The Sun. — London, England, 1863-07-29 00:00:00

War, ;Illy 28. Princess )untess of ;et, drove Wales to [ighnesses re London •dinary 10 ill be at- .ess speed, bes Peter mdon, at train will 'hien will an hour Lis station Retf ord 3eld, and giving at , yal high , corpora p during July 27. lons about lays, to be a general lays back, Lment, or farm of went over especially the diffe ie hedges, Bag,neres Iws of the a Palace, iouthamp for a few I will visit n at the 3ucks, for laridge's laridge's dens on Han. Sir r the race ccheqner stone and 1 Hervey t Monday, al months pan, ac• trdens on Corkshire, L of their 'ales, who s for three Dw n on at Wort- .day for inguished ling Bruno- arrived at the ry, Wilts. Downegf Regiment in town Lip's rest .er a few he nume nd others ily estate, ;ed by the The late hanville, peerage of Lords. n Dublin •ia, only I in 1842; widow of 10 died in. iurviving r daugh only re v as en camp to For he chief Dck) was )m Lord military it at the ed), Bu.- Ciudad zia, and the Ni 'ive, and lordship 'yrenees, edal and Ciudad and me- made a it noble -Irdnan co s in the 1 classes contact. .eign so of Por- ons bore at, Nov. 1, 1811; 7, 1825; Nov, 9, 9th Re of Re ,6B. led by 3s than Trance, onet by r with ibiantiy lid aris roduoed friend ontem- igdoms vtnt off tralised Id, as I on the warn- vho are ct their at this Secre- !, then, . The begins in the e takes , 'clock. io. lie ales to Luse he ly, an state ►n the a day girls. doing ptAirl rrived sand C.B. ATONEY BIARKET AND 003IXERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the general discount market the inquiry is reported moderate, and the rates continue to range per cent. under the minimum of the Bank of England. The Gazette return to appear to-morrow afternoon is expected to show a further reduction in the other securities. In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon, the rates were generally firmer. Upwards of three quarters of a million sterling has arrived this morning, the City of Washington from f New York having b r ought £211,417, and the . Tasmanian, from the West Indies, £514,600. About £75,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. The first annual meeting of the Oriental Commercial Company took place to-day, when a resolution in accordance with the recommendation of the directors was proposed to the effect that 15 per cent. be apportioned to the capital paid in, reckoned from and upon the dates and amounts of payments, that an amount equal to 10 per cent. be carried to the credit of preliminary expenses, and that £l,OOO be placed to form a reserve fund. The profits for the working 9 months represent £6,092. At the half-yearly meeting of the London and Middlesex Bank to-day, Viscount Torrington in the chair, the report stated that the gross earnings during a period of 10 months since the commence ment of business, were £13,398, and after deduct ing from that amount current expenditure, interest to customers, and making provision for bad and doubtful debts, the available balance was £3,114 With this sum the directors proposed to pay a divi dend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, carry £l,OOO towards forming a reserve fund, to write off £250 from preliminary expenses, and place the re mainder, viz., £1,082, to the new account. Mr. John Labouchere, one of the partners in the banking house of Williams, Deacon, and Co., expired at his town residence, in Portland-place, this morn ing. The deceased was 64 years of age, and the only brother of Lord Taunton. Two o'CLoCK. The Paris Three per Cent. Rentes, this morning, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, opened at 66f. 97c.; heavy. The Market for English Funds to-day has been very quiet, and the few transactions that have taken place have not occasioned any change, Con sols being 921 93 for money and account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 927 4 93 4 ; Bank Stock is 2374 9; India Stock is quoted 108 k ; the 54 Enfaced Paper, 116; the Deben!nres are 100 4 ; the Bonds 158. prem.; and Exchequer Bills, 3s. prem. The downward movement in the Foreign Market has abated, and a partial reaction has occurred upon purchases and the closing of " bear" accounts. The Confederate Loan recovered to 13 11 dis., but has again dropped to 16 15 dis. ; Mexican have ad vanced to 354 ; Greek, to 311 t; Spanish Passive, to 314. ; ditto Certificates, to 11i 12}; Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, to 669 67 ; do. Consolides, to 481 1 Italian, to 704 ; Portuguese, to 474 t; and Egyptian are 102 9. In the Railway Share Market the principal busi ness transacted has been in connection with the last monthly liquidation, and prices have in several Instances slightly improved. South-Eastern, Lan cashire, and Yorkshire, North-Western, and Mid land have advanced 55., while Bristol and Exeter receded 10s., and London and Brighton £l. The Foreign and Colonial lines generally are a shade firmer. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares fully maintain previous prices. Imperial Bank have advanced sg. ; London and Westminster, 10s. General Credit Company realise 21- 1. International Financial Shares have improved to 9 1; and Peninsula and Oriental Steam to 78 9. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 2371 7 9 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 93 2i New 3 per Cent. Annuities Nev. 31 per Cent. Annuities New 21 per Cent. Annuities.... &outlines, 30 yrs, expire ath Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent lO7l nitto 51 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 100 k Ditto ditto April, 1864 1001 Ditto bonds)£l,ooo Ditto under £1,000.. Consols for Account, Aug. 6 92 A March. Exchequer Bills, £1,000; 21 per Cent.. 3 pm par Ditto X5OO Ditto Small June FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60 Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 Egyptian 7 pet Cent., Ditto. Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-6, ex-Coupons 3Ol If 8 Ditto Coupons l3/ 14 1 Italian 6 per Cent.(M aremmana Railway) 781 8 Mexican 3 per Cent .... Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent P..:ruvian 44 per Cent. ' Ditto 1862 Ditto 3 per Cent. Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, 'GO, 62. 471 } t Ditto Account .. 4711 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St . 934 3 Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 584 Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 Sardinian 6 per Cent .... Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred . . Ditto Account — Ditto Passi ve Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. l2 1 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 .. 691 a 70 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Venezuela, 3 per Cont Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 .. 56 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Italian, 6 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 franca 704 1 4 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto August Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) Firm, strong, no change. Sales, probably, 8,000 bales; im-ports, 7,200; previously, 15,240. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, July 29.—Wind this day at noon—West ; light breeze, and fine weather. KINGROAD, July 28.—Arrived—Cassimus, from New York for Gloucester. FALMOUTH, July 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Shannon, from Smyrna. CARDIFF, July 28.--Wind N.W.—Arrived—Ellen Ed wards, from Bilboa. Sailed—Meteor, for New York; Day Star, for Bilboa. from CLYDE, July W.—Arrived—lngl e b oroug h, Quebec ; Aatiguq, from Trinidad. PORTSMOUTR. July 28.—Wind S.E.— Sailed—Here fordshire. for Calcutta. POOLE, July 28.—Wind S. E. — A.rrived—Avenue, from Havannah. BY ELECTRIC TELEGR SOUTHAMPTON APH. , Wed nes d ay M orn i ng. Arrived—Alliance, steamer, from Confidnce, kl.re; , from Gothenburg; Harriet Atalanta,and steamer, from Jersey ; Gyde Isabella, ,on ; Great Minerva, from S un d er l an d ; Economy, from London Supply, from Seahara. Britain, f rom Middles steamer, and L'Etoile for Carentan ; borough; 'Cricket, for Cork; Janet and Mary, for D a S t . a t , i i Shields. feodi:—LAeirtghy;ll BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH, ; e, GRAVESEND, Wednesday Elizabgih Mornin Arrived, July 28 — Belinde , from Gimp nse from St e tt n; City of Benares, and Sebastian y Cabot, from Calcutta; Jessie, from Grenada; Siloam, from Smyrna. Arrived, July 29—Zephyr, from Gravelines. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Anchored—Nuova Fortuna, trom Alegrana, f or Lynn. Passed—Hind, for Cardiff; Kate, for Nassau —both from London. --- THE CLARE ELECTION.—Mr. Reeves, who w as reported to have intended starting for Clare, has, it appears, relinquished the intention, and Sir Colman O'Loghlen will P r obably have a walk over. CRYSTAL PALACE.—MdIIe. Adelina Patti and Signor Mario, with Madame Carvalho, Signor Tamberlik, Signor Graziani, and Herr Formes, will appear at the grand concert this day, to be given in the centre transept, commencing at three o'clock. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closine ;hare itallways 100 t t !antic &at Lawrence all 62 64 - 41r 5 ,tom.,Barodat,.Cent 'no up. 107 108 Gu. 5 per cent - 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares.. 75 1 1f p ,u 6 &Walt, Lahe ki1111,1) 41. 54 65 54 I 10 Do. Prelerence ...... all 74 85 ao,rant,tzGodrie 100 I lB b ti, p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 10-7:: Uo. do. July 1, 1873 tot do. Jut', I, 1- 100 st ;leutta.& S. Eastn. (L. ; 100 1061 107 st ;apeTown & Dock Seri 100 1 , 75 1084 1085 stock gaktn. Bengal g - u. sp. t 101 .085 i 094 stock luast Indian. gu. sp. c. ICI , 7 1 8 107 4 7 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 10 15 lip 20 Do. do. H do. .. 10 15 stock Grand Trunk of ("arta& to 195 04 181 100 110. Ist Pr, . Bonds.. tlt 08 10 70 68 100 Do. deterred...... all 51 54 100 Do. 2d Pret. Bouts.. ail 63 65. 100 Do. do. drier: ed...... all 50 53 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock ... ti, 44 46 100 Do. do. ckiern.d.... . all 35 37 100 Do. 4th Pref. s.o k... all 23 23 100 Do. au. deferred.-- all 20 1.2 stool, GLlndiaPentu.gua. s p.c iv() 1074103/ 108 20 Do. New gua. sp. e... 12 1 14. 13 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 1 14 stock Gt. SoutiLei india(Lini) ~uaranteed 5 per cent. 0 , 0 1064 107 205 Gt. W. ol Canada Share - I , all Oi 115 11 205 Do. New .. . .... 11 , 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 97 100 100 uo. 55 p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 90 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 4 1 p si stook Madras guar., 5p.0. .. 100 1065 t 074 stock Do. 44 p. c. Extensioi. 100 101 102 stock Dc. 4. d 0........ 100 7 99 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock ‘lelb.t orp. cp. c. 11na- lop - 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 54 56 555 100 Do. 7 p.c. Mortg. Bds. alt 20 Newßx unswick a Cana, Class A ant B NT.lll.C'da6 po Ist p 1 bds 100 84 86 stoes Soinde (100 .07 108 st Do. Delhi .. 00. do 2 4 4p 20 Do. Punjaub all ——p at Do. Do. •• I ,g , lett 1064 11,7 ock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 103 ,1025 1134 1034 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. p.c.J a dz.J - j 1877-S4 I Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Am. 100 1(0 ic 8 Do. dp. c.Mar. Sept 100 106 108 Do. Ip. c. Jan.&.July. 100 05} 0611 951 6 , 1 Do. I Inscribed stock 100 94 96 t.:ape G. Hope, 8 p 0,187; 100 108 110 Do.Ap &Oct. 1881 100 112 114 Do. 1801 100 tl3 115 !Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 111 'l3 Ceylon, Nov.l'7B. 6p c 100 113 115 , Idau , itius 6 per cent .. 100 106 107 106} ,Natal Guy. 6 per cent.. 130 110 112 i.N.B.Gov. 6 p.o.d a.&.luly 100 105} 1065 106 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - 'N. S.W. G ov. 5 p 18.. 100 100 101 Do. sp. c.,lBri tol . ,1 100 101 102 I Do. d0.,1888 ‘lzupwdc 100 101 102 101 f !New Zealand O p cent. 100 110 112 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterlln.4, 1875 lOO 106 k 107 i 106 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 0 112 G6p.c.167&& up lOO 110 112 - Vic.Goy. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) 100 107 109 Do. to 6 p.c. An.&00.... 100 1111 112} 112 SHARE IYIARK.ETS—This dat. ORDIN A.RY SH ARE S AND STOO.F., S. Closing I Business share Railways, Paid.l price. dole. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne...... Bristol and Exeter .... Caledonian Corti and Bandon Cornwall Do A A sets no div Do. B till 6p c.p an. has been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perthot Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Ulasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk 8 8k 81 81 8S 87 123 J2l 85 1201 Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthof Scotland Great N orthern..... • • • Do A stock Do 13 do Gt. S. an i W. of Ireland Great Western ..... • • • Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashi.•e & Yorkshire Loudon and tllaokwal Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast. Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & Noel) Western Lon. & So'.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Doi shares. Metropolitan Midland Do New . Do Miming. & Derby Gt W. of Ireland Do. i shares ,MM Kent Do Cray Line 'North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle... North London Do New !North Staffordshire . and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpoo, Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1866 Taff Vale Do B Do C Ulster Do Do !Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim , Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall Vv. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 66 7 40 41 15 16 94,1 951 111 113 53 64 51 52 24} 1:0 128 129 12'8 IW , ) IZi5 PIO 100 1(2 66 t 57 113} 114 70i 77A 116 117 42 44 1011 102 105) 100 i 43i 44i 121 1271 281 1 4 1 1P 97 99 54 65 26 28 103 1031 59 60 89f 901 118 120 11 16 166 11 12} 122 124 466 476 99 101 60 62 70 :2 911 ezi 70 72 100 102 7f 38 39 9i N 153 156 51 of I. 3 Si pi 79 81 156 16,1 27 29 4511 (61 39 41 104 106 BRITISH MINES. n7O - .litiord Amalgamated - (:) 2 I Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 - oevon G. Con, eravist. 1 550 - East Bassettallozanl 30 78 82 26 2 1 8 d 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. 53. 5d , Par _ _ - East Caradon `, 14 52 .13 325 2 E. Eas w t , C i arn icua ß se r i e ( a T . a . v . i;t . k7 4 75 451 5 3755 t 45 - Gam.ezBt.Aubyn(Gwen.) 8, 8 11 - Great South Tolgus l7r 45 45 - +I. Wheal Voralelston 10 65 75 - Grenville 6.16 • 65 65 - ilerocra-F oo t B.l 41 44 - • inigston Downs 4. 8.0 2 25 - Lady Bertha dargaret (lJny Lelant 35 s 6 larke Valley. 4 dyndy Iron Oro (Lim 2,1 15 e. - New Setun Lit 110 120 - North Downs ZS 5 BasePt(lllo.fau 352.17., 33 - Forth Wheal Crotty 2.4.9 5 - Par Consols(nt. Blaze) lj 4 a 20 Tovidence(Uny Lelnt. ,2 - iouthCaradon(St.Cleer 11 I 415 425 - S. Carty Brea (Illogan) 3.15.61 2 2s - - .Wheal Fran. a1104,al lB.l .9 75 80 - 'Stray Park 5 Camar Silv.,t Lead Slit ,, it, - tin Crort j 2,5 225 - West Basset (Illogan) l5 115 125 W G rzdon ILtskeard 5 22 24 - West Seton - 4V heal Basset (Mogan 55 675 725 ' heal Buller( Redrutli, 5 50 LO -. heal Kitty (U.Lelaut, 9.0.6 - WhealLud ott - heal MaryAnni,Lien ) 8 11 13 IWheal Seton wheal Trelawney (Lis.) 7 ,15 17 , Wheal Union 3.17 35 4 PREFERENCE J RAKES. Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent stock, 94 Great orthern, 5 per cent., red. at 5 percent pm., 109 Great We' , tern, 5 per cent. red prf., 1031 London, Chatham, and Dover per cent. pref., 100 North Eastern, York, H. and Selby purchase, 10 West Midland, Oxford, Ist guaranteed stock, 132 LINES LEASED AL` FIXED ItitNTALS. East Lincoln, gua. 6 per cent., 140 London, Tilbury, and. Southend, 97 FuREIGN ttiIiWAYS. Recife and San Francisco gua. 7 per cent., 16i Royal hanish, i7i San Paulo ,hin.), gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (a.l), 2li Antwerp and Rotterdam, Sk Bahia and San Francisco (lim.):gua. 7 per cent., zot Belgian Eastern Junction, Dutch Rhenish, 17i Great Luxembourg, 131 Turin and Savona, 2i FOREIGN MINES. Santa Barbara Gold Mine (lim.), I United Mexican (lira.;, 61 Yudananiutana of S. Australia (lira.), 3i I i JOINT-STOCK , BANKS. Agra and United Service 112 &Blaine Bank of London and Liverpool (Um.), 37 eit Bank of Egypt, 271 8 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and Chins, 30 291 City, 111 10 English and Irish (lien.), 9 Engiish, Sco ch, and Australian Chartered, 231 Hindustan, t,hina, and Japan (lien.), 171 Imperial Bank film.), 2uf ti imperial Ottoman, 18k London and Brazilian (lim.), 431 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 28 London and County, 44 London Joint Stock, 4.11 London and N rthern (lim.), 9 London and South African, 256 London and Westminster, 764 6 National Provincial of England, 124 Ditto, new, 35f Oriental Bank Corporation, 575 Union of Australia, 135 Union of London, 35 t 4t 51 DOCKS. St. Katharine, 62 MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, lira., 84 1 gy uptirl di nC t and i finan ce omm,rcial . of L ndTraodnianogn, lira.,,li m.,3 Gen. 2 j 1 Hudson s Bay, Internationai Financial Society, lim., 9 1 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds rd. ,870 issued 90, 58 Joint •stock Discount, 5i National Discount Company, lira., 9 ()rental Gas (lim.), 11 Oriental Inland Steam, lira., 41 Peninsula and 0 iental Steam, 79 8 Ditto, new, 47 Trust and Loan Co. of Upper Canada, 5i NEw ROYALTY THEATRE.—M r. Frank Herbert - - --- and Mr. Ja mes Ricks t a k e th e i r b e nefit at the above com fortable lit t l e theatre this evening, and have secured such J a combination of talent and variety of performances as cannot fail to draw a full house. 13.14, 'P.16.4 12.10 5311 f 51* 113! 1 761 118 17 44 3 lull 2 11:?61 6 121 12 121/ 8 981 GO 891 90 92i 1/ 2i 2 THE SUN, LONDON, WED 4 ESDAY EVENINq i JUL ir 29, 1.863, LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day . SECONDARIES COURT. (Before Mr. Potter and a Common Jury.) EXTRAORDINARY FALSE IMPRISONMENT CASE.-START ING DISEOSERES.-X.A.CN.A,D 7. EEREDAY AND AN- OTHER. This was a writ of inquiry sent down from the Court of Exchequer to assess damages laid at £l,OOO in an assault and false imprisonment case. Mr. Kenealy appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Ba)lantine for defendant. Mr. Kenealy, in opening plaintiff's case said,--My client is the public accountant of the Oriental Banking Corpora tion of Threadneedle-street, one of the defendants, Mr. Fereday is an attorney of Bedford-row, and the other Mr. Martin is a bill discounter. In last year a bill to which plaintiff was a party, came into the hands of defen dants who sued him upon it ; plaintiff, by his attorney, obtained permission to plead, as he had a good defence to the action. Notwithstanding this, a ca. 84, was lodged in the hands of a sheriff's officer, and defendant was arrested. He told the officer that he was protected, but the officer (Mr. Hilliard) relined to Helen to anything. Mr. Evans (plaintiff's attorney) was sent for, and he ten dered the money under protest. Mr. Hilliard refused to receive the money, and said he had instructions to take plaintiff to Whitecross-street. After some delay, the officer allowed plaintiff to remain at his offices anti! a settle ment was arrived at. Defendants were communicated with' at 7 o'clock, but plaintiff was not released till 10 at night Defendants will say this is a mistake, but you, gentlemen, will, I am sure, protect an officer in a public situation from such indignity and harsh treatment. I ask you to give sub stantial damages for a most unwarrantable and unjustifi able outrage. Plaintiff was called ; and fully bore out the statement of his learned counsel. Cross-examined—l receive £9OO per annum from the bank. I also carry on business as a paint manufacturer at Hill-street, Finsbury. I carry on that business as Sinclair and Co. The bill on which I was sued was for £7O, I do not know if it was accepted in the name of my firm- I know that it purported to be signed by Sinclair, Roberts, and Co. The learned sergeant commented strongly on plaintiff's contradictory evidence. Plaintiff—l saw the that bill was accepted by Sinclair, Roberts, and Co. on the summons. I do not know that there are thirty or forty bills out signed by my firm. 'there are some. I have taken no steps about them. The bill I was sued on is a forgery, but I have made no inquiries as to the person whom I sus pect. Roberts is my clerk, at a salary of £2 per week. He never was my partner. Roberts may have drawn and ac cepted bills with my full consent. He has not done so since January. There were trade bills before that time drawn in Roberts' name and circulated by me. There may have been. I know of no instances. I cannot recollect. I have never taken up bills drawn by Roberts. They may have been taken up by my firm. All the bills you show me are in the handwriting of Roberts. I kept a bill book. I have not brought any of my books. My attorney advised me not to do so. These bills were never entered in icy books. Mr. Elliot, my new clerk, carries on the business for me now. Roberts left me in February. I saw Roberts two days ago. Up to January my firm was Sinclair, Roberts, and Co., now it is only Sinclair and Co. I now assert that this bill is a forgery. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—Roberts is in court. Why do you not give him into custody ? Plaintiff gave no answer. Mr. Hilliard proved arresting the plaintiff. Mr. Kenealy said that the wrong sustained was grossly exaggerated ay the line of cross-examination pursued by defendant's counsel. Defendant had admitted the wrong, and is was not right to mystify and transmogrify the jury. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, in a very powerful speech, stated that the whole affair arose out o f the mistake of plaintiff, bat if plaintiff's attorney h a d on l y acted courte ously, and y th e plaintiff, given due i o g f h t t h the haveenteringbe of the appear anceeavoided, Th e learned sergeant then commented very strongly on the fact that all the plaintiff had was £9OO a year at the bank; he was ca' Tying on a different business under a name not h:s own, Roberts, although only a clerk in plaintiff's em ploy, was set forth as a partner, and Roberts had put out to the world bills of exchange as the bills of the firm. Honest men had parted with honest money on those bills, and the owner of the firm repudiated them. But Roberts had not been given into custody, or a very different state of facts would have been brought out. What he (the learned ser geant) set out was that these bills were the plaintiff's. He boldly said that the whole matter was a shuffle from begin ning to th 9 end, and a farthing would be quite enough for the plaintiff, who had given his evidence in his own manner. The learned Secondary briefly summed up, and the jury awarded plaintiff £5O damages. One of the jury was challenged by defendant before the case was opened, and he was directed to retire and give place to another juryman. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. GUILDHALL. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—CharIes William Terry, a respectably dressed man, was placed before Alderman Phillips, charged with robbing his employer. Mr. Barnes, of the firm of Knell and Barnes, 18, Basinghall-street, said the prisoner was in their em ployment as warehouseman. This morning four pieces of alpaca, valued at about £ll, were missed, and from certain circumstances the prisoner was asked whether he knew anything about it. He denied all knowledge of the property, but afterwards he said he wished to speak privately to him. He then acknowledged taking three pieces of stuff, and offered to pay for the goods. This was, of course, refused. Sergeant Funnel], of the City detective force, took the prisoner into custody on the above charge. On searching him a number of duplicates were found, some of which re lated to stolen property. He had not had time to procure the attendance of the brokers. Alderman Phillips asked the prisoner what he had to say in answer to the charge. The prisoner replied he could hardly think it could be called stealing, as he had offered either to pay for the goods or produce them within an hour. Alderman Phillips—But you had no business to take the things away. Sergeant Funnell said there were other cases against the prisoner, and therefore he should not ask for a remand until Monday next. The application of the officer was granted. and got away from the parson, and an Cane, a con table, coming to my assistance my prisoner (Hepburn) knocked the constable's hat off and then struck him three or four times on the face with his stick, at last breaking it. On the way to the station lrepburn struck me two or three times but did not hurt me much. Hepburn—He has told a deliberate lie when he says he was pinioned from behind. I told a friend to rescue me, but not to strike you. Wm. Cane, 35 C, after corroborating the previous wit nesses, said—l was struck three or four times in the face by Hepburn, who called out, "Jack, rescue me." Mr. Mansfield—What became of "Jack ?" Hepburn—There didn't happen to be a " Jack" in our party. We did not say we wanted another Cremorne row, but that the police wanted it. Mr. Mansfield —You have not done very great damage to the police, or I should have felt it my duty to have dealt very severely with you. For this piece of folly you must pay 40s each, or a month in default. Mr. Michael Wm. Balfe, of 69, Great Portland-street, gentleman, and Mr. Theophilus Harris, 9, Bell-yard, Doctor's-commons, solicitor, were charged by Alwood, 186 C, with behaving in a disorderly manner and causing a crowd of persons to assemble in Coventry -street. Mr. Mansfield said he considered the punishment the defendants had undergone in being locked up sufficient, and discharged them. WESTMINSTER. LAWLESS AND SERIOUS OUTRAGES BY BOYS.—Michael Rearden, a ragged urchin about 11 years of age, was charged with stealing fruit from a garden at Thames-bank. Mrs. Hannah Harris, wife of an inspector of the London, Dover, and Chatham Railway Company, said that she re sided at Thames-bank. Yesterday afternoon the prisoner came to her garden, and went up into the pear tree, where he picked the fruit and threw it down to his companions. Mr. Arnold—There were others there ? _ - Witness—A number of other boys. Mr. Arnold—Did you tell them to go ? Witness—Yes, but it was no use. I told the prisoner. Mr. Arnold—Do you know anything of the prisoner P Witness—l have seen him in our garden repeatedly. He was there several times yesterday, and I endeavoured to get rid of him, but could not. When he was not on the tree picking the fruit, he and the others were throwing stones at it. Mr. Arnold—Why don't you keep them out of your garden ? Witness—We can't. I wish we could, for every thing is destroyed. and I am afraid of being severely injured. Mr. Arnold—How do they get in! Witness—Sometimes by the gate, but they have no occa sion to do that now, for they have pulled the fence down, and walk in and out as they please. If we interfere to pro tect our own property, they abuse and threaten us. This boy happened to fall from the tree yesterday, or we never should have got him. Police-constable Tucker, 249 K, said that he had seen the prisoner there before, and took him yesterday. There were a great many boys there. Mr. Arnold—Where is this place ? Policeman—R is a piece of ground at the end of Thames bank, formerly in the occupation of the Chelsea Water Company, but now belonging to the London, Dover, and Chatham Railway. The boy's mother here stood forward and said he was always at school, but there were holidays when he was not. Nobody had ever in the least complained of the boy before. Mr. Arnold asked him what he had to say Prisoner—l only took one pear, that's all. Mr. Arnold—You have often been there before. Prisoner—Well, they did not do anything to me. Mr. Arnold—That is a greater reason why you should not have gone again. Mrs. Harris—When my servant assisted me to secure this boy, the others fell upon her to resue him, and I eas obliged, for her protection, to beat them off, and they now threaten what they will do to us when they catch us from home. Mr. Arnold—This is very serious. For this the first offence, of which he has been convicted, I fine the boy 58, The Mother—l can't pay it. Mr. Arnold—Then he is committed for seven days. CRYSTAL PALACE, Eta ly yesterday the brasaband contest cern menced. Twenty-one bands competed, seven being placed respectively at three stations in the gardens. At platform No. 1 the judges wer e M essrs. Hurst and Hanson-; at No. 2, Messrs. Smythe (Royal Ar tillery) and Charles Godfrey, sen. (Coldstream Guards) ; and at No. 3, Messrs. Basquet (60th Rifles) and T. Coward (organist, Crystal Palace). When the various bands had each done their best, there was a general assembly of all the musicians in the Handel orchestra. The concert that then ensued was conducted, as usual, by Mr. Enderby Jackson, some of whose own compositions were amongst the most attractive features of the pro gramme. On the conclusion of this concert a con test commenced between the twelve bands which had been selected as best among the twenty-one, namely, the Brighton, Civil Service, Albion Mills, Blandtord, Kirkstall, Leyburn, Compstall, Dews bury, Darlington, Doncaster, and Kirkbriston. After a prolonged competition, the prizes were awarded as follows : First Prize, £3O, together with free gift of superb massive cup, worked in aluminium gold—Blandford Band, Mr. R Eyers. Second prize, £2o—Dewsbury Old Band—Mr. John Peel. Third prize, ns—Matlock Bath Band, Mr. .Tames Croome. Fourth prize, MO—Darlington Band, Mr. H. Hoggett. In addition to the general prizes here named, a special prize of £lO in money, together with a free gift of splendid cup, elaborately worked in aluminium gold, was awarded to the Brighton, Ist Sussex Volunteer Artillery Band. The following Special Solo Prizes were also awarded Ist. A silver gilt and richly engraved cornet.a-piston, price 120—Mr. Robert de Lacy, Solo Cornet of the Leyburn Band. 2d. An electroplated and gilt elegantly chased baritone horn, price £2o—Thomas Hunt, solo Tenor of the Bland ford Band. The Mysterious Discovery of a Skeleton a MillwafL Yesterday morning Mr. H. Raffles Walthew, deputy coroner for East Middlesex, held an inquiry at the Queen's Head, High-street, Poplar, respect ing the death of a person unknown, whose skeleton was discovered some feet beneath the surface of the ground, on Thursday last, at Millwall. John Harris, 22, Dock-street, Poplar, said that on Thursday last he was exavating for a dry dock at Mr. Dulchen's ship-yard, Folly-wall, Mill-wall. About seven feet under the surface he found a skeleton. For three feet down there was gravel, and four feet under the surface of the clay the skeleton was found. The gravel had been placed on the spot within the last few years. He heard people say that there had been a creek at that place, and that the gravel had been put there to fill it up. Dr. W. Pellew Being said that he had examined the remains and found them to consist of the skeleton of a tall female. The height was about sft. 7in. The teeth were all present and were in perfect preservation, and from their condition he in ferred the age to have been between 20 and 30 years. The size of the pelvis and the comparative smallness of the head were conclusive as to the sex. The Isle of Dogs is exactly seven feet below high water mark, and the skeleton being found about seven feet beneath the surface, it was about the level of low water mark. It was therefore quite possible that the body might have been floated to where it was found by the river. The blue clay in which it was embedded had a preservative effect, and the body might have been there for fifty or even possibly one hundred years. It must have been there for more than two or three years, as the bones had been permeated by the blue colour of the clay. The bones bore no mark of injury, and though some few were ab2ent, the .?,keleton was a very fine and complete one. The Coroner asked whether the workmen had searched for the remains of clothing, coins, &c. The witness Harris said that they had dug down some distance, but had discovered no trace of any thing but the bones. The place appeared not to have been disturbed for some length of time. The Coroner having summed up, The Jury returned the following verdict : " That the remains of the deceased female, unknown, were found dead at the Folly-wall, Millwall, de posited seven feet beneath the surface of the earth; but how, when, or by what means the said female became so buried there the evidence was not sufficient to show." The proceedings then terminated. HEALTH OF LONDON, (From the .Registrar General's Report.) With the progress of the summer months the mortality continues to rise, in consequence of the increase of the diar rhea% or cholera, fatal chiefly to infants, that is peculiar to the season. The deaths in the three weeks ending the 18th of July were successively 1,187, 1,287, and 1,364. In the week that ended last Saturday a further increase occurred, and 1,452 is the result. The average number of deaths derived from 10 corres ponding weeks (viz., the 30th in each of the years 1853-62), is, after correction for increase of population, 1,253, from which it appears that the actual number of deaths in last week was 200 in excess of the estimated amount. The deaths from diarrhea, which had been in the pre vious weeks 91 and 148, rose to 233 last week, of which 178 were among infants less than a twelvemonth old. Besides the number reckoned under diarrhea there were 20 from cholera, two of which cases were returned as Asiatic. On the 21st inst. a labourer, aged 33 years, died in the North street Infirmary, Popular, of cholera Asiatica (36 hours) ; and on the 20th inst. in the Workhouse of St. George, Southwark, a chaff-cutter, aged 74 years, of cholera Asiatica (5 days), consecutive fever (3 days). It may be asked whether the sanitary condition of Islington is not capable of improvement in some parts of the district. There has been much scarlatina in it; and last week the deaths from diarrhoea were 22. There is reason to hope that the further spread of small pox in the metropolis has been checked. The deaths by it, returned last week, declined to 34, which is lower than any previous weekly number since the end of March. A seventh part of the mortality from this disease in the week occurred to persons who are stated to have been vaccinated. There were 110 deaths from scarlatina; 15 of which were in Islington, and 9 in the sub-district of St. Peter, Walworth. Last week the births of 994 boys and 898 girls, in all 1,892 children, were registered in London. In the ten cor responding weeks of the years 1853-62 the average number (corrected) was 1,818. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.699 in. The readings fell to 29.32 in. on Wednesday, and rose to 29.97 in. on Fri day. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 57.3 deg., which is 4.3 deg. below the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was below the average throughout the week, and had also been below it on the last three days of the preceding week. The lowest night temperature oc curred on Sunday, and did not exceed 381 deg. The highest day temperature was 74 deg,, and was obtained also on Sun day. The range of the thermometer on that day and also in the week was therefore 35.3 deg. The difference between the mean dew•point temperature and air temperature was 6.9 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 78 (com plete saturation being represented by 100). The air was un usually dry on Sunday. The humidity was only 63, but on Tuesday it rose almost to saturation. The wind was gene rally in the south-west. Rain fell to almost nine-tenths of an inch, about half of which fell on Tuesday. The mean of the highest temperatures of the water of the Thames was 63 2 deg.; that of the lowest was 64 deg. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DITE.i - - . At.stralia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Aug. 18. via Marseilles Aug. 13. brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Aug. 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena July 29. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Aug. 2. via Marseilles July 27. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton July 26. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Aug. 2. via Marseilles July 27. I n dia (Bombay), via Southampt on .. via Marseilles Aug. 4. Aug. 4. Portugal.... .................... Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton July 26 via Marseilles July 27 Newfoundland Aug. 6 . Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, b y Brit. packet July 39, by U.S. packet by Canadian packet. July 24. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Aug. 10 Bahamas, via New York ........ July 30. Mexico • • • . July 29 All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, 1 J uly - ' California. and British Columbia. ...... I 29. " MDLLE. STELLA COLAS, We b e li eve, " says a wee kly contemporary, " will appear at the Princess's on her return from St. Petersburg at the end of the present year, when, in all probability, the next S hakespearian cha racter she will essay will be Imogen." BOW-STREET. ASSAULTING THE POLICE.—John Collins, a builder, car rying on business in Drury-lane, was placed at the bar charged with assaulting the police. Police-constable 111 4 Leod, F 40, said he was on duty last night in Drury-lane when he heard two persons quart ening, and on proceeding in the airection of the noise he found the prisoner and his next door neighbour, both of whom carried on the busin.-ss of builders, disputing in a very loud tone of vice. The quarrel seemed to be occasioned about the pay ment of some money, for which a summons is still pending. He attempted to persuade the prisoner to desist, and finding it useless, he took him into custody, when he seized him in a very violent manner and threw him to the ground. The prisoner's wife and son then came to the rescue, and suc ceeded in getting Collins into his house, but as he (the constable) had been very much injured by the fall he entered the prisoner's house from the aajoining one. Here another disturbance occurred, and it was with extreme difficulty the prisoner was got into the street. The wife and son again attempted to prevent the police from securing the prisoner, the latter of whom seized a shovel and began flourishing it about in a most desperate manner. The pri soner afterwards attacked the constable in a moat desperate manner, and after great difficulty he was conveyed to the station-house. Mr. Abrams, who appeared for the prisoner, said the quarrel had arisen in consequence of a feeling of jealousy existing between the prisoner and his next door neighbour, who were rivals in trade. He admitted his client was ex cited by liquor, but being excited by Marshall, he incau tiously interfered with the police. He trusted that portion of the case would be met by a fine instead of imprisonment. Mr. Henry said it was a most savage assault, and said the prisoner ought to think himself very fortmate he was not standing at the bar on the charge of murder, for cer tainly had the shovel struck the constable it would most certainly have kill e d hi m . H e s h ould, there f ore, sen t ence d the prisoner to p a y a fine of £5, or go to prison for a month. M ARLBOROUGH-STREET. - - ----- - A SCENE IN THE HAYMARKET—GENTLEMEN AND THE POLICE.-Mr, Oliver Jones Trinder, of 22, Adelaide-row North, St. John's-wood, and Mr. Henry Hepburn, of 29, Wellington-villas, Finchley-road, gentlemen, were charged baiore Mr. Mansfield with being drunk, and behaving in a disorderly manner in the Haymarket. Trinder was further charged with assaulting Sergeant James Ward, 290 A, and Hepburn with assaulting Sergeant George Appleton, 26 C, and Wm. Cane, 35 C. Sergeant Ward said—At half-past 2 this morning I saw the defendants with three others walking arm in arm, there being at the time a large crowd in the Haymarket in conse quence of a disturbance. I requested the defendants to go away, but they refused, one of them saying, " We shan't go away ; you want another Cremorne row." Upon this the crowd began to hiss. I requested the defendants to go away, and they went a short distance but returned, the crowd by this time numbering ab ,ve 100 persons, mostly prostitutes and low men about the Haymarket. As the defendants caused a great disturbance, I took Mader into 3ustody, when he put his foot behind mine and tried to throw me down, and he then gave me a blow on the head, but it did not hurt me much. I then took him to the station. Trindcr—l rioter attempted to trip you up. Sergeant Appleton, '26 C—l heard the prisoners halloaing and a large number of prostitutes and thieves assembled. I saw Trinder try to trip up Sergeant Ward and then strike him. I took Hepburn into custody, when he said he was if he would go quietly, and called " Jack rescue me." and I then felt myself pinioned from behind, I struggled THAMES, A MARINE SININDLER. — J awes Johnson, a seaman, was brought before Mr. Woolrych , ch arged with obtai n i ng 10 s. and a new j a ck e t by false pretences of M r . Ab raham Harris, a Jew clothier, of No. 170, St. George-street. A few evenings since the prisoner called upon Mr. Harris, and said he h a d m ade a voyage in the ship Junius, in the Commercial Dock, that he had wages to receive, and in tended to deal with Mr. Harris. The prosecutor anxious to do business hailed the sailor as a customer and lent him 10s. to be repaid in the usual manner when the ship was paid off. On the following morning the prisoner again waited on Mr. Harris and obtained a new jacket from him. He then said he wished to be driven to the Commercial Dock, Rotherhithe, and obtain sufficient money from his captain to pay Mr. Harris. The prisoner and Mr. Harris got into a cart, and when they were about half way to the Commercial Dock the prisoner made an excuse to leave the cart, and ran away. H e was subsequently taken into custody and remanded. Mr. William Douglas, an officer of the Commercial Dock, said no ship named tile Junius had been in the dock for two years. He also said the prisoner had attempted to impose on another Jew and ordered £8 worth of clothes. Before the Jew parted with any money or clothes he made inquiries at the dock, and ascertained that the prisoner was an impostor. The prisoner declined to make any defence, and Mr. Woolrych committed him for trial. ROBBERIES AT THE HAYDON-SQUARE STATIoN.—Patri ck Macarthy, an Irish labourer, aged 27 years, and lately em ployed at the Haydon-square goods station of the London and North-Western Railway Station, was brought up on reatand charged with stealing 49 pairs of worsted stockings. There were three packages of worsted stockings in a hamper at the Haydon-square station. The packages were in a perfect state when delivered atthe station. Nr. Thomas Rowden, a clerk at the station, afterwards discovered that one of the packages had been cut open and a portion of the contents abstracted. Hugh Andrews, a police-constable, No. 62 H, made inquiries and found that the prisoner had been dealing with worsted stockings precisely similar to those i n t h e packags, and he foun d an odd stocking, which had never been worn, in the prisoner's room. The prisoner admitted to Andrews that he had taken three pairs of worsted stoc ki ngs out of the package, an d that was all. The ma nu f acturer, from Leicester, w as in attendance to prove the id ent i ty of the odd stocking. Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, on behalf of the prisoner, said he had been e l even months in the service of the L on don and North-Western Railway Company, and there was no pre vious charge against him. The prisoner would plead ch a guilty Woolrych—No, the unlawful n o; to stealing. to possession of the odd sto ckin g . as one of unlawful possession, a Mr. Stoddart hoped the magistrate would treat the case Mr. Woolrych—lt is a veryand pass ; package serious case a broken open, and 49 pairs ofstockings,valued at £3, taken our. d a light punishment. Mr. Stoddart—The prisoner has only taken three pairs. the London "Walter Worlid been a good deal as o h n a d d on and Nor th - Western R a ilway Company, said ge, detective officer, in the service of the e re the station, and the company had pany had been great losers. A re ward of £5 w as - then pleaded guilty given to any one detecting an offender and ttytytopilferinggoing on . at bringing him to justice. The prisoner 1 stealing stockings. Mr, Woolrych—You are sentenced to four rionths' im prisonment and hard labour i. the House of Correction. MARKETS --This Day. MARK:LANE. The show of samples of English wheat at Mark-lane to day was small. A few picked samples changed hands at Monday's decline in the currency ; otherwise, the trade was very dull, at next to nominal quotations. In all descriptions of foreign wheat sales progressed heavily, and prices had a downward tendency. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly on former terms. The supply of barley was very moderate, yet the demand was in a sluggish state at late rates, A few parcels of new Kentish Produce were on offer. In malt a limited business was transacted at late rates. The supply of oats was moderate. All descriptions met a slow sale on former terms. Beans and peas sold heavily at about stationary prices. The market was but moderately supplied. No change took place in the value of flour, but the de mand both for home and foreign descriptions was in sluggish state. ARRIVALS THIS "WEEK. Wheat. Barley, Malt. . English 510 1720 630 Oats. Fl out Irish — 370 Foreign.— 2,940 1,580 13,250 2,280 brie BOROUGH; HOP, The business doing in our market is very moderate, at late rates. The accounts from the plantations are more favourable. WIIITECHAPEL. The supply of meat is moderate for the time of year, and the demand rules inactive, as follows : Beef, 2s 6d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 2d; lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 4d ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; and pork, 38 4d to 4s 44 per 81bs by the carcase. FEMALE BLONDlNS.—Application was made on Friday to the magistrates of Kidderminster for per mission for a circus to visit the town. In the course of the proposed performances two "female Blondins" were to run along a rope 50 feet from the ground, starting from oppo • site ends of the rope, and on meeting in the middle one lady was to vault over the other. The applicant stated that the rope would be extended above a tent, and if there should be a slip the performer would be caught on the canvas. The mayor, however, objected, and the ap plicant had to undertake that this " sensation" feat (as the bills had it) should be left out. Amended bills were subsequently issued accordingly; they stated that a "ra tional entertainment" would be provided, including Pug' . listic encounters. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. LA FIGLIA DEL ItEGGIMENTO. Madlle. Patti put the zeal to the successes of the season by her performance, last evening, of the delightful vivendiere Maria, w.tich must henceforth be numbered among her most distinctive characters. Whilst she wants the buoyant and piquant force:of Madlle. Piccolomini, the most perfect representative which this comic heroine has yet obtained, and whilst she shares only with Madlle. Artot the pecu liar refinement she exhibits, her performance is infinitely superior to that of Jenny Lind, and for this sufficient reason, that Madlle. Patti is alnearactress, and Jenny Lind was not. Like Madlle. Artot, our unequzlled favourite rather idealises the Daughter of the Regiment than presents her as a great reality —making her the idol of her gallant guardians rather than their actual companion ; and this ver sion, however pleasing, we think much more in accordance with a refined taste than a just perception. It is a drawing -room view of Maria, which we confess we cannot prefer to that of the girl of the open air. Its success, however, was indisputable, and not less the attractive man ner in which she delivered her two great arias— the spirited "Ciascun lo dice," that was very- ardently encored, and the pathetic " Convien partir"—in which Maria bids adieu to her companions, and_ which she distinguished, on the other hand, by a most touching depth of feeling. In the 1;:sson scene, of course, she was peculiarly at hopae, and lost no opportunity to display the florid marvels of which she is such a mistress. Madlle. Patti was well supported by Signor Ciampi in Sulpizio, who sang au ' i played with more than his usual nature, as well as spirit— Signor Baraldi, in Tonio, whose singing was irre• proachable--and Madame Te,gliafico in the Coun tess, which was a very agreeable effort. The band and chorus, as usual, stand in no need of our praises. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. MR. WALTER MONTGOMERY. This gentleman assumed last evening the arduous character of Hamlet, and very considerably en larged his previous favowrable impressions. If we were forced to think his Othello was not sufficiently inspired by passion, the same defect was to be de tected in his present impersonation—but, of course, rendered by its different medium—infinitely less imperious. To Othello, passion is truth—want ing that he is no reality, but the double sided Hamlet—who,equally compounded of thought and feeling, so marvellously reflects the human mind, allows an actor great scope on one side, who might be wholly wanting on the other. Accord ingly the Hamlet of Mr. Montgomery, if not dis tinguished by its emotional, may claim no ordinary credit for its reflective characteristics. If noi; suffi ciently electrical, it is full of thought and judg ment, exhibiting the evidence of a very close and careful study of the poet, and in the present state of our stage is entitled to be accoptecl as a sound Shakesperian contribution. Mr. Montgomery's best scenes - were those with Ophelia and the Queen, in both of which he rose to expressions of great vigour; the reference to Polonius in the first, especially, striking us to be new as well as impressive, whilst his climax to the play scene had a most adequate intensity. We could refer also to a variety of points in the per formance which were ingenious, if not correct. On the whole, this was an achievement that entirely justified the impression it produced upon the audi ence, who were frequently aroused by it to great applause, and who further evinced their feeling by calling for Mr. Montgomery at the close of each of the acts. We have only to add that he was very worthily supported by Mr. Marston in the Ghost, the very best that we remember, by Mr. C. Verner in the King, and by Mr. Belmore in the Grave• digger. The Volunteer Review at Wimbledon, Horse-Guards, 24th July, 18G3. My lord,—Having reviewed the volunteer corps of the metropolis and its neiclbourhood at Wimbledon on Satur day, the 18th instant, I have pleasure in stating that I was well satisfied with the general efficiency of the corps then assembled and with the drill of the battalions. I directed the force on the ground to be divided into two corps—the one, the attacking body, under Lieut.-Genei al the Hon. Sir James Yorke Scarlett, who was assisted by Major-General Taylor, and Biigadier•General Bates in charge of Divisions; the other, the defending body, under Major-General Lord Frederick Paulet. The former force was composed of five brigades, commanded respectively by the senior officers of volunteers on the ground—Lord Colville, Lord Ranelagh, Lord Grosvenor, Lord Bury, and Lieut.-Col. Bigge. The latter, of throe brigades, com manded by Lord Elcho, Lord Radatock, and Lieut.. Col. Brewster. The attacking force was posted in the hollow ground at the western extremity of the common towards Combo; the defendets took up a position near the furthest firing butts. Having been attacked in front by the brigades under Brigadier-General Bates, the force under Lord Frederick Paulet retired behind the ravine, taking up a fresh position. Sir J. Scarlett then brought forward his right wing under Major-General Taylor, throwing forward two brigades as a flank movement. Upon this, Lord F. Paulet's three brigades changed front, throwing back their left, and posted themselves across the Common with their backs to the grand stand ; Sir J. Scarlett moved his three brigades to the right, forming with them a second or supporting line to the two brigades which had made the flank movement from the right. At the end of the field-day the whole of the troops marched mist in quarter distance columns before returning to their quarters. I was much satisfied with the excellent fire maintained by the battalions in line, and I thought that the men showed great aptitude in skirmishing, The artillery was efficiently handled, and the heavy batteries seemed to move with considerable facility. I was also much satisfied with the efficiency of the two horse-artillery guns, and the field battery belonging to the Honourable Artillery Company. I think it would be desirable on future occasions to Im press upon the several corps the necessity for greater punc tuality in the time of reaching the drill-ground, The hour specified for the commencement of the evolutions was 6.30, but it was 6.45 before it was possible to commence opera tions, very few of the corps having reached their destination before that hour. The delay and inconvenience caused by this want of punctuality was very great. In conclusion, I can only express my satisfaction at the zeal with which all the ground carried out the instructions they received ; and I havo a firm conviction that the volun teer force is becoming a very efficient body of men, and valuable as a great auxiliary to the regular army of the country.—l am, my Lord, yours, (Signed) The Right Hon. Earl de Grey and Ripon. GEORGE. War Office, 2Sth July, 1863. SIR,-1 have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Royal Highness's letter of the 24th instant, and to express, in reply, the pleasure which I have experienced in learning that your Royal Highness was well satisfied with the general efficiency of the volunteer corps assembled on the occasion of the review at Wimbledon on the 18th inst. —I have the honour to be, Sir, your Royal Highness's obedient servant, (Signed) DE GREY and RIPON, His Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Commanding -in-Chief. REPRESENTATION OF PONTEFRACT, _____-•- Mr. Monckton Milnes has issued the following farewell address to the electors of Pontefract :-- ~ Gentlemen,—Tier Majesty having been graciously pleased to offer me a seat in the Up per House of Parliamen, I resign into your hands the representation cf your ancient borough, which I have held continuously, and With so much satisfaction, for 25 years. 4; N o man could close so long and intimate a connexion without emotion, and there has been much in our relations to excite peculiar may be, of terest on feelinyours. gs of g ra titude on my p ar t , an d , it in ~ I have been, in more than a constitutional sense, the representative of all of you, without distinction of political parties; and I have endeavoured, by moderation in my views and by discretion in my public conduct, to express what I believed to be the sound convictions of the large majority of my constituents and the general opinion of the inhabitants of your district. " In so doing I have been able to contribute by my vote and voice to the success of every serious measure i i and improvement, of religious toleration, of public utility, ) a , 1 1 rlia of social progress, that has engaged the attention of political ment (luting a quarter of a century. - o f my geerous confidence and your kind a ppreciation rareiy conceded to T have of to your mo tives a position of personal independen whose principles and a parliamentary represeutatlve ; but I e m e ust not forget that I have acted in conjunction with services I highly value, and that name is a watchword l m h en ave long followed the lead of an illustrious statesman whose of liberty throughout the world Government and the continuance of world, and at home I believe whose wise and temperate prosperity of our country. to be the best security for the o‘sbid a grateful and affec tionate To all and each of you ili and personal friend I tionate farewell. As your neighbour livelyiaterest in all that concerns shall ever maintain a your common welfare. And impression that I have done your individual fortunes and if I leave on your minds_ have all that I desire, my best in your service, 1 our obedient servant, and faith ., I remain, gentlemen, io Y lLAßD MoNCKTON IsIII,NEs.' ful friend, SECOND ED ON. bUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENOL—This Day. GOODWOOD RACES—Tuis DAY. hT ELECTRIC TELEGRXPII. GOODWOOD DERBY. Jarnicoton ; 'Warhorse 2 £5O HANDICAP PLATE. Liston o • Despair ora Six ran.. GOODWOOD STAKES. 1 Blac k-d own . . Anfield .... Jack of Hearts Thirteen ran. FINDON STAKES. Paris Linda ............................ .. Twelve ran. ~--...._ THIRD EDMON IN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. Postage on Letters, ckc., for India and China, by French Packet, The following arran French Post-offi ce b g e ments have b een made with the y which, after the Ist August ziezt letters and printed p a p ers may be forwarded to India and China by the French li no of mail packets, at the same rates of postage as are chargeable on letters and printed papers sent via Marseilles for conveyance by British packet : Letters addressed to Aden, Ceylon, Madras, Calcutta, and Pondicherry—Not exceeding f oz., 10d ; above 4 oz. and not exceeding 1 oz., is 8d; above 1 oz. and not exceeding 2 ozs., 3s 4d ; above 2 ozs. and not exceeding 3 ozs., Os ; each additional ounce, is 3d. Letters addressed to Cochin. China, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore—Not ex ceeding oz., is 4d ; above oz. and not exceeding 1 oz., 2s 8d; above 1 oz. and not exceeding 2 ozs., Os 4d; above 2 ozs. and not exceeding 3 ozs,, 8s; each additional ounce, 2s Bd. Newspapers 3d each, not exceeding 4 oz. Other printed papers not exceeding 4 oz., 6d; above 4 ozs. and not ex ceeding Alb, Is ; above Alb and not exceeding Ilb, 2s ; every additional Ilb, Is. Letters, &c., intended to be forwarded by these packets must be specially addressed—" By French Mail Packet for Marseilles." Upon letters for Ceylon the postage must be prepaid, but upon those for the British poseessions in India and Hong Kong, the postage may either be paid in advance, or left to be paid on delivery, at the option of the sender. In all cases, however, where the postage is not prepaid, an additional rate will be charged on delivery. The prepayment of postage on letters for Pondicherry, Saigon (Cochin Chins), and Shanghai (at which placer France has Post-office agents) is optional, without any fine for those sent unpaid. The postage on newspapers, books, and other printed papers nau.t in all c ases b e prepa id accor di ng to the regula tion in force with respect to similar articles sent by the British packets. The french packets leave Marseilles on the 39th of each month for Alexandria, in correspondence with a line from Suez proceeding to Aden, Point-de-Galle, Madras, Cal cutta, Singapore, Cochin China, Hong Kong, and Shang hai. Letters, &c., intended to be forwarded by them must be posted in, or reach London, at the latest in time for the day mail to Franco of the 18th. A CHARITABLE BEQUEST IN DANGER. ' Some three or four years ago there died a venerable spin ster, Miss Agnes Hamilton by name, who had for a long time managed, and that with signal success, a grocery business in Hutchesontown. She left about £20,000, the chief part of which was invested in heritable securities. Forty years before, that is, in 1821, she had caused a will to be made, indicating how she wished her means to be disposed of. In this deed, after providing respectably for a sister and a servant, she directed that the interest of the balance should be empended in the payment of annuities, not exceeding £4 each, to decayed natives of the barony of Gorbals, or persons who had lived there for 40 years, their moral character being good, and their age not under 65. The execution of this trust—the whole patronage and guar dianship of the fund, she confided to the managers of the barony—a body who then boasted a vigorous such as gave fair promise that it would be permanent. It is exceedingly probable that the sum she possessed when the will was made was small in comparison with the value of her estate when she died; but there is ample evidence that through all the intervening years, and amid the accumula tions which they witnessed, she continued steadily to cherish her benevolent purpose. Twice over, in 1834 and in 1854, trifling changes were made on the deed by the addition of codicils, though its leading provision was left unaltered. But, prior to her death, the office of " Manager of the Gorbals' was swept away. The Municipal Extension Act was, as is well known, the death of all separate and inde ' pendent jurisdiction in the barony. Hence it happens that there is no one in a position to administer the trust pre cisely according to the manner in which it was devised. The question arises, shall this hitch utterly frustrate the in tention of the testatrix ? The estate is now under the care of a judicial factor appointed by the Court of Session. A movement has been made by the next of kin to the deceased to have her testament wholly set aside, so that the funds may come to them. It is thought by some philanthropic and public-spirited persons that there are valid grounds for resisting this application and securing the fulfilment of Miss Hamilton's design. There are a number of poor and aged folk living in the Gorbals who suit the description given of those whom she meant to :benefit. It is hard to see how others could directly intervene for their protec tion; but they have themselves a just standing-ground on which to go before the court. That step has been re solved upon. Those interested in the business wish, how ever, some token of public countenance and aid. To that, we think, they are extremely well entitled. The object of the bequest is one of the most exemplary kind —one of which even Mr. Gladstone, with all his horror of death bed charities and the abuses which they engender, would feel himself constrained to approve. In point of equity there can bo no question that the case pro.. sented is a good ono ; no case could well be stronger. In point of actual law there is every reason to hope for a favourable decision ; the Dundee people are about to celebrate the recovery of a sum designed f or th e esta blishment of an hospital there, which was mad e under cir cumstances greatly more inauspicious and probl ematical embarrassment the case can but than those that exist here: Some money w ill be needed ere even e s a s n i h b l e e t made hat towardsany serious trying itis a venture surely impo arise on that score. We learn, at any rate th be immediately taken to brin g t h e , a 7 at steps will Whole matterunder public notice and we have the confidence that and public-spirited interest will be evinced —North British Mail. in regard to it. On Monday last a general holiday at Woburn, i n ennelethboruastaendaby a grand fet e , w hi c h y v Bedfordshire, was sbeainncig under viil a getsh.e Theablpeersons from the sur• was attended b t w ro a u s nd a i d n m g ir t a o h w le n , d i entire o n m o a f n iN a i g r e . m N e e n l Nel son Lee, caterer for the Crystal Palace. The principal p s e u r v f oarnmi e;rsowere CMrry. sltaVl,P r a' a la nd ce a . ll t , he fr E om ma t t h t e ß O ro xf h ord ; f Mr. the Canterb ury Hall ; Messrs. West and Taylor, t t e h r e s' gr m ea ni t negro rnel odists ; Mr. Ozmond, the celebr a t e d an ti po di an ; Mons. Ch ap i no's ballet troupe; and Mr. R. Phillips. The whole concluded with a grand display of fireworks, and passed off most triumphantly, Mr. Nelson Lee receiving a vote of thanks from the committee. A LARGE FEE WELL EARNED.—" Mr. Thompson, the surgeon who performed an operation on the King of the Belgians, has," says the Journal de Bruxelles, 46re ceived a fee of 100,000 f., and the Cross of Commander of the Order of Leopold." SNEAKING AWAY FROM A SERMON.—The pain ful process —as thus graphically described by the Saturday Review :—To move to the door as the clergyman moves to the pulpit is considered by an ordinary congrega tion as neither more nor less than a breach of good man ners. It wants a face of brass to beat an open retreat under the general frown of disapproval. One is almost tempted to recur to the schoolboy expedient of affecting a sudden determination of blood to the nose. t Nothing but, the exhibition of sonic such symptom of distress is held to be a valid excuse for quitting church prematurely. Apart from the unpleasant consciousness of shocking the feelings of your fellow-worshippers, there aro physical obstacles which beset your reti eat. Pew-doors have a nasty way of first sticking fast in defiance of all the known laws of mechanics, then of creaking loudly, and lastly, of opening with an explosive bounce, which echoes through the sacred fane, and covers the involuntary cause of the disturbance with confusion. A tender conscience might almost see in this contretemps a judgment for its indifference to spiritual privileges as evinced by not awaiting the coming discourse. Then you may have been so unlucky as to have left behind you, in your nervous agitation, a Prayer-book, stick, or umbrella ; and this necessitates a reappearance, which gives you a peculi:rly hardened and impenitent look. When at last tho door is gained, your perturbations are not at an end. The conformation of the ecclesiastical door may be regarded as decisive of an often mooted question as to the final cause of doors generally. It is made to shut and not to cpen. Try it what way you will, it refutes obstinately to stir on its hinges. The coaxing and the shaking method are equally ineffectual. At last, recovering twit possession from despair, you succeed in penetrating the mystery of its construction, and with an inward anathema on the ingenuity of the locksmith of the Plantagenet or Tudor period, you emerge once more into the street, heated, flushed, and in a frame of mind anything but tlevc.• tional.