The Sun. — London, England, 1854-09-05 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INT ELL IGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 7,000 bale 3, including 500 American, 500 Surat taken for export. The market was firm but tame, and closed without change in prices. The sales comprised 5,400 American, 200 Pernam and Maranham at 64d. to 6d., 400 Egyptian at 61d. to 9 d. , 1,009 Surat at 3d. to 4id., and 50 Sea Island at is. to is. 20. per lb. Railway Shares were active, at an advance of 1 per cent. on all the leading stocks. The commercial advices from Antwerp of the 2cl inst. represent much animation in the market for colonial products in general. Notwithstanding the approach of the public sales of the Hamaatchappy company in Holland, there was much activity in the transactions in coffee, and several considerable parcels had changed hands. Sugars raw and re fined were in active demand, and refined eagerly sought after. Cereals were the exception in the general market, and although the stocks of wheat and rye were scanty, yet the demand was dull and prices looking downwards. From Amsterdam the position of the Bank was that against a note circulation of 95,768,630 guilders, there was a stock of bullion and specie of 98,157,850 guilders. The balance in hand of ac counts current was 10,843,085 guilders. Money is easier to-day, in consequence of yester_ day, the " Fourth" of the month, known to be a very heavy day, having passed over satisfactorily. We have scarcely the slightest change to report in the current values of public securi ties. The market is quiet and the dealings on a small scale. We quote Consols from 95 to for money, and more for account. Reduced Threes 95 to Three and-a-quarter per Cents. 954 to 1. Bank Stock 209 to 11. Long Annuities 4 11-16ths to 13-16ths. Indian Bonds 4s. prem. Exchequer Bills firm at 4s. to 6s. premium. Exchequer Bonds of 1859 were done at 98i and 99. The Committee of the Stock Exchange haye, it seems, thought it right to fix a settling day for the transactions in Turkish Scrip. In the face of all that has transpired with regard to this loan, and more still with the experience still fresh in remem brance of the tracasserics attending the former loan, which ended in its repudiation and the con fiscation of some considerable amount of premiums Paid by bona fide holders, this decision savours somewhat of unseemly haste. The board was doubt less pushed by jobbers, if not contractors, anxious to realise premiums at the earliest period possible, the funds being safely housed, of course. It is considered all the more strange seeing it could not fail to be known that, with a few days' delay only, positive and authentic intelligence from Constanti nople must be. received decisive of the approbation or not of the loan, and the disputed question of the tribute of Egypt, one way or the other. It is not to be supposed that the board was swayed in its course by any motives personally iden tifying its members with the urgencies of those who were pressing for its adjudication, yet the fact of so hasty a decision, in view of all that has passed, would appear to suggest the expediency of the in stitution of some impartial tribunal without the house, and entirely unconnected with and inde pendent of it, to which such questions should be referred, and whose fiat, not liable to influences within doors, would be received and submitted to with all the more faith and confidence. Instances are not wanting in which committees conceived it their duty to take a longer breath, and postpone final action until all the merits of a case were be fore them, for the more healthy determination of issue. In the present affair, so far as appears, the board has not even had before it the firmau, or a duly certified copy of it, on the authority of which the loan was contracted. They have the programme of the loan only as issued by the agents, and as it was published in the journals, according to which Lord Clarendon and M. Drouyn de l'Huys testify to having seen the powers, which should be the firman, of course ; for contracting the loan with the assignment of the Egyptian tribute, executed, no doubt, in due form, but without any reference to dates, which is a material point. But those Ministers do not, and were not; called upon to testify whether such fir man annulled in express terms, a previous and existing Erman, by which the tribute was as so lemnly and expressly assigned to the Ottoman Bank, of which Messrs. Trouve-Chauvel, and Stanley are the representatives. Without such express revocation of the first grant, the question would si;and thus. There are two firmans, like so many Richards in the field ; which possesses the greater validity, and is the real Richard ? The One first issued, still uncancelled, or the last, which so far as known, does not assume to cancel its pre decessor ? If the committee had, as they ought to have had, the firman now in issue before them, stating in terms its revocation of the previous firman, the all-important fact should have been notified to the scripholders and the public, in explanation and justifi cation of the decision at which they had arrived. The letter of Reschid Pacha anticipating curiously enough on the 20th ult., the claims and objections of M. Trouve-Chavel, at Constantinople, to a loan not contracted here at the date, is a document in trinsically little worthy of attention. According to this Times, Constantinople correspondence of the period, repeated with much detail on occasions afterwards not necessary here to refer to, that Mi nister should be no stranger to, or unmixed up with finam3ial imbroglios. Ad vices from Constantinople received to-day, mention that Mehemet Ali, brother-in-law to the Sultan, had been nominated to the post of Capitan Pacha, which is equivalent to the rank of Lord High Admiral here. As Mehemet Ali is known as the head of the party in opposition to Reschid Pacha,, this is considered to be rather ominous for the continuation in power of that Minister. Mehe met Ali took an active part in the foundation of the Ottoman Bank. Fo reign Stocks are dull, but without much al teration in the values. Mexican are steady at 25. Russian 5 per Cents. at 98-k, Sardinian 5 per Cents. at 88k, and Brazilian Small Bonds at 1001. The Spanish Deferred Bonds are at 18i1,, and the Committee's Certificate at 51 to 6. The Turkish Scrip has declined to 5i and 5. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds 6 to 6,, Mexi can 243 to 25k, Peruvian 72 to 74, ditto 3 per Cents. 52 to 54, Portuguese 4 per Cents. 40 to 42, Russian 5 per Cents. 97 to 99, ditto 4i per Cents. 88 to 90, Spanish New Deferred 18a to 18i, ditto 3 per Cents. 37/ to 38k, ditto Certificates 5 to 6i, ditto Passive 32 , to 4. In Railway Shares there is not much activity, and there are symptoms of weakness in the prices of most of the English lines. The French under takings are flat. In Mining, Banking, and the Land Shares there is very little doing. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( Ff'o27s the Official Liito rumness done, Bank Stock ... . per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9sl' 5 i 3 per Cent. C on sols Annuities 95 A 4 5i 4 1 34 per C en t. A nnu ities . 95 Long Annuities Expire sth Jan., 1860 India Bonds, A:1000 ..... Consols for Account 13th Sept. Exchequer Bills, 24d. 4 6 p p 21000 25 00 4 6 Small 4 6 p Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3i per Cent. " Ditto 1859, ~ PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Ilraziiian Bonds, 5 per Cent - Ditto Small Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent ... . .. Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. ..i . St Sardinian Bonds, 5 por Cent .. .. ... .... Spanish New Deferred, 3 p er Cent.... . i sSpanish Committee Ce r t. o f C oup, not fun 6 5 Turkish Scrip p 0 54 • Dividends on the above pay a b le in London. 5 HALF-RAST TWO. Consols 9 5 Ditto September Account A 91 i SALE OF THE ESTATE OF TIRY.--Tho estate of 'T ry, formerly the resid ence o f the late Captain Barclay, h:,s been sold to Mr. B a i r d, irounanstcr, Glasgoli, at 120, 000/. ) being the up4et price, THE MURDER AT PADDINGTON CORONER'S INQUEST.-(THIS DAY.) This day Mr. Wakley resumed the inquiry, at the Bank of England, Paddington, into the circumstances attending the death of an infant, named Henry Graves, who was brutally murdered by its nurse, Trapby Knight. The particulars of this atrocious case have appeared from time to time in The Sun. After some observations upon the conduct of the visiting justices and the jail authori ties for not allowing the prisoner to appear, the inquiry was proceeded with, and a verdict of " wilful murder " against Traphy Knight was returned. The Coroner having made out his warrant for the committal of the prisoner, the proceedings closed. THE SUN, LONDO N , TUESDAY .EVENING_ SEPTEMBER 5, 1854. hOP INTELLIGENCE. BOROUGH, Sept. 4.—Considerable animation has been e shibited in our market during the past week, and prices have realised from 20s. to 30s. advance on previous rates for ff❑e yearlings. A few pockets of new hops have reached the Borough, and have been disposed of at prices varying from 201. to 28/. per cwt. The ac counts from the plantations are still conflicting, but on the whole an improvement has taken place—in most cases, however, in those grounds which have hitherto been unpromising. Duty 60,0001. to 65,000. Very large supplies of foreign hops were imported into Lon- London last week, viz., 167 bales from Rotterdam, 2 from Calais, 1,336 from Hambro', 277 from Antwerp, 101 from Ostend. and 10 from Dunkirk. WoactsrEr, Sept. 2.—lt is the opinion that this fine weather will give our hops quality, and so increase weight ; and the duty is doing at 9,0001. to 10,0001. Prices 20s. higher for fine 1353.—Mark Lane Express. MAIDSTONE, Aug. 31.—The seasonable weather for the past week has had the effect of gradually improving the hops in this neighbourhood, particularly where the lateral branches had grown with some vigour and strength. With the exception of the mould, they are new mere healthy than they have been during the !eison. The bur is c , nsequently making its appearance m( re boldly, and the hop is becoming consp'ciaus, but it is somewhat reinarkakble that where the bine was looked upon as being likely to produce a bop, there the want of fruit shows itself the most. The mould is taking some rapid strides i❑ the grounds generally, and the con sequence will be that where the mouldy hops are picked, no good samples can be produced, and if they are re jected it will materially alter the weight of the growth. Unler any circumstances, however, it is to be presumed that the samples will be ♦ery indifferent from the want of quality which is everywhere apparent. There is but little said about_ the duty, the amount at which it is set varying according to the prospects of a growth in the various parishes. It is called here from 55,0001. to 60,0001., but in some localities it reaches 65,0001., while in others it is believed that nearer 80,0001. will be paid. —Sussex Express. MABILET IsIEHTB—(TiIIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 4/ 12s ; clover ditto, 3/ 10s to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 14s to 2/ Os per load. A moderate supply, and a steady demand. UIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ 3s to 4/ 15s ; clover ditto, 3/ 10s to 51 15s; and straw, 1/ 14s to 2/ Os per load. Both hay and straw sold steadily, at full prices. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 31 Os to 41 15s; clover ditto, 3/ 10s to 6! Os ; and straw, 1/ 14s to 2/ Os per load. Supply limited, and trade firm. New meadow hay realised 65s to 84s; and new clover, 75s to 05s per load. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market is quiet at Friday's rates. The quantity of British plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 2,615 hhds, 316 tierces, 1,163 barrels ; there were taken for home consumption 982 hhds, 70 tierces, 377 barrels. The stock in the same places is 12,761 hhds, 2,133 tierces, 3,830 barrels. COFFEE.—Very little is doing, owing to the Dutch sales not being yet concluded. Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 1,057 puns, 1,120 hhds, there were taken for home consumption 289 puns, 54 htids, and ex ported 3:!6 puns, 206 hhds. The stock in the same places is 10,060 puns, 2,199 hhds. gißlCE.—Bengal, 3,1841 bags at auction sold at lls to its 6d for mid. SPICES.-162 bags Malabar pepper sold publicly at 4fld to 4id for good, and 172 bags 90 pockets Sumatra at 46d to 41d for mid to good. 119 cases Calicut ginger realised 42s to 47s for small to mid bold. Cassia Lignea, 43 cases, sold at 1093 to 121 s for ord to good. TEA.—The market is inactive. TALLOW.—Tbis article is quiet, and P.Y.C. is at 65s Od per cwt on the spot. iPaid. 100 'lOO 100 all ti li.l all 16 100 9 100 81a. 100 20 1:3 A 100 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Sept. s.—Wind this day at Noon, N.E., and hazy weather. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 4.—The Speedy, from Shields to Ryde, which went ashore on the let Sept. on Ryde Sand head, came off with the tide, and anchored at Ryde. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 4. Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Betsey, from 'Tarragona, for Newcastle.—The following vessels drove ashore in a heavy N.W. gale, at the Cape of Good Hope, on the 15th July :—The Wild Seamew, bound to Lon , lon ; the Canopus, of London ; and the Seagull (brig), for Melbourne ; crews saved. Sept. s. —(Per Elec. Tel. at 9.lo.)—Arrived—Argo (s), from India, the Mauritius, &c. COWES, Sept. 4.—Wind, E. Sailed—Part of the Royal squadron, for Boulogne. SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 4.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Argyle (s), from Carentan. Sailed—Nubia (s), for Alexandria. FALMOUTH, Sept. 4.—Wind, variable. Arrived—Sa rantes, from Trinidad de Cuba. GLOUCESTER, Sept. 3.—Sailed—Collina, for Quebec. BRISTOL, Sept. 4.—Wind, E.S.E. Arrived—Anna Maria, from Denmark. HARTLEPOOL, Sept. 4.—The Elizabeth, of London, in ballast, got on the rocks early this morning, but has been towed oft• into the harbour. WHITBY, Sept. 4.—Wind, E. Arrived—John and Mary Ann, from Sunderland, with bowsprit carried away, and other trifling damage, having been in contact in the night with a brig, about 10 miles from Land's End Ness, bound to Plymouth. POOLE, Sept. 4.—Wind, variable. Arrived —Balder, from Cali Y. SUNDERLAND, Sept. 4.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived— Magnitic, froth Quebec. SHIELDS, Sept. 3.—Sailed—Sarah Huntley, from Alex andria ; Morning Star, Corsica ; George Canning, Car tha,gena. Sept. 4.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Louisa Otto, from Richibucto. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday, 10.15 a.m. Wind, S.E. ; light, and dull. Arrived—Esther and Sophia, from Maracaibo ; J. P. Harward, and William and Jane, New Orleans; Cultiva tor and Shark, New York ; Jane Anderson, Montreal ; Enthusiast, Antigua; Banshee, Laguna; S. Ford, San Francisco ; Jesus del Monte, and Cardiff Lass, Santander; Martha, Rotterdam. • (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 9.55 a.m. Wind, E. ; tide, three hours flood; fine. Arrived—Liberty, from Antwerp; Der Jonge Rentie, Woreum ; Helene Marie, Archangel ; Rosa, Porto Rico; Daring, Guernsey ; Betsey, Caen. DEAL, Tuesday, 9.30 a.m. Wind, E. ; fresh, and fine. Passed—John Fraser, from St. John's, for London ; Mellowankie, from London, for Havre. Coming in—Her Majesty's ship Hannibal, from the Baltic. The schooner Who Not, of Shields, got on the Goodwin Sands this morning, and came off without assistance. 50 50 20 20 8/ 281 St. 10 St. 25 20 20 50 20 20 "17 20 20 20 THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE.—A Constantinople letter, under date August 24, states that the Duke of Cam bridge, who has erysipelas in the foot, arrived at Thera pia on the 22nd. His royal Highness is already much better. LONDON COFFEEHOUSE AND EATING-HOUSE KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION —Yesterday evening a general meeting of this association was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, for the purpose of electing a president of the institution. Mr. Yeates was duly elected to the office. The proceed ings were purely formal. NEW YORK.—The advices from New York this weok describe a further increase of the pressure in the stock market which has now prevailed, almost without inter mission, for more than a year. Securities of all kinds are again lower, and many railway stocks which last year stood at par range at present between 30 and 40. Two additional failures have been reported, the firms being those of Peck and Bloodgood, dry-goods jobbers, and Alfred Edwards and Co. The latter were importers of silk, and their liabilities are estimatee at 100,000/. Further difficultiei of a similar character were at the same time considered inevitable, since the dulness with which the autumn trade was opening had been converted into a feeling of panic among the importing houses, owing to the continuance of an unprecedented period of heat and drought, which' has threatened the Indian corn and potato crops, and burnt up the pastures in all directions. From every part of the State of New York, as well as from some of the New England States, the accounts were of the same nature, and, although the recent wheat harvest was of a favourable character, there can be little doubt ithat the result will be felt on this side by the receipt of diminished orders for goods, and also by a falling off in the consignments of salted provisons, cheese, and other articles. The specie brought on the present occasion amounts to 233,0001. DEPARTURES FROM THE PORT OF LONDON.—The de partures from the port of London for the Australian colonies during the past week have comprised 7 vessels —3 to Port Phillip, with an aggregate burden of 2,359 tons ; 2 to Adelaide, with an aggregate burden of 1,287 tons ; and 2 to Sydney, with an aggregate burden of 1,210 tons. Their total capacity was consequently 4,850 tons. The rates of freight exhibit no material alt e ration, but the tendency is still toward heaviness. FOLKESTONE, SEPTEMBER 4.—His Excellency Sulli man Pacha, attended by a numerous suite, arrived here last evening, en route to the French camp at Boulogne. His Excellency had been forewarned that, owing to the crowded state of the Pavilion, it would be impossible to afford him the accommodation he required for the night ; but the Pacha was not to be put off. He insisted on proceeding to the hotel, and on arriving there, startled the host by declaring that an attic, or, wanting that, a little clean straw would suffice for his siesta. Ultimately, matters were very well arranged, through the kindness of Captain Hawthorn, captain su perintendent of the South-Eastern Railway Company's fleet. His Excellency partook of supper at the Pavi lion, and was afterwards lodged for the night, together with the members of his suite, by Captain Hawthorn, at his re:•icler ce adjoining the Custom-house. His Excel lency left this pert for Boulogne at eight o'clock this morning. SJIARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. A.bcrdeen.......-, A.mbg. Nottng. Best and Eastn. Junct Belfast & Ballymena P,irming. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkeuhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., X2O Rlyth & Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45 ) Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon... Cork, Black, & Pass. Cornwall Crieff Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth &Aber dean Junction Do. New East Anglian Do., (XlB E & H) , Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A Stock Do., B. Stock. !Do.; New A. East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow Edimb. and Peebles Ellin. Pr b & Dundee Forth & Clyde June. Glasgow & S. Westorni Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B, Stock ....... • Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.; Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do Thirds Do. Now Thirds Lancash. andYorksh Do., Fifths D Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby.&Soutbpt London & Blackwal Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Loud. Bright & S. Cst Lond. and N, Westn Do. Fifths Do.lol. 5h.,M&8...( Do. Eighths London and S. Westn. Do., £5O Do., £49 Lncndrrydt Coleraine Ludndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.& Liueln 1)o., Mau. & Lin. Un., idlaud Do. Birmn g. & Derby Midld. G. West. (I re .) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Newmarket Do., Bury Extensiou Nwpt.Aberg. &Had Newry & Euniskilleo Newry Warreupoint and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North London 'Do. New £lO N.&S.Wstro.,Hamp stead, and City Jo North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester.. Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midlaud Shrewsbury dr Bi r mg Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed Si &di_ Shrewsby. & Ilerefd. Shrewsby. & CLestei (N. W. Min, Do. Halves,l Do. Oswcs try Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& paid up at per cent South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun Do Staines, Wok. &Wok qockton & Darling Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. £lO sl►ares. Do. Prof., No. 1 Thames Haven Dock and Railway • Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall. West End of London and Crystal Palace West London Wimbledn & Croydon York No wed &Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N. E. Purchase York& N.Midland :losing Prices yesterday. 22 -- 23 5 - 5 eimoo 9 - 91 - 11i --10 i d 16i -17 i 7 -- 6 95 - 97 (36/ -66 i. 15 : 1 1(4 11 - 13 j 21 —11 d 7 8 17) - 18 11 - 12 69 - 71 CO - 62 ii - 25 63 - 70 87 - 88 67 - 71 24 - 127 93 - 95 741 -75 i E 6 90 11 13 It —1:: ' 75 753, 54 5 4 3ict .- ..8i Los 107 .05 105 k - P I - " 84 - 85 9 - 8 - 7 26 = 71i 72 42 - 44 I d par 8 6 part 2 - 21 5i 48 50 34 ... 35 7 9 i 64 7i 51 56 1 p d i 4 3i( - par 1 p 35 - 37 95 - 97 63 - 65 ii - i* . -- ... a —3O 13i 67 67. 33 34 3 1 par i 3 - 18t 19 4j - 54 2t - 26 40 - 5j ... ... 6i - 7A 764 - 774 ' 6 54d 4 30, 554 564 13 3d id—ip 26 3p id par 6 - P 8 6d - ir 17i -18 i ld -- 1 p ld -- par 2 -- 4 dis 3 31 3 31 —' p ... - ... id-ip 74 - 8 3i# -34 i 12, 12t 8 -- 9 191 19#p 49 - 51 38 - 40 -• pm 231 231 d— d -- iP - 81 81 11•111 ..... ••• .1.1 ..".. pm 3i 4 d 6i ii Z3i.a :ous 43i.--44ixdi i i = 70 93 - 97 34 - 31 16 17ani ••• ".". et, i - li • i -- - I 4 - .. 4 . - '7 2 -- 2ixd ••• .....". ••• ‘, O Zia(' 35 37 1 --: 1 Ili =l2i FOREIGN. all 3 8 2s. all all all all Antwerp&Rottordain Belgian Eastn. June Beziers to Graissescac Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Scrip Central of Italy Charleroi di Erquelin Demerara Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Juuct. of France Grd. Trunk of Canada Do. Debentures Do. do Gt. Central of France Gt.western of Canada Shares Do. Bonds (Ist is.)'s7 Elaiuilton & Toronto o. 6 per cent. Lake Const. & Basic Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c pref Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Lyons and Genova Lyons & Mediterran. Madras Maria Antonia Do. do. New Melbourne Dk. & Ry, Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c 13dP (filly. B. dt Ams. Shs.) NorwegianTrunkPrd Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans.... Paris and R0uen...... Paris and Strasbourg l'arisCaen&Cherbrg Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Do. 54 p. cent. Pref.l Southern of France.. St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 5 per c. Pref Western of Franco West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand Bantam done thli day. 114 12 x d 74i i i i ad 75 42) 81i xd 1051 a d d 1k a d ad 81 n d. ad ad 26 ii 711 i a d 13A II per cent. 66i 7i 31 dig 77 61 44 id kIISCEL: Rubin Coal and Iron .lustralian A gricult. lustral sn. Pci fi c. Mail Australn. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Brit. American Land Brit. ft Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co.. Canada Crystal Palace, Do. New Crystal Pal. of France Eastern Steam. ElectricTelegraph(A) Do. (B) Electric Teleg. of Ir. Gen. Steam Navigat. General Screw Steam [risb Beetroot Sugar Magdalena St. Navig. Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land.... N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Ns.vigat. Co. N. B. Australasian... Do. New Nrtb.ofEuropeStearn Peel Er. Ld. & Peninsular & Oriental Do. Do. Portland Iron Co Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest. South Austral .Land Subniar. Telegraph Do. Registered. iVea Dismou PAO 25 all all n3/4 6G 6 16 35 4i 36 5} 56} all all all all all 100 all ,100 100 18? 9A all all all [OO all LINES LEASED AT FLIED RENTALS. Paid.' PREFE: kberdeeu Do. No. 2, p. c. Blyth and Tytto 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 500 Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO %ester & Holyhead Guar. 5. per cent Cork &Bandonsip.c Dundee Perth &Aber- deen Junction EastAnglian (£3los) 6 per cent Do. (e 5) 7 per cent Do. (X 7 17s) 7 p. c Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 P.C. No.l Do. No. 2 . Do. New 6 p. C. St. Eastern Union, Scrii Guar. 6 per cent Do. 51., 10 nor cent Do. 101. Debentr.Sh- East Lancash. 6 p. ets. l East and West York-1 shiro June. Pref... Edinb Prth.&Dundet 4 per cent. Glasgow & S.Westerr Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prom... Do. 4i p.c. Scrip Ut.N. of Scot. Ist Prei Gt. Southn. &Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. coy. red. 4i p.c Do. con. red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4p.c. Lan. &York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock Leeds N. 6 p. o. No.l Do. Quarters, 1848 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. Do. Pref., 5 p. e. St. Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 Do. New Guar.6 P.C Lon. &N. W., Coy. di INuneaton London & S. Western Con. Thirds bondonderry& Coler A Shares Londy. & Ennis. A Sh 51an., Shef., & Lin , Shares, No. 1. Do. New, £lO . Do. £6 tifarypt.& Carl. 4 P.C . Du. 4s per cent Do gid. Cons 01.6 p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Po. Pref. 4 per cent Norfolk Debenture Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock Do. 5 p. c. Eat Do. 5 per ct pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c 'orth British North Staffordshire, Oxford, Worcester, 8: Wolverh.Cls, 6 p.c. I _ _ Do Scot. Cent., New Prof shrews. &Birm.N.G. Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon D. fixed, 41 per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 44per cent. S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar Stockton and Dar- lington, 4 per cent Do. do. do, Stockton and Hartle• pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 1 Watcrf&&Kilk.6p.c. York, Noweastle,aud Berwiek,4 p.c. Pref Do York&N. Midlandll. Ari.l n. Purch Leasing Compans, Condon & N. Wed. L. &N. W. Caledon... Wit. Nrthn. Caidonian. Gt. Westo' Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &Meld Do S. Eastern Do Norfolk.. L.& N. W. & itekton & Darlingt. Nlidland i. Count Do Do L. & N.W Do Gt Northu D 0... Lancash & Yorksh. Melean 3tockt. & Darlingt. Jlosfug Prices yesterday. IGltWestai - . Business this day. 30i 93A 4 Beir.wATe. Redford and Bletch le y Ruckghanash. Clydesdale Jo. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. alas. BaIT. & Neils. Direct Do. New Glstr.& Dn. Fr iirtipl. Dk. Railway Bull & Selby Do. s Shares. Do. 4. Shares. Lon .1 Greenw. Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. lixtu and Matlock Nficicllesbro' & Redcar \iidld.Bradfd Northern an( EFLS ternsp. c • Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixcds p Prest. Wyre Do. Shares. floystn.&Hit. Do. 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X d 100 20 Loud. & Westminster 103 35 National Provincial of England .....•••••• 20 10 Do. New ............... 50 222, National of Ireland.. 20 all' Now South Wales-- 39 41 25 all Oriental Bank of C0rp0rati0n.......... 42 44 25 5 Do. New ... . .......... 100 25 Provincial Of Ireland _ 10 all Do. New .............. . 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp C 0.... 25 all South Australia 4l 4 3 42 3 25 all Union of Australia • 66 88 671 2 Do. New 50 10 . Union of London ' C: ing Or a —The total number of visitors dur ounted to 49,878, sad receipts um ,h Y e s is T p: i a r :s t u P w: o e L e A iir . 51, os. 2d. THE MAGAZINES. Blackwood.—An interesting and well-written article on " The Holy Land" is the first paper in this number. It is founded on a criticism on Lieut. Van de Velde's new work of travels, but the intro ductory passage is far more attractive than the cri tical observations. It is followed by the only poeti cal contribution, a classical ballad, entitled " Bel lerophon;" which contains some fine passages. "Speculators among the Stars" is the first part of a series of papers on the perplexing question of the plurality of worlds. The writer proposes to take into consideration in turn the three questions of— Why should there be ? Why should there not be ? and What if there be ? The first question asked by the author of a recent essay on the subject, who is supposed to be Dr. Whewell, the Master of Trinity College, Cambridge ; the second by Sir David Brewster, in his work of " More Worlds than One," and the last the writer's own question, to which, it may be presumed, lie intends to furnish an answer. The present instal ment is consequently occupied with the arguments against the plurality of worlds, and gives copious extracts from the essay which takes that view of this interesting subject, which has lately excited so much attention and discussion. The second part will show the reasons brought forward on the other Side ; and those who have not speculated on this question may find the comparison of the op posing arguments interesting and instructive. A criticism on Mrs. Stowe's " Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands," while justly defending the au thoress from some of the severest charges brought against her, admits that the volumes have been productive ofdecideddisappointment. Itisremarked that a good deal of what appears to us to be mere gossip may have a higher value to transatlantic readers, and that while the circumstances under which she made her visit sufficiently account for the couleur de rose aspect in which she sees everything, she does not exalt herself or make herself at all promi nent. The writer, however, does not attempt to defend her remarks on art and literature, justly observing that the taste must be either wholly uncultivated or radically bad which can place a paraphrase by Dr. Watts above Pope's " Messiah." A paper on the Crystal Palace severely attacks the new and extraordinary prac tice of colouring marble. Its partisans will find it difficult to refute the arguments and defy the ex , amples cited. At the conclusion, the following curious extract is made from our oldest poet : CHAUCER'S DREAM OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE. " As I slept, I dreamt I was Within a temple made of glass, In which there were more images Of gold standing in sundry stages Iu more rich tabernacles, And with jewels more pinnacles, • And more curious portraitures, And quaint maniere of figures Of gold work, than I saw ever. There saw I, on either side, Straight down to the door wide, From the dais, many a pillar Of metal that shone out full clear, Then 'gab I look about to see, That there came entering in the hall A right great company withal, And that of sundry regions, Of all kinds of conditions, That dwell on earth beneath the moon— Poor and rich. Such a great congregation Of folks as I saw roam about, Some within and some without, Was never seen, nor shall be no more." The story of the " Secret of Stoke Manor" is continued, but the plot does not seem to unravel. A letter, under the title of " The Spanish Revolu tion," gives a succinct and vigorous narrative of the events that took place at Madrid, in the late im portant changes, and of the public feelings, preju dices, and impressions. An account of the various; plans and prospects indulged in by those who de sire a change of dynasty is added, the young king of Portugal seeming to be the most popular of the possible candidates for the crown of Spain. Dublin University. —" A Pilgrimage to the Land of Leis and Ossory," is the first subject, and it treats of the country and gives some very amusing anecdotes, especially the one re lating to the ".bares." His Excellency the Earl of M-- was out coursing with a large party, escorted by Pettier, a rather pompous gentleman. After a long time no sport was to be had. Lord M. lost all patience, and exclaimed, " I should like to know where all the hares are." A voice called from the crowd—" Perhaps, my lord, its to Caarlow they're gone." Mr. 'lather was indignant at the interruption, but Lord M. asked for au explanation, and the speaker proceeded to state that it was all Mr. Pether's doing, for he had given out that every living soul, man, woman, and child must immediately go off to Caarlow and vote for the Radical member, and " so, my lord, I suppose the hares went with the rest.' "Mosses upon Grave stones" is continued, and is an exceedingly com plicated story. It is more interesting this time, as part of the mysteries are unravelled. The lost Geraldine is found not to have been buried, as was supposed, and Morton is left seeking her. The last moments of Madeline are, however, recorded, and she dies firmly persuaded that her sister still lives. " Rathmore and its Traditions" is a very pleasing sketch. Some curious details are met with, and a singular circumstance is recorded of two heiresses of the Rathmores being exiled in Eng land, at the distance of two centuries, and each being discovered by singing the same plaintive air relating to their fallen fortunes. It was composed by Mary Cruys, the first dispossessed lady. The first verse ran as follows : " Ah, blessed Mary, hear me sighing, On this cold stone mean labours plying; Yet Rathmore's heiress, might I name me, And broad lands, rich and many, claim me." The fair composer Mary Cruys was overheard singing by Sir Thomas Plunket, who took up her cause, and with so much ability that she was re stored to her rights. Ho was afterwards married to her, and the family was known as the "Plunkets of Rathmore." In the latter case, the heiress was not so fortunate, she never was restored to her rights, and her husband, who had been attracted by the romance of her situation, soon grew tired of her. He had indulged the hope that she might eventually be repossessed of Ratlimore, but, that being futile, ho complained of her country man ners, and the ill-matched pair were separated. The family was never reinstated in their rights. The poetry is good, as is often the case in this maga z i ne . " The Deication of the Temple," is an elaborate composition, evidencing•knowledge of the subject, and bearing frequent allusions to verses of Scrip ture, which are relative to the theme describ e d. " y Home" is a pleasing piece, showing skill in delineation and some traces of feeling which are not often found in such simple verses. The last few lines are here given : "Yet this martyrdom is better than amid this mystery life, Ne'er to feel the bliss, the torture of its one-redeeming strife, And that torture will be triumph if we manfully endure, 'Mid the trying wondrous conflict keep our hearts high, firm, and pure, In the starry sky of glory earn a place for true works done, Then arise on sunlit pinions to the Immo we've grandly won." Fraser.—" Fraser" opens with an article entitled " The Session and the Ministry," in which the writer positively attempts the forlorn hope of de fending Lord Aberdeen ! There is, at least, some thing original in this. Few have hitherto been en terprising enough to attempt it. After informing us that the Government possesses the confidence of the country, and that Lord Aberdeen is " using every means to attain the present object" of carry ing on the war, the writer proceeds to vindicate Mr. Gladstone from the charges brought against him. In defence of his management of the finances, we are told that he " was not a heaven-born stock broker," and that he had not in eighteen months acquired that happy dexterity which many men, after a lifetime spent on the Stock Exchange, fail to acquire." We are told, in conclusion, that we are not to believe the Government faultless (a very unnecessary caution), but " that they are, on the whole, zealous, capable, and trustworthy ;" that people are to "wait for some better cause than the tedium of the recess, the wit of Mr. Disraeli, or the more trying dearth of news from those quarters whence it must be most eagerly expected, before, by revoking this confidence, they stultify their own deliberate judgment." We think it more probable that they will wait for some bet ter cause than an article in " Fraser" before before they place confidence in a Prime Minister whose great object is peace while entering on an honourable war, peace with the enemy he calls " an old ally," and a Chancellor of the Exchequer, who chooses, to say the least, a very inconvenient time for earning experience in financial experiments. " How to get on at the Bar," by an experienced Junior, gives a long series of potty subterfuges as means of obtaining practice and reputation, written, of course, in irony. A paper, with the curious title of " The Church among the Tall Chimneys," con cludes with some sensible remarks on a few of the chief national evils awaiting improvement, justly observing that Government cannot cure all ill s, but that they are bound to correct positive and palpable incentives to evil. An account of the wr itings of the Persian poet Hafiz gives specimens of his odes, and some explanations of his mystical Dad metaphorical allusion, C o moro .491.1110 t) ' or, the ILI dy and the Locusts," is continued, and many styrprising events aro related. Another of the orni .thological papers which have recently ap peared i s given this month on the subject of the great bu. ttard. It appears that this bird was men tioned by. Aristotle. It has gradually disappeared from this ecountry, and at present is only to be seen in the 2;oological Gardens. Au article on the " Merca:at ile Alarine" takes into consideration the iroportalaci 3 of a. preparatory sea education for officers in, the merchant service. Two papers on what is tiV.ll the question of the day are entitled, !..! Phases of Wa r in St. Petersburg" and " The Garrison 4 of the Crimea." Colbur z b's New Monthly.—The sites of the doomed c ities is the first subject in this number. The differ ent arguments respecting the spots which Sodom i Lt 'd Gomorrah occupied are examined at some len g th. " The Camp at Boulogne," by Dud ley Cost el do, is continued from last month, and recounts ..the ludi crous adventures of the English excursion L:lS ts. A d escription of " Fashionable Life as it was in the Eighteenth Century" affords a . curiou, ; contrast to the manners of our own day. rue twit nty-third instalment of "Literary Leaf lets" to k.es for its subject the Rev... C. Kingsley's Edinbui gh lectures on Alexandria and her schools. " The I oflir Prospect" is a touching little sketch by Mrs. ..Bushby, of a widow's only child who was , lest in a., storm at sea. " What became of him ?" is a sage s to "The Tour of David Dundyk e "by the anti aof " Th e U n h oly Wish. " This Writer must it tc iced have had so me extraordinary ex perience s,. for while most of his stories pre sent us with something marvellous, we are told that they are all founded on fact. In the pre sent ins t ance, however, the disappearance of the unfortu,a, ate Mr.*Dundyke does not seem so extra ordinary.. The question asked by the title appears to be ea s dy answered, so easily that most readers will feel surprised that measures were not taken for the a .rrest of the apparently guilty parties. The con t inuation of the " Diary of a First Winter at Rom 3 " gives an entertaining description of the Opera ar id the Museum. " A Flying Visit to the Seat of War in the East" presents us with some interest uig details. A paper on " Gosse's Aqua rium" g. Ives a great deal of curious information which t ti is naturalist has obtained after much re search eel 'ong our coasts. The poetical contribu tions cc.ei isist of some pleasing verses by J. E. Carpentu r, " An Old Buccaneer's Yarn" by G. Thornbm y, and some satirical verses, entitled " Her M ajesty's Opposition," which announce the wonderf u 1 deeds that the writer would do if he were or io of them. A very generous and en ' couragii i“ criticism is given of the ballad of 4; Babe Christabel." The " Stray Letters from the Ear - " exhibiting the different styles of a young officer's epistles to different correspondents are co nth) iu 5 1. Colbu r n's United Service.—The first matter un der con s ideration is " Spain and Espartero," in which a .short analysis i s g i ven o f th e disheartening couditio n. of Spanish affairs. A few remarks are made on , the career and character of that celebrated man Esi )a rtero, and it is said that "the tottering throne i s upheld by the strong hand that chiefly contribu rted to place Isabella upon it, but should that han a fail, woe to Spain." A long account is given of the "United States Military Academy," which i s t a k en f rom a visit paid there this year. The plans and arrangements seem very e reellent, and there is no doubt truth in wile bt is here asserted, that " a large body of office rs of high attainments, and capable of serv ing with . distinction in any part of the world, have proceed ed from the military school on the banks of the far-1 !a,med Hudson." A plan and particulars are given . of " The Passage of the Danube at Giur gevo," hich took place on the 7th of July. It will be in! interest to many to examine the details and deu i iptions given of the affair, which are cer tified to. be exact. Some remarks are made on " Mars! , Vaillant, and the French Military Schools, to which is subjoined au account of a military execution in France. It is argued that the Fre rich manage better than the English in such affairs ; here the soldier is hung in the usual way, which rke ver would be tolerated over there, but consider !ed an iniquity. " What is to be done with the Crii nea," is concluded in this number ; and it is averred as " highly desirable that some decisive blow sh Duld be struck in the Crimea," in the course of this c ampaign, to prevent Russia having time in the wii iter to plan new resistance. There are other ; 'articles of foreign interest to be met with, as the " :Reciprocity ,Treaty and British America," and " h :,a.mbles in the iEgean." Benreqs.--The first article in this magazine is a short; history of Admiral Sir Charles Napier, with a portrait. It is appropriately followed by a paper (;r .titled " War and Peace." " Spain and its Pro3p ects" form the subject of the article which succeeds it. We ought really to be grateful to the Spanish :people for providing us with a little variety from th © "prospects" of Russia and Turkey. The subject an yet is novel, and much may be said on it. The, clever and interesting story of "Clouds and Sun shine," by the author of "Christie John stone," trrives this month at a happy termination. The life-like vigour of the characters, and the vivacity of the dialogue, joined to the touches of pathos which are here and there introduced, com bine to ;render it a very attractive tale. " The Ad ventures of Benjamin Bobbin" are continued ; and the " Hitirtory of the Theatres of London" is also proceedea. with. The authoress of " Haps and Mishaps of a Tour in Europe," this month relates her adventures in Italy. " Aspen Court" pro gresses - with interest. Two chapters are given which seem to remove a few of the misunderstand ings that have lately gathered round the chief per sons of the story. Ainsivortit's.—The stories in this number are more amu sing than usual. " The Robber's Wife" is the commencement of a romance which is very intricate ; it leaves offs where a mysterious chief of banditti has married a lady engaged to another. He entered the castle under a feigned name, and in the midst of the wedding festivities the real bridegroom appeared, and the confusion was ex treme. " Not a Juvenile Match" is likewise very entertaining ; it relates the doings and contrivances of Mrs. Kroll, a little old lady, who spent her time in making matches. She concluded a most extra ordinary one in the story before us, and the result was more satisfactory than might have been sup posed. " The last of the House" is continued ix three chapters : Mr. Meaton is unsuccessful in his attempt to bring matters to a conclusion, and he is dragged off instead to a French master's. " A Few Words about Falling in Love," is amusing and laughable in its way, and sometimes satirical. The Gent/males Magazine and Historical Re vicic.—ln the article entitled " The Fathers of the Desert," there is an account given of the life of Hilarion, which is very interestin g . His career extended from 292 t o 372 , a per i o d of eighty years, during which he had many troubles to endure, and many obstacles to overcome. He first evinced a desire for solitude at the early age of fifteen, when he fixed his abode on a waste ground near Gaza at Syria, a spot which was wild and desolate enough to scare away any intruders. When he had been twenty-two years in solitude, many attracted by his devotion and celebrity came to solicit his aid and advice in their various troubles and perplexi ties. He proved of great service to all, and what with the wonders of reality and the marvels of imagination, a glory and a power was attributed to Hilarion which soon put an end to his dearly prized solitude and obscurity. " The enthusiast's cell of rushes and sedge gave place to a crowded monastery." But this change was not to be en dured by one whose whole aim and object was seclusion. He resolutely departed with two faithful friends, and went out into the highways of the world once more to look for loneliness. At last in Cyprus they discovered a retreat which satisfied even Hilarion. Here he remained until his death. It is curious to observe the conflict ing elements in his character. Ho was impelled by the exercise of his powers to attract attention, and gain from the reserve of his nature an uncon trollable impulse, which urged him to fly from the notice he excited. " The Tailors measured by Poets" is an amusing sketch, reverting to some well-known characters in various plays, and many who like the humorous may derive entertainment p from its perusal. " Th e Stanley Paers " tain some researches a n d accounts that have been printed for the Chetham Society. The first paper is entitled "The Earls of D er b y and the Verse Writers and Poets of the Si x t eent h and Seventeenth Cen turies." The second paper is calledThee.rby House hold Books." These records afford an insi g ht i nto the past, and th e mo d e in whichthings car ried on in th ose d ays. In the formerpap l'cere e . pape r many distinguished names are mentioned as connected with the history of the house. It is observed that " The Stanleys, though not one of our oldest, may now fairly claim the honour of being one of our most historical, families. They have maintained their pre-eminence by a long series of illustrious alliances, and by an unwearied course of devoted loyalty to the Crown, and important services to the commonwealth, by brilliant eloquence in the S ena t e, and by princely bene fit s con ferred upon sc i ence and literature." MISCELLANEOUS. The National Miscellany commences with. a Paper on the Crimea, which notices the curious alteration which has taken place in geographical boundaries, as exhibited in the contrast afforded by an, atlas of 1794 to one of the prefient 4;y, In the old map, a wide space, " certainly not less than a couple of hundred miles across," extends between the frontiers of Russia and Austria ; while in the modern map, "full five hundred miles of conterminous frontier can now be traced along the two countries"—a warning, one would think to our politicians of the present day. "Pi nto Ribiero" is a narrative of the revolution in Portugal, two centuries ago. Among other interesting subjects in this magazine we may mention, "English Hexa meters," and " Parliamentary Reform."—Th e _y ew Monthly Review sustains its improved character. The individual who this month appears in its " Gallery of Literary Portraits," is Lord John Russell, but he is regarded rather as an author than as a statesman. The writer remarks that his works have not been properly appreciated ; and in the brief view that is taken of his political career, it is observed that, whatever the semblance may have been, he has never had much real power. Many entertaining articles may be found in this misullany.—Neieton's London Repertory dives an account of 27 recent patents, with the usual illus trative plates and scientific notices.—Le Follet presents its usual attractions to the devotees of fashion.—The Lorne Companion, has an agree able variety and some information. It is, however, surpassed by the Family Friend, by the same publisher, which is a most excellent little work for domestic reference and amusement.— Orr's Circle of thr Sciences is a really vahiable pub lication, which place the branches of high scientific knowledge within the reach of the poorest.— Handley C ross is continued with spirit, and has reached the sixteenth number. —Knight' s En glish CYclopeedia is progressing steadily. Alternate numbers o e f ve N ry at s ur at a u l rd ll a i y st , ory and Geography are published sevenpaasc,aulay's E s says" is and a part appears on the last day o f t h e mont h .— Th e po p u lar edition of ‘ cM r. A , r i t of a conv en i ent size. 0 no w completed in at a s h'll' inr , each, in a clear type, and COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.—Sept. 4. _ - DESTRUC TI (PRO F F IRE OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) . — out four o' on Saturday afternoon a fire was discovered in the clock stables belonging to J. Davids, Esq., situated in the rear of his house, in Bath-road, near the Parade, West Cowes. The horses and carriage were immediately removed, and the fire engines sent for ; but they could not be got out for a long time, and when they were, as usual, there was no water to be obtained. Au engine and a number of men with buckets, &c., were landed f rom h er Majesty's yacht ; they did th e best they could under the circum stances, as did the townspeople, with the little water they could get from the water butts and wells, but the coach-house and stabling were burnt down, as well as the adjoining wood fences and sheds. The rest was pulled dpwn to prevent the fire extending to the dwel ling ho 'se and other premises. Fortunately there was but little wind, and that from the east : had it been from the south and west, Mr. Davids' house, and probably many others, would have shared the fate of the stabling. When half the town has been burnt down we suppose the necessity of obtaining a supply of water will be forced on the inhabitants ; but not till then. UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT.—In bringing down the large fire engine from Church-road, the men very thought lessly ran it down Market-hill without fixing the drag to the wheels. When about half-way down it obtained such velocity that those behind it let go ; it then rushed forward at railroad speed, passing over and dreadfully bruising two men named Cooke :end Taylor. The former bad his collar bone broken, and his life is despaired of ; the other, though confined to his bed, is in a more fa vourable state. TRADE AND NAVIGATION RETURNS. The official returns of the trade and navigation of the United Kingdom for the month and seven months ending Aug. 5, have been issued. The comparison of imports for the month ia as under :- 1853. 1854. Oxen no. 5,159 ...... 5,774 Sheep no. 21,811 Wheat qrs. 691,738 Barley qrs. 133,233 Oats qrs. 85,022 Flour cwt. 379,243 Coffee lbs. 8,277,077 Cocoa lbs. 827,230 Flax cwt. 82,419 - 196,103 Currants cwt. 23,045 Guano tons 14,807 ...... 20,624 Hemp cwt. 81,776 Oil, palm cwt. 51,738 Bacon, pork, and beef ...cwt. 40,983 Silk, raw lbs. 331,313 Rum proof gallons 441,177 ..... 724071 Brandy proof gall ons 276 , 436 ...... 204,126 Geneva proof gallons 31,289 ...... 14,884 Timber loads 302,503 ...... 252,745 Tobacco lbs. 1,663,002 ..... 223,992 Wine gallons. 1,119,481 ...... 1,144,39' -, -490 Cotton wool cwt. 731,019 Sheep's and lambs' d0...cwt.12,282,082 The declared value of some of the principal exports, compared with that for the same articles during the car. responding month of last year, was as follows : 1853. 1 1854. Beer and Ale £103,846 Coals and calm 175,225 Cotton manufactures 2,259,545 Cotton yarn 524,204 Earthenware 127,213 ...... 128,887 Hardware and cutlery Haberdashery and millinery... 499,783 Linen manufactures Linen yarn Machinery 16 1 ,863 Metals 1,254,901 ..... 1,509,491 Silk manufactures Silk thrown Soap Wool 23,435 ....•• 100,973 Woollen manufactures 1,299,897 The total declared value of all the exports, exclusive of the " unenumerated " articles, amounted to 8,372,1911., which, as compared with the ilk* month of last year, shows an increase of 377,1051. AN OLD HERITOR.—Wo understand that Dr. Aber crombie, one of the newly-elected members of the Cape of Good Hope Constituent Assembly, is a native of Edinburgh, an old Heritor, and alumnus of our Univer sity, at which he highly distinguished himself. —Cale donian Mereur)J. THE CUTLERS' FEAST.—This annual festivity will take place on Thursday next, under the auspices of Thomas Moul s o n , E sq., the master cutler fog the en suing year. We learn with gratification that our noble neighbour, Earl Fitzwilliarn, who has been absent from this gathering for the past five or six years, will be present on this occasion. The people of Sheffield will regret that Lord Wharncliffe is unable to ac cept the master cutlers' invitation from ill-health, he having been forbidden by his medical advisers to attend public meetings. Invitations have been accepted by Sir T. White, Bart.. E. B. Denison, Esq., M.P., J. IMP., Wi n . J ac k son, A Roebuck, Esq., M.P., Oeorge Hadfi e ld, E sq ., M .P., Richard Monckton Milnes, Esq., 3 Esq., M.P., .L W. Wickham, Esq., the Mayor of Don caster, the Mayor of Wolverhampton, Alderman Moon, London (the Lord Mayor Elect), Rev. Jos:H un t er , and P. Fairburn, Esq., Leeds.— SAcjield Examiner. A POLICEMAN SHOT AT °ETON, OfIESHIRE.--Yester day Mr. Knowles, of Oxton, formerly gamekeeper of Mr. Price, the Lord of the Manor, was taken with a fit, which left him so strange in his conduct that his son was obliged to send for a policeman to take care of him. That morning John Matthews, the district police man, went to the house, and was placed in charge df Mr. Knowles. Between 7 and 8 o'clock the old gentle man came downstairs into the parlour, followed by the police officer. While in the parlour Mr. Knowles took down a fowling-pieoe, and presented it at Matthews, who in alarm opened the door, ran out, and closed it behind him. The old man immediately fired, and the charge, passing through the panel of the door, entered the left breast of the officer, who dropped and died in a few minutes. Mr. Knowles was then taken into custody to await the coroner's inquest. He states that he had no intention of firing, his purpose being merely to frighten the policeman, whose attendance he did not want. Matthews, who was much respected, has left a widow and six children. morningmessre. Knowlestwo and Sons,ere o killed iifto n i , n n t e h a e r Two MEN KIL LED IN A COAL PIT. —On Saturday coal mine under the following circumstances : Early in the morning, the fireman, whose duty it is to report on the iventilation of the mine, found that there was a great deal of fire-damp, and issued directions that no one should work without the use of safety lamps. Yet, after this order, a man named Edward Croft took a candle with a naked light into one of the workings in which the fire-damp existed, causing an almost instan taneous, explo s i on. Two men, named Samuel Harding and Edward Shorrocks, were killed and foul other colliers se vere l y burned, by this unfortunate occurrence; and so so on as the requisite notice required by the Secre tary of St ate has expired, a strict investigation into the conduct of Croft, and as to the whole accident, is ex pected t o t a k e place before the ing of th e explosion one of the colliers of Messrs. On the morn- Knowles an d S ons was i n custo dy contrary to the rules, and M naked light on a previous da y, was committed by a magistrate the offence. S. L. Trafford) to seven days' imprisonment for offence. CAPTURE OF ENGLISHMEN BY ROssrANS.—The Eost Prussian Journal states , r English merchants, ess s . the 30th ult.,-that "four Macdonald, Stovdt, Claphin, and Mattero (so the names are written), proceeded from Crantz, a small bathing place under the head of Konigsberg,i on the 27th, in company of two ex cursion to the frontier, of the Kurische Haff, upon a n to give concerts at Memel, a n d a ladies (singers) , abou t c tt bent named iera i. Having accid en t a ll y Greek mere , d the Russian near Laugallen, an d b e i ng crossed pl a ce on the north side w ithout passports, they were arrested by a patrol, and carried off as prisoners to the nearest st a ti on atGarsde n. Measures have been taken at Memel t o d e li ver the cap tives, who clearly had no evil intenti on ." CITY OF LONDON REGISTRATION Or PARLIAMENTARY V O TERS.— . Mr T. V. M`Christie will commence the revision of the lists of voters for members to serve in Parliament for the City of London, on Monday, the 18th inst., at Guildhall, and according to the .refuse` , , - 44cto him under the act, the claims aneolptatiliWt`-s*, 1 0 17 '::' will he :—Freemen and liverymen,:iclaimii a . - 1-4 - „,,,. *-‘:''. ( 4'" , `` "-' 93 ; inhabitant householders, cl4has,*l2"l3 ;' !i 407 ; total claims and objections,6.2l. 7 ../4041kett', 4 ., , , , were :—Freernen and liverymen, 'eta* 1--lrigi ' 308 ; inhabitant householders, claiills, l 74i4L.:!°" 4 . - ' 1,Q12 ; tota l claime and objections, 1 3 19 i. - - , ; 50 25 12A 131 20 5 10 St. 5