The Sun. — London, England, 1863-07-29 00:00:00

IONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the general discount market the inquiry is reported moderate, and the rates continue to range per cent. under the minimum of the Bank of England. The Gazette return to appear to-morrow afternoon is expected to show a further reduction in the other securities. In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon, the rates were generally firmer. Upwards of three quaiters of a million sterling has arrived this morning, the City of Washington from New York having brought £211,417, and the Tasmanian, from t'ne West Indies, £514,600. About X 75,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. The firF,t annual meeting of the Oriental Commercial Company took place to-day, when a resolution in accordance with the recommendation of the directors was proposed to the Effect that 15 per cent. be apportioned to the capital pAid in, reckoned from and upon the dates and amounts of payments, that an amount equal to 10 per cent. be carried to the credit of preliminary expenses, and that £l,OOO be placed to form a reserve fund. The profits for the working 9 months represent £6,092. At the half-yearly meeting of the London and Middlesex Bank to-ciay, Viscount Torrington in the chair, the report stated that the gross earnings during a period of 10 months since the commence ment of business, were £13,398, and after deduct• ing from that amount current expenditure, interest to customers, and making precision for bad and doubtful debts, the available balance was £3,114 With this sum the directors proposed to pay a divi dend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, carry £l,OOO towards farming a reserve fund, to write off £250 from preliminary expenses, and place the re mainder, viz., £1,082, to the new account. Mr. John L?.bouchere, one of the partners in the banking housr, of Williams, Dehcon, and Co., expired at his town residence, in Portland-place, this morn ing. Thfi deceased was 64 years of age, and the only br , Jther of Lord Taunton. Two O'CLOCK. The Paris Three per Cent. Rentes, this morning, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, opened at 66f. 97c.; heavy. The Market for English Funds to-day has been very quiet, and the few transactions that have taken place have not occasioned any change, Con sole being 92-1- 93 for money and account. The New Threes and Reduced:Annuities are 921 4 93 1-; Bank Stock is 237/ 9 ; India Stock is quoted 1088 ; the 5/ Enfacad Paper, :16 ; the Debentures are 100 1, ; the Bonds 15s. prem.; and Exchequer Bills, 3s. prem. The downward movement in the Foreign Market has abated, and a partial reaction has occurred upon purchases and the closing of " bear" accounts. T►he Confederate Loan recovered to 13 11 dis., but has again dropped to 16 15 dis. ; Mexican have ad vanced to 35-1 4 ; Greek, to 314 ; Spanish Passive, to 31k o ; ditto Certificates, to 11i 12k; Turkieh 6 per Cents., 1862, to 661 67 ; do. Cousotides, to 484 Italian, to 704 ; Portuguese, to 471 I; and Egyptian are 102 k. In the Railway Sbare Market the principal busi ness transacted has been in connection with the last monthly liquidation, and prices have in several instances slightly improved. South• Eastern, Lan cashire, and Yorkshire, North-Western, and Mid land have advanced 5d., while Bristol and Exeter receded 10s., and London and Brighton *A. The Foreign and Colonial lines generally are a shade firmer. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares fully maintain previous prices. Imperial Bank have advanced 455. ; London and Westminster, 10s. General Credit Company realise 21 I. International Financial Shares have improved to :9 i ; and Peninsula and Oriental Steam to 78 9. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ('3/ 3 1 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 93 21 I New 3 per Cent. Annuiti es Nev 3} per Cent. Annuities New 21 per Cent. Annuities — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire eth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. India Stock ' Ditto 5 per Cent lOBl 1 1 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent lO7l ()At° 51 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 100 1 Ditto ditto April, 1864 100/ D.tto bonds!el,ooo Ditto under £1,000.. Console for Account, Aug, 6 ........... 921 Exchequer Bills, £1,000: 21 per Cent.. 3 pmMann par Ditto £5OO ......... Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent .... Ditto 4} per Cent., 1852.58-60 Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 Egyptian 7 pet Cent.. Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 3Ol 11 I Ditto Coupons l3l 14 1 Italian b per C ent .(M aremmana R a il way) 781 8 Mexican 3 per Cent - Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent 1 3 ,Tuvian 4k per Cent. June Ditto 1862 Ditto 3 per Cent. Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853 I Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856,'7,'9, '6O, 62 471 Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 933 3 ) 1, Ditto 41 per C e nt., 1850 .. Ditto 3 per C e nt., 1859 5Bl / Ditto 5 per C en t, 1862 Sardinian 5 per C en t f Spanish 3 per C ent Ditto Account Ditto New Def erre d Ditto Account / / Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded ...... 12 it Turkish 6 p er C ent. 1854 92 / Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 ......... Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil THREE O'CLOCK. Ditto Au Consols, Money gust Account ........ Li: •verpool Cotton Market --This Da: (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) Firm, strong, no change. Slles, probably, 8,000 bales; imports, 7,200. previously, 15,240. SHIPPING —This Day, Day. LONDON, July 29.—Wind this day at noon—West ; light breeze, and fine weather. linslnoeD, July 28.— Arrived—Cassimus, from New York for Gloucester. FALMOUTH, July a —Wind S.W.—Arrived—Shannon, from Smyrna. CARDIFF, July 2S ,Wind N.W.—Arrived—Ellen Ed wards, from Bilboa. Sailed—Meteor, for New York; Day Star, for Bilboa. CLYDE, J u l y from Quebec; An27tiO, from Trinidad.lldW—A rriv ed—lngleb oroug h, P o RTSIIOII YR J la. y 28.—W i n d S. E. Sailed—Here fordshire, f or Calcutt Hav PooLE, annah. July 28,— Wind S.E .—Arrived—Avenue, from BYsELIIECTRIC TELEGRAPH. tTietfm&etrox, Wednesday Morning. E , from Havre; Gyde, from Arrived—Alliance) Gothenburg; Atalanta, steamer, from Jersey ; Isabella, and Minerva, from Sunderland ; E Co c n on fl o d m en y 7 irola i a ar L ri o e n t don ; Great Britain, from Middles borough ; Supply, from Seaham. Sailed--Argyll, steamer, and L'Etoile, for Carerttan ; Dart, for Leith; Cricket, for Cork ; Janet and Mary, for Shields. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRApg. GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, July 2S—Behnde, trom Guev nsey Eli - g' th from Stett n; City of Benares, and. Sebastian Cabot, IF 0 pn ' Calcutta; Jessie, from Grenada ; from Smyrna r . Arrived, July 29—Zephyr, from Gravelines, DEAL, Wednesday Moraine, Anchored—Nuova Fortuna, trom Alegrana, fo r L ynn: Passed—Hind, for Cardiff; Kate, for Nassau—both from London. THE CLARE ELECTION.—Mr. Itt.:eves, who waa reported to have iatended starting for Clare, has, it appear., relinquished the intention, and Sir Colman O'Loghlen will probably have a walk over. CRYSTAL PALACE.—MdIIe. Adelina Patti 811 Signor Mario, with Madame Carvalho, Signor Tamberlik . Signor Graziani, and Herr Formes, will appear at the grand concert this day, to be given in the centre transept, commencing at three o'clock. erage Ards. lublia onlY 1842; DW of ied in lade a nance n the ;lessee ntact. ;la Bo- Per- i bore Nov. 1611; 1826; oY. gt 3. lie by than a nc+e► ut bf SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. 1 Paid.; Closi Price ng Busines• ihare, Railways. I . done , i - 13.14. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 8 85 '45 Blythe and Tyne. - - 10 ifoit„Sleat.andMid.Co all 85 8 1 at Bristol and Exeter it Caledonian No 120 121 1201 50 Cork an , ..; Bandon all - - 2 0 . Cornwall all 64 7 - 10 1)a. 111D)(1,,' Af ll ti --‘6l; P il e 's •P n i l(ll' • IC l ' i t" : 1 alll •---- 7- -* - f been paid to B. 1 30 IDublin & Belfast June. all 40 41 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. a ll 11 16 it Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 045 955 it Glasg, and S. Western.; 100 111 ; 1 4 3 at Great Eastern, Ord. stkl 100 53 „), st Ditto A stock 1 100 51 52 51 6 at Ditto East Anglian st l 100 244 L 54 st GreatNorthof Seotlautil. 100 - - .1 . r . e . 1 . a . n . , 1 11111000000°000 • 6 05 07 st Great Northern.. at Do A stock at Do 13 do at at (I G 4t iea S t . a W n e i s i t V e . r o n i 1 1 1 E5 8 1 1 4 2 : 2 0 9j 136 at Do Str Val gua. stock 100 - - et Laneashi.'e & Yorkshire IGO 1135 111 1134 5 at London and Blackwal: 100 764 77, 765 it Lou., Bright.,& S. Coast 'lOO 116 il7 116 17 at Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 42 44 44 3 it Lou.! & North Western 100 1015 102 lulf 2 at ILon. & Sw.th Western 100 1055 Woo 1065 6 st Man., Shet., & Lincoln. 100 43 4 14 5 44 150 Maryport and Carlisle. all - - ,- 12 5 Do 5 shares all - - 10 Metropolitan all Ilk 125 125 12 it Midland 1 .4. 0 Do New at Do Binning. & Derby 100 I 07 99 985 50 , mid. Gt. W. of Irelano all - - 2 •` , I Do. 4 shares - - 25 !Mid Kent - - 30 1 0 IDo Cray Line - - et North British st l Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 26 28 st I Nth. Easternßerwiei. 100 103 1035 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 - - u st Do Leeds lOO 59 60 60 it Do York at Do Carlisle - - st North London 10 : Do New • 0 .18.4 North Staffordshire 10 I.N. and S. W. Junction. all 111 125 at ;Scottish Central st (Scot I\. E., Aber. atm', 100 465 475 it I Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 99 101 10 !Shrews, and Welehpoo. all - - it ;Shropshire Union it 'South Devon lOO 7A `,12 st ;South Eastern s 1 :South Wales st S. York. and River Dun 100 100 102 2 0 !,ttaines,Wok.,andWok. all 75 8 25 'Stockton & Dazlington all 38 39 384 25 I Do . . 17 95 105 1 274 :5 1 Do New, 1860 8 74 84 f, at ;Taff Vale. 1 0 1 Do B 8 55 5f 1 0 ! Do C 3 3 35p 50 (Ulster - - 25 1 Do 2O - -p 12.101 Do - - at , Vale of Neath et 'Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 156 163 st !Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - st 'West Cornwall lOO 27 29 st W. Hartlepool Har.&R lOO - - st ,West Midland -Oxiordi 100 455 461 it I Do Newport 100 39 41 at Do Hereford 140 104 106 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing , Thar. Hallways Paid. Price. Business don: 100 tiantic At St Lavvrene( all 62 64 41 ,J ilom.,Barodait.Cent 107 LO B Gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Dn. New . 8 1 11 p 20 Do. E. Shares.. 40,=, ilutialo and Lake tiuron al, 54 61 51 $ 19 Do. Preference 00 :futlalo,Brant,AGodriel, a p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 1,7'4 • ,00 Do. do. July 1, 187:7 ,;); 100 ' ;u. .io. JILL. I, Ir -; st lleutta.AS. h.astn.: 1, 100 106: 1( 7 st lapeTown A Dock Scr 100 074 1084 108 4 stock ltastn. Bengal gu. 6p. 10c :86 119 stock blast Indian. gu. sp. c. in( 0 0 ,7 1 8 107 7 20 Do. do. U Ext lO 14 14p 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand frock of Canada 194 206 191 100 Do. Ist Pr.; . Bonds in 68 70 70 68 100 Do. uo. deterred all 51 54 100 t=o. 2cl Pref. Bon I s 4i 63 65 100 Do. do 41 , -fer ed all 60 63 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock 100 Do. do. al; 35 37 100 Do. 4th Pref. s.o k all 23 25 100 Do. do. deferred.-- all 20 22 stock GLlncliarenin.gua.op.c 100 1074 10ii 108 20 Do. New gua. sp. 12 1 161 13 20 Do. January, 1862 8 1 14 stock Gt. South.ol India(Lith; aranteed 5 per sent. u.O 1064 107. 204 Gt. W. of Canada Sliar. i• all 1 04 11* 11 204 Do. New .. .... ... Is b 01 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 97 100 100 Do. 56 p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 00 =2 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 $ 1 p stock Madras guar.. sp. c. 100 1061 i 1,76 stock Do. 4$ p. c. Extensica. 100 1 01 102 stock Dc. 4. do lOO =7 99 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock NI (lb.( orp. p. u. find. - 50 Nlelb. & Hobson's Bay. all 54 56 551 (00 Do. 7 p.c. &long. Bds. al, AO N,wllr unswick Cand. Class. A CU 1 B all 3 5 N. Itl.C'da6 pc lstpfbdB 100 84 86 'toll &bide (10i ,07 108 st 5 Do. Delhi Do. do ••• 5 2 4 IP 20 Do. Punjaub all ——p st Do. Du. , , 100 1066 117 ock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 110 1021 1035 1034 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIE'-. 6p.e.J a. 41,..) at) - 1807-S1 Do. 6p. c. Feb. A, Au, 100 106 18 Do. 6p. c.Mar. A Sept 100 106 108 Do. sp. a. Jan.&.luly. 100 055 064 951 64 - Do. 6 Inscribed stock 100 94 96 Cape G. Hope, a p 100 108 110 Do.Ap &Oct. 188( 100 112 114 Do. 1891 lOU 113 H 5 - !Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 109 111 113 Ceylon, Nov.ls7B. 6p i ii:, 113 115 Mau; itius 5 per cent .. 100 106 107 1064 ;Natal Guy. 6 per cent. 130 ilo 112 ▪ ,N.B.Gov.6p.o.da.A.Jul; lOU 1055 1164 106 LA). 6p. c.Ap. & Oci. 100 - •N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 18 • 100 100 101 - ; Do. sp. e.,184, to 1..1 lOU 101 102 - Do. d0.,1888 Aupwelt. 100 101 102 101/ I New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 IN ova Scotia Gov. 6p. sterling, 1875 lou 1(66 1071 106 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 0 112 S. Aus G6p.c.1676.& up lOO 110 112 Vic Gov. B p.c...laArJul) 100 107 109 Do. to sp.c. An.&Oct.. 100 111$ 1124 112 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold , 1 1 fd Itilitlord Amalgamated.. 26 28 Devon G. Con 6. (Tavist. 1 550 670 East Bassett (Illoganl.. 3U 78 82 , 1 East Clogau Gold. Ltd. 53. 4d par' East Caradon ....... 1.1-i. 32 33 324 2 East Carla ..... ' 74 8 1 7 1 A , -- E. W'l Russel (Tavistk. 8 6.6 4 44 3$ t Gs.m.diStAubyn(Gweu.; 8 8 11 Great South Tolgus.... lir 44 44 Wheal Vor (11elston 40 64 7k Grenville... 6.16 63 6 , lerod'is-Foot ,.1• 41 13 Downs.— 4. 8.0 2 2 4 L sl a a d iga ß re er t (tiny tha Lelaut 3t 4 y darks ndy V I raol y 0 .64 Ore (Lim. 4 :3 ,1; u 6 14 4r; New Setun l9/ 110 120 North Downs 1 2 2 Ilasset(lllo 4 at, 217.= 31 31 'orth Wheal Crotty • 2.4. s 34 44 ,'or Con3ols(st. Blazey 11 4 5 20 • 'rovidence( Uny Lelnt. 10.6.7 t 2 44 ,outhCaradon(StCleer 14 415 425 3. Carn Brea (Illogan) 1 5.15.6 1 2 2., •••• Wheal Fran. (Illwati i 18. 1.9 75 80 dtray Park 5 VatnarSilv.Le Lead Alin. 41 4 4 ['in Crort I t 2 14 225 -. West Basset (Illogan) l6 11* 124 X C radon fLiskeard' 5 22 24 West Seton heal Basset (Mogan 54 675 724 V. heal Buller(Redruth) 0 60 60 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelanl 2.0.6 WhealLud. ott heal MaryAnni,lllen ) s 11 13 Wheal Seton . . 581 215 225 It' heal Tre=awney (Lls.) i 5 17 -- Wheal Union 3.17 31 4 PREFERENCE sHARES. Bris'ol and Exeter 4 per cent. stock, 94 Great orthern, 6 per cent., red. at 5 per cent. pm., 109 Great WeAern, 5 per cent. red prf., 103; London, Chatham, and Dover per cent. pref., 100 North Easter.), York. H. and Selby purchase, 10 West Midland, Oxforu, lstguaranteed stocit, 132 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RII:NTALS. East Lincoln, gua. 6 per cent., 140 London, Tilbury, and southend, i 7 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Recife and San Francisco (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 161 Royal banish, .71 1 1 San Paulo s lim.), gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (a.l), 214 Antwerp and Rotterdam, 81 Bahia and sari I,'ranetsco (lim.):gua. 7 per cent., 2 0 1 Belgian Eastern Junction, 11 Dutch Rhenish, 171 Great Luxembourg, 131 Turin and Savona, 21 FOREIGN MINES. Santa Barbara Gold Mine (Bin.), United Mexican Min.,' 64 Yudanamutana of S. Australia (lim.), 3/ 1 JOIN T..TOCK ,BANKS. &gra and United Service (lim.), 112 Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Um.), 37 6 1 Bank of Egypt, 271 8 Chartered Bank of India, Australia , and China, 30 291 English, sco. City, 1 i 1 10 4 English and Irish aim.), 9 Hindustan, China, and Japan (lim.),ch, and Australian Cha 17 r tered, 231 Imperial Bank (11m.), 2j 11 imperial Ottoman, 18/ London and Brazilian (11m.), 431 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 28 London and Comity, 451 London Joint Stock, :i44 London and Northern (lint), 9 London and South African, 251 London and Westminster, 761 6 National Provincial of England. 1251 Ditto, new, 351 Oriental Bank Corporation, 575 Union of Australia, 531 Union of London, 35 i 44 54 DOCKS. Gen. nyy Katharine :rapdiet ,MISCELLANEOUS• B ti e u r d li s n on 7ater Works, lint, 8i I 8 B O aa nam yn,d3l , l. r i c n i an al o,,endotTLaodnianogn, .1i i r i n m .,. , 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 I nternational Financial Society, lira., 9 } Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto,4Tiii.Dt.laso k6neppweirs.c:nnti,Bsoinds rd. :870 issued 90, 56 National Discount Company, lint, 9 Oriental G as • (11m.), 11 Oriental Peninsul a Inland Steam, him., 4 1 .. and 0 iental Steam, 7 9 0 nci Loan Co. of Upper Canada, 53. ,d 1 NT ' P:cv ROYALTY TELEATRE.—Mr. Frank Herbert and 14— " a ul"-- 8 Hicks take their benefit at the above com fortable little theatre this evening, and have secured such a combination of talent and variety of performances as cannot fail to draw a full house. THE SUN, LONDON, WED ESDAY EVENING, JULY 29, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. SECONDARIES COURT. (Before ➢lr. Potter and a Common Jury,) EXTRAORDINARY FALSE IMPRISONMENT CASE.-START.. LING DISCLOS URES.-MACNAB V. FEREDAY AND AN- OTHER. This was a writ of inquiry sent down from the Court of Exchequer to assess damages laid at £l,OOO in an assault and false imprisonment case. Mr. Kenealy appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Ballantine for defendant. Mr. Kenealy, in opening plaintiff's case said, —My client is the public accountant of the Oriental Banking Corpora tion of Threadneedle-street, one of the defendants, Mr. Fereday is an attorney of Bedford-row, and the other Mr. Martin is a bill discounter. In last year a b;ll to which plaintiff was a party, came into the hands of defen dants who sued him upon it ; plaintiff, by his attorney, obtained permission to plead, as he had a good defence to the action. Notwithstanding this, a ca. sa. was lodged in the hands of a sheriff's e,ffictr, and defendant was arrested. He told the offlo, , r that he was protected, but the officer (Mr. Hilliard) refused to li,aen to anything. Mr. Evans (plaintiff's attorney) was sent for, and he ten dered the money uncle/ protest. Mr. Hilliard refused to receive them ney, and said he had instructions to take plaintiff to Whitecross-street. After some delay, the officer allowed plaintiff to remain at his offices until a settle ment was arrived at. Defendants were communicated with' at 7 o'clock, but plaintiff was not released till 10 at night Defendants will say this is a mistake, but you, gentlemen, will, I am sure, protect an officer in a public situation from such indignity and harsh treatment. I ask you to give sub. stantial damages for a most unwarrantable and unjusii..- able outrage. Plaintiff was called, and fully bore out the statement cf his learned counsel. Cross-examined--I receive £9OO per annum from the bank. I also carry on business as a paint manufacturer at Hill-street, Finsbury. I carry on that business as Sinclair and Co. The bill on which I was sued was for £7O, I do not know if it was accepted in the name of my firm. I know that it purported to be signed by Sinclair, Roberts, and Co. The learned sergeant commented strongly on plaintiff's contradictory evidence. Plaintiff-4 saw the that bill was accepted by Sinclair, Roberts, and Co, on the summons. I co not know that there are thirty or forty bills out signed by my firm. 'There are some. I have taken no steps about them. The bid I was sued on is a forgery, but I have made no inquiries as to the person whom I sus pect. Roberts is my cleik, at a salary of X 2 per week. He never was my partner. Roberts may have drawn and ac cepted bills with my full consent. He has not done so sine January. There were trade bills before that time drawn in Roberts' name and circulated by me. There may have been. I know of no instances, I cannot recollect. I have never taken up bills drawn by Roberts. They may have been taken up by my firm. All the bills you show me are in the handwriting of Roberts. I kept a bill book. I have not brought any of my books. My attorney advised me not to do so. These bills were never entered in u y books. Mr. Elliot, my new elerk, carries on the business for me now. Roberts left me in February. I saw Roberts two days Sinclair and Co. I no w assert t h at th i s ago. Up to January my firm was Sincl a i r , R o b erts, and Mr. Sergeant Ballantine — Roberts is in court. Why do bCioll"isnoawfoirtgiesryon. only you not give him into custody ? Plaintiff gave no answer. Mr. Hilliard proved arresting the plaintiff. Mr. Kenealy said that the wrong sustained was grossly exaggerated by the line of cross-examination pursued by defendant's counsel. Defendant had admitted the wrong, and it was not right to mystify and transmogrify the jury. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, in a very powerful speech, stated that the whole affair arose out of the mistake of Plaintiff, but if plaintiff's attorney had only acted coutte ously, and given due notice of the entering of the appear ance by the plaintiff, all might have been avoided. The learned sergeant then commented very strongly on the fact that all the plaintiff had was £9OO a year at the bank; he was carrying on a different business under a name not h,s own. Roberts, although only a clerk in plaintiff's em ploy, was set forth as a partner, and Roberts had put out to the world bills of exchange as the hilts of the firm. Honest men had parted with honest !limey on those bills, and the owner of the firm repudiated them. But Roberts had not baen given into custody, or a very different state of facts would have been brought out. What he (the learned ser geant) set out was that these bills were the plaintiff's. He boldly said that the whole matter was a shuffle from begin ning to ths end, and a farthing would be quite enough for the plaintiff, who had given his evidence in his own manner. lhe learned Secondary briefly summed up, and the jury awarded plaintiff £5O damages. One of the jury was challenged by defendant before the case was opened; and he was directed to- retire- and give place to another juryman. POLICE INTELLIGENCE This Day. GUILDHALL. RoBBERy BY A SERTANT.—CharIes William Terry, a respectably dressed man, was placed before Alderman Phillips, charged with robbing his employer. Mr. Barnes, of the firm of Knell and Barnes, 18, Basinghall-street, said the prisoner was in their e,-).- ployment as warehouseman. Ibis morning four pieces of alpaca, valued at about Lll 2 were missed, and from certain circumstances the prisoner was asked whether he knew anything about it. He denied all knowledge of the property, but afterwards he said he wished to speak privately to him. Ha then acknowledged taking three pieces of stuff, and offered to pay for the goods. This was, of course, retused. _ _ Sergeant Faunal, of the City detective force, took the prisoner into custody on the above charge. On searching him a number of duplicates were found, some of which re lated to stolen property. He had nut had time to procure the attendance of the brokers. Alderman Phillips asked the prisoner what he had to say in answer to the charge. The prisoner replied he could hardly think it could be called stealing, as he had offered either to pay for the goods or produce them within an hour. Alderman Phillips—But you had no business to take the things away. Sergeant fuunell said there were other cases against the prisoner, and therefore he should not ask for a remand until Monday next. The application of the officer was granted. and got away from the person, and on Cane, a con table, coming to my assistance my prisoner (Hepburn) knocked the constable's hat off and then struck him three or four times on the face with his stick, at last breaking it. On the way to the station Hepburn struck me two or three times but did not hurt me much. Htpburn—He has told a deliberate lie when he says he wzs pinioned from behind. I told a friend to rescue me, but not to strike you. Wm. Cane, 35 C, after corroborating the previous wit nesses, said—l was struck three or four times in the face by Hepburn, who called out, "Jack, rescue me." Mr. Mansfield—What became of " Jack ?" Hepburn—There didn't happen to be a " Jack" in our party. We did not say we wanted another Cremorne row, but that the police wanted it. M. Mansfield—You have not done very great damage to the police, or I should have felt it my du'y to have dealt very severely with you. For this piece of folly you must pay 40s earth, or a month in default. Mr. Minael Win. Balfe, of 69, Great Portland-street, gentleman, and Mr. Theophilus Harris, 9, Bell•yard, Doctor's-commons, solicitoi, were charged by Atwood, 186 C, with behaving in a disorderly manner and causing a crowd of persons to assemble in Coventry-street. Mr. Mansfield said he considered the punishment the defendants had undergon e i n b e i ng l oc k e d u p sufficient, and discharged thew. WESTMINSTER. LAWLESS AND SERIOUS OUTRAGES BY BOlN.—Michael Rearden, a ragged urchin about 11 years of age, was ciaaged with stealing fruit from a garden at Thames-bank. Mrs. Hannah Harris, wife of an inspector of the London, Dover, and Chatham Railway Company, said that she re sided at Thames-bank. Yesterday afternoon the prisoner came to her garden, and went up into the pear tree, where he picked the fruit and threw it down to his companions. Mr. Arnold—There were others there? Witness—A number of other boys. Mr. Arnold—Did you tell them to go ? Witness—Yes, but it was no use. I told the prisoner. Mr. Arnold—Do you know anything of the prisoner ? Witness—l have seen him in our garden repeatedly. He was there several times yesterday, and I onceavoured to get rid of him, but could not. When he was not on the tree picking the fruit, he and the others were throwing atones at it. Mr. Arnold—Why don't you keep them out of your garden ? Witness—We can't. I wish we could, for every thing is destroyed, and I am afraid of being severely injured. Mr. Arnold—How do they get in ? Witness—Sometimes by the gate, but they have no occa sion to do that now, for they have pulled the fence down, and walk in and out as they please. If we interfere to pro tect cur own property, t hey abuse and thre a t en us . Thi s boy happened to fall from the tree yesterday, or we never should have got him. Police-constable Tucker, 249 K, said that he had seen the prisoner there before, and took him yesterday. There were a great many boys there. Mr. Arnold—Where is this place ? Policeman—lt is a piece of ground at the end of Thames bank, formerly in the occupation of the Chelsea Water Company, but now belonging to the London, Dover, and Chatham Railway. The boy's mother here stood forward and said he was always at school, but there were holidays when he was not. Nobody had ever in the least complained of the boy before. Mr. Arnold asked him what he had to say ? Prisoner—l only took one pear, that's all. Mr. Arnold—You have often been there before. Prisoner—Well, they did no: do anything to me. Mr. Arnold—That is a greater reason why you should not have gone again. Mrs. Harris—When my servant assisted me to secure this boy, the others fell upon her to resue him, and I «as obliged, for her protection, to beat them off, and they now threaten what they will do to us when they catch us from home. Mr. Arnold—This is very serious. For this the first offence, of which he has been convicted, I fine the boy ss. The Mother—l can't pay it. Mr. Arnold—Then he is committed for seven days. BOW-STREET. ASSAULTIIif G THE POLICE.—John Collins, a builder, car rying on business in Drury-lane, was placed at the bar charged with assaulting the police. Police-constable M'Ltod, F 40, said he was on duty last night in Drury-lane when he heard two persons quer , elling, and on proceeding in the airection of the noise he found the prisoner and his next door neighbour, both of whom carried on the busin. as of buildera, aisputing in a very loud tone of v„ice. The quarrel seemed to be occasioned about the pay ment of some money, for which a summons is still pending. He attempted to persuade the prisoner to desist, and finding it useless, he took him into custody, when he seized him in a very violent manner and threw him to the ground. The prisoner's wife and son then came to the rescue, and suc ceeded in getting Collins into his house, but as ho (the constable) had been very much injured by the fall he entered the prisoner's house from the aejoining one. Here another disturbance occurred, and it was with extreme difficulty the prisoner was got into the street. The wife and son again attempted to prevent the police from securing the prisoner, the latter of whom seized a shovel and began flourishing it about in a most desperate manner. The pri soner afterwards attacked the constable in a most desperate movie', and after great Ifficutty he was conveyed to the station-house. Mr. Abrams, who appeared for the prisoner, said the quarrel had arisen in consequence of a feeling of jealousy existing between the prisoner and his next door neighbour, who were rivals in trade. He admitted his client was ex cited by liquor, but being excited by Marshall, he incau tiously interfered with the police. He trusted that portion of the case would be met by a fine instead of imprisonment. Mr. Henry said it was a most savage assault, and said the prisoner ought to think himself very fortuuato he was not standing at the bar on the charge of murder, for cer tainly had the shovel struck the constable it would most certainly have killed him. He should, therefore, sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of £6, or go to prison for a month. MA.RLBOROUGH-STREET. A SCENE IN THE HAYMARKET—GENTLEMEN AND THE POLICE.—Mr. Oliver Jones Trinder, of 22, Adelaide-row North; St. John's-wood, and Mr. Henry Hepburn, of 29, Wellington-villas, Finchley-road, gentlemen, were charged before Mr. Mansfield with being drunk, and behaving in a disorderly manner in the Haymarket. Trinder was further charged with assaulting Sergeant James Ward, 290 A, and Hepburn with assaulting Sergeant George Appleton, 26 C, and Wm. Cane, 35 C. Sergeant Ward said—At half-past 2 this morning I saw the defendants with three others walking arm in arm, there being at the time a large crowd in the Haymarket in conse quence of a disturbance. I requested the defendants to go away, but they refused, one of them saying, " We shan't go aw ay ; you want another Cremorne row." Upon this the crowd began to hiss. I requested the defendants to go away, and they went a short distance but returned, the crowd by this time numbering ab ,ve 100 persons, mostly prostitutes and low men about the Haymarket. As the defendants caused a great disturbance, I took Linder into 3ustody, when he put his foot behind mine and tried to throw me down, and Le then gave me a blow on the head, but it did not butt ule much. I then took him to the station. Trinder—l niver attempted to trip you up. Sergeant Appleton, '1.6 heard the prisoners hailoaing and a large number of prostitutes and thieves assembled. I saw Trinder try to trip up Sergeant Waal and then strike hint. I took Elepeurn into custody, when he said he was —if he would g quietly, and called " Jack rescue me." and I then felt myself pinioned from behind. I struggled CRYSTAL PALACE, Early yesterday the brass band contest ccm menced. Twenty-one bands competed, seven being placed respectively at three stations in the gardens. At platform No. 1 the judges were Messrs. Hurst and Hanson ; at No. 2, Messrs. Smythe (Royal Ar tillery) and Charles Godtrey, sen. (Coldstream Guards) ; and at No. 3, Messrs. Basquet (60th Rifles) and T. Coward (organist, Crystal Palace), When the various bands had each done their best, tLere was a genetal assembly of all the musicians in the Handel orchestra. The concert that (hen ensued was conducted, as usual, by Mr. Enderby Jackson, some of whose own compositions were arnorgst the most attractive features of the pro gramme. On the conclusion of this concert a con test commenced between the twelve bands which nad bee❑ selected as best among the twenty-one, namely, the Brighter, Civil Sex vice, Albio❑ Blandtord, Kirkstall, Leyburn, Cothrtall, bury, Darlington, Doncaster, and Kirkbriston. After a prolonged competition, the prizes ware awarded as foliows:— First Prize, £3O, together with free gift of supPrb massive cup, worked in aluminium gold—Blaudford Bind, Mr. It Eyers. Second prize, £2o—Dewsbury Old Band—Mr. John Peel. Third prize, £ls—Matiock Bath Band, Mr; James Croome. Fourth prize, £lO --Darlington Band, Mr, H. Hoggett. _ . In addition to the general prizes here named, a special prize of Sal° in money, together with a free gift of splendid cup, elabor.t,ly worked in aluminium gold, was awarded to the Brighton, Ist Sussex Volunteer Artillery Band. The following Speciai Solo Prizes were also awarded : Ist. A silver gilt and richly engraved cornet .a-piston, price £2o—Mr. Robert de Lacy, Solo Cornet of the Leyburn Band. 2d. An electroplated and gilt elegantly chased baritone horn, price £2o—Thomas Hunt, t 010 Tenor of the Bland ford Band. The Mysterious Discovery of a Skeleton at MillwalL Yesterday morning Mr. H. Ruffles Walthew, deputy coroner for East Middlesex, held an inquiry at the Queen's Head, High-street, Poplar, respsct: ing the dsath of a person unknown, whose skelt t on was discovered some feet beneath the surface of the ground, on Thursday last, at Miliwall. John Harris, 22, Dock-street, Poplar, said that oa Thursday last he was exavatiug tor a dry dock a': Mr. Dulchen's ship-yard, Folly-wall, Mill-wall. About seven feet under the surface he found a skeleton. For three feet down there was gravel, end four feet under the surface of the clay the skeleton was found. The gravel had been placed on the spot within the last few years. He heard people say that there had been a creek at that place, and that the gravel had been put thereto fill it up. Dr. W. Peliew Bains said that he had examined the remains and found them to consist of the skeleton of a tall female. The height was about sft. 7in. The teeth were all present and were in perfect preservation, and from their condition he in ferred the age to have been between 20 and 30 years. The size of the pelvis and the comparative smallness of the head were conclusive us to the sex. The Isle of Dogs is exactly seven feet below high water mark, and the skeleto❑ being found about seven feet beneath the surface, it was about the level of low water mark. It was therefore quite possible that the body might have been floated to where it was found by the river. The blue clay in which it was embedded had a preservative effecr, and the body might have been there for fifty or even possibly one hundred years. It must have been there for more than two or three years, as the bones had been permeated by the blue colour of the clay. The bones bore no mark of injury, and though some few were absent, the skeleton was a very fine and complete one. The Coroner asked whether the workmen had searched for the remains of clothing, coins, &c.. The witness Harris said that they had dug down some distance, but had discovered no trace of any thing but the bones. The place appeared not to have been disturbed for some length of time. Tne Coroner having summed up, Tne Jury returned the following verdict : "That the remains of the deceased female, unknown, were found dead at the Folly-wall, Millwall, de posited seven feet beneath the surface of the earth; but how, when, or by what means the said female became so buried there the evidence was not sufficient to show." Tne proceedings then terminated. HEALTH OF LONDON. (From the .Registrar General's Report.) With the progress of the summer months the mortality continues to rise, in consequence of the increase of the diar riosi or cholera, fatal chiefly to infants, that is peculiar to the season. The deaths in the three weeks ending the 18th of July were successively 1,187, 1,287, and 1,364. In the week that ended last Saturday a further increase occurred, and 1,452 is the result. The average Lumber of deaths derived from 10 corres poneing weeks (viz., the 30th in each of the years 1863-62), is, after correction for increase of population, 1,253, from which it appears that the actual number of deaths in last week was 200 in excess of the estimated amount. The deaths from diarrhea, which had been in the pre vious weeks 91 and 148, rose to 233 left week, of which 178 were iemong intents less than a twelvemonth old. Besides the number reckoned under diarrhoea there were 20 from cholera, two of which cases were returned as Asiatic. On the 21st inst. a labourer, aged 33 years, died in the North street Infirmary, Popular, of cholera Asiatica (36 hours); and on the 20th inst. in the Workhouse of St. George, Southwark, a chaff-cutter, aged 74 years, of cholera Asiatica (5 days), consecutive fever (3 days). It may be asked whether the sanitary condition of Islington is not capable of improvement in some parts of the district. There has been much scarlatina in it; and last week the deaths from diarrhea were 22. There is reason to hope that the further spread of small pox in the metropolis has been checked. The deaths by it, returned last week, declined to 34, which is lower than any previous weekly number since the end of March. A seventh part of the mortality from this disease in the week occurred to persons who are stated to have been vaccinated. There were 110 deaths from scarlatina; 15 of which were in Islington, and 9 in the sub-district of St. Peter, Walworth. Last week the births of 994 boys and 898 girls, in all 1,892 children, were registered in London. In the ten cor responding weeks of the years 1853.62 the average number (corrected) was 1,818. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.699 in. The readings fell to 29.32 in. on Wednesday, and rose to 29 - 97 in. on Fri day. The mean t, mperature of the air in the week was 67 . 3 deg., which is 4.5 deg. below the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was below the average throughout the week, and had also been below it on the last three days of the preceding week. The lowest night temperature 3c curred on Sunday, and did not exceed 381 deg. The highest day temperature was 74 deg.,, and was obtained also on Sun day. The range of the thermometer on that day and also in the week was therefore 35.3 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 6.9 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 78 (com plete saturation being represented by 100). The air was un usually dry on Sunday. The humidity was only 63, but on Tuesday it rose almost to saturation. The wind was gene rally in the south-west. Rain fell to almost nine-tenths of an inch, about half of which fell on Tuesday. The mean of the highest temperatures of the water of the Thames was 65 2 deg. ; that of the lowest was 64 deg. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE., Nustralia and Mauritius, via Southampton. ...... 4. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British pac.ket. ...... 29. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Iielena• 01 • 11 2: 2. (liina, Penang, and Singapore, via Marseilles .......... via Marseilles • • •JuiY 27. via Southampton-ix . Falkland Islands... ...... : ...... July 26. Gibraltar via Southanipton ................ India Calcutta), a nd Ceylon, v ia southaxop ton Aug. 2 via M a rseilles July 27. ' ndia (Bombay), via Southampto n July 26. -- via Narse iiles Aug. 4. Portugal.... .. ............ Aug. 4 . 141t,', Egypt, and. Men, via :Southampton July 26 via Marseilles ..... . • • July 27 ............... • • Aug. Newfoundland .............. ,porto and Vigo erica...... .. Ur. . and British N. Am,lb,yycßarnita.dphaincket.l • • • July by U.S. packet ' ' . W.C. of Africa , Madeira, and Tenerife..: Aug, 4. 24. Bahamas, via New Y0rk...... /t 10 Niexico. July 3c . ..... July All parts of Wes t Indies, including Chili, I „ ... .9. California. and British C m olubia. - ..... - rit, Ix , _ . UiY 29, "MDLLE. STELLA. COLAS, Na b e li eve, " says a wee kly c ontemporary, it will appear at the Princess's on her return from St. Petersburg at the end of the present year, when, in all probability, the neat Shakespearian cha racter she will essay will be Imozen," THAMES, A MARINE SWINDLER. —James Johnson, a seaman ' was brought before Mr. Woolry ch, char ged with obtaining 108. and a new jicket by false pretences of Mr. Abraham Harris, a Jew do: bier, of No. 170, St. George-street. A few evenings since the prisoner called up on M r . H arr i s and said he had made a voyage in the ship Junius, in the Commercial Dock, that h e had wa ges to receive, and in tended to deal with Mr. Harris. The prosecutor anxious to do business hailed the sailor as a customer and lent him 10s. to be repaid in the usual manner when the ship was paid off. On the following morning the prisoner again waited on Mr. Harris and obtained a new jacket from him. He then said he wished to be driven to the Commercial Dock, Rotherhithe, and obtain sufficient money from his captain to pay M r . H arr i s. Th e prisoner and Mr. Harris got into a cart, and when they were about half way to the Commercial Dock the prisoner made an excuse to leave the cart, and ran away. He was subsequently taken into cust od y and remanded. ' Mr. William Douglas, an o 6lcer of the Commerci a l D oc k , said no ship named tee Junius had been in the dock for two years. He also said the prisoner had attempted to impose on another Jew and ordered a worth of clothes. Be:ore the Jew parted with any money or clothes he made inquiries at the dock, and ascertained that the prisoner was an impostor. The prisoner declined to make any defence, and M r. Woolrych committed him for trial. ROBBERIES AT THE HAYDON- SQUARE `STATION.—Patrick Macarthy, an Irish labourer, aged 27 years, and lately em. ploy ed a.: the Haydon-square goods station of the London and North-Western Railway Station, was brought up on remand charged with stealing 49 pairs of worsted stockings. There were three packages of worsted stockings in a hamper at the Haydon-square station. The packages were lila perfec, state when delivered at the station. Mr. Thomas Bowden, a clerk at the station, afterwards discovered that one of the packages had been cut open and a portion of the contents abstracted. Hugh Andrews, a police-constable, o. 62 H, made inquiries and found that the prisoner had been dealing with worsted stockings precisely similar to those in the packago, and he found an odd stocking , which had nev e r b e en w o rn, in the prisoner's room. The prisoner admitted to Andrews that he had taken three pairs of worsted stockings out of the package, and that was all. The manufacturer, from Leicester, was in attendance to prove the identity of the odd stocking. Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, on behalf of the prisoner, said he had been °ley, n months in the service of the London and North- Western Railway Company, and there was no pre vious charge against him. The prisoner would plead guilty to the unlawful possession of the odd stocking. Mr. Woolrych—No, no; to stealing. as one of unlawful possession, and Mr. Studclart hope i the magistrate w ould treat the case Mr. Woolrych—lt i s a very s erious case ; a p acka ge pass a light punishment. broken open, and 49 pairs of stockings, valued at £3, taken ou.'. Mr. Stoddart--The prisoner has only taken three pairs. Mr. Walter Worlidge, detective officer, in the service of the London and North-Western Railway Company, said there ned been a good deal of petty pilfering going on at the station, and the company had been great losers. A re ward of S 5 was given to any one detecting an offender and bringing him to justice, The prisoner then pleaded guilty to stealing stockings. Mr. Woolrych—You are sentenced to fcar months' im prisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction. MARKETS--This Day. MARK-LANE. The show of samples of English wheat at Mark-lane to day was small. A few picked samples changed hands at Monday's decline in the currency ; otherwise, the trade was very dull, at next to nominal quotations. In all descriptions of foreign wheat sales progressed heavily, and prices had a downward tendency. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly on former terms. The supply of barley was very moderate, yet the demand was in a sluggish state at late rates. A tow parcels of new Kentish oroduce were on offer. In malt a limited business was transacted at late rates. The supply of oats was moderate. All descriptions met a slow sale on former terms. Bans and peas sold heavily at about stationary prices, The market was but moderately supplied. No zhange took place in the value of flour, but the de mand both for home and foreign descriptions was in a sluggish state. ARRIVALS THIS WEER.. Wheat. tsarley. Malt_ Oats. Flout. English.— 540 1720 630 I Irish.. 370 - b'oreign 2,910 1,580 1 , 13,250 I 2,260 brls BOROUGH HOP. The business doing in our market is very moderate, at late rates. The accounts from the plantations are more favourable. WIIITECHAPEL. The supply of meat is moderate for the time of year, and the demand rules inactive, as follows : Beet', 2s 6d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 2d; lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 4d ; veal, 33 6d to 4s 4d ; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 4d per 81bs by the carcase. FEMALE BLONDlNS.—Application was made on Friday to the magistrates of Kidderminster for per mission for a circus to visit the town. in the ("nurse of the proposed performances two " female 13!ondins" were to run along a rope 50 feet from the ground, starting from oppo • site ends of the rope, and on meeting in the middle one lady was to vault over the other. The applicant stated that the rope would be extended above a tent, and if there sh3ald be a slip the performer would be caught on the canvas. The mayor, however, objected, and the LIP' plicant had to undertake that this " sensation" feat (as the bills had it) should b 3 left out. Amended bills subsequently issued accordingly ; they stated that a "ra tional entertainment" would be provided, inclu din g pugi listic encounters. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO. Madlle. Patti put the seal to the successes of the season by her performance, last evening, of the delightful vivandiere Maria, which must henceforth be numbered among her most distinctive characters. Whilst she wants the buoyant and piquant force;.of Madlle. Picoolomini, the most perfect representative which this comic heroine has yet obtained l and whilst she shar es on l y w i t h M a dll e. A r t ot thepecn liar refinement she exhibits, her performance is infinitely superior to that of Jenny Lind, and for this sufficient reason, that Madlle. Paai is a'neat actress, an,; Jenny Lind was not. Like Madlle. Artot, our uncqu. , lled favourite rather idealises the Daughter of the IteOment than presents her as a great reality —making her the idol of her gallant guardians rather than their actual companion ; and this ver sion, however pleasing, we think much more in accordance with a refined taste than a just perception. It is a drawing-room view of Maria, which we confess wa cannot prefer to that of the girl of the open air. Is success, however, wag indisputable, and not less the attractive man ner in which she delivered her two great arias— the spirited "Ciascun lo dice," that was very ardently encored, end the pathetic " Convien partir"—in which Maria bids adieu to her companions, and which she distinguish, d, on the other hand, by a most touching depth of feeling. In the lesson scene, of course, she was peculiarly at home, and lost no opportunity to display the florid marvels of which she is such a mistress. Madlie. Patti was well supported by Signor Ciampi in Sulpizio, who sang and played with more than his usu nature, us well as spirit — Signor Baraldi, in Tonio, whose singing was irre• ploachable—and Madame Tagliafico in the Coun tess, which was a very agreeable effort. The band and chorus, as usual, stand in no need of our praises. • PRINCESS'S THEATRE. MR. WALTER MONTGOMERY. This gentleman assumed last evening the arduous character of Hamlet, and very considerably en larged his pr.vions favourable impressions. If we were forced to think his Othello was not suffici ently inspired by passion, the same def'et was to be de tected in his present impersonatio I—but, of course, rendered by its different medium—infinitely less imperious. To Othello, passion is truth—want ing that he is no reality, but the double sided Hamlet—whoo , qually compounded of thought and feeling, so marvellously reflects the human mind, allows an actor great scope on one side, who might be wholly wanting on the other. Accord ingly the Hamlet of Mr. Montgomery, if not dis tinguished by its emotional, may claim no ordinary credit for its reflective characteristics. If not suffi ciently electrical, it is full of thought and judg ment, exhibiting the evidence of a very close and careful study of the poet, and in the present state of our stage is entitled to be accepted as a sound SAakesperian contrlbution. Mr. Montgomery's best scenes were those with Ophelia and the Queen, i❑ both of which he rose to expressions of great vigour; the reference to Polonius in the first, espechlly, striking us to be new as well as impressive, whilst his climax to the play scene had a most adequate intensity. We could refer also to a variety of points in the per formance which were ingenious, if not correct. Oa the whole, this was an achievement that entirely justified the impression it produced upon the audi ence, who were frequently aroused by it to great applause, and who further evinced their feeling by calling for Mr. Montgomery at the close of each of the acts. We have only to add that he was very worthily supported by Mr. Marston in the Ghost, the very best that we remember, by Mr. C. Verner in the King, and by Mr. Belmore in the Grave• digger. ECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. --This Day. GOODWOOD RACES—Tins DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. GOODWOOD DERBY. Jarnicoton • Warhorse , £5O HANDICAP PLATE. Liston Despair 3 Zora Six ran. FINDON STAKES. Paris... Linda . 1 2 Twelve ran, THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. Postage on Letters, &c., for India and China, by French Packet, The following arrangements have been made with the French Post-office by which, after the Ist August next, letters and printed papers may be forwarded to India and China by the French line of mail packets, at the same rates of postage as are chargeable on letters and printed papers tent via Marseilles for conveyance by British packet:— Letters addressed to Aden, Ceylon, Madras, Calcutta, and Pondicherry—Not exceeding f oz., 10d ; above I oz, and not exceeding 1 oz., is 8d ; above 1 oz. and not exceeding 2 (As., 3s 4d ; above 2 ozs. and not exceeding 3 ozs., 58 ; each additional ounce, is Bd. Letters addressed to Cochin. China, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore —Not ex ceeding oz., is 4d; above oz. and not exceeding 1 oz., 2s 8d; above 1 oz. and not exceeding 2 ozs., 6s 4d; above 2 ozs. and not exceeding 3 ozs , 8s; each additional ounce, Bd. Newspapers 3d each, not exceeding 4 oz. Other printed papers not exceeding 4 oz., 6d; above 4 ozs. and not ex• ceeding ilb, ls ; above ilb and not exceeding 11b, 2s ; every additional I lb, Is. Letters, &c., intended to be forwarded by these packets must be specially addressed---" L•y French Mail Packet for Marseilles." Upon letters for Ceylon the postage must be prepaid, but upon those for the British poseesbions in India and Hong Kong, the postage may either be paid in advance, or left to be paid on delivery, at the option of the sender. In all cases, however, where the postage is not prepaid, an additional rate will be charged on delivery. The prepayment of postage on letters for Pondicherry, Saigon (Cochin China), and Shanghai (at which places France has Post-office agents) is optional, without any fine for those sent unpaid. The postage on newspapers, books, and other printed papers must in all cases be prepaid according to the regula tion in force with respect to similar articles sent by the British packets. The French packets leave Marseilles on the 19th of each month for Alexandria, in correspondence with a line from Suez proceeding to Aden, Point-de-Galle, Madras, Cal cutta, Singapore, Cochin China, Hong Kong, and Shang hai. Letters, &c., intended to be forwarded by them must be posted in, or reach London, at the latest in time for the day mail to France of the 18th. FOURTH EDITION The Volunteer Review at Wimbledon. My lord,-1 - laving reviewed the volunteer corps of the metropolis and its neighbourhood at Wimbledon on Satur day, the 18th instant, I have pleasure in stating that I was well satisfied with the general efficiency of the corps then assembled anq with the drill of the battalions. I directed the force on the ground to be divided into two corps—the one, the attacking body, under Lieut.-General the Hon. Sir James Yorke Scarlett, who was assisted by Major-General Taylor, and Brigadier-General Bates in charge of Divisions; the other, the defending body, under Major-General Lord Frederick Paulet. The former force was composed of five brigades, commanded respectively by the senior officers of volunteers on the ground—Lord Colville, Lord Ranelagh, Lord Grosvenor, Lord Bury, and Lieut.-Col. Bigge. The latter, of three brigades, com manded by Lord Elcho, Lord Radetock, and Lieut.. Col. Brewster. The attacking force was posted in the hollow ground at the western extremity of the common towards Combe ; the defenders took up a position near the furthest firing butts. Having been attacked in front by the brigades under Brigadier-General Bates, the force under Lord Frederick Paulet retired behind the ravine, taking up a fresh position. Sir J. Scarlett then brought forward his right wing under Major-General Taylor, throwing forward two brigades as a flank movement. Upon this, Lord F. Panlet's three brigades changed front, throwing back their left, and posted themselves acroes the Common with their backs to the grand stand ; Sir J. Scarlett moved his three brigades to the right, forming with them a second or supporting line to the two brigades which had made the flank movement from the right. At the end of the field-day the whole of the troops marched Last in quarter distance columns before returning to their quarters. I was much satisfied with the excellent fire maintained by the battalions in line, and I thought that the men showed great aptitude in skirmishing. The artillery was efficiently handled, and the heavy batteries seemed to move with considerable facility. I was also much satisfied with the efficiency of the two horse-artillery guns, and the field battery belonging to the Honourable Artillery Company. I think it would be desirable on future occasions to im press upon the several corps the necessity for greater punc tuality in the time of reaching the drill-ground. The hour specified for the commencement of the evolutions was 5.30, but it was 6.45 before it was possible to commence opera tions, very few of the corps having reached their destination before that hour. Tae delay and inconvenience caused by this want of punctuality was very great. In conclusion, I can only express my satisfaction at the seal with which all the ground carried out the instruction! they received ; and I h ave a fi rm conv i c tion that the volun teer and force is becoming a very efficient body of o f the valuable as a great auxiliary to the regular army country. —I am, my Lord, yours, (Signed) The Right Hon. Earl de Grey and Ripon. GEORGE• War Office, 28th July, 1863. have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Royal Highness's letter of the 24th instant, and to express, in reply, the pleasure which I have experienced in learning that your Royal Highness was well satisfied wits ghness' the general efficiency of the volunteer corps assembled on the occasion of the review at Wimbledon on the 18th inst. —I have the honour to be, Sir, your Royal Hi obedient servant, (Signed) DE GREY and RIPON . His Royal Highness the Field -Marshal C o nlnjaudi a-Chief. _ _ _ SUN OFFICE, EIGHT O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. GOOD WOOD RACES-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, GOODWOOD STAKES. Blackdown (Morden) 1 Anfield Jack of Hearts Magnum Bonum (Martin) 4 The following also ran :—Maid of Masham f., Bellman, Loiterer, Balh2m, Blondin, Barchettina, Zapateado, Wasp g., and Canzonette. Won by three-quarters of a length; bad third. BETTING AT STARTINO.-7 to 4 agst Anfield, 6 to 1 &gat Bellman, 9 to 1 agst Wasp and Balbam, 12 to 1 agst Blon din, 14 to 1 agst Blackdown, and 25 to 1 agst any other. Horse-Guards, 24th July, 1863. I Bellman broke down. DRAWING-ROOM STAKES. M _ accaroni ...... Escape 3 Gunner CO WDRAY STAKES. . _ 1 Spicebox 2 Hedworth Salvioni Five ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 300 SOVS. Cassidia Gold Dust £lOO HANDICAP PLATE. Principal Mi c roscope B u ck enham Five ran. GOODWOOD STAKES. 2to 1 agst La Toucques (taken freely) 2to 1 fagot Buckstone (taken) sto 1 aget Isoline (taken) 7to 1 aget Fairwater (taken) 10 to 1 agst Atherstone (taken) 12 to 1 agst Myrtle (taken) ..-___-_-=----=-_- A CHARITABLE BEQUEST IN DANGER. Some three or four years ago th are died a venerable spin ster, Miss Agnes Hamilton by name, who had for a long time managed, and that with signal success, a grocery business in Hutchesuntown. She left about £20,000, the chief part of which was invested in heritable securities. F o rty years before, that is, in 1821, she had caused a wil l to be made, indicat in g how she wished her means to be. di s posed of. In this d eed, after providing respectably f or a sister and a servan t, she directed that the interest of the balance should be expended in the payment of annuities,, not exceeding £4 each, to decayed natives of the barony of Gorbals, or persons who had lived there for 40 years, their moral character being gocd, and their age not under 65. The who then boasted a vigorous life r execution of this trust—the whole patronage and guar dianship of the fund, she confided to the managers p b r o o d m y ise that it would be probable that the sum she possessed when the permanent. It is seouxf willeethehewedaasib:gagraivYna:dfeaiwar was small in comparison with the value of her estate when she died ; but there is ample evidence that continued steadily i t i to s u w g through allch theythe e y h e e a rs , itdeatdhfelyatcecuehmeurfleah adTe Twice over, in 1834 and in 1854, trifling ne c v h o a l n e g n ee t p w u e rp re ose m . deed en wasy thefeleft unaltered. addition o f codicils, though its leadingtitiaerovise f ' waswel well k sweptaway. newn, th Thedeath office Municipalo f "ManagerE xtension of the But, prior to her death, s jurisdiction in the e w G a o a r , ba a l s a of all separate and inde pendentthere is no one in a position barony. Hence it happens that according to p the turn to administer the trust pre cisely The question arises, shall mthaiannheirtehin utterly which firtuswasratedethveisined-. in tention of the testatrix ? The estate is now under the care of a judicial factor appointed by the Court of Session. A movement has been w e h by ll the n t ext .d of kin to the deceased to have her testamenta may come to them. It is thought t hy e, so t: e th h at ila tte th f r u o nd ic s andr public-spirited persons that there are valid ) grounds p hilanthro p ic esisting this application and securing the fulfilment of Miss Hamilton's design. There are a number of poor and aged folk living in the Gorbals who suit the description given of those whom she meant to benefit. It is hard to see how others could directly intervene for their protec tion; but they hive themselves a just standing-ground on which to go before the court. 'That step has been re solved upon. Those interested in the business wish, how ever, some token of public countenance and aid. To that, we think, they are extremely well entitled. The object of the bequest is one of the moat exemplary kind—one of which even Mr. Gladstone, with all his horror of death. bed charities and the abuses which they engender, would feel himself constrained to approve. In point of equity there can be no question that the case pre sented is a good one ; no case could well be stronger. In point of actual law there is every reason to hope for a favourable decision; the Dundee people are about to celebrate the recovery of a sum designed for the esta blishment of an hospital there, which was made under cir cumstances greatly more inauspicious and problematical than those that exist here. Some mousy will be needed ere even a venture can be made towards trying the case ; but it is surely impossible that any serious embarrassment can arise on that score. We learn, at any rate, that steps will be immediately taken to bring the whole matter under public notice ; and we have tae confidence that a generous and public-spirited interest will be evinced in regard to it, —..Aorth British Mail. On Monday last a general boaday at Woburn, in Bedfordshire, was celebrated by a grand fete, which was attended by seven thousand persons from the sur• rounding towns and villages. The entire management was admirable, being under the able direction of Mr. Nel son Lee, caterer for the Crystal Palace. The principal performers were Mr. W, Randall, from the Oxford ; Mr. Silvani, from the Crystal Palace ; the Elliott Brothers, from the Canterbury Hall; Messrs. West and Taylor, the great negro meledists ; Mr. °mond, the celebrated antipodian Mons. Chapino's ballet troupe ; and Mr. R. Phillips. The whole concluded with a grand display of fireworks, and passed off most triumphantly, Mr. Nelson Lee receiving e vote ct thanks from the committee. RBrimsE NTA- ON OF PONTMACT Mr. g°l3ekton Manes has issu e d th e following farewell address to the electors of P ontefract Gent l eme n, —Her Majesty having , been graciously pleased to offer me a seat in the Upper House of Parliament, I resign i n to your hands the repr esentation of your ancient w hich I have held borough,continuously, and with so much satisfaction, for 25 years. 14 No man could close so long and intimate a connexion without emotion, and there has been much in our relations to excite peculiar feelinygosuor.fs may be, of interest on gratitude on my part, and, it " I have been, in more than a constitutional sense, the representative of all of you, without distinction of political parties; and I have endeavoured, by moderation in, my views :Ind by discretion in my public conduct, to express what I believed to be the sound convictions of the large majority of my constituents and the general opinion of the inhabitants of your district. " In so doing I have been able to contribute by my vote and voice to the success of every serious measure of political improvement, of religious toleration, of public utility, and of social progl ess, that has engaged the attention of Parlia ment during a quarter of a century. I have owed to your geerous conikience and your kind appreciation of my mo tives a position of personal independence rarely conceded to a parliamentary represoutat,ve , but I must not forget that I have acted in conjunction with men whose principles and servic-s I highly value, and that I have long followed the lead of an illustrious statesman whose name is a wutchword of liberty throughout the world, and the continuance of whose wise and temperate Government at home I believe to be the best security for the prosperity of our country. " To alt and each of you I now bid a grateful and affec tionate fe ewell. A s your neighbour and pers ona l f r iend, I . shall ever maintain a lively interest in all that concerns your individual fortunes and your common welfare. And if I leave on your minds the I . m pr esuon that I have done my best in your service, I have all that I desire. d one e, your obedient servant, a nd faith " I remain, gen till friend, RICRAED MONCXTON NTLNES''' tt ICeSB 38 of rove s to ewes adon 10 ) at- )eed, eter- 1, at will will hour ►tion ford and )g at iigh )ora- Aug lbout to be neral back, ~ or-. Ta of over cially diffe dges, neres ,f the amp a tow visit s, for ige'd ige's 3 on L. Sir L race quer and rvey nday, onths , ac- shire, is on t heir ,who three L 011 Fort- fo r fished °unB.• •ived b the ffilts. wiles, [meat town rest- I few ume >there ,8 tate, )37 the e late Re- wild' ar a ris iU Ped i tad t Bra- .se , lie state L the A dal girls. loins Min ived gold