner that if it had been proved that he flung a stone he should have sent him to prison, and ordered him to be once whipped. It was really dangerous to walk about the streets owing to the practice of boys fling ing stones in the streets. As to the assault upon the com plainant it was most aggravated, and in no country in Europe but in London could such a scene be witnessed. He cautioned the prisoner against throwin g stones, and stated that ,f a charge was brought before him of throwing stones and the case proved, he would inflict a severe punishment. The prisoner was fined 2s, 6d. for the assault,which, with a similar sum from the poor 13(4, was given to complainant. SHIPPING—This Day. LorrnoN, June 27,—Wind this day at noon —South- Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather. PLYMOUTH, June 26.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Suf folk, from London for Melbourne ; Jessie Boye, from Quebec, CARDIFF, June 26.--Arrived—Catherine Hughes, from Biiboa. Sailed—Elizabeth Jenkins, for Bermuda; Ar mada, for Newport. PORTSMOUTH, June 26 . — Arrived—Constitu' ion, from Kurrachee. QUEENSTO:WN, June 25.--Arrived—Jolly, from Monte Video. Sailed—City of Washington, steamer, for New York. By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. PLYMOUTH, Saturday Morning. The bark Balaclava, 465 tone, Capt a i n Willi am Cayzer, belonging to Mr. G. alker of Wapping, with a cargo of wool and 15 passengers from Algoa Bay, was off Ports mouth yesterday, _ _ Mr. R. D. Mt;t:kay, one of her cabin passengers, died on the 20th. he spoke, April 7th, the British ship War Eagle, bound west; 11th, the French ship Indian, from Bourbon, for Guadeloupe; May 12th, the American ship Allred Edward, for Bremen; 14th, the British ship Lindon, from Liverpool, for Bahia, and the Glencul, from London, for Hongkong; 17th, the Dusty Miller, from Liverpool, for Victoria; 21st, the Cotfield, from Calcutta, tor London; 23d, the Peruvian, from Callao, for Valencia. Julie 8, the Hamburg ship Torry, for Cowes; and 24th, the French ship Emperor, from Montevideo, for Havre. The Robin left Algoa Bay April 4 ; the Countess of Minton VT a s to sail shortly—Ooth. for London. The United States sloop of war Macedonian, 14, Captain S. B. Luce, from Newport, Rhode Island, which arrived in the Sound last night, saluted the British flag this morn ing, at half-past 9 o'clock, with 21 guns, which was duly acknowledged by the citadel. She then fired 17, in com pliment to Port-Admiral Sir Houston Stewart, K.C.B , Commander-in-Chief, which was answered by the Royal Adelaide, 26, Captain Charles Vesey, in Hatnoaze, and then 9, in honour of his Imperial Russian Majesty's screw steam corvette Possadnick (10), which was acknowledged by Captain Birileff. The Poss'ednick arrived here on Sunday last, with two gunboats, from China. The three continue in the Sound, and are undergoing some slight repairs. CRYSTAL PALACE.—One Shilling Day, June 26 Admissions on payment, 2,739; ditto by season tickets, 1,019; total visitors, 3,788. COVENT GARDEN. The supply of fruit and vegetables is seasonably large and the trade, generally speaking, rules inactive ; at the subjoined currency : FRUIT. s. d. s. d. Pine apple , 8 0 to 10 0' Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 01 Grapes,per 1b.... 3 0 to 6 0 Foreign do ... 1 6 to 2 6 Melons 0 0 to 0 0 Nectarines, per dz 10 0 to 18 0; Apples, per hf-sv. 3 0 to 4 0 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100 6 0 to 12 0 1 Lemons, per 100 9 0 to 12 o Gooseberries hf sve3 0 to 4 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 4 to 0 61 8. d. s Cherries, per lb. 0 4to 1 0 Foreign ditto, pun° oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb .. 2 oto 2 6 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doz. .... 0 oto 0 0 Peaches.. . lti 0 to 30 0 Currants, per h. sv 4 6to 5 6 Plums, per do. .. 0 oto 0 0 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Raspberries, prpt 0 oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 1 6to 2 01 Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Cabbages, pr doz 0 6to 1 0 I Horseradish, pdo 1 oto 2 0 Rnd ditto 0 oto 0 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 3to 0 4 Savoy do., pr dz 0 oto 0 01 Celery, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Cauliflowers, pdz 1 6to 3 01 Beet, per doz. .. 1 6to 2 0 Brocoli, per bus. 0 oto 0 0 j Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Potatoes, per tonl2o to 180 0 1 S ma ll sa l a d, p. pn, 0 2to 0 3 New ditto, pr lb ..0 2to 0 a Mushrooms,P ptl. 1 oto 1 3 Turnips, dz bunch 3 oto 4 0 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Carrots, pr do 4 oto 6 0 Cos lett, score .. 0 Bto 0 10 Cucumbers 0 3to 1 6! Mint and savory..o 3to 0 1 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 6to 0 8 Green peas, 1 oto 1 6 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 Bros. sprouts,h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Onions, doz. bn.. 1 6to 2 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 New Do., dz bun 1 oto 1 6 Rhubarb, per bun 0 2to 0 4 Spinach 0 6to 0 8 I Asparagus, pr do. 2 6to 3 6 Turnip radishes 0 6to 0 8 Seakale, per bun. 0 oto 0 0 BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 7id to Bd, of household do., 5d to 7d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market bides, 561 b to 641 b, 24d to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 31d ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 3:id ; 801 b to 881 b, 3id to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 4;d; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od ; 1041 b to 1121 b, Od to Od. Horse hides, lOs Od to 12s Od ; calf skins, light, 2s 6d to 4s Od ; full, 7s Od to Os Od ; wooded skins, Os Od to Os Od ; half-breds, Os Od to Os Od; Downs, Os Od to Os Od; lambs, 2s 6d to 4s 2d; shearlings, Is lld to 2s Od. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, Os Od to Oa Od ; geese, 4s Od to 7s 6d each ; goslings, 45 Gd to Os Od ; ducks, is Gd to 35 6cl; ducklings, 2s Od to 3s 6d ; rabbits, is Od to 2s Od each ; wild do., Od to Gs Od ; pigeons, Os 6d to Os 9d each; Surrey fowls, 8s Od to 16s Od ; chickens, Os Od to 12s Od ; barn-door fowls, 4s Od to 7s Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 3s Od to Os Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os each ; pbeasanis, Os Od to Os Od ; partridges,oB Od to Os Od ; woodcocks, Os to Os Od ; snipes, Os to Os Od; teal, Os Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od ; widgeons, Os Od to Os Od ; plovers, Os Od to Os Od each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, Os Gd to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butter, 9d to Os lld ; English, lld to is Id per lb ; English eggs, 75 Gd to 7s 6d ; French do., 4s Od to 6s Od per 100 ; leverets, 2s 6d to 3s 6d each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 10s; clover do.. £3 lOs to £5 lOs ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load. Trade dull. UVMBEHLAND.•—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs; clove/ do., £3 lOs to £5 lOs; and straw, £1 Si to £1 16s per load. A heavy demand. WHITECHAPEL —Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 Ss ; clover do , lOs to £5 12s; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load. A slow trade. BILLING SGATE. Salmon, is 8d to is 10d ; trout, Od to Os ; eels, 5d to 10d ; prawns, Os ; skate, 4d to 6d ; sturgeon, and halibut, Od per lb. ; turbots, 2s Od to 12s ; cod, 2s Od to 4s Od ; brills, is Od to 5s Od ; doreys, is Od to 7s 0(1 ; mullets, Os 6d to is 6d ; lobsters, 6d to 2s 6d; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, Od to Os Od each ; soles, 6d to 2s 3d per pair ; common oysters,—s to —s ; natives, —s to —s per bushel ; whitings, 5s Od to lOs ; haddocks, 4s to 12s ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od; flounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, 40s per 100 ; fresh herrings, 6s per 100 ; bloaters, Os to Os per 100 ; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s Gd to 4s 8d ; lamb, 5s Od to 68 ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 6d; and pork, 3s 10d to 4s 8d per Sibs. by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d; lamb 4s 10d to 5s 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 6d ; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 6d per 81be by the carcase. COAL IVI Prices of Coal per Ton et AItKET. the close of the market. s. d. Cowpen Hartley 15 3 Davison's West Hart- Walls End. ley 15 3 North Pelton Gas 13 6 Wylam 15 6 Carway and Duffryn_ ©. d. Malting . 19 6 ranfleld Moor Butes l3 3 Walker Primrose 12 6 Walls End. Heugh Hall 15 6 Cassop R Shipe at marke Hetton 17 0 Gosforth l4 3 Harton 14 3 Framwellgate . l4 6 Hartlepool.. l6 6 East Hartlepool 16 9 South Hartlepool 15 3 Haswell l7 0 Tunstall ... fi elloe South Kelloe l5 6 ;t, 73 ; Boa 48. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) Market stronger. Sales, 5,000 bales or more ; import, 2,348. A LADLEFULL OF PUNCH, According to Punch thfi ono song Captain Fowke ought not to sing is—Domum, Domum, dulco Domum 1 IMr. Christie's present to Lord Russell is described as, A Biwa nut to crack I Putting a Good Face on it T .—represents Pam the Plas terer seated on a scaffold before the Exhibition Building at South Kensington, trowel in hand, saying, over his left shoulder, with a sly leer, " Lor bless you! a little bit o' stucco will make it perfect I " A Scientific Gardener, is described as having recently succeeded in planting a blow on his master's nose ; but, it is added, the interesting result has not yet been ascertained. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. . . July 19. via Marseilles .. July 13 Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. July 5 Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena., June 29. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. July 2. via Marseilles ...June 27 Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via - Southampton July 2. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton July 2. -- via Marseilles July 10. India (Bombay), via Southampton July 10 via Marseilles July 5. Portugal.... July 5: Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton July 2 ... via Marseilles June 27. Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo .. U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... July 2. by U.S. packet.... by Canadian packet. July 3. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneritfe July 10 Bahamas, via New York July 2. Mexico June 29 All parts of West ladies, including Chili, Peru, ) k June 29 California. and British C01umbia............ 1 HEALTH OF THE KING OF THE BELGIANS.—The health of the King continues much improved, and Mr. 11. Thompson returned during the week from Brussels. There is an impression, however, that some portion of calculus may still exist in the bladder, although nothing could be de tected at the last examination. It is probable, therefore, that Mr. Thompson may make another visit after a short time.--Lancet. THE DISCOVERY OF THE SOURCE OF THE NILE.— All readers will be glad to learn that the Messrs. Blackwood of Edinburgh have made arrangements with Captains Speke and Grant for the immediate publication of what cannot fail to be their exceedingly interesting travels and discoveries in Eastern and Central Africa. The MS. is, we believe, already in course of preparation. All who have had the opportunity of reading Captain Speke's graphic descriptions of his former travels in Blackwood's Magazine, will anticipate a rich treat from the account of the more adventurous and successful explorations in which he has latterly been engaged.—Scotsman. STAR CLUB OF LONDON.—A numerous meeting of the members of this club and their friends took place on the 25th inst., at the Crystal Palace, where they dined together. Mr. Oliviera presided; and there were present—Mr. Scott Russell, Mr. Xenos, Mr. Delarue, Mr. Maclean, C.E., the Rev. Mr. Harford (minor canon of Westminster). Mr. Frooni, Dr. Waller Lewis, Mr. James Grant, Mr. T. Page, C.E., General Baron Leuk, General Klapka, Mr. B. Leigh, the Hon. J. L. O'Sullivan, and several other visitors, The American Minister, with Mrs. and Miss Adams, Sir Rowland Hill, and Admiral and Lady Sartorius, were prevented from attending. It was an nounced that a dejeuner and ball would be given by the members to their friends on the 25th July, at a house and groueds near London. The Algerian j')urnals represent the clip of wool as unusually good this year. The greater part has been already bought up by the dealers. One firm alone, MM. Jousset and 43.ozario, had purchased to the amount of 230,000 f. IPSWICH MEETING,—FRIDAY. A Match for £5O, Two miles. Capt. Fitzgerald's Charybdis, 12st (Owner) 1 Mr. Alderson's Little Tom, list (Mr. Wake) 2 Betting-2 to lon Chary bdis, who waited on the non favourite to the distance, where he came out, and won by three lengths. The Ipswich Nursery Handicap of 10 says, 5 ft, with 50 added, for two-yr-olds. Winner extra. Three-quarters of a mile. 6 subs. Mr. Mellon's Lifebuoy, 7st 71b (J. Reeves) 1 Baron Rothschild's Jacob Oranium, 7st 111 b (T. French) 2 Mr. Fleming's Marpesia filly, 7st 71b (Norman) 3 Mr. Poulson's Patti, 7sr, 21b Betting-11 to 8 on the Marpesta filly, 5 to 2 agst Life buoy, 7 to 2 agrt Patti. Won cleverly by half a length; the favourite beaten. off. The Town Stakes of 25 SOW, added to a sweepstakes of 3 soya each, for all ages; selling allowances and winning penalties. Three. quarters of a mile. 7 subs. Mr. Bryan's Folly, 2 yrs (L3O), sst 111b....(5. Mordan) 1 Mr. John Nightingall's Fitz Ruyter, 3 yrs (L3O), 7st 71b (James Nightingali) 2 Mr. Abel's Antonelli, 4 yrs (£151), 9t 71b (H. Bradley) 3 The following also ran :—Little Alfred, Cantrip, and Vest colt. Betting-6 to 4on Folly, 4to 1 agst Antonelli, sto 1 agst Fitz Ruyter, 10 to 1 bar three. Won by a length. Antonelli, who was claimed by the owner of the second horse, was a bad th'rd, the Vest colt was fourth, and the other pair beaten off. The winner was bought in tor 70 guineas. Tha Great Suffolk Handicap of 20 soya each, 10 ft., and 5 if declared, with 100 added. Winners extra. About ono mile and three-quarters. 8 subs, sof whom pay 5 says each. Mr. Baron's Oberon, 5 yrs, 9st 21b Mr, Godding's Mountain Maid filly, 3 yrs, Gst 121 b (T. French) 2 Mr Fleming's Lucretia, 3 yrs, Est sib (hunter) 3 Betting-2 to lon Oberon, sto 2 agst the Mountain Maid filly. Oberon made the running to the distance, where the Mountain Maid filly joined issue, and after a close race the favourite won by half a length ; Lucretia beaten off. The County Members' Plate for £5O, for all ages ; winners extra. About half a mile. 10 subs. Lord Rendlesham's Grisette, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (G. Fordham) 1 Mr. 'Willin's Sanita, 3 Ira, 7st 71b (H. Bradley) 2 Mr. J. Daley's Santhal, 3 yrs, 7st 8:b (H. Grimshaw) 3 The following also ran :—Zora, Somerville, and Land of the West. Betting-6 to 4on Zara, sto 2 agst Grisette, 10 to 1 agst any other. Won cleverly by three•quarters of a length; two lengths separated the second and third; Zora was well up, fourth; and Land of the West last. The Playford Stakes of 5 soya each, with 25 added ; for three-yr-olds and upwards; maiden allowances The winner to be sold for 100 sous. One mile and a half. 5 subs. General Shirley's Belle of Yorkshire, 3 yrs, Est 51b (J. Loates) 1 Mr. P. Price's The Maltster, 3 yrs, Est 91b (F. Crouch) 2 Mr. C. Booth's Invasion, 3 yrs, Est 101 b.... (I. French) 3 Betting—Even on The Maltster, 6 to 4 agst Invasion, 5 to 2 (at first 7 to 4) agst Belle of Yorkshire, who made all the running, and won in a canter by three lengths. Inva sion was beaten some distance. There was no advance upon the selling price of the winner. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1863. JULY. Worcester Summer 2 Newmarket July 7 Liverpool... 13 Abingdon 14 Hungerford l6 Pontefract 16 Stamford ..16 Ani Brightcn Brighton Club Lewes Wolverhampton II Reading Wenlock l4 SEPT: Winchester 2l Nottingham 21 Southampton.. 22 Cambridge ' .. 23 Knutsford 23 Hartlepool 27 Gocdwood 22 York August lB Plymouth 20 Egham 25 1 Stockton 25 Oxford 27 Lichfield :MBER. Devon and Exeter 1 Derby Summer Weymouth Kings Lynn 3 Warwick Leicester lO Doncaster 15 OCT, Coventry Bed ford Caledonian Hunt Newmarket S. Ch., __ 12 Word sley g 1 Brecon 2l Richmond 22 Monmouth 24 Manchester Autumn 25 Newmarket Ist Oct. 29 Edinburgh, &c. Club 30 Lincoln Autumn 20 Kelso 21 Gloucester 22 Newmarket, Houghton ..26 Novi: IMBER. Worcester 3 Shrewsbury Autumn.... 16 IRISH. JULY. Bellewstown Down Royal Corporation.2l EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF A WORCESTER SHIRE MAGISTRATE.—At the Redditch petty ses sions, on Wednesday, Mr. Harry Baylis, an extensive needle manufacturer, was charged with having been drunk at Red ditch on the evening of the 17th inst. The Magistrates upon the Bench were the Rev. Mr. Grey, Mr. Milward, and Mr. Holyoak ; but Mr. Holyoak being in the same trade as the defendant, refused to take any part in the proceedings. Mr. Milward, one of the magistrates, was then sworn. He said, on the evening of the 17th instant, I saw the defen dant in Redditch, walking with a friend, arm in arm, and he appeared to me to be drunk. I followed him, and said, " Mr. Baylis, you . are drunk; I fine you 55." Mr. Baylis, replied, " Oh, indeed 1 here it is." I then said, " No, will not take it ; I will send the constable for it to-morrow." In cross-examination Mr. Milward said the defendant was making no noise, nor waslhe obstructing the way. He was walking quietly with his friend, Mr. Smith —Why do you say he was drunk ? Witness—Because I thought sto. Mr. Smith—Did you, in the exercise of your office as magistrate, and on I our own opinion, take upon yourself to fine the defendant in the streat ? Witness I did. (Sensation.) Mr. Smith—Should you feel justi fied in committing a man on the spot whom you saw commit a felony without evidence ? Rev. Mr. Gray— What has that to do with the case ? Mr. Smith—Every thing; I have a right to some explanation of Mr. Milward's motives. Rev. Mr.Gray—He has a right to commit on view. Mr. Smith—Not in this year of our Lord, in the streets. Mr. Smith (to Mr, Milward)—Am I to understand, then, that as a magistrate, in the open streets, you find the de fendant, although he was not making a noise nor creat ing an obstruction, but walking quietly, arm in arm with a friend ? Witness—Yes. Mr. Smith—And issued the summons ? Witness—Yes. Mr. Smith—Then you adju dicated the fine as a magistrate? Witness—Yes. Mr. Smith then contended that there must be an end of the case, as a man could not be fined twice for the same offence. Rev. Mr. Gray—But he has not paid the penalty. Mr. Smith—l call your attention to a previous conviction, whether good or bad matters not to me.—Mr. Gray—Clear the court. After the lapse of a few minutes the public were re-admitted, and Mr, Gray said he thought Mr. Milward was justified in having acted on view; but, as the judgment he gave was for 6s. without costs, he did not think his adjudication was right. As in eases of felony it was the rule to give prisoners the benefit of a doubt, so in this case he thought it would bo best to give the defendant the advantage of the point of law. The case would therefore be dismissed. The result was received with cheers from a crowded court. A GHOST STORY.—A young German lady (still living) bad arrived with a party of friends at one of the most renowned hotels in Paris, and occupied, for her part, an apartment on the first floor, furnished with unusual magnificence. Here she lay awake, long after the hotel was wrapt in slumber, contemplating, by the faint glimmer of her night-lamp, the costly objects in the room, until, suddenly, the folding doors opposite her bed, which she had secured, flew open, and the chamber was filled with a bright light, as of day. In the midst of this, there entered a handsome young man, in the undress uniform of the French navy, having his hair dressed in the peculiar mode ala Titus. Taking a chair from the bedside, he placed it in the middle of the room, sat down, took from his pocket a pistol with a remarkably red butt and lock, put it to his forehead, and firing, fell back ap parently dead I Simultaneously with the explosion, the rcom became dark and still, but a low soft voice uttered these words : " Say an Ave Maria for his soul." The young lady had fallen back, not insen sible, but in a far more painful state—a kind of cataleptic trance, and thus remained fully conscious of all she ima gined to have occurred, but unable to move tongue or hand until 7 o'clock on the following morning, at which hour her maid, in obedience to orders, knocked at the door. Finding that no reply was given, the maid went away, and, return• ing at 8, in company with another domestic, repeated her summons. Still no answer, and again, after a little consul tation, the poor lady was delivered over for another hour to her agonised thoughts. At - 9 the doors were forced, and at the same moment the power of speech and movement re turned. She shrieked out to the attendants that a man had shot himself there eome hours before, and still lay upon the floor. Observing nothing unusual, they concluded it was the excitement consequent upon some terrible dream. She Was, therefore, placed in another apartment, and with great difficulty persuaded that the scene she so minutely described had no foundation in reality. Half an hour later, the hotel proprietor desired an interview with a gentleman of the party, and declared that the scene so strangely re-enacted had actually occurred three nights before. A young French officer had ordered the best room in the hotel, and there terminated his life, using for the purpose a pistol answering the description mentioned. The body and the weapon still lay at the Morgue for identification, and the gentleman, proceeding thither, saw both ; the head of the unfortunate man exhibiting the Titus crop and the wound in the fore head, as in the vision. The Archbishop of Paris, struck with the extraordinary nature of the story, shortly after called upon the young lady, and, directing her attention to the expression used by the mysterious voice, urged upon her, with much fervour, the advisability of embracing that faith to whose teaching it appeared to point,—Spicer's Strange Things. May 2, April 30, ' 1863. 1863. Increase. (Decrease -- 1 Bank of England 20,7(.9,160 20,617,111; / 152,049 Private Banks 3,312, 87 31 3,186,451' 126,422 Joint-stock Banks 3,043,008 2,951,848' 9136 0 - Total in England 27,125,1 04) 26,755,410 3 6 9,631 Scotland 3,950,780' 4,473,936 523,176 I re l a nd 5,480,46 11 5 , 374,965 j 105,499 Qqi 48_0461 36,556,285 36,604,3311 48,046 United Kingdom. And, as compared with the month ending the 31st May, 1862, the above returns show a dccrease of £348,309 in the circulation of notes in England, and a decrease of £850,236 in the circulation of the United Kingdom : On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the seve ral banks the following is the state of the circulation : The English private banks aro below their fixed V.,142,860 issue The English joint-stock banks are below their fixed issue £350,509 Total below fixed issue in England.... £1,493,369 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue .. £1,7!4,685 The Irish banks are below their fixed issue ig i 9,529 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng.. land in both departments during the month ending the 27th May was £14,706,093, being a decrease of £526,086 as compared with the previous month, and a decrease of £1,971,069 when compared with the same period last year. The following are the amounts of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the 30th May : Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks £2,463,813 Gold and silver held by the Irish banks 1,996,964 £4,460,777 Being a decrease of £190,5C4 as compared with the previous return, and a decrease of £371,71 5 when compared with the corresponding period of last year. Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur chasing Horniman's Oro Tea; very choice at as 4d. and 4s. "High Standard" at 48. 4d. (formerly 4s. Bd.), is the strongest and most delicious imported. Agents in every town supply ii in packets. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SIX O'CLOCK. DENMARK. " The armaments of Denmark," says a letter from Hamburg, " are being carried on with great activity, but no one imagines that the Frankfort Diet seri ously thinks of a military occupation of Holstein. A statement recently publiahed by several German journals and to which the Brunswick Government bas noc given any contradiction, has produced a cer tain sensation in the north of Germany and particu larly in Prussia. The announcement w.ts that that the reigning Duke cf Brunswick, who has no direct heirs, and whose territory atter the death of the Duke will be united to Hanovtr, has bequeathed to the Emperor of Austria his im mense personal fortune and considerable estates in foreign countries. The principality of Oels in Silesia, and large domains in the district of Glatz, in Prussia, would thus belong, after the death of the Duke, to the Emperor Francis-Joseph, who in this way would again obtain a footing in Silesia, and there possess a vast territory under the Prussian sovereignty. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. kUST. IBER. HOW MUCH TO EAT AND DRINK. • If we turn to the declarations of physiologists as to what is sufficient diet, we shall find - considerable diversity among their opinions. Valentin, who ex perimented on himself, states that about 61bs. per diem of solid and liquid food was the quantity which sufficed to keep him in full health ; and Dr. Brinton, who agrees generally with this estimate, considers that 2lbs. should consist of solid food. Dalton, an American physiologist, considers, from experiments made on himself, that about 211bs. of solids, and 31bs. of liquid per diem is the proper quantity, at least when a diet is used consisting of bread, meat, butter, coffee, and water, as in his in vestigations. The elaborate researches of Vierordt give a differeni result, only about 18 ounces of solids being used, together with a much larger quantity of water than in either of the preceding estimates. But as the experiments of Valentin and Dalton were made on themselves, i.e , 00 parsons actively exerting their minds (sod prz , bahiy their bodies also), whereas the subject of Vier ordt's experiments seems to have bee❑ a mere human lay figure, using, probably, the minimum of exertion of any kind, no fair comparison be made between the results. . . On the whole, perhaps, Dalton's estimate of 2, - -,tbs. solid, and 3ibs. of liquid food may be considered as nearly representing the quanti ties which would be suitable for an adult not living a life of great mental exertion or anxiety, and, like Dalton, not drinking alcohol. In the ease of a moderate consumer of alcoholic drinks, this propor tion may be somewhat reduced. We agree with Mr. Lewes that it is impossible to doubt that, mak ing all allowance for possible peculiarities of cir cumstances and constitution, the very small daily quantity of solid food (12 oz.), on which the cele brated Cornaro lived for so many years, was ren dered sufficient, in great measure, by the 14 oz. of light wine which he added to it; though we would by no means recommend our readers to try the effect of such severe abstinence, even with this miti gation. If any such standard as that of Valentin or Dalton, as to quantity of food, he adopted, atten tion must be paid to the proportion of flesh food which should enter into it. Dalton allowed one pound of meat per diem ; and from a comparison of numerous dietaries of public institutions, due allow ance being made fcr the peculiar circumstances of their respective inmates, this seems to approach pretty nearly to the best general average that can be given for the nourishment of adult males. From what has been already stated as to the influence of high muscular development in the demand for flesh food, it will be inferred that women, under ordinary circumstances, would require less of this sort " - :of nourishment than men.—Cornhill Maga zine for July, EXTRAORDINARY SCENE. -0- One of the most painful and exciting scenes that ever happened on this coast occurred on Thursday evening, the 18th. The brigantine Britannia, of Appledore, laden with coals from Wales, a few days since, during heavy weather, ran on the North Tail Sand ridge, outside of Bideford bar, and in the past week her cargo has been removed. There did not at first appear any chance that the vessel could be got off, as her sternpost was broken, and she be came filled with water, and her owners, Messrs. Cook, claimed the full insurance. But the insur ance company thought that an effort should be made to•get the vessel of. On Thursday it was known that the Britannia floated at her anchors, and it was then deemed necessary to make an effort to bring the vessel over the bar. A sum of money was offered as salvage for bringing her in. Apple dore men, ever forward for any deeds of daring, undertook to accomplish the job. But the chances of being well paid called up rival crews. Accord. ingly, about 5 o'clock, two boats started for the ves sel, one containing seven men and the other five. People on shore were apprehensive that some mis hap would occur, in consequence of the spirit of rivalry that existed between the crews, and a large number of the inhabitants were out to watch the proceedings. One boat started considerably in advance of the other, and it was an exciting scene to watch the struggle between the two boats in their endeavours which should reach the vessel first. The last boat which started was known to be the fastest, and the long, powerful stroke of her crew soon gradually made her sweep up to her oppo nent, and the scene became as exciting us a Thames boat race, as the lone, broad gigs dashed swiftly through the white line of breakers at the bar. The boats reached the Britannia jest together, and then occurred a scene that baffles all description, and which resulted in a dreadful catastrope. The crews rose from their boats simultaneously, and wildly rushed to the lee side of the vessel; one crew taking the bows and the other the stern, the wind at the time being dead off shore. The consequence was that the vessel, being without cargo or ballast, with the jerk and the unequal weight, heeled suddenly over, and submerged the boats. The men who had got on deck clung to the rigging, while others were precipitated into the sea, and had to swim for their lives. The anxiety felt by those who had been watching the vessel became painfully intense. Mr. Parkin, boatbuilder, bravely dashed out in his small skiff, and succeeded in rescuing two of the men. One was a considerable distance out to see. Others, who had held on by the rigging, were soon picked off. Rose, a fisherman, picked up James Small ridge, more than half a mile from the vessel, float ing on an oar, and quite exhausted, and indeed he remained insensible up to the following morning. When the men were brought together, inquiry was made for Tom Berry, but poor Tom was not there to answer to his name. He had clung to the leg of Smallridge's boot until he was quite exhausted, and then sank. This Smallridge recollected on the following morning when he became sensible, as his first inquiry was for Tom Berry. The body had not been found up to Sunday morning. De ceased has left a wife and eight children to mourn their loss, six of whom are living at home. The sad affair has cast a deep gloom over the place. The vessel is now a total wreck.— liqstern News. -_-,..- --- The Madrid journals of the 23d state that the King, accompanied by the Minister of War and several other military officers, had visited the Hotel des Invslides. His Majesty afterwards called upon the Governor of the establishment, Count de Mirasol, who is suffiring from innese, and ad dressed him in very affectionate terms. Further shocks of earthquake have bean felt at Carthagena and in various districts of Almeri.a. Houses were injured, tut no lives lost. BANK RETURNS. The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir culation of the Private and Joint-Stock Banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending May 30. These returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and Irish Banks for the same period, and the average circula tion of the Bank of England for the four weeks ending the 27th April (the nearest date furnished by their returns) will give the following results of the circulation of notes in the United Kingdom, when compared with the previous month : SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPAIN. AUSTRIA. IMPORTANT DECLARATION OF COUNT RECHBERG. VIENNA, JIINE 26. The debate upon the Address took place in the Lower House of the Reichsrath to-day. Count Rechberg stated the policy of the Govern ment in all foreign questions was a policy of peace, combined with defence of the integrity of the em pire. The Frightful Accident at Cremorne. Yesterday afternoon Mr. James Bird, coroner for West Middlesex, held an inquest upon the body of Carlo Valerio, aged 25, who expired in the morning from the effects of injuries received while perform ing on a wire rope at Cremorne-gardens the pre vious evening. On Thursday evening, about 8 o'clock, the gardens were unusually full, and the deceased mounted the tight wire rope to go through his evo lutions. Police-constable Avenel!, 224 V, who w a s on duty in the gardens, said that when deceased had reached a point about 10 yards from the end of the rope, and about 300 feet from where he had started, something gave way in the tackle of " the fall" at the end from which he was furthest. The effect was instantaneous. The wire rope became slack at once, and the deceased was thrown right off. He fell headlong to the ground, from a height of 40 feet, and alighted on his head on the gravel of the pro menade. Dr. Ree and other medical gentlemen, who happened to be in the gardens, rushed to his aid. He was removed to his residence in Stanley-villas, Chelsea, and died there at 3 o'clock the next morn ing. His skull was fractured and his spine was be lieved to have been injured. Mr. Thomas Bartlett, machinist and master carpenter to the gardens, de- scribed the tackle. The wire rope, which was pro vided by the deceased himself, weighed about 5 cwt. At the end furthest from the ballroom it was made fast by a " fall," composed of an iron chain and a strong cable, One end of the chain was fastened to a massive iron hook, fixed to an elm tree. When a man was on the rope the strain on the hook would be about 2 tons. The hook was calculated to bear a strain of 6 tons and the chain of 5 tons. The hook, however, broke right in two, and the rope of course fell slack, causing the accident. The witness believed that in some way the lightning of tiV ednesday night had softened or otherwise affected the iron, and caused it to give way. Mr. M'Cullogh, of the Cadogan Ironworks, expressed a similar opinion as to the cause of the accident. The iron in the hook was of the best quality and manu facture. The hook would certainly have been calculated to bear a strain of 6 tons at least. Mr. E. T. Smith said that when Carlo Valerio ap plied to him for an engagement he declined to allow him to perform, and it was only after he had been furnished with proofs as to his great ability and perfect competence to perform with every prospect of safety to himself that he would consent. Even then he informed deceased that be should personally provide the ropes and tackle, as he would not incur any responsibility with regard to the matter. He advanced deceased £5O to buy the wire rope, and deceased himself borrowed powerful cables from the Steamboat Company. Nothing, he added, should ever induce him again to permit a performance of tbis kind in the gardene. The jury returned a ver dict, that deceased lost his life from injuries from a fail in Cremorne-gardens, through the giving way accidentally of a certain iron hook. The proceed ings then terminated. The effect of the occurrence on the crowded audience on Thursday night was a general feeling of horror and pity. Several persons fainted, and one lady was so much affected that she had to be conveyed to St. George's Hospital. THE HARVEST IN FRANCE.—The first bread of this season's harvest was baked on Wednesday last by Messrs. Leroy and Masson, bakers to the French Emperor. The wheat was gathered on the farm of Arbaud, province of Arles. —We reed in the Moscow Gazette:—" All the R USSIAN SPECULATIONS'ON WAR WITH ENGLAND com merce of England is on the sea. Thirty thousand mer chant vessels convey on the ocean English property which Mr. Cobden estimates 100 to 120 millions sterling. Th e course which these ships follow in the Atlantic, as well a s on the Indian Ocean and the Pacific, is so well defined, thanks to the indications of Capt. Maury, that it is like a high road. That power which, traversing these parts, should seize English vessels appearing there would deal a open terrr ible blow at British commerce, and this i s what i) e d for . our sailors and vessels of war would be erfe 11 a ble to do in case of war England. with their activity would then be A to our vessels vast field w ithout presenting any great da ngers, The space is such that the pursuit of an enterprising cruiser would be very difficult, and a good captain could of cargoes without having t o engage ine affair o destroybcombat. scores purin the war in the East, aft er th • of Petropaulowaki an American merchant ship, on its arrival at Shanghai announced that it had been stopped at sea by a Russian frigate, and that it was only released in consequence of its American nationality being proved by the papers on board. The rumour of this affair spread in the commer cial world, and the merchants in the Chinese ports would only entrust their merchandise to American vessels. Hong Kong at once expected an attack from the Russian fleet. Admiral Sir J. Stirling, commanding the English nava force in those regions, wee unable to comply with all the demands for escort which were addressed to him. The rumour wss, however, false; there was not then a single Russian ship at sea. If a false report led to such a panic, what would be the eff ect produced 1)). twenty or thirty of our cruisers I"' RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN PARMA MENT.-- Yesterday the committee of the Commons threw out the bill for the Blackburn, Chorley, and Wigan Rail nay, w hich had been previously passed by the committee of the Lords. In the Lords the case of the Bradford, Wake field, and Leeds was opened by Mr. Phinn; and the bill of the London, Brighton, and South Coast was passed without opposition. The following bills were passed in Lord Redes dale's committee :—Leominster and Kingten Railway ; Mid Kent Railway ; West Shropshire Mineral ; Hemel Hemp sted and London and North-Western; London and Bright on new line at Crcyd. n); and Ogmore Railways. In Mr. Massey's committee the following were passed :—Watford and Rickmansworth; Dulas,Valley Railway; Okehampton and Lidford ; and Merthyr, Tredegar, and Aberr , a. venuy Railway. 13.14.1 6.4.0 19.16.41 12.10 11; 12 128 1021 i