The Sun. — London, England, 1863-08-26 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The general discount market appears somewhat firmer this morning, with a slight increase in the demand. Yesterday there was an easier tendency, and in the course of the afternoon a few bills were negotiated at 31 per cent., bat to-day the rates have reverted to their former point, and 3i per cent. is again quoted as the general charge. A further sum of £2,900 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. The Delta, which carries the Bombay mails, will take out £203,110 in specie. The John Duncan has arrived from Otago with £189,332 in gold. The usual dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum was declared at the half-yearly meeting of the General Steam Navigation Company yester day. Two O'CLOCK. At the ordinary meeting to-day of the Southamp ton Dock Company—Col. G. Barlow in the chair— , the report, which was adopted, stated that the accounts showed a net revenue after payment of the interest on the debenture debt, of the dividends on the preference stooks, and of all working ex penses, &c., for the six months ending the 30th June last, amounting to /6,844. A dividend was declared for the half-year of £2 per cent., payable on the 2d September next, being at the rate of four per cent. _ _ _ A remarkable degree of dullness is apparent in business at the Stock Exchange, the members being almost exclusively engaged in settling the account in foreign securities and railway shares. Scarcely any new speculative operations are reported, end the official lists consequently present an unusually blank appearance. The few bargains entered into have not influenced prices very materially, and Consols are 93k 7 1 ; for transfer, and 931 I for the 9th proximo. The situation of monetary affairs, with quietude in discount circles, and a flow of gold into the Bank, is in favour of prices, although it has no effect in promoting transactions. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are again 93Z ; the New 2 per Cent. Annuities are 77; and Exchequer Bills is. dis. to 2s, prem. The India 5 per Cents. Loan is 104; and the 51 per Cent. Enfaced Paper, 1161. There is very little business in progress in the Foreign Market, but prices are generally firm. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, 724 4 ; do., 1862, 69 4; do., Consolias, 51H ; Greek, 34 4; do., Coupons, 161 ; Spanish Passive, 33f 34/ ; do., Internal, 27/ ; Mexican, 381 e ; Portuguese, 49; Russian, 921 I; and the Confederate Loan has risen 1 per cent., viz., to 23 21 dis. Business in the Railway Share Market has been confined chiefly to transactions in connection with the settlement. Prices, however, have in several instances shown a slight advance. Caledonian, Lan cashire and Yorkshire, and South Eastern, have each improved ss. ; and North Eastern (Berwick), 10s.; while Midland have receded 5a., and London and Blackwell, 10s. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings the variations in prices have been unimportant. Turin and Savona have improved about 55.; Great Wes tern of Canada have declined ss. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally con tinue in moderate favour, at about previous rates. London and Westminster are dealt in at 771 78 ; and London and County, at 494. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock — -1 , 4 3 per Cent. R e d uce d A nnu i t i es .. 93 3 per Cent. C onso l s A nnu iti es 934 New 3 per Cent. A nnu iti es 93 New 5 per Cen 21 per t. CAnnuities ent. Annuities Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — India Stock Ditto 5 pei Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 51 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,OOO Bank Stock for Account Consols for Account, Sept. 9 ladia Stock for Account, 5 per Cent — March, 2 per Cent. I 21 per Cent. June, 1 Exchequer Bills, 1,000 .. 2pm Ditto £500.. 2pm I Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 1859 .............. .. Brazilian 5 per Cent .................. Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent ....... Ditto Account Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) (Milian 6 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent. Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1825.. — Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian 7 per Cent 1044 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 344 4 4 1 Ditto Account Ditto Coupons 164 Ditto Account Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent .... Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 3 p e r Cent. , 86/ Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Portugues e 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, Ditto Account '6o, 62 49 Russia n 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 89 Ditto 4/ per Cent 1850 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 .. 1 Ditto 5 pe r C en t. 1862 Ditto Account S panish 3 A per Cent D itto Account Ditto New Deferred .. i) itto Account -- Ditto Passive ... Ditto Account oppanititsoh A C c e c rt o . un of t Coup not funded 121 a Turkish 6 per Cent 1854 Dittotto 6Ap°°e°r°°C t'' .. liiB ... 934 D 724 I i itto Account... 1 )itto tlOO Btoilds. '' **** ** ** ** '' **** — 75 l.)itto'6 per Cent. liii Ditto Accourt . .. Ditto Guararteed:i . Per Cent, .......... - Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account . ..., Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account .:' .. Ditto 6 per Cent.. ....... . ...... 1 . . 5 7 . 4 dig l3i,vi.dends on the Love payable in Lonuon. Pe per Cent., Ex. 25f. Beth iit t o 2 Cper Cent., Ex. 12 Gull -.— Fre nch it e Per , Cent. Certificates Itnliau, 6 ~?•tee, 3 per Cent., Ex 25f — Ditt o A ar C nt., 1 861, Ex. i 5 francs 7ll t CoLonsitotloa,:Altonzt ................. THREE The • price of Gold. The quotation of gokt ,;—"*"------__Paris is about 1 per mine pm , and the shOrt exchange on Lop don ~. comparing these rates with . u " 2440 per £1 sterling; On 17s. 100. per ounce for st andar " d u e flglish Mint price of 13 about 4-10 t r e per cent. dearer in g°l o ' 4 ',„„, it appears that gold is By advices from Rauaburg th 11.7:4118.totnitsal2P5aripes; mark 13.6 i Per £1 sterling and the short exchan ge oh Loa r a r —v i;ri o s f ice is, therefore, about. btandard gold at the English Mint° anibur g 7-10ths per cent. dearer in London than y The course of exchange at Neve York Z liondon for bills at sight is about 139 to 1191 per eent"4 60 days' on gold about 264 per cent. At these pric.e:T'the premium t here is little if any profit on the importation of gold from the 'United States. NELSON LEE AND THE DRAMATIC COLLEGE. Mr. J. W. Anson, secretary to the isDratnettic Col lege, has forwarded the following letterto ir. Nelson Lee Sir,--I have been directed !iy . the . council to convey y o n an expression of their opinion in relation to the iellthefi.s the College has obtainedfrotmheydouurtystehrvanicebsy, for '< I cannot better discharge .4 i te l f t tg the following copy of their minutes, viz. -: E erezl ee having been made to the groat benefit which had -ell derived f Richardson's show and Wombwell's in e sc r ell, 41 :41 to from important services of Mr. Nelson Lee ral toa r t ta til eir construction, his valuable ideas and gene ly‘fore as on the days of perform ance, it vas as we._ e644 „ eil be rot usly resolved that the thanks of the f the College 8 41144 Lo i Tira Tire hia devotion to the interests o th us ,vinced.„ rt tied to ma rks where ?d the y day. th her oburg, Queen Satur "fter a , fficers )r, the ,d the iperor The 3nsion would were their 31 (a -d St. Prue ; de were move- Iguay e Im- esent. ibled. np of iefore len in back, nom iapo- went a the ,hem- that le her have May night, ) left duke 3e of is ex 'nada, t, the lagh, 1, and ;nests ad. 3ined laigh SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOLS. Share) Railways. I p a id; Closing I Busi ne nesb Price. do. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. I Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleaf.,andMid.o Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall A gets no dh Do A till 6p c.p an.has Do. B been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Pertli,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western , Great Eastern, Ord, stk Ditto A stock 8 Si Si 8/ 86 i 8 120} 1211 7} 71 40 41 16 17 94 95 111 113 51 62 49 61 24i 251 Ditto Bastingßan st. GreatNorthof Scotland Great N orth ern . ••• • • Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. and W. of Ireland Great Western .. •• • • • • Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire Loudon and Blackwali Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Sty.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. (It. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kert 125 a 1264 125 k 72 Dis 140 100 102 en 67} 1143. 115 73 74 113 115 41 43 102 i 103 103 104 44 45 111 12 1291 i3OI 1 1 11) 99 101 Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwlob Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle North London 54/ E5?-, 25 26 103 1031 58 59 S9l 90 Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon .. South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington' Do Do New, 186 G Taff Vale.. Do B Do C ............ 'Ulster Do ...... . ......... Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and .Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland -Oxtord Do Newport Do Hereford 120 125 p 80 82 112 121 122 124 46 a 100 102 60 62 30 32 961 )36/ :0 72 101 103 9 10 37 38 0 10 c. 7 1 81 156 160 5i 61 3 3i p BRITISH P Share 100 Btk I 20 2O to too I too too stock stock stock 100 100 stook stook stock stook stock 20 stock stock Bt 20 ock Do. do. H do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. DO. do. deferred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d Piet stock ... Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndiarenin.gua.sp.o. Do. New gua. 6 p,0... Do. Januiry, 1832 Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Sharer Do. New .. Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt Do. 5i p. c. do. '77-8.. Indian Branch Limited Madras. guar., 5 p. o. Do. 4 p. o. Extension Dc. 4* do Do. Fifth Extension. Xelb.Corp. n p. c. Buds Melb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. &long. lids. Newßr =SW= .1 Cana,. Class A. and B N.ltl.C'das po !nit bds Scinde .......... Do. Delhi. Do. do ..... . . Do. Punjaub Do. Do. ........ Do. Indus. St. Flo.) tce COLONIAL GOVER Railways atlantio & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per 0ent......•. Do. New . •• • Do. E. Shares...•••••• Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich ti p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1872 Do. do. June 1, 18;4 Clcutta.& S. Eastn. (Lin ) Cape Town & Dock Scril Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. (I Ext..... k , an.biov. 6 p.c.J a. &J ; 1877-81 I Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. fl p. o.Mar. & Sept. Do. 5. p. c. Jan.&July. Do. 5 Inscribed stock :Cape G.Hope, 5 p 0,1877 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 Do. 189( ,Do. Jan. & J u ly, 1891 ;Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6 p c Mauritius 6 per cent Natal Gov. 6 per cant I N.B.Go v . 6 p. 0..) a.&July, Do. 6p. c.Ap. & N. S.W. G ov. 5 p 180, Do. 5 p. c.,18/1 to 1871 Do. d0.,1888 &upwdi , New Zealand 6 p cent. (Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. C sterling, 1875 Queensland Gcv. G p. S..Aus G6p.c.1878.& up , Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July Do, to RD.°. AD.ALOgi.. 89 91 L5B 162 27 29 46 47 39 41 104 106 ISIONS. Closing Price. — 62 64 - 107 i 101 q 1 IA p P 6t 6i a 8i 1071104 105 107: 109 110 108 It 9 1 1 - 1f 1p 19.. 19i 20i 72 74 54 67 63 60 46 49 45 47 36 38 25 27 22 24 108 109 1 10 1 li, 107 ICB 10 )0 4 10,E 10 96 98 90 42 i fp 107 1(8 1014 102 r, c 8 100 57 59 3 5 83 85 107/ 108 f 1074 1084 I - il) --p 1071 1081 103 105 iT SECURITIES. 103 105 112 104 105 107 944 95} 92 94 108 110 112 114 113 115 112 115 113 116 1041 107 i au 112 1051 1064 1001 1014 1011 102) 102 IG3 110 112 105} 1065 1:1 113 110 112 108 110 1131 114 L 3.14. 1 9.16.4 12.10 BRITISH MINES. 560 ao _2 uCliamtrobrridan Amalgamated Consol. old _1 3 1 3 . 1 4 8 d Devon G. Cone. ‘ "r avist ) 1 i— mEaasett B e ls ga Bet u t( ci n o lo l ga L n t ) d . : 3 5 0 2. 4 7 a ? B y l ar. 29 - East Caradon ...... 'LK' 281 294 East Cam Brea.. . 3.4.0 8 85 E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.) 8.6.6 34 4 - Gan z.dtSt.Aubyn(Gwen.) •..8 , 7 lu - Great South Tolgus•- • 175 31 31 - G. Wheal Vor (lielston , 40 64 7/ Grenville 6.16.1 61 64 "-- Rerc.d's-Foot 8.12 £8 40 - Hingaton Downs 4. ' 8.0 1 4 Margaret 2 Lady Bertha - Ma rgaret (Uny Lelant 9l, 32 34 Valley. 1 m yndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 1 4 fc; - New Setun - North DONV/D 1 .. .., - Nor Baseet(lllo4an, 2.174 21 3 4 - North Virheal Crotty ~• 2.4.9 81 31 - Par heal Crotty Blazey, 18 4 5 20 Providenee(UnyLelnto 10. r 7 41 43 - SouthCaradon(StCleer) 15 4 415 425 - S. Carn Brea (Illogan) - S'.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18. 15 1 ,9 60 21 70 - Stray Park .. . .. . _.. . 28.9. 5 ramarSilv.& Lead ' Alin: 48 39 41 i 4 - rin Cron ........... . •-• West Basset (Mogan). 14 101 11/ . - WCr radon (Liskeard.) 5 21 23 - West Setoa ... .... • • 47/ 235 Z 45 - Wheal Basset (Illogan) 51 60 65 - Wheal Buller (Red ruth) 5 35 45 - Wheal Kitty(li.Lelant) 2.0.6 - W _ - Wheal healLudeott - Wheal MaryAnni,Uen ) 8 35 12 14 111 Seton . 8 1 215 2 25 5 - Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) 7 15 7 - Wheal Union 3.17 24 31 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &e., Metrop. Ext., 13, 6 p er cent., 108 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham 4 per Cent., 94 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 976- Wilts and Somerset, e3i FOREIGN RAILWAY'S. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cont., 2031 N Rail of Buenos Ayres, gua. 7 per cent.,7lo, Recite and San Francisca (lim.), gua. 7 per cent, 17i Sambre and Meuse, 101 San Paulo aim.), gua per cent, Ditto (all), 22! Turin and Savona, 21 FOREIGN MINES. Cobre Copper, 29 f Port Philip, lf St. John del Rey (lim.), Yudanamutana of S. Australia (lira.), 3f JOINT-STOCK RANKS. AA.lulsiatrnacelasßia, 761 8. 7 ank oLondon m and Liverpool (la) , 86 5 i Ditto, new, 311 Bank of Egypt, 26f Brazilian and Portuguese, Um., 31- I Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 12 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, soipo Chartered Mer. of India, London, and China, 55; City, 108 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 22; Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim.), 23; Imperial Bank (lim.), 22; Imperial Ottoman, 17; 18; London and Brazilian (lim.), 43 London and County, 49 8; g; London and South African, 261 London and Westminster, 771 8 7 Oriental Bank Corporation. 57/ Standard of British South Africa (Um), 19 IER Ditto, new, 13; Union of Australia, 51; 4 Union of London, 351 DOCKS. Victoria, 1001 MISCELLANEOUS. Crystal Palace, 391 Gen. Cr( dit and Finance of London, lint., 3: General Steam Navigation, 29} Hudson's Bay, 34 I nternational Financial Society, lint., B 9 London General Omnibus Company (liin.), 2 Oriental Inland Steam, Urn. 4 Quebrad a L an d, R a il, and Alining, Urn., 34 nat T i :e F renc h Mi n i s t er o f Public Inst ruc ti on has addressed a c i rcu l ar t o th e Prefects, recommending the n; as far as t h ey are concerne d, to adopt th e necessary measure °f s for abridging, as much as possible, the exatni projects dp by ities o fo f r the constructionrawn u the of schools. Alocal great author number on, the 13 , e Os:Ca:l:7i :f t a h t hv a ia ; liana? time requests the Prefects to point out to him the applied for assistance, the Minister at those in arrear maybe 1131 attended to, h avin g applied which have not yet .beenralddeicaitdeelyd 511 I 1141 I 73 113 I 43 2 103 4 1034 3 12 111 12k 1291 aik E 5 q 5k 103} 961 7/ Filminess dont 1081 1082- 111 23i 103/ 107 i lot i 7t 87} 1074 101 a. 0 58 i 1071 8 Tilt SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Mr. Commissioner Fane was the Commissioner of the day, but there were no examination meetings on the list. (Before Mr. Registrar Bingham.) IN RE COOPER.-SINGULAR CASE OF SECOND BANK. RUPTCY. This bankrupt was a grocer at Woolwich, and this was a meeting for choice of assignees. The bankrupt passed his last examination and obtained his order of discharge, but it now appears that he had improperly disposed of some pro perty, and a dispute arising between the parties and the bankrupt, the latter again petitioned the court, so that the property may be brought into court. Mr. Drew, Basinghall-street, the solicitor, said that he had no doubt the property could be recovered, but a question may arise as to which class of creditors will b 3 entitled to the benefit. MARKETS—This Day, POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. SAY IT! THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN LONG--." IN POPULOUS CITY PENT!" To men who may be bricked up for nine or ten months of the year in the streets and closes of a great city—say, with Goldsmith in Garden Court or with Johnson in Staple Inn—the story of life which has been spent in the green woods, on the open moors, and by the sea-shore in search of rare or beautiful birds, has on the nerves the freshening effect of a drive into the country or a plunge into the sea. We enjoy such a tale like a rouse of wine. Indeed, this life in the woods or by the sea-shore seems the point at which reality shakes hands with romance. Is not Alexander Wilson as strange a figure as Robinson Crusoe ? Are not Audubon's wanderings on the prairies and savannahs as delicious as any adventure of the Pathfinder? Are not the writings of Yarrell, Macgillivray, White, and Waterton among the choicest bits of our mental entertainment, as entrancing to the young as the best romance of Scott, the keenest humour of Dickens ? In the very name of au orni thologist there is a charm. He is a lonely man, who loves Nature and has an animal delight in a'r and colour. With a gun slung en his back, with a wallet on his thigh, and an inkhorn in his belt, he sallies forth into the copse, he jumps into his boat, and for weeks and weeks he may be lost to the sight of man. When he comes back into the world, it is with rare spoil of knowledge, won from Nature in her mcst secret haunts. No roof domes in his workroom, which is wide as the land and open as the sky. His feet are among the young ferns—his nostrils filled with the scent of trees and flowers—his eyes are soothed by the green earth and the blue vault—his ears lulled with the sighing of leaves or roused by the whirr of wings. Beauty lies about him at every step. In almost everything that man does there is some near limit of scenery. The judge is confined to his court. The secretary must attend to his office. The journalist is chained to his desk. The physician sees little beyond his patient and his brougham. The preacher has but his pulpit and his Sunday audience. Even in the more stirring occupations of war and trade, there is an order, a discipline, a sequence, which in the course of time palls upon the sense. A sailor tires of the sea. A soldier longs to lay down his sword. A mer chant prays for the hour when his ships shall have come home and he may take his rest in peace. But we have heard it said, that a man who has once become a freeholder of the woods—like Macgillivray or Gould—who has watched all day for a grebe by the lonely English tarn, or bagged his bird of paradise on the coast of New Guinea, will never tire of his sport so long as he can hold a gun. The canoe, the fowling-piece, the forest glade, the hill-top, are to such a man health and life. He pines in cities. In society he is dreaming of the loch and the heather ; at his club-room he is musing of the log-hut in the backwoods or the camp-fire by the Yarra-Yarra. He is the lion who has lapped up blood, the Howaojee who has tasted of the Nile, the poet who has eaten of the insane root. His life is not es that of other men ; he is set apart; his career is not a profession, but an adven• ture.—Atheneeum. MARK-LANE. The supply of new English wheat received fresh up to this morning's market was very moderate. However, both red and white qualities met a heavy sale, at fully Monday's decline in the quotations of is per quarter. With foreign wheat the market was well supplied. The trade for all descriptions was very dull, and Monday's cur rency was with difficulty supported. Floating cargoes of grain sold heavily, at about Mon day's currency. The supply of old barley was very moderate, and the show of new produce was small. The demand generally was in a sluggish state, and prices had a drooping tendency. Fine malt was tolerably firm in price, but inferior parcels were a dull inquiry. A limited business was transacted in oats at Monday's fall in prices. With foreign qualities the market was well supplied. Beans and peas met a slow sale, at about previous rates. Both English and foreign flour was in slow request at late quotations. The supply of barrels was large. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Earley. Malt. Oata. Flout. kritTllsh...... 610 — 740 370; i 120 1ri5h.......... F0r5ign......17,150 2,020 1 23,980 13,710 brls BOROUGH HOP. We have to report a quiet trade for all kinds of hops, but without leading to any change in the currency. The accounts from the plantations are in favour of an average crop, WHITECHAPEL. The supply of meat is moderate, and for prime qualities the trade is firm. Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 4d ; lamb, 5s Od to 5s Gd ; veal, 3s ed to 4s 4d . ; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 4d per Ms. by the carcase. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Aug. 26.—Wind this day at noon —South- Easterly ; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather, with showers. TROON,Ig. 26.--Wind S — .W. — Borneo, Miramichi. SHIELDS, Aug. 25.—Wind S.S.E. — Arrived—Emily Wylde, from Huelva. Louisa, Bßrn from GEwAßTißerth,ibAucutgo: 24. W HATLErooL, Aug. 2l.—Wind variable.—Arrived— Julius, from Richibucto. HULL, Aug. 2o•—Wind W.—Arrived—Palmatta, from Miramichi; President Von Blumenthal, and Victoria, from Quebec. ABERDEEN, Aug. 24.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Clarinda, for Quebec. FALMOUTH, Aug- 25.—Wind 8 :W. — Arrived—Thoma s Rowell, from Quebec. OEF PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 25,—Wind S.W.—Arrived— Mrgaret Cairns, from London for New York. G RIMS BY, Aug. 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Norden, from Quebec. (Br MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) - ___ GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, August 25—Caroline, f rom J ama i ca; John Otago; Castor, from Bi o h e b org ; Skein, Duncan,veclf,rom from Quebec ; Earl of Carlisle, from Smyrna. Arrived, August 26 Gjemle, from Pugwash ; G oet h e, from New York; Isabella, from Dantsic ; Con s t anc i a, from Odense. Sailed, Aug. 26—Woodbine, for Rockhampton; Bombay, for Auckland; Ard berg, for Sydney; Hotspur, for Sydney; Excelsior, for Cape of Good Hope ; Laura, for Demerara. DEAL, Wedn es d ay M orning. Passed, August 25—Ayrshire, from Quebec, for London. Passed, August 26—Avoca, screw steamer, for the Medi terranean. Anchored—Guillzlmon, from London, for Montreal. THE SPANISH ELECTIONS. MADRID, Aug. 21. The following is the circular issued by the Minis ter of the Interior relative to the elections I have submitted to the Queen our Sovereign the questions addressed to our Ministry by the governors of various provinces relative to the appli cations from electors of different political opinions to be authorised to assemble and consult each other on the occasion of the coming election of deputies to the Cortes. Her Majesty, desiring that the authorities should have a general rule for their guidance in this matte:, has been pleased, in con cert with the Council of Ministers, to decree as follows : " 1. The governors of provinces will grant the permission to electors of deputies whose names are borne on the legally approved lists to assemble and deliberate on the course they may wish to pursue in the coming elections. "2. In granting the authorisation for those assemblies the governors will require from the applicants a statement showing the place, the day, and the hour where they may wish to assemble, this statement being sent in before the projected meeting, and at a proper time. The governors will warn the applicants that they shall abstain from con stituting such assembly until after the fol►owing conditions shall have been fulfilled to the entire satisfaction of the official who may be delegated to perform this duty. " 3. Those persons only will be admitted to the place of assembly who can furnish instant and satisfactory proof that they are electors. If they are electors of the district or districts of the locality in which the meeting is being held, this must be specially mentioned, and confirmed by the production of the respective electoral lists. Should an elector not belonging to the district wish to be present at the meeting, he shall identify himself and furnish proof positive that his name is actually borne on the electoral lists of the district. " 4. The public authority or a representative of the same will necessarily preside over the assembly until it has been regularly established, and is at liberty to continue to do so should such a proceeding be considered expedient. "5. During the sittings of such assemblies, and until they shall have terminated, an agent of the authorities will be stationed at the entrance to prevent such persons from entering who are not entitled to do so. _ _ _ " 6. The assembly will be dissolved if questions foreign to the elections are discussed or introduced, and in the event of any infringement of the law or disturbance of public peace. - "May Gad save your lordship and grant you long life. (Signed) VAMON DE, " To the Governor of the Province of "Madrid, 20th August, 1863." SERIOUS INJURY CAUSED BY A FLY.—Mr. M. P. Crofton, o f th e Ci ty water - wor k s , me t w ith a seri ous and al arm i ng i n j ury on S atur d ay un d er ver y no vel cir cumstances. While reading at his table on Saturday even ing he felt something like the bite of a midge on the back of his hand, and on looking at it saw a small greyish fly not !intak e a midge on the spot in which he felt the nits. The . intruder w as i nstantly killed, and though the irritation o f the bite continued to be felt, very little notice was taken of it till next morning, when the part bore all the appearance of active infla mmation, accompanied with deep discolora tion and much pain and throbbing. Surgeon M'Namara was consulted, and on examining the part a series of little versicles were visible, and the subcutaneous tissue was found to be congested and nearly purple. Active remedies were applied, local poulticing and other surgical treatment were resorted to, but yesterday the symptoms had so increased that it was found necessary on consultation to make several incisions into the hand and to cauterise the arm, making a complete circle of cauterised surface round the limb. For some hours considerable anxiety was felt as to the ultimate result, and the medical attendants found it necessary to pay several visits in the course of the day. On inquiry last night we learned with much satisfaction that the alarming symptoms had considerably abated, and that the apprehen sions felt as to the possible results had passed away under the active treatment resorted to. It has been suggested that probably the little insect had been regaling himself on some putrid flesh before he came to quaff' some of Mr. Crof ton's claret, and that in making the incision to procure the I requisite access to the ruddy liquid, he inocculated, and in fact poisoned the current. A remarkable feature in the case is that Mr. Crofton is a gentleman of robust habit, but of great strength of constitution—Active, red-blooded, and if fbs nott e m o i f o a u s m — o j s u t s v t i t r h u e l e m n a t n e h w a h r o a s e e t blood er •F o r u e t a t n o , s r e j s o i s u t r p n oi al. son, CONVICTION UNDER THE NEW POACHING ACT.— At the Rotherham Court-house, on Monday, a young man named Willi am B e i g h ton, o f Kil n h urs t , was c h arg ed with having unlawful possession of game. The information was laid by a policeman, who saw defendant, accompanied by a dog, passing through Swinton. Knowing his character, he searched him, and found in his possession A dead rabbit. In ans arer to the Bencb., the defendant said he bought the rabbit of a man whc au he met on the road. He was fined Os, and costs, or default 14 days' imprisonment. BOW-STREET. FORGING A BILL OF EXCHANGE.—WiIIiam Pottage was placed at the bar, on remand, charged with forging and uttering a bill of exchange for £67, with intent to defraud Mr. Welfare, of the firm of Foreman and Welfare, Oakley-street, Lambeth. The bill purported to be accepted by Mr. William Bew, of 62, Aldermanbury, merchant, and to be endorsed by Mr. E. Weston, of the Music Hall, Holborn. and by Mr. Weston, of Newington-causeway, gas chandelier manufac turers. Mr. lAwis Welfare said he resided at 72, Oakley .street, and discounted the bill of exchange produced for the pri soner in the early part of July. He could not state the exact amount advanced, but he thought it would be about £64 3s. Bd. . Mr. Henry—What conversation had you about the bill. Witness—When the bill was brought to me with merely the name of Mr. Bew, I said that, although I considered that:gentleman a highly respectable person, I thought the names of two others might be placed to the bill, and I men tioned the names of Mr. Weston, of Holborn, and Mr. Weston, of Newington. The prisoner took the bill away, and the next day he returned with it, bearing the signa tures of those two gentlemen. Cross -examined--At the time the bill was being dis counted, I held a bill supposed to have been drawn by Mr. "Weston, the gasfitter, and accepted by Mr. Weston, of Holborn. It was brought to me for discount by the pri soner, and I discounted it for them, with his endorsement. A day or two prior to the £5O bill becoming due, the pri soner called upon me and said it was not convenient for Mr. Weston, the acceptor, to meet the bill, and it would be an obligation to hold it over. I demurred. and the prisoner then replied, " 'Well, if you don't like to do that, I've a bill for £67 which you can discount. At that the prisoner took up the £5O. The reason I wished the names of the Westons to be placed on the £67 bill was because I told the prisoner I was giving up a bill for £5O with the names of the two Westons, whom I knew to be good. And he said he knew both of them. Mr, John Henry Weston, of Newington-causeway, gas fitter, said his signature to the bill was a forgery. The pri soner was formerly in partnership with him, and was well acquainted with the appearance of his signature. He be lieved the endorsement on the bill to be in prisoner's hand writing. Mr. Edward Weston, of the Music-hell, Holborn, also examined the bill, and said his signature to it was a forgery. He was totally unacquainted with the prisoner. He was not at all related to Mr. Weston, of Newington. He had lately done work for him at Highgate to the amount of £2,500, and that would perhaps account for the presumption of relationship. Inspector Tanner, of the detective police, said that was the whole of the evidence he had to offer in the present case, but he had a second charge of forgery against him, but the prosecutor in that oharge (Major Stransrn) was confined to his bed by illness. Mr. Henry said in that case he would remand the pri soner, as the next Old Bailey sessions would not come on for two or three weeks. Mr. Lewis said the prisoner would reserve his defence. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. PARISH PROSECUTION OF A NOTORIOUS BROTHEL KEEPER.—Elizabeth Middleton, a middle-aged woman, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with keeping a brothel at 20, St. Martin's-street. _ _ Sergeant George Appleton having proved that the pri soner was the person named in the warrant upon which he apprehended her, The clerk to Mr. Dangerfield, vestry clerk of St. Mar. tin's, by which parish the prosecution was instituted, asked that heavy bail might be required, as the house kept by the prisoner was a very bad one, and she had set the authorities at defiance and taken no notice of their warnings. Mr. Tyrwhitt, committed her to the sessions, and fixed the bail at two sureties in £4O each. Prisoner said she would shut up the house, and pay all the expenses, if she was allowed to go. Mr. Tyrwhitt said she would go to the sessions. A WIFE BEATER PROPERLY PUNISHED„—Edwin Toy, of 7, Brown. street, St. George's, Cabinetmaker, was eharged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting his wife, Penelope Sarah Toy. The wife said that on the previous night her husband (the prisoner) locked the room door, put the key in his pocket—as he always did when he ill-used her—and then aimed a violent blow at her head, but she put up her hand to save her head, and upon it received the blow. She then went and sat down by her children's bedside, when her husband gave her another blow on the head, which rendered her insensible for a time, and on her recovering, sae insisted on his letting her out of the room, and he did so, she being smothered with blood from a wound on her head. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the wife whether her husband kept her, and she said that her mother chiefly did. NV. Hellican, 171 C, said the complainant came up to him with blood pouring from a wound on the head, and told him that her husband had assaulted her. He then went towards the house and met the prisoner, and took him into custody. The prisoner said his wife made accusations of such a nature against him that he could not keep his hands off her. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for six months, with hard labour, and said that he would have to find bail when he came out of prison, WESTMINSTER. A SUICIDAL MONOMANIA.—Mary Lockey, a good-look.- lug young woman, was charged before Mr. Arnold with threatening to commit suicide, under the following singular circumstances : Cree, Principal Warder of the Female House of Correc- tion, Tothill-fields, stated that, on the 25th of July, the prisoner was brought into the prison for damaging a plate glass at a public house. At the termination of her impri sonment she was sent to her friends at Birmingham. She, however, stayed no time there, as she came back as soon as the officer. On another day, when put in the cell, she broke 16 panes of glass and other things. In answer to the Magistrate, the warder stated that, while in prison, they were compelled to put her under re straint, lest she should commit suicide. She has declared that she would kill herself, as everybody was against her. Mr. Arnold observed that he thought the best way was to communicate with the parish authorities. Is the sur geon of the prison present ? Dr. Lavies, medical officer of the prison, said that he had seen the prisoner, and he believed her to be a badly digposed girl. She talks rationally, but witness is of opinion that she is of a suicidal disposition, and, if not watched, will do some mischief to herself. Mr. Arnold remarked that he thought the best way to deal with the case was to remand her. She was then remanded, and Mr. Arnold directed that she should be closely watched. THAMES. SLOPITORKERS AND PAWNBROKERS:—Sarah Jones, a poor, half-starved-looking woman, 31 years of age, and lately dwelling at No. 2, Upper Well-alley, Wapping, was brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with illegally p4wn ing 11 cotton shirts, the materials of which had been given to her to make up by another woman, a seamstress, named Maria Dowden, of No. 55, IC; —llg-street, Stepney. The case was clearly made out, the delivery r f the mate • rials to the prisoner proved, and the 11 shirts, which were in an unfinished state, were produced by a pawnbroker's assistant, who had received them of the prisoner. Tho prisoner, in her defence, said her husband had de serted her for four months, and, wanting food, she pawned the shirts at four different times. Mr. Woolrych said the prisoner had only increased her miseries by her acts of dishonesty, and now she would find it difficult to obtain any work again. He strongly con demned the pawnbroker who n ceived the shirts in ph dge, and he muse have known they did not belong to the pri soner whoa he did so. He had frequently been called upon to censure this system of taking. in slop-work and un finished work from poor needlewomen. It encouraged felonies. The pawnbrokers who took in unfinished work were no better than receivers of stolen property, and ought to be treated as such. It was illegal to accept in pawn unfinished materials in the course of manufacture. He fined the prisoner ?7s. 9d., the value of; the shirts, and ss. in addition, and in default one month's imprisonment. He ordered the pawnbroker's assistant to restore the shirts to Mrs. Dowden. AN UNFEELING MOTHER AND UNFEELING POLICE.— A dissipated woman named Mary Kelly, was brought before , Mr. Woolrych , charged with being drunk, riotous, and dis orderly last night at a late hour in High-street, White chapel. John Chattey, No. 284 H, said the prisoner acted in a most violent and disorderly manner, swore and raved and threw her infant on the ground, and said she would have no more to do with it. Mr. Woolrych said the prisoner was a vile unfeeling woman, who had debased herself by the horrible vice of drunkenness below the lust of a beast of the field. It was a calamity for the poor child to have such a mother a. , the prisoner. He fined her Bs., and in default to be imprisoned for five days. Soon after wards Roche, the gaoler of the court, said the prisoner was in great pain. Her brea s t s were f u ll o f m ilk, and she had not su ckled her child all night. She wanted relief, and there was no doubt the child, which she had abandoned when she was drunk, and not restored to her when she became sober, required that sustenance which the mother alone was able to afford. Mr. Woolrych directed Roche to set the woman at liberty instantly. He could not take upon himself the grave re sponsibility of holding her in custody another mome*.t, and he hoped she would attend to her infant in a p ro p er manner. Roche opened the door o f the cell in which the prisoner was confined, and she hestened from the cour t w i t h a ll possible speed in search of her child. The unpublished works of the Duke de la Roche foucault are about to be given to the world. They were dis covered amongst some records of the family by M. de Bar theisnly, well known as an amicins.ty. The Fine Arts' Plasterer ! The eighteenth century was far advanced before our house-building had fallen to that most ignomi nious style of domestic architecture seen in Harley street and Weymouth-street, in which every species of ornamentation was ruthless;y suppressed; in which the windows and doors became mere holes cut out of a dead wall, and the roof retired from view behind the long monotony of the parapet. From this wretchedness John Nash and stucco delivered us. Whatever the faults, either of the architect or of his material, let this be recollected to their credit. In the year 1812, the idea of creating the Regent's Park out of Marylebone fields saved that fine piece of open country from being covered with houses in continuation of the streets in the neighbourhood :of /the New-road; and Nash was employed to build the terraces bor dering on the park. It was the commencement of a new era in London architecture—the era of stucco —the age of plaster columns and compo cornices. Regent-street, the Quadrant, the Circuses, IN ater loo-place, Pall-mall East, and Carlton-housc•terraoe sprang from the same ingenious brain. George IV. is understood to have patronised the new style. There was something in the showy, untruthful character of Nash's grand effects very similar to the unreality and pretence of " the first gentle man in Europe." Nash put a false surface of stucco on the face of London as George put a false head of hair upon his baldness. But Nash's decoration, however low in point of art, was acceptable as a stage of transition from worse to better. It was a step forward out of the blank negation of Harley-street. It was art of some sort, as distinguished from mere construction. Meretricious as it often was—a thing of sham and " make-believe"—it yet marked an advance beyond the soulless utilitarianism of the reign of George 111. It conceded the principle of beauty. And poor as were the details of such building, the effect in mass was sometimes extremely good. Nash understood the art of grouping his churches and houses, with a view to the general appearance ; and the semi circular sweep of the Quadrant, as it was originally built with the colonnade over the pavement, was certainly the finest thing we had in London. But, after all, Nash was a plasterer, and his productions seemed generally to partake of the meanness of the material in which he worked.—Saturday _Review. A FOOLHARDY ADVENTURE.—Two adventu cons gentlemen residing in Plymouth recently engaged the White Horse, a waterman's boat of large size for that class of craft, and expressed their determination of making a trip to Jersey and back in her. Having laid in a stock of provisions they in company with Richard Roberts, the owner of the boat, sailed from Milbay on Sunday, the 94h inst., at 6 a.m. They reached the Start about 11 o'clock the same morning, and arrived at Guernsey in the afternoon of the following day, when they were becalmed. The arrival at that place was welcomed by a large number of persons, who expressed their astonishment at their perilous under taking On Tuesday morning, at 8 o'clock, the little party set sail for Jersey, which place they reached early in the afternoon, They remained on the island until the following Friday morning, when the White Horse again got under weigh for the homeward voyage. The boat had been at sea several hours hen very rough weather set in, and she was driven from her course. The gallant trio, however, made Salcombe in 21 hours after leaving Jersey. They, finding their voyage somewhat wearisome, landed in Sal combo Harbour, and proceeded win Kingsbridge to Ply mouth by train. In consequence of contrary winds the Waterman was obliged to remain at Sale mnbe for two days. On Tuesday morning last there was still a strong breeze blowing from the north-west; but being tired of waiting, Roberts resolved to set out for Plymouth that day. He accordingly did so; but the roughness of the weather soon after carried away the sprit of his boat. No other damage was occasioned, however, and he arrived safely in Ply mouth Sound in the afternoon. Roberts states that when about five miles from Salcombe, a fish six feet in length, known as a long-nose, was washed into his boat—a visitor more free than welcome, seeing that his mode of entrance was highly alarming to the solitary seam an.-IVestern Morning News. A YEAR'S RAILWAY WORK.--In the yea r 1862 , th e e normous number of 180,429,071 passengers travelled on the railways of the United Kingdom, besides 56,656 season-ticket holders, who of course travelled very ma ny times ; and besides, also, 262,334 horses, 386,864 dogs, 3,09 4 , 183 cattle , 7,800 , 928 sheep, and 1,989,892 pigs. The passengers were more than in 1831 by about 7,000 000. They paid £ 12 , 295,273 for their fares. The first-clash:pas sengers paid £3,332,380 ; the second-class, £l, 018,221 ; the third-class, £4,639,250. 12,80 i n ever y hun dred weight first-class, 28.75 second-class, 53 . 45 third-class. The proportion of third-class passenge rs is rather increasing, and of second-class rather diminish ing. Thirty-five passengers were killed (9 of them owing to their own misconduct or want of caution). and 536 were injured. Thi s i s l ess t h an h a lf t h e n umber who lost their lives in IS6I by ra il wa y accidents. Th© passenger trains travelled 57,512,831 miles, a nd the goods trains neatly as many more. The passenger traffic supp lied 4i ./6 per cent. of the total receipts of the compan ies, and the goods tragic the larger half, 5224 per cent. The receipts from all the traffic amounted to £ 2 9 , 128,558, being nearly £3,000,000 left the e e Nationalreceiptsof Debt, lB 6,1 a 1 ; 1 d butanthe in creaselength o r more than of 5 e 6 s i int o erest e overst o f leneth line ' open increased from 10,86 J miles a t to 11,551 miles at the end of 1862. The the end of 1861, expenditurexl4,s 14,820,691, d ear t l o y £4913;00e morent. , and til in workingtthe net r receipts 1861. In the year 1862 the companies paid £220,970 for law and parliamentary expenses, £108,169 as compensation for personal injuries, £68,510 for damage and loss of goods, £375,067 for Government duty, and £596,110 fo r rates and t a xes. It took £2,708,6 38 to maintain the way an d works, and £1, 242,714 to maintain the carria g es and waggons, £3,966,005 to provide locomotive power, and x:.3,937,637 t o conduct the traffic. The total sum raised by she. resand loans reached 5,385,218,433 at the close of the year 1862, HERRING FISHING. DUNBAR, August 24.—This morning about 100 boats came in. On Saturday and to-day fewer boats came in than on any other day of the week. The fishing on both days was very good—all the boats having quantities rising to 20 crane per boat, and all of good quality, there being no spents. The fishing is close off the harbour both to the east and west. From the position of the shoal now on the coast, there is every likelihood of the fish ing yet reaching an average. Yesterday, a boat entered the harbour with a large shot, which was sold and delivered to one of the Irish vessels now in the harbour. Prices are steady at from 18s. to 20s. per cran. ANSTRUTHER, Aug. 22.—The week ending to day, which is usually considered the beat fi s hi ng week in the season, has turned out very unauccess:. fully here, only about 3,000 crans having been landed. Up to this date, we have not beer) so short•fished for a number of years back ; and as compared with this date last year, there is a fall ing off of more than 7,000 crane. Everything promised well for this week, the weather and tides being very favourable, but the catch each day was very partial, and not general among all the boats. Prices have ranged during the weak from 15s. to 245. per crap ; the medium price being 17s. The quality has also been a good deal mixed with spent fish, which is not reckoned a good siga at this period of the fishing. WICK, SATURDAY, AUG. 22. We have still a poor account to give of the her ring fishing in this district. The week has added abcut 24 crane to the previous average, but there was only 23 trans for the first four weeks, making now at the e - ad of the fifth week of the fishing 47 crane. A full fishing is not now looked for, bat with moderate weather it is yet quite possible to get up to the average of the past five years—viz., 81 crane. Even that would entail not a little hardship and loss to many fishermen, but may prove more acceptable to curers than d larger catch. There are now only two weeks of the season to run, unless crews are induced to prolong the time a week. The past few seasons have proved that a greater. body of fish was on these shores after the sth September than during the previous seven weeks; and should the time of the fishing be extended, there is no reason that we can see why four or five thousand men, many of them deeply in debt, should run home just when the fishing is only in a manner beginning. We know that the hired hands are the great bug bear ; but curers, by calling a meeting of their body, and passing resolutions not to pay off hands before the 12th, the matter could be carried out with profit more particularly to the fishermen them selves, including the hired hands, as these must be allowed a week's pay extra. This week, as gene rally throughout the previous part of the sea son, the fish got were mostly in •large hauls, of 20 to 70 crane, while more than half the fleet were generally clean. Both at a great offing and near to land has this been the case, and it is likely to continue during the season. A few boats have caught upwards of 200 crane, while many are under 10 crane, and several have not 5. The fishing at Orkney, so heavy last week, has this week taken off, and curers have got time to put their fish in order, many having had to rouse in bulk for want of barrels. Lybster and Helms dale are nearly keeping pace. Neither are up to an average fishing, but both are ahead of Wick. At Fraserburg and Peterhead the fishing has this week been interrupted by stormy weather, and the average at these stations is about the same as that given in our paper of Thursday —viz., Fraserburgh, 56 crane, and Peterhead, 39 The stations in the Banff district have also been equally unsuccessful from a like cause. Further up (the Firth, however, at Lossiemouth, Burg head, and Hopeman, this week's fishing has added about 20 crane to their former average, which is now 80, 73, and 100 crane respectively. We have accounts this morning that at Lybster there is a good fishing, but at Dunbeath and Helmsdale very little. Markets.—Sales are still languid, not withstanding the scanty fishing. It is evi dent that Continental markets are not in a satis factory state. Prices here and on the other side of the Firth continue at 245. for fall-crown brands, and 20s. for spents, without any indication of an advance. A few barrels are being branded daily, and shipments are being made, mostly to Stettic, the Elbe, and a few to Ireland. Those yet caught have been mostly sold ty early contracts, and few consignments by curers are made. In Dantzic there is still a large catch of last year's catch unsold. The sales of Lewis fish are turning out unsatisfactory, and scarcely a single curer at Stornoway this season will escape a loss, though some few small parcels of fine quality brought a high figure, It is a poor business that pays neither em ployer nor employed. Few fishermen have made anything of it this year from their scanty catch. The herring trade seems to be in such a state that it would be better if the fish, like the grouse, were to have a jubilee year, and fishing operations were to cease and determine for 12 months, till all the old stock was eaten off.—John o' Groat Journal Herring Circular. A " SENSATION" NEWSPAPER.—The Dads of Sunday says:—" It appears that the telegraph has determined to send us regularly with all the gravity in the world summaries of articles published by an eccentric New York paper called the Herald. We consider it our duty, therefore, to warn our readers that the Herald is what is called on the other side of the Atlantic a 'sensation jour nal,' an expression that may be rendered into French by the following periphrasis—a journal which acquires a great reputation by the fertile imagination and the fancy it displays in publishing news, which facts do not always con firm, under some pompous heading, such as Latest Intel ligence,' Important Occurrence.' This kind of Journal is doubtless not peculiar to America, but it flourishes and is developed in an exceptional manner in the land of Barnum. Moreover the Herald is neither an official nor even an offleicux journal. Its assertions are not only unworthy of credit, but they do not deserve the slightest attention of any kind whatever." CONVICTION FOR HAYMAKING ON SUNDAY.—At the Atherton petty sessions, on Monday, Peter Cleworth, farmer, of Leigh, and thirteen others were con victed of making hay on the Sunday. The case had been adjourned for a month, to enable the magistrates to con sider the state of the law on the subject. The Chairman of the Bench (Mr Silvester), told Cleworth that the magi strates had considered the case, ' and had decided that the defendants were guilty of a desec ra tion of the Lord's-day and a penalty of ss. and costs would be inflicted. —Mr. Clew or th : I d on ' t i nten d to pay- I am advised th a t your decision i s no t l ega l. —Mr. Silv ester: You are very foolish, for a di s t ress warra nt will be granted against y our goods, and you have no a ppeal. — Charles Bennett, a collier, who had assisted the defendant, was also fined ss. and costs, "aiding and a betting." He and s evera l others were told that if they would pay the c osts ( 6 s. 6 d.) no conviction would b e recorded agai nst them. They, however, refused, protesting against paying anything for saving produce from injury. It is un d erstood that distress warrants will be issued against those d e f en d ants w h o are househol d ers , and the others will be confined in the stocks. CAUTION TO FRAUDULENT BANKRuPTs.—At the South Lancashire Assizes, yesterday, Samuel Nash, a baker and flour dealer, who became a bankrupt at Liverpool in March last, was indicted before Mr. Jus tice Blackburn, for having fraudulently concealed a par tion of his estate, with intent to diminish the amount avail able for division amongst his crditors. The bankrnpt's debts at the time of his failure amounted to £613, and ex ceeded by £522 the value of the assets disclosed upon the face of the balance-sheet. 110 submitted a considerable deficiency, and when the errors in his accounts were cor rected that deficiency was increased to £350. It was proved that in the month of February the bankrupt was the owner, or reputed owner, of 150 shares in a building society that he had drawn out a sum of £195, which was due upon those shares, and that tho money thus received by him had never been accounted for to the assignees as part of his state. The prisoner was found guilty, but as the statute did not allow a sentence of hard labour, he was ordered to be imprisoned merely for 20 months. The MS. of Mr. Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon is now copied out and ready for the press. EFFECT OF TTIE LIGHTNING AT DEPTFORD.—LASt evening, about half-past 6, the Catholic Church in High street, Deptford, was struck by lightning and the cross carried away, much brickwork in the interior damaged, and several windows broken. The electric fluid spread to the adjoining houses; and Mr. J. Lenten Pulling, solicitor, who happened to have a dinner-knife at the time in his hand, received a slight sherd - , Fortunately, however, no further damage was acne, though much alarm was caused in the AOghbeuthoed, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Days STOCKTON RACES-THIS DAY.; LAMBTON PLATE. Prince Arthur Saragossa 2 Lamedon Seven ran. JUVENILE STAKES. Harvest Mel! Theobalda Prescription Eleven ran. SELLING PLATE. Sledmere Blond in 2 Wisdom 3 Five ran. UNITED HUNTERS' STAKES. Lady Bird Miss Taft 2 Ace of Trumps Five ran. EGHAM RACES—TiIIs DAY. SCURRY HANDICAP. Fletton 1 Reindeer Devotee Six ran. ' MAGNA CHARTA STAKES. Cadiz 2 Queen Fastrada SECOND EDITION„ SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. STOCKTON RACES—Tms DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. ITARDWICKE STAKES. Appenine Syren Wee Aggie ___ Six ran. EGHAM RACES-THIS DAY. EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, TOWN PLA'E. Don't Come Late 1 Duke of Cambridge 2 Queen Elizabeth 3 Thirteen ran. TIIIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. STOCKTON HACES.—Tms DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. GREAT NORTHERN LEGER. .................. 1 Borealis Change Miss Armstrong .................. 3 Six ran. EGHAM RACES—Tms DAY, BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. BARON'S STAKES. Wild Huntress ................ 1 Dilston Maid of Morn 0 Eight ran. RAILWAY STAKES. Magician Maubourquet 2 Three ran. SURREY AND MIDDLESEX STARES. Gibraltar Detective Six ran. FOURTH EDITION SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 7 O'CLOCK. Six ran. YANKEE POLITENESS.—As the Revenue cutter Victoria, Commander Smith, was taking a cruise round the Shetland Islands last week, a vessel was observed about two miles off the land, barque rigged. The Victoria stood for the vessel and hailed her, but got no response. As it was very evident that those in charge had very little respect for her Majesty's "bunting," Commander Smith ordered out a boat, and at once pulled alongside, when the following colloquy took place :—Commander Smith : " Why don't you show your flag ?" Stranger : " I guess I ain't got any." Commander Smith : " Where have you come from ?" Stranger : " What's that to you ?" Commander Smith : " Will you give us a rope and put your ladder down ?" Stranger : I shant ; you may get up if you can. I don't want any d—d Britishers in my ship. Ha, ha, ha!" Looking over the quarter at Commander Smith (who weighs at least 16 stone), the captain of the strange vessel sung out, " I guess that'll fix your flint." Brother Jonathan was mistaken, however, in the muscular powers of "Old Cock Smith," as Prince Alfred styled him; for before the Yankee could say Jack Robinson, Commander Smith stood alongside of him, and though he fumbled about the butt-end of his six-ehooter," he felt it was no go ; the cool'bearing of the "Britisher" soon silenced the bluster of the Yankee, who had to produce his papers for inspec tion, together with his victualling note, after which the Victoria left the barque to pursue her course.--John o'Groat Journal. HORRIBLE DISCOVERY AT VICKSBURG. —A Vicksburg correspondent writes :—" A horrible discovery has just been made on the rebel line of fortifica. tions. Quite a num b er o f men have been engaged---i;;;- pairing the rebel fort that was blown up on the night of the 3d inst. In the course of their operations they have exhumed 60 or 80 dead bodies found buried in the ruins of the fort. It seems that while our miners were at work making an entry into the side of the hill that was crowned by the rebel f?rt, a strong working party of rebels were set to work sinking a counter-mine in the fort. This party, consisting, it is said, of more than a hundred men, were in the mine when ours exploded, and those of the m who were not killed out right were buried alive. Some of the exhumed b o di es are terribly lacerated an d mangled, while others have not a mark or braise npom them. Two heads, one tha t of a negro, w g er y e e c t om be p e l n ete f l o y und. severed from the The bodies b h e a d v i e es b , e t e h n e d l n a g ne u r p n . are found in almost every conceivable position —som e ot T h h a e v y i n stan di ng erect, others sitting or lying, and in one instance the body was head downward, as if it had been caught in tha t position by the crumbling earth while falling headlong into the pit below." A MELANCHOLY DETAIL OF THE AMERICAN WAR.—The following advertisement, dated from the Chief Assistant-Quartermaster's Office, appears in the IVashiugton littelligetacer of the 10th inst. :—" Sealed pro posals will be received at this (Alice until Tuesday, August 18, 1863, at 12 o'clock M., for furnishing to the United States 2,500 head-boards or tablets for graves of the follow ing description, viz.—All to be of good black walnut, clear of knots and splits, four (4) feet in length, ten (10) inches wide, and one and three-eighths (11) of an inch thick, with five-eighths (I) of an inch thick, at least twenty (20) inches in length, each of said head-boards or tablets to be well oiled and lettered with the name, rank, regiment, and company, with the time of decease of such com missioned officers or soldier as the Assistant- Quartermaster of his agent may direct, and in ail respects to correspond with a sample to be seen at this office." Among the condi tions specified is the following :—" Proposal from disloyal parties will not be considered, and an oath of allegiance to the United States Government must accompany each pro position." REMARKABLE PRIZE.—Oh Friday morning the fishermen of Cadgwith, near the Lizard, secured and brought to Falmouth a large whale, commonly known as a "finer," which they captured near the first-mentioned place, floating dead. It measured 74 feet in length and 36 Met in girth, and was landed on the gridiron of the Fal mouth Docks on the day of the opening of the Cornwall Railway, to the great amusement of the folks from the in terior of the country. WHALE HUNT IN ORKNEY.—GREAT CAPTURE. —At Holm, on Monday evening, all the boats had a grand whale hunt, when they drove ashore the whole flock of 79 or SO, and killed them in a bay at the east end of Hahn. They were sold by roup on Wednesday, and fetched fair prices, bringing upwards of £2OO to the cap turers. Some 20 boats, with 80 men, were engagod in the capture, and all made a good night's work of it. The chaSe lasted five hours before they got the whales stranded. Another edition of Admiral Smyth's book, " The Cycle of Celestial Objects," is in preparation, CREW PICKED UP AT SEA,—The sh i p Lotus, now at Greenock, fell in with the waterlogged barque Cambria, of Bremen, bound tram Quebec to Greenock, on the 12th of August, in lat. 45, long. 41. Three days previou.ly she had struck an iceberg and got her bows completely smashed in, but her cargo of deals kept her afloat. The crew, 12 in number, were taken on board the Lotus by Captain Fry, who treated them with the greatest kind ness until they were landed hero. The wreck was set on fire, as it was lying in the track of vessels crossing th e Atlantic. )iana Pen- ;elect a and seat I ford have cliffs luare, 3elyn. with ibou- Diza d, the atess , and seen I Du pre their ging sad eeply ie. de r the .6 he 11W, le of fully other cough ence. 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