The Sun. — London, England, 1863-08-08 00:00:00

ONE Y MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The general money market to-day presents a rather more active appearance, there being an in creased enquiry for discounts, and the rates for the best short-dated bills are 31 per cent. There was a slight downward tendency in the rates of exchange on several of the principal con tinental cities yesterday afternoon. A further sum of £lBO,OOO in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. Since Monday last the imports of specie have amounted to £270,600 and the exports to £210,000. A meeting was held yesterday of the creditors of Mr. Hugh Harris Ford, woollen warehouseman, of 79, Watling-street, when the accounts submitted by Messrs. C. F. Kemp, Ford, and Co., estimated the liabilities at £11,517, and the. assets at £11,085. A resolution was passed to accept a composition of 10s. in the pound, payable as follows :-ss. in cash, 2s. 6d, at three months, and 2s. 6d. at six months, the last secured. The principal assets consist of a large shi pp i ng d e b t, w hi c h i s looked upon as of un certain value, and of the stock in trade, which is of course subject to realisation. The report presented to the proprietors of the Royal Insurance Company at their annual meeting, yesterday, gives convincing evidence of the extra ordinarily rapid growth cf this flourishing institu tion. It has now been in existence for a period of 18 years, and during that time it has achieved for itself a position and a name which may well be en vied by most, if not all, its predecessors in the assurance field. The report shows that, whereas in the ninth year of the company's existence the fire premiums were about £112,000, they have now reached upwards of £300,000. The life premiums, Which at the same period were £22,000, are now nearly five times that amount ; and the sum paid for the purchase of annuities is now_Eight times as much as it was nine years ago. "In e past year £65,680 were added to the balance of life funds, which was thereby increased to £257,022. The sums assured in the financial year just ended amount to £701,427, on 1,498 policies. Throughout the report the same satisfactory evidence of progress— progress almost unprecedented in the history of assurance companies —is afforded. Nor is this flourishing state of affairs altogether matter of astonishment when we consider the liberality and the judicious management which have from the outset characterised all the proceedings of the Royal Insurance Company. Moreover, it has always had the good fortune to be governed by men of high commercial standing; and possesses, in its actuary, Mr. Dove, and in its manager, Mr. M'Laren, officers, the value of whose tact and energy it would be difficult to overrate. Under such circumstances, the Royal has become what it is, and we doubt no Will attain to even brighter things in the future. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 25c. Dull. The English Stock Market, which has presented a dull appearance, has been well supported, not withstanding the receipt of lower prices from the Paris: Bourse, owing, no doubt, to the favour able prospects of monetary affairs, and the highly encouraging accounts of the harvest. Consols re main at 924 k for money, and 93 k for the account. The New Threes are 921 1 931 ; the Reduced, 938 ; India 5 per Cents., 1088 4 ; do. Debentures, 100; and Exchequer Bills, ls. die, to 2s. prem. The Foreign Market is moderately active, and prices have, in several instances, been depressed. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are steady at 674 ; do. Consolides have receded to 48 ; Greek to 328 ; do. Coupons to 148 151 ; Spanish Passive to 32! 8 ; do. Certificates to 121 e ; but Mexican have im proved to 361 378 ; the Confederate Loan to 24 to 22 discount. Portuguese are 48 ; Italian, 71; and Venezuela, 561 g. In the Railway Share Market business has been dull, and the few dealings recorded have been at a farther slight decline in values. Great Eastern, Great Northern, and North Western have each receded 10s., and Caledonian, £1 to £1 55.; while Brighton has improved 10s. The Foreign lines continue inactive at previous quotation. In the Colonial undertakings Bombay and Baroda have declined 108.; Great Southern of India 10s.; Madras 5 per Cents. 108., and Punjaub, 108. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are inactive, without any material alteration to record in Union of A ustralia realise 521 2 ; prices. Crystal P a l ace Stock 401 ; H u d son's Bay Comany Royal M a il S team have improved p to 671.21 ; and BRITISH FUNDS Bank Sto c k . —CL OSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9 2i 3 New 3 per Cent. Annuities 924 3i New 2} per Cent. Annuities . annuities, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880 Ditto Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 India Stock Ditto • Ditto 5 pei Cent loBa I Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent — Ditto 5i per Cent ..... .... .. Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., 'Oct:, 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 100 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 DO to Bonds £l,OOO l9 pm Ditto under £l,OOO Bank Stock for Account Consols for Account, Sept. 9 India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent — March, June, I 21 per Cent. 2 1 per Cent. 1 dis Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO .. Ditto £500.. D itto Small .. 2 die FOREIGN FITNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent _ Ditto, 1839 and 1859 93} Ditto 44 per Cent., 1852.58-60 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent .... Chili Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Dittan 6 per Cent o 3 per Cent -- B Ditto New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — -E gVptian 7 per Cent Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupens — Ditto Ditto Account .. • 32/ i Coupons Ditto Aecount ......... ........ :. :: Italian. per Cent.(M arern . tn . a . n . .. 1 Mexican 3 per Ceut . Ditto Account -7i 61 Portuguese 3 r Cent., 1853........ Ditto Account, DiDitto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, 9, '6O, 62 tto Account .................... Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £St Ditto 41 per Cent 1850 ............. Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 SardiDitto 5 per Cent, 1862 Dittnian 5 per Cent, ......... •• Spani o Account. sh 3 per Cent Ditto Account.. . • Ditto New_ef. ............ D erred • Ditto Account,. 48' Ditto Passive Ditto Account : 3-21 Spanish Cert. of 6oi.i.pnoifu;.ded... .. . ... .. ••- " 4 Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent: figi Ditto Account . . DDitto 6 per Cent: 1858 Dittitto Account .. ... . Ditto 6 per Cent: 1862 ' -4 4 o Account ........ : Ditto Guaratteed, 4 per Cent- 4 Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862..... -4...4.* Ditto Account .... .............. :: Dividends on the above • p a yable .... In L 6 o - do Austrian 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 florin s . 69 ; 4. Dutch 24 . per Cent., Ex. 12 Unit ......... Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs Ditto Account . • ... 7l • 4 Consols, Money ...................... 9 T WO 2 O' C Ditto Account ...................... 93 LOCK. I- verpool Cotton Market—This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) A importstrongel6 r 385. market. Sal es a b out 6,000 bales; , A letter from Cares (Crete) gives the following particulars respecting the yield of silk in that island :—" The cocoons hitherto collEcted resemble in form and size those produced in France and Italy. Two-thirds of them are yellow, varying from orange to chamois and nankeen tints. The other third range from pure white to a sulphur tint. The quality is much better than last year, but has not yet become so good as b e f ore the invasion of the silkwo rm disease three years back." BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Shanßailwa Closing ys Patel. Price. Business don. 100 ktlantic &St Lawrence all 61 t 3 62¢ tkJ B om.,Baroda&.Cent Inc Gu. 5 per cent. 20 Do. New ...... 8 I P p 20 Do. E. Shares.., 40¢ Buffalo and Laxe Huron all 5¢ 61 10 Do. Preference 100 5 Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 10 ' 100 Do. d o s July 1, 1873 100 lOO Do. d o. J une 1, 18:i 100 st Clcutta..4S.l 4 :p.stn.(Lii, ) 100 1065 1071 108 st Cape Town & Dock Seri) 100 E7¢ 108¢ stock Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p lOO 108¢ 109¢ stock East Indian. gu. sp. c lOO 107 1 4 8 108¢ 20 Do. do. G Ext lO 1¢ I¢p 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada tuu 19¢ 204 100 Do. Ist Pret. Bonds., all 70 72 71 100 Do. co. deferred....., all 52 55 100 Do. 2ti Pref. Bonds all 64 66 100 Do. do. deferred— all 50 62 100 I 80. 3d P , ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 34 37 100 Do. 4th Pref. stoic... all 23 25 100 Do. do. deferred all 21 23 stook Git.lndraPenin.gua.sp.c 100 108 109 108¢ 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0 l2 1 141 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 1 1¢; stock Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 107 108 107¢ 20¢ Gt. W. or Canada Shares all Ic4 114 20¢ Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 97 100 100 Do. 5¢ p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 90 92 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 41p 2¢ 4 stock Madras guar., 5p.0. .. 100 107 118 107¢ stock Do. 11 p. c. Extensior 100 101 102 1011 stock De. 4s d 0........ 100 97 99 98 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock Melb.Corp. p. o. Buds. 100 50 31e1b. & Llobson's Bay. all 54 56 56 100 Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds. all 20 Newßrunswick Candu Class A an 1 B N.lll.C'da 6po Ist pf bds alll 10 83 :7 1_ 860 stock Scinde 82 , 0 f t DD D 00 0 p D du e on l7 a. u : q a o o 2o: 106 ¢ 107 c. st Do. Do. ....... b . , tiq, 100 107 108 107¢ .rock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 100 103 105 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ti p.c.J a ,fz.l u 1 1877-84 1)o. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 u 2 104 , Do. 6p. c. Ma:. 3c Sept. 100 106 108 Do. t. p. c. Jan.&July. 100 05¢ 96¢ Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 94 96 'Cape G.Llope, 6p 0,1873 100 108 110 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 112 114 Do. 1891 100 113 115 - !Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 111 113 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 M Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 107 Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 110 112 I N.B.Goy. a.&Jul) 100 105 116 106 Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct.. 100 N. S.W. Gov. 5p 18. - ). 100 100 101 Do. sp. e.,18/4 to 1t.',71 100 101 102 Do. d0.,1888 &upwda 100 101¢ 1024 'New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 INova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. j sterling, 1875 lOO 105 108 Queensland Go,. 6p. c lOO 1:0 112 ,b. Aus G6p.c.1e78.& up lOO 110 112 - Vic.GOV. 6 p.c. JL&Jul} 100 107 109 Do. to 6 p.c. An.,koot.. 100 1124 113 1121 BRITISH MINES. SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share! Railways. Wol., and Str. Va]. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian fork. and Bandon Corn wa l l_ B 8! 8/ 86 1 , 8 1191 120, Do A A Do ti6p c.p an. haF B Lets no dig been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast Junc. fiun..Perth,&Ab. Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow.) 3lasg. and S. Western.' Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian s t GreatNorthof Scotland rest Northern...... • • Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. a/Ft W. of Irelarn! Great Western • • Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwali Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat, and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Scr.th Western Man., Shet, & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase I Do Leeds Do 1 ork Do Carlisle North London Do New i North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Weichpoo: Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun staines,Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 186 C Taff Vale.. ..... I Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim., waterford Kilkenny l West Cornwall 1 W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland Oxford l Do Newport 1 Do Hereford 1 64 7 40 11 15 10 946 951 c 111 113 506 616 99 50 25 L 6 123 125 122 123 IZ - i5 140 100 102 65} 66 114 113 766 77a 113 115 426 436 1011 102 105, 1061 436 116 11i 111 12S ;28 14 ft, 97 99 54 £5 25 26 1011 102/ 57i 58i 8? 881 118 120 82 83 111 122 124 46i 17i 99 101 9.16.4 50 12 30 32 911 r 124 71 73 100 102 7t 38 39 94 104 0 7 Npi 115 160 4 of 0 3 Si p 80 82 156 16:) 27 20 45i 46} 39 41 104 106 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuh.S. p a i d. Closing I Business Price. clone. 1191 182 60 i 1 i I 48} 8 123 i 122 i 1 2 66/ 6 111 i 102 1l - - P Cambrian Consol. Gold ichtlord Amalgamated Devon G. Con.. (Tavist , 'East Bassett (Mogan)" East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caradon ...... ,East Cart 8rea....... E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Releton .......... tiemd's-Foot .. !II ingston D owns .. Lady Bertha Margaret (Oily Lelant M arke Valley.. ....... . m yndy Iron Oro (Lim ; New Setun North Downs N.Wh'i liasset(lllo4an North Wheal Crolty Par Consols (St. Blazey, Providence (Uny Lelnt.) South Caradon(St.Cleer; IS. Carn Brea (Illogan) Fran. (Illogan) !Stray Park ' ramar Silv.& Lead Min L fin Crort I West Basset (Illogan) W C. radon (Liskeard) West Seton I Wheal Basset (Illogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Kitty (I.T.Lelant) WhealLudcott Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) i Wheal Seton . 1 'Wheal Tretawney Wheal Union 17i 51 5 2.0.6 2.10.8 8 58} 3.17 21 3 11 13 ;220 230 I 15 17 3 3i PREFERENCE SHARES. Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent. stock, 95 Great Western, 4 per cent. irred , 91 Great Western, 5 per cent. red. prf., 10t 34 Midland, Leicester and Hitchin 4 per ct., 964 t Stockton and Darlington, C 6 per cent., 341 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Nottingham and Grantham R. Sr C.. 974 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. San Paulo (Rm.), gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (ail), 22 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 211 Turin and Savona, 2f FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, lirn., Mont. Aureo. Braz. Gold Min. Co. (lim.), 21 Vallmaasea Gold, lim., 1 Yudanamutana of S. Australia Alliance Bank of . L lO ordo T n - Consolidated Bank, lim., 94 S an T d OC L lC ive l ;go AN ol iC (l B lm. • ), 344 Continental, 34 London and Brazilian aim.), 434 London and Northern (lim.), si 9 National Provincial of England, Ditto, new, 26 Union of Australia, 624 Union of Ireland (11m.), 134 Union of London, 354 St. Katharine, 61 DOCKS. MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Royal Mail Steam, 21 Canada Land, lira., 90 89i Crystal Palace, ok Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 1161 Electric Telegraph, 1054 Hudson's Bay, 2i I International N'inancial Society, lim., Si Joint•stock Discount, 64 6 London Financial Association, Him, lla Madras Irrigation and Canal, 4 National Discount Company, lim., 94 Oriental Inland Steam, lira., 4 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 47 Royal Mail Steam, 671 7 Trust and Loan Co. of Upper Canada, 51 THE YORKSHIRE MCORS,—The approach of the 12th has directed general attention among sportsmen to the state of the grouse. From the various stations highly favourable reports are given of the moors in this county. he game is reported healthy and strong, and covers are good numerically, more especially in sheltered positions. Upon the highest ranges birds are scat cer, the fine season n o t having yet replaced the havoc made by the disastrous one for the young birds two years ago. Nevertheless, good sport is looked for both north and south, with a prospect of plenty of work for sportsmen, birds being all very strong on the wing. The western moors are also reported likely to yield better sport than for some seasons past. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8, 1863 POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. BOW-STREET. SHOP ROBBERY.—John Driscoll was placed at the bar charged with stealing a valuable rug. John Merce, assistant to Mr. Burgess, a pawnbroker in Long-acre, said the prisoner entered the master's ehop and wished to pledge the hearth rug (produced) for 9s. Seeing it was quite new, and of a much better quality than he would require, he was induced to ask some questions about the rug. The prisoner said he gave £1 for it, and also that he supposed he eould indulge himself it he felt disposed. He refused any further information, and a policeman was sent for, and he was then given into custody. Police-constable, F 99, said he took the prisoner to the station-house, but he refused to eay where he got the rug from. Mr. Marsh, upholsterer, 13, Terrace, Kensington, said the rug in court was his property, it was worth £2. He had not sold it, and it must have been stolen from his shop. Mr. Henry (to prisoner)—What have you to say to the charge. Prisoner—Oh, I got nothing to say. What's the good, He was then fully committed for trial. ROBBERY.—Elizabeth Hogan, a servant, was again placed at the bar charged with stealing a gold watch and chain, the property of the landlord of the Golden Cross public-house, King-street, Lag-acre, The prisoner was employed as a casual servant, and the watch was seen safe about half an hour before she went out. She never returned to the house, and afterwards pri soner was seen driving about in a Hansom cab with some other females. Committed for tzial. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LEWES RACES—FRIDAY. The Welter Cup (handicap), value 80 sovs, by subscription of 5 sovs each, with 50 added ; gentlemen riders, profes sionals 51b extra. One mile and a half. 24 subs. Mr. Drewitt's Michel Grove, 4 yrs, list 121 b (inc. 5113 extra (Fordham) 1 Mr. Poulson's Antonelli, 4 yrs, lOst 71b - 'Mrs. G. S. Thompson) 2 Captain Shawe's Little Dick, 6 yrs, lOst 41b _ - - - (Mr. W. Bevil') 3 Overstone, Single Peeper, Microscope, Alcibiade, and Picco also ran. Betting-2 to 1 agst Antonelli, 4to 1 apt Alcibiade, 6to 1 agst Little Dick, 8 to 1 agst Michel Grove, and 10 to 1 agst Microscope. Little Dick cut out the work, followed by Single Peeper, Antonelli, and Micr scope to the foot of the hill, where the favourite went to the fore and came on with a clear lead. Halfway up the hill Michel Grove joined the leaders, and the three placed ran in close company to the stand, where Fordham came with the rush and won very cleverly by half a kngth, a head separated the second and third, Alcibiade was fourth, close up, Picco fifth, and Overstone next, the last two being Microscope and Single Peeper. The Da Warrenne Handicap of 10 soya each, 5 ft, with 100 added, for 2-yr-olds and upwards. T.Y.C., about five furlongs. 96 subs. Mr. G. Angell's East sheen, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b.... (French) 1 Mr. G, Bryan's Zora, 5 yrs, Bst Mr. Fleming's Lady Fanny, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b.. (H. Covey) 3 Lord Bcrleigh, Miss Livingstone, Juliet, Duke of Cam bridge, King of Italy, Dirt Cheap, Junius, and Persever ance also ran. Betting-100 to 30 agst Zora, sto 1 agst East Sheen, 6 to 1 each agst Lord Burleigh and Lady Fanny, 10 to 1 each agst Miss Livingstone and Junius, and 100 to 8 agst Duke of Cambridge, Some delay took place at the post in consequence of Juliet's bridle breaking, and of several breaks away. When the flag was lowered East Sheen, on the extreme right, made the running, having Zora, Lady Fanny, and Miss Livingstone in attendance, the others, headed by King of Italy, Lord Burleigh, and Duke of Cambridge, lying some lengths in their rear. On reaching the distance the three placed drew away and finished the race home, East Sheen, who was never approached, winning cleverly by a length; four lengths separated the second and third, Perseverance was fourth, King of Italy fifth, Duke of Cambridge birth, and Junius next. A Plate of:100 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, for 2 and 3-yr-olds. Optional selling weights. Halt a mile. 15 subs, Mr. J. Nightingall's Attractioa, 2 yrs, 6st 111 b (L5O) (T. French) 1 Lord Westmoreland's Usher, 2 yrs, 7st ( 5O) (S. Adams) 2 Mr. Denting's Cadiz, 3 yrs, Bst 61b (X 50).... (H. Covey) 3 The following also ran:—Daniel O'Rourke colt, Blanche of Lancaster, Atlas, St, Rosalie filly, Kennet, and Madame Tagliafico. Betting-7 to 4on Usher, 7to 1 agst Attraction, and 10 to 1 each agst Blanche of Lancaster and Cadiz. Attraction slipped her horses at the post, and coming on with a com manding lead, won in a canter by two lengths ; half a length between the second and third; the Rosalie filly was fourth, Blanche of Lancaster and Kennet were the last two. The winner was sold to the Marquis of Hastings for 270 guineas. The Priory Stakes of 25 sovs each, 10ft, with 100 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b; winners extra; the second saved his stake. About five furlongs, 22 subs. Mr. Crawshaw's Eastminster, BsttlOlb ...... (Fordham) 1 Mr. G. Payne's Olivia, Bst 71b ............ (J. Goater) 2 Lord liNndlesham's Sheridan, Bst 101 b ...... (Hibbard) 3 Betting-6 to 4on Eastminster, 7to 4 agst Olivia. Olivia, with the favourite in waiting, made the running to the stand enclosure, where Eastminster got up, and, after a punishing set-to, won on the post by a short head; Sheridan finished a bad third. The Borough Members' Plate of 50 sovs, for 2-yr-olds and upwards. Weight for age, with selling allowances. About five furlongs. 14 subs. Mr. G. Hodgman's Confusion, 6 yrs, Bst 81b (£3O) Ciu;tance) 1 Mr. R. Law's Duke of Cambridge, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (L3O) (Ifibbeid) 2 Lord Westmoreland's Confidence, 5 yrs, Bst 111 b (J. Goater) 3 Picco, Blanche of Lancaster, Outpost, Witch of Endor, and Madame Tagliafico also ran. Betting-5 to 4on Confidence, 7to 2 agst Outpost, and 8 to 1 agst any other. Witch of Endor, in company with Duke of Cambridge, Confusion, and the favourite, made the running to the distance, where the leader was beaten, and the lead was left with Duke of Cambridge, who was shortly afterwards passed by Confusion, who came on with a clear lead and won rather cleverly by half a length ; two lengths separated the second and third ; Witch of Endor was fourth, with Blanche of Lancaster close up, and Outpost next, the last being Picco. _ _ The winner was sold to Mr, Gaff for 85 guineas, and Mr. Handley claimed Outpost. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas. Two miles. Mr. W. I'Anson's Caller Ou, 5 yrs, 9 st 121 b (Challoner) 1 Lord St. Vincent's Bellman, 5 yrs, 9 st 121 b (Hannigan) 2 Betting-5 to lon Caller Ou. Bellman led, with Caller Oa in attendance, until round ing the turn into the straight, when Challoner came on, caught Bellman at the enclosure, and, after a splendid set to, landed the mare a winner on the post by a head. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ASSAULT ON A CAB DRIVER. - Maurice O'Brien, a tai lor, living at 61, Poland -street, Oxford-street, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting a cabdriver named John Ultenson, badge 13386. After some consideration, the case was ultimately dis. posed of by defendant paying 365. THAMES. UNRIVALLED BRANDY.—Wm. Philo and Thos. Inglis, ship keepers, were brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with stealing two Lottles of brandy. A constable in the service of the East and West India Docks Company saw the prisoner Inglis about to leave the import dock and enter the export dock in a very hurried manner. The constable went after him and took him into custody, and found under his shirt, next to his skin, a quart bottle of cogniac brandy. On asking the prisoner how he obtained the brandy, he pointed to the ship Unrivalled, and said the ship keeper of that vessel gave him the brandy. The constable went on board and questioned Philo, who at first denied having given any brandy to Inglis, but afterwards admitted that he had done so. The constable then made search, and found another bottle of brandy at the bead of Philo's bed in the cabin. The Unrivalled is bound to Shanghae, and has taken in a general cargo, including three casks and 138 cases of brandy. One cask had been spited, and about two quarts of the contents abstracted. A case had also been broken open, and a bottle of brandy abstracted. Mr. John Allen, one of the officers of the ship, had no doubt that Philo, who was ship keeper, had broached the cargo, and that the two bottles of brandy had been stolen. Philo, in defence, said—l gave this gent!eman (pointing to Inglis) a bottle of brandy. I broached the cask. Mr. Woolrych said that Philo was a most dishonest ship keeper. He fined the prisoners 20s. Each for the unlawful possession of the brandy. WORSHIP. STREET. THE CHARGE OF MURDER. IN THE KINGSLAND-ROAD —Ann Perry, whose case was reported in The Sun of last Saturday, was again placed in the dock this morning, but too late for the magistrate to hear the new evidence. It was stated that the coroner's jury had returned a ver dict of manslaughter, but Mr. Leigh expressed himself very strongly upon the subject of holding the inquisition upon the same day as the magistrate's remand; and he considered that the governor of the House of Detention was much to blame in allowing the prisoner to be taken to the corner's court instead of this. Mr. Inspector Waldi pointed out that the order from the Secretary of State only came down last night, and the police were bound to obey it. Mr. Leigh—l remanded the prisoner till 10 o'clock this morning, and she should have been brought here. If the governor of the House of Detention had any orders to the contrary it was his duty to have pointed out the proper course. The prisoner will be remanded till neat Saturday when 1 trust there will be no further interference with the authority of this court. Remanded. SHIPPING—This Day. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, Aug. 7.—Martha, from Demerara ; Frances Poole, from Havre; Royal Charlie, from St. Vincent; Glengariff, from Jamaica; Salamanca, from Kurrachee ; Marianople, from Sulina; Warrakka, from Honduras; Sunbeam, from Quebec, Asia, from Trinidad. Arrived, Aug. B.—Peony, from Trinidad ; Der Fruh ling, from Coburg; Ignis Fatuus, from Oporto; John Cumming, Esquamine ; llatika, from New York; Carido, from Cienfuegos ; Queredo, from Rouen ; Randers, from Randers; Palikari, from Sulina; Posthumous, from Quebec; Matanzas, from Archangel; Margaret, from \Vyborg ; Illiolid, from Monte Video ; Victoria and En sign, both from Quebec ; Echo, from Grenada. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed and Anchored—New Whim, of Portsmouth, from North, for West. Anchored,—Eliza, from Calmar, for Mediterranean. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, AUG. 7.—Our market has been rather more cheerful to-day, and a fair amount of business has been transacted in yarns for India and China. Shippers to the Mediterranean have also done a fair business in yarns suitable for that quarter. The Germans have been cautious, and have not bought much. The home trade has given out some fair orders, and the yarn market closes with a healthy feeling, and with a tendency to rather higher prices than could have been obtained on Tuesday. The cloth market was quieter on Wednesday and yesterday, with less disposition to buy. The inquiries were exceedingly few for any market, but this dullness has but little effect on sellers, stocks of all descriptions being exceed ingly bare, and manufacturers hold rather firmly to their prices. To-day there has been rather more demand, principally for Indian goods, and a fair amount of business has resulted at Tuesday's full rates. The leading business has been in 61b. and 71b. ahi r ti ngs , l ong cloths, and other light f abrics, for India. Mulls have been in less re quest, on account of the large amount of produc tion recently to order, which has no doubt gone far to supply the wants of shippers. There is no new feature in the business doing for other markets. There are some fair orders running for the home trade, given out during some weeks back, and the deliveries on which are not inconsiderable. There is an improved tone about the market generally, and it closes firm. NOTTINGHAM, Aug. 7.—There was about an average attendance at this Exchange hell to-day, and the demand for lace yarns was moderate, at no material change in prices. The business done in hosiery yarns was limited, and late prices were supported without difficulty. Brown nets were a quiet sale, at former rates. The Countess Craven and Ladies Craven Will leave town to-day for Drackelow, Derbyshire, on a visit to Sir Henry and Lady Sophia des Vceux, from whence they go to meet the Earl Craven to Coombe Abbey, near Coventry. Lord and Lady Camoys and Hon. Misses Stonor leave town to-day on a visiting tour, during which they purpose paying visits to the Earl of St. Germans at Port Eliot, and Lady M01e , 3 worth, at her ladyship's seat in Corn. wall. Sir James and Lady Anne Mackenzie have left Claridge's Hotel for Windsor. The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, M.P., and Lady Mary Wood and family, are expected to come to town today, from their seat, Itickleton Park, Yorkshire. We regret to say that the accounts of Lord Clyde's state of health are still of an extremely unfavourable charac ter. Notwithstanding the resistance to disease which an astonishingly vigorous constitution enables him to make, tho condition of the gallant Field-Marshal is most pre carious, and fills those around him with anxiety. riny and Navy Gazette, just published. WHITSUNTIDE. —A return which has been pre pared, showing the number of vistors to the public institu tions last Whit• Monday, gives the following results :—To the British Museum, 11,472; National Gallery, 10,200; South Kensington Museum, 6,552; ditt o Museum of Patents, 1,411; the 'rower, 475; East India Museum, 1,348; Hampton Court Palace, 25,256; Kew Gardens, 11,631. The fete of the German Gymnasts took place at Leipsic on the sth. More than 20,000 were in the cortege which went through the streets. Saxony and the North of Germany had a great number of representatives, and Austria about 800. The Duke of Saxe-Coburg, the Elector of nesse, and Baron de Beust, the Saxon Minister, were present. The last-named personage delivered a speech, which he concluded with a toast to "the Union of the great German country." olurimiliminisommiNG MARKETS:-This Day. COVENT GARDEN. There is a full average supply of fruit and vegetables on sale to-day, and a fair average business is passing, as follows : FRUIT. B. d. s. d. Pine apples ...... 3 0 to 6 0 Colonial do., each 6 0 to 2 0 Grapes,per 1b.... 3 0 to 6 0 Foreign d 0....... 1 6 to 2 6 Melons .......... 0 0 to 0 0 1 Nectarines, per dz 6 0 to 10 0 Apples, per hf-sv. 1 6 to 2 6 Pears, per do .... 1 6 to 3 0 Oranges, per 100 0 0 to 0 0 Lemons, per 100.. 0 0 to 0 0 Gooseberries hf sve2 6 to 4 0 S t rawberries pr pt 0 3 to 0 6 B. cl. 8 d RaspberrieS,prpt 0 4to 0 6 Cherries, per lb. 0 3to 0 6 Foreign dittO, pun o oto o 0 Filberts, per o to 2 6 Walnuts, per 100 0 o to 0 0 Cobnuts, per lb • . 0 o to 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doz. ••• • 6 o to 8 0 Peaches ...... 10 oto2o 0 Currants, per la.sT 3 6 to 1 0 Plums, do. •.00 to 0 4 gee,Oreengpr do. 0 oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. lin 0 Bto 0 8 Greens, dz bunch 1 9to 2 0 c Shallots, Per --,;,,. 1 oto 2 0 Cabbages, pr doz. 0 9to 1 01 Horseradish, d P“— itto 0 3 t o o ( I: 4 Bold ditto ........ 0 OSo 0 0 ! Parsley, per Savoy do., pr dz. 0 oto 0 0 1 Celery, per ditto 0 06 to 2 8 Cauliflowers, pdz 0 9to 2 0 1 Beet, per doz• • • 1 Brocoli, per bus. 0 oto 0 01 0 oto 0 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 00 Potatoes, per t on ..0 oto 0 0; Small salad, P• pn, 0 oto 0 New ditto, p r lb •.0 2to 0 ' 4 Mushrooms,pptl. 1 oto 1 3 ~,,,b Turnips,ar dz bunch 2 oto 3 0 Artichokes, e-- s, pr d 0. .•• 4 6to 6 6 Cos lett, score .• 0 Bto 0 10 Cucumbers . . .... 0 2to 1 3 Mint and savory•• 0 3to 0 4 Garlic, per lb .... 0 Bto 1 0 Endive, per Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 ,dz hnds 0 oto 0 0 score 0 oto 0 0 Green peas, h.-sv. 1 oto 1 6 Tomat es 0z... 0 oto 0 0 Brus. sprouts,h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, o per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Onions, doz. bn.. 1 6to 2 0 Capsicums,- bun 0 3to 0 4 New Do., dz bun 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, p oto 4 6 Spinach .... .0 6 too do per do 0 oto 0 y, 8 , Asparagus, pr • 0 0 . Turnip radishes 0 OSO 0 0 j Seakale, per bun. 0 to v POULTRY. Turkey poults, 55 to 7s, geese, 4s Od to 6s Od each; goslings 4s Od to Gs Od ; ducks 2s Od to 35 6d ; ducklings, 2s 6d to ' 3B 661; rabbits, ' is Od t ' o 2s Od each; wild do., 10d to is 2d ; pigeons, Os 6d to Os 8d each; Surrey 8s Od to I2s Od ; chickens, 5s Od to 8s Od ; barn-door fowls, 3s Od toss Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, NOdtoOs Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os each ; pheasanus, Os Od to . Os Od ; partridges,Os Od to Os Od ; woodcocks, Os to Os Od ; snipes, Os to Os Od; teal, Os Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od ; widgeons, Os Od to Os Od ; plovers, Os Od to Os Od each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to O s Od ; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Osten fresh butter, 9d to Os lid • English, lid to is Id per lb ; English eggs 7s Gd t o 8 s Od French do., ; Os Od to 6s 6d por 100 ; l everets, 2s Od to 4s Od each. , BILLING SGA.TE. Salmon, Os 8d to Os lld ; trout, Od to Os ; eels, bd to 8d ; prawns, Os; skate, 4d to 6d; s t urgeon, and halibut, Od per lb. ; turbots, 55 Od to 155 ; cod, 2s Od to 4s Od • brills, is Od to bs Od ; dorevs, 5s Od to Os Od ; mullets, ds 6d to ls 6d ; lobsters, is to 3s Od; crabs, Gd to 2s 6d plaice and garnets, Od to Os Od each ; so l es , 3d t o 2s Od' per pair ; common oysters, 8s to lOs ; natives, —s to -- s per bushel ; whitings, 3s Od to Gs • haddocks, 4s to 12 s ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od; flounders, N Od per dozen; ma c k erel, 40s per 100 ; fresh herrings, 8s per 100; bloaters, Os to Os per 100; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 38 6d to 4s 6d ; lamb, 3s 10d to 4s 6d; veal, 4s 8d to 5s 8d; and pork, 3s 10d to 4s 4d per 81bs. by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, 38 2d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; lamb, 38 4d to 4s 4d ; veal, 4s 6d to 5s 4d ; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 2d per Blbs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from ; , d to Bd, of household do., bid to 7d p er 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 56th to 641 b, 2id to 3d ;- 64th to 721 b 3d to 31d ; 721 b to 801 b, 3 ld to 4 d ; 8 0th to 881 b , , 3id to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 4 1d ; 961 b to 104 1 b, Od t o Od 1041 b to 1121 b, Od to Od. Horse hides, IN Od palls 6d ; ' calf skins, ; woolled skins, Os light, 2s 6d to 48 Od ; full, 7s Od to Os Od to Os Od; halflpreds, Os Od to N Od; D owns, 3s 4d. Os Od to Os Od; lambs, 3 s 4 d to 4 s 6 d; sheailings, 3s Od to HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD. Old Meadow hay, £3 1 0s to £4 108 ; new do., £3 to £4 ; old clover, 45 Os to £6 Os ; new do., £3 108 to £i Os; and straw, £1 8s to £1 168 per load. Trade inactive. _ CUMBEHLAND..—OId Meadow hay, £3 108 to £4 128 ; new do., £3 to £4 Os; old clove' , £4ls s to £ s lBs ; new d o ., £3 108 to £5 Os ; and straw, £1 108 to £1 16s per toad. A fair demand. W H IT E CHAPEL —Old Meadow ha y, £3 10 s t o £4 10 e, new do , £3 Os to £4 Os • old clover, £5 O s t o £6 O s; new do , 13 lOs to £5 Os ; and straw, Ll 8s to X 1 l6s per load. Supply moderate RETREAT."--Yesterday at special " WESTON'S RETREAT. session of St. Pancras, an application was made by Mr. Weston fGr a wine license for his "Retreat" at Kentish town. Mr. Poland, barrister, and Mr, B. Beverley, atiur ney, supported the application; and Mr. Gordon opposed for Mr. Copestake, of the firm of Copestake, Moore, and Co., of Cheapside, A former applicatien was noticed in Tke Sun of the 25th ult, A long discussion took place, and an off'r was made. on the part „of Mr. Weston not to apply for a music or dancing license, if the opposition to a wine license was withdrawn. The bench consulted with closed door.s, and decided that the place was not an eating house but a place of public entertainment, and refused the application. O n th e part of Mr. W eston notice of appea l by a special case to the Court of Queen's Bench for next term was given. THE IRISH RIOTS AT NEW YORK, The cool impudence with which the atrocities committed by the New York Irish against the negroes continue to be made a charge against the Government and people of the North has induced us to accumulate at unusual length the testimony of impartial witnesses to their real character. To those already published we now add an extract from the American correspondent of the Guardian : There can be little doubt that the infamous out break in New York was a concerted rising, and that the peace men, so-called—the sympathisers with the South —saw in the advance of Leo their opportunity. Their intention was to take possession of the city, declare a provisional government, and then insist on the demands of the South being yielded. The in stigators of the mob—their real leaders—kept in retirement, waiting for the call which they thought would come for them when law and authority were overthrown. Unfortunately for these conspirators, the fiendish acts of the men whom they had prompted to violence —who were their especial fol• lowers, and f,,r whose deeds they were wholly unanswerable—filled the better class of people with horror. Theft, and arson, and cowardly and brutal murder, constituted the chief employment of those lovers of peace—the men who were indignant at the conscription—unwilling to bear their share in the defence of the country when its national life was threatened by rebellion. They too, it was seen, were the especial haters of the negro, for their mur der of black men, under every circumstance of cowardly and diabolic cruelty, are deeds without parallel in wickedness since the days of the French Revolution. The world now sees to what class in America the sic of cruel prejudice against the black man is chiefly chargeable. It sees, too, of what elements the peace party in this country is consti tuted—the party whose cause the New York cor respondent of the limes has so long advocated. I need hardly attempt any particular recital of the deeds to which I have above alluded. For four days, the 12th, 14th, 15th, and 16th, the mob pur sued with more or less of impunity its course. The mayor of the city has no control of the police force, and he early transferred what authority he had to preserve order to the governor of the state—Seymour. This official—an eminent member of the peace and pro-slavery party—made a show of the exercise of power, and issued a pro clamation which was not particularly objectionable. But the mob assembled at his headquarters, and he came out and addressed them—red-handed as they were from the murder of unoffending black men, and fresh from the burning of the Asylum for Coloured Orphans—as his " friends." He hastened to tell them that he bad despatched his adjutant general to Washington to insist upon a suspension of the draft in New York. Not a word of rebuke did he utter to them for their wickedness, nor of terrible warning should their foul deeds be renewed. So the riot went on as before, and either from the utter powerlessness of the governor or his unwillingness to act, the work of suppression drifted into the hands of the military officers of the United States. They were prompt and bold, with the exception of the commander of the department, Gen. Wool, who is incapacitated by age for the duties required by the emergency. Soon a force was gathered sufficient to hold the mob in check, and at length, in a sort of pitched battle, the soldiers were victorious and the riot was quelled. It is proper to say that the police, which numbers about a thousand men, displayed the utmost courage and determination, charging the mob with such dash and energy that it could seldom make head against them. I may mention one instance of outrage in New York during the reign of the mob, of which I have personal knowledge. The house:of a friend of my own was supposed erroneously to be the residence of Mr. Greely; the mob entered it in broad day light, and everything of value was stolen or de stroyed. A library of several thousand volumes was ruined in the most wanton manner ; books not stolen were mutilated and rendered worthless, and bookcases, mirrors, piano, furniture of every sort, were destroyed. This was done, my friend writes, by a class of people for whom his wife had been la bouring for the last 20 years. The lady alluded to has beer. active in charities from which the Irish poor have chiefly benefited. She is now absent on a mission of mercy at an army hospital at Fortress Monroe. The mob has utterly failed of its professed pur pose—the preventing of the enforcement of the draft. An announcement has been made by the Government, that although in certain places pro ceedings have been interrupted, they will be at once resumed. Very generally the law has been carried out, and there has been no disorder; in this city quiet has not for a moment been disturbed. In New York it was that the enemy expected to make their stand ; they have done so, and have been de feated. I understand the President says he feels like a man who, standing up in a duel. has received his adversary's fire, having reserved his own. Cer tainly the Govetnment now knows the worst that its adversaries in the loyal states can do. FATAL GIIN ACCIDENT. A sad catastrophe occurred on Thursday at Exe ter, by which Martha Winson, a tailoress, aged 18, lost her life. The deceased young woman was sit ting at work at a table, in the house of her employer, Mrs. Brannam, 32, Codrington-street, when the son of that person, Abraham Brannam, a mason, aged 18, came in to dinner. Presently, it appears, he took up a gun which was in the room, and was loaded and capped ; but Brannam does not appear to have known the fact, for while be was handling it the charge exploded, and a quantity of sm all shot went through the dece ase d' s h ea d, entering one ear and passing out at the other. The poor girl fel- I backward, and died almost immediately. A sur geon was in attendance at once, but his services were of course unavailing. The face and head of the de ceased were terribly shattered, and every one on the spot was horror stricken at that event. No one appeared more affected than the young man who had occasioned the fatality, who was shortly after-1 wards led away in the custody of the police. An inquest on the body of the deceased was held at the Windsor Castle Inn, Summerland-street, before the city coroner, in the after part of the day. The' mother of the deceased, who resides in Russell street, identified the body of her daughter. Having heard of the accident, she arrived at the house in time to see the deceased draw one breath and expire. The chief witness was Sarah Ann Brannam, with whom the deceased had slept the previous night. She was at work in the room when the disaster oc curred, and Abraham Brannam was also there, and he gave an apple to deceased and to witness. A few minutes afterwards he rose from his seat, took a gun from the corner of the room, and began to rub it with his hands as if to clean it. Deceased then got up end went to a cupboard to take out an iron, and while she was doing so a dog came in. Abra ham Brannam said to the dog, " Here, Charlie," and it ran behind the deceased girl and made a noise ; at that moment the deceased stooped down, and the gun went off, and she fell backwards. Brannam caught hold of witness, and exclaimed " She's dead, she's dead," and ran out of the room screaming like a madman. The gun belonged to Mr, Thorn. In was used a few days ago, Witness did not know that it was loaded. There had been no ill-feeling between Brannam and deceased, and not five minutes before ho had kissed deceased. Maria Sh ea r s gave evidence to the same effect, that and John H arvey , a b u t c h er , of S. Sidwells, said that morning he had met Brannam on Fore-street_ hill, when he said he should go out shooting sparrows in the aft ernoon , B rann am expressed his regret at the occurrenc e , w ijch, he said, was purely acci tal.— Vester n _Morning - N ews ' den - present engaged in A number of s cu lptors a re at at the Porte du executing an i m p or tant work Zodiaque of the gran d e ntrance of Noires Dame. All the figures and almost all the ornamental de;ails had been mutilated. Those artists are employed in restoring noses, ears, hands, fingers, and arabesque flowers with admirable art and patience, so that in a short time that wondel - ful portal, with its rich collection of saints, angels, kings, & , will bo restored a s it was in the 14 th century. The doc;r takes its name from the signs of the Zodiac being carycxl on its bas-relief. ~:~ Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The Lords of the Admiralty concluded their visit to Portsmouth yesterday by inspecting the boys' training ship St. Vincent, the officers and men of the steam reserve, the gunnery ship Excellent, and the Duke of Wellington, seamens' depot ship. On board the latter vessel their lordships witnessed the delivery of the men's baked dinners from the sup plementary oven, which has been supplied to the ship on the plan of Mr. Superintendent Grant, of the Royal Clarence Victualling-yard. Baked din ners were on this occasion served out to 410 men. The application of Mr. Grant's principle to the means of cooking on board her Majesty's ships would be exceedingly economical, and would also be a great boon to the men. The petty officers were called up before their lordships and questioned as to their preference for biscuit or soft bread,when they replied that they should much prefer soft bread ss baked in Mr. Grant's oven. The bread is therefore to be introduced into this ship, where, from the fact of its being a depot ship, and the crew constantly changing, no bavings are paid for biscuit. Therefore all grumbling on the part of the men at the introduction of soft bread, for which savings are not allowed, is avoided. His Grace the Duke of Somerset held a levee at the Royal Naval College. Soon after noon the board took leave of the Admi rals and officials, and embarked on board their yacht ' with the exception of Rear-Admiral Eden, Rear- Admiral Robinson, and Lord C. Paget, who re turned to London by train. At 3 p.m. the En chantress, with the Admiralty flag at the main, left for Cowes and Portland under the usual salutes from the flagship and battery of the garrison. In accordance with instructions received at Chat ham from the Admiralty, the first of the descrip tion of iron frigates to be constructed according to 111 r. Reed's plan is to be laid down at that dockyard as soon as the resources of that establishment will permit. The new frigate is to be appropriately named the Bellerophon, although she will be a very different vessel from her namesake, which did such good service in the naval wars at the commence ment of the present century. The new vessel, although somewhat smaller than the iron ships of the Achilles class, is intended to be superior, both for offensive and defensive purposes, to any of the iron steamers now afloat, while, from the several improvements already effected in iron shipbuilding, she is expected to be a first -rate sea-going ship. The Bellerophon will be a little over 200 ft. in length, or about 80ft. less than the Achilles, and with a breadth of beam of 50ft. She is only in tended to mount 12 guns, but these will be of the most powerful description used in the service. The vessel will be incased in iron armour-plating of 51 inches in thickness in her most exposed parts, and 44 inches in other portions of the vessel. She will be fitted with engines of 1,200 horse power, in order to enable her to steam 15 knots an hour. The Lords of the Admiralty are desirous that the new iron frigate should be completed and at sea within two years from her being taken in hand, and, from the resources possessed by Chatham dockyard for iron shipbuilding, there is little doubt that she will be finished within the prescribed period. With the exception of the blocks being laid on No. 7 slip, no commencement has yet been made in building the new iron-cased frigate Lord Warden, which the Admiralty several months since decided on building in Chatham dockyard. This arises from the fact of there being no hands that can be placed on the new frigate, as every available workman in the dockyard is employed on the iron frigate Achilles, in order that she may be completed as speedily as possible. In the meantime the hands in the saw-mills are fully occupied in cutting out the oak frame for the Lord Warden, in order that the mechanics, when released from the Achilles, may immediately commence building that frigate. The Lord Warden is to be constructed from the designs prepared by Mr. Reed. She is intended to be of somewhat larger dimensions than the Royal Oak, and will be built with a stem which will project about 10 feet, and which, being below her water-line, will be com pletely hidden, At the recent Admiralty visit to Chatham dockyard their lordships directed some additional machinery to be erected at the slip on which the Lord Warden is to be constructed, which will very considerably facilitate the progress of the work. The intention of converting the line-of battle two-decker Bulwark, 91, and the Belvidera, 51, on the stocks at Chatham dockyard, to iron cased frigates has been abandoned—at least for the present. The iron screw frigate Tamar, 3,500 horse power, on being undocked at Chatham, after her survey by the master shipwright's staff, is to proceed to Sheerness, where she is to be fitted for the first class steam reserve, in readiness for immediate com mission. She has been fitted with a poop, by which additional accommodation will be provided for the officers on board, it being intended to employ the Tamar as a troopship. Ia addition to her usual complement of officers and crew, she is fitted to carry 80 officers and 1,000 troops. The Duncan, old line-of-battle sailing ship, is to be taken into No. 3 dock at Chatham, where she is to be broken up by a party of shipwrights who ate to be hired for that purpose. The Duncan has been employed, until recently, as a hospital ship at Stangate-creek, Chatham, but, on being surveyed by the dockyard officials was condemned as unfit, for further service. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—W. H. Favvckner, master, to the Indus, for the Aurora ; Henry D. Sarratt, mas ter, to the Asia, for the Osborne ; Samuel Libby (a), master, to the Fisgard, for the Black Eagle ; John Jones, master, to the Cumberland, for the Scylla ; Samuel Libby (b), master, to the Geyser ; iohn Spinks, acting engineer, to the Snipe; Alex. Smart, first class assisteengineer, to the Snipe; and J. W. Smart, second class assiet.-engineer. TEE ARMY. The following voti oe ,has been issued from the Horse Guards : "August 7, 1863. " No examination for direct commission will take Pia" for some months, hut due notice will be give: l w hen the date is fixed for th e next examination." Sir Cresswell Cresswell's Successor• (From to-day's Law TimaJ__ eate d by the It will be difficult to supply the vacancf: d a a divorce death of Sir Cresswell Cresswell. Aj : In addition to court requires some special qualificati: judges, the judge the judicial faculties indispensable to m atrimonial causes to whom is confided the decision of measure of sagacity and must possess more than the common er:vtust be essentially a gen tleman—in But, besides these, a gentleman not by train tleman—in feeling na t r i e n iar ll g : needs a profound knowledge of ing only, but by e xperience of society ; he must an d a d uns wayed by sectarianism. A man the human mind, be free from bigotry and religious or otherwise, would be ach e fettered by prejudices, The inquisition which he conducts unfitted for the Pac • is of n ecessity brinb, directed where a coarse mind might offend, a a vulgar mind insult. Th e controlling weak mindf ib gen tleman affords the only security that the spir it a " - peculiar f u nctio nsd evolving • 1113011 the judge o f a Di vorce Court will be discharged with dignity and honour, to the satisfaction of the suitors, and to the advantage of the public. It was the possession of these qualities that so specially fitted the late judgo for his office, and enabled him to create a code of law upon the scanty foundation provided for him by the Legislature, This it is that makes the choice of a successor so difficult. The importance of that choice is so great that the claims of party will probably not be permitted to infla • ence it; the Government will feel itself bound to consult only the public welfare, and make its choice from the entire Bench and Bar. Among them there is not one who possesses such an unquestioned qualification that every finger points at him as the right man. The Solicitor •General is the most competent, but he has higher aims. the man is not to be seen on the Bench, nor among the men at the bar is there one whose proved fitness would be acknowledged by all. The Queen's Advocate, Sir R. Phil limore, perhaps embraces the greatest number of recom mendations, but he is wanting in some. The range of choice is so small, that the Government is almost com pelled to take what it can get. Happily, the object of its choice will find the way prepared for him, and he will need but to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor to be se cured against falling into serious error, either in the con duct of his court or in the decisions on the points of law and practice that must be continually arising for some time yet to come. .==h.~ THE POLISH INSURRECTION. REUTER' B TELEGRAM. STETTIN, AUG. 7. The Osstee Zeitung of to-day publishes intelligence from Poland, according to which the direction of the insurrection is now entirely in the hands of the aristocracy. The same paper asserts that the seat of the Na tional Polish Government is at Paris, and that the Prince Czartoryski is at its head. His party has been ordered to agitate to the effect that be should be proclaimed King of Poland as soon as France should have declared war against Russia. The National Gazette of Berlin publishes a fresh manifesto from the Polish National Government, which repeats the declaration con'ained in a former proclamation emanating from the same source, and which was published about two months ago. In this new document, dated the 31st ultimo, the Polish National Government an nounces, as it did before, in the most formal man ner, " that it will t urn a deaf ear to all who may call o n i t to lay down its arms, before Poland shall have been reconstituted with its limits of 1772." lONDON GAZETTEYesterday. WHITE HALL, Aug. 7. The Queen his been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire land, unto Henry White, of Woodlands, in the county of Dublin, Esq., and to the heirs male of his body lawfully b'gotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Annaly, of Annaly and Rathcline, in the county of Longford. The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto Richard Monckton Milnes, Esq., and to the heirs male of his body, lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Houghton. of Great Houghton, in the West Riding of the county of York. WAR-OFFICE, AUG. 7. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Charles St. John Septimus Herbert, Esq., some time commanding the Militia and Volunteers in New Zealand, to br an Ordinary Member of the Civil Divi sion of the Third Class, or Companions of the Most Hon ourable Order of the Bath. _ _ Her Majesty has also been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of George Benvenuto Mathew, Esq., Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to the Re public of Central America, to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the said Most Honourable Order. CROWN OFFICE, AUGUST 4. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. County of Clare—Sir Colman Michael O'Loghlen, of Drumconora, in the county of Clare, Bart., one of her Ma jesty's counsel, in the room of Francis M'Namara Calcutt, Esq., deceased. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, AUG 7. 29th Regiment of Foot--General Sir James Simpson, G.C.8., from the 87th Foot, to be Colonel, vice General the Lord Downes, G.C.8., deceased. 87th Foot—Major-General Lord William Paulet, C,8., to be Colonel, vice General Sir James Simpson, G.C.8., transferred to the Colonelcy of 29th Regiment. INDIA OFFICE, AuG. 6. Her Majesty has been pleased t, approve of the under mentioned promotions and alterations of rank, amongst the officers of her Majesty's Indian Military Forces. BREVET. Lieut.-Colonel George Robert Grimes, Bombay Infantry, to be Colonel; Major William Henry Freese, Madras In fantry, to be Lieut.-Colonel ; Captain Benjamin Hodson, Madras Infantry, to be Major, in succession to Major- General A. Carnegy. C. 8., Bengal Infantry, deceased. Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas McGoun, Madras Infantry, to be Colonel ; Major Alexander Stephenson Findlay, Madras Infantry, to be Lieutenant-Colonel ; Captain Richard Jones Edgerley, Bombay Infantry, to be Major, in succession to Lieutenant-General T. Marrett, Madras Infantry, deceased. , Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Ireland, Madras Infantry, to be Colonel; Major Clements Edward Money Walker, Madras Infantry, to be Lieutenant-Colonel ; Captain John Nisbett, Bengal Infantry, to be Major, in succession to Lieutenant-General W. Cullen, Madras Artillery, de ceased. Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick William Burroughs, Ben gal Infantry, to be Colonel; Major Edward Every Miller, Madras Staff Corps, to be Lieutenant-Colonel; Capt. Wm. Ashhurner, Bombay Cavalry, to be Major, in succession to General G. B. Brooks, Bombay Infantry, deceased. Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Tolfrey Christie, Bombay Infantry, to be Colonel ; Major Charles Herbert, Bengal Staff Corps, to be Lieutenant-Colonel ; Captain Henry Lar kins Robertson, Bengal Infantry, to be Major, in succes sion to General D. Barr, Bombay Infantry, deceased. Lieutenant •Colonel William Knox Babington, Madras Infantry, to be Colonel; Major Charles James Roberts, Bengal Staff Corps, to be Lieutenant-Colonel; Captain Alexander Robertson, Bengal Staff Corps, to be Major, in succession to Major-General J. D. Stokes, Madras In fantry, deceased. Lieutenant-Colonel Stephen Charles Briggs, Madras Staff Corps, to be Colonel; Major Sydney Joseph Hire, Bengal Staff Corps, to be Lieutenant-Colonel; Captain Blackett Revell, Madras Infantry, to be Major, in succes sion to General T. Shubrick, Bengal Cavalry, deceased. BENGAL STAFF Cours.—Alterations of Rank—Major Reginald Ouseley, to rank from 13th November, 1861. The alteration of the date. of rank of Captain C. A. M'Dougal, announced in the Gazette of 23d June last, is cancelled, and he will rank from the date originally as signed him, viz., Bth June, 1861. BENGAL ARMY.—Army Hank.—Lieut. Henry Albany Wyndham Waterfield, of the late Native Infantry, to be Captain by Brevet, having completed 16 years' service. BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im portance in the Gazette: — Charles Townsend, surgeon, Birmingham Thomas Mawby, warehouseman, Liverpool Joseph Eyre, Derby Robert Preston, butcher, Great Bolton James Woolley, draper, Kettering, Northamptonshire John Thomas Glasspool, corn dealer, Southampton Mary Ann Butler, baker, Chelsea Edward Morris, engineer, Islington James Aspin and William Ward, cotton manufacturers, Blackburn._ _ William Bowden, gardener, Barnstaple John Page, shoemaker, lavistock John Lee, wood turner, Bradf or d George Vincent, blacksmith, Mistley, Essex BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Elizabeth Wombell, Johnston's Dairy, Highbury SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. William Cruickshank, farmer, Haremoss, Aberdeenshire Archibald Wood, leather merchant, Glasgow Course of the Exchange---Yesterday; Amsterdam - 17 Ditto 19* Rotterdam — 11 18i 11 Antwerp.. — 25 521 25 57i .. • • Brussels — 25 52} 25 57f Hamburgh — 13 8/ 13 gt Paris .. Short 25 25 25 35 Ditto 25 6 5 5 25 60 Marseilles 11 50 11 55 119 11 4 25 60 1 Frankfort on Maine — 11 50 Vienna Trieste _ Petersburgh Berlin Madrid ....... Cadiz 25 60 49 49k L eg horn 25 65 Milan .............. 25 60 25 65 Genoa Naples Palermo .. 25 621 25 67f Messina — 25 62} 25 67k Lisbon — 521 54 Oporto — 521 52/ Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz Mexican Dollars si,ver in Bars (Stand ar d) Souti 2 . n n Wise Criticisms—Enough to Make the Judicious Grieve ! Here are a few extracts of certain marvellous samples of Shakspearian criticisms : " Nothing can match such absurdities as certain verdicts on Shakspeare in the Diary' of Samuel Pep ys. The ' Mid summer Night's Dream' he declares to be the most in sipid, ridiculous play he had ever seen.' Pepys, on a rainy day we presume, read Othello ;' but having lately read " The Adventures of Five Hours," " Othello" seemed a mean thing.' The virtuoso Evelyn is as good a judge of Shakspeare as the tailor's son, or the eigh t e enth- century commentators. In 1661 Evelyn saw "Hamlet, Prince o f Denmark," played ; but now, the old plays begin to dis gust this refined age since his Majesty has been so long abroad.' Another polite writer, the author of the Charac teristics,' told his countrymen that the British muses were in their infant state '—i.e., Shakspeare and Milton, to say nothing of Chaucer and Spencer, or any of the dra matic poets —‘ without anything of shapeliness or person, lisping in their cradles, with stammering tongues, which nothing but their youth and rawness can excuse.' We have not space or inclination to glance at many similar heresies of the same kind—such as Pope's notion that Ferrex and Pori ex' was a better model for dramatic composition than Shakpeare's plays, or Rymer's sweeping condemnation of his barbaric productions. ver y faulty in hard " Addison condemned Shakspeare as metaphors and forced expressions,' and joins him with Nathaniel Lee as affording instances of the false sublime.' The public after the Restoration, actually could not breok Shakspeare unaltered, but must needs have him, as they imagined, civilised and improved.' " Steele, in the Taller, c it e s a speech of Macduff's from memory, and cities it err oneously, betrayin g ignorance of the existence of Lady Macbeth, and complaining th a t all Shak speare's female characters make so small a figure,' " M E ETING OF THE IRISH UATEIOLIC HIERARCHY. The Freeman's Journal reports that a meeting of the entire of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland was held in the Pro-Cathedral, Mailborcugh-atreet Dublin, on Tuesday, a nd the two following days. The a ff a i rs under discussion, although not stated, are said to be of the utmost im portance. 3.4.0 8.6.6 J7B IL • ti . .1 •1 a