The Sun. — London, England, 1864-07-02 00:00:00

TEOIIEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK: A full demand for discount accommodation is reported to-day, and the principle bankers and bill brokers have been disinclined to transact business below 6 per cent. A farther sum of X 45,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. We are informed that the arrangement lately made between Messrs. Falkner, Bell, and Co., bankers, of San Francisco, and the British and Californian Banking Company, has been cancelled by mutual consent. The tenders for Clasensiand debentures were opened yesterday at the Union Bank of Australia ; when £29,300 were sold above the minimum of £lO3 125., and it was intimated thnt the directors will receive further tenders on Wednesday for the balance £70,700. The sinking fund on the Perttiian debt was applied yesterday in the purchase of £266,000, leaving £4,280,650 of the recent, loan outstanding. The certificates of the new issue of shares in the General Credit and Finance Company of London will be ready for delivery, in exchange for the bankers' receipts, on and atter Monday next. Mr. IL D. Cartwright, of Messrs. Leckie and Co., Bombay, and chairman of the Commercial Bank Corporation, &c., has been elected chairman; and Mr. Lewis Balfour, of Messrs. Balfour and Co., Calcutta, Deputy-Chairman of the Board of Direc tors of the East Indian Financial Association. The annual general meeting of the members of the Norwich Union Life Insurance Society was held at the office, Norwich, on the 29th ult. The report stated that the new business was progressing satis factorily, there being £273.026 insured for the pre• sent year, against £257,826 for the. Feuding year. Two o'CLocx. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reutees telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 05e, Inanimate• The market for the English Funds to-day has been particulaly quiet, and very little alteration has taken place in prices. Consols remain at 90 for money, .and 901 1 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced axe 89 1; India 5 per Cents., 104 k e ; and Bank Stock, 238, The alterations in the Foreign Market have not been important, and business has been extremely dull. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 681* ex div. ; do., Consolid4a, 481 fo Mexican, 28,4 Greek, 251 ; Spanish Passive, 291 e ; do,, Certi ficates, 108 s- Portuguese, 471 /ex div. ; Italian, 67 s ex div. ; and the Confederate Loan, 64 66. Business in the Railway Share Market has con tinued moderately active, bat a slight decline hal taken place in one or two of the principal lines. Midland have receded 15s, North Western 10s, Great Northern 10s, and Lancashire and Yorkshire Bs The Foreign and Colonial lines showing no change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in very limited request without any material altera tion to report as to values.Barakar Tea, Shares are quoted par 8 prem.; Lcindon and Venezuela Bank 1 1 prem. ; and Ebbw Vale Company 1 to 2'prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUN ZS. 3 - per Cent. Consols Do Account, July 8 3 per Cent. Reduced ........ New 3 per Cent New 2 3 / 4 per Cent. Jan. 1894........ — Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 _ Aunuities, 30 yrs, expire eth Jan., 1880 — Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 . , Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — Maroh. June. Exchequer Bills, £l.OOO, 2i & 3 per Cent. 5 Do £5OO • .. • • 5 Do £lOO and £2OO Bank England Stk, 5i per Ct. Do Account.. INDILN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Tndia Stock, 101 per Cent., Apri11874.... •'Do Account Do 6 per Cent. July, 1870. ... ... 1041 i .' l)o Account Do 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 — Do Certificates Do Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Do 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872 — Do 51 per Cent., May, 1879 — Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Da Bonds ..t , 1 • 1100 .. Do under £1,000.. - FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Do 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 ..... , Do 1863 Sql Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do Account — Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) — Chili= 6 per Cent. — Do 3 pei Cent. Colombian 6 per Cent ...... ...... Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 — Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian 7- per Cent lt.q 1 Do, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Do Account Do Coupons — Do Account.... ) lll Guatemala 5 per Cent. — Do 1839 and 1859 Italian O per Cent.(Maremma-ta Railway 731 Mexican 3 per Cent Do` Account Do Scrip 423 paid Do French Scrip, En 25f 200 — dis Do 6 per Cen.. Anglo-French F Ditto Scrip, £23 paid Moorish Imperial 6 per Cent New Granada -- Do 2 per Cont. - Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) — Peruvian 41 per Cent — 1)0 3 per Cent. (Cfribarren) — Do 41 per Cent., 1862 De Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account — Do 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 — Do Account Do 1863 Scrip, £4O paid Russian 5 per Cent.. 1822, £ : t — Do 41 per Cent., 1850 .. Do 3 per Cent 1859 Do 5 per Cent, 1862 Do Anglo-Dutch Do Scrip, £3O p a id - pm Sar Tinian 6 per Cent Do Amount __ Spanish 3 per C ent Do Account Do New Deferred o - Account .. Do Passive - Do Account ni i Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account Swedish, 4 per Cent — Do Scrip, £6O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do A.coonnt 7O Dc £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds.. — Venezuela 3 per Cont. Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1852 Do A.ocount Do 1863 - - Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Do 6 per Cent, 1864 Do 11 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 6 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. -- .Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Do Account Dutch 21 per , Cent. x• E. (Toil.. - Do G il • . Do 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Do Account — piu rc. , vian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. 001oacenitoleusoeuzi,te5.y.7 Cent., Ex. 25f — TWO O'CLOCII. Do a .a•• . Li - tV erpool Cotton Market—This Days Market chill. Sa.les—÷—probibly 5,000 or bales. 6,000 S. NICOLis r , -,OLI,EGE, LANCING SIISSEX.—The first stone of the Thi rd or Lower Middle School, in connec tion with S. Nicolas College, i ntended for 1,000 boys, eons laid by th e of small farmers, t Eight Hen radesmen' and superior artisan s , will b e President of the Council the Earl Granville, K.G., Lord ,ou 1864 on the site recontl Tuesday, the 12 t h o f J u ly, , P u rchased at A r di ng l y, near Bal combe, in Sussex. ALTERATION OF THE itTRXISH FLAG.—Con stantinople, June 23.—8 y an Imperial order, the Turkish ccnataerctal fl , g has been altered. Instead of tho red ground and, white crescent as hitherto, the colours are green ground with a red ball in the middle bearing a white crescent in the centre. SHARE MARKETS—Ths day.: stare Railways. Paid. 3.14. Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleaf.,audMid.t;o Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A A gets no vdi Do. B tlll6po.p an.has been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. G rent Eastern, Ord. stl: 8 Ei St 91 84 A 6 lt9i 124 61 7 35 37 16 17 90 9s 104 1C 6 48 '9 Ditto A etOck ei 7i Ditto East Anglian at GreatNorth.Qi Stiotiaaj Great. N. :irthern.. Do A stock .133 13 149 15t 128 k 32, 90 9 67 67} Do G do Gt. S. an 1 W. of Irelan Great Western .. • • • • Do Str Val gua. atm!, Lancashae fie Yorkshirt Loudon and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Str.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do t shares... Metropolitan Midland Do New 1151 116} 66 (8 10: 104 40 42 1131 1144 97 98 58i Z9_ ItZ 113 132 i 133 Do Binning. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. d shares Rid Kart •WO • Do Cray Line North British /Min., Perth, & Dundee Nth: E astern—Berwie Do, G.N.E. purohas, Do Lec,da Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stool Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews, and Welohpoa Shropshire Union South Devon ;South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dan Staines, Wok., and Wok 'Stockton & Darlington 100 all all all all 100 100 100 6.13.4 102 104 53 55 1 24 '6 1 10511 AG6i, 6t 94 95 126 129 14 2bl 774 78i 104 nt 125 130 36 38 56 47 83 35 92i 93 10# 106 8 9 361 37} Ai 10 71 8 1 165 170 .6 7 c 3 4.1) Do Do New, 1866 'fair Vale Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.4R West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 2! , 1.2.10 st ORDINARY SHARES AND STOUB.S. Closing I Busines , Price. done, IS; i 125 j 151 LOI GSI 8 1151 10 103 21 114 131 1121 1331 f 100 611 / 95k 3; 6 107 110 32 31 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. .char. dallways Pant. 100 Sk 20 Atlantic t 4 St Lawrence. Bom.,Barodtut.Centlnu Gn. 5 per cent... Do. New . . • Do. E. shares... BM W° and Lapse Huron Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,&G o drieli is p. et. bda. Aug. 1, 12,17:: Do. do. July 1, 187. Do. do. June 1, is . 1 elcutta.& S.l+, astn . Cape Town & Dock Seri Naetn. Bengal gu. fl p. haat Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G- . stook /took Do. do. 11 do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Fret. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 2d Pret. Bonds.. Do. do. del r ed. ..... Do. 3d P ef. stock ... Do. do. deferred.... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndtaPentn.gua.sp.e Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Do. January, 1882 .. t. South. of India (Lim .:uaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New .. . .... Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.. . Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. o. D 0.4 p. 0. Extension Dc.4l d 0........ Do. Birth Extension. Melb.Corp. a p. o. Buds. Helb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c tdortg. Bds. Newßransyncx es Can& Class A. an o B. N. RLC'da6 po Ist pt bds Soinde 1 Do. Delhi Do. d 0... Irl *4 DO. Punj sub .. Do. Do. , Do. Indus.St.}lo.) ,lock stock S'Oak It o 8 7i all all all 100 (100 ' 100 1 all _ Closing Price. 69 61 101 ' 102 pari p of 6 8/ 9 1 77 82 77 8 77 82 93 98 100] 104 lei 12 lu3 P 20 21 FI 72 74 6 .14 66 68 55 67 48 8s 43 45 29 31 28 30 102 103 Pr#Y' Rindnesc don 101 103 10 10f 101101. 90 in 82 84 d fp JOoi 97 09 9: Of 1021 8 Om 1031 2f 101 i 1 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - C4.Gor.tip.o.Ja uly 1877-81 Lco 03 105 1001 11 - Do. rt p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 102 164 D 0.6 p.c.llar.& Sept 4 100 1 ,- „,2 164 - Do. sp. c. 92 04 - Do. 5 Inseribed stock 100 91 'K3 - Cape G.llope, d p c,187, 100 104 106 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 107 109 1071 Do. 1890 100 It 9 111 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 110 112 - Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 111 113 - Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 197 109 101/ - Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 107 109 N.B.Gov. 6 p.a d a.&J my 100 102 101 - lro. 6p. e.Ap. & Om. 100 - N. S.W. G ov. 5 p 18D 100 99/ 100/ - Du. 5" p. c.,18/1 to 1.67 C 100 991 100/ Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 994 1001 971 8 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 100 111 - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. a - sterling, 1875. lOO 105 107 - Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 108 110 S. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up.. 100 109 111 - VtaGov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 - - - Do. to 6 0.0. A.n.4oet.. 100 209 110 1091 10 91 101 BRITISH MINES. 16ambrian Consol. Gold I 4 id - Gliflord Amalgamated.: - 32 84 - !Seven G. Con.. (Tavist.) 1 565 675 - East Bassett (Illogan) 30 65 67 Cast Clogau Gold Ltd - - East Caradon ...... 2.14.6 29 30 - East Cam Brea.... 3.4.0 71 71 - E. P,"lnusael (Tavistk.; 8.13.:: 32 4t - r:lam.lSt.Aubyn(Gwen 187 7 9 - :Great South Tolgus 170 21 - ;43. Wheal Vor (lielston 40 33 34 - Grenville 0.16.4 71 71 - fiend's-Foot 8.12 48 40 liingston Downs 4.18.0 31 31 - Lady Bertha - Slargaret 11:Tny Lelani of t 14 16 • - Starke Valley.. 11 yndy Iron Ore (Lim.; 21 11 I 0 - New Setun l9/ 70 80 - • North Downs 2l 14 2 Baseetalio4sti 3.1.0 11 2 ' - North Wheal Crofty • 2.6.9 41 41 - rar Consols (St. Blazey - - 20 , rrovidence(Uny Lelnt. 10.0. 40 42 - South Caradon(St.Cleer 1 4 450 470 - S. Carn Brea (Mogan)... - Fran. (Mogan 14.19.9 50 55 - !Stray Park 30.17.6 29 31 - famar Silv.& Lead Ili - Tin Crott 4 17/ 181 West Basset (Mogan), 1/ 94 10 4 - C , radon (Liskeard? 5 16 18 - West Soton - Wheel Basset (Mogan) 51 90 95 - Wheal Bulleratedruthj 10 27 29 - Wheal Kitty (ILLelant) 2.0.6 - Wheal Lud, ott .. 3.5. H 11 21 • - 1V heal Mar yAnn !fen.) 8 14 16 - Wheal seton oB.y 220 230 - Wheal Tretawncy (Lis ) 7 19 21 Wheal Union 3.17 1/ 2 56 58 5 82 84 103} 104 i, 102* 1034 r 0 Itipp 96 98 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great northern, 5 per cent., red. at 5 per cent. pm., 107 Great Western Orig. 45 oer cent pl., 96 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 96;, Mid .Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Di to. Bristol and Birna., 6pt .r cent., 137 • Midland, Leicester and Ilitchin 4 per et.. t,31 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., Ida° 45 per cent., red., 101 995 North Eastern, York, H. and Selby purchase, 10 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Kent Coast, f, , per cent. pref. B, 29 London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., E 6 per cent., 97 LINES LEASED AT FIXED:RENTALS. Preston and 'Pyre, 45 Wimbledon and Croydon, 75 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish, 161 FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, Um., 104 BANKS. &Dianne 651 41 S Ancao Austrian, 7 Bank of utago, Rm., 41 British and Californian, 11M., 6 5 1 5 1 Chartertdßank of India, Australia, and China, Ditto, issued at 10 pm., 38i Consolidated Bank, lira., la Continental. lira., /71 European Bank, lim. 14 1 Imperial flank of India, china, and Japan, RM., 51 Imperial Ottoman, 18j It London B.+nk of Mexico and S. America, Urn., 71 London and Brazilian (lira.), 534 Loudon Chartered Bank of Australia, 2' London, Hamburg. Cont. Exchange, lim., 161_17 London Joint Stock, 4 U 78 London and Northern, lira., 23 London and South African, 21; London and Vi estminster, 93 94 Oriental Banx Corporation. 581 Provincial of Ireland, in Scinde, Punjab, and Delhi, lira,, 131 South Australia. 39 South B stern, Um., 71 1 Union of Australia, 560 Union of London, 58 711- MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Agricultural, 194 Berlin Water Works, lira., 9 City Offices, Him, 43 Consolidated Discount, lim., Credit Fourier, 13i Credit Mebili• r, 73 East Indian Financial, lira., 37 Egyptian Com. and Trading, lira., 41 Home and C lonial A ssurauce, Hudson's Bay, 171 Imperi •1 and Mercantile Credit Am., lim., 73 Joint Stock Discount. lim., 7 London Financial Association, 1im.,;28 National Di,count Company, Jim,, 153 Oriental Gas (him.), 15 Royal Mall Steam, 904 Scottish Australian Investment. un t , 1304 Smith, Knight, and Co., lim., 44 By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per marls and the short exchange on London is 13.51 per .£1 stcrlin, standard gold at the English !Ent price is, therefore, about 3-10 the per cent, leaser in London than iI Hamburg. TitE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EENING, JULY 2, 1864$ LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT. OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) HARRIS V. HARRIS AND WARDE. This was a suit instituted by the husband, a labourer in the dockyard at Chatham, for dissolution of marriage. The parties were married in 1848. They first resided at Great Waking, in Essex, and ultimately they went to live at Chatham, where the cohabitation continued until 18ti1. In that year the respondent formed an improper intimacy with the co-respondent Warde, who was a lodger in the same house. She was at present residing at the same place with the co-respondent. In the course of the evidence it was proved that the peti tioner knew that his wife was living on improper terms with Warde. The learned judge said, under the circumstances, he should dismiss the petition. ROUTH. V. ROUTH AND LE MESURIER. This was a suit instituted by the husband for a dissolu- tion of marriage. The petitioner had been an officer in the English cavalry, but he had sold out and had married the respondent at the office of the Charge d'Affaires at Benares in 1847. In 1851 the parties went to Australia, but the health of the respon dent being bad she went to Calcutta, which was her native place. There she formed an acquaintance with M. Le Mesurier, who held an important situation on the Indian Railway. Tfie respondent returned to England, and M. Le Mesurier, who had obtained leave of absence, renewed his intimacy with her at her mother's house. The respon dent and the co-respondent went on a tour to Nice, and other parts of the continent, as man and wife, and , the re spondent gave birth to a child, of which M. Le Mesurior was the father. Rhoda Wood, who had been a servant to Mrs. Routh, ac companied her to the continent. She was in the habit of receiving visits from M. Le Mesurier, while she lived at Lancaster-terrace, Regent's-park. Mr. clarifies Routh, a cousin of the petitioner, proved that, prior to their departure for Australia, they lived very happily. Sometimes they had quarrels and sometimes they were very loving. On the whole they agreed as well as most married people usually do. The respondent did not accompany her husband when he went to China, in con sequence of the bad state of her health. • Mr Routh, the petitioner, was examined by the learned Judge,—He said he had lately returned from India. He lett England in 1849 for China, and from thence he went to India. He went out under the auspices of Sir J. Bowring to obtain an appointment in the Customs there, but in con sequence of the war breaking out, he failed, and afterwards he went to India, where he obtained an appoint ment on the railway through M. Le Mesurier, who was the chief engineer on the Jubbulpore Rail way. His family and that of Le Mesurier's had been on intimate terms for nearly a century. He obtained the appointment through M. Le Mesurier, and after that he continued to write to his wife. In six months after he felt annoyed, in consequence of his son being sent to a school which he disapproved. He wrote the last letter to the re spondent in 1863, in answer to one he received from her, dated Nice; but he had no notion that anything improper had taken place between her and Mesurier. He was surprised when he received the letters from Nice, as he thought his wife was residiag in London. He never had the slightest sus picion of M Mesurier's honour, and he had always looked upon him as a brother. A more dastardly act than he had afterwards perpetrated could not be mentioned. The Judge Ordinary said the petitioner was entitled to a decree nisi. Granted accordingly. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This ray, MARLBOROUGH STREET. ROBBERY AT A JEWELLEit's.—Two boys gamedAltenry Barford and Alfred John Gibbs, were charged before Mr Knox with stealing, at 311, Oxford-street, some brooche and pins, the property of Mr Nathan Woolf Jacobson° jeweller. , Mr Jacobson said his attention had been called to the boys by a lady ; he ran after them and caughtßarford, and found his pocket full of his pins. He took Barford back towards his shop, when a gentleman stopped Gibbs, who dropped two brooches. There had been five boys altogether„ but the other three escaped. Ho then gave the prisoners into custody. Aldridge, 205 C, proved taking Gibbs to the station, the other prisoner being taken to the station by a gentleman. The parents of the boys were decent people. The mother of Gibbs said he had got acquainted with some bad companions. Mr Jacobson said his daughter knew the other boys by sight. Mr Knox said to send the boys to prison for any length of time would make them worse. Let them go to prison for font days and receive 12 strokes of a birch rod. THAMES. FOOLS AND THEIR MoNEv,—Mary Ann Jones, aged 20, of No, 19, Albert-Squire, Shadwell, of the class called unfortunate, was brought before Mr Partridge charged with stealing a /5 Bank of Rngland note, Timothy Cos, a police sergeant, No 45 K, stated that between the hours of 2 and 3 o clock this morning he saw the prisoner in High-street, Shadwell, with a 15 note in her hand. She said a sailor gave it to her, He also found upon her a sovereign and thirteen shillings in silver, She stated that the sailor gave her that also, and that he was in a coffee-shop close by, He found a sailor, a mate or a ship, in a coffee-shop, He was paid off esterday, and said he had been in the girl's company and gave her the money, and that he had a right to do what he liked with his own. The sailor, who was quite sober, came to that Court to give evidence, and he was arrested. on a warrant by a con stable from Wales, who took him away in custody for de serting his wife and children, and leaving them chargeable b the parish. _ Mr Partridge—The prisoner must be discharged. The woman ran towetrds the witness•box and demanded the money. _ _ _ Cox—Shall I give the money to her, your worship P Mr Partridge—l shall make no order. Speak to your inspector. A DISHONEST OFFICER OF THE CnowN,—Edward Mur phy, an elderly Irishman, was brought before Mr Part ridge charged with stealing a bottle of port wine. Thomas Cook, a constable in the service of the East and West India Dock Company, stopped the prisoner, who was leaving the Export East India Dock with a bottle of wine in his trousers' pocket. The prisoner would not say how h e came by it. He ascertained that the prisoner was a Cus toms-house officer employed in the luggage office. case of port wine had been opened and plundered in the office. Two bottles were missing. The prisoner would be dismissed the service. The prisoner admitted he had helped himself to one bottle of port—no more. He was very sorry. He meant to drink the wine, not to sell it. Mr Partridge said the prisoner was a dishonest fellow, and would lose his situation, which was a just punishment to hint. He fined him 10s. for the unlawfnl possession of the wine. The penalty was paid. WESTMINSTER, CHARGE 01 , ' ASSAULT AND FORCIBLY ENTERING A DWBLLING-ROUSE —Henry Gosling, proprietor of the Princess of Denmark beershop, 67, New-road, Chelsea and a man named Miles, were charged with unlawfully entering the dwelling-house of Henry Banal, by putting him out of possession thereof, and by holding now posses sion of the said house. They were also charged with assaulting the plaintiff. Mr Smyth, who was engaged for the plaintiff, said that his client had lot the house in question to a person of the name elf M‘Donald, who underlet it to tho defendant ( 30sling. On the 3d of June plaintiff was informed that his house:wag untenanted, when he tcok possession of it. On the.lsth inst. the defendant went to the house with a large body of men, when one of them put a ladder in front of the hous4 by means of which the defendant got to the top of the house and into it, by the roof. They then committed a most violent assault upon the plaintiff. Evidence was given which showed that on the day in question about 50 men, among whom were the defendants, went to the house with a ladder, which was placed in front of it. The defendant Gosling was the first to go up, and he was followed by four other men, among whom was the other prisoners. When they reached the roof some of the men got on it and removed several bricks. Having done this they flung a quantity of bricks at the plaintiff, and he was ejected with great violence from the house. He was also told that if he was seen again in the house he would have his head broken. After the examina.ien of several witnesses, The defendants were committed for trial, bail being ao. copied for their appearance at the sessions, ALARMING FIRES.—This morning about half. past 3 o'clock, a fire broke out in Simpson's ships building yard, known as the Grosvenor Works, Cubitt Town. The flames commenced from some unknown cause in the yard amongst a quantity of weather boarding, but owing to the exertions of the workmen the fire was extin guished, but not until about ?00 feet of weather boarding was destroyed and the other goods in the yard slightly damaged. A fire, which at one time threatened most dis astrous results, broke out in the premises belong . ng to Mr J. Markie, boot and shoemaker, carrying on business in Little Britain, Aldersgate•street.. The Royal Society's cscapets and several engines of the London Brigade, induct ing two of Shand and Mason's, were present. The inmates happily effected a safe retreat. About half•past 10 o'clock, a.m., a telegraphic message was received at Watling-street fire-station that a fire had broken out in a large sailing barge lying in the river, facing the entrance of St. Kathe rine's Dock. The steam-floating and Shand and Mason's land steamers were at once despatched to the spot and the fire was soon subdued. The origin of the fire is unknown. CIRCASSIANB IN ALGERIA.— Ttle French Go vernment has, it is said, made arrangements to receive 25,000 Circassian emigrants in Algeria. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, July I.—There has been more demand for shipping yarns. spinners, in conse quence of the advance in the price of cotton, have asked considerably higher rates than on Tuesd'Xyl and some of the buyers have acceded to this ad vance, and have contracted for fair quantities at about id. per lb. advance on. Tuesday's rates. Cal cutta telegrams to hand to-day are regarded as of a more cheering character than any recently received, and come of our merchants shipping to India have been induced to make offers for liberal quantities of India mule yarn. In home-trade yarns prices have been strong, and spinners have been asking higher rates, but it checks business. There has been but a small amount of business ransacted in this description of yarn. Theie hes been a decidedly better feeling in the cloth-market, w ith a considerable inquiry for nearly all sorts of goods. The business has not been large, but brill some purchases have been made at the full cur rent quotations of the day, and bat for the firm attitude assumed by manufacturers in consequence of a dearer cotton-market it is probable that a more considerable business would have been effected. The advices from Bombay are reported to have been f o ll o wed by sales at 3d. to 6d. per piece higher' than could have been obtained a week to 10 days ago. The Bombay telegram, to June 9, qbates 71b. 39-inch shirtings at 10 rupees; 81lb ditto, at 12 rupees; 44-inch ditto of 81b., 12r. Ba.; 311). 4 M O a , s d m a p u o l l e l 30's water twist, 25ba. and nl 22la 4 . r p . e 3 r a l . b. The advance there since Kay 23 is given by some advicss at 2s. per piece on lib. shirtings and is. on 81b. Calcutta telegrams of June 6 say shirtings are 6d. to ls. higher in a fortnight. Other telegrams say the advance was lost on June 10. CARDIFF, Jane 30.—The critical state of political matters effects the staple trades of the district, and buyers show an indisposition to purchase more than just sufficient for actual necessities. The slight improvement that had taken place in the iron trade last week is hardly maintained. The ironmastsrs are fairly supplied with specifications, and the works are in active employ. The steam coal trade maintains its vitatity, and there is a brisk business doing. About lls per ton is the average quotation for Aberdare double screened qualities, free on board. Coke has not improved, and the sale is rather slow. The house coal collieries are on full time, and a large quantity is being brought down for ehip. meat, MARKETS—This Day, COVENT GARDEN. Increased supplies of fruit are on sale here to.day, and the show of vegetAlles is seasonably good. The demand is steady, as follows rEvia. • 0. d. s. d. Pine appleS 2 Oto 3 - Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0 Grapes,per lb 2 6 to 0 0 Foreign do ' 0 0 to 0 0 Melons ... 0 0 to 0 0 Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 0 0 Apples, per hl-sv. 3 0 to 6 0 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100..6 0 to 12 0 Lemons, per 100 3 6 to 8 0 Gooseberries ht sve t 6 to 3 e Strawberries pr pt 0 4 to 0 b s s gulberrles,prpt..o . o d. to 0 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 4to 1 0 Foreign ditto, puno oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb 0 oto 0 o Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Cobnuts, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doz. 0 oto 0 0 Peaches... 0 oto 0 0 Currants, per h.sv 3 6to 4 6 Plums, per 1o 0 oto 0 0 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 - - Greens, dz bunch 2 0 t vZ o 2 a 75 8 h 1 :11 5 0 . t5, - per - lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Cabbages, pr doz 0 9to 1 S Horseradish, pdo 1 oto 1 6 Bad ditto 0 oto 0 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 oto o 0 Savoy do., pr dz 0 oto 0 0 Celery, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Cauliflowers, pdz 1 t , to 3 0 Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0 Brocoli sprouts Potatoes, per ton 50 oto 60 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 New ditto, pr cwt 6 oto 10 0 Mushrooms. p pt. 0 oto 0 0 Turnips, dz bunch 3 oto 4 0 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Carrots, pr do 6 6to 6 6 Cos lett, score .. 0 Bto 1 3 Cucumbers 0 4to 1 6 Mint and savory..o oto 0 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0 - Green peas,n.-sv. 1 oto 1 6 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 N'rench beans,h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Onions, doz. bn 1 oto 2 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 New Do., dz bun 1 to 1 6 Rhubarb, per bun 0 2to 0 4 Spinach 0 0 too U I Asparagus, pr do. 2 6to 4 0 Brussels sprouts 0 oto 0 0 Seakale, per bun. 0 oto 0 0 The French Press on the Conference, The able London correspondent of the Independ ance Beige has done good service in correcting the misapprehensions created here as to the state of public opinion in England, wilfully distorted by cartal:2 Liberal contemporaries. This writer is so dispassionate and impartial that his views have acquired great weight among the Parisian public; he faithfully reports the impression prevalent on your side of the Channel, and that he has felt the public pulse to some purpose is proved by your articles as well as by the drooping of the Funds. That unfailing thermometer, the Stock Exchange, refuses to endorse the p..cific acclamations of the Times, and shows that the writer in the Independ ance has aceuratPly ganged the sentiment of the public in the question which involves the honour as well as the interests of England. I specially direct your attention to the following passage in his last letter : It must be admitted that the destiny of some of the most illustrious of statesmen is to have a moat inglorious end. Metternich did not survive his successes ; Nesselrode was engulphed in the Crimean disaster; Palmerston has, with his own hands, dug the grave of his popularity. On the 3d of February, 1808, then 24 years of age, he energetically • vindicated in the House of Commons the bombardment of Copenhagen, and the destruction of the Danish by the Eng lish fleet. On that occasion the noble lord argued that "the law of self-preservation, which was the fundamental' principle of the law of nations, justified England in having forced upon Denmark a neutrality which, had it been left to it§ discretion, France would speedily have converted into active hostility." Fifty-six years later the same Minister, before the same House of Commons, declares that England is not bound to prevent the dismemberment of Denmark, and sacrifices it a second time, after having encouragid it with delusive hopes of assistance." The coincidence is curious, but it is not easy to see what inference the writer wishes to draw from it. He then, proceeds to say : Opinions are divided as to, the issue of the forthcoming Parliamentary struggle, and even the friends of the Minis try do not expect a majority sufficient to ratify its policy. My opinion is that the Government will be defeated, or thavits majority will be so utterly insignificant that in any case it will have to go to the country. That measure will be disastrous for Denmark, which in the interval will have had time to be crushed by the overwhelming forces it has to contend with. The path of Lord Palmerston is one on which it is not easy to stop, but rely upon it he will not be supported by the country, and the fate of the Minis try is certain. People are already talking of Lord Clarendon as Lord Russell's successor. That sort of patch work won't strengthen the Government. Truth compels me to add that Lord Palmerston has greatly fallen off both as a Minister and as a speaker, The fact is he can no longer impart a direction to the affairs of the country, but allows a policy to be forced upon him. It is sad to say it, but it is • the literal truth. The Debats has an article on the policy of 'her Majesty's Ministers, and the feeling which it has excited here, which will convince the friends of the Cabinet that the contempt with which it is regarded in France is not confined to any mere party The great question, it says, is at last decided. The Eng lish Cabinet has fallen on the side towards which it was obviously leaning. The Ministers cf England have aban doned Denmark to its fate, and means to look on with folded arms, so long as the unequal struggle which has ' just recommenced is confined to limits beyond which it is not likely the German Powers are willing to carry it. The English fleet, which was awaiting orders to •pro ceed to the Baltic, will remain quietly at Spithead. The armies of Austria and Prussia are quite at liberty to march forward and to complete the conquest of the whale of Schleswig, about the possession of which the English Plenipotentiaries wrangled so much at the Con ference. There is nothing to prevent their conquering Jutland, if they be so inclined. But let Austria and Prussia beware I If perohance they are not satisfied with the prey which is thus left at their mercy ; if they touch the Danish Islands, bombard Copen hagen, or capture the person of King Christian I then indeed we shall see I England may, perhaps, get angry and lose her patience, Such, in a few words, is the atti tude which Lord Palmerston and Lord Russell have asaumed in the name of the great country they govern, The general impression which this very meek policy has produced in France has been one of surprise, to use a mild phrase, Not assuredly because France and Europe have any reason to regret the resolution taken by the British Government, not that enlightened and moderate minds would reproach England with preferring peace to war, or with having been unwilling to involve England in the perils of a conflict with Germany. But atter disturbing Europe for a whole year with noisy claims on behalf of Denmark—after addressing sO - many threats and protests to Austria, Prussia, and the Germanic Confederation—now about Schlesw g, now about Jutland—after summoning a Conference, to wind up by laying down eventual casus Belli, which have not the remotest prospect of being realised 1 Is such a course, we demand,evorthy of the rank which a great country like England has the right to occupy in Europe? Such, if we aro not very greatly mistaken, is the question public opinion is raising in France and elsewhere. In the Press° Emile de Girardin devotes three columns to show that the British Government is being crushed beneath the weight of public con tempt, and Points out that the primary cause of its being lowered in public estimation is that it talks in one way and acts in another. He sees only one remedy—the appointment of a Gladstone and Cobden Ministry whose speeches and despatches eiould be in perfect 'consonance with the policy of Lords Palmerston and Russell. He " adjures" the " British press and the British people" to open their eyes, and prevent their country from subsiding from contempt into ridicule. M. Emile de Girardin's eccentricity occasionally blossoms into perfect insa nity, but there is no denying that there is a certain degree of method in his madness. The opfnione Noti9nale suggests that France may take her revenge on England for her mockery of France preferring peace at any price. It antici pates that the three coalesced Powers, encouraged by their present success, will desire to solve the Eastern question in their common interest; divide among them the inheritance of the "sick man," and shut up the passage to India against England. It will be a fine occasion for France to repair the check she will have to meet with in Italy from Austria, Prussia, and Russia, and to leave to those three Powers the duty of avenging the refusal of England v,ithout interfering herself. To these amenities of the Opinions Nationale I may add those of the Pattie : "It is now averred that a threat from England is no threat at all ; it is a figure of speech, which nobody need set any store by. It is averred that a promise made by England is not of more value than her threats; and that whoever is fool enough to trust her will find in the moment of danger that he has clang to a rotten plank. It is averred that England, long overcharged, as Veniee• and Helland were in their' time, is in reality only a Power of the second order. Whhout the military support of one of the conti nental Monarchies she is not able to exercise the slightest influence in the affairs of Europa. When face to face with one of the great Powers she is exactly what Naples, Brasil, or Greece was with regard to het. be way complain of it, may cry out about injustice and abuse of force, but she must submit to it." Had an order been sent round to these papery to abuse Lord Palmerston and his Government they could not have been more violent and more alike. 1 need hardly say that the intense haters of England look forward with delight to the success of the vote of censure on Monday. The following is from the 2 enips, one of the very few papers which does justice to the English Go vernment : " We thought it our duty to devote a very large space to the debates in the English Parliament, and we particularly recommend to our readers the speech of Lord Russell, who has extricated himself from a difficult position, to his great honour, by his frankness and fair speaking. It is impos sible not to admit, after having read that speech. that England, while feeling real interest for Denmark, could not but recede in presence of the responsibility ormakin g war. The _Patric supposes a secret understanding between the three Courts of Berlin, Vienna, and London. This hypothesis was never probable, and after reading the de bates in the English Parliament it appears to be simply absurd. We willingly admit, however, that it is the solo resource of those who, like the Patric, blame England for not having done enough for Denmark, while approving France for having done still less, The Constitutionnet, so amiable towards England a few days back, contains some bitter-sweet lines with respect to her, which will appear singularly out of place after the ample homage rendered by Lord Rumen to France and her Government:' LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK.—Monday.—Asiatio, at 3, ' Syo. tish Observition of the Phase of the Colures, &c ,' Pro fessor Whitney—' Brief Notes on Age and Authenticity of several Indian Works,' Dr. Bb.au Daji, of Bombay ; Entomological, at 7—Royal Institution, at 2, General M on thly Meeting. Tuesday — Ethnological , at 8, ' Cer tain Japanese and African Cannibal Skulls,' Professor Ilualoy—'liirghis and other Tribes of Central Asia,' Mr. Vambny. Wednesby—Hortieultural, Great Show,-- Atltenancn, POULTRY. Turkeys, Os Od to Os Od ; geese, 4s Od to 7s Od each ; goslings, 4s 6d to 6s ; ducks, 2a Od to 3s 6d; ducklings; 2s 6d to 3s 6d; rabbits, is Od to is 6d each; wild do., —d to Os —d ; pigeons, Os 6d to Os 9d each; Surrey fowls, lOs Od to 16s Od ; chickens, 7s Od to 12s Od ; barn door fowls, 38 Od to 7s 6d; capons, Os Od; hares, Os Od to Os Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os Od each ; pheasants, Os to Os Od ; partridges, Os to Os Od; woodcocks, Os to Os Od; snipes, Od to Os Od; teal, Os Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od ; widgeons, Os Od to Os Od; plovers, Os Od to Od each; guinea fowls, Os,Pd to Oa Od; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each ; Ostend fresh butter, 10d to Os Ild; English, Os lid to is I d per lb ; English eggs, 7s Od to Os Od ; French, do., ós 6d to 6s 3d per 100 ; leverets, 2s Od to 4a Od ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od. BILLING SGATE. Salmon, is Od to is 4d ; trout, Od to Os ; eels, od to 10d ; prawns, Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d per Ib ; turbots, 2s Od to 12s ; cod, Os Od to Os Od ; brills, 2s Od to 6s Od; doreys, 2s Od to 2s 6d; mullets, Os 6d to is 6d; lobsters, is to 2s 6d; crabs, 6a to 2s 6d ; plaice and garnets, Od to Os Od each; soles, 3d to 2s Od per pair; common oysters, las to 15s ; natives, 64s to 70s per bush. ; whitings, 4s Od to 8s; haddocks, 6s to 12s ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od; flounders, Os Od per dozen; mackerel, 30s per 100 ; fresh BsB Od t per o l o O s O er bl bl oa .a t c e e. rs, Oa to Os per 100 ; herr ings, car; c s tench, ° 0 WHITECHAP L. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 2d; mutton, 35 84 to 4e 6d; lamb, 5s Od to' sB 8d ; veal, 3s 10d to 4e 8d; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 6d per 81bs by the carcase. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 2d; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 6d; lamb, 5s Od to 58 8d; veal, 3s 10d to 4s ad; and pork, 38 4d to 4s 6d per Blba, by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheatenbte;linthe metropolis ate from 61d to 7d, of household do., 5d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 21d to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 31d ; 721 b to 801 b, 31d to 4d ; 801 b to 881 b, 4d to 41d ; 881 b to 961 b, to 41d; 961 b to 1041 b, —d to Od ; 1041 b to 1121 b to —d. Horse hides, 103 Od to 12s Od ; calf skins, light, is 6d to 4s Od ; fail, 8s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, Os Od to Os Od ; half-breds, —s Od to —s Od ; DoWns, —s Od to —s Od; lambs , 2 s 9d to 4s 9d; sheailings, 2s 2d to 2s sd. RAY MARKZTS. SMITTIFIELD .— TiIeadow hay, £2 158 to £4 10s Od; clover, £4 Os to £5 108 Od; and straw, SI 4s to 10s per load. Trade firm. • OUMBERLA ND . -- Alewtow hay, n 150 to £4 lOs; clover, £4 Os to £5 Od ; an d straw, £ l4 s to £1 10s per load. A good demand , WHITEcgAFEL —.Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 108; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, A steady sale. £1 4s to £1 10a per load. PUGILISM. (Flom Bell's Life.) JOE COBURN AND JEM MACE. The next deposit of £5O a side for this all -important matt% is to be posted on Tuesday, July 5, at Harry Brunton's, George and Dragon, Beech -street,. Barbican. Coburn writes us from Dublin that he is starring it there and gain ing golden opinions, of which we are glad to hear. He will be joined there on. Monday, July 4, by Nat Langham, him to Limerick. who will thence accompany THE CRA.MPIONSHIP. M ARSDEN AND WortuALD.—Thefollow . ing articles for this on Thursday, at Bob Travers's, Sun and match Thirteenwe re Cantons, drawn Castle-street, Leicester-square: Marsden agrees to f i ght the sa id J ose ph Wormald id afa d‘ A rt i c l es o f agreement entered into this 30th of June, 1864, between An drew Marsden and Joseph Wormald. The orm sa a id Andrew stand up 4.1 —glit, according to the new rules of the P.8.A., by which th e sa i d A n d rew M ars d en an d Joseph Wormald hereby mutually agree to be bound. The fight shall be for the sum of two hundred pounds a side and the C h a mpion's Belt, and shall take place, on January 3, 1865, i n the Londo n di s t r i c t. I n p ursuan ce of this agreement £lO is now staked in the hands of the Editor of Bell's Life, who shall be final stakeholder and name the referee. Further dep osits.of £ 5 a side have to be staked on Thursday in each wee k at ho uses to be named alternately, until Sept. 27, w h e n £7O a side shall have been deposited ; after which the deposits will be £lO each week up to Dec. 13. The final deposit of £ 2O a side shall be staked at Bos Tyler's, Founders' Arms, Osborne -street, Whitechapel, on Dec. 29, 1864. The said deposits shall be made between at the houses named, and the party feafiletingghstheaulldfoternferir : the money down. In pursu ance of this agreement we hereby attach our names— " ANDREW MARSDEN. " JOSEPH WonarALu." The next deposit of £5 a side is to be made on Thursday, July 7, at Bos Tyler's, THE LAUREATE'S "IDYLLS OF THE HEARTH," says the Queen of t o -day, in doubtless a collection of poems of domestic interest. Our contemporary adding— Well, why not ? Mr Tennyson has now been a Benedick for some years, and unless report be a liar has won one of those great prizes in life—a happy match. His olive branches aro growing round him, and the experiment which he determined upon when he announced to the Queen that he would be glad of an increase of income because he was going to be married, has turned out to be a great success. So the harp which eounded the " Morte d'Arthur," and the loves of Vivien and of Guineveve, will now give us, no doubt, some sweet homely ditties attuned to the harmony of a happy man's fireside, end filled with the melody of a honeymoon which lasts lifelong. By the way, we wonder what Mr Tennyson will say when he hears that the hon . . member for Derby attributes his residence, in his pleasant q uarters in "the VTight," entirely to the malign And dis cordant influence of the organ grinders ? THE PEOPOSED HOLY ALLIANCE. We are enabled to publish the following authentic correspondence cn the subject of the proposed renewal of the Holy Alliance, which has recently attracted so much public) attention in this country : TIM BARON DE WrITHER TO M. DE BISMAECE7, VIENNA, Tune 13, 1864, Monsieur le President du Conseil,—l liav3 the honour to announce to your excellency that I had, .previous to the departure of their Majesties fee Kisseugen, an audience of the Emperor, and a long conversation with the Count de Rechberg. I hasten to give you an account of it. Acting in conformity with the instructions which your excellency gave me in the last despatch which you did me the hon our to address to me, I have profited by the oppor tunity whinii presents itself in order to sound the intentions of his Majesty the Emperor regarding the object of the interview at Kissengen with the Emperor Alexander. His Majesty told me he would be happy to see the most intimate and cordial agreement established both between himself and the Czar, and between the three Goverdments, which agreement is, in the present state of things, so necessary for the three 'Powees. His Majesty spoke to me as follows : I am quite ready to adhere to every combination of such a nature as to ensure the peace of Europe, and to guarantee the reciprocal interests of the three countries. It is in this sense that I explain myself to the Emperor of Russia and to my royal ally, your august sovereign. M. de Reehherg entered into more ample expla nations with me. Ho asked me, in the first place, whether the Government of the King had already come to any determination with regard to the Russian proposal. According to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the proposal is of too much importance to be decided upon immediately. His excellency recognises almost as much as Russia the necessity, in -the pre sent state of things in Europe, of an intimate mutual understanding between the three Powers ; but would not snob an understanding at this mo ment produce an intimate rapprochement between France and England, and is it not at this time, above all things; the interest of the two great Ger man Powers, and of Germany, to avoid this evens tuality ? What is the present object of Russia? That the three partitioning Powers of Poland may recipro cally guarantee to each other their Polish provinces. But, his excellency went on to say, is this at the present moment a matter of urgent importance ? The insurrection may be now regarded as completely crushed, and foreign intervention as set aside. It is true that eventualities may present themselves which would revive the Polish question ) but for the present it no longer exists. Moreover, continued M. de Rechberg, although the interests of Austria are not opposed to an inti mate alliance with Russia, we could only adhere to the Russian proposal on certain conditions, It will be necessary that Russia should declare in an un equivocal manner that she will give her material assistance to Prussia and Austria in the event of a war with the Western Powers for the affairs of the Duchies. And, from the Austrian' point of view, certain guarantees would be necessary which the Minister believes it unnecessary to mention. In a word, the Imperial Government is far from repelling the Russian propesal, but it desires to act with,a knowledge of the objects in view, and after having received the assurances it thinks neces. sary. Such, Monsieur le President dn Conseil, is the summary of my conversation with M. de Rechberg, who, as your excellency is already informed, is to accompany their Majesties to,.morrow to Kissengen. (Signed) WERTHER. M. DE BISMARCH TO THE COUNT DE GONTZ AT PARIS. BBRLIN, June 15, 1854. Monsieur le Comte,—ln the last confidential communi cation which I had the honour to address to your excellency I was enabled to inform you of the various important pro posals which have been made to us by the Cabinet of St Petersburg in the question of the Duchies and the other pending European questions, and I hasten, Monsieur le Comte, to inform your excellency of the proposals which have just been made to his Majesty the King, our august Sovereign, by the Emperor Alexander in person, at the time of the visit which the Imperial family of Russia has just made to our august Royal family. Your excellency is already aware of the attitude which the Cabinet of St Petersburg has just adopted in the ques tion of the Duchies, and which is so favourable to us in every point of view. The renunciation by the Emperor Alexander of his ulterior rights to the Duchies in favour of the Grand Duke of Oldenburg is an evident proof cf the amicable and favourable disposition of the Court of Russia towards Germany; and the Emperor Alexander has now again given to our august Sovereign the most formal as surance that his efficacious and loyal concurrence is secured to us in this question. The views of the Sovereign of Russia differ from ours only on the question of the succession, His Majesty agrees entirely in our mode of thinking on the frontiers of the new States, only he believes that it would be our common interest to place it under the sovereignty of the Grand Duke of Oldenburg. Your excellency knows my personal opinion on this subject, but in consequence of the lively sympathy of our august Royal family for the family of Augustenburg, it is not very probable that this combina tion can prevail. The important point is that in all these eventualities the moral, and if necessary the material concurrence of Russia is secured to our policy in this question. Russia only asks for a guarantee against a Scandinavian union, and I think, Monsieur le Comte, that it would even be our interest to combat Scandinavian tendencies. As regards the other pending questions, the Emperor Alexander and Prince Gortschakoff htive explained the subject in the clearest and most precise manner. The Sovereign of Russia insisted above all on the necessity of a mutual understanding between the three Powers of the North in the present state sf things in Europe. As all treaties are, so to say, regarded as null, would it not be ad vantageous for the great Powers whose interests are in many respects identical to form a league against certain tendencies and pretensions r Would it not be necessary to put an end, once for all, to the Polish agitations, and to efface, once for all, the Polish question from the list of En. ropean questions ? According to the view of the Emperor Alexander, it would be the interest of the three partitioning Powers to declare that they regard the affairs of Poland as a matter exclusively internal, and thus take away every pretoxt for foreign intervention. His Majesty the Emperor Alexander has clearly made our august Sovereign understand, as also has Prince Gorts chakoff, as . regards myself, that it would be desirable from every point of view to sign a treaty or convention between the three Powers which should be based on the reciprocal guarantee of the territory of each Power. Such is in effect the proposal made by the Emperor Alexander to our august King, the importance of which will certainly not escape your Excellency. Although we agree in many points in the views of the Czar, we have not as yet arrived at any decision, but the bases which I have jot indicated to your Excellency will be the preliminaries of the future negotia tions on this subject. The views of the Cabinet of Vienna in this matter are indicated in the confidential communication which I have just received from the Baron de Werther, and which your Excellency will find annexed. In every case, I beg of you, .M. le Comte, to give me early information of the impression which has been made by the interview of the three Sovereigns on the Cabinet of the Tuileries. (Signed) BISMARCK. The Strength of the llo3tile Fleets, HAMBURG, June 29. The Hamburg papers give the following as the respective strength of the Danish and Austo. Prussian fleets in the North Sea, where a decisive naval engagement is shortly citxpected : The Austrian force consists of the screw ship-of. the-line Kaiser, 91 guns ; the screw frigate Schwar zenbarg, 50 guns; the ironclad frigate Don Juan d'Austria, 16 guns; the screw corvette Friederich , 22 guns ; the paddlewheel steamer Elisab e th, 5 guns ; and the screw gunboats Wall and Seebundi ate each carrying 4 guns. The Radetz k y screw friS , 35 guns, was at Borkum upon the 26th i n st steamer The Prussians have the paddlewheel Preussischer Adler, 4 guns , and the screw gun boats Blitz and Basilisk, carrying 3 guns each. The Danish force is believed to consist of the screw frigate Niels JUel, 42 guns ; the screw frigate Jylland, 44 guns; the screw corvette Heimdal, 16 guns ; the screw ship-of-the-line Skiold, 64 guns; end the ironclad corvette Dannebrog, 15 guns. The frigate Sjs elland, 44 g uns, or the Tordenskjold, 35 guns, w ill also probably be sent to the North Sea, with other small craft. ►r a g QUEIZSBELRY FAMILY.--Lady Gertrude Douglas, daughter of the Marchioness, has taken the white veil, and is UQW at the convent at ileunizersmith,—Court Journal. The Duke of So) n erset at Liverpool. On Thursday, after cG itributing the prizes en beard the school frigatt Conway, lying in the Mersey, his Grace and pa rty embarked on board the Satellite, which st , a rimed to the celebrated 'rams, His Grace went o. rer El Tonsson, and made a very minute inspection. A boat's crew from the Majestic worked one of t: he turrets, and showed the rapidity with which it ra a.y be done, his Grace be ing inside the turret at the time. He was also shown how the iron bulwal 're aro lowered for action. fhe party neat went to 1; he Majestic, which wee decorated with flags, and 1.31 e yards of which were manned as he went aboard . They were then enter. Mined at en elegant lunch con by Captain Paynter. A salute was fired as thi) party left. Their ne.7.7t destination was the yard of Messrs. Laird, where his Grace inspected the new ironclad Agincourt, now in the course of cons.tructicn. In proceeding to view the ship wWch is now far ctdvanced towards completion, the visitors were con ducted through the various departments in such a manner as to reveal in a great measure the course of proceeding in this great undertaking. The first visit was paid to the armour-plate shop as it is called. This occupies a very large spice, and is supplied with an immense number of pon derous end powerful mechanical implements de signed for effecting the different kinds of fitting necessary to adapt the massive armour-plates to the places in the ship which they are respectively in-. tended to occupy. The processes referred to may b t , briefly stated to consist of so moulding and twistin g the armour-plates as to fit them with the utmec4 nicety to the singular and beautifully modulated curves presented by the different portions of t, ( , graceful and flowing outlines of the vessel. else difficulty of accomplishing this purpose may he in some measure estimated frcm the fact that each of the armour-plates is of great size and thickness, the principal portion of their number being 51in. in thickness, and the average of them weighing about five tons each. As these plates are railed perfectly flat and trimmed into exact parallelo grams before they are conveyed to the building yard, it becomes necessary that each of them shall be moulded to fit the place it is intended per manently to occupy, and as this cannot be done with safety without the aid of heat, the plates are first placed in a furnace till they have acquired a sufficient temperature to admit of being twisted into any form without risk of destroying their fibre they areihen placed in a strong iron frame, whica is so fitted with ordinates as to present an exact counterpart to the curves intended to be produced. By the application of wedges the heated plate is then forced to assume the curves presented by the powerful mould. This having been accomplished, the moulded plate is removed and subjected to a process of gradual cooling, by which the tenacity of the iron is considerably increased. After cooling, the final and more delicate modulations of the curves are produced by subjecting the plate to the action of a powerful dydraulic press. The next process it undergoes is to have the holes drilled into it by which it is to be finally bolted on to the ship's side. In the armour plate shop, besides the furnace alluded to and its bending frame, there are also two hydraulic bend ing presses, four planing and three drilling . machines, all of ponderous magnitude and groat power, and also an ingeniously contrived as well as powerful machine for putting the screw threads on the bolts and nuts by which the plates are securely fastened to the ships side. LONDON GAZETTE.—Last Evening. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, JUNE O. Orders for the Count's going into Mourning on Tuesday, the sth of July next, for his late Majesty the King of , Wurtemberg, viz. : The ladies to wear black dresses, white gloves, black or white shoes, feathers, and fans, pearls, diamonds, or plain gold or silver ornaments. The gentlemen to wear black court dress, with black swords and buckles. The Court to change mourning on Tuesday, the 19th of July next, viz. : , The ladies to wear black dresdes, with coloured ribbons, flowers, feathers, and ornaments. The gentlemen to continue the same mourning. And on Tuesday, the 26th of July next, the Court to go out of mourning, WINDSOR CASTLE, JUNE 29. This day had audience of her Mt;je*ty: General Don Pedro Romulo Negrete, Minister Plenipo tentiary from the Republic of Salvador, to deliver his cre dentials ; To which audience he was introduced by Earl Russell, K.G., her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. WAR-OFFICE, JULY 1. The Queen has been pleased to give orders for the ap pointment of Major-General Sir Henry Knight Storks, K.C.E., and G..,1‘1.G., late her Majesty's Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the First Class, or Knights Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. CROWN-OFFICE, JUNE 29. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN TILE PRESENT PAR LIAMENT. County of Durham (Northern Division).—Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bart., in the room of Frederick Adolphus Charles William Vane Tempest (commonly called Lord Adolphus Vane Tempest), deceased. BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of commenial itu portance in the Gazette:— Henry Laff, locksmith, Richmond Robert James Crowne, job master, Pimlico George R. Glennie, bookseller, Edgeware-road William Tucker, watch maker, Southwark William Paget, beer retailer, Borough Henry Thomas Fletcher, turner, City-road William Lanaley, butcher, Newgate-market George Samonelle, printer, Newington William DaJoh°, gold lace weaver, St. Martin's-lane Thomas Bryant, grocer, Kentish £own-road John Richardson, builder, Cross-street, Lambeth Robert Wilson, retired paymaster, R. N., Spencer•street, Battersea-road Benjamin Hart, commission-agent, Kennington-cross Thomas Roberts, bootmaker, Somers-town BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. William Backley Baker, auctioneer, Bishop's • road, Bays water SCOTCH BANKRUPT. John Cameron, saw miller, Abetfeldy SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, LONDON, Jnly 2.—Wind this day at noon—South• West; moderate breeze and fine weather. NEWPORT, July I.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Louisa, for New York. MILVORD, July I.—Wind W.—Sailed—Dahotab, for ilavarinah. FALMOUTH, July I.—Wiml S.W.—Arrived—Asternas, from Porto Rico—Troy, from Havanuah—Josquice, from Terra Nova. CLYDE, June 30.—Wind W.S.W.—Atrived—Ailsa, from Quebec. GREENOCK, July I.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Margaret Pollock, from 2uebec. HOLYHEAD, July I.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Sylpb, for Newfoundland. SHIELDS, July I.—Wind S.—Arrived—Margsret JoncF, frem Huelva. B o ron—Orient and (1n MAGNETIC TELEGRAYTO‘Fikr , Arrived, July I—Ma G d u del v e: Cinderella—both from Calcutta—Thisted, from Skive—. a s , Erf fr p mp , Saturdow .orrong: Christian August, from Gefle—Norg e, from DemerAra . Arrived, July 2—Plymouth Roek° , s from New York. 1),,,,, aturday Morning. Anchored—Skimmer of the Waves, from London, fo Cape of Good Rope. for S Passed—Sir John Lawrence, i ydney, and Tally-ho, for Malta—both from London — lugusta, from Liverpool, for London. -----..... A communication from Berlin states that the war against Denwa rk has already cost Prussia 25 m illi on s of ti Afresh credit il of 13 millions of millions thalers v mer. short of 100 f or LONDON ed HOSPITAL.— This (Saturday) d e and by the Minis ter o War. • hs i es wo oing the W h o l e o f th e men em ployed in making prepa rations recept i onw or kof t he t daybreak, he Prinee in an do Princess order to fin finish Wales for the recommenced the immense work, as to-morrow, of course, no work can be carried on. Seats have been erected for the accommoda tion of 230 persons, who will be admitted by tickets of different colours to various parts of the amphitheatre. Sir Richard Mayne has published a code of regulations as to the admission of the company and keeping the pavement in front of the hospital clear of the populace. No one, it should be stated, will be admitted without tickets. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge is announced to preside at the banquet. The most extensive preparations are being made by the inhabitants of the non-aristocratic but industrious and densely populated neighbourhood to give due eclat to the auspicious event by decorating the fronts of their houses with flags and other devices. THE AMERICAN BLOCNADE.HATANNAH, JUDE) s.—Sailed, the steamer Badger (Confederate) for Nassau.—ln port, June 10, the J. G. Owen (Confederate), and the steamers Mail and Lavinia (Confederate). Ber muda.—Arrived, May 30, the steamer Pevensey, from Wil mington. Arrived, June 0, the brig Excelsior, from Wil mington; oth, the steamers Index, Atlauta, and Marie Celestia, from Wilmington, N.C, ess for icy .A and .er- Irl ag- a of the ,nt nt- rere en t ❑ee the the ing the one ith the first iies n ce 7Ct'. on- Ler - on the de, er, fly the :es ion 2nt nd 5 '3 1. 0038 , as Lau, .efa dots iol- And ira the 8 of nad all igli aCO r of iris Ca.