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

1- i ''' CONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL 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 Plata. has arrived from the West Indies with £240,000. The third ordinary general meeting of the share holders of the Metropolitan and Provincial Bank took place to-day. A dividend of 5 per c+-I.lt. 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 ana calls of the reserved shares. £1,507 12s. 8d Was carried forward. At the half-yearly sleeting to-day of the Standard Bank of British. South Africa—Mr. Stenhonse in the chair—it was agreed to increase the capital from £1,500,00 to £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 beer 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 was agreed to nem. 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 £134,325 135.10 d. Out of this amount interest on the rest or surplus fund at the rate of five per cent, per annum (i 6,566 Bs. ld.) had been added to that fund, which now amounted to £269,222 13s. ld. The directors 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 ss. 9d. to be carried to the profit and loss account for the current 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. Reuter'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 ef f ected early this morning, and another rise of 1 per cent. ensu ing, Consols then being for money, and 931 for the 6th proximo ; but sales on realisation of profits have since caused a reaction to 93 8 , and 938 1 respectively. The Reduced Annuities are buoyant at 921 i 93 ; and the New Threes at 921 j. India Stock is marked 226 228; the 5 per Cent. Loan, 108 1 ; the 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper, 107; and the 51 per Cent, ditto, 116. The Bonds are quoted 15s. 19s. prem., and Exchequer Bills are par to ls. prem., being a little lower. Foreign Stocks have been dull and depressed. Turkish 6 per Centa., 1862, are 676 ; do. Consolides, 502 ; Mexican, 3741, ; Greek, 352 ; do. Coupons, 161 ; Spanish Passive, 331 ; do. Certificates, 121 4 ; Portuguese, 48 ; Egyptian, 1036 1046 ; and the Confederate Loan, 4 dis. to 4 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, 191;* ; Lon don and South African 254; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam 79 ; International Financial shares are quoted 41 to 5} prem. ; London Financial 11 to Ft prem. ; General Credit to 11 prem. ; Hudson's Bay Company, k toe prem. ; and Egyptian Trading Company, I to 11 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per C en t. C onsols Annuities 92 2i 3 6 3 New 3 per C en t . Annuities . .. Annuities, 30 yrs, expire . s thiJan., 1880. Ditto for 30 y rs, expire sth April, 1885.' India Stock.. , Dittos per Cent ..... . .... . Ditto Enfaced P a p er , 4 per dent' Ditto T Cent pei Ditto 5i per Cent .................. 116 D'tt,, Bonds £l,OOO Ditto under £l,OOO .. 5 Consols for Account, Aug. 6 93 i India St ock for Account, 5 per Cent lOBl # ar Exchequer Bill s, £l,OOO 21 per Cent.. 1 M pm June par Ditt o £5OO — Ditto Small . — FOREIGN FUNDS . par —CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 p er Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent . 921 E gYptian 7 per Cent.. lO4l 31 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 3sa 1 Ditto Account.. - a Mexican 3 p er Cent 161 ... 1 i Ditto Account 38 7 New Granada Ditto 2 er Cent ... 32a Ditto Deterred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Peruvian 41 per Cent. _— Ditto 1862 Ditto Acco un t P ortuguese 3 per C en t., 1853 Ditto Account Ditto 3 Ditto per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O , 62 4Bl 8 Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St -- Ditto 41 per C en t., 1850 .. Ditto 1860 Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent SPanieh 3 per Cent: Ditto Account — Ditto Passive Ditto Account.. 33 Al/tartish Cert. of Coup not funded Ditto Account T urkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account 93 Ditto 6 per C ent. 1858 Ditto Accou n t D itto, £ lO O Bonds 7ll 671 i i Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 67k 8 Ditto Account Ditto 6 pet Cent. 1863, £l9 16a 8d pd. Pen Ditt o Guaranteed, 4 per Cent 103! ezuela, 3 per Cpnt . Ditto 6 p er Cent , 1862 Dit to Account .. . . 6/ Dividends on ......... ....... in London i . 7 ?tn. •!Italtn2.per Cent., EL 12 Guil 64 t ai3itts, 6APeztZent., 1 861, EL 25 francs.. 71H t ...................... Consols, Money . Ditto ATHREE O'CLOCK. ugust A ccou n t. ............... 934 1 .... 93i a .......... Liverpool Cotton mark et - --This D ay. -----------4.—__ GRAM.) (RErTER'S TELE No change. Market dull. Sales about 4,000 bales. Previously 237. Imports, 1,012. -------z: l e DEATH FROM THE FIRE AT R IVAL's I NN. " - -Yesterday the occurrence of a fi re Rotel, Furnival'e inn, was reported ; it w as als at nnt i o n c a Wood's that th e gen tl eman i n w hose room the fire origi nated tamed some injuries. The gentleman in questi on : us. German named George Butcher Wiechers 44 years otaaBße and has sinc e di e d f rom the effects of his inju r i es. b; Lankester, coroner for Central Middlesex, held an in quest on the body at the hotel y esterday. From the evidence it appeared that the deceased retired to his room on Sunday night and went to sleep, leaving his candle on a chair by the bedside. Early in the morning deceased found that the room was on fire, ancl after vainly trying to extinguish t he flames, he got cut of the window, end held on for Eome Vole to the sill, At length be fell, severely cutting his Wrist by the skylight of the closet. This and o her injuries c'neasioned thoth, and a verdict of accidental death was rz tttrued, SHARE MARKETS—This day. - Share ! ' Railways. Paid. Closing Price. 13.14. Bir.. Wol., and Str. Vol Blythe and Tyne. IBost.,Sleaf.,andMid.k.lo !Bristol and Exeter ICaledonian Cork and Bandon COTIV:aI Do A A gets no div Do. B tiLa6Pc.p an•haF paid to B. Dublin .5D Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. 'Edinburgh & Glasgow. ,Glasg. and S. Western., IGreatEastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stoCk_. Ditto East/tuglian st GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern.. Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an , l W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val Yorkshire stock Lancashire & London and Blackwali Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., arid Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Scy.th Western Man., She., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. shares Do x Metropolitan Midland Do New . . 5.4.0 Do Binning. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland, Do. 4 shares Mid Kent 1 9.16.4 Do Cray Line !North British lEdin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwia Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle.. ,North London all all 100 100 all 8 8j 1 8 85 87 1191 J2oa, 6 6i 40 41 15 10 95 96 110 112 53 64 50 52 2411 25i 1284 (294 130 131 134 136 101 103 67} 671, 1141 1111 76 77 118 120 44 46 103 1031 105 11:6 45 46 1 121 14 1281 213 t, 14 11i) 97 99 55 57 26 28 103 103 k 59 60 90 904 i Do New 'North Staffordshire 'N. and S. W. Junotion Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpoo; Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern 118 120 P 14 16f It} 12} 122 124 46 47 99 101 12.10 50 52 31 33 924 03 70 72 100 102 74 8 88 39 10 11 6 8 B} p 153 156 5} 61 3 24 p South Wales S. York. and River Dun 6taines,Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, ism, 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 -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 78 82 156 160 27 29 46 47 39 41 104 106 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOIe-S• BUSilleßb done. 1144 77 1( f BRITISH POSSESSIONS. losing ihare dal tways Paid. C Price. Business don( 100 ttiantic &St Lawrenct all 62 (4 --- 63 stk Bom.,Baroda&Cent Ind 100 107 t[B 107 i 7 GIL 5 per cent. 20 Do. New ... 8 111 p 20 Do. E. Shares. 204 Buffalo and La he ti uron at 54 61 51 10 Do. Preference 100 / Bull alo,Brant,&Godri c b p. et. bds. Au g . 1, 15 /2 Lou 100 Do. do. July 1, 187:1 100 100 00. (to. Juue 1,1.7 a 100 at Cleutta.re S. Eastn. ; 100 106; 107). at Cape Town & Dock Seri] 100 1084 1094 109} stock Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p.' 10u 109 110 stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. lOc. 107 1. , 8 1074 20 Do. do. G Ext lO 11 14p 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Cana& Luc 20 01 100 Do. Ist Pre. Bonds all 72 74 100 Do. ao. deferred— all 55 58 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonus all 65 67 100 Do. do defer; ed all 50 63 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred all 35 37 100 Do. 4th Pref. stoc all 28 30 100 Do. do. deferred all 22 24 stock Gt.lndlaPenin,rua.sp.c lOO 1074 108 A 1084 71 20 Do. New gua.'s p. n l2 1 2 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 1 14. stock Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1064 107) 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 1t 4 114 204 Do. New 18 91 91, 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 97 100 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8 all 90 02 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 ; stock Madras guar~ sp. c. stock Do. 4# p. c. Extension 100 1004 10 A stock Dc. 4A do lOO 18 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 stock Melb.Corp. ap. c. Bndn lOO —.— 50 Mello. & Hobson's Bay all 53 55 100 Do. 7p. c. slortg. Bds alt 20 Ciewßrunswick a Can& Class A and B. pc Ist pf bda 100 84 80 stock Scinde (100 1084 1094 110 at Do. t Do. Delhi do 4 2 1 20 Do. Punjaub 5 15 li p2l p: at Do. Do. , 1064 1074 1064 41 oak Do. Indus. St. Flo.) kW(' 103 104: COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. an.Uov. 6 p.c.Ja 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. 4; Alit, 100 106 1(8 Do. dp. c.3lar.,k Sept 100 105 107 106} ; Do. 6p. c. JandirJuly. 100 96 97 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 94 96 cape G.llope, 6p 0,187 100 108 ,110 Do.Ap &Oct 1880 100 112 114 Do. 1891 100 113 115 1141 IDo. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 112 114 Ceylon, Nov.lFlB, 6p ( 100 113 115 IMau , Rine 6 per cent .. 100 106 107 104 6 'Natal Guy. 6 per cant.. 100 110 112 -- ;N..8.G0v. p.a.) a.dr,J ul) 100 106 101 1051 I Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - S.W. Gov. 5 p 18, ,, 100 100 101 Do. sp. c.,18,1 to 1. , _;2( 100 101 102 Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 1011 1021 'New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 - ,Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterlinz, 1875 0 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c l lO OO 1 1 0 .0 6 107 112 107 61 .S.Aus G6p.c.1e17,3.& up lOO 110 112 - , Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.ttJuk, 100 'lO7 109 to 5 p.o. An-AcOct.. 100 ill! 112 k 112 ilk BRITT S j Cambrian Consol. Gold ulinord Amalgamated 1 Devon G. Con.. Javist , East Bassett (Illogan) , East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon ...... East Carn Brea... E. WI Russel (Tavistk.), Gam.aSt..Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolg,us 1 G. Wheal Vor(felston) !Grenville ElerGd's- Foot • . Hingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelart Marke Valley.. Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ' New Setun .. North Downs N. 'i Basset (11104 - an North Wheal Crafty l'ar Consols (St. Blazey) erovidenee (Uny Lelnt.) South Caradon(St.Cleer; S. Cara Brea (Illogan) S. Wheal Fran. (Illogan Stray Park L fam'ar Silv..Sz Lead Min ' fin Crort West Basset (Illogan) W C. , radon (Liskeard), West Seton. %Vheal Basset (Illogan) Wheal Buller (Itedruth) Wheal Kitty (li.Lelant) WhealLud. ott Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) r Wheal Seton . Wheal Treiawney (Lie.) Wheal Union 47 i 4 5 5 2.0.8 2.10.8 8 581 317 2} 12 i 4 1215 225 15 17 3i 4 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 1, 113 Great Eastern, E. Anglian C 7 per cent. pf., 150& Ditto, ditto, A stock, 7 per cent., 150 i Great Western, 44 per cent. red., 100 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 1011 PREFEILIENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 4i per cent., pf., 09 London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B, 8 per Cent., 1074 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. HGruelal and Selby tEas s te e rn, , Il Wo 2 o a .bridge Ex., 4 per cent., 87 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 20} Great Luxembourg, 14 San Paulo ;Lisa.), gua. 7 per cent., Ditto, 21} i FOREIGN MINES. Don Pedro, Nor h Del Rey, 1 Kapunda (u in.), 1} United Mexican (Urn.), 7 JOIN T-STOCK BANKS. Australasia, 77 Ditto, new, 31/ Bank of Egypt, 28 Bank of Queensland (lim), 91 City, 109/ 10 Hindustan, China, and Japan (lim.), 19 Imperial Ottoman, 19/ f London and Colonial (lim.), 31 5 London and Comity, 44} Mercantile Exchange, lira., 41 South Australia, 401 1 Union of Australia, 551 Union of London, 361 MISCELLANEOUS. British Iron, 41 Crystal Palace, 38k East India Irrigation and Canal, 5} Egyptian Commercial and Trading, lim., 3 Joint•stoek Discount, 5$ k London Financial Association, lim., 64 Oriental Gas (11m.), 11 Peninsula and 0 , iental Steam, 79 Ditto, new, 47 Van Diemen's Lind, H The Price of Gold, The quotation of gold at Paris is about 4 per mille pin., and the short exchange on London is 25.25 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of 13 176 . too. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is ne arlY 3-10tha l,er cent. dealer in London than in Paris. BY advises from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.21 per £1 sterling. 3. t 1 a 0 rldard gold at th e E ng li s h Mi n t price is, therefo re, a b ou t Has Per cent dearer in London than in Hamburg the r -° utse of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 (fat, is 1524 to 100 per cent., and the premium on gold is about 4 5 per cent. At these rates there is a profit en the importation of gold from the United States. THE 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 clown from one of the superior courts 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 also 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. The 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 2 -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 theta 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 raet 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.) THE 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 he 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 seat 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. TILE 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 giPBY. Th e 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 Wightinan.) CONVICTION OF A QA.BOTTER. 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 vitude for a robbery with violence, was again indictod for garotting and robbing Joseph Sawyer, and stealing from him a watch, the prisoner's companion 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 SaNille. 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 Barbican 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 ; eaid "It's lucky for yon, old fellow, I'm in here, or I'd blow your brains out, I would, you dog." SHIPPING—This Day. --*--- LONDON, July 15.—Wind this day at noon--North- Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather. QUEENSTOWN, July 14.—Wind W.—Arrived—Ch ar l es' from Quebec; itosine, from Alexandria ; Mar s , f rom Sulina. PORTSMOUTH, July 14.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Adventure, from Sierra Leone. PLYMOUTH, July 14.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Alfred, for Melbourne. CLYDE, July 14. Sailed —Margaret Falconer, for Buenos Ayres, LIMERICK, July 13,—Arrived —Brian Boromhe, from Quebec. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, July 14—Henry, from Drobrak ; Christiana, from Frederickstadt ; Active, tram Konigsberg ; Three s e , ss fr ak om a. Nykobijing ; Leda, from Regg eiure ; Co urse , DEAL, Wednesday Morning. from ß roth t e r l Passed—Ldy Clark, for Quebec; Francis, for the Cape of Good Hope—both from London; Mercury, ship, from the North, for the West; Appoline, from Sunderland, for Kurrachee. 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 about 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. He 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 had a bottle of wine there, and on coming out had an altercation, and the constable pushed him and he pushed the constable. Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the defendant ss. 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, and the air was in very gentle motion. The earth was left at 4h 55m, the balloon moving to wards the west till 4b 59im, 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 19m we were nearly over Caterham, where a large number of persons were collected celebrating some festival; at 5h 36m we were near Epson] Downs ; at 5h 49m, near Reigate; at 6h 39m, over Horsham ; at 7h 14m, within five or six miles of Brighton. Up to this time we had frequently consult°, together with the view of as cending higher, but it did not seem prudent to at 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 751 deg.; at the Crystal Palace it was 74 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 6,200 feet at 6h 28m, where the temperature was 52k 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 7h . ,we were nearing the coast, and we descended to 2,000 feet by 7h 20m, the temperature gradually and con stantly increasing to 65f 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 Greet.- 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 5h 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 5h 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 succes sion, like a fairy scene, was most enjoyable; 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, Greenwich, the horizontal movement of the air between the hours of five and nine was at a rate less than two miles an hour, whilst during 31 hours the balloon had passed over between sixty and seventy miles. f t is very evident that our instruments on the earth do not give any indication of the real velocity of the air. A similar result was shown last year in Mr. Coxwell's rapid journey from Winchester of seventy miles in sixty-five reinutes, whilst the anemometer at Greenwich registered fourteen miles only, and every occasion o❑ which the actual motion of the air has been measured by the bal loon, it has been a multiple of that determined by instruments. The difference between the two is so large that it seems scarcely to be accounted for by the undulatory nature of the surface of land, and implies that our hitherto estimated velocities of the air are erroneous. Shortly after we left, the sky was overcast, mostly with 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; very distant objects were invisible; and the earth not being lighted up at all by the sun was dull. The fact of clouds reaching to four miles high where the temperature of the dew point must be some degrees below zero, as in the preceding accent, 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., of the Conservative Club, and Lieut. H. Turner, of the Rifle Brigade. The place of descent was Goodwood Park, the seat of the Duke of Richmond, and our best thanks are due to Capt a i n V a l ent i ne f or t h e as sistance al he_ ng kindly gave us in everyt hi ng , no t o nly i having my instrument s p ro p er l y t a k en care of, packing up the balloon, &c., but also for his kind hos I am, Sir, you r s, &c., JAMES GLAISHE • Blackheath, July 14. SOUNDING NIAGARA RI-VERAThe gentleman who has been trying the experiment of sounding the r i ver Niagara below the Falls writes as . follows : " Another attempt was made with all.r iron of about ten pounds weight, attached to a No. wire, all freely sus _ again on the peLded, so as not to impede the fall of the weight.. I then i Ist the w eight fall from the bridge, at the height of 225 feet. It struck the surface fairly, with the point down, must have ' iron bouuce like sunk :u some depth, but was not longer out of sight than one second, when it made its appearance sur face, about 100 feet down the stream, and Ski like a chip until it was checked by the wire. w sipped along menced hauling in slowly, which made the i then corn ' a ball, when a cake of ice struck it and end per secoz when striking, must am satisfied that no metal with a u ed . the sport. I consequently its pierce that current, oven with a momentum ape gravity to surface opposed to the fall of 225 feet. The velocity of the iron,-litura acquired by a have been equal to 124 feet 5 and currant was about 50 superficial inches. This will gime an momentum was near 5,0001b5. Its surface of the strength of that current:, WIMBLEDON REVIEW. The review of Volunteers at Wimbledon on Saturday, the 18th instant, will commence at 5 o'clock p.m. The following corps have received permission of the Secretary of State for War to attend :-- The Hon. Artillery Company Ist Middlesex Artillery Volunteer Corps Ist „ Engineer „ Ist City of London It Ist Middlesex (Victoria) Rifle Volunteer Corps 2d „ (South) 4th „ )9 9th „ (West) 19th „ 20th „ f/ 22d „ (Queen's) 23d „ (Inns of Court) „ 28th „ (London Irish) „ 29th „ 36th „ 2) 38th „ (Artists) 9, 39th „ (the Finsbury Rifle Volunteer Corps) 40th „ (Central London Rifle Rangers) 47th „ Rifle Volunteer Corps 2d Adm. Battalion Middlesex Rifle Voltinteers 7th „ 19 ~ Ist Surrey (South London) Rifle Volunteer Corps 10th „ Rifle Volunteer Corps 12th „ 99 19th „ 23d „ Ist Adm. Battalion Surrey Rifle Volunteers 2d „ Ist City of London Rifle Volunteer Brigade 2d ~ Rifle Volunteer Corps 3d ~ 2d Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteer Corps 4th ~ 6th ~ Bth ~ Ist Adm. Battalion Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteers H. 31'111traDo. War-office, July 15. IMPERIAL P.A.BLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS.—This Day. The SPEAKER took the chair at 25 minutes past 12 o'clock, the tull,compliment of members--forty—not having been obtained before that time. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Rumney and Brecon and Merthyr Tydvil Sanction 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 his 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 open 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 lion 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 properiy constructed. The committee who drew up the report on the proposed altera tions 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 Bellamy's, Col. WHITE explained that the cellars were already constructed. The commtttee, in making their recommen dations, simply 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. DILWYN, Sir DE LACY EVANS withdrew the motion. PARTNERSHIP LAW AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was recommitted, in order to introduce some amendments. Mr. HUBBARD move d that the chairman leave the chair. He c ons id ere d th a t the bill in the present form would prove utterly valueless to the commercial commu- pity, , t h e principle of Mr. CAVE, whilst he considered the p e ople to embark i n "limited liability" incited h e should support the hazardous speculations, yet looked bill, though based somewhat on th a tt and sys the harmless , lbeeause it would merely use it in its very mildes t the bill. ra "s sense. Mr. GOSCHEN warmly supported Mr. VANCE opposed the bill, ER upon it as an indispensable additionthe existing law opposed the measure of limited liability. into trade Mr. T. BARING strongly Id introduce lax principles which in his opinion, it would inducement to trad by taking away that s onsible to th • s Carefully llrb e all s e ' now existed in firms re y . their last shilling, for all bill because it would into which they might the obligations _ enter. Air. WEGUELI.IN approved of the base trail© upon distinct and public casvpo..,t would which was the natural basis of all credit. Th e bill 1a s wl,: than expand credit, and keep it with. Lila rather restrict was the limited liability of companiesln proper bounds. It gulated their credit. that limited and re ' - Mr. M. GIBSON said the bill had already received the a pproval of the house, and been carefully sifted by a select committee, to which it v ; i l fl:rc!trried by the express desire of tho house ; and it was bag far the hon. ember et °rei a most unusual proceed to raise a debate on the for Buckingham (Mr. Hubbard) general principles of the measure at that stage, and so se, retard the examination of agreed to by th e go committee.into the the clauses asked the committee t e o ct Mr. B AzLEyhecaus(Hese.ar, hear.) He the bill would supported the amendment, believing that public. promote private trade at the expense of the Mr. LINDSAYsaw no reason why the principle supported the bill. He to two ciple cf limited liability should not b o allowed Mr. peoplel as to seven, as the law at present stood. ANILAND supported the bill. Colonel DICKSON op osed. The committee divided, when there appeared — For the motion ...................... 40 Against it .......................... 70_0 Majority .............. , ....... 3 The clauses were then proceeded with, and were agreed to with various amendments, and after a lengthy discussion 'the House resumed. Report on Monday. ANCHORS AND CHAIN CABLES BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. On clause 1, TURNERMr proposed to insert after te wr " per sons". not bng manu facturers of anchors or d chain cables," so that paries in this position could not conclu sively test their own anc hors or chain cables, or those of others, and give th, required certificates. The committee divided, when there appeared-- For the amendment .......... 60 Against ............................ 30 Majority ........ —3O The words were therefore added to the clause. Mr, LINDSAY said the bill, as thus amended, would be found utterly inoperative. At a quarter to six the house resumed. The further progress of the bill in committee tvas de- ferred. The Jurisdiction Justices Bill was read a second tinge. The Pauper Lunatics Asylums Bill was read a second time. The Fortifications Bill, as amended, was considered. UNION RELIEF AID ACTS CONTINUANCE _ _.__ _ BILL. On the motion that this bill, as amended be considered, Mr. C HILDERS brought up a new clause. Mr. VILLIERS hoped the) hon. gentleman would not press his clause. Mr. CHILDERS postponed the clause. The Expiring Laws Continuance Bill was read a second tip. ne, ;The house rose shortly before six o'clock. THAMES. SHABBY FELLOWS,—WiIIiam Collins, an engineer, of No. 12, Marlborough-street, Blaokfriars• road, and Richard Carthy, of No. 2, Frederick-place, Blackfriars-road, musi cian, w ere brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with steal ing a silver watch from Margaret Taylor, of No. 12, Albert-Nuare, 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 Carthy pass a silver watch 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 had 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 ever 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 nest for the completion of the deposi tions, CHARGE OF STABBING.—Moses Swart, a German Jew, aged 60, of No, 1, Swan-yard, Minories, was brought before Mr. Woolrych charged with stabbing Thomas Stent, 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. Cardona went to the assistance of his com panion, and the prisoner cut him down the arm. Mr. Woolrych—Then two men were wounded ? Stent—Yes, sir. Mr. Woolrych—Every day I have sat for some time past there have been one or more cases 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 cucumbers, and that they had not paid him when he struck them. Lawrence Manders, policeman, 172 11, 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. Mr. 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, The Royal Mail Company's steam ship La Plata , Capt. Yeller, with the above mails, arrived off the Netley Hospital yesterday afternoon about 2.30. She brings 175 passengers ; specie, value 1,200,906 dots., of which amount 712,471 dots. is gold, 411,860 dots. silver, 3,500 dols. pearls, 2,400 do's. jewellery, and 625 dots. platina. The cargo consists of 195 serous 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 r arrival are f r om H on d uras , J u ne 14; Grey town, 18 ; Colon, 23 ; J ama i ca , 25 ; P or to Rico, 29 ; De merara, 23; Trinidad, 24; Barbadoes, 26; Grenada, 24; St. V incen t, 25; S t. L uc i a, 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 coe siderable anxiety. The planters, however, lo , lt 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 holiday, 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 rainy season having put a stop to manufacturing operations. The import market was well supplied with all kinds of American breadstuffs 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 vessels 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 :—" 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 can 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 success here." THE MOORS AND FORESTS —ln the district of Inverary the prospects for the twelfth of August were never better. The season has all alt,ng 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 Lochgo:l and G'lengoyle 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 weil, and the shepherds slate that the birds are more numerous and in better condition than they have seen for a long time. In Glenara and Glen shirra, as well as on the Inverary moors, the prospects are equally good. The pullets are already stron g 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 are abundant in the splendid preserves of the Duke of Argyll, and the crop of them will be unusually good. Partridges are also well advanced. Ihe 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, an t royal heads will be nu merous . The fallow deer are very tame, and very numerous here also,--Scorottat4. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPAIN., The Madrid journals of the 13th state 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 question " The great 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 participation of Spain in this important result, as one of the Powers which signed the Treaty of Vienna, will enable her to share in the noble work of liberating Pound." THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. r~~~ NAVAL PROMOTIONS—This Evening, The following appointments were made at the Admiralty this day : Richard T. Bridgford, assistant surgeon, to the Cam bridge. Charles L. Cunningham, assistant surgeon, to the Wye. P. Hutchinson, of the Himalaya, W. H. Banbury, of the Dart, J. Rice, of the Asia (supernumerary), H. Benbow, of the Cornwallis, W. Inglis (a), of the Osprey, J. Jesop, of the Black Prince, promoted to the rank of engineers. Wm. Ross, of the Foxhound, promoted to acting engi neer. Naval Cadet N ominated —Edward B. Pinling. - - SPORTING INT ELLIGENCE.---This Day. --- LIVERPOOL RACES —Tins DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. KNOWSLEY DINNER STAKES. Le Marechal SELLING STAKES. Coronet Kill or Curo Antipodes Four ran. 3 STANLEY STAKES. • Livingstone.... Practitioner Appenine MOLYNEUX CUP. Johnny Armstrong Fairwater Cistercian . Five ran. HANDICAP PLATE. Hesper 2 Confidence Five ran. KNOWSLEY STAKES. Young Rapid Corinthian Tom 2 Acolyte LIVERPOOL ST. LELIER. Borealis Bonny Bell 2 QUEEN'S PLATE. Caller Ou w , o. LATEST BETTING. GOODWOOD STAKES. Bto 1 agst Anfield (taken) GOODWOOD CUP. 11 to 2 agst Fairwater (offered) ABINGDON RACES-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. HANDICAP. Lufra 1 Surbiton Hill Petit Oiseau 3 Six ran, ABINGDON STAKES. Catastrophe filly 1 Faith Five ran. ARRIVALS AT STAMFORD--TUrCOS, Aurelia, Sauterelle, Neophyte, Midnight Mass, Revolver, Alliance, Procella, Lady Maud, Tippler, Trap, Bohemia, Lady Abbess, Bal ham, Confession, and Grimstone. It is officially stated that the rumour of M. Hubert Delisle having been entrusted with a mission, to Mexico is unfounded. 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 wise." ROGERS'S ANECDOTE ABOUT LORD ABERDEEN'S SEA-SICKNESS.—WhiIe I was in Paris, in driving I 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, iso 1, : 1 8 7 503 117 and than th the deaths 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 g rave reply.—' But,' still more graciously, ' not very sea-sick.'—With profounder gravity, ' VERY, mad am l'—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 ex hibits an increase of 100 deaths on that of the pre u and it is also hi g her than an y weekly number g d corrected fe number returnedviosweek since; th e end of May. The.62a)v,earne e average rate of m orta li ty had prevailed. ndaerr increaseed from ocorrespondingthereforem weeks r e ( b po pulation, ey would haveA in t the las prtweekare been if th presen t time ssarlatina is th e most fatal .of all the w hile those from diphtheria declined to rose f rom scarlatina occurred in the Kensington epidem i c diseases, and the deaths from it in the week e dt fl oe h alth .. l d 3 istrict, six in the rectory sub-district seven. Five of m aryi a T b o o s n v: , five in Islington east; It prevails sraaiPe to a considerable wx ex tent in the east division. a w at as di r s e t t r ur inta ne . d ma ce, 19 of which occurred in the w ere nine deaths f rom this disease in the Westmin s t e r dis trict, four in the Tinhesres Berwick -street sub-district, four in St. An drew eastern. Seven of the 65 deaths are stated to have oecurred to persons who had been vaccinated, but it fre quently happ ens i n suchcases that the evidence of success ful performance of the operation is not much to be de pended on. Diarrhosa 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, ch iefly " cholera infantum." A widow di e d a t the age of 9 . 9 years. L as t wee k th e bi r th s o f 989 b oys and 994 g i r l s , I n all 1,983 c hild ren, were reg i s t ere d i n L on d on. I n the en corresponding weeks of the years 1853-62 the average number (corrected) was 1,777. CHASING A HIPPOPOTAMUS. A hippopotoznus 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 h e had gone down, Nothing was seen of him now for a long tinie, 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 again rowed towards him, calling to him as be fore, but again the beast dodged him, and dived to the bottom of the river. Ali now made a large circuit with his boat, in hopes of taking him by surprise as he came up to b rea the; but, as if aware of his intention s , the hippopotamus rose at a long distance off. For the thi r d time . started in pursuit with a remit similar to which that • ch had attended his other attempts to re-capture his pet. When he went down the third time ' Ali paused, evidently completely Ina n second, the onp ussed, and seemingly over come b y gr i ef and despair. however, he seized th e oars an d rowed toward steamer. e " Try de tog I" h e s h outed, as he came alongside ; “ gib me de tog 1" A large mastiff, which has been trained to sleep in the cage of the hippopotamus, and for whom he had evinced much affection,had been ke.eping up a continued howling from the time his companion had escaped, was now loosened, and he instantly plunged into the river and swam after Ali as he moved off. In about a minute the hippopotamus again stuck his huge head out of the water, ard, on seeing him, the dog gave a wild bark and swam in his direction very rapidly, Ali accompanying him in the boat. At last the dog reached the monster, and, with a series of barks, com menced swimming round the animal, and finally struck out for the shore, the hippopotamus following. The interest excited by this scene was intense, which continued to in crease until the dog and the hippopotamus reached the American shore in safety. Ali was not long after,_ and the animal was no sooner on tetra firma than the Egyptian, armed with a small rawhide, which he had taken with him, j um ped on the beach, and, going to the animal, spoke a few words, gave him a few smarts cuts over his penderous rump with the rawhide, and drove him without further di ;, eulty to a place of safety, where be was at once secured, rin ce's also !ess, sses ince II to ) of bar- heir ied :ept low this 'an .ttle unt the 3ey, ;ing heir i 1 ls sta.. !sly iug - on 'Like suf bly lest the last are r of der ars )/718 ged 318- by. as ter- un the the r a last of 3 of ice, ere of M lp, eir 30- of np ker ?..14.r :4.4.0 8.1.6 57t 0.16. 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