The Sun. — London, England, 1863-07-15 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCILL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE o'CLocK. There is a slightly easier feeling in the general Money Market, and discounters evince more dis position to negotiate three months' bills at 31 per cent. In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon there was no alteration. The steamer La Piata has arrived from the West Indies with £240,00(,. The third ordinary general reeding of the share holders of the Metropolitan and Provincial Bank took place today. A dividend of 5 per cent. per annum (free of income tax) on the original capital was declared, as also the payment of interest at the current rata on the deposits and calls of the reserved shares. £1,507 12s. 8d was carried forward. At the half-yearly meeting to-day of the Standard Bank of British South Africa—Mr. Stenbouse in the chair—it was agreed to increase the capital from X 1,500,000 to X 2,000,000., The chairman stated that the directors had successfully negotiated for the transfer of the business of the Commercial Bank, the Colesburg Bank, and the British Raffarian Bank. Letters had also beet received from shareholders of various other colonial banks, expressive of their desire to be amalgamated with the Standard Bank. The half-yearly meeting of the London and Westminster Bank was also held to-day, Mr. Alderman Salomons, M.P., in the chair. The re port, which wa, agreed to nenz. con., stated that after making provision for all bad and doubtful debts— paying on Income Tax—and setting apart £2,000 towards the buildings of the bank,—the net profits for the last half year amounted to £129,921 19s. 6d. This sum, added to £4,403 14s. 4d., the unappropriated balance of the preceding half-year, would amount to £134,325 13s. 10d. Out of this amount interest on the rest or surplus fund at the rate of five per cent. per annum (£6,566 Bs. id.) had been added to that fund, which now amounted to £269,222 138. ld. The director 3 now declared a dividend to the shareholders at the rate of six per cent. per annum, and, by way of further dividend out of the profits, a bonus of seven per cent. on the paid-up capital. After these pay ments were made there would remain a bal ance of £27,759 58. 9d. to be carried to the profit and loss account for the eutrent half-year. The chairman stated that the deposits now exceeded by £200,000 those of the corresponding period of last year, and by £650,000 those of the previous Christmas. These figures fully demonstrated the material progress of the London and Westminster Bank, notwithstanding the many new institutions lately established, Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were firm, at 68f. 67c. to 68f. 60c. The market for the English Funds continues to exhibit buoyancy. Purchasers on speculative ac count, and also for investment, were effected early this morning, and another rise of I per cent, ensu ing, Consols then being 938 1, for money, and 931 for the 6th proximo ; but sales on realisation of profits have since caused a reaction to 93 I, and 938 ti respectively. The Reduced Annuities are buoyant at 921 : 93 ; and the New Threes at 92-,1- :. India Stock is marked 226 228; the 5 per Cent. Loan, 108 I ; the 5 per Cent. En faced Paper, 107; and the 58 per Cent. ditto, 116. The Bonds are quoted 15s. 19a. prem., and Exchequer Bills are par to ls. prem., being a little lower. Foreign Stoeks have been dull and depressed. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 674 ; do. Consolides, 50: i; Mexican, 3746; Greek, 352 ; do. Coupons, 161 6 ; Spanish Passive, 334 s ; do. Certificates, 12i 6 ; Portuguese, 48 4 ; Egyptian, 1031 1041 ; and the Confederate Loan, y die, toy prem. Business in the Railway Share Market has been moderately active, and a slight advance has taken place. Caledonian have improved 55., Great Eastern, Great Western, North Western, and South Eastern 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have re mained very inactive, and few changes of import ance can be reported in values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares, in most instances, remain at about former quotations. City Bank realise 1101 to 111; Imperial Ottoman, 19;14 ; Lou don and South African 251; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam 79 ; International Financial shares are quoted 4i to 5i prem. ; London Financial 11 to 11. prem. ; General Credit 14 to 1 e prem.; Hudson's Bay Company, Ito Z- prem.; and Egyptian Trading Company, to 11 prem. BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per C ent. Annuities 924 31 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6thiJan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. India Stock 226 8 Ditto 5 per Cent ........... ... . Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent. Ditto 5 per Cent lO7 Ditto 51 per Cent I/ iti, bonds £1,900 Ditto under £l,OOO l5 19 pm Consols for Account, Aug, 6 93/ 1 India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent lOBl i arcia Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 per Cent.. 1M pm Ditto £5OO Ditto Small — FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK, Egyptian 7 per Cent lO4l Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. 35/ 4 Ditto Account.. - Ditto Coupons l6l 1 Xexican 3 per Cent .... Ditto Account New Granada l5l Ditto 2 per Cent..... Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 41 per Cent. Dto 1862 Ditto Account B7l P ortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 4Bl 8 Ditto Account Russian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St -- Ditto 41 per Cent., 1860 Ditto 1860 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account — Ditto Passive Ditto Account.. Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. 1 24 Ditto Account — Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account 93 4 Ditto 6 per Cent, 1858 Ditto Account Ditto, £lOO Bonds 7ll Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863, £l9 16s 8d pd. Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent lO3l Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. _Dutch 2 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 641 Italian, 5 p er Cent 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. 71 D itto Account .... ' ................... M TWO O'CLOCK. 4onsols, on Di tto A eY .......... .... 93 k tigast Account . . ...... 93i 1 .... .........__ L June iiverpool Cotton Market—.. This Day. TELERAM.) N B o change. Market dull, Importe, 1,012, P revio Sales ab ou t 4 , 000 b a l es ugly 237. of PaLTRNIVAL'S INN DEATH FROM THE FIRE AT ! r ail also mentions d —Yes!erday the occurrence , question was a Hotel, Furnival's inn, was reported ;it fire a t w ood ' , that the gentleman in whose room the tamed some injuries. The gentlern an u i: originated sus German named George Rutcher Wiechers and has since died from the effects of his injuries, of age, Middlesex, held :III"' Laukester, coroner for Central Dr. on the body at the hotel yesterday. From the evidence appeared that the deceased retired to his room an Sunday it night and went to sleep, leaving his candle on a cha by the bedside. Early in the morning deceased found thatY the roam was on fire, and after vainly trying to extinguish the flames, he got out of the window, end held on for some time to the sill, At length he cell, severely cutting hi s Wrist by the skylight of the closet. This and other injuries occasioned dcoth, and a verdict of accidental death was t ,_ turned. It is officially stated that the rumour of M. llubert Delisle havine been entrusted with a mission tt :tlesico is unfounded, .~~s~~ Wol., and Str. Val. My,lie and Tyne. Bost.,Sleaf.,andMid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A A :refs no dil Do. B till6pc.pan.hati been paid to B. Dublin Az Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. , Glasg. and S. Western. lGreatEastern, Ord. stlf Ditto A stock Ditto EastAnglian stl GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock st Do B do st Gt. S. anti W. of 'ratan , st Great Western st Do Str Val gua. stock at Lancashtze & Yorkshire St Loudon and 131ackwali st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast st Lon., Chat., and Dover st Lon. & North Western st Lon. & Sty.th Western at Man., Shet., & Lincoln. 50 Maryport and Carlisle. 12& Dot shares 10 Metropolitan st Midland &CO Do New _ . Do Binning. & Derby Yid. (It. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee. Nth. Eastern—Berwiol. Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle.... North London I Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. IV. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews, and Welchpoo I ;Shropshire Union . / ;South Devon 'South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun aines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington ~4.16.4~' Do Do New, 188 G Taff Vale. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do 'Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim I i~Vateribrd & Kilkenny! West Cornwall VV . Hartlepool Har.&R 1 West Midland -Oxford' Do Newport Do Hereford 27 29 is; a 46 47 39 41 104 106 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing }hart 100 tiantic &St Lawrene4 all 61 63 63 dorn.,Baroda&.Cent Inc 10e 107 1(8 1074 t au. 5 per cent. . 2 0 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares 405 Buffalo a.nd Lake Huron &A, 54 64 10 Do. Preference 100 /Bull alo,Brant,&Godricl, p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 172 "' 100 Do. do. July 1,187:i 100 100 1)o. do. June 1,1 r 9 100 st Cleutta.&S.Eastn.,l,., , 100 106 107 st Cape Town & Dock Seri] 100 1( 84 1095 stock Kann. Bengal gu. sp. c 100 1084 1094 stock }west Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 107 108 1074 11 20 Do. do. G Ext lO 14 140 20 • Do. do. H do. 10 14 lip 111 stock Grand Trunk of Canada ieu 20 21 100 Do. Ist Prof. Bonds all 72 74 100 Do. co. deferred— all 56 59 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bones all 65 G 100 Do. do defer ed..— all 50 53 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred all 35 37 100 Do. 4th Pref. sio k all 26 30 1 0 0 Do. do. deferred all 22 24 stock Gt.lndiaPenui.gua.sp.c 100 1074 1035 1084 20 Do. New gua. sp. n l2 1 2 P 20 Do. January, 1862 stock Gt. South.of India (Lim} guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1065 1074 20 4 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 114 115 205 Do. New ....... . . 18 94 9 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 97 100 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77-8.. all 90 62 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 I 4 p stock Madras guar.. sp. e. stock Do. 44 p. o. Extension 100 1004 1015 stock Do. 44 do lOO 97 99 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 stock Melb.Corp. op. c. Bnds. 100 50 Ilelb. & Hobson's Bay. all 52 54 100 Do. 7p. o. Mortg;. Bds. all 20 Newßrunswick & Cand, Class A and B. all 3 6 N.ltl.C'da6 pc Ist )1 bds 100 84 86 stock Soinde ........ • • (100 1085 1095 110 Do. Delhi st do • 100 116 107 Do. . r 2 4fp 21 20 Do. Punjaub 15 14 15p st Do. Do. , tg• , 100 106 107 1064 ,took Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 000 103 104 SHARE MARKETS—This day. 3hure Railways. Paid. 8 86 81 81 85 87 i 118 k .1194! 6 6j 40 41 15 10 95 96 109 111 53 64 49 5i 24i 25i 128 120 IV 10 134 136 101 103 67 671 113} 114 76 77 118 i2O 44 48 1024 103 105 106 45 41 121 128} .2tst 97 ¢ 99 lb 51 56 25 27 103 1031 59 60 90 901, 118 120 11 u 161 11/ 121 122 124 46 17 99 101 50 52 31 33 92} 421 70 72 100 102 76 8 88 39 10 11 0 8 p 153 156 5} 61 , 3 34 p 78 82 156 160 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOultS, clone. Cl os i ng I Business. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. k ...Gov. 6 p.c.Ja &Jul.) I 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb.& Am, 100 106 118 Do. dp. c. afar. & Sept. 100 105 107 106 k Do. I. p. c. Jan.&July. 100 95i 96i I Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 94 96 Cape G. Hope. 6 p 0,187. 100 108 110 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 112 114 Do. 189 1 100 11l 115 114 i s Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. lOu 112 114 'Ceylon, N0v.178, is p c 10" tl3 115 Maui itius ti per cent .. 100 105 107 106 k Natal Gov. 6 per cont.. 100 119 111 ▪ IN.E..Gov. p.c..) a.&Jul) 100 105 i 1( 61 1061 Po. 6p. o.Ap. & Oot. 100 - N. S. P. Gov. 5 p 18,.,4 100 100 01 Do. sp. c.,lB‘i to 1:1 100 101 102 - Do. d0.,1888 &upwdb 160 101 i 1021 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 I Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 105 i 106 i 107 Queensland Gcv. 6p. a 100 t 0 112 b. Aus G6p.c.1673.& up lOO 110 112 - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) 100 107 109 Do. lo dp.o. An.&Oot.. 100 tll2 112 112 11t BRITISH MINES. 2 ICambrian Consol. Gold 1 1 Id iUhriord Amalgamated i 25 27 Devon G. Con.. (Tavist , 1 540 660 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 74 77 1 East Clog - au Gold Ltd 53. Id fp East Caradon 1.14.6 28 29 East Calm Brea... - - E. W'l Russel (Tavistk ) 8.1.6 24 11 Gam.dzSt.Aubyn(Gwen ) 171 S It Great South Tolgus l7s 41 44 G. Wheal Vor (llelston: 40 6t 71 !Grenville (1.1 6.1 51 6 tierud's-Foot 8.12 41 43 li ing - ston D0wn5... . ... 4.17.0 24 21 !Lady Bertha •Margaret (Ony Lelant u; 35 V Karim Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim 2/ 11 New Setun l9l 110 120 , North Downs 2l 2 28 4 N.Wia 'I Basset (111o4an 2.17.1, 3 34 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey; 1/ 4 5 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.8.7 12 44 South CaradonSt.Cleer, 11 415 425 S. Cam Brea (Il ( logan) 5.15.6 21 24 Fran. (Mogan, 18.1-.9 75 80 Stray Park famar Silv.,Sz Lead Min. 4; 4 1 fin Croit 9 2i4 221 !West Basset (Illogan). • 11 12 13 W C. radon (Liskeard) 5 23 25 West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) 54 67/ 721 , Wheal Buller (Kedruth) l 5 50 tO —ss Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant), 2.0.6 —I ViThealLud,ott —ll Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) 8 12 14 {Wheal Seton . 581 215 225 W heal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 15 17 I Wheal Union 3.17 36 4 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 1, 113 Great Eastern, E. 'Anglian C 7 per cent. pf., 1506 Great Western, 46 per cent. red., 100 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 1011 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., 99 London, Chatham, Sic., Metrop. Ext., B, 8 per cent., 104 LINES LEASED A FIXED RENTALS. Great Eastern, Woo .bridge Ex., 4 per cent., 87 Hull and Selby, 112& FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (limo gua. 7 per cent., zoi San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., Ditto, 241 - - FOREIGN MINES• Don Pedro, Nor h Del Rey, 1 Kapuuda (lien.), United Mexican (lini.), 7 JOINT-STOCK RANKS• Australasia, 77 Ditto, new, 31k Bank of Egypt, 28 Bank of Queensland (lim), 8k Hindustan, china, and Japan aim.), 19 Imperial Ottoman, 19k London and County, 44 Mercantile Exchange. lim., South Australia, 40/ Union of Australia, 65k Union of London, 36k MISCELLANEOUS. British Iron, 4i Eait India Irrigation and Canal, 5; Joint•stock Discount, 51 ; London Financial Association, lim., 6; Oriental Gas (lim.), 11 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 79 Ditto, new, 47 Van Diemen's L‘nd, 14 RACING FIXTU 1"u [RES FOR 1863. LY. Hungerford l6 Pontefratt 16 Stamford Winchester 2l Nottingham 21 Southampton. Cambridge Knutsford Hartlepool Goodwood [UST, Brighto n 6 7 11 I B v v d ow g i ve h se t t o h n a m C I p u t b o n Readin g Wenlock Devon SEPT] 1 n :Ind Exeter 2 Derby Summer Wey mouth Kings Lynn— •••, WarwickB Leiceeter lO Doncaster 15 Yerk August Plymouth Egham Stockton Oxford Lichfield :MEER. Wurdsicy Brecon Richmond . Monmouth Manchester Autumn Newmarket Ist Oct. Edinburgh, &c. Club :TH.P., SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 15, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE--This Day. SECONDARIES COURT. (Before Mr. Potter and a Common Jury.) PETERS V. GORDON. This was an action sent down from one of the superior )urts to recover arrears of money alleged to be due for an illegitimate child, Mr. Clarke, of Stanley-place, Paddington-green, for the plaintiff, said he should prove such facts in this case as would satisfactorily prove that the defendant had acted in a most heartless way to his client, and he called . Amelia Peters, who said— lam the plaintiff. In 1861, at Easter, I lived at Red hill. Defendant else resided there. Defendant's father is a grocer, and he keeps the post-office. I came up to Lon don by a cheap train at Easter, 1861, and defendant came also. We did not come by the same train, but met at London•bridge. We spent all our time together, and he induced me to sleep with him. Thy child I have in my arms is the result of our intercourse. When the child was born he gave me money to come to London, so that his family might not know of it. I paid the nurse, but Gordon gave me the money. After I had been in London a short time, I told defendant I must have some arrangement. I said that if he did not do something for me, I must affiliate the child. He begged of me not to do so, as it would come to his father's ears, and he might be turned out of doors. He then allowed me ss. per week. This sum he paid for some time, but finally discontinued, I am unable to go to service. Cross-examined by Mr. Palmer—l have never had any improper connexion with a person named Younger. The learned Secondary did not think the question ought to be put. Mr. Clarke—lf the girl's character is to be traduced, pray go on. The Learned Secondary—And besides, it is not material. Plaintiff—The money was paid to me for the support of the child. Mr. Palmer did not think plaintiff was in a position to recover upon the mere promise to pay. Mr Clarke urged that these was plenty of consideration for the promise. There was something very material in the agreement not to expose defendant to his family. There was more than one case in the books which ruled a case of this kind. Mr. Palmer then said the woman was not to be be lieved, and he regretted that he had not witnesses here to prove it. Mr. Clarke—Then it ought, not to be said. Defendant was then called, and said—l am a grocer, living with my father at Redhill. I met the young woman at London-bridge at Easter, 1861. I was with her all day. I did not sleep with her that night, or any night, I never promised to pay plaintiff ss. a week. I never went to the house where she stopped in London. I never saw the house. I never told her to go to London. I never asked her not to expose me. I know Younger, and I have never sent money by him to the plaintiff. I did not meet her about any arrangement. I did not meet her, because it was not likely any one would promise to pay ss. when he could get off for 2s. 6d. I saw her, and said I could not do any thing for her. Younger is here. Plaintiff recalled—l know Younger, who is a friend of Gordon's, and he has paid me money for Gordon. Gordon himself has paid me money. Mr. Clarke—The defence is a most impudent and cowardly one. The first blow levelled at the character of the plaintiff was as to her connection with Younger. She has indignantly denied it, and she has proved most fairly that defendant paid her money, and that he has not kept up his payments. I put it to the jury that plaintiff has fairly made her case out, and I confidently ask your verdict. The learned Secondary having summed up, the jury found for the plaintiff without a moment's hesitation, The learned Secondary granted a certificate. Verdict for plaintiff. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT-..This Day. OLD COURT. (Before the Lord Chief Baron.) TAE FATAL FIGHT AT HAMMERSMITH. Joseph West surrendered to take his trial upon the coro ner's inquisition of manslaughter. The deceased and the prisoner were labouring men in the neighbourhood of Hammersmith, and on the evening of the 6th June they were in a public-house called the Seven Stars with a number of their companions, and they were both somewhat intoxicated, the deceased being the worst. It did not appear that any quarrel took place between them, but the prisoner said he was the better man of the two, and he would stake a sovereign and fight him for that amount, Collins at first refused saying be had no money, but ultimately they went out to fight, and after they had been so engaged they both fell down, and the deceased's head came in con tact with the ground, and soon afterwards he was observed to be bleeding. After several rounds Collins gave in, and they both went in to the public-house together, had some beer, and shook hands. Collins went to work for several days after, and about the 27th of June he was taken ill. A surgeon was sent for, and on his arrival he found the de ceased in a semi-unconscious state, and on examination a large wound was discovered on the top of his head, which had been strapped up. The man got worse, and eventually died on the 30th of June. On a post mortem examination it was found that an abscess had formed on the brain, which produced death, The jury returned a verdiet of acquittal. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREE r. Robert Hayter, a respectable-looking man, described as a foreman,• and living at 55, Dorset-place, Pall-mall, was charged as follows : Shrives, 82 C, said that aliout a quarter to three this morning he saw the defendant and two others come out of "Kate Hamilton's," in Princes-street. They were all making a great noise, and when they got to the corner of Whitcombe-street they got to very high words, and were about to fight. He spoke to the defendant, requesting him to go away, when he seized him . and threw him against the railing, and on attempting to take him into custody he threw him on the pavement, tore his trowsers, and hurt his leg. Ho then took the defendant into custody. In answer to Mr Tyrwhitt, the constable said the de fendant had been drinking, but was not drunk. Defendant said he certiinly had been to Kate Hamilton's with two friends, Mr. Belasco being a customer of his. They lied a bottle of wine there, and on coming out had an altercation, and the constable pushed him and he pushed the constable. Cyrwhitt fined the defendant ss, IMPERIAL PARIIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS. —This Day. The SPEAKER took the chair at 26 minutes past 12 o'clock, the full:compliment of members—forty —not having been obtained before that time. _____ THE FATAL FIGHT AT WEST HAM John Lee, Charles Chilcott, and Albert Young, three gipsies, well known from travelling the counties of Norfolk and Essex, surrendered to take their trial on the charge of manslaughter of William Nichols also a gipsy, The pri. soner Lee and deceased belonged to different tribes, _ _ _ It appeared that the wife of the deceased and the wife of Lee had a quarrel and fought. Afterwards the husband of each, for the honour of their tribe, took up the quarrel and had several r unds, which was however put a stop to. The quarrel, however, appeared to be fermented by the women of each tribe, and ultimately the prisoner Lee and Nichols agreed to have a pitched battle on the 16th of June, at 4 o'clock in the morning at West Ham. The two tribes met at the appointed place, the men shook hands, and then commenced sparring. After several rounds, in which de ceased was the most punished, he sank to the ground, and never rallied. He eventually died, and in a post mortem examination, it was found there was a rupture of a blood vessel on the brain, which caused death, and it might have been occasioned by a fall or excitement. Counsel having addressed the jury for the prisoner, The Lord Chief Baron told the jury it would be much better in these cases where parties were concerned in a 'breach of the peace that they should be indicted and punished for that offence, and not in such a case as the pre sent indicted for manslaughter. He did not think that the prisoners Chilcott and Young ought to have been indicted for manslaughter, as they had nothing to do with the death; they were only aiding in a breach of the peace and not a felony. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and the pri soners were discharged. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Wightman.) CONVICTION OF A GAROTTER. Thomas Ford, 26, a labourer, and one of a notorious gang of thieves infesting the Surrey side of the water, who had previously been sentenced to three years' penal ser vitade for a robbery with violence, was again indicted for garotting and robbing Joseph Sawyer, and stealing from him a watch, the prisoner's cpmpanion escaping. The prisoner was sentenced to 10 years' penal servitude. On hearing the sentence the prisoner's wife, who was in the gallery, commenced screaming in the most violent man ner, and it was with difficulty the officers could get her from the court. THIRD COURT. (Before Commissioner Kerr.) John Murray and John Manning were indicted for steal ing a watch, the property of Thomas SaNine. Murray was sentenced to one year, and Manning to three years' im prisonment with hard labour. Morris Murphy was indicted for a similar offence. The Jury found him guilty. A detective officer said the prisoner was associated with a well-known gang of thieves infesting Barbl,.:an and its neighbourhood. In consequence of the audacity with which the robberies were now continued it had been found neces sary to employ additional police. He knew that the pri soner had been formerly convicted. On the prisoner being asked what he had to say why sentence should not be passed upon him, he replied, " I'm innocent, my lord, and no mistake, so whatever punishment you give me I shall submit to it cheerfully." The Commissioner then sentenced him to seven years' penal servitude, The prisoner seemed astonished at the sentence, and, turning round to the detective, said "It's lucky for you, old fallow, I'm in here, or I'd blow your brains out, I would, you dog." SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, July 15.—Wind this clay at noon—North- Westerly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather. QUEENSTOWN, July 14.—WinA W.—Arrived—Charles, from Quebec; Rosine, from Alexandria; Mara, from Sulina. PORTSMOUTH, July 14.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Adventure, from Sierra Leone. PLYMOUTH, July 14,—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Alfred, for Melbciurne. CLYDE,JuIy 14. Sailed —Margaret Falconer, for Buenos Ayres, LIMERICii, July 13,—Arrived —Brian Boromhe, from Quebec. PY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, July 14—Henry, from Drobralc; Christiana, from Frederickstadt ; Active, tram Konigsberg ' • Three Brothers, from Nykobijing ; Leda, from it e gg eiure ; Course, from N essina. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed—Lady Clark, for Quebec; Francis, for the Cape ,t ()feud Hepe—both from London; Mercury, ship, from h ° North, for the West; Appoline, from Simderland, for Kturachee. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Rumney and Brecon and Merthyr Tydvil Junction Railways bill was read a third time. _ . THE INDIAN BUDGET. Mr. BAZLEY intimated that to-morrow he should ask the Secretary of State for India, when he intended to make Ens anLual financial statement. KITCHEN AND REFRESHMENT-ROOMS.— ADJOURNED DEBATE. Sir DE LACY EVANS, in the absence of the hon. and gallant member for Roscommon (Colonel French), proposed the following motion :—" That in the opinion of this house the enlargement of the dining rooms proposed by the com mittee on the kitchen and refreshment rooms should be carried into execution." The proposed alteration was indis pensable for the comfort and convenience of the members. Lord HOTHAM. opposed the motion, because the pro posed alterations would interfere with the division lobbies, and would be a waste of public money. The fact was that some hon. members desired to assimilate the refreshment room of the House of Commons to the coffee-rooms of the Clubs, which he considered an objectionable step. One of the coffee-rooms was opdn to the public. If, therefore, hon. members required more accommodation this room could be kept entirely for them. It was proposed to allow the manager of the rooms £2OO a year, in order to obtain better viands and wines. He objected to the expenditure of the public money on any such purpose, because it would be akin to paying wages to members of Parliament. Let hon. members pay for what they had. Sir P. O'BRIEN supported the proposed change. Sir J. TRELAWNY deprecated the expenditure of public money on members' dinners. Such a suggestion made in public made his blood boil. (Laughter.) If they acceded to such an allowance they would greatly lower the dignity of the house. Mr. BASS considered that an ample allowance should be allowed to the caterer. Mr. OSBORNE was surprised at a financial reformer like the.hon. member (Mr. Bass) supporting this motion. Mr. BASS—No, no. Mr. OSBORNE understood that he sat for Derby on financial reform principles. Mr. BASS--Nothing of the kind. Mr. OSBORNE said the house was so defectively con structed, even at a cost of £3,000,000, that neither that house nor any part of it was properly constructed. The committee who drew up the report on the proposed alrera lions not only desired a sumptuous dining room, but cel lars where some eminent wine merchants who had been selected could deposit stocks of wines. If this were permitted, the Speaker would often find himself alone in the chair, and the hon. member for Derby and the others who had signed the report would spend their days and nights in drinking. (Roars of laughter.) 'The debates were never better conducted than in the old days of mutton and chops at Bellamey's. Col. WHITE explained that the cellars were already constructed. The commtttee, in making their recommen dations, imply desired to promote the comfort and conve nience of the members. Mr. Steers supplied wine at a very reasonable price. Mr. BENTINCK supported the motion. Mr. COWPER said the house ought to be much obliged to the committee for the trouble they had taken in this matter. It would be well to try and discover whether better accommodation could not be made without the proposed expenditure of £5,000. (Hear, hear.) He advised the hon. and gallant member to withdraw his motion and defer the matter until next session. After a few words from Mr. DELievx, Sir DE LACY EVANS withdrew the motion. PARTNERSHIP LAW AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was recommitted, in order to introduce some amendments. Mr. HUBBARD moved that the chairman leave the chair. He considered that the bill in the present form would prove utterly valueless to the commercial commu- nity. Mr. CAVE, whilst he considered the principle of "limited liability" incited the people to embark in hazardous speculations, yet he should support the bill, though based somewhat on that system, because it would merely use it in its very mildest and harmless sense. Mr. GOSCHEN warmly supported the bill. (LEFT SITTING.) WASHINGTON IRVING'S characteristic was quiet humour ; mild enough, but quaint ; as when he said to a gentleman who, in a thunder-storm, declined to take shelter under a tree, having promised to his father, who had been once hit, never to do so,—" Oh, that makes all the difference in the world. If it is hereditary, and lightning runs in your family, you are wike." ROGERS'S ANECDOTE ABOUT LORD ABERDEEN'S SEA-SICKNESS.—WhiIe I was in Paris, in driving out, one day, with my niece in the. Champs Elysees, we nearly ran over my old friend Rogers. We stopped and took him in. He was in one of his yearly epicurean visits to Paris, to enjoy the Italian opera and other refined sources of pleasure. The hand of age begins to bow him down, but his intellect is clear as ever, and his talents and taste for society ,in full vigour. He breakfasted with us several times, and I have never known him more delightful. He would sit for two or three hours continually conversing, and giving anecdotes of all the conspicuous persons who have figured within the last sixty years, with most of whom he has been on terms of intimacy. He has refined upon the art of telling a story, until he has brought it to the most perfect simplicity, where there is not a word too much or too little, and where every word has its effect. His manner, too, is the most quiet, natural, and unpretending that can be imagined. I was very much amused by an anecdote he gave us of little Queen Victoria and her nautical vagaries. Lord Aberdeen has had to attend her in her cruisings, very much against his will, or, at least, against his stomach. You know he is one of the gravest and most laconic men in the world. The Queen, one day, undertook to reconcile him to his fate. I believe, my lord,' said she, graciously, you are not often sea-sick.' Always, madam,' was the grave reply.—' But,' still . . . _ _ _ more graciously, ' not very sea-sick!—With profounder gravity, VERY, madam !'—Lord Aberdeen declares, that if her Majesty persists in her cruisings, he will have to resign." HEALTH OF LONDON.—The deaths in London in the week that ended on Saturday were 1,287. This return exhibits an increase of 100 deaths on that of the pre vious week; and it is also higher than any weekly number returned since the end of May. The average number derived from corresponding weeks (1853.62), and corrected for increase of population, is 1,170; and the deaths in last week are therefore more by 117 than they would have been if the average rate of mortality had prevailed. At the present time searlatina is the most fatal of all the epidemic diseases, and the deaths from it in the week rose to 113, while those from diphtheria declined to seven. Five deaths from scarlatina occurred in the Kensington Town sub-district, six in the rectory sub-district of Marylebone, five in Islington east. It prevails to a considerable ex• tent in the east division. Small-pox was returned in 55 cases, 19 of which occurred in the west districts. There were nine deaths from this disease in the Westminster dis trict, four in the Berwick-street sub-district, four in Si. An drew eastern. Seven of the 65 deaths are stated to have oecurred to persons who had been vaccinated, ,but it fre quently happens in such cases that the evidence of success ful performance of the operation is not much to be de pended on. Diarrhoea has been increasing lately, as is usual in the summer months ; and last week the deaths from it rose to 91. There were also 10 from cholera, chiefly " cholera infantum." A widow died at the age of 99 years. Last week the births of 989 boys and 994 girls, in all 1,983 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 182-62 the average number (corrected) was 1,777. CHASING A HIPPOPOTAMUS. -- A hippopotomus which was being conveyed in a steamer on the Detroit river a few weeks ago jumped overboard and swam for the shore. A boat was lowered and started in pursuit. Ali, the Egyptian keeper of the brute, commenced calling him by familiar names, and at the sound of his voice the monster stopped, looked around, and seemed to wait for the boat to near him ; but just as he approached within reach ing distance the hippopotamus gave a plunge and once more disappeared, leaving a whirlpool of seething water to mark the spot where he had gone down. Nothing was seen of hits now for a long time, and they were about giving him up for lost when he suddenly made his appear ance about 100 yards off, but nearer the shore than at first. Ali ag a i n rowe d towards him, calling to him a: be fore, but again th e L east dodged him, and d i ve d t thehis bottom of the ri ver. A l i now made a large with c i rcu it boat, in hop es o f taking him by surprise as ha came up to _,_nius breathe ; but, as if aware of his intentions, the hi js, pr i P ° ' ° s tarted in rose at a long distance off. For the third time Ali went down pursuit with a remit similar to that which other attempts to re-capture his pet. Wh . ~..,, non plussed, the third time Ali paused, evidently c d em de P s i p e a w ir `J . In a second, and seemingly overcome by grief and toward the steamer. however, he seized the oars and rowed ehn he went his alongside ; "gib me " Try de tog I" he shouted, as he carne been trained to sleep in de tog 1" A large mastiff, - upa continued howling from much affection,hadbeenke e p had : g aped, was now loosened, and the cage of the hippopotamus, which h d for whom he had evinced the time his companion the hippopotamus again moved off. r _n abontutaof the water, ard, on seeing him, stuck hie huge he . a c ti wi i °bark and swam in his direction very he instantly plungedinto tmhicuruitever and swam after Ali as he n and, with a series of barks, com the dog gave a --- an ying him in the boat. At last the rapidly, Ali accommop titer, hippopotamus following.. The interest round the animal, and finally struck out for the shore,. t scene was intense, which continued • to in du j o e g ia reached red excited by this sc and the hippopota e until the dog owiatlett mus reached the crease Amer ican s hore in safety. Ali was n o t l ong after, ar.d the animal was no sooner on terra firma than th e E gypt i an • h mall rawhide, which he had t a k en with him , armed wit a s i ped on the beach, and, going to th e animal, spoke a few ":o m rds, gave him a few smarts cuts over his ponderous rump with the rawhide, and drove him without further difficulty to a place of safety, where he was at once secured. THAMES. SHABBY FELLOWS.—WiIIiam Collins, an engineer, of No. 12, Marlborough-street, Blaekfriars• road, and Richard Carthy, of No. 2, Frederick-place, Blackfriars-road, musi cian, were brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with steal ing a silver watch from Margaret Taylor, of No. 12, Albert-square, Shadwell. Mr. Joseph Smith, solicitor, defended the prisoners. Last night the parties met in Shadwell, and the prisoners accompanied the prosecutrix to her apartment in Shadwell. Other persons were present, and there was a good deal of singing and drinking going on. The prosecutrix was seated on a bed, the prisoners were alongside of her, and while Collins handed her a glass of beer, he slipped her silver watch from her and handed it to Carthy, or Carter, for he was called by both names. The prosecutrix immediately charged the prisoners with stealing her watch, which they denied. A quarrel ensued, and the prisoners rushed down stairs into the street. The other prisoners in the room followed, a row ensued, and the women present called for the police. A police-constable named George Coleman, 270 K, came up directly afterwards, and he distinctly saw Canby pass a silver watar. to Collins, who threw it over the houses. The prisoners were then given into custody. The stealing of the watch was dis tinctly proved. It was taken from the woman's side. Coleman bad made search for the watch, but could not find it. It might have gone down the chimney of one of the houses, or it was not improbable the watch had been picked up and taken away. It was elicited by Mr. Smith, in cross-examination, that the house in Albert-square, where the robbery took place, was a brothel, and 25 persons were assembled in the room when the watch was stolen, and that the young men and several women were invited by Margaret Taylor to come into her room. Mr. Woolrych said there never was a clearer case. The prisoners were seen to take the watch, pass it and repass it from one to the other, and finally it was thrown over the houses in Albert-square by Collins. He intended to com mit the prisoners for trial, but they would be brought up again on Wednesday next for the completion of the deposi tions. CHARGE OF STABBING.—MOSES Swart, a German Jew, aged 50, of No, 1, Swan-yard, Minories, was brought before Mr. Woolrych charged with stabbing Thomas btent, a gilder. The prisoner is a hawker, and yesterday afternoon was vending pickled cucumbers in Backchurch-lane, White chapel. The prosecutor Stent and another man named Samuel Cardoza purchased a few slices of cucumber of the prisoner, and kept him in conversation two or three minutes. The prisoner became impatient and demanded his money, which. Stent refused to give him, and the prisoner then took up a knife and made a blow at Stent's face. He put up his arm and received the blow, partly on his face and partly on his knuckles. Cardoza went to the assistance of his com panion, and the prisoner cut him down th e arm. Mr. Woolrych—Then two men were wounded? Stent—Yes, sir. Mr. Woolrych—Every day I have eat for some time past there have been one or more can.; of wounding with a knife. It is really shocking. Mr. Joseph Smith, solictor, elicited in the course of his cross-examination of the witnesses, that the prisoner was using his knife to cut up c ucumbers, and that they had not paid him when he struck them. Lawrence Menders, policeFnan, 172 H, said he found the two men, Stent and Cardoza, bleeding copiously from their wounds, and that the prisoner handed him the knife with which he inflicted the wounds. Woolrych said he wanted the evidence of the surgeon who dressed the wounds, and when that was given he should commit the prisoner for trial. At present he should remand him for a week. WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS, 0 The Royal Mail Company's steam ship La Plata, Capt. Weller, with the above mails, arrived off the Netley Hospital yesterday afternoon about 2.30. She brings 175 passengers; specie, value 1,200,906 dols., of which amount 712,471 dols. is gold, 411,860 dols. silver, 3,500 dols. pearls, 2,400 dols. jewellery, and 625 dols. platina. The cargo consists of 195 serons cochineal, 488 bags cocoa, 115 bales tobacco, 44 packages coffee, 530 bales bark, 94 bales india rubber, and 1,152 packages sundries. Dates by this arrival are from Honduras, June 14; Grey Town, 18 ; Colon, 23 ; Jamaica, 25 ; Porto Rico, 29 ; De merara, 23 ; Trinidad, 24 ; Barbadoes, 26 ; Grenada, 24; St. Vincent, 25 ; St. Lucia, 26 ; Antigua, 27 ; St. Kitts, 28 ; and St. Thomas, 30. There had been a long continuance of drought throughout the islands, from 'Barbadoes to St. Croix, and the planters were apprehensive for the next year's crops; this, with the low prices, caused con siderable anxiety. The planters, however, look for ward to a reduction of the sugar duties by the Chancellor of the Exchequer next year. At Jamaica the 10th June was a general holidays in celebration of the birth-day of her Majesty. In all parts of the island there were demonstrations in honour of the occasion. Considerable anxiety was felt as to who would be the next Governor of the colony. Business was unusually dull in all depart ments of trade. In some districts good crops of coffee and pimento were looked for, but serious ap prehensions were entertained as to the next year's sugar crops. A large fire occurred at Demerara on the 17th; ' property to the extent of 60,000 dols. was destroyed. Business was still stagnant, without prospect of improvement. The produce market was not de pressed. Freights were scarce, the ra iny season having put a stop t o manufactur i ng. operations. The import market was well supplied with all kinds of American breadatuffs and provisions. Considerable activity prevailed at Cuba in the laying out of new property and the erection of steam machinery. It is said that upwards of 25,000 slaves, per Africa, had been imported into Cuba during the last year. When a cargo arrives, the slaves are dis tributed over the plantations and the vessel burnt. There are only three small vessPls to guard a line of coast of 1,500 to 2,000 miles. Great fears were en tertained in Havana that the sugar crop would prove a failure, and that not more than half the estimated supply would be produced. Dates from the Pacific coast are—Valparaiso, June 2d.; Caldera, 4th; Cobaja, 6th; Arica, 7th; Chinchas, 10th ; Callao, 13th ; Payta, 16th ; and Guayaquil, 17th. The news is unimportant. The Boatschafter of Vienna says :4—.46 M. Thiers, when conversing in one of the first circles of Vienna, summarily expressed his opinion on the Polish question in the following phrase, which we caa guarantee as authentic: It is very difficult and very dangerous to interfere in the affairs of a nation whose frontiers are not known,' This remark has had great succces here." THE MOORS AND FORESTS;—In the district of Inverary the prospects for the twelfth of August were never better. The season has all along been very favourable for the moors, and especially within the last month there has been little rain, except occasional refreshing showers. During some past years the young coveys perished by hundreds with the torrents of rain which fell in June and July. This year very few deaths have occurred among them, and at present they are plentiful, and in a forward condition. On the Lochgoil and Glengoyle moors, the coveys are reported to be abundant, and a fortnight earlier than usual. In Glencroe and Ardkinglass the moors are also finely stocked with superior birds, and the coveys are all strong on the wing, and number from five to two birds. We saw some fine coveys on the Loch Fyne moors in the end of last week, and the shepherds state that the birds are more numerous and in better t,er. , 2ition than they have seen for a long time. In Glenara and Glen shirrs, as well as on the Inverary moors, the prospects are equally good. The pullets are already strong and swift, and improving rapidly in condition. There will be splendid shooting on the 12th, and the weather continues remark ably fine. Blackcock, pheasants, and hares a re a b un d ant in the splendid preserves o f the Duke of Argyll and the crop of them will be unus ua ll y good. Partridges' are also well advanced. The deer prospects are particularly good. The fawns are very numerous in the Inverary forests, and in good condition. The animals are beginning to take to the high grounds. We never saw so many fine antlers, and royal heads wiil be numerous. The fallow deer are very tame, and very numerous here also,. —Scotsman. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, LIVERPOOL RACES-THIS DAY. PY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. KNOWSLEY DINNER STAKES. Le Marechal SELLING STAKES. Coronet Kill or Cure Antipodes Four ran, STANLEY STAKES. Livingstone.... ........ Practitioner Appenino 3 .......... MOLYNEUX. CUP. Johnny Armstrong 1 Fairwater 2 3 Cistercian Five ran HANDICAP PLATE. Hesper Confidtncc Five ran. Mr. Glaisher's Twelfth Balloon Ascent. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—This ascent, which took place on Saturday last from the Crystal Palace, was intended to have combined both extreme height and distance, and almost until the time of leaving the earth there seemed to be a promise that both purposes in these respects would be realised. As the direction of the wind was almost due east, the paths of the pilot balloons were such as to indicate that our course would have been towards Devonshire. The sky was nearly covered with cirrus and cirrostratus cloud, mid the air was in very gentle motion. The earth was left at 4h 55m, the balloon moving to wards the west till 4h 591 m, when in a moment we came under the influence of a north wind, and moved almost due south ; at this time the balloon was 2,400 feet high; at 5h 19w we were nearly over Caterham, where a large number of persons were collected celebrating some festival ; at 5h 36m we were near Epsom Downs; at 5h 49m, near Reigate; at 6h 39m, over Horsham ; at 7h 14w, within five or six miles of Brighton. Up to this time we had crequently consulte- together with the view of as cending higher, but it did not seem prudent to at 7 tempt extreme elevations, moving so directly to wards the sea, and therefore we kept low, with the prospect of crossing the Channel to France, and then ascending four or five miles ; but, on approach ing the Channel, the circumstances did not pro mise success ; we therefore abandoned the at tempt. On descending when at the height of 2,400 feet, again fell in with an east wind, being exactly at the same elevation as when we lost it at five o'clock. After this time we were compelled to keep at a low elevation, passed very nearly parallel to the coast, and continued moving at the rate of about 15 miles per hour, at elevations varying from 1,000 to 2,000 feet, till, at 8h 25m, we were over Goodwood Park, the seat of the Duke of Richmond, where Mr. Coxwell determined to de scend, and managed the balloon so that, finally, it had to be pulled down, and we were not aware when the car touched the earth. The temperature at the time of leaving, at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, was 75/ deg.; at the Crystal Palace it was 71 deg., and in the bal loon it declined to 59 deg. by 5h 4m, at the height of 3,600 feet. We then entered a warm current, the temperature increasing to 61.5 deg., then de creased to 60 deg., at the height of 4,300 feet. We determined to descend to repeat these observations, and found all temperatures down to 3,000 feet nearly 5 higher than at the same heights on ascend ing. We then turned to ascend at 5h 35m, and the temperature decreased gradually, agreeing with those at the same elevations as last taken, and con- tinued to a height of 6,21 , 0 feet at 6h 28m, where the temperature was 52 deg.—we continued at this elevation, with very slight variation, for half an hour, during which time the temperature fell from 1 deg, to 2 deg. At 711 wo were nearing the coast, and we descended to 2,000 feet by 7h 20m, the temperature gradually and con stantly increasing to 65,4,- deg. ; from this time we were moving westward almost parallel to the coast, and were compelled to keep below 2,000 feet, to avoid approach ing the sea, and the temperature at these elevations varied from 63 deg. to 65 deg., and was 681 deg. at Goodwood at 8h 50m, about ten minutes after we had touched the ground. At this time at GreeL - wich the temperature was 64 deg., at Brighton (as communicated to me by J. 0. N. Rutter, Esq.) it was 68 deg. On comparing the successive tempera. tures at the same elevations taken after Oh 8m with those at Greenwich, a corresponding decrease was shown, but somewhat less in amount. At 5h 27m, when at the height of 3,400 feet, the Times newspaper, folded four times, accidentally fell over the car ; its descent was watched, and after a time it looked like a bird ; it reached the ground at Oh 35m, passing over seven or eight fields in its descent. Whilst passing from Brighton to Chichester, without any sense of motion ourselves, at an eleva tion of less than 2,000 feet, over so beautiful a country, in all respects like Devonshire, with its fine parks of forest trees, noblemen's mansions, and all the features of rural landscape, a moving panorama in fact, of great extent, appearing in quick succP sion, like a fairy scene, was most enjoy able; and I must confess it was with some regret that we were compelled to conclude this aerial voyage. The currents of air on this occasion were remark. able. There was no transition state from one to the other; the stratum of air moving from the north must have been in contact with that from east. After nearing Horsham the north wind must have been compounded with some west—that is, at heights exceeding 5,000 feet, which was lost on falling below this height, for then for a time we were moving towards Worthing. When near the south coast, the smoke was frequently moving in a different direction to that of the bal loon ; at Arundel it was moving in the opposite direction. It was this state of uncertainty which prevented us from passing to the Isle of Wight, as I very much wished to have some observations over the sea. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwiteb: the hours horizontal movement of the air betw een hours of five and nine was at a rate less thanb two miles an hour, whilst during 31- hours the had passed over between sixty and seventye earth b a lloon It is very evident that our instrume nts on the do not give any indication of the real velocity of the air. A similar result was shown last year in inch whilst ester the of Mr. Coxwell's rapid journey from seventy miles in sixty-five miiteWs, anemometer at Greenwich register ed fourteen miles n which the act ua l occasion o only, and every oe motion of the air ha s been measured by th e bal loon, it has been a multiple of that determined by instruments. Th e differenc e between the tw o i s so s carcely to be accounted f or large that it. seems by surface of land, th e undulatory nature o f the and implies that our hitherto estimated velocities of the air are erroneous. Shortly after we left, the sky was overcast, mostly w ith cirro-stratus clouds of such density that at times there were faint gleams of light from the sun ; but for the most part the sun's place was only just discernible, and for some time before sunset there was no trace whatever of the sun. These clouds, when viewed from a height exceed ing 6,000 feet, seemed then -to be as far above as when viewed from the earth; they must have been four miles high at least. The atmosphere was thick and misty • ve t d• invisible; and y distant objects were the earth not beingthe sun was i lghted up a t all by dull. The fact of clouds reaching to four miles high where the t h e dew point must re temperature of be some degrees below zero, as in the preceding ascent, would seem to imply the presence of very little water, yet there was enough in both cases not only to be visible, but to exclude everything beyond them. This fact is important, and indicates that our theory of vapour must be reconsidered. In this ascent we were favoured with the company of Fredk. Norris, Esq., o f the Conservative Clab, and Lieut. H. Turner, of the Rifle Brigade. The place of descent was Goodwood Park, the seat of the Duke o f Richmond, and our best thanks are due to Captain Valentine for the assistance he kindly gave us i n everything, not only in having my instruments properly taken care of, packing up the balloon, &e., but also for his kital hospitathy.— I am, Sir, yours, Stc., JAMES GLAUBER. IECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPAIN , The Madrid journals of the 13th states that an approaching promotion of Senators will include several persons in Havana, Porto Rico, St. Domingo, and the Phillipine Islands. The Epoca makes the following remarks on the Polish questio❑ :—" The Brest faults com mitted on the banks of the Vistula must be brought to an end, in the interest of the dignity of Europe, of civilization, and of justice. The panic:patina of Spain in this important result, es one of the Powers which signed the Treaty of Vienna, will enable her to share in the noble work of liberating Po and.' THE MURDER AT LEEDS. At the York assizes on Monday, before Mr. Jut ice murder of Alice G'aisre, , a w t L a s e e c ( h is a . rg i‘ e Mellor, John Gair, Mr. b ar, defendeddl r .w,Middletont with t h e wilful and Mr. V. Black hu at the bar, Gair, appeared for the prosecution ; in a the fi prisoner. On being pieced Mr. Middleton, in rm voice, pleaded not guilty. isuner was formerly statingin the the case, said that the )me lour or army, and was now a pensioner. S, living with Alice Gair, as man years past he had been ap peared latterly quarrels had d n and wife. It jealousy of the prisoner with regardarisen, from the intimacy between Alice Gair and to an improper Davis. On Thursday, the 2d of A ° man name d . r pri soner went to the barracks to draw his , the pension. During his absence , in c on sequence of the which had previously taken place , Alice Quarrelsi Gair re moved part of the fur niture to the house of a Mrs- M'Manus, her obj ect, there could be no do ubt , being that she might effect a se p aration from t he prisoner Gair. On the prisoner's return, it seems that he remonstrated with Alice, and wished to be friends , and eventually, whe n she declined to have anythin g . more to do with him, he threatened to cut his ow n throat. The prisoner after this not only used vio'ent language but fought with Alice, and the neighbours had to separate them. The prisoner, however, ex pressed a strong desire to be friends, but to this Alice Gair would not consent ; whereupon it seemed that the prisoner's anger became considerably ex cited, and he made use of an expression to the effect that she was too intimate with Davis. Her answer to that was exceedingly provoking, and was in the words, "If I have, I will have the gains of it.lf Thu prisoner then made use of t he ex p ression, you will not live with me, I must have your life or Davis's." An arrangement was ultimately come to that Alice should sleep at M‘Mants's whilst the pri soner that night would leave for North Shields. The prisoner left the house but did not go to North Shields, for he presented himself at M'Manus's house at half-past ten. On his return a better feeling appeared for some time to exist between the two, for Alice kissed him, and expressed a hope that he would not leave her again. Being thus re conciled, the two slept together; but on the follow ing morning, when Alice found the prisoner lying by her side, she commenced again to upbraid him, and said she thought he had been many miles away. Deceased dined at M'Manus's, and afterwards went to the house of a man named Bohanna. About teu o'clock at night the party was suddenly disturbed by the entrance of the prisoner, whom it was ex pected had gone to North Shields. The prisoner finding Alice and Davis together there, made use of some exceedingly coarse epithets, and Eelzt d Alice by the hair of the head. A disturbance took place, and a general fight ensued, in which the prisoner appeared to have got considerably the worst of it. After this the deceased returned to the house of M'Manus, and about one o'clock in the morning she was followed there by the prisoner. More quarrel ling then ensued, and further threats were used, and this manner of proceeding was kept up until about three o'clock in the morning. At this hour Alice, Mrs. M'Manus, and the sister of the latter, went upstairs to bed. The prisoner got up, and before proceeding upstairs made use of the ttreat to M'Manus, "It is of no use, Tom : she means going with that Jack Davis; and I shall 'either take his life or hers." At six o'clock the prisoner was seen to leave his bed, and stealthily to cross the room to the bed in which lay the children, apparently to see if they were asleep. The witness of this act was the son of Mrs. M'Manus, who, being frightened at the prisoner's manner, hid his head beneath the bed clothes. The prisoner after that returned to his bed, and then the little fellow, who bad seen him the minute before, heard from Alice a slight utterance of " Oh," and then a noise which he described as like the squirting of a ginger-beer bottle. The same noise awoke Mrs. M'Manus, who, on looking towards the deceased, saw blood squirting against the wall, and heard blood flowing on to the floor. She screamed, and said, " Oh, good God, John must be murdering Alice." She also screamed " Murder ' " and her husband being aroused , jumped o ut of bed, and found Gair, who was lying on his back, cutting his throat with a razor, which he held in his right hand. M'Manus at once, leaning over Mrs. Gair, who he saw had her throat cut, and was apparently quite dead, took the razor from Gair. In the struggle M'Manus received a severe cut up his thumb. The police and surgi cal assistance were at once summoned, when it was found that the deceased had received a cut in her throat about seven inches in extent, and which went to the spine. She was quite dead. The wound which Gair had inflicted on himself also extended through the windpipe, but he was alive, and was re moved to the Infirmary. Here he lingered some time in an almost hopeless condition, but ultimately his life was preserved. Evidence was then called, after which Mr. Mettle addressed the jury for the prisoner, contending that the act was committed in antefit of tem porary insanity. The jury, after ad absence of eturned a verdict of guilty. three-quarters of en hourr h The jury also wished that the prisooer should be re comme.nded to mercy on aceount of the large amount of provocation which he had received. The learned judge then assumed the black cap and passed sen tence death in the usual solemn form. The of 'ill con • pri soner receivet, the sentence w orn considerable emo tion, and had to be assisted from the bar. LONDON GAZETTE—Yesterday. FOREIGN OFFICE, JULY 13. u has been pleased to approve of S enor F e d er i c o as Consul-General i n L on d on for the Repub lic.nniT°Ltfe The lic-STC:Qunueeleignela. has also been pleased to approve of Don Vicente S o to y Calvet as Vice -Consul at Newcastle for her M a jesty the Queen of Spain. WHITEHALL, JULY 1L The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. John Bremner to the church and parish of Glenbucket, in the presbytery of Alford, and county of Aberdeen, vacant by the appointment of the Rev. W. Gordon, as Assistant and successor to the Rev. James Drummond, Minister of the church and parish of Glenbervie. WHITEHALL, JULY 11. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir John Don- Wauchope, Bart., to be Unpaid Commissioner and Chair man of the General Board of Commissioners in Lunacy for Scotland, in the room of William Forbes Mackenzie, Esq., deceased. INDIA-OFFICE, JULY 13. Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to appoint Lieut.-Colonel Robert Lyon Playfair, of the Royal Madras Artiliery, to be her Majesty's Consul at Zanzibar; and Lieut.-Col. Herbert Fredk. Disbrowe, of the Bombay Staff Corps, to be her Majesty's Consul at Muscat. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JUIs'E 23. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Lienth.-Cotwon:i s l Wm. M'Call, Unatt a ched, to be Clerk of the Ce c t e Car her Majesty's Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arm, vi gill, retired. BANKRUPTS. poTrthanecefolilnowthinegGaarzeetthtee:ofly bankorcumpr Frederick Thomas Castleton, gr r John Eltom, fishmonger, 12epir: Elyl Edward Staples, meirihsatol James Foley, stationer, r ia A n l d . Lotinga and Abraham A. Lotinga, merchants Su i A n ,h d Bs e o e r s Basten, Christopher Slack, timber merchants, Mark Slack Reading andbubuilder, HeFrreanforc.dis Dean, blacksmith, Stoke-upon-Trent :sc:afpc:amminercial im portance Thomas Forster, cabinet maker, Ripon William Mabe, butcher, Swansea John Thrustle, butcher, Kingston-upon-Hull Abraham Long, butcher, Clitton Thomas Telling, baker, Stratton Thomas Holland, candlewick spinner, Stockport Wm. M. Schnick, clerk, Cripplegate. City BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. Edwin Ingledew, farmer, Gloucesterst.t7. Wm. H. Wedl2ll, clerk, Islington SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. _ Hector Monro, farmer, Farness Chisholm and H ar p er coal merchants, Leith Thomas Raining, farmer, Grarloff, Kirkcudbrightshire The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about i per mine pm., mad the short exchange on London is 25.25 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of ,C 3 12s. 160. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 3-10 the 1 er cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark and the short exchange on London is 134 per £1 sterling. standard gold at the English Mirt price is, therefore, about 3-10thg per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg 1 he course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 159 i to 160 per cent., and the premium Bola is about 45 per cent. At these rs.te3 there is api efit On the importation of gold frcua the baited States. _ -~.' in Ils ,a- he "or Put . ad gyre of ier Is )y. as ic 3g, in to no of mp her •esh kite The the ling ver, 3 in was Lon- lary mer ►s of land 10d; 9 4d :ase. )321't I all 3 ber mer- in a ,nert Dan. ders has ) on bad .~: ~. li