The Sun. — London, England, 1863-07-17 00:00:00

~( ITONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Continued steadiness prevails in the general ells count market notwithstanding the diminution in the demand for accommodation, and the lowest rate for first•class three months' bills is 31 per cent. The Bank of England return for the week to Wednesday last, Ps was exp'cted, exhibited an im portant diminution in the Other tecurities and the Private Deposits, consequent upon the repayment of the recent extensive advances to brokers and the public. The pa.-ticulara are as follows : Active Circulation .. £21,539.015 Increase .. 158,1 5 Bullion .. 14,749,876 Decrease .. 7.5,093 Nest •• •• •• •• 3,277, 029 Increase .• • • 32,754 Public Deposits .. • • • • 4 948.458 Decrease 64.5,376 .. • • Other Deposits.. 16'214 381 914 Decrease .. • • • • 2,214 ,8(14 Seven Day and other Bills .. • • ',804 655 981 Decrease .. .. • • • • 1,617 Government Securities .. 11,046, 1+ 88 No alterat ion . Other Securities .. 20, 0 08,633 Dec, ease .. • • • • 2594815 „ Notes Unemployqd 6,997.080 Decrease .. • • • • • • 236,040 At the halt yearly meeting of the ALiance Bank of London and Liverpool, held to•day, a dividend of 10s. per share was declared. At the halt-yearly meeting of the Bank of New South Wales, held at ,Sydney on 29th April last, a dividend was declared at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum, and a bonus ot 2f per cent. on the paid up capital, making 20 per cent. per t nnum. The half yearly meeting ot the Bink ot New Zealand was held at Aucklard on 30th April last. The balance-sheet showed the net profits to amount to £35,910 10s. Bd. A dividend of 10 per cent, was declared, and toe sun:. of £24.000 was added to the reserve fund. The dividend to be recommended at the forth- coming meeting of the NAionat Discount Company, is at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum for the last half-year. Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets has continued moderately active during the last few days. Tea, however, continued dull with out any change to record in prices, C, flee nes, in some instances, slightly declined, while full rates have been sustained for sugar, rice, indigo, ana wool. The tallow market has been duil, and prices have shown less firmness for both present and future delivery. Two O'CLOCK. A decline of a per cent, has taken place this morning in the English Funds, and the market consequently wears a heavy and dull appearance. The fall has been induced by speculative sales, and not from any overt, political, or sociil causes. Consols are 921 93 for money, and 93 k for the account, The New Threes and Re - tuned Atlnniii e , are 93;. Bank Stock continues firm at 236 237; India Stock at 226 228 ; the 5 per Cent. Lean at 108 k ; the 5 per Cent. Eufaced Paper ut, 107 k; and the 5i per cent, ditto at 1161. Exchequer Bills are par to 33. prem. A general decline has taken place in the Foreign Market, and business is dull. Turkish 6 per C,nts., 1858, are 71 Q ; do. 1862, 674 68; do. Consolides, 51 514; Mexican, 371 4; Portuguese, 484; Greek, 35 4 ; Spanish Pas.ive, 331 4; do. Certificates, 124 ; Peruvian, 871 ; Italian , 714 4 ; Egyptian, 1034 1044 ; and the Confederate Loan, 4 die, to par. In the Railway Snare Marini the operations have been limited, and prices have in some instances slightly given way. Great Eastern, Lancashire and Y )rksaire, and South E 'stern, each receded 55., while North Eastern (Berwick) have improved 55., and Caledonian 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings con- tinue inactive at about previous rates. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show no mate rial alteration in values. laternatinnal Financial Shares are quoted 4f to 5 prem.; General Creoir, lf to 14 prem.; London Financial, 1 to 11 prem. ; E4yptian Trading Company, f to 1 prem.; and Hudson's Bay Company, 4 dis. to par. BRITISH FUNDS.. t:LOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 237 6 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .. New 3 per Cent. Annuities Aunuittes, 30 yrs, hixpire 4th Jan., 1880 — i)itto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 India 5t0ck........ Ditto 5 per Cent lOBl 8 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Oent 107 k i)‘tto 51 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 10 ) Consols for Account, Aug. 6 931 3 March June Exchequer Bills, £l.OOO 2} per Cent., par 3 pm pat 3 p Nut) £SOO Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent., 1843 Hlinn 6 per Cent Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 Ev.vptian 7 pet Cent lO3l 41 Ditto, Second Issue ........ Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup , ns.. Onto Account.. ........ 35 144 Ittili .n .5 per cent,(Maremmana Railway 801 Mexican 3 per Cent litto Account P .rucian 4} . per Cent. , - - - - Ditto 1862 Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 18 53 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62 Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St - Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 Sardinian 6 per Cent i)itto Account Spanish 3 per Cent, Ditto Passive Ditto Account . 3 31 i i Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. — Ditto Account .. 126 / Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account 9l Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 .. ...... Ditto, £lOO Bonds 74 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account 6B 74 i I 84 7.; 8 Venezuela, 3 p er C ent Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account .............. Dividends on the above payable in London. Italian, 6 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account 7ts 4 TEIREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money .i Ditto August A ccount 936 4 SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON', July 17.—Wind this day at noon—South- Easterly; moderate breeze, and fine weather; but rather cloudy. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Arrived —Marie. Louise, from Norkoping; Alma, from tiottenburg; Vir.:tona, from Padarow ; Gordon A. l'h,rnp son and Mary Ann, from Cardiff Li g ht an d Si gn , f rom Briton Ferry ; Marquis of Bute from Sunderland. tiatled--B ruEra i d, tor Cardiff.' BRITISH I ) o•4•Essi )Ns. ctositv.: ewe. Price. Business don 100 atm, & I,l4wren.. ;11 62 44 . - ;um.,Baroda&.Cent In, 157 „ 8 I Gu. 5 per cent........ 2 0 Do. Neu 20 Do. E. Shares.. 14tulaiu Anki Lax. tl Lt.% I „ 51 61 It. Do. Preterunce all 74 8 .0 , t Intlalo,Brant,&Godrid 1 4 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, -- 4 0 ; Do. du. July 1, - lOU .0. .10. ,(,I 1- • - i 100 i('6l ,07 yt 'I I.peTOWII 1/04!k Sle , • 11.6 81 :09/ .tuck Eastn. Bengal go. 5 1.. tO, CO 11.. 1091 4004, h.ast Ind.an. tou. SP. 147 1 8 1076 1 20 Do. do. U Ext... 10 18 18 20 Do. do. H do. 4'4.4e4 Grand l' rook of ehrthel 2O 1 100 • .0. Ist 1"1-• . Bonds. 72 34 100 Do. co. deferred.-- all 55 f 8 104 ' ' O . 20 I'rei. Bon .5 4, 4, 65 67 100 DJ. do d ter ed all 60 63 100 Du. 3d P el. stock 100 Do. do. d -leir d.... .1,1, 35 37 100 Do. 4th I'ref. so k al , 26 30 100 Do. au deferred...." all 22 24 44t0c. , Gt.lnchaPeutu. ' 1071 104 103 20 Du.:. ew gua.s p. 1 14 , 20 Do. January, 4862 8 1 14 'tool: Gt. South.ol India(Lin, uaranteed 5 per ern c 6,1 41•7 :108 206 (it. W. of Canada Shar4r all 4,4 111 214 Do. New 4 :. 98 9 lOU Do. 6 p.c. '73 ulth't 'pi. al' 97 ISO 105 in,. 66 c. do. '77-8.. all 90 '‘,2 :, 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 p stoci. Madras guar., sp. e. c 4:7 1074 7AI goo, uo. 48 p. c. tilxtensioi 401 'Ol 102 11.18 1 4tock t ;c. .. Ito 8 14,0 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 - +tuck ‘14 , 11.44. p. a buil In( - 51 llelb. & Hobson's Hay. all 53 55 548 lOU Do. 7 p.c. rlortg. Bd al - - -20 ..w Br une; wick & Cain 41ass A pia B ... all 3 s sl.lll.C'daii pc Ist pt bur 104 , 84 86 to,/ Scinde ......... (1 ' :08 •. 09 109 st 5 Jo. Delhi ; 100 1 (64 1178 Do. do • • I tp 21 20 m. Putuaub t lit 14 1 4:- si Do. Du. ?g , 1('0 1.6 , 147 10;8 ock Indus. St. Flo.) ) 1, 1021 1 , 3 iAL GOV EIiNI3IEiN 1 , ECi. Si.) 14'77-84 - De. ap. c. Feb. .5 A u., toiL . 6 . 8 - Do. dp. c.:3lar. & Sel:• Mt 45 1 . 7 - Do. Sp. c. to 446 27 964 - : Do. 6 Inscribed stout 100 414 - ;4pe G. Hope. p (Ob . ; 108 10 109/ -- Do.Ap &Oct. 18s , 1.0.; 412 114 Do. ISt , ' :13 i 5 - 'Do. Jan. & July, 1891. 10. il2 , 14 - reyion. N0v.1.78, np • to 113 115 - Msu - thus 4 tier cent .. 4041 106 107 1034 - Na:a , G..v. 6 I,er cont. 1)0 .19 112 1111 op.. a.44i.1 u ,(K. 106 I'7 - 4.-o. 6 p. c.Ap. & - N, S.W. Gov. p ls 10-, lf 0 101 p. c.,124... to 104. 101 14,2 - ! Do. d0.,1888 & now& 4011 1021 1011 24 - INew Zealand 6 p ent. 100 140 112 - :Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p... - eterltn.', 1875. lO4 1 4 6 107 - Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 0 1;2 ZI). A Ltd bitip.e. 2.r.,743.24 up. lUt '4O 112 Ic.G ov. p.c..la.&J u 1 ~ 1 0 ' , PI 109 - 'Do. to s 0.0. An..&064. 100 111 1121 1121 PA/Ills:11 MT7.71.:. 2 14 ,ambrian Consol. Gold 1 id -I. him,. Amalgamated.. - 25 27 - Con.. lay , 1 640 60 - ',nal Bassett (111m,ran...1 30 70 78 1 East Clogan Gold Ltd.; ss. id East Urirettioll ..... 14. 271 281 288 Cam Brea... .4. S 84 -- IE. 33'1 Russel (Tavlstl , 8.1.6 2 2 I '4 I (3 .anl.24Bt.AttbyntGweit i 47, 8 II - rent South To igub. .74 44 44 - Wheal Von( Helsto 6 1 7 4 - ;lrenvi Ile . ierod'e-F00t,... . .1 41 fi ittgatOn Dow n s..... 4. 7.0 <# 21 Lady Bertha ar.rgaret (tiny w ar , 35 :47 - I.4larre Valley.. iNew Setun .. 19 2 ( 10 120 urth Down. 2 2, - (4' 4 1110 to 417 . 3 31 'orth Wheal Crotty . 2.4.4. 4 4 4 - i'ar Consols(t.4t. Blazey 14 4 5 20 rovidence(Uny Lelni. 10.4 4 ; 42 44 - ioutliCaradon(SlCleer 14 1415 425 - 13. Cam Brea (lilogan).. .5.15.61 241 24 - I .Wheal Fran.(lllogen 144. i 75 8U IStray Park - f ViituarSilv.& Lead Mit , 4, I i fin Cron, 4 2,8 228 228 - est Basset (Mogan)" 11 12 '3 - C radon (Liakeard 5 23 25 - West Seton - '43 heal Basset illlm„,ran 54 678 721 ‘, heal Buller(Kedruth, i 60 ~0 -. heal kitty (U.Lelant , '2.0.6 - healLo.d ott _. 45 heal Mary Ann (Men s 12 14 - Wheal Setun . 581 215 225 heal Trelawuey Wis. 7 15 17 - Wheal Union 3.17 3. 4 BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH Arrived, Ju Morning. GRAVESEND, Friday G ott en b ur g ; G e orge flab a t o r n o:u fr El m , r r n e s d ; er ß ic e k e s i b ta k d e t a : from 'SHOOTING pß ____________. osp. , ECtS IN BREADALBANE AND Amunea.—The Shooting prospects in the extensive districts of Breadalbane grouse, eiveeially on all th e dry and well I.helterel moors, wing, and :Young broods are now strong on the rise at nceonsiderable distance. On the high grounds of /1 eadalba OFFICIAL VALIJATIgur is also plerdiful.—Scotsman. great has been the cheapening of goods since cial v a l ue Was fixed at the Customhouse that thteehe,f); ffielial valuation o f our produce and manufactu res while the r ea l mane actwuZsbut valu or about half , The cotton man Xepf>rted i n 1862 was £240,720,859, £l2 i,992,264 , ed were of the declared value of £30;548,731, but at th t e lij e: ou r ialt.a.„•house they were r.fficially reckoned worth £ 125 ,163 • .----.The ship 7, h b a r s in p g a s s 2 se 2 d u p AUSTBALTA.- - PLYMOUTH , Tri u r b d .. ,3, ' Light of the Age, from Sydney, April 1 and hi e s . P s a l B : Channel off this port th s mornir.g. s he tangos. No gold, but a full cargo of wool landed four of her passengers here to-day b y a pilot boat. THINGS TAXABLE.—The Urbana (Ohio) u nion has a few taxes to propose:—For not bowing to nigger, one dollar ; for reading the proceedings of Con gress, 25 cents a day—Suraner's speeches in full, 1 0 dollars extra; for swinging on a gate, 55 cents; for pulling a oat's tail, 10 cents ; for eating steak more than three times a w day, three dollars ; for counting the stripes in a balmoral, ten's ; for nest appreciating " John Brown's" ROlig ho, iy, one dollar; for fermi!) , a newspip,r, five dollars , for tryi • ng to " escape history," two cents. (See President's PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 4 per cent. irred , 91 AlAdland, Leicester .nd Hitchiu 4 per et., 95 North Eastern tG.N.E. 4 per cent. pref.), 1.3 Scottish North Eastern 7 p r cent. pret. stock. 140 S uth Eastern ( • eactin4 Annk., Z 1.0.6), 24i West midland gua. 56 per cent., 18A, 6, PREFErtENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf.. 1 0 61 Kent Coast, per cent. pref. B, 51 London, Chatham, Aletrop. B, 6 per cent., Ditto, A per cent., 1 . , MI Loudon and S.-11 extern 44 per cent., 105} LINES LEASED Al: FIXED RENTALS. London, Tilbury, and i-outhend, 6 Midland, Bradford pref. stock, 9 , 7 i Nottingham and Grantham R. do C.. 961 71 6t FOREIGN RAILWAYS. San Paulo 'Bra.), gua. 7 per cent., Ditto, 2i/ Bahia and : , an Francisco (lira.) gull. 7 per cent., 20 i Dutch Rhenish, 17f Great Luxembourg, 14 Namur and Liege, gum. 6 per cent. pf., 211 1 FOREIGN MINES. Mandllos, limited, if Caput Silver, ; Cob!e Copper, 32 :,01 Port Philip, if Santa Barb tra (;01.1 Mine (lira.), I St. John del Rey (lim.), 56 / Yudanaluutana of S. Australia 311 JOI N T-sTOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (tim.), 331 4 3i Bank of Egypt, 28; a Bank of New Zealand, 11 if Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 11 English, Soo ch, and Australian Chartered, 2 3i Imperial Ottoman, 191 London and Brazilian 'lim.), 421 London Joint stock, 6 London and Middlesex, lim.. 4f London and South African, 26 National Provincial of Enjand. 125 i Ditto, ne v, 34 Din.), ditto, 26 Oriental Bank Corporation, 57 Standard of Hi itish South Africa (UM). Ditto, new, 71 Union of Australia, 53i Union of London, 351 MISC EL LANEOUE. Berlin Water Works, ltra , 86 East India Irrigation and I 'anal, 5 Electric elegraph, lUh4 7 6 • Gen. Cr, dit and i• inanes of London, Rm., 3f ; ne al Steam Nay.:.ation, Internalional Financial Society, lim., 91 10 Joint •stotk Discount, 6 if Nerbudda Coal and Iron, _ Ditto. new, 2 1 oriental Inland Steam, lim., Si Peninsula and 0, iental Steam, 781 9 MAILS FOR MEXICO, &C.—Atter the Ist of 00 , y the month, F A ugust next, the r a t es o f postage u p o n letters t o C u b a an d M : 4z oh packets leaving St. IsTaxiire on the. 16 h of cil' each IN Ili be Is. for each letter not exceeding luz„ and Is• ±or each additional 104 1 which must be paid in advance. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOeF4 S. l i t;a!iwayF. Mr., li - oi., arid Str. Val. ! h'iythe and Tyne. I liost.,Sleaf.,andMid.C6 Bristol and Exeter 'Caledonian .... CorL aoit Bandon j Cornwall 0,, A A ..!ets no di \ 1 1 ! Do. , ti 11 el) e,.p au.hap 1 been paid to RI Dublin & Belfast June. I tran.,l'erth,& Ab..lunc.! ;Edinburgh Si Glasgow.' i illasg. and S. Western.; !Great Eastern, Ord. Mk Ditto A sto-cl: Ditto East mtlian 4t IGreatNorthot Scotland (Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an W. of trelan (Great Western Do Str Val gua. stoeb Laneash..•e& Yorkshire Loudon and tilackwal Lon., I;right.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., aid Dover Lon. & Nor' h Western Lon. & Sw.th Western Shet., & Lincoln.) Maryport and Carlisle Do; 5hare5........ etropoh tan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby %Itcl, Cit. W. of Ireland Do. i shares iMid Kent Do Cray Line North British lEdin., Perth, & Dundee ;Nth Eastern —Berwie, • „ Do, G. .E . pureha6, Do Lecda Do York Do Carlisle (North London Do New North Staffordshire and S. W. Junctiou, ,ticottish Central Scot E., Aber. stooI• Do scot Mid. stock ' . '- ,shrews. and Welchpoo !Shropshire Union ;!,•outh Devon ,South Eastern South Waiee 'S. York. and River Dun z - stiiinue,Wok.,andWok Stockton & Da; ington Do ! Do New, I 8& :fall Vale.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do _ _ Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim i Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall 11. Hartlepool Ilar..tß West Midland Oxford Do Newport Hereford 1 l'ald. Closing Busine•s Price. I done. 8 8a _Bl 81 85 r 7 1201 1201 6 6 40 11 15 10 95 96 110 112 53 . , 544 51 52 z 44 z 54 1286 1296 130 14 , ,40 101 . 0 3 67 67i 'lll3, 1111 76 77 118 20 44 46 104 104 1056 IL6i, Of lti 12i 121 A 29 29i i It I V 7 99 55 56 1 26 rtB 1 103 1031 t 9 60 90} 90i 118 120 li 11 164 16) 11!1* 122 124 16 17 99 iOl 60 62 31 23 921 :421 70 72 100 102 71 8} 39 10 I 1 , 8 81 /• in )56 51 6t 3 :4p 79 81 156 XBO 861 12of $ I 54 1 n ! 50, 1281 64 71 i 7 114 119 181 11 129} i 55 i 2 . i i 1031 161 i 921 6 101 100{ 46 47 39 ,4t 104 106 46 il i 1051 THE SITN, LON.DON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 17, 1863 THE INSURRECTION IN NEW ZEALAND. (From a Correspondent.) DUNEDIN, OTAGO, May 18. The assurance given to the House of Commons by the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies as to the prospects of peace in New Zealand will not have prepared the British public for the announce ment that the colony is on the eve of another war, if hostilities have not by this time been commenced by the Governor, for the natives have already struck the first blow. Another of those murderous attacks which characterised the opening period of the last Taranaki war has just occurred at "farkenaki, resulting in the deaths of two officers and six men of the .57th Regiment. They were escorting some provision carte, and, surprised by a Mori ambus cade, were shot down and tomahawked. their bodies being anerwards horribly mutilated. Before proceeding to detail t'te circueostbnces in connexion with this melancholy affair, I will briefly recapi u tato the events which have ied to it. The condition of the settlement of Taranaki has for a long time been a scandal to the colony. The unfortunate settlers, whom the last war had made houseless and homeless, and who were earning only a scanty pit tance as road labourers, had anxiously expected a visit from Sir George Grey ever since his arrival in the colony, but it was not until the early part of March last that his Excsllency bad been able to proceed to Taranaki. The General Assembly in the last Session passed a v me of £200,000 " for the reinstatement of Taranaki," such reinstatement be effected in such mintier as his Excellency and his advisers should deem advisable. It was for this purpose that his Excellency visited the settle went, and it is from this visit that have arisen the circumstances which have followed. During the list war at Taranaki the settlers lo cated on a block of lend a few miles to the south of New Piymouth, which is known as the '''ratatimxka Block," were compelled, owing to the unprotected state of the position, to desert then farms and come into the town. Toe Tataraimaka t+ as of no value as a strategic point, and the enemy were allowed to occupy it, and destroy and plunder the deserted homes of the settlers. At the cessation of hostilities there was no agreement made as to the restoration of Tetaraimaka, and the natives occu pying it were permitted to rest in possession; at least, no attempt was made to dislodge them. Consequently ever since the close of the last war, until quite re cently the " Tataraimeka Block" has remained in the possession of the natives, who, with some show of reason, claimed to have conquered it by force of aims, It must be borne in mind that there was no question of title involved in the possession of this block of land. The legal right of the Europeans to it was never called in question by the natives; therefore its occupation was a question affecting only the natives immediately concerned, and not. as in the csse of the Welfare, a matter in panicle the whole native population, or at least numerous powerful nines of it, was interested. It was oh vious that no reinstatement of the settlement ot New Plymouth could bet ffected so long as a body t rebellious natives occupied one of the finest por tions of the district, the actual propel ty of the settlers, and within a few miles of the town. was, therefore, always expected that the reoccupa tion of the" Tataraimake Block" would be one of the first steps of his Excellency, and it was tolerably certain that if this was effected by force a general disturbance would be the result. His Excellency had evidently paved the way for this step months before; and while the colonists were blaming him tor neglecting Taranaki, he had, by a wise and far sighted policy, been taking measures tor the restore ,ion of the itind peaceably and quietly. A short time before proceeding to Taranaki, Sir George Grey made a flying visit, privately and without ceremony to the Waikatoes—a numerous and powerful section of natives living on the Waikato river, TheWaikat:e is the stronghold of the "King" party, and here reside the Maori King and his most influential supporters. Ugly rumours had been promulgated respecting the disorganised state of this district, and Sir George determined to see for himself. He accordingly lett Auckland, attendee only by two or three chiefs in the employ of the Government, and, unannounced and unexpected, he succeeded in reaching the very centre cf disaffection, and pene!rated even to the sanctum sanctorum of Maori Royalty, but the dusky Monarch was away with his Court at some other place. It was not long before Sir George was recognised, anti the news spread like wildfire that the Governor was among them. Deputations of chiefs came in from till direc nous, all anxious to rub noses " with their father t'se Governor." There was universal rejoicing all along the river; a picked crew of young chiefs padded the Governor's canoe from p ace to place, young girls and women chanted songs of welcome, and the greatest kindliness prevailed. Still, it is, worthy of remark, as ste )wing how little reliance is to be placed on these manifestations of personal regard, that they went eo further than this. The natives forgot the Governor in the tii-nd, and so long as his Excellency maintained that position they were content to bury the remembrance ot the quarrels and disputes which had occurred previously But it would not do for the Governor to content himself with paying and receiving friendly compli ments. He had come to judge for himself of the intentions of the natives, and to endeavour to dis suede them hone the suicidal opposition to his plans which had been organised. A magician's wand could, not have wrought a more sudden change than did the introduci ion of political sulj -cts. The chiefs who had been foremost in tee it demonstrations of welcome now grew cold and silent. In reply to his Excellency's advice to give up their "Kiog" movement, as it would certainly bring them into trouble, they positively refused to do so. They were disposed to concede every ether demand but this. Their opposition to roads and steamers, and the Taranaki question, were minor considerations com pared to their support of their King, as the embooi meet of a distinct nationality. A sudden attack ot illness compelled Sir George Grey to return without extending his visit as he bad intended, but before he l e ft he made a memorable declaration to the "Kin g " chiefs. He told them he intended to go to Taranaki and take possession of his land there, meaning Tataraimaka. It is tolerably certain that his Ex cellency obtained a promise from the Waikato chiefs not to interfere with his movements at Tataraitneka. This promise, there is reason to believe, has been kept, as evidence is given of letters having been sent to the Taranaki natives, counselling them to give up the lane to the Governor. On March 6th his Excellency, accompanied by Gen. Cameron and the Colonial Secretary and Native Minister, left Auckland for Teraneki. first had an interview with the Taranaki settlers, No , ott , icf n ce d ;twiTedp h rh,li i , en s : cduagnhrnibeidoyx(i under ns t urit t s arhici t koen e ain p ampsto w ,,t.i uhoo a ctere s hikrel t do:s o ct:rtt o oh r iwe d r the e r rwwbi military in gar rison to march out ,end occupy Weireka-hili, a tom Tnis position, abandoned after n tl y ih it b h b e e e w g ar a m er i imae and n t d o t b Li f es k ir i t ne n h ed g e : session of by the troops, and l l a t y waa s stockade quietlybetweentoc ka d t e h et completeda t k o e w u e n pus.d ea the 17th of March, just three years that very day since v thee chiefsout br ak waited o f h upon po e nlastthe w e Governor r nor to Deputations deprecate of the steps he was taking, but his excellency told them very plainly he intended to take possession of all land the rightful property of the Europeans. As to Wditara, it should be investigated. In order to prepare for any emergency, as the attitude of ttie natives round laranakt was not very assuring, strong reinforcements were sent for from Auckland, and 100 men of the Royal Artillery, under Captain Mercer, were formed iwo a body of irregular cavalry ro co-operate with the mourPi d force being urge nited under the Colonial Defence Act passed last session. This latter force has been paced under the command of Lieut.-Col. Nixon. A demonstration of the troops in garrison was made in the direction of t he Tataraimaka ; but, as the reinforcements had not arrived, no attempt at occupation of the position was made, and the troops returned to town. No natives were encountered, and beyond the vaguest rumours there was no evidence of any intended opposition to the occupation. On the arrival of the reinforcements, 't strong force, cnnsietieg of 2( 1 0 of the 67rP, under Col. Warre, and 100 artillery men acting as cavalr3 , but having two guns, under Capt. >lacer, Wab once marched out to Tataraimaka, his Excellency and Gen. Cameron accompanying it. No opposition was offered ; .on the contrary, the Governor was re ceived with white flap flying and general shouts of welcome by the natives, who had congregated in considerable numbers, unarmed, to receive his Ex cellency. This peaceful solution was no doubt brought about—first, by the admirable and powerful disposi tion of the military force ; and, secondly, by the knowledge on the part of the natives concerned teat they could not count upon any active assist ance, in case of resistance, from their powerful allies, the Waiketoes. Although they had given up Tataraimaka so quietly, more than one dark hint was thrown nut that the Governor must stay his hand there, or else trouble w mild result. It was not long before a complication arose. I must state that the- Tataraimaka block of land is divided from the sett lenient te New Pi 3 mouth by a belt of country the property of natives, and through which no Eu ropean is allowed to pass. The road to the Tatu raimaka from New Pty mouth skirts along the beach. Some alterations were deemed necess try in this road, and a military road party was put on it. II had occasion to take some stones cut of the bed of a rivulet running from and through the native land. This proceeding gave great offence to the Maories, And their attitwie was esteemed so dangerous that tearful of a possible collision, the road party was withdrawn. Every precaution was taken to avoid disputes with the natives, and it was hoped that hey would gradually settle down into quietness, but it soon became evident that the quiet manner in which Tataruimaka had been given up was noshing upon which to build hopes of peace. The natives distrusted the Governor, they saw he was quietly getting round them, and they evidently felt that they were in his toils, from which nothing but a vigorous struggle could extricate them. Tney would not believe that, having come so far and brought so isrge a force, the Governor would be content with imply taking possession of his own land. The whole native population in the t eighbourhood of Taranaki became excited, and the marching of armed parties, witnessed from the redoubts, the burning of large beacon fires at night—all denoted a high state of fer tneut. From the Waikato district the news was dis court:ging. An armed party of 200 natives, under the flag of he King, had proceeded to pull down a court house being built by the Government ; they had then marched to the establishment of Mr. Gorst, the com missioner of the district, and who had lately incurred someodium emong the rebel natives by issuing a news paper in the native tongue to counteract the journal published by the Mewl King. Mr. Gorst was not at home at the time, and the Maories broke open his printing-t ffice and carried off the printing-press, type, &c. It was evident mischt.f was hr.- wing in that locality, and it was not long before Mr. Gorst and his family had to leave the district. Since then the Europeans residing in the Waikato country have all been compelled to leave. Many of these had married native women, and their hail-caste chil dren had been ceretutly educated end well letoueht up; these the natives, in conformity with their old customs, have taken possession Even the mis sionaries have been driven from the district. Intelligence was received in Au ckland that a larg► party of Waikato natives were marching down to Taranaki, and Gen. Cimeron, who had ouly lett the latter place a few days previously, at once hur ried back in the steamer. did not arrive at ali too soon. Matters were looking decidedly ugly ; ia aorta of rumours were flying about, and it was considered advisable to take extra precautions. On April 25 a waining was sent to tae Governor by 'wile friendly natives that the rebels intended to commence fighting on the day but one following (Monday). Similar intimations had been conveyed to the settlers living outside the town, and they were all in a great state of trepidation, many of them coming into town. His Excellency chose to disregard this warning, and even endeavoured to induce the settlers to go back to their farms, as thej had nothing to fear. It was a most for , ,unate thing that his advice was not taken, and that it had not been necessary to send out SUIIII detached parties of military during that day, as it was afterwards dis covered that an ambush of tbrt o armed parties of rebel natives had been stationed on the road be tween New Plymouth and Ttitaraimaki, with the :.vowed ictention of cutting off the first Euro peans who should pass that way. Still, singular as it may seem, although the threatening attip rude of the natives was publicly known and com mented on by the Taranaki journals, no steps were , aken by the Governor —or, at any rate, only very imperfect steps—lo guard tigainst the danger. It would appear that his Excellency would not believe the Maories intended to fight, and he was deter mined, if possible, not to be the first to strike a blow. rne result is soon told, and a melancholy tale it is. Two escort parties were passing along the Tatarai. imika road on Monday, May 4, when they were fired into by some natives in ambush. One of the escort parties managed to retreat in safety, but the officers and men composing the other party were, with one exception, shot down, and their bodies afterwards brutally mutilated. Those killed are S sir Assistant Surgeon W. A. Hope, M. 8., Lieut. T. It Tradgetis 57th. Regiment, Sergeant Samuel Hill, 57th Regi ment, and Privates Euward Kelly, J ohn Fl 3 on, Bartholomew Macarthy, end William. Barks, 57th Regiment. When found, the bodies trig!) tut specta c l e , an d t h ose o f the presented a u fl ie i s cers had been tallest entirely stripped of their clot hieg. Mr. Ripe had been shot through the right s houlder, the b having penetrated bath lungs and longed near the .pine on the left side. There was a tomaka.wk wound over the lett side of his head, and a deep spear wound through the Nee and upper jaw. Lieut.Tradgett had been shot through the chest and through the thigh, but had no other wound. The other victims nad various gunshot wound, and had been hacked about the head with tomahawks and speared through the chest. Mr. Tradgett appears to have died almost instantly, but Dr. Hope must have struggled haro with his assailants. The sergeant was senior colour sergeant of his regiment, and Kelly had five medals. Tne receipt of the intelligence produced E pro found sensation in Taranaki. Alarm guns were fired from the redoubt on Marsland bill, and mes .,engers despatched into the country to order all the out-seitiers into the town. Two hundred volun teers were told off for patrol duty. On the follow ing day the tr oo p s were marched out an d took up a position on native land, and a redoubt was hastil3 canstructed. No natives were encountered. 1 forgot to state that the arms and ammunition of the murdered men and the carts of provisions were taken possession of end driven off by the natives. Sir George Grey adopted the plan of re garding this outrage as a murder, and thus, if pos stble,depriviog the circumstances of the character of a successful coa.bat. An inquest was accordingly held on the bodies, when the jury found a verdict in accordance with the circumstances, adding to their verdict their opinion that, though the Govern ment were in possession of information of the dan gerous state of the road, owing to the threatened recommencement of hostilities, sufficient precautions had not been ti.ken. The greatest excitement prevails all over the co l on y. Her Majesty's ship Eclipse has just returned with a reinfoictmeut of 300 troops from Auckland, and has gone back for more. The Governor ha:: delegated his authority to the Superintendents of the North Island Provinces, authorising them to call out the militia it necessary, and by the steamer just arrived at Port Otago a communi cation has been received from the Governor stating that the G vernment have determined en occupyini: the native land between New Plymouth and the Tatarim.ka, in brier to place thereon a settlement of persons able to protect themselves. Free grants of 50 acres of land and one acre at the site of the villages, arms, ammunition, and rations are offered to all who will hold the land on a system c' military tenure. Stockades are to he built on thk land. 'file greatest enthusiasm on the subject pre vails in Otago, and I have no doubt a sufficien number of volunteers will come forward. There are now about 30,000 able-bodied men in this pro vince, and it is seriously contemplated to raise a volunteer contingent of 1,000 men. of course, it is impossible to predict what will be the result of the late outrage. By the last advice', large body of Waikato natives were marching down to Taranaki, and if the Governor should find it utceeary to proceed to hostilities it is very' P bable that the whole native population south of Auckland will be drawn into the struggle. It may be safely stated that fully 20,000 natives are located in the country between Auckland and Taranaki, and these tribes are openly hostile to th e E uropeans: It is a fortunate thing that the natives appear will ing to caniine hostilities to the old theatre—Tara naki; and, unless further complications arise, it is improbable that any attack will be made upon Auckland. The military road is now open to the Waikato river, and fully commands the approach to Auckland on the south, and it is not likely the natives will be able to threaten the capital from any other direction. One thing is very certain,—that . Sir George Grey will not precipit ate matters, and the colonists have every confidence in his judgment. If wAr endue it will be nothing of his seeking, arid he will be the better enabled to strike boldly when he necessity arises from the knowledge that every other alternative has been exhausted. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE—This Evening. The following appointments were made at the Admiralty this day : Samuel M. Spry, second master, to the Dasher. Henry D. Short, do., to the Wye. Albert H. Otter, do., to the Resistance. William Horn, do., to the Medusa. THE WIMBLEDON REVIEW. The Secretary of St..te for War has appointed the follow ing officers to command brigades at the review at Wimble don on the 18th July, 1863 :—Lieut.. Colonel Lord Colville, Lieut.-Colonel Viscount Ranelagh, Lieut.-Colonel Lord Etcho, Lieut. •Colonel Earl Grosv•mor, Lieut -Colonel %V. B. Brewster, Lieut.-Colonel Lord Radstock, Lieut.-Colonel the Marquis of Donegan, and Lieut.-Colonel T. E. Bigge. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—This Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his sea: on the woolsack at five o'clo.3k. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : London, Brighton, and S ,uth Coast Railway (Tooting J 'mot ion)—London and North Western (additional powers) —North Eastern Itai;way (Newcastle and Starbech Branches)—and Elgin and Nairnshire Roads. GREECE. The Marquis of NORMANBY gave notice that on Monday next he should call attention to the disturbances at A.thens, and would ask for some official information in re ference Ithereto Earl RUSSELL said on a former occasion he had stated that he had no objection to supply such parts of the cfficial papers he had received from Mr. Scarlett as would give the iutormation required. JURORS' REMUNERATION BILL. The order ot the day for cue second reading ot this bill was read and discharged STANDING ORDERS. The Earl of DONOUGHnoRE moved the following as a standing order for the :mare :—" That when a petition is preset ted to this house praying to be heard by counsel against any provisional order under the Inclosure Act or under the Land Drainage Act, 1861, contained or referred to in any bill before the house, such bit may be referre 1 to a se lect committee, and the committee may hear the petitioners, the Int-I°mm Commissionet s if they shall think fit to appear, and ouch persons as shall appear in sup: ort ot said provi sional order; and the conimi'tee may, if they think fit, recommend that such provisional order be not con firmed, but the c mmittee shall nut in say way modity or alter the terms of such order." Lord REDESDALE opposed the motion. After a discussion the motion was withdrawn. JUDICIAL STATISTICS (IRELAND). The Marquis of CLANRICARDE moved—" That it is expedient and necessary that judicial statistics from Ireland, airtilar to those for England and Wales should bra an nually furnished; and with tnat view it is necessary that a person acquainted with the Irish Courts and otherwise competent should be attached to the Home Office, ami that all possible facilities and co-operation should be afforded to this officer by the several authorities in Lublin Castle dll4 the various law courts of Ireland." [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS.--This Evening. Tie SPEAKER took the chair at four o'cipck. Duke of C:eveland and Earl of Sandwich's Estate, Duke of Norfolk's Estate, and Leconfield Estate Bills were read a second lime. The third reading of the London (City) Regulation Bill was deferred till Monday. The Brec n and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway, Esk Railway, and Thames Bridges Bills, were read a thud time. STEAM-BOILERS Mr. FERRAND gave notice that early next session he should introduce a bill to apply the 9 and 10 Victoria, cummonly called Lord Campbell's Act, to the owners of steam-boilers. IRELAND. Mr, M'MAHON gave notice that early next ses sion be should move th 3 appointment of a com mission to consider the expediency of extending the English law to Ireland, and abolishing the office of Lord Lieutenant. REMOVAL OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY• Mr. CONINGHAM intimated that, un the motion for going into supply next week, he would call attention to the threatened removal of the National Gallo y. EMBASSIES. Mr. DODSON asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when the returns relating to the cost 01 embassies, missions, and political agencies, in answer to the addiess of June 1, would be presented ? Mr. LAYARD replied that he would do his best to get the return l id on 'he table during the present session, but it was so voluminous that he feared he should not succeed in doing so. ADMIRALTY DISPATCHES. Mr. 11. Si'YMOUkt asked the Secretary to the Admi ralty whether it was true that a bag, contain , ng the de spatches from the Admirell to the Admiral on the station at Vancouver's Island, was abstracted from on board the Uni ed States steamer in its passage from Panama; and whether, in the absence n safe postal Communication, the Admiral was not under the necessity of erncroying a Government war steamer to carry the despatches to Panama : and. whether the Government were not • Id ged on the occasion of the Trent affair, to send the despatches to the Admiral on the Pacific station at Vancouver's Island round by Cape Horn ? Lord C. PAGET replied that ~n two occasions the bags had been mislaid, but were ultimately recovered, though in one case some letters were missing and had never come to hand. It had been found requisite to send some despatcLes round by Cape Horn. PRIVATE BILL LEGISLATION. Mr. R. HODGSON asked the President of the Board of Trade what course he intended to pursue with reference to the moon and resolutions of the Private Bill Legislation Committee ? Mr. M. GIBSON replied that the subject was still under the consideration of the Government, and that he would give a defiui.e reply on Tue-day, THE OUTBREAK IN NEW ZEALAND. In reply to Mr. MILLS, Mr. FORTESCUE rt,plied that despatches had been received at the Uolonial•uffice confirming the statement which bad appeared in the newspapers with respect to the u....expecttd outbreak referred to. THE CIVIL SERVICE. Mc. HENNESSY. on the motion for going into Com mittee 01 Supply, moved that an humble address be pre sented to her Majesty in favour of open competition for the junior appointments in the Civil Service. Mr. COCHRANE moved, as an amendment, to leave out "open competition," and insert "an approved test ex ami nat ion ." l'he hon. gentleman caused some laughter by mention ing a few of the subjects on which the candidates were ex amined. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER defended the elementary mode of examination pursued. IRELAND—PARTY EMBLEMS ACT. Mr. A: AGUIRE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether his attention had been called to the fact that the Party Emblems Act had been violated, on the 12th July, in Lisburn, Belfast, and other parts of Ulster, and if riots, involving injury to persons and property, had not been the result P Sir R. PEEL regretted that occurrences of the kind had taken place, and he had reason to believe that the news paper accounts had been somewhat exaggerated. Of late years such exhibitions had b , on subsiding, and he trusted to the good feeling of Ballast and other towns not to en courage violations of the law. (LEFT SITTING.) LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening. FOREIGN OFFICE, JULY 14. Levy as Consul at Belizs for His Majesty the ling of f Mr. A. J. The Queen has been pleased to, approve o Sweden and Norway. JULY 17. WAR- OFFICE, 6th Regiment of Dragoon • G u ards—Lieutenante uteliant WiGa lliam, Wallace Graham to be Ad j utant, vice Liir who resigns the appointment. 14th Hussars—Captain Francis Pemberton Campbell, from 83d Foot, to be Cap tain, vice Mackenzie, who exchanges. Royal Artillery—The un.erinentioned Gentlemen Cadets . Pro mtoobteedl4;iewutieranints :1-TeSnizsysonFreCodooprierkPrsaottr,eviii,cevPi_cede ue arey, Brinkley, vice Goldingham, pro promond , Fra ncis Wa lt e r Ferrier, vice Dyce , promoted, mated; Alexander , i ~_itephen Bututord, vice Sconce, promoted • Fr.ncis Lowry Gravee, vice Layton, deceased ; Gilbert Sidney Parry, vice Staveiey, promoted ; Francis William ert James Barker, vice Pechdl, promoted •; R.awle, vice Gilmour, promoted ; C harles An Henrye J o h n son, v ice 'Welsh, promoted ; Sergeant -Ale' glesea Erep Butler to be Riding Master, Vice James Everett, Reuben pointed Adjutant of tae Depot, Royal Roes ap- R o yal Engineers—The undermentioned G me Artillery. w be Lieutenants,with temporary r entlemen Cadets Snooker, vice Newmann, prom „ a h , n ., 4:— Herbert Paget Lee, vice Sfndford, promoted ; John Noble Henry P• vice Barber, resigned; Kiiiin Noble Main Hick° Halsted, promoted; Fxkui3; gworth Rizhard Todd Prondergatat, proulaad ; 'W e • Qjlintin , vice Edincild William • Fl He nrys. vice tZ —wr Spaight, vice Jackson, removed from the army by the sentence of a general court-martial ; Charles Birkbeck, vice Howes, promoted; William Sinclair Smith Bissett, vice Stewart, resigned; William Henry Coaker, vice Stace, whose ser vices have been dispensed with. Military Train— Sidney Francis Austin, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice M'Kenzie, promoted. let Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Herbert Small Janvrin, from the 64th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Aglen, who who exchanges. 6th Foot—Captain James H. Patrickson, from the 21st Foot, to be Capt<rin, vice Saunders, who exchanges. 7th Foot--Gentleman Cadet Thomas John Raymond Mal lock, from the Royal Military College, to beE Ensign. without purchase vice Richard Spencer Hall, promoted. 11th Foot — Serpeatit-Major William Mullins to be Quer tei master,vice Dan • 1 Deacon , deceased. 12th Foot - -Lieutenant John S. Richardson to be Captain, by purchase, derric k, who retires. 16th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Henry Henry Laurence Dundas, from the Royal Military C 11eg e, to be E ns i g n, without purchase, vice Lloyd Fenton, transferred to the 44th Foot ; Gentleman Cadet aarles William Beverly M'Kenzie, from the Roy a l Military College, to be En sign, without purchase, vice Francis Walter Cary, piom it ed. 19th Foot—Lieutenant Francis Edward Biddulph to be apt ain, by purchase, vice John Gibsone.who retires; En sign Wm. J. Lynch to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Biddutph; Gentleman Cadet Alfred James Patterson, from the Royal Military uollege, to be Ensign, with out purchase, vice Lynch. 20th Foot —Major Alexander Hugh Cobbe, from the 87th Fo , t, to be Major, vice Lyons, who exchanges. 21st Foot—Captain Aubrey William 0. Saunders. from the 6th Foot, to be Captain, vic. Patrickson, who exchanges; Gentleman Cadet Francis Wollaston Hutton, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Whitten, promoted. 24th Foo —Gentleman Cadet Charles Erskine, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Albert Frank Adams, promoted. 35th Foot—Lieutenant Robert J. Gordon Grant to be Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet -Major William Ranby Goite, deceased; Ensign Frederick Bowdlsr Gipps to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Grant; Gentleman Cadet William Paul Barry Brereton, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Gipps. 36 h Foot—Lieutenant Rrdmond B. C. Daubeny, from the 69th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Bond, who exchanges. 44th Foot—Gentleman Cadet William Liston Dalrymple, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice R. R. M'Queen, transferred to the 16th Foot. 50th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Thomas Waring, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Ilichuriond, promoted. 52d Foot—Lieut. Robert Westropp Ellie to be Captain, by purchase, vice Waler Tames Stopford, who retires; En sign Henry Ftetik. Banter to be Lieu enaiat, by purchase, vice Ellis; Ensign Francs Edward Dowler to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Henry Richard B attie, who retires; Ensign Robert Wm. Blackwood, from the 96th Foot, to be Eusigu, vice Barker; Gentleman Cadet Wm. Augustus Frederick Bakeney, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Dowler. 59th Foot,—' ieut. Launcel t Charles Brown to be Captain, by purchase, vice Charles Hotham, whu retires; Ensign Patrick Charmers to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Brown; James George Bruce, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice k:halniers. 60th Foot—Lieut. William Henry Moseley to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant James Arthur Morrah, promoted ; Lieut. Astley Fellows Terry to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant James Forbes, who has retired. 64th Foot—Lieut. Artemas Thomas Aglen, from the Ist P ot, to be Lieutenant, vice Janvrin, who exchanges ; Ensign John Gee to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Arthur Richard Alston, who retires ; Robert Barlow Manning, Gent , to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gee. 69 h Foot—Lieutenant Edward Staples Bond, from the 36th Font, to be Lieutenant, vice Daubeny, who exchanges, 82d Foot—Gentleman Cadet James Bird Hutchinson, from the Roy ,l Military College, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Charles Neville, promoted 83d Foot—Captain Lawrence Mackenzie, from the 14th Hu,sara, to be Captain, receiving a portion of the former cliff ircnce between cavalry and infantry, vice Campbell, who exchanges; Gentleman Cadet, Raymond Oliver de Montmorency, irom the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase. vice J. C. Cowslade, trans ferral to the 34th Foot ; Gentieraan Cadet John Blurton, from the Royal Military Co'lege, to be Ensign ' without purchase, in succession to Lieutenan t hrymer, deceased. 87th Foot—Major Thomas Casey Lyons, trom tne 20th Foot, to be Major, vice Cobbe, who exchanges. 96th Foot—Gentleman Ca.let William Newbigging, from the Royal Miltary College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Robert William Blackwood, transferred to the 52d Foot. 104th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Stanley Napier Roberts, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Robert Campbell Richardson, promoted. BREVET. Captain Henry Chad Cattley, Bengal Staff Cup, to be Major. Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Captain, Francis Wm. Fellows, Bth Foot, to have the honorary rank of Major. Paymasters John Christopher Villiers Minnett, 14th Foot, and oobert Champion Streatfeild, 60th Foot, to have the honorary rank of Captain. BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im portance in the Gazette : Joseph Appleton, file smith, Warrington John Bate, provision dealer, Birmingham Henry Bakewell, agent, birmingham Th mas Laycock, ca.tle dealer, Brotherton, Yorkshire John Robert Robins, publican, Borough-market James Silvester Hays, publican, Southwark John Hadley, baker, Walworth Thomas Si at mer, ho ker, anchester George Barnes, kroc,r, Beaturd Samuel Young, broker, Hulme Esther Hamilton, tarmer, Ripon George Shackleton, corn dealer, Leeds William H. Mellor, brewer, Liverpool Charles Mee'-on, shoemaker, Manchester John Hegmbottiam, ironmonger, Ferniles, Derbyshire Edward Shelley, commission agent, Wolverhampton William Ward, publican, Birmingham Richard C•iddick, solicitor, IN' , at Bromwich James Andrew, tanner, Tavistock Edward Thomas Newman, plumber, Bognor. Sussex Wiliam Henry Collard, painter, Brighton John Jackson, innkeeper, Rutlandahire Joseph Pitt, cooper, Worcestershire James H. Maskell, ale merchant, King's-cross James Meredith, dairyman, Marylebone Georg Onslow, publican, Mile-end Daniel Church, chemist, Spitalfields John Phillips, fur rug manufa Surer, City-road James M. B Mlle and Gustavus Duyster, merchants Cheat Saint Helen's, City John B. Shelley, chemist, Bilston John Leeson, bulkier, Braunston, Northamptonshire Robert Glinvill Rose, ship store merchant, Fenchurch street BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. John Willtiam Clubb, fishmonger, King-street, Regent street SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. John Graham, merchant, Auchtermuehty John Isrlntyru, innkeei.er, Bridge of Turk Thomas Rome, farmer, Dumfriesshire Peter M'Culloch. general dealer, Glasgow Alexander Ferrie, oil merchant, Edinuutgh THE ROWELL FORGERIES. At the Chelmsford assizes yesterday an action came on before Mr. Baron Channell and a special jury, fi, , alpell and another v. Haws and another, to recover by writ of eject ment an estate at Great Worley, to wuich the plaintiff claimed to be entitled as heir-at-law of the late Mr. Roupell. The defendants pleaded that they were legally in posses sion of the estate in question under a conveyance by Wm. Roupell, the illegitimate son of the deceased, to whom it . , had passed by deed of gift from his father, and the important question involved in the cause was whether this deed of gift was forged, or a genuine instrument ; the case on the part of the plaintiffs being that Wm. Roupell had forged this deed, and al-o a will, by means of which he came into pos session of the whole of his father's property. This he has since patted with, and the object of the present and other troni actions that are pending is to recover back the tstatesd ttos the parties who had purchased them, on the ground of Win. Roupell, who at the present time is under sentence pratpenal eervitude for life, became possessed of o t, 0 legit title by forgery and fraud, and, consequently, had kin _ will to convey it away. An action of a similauraanedr ki " s8 7::: be recollected, was disposed of at the last at Guildford, but upon that occ.siondthae °defendant con reed to pay the sented to compromise the matter, an t' gthe estate that plaintiff half the estimated value i: understood, how was the subject of the action. It r ,sent an ion are deter ever, that the defendants in the ebupt present take the opinion of mined not to come to any terms, 11 is tiuly charging himself a jury whether William Reopen is it is not merely a eon with Lirgery and fraud, possession°r ()this late father's property ter tt iwance to regain .d this is the important question the benefit of the Wally, Q.C. Mr• J . involved in the present proceeding. for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Bovill, , • Browne, and the Sergeant Shoe, Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Garth were counsel for Mr. lush, 41 Hon. Mr. Thesiger aPP Q.C., Mr. the defenda nts ' h a ving opened the c ase , called the convict . S e rgeant S he, William Roupell, w ho g ave sireilat eviden ce to what he g ave on the former ttial. -aThe case was then adjourned. Course of the Exchange. —This Day. AJnsterdarn ........ Short. 11 16 11 16k Ditto Rotterdam .......... 11 181 ii 181 Antwerp ......... .. 25 50 25 55 5 55 tirust,els ............ 25 50 tianiburgh .......... 13 81 13 81 25 3, ° l'aris .............. Short. 25 25 25 On I.)itto .......... 3 Months, 25 50 5 ;574 Marseilles .......... _..,, 25 521 2 - -- - Frankfort on Maine.. 1191 1 lal 3 Vienna .... 11 8 11 45........ 11 45 Trieste .......... _ 11 38 Peter burgh — 36 36i Berlin 48i 49/ Madrid ........ —••— 491 Cadiz 25 49 575 25 625 Leghorn — 2 5 575 25 625 _ Milan .• •• 25 575 25 625 u enua 25 57/ 25 625 Naples I alermo _ 25 60 25 625 Messina .. _ 52 521 Lisbon — ' s2 l 53 Oporto Foreign Gold in Bars ( £3 17 9 standard), per oz . Mexican Dollars The course of exchange at New York on London for bills r.t 60 days' sight is 159 i to 160 per cent., and the premium on gol•l is about 43 per cent. At these rates there is a profit On the importation of gold from the United States. FOURTH ]EDITION SUN OFFICE, EIGHT O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. —This Day. 4-- - PONTEFRACT RACE'S.--THIS DAY. ALEXANDRA PLATE. Paddy O'Rourke Cellarius Globule 1 Stockman PARKHILL STAKES. Vitnessa Tarlatan le2gra Six ran. CASTLE* PLATE. Balderstone walked over and received half the stakes. PONTEFRACT HANDICAP. Flytrap Charles Fox Rosebud CONSOLATION STAKES. Cellarius . 1 Luua .. Devotte 3 Six ran. ITUNGERFORD RACES. --THIS DAY. STAND PLATE. Lord of the Manor Rest 2 Neilgherry ....... Fifteen ran. HUNG ERFORD STAKES. Olitipa filly ................. . 1 Faith SELLING STAR E 5........... .. 2 _____ Surbiton Hill Peru Five ran. .. JAM NEWBURY STARES. Grey Hen h Lord of the Manor ... , .„.. 2 Seven ran. JOHN O'GAUNT STAKES. Try Golden Dust .... 2 Seven ran. KNITBURY STAKES. Wangle Eye .. 1 Measure for Measure Stonewall Jackson Five ran. STAMFORD RACES.—Tats DAY. KELTON STASES. Amelia beat Muffler. CLIFDEN CUP. Trap Merry Hart Bohemia Thirteen ran. SELLING STAKES. Baron of Avon Folly Ali Pasha Five ran. STAMFURD CIIP. Millionaire 1 Grimston Balham .. 3 Five ran. FOURTH BIENNIAL STAKES. Fantail .. 1 Sea King 2 Revolver .... Four ran. FIFTH BIENNIAL STAKES. Midnight Mass Edward the Confessor LATEST BETTING. GOODWOOD STAKES. 9 to 2 agst Anfield (taken) 11 to 2 agat Bellman (taken) LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF DIVORCE. SCOTT V. SCOTT. This was a petition for restitution of conjugal rights by Captain John Sowden Scott, late of the 31st Regiment of Foot, praying that his wife might be compelled to return to cohabitation. The respondent answered that she had not left her husband wii bout reasonable excuse ; that the peti ►ioner had been guilty of divers acts of cruelty. The case was opened yesterday by evidence of the wife, who stated that her husband had been guilty of threatening to shoot her, and had left. her on several occasions without money in a strange place. The petitioner was examined at considerable length, to show that nothing wore than the usual quarreli, that occur when a mother-in-law is a resident in the house ever took place. A number of witnesses were examined this morning to bear out the allegations of the petitioner. :The jury found that the cruelty had not been established, and therefore the verdict was in favour of the petitioner. SECONDARIES' COURT. (Before Mr. Potter and a CGmmon Jury.) SINGULAR ACTION UPON A PROMISSORY NOTE,-.JACOBS V. REES. This was an action upou a promissory note, and defend ant hcd put no less than five pleas on the record. Mr. 'rhos. Angell appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Charles Robertson, of Crosby hall Chambers, for de fendant. Mr. Jacobs said he lent money, and he advanced defend ant money on the promissory note in question. De fendant paid maty instalments, e.nd failing at length to keep up the payment was sued. Mr. Robertson here asked if there was not an agreement in writing ? Plaintiff —Not relating to that promissory note. After defendant was sued he called upon me and wanted to pay tee balance without costs. Cross-examined —The note was made by a person named Herne. Ido not kno w if Herne made the paymint. The book produced com es from my office. No payments have been made that are not entered there. I cannot swear there was not an agreement ma de in reference to the amount ad vanced on the note. £ l3 6s. was advanced on the note. The note was for £ l6 . M ro.tßsuotbeetryt,soutandsatihdatthhate h o i u s g c h li t e n n o t twatso besim ply in the posi tionliable for any sum further them that advanced. Mr. Angell u r g ed that plaintiff was not bound tol end his mo ney for nothing . A person was as mu ch entit ed to charge a profit u p on his money as a person who opened a shop had to make profits on goods exposed for sale. Plain tiff had only charged £2 14s. for 12 months, and surely that was not exorbitant. The learned Secondary briefly summed up, and the • found for the plaintiff for the juryfull amount; The learned Secondary granted a certificate. SMALL-BEER CHRONICLES. (From .elll the Year Round.) In the second column of tee Times advertisement-sheet a ppeared, the o th er day, vidi. tact"—c oup l ed with mysterioustthheesaenouia ce m e . n w t o t r h d a s t , worthy person age was just about to start for the Continent it n ‘ t t i r n un e Bd n til t with a view to certain "pt iv.te in quirit s." The advertise went was inserted by on e Messrs Pollaky and Co. Now, here is a n ew state of things. The organised spy system h as sprung into existence quite recently. By the advert isements is ued from this office of Mr. Pol aky's and from another simil ar esta bli s h ment k ep t b y ret i re d Inspec tor Field, you are invited to place in the hands of these gentle-oleo any affair you want cleared up, entrusting the parti, ulars to them, relying on their secresy, and ou the rlilig nee they will show in serving you. But what sort of ittquirits are those in which the ex-detectives are ready to engage ? \\That sort of peorle are those who apply to Messrs. Pollaky and Field for their secret services I wonder to what extent the establishments of these put.- veyot s of useful information are patronised by the public ? Of one thing I am quite sure—there are more men to be seen standing about at the corners of streets than there used to he. Are these men—they are generally seedy in their attire, and in the habit of sucking small pieces of straw or chewing the stacks of leaves to while away the time —are these men the agents of Pollaky and Co., and for what are they on the look-out? For more things, depend on it, than e dreamed of in our philosophy. When Mrs. Drinkwater Dreggs gives two dinner-parties, one following the other, atl the guests who are invited to one of those festivals are instantly seized with a firm conviction that the dinner to which they are not aske I is the distinguished one, while the meal at which they are invited to figure is the second-rate affair. Now, it is not too much to suppose that these suspi cious personages arc in the habit of putting their difficulties in the hands of Messrs Pollaky and Co. Away goes the trustworthy emissary to Wilton-cresent. He planis himself under the lamp -post, he observes what proportion the cabs which drive up to Mrs. Dreags's door bear to the private carriages, he studies the appearance of the guests, and, be ing a• hrewd individual, forms his own opinion as to their rank in the social scale ; or, if unable to do this, perhaps he will get into conversation with the waiter, who comes to the door for a little air while the gentlemen are over their wine, and from him learns exactly what sort of com pany is being entertained within. With the information he has gained, the trustworthy one returns to his employer, and next morning the Seedymane, who were at the first party, and who had the pleasure of meeting a society of nobodies, who, for the most part, reached their destination in cabs and files, learn that, on the occasion of the second festival, there was a "regular swell turnout, with only one cab, and that a Hansom ; and that the company comprised, among other distinguished persons, a baronet and his l a dy, a dowager- counte,s, a genius, two me:..abers of parliament, and consorts, and a cabinet minister." This kLowledgE, t h e n take to their hearts, and batten theie6 4 Shun, but with a certain maliglUtt 1-12^..trate n t t to their h ed lO76E' ~,. - -- =-- 13.14. x.16.4' 106 5.1.0 100 27 29 I