The Sun. — London, England, 1863-09-01 00:00:00

DIONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the general discount market the supply of bills on offer is still sufficiently large to create activity, and, as the demand is sustained, full rates are still required by the bankers and brokers for the busi lleEs they transact. Owing, however, to their negotiation of superior descriptions of commercial Paper at 3y per cent., the inquiries at the Bank of rigland continue on a very moderate scale. The a uthorities, It is thought, will soon be induced to c3nsider the expediency of a reduction in their mi nimum quotation. A further sum of -P55,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. The failure was announced yesterday afternoon of ..lessrs. Jonathan Branden, merchants, of Ab church-lane. _ _ Friday next has been appointed for a special settlement in the shares of the Anglo Brazilian Gold Mining Company, which are not to be marked in the offiaial lists. During the last few days there has been very little business transacted in the Foreign and Colo nial Produce Markets. The operations in tea have been suspended until the public sales, which com menced to-day. Sugars have been in moderate request at full rates, while there has been a fair in quiry for coffee at slightly enhanced prices for good and fine descriptions. Rice continued dull, as also tallow, which has been 425. 3d. per cwt. for present delivery, and 41s. during the last three months of the year. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 68f, 60c.--'-very firm. In order to facilitate the repairs which have now been going on at the Stock Exchange for some time, the committee have resolved to close the esta blishment on Saturday next. This will give the members and their employes the benEfi.,: of a holiday. There is not the slightest vitality in the market for Consols, which are neglected by speculators as well as the monetary classes. Despite the continued inactivity, however, there is a buoyant tone, and although a retrograde movement of a per cent. is sometimes experienced, the general tendency, as for some time past, is in an upward direction, a favourable effect being produced by monetary prospects, and, in fact, the entire absence of any circumstances calculated to induce depression. Consols to-day have only been dealt in to a very small extent ; the present quotations are 93L-- a- for money, and 93a for the 9th inst., and 939 94 for the October account. The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities have improved to 93a- ; the New 21 per Cent. Annuities are also higher, at 77, and the 5 per Cent ditto are 1107, and the 30 Years ditto, 151. Exchequer Bills are again marked is. dis. to 2s. prem. India descriptions remain without much alteration ; the 5 per Cents. are, 1081 4, the Enlaced ditto, 108, and the Bonds, 16s. prem. Several important changes have occurred in the Foreign Market, and business is active. Mexican have risen to 39i 4. Greek are j better, at 371 -1. The Coupons are higher, at 18i I. Portuguese Loan improved to 49i 501; Spanish Passive to 34i 35 1. The Certificates are firm at 131 7,-; Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, at 70 Y ; and the Consolides, have risen I, viz., to 52 I. The Confederate Loan, however, is 2 per cent, lower, at 27 to 25 discount. In the other descriptions the alterations have been mostly devoid of any special feature of interest. Egyptian 7 per Cents. have been marked 1011 for the first, and 100 i f)r the second issue ; Russian 5 per Cents., 921 93 ; Venezuelan 3 per Cents., 25 --a rise of per cent.--and the 4 par Cents. have advanced to 581 591. Business has also been ne gotiated in Brazilian 5 per Cents. at 1021 103; and Italian 5 per Celts. at 721. In the Railway Share Market there has been a very limited amount of business negotiated, and price s have in most instances shown less firmness. Great Eastern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Midland have each receded 55,, and South Eastern, 108. The Foreign and Colonial lines have remained 'without material variation. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally are at enhanced quotations. Bank of Egypt have Proved Es. ; Imperial Ottoman, 55.; London and County, 55.; International Financial shares are quoted 101 ; General Credit and Finance, 41 -r; Hudson Bay Company, 41 $; and Egyptian Trad ing Company, 3} --- _ BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock — 3per Cent. R e d uced Annuities (3y; a per Cent. Consols Annuities 9 3 ,4 !I New' 3 per Cent. Annuities 934 a i New 2i per Cent. Annuities 77 5 per Cent. Annuities Annuities, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880.. Ditto tor 30 yrs, expire 6th April, 1886. 15/ Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. India Stock Ditto 5 pet Cent lOB/ ! Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 5} per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO — Ditto under £l,000 Bank Stock for Account Consols for Account, Sept. 9 India Stock for Account, 5 per pen! --- _ . - March, June, I2} per Cent. 22 per Cent. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 1 dis 1 2pm Ditto £5OO 1 dis 2 pm Ditto Small S—ONE : O'CLOCK._ Attar ianEDßalioitttnoEdsi,GsNpeFr F UND - - " 1 1rian Bonds, 5 per Cent 1859 Brazilia n 6 Der Cent D itto, 1639 and 1859 lo2i Ditt o 1843 _ Ditt o 41 per Cent., 1852-68.60 _ Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto Account .. Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chilian 6 per Cent. Ditto 4i per Cent. Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 • Ditto 3 per Cent., 1825 Equador 14 4,w Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptia n 7 per Cent Ditto, Scs;ond Issue Greek 5 pei• Cent., 1824-5, ex-CoupJns 36A Ditto A.cQount ......... DDitto Col 'pow itto Account Italian 5 per Cent.(Alarcutuiana Railway) 791 Illeitican 3 per Cent .... ...... - . Ditto Account 39 a i i II I Moorish I mper i al 5 per Cent — New Granada l6B - Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto Deferred Peruvian 3 per Cent. Ditto 4f per Cent., 1862 _ _ Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per C ent., 1853 -.. Ditto Account.... Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62 — n . Ditto Acco unt uasian 6 p er Cent., 1822, Z St — 60± 494 Ditto 41 per C ent 1850 .. .. b . .itto 3 per Cent., 1859 nitto 5 per Cent. 1862 . Sa -DittoWilli= ti Cent Spani s h 3 per Cent DittDitto Passive o Account ............. ... Sprinish Cert. of Coup not. ftuded ..... TurkiDitto Account ........ 131 1 1 sh 6 per Cent. 1854.. ......." DittDitto Account o 6 per Cent. 1858 - Ditto Account Ditto, £lOO Bonds - Ditto 6 per Cent. 1662 ]lwo Account Ditto Guaratteed, 4 per C ent ..... 102 Venezuela per Cent. .:-- 5 i I 5 ~ .4. 681 9; 81 Ditto A 6 p eco er u e n e t ut., 186., Dividends the i n L oudon. Belgi an 41, per Cent ., x 5. Latch 2$ Latch2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil French h e R 4 e p n e t r e s Cent. lic,ge ti Certificatesx.t,,..2.,;s2a, francs f Italian, 6 per Cent., ..,.. ' 72 i I)itto Account.... - TWO O'CLOCK, Consols, Money 93 t Ditto Account 93i 94 Ditto October ] Share) Railways. p a i d. Closing I Business i Price. I done. . 13.14. 1 81r_ Wol., and Str. Val.! all 8 84 25 Blythe and Tyne. 10 liost.,SleatondMid.k.lo all 81 8; at Bristol and Exeter st Caledonian lOO 1214 ;22 1211 50 Cora and Bandon all 20 Cornwall all 74 72 " A A octs no dil ) all 10 D ° ii ll (1p e.p an.lias z - 10 Do. B been paid to B. )A ' -11 - 50 Dublin & Belfast Juno.l all 33 40 25 Dun.,Perth,titAb. June. all 1 5 l i, st Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 05 1 og .. et Glasg. and S. Western.! 100 111 113 lit st Great Eastern, Ord. stk ; 1 0 0 504 614 50.4 et Ditto A stock st Ditto EastAnglian at 100 244 251 st GreatNorthot Scotland 100 —,.. et Great Northern 1 . luo 124 i 25 at Do A stock , 100 125 12 st Do Bdo st Ct. S. and W. of 'relate lOO 98 , WO St Great Western lOO COI 67 4 st Do Str Val rfua. stock 100 B St I L L o a i n i c d a o ft n hl a t n eAt Yorkshire 1 1 0 5 0 0 113 74 11 , 3 1 113 a st Lon., Brlght.,& S. Coast 100 113 115 1131 1 st Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 41 13 st Lon. & North Western 100 101 1014 . 1011 1 st Lon. & Sty.th Western 100 103 Icl I 103, 21 st Man., Shot. & Lincoln. 100 44 15 I 43k 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all 124 Do t shares . all 10 Metropolitan all 121 121 121 : 4 st Midland 5.4.0 Do New - , P st Do Birming. & Derby 100 90 101 50 hid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 52 25 Do. 11 shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line st North British et Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 25 26 st Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 101 1011 101 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 o a et Do Lecda lOO 58 59 574 et Do York st Do Carlisle st ;North London 1 0 I Do New 1 9.13.4 North Staffordshire lu . I' , T. and S. W. Junction all 111 121 st'Scottish Central st IScot N. E., Aber. stock 100 46 47 et I Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 100 102 10 !Shrews. and Weichpool all et :Shropshire Union et t.iouttl Devon lOO 80 12 st !South Eastern st South Wales st 'S. York. and River Dun 100 101 103 20 l iStaines,Wok.,andWok all 010 25 !Stockton & Darlington all 37 38 25 Do 1 1 i 25 Do New, 1866 8 71 81 i st Taff Vale. 10 Do B 1 0 Do C 8 54 54 60 Ulster all 25 Do 12.10 Do ... 5 6 st Vale of death 8t !Victoria eta. and Pim lOO 158 162 et IVaterford & Kilkenny 100 et West Cornwall lOO 27 29 st IW. Hartlepool 11ar.&15 i 100 et Meet Midland -Oxf ordi 100 46 17 et I Do Newport; 100 39 41 et I Do Beretord! 100 101 106 Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. `Strong, Sales, about BCOO balm hoport, 125 ; DreViously, 6,462. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. ()Wain:; Shari Railways Paid. Price. Rosiness done 1 0 0 ulantic &St Lawrenet all 02 C 4 --- salt Born.,Baroda.t.Centlno 100 io n ICBI 108} Gu. 5 per cent... 20 D. New . ...... 8 1 11 p 20 Do. E. Shares.. 2 0 3 / 4 Buffalo and Laseliuron al l 5: ai 10 Do. Preference Bufialo,Brant,&G'odricl, 100 / p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 187:- 100 100 .)o. do. Juak3l, 1b74 100 at Clcutta.,ilS.Eastn.(Liir; 100 10.74 IcB t st Cape Town er. Dock Seri' 100 106 108 107 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. 100 109 110 stock East Indian, go. sp. c. WO 108 1 9 1081 20 Do. do. (4 Ext lO 1: lOp 20 Do. do. II do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada lee 29 3 / 4 214 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 74 1 - 6 72 3 / 4 100 Do. co. deferred all 58 62 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all On 68 100 Do. do. deferred all 50 51 100 Do. 3d I' , ef. stock 100 Do. do. del erred. 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook all 26 28 100 Do. do. deferred.-- all 23 25 stook Gtlndiarenin.gua. s p.c. 100 108 3 / 4 1091 103 20 Do.. New gua. sp. 0 l2 1 161 20 Do. January, 1862 8 1 1 3 / 4 stook Gt. South.of India(Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent 100 107 108 20i Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 16: wo loa 206 Do. New • • •• • 18 10 3 / 4 10 8 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 witli't opt, all 96 98 97 100 Do. 5 3 / 4 p. a. do. '77-8.... a ll 90 02 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 p stock Madras- guar., 5p.0. .. 100 107 a 8 1074 stock Do. 41! p. e. Extension 100 101 3 / 4 1021 stock De. 4* d 0........ 100 08 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock slelb.Corp. 6p. c. Buds. 100 So Melb. t¢ liobson's Bay, all 68 60 100 Do. 7p. c. Kong. Bds. all 20 Newßrucumck Canth Class A. and B. all 3 5 N.lll.C'das pc Ist pi bdE 100 83 85 stock Soinde ..........1 (100 107 3 / 4 1081 1074 SI st Do. Delhi q,,;100 107 3 / 4 108 3 / 4 3 / 4 Do. do ... co E 2 20 1)o. Punjaub E: all ——P st Do. Do. , len 107 3 / 4 1( 8) stock Do, Indus. St. Flo.) 000 103 105 SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHAT ,ES AND STOoh S. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. uan.tiov. p.c.Ja Ja.l ui) 1877-S4 lOO 1(2 IC4 103 k Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 1(2 104 Do. dp. c.Mar.& Sept. 100 1(5 107 D0..5 p. c. Jan.&July. 100 94 95 94i Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 02 04 Cape G.llope, 6 p c.lBn 100 108 110 Do.Ap & Oct. 188 t 100 112 114 Do. 1891 100 113 115 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 112 115 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 1l Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 107 108 107 t Natal Gov. 6 per Cont 100 110 112 109 t J a.&.1111) 100 105 106 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. 6 ov. bp 1,186, 100 1001 1011 Do. sp. c.,16i1 t 0 IC7( 100 1011 102: Do. d0.,i888 & upwdt 100 102 103 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 111 113 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c ••••• Sterling:, 1875 lOO 1051 6 1 Queensland GCv. 6p. o lOO 111 113 S. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up lOO 110 112 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) 100 1 0 8 110 Do. io 6 n.o. An.&Oot.. 100 113. E 114i 1 114 I DRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 # Ad übllord Amalgamated 33 55 32 Devon G. Con". cravist, 1 560 6so East Bastsett(lllogan). 30 79 81 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd 53. 3d pax East Caradon ...... 1.14.0 271 183 281 last ea rn B rea.... 3.4.e 73 f 3 E. gr'lltussel (Tavistk.:l 8.6.6 33 4 Gam.&SLAubyn(Gwen.) t.B, 7 10 Great South Tolgus.. lis 34 4 G. Wheal Vor (Ileiston 40 64 73 -- Grenville . Bercd's-root Elingston Downs 4.8.0 2 23 Lady Bertha Hargaret (Uny Lelant t 29 31 liarke Valley.. 4 Nlyndy iron Ore (Lim 2A 13 2 d New Seton l 6l lco 310 North Downs 24 21 2 N.Wh'i Basset(lllo;an t 17.. 23 33 Yorth Wheal Crotty Par Consols Blazey; 11 4 5 20 rrovidenee(UnyLelnt.; 10.6.7 11 43 South Caradon(St.Cleer, 11 410 120 18. Carn Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 11 2 Fran. (Mogan, 18.1 , .9 55 65 f Stray Park 28.9. 38 40 5 ramarSilvA Lead Min 44 1 fin Crort ll 194 201 West Basset (Illogan) l4 104 Ili W Cr radon. (Liskeard, 5 21 23 West Seton Wheal Basset (Megan; 53 65 70 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 35 45 Wheal Kitty (li.Lelant) 2.0.6 VVhealLudeott Wheal Mary Ann i s :den ) 8 11 13 rheal Seton 584 215 225 Wheal Treiawney (Lis ) 7 15 17 Wheal Union 3.17 2i 31 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 1, 111 PREFEIIENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London and S.-Western 4k per cent., 103 k Metropolitan 5 per cent., 101 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London, Tilbury, and Southend, 98 Northern and Eastern 5 per cent., 57 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, si Dutch Rhenish, 171 Great Luxembourg, 14k Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 1 It Turin and Savona, 21 FOREIGN MINES, Cobre Copper, 32 If 24 - - JOINT-STOCK RANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (km.), 36 Bank of Egypt, 261 7} Bank of VVales, lim.. 3 Bank of New Zealand 111 Chartered Bank of Britisu Columbia, 121 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 31 3 0 1 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered,:22l Imperial Ottoman, Lia 1 London and Brazilian (lim.), 431 London and Couuty, 48* 91 London and Nnrthern atm.!, 9 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (lim.), 151 if Union of Australia, 511 4 Union of England and France (lim.), 01 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 191 Egyptian Commercial and Trading., lim., 3} Electric Telegraph, 103 i Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., Hudson's Bay, International Financial Society, lim., 101 a Joint •stock Discount, ak London Financial Association, Jim., 121 National Discount Company, hm., tia Oriental Inland Steam, lint., 3i 1 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, Um., Ditto (X 4), lilt, The Price of Gold. T he quotation of gold at . Paris is about 1 per milk pm., and the short e xc h ange on L on d on i s 25.30 p er £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 i7B. 10 :'h per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 4-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris, ... n . T! td vices from Hamb ur g the price of gold is 425 per mark auu the short exchange on London is 13.61 per £1 sterling. 7-10ths ;:tandard ^old at the English 3iirt price is, therefore, about Per cent, dearer in London than in Hamburg. 60 The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at days' sight is ab out 139 to 134 per cent., and the premium on gold abou t 261 per cent. At these prices there is little if' any profit on the V 3 ..! United State& i mPortation of gold from POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. your mon(' there were three sovereigns in my desk, and r hand in her purse and gave me an other soy %sked her what she had done with the pap" — she bad burnt them all. I no. I said, Mr. Holmes, I did it, BOW-STREET. THE EFFECTS OF GOING TO A RAFFLE.—James Dacy was placed at the bar, charged with violently assaulting the police. ?s, , stated that the prisoner handed to air of € drops she had taken out of the desk. :cbing th:, lace he found the remains of an ivory , partly col. led. It had been taken out of the Several little t..ings belonging to bis children which .ced in the desk were still missing. Ho took from the ner 24 pawnbroker's duplicates. He believed some of a related to stolen property. he prisoner—The duplicates are my own private pro ty. My husband has been intimate with another female, d has deserted me. Police-constahlo F 87, said about quarter to two he on duty near the Turnstile when the prisoner came thr. the court, and without the slightest provocation stru, a blow on the eye and knocked him down, the prisone• falling. He got up and seized the prisoner, when avi struggle ensued and eventually he was Thrown down. four of the prisoner's companions began kicking Li most savage manner. He continued his hold of ti. • notwithstanding the ill-treatment, when a gentle!: crowd came forward and rendered him assiBta- prisoner's friends, hearing tho police were app Mr. Woolrych—l don't want your private histo.ry. You re remanded on the charge of robbery for a week. ran cff. Alfred Button, 61, Theobald's• road, said he v. as co__ down Holborn and heard a loud cry of " Police," and pro ceeding to the spot from whence the cries proceeded, he found the constable being ill-treated by four or five ruMms, companions of the prisoner, who made off. He assisted the constable to secure the prisoner, and with the aid of another constable he was conveyed to the station-house. Prisoner—Why, the constable was the one as was drunk. I'd been to a raffle, so I was sober enough, I'm certain of it. He kicked me about the legs, and then we had a struggle, and we both went down. I was quite sure I was not drunk. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LICHFIELD RACES —MONDAY. The City Stakes of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, with 25 added, for two and three-yr-olds; the winner to be sold by auction for £5O ; maiden &lowan; es. Half a mile. 5 subs. Mr, Wallace's Sir Watkin, Cat 81b Mr. Doyle's Jewel, 7st 2113, (A. Woodhouse) 2 Mr, HinFson's Lady Bo un tif u l , 7 st 21b (Conner) 3 Mr. Walker's Abernethy, B s t 121 b (Comery) 4 Betting-6 to 4on Jewel, 3to 1 agst Sir Watkin, sto 1 bar two. Mr. Henry—You are sure of that ? Prisoner—Oh yes. Constable—He was drunk, your worship. Priconer—l wasn't; you was. I'd been to a raffle for a friend, who had had a misfortune. Don't believe him, as he's telling falsehoods. He struck me first, and of course I hit him again. That accounts for us going to the ground. Mr. Henry—Whether you were drunk or sober would make but little difference. lam only sorry I cannot send you to prison for a considerable time. I shall not allow you the option of paying a fine, but I cimmit you for one month's hard labour in the House of Correction. Abernethy cut out the work at his best pace, having Sir Watkin at his girths, Lady Bountiful a couple of lengths off, Jewel (who had the worst of the start, bringing up the rear. After going a quarter of a mile, Lady Boun tiful gave place to Jewel, and a distance and a half from home—Abernethy being beaten—Sir Watkin took up the running. Within the distance Abernethy dropped into the rear, and Jewel tried to overhaul Sir Watkin, but never being able to get up, was easily defeated by three lengths; two lengths separated the second and third, and a similar distance the third and fourth. The winner was not sold. ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT SurclDE.—A mildle-aged man, tamed Kenning, was placed at the bar, charged with attempting to poison himself. Police-constable P 17 said he was called to the residence of the prisoner in Lascelles-place, and there found him suffering from the effects of poison. Two surgeons were in attendance, and after much trouble the effects of the poison were counteracted, and the prisoner was conveyed to the workhouse till he had perfec ly recovered. Mr. Ilenry—What made you take the poison ? Prisoner--I had a quarrel, and I was so much excited that I did not know what I was about. lam very sorry now. The Staffordshire Stakes (Handicap) of 50 soya, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, 5 ft, and only 2 if declared ; winners extra. About one mile and one furlong. 24 subs, 14 of whom declared. Mr. Crook's Erin-eo-Bragh, 3 yrs, Bst (Clement) 1 Mr. Buckley's Wynnstay, 5 yrs, Sst 121 b (Mr. G. S. Thompson) 2 Mr. Barber's Sails, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Britt n) 3 Lord Wilton's Herdsman, 3 yrs, Est 71b (A. Woodhouse) 4 Betting-5 to 4on Wynnstay, sto 2 (at first even) agst Erin-go- Bragh, 4to 1 agst Herdsman, 100 to 15 apt Sails. After proceeding a couple of hundred yards, Wynnstay took up the running, followed for a quarter of a mile by Sails, Erin-go-Bragh third, and Herdsman last. With the exception of Erin-go-Bragh dropping into tue last place, there was no alteration in the relative pesit;ons until ap proaching the distance, where Sails and Herdsman were beaten, and Erin-go-Bragh drew alongside Wynnstay, whom he headed just within the distance, and won easily by half a length ; Sans a bad third. 71b ; certain penal tiess ft, with 50 added, Th fo e r C 2 ll -y a . m r- p o a ld g s n ; e and allowances. Straight half mile. c S o l t a t s k e B s s t o f it 1 :11 0 b o fi v il s i e e s a 8 c h s 20 subs. Mr. Crook's Dawdle, Sat 71b (Clement) 1 Mr. W. G. Craven's Practitioner, Oat 31b (Morgan) 2 Mr. Goodlass's Praty Girl filly, Sat 2113. (Mr. G. S. Thompson) S Marquis of Anglesey's Rattler, Bat 71b ........ (Daley) 4 Measure for Measure, Fair Salopian, Bigotry, and Lon don also ran, Mr. Henry—l should advise you to govern yourself a little better. Was it an excitenieat occasioned by drink ? The prisoner's wife here stepped forward, and having admitted that both she and her husband had rather hot tempers, said she was certain he would not repeat his folly if he was discharged. Mr. Henry, having cautioned the prisoner, ordered him to be discharged. Betting-2 to 1 agst Dawdle, 3to 1 agst Practitioner, 4 to 1 agst the Pretty Girl filly, 8 to 1 agst Measure for Mea sure, 10 to 1 agst any other. After several attempts an excellent start was effected ; Dawdle, however, in the first half dozen strides got her head in front and increasing her lead had all her opponents " spread-eagled" at the distance, whence she cantered home and won by four lengths ; Practitioner beat the filly by Guigowar out of Pretty Girl by three lengths; Rattler finished a similar distance in rear of the Pretty Girl filly. Measure for Measure was fifth, London sixth, Fair Salopian seventh, and Bigotry last. The Tamworth Plate (Handicap) of 3 sovs each, with 25 added, for all ages, winners extra; the winner to be sold by auction for £4O. Three-quarters of a m i le. Mr. Pratt' s Th e P on y, 3 ..-8, 6st 81b .... (E. Taylor) 1 Mr. Mar s h' s P eru , 4 y rs , 7st 7lb ......... ..... (Deacon) 2 Betting -2 and 3tol on The Pony, who ma d e a ll th e running and won in a canter by five length s . Th e w i nner bought was bin for 90 guineas. ~. .... ... The Beandesert Welter Cup (Handicap) o f 100 sovs , b y subscription of 10 sovs each, 5 ft; winners extra; gentle men riders. One mile. 14 subs. Mr. Wallace's Golden Drop, 3 yrs, 9st 91b (Mr. G. S. Thompson) 1 Lord - 17xbridge's Keane, 4 yrs, lOst 71b.. (Mr. Edwards) 2 Mr. J. Batber's Ophelia, 4 yrs, lOst 31b (Mr. H. Wombwell) 3 Mr, M. Blake weighed for Portland, 6 yrs, lOst 121 b, but the horse not getting to the post in time did not start. Betting —Even on Keane, 6 to 4 agst Golden Drop. Golden Drop made all the running and won easily by a neck. TATTERSALL'S—LAST EVENING. ST. LEGER. 9t) 2 agst Lord Clifden (offered) sto 1 agst Ranger (offered) 6to 1 agst Queen Bertha (taken) 100 to 8 agst Golden Pledge (taken and offered) 30 to 1 agst Blue Mantle (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst National Guard (offered) 33 to 1 agst Donnybrook (offered) 40 to 1 agst Mogador (offered) 60 to 1 agst Saceharometer (offered) 1000 to 5 agst Pratique (offered) DERBY. 20 to 1 agst Blair Athol (offered) 40 to 1 agst Claremont (taken) 50 to 1 agst Coast Guard (taken) CITY BETTING. ST. LEGER. 9to 2 agst Lord Clifden (offered) sto 1 agst Queen Bertha (offered) Bto 1 agst The Ranger (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Golden Pledge (taken) 100 to 1 agst Pratique (offered) TUE DERBY. 50 to 1 a,gst Coaet Guard (taken) --- BETTING AT MANCIIESTEI-31°N"Y* For the St. Legtr, Lord Clifden was a little in demand ; 5 to 1 was bloked about him, and 9 to 2 freely offered. The only other change was with Pratique, against whom any price was offered. Closing prices D ONCASTER ST. LEGER. sto 1 apt Lord Clifden (taken) 11 to 2 agst Queen Bertha (offered) 100 to 15 agst Ranger (taken and offered) 25 to I. agst Borealis (offered) 40 to 1 agst National Guard (taken) 1000 to 5 ant Pratique (offered) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1863. SEPTEMBER. Devon and Exeter 1 Derby Summar Weymouth Kings Lynn 3 Warwick Leicester lO Doncaster Word aley .......... tit Brecon 21.. Richmond 22 Monmouth 24 Manchester Autumn 25 Newmarket Ist Oct. 29 Edinburgh, &c. Club 30 IBER. OCT' Coventry Bedford 6 Caledonian Hunt Newmarket S. ( ..12 Lincoln Autumn 20 Kelso 21 Gloucester 22 Newmarket Houghton 26 HIRER. NOVE: Worcester 3 I Shrewsbury Autumn....l6 TRlsit. SEPTEMBER. Curragh ..21 Carlow 1 Limeri c k 9 I .1 e ttkinstown Park 23 21 Li!3towel A correspondent of the Opinione of Turin, writ ing from Naples, states that the extreme party there are selling what they call Venice bonds at two francs each, for a revolutionary fund, and that upwards of 19,000 of these bonds have already been disposed of. THE GAME SEASON IN THE EAST.—There is a goo d supply of partridges awaiti ng their doom th i s season in Norfolk, and doubtless a large number will be brought down to-day. The past summer has been excred ingly favovrable for the rearing of game of every kind, and stands out in strong relief in this respect against 1862. Not only has the Prince of Wales secured a shooting estate in Norfolk, but his Highness the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh has followed the illustrious example. The Duke of Wel lington has, however, left the County, having disposed of the Clermont• lodge estate, to which his Grace in former years invited the Puede Malakholl and other distinguished guests. The harvest being completed, sportsmen will have an uninterrupted range over most of the fields, and should to-day prove fine, some capital bags will doubtless be made up iu Norfolk, Suffolk, and the adjoining counties. It was expected at ono time that the Prince of Wales would come down to Sandringham early this nionih for the pur pose• ^. of d lin ex ecution among the partrid ges, w i t h w hi c h r ,a 1 the estate ab)unds, and that his Royal Highness and the ineess of Wales would come on to the Norwich festival. however, to have found The Prince and Princess seen ) , su perior attractions in the Highlands at present. WRECK ON THE SUSSEX COAST.—NEWIIAVEN, ?lone; N:glit.—Thii morning, in a gale from the sea, the schooner Ccstrian, o f Ch ester, S.S.W. an t i a heavy in running for the harbour, grounded on the bar. At the rising of the tide she drifted into dangerous breakers. As boon as she was observed the lifeboat of the National Life boat Institutio n was promptly manned and l aunc h e d , an d towed out by the harbour steam tug. After some difficult) and risk, the lifeboat took off the vessel's crew of live men and safely landed them. The' oat behaved admirably, and the crew deserve all praise. THE SUN, LONDON, TUT I EVENING, SEPrEMBER, 1„',1863. Hesse-Darmstadt and its Lawyers. A serious misunderstanding has arisen between the assembly of German jurists and the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt. It would appear that already this year before the assembling of the learned body some differences arose respecting the reception which they would meet with from the Government of Hesse-Darmt Idt. Whilst in Dresden two years since they were received by the King through the medium of a royal commission ; whila r.t Vienna in the previous year an archduke was instructed by the Emperor to receive them in a most cordial and hospitable mtlnner, the cffor made by the Minister of Justice of Hasse-Darmstadt to greet the council in the name of the ruler of the country dots not appear to have been considered suitable by them. It would seem, however, that an understanding was arrived at, and it was expected that on the visit of the council of jurists to Dlrmstiadt, where a performance at the theatre had been arranged in their honour, Prince Alexander of Hesse would re ceive them officially. This hope we.s not, however, fu;fiiled, and hence arose an extraordinary scene, and a painful state of feeling in all concerned. The 'Frankfort Journal gives the following account of the matter : "A sad misunderstanding occurred at Darmstadt on Thursday last. The council of jurists, who were invited to visit the theatre by the Grand Duke, left the house in a body. Prince Alexander wished to receive the standing committee and the officials of the assembly of jurists i❑ the name of the Grand Duke; bat, as the train was a heavy one, it was unavoidably delayed, and, unfortunately, there was no attempt at any reception of the deputation, which represents the jurisprudence of entire Ger many: The gentlemen, therefore, proceeded ►o the palace in groups, where, to their astonishment, they found the doors closed, and a servant informed them that the Prince was not at home, and that he had awaited their arrival, but had felt himself obliged to proceed to the opera to receive the princes who had in the meantime arrived at the theatre. This intelligence was circulated through the crowd of lawyers as they proceeded to the theatre, while many who had not been made aware of the circum• stances had already arrived there. Of the Congress of Princes, the following amongst other sovereigns were present at the theatre :—The Kings of Bavaria and Hanover, the Electoral Prince of Hesse, the Duke of Nassau, and the Crown Prince of Wurtem burg. The news of the non•reccption of the jurists quickly became circulated throughout the house, and immediately on the fall of the curtain at the close of the first act, and as the princes were about to retire from their seats to enjoy a promenade in the lobby, a person arose and announced that as no reception had been accorded to the permanent de putation they could not visit the house, and that on this account the assembly of jurists agreeing with them would leave the theatre. This they did, and the princes were left to face the empty benches. The council of jurists soon reassembled at the Casino, where they had ordered a supper to be pre pared after the termination of the performance; and here they were joined by the ladies, who sided with them in their recession movement. The ex citement here was very great until Privy Councillor Wachter, the president of the council of jurists, give the explanation es stated above. It was also communicated to the members that the Minister of Justice, M. Lindelof, had given an explanation to the effect that the prince awaited them at the theatre, to receive them there instead of at the rail way station. The public feeling on the matter is somewhat strong, and is increased by the circum stance that the tickets issued for the front row boxes on Thursday evening were recalled. as the seats were required by the Court for the accommodation of the princes." MARLBOROUGH -STREET BURGLARY.—Thomas Clark, a lad, described as of no home nor occupation, was charged before Mr. Tyiwhitt with burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling house of Mr. James Harrison, landlord of the Suu Tavern, Noel-street, Wardour-street, and stealing several articles belonging to Mr. Harrison and a lodger of his named Walker. Sergeant George Bentley, 13 C, deposed that alnut half past four o'clock this morning he was in a court in Noel street, when ho saw a light in the back kitchen of the Sun Tavern, one of the shutters of the kitchen window having been taken down. He trie d the door in the cour t leading to the kitchen, and finding it unfastened, he walked in and said, " Who is there." There was no answer, but on look ing about he found the prisoner in the water-closet with his shoes off. The prisoner said, "It is all right, lam the son of the landlord," and on asking him where his father was, he said he was in bed, and went up stairs with him (the sergeant) to show him where his father slept, but could not find the room for a time, and when he fixed on it ie turned to be the room of a young man. The prisoner then said he remembered which room it wets, that it was down stairs, and then slipped behind him and bolted away into Oxford-street, but he followed him and brought him back, and on searching the kitchen he found on the floor a quan tity of knives and forks and wearing. apparel placed ready for removal. On searching the prisoner at the station he found in his possession only two lucifer matches, and on making an examination of the premises he found that the prisoner had got over a low wall in the court and forced out a panel of the door, which led from the back parlour to the area. Mr. Harrison said the prisoner was formerly his potman. On the previous night he (Mr. Harrison) fastened up the house securely. The panel of the door was in its place, but was cracked. The whole of the articles produced, with the exception of a great coat which belonged to a lodger, were his property and of the value of about 30s. Tyrwhitt, the prisoner making no defence, committed him for trial. 'WESTMINSTER. THE MAGISTRATES AND THE POLICE.—Mary Ann Frazer, a woman of the town, was charged with the follow ing disgraceful conduct : Police-constable Chant, 282 B, said that he was attracted by a noise at 4 o'clock this morning, in the King's-road, Chelsea, and on going there found the defendant. She was partly intoxicated, and was walking up and down in front of a cab rank, with her clothes pulled up to her waist, and was, in addition to this disgraceful conduct, using very obscene and disgusting language. Ile took her into cus tody, and she repeated it all the way to the station. Defendant said, " I assure your worship that all this statement against me is untrue, and I entreat you to inves tigate it. I was quietly proceeding down the road, after baying taken some tea, when this constable came and asked me what I did there, telling me that that was not my beat, and I had no business there. He then laid hold of me and pushed me, and took me to the station. I was perfectly sober, and had done nothing whatever to deserve such con duct towards me. Mr. Arnold—Then all this statement about your expos ing yourself in front of the cab rank is untrue. Defendant—Believe me, sir, it is perfectly untrue, and it is quite as untrue that I used obscene language. Police-constable Chant—There is a policeman hero who heard her. A constable was called, but merely proved an ejaculation of a not very uncommon character among lo IV people, which he alleged she uttered in complaining that be was hurting her. The Clerk—Did you hear any other language p Witness—No, I did not. Mr. Arnold--Is the inspector here who took the charge at the station? Inspector Holden—He is not. Mr. Arnold—ls the supernumerary man here P Inspector Holden—He is not. Mr. Arnold—Then I shall discbarge the prisoner, and shall mark the sheet that my reason for that course is that there is no ono from the station. I ha ve re p eatedl y taken occasion to point out the necessity of th e ins p ector or super numerary man being present, and hav e marked the sheet to denote th a t th e y were no t. I don't know whe ther these sheets are ev er l a id b e f ore the commissioners, o r whether anything I say may be thought worthy o f attention, but I must re p eat, that there is the grea test necessity for one of these offi cers b e i ng present. I n th e present case there is on the part of the defendant a most positive denial of the charge, and in a tone and manner which, I must say, cer tainly looks much like truth, and, in order to fully investi gate the case, it is necessary that the officer who had the charge, or some ono present, should be here to state what took place. Defendant is discharged. Defendant (dropping down on her knees) exclaimed, " Thank you, sir. You have done justice to me." THAMES. A POLICE CONSTABLE ROBBED IN HIS OWN HOUSE. --Mary Papps, alias Epps, a married woman, aged 33 years, was brought before Mr. Woolrych. charged with stealing a mahogany writing desk containing £3 7s. 6d., a pair of ear-drops, sundry papers, and other property be longing to John Holmes, a police-constable, No. 202 H. The prosecutor, an old police-officer, who is very much respected for his civility and the firm and temperate man ner he has executed the duties of his office, said he was dwelling with his fam ly at No. 17, Gloucester-street, Com mercial-road, East. The prisoner had lodged in the same house for some time. On Saturday afternoon last his wife said she had lost her writing desk, that it had suddenly disappeared from their room. It contained 3 sovereigns, 3 half-crown s,a pair of gold ear - drops,other articles and sundry papers and receipts. He had a suspicion the desk had not gone oat of the house. Ho questioned the prisoner about it, and she said lie was quite welcome to search her room. He did so, and she gave him apparently every possible facility for doing so—removed chairs and tables, took the counterp. ne, sheets, and blankets off her bad, and turned over the pillows and bolster. Ho could not find the desk. Prisoner—lt was in my room all the time--it was indeed. Holmes proceeded—l asked her if she had any idea who had robbed him of his desk, and she said, " No, I have not, Mr. Holmes—l hope you don't think it's me. Search again." I did so with no bettor success. Prisoner—The desk was in my room all the time, believe rile it was. Witness—l asked her if she had seen anybody in the house. She said, no one. He informed his inspector what had taken place, and he said " Your desk is in the house nth." 1 was convinced it was so, and directed my wifo to watch the prisoner's conduct and actions. Yester day afternoon I determined to make another search in the prisoner's room, and she said, " You can find the desk ow, Mr. Holmes, and on turning over the things I did find my desk between the bed and the mattress. It bad been I .roken open and was empty. The lock was forced. The prisoner —I opened it with a knife. ' Holmes—l asked the prisoner how she came to rob mo of ly desk, and she replied, "because I wanted money." I slid, " You ought to be ashamed of yourself, because when ever you wanted money I let you have some." She then took two sovereigns from her bosom, and said, "Here is A Penn 3 for the Waiter. Dr. Johnson was fond of maintaining that, on an almost incredibly small sum per annum a man might live very respectably in London, though ho admitted that this reconciliation of cheap living with respecta bility could not be effected without some inconveni ences, one of which was the penalty of avoiding fashionable society except on " clean shirt days." It was not a mere theory with the doctor, but an art which the brave fellow had been compelled to reduce to practice when he came up to town with his friend Garrick, and began to write for the booksellers. For a few coppers, Johnson told Boswell, he used to dine at a tavern, at the same table with intellige'nt and well informed men, who could afford, and who paid for, better dinners than his. " And, sir," he added, "I was the best served, for they only gave a halfpenny to the waiter, and I gave a penny." It would be easy enough, no doubt, to trace the custom of the waiter's penny far beyond the time when Mr. Ceve kept shop at St. John's Gate, and the future author of "Itasselas " was "a young man from the country ;" but it is enough to know that this penny has con tinued in circulation so long, before we ask, When is it likely to be called in or worn ont ? It is a tax which in general is lightly felt and therefore easily borne ; it. may often be considered a bore, but it hardly reaches the dignity of an abuse; and any waiter to whom you give a penny could no doubt supply you with cogent reasons why he should put it in his pocket, though he might be unable to con vince a logician that the public ought to pay the waiter, and that the waiter ought to pay his employer for allowing the public to do so. Vails to servants were, at one time, an almost universal nuisance, which seems at last to have died from rapid overgrowth. It grew so tall and so stout that it fairly blocked up the doorways of hospitable men, for persons of mo derate means could not afford to forsake the com parative cheapness of an hotel, and by visiting at a private house, incur the payment of a month's wages to each of the servants. If veils have not gone en tirely out of fashion—and it would be peevish to desire that they should—their payment is no longer the system that it once was, and now if a friend likes to receive us with empty pockets, we need not feel ourselves smitten down beneath the patronising airs of his butler, or withered by the reproach ful looks of his housemaid. The expiration of the system only did harm to those employers whose servants depended for their wages upon the gifts they rec e i ve d ; b u t if the " penny for the waiter" were put out ofcirculation to-niorrow, neither master, nor man, nor customer would be injured thereby. In the interests of the vast numbers of people who, in all large towns, are daily iu the habit of dining at eating houses and hotels, we might ask why this tax, of a penny in the shilling say, should be levied at all. Ycu may buy a suit of clothes, or a box full of books and cigars, without any gratuity to the person who serves yen— w h y not a dinner ? The tailor, the bookseller, or the tobacconist pays his servants, and no doubt his cus tcmers keep them. That is, he pays the wages of his servants out of he pcofita of his trade. It is just the same with the butcher, and we should like to see it satisfactorily ex plained why the man who sells raw meat should pay his own servants, while the man who sells cooked meat should not only expect the public to pay his servants, but, in a vast number of cases, co mpels his servants to pay him for the privilege of working under him. One would think it would be just as easy for him to pay his own waiters, and advance the price of his beef and matton. It would simply be to substitute indirect for direct taxation:• But, no ; let the waite r have his penny. Th e cus tem is ancient, and let it continue, if only o ut , of respect for the m e m or y of Dr. Johnson. It is only because it eeem e to involve t hat we principle we have referred to it. If it is not too stupid to live, it is hardly worth while going out of the way to put it out of life.—london, grand hall for nit. TIME ENtitTriir FOR. W. -- A Inner Temple is said to be in ointe m plation. That of Lin coln's Inn cost, present annul FR CII BABIES !--Thoaverage Nat bel i eve , over .C 15 0 ,01 0. of enfants trouv6i for all France is about 23,000, some 2,000 of them die immediately, but the remaining 23,030 may bo supposed to be put out to nurse in the coun try. It is probable that at least 50,000 more : I r e p l ace d by their own relal ions ; irdre 1, M. statSitestocountry e very year. The total numb er of babies annually quartered in the villages may, therefore, he taken. at a probable mini mum of 73,000,_Beneley'$ NisCcilot?y, for k;eptoinber. RUSSIAN ATROCITIES, WILNA, Aug. 25. At length the IV,lna Courier has officially an nounced th a t th e aut h or o f t h e attempt on M. D omekko h as b een discovered. His name is Bien k wski. The Courier says that he has acknow ledged hi s gu i lt, and that his two accomplices have been also captured and are undergoing their trial. It appears, therefore, that the two Rnwkowshis Jablonski, and Si powiez, who hanged without ' were trial for the attempt on M. Dornleo,were innocent of the —a fresh proof, if s uc h were needed, n faithful c up u - lous tyranny of the savage Alouravieff. This agent of the policy of R us ,i a i n P oland has recently added to his many crimes by anot h er deed worthy of a Timour or a Ternerlane. In th e v ill age of Djika' near the town of Bialystok, two of th e peasants, seized by the insurgents, and, abundant proof of their guilt having been obtained, hanged by order of a court-martial. The peasant guard of the village, knowing that the sentence was a just one, took no notice of the matter. Unfortunately it came to the ears of Mouravieff, who immediately ordered the whoie village to be burnt to the ground. The order was executed to the letter; the village is in ashes ; all the inhabitants, without exception, have been sent to Siberia, and their land has been sold to raskoiinks. That these terrible deeds are not to be ascribed to the savage character of one individual, but to the system adopted by the Russian Government, is proved by the fact that in nearly every district of Poland the Russian governor treats the inhabitants in accordance with the same barbarous policy. The Mouravieff of Suwalki is Prince Wittgenstein, an officer who bears the character of being en I amiable and humane man. The events lam about to relate that the mere fact of his having become an in instrument of Russian policy hes transformed him into a cruel tyrant. Some-days back the Rus sians captured seven peasants whom they suspected of being Polish gendarmes. In order to compel them to acknowledge their guilt, the usual expe dient of torture was resorted to; and, when they fainted iu consequence of the sharpness of their sufferings, cold water was thrown over their mangled bodies in order to prepare them for fresh torments. At length they yielded, and Wittgenstein con demned them to die without the consolations of reli gion. Some members of the inquisitorial committee having interceded in their favour, this sentence was commuted, with regard to three of the accused, to hard labour in the mines of Siberia. These three men, condemned to a punishment perhaps even more terrible than death itself, were bound hand and foot and thrown into a cell, where they passed the night before their dreadful journey on the bare ground—insulted, kicked, and spat upon by the soldiers who guarded them. The remainder were similarly treated. Next morning the four victims were taken in a cart to the gallows. The first three met their fate with a noble indifference ; the fourth, a youth of 17, named Wysocki, seemed to feel more deeply the dreadful fate that awaited him. As he stood on the steps of the gallows, he raised his eyes to heaven, and exclaimed, in a voice which impreeaed cenvietion of his innocence on all who were present, " Brothers ! God is my witness, I die innocent." Seeing his mother near, he burst into tears. The soldiers called out to her to go away, but she refused, declaring she would look on her son to the last, But the sight was too much for her; as the fatal noose was being drawn round her son's neck she fainted, and was carried away by the people. • During the execution Witt genstein had cannon brougnt out into the streets, fearing a popopular tumult. As be signed the decree sentencing them, he said, " I will show that I am no worse than Mouravieff." Such a the example presented by the Russian Government to its employes in Poland. Count Peisiguy on the French Empire, Count de Persigny has just pronounced at the Cercle des Arts et du Commerce at St Etienne an address (published in the Moniteur), in which he gave en account of the progress of the empire and of the development of its institutions. As in former years, the hon. speaker dwelt on the necessity of ell parties forgetting their differences in order to con solidate the present Government, under which the country has arrived at so high a point of prosperity, pointing out forcibly that the Emperor when he arrived at power was quite alone, not having round him even the old servants of his family, so that he was under the fortunate necessity of constituting his Government by emp!oying men of all classes. The Count considers it a great error on the part of the Liberal party in France to endeavour to copy in a servile manner the institutions of England, forgetting that the parliamentary system is only possible in an aristocratic country, where the exe cutive power can pass without inconvenience from the hands of the Sovereign into those of the great speakers of the Parliament, as the representatives of a powerful aristocracy. He says " It is certainly a singular aberration of a political school I Forgetting that the indirect nomination of Ministers in England by the Parliament is only a result of the civil and political state of that country, men wished to make it a con dition of liberty in France I There, where in consequence of a long existing state of universal decentralisation, the Crown interferes in nothing, and the aristocracy has a hand in everything, it is natural that the latter should choose its instruments. Here, on the contrary, in a democratic coun try, where the Sovereign, who is the delegate of the people, has the mission to do what is effected by the aristocracy in England, how is it to be imagined that his agents should be in any other hands than his own ? That under another regime any speaker whose sympathetic and impassioned voice had excited the applause of his auditory, should imagine that it belonged to him to govern France ; that he should think himself fitted, not only to charm, captivate, and overrule an assembly, but also to direct a whole vast political hierarchy, and even to handle our land and sea forces, there was nothing in that which exceeded the limits of human vanity. But how could pretensions of that kind interest liberty ? What ! if the most eloquent speaker of the Chamber is not at the same time Minister, there is no liberty in Francs ? In truth, one is confounded when it is remembered with what seriousness such doctrines were affirmed. But liberty, which is of all times and of all coun tries, is susceptible of all forms, and those forms vary with the social state, manners, history, and a thousand circum stances of climate, race, and locality. In antiquity, the liberty of Athens did not more resemble that of Sparta than did the liberty of Rome that of Carthage; or, in the middle ages, the liberty of Venice resemble that of Florence. Why, then, should liberty in France be copied after the model or England? In the place of a great aristocracy covering t he soil with vast domains rendered immovable by the law of entail, and disposing of enotmous means of influence, we have an administrative hierarchy which alone constitutes all the political organism of our democracy, and outside of which there are only grains of sand, without cohesion and without adherence. And it is that same hierarchy—that instrument of authority, order, an d public peace—this essential organ of the every-day life of the country, that certain minds would wish to sea a g ain abandoned to th e mercy of the agitations of the tribune, to be tossed ab ou t between the triumphant spe aker of one day an d the vic torious orator of the morrow ! Thus, gentlemen, by restor ing in our institutions the fundamental principle of au thority as well as liberty, the Emperor has re-established creating a G a s in overnment order in the State , party re moved from all an t a gonism of classes, h e h as re-established order in society." I n conclusion, Count de Persigny urged that to assure the destinies of the Empire nothing more was required, and he trusted posterity would ap preciate the patriotista of those who had sacrificed their party to the country , 4 We have," he said, "a high and noble mission to per form, for the country expects from us the greatest service which the present generation can render to it—that of com pleting the foundation of its Government. We have faith in that mission. Yes, all, such as we are, from the dignitaries of State to the inhabitants of the most humble villages we shall be honoured in our posterity for the work which we shall have accomplished. A day will come in which, under the reign of a prince named Napoleon IV. or Napoleon V., our grandsons will say with pride of each of us—' He be longed to that faithful and devoted party which, in found ing the Empire, put an end to our revolutions, and ensured the greatness, prosperity, and liberty of France.' " Mr. GOUGH'is telling his American audience what he considers a good joke at the Cockney dia lect; but he must remember (it has been suggested with sly good humour) that there is many a true word spoken in jest. lie says--" Once while on a lecturing tour thraugh England I was introduced to a village audience in these terms Ladies and gentlemen, I 'ave the honour to in troduce to you the distinguished lecmrer, Mr. John B. Gough, who will address us en the subject of temperance. You know that temperance is thought to be rather a dry subject; but to-night as we listen to our friend the horator frcm hover the ocean we may 'ope to 'ave the miracle of Sampson.repeated, and to be refreshed with water from the jaw -bone of a boo l' j" - ' , CONVICT DISCIPLINE. The following pstition to the Queen has been :recently sent by the British Association for procuring an amend, ment in convict discipline : To the Queen Most Excellent Majesty. The humble Petition of your Majesty's faithful subject s , the Association established in Bristol and the West of England for obtaining an alteration in convict discipline. Showeth—That towards the close of last year much alarm was created throughout the country by the general increase of crime, and in particular by an increase of crimes of violence against the person. That in the month of December last your 'Majesty was pleased to authorise and appoint certain commissioners to make diligent and full inquiry into the operation of the tw a acts of Parliament, passed respectively in the years 18h3 and 1857, commonly e,tllbd " The Ticket-of-Leave Acts.," That the said Royal Cotemissioners have lately presented to your Majesty their report upon the matters into w'aich they were commando: to inquire. That the said report contains many suggestions for. int proving.the treatment of convicts sentenced to penal servi tude, some of which, in the present state of the law, cannot be carried into elect, hut must await the sanction of the legislature; others enter tco much into detail to jus.f:lfy us in occupying your Majesty's attention with them; while in certain others we do not feel ourselves able to concur. That, passing over these three classes of suggestions, w humbly crave your Majesty's leave to invite yo ur royal consideration of the following most important and valuable recommendations : First—That remission of punishment should henceforth beobtained only bystrenuous industry, combined with good conduct, and should no longer be the consequence of mere abstinence from misbehaviour in prison. On this head the Commissioners remark " That the gulations now in force in England se em t o us to be n ee d. lessly complicated, and to have the fault th a t they do not hold out to convicts a partial remission of their punishmentot as.a reward to be earned by good conduct and induatry, but assume that this remission will be granted unless more or less of the proffered advantage should be forfeited, in conse quence of the convicts having failed to deserve it." ‘ 4 The distinction between this system and that (adopted in Ireland) of making whatever remission of punishment is allowed to a convict something which he must earn, ar e consider to be one of great importance." Second—You: Majesty's Commissioners further recom. mend that the treatment of the convict should commen ce with a period of separate confinement, monotonous lalitur, and low diet, after which he should be permitted to raise himself by industry and good conduct from class to class, each class being kept in complete separation from all the others, and not exceeding in number two or three hundred. Third—That having earned his ticket-of-leave and ob tained his discharge thereon, he should find himself under the supervision of proper officers until the expiration of the sentence passed upon him at his trial. Fourth—That such supervision while (as in Ireland) it will furnish a refuge to the well-conducted ticket-of-leave man against unfounded charges and suspicions, will hold him to strict responsibility ; and in the event of his break ing the condition on whimn his ticket was granted, will be come the means whereby he will be again returned to psi son, there to undergo, in whole or in part, the remainder of his sentence. That your petitioners humbly venture to express their belief that the changes in the discipline of convicts which your Majesty's Commissioners have in these four recom mendations suggested will materially augment the security of the public, by stimulating convicts to labevr in the task of self-reformation, by destroying the impunity with which unreformed or relapsed convicts when discharged in Eng land on tickets-of-leave now fall back into their evil courses ; and by giving facilities for identifying criminals who have been already convicted, thus insuring them a long and severe sentence as the result of a second verdict of guilty. We, your 111sjesty's petitioners, do therefore humbly pray that your Majesty will be graciously pleased to direct mea sures to be taken for promptly conferring on your people the advantages which we confidently expect will flow front the improvements herein set forth. And your petitioners will ever pray, &c. (Signed) DI:ICI; President of the Association. ' M. D. HILL, Chairman of the Committe. Sir George Grey has written to the secretary of the asso ciatioo,acknowledging the receipt of the petition, and stating that it has been laid before her Majesty, who received it very graciously. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK. Miles Opened. Receipts. Railways. 1863. 1862. Belfast and N. Counties I3G 136 Belfast and County Down 49 49 Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 Bristol and Exeter l2l/ 1211 Caledonian Cockermouth & Workington B4 84 Cork and Bandon • 20 20 Cork, Illackrock, &Passage 6} 6} Cork and Youghal .. 32/ 27 Cornwall 531 632 Deeside l7 17 Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63 Dublin and Drogheda 75 63 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd 544 481 Edinburgh and Glasgow 1694 1624 Forth & Clyde Junction Furness, &o Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrik.,&E.Union Great Northern 351 351 Great North of Scotland 5B 58 cit. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) 712 161 'it.Southn. & Westn.(lend.) 354} 329 Great Western 10564 10184 Inverness & Aberdeen 3 unc 864 864 I r i s h North-Western • 145 145 Lancashire & Yorkshire 395} 395} Limerick and Ennis.. Limerick and Foynes 264 261 Llanelli) , London & North-Western London and Blackwall 54 64 London & South-Western Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 26 42 2111 London, Chatham, & Dover 724 724 Do. Metropolitan Extension 104 Lond., Tilbury, & S ou thend Man.,Sheffield, St Lincolnsh &ranch. S. and 94 Maryport and Carlisle 2B Metropolitan Midland (incl. N.-Western) 641 Midland Gt.Westn. of Irind 2591 Ilonkland 7ll Monmoutlish. Rail. & Canal ll North British, Ediu., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. & Dart 1095 North London 9 North Staffordshire 254 Oswestry and Newton... r R t i l ' 1 n e l n e e ll Y l9 ' s Canal& Railway 5 S 2 5 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern Bl 138 Somerset and Dorset South Devon South-Eastern - 751 305 Taff Vale 65 Ulster Vale of Clwyd. Vale of Neath 324 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l Waterford and Limerick 77 West Cornwall 271 W.Hartlepoolllarbr.Szßail 4B W'haven,Cleator,&Egrmnt 7 Whitehaven Junction . . Whitehaven &Furness Jun 35 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Antwerp and Rotterdam B%). Austrian ~.6 Belgian Eastern & Ju c nctionndia 185..:. ! Bombay, Baroda, en. I B u ff a lo and Lake Huron l6l 189 1081 107 S 932 xf, D il i s t t Dutch Eastern Indian n i n t l t d a li ai e d n n i, l l :s i a l I n ' w e : uk i e Grand Trunk of Canada Great Indian Peninsula Great Luxembourg 1863. L 2,353 42} 239 t 614 i 192/ ilt 735 2,041 7,414 17,797 3(i ) 371 261 513 1,639 413 1,41 1,897 180 2,915 0,028 338 2,810 9,537 29,992 31,877 2,328 464 9,871 63,927 2,025 1.774 40,250 192 1862. £ 2,32 t 679 1,673 7,431 16,946 317 20 266 431 1,665 3:15 1,40} 1,030 2,668 8.188 777 105,333 2,247 8,544 21,e0 7,01 2,482 14,735 1,26! 1,211 45,812 4,2Z.T) 1,72 2,555 4101 10651 134 391 751 306 14,329 13,115 60,019 67,147 3,403 3,:3:3 8,676 0.315 1,343 1,200 915 1,015 2,017 1,981 5,710 5,360 6,320 6,076 430 399 4;a6 4,195 29,631 28,518 6,395 6,809 1,840 1.801 289 284 2,331 1.946 '36 t 404 1, 350 1.131 853 1,t09 4 , 4 55 4.102 598 478 762 690 822 659 1,f,74 1,f54 32,015 36,196 SHIPPING—This Day. 277 313 2,768 1,135 3,605 1,80 3 , 0 31 3,023 6,18 5,803 520-60 54,212 19,90 11,505 15,623 12,3 5 4.882 5,212 4,6L0 4,611 LONDON, Sept. I.—Wind this day at noon—South. Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but a little cloudy. _ _ HULL, Aug. 31.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Marianne, from Quebec. CARDIFF, Aug. 31.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Charlotte Harrison, from Quebec. liallosTowN, Aug. 3L—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Black Swan, from Montreal. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 31.—Wind SW.—Arrived—Vic. toria, from London for New York. BRISTOL, Aug. 31.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Fanny, from Barbadoes. SWANSEA, Aug. 31.—Wind W.—Arrived—Deerslayer, from Caldera. DUNBAR, Aug. 31.—Wial N.E.—Arrived—Fulcon, from Quebec. CLYDE, Aug. 30.—Wind N.W.—Arrived--Janet Kid- Edon. from Quebec. DUBLIN, Aug. 30.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Columbus, from New York. STOCKTTON, Aug. 316—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Diary Mitcham, from Quebec. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. PLYMOUTH, Tuesday Morning. Ills Prussian Majest3's frigate Adler, 4, Captain Klatt, from Dantsie, last from Yarmouth, has arrived in the Sound. After being supplied with coal and provisions she will sail fur Coustantinop,e and Athens. 10.15 A. M. The schooner Minerva, of Scilly, Captain Rich, with coal, foa this port, was run down in the Chops of the Channel on Sunday by the smack Elizabeth M'Cowan; the schooner Incentive, Captain Cock, of Bideford, from Cardiff; with railway iron for Gigon, sprang a leak on Sunday morning, and went down six miles south-west of Looe Island yeste r . day. Both crews aro in the Sailors' Home here. (Br MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, Aug. 31—Marshaf Petissier, from Mauritius; Middleton, from Guernsey; Zephyr, from Gravelines. I—Hoppett, from H am b urg ; Amelia Lain, S a iled, Sept. I— London (steamer), for Gottenburg. from ved ' 17o P u t. ne DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed—Highland Mary, from Buenos Ayres, for Ant werp; Sultana, from Colombo, for London; H elen, from Jamaica, for London; E ne id, from west, for north ; War rior Queen, from London, for Calcutta; Matador, from London, for Cardiff; TRHQ C o mmercial Code, lions „ east, for west Anchored—Flora Bye, from Shields, for niutiti,w4, . 1 ad res the as-0 1 i I i