The Sun. — London, England, 1854-08-12 00:00:00

MONEY MA.ItK E ir AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The exports of silver from London direct, during the week ending Thursday last, amounted to 202,409 ounces, mostly to Rotterdam and Belgium. Gold coin was shipped, to the extent of 5,800/., to Constantinople, and 620 ounces to Ei2.inburg. The return of the Bank of England for the week to the sth inst. would favour the presumption that money was still in request up to that date, the de- posits showing a rethietion and the discounts s a slight increase. The bullion also was lessened, An item which there is'a difficulty in explaining is that of Government Securities where the large de crease may have resulted either from sales, or from the repayment of advances made upon deficiency bills. Compared with the previous week, the changes were as follows Active circulation....._ Decrease. Bullion . Decrease.. Rest Increase Public Deposits Increase Other Deposits Decrease Seven-Day and other Bills £20,303,665 212,255 13,299.510 184,814 3,429,748 94.009 2,347,590 45.229 10,609,668 514,592 1,056,359 16.639 Increase Government Securities 11,775,383 DPcrease Other Securities 13,638,937 Increase Notes unemployed 6,291,235 Increase The bar silver, ex. Tamar, has been sold at ss. lid. per ounce. The following highly satisfactory intelligence has been received by the Australian Mining Com pany : Extract from Mr. Forster's letter, dated Tun g kill o , 19C May, 1854. " lam happy to inform you the, since the date o, my last letter, we have completed our run of Flat rods, and have had the water out of both IVlasterinan', (as far as the bottom of the 10 fathom level), and Aostey's shafts. We have changed all the clacks, and made the pitwork all right ; so that now we can work off at any time. I was most anxious until we had got the lifts secure, as from the long time they have been standing idle, I was afraid that some of the clacks might be out of order. so as to have endangered their safety ; how ever, all has gone well with us, We are now busy day and night securing Masterman's shrift where necessary, between the alit and 10 fathom level, (or 50). There is not near so much repairs requirad as I had anticipated, so that in a day or two we shall be ready to continue on our main ri d to the lower lilt ; and if nothing unfore seen occurs, on the Ist of next month our survey day, I hope to set the bottom io sink. As we only forked the water down so as to change clacks, I am unable to give you any opinion as to the appearances of the mine in the lower workine's ; but by the end of the month every thing will be clear, when Captain Remfrey and I wil• have an inspection, and I will get him to report spe cially on the general appearances and prospects of the mine, as this is the lowest depth. I have got my full compliment of enginemen, and I have just sufficient miners for the sinking; so that until I get more hands I roust stop all other work—but this will not be long, as at most I am certain of more men in the course of a , month's time. "NEW DISCOVERY.—T have been obliged since my last letter, to take the men out of this end, to assist in Masterman's shaft, so that I have nothing new to report thereon, beyond the ground being more favourable for driving. "DOWNE'S MINE.—We have broke ground for our new shaft, and have taken the liberty of calling it after Mr. Davis ; the timber is all ready, and our smiths' shop and char ge house is ail but finished, so that we can, at any time we have the men, make a start, and I shall be much deceived if a good lode is not cut in this part of your property. "FURNACE.—Having now completed our rods, this work becomes of the greatest importance, so that no opportunity will be lost in commencing with it, and I hope by next mail to say that its erection is in progress ; in the meantime, I intend petting some bags on the floors, preparing the halvans fur smelting, and picking over the old heaps, which contain,- one and all, coos'. derable quantities of good ore. Within these last few days we have brought out of the mine some first quality ore, taken from an old 'stall' at the south end of Masterman's shaft, and which was necessary to be cleared out so as to retimber the ground. I fully believe, and in fact, the men who have worked in .the mine since its commencement, tell me, that there are tons and tons of rich ore bunged up in the old stalls.' ail of which, in my opinion, even at the present rate of wages, will pay for tapping and wheeling out ; and I have little doubt but shortly some of them will be taken to pick over, at a moderate tribute. Dail) I can see more and more places in the mine where we shall ba able by-and-bye to set pitches. " 0 r mire, and the locality generally, is beginning to Lave more De. We have a schoolmaster coining up, who is also a Baptist rnitnister, so that we shAl have service on the Sabbath ; and for such services I have agreed, on behalf of the clinpany, to allow him the sun' of 501. per annum, an allowar.ce which I hope will raft! With the sanction of the board—indirectly the compan) will be gainers, as it is an additional inducement to meu to reside at a place %% here they car attend a place of " We bid at the list land sale but one, for four sec tions of SO acres each, on bdialf of the company, one of which we purchased. The directors are aware of the de sirability of purchasing three or four out-sections in the Hundred of Tungkillo, so that the commonage.due the survey might be made available, by having loca ities cen trally situated, on which out-stations could be formed. As the boundaries of the Hundred now stand, the large extent of com m onage due to your special survey is unavhilable, and which ercurnstance , , mat-rially dimini hes the rental you otherwise receive. With a view thertfore of making the most of the privileges conferred by the system of hundreds, Mr. S. Davenport and I, considered that as the land had been surveyed and put up for sale, we should be neglecting the interests of the company it we did not endeavour to purchase—the result being as before stated —the purchase of one sect:on well situated, so as to command the best part of the commonage, at a price of 1981. " If the 'Board do not corsider this purchase as of any adva vantage , they can at an y ti me recover the i r money, wi good interest. "To make available all the commonage, it would re quire at least three more sections, the purchase IA which would make your special survey a first-rate run, and indirectly return good interest for the outlay. " ORE.—I have arranged for the shipment of one small parcel of ore, together with the specimens of quarts, &e., by the Charlotte Jane, at the rate of two Pounds (21.) per ton of 21 cwt., expected to sail in the cours e of a month. The ore consists of 125 bags, marked AMC Tungkillo, weighing about 52 ! tons ; and the Specimens, of 17 bags, marked AMC', weighing 7 cwt., ;3 qrs., 14 lb. ; the produce of the ore will be about 24 per cent., so that you can caculate its value so as to insure.' Tue' English stock market is buoyant. Consols having advanced to 933 for money and to 93g f" for account. Bank Stock is marked 210. Exche quer Bills are lower, being 2a. discount to par. The New 31- per Cents. are 94 to 94k, and the 3 per Cents. 94 to 93i. Foreign Securities have been very inactive, the only transactions being in Spanish Bonds. The 3 per Cents. are marked 39 to f, the New De ferred 18 ft to Z-, the Passive 4, and the Committee's Certificate sk. Railway Snares are rather active, but prices tend downwards. The foreign lines, however, are somewhat firmer. Mining Shares are quiet. Joint Stock Banks neglected, and Land Companies' steady. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES From the Oticiat Lis . 1-Writs, JOTS., Bank Stock . 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities •. !3? i 3 per Cent Consols Annuities o 3a i 34 per Cent. A nnu iti es a-oug Annuities, Expire ftli Jan., 1860 • Consols for Account 17th August , • . 93 4 gg g i Exel equer Bills, 20. • . .. £lOO / ................ ......... • 1:500 2 pin par gmall 2 pm par . t xchequer Bonds Scrip . . . • PRICE OF FOR cIIGN FUNDS TEMA DAY. . razolau Bonds, 5 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent. 7O Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 394 x d . El Panish New Deferred, 3 per Cent.... lB,l i x d ~, Ditto Passive ( 'olverted) ° Panish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 54 5 p a Dividends on the above payable in London. ' THREE O'CLOCK. Consols 93t i Ditto August Account . 93i i _ T. day - lIREE CHILDREN KILLED BY LIGHTNING.—On Thurs. afternoon a heavy thunderstorm passed over the I 'diage of Capel St. Mary, near Ipswich, which has unfortunately deprived three boys of their lives, besides injuring several others. It appeared from the statement of the master of the National School, ' a t he was sitting at his desk during the heavy "le, when su dd en l y the room appeared filled with flame The next instant he saw several of his scholars struggling on the floor. Three were picked up quite dead, and removed to a chapel opposite, while many of injured W ere tak en to their residences. Two poor little fellows We re scorched, arid nearly ins ens ibl e. Th e schoolroom, a neat Gothic structure, with thatched or reeled roof, was found to be on fire, the lightning having struck near the chimney, and I ,p ee dily i gn i ted the roof. The entire . building is destroy-ed. The w h o l e a ff air has created a most painful sensation in the neighbourhood. ACCIDENT TO THE NEW SCREW STEAM SHIP CITY 01' PriT LADELPHIA.—TidA fine new screw stean, built at Glas gow to replace the unfortunate City esh of G ip lasgow on the Phil a d elphia line, sailed from Greenock at three adu. on Thursday for Liverpool, but was seen at two P•er. off Port Patrick, returning to Glasgow under canvas, owing to a slight derangement to her machinery from the heating of the orauk-shaft, The delay will not e 'CrOC4i tow deg! MAKING A DAY OF IT. BY ELIZA COOK. One June morning last summer we took it into our head to run a few miles out towards the west of Lon don, and shake hands once again with the kind and worthy Mrs. Andrews, who is the proprietress of an ex tensive market-garden, and who, a couple of years since, accepted us as a favoured lodger under her hospitable roof. We were never so comfortable in lodgings as we were at Western Gran , ..;e. We met with the desired tem porary home through mere accident, avid was smitten by , eit at first sight. Fine ladies and g ntlemen might pro bably look askance at the old-fashioned gables, warped timbers, 'picturesque barns„ and slightly deformed " lean-to's," which met the- eye as we approached the residence by the way of a grass-grown bit of lane On nearer inspection the low ceilings and casement windows might be objected to ; and those who desired Brussels carpets, candelabras, and marble wash-stands, might feel themselves "taken in," and resent the disappointment accordingly ; but we, in pursuit of retirement, comfort, and homeliness, and being accustomed in our early read ing of the Book of Life, to peruse the edition without illustrations by " Chalons," took an immense fancy to the "snuggery" of a sitting-room, and thought the antique walnut-treo sideboard, with sofa and chairs to match, the cheerful red drugget, the bunches of lavender and preserved grasses in ancient vases, the huge punchbowls and Noah's-ark sort of corner cupboard, very pleasant and endurable sort of things to associate with. Then the bedroom smelt so fresh and sweet, with its curtains and counterpane of Mont Blanc whiteness. We liked the quaint chest of drawers, grandfather-looking arm chairs, and open window ; through which the rich green ivy thrust itself and intruded on tire toilet cover, where it laid in gl ssy luxuriance, like a casket of scattered emeralds. Supposing we did put up with a washing trough in lieu of a bath, and admitting that ring stands, scent- , .ottle-i, arid pomatum-glasses might be wanting, nevertheless we contrived to be satisfied, arid held the arrip:e dormitory in veneration and esteem. Then the wide front door was always open, and it had hops and oo ibine about it; and out of that door we stepped over a yard or two of gravel loath on to a grassplot, and round about the grassplot there were inuitifarious beds of " painted ladies," hen and chicken daisies, double rockets, brazen marygolds, modest moss-roses, florid sweet williams, and a dazzling kaleidoscope of June flowers. There might be a gap or two in the box-edg log, and a bit of vul,gar dock might be seen pushing it -elf between the pink larkspur. ; perhaps an unknown weed dared to jostle the well known prince's feathers, and au audacious old hen might be sometimes seen scratching a bed for herself in the very heart of the Toni Thumb geraniums ; but the blossoms were very lovely for all that, and we gave up a Chiswick show to stay among them. Tuen there was an arbour—such an arbour —all fir-trees and ivy, with a queer seat and a queerer table, made of wooden knees and elbows, all crinkein crankem—neither figure nor fashion about them, but still very cosey and romantic. A heavy shower cer tainly dripped through, and a spider or caterpillar oco tsionally looked in upon the inhabiting party ; but accustomed as we were - to the hydropathic system, and having often been on familiar terms with " jolly great what-du-you-call-erns," we managed to indite many a lire of dreamy nonsense in this sequestered nook, and even ei,te, taiued a notion that it was far preferable to the Cockney arid f emal erections, which by rural cour tesy we are compelled to recognise as " bowers" and " summer-houses." Then there came endless files of apple, plum, cherry, and pear trees ; whole regiments of gooseberry arid currant bushes ; a perfect prairie of strawberries ; with wide lands of beans, peas, cabbages, and the whole essentials of Covent-garden vegetation. We admired even the crazy old shed in the 'distance, where the sieves were packed, and the ploughs and rollers housed. We thought the moss-mantled water cask, standing at its corner, a very poetic object, espe cially as " Dumpling" stood drinking his fill at it when he returned from market. He was a dear, old, fusby sort of a quadruped, looking like a magnified :ilietland pony, and suggested the notion as he stood of being merely an additional tub. We should not have quar relled even with what Cowper delicately denominates "the stercoraceous heap," had it not been that dead cabbage-leaves often emitted an odour which rendered the windward side of the said heap desirable. Altogether Western Grange suited our primitive taste ' • and when we add that Mrs. And rews was a well-bred and intelli gent woman, although she kept a market g ar d en ; th at she had an arnable - daughter and industrious son ; that they all understood " Shakspere and the musical-glasses," as welt as the rearing of potatoes ; and that we were al most spoiled by their united kind attention, our readers will not be astenished that we frequently conceive the wish to renew the acquaintance, and have another peep at Wester,' Grange. The visit we have alluded to was made in the height of the strawberry season. The day was hot. Watering pots were pleasant things to see lying about, and tee shadow of a tree was au umbrageous blessing. Both windows of railway carriages were permitted to be open without any mentions of "a draught ;" and everybody who dared to appear in the undress of "shirt sleeves " so with grateful freedom. We picked a quarrel with our breakfast, abused the soft butter, and treated the rasher of bacon with appetiteless indifference,—we fear our state of temper was getting as sultry as the heather, when we suddenly bathoueht of a run down to our olden haunt. We effected the trans it in double quick trine, and found ourselves up to our eyes in straw berries by noon, We rnust now inform our readers that among the " uttaetees" of Mrs. Andrews's out-door esta blishment were six women, known as Polly, Hetty, , 3elina, Peggy, Martha, and Rachel,—and two men, Dick, the caner and ploughman, arid Harry, odd man or general. At some busy periods the c l ose lab our id the..e individ ua l s was o f vital importance. A fair share o f idleness was tolerated at leisure intervals, for Mrs. Indrews is _hy no means a slave-driver, and allows a degree of Christian charity to exert itself toward "all that are within her gates." We had become tolerably- well acquainted with these "helps," and f rttud theM, on the whole; to be decently conducted persons. Per haps Betty, Martha, and Rachel might not have gained the approbation of Mrs. Hannah More, touching their minute system of morals and manners. But Pc,iy, Selina, and Peggy were considered to be very respectable. Tire last mentioned was a detour, meek, shy-looking young woman, who always answered a ques tion as though her tongue was made of white satin, arid the use of language would soil it. Polly was more c , ,me-at-ab!e, and had a dissipated husband and three children to manage ; and Selina was considered to be one of the prettiest and most prudent girls in the neigh bourhood. Dick was never known to commit an excess, and was supposed to be saving money. Harry was not "a p , rfect Joseph," but he worked hard and behaved well to his employers, which is more than we can say of many prime ministerstt the l iu day of ou serve arvisit ration. It so happen e d that of the annu a l p rov i nc i a l laces , preceded that little distance, an d or d ers h a d b een given by various which took place ata parties for a large quantity of strawberries to be deli vered as soon as possible. Mrs. Andrews was anxious that the fruit should be got ready promptly, and in nice condition ; and all hands were set to work at twelve o'clock to pick, sort, " top up," and pack. We stood among the strawberries, watching the labour with in terest, and learning something of the business ; when the benevolence of one of our party suggested that a trifle to each of the handmaidens of the vineyard would not be ill bestowed. A small sum was accordingly dis tribute:3, and we returned to the house to partake of luncheon. After an hour or two's gossip, we strolled towards the field of potties again, in company with Mrs. Andrews and her son and daughter. "Where are all the women ?" exclaimed Frank An drews ; " there has't been a strawberry picked since we left. What are they after ?" Sure enough not the trace of a woman or man either was to be seen, and great wonder existed as to what had become of them at such a time of necessity. We stood some time in speculating perplexity, when, suddenly, at the gate close by us, le ding into the village, there ap peared the form of Peggy, who opened the said gate with a most unmistakeable air of enerizetic indep en d ence, slammi ng i t b eh i nd her with a violent 'flourish of strength, quite unnecessary to effect that purpose. Now, Peggy always prided herself on her extreme quietness and modesty of demeanour and conduct, and, strange to say, her attire was now as much out of order as her manners She approached with a swinging walk, and it might be observed that the handkerchief which usually wrapped her neck and shoulders in a very Quaker-like style, was extremely degage. Her bonnet was worn in the mathe matical fashion known ac " nine bob square." Her apron had dropped much lower than its wont, and her gown was tucked much higher. Her hair, generally arrangel " a la. Madonna," was now " c't la anyhow." Her face was singularly rich in complexion, and hir eyes stool out in very hold relief, considexingtheir character fir down•eist diffidence, " Well, Peggy," said , Mrs. Andrews, as the lady named nigh, " what is the meaning of this ? Why are you not at work ? You know the fruit must be sent to night." Can't help it, marm," replied Peggy in a remark ably free and easy tone of volubility : " there's a new beer-shop opened down the way, and the landlord's treated us to some gin and fourpenny,' and the butcher's give us some cider, and we've all got a bit of money in our pockets, and Dick and Harry's with us, and we want a jollification, so we just mean to make a day of it." " And pray what is to be done about the straw berries ?" said Frank. "Can't help it, sir. We've made up our minds, and we mean to make a day of it. I thought I'd just come and tell you that we was at the Red Lion," and here Peggy made a rash attempt to adjust her bonnet, which added the tenth beib to its Elucidian arrangement. "Can't help it, marm," repeated she with forcible intonation "I must go now, please. We're all at the Red Lion, and we mean to make a day of it. Good morning, maim, and here Peggy essayed a parting courtesy, which resolved itself into something between a stumble and•a slide, as she turned round on her way to the village. TO reason with a woman in such a decided state of opinion would have been useless, but no slight conster nation was excited by the sudden revolt. Frank in dulged in a few anathemas against beer-shops in general, and the Red Lion in particular. There was no help in the dilemma. To get fresh hands at such a busy junc• tore was impossible, and the consequences were, that Mrs. Andrews lost a considerable sum of money, and incurred a slur on her reputation for obliging punctuality. It tuned nut showery in the evening, and we grate fully accepted-the offer of a bed. Th-e followiii morning some interested anxiety was felt as to the results of the preceding day's - dissipation; and the facts elicited by degrees afforded the following amount, of intelligenc e . Gin, ale; "cider, .arid that class of beverigei hid keptihe. Mos sad patinas occFPS !!/44 hod 94 , 44 14uset, THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12,' 1854. when Peggy, whose excessive modesty appeared to have taken a hOliday, called for another pint of " the best," in order that she might " treat" Toni Clamp, the black smith, before they parted. At this moment an itinerant organ-boy struck up a polka, and Peggy and Tom Clamp began to perform rotary motions with dangerous velo city. Peggy, mistaking something for nothing, unfor tunately fell headlong, and in the fall contrived to break her leg. This sad accident put a speedy end to the carousal. Polly managed to sneak home by help of the park wall, but unfortunately her brutal husband was there before her, and as we seldom forgive the faults in others which we have a tendency to in ourselves, he grew savagely violent in seeing her state of bewilder ment, and a " civil" war ensued, which terminated in poor Polly's having a black eye and sprained wrist. Hetty lost a h a lf- sovere i gn ou t o f h er p oc k e t, which she had been six months in saving. Rachel got the tooth of a comb driven into her head by some unknown agency. Selina had so far forgotten herself during the " jollifica tion" as to call Dick, who was entertaining serious matrimonial designs towards her, by the contemptuous appellation of " a long-faced snivel-breeches," which epithet he remembered, and resented by the sober re nunciation of his tender vows. Martha, a bit of a virago at the best, had got extatically pugnacious, broke two panes of glass in a struggle with the landlord, who ob jected to her attempting an Irish jig in a basket of pipes, and then pummelled and punched Harry for same im pertinent allu-ion, until he turned in self-defence, and held the butcher's tray up as a shield, whereby Hetty got a severe bruise on her arm, and the skin off her knuckles, not to mention a gown torn beyond redemp tion. Dick an d H arry l a id a ll t h e blame on - the women, with true Adam-like courage, although it was fully proved that Dick had been the first to mention the capital ale at the new Red Lion, and invited Selina to go and have a " sup" with her dinner, which innocent invitation led into all the mischief. Some time after we paid another visit to the "Grange," and was sorry to find that Polly's leg will never be as useful as natu re i n t en d e d i t to .be, and that Dick and Selin had been " huffish" for upwards of three months to the great secret distress of both parties. We ascer tained, however, that the punishment and repentance attending the " making a day of it" have had a lasting effect, and that each of the parties honestly avows that the consequences served them right, for they had been "great fools"—a just conclusion, which many gentlemen who are given to "make a night of it" would do well to as readily act upon. We hope to see Dick and Selina married before the autumn, but the insult passed upon him still rankles, we find, for we accidentally overheard him say to her very lately—. SHARE MARKETS. "Mind, Sleener, if ever you call me a long-faced snivel-breeches when we're married, I'll go to Idostra liyer:" " Lnr, Dick, it was only a slip of the tongue" replied "Slecner." " You was as big a fool as any of us, and e shall be happy enough if we don't go nicking days of it." Selina is quite right, and we earnestly hope that the myriads of Pollys arid Harrys and Peggys will adept her opinion, and be cautious how they patronise new or old Red Lions and " make a day of it." (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. St. 20 St. 15 Closing Prices this day. Saslow done this day. 5 10 St. 5 TO TEE EDITOR Off THE SUN. - - Sra,—l pray you will pardon my referring to my let ter of the 11th April last,' in which I addressed to you, as an old soldier, having served under Napoleon the first, rilating to the supplying the soldier with a proper cover of cautchouc cloth, which would keep his body, his arms, and ammunition dry, even if he were exposed to the heaviest rain for a week, and which would be of a weight he could carry without inconvenience. Being an old experienced soldier, my anxiety for my brother soldiers will be well understood by you. I take permission to repeat what I formerly urged upon the public through your columns, and I trust you will not consider that I trespass unfairly upon your valu able time and space. My intention is to effect a most important object, viz., to save the lives and the health of many thousand soldiers in the East, and of many hundred horses also—not to mention that thus taking care of their health will be greatly adding to their effi ciency. Ali military men who have been on active service know well that when a soldier has his clothes wet, and that he is often in such a state obliged to march, to fight, and even to lie down, that he is not only unable to render effective service, but that such wet clothes dispose the body to receive the cholera, diarrhoea, and other diseases, and thus is the great cause of the mor tality among troops—far greater than the sword. In the case of the horse soldier, nothing short of actual service can convey to us what the poor man has to suffer in rainy weather. Wet through, even his boots full of water ; and, when Arriving at his station for the night, he must forget or neglect himself and think of his horse which carried not only him but al-o the wet and heavy baggage, and upon wlio , e strength his own life depended. There is, as I have already mentioned to you, a remedy for these evils ; that remedy is to provide the soldier with a sheet of disinfected caoutchouc, such as I have seen, pure and as free from anything offensive as linen, so as not to cause neuralgy. Caoutchouc in the state it is used endangers health.—l have the honour to be, sir, your most obed. servt., AN OLD SOLDIER, Who served his country with the most brave the Marshal St. Arnaud. t loondon, Aug. 11, 1854. SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. - - HOUSE OF LORDS—(THIS DAY.) At the prorogation of Parliament to-day the House of Lords presented the splendid and exciting scene which is invariably witnessed when the Queen attends in per son. As on former occasions, the whole of the seats in the body of the house were allotted to the wives and daughters of peers, and other distinguished ladies. These were almost entirely filled by half-past one o'clock, and as the dresses of the fair occupants were of every imaginable colour and design, it is almost unne cessary to say that the coup d'ffil was brilliant and dazzling. There was a considerable sprinkling of ladies in mourning attire. Prayers were read by the Bishop of Salisbury. There was the usual muster of the corps diplomatique. A party of distinguished Turks were allowed seats in the gallery to the left of the throne, which is usually appro priated to ladies, and to-d a y, w i t h t h at except i on, was entirely occupied by them. An Indian Prince, in a gorgeous Eastern costume, attracted much notice. He was seated on the woolsack with his face ton ards the throne ; his back was, there fore, turned upon the greater portion of the company. The Ar3libishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London were early in attendance. Nearly all the Ministers in this house were present, but there were very few other Peers. In consequence of all the judges being upon their cir cuits, the only legal dignitary present, with the excep tion of the Lord Chancellor, was Lord Campbell. Her Majesty entered the house at a quarter after two o'clock, leaning on the arm of Prince Albert, and pre ceded and followed by the customary procession. The Earl of Aberdeen bare the sword of State, the Earl of Winchester the cap of maintenance, and the Mar quis of Lansdowne carried the Crown. Having ordered all her subjects to be seated, her Ma jesty directed Sir Augustus Clifford, the Usher of the Black Rod, to summons the Commons. He had not been absent many minutes, when he returned with the Speaker, the Sergeant-at-Ar ms, t h e pr i nc i pal members of the Government in the lower house, and a large num ber of other members. The noise occasioned by their sudden entrance, and the scrambling which took place to procure good places, having subsided, the SPEAKER read au address to her Majesty, giving a brief summary of the labours of the House of Commons during the session. The right hon. gentleman made several painful pauses, as if he had for gotten what to say. The royal assent was then given in the ordinary form to several public and private bills. The LORD CHANCELLOR then, kneeling at the foot of the throne, presented her Majesty with the Royal speech, which she read with much emphasis and distinctness. The speech will be found in another column of The Sun. At the conclusion of the speech, The LORD CHANCELLOR declared that it was her Majesty's wish that Parliament should be prorogued until the 19th of October next. Her Majesty and the procession then retired from the house. The session of 1854 was thus brought to an end. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY). The SPEAKER, attired in his state robes, took the chair, at halt-past one o'clock, at which time there was a sufficient number of members present to make 66 a house." PRIVY COUNCIL. At a quarter past three o'clock yesterday the Queen held a Privy Conn •il.. It was attended by his Royal Highnes. Prince Albert, Lord John Russell, Lord Pre. silent ; the Duke of Argyll, Lord Privy Seal ; the Earl of Aberdeen, First Lord of the Treasury ; Viscount Palmerston, secretary of State for the Home Depart ment ; the Earl of Clarendon. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ; Sir George Grey, Secretary of State for the Colonies ; the Duke of Newcastle, Secretary of State for the War Department ; the Marquis of Lans downe ; Earl Granville, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ; the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert. Secretary at-War ; Sir William Molesworth, Chief Commissioner of Public Norks and Buildings ; the Duke of Welling ton, Master of fh e H orse ; Lord Ernest Bruce, Vice- Chamberlain (ac in; for the Lord Chamberlain) ; and the Marquis of Abercorn, Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert. At the Council her Majesty's Speech for the closing of the present session of Parliament was arranged and agreed upon. Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Bart., was, by the Queen's command, sworn in one of her Majesty's Most Honour able Privy Council, and took his seat at the Board. The new seals of office for the foiirth Secretary of State, viz., the signet, the sign manual, and the cachet (executed by Mr. Wyon), were approved by the Queen in Counci', and delivered to the Duke-of Newcastle. Mr. C. Greville was clerk of the Council in waiting. Before the Council, her Majesty gave audiences to the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of Newcastle, Lord John Russell, and Sir George Grey., The Queen was attended by the Earl of Mulgrave, treasurer of the household ; Viscount Drumlanrig, comptroller of the household ; Viscount Comberrnere, and Mr. in waiting; go rjin Earl S in le a r i s ting. lord in waitin g; Mr. F. Cavendish, COURT CIRCULAR. Hon.iTohn e Queen a e scs.oß f.Epl t hy t Prince ptph,e H ao A jno. l r b . G eA e t, anre a yr t a t B e i nded by the tuhi teeenloczlco .n GeMa Colonel rtehy r the Master of the Household, and Captain du Plat, ar rived at Buckingham Palace yesterday from Osborne. The Royal party left Osborne soon after nine o'clock in the Fairy, and crossed to Gosport, where a special train was in readiness to convey her Majesty to the private station of the South-Western Railway at Vaux hall, from whence the Royal party proceeded in three of the Queen's carriages, and escorted by a detach ment of Ca,rhineers, to the Palace, where her Majesty arrived at a quarter to one o'clock. The Queen and Prince were received on their arrival by Lord Ernest Bruce, vice -chamberlain ; Lord George Lennox, lord in waiting to Prince Albert ; Mr. F. Cavendish, groom in waiting ; and Major General Wylde, groom in waiting to Prince Albert. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Marchioness of Ely, Earl Somers, Ma jor -General the Hon. C. Grey, and Captain du Plat, honoured the Ha.yinarket Theatre with their presence in the evening. The Marquis of Lansdowne gave a dinner to the Ca binet bliiiisters last evening at Lansdowne-house, Berkeley -square. t Sir R ic h ar d B roun and Mr, Sprye, the projectors of Woking, London Necrop o li s and National M auso l eum at had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday at the Home-office, on the subject of the Ne cropolis and metropolitan burials. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) A greater amount of business has been transacted this week, but to effect sales, even in dividend stocks, lower rates have been taken. Bailers, which a short time since werea sh 1,200/., have been d one at 8001., a fall of 400/. on are paying nearly 2001. per annum in divi dends. Bassets have been sold at 6001. to 6201. a fall of 1501. on a share paying 1201. per annum in divi dends. Alfred Consols remain firm at 221. to 221. 10s. ex. div. West Alfred Consols 241. to 25/. ; Great Alfred, 301. to 35. West WheAl Alfred has been suspended, after an expenditure of 25,0001. in about t wo years. In Sort ridge Consols, in which so much was doing a short time since, few transactions are recorded, nor will there be much business in the shares until the machinery is erected. Herodsfoot shares have changed hands at 71, being 7,0001. for a dividend mine, with machinery up on it valued at nearly 5,0001. ; before the south lode was cut, and which is now the best in the mine, the shares were 201. each, showing that supply and demand have more to do with the price of shares than intrinsic merits. Trewetha, 31. 15s. to 41., North Trelawny, 61. 15s. to 71. ss. ; South Tamar, 91. 15s. to 101. ; Wheal Wrey, 3/. ss. to 31. 10s. ; Gonamena, 101. to 111.. South Caradon, 2701. to 2801. ; Giltnar, 71.1. North P oo l, 1901. ; Condurrow, 1251. to 13 01. ; West Basset, 321. to 33/. ; North Basset, 151. to 16/. ; Tre lawny, 451. MINES WHICH HAVE SOLD ORE.—Birch Tor, Boring. don, Clara, Craigwen, Darren, East Alfred Consols, Bae Tolgus, Great Bryn, Great Ctinnis, Great Wh ea l A l fred, Great Wh ea l Vor, Elawkinoor;, Keswick, Kilhricken, North Wheal Robert, North Whe3.l - Trelawny, Polthnore, Trannack, Treloggan, Trenow, TynT.W or . 11104 rynaY7berg l / 2 Welt Al,Od West Resat. RAILWAYS. Aberdeen Imbg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct Belfast & Ballymena lMrmiug. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkonhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and 2,25 Cons. Do., ..... Rlyth & Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45) Bristol and Exeter Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead. 'Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall Crieff Junction I publin&BelfastJunc 'Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction ..... Do. New East Anglian..... Do., (XlB E & Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A Stock Do., B. Stock Do., New A ...... „ East Laumshire.... Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Ediu. PAU & Dundee Forth & Clyde June. i3la.sgow & S. Western Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock ...... Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash.andYorksli Do., Fifths D 3., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby.&Southpt London & Black wal Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. I,ond. Bright & S.Cst. Loud. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lo/.5h.,11{&8...( Do. Eighths Londotiand S. Westn. Do., £5O [)o., £4O Lnndrrirdt Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Aancli.Shef.& Lineln Man. & Lin. Un Midland Birmng. & Derby Nlidld. G. West.(lre.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do., Bury Extension. Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Nowry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North London IDo. New £lO N. &S. Wstrn. , Hamp stead, and City Jn ' North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester....., Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury &Bi mg Do. L. & N. Western Guarante ad Sleek Shrowsby. & flerefd. Shrewsby. & Chaste] (N. W. Mtn, Do. Halvesd. Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent south Devon iouth Eastern__ south Wales . Yrksh. & Riv. Dun Do italues, Wok. &Wok toekton & Darling itoektou & Hartlepl. rail Vale . Do. £lO shares.. Do. Pref., No. [llamas Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall West End of London , and Crystal Palace West London. Winabledn & Croydon York Newctl.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N.Midland FOREIGN. 10 all , Autwerp&Rotterdam 6 61,1 5 3 ,ielgian Eastu. Julie. 1 14 20 8 ileziers to Graissessac 34 3 d 20 2s. 1 lombay, Baroda, and Central India,Scrip id—ip ••• ... Central of Italy ••• 20 all Charleroi & Erquelin. 17?, all Demerara 20 14 Dijon and Besancon.. p 20 9 Dutch Rhenish 3 —21 d 20 all East Indian 24 21 20 2 Do. Extensi on 4 d .5 all Glt. Indian Peninsula p 20 10 )_4d. Juuct. of France 29 10 Grd. Trunk of Canart: 6 5 d 100 10 Do. Debentures 7 5 100 all Do. do . 20 10 qt. Central of France d 10 20? ? all (-3.WesternofCanada Shares l7l 181 Do. Bands (Ist ...p 20 all Hamilton & Toronto 1 d 1 p 100 all Do. 6 per cent. 20 5 Lake Const. & Basle 5 all Lucca & Ristoja 5 p.c pref — dis 20 15 Luxembourg . . .•• 10 10 Do. (Railway).,.,, 5 2 Do. Pref. — 5 3 Do. (Canal) ... 10 5 Do. 6p. et. pref.__ ...d 20 10 Lyons and Geneva 20 12 Lyons & Mediterran — 20 13! 'Madras 1 d—ip • 33 3:3 4 Maria Antonia 10 all Do. do. New 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry 20 all Namur & Liege (wit) interest) 7, 8 20 all Do. (ex interest) . 16 all Northern of France 334 331 331 Do. 201.3 p. c Bds 20 all (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.; 10 all NorwegianTrunkPref 8 9 20 14 Paris and Lyons lB4 —l9 p 321 40 all Ditto Bonds 10 all Paris and Orleans 47 49 47 20 all Paris and Rouen 4O 42 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 314. 32 32 20 10 !. ) arisCaeu&Clierbrg. pm 101 10 i luebee S. Richmond ... 20 all Itonen and Havre 23 —24 20 15 Loyal Danish 5 2 Royal Swedish 20 all :timbre and Meuse 8 81 8 6 Do. 51 p. cent. Pref 20 6 ~o utherr of France • —pm 20 8 at. Andrew's and Quebec (A) 8i all West Flanders 3l 4 zin 10 all Do 5i per c. Pref — d 20 10 Western of France 5l 10 7 West. of Switzerland - 20 2 Wiesbaden — 20 15 Zealand MISCELLANEOUS 5 all kubin Coal and Iron ... ... 25 17: kustralian Agricult 43 - 45 20 14 kustralsn.Pcific.Mail ... ... 10 8 kustraln. Royal Mail ... ... 10 4 Merlin Water Works ... ... 50 40 Brit. American Land 65 70 5 1 Slit. d; Coln. Smoltg. and Reduction Co ... ... 100 32 Canada BB 92 5 5 Crystal Palace 3i 4i 4 5 34 Do. New.............., •• • • •• 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France ... ... 20 5 Eastern Steam — - 25 20 ElectritTelegraph(A) 19 20 25 all Do. (B) ••• ••• 1 1 Electric Tcleg. of Ir ... -- ••• 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat ... •.. 20 18 General Screw Steam ... ... 20 74 Irish Beet - root Sugar ... ... 20 10 - Nlagdalena St. Navig. ... ... 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel ... ... 10 3 Netherlands Land i li 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter 1 all N. B. Australasian i i 1 4 Do. Now 20 10 Nrth.efEuropeStcam ... ... 5 all Pe S e t l ea ß m r. IC Ld av i g :in C r o l: • 411 -41 d 4i 50 all Peninsular& O r iental . ... --... 50 40 Do. Do. 2 all Portland Iron Co •i— i p 100 60 Royal Mail Steam ... 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest Si 2a 2), 25 . F 25 . Suntla Austral .Land 34 : 3 6 - 1 . all Submar. Telegraph —1 i 1 1 all Do. Registered. — 1{ hil Divan3l Ina LI ... a I __. _ ._ . JURORS. On the motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL the following address was a g reed to :—" An add ress for returns of the n um b er o f persons on the jury list for each county, city; or borough in England and Wales, for the years 1852 and 1853. Of the number of persons actually returned to serve on any panel at any assizes, sessions, or sittings in England and Wales, for the years 1852 and 1853 ; distinguishing the number of special from the number of common jurors ; and of the number of persons qualified to serve as jurors in each county, city, or borough in England and Wales who are rated at 25/. per annum ; and the same at 301. NOTICES OF MOTION. Colonel SIBTLIORP gave notice that early next session he should renew his motion for a reduction of the duty on fire insurance. Mr. PHINN gave notice that next session he should move fur leave to bring in a bill to amend the law re lating to assaults upon women and children. THE WAR. Mr. HUME asked the noble President of the Coun cil if Austria or Prussia was prepared with us to demand from Russia some substantial securities that, in future, the peace of Europe should not be disturbed by Russia upon such slight causes as those which had led to the present war. (Hear, hear.) It had been announced, in another place, that Russia intended to evacuate the Principalities, while Austria was not indisposed to help England and France to s cure a speedy peace. He should be glad, as no doubt the country would be, to hear the noble lord confirm that statement. (Hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL said a communication had very lately been made by the Russian Ambassador to the Court of Vienna, stating that it was the intention of Russia to evacuate the two Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia. At the same timean interchange of notes took place between the Foreign Minister of Austria and the Ambassadors of England and France, which specified the terms upon which the latter Powers were prepared to make peace with R ussia. W hat th terms were would be found in the letter of the Foreign Minister of France, which appeared in to-day's papers ; but as this interchange of notes occurred after the an torincement of Russia, that she intended to evacuate the Principalities, it remained to be seen whether Aus tria would prefer to communicate these notes to St. Petersburg, with a view of opening further negotiations for peace, or whether she would rather immediately set her mobilised army in motion, for the pur pose o f ass i st i ng England and France in ob taining by force the securities which they demanded. It was sati4a.ctory, however, to know that while Aus tria would net be content with a return to the status quo, she generally approved of the securities which had been proposed to her. (Hear, hear.) LIEUTENANT Sir E. PER RY ask PERYed the noble lor ß . d if there would be any objection to lay upon the table the minutes of evidence taken before the Court-martial on Lieutenant Perry. Lord J. RUSSELL said it was not usual to lay on the table evidence taken before Courts-martial. LIMITED LIABILITY. Mr. MALIN'S, referrin g to the resolution which the house had adopted on the subject of limited liability, wished to know from the noble lord if it was the inten tion of the Government to introduce a bill founded upon that resolution ? Lord J. RUSSELL said the subject was under con until next sideration, session. but of co urse nothing Donal be done in it PRIVATE BUSINESS. expMenr.sers'arttennEdiNngClithe passing the saing attention of the right hon. the P res id ent of the Board of Trade to the heavy which, in the case THE PROROGATION. Iprßishoßbi Parliament, and inquired if the makingC AR o D n e W e E x a L n L i n s a a t i i d o n t o h f e had in view any measure for reducing that expense, 17 ,r A n l . Ir gentleman was a very difficult one,must re byutmo hes oppres sive - mind the hon. gentleman that a plan had been adopted orders suffice for both houses. ilis o rAuw f i rightvbTajpasletroeci: vteNbaa nbl el bills and t l n l e s gdd et i bstalingtylemt through ah ue At 20 minutes to 2 o'clock, and preceded foi low b e y d the by Mar PULMAN, the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod, PP a e n d d s a tt this h ta o h n l o e u , r a a n b d i e s aid house to attend her Majesty "Mr. Speaker, the Queen a co p immediately in the House of Peers." Serjeant-at-Arms car ryingthe Ministers present and most of the members in attendance, in the order in which their names had been balloted, at once obeyed her Majesty's command. The SPEAKER was absent about a quarter of an hour. On his return he read the speech at the table, and then The the SPEAKER,mace, took leave of the members who surrounded him. The house broke up at a quarte r to 3 o'clock. STATE RA D (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) the ai past ned week firm, some descrip there has been a good deal of inquiry for the middle and lower counts of yarns from the home manufacturers, and MaNcaESTER, the Dutch, German, and Mediterranean merchants. For August 11—Duri egy,in Inia, also, there still appear to be some buyers. The quo tions. The strength of the market has perhaps been fully a t a t tong the 1 e o a f slast withw ee k a n h auvpe ward , co n s tendency as aparent eserday and to-day as it was on Tuesday. The p demand for t goods is still, as it has been for a con siderable time back, relatively inferior to that for yarns. The disproportion of prices has consequently been con tinually itcreasing, to the disadvantage of manufac turers ; and it is now felt to be a matter o f serious mo ment: BRADFORD,_WooIs—The s t ock of English wool usingwants, not been so sm a ll at this period up thei r l n this A marketu g. haslo. f() r stocks, several aod years.buyieg only Spinners to in eheatv their e immediate en fully anticipating a further reduction in pri ces. Yarns— P t s--- er t e h i e s piece disposition ece trade i s The increasing difficulty from the advanced p r i ce of wool, renders it impossible to produce yarns at th e prices cur rent a few weeks ago. For both spools and reeled yarns t higher f prices t a a r n e t d d e e m l i a v n e d r y e . d , and ie ce there in a more perplexing position than ever. Wool is dearer. SALE OF CHICORY.—The circumstance of 130418 of the retail grocers having recently sent a deputation to the Chancellor of the Exchequer against the existing regul a . tions prohibiting the sale of chicory as coffee caused an inquiry to be made of the Government on behalf of the Ceylon coffee planters as to whether they intended any alteration. To this the following answer has been received : you in reply that th ere is no Downing-street, A ugust 8. stl Zl an li d av h e a t v o e ri t c o kn a o c w l l u e a d i g n e t the receipt of you r l e t ter of the intention of relaxing, or otherwise departing fr oin , th e minute of February, 103, respecting - the sale of toffee -and chicory. frs Et .9141.14Z0NE >, .__ all 81s. 100 20 13s 100- 23 - 23, 5 - 5i 9 -, 10 14-10 i d 16i 6 17j 7 01 95 - 6 63i - 64 15A - 164 12 - 14 3 - is 7 - 8 17i - I£q 12i -12 i 36 - 40 25 -2/ . 65i - 6ii 58 - 60 25 - 26 66 - 68 86 - 87 68 - 70 25 - 127 94 - 96 73 -74 89 - 91 11. - 13 u 11 - 13 68i - 69 -- 66 [5l -15 i it - -9 106 - 107 104 • 1034 4 - I- P - , k 841 - 854 8 - 73 7 - 6ti • "" • ... 24i - 25 64 39 - 41 • ... • "-. ... • ...'• ... d par 6 ,t 3 3i 6 8 49 151 34 -0 3id 34i ... 354 7 9 - 61 —7; 53 56 • P 41 P 61 7 ld 1 p 33 - 35 95 - 97 60 - 62 70 - 73 68 = 72 74 - 74 19 - 20 9i - 10 14 - 15 3i - 3.0 13 - 15 651 €6l 354 - 364 ii = , • "'"' • • • 34 ; 9 • 19J 4 - 5 23 - 25 5 - 6 6 - 7 75 —76 ; 6i - 6dl 4 57 58 dis 75 13 571 100 8i 81281 64 25 50 20 100 34 100 U le 2/ 2s 100 100 100 100 121 2sl 63 i i 18 17i 121 13 67 59 60 87 61 691 74 i 3ii lost x a 105 i 4.1 25 1 4i 68 i 39 If s4i 5 724 14 per cent. 65i 4 A ber de en ) Do. No. 2, p. o. I Myth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 501) I Eris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares I Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. stt per cent Cork &Bandensb.c Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction EastAnglian (I:310s) 6 per cent Do, (X. 5) 7 per cent Do. (X 7 17s) 7 p. c Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 . ............ Do. New 6 p. c. St. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent ... Do. 51., 10 ner cent. , Do. 101. Dol;entr.Sh- East Lancash. 6 p. cts. East and West York shire June. Prof. EdinbPrth.&Dunde, ••• ..'. 4 per cent. G:asn'orr&S.Western Guar. 5 per cent... 7 treat Northn. 5 p. c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prom... Do. 4a p. e. Scrip N. of Scot. Ist Pre! it. Sonthn. &Westin. (Ireland) Eighths)._ Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh. Gt. Westu. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. Do. cov. red. 4 P.C. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. D 4, irred. 4p.c. Lan. &Yurk. F. £2V Do. 6 p. c. Stock Leeds N. 6 p. c. Do. Quarters, 1848 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. e. St. Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 Do. New Guar.6 p. c Lon. &N. W., Gov. &. Nuneaton London & S. Western) Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler Shares bendy. & Ennis.i Sb Shef., & Lin., . . _ i Shares, No. 1. Do. New, £lO ... Do. £6. , vlai7pt.& Carl. 4 p. c Do. 4i per cent Kid. Consol.6 p.c.St. I Do. Consol. Bristol & [firm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4A per cent Norfolk Debenture 1 Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock Do. 5 p. c. Eat I D. 54 per ct . pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British North Staffordshire. Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.Xls, 6 p.c Do Scot. Cent., New Pref Shrews. &Birm.N.G. Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent PREFERENCE SHARES. !South Devon. N,. fixed, 4i per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4 per cent. S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Stockton and Dar- lington, 4 per cent Do. do. do. Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.e. York, Neweastle,and Berwick,4 p.c. Pref Do York&N. MidlandH and g. Pnreb., ••• ...'" :.i ii •.• .-- id ••• 31 - 34. 4 - 5 - P 1 -- lip f -- lip 131 -13 t 22 - 24 31 - 3j 116 110 - 112 101 - 103 6 6ic 98 100 90 92 93 95 133 - 135 ss• '''' ••• .. N. 2}- 3 p 7- 8 11 - 13 7 - 8 11 - 12 i - iP 134 —l36xd 0 1 1 id 90 - 93 102 - 105 ... -, ... 114 - 116 16 - -1.1 17 -- 18 101 -10 i 12 -- 14 1d- }p 23} -- 24 • • .• •• 2 1 d, 92 95 3i 4 1— i d OTHER BUSINESS DONE. LINES LEASED.—London and Greenwich (Preference), 231 ; London, Vihnry, and Southend, 10i ; Northern and Eastern, 5 per cent., 59 ; Wilts and Somerset, 92. MlNES.—Brazilian (St. John del Rey), 27i ; Cobra Cop per, 47 ; Linares, 9# ; United Mexican, 3. JOINT STOCK BANKS.—English, Seottis h, and Australian Chartered, 121; Oriental Bauk Corporation, 47i ; Union of London, 24 x d. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. A very large business was transacted here to-day, as follows : F Rum—Pine apples, English, 3s Od to 5s Od each ; hot-house grapes, 2s to 4s; peaches, 4s Od to 12s Od per dozen ; nectarines, 3s Od to Os Od per dozen ; melons, is Oil to 4s each ; strawberries, 6d to is 6d ,Eer pound • raspberries, 41 to 8d per pottle; gooseberries, 2s Od to 3s 01 ; currants, 2s 04 to 4s 04 per half sieve; apples, is 64 to 33 Od per half sieve; pears, is 6d to 35 01 per half sieve; Orleans plums, 94 to is 6d per punnet; common plums, 2s to 4s per half sieve; cherries, As 0.1 to 5s per doz. pounds ; lemons, 9d to 2s ; oranges, 12s 01 to 16s per 100; almonds, 2s to 3s per lb. ; Barcelona nuts, 24s per bush. VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, 8d to is 6d per dozen ; greens, is 64 to 2s per dozen bunches ; French beans, is to 7s Od per half sieve ; cauliflowers, is to 33 Od per doz. ; potatoes, 5s to Gs 6il per cwt.; asparagus, 2s to 4s per bund.; peas, 2s Gd to 4s 6 d per bush.; broad beans, is Gd to 2s per half sieve ; turnips, 2d. to 4d per hunch ; carrots, 4d to 64 per bunch; cucumbers, ld to 84 each ; garlic, 8d to is Od per pcuuil ; spinach, is 6d. to 2s Gd per junk ; onions, 21. to 51 per bunch ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s per doz. ; leeks, 2d to 3d per bunch ; shallots, 6d to 8d : horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s Od per bundle ; parsley, 24 to 4d per bunch ; celery, Os 91 to is 6d per bundle; endive, 2s to 3s Od per score ; beet, 3d to 84 each ; parsnips, is Od to 2s Od per dozen ; small salad, 2d to 3d per punnet ; mushrooms, 941 to Is 6d per pottle ; artichokes, 3d to Od each ; cos lettuces : 6d to is Od per doz. ; sorrel, 9d to Os per half sieve ; radishes 84 to 9d per dozen hands ; tomatoes, is 6d per punnet. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkey poults, 4s to Gs ; Goslings, Os to Os Od each; Ducks, 4s Od to Gs Od per couple ; tame Rabbits, is to is 6d ; wild do., is to is Gd each ; Pigeons, 6s to Os per dos. ; largo Surrey Fowls, les Od to 13s Od ; mildling, 6s to Ss ; spring Chickens, 4s Od to 6s Od; Essex Fowls, 4s Od to Gs Od per couple ; Guinea Fowls, Os to Os Od mots ; Leverets, 3s to 4s Od each. Ostend fresh butter, lls Od to 12s Gd, and English lls 6(1 to 14s Od per dozen lbs. English Eggs, 7s Od to Ss Od; French ditto, 5s Od to 63 Gd per 100. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s Gd to 14s ; Brills, is to Gs Od each ; Salmoi 8d to is Od per lb; Cod Fish, 3s to 7s Od each ; Soles, 4d to is Gd per pair; Eels, 8d to is ld per lb; Lobsters, 8d to 2s 6d ; Crabs, Gd to 2s Od ; Whitings, 3s Oct to 9s per doz.; Common Oysters, lOs to 15s ; Natives, 40s to .52s per bsh; Mackerel, Od to Od each ; Smelts, is 6(.1 to 2s per doz.; Skate, Oct to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6d per gallon; Bloaters, is Gd to Os Od per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 9d to is Gd per doz. ; Haddocks, 5s to 12s per doz. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 9d to 10d; of household ditto, 8d to 9d per 4 lb loaf. NEWPORT. Beef from 3s Gd to 4s Gd; mutton, 33 6d to 4s 10d ; lamb, 48 4d to 5s 4d ; veal, 3s 2d to 4s Gd ; pork, 33 6d 4s 10d per Sibs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s 4dtO4s6d;;;;t7ton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 4s 2,1 to 5s 2d; veal, 3s 2:1 to 48 6d; pork, 3s 4 , 1 to 4s 6d per Sibs. by the carcase. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 34d to Od; 641 b to 721 b, 34d to 34d; 721 b to 801 b, 3Ad toad; 801 b to 881 b, Sid to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 44a ; 9616 to 1041 b, Od to Od ; 1040) to 1121 b Od to Od. Horse hides, 6s 6d to Os Od; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 3s Od; ditto, full, 6s Od to Os Od; polled sheep, 2s 4d to 2s 10,1; Keuts, Os Od to Os 0(1; Half- breds, 2s 2d to 2s 4,1 ; Downs, is Iod to 2s 2d ; Lambs, 2s 6d to 3.s 9d. HAY MARKETS. SMITEIFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 10a to 4/ 15s ; clover alto, 3! Os to 6? 0-4 ; and straw, 1/ 163 to 2! Os per load. Both hay and straw sold steadily, at full quotations. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 12s to 41 17s ; clover litto, 3/ Os to 5! 15?; and straw, 1/ 16s to 21 Os per load. A moderate supply, and a steady demand. WairEctiArEL.*—Alcadow hay, 2110 s to 41 153 ; clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 6 O.s ; and straw, 1/ IGs to `21 03 per load, Supply good, and trade firm. New meadow hay realised 60s to 903; and new clover, 80s to 105 s per load. LLOYD'S SHIPPIII7G-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Aug. 12.—Wind this day at Noon, 5.W, ; f res h brreze, and cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 11.—Wind, S.W. Arrived —Albe marle, from Ade'aide, S.A. Orr THE WIGHT, Aug. 11.—Maid of Judah, from Syd ney, N.S.W., with 18,000 oz of gold, an d 13,000 sous. FALMOUTH, Aug. 11.—Wind. S.S.W. Arrived —Caro line, from Callao ; Priscella, Matanzas, master and two men died on the passage ; Jupiter, .Havannah ; Mermaid, Matanzas ; Columbian, Cardenas. Off Port—Jeannette, from Havannab., for Copenhagen ; Rate Wheeler, Trinidad de Cuba, and sailed for London. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 10 . —Wind, S.W. Arrived—Mary, from Callao ; Gothenburg, Rio Grande ; Latonero, Ha vannah ; Effort, Ba.rbadocs ; John Cunningham, do.; Tot tenham, Quebec ; Canada, do. Sailed —Her Majesty (s.), for Montreal. Off Port—Great Britain, from Callao; Mary Woods, do. —and both sailed for London ; Dolores, Ilavannah ; Cabarga, Cuba ; Belmont, St. Stephen's, N. 8., and proceeded for Belfast ; Cluny Castle, Picton, and sailed for th e Cl y d e ; Admiral Moorsom, proceeded for London. SHIELDS, Aug. 11.—Wind, W. Arrived—Genty, from Mirarnichi. Sailed—lda, for San Francisco ; Margaretha, Rio Janeiro. ANTIMONY SHOT.—Messrs. Satith and Co., of the Antimony Works, Lambeth, request us to state, in re ference to the paragraph in The Sun of Monday, that they claim both the idea and the mode of making anti mony shot, either hard and brittle or tough. They also assert that they introduced the shot to the Board of Ordnance.. Messrs. Smith add, that although no deci• sion has been given by the select committee, the exP!!'i' ments made with antimony shot go to prove that the article is exactly the same in denoter 1 1 to elavu which thry introduciti. all all 100 all Do.. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. • BETTING AT MANCHESTER. —YESTERDAY. WOLVERHAMPTON STARES. 4 to 1 agst-Newbold (taken). 5 to 1 agsfßourton (offered). 6 to 1 rgst New Warrior (taken). 8 to 1 agst Lurie (taken) 100 to 8 agst The Vet (taken). EBOR HANDICAP. 6 to 1 agst Heapy (offered). 7 to 1 agst The Hermit (taken). 13 to 1 agst Grand Inquisitor. 20 to 1 agst King of Trumps (taken). 100 to 1 agst Quince (offd. t. 20 to 1) ST. LEGER. 9 to 2 agst King Tom (taken). 2006 t t o o 7 1 a a g g D t t A o e r r o v b i s a h t (offered tak e n ) .) . LEWES RACES--FamAr HER MAJESTY'S PLATE of 100 guineas. Three•yr-olds, 9st 111 b ; four, 9st ; five, 9st 7 1b ; six and aged, 9st 101 b. New course. Lord W. Powlett's Sharavogue, 5 yrs (S. Rogers) I Mr. Greville's Adine, 5 yrs Mr. Bennett's Brown Brandy, 3 yrs (Charlton) 3 The Hermit was scratched at 1.20 p.m. Betting-7 to 4on Adine, 2to 1 agst Sharavogue. Won in a canter by twenty lengths. A Handicap Plate of 50 soya ; winners extra. T.T.C. 19 subs. Mr. Sargent's Henrietta, 5 yrs, ist 10lb ... (Charlton ) 2 1 Mr. Carr s Alli ng t on , 4 yrs (h b) , 7 st 4lb (W e l ts) 11 ) Mr. Saxon's Kennyside Hero, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (Clements) 3 Mr. J. S. Douglas's Gondoline, 2 yrs, s s t 31b (Fordham) 0 Mr. Mason's Clair de Lune, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (S. Steggles) 0 Mr. Boston's Miss Fright, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (J. Searle) 0 Mr. Mitchener's Minette, 2 yrs, sst 31b (Plumb) 0 Betting -6 to 4 ag.t Henrietta, sto 2 agst Kenny side Hero, 3to 1 agst Minette. Won easily by a length and a half; two lengths between the second and third ; bad fourth. The LEWES STAKES HANDICAP of 10 SOTS each ; h ft with 100 added ; second to receive 20 soya out of the stakes. Two miles. 22 subs, 8 of whom declared and pay 3 soya each. Lord John Scott's Vingt-un, 3 yrs, sst (Salter) I Mr. Howard's Diana, 3 yrs, sst Sib (Por 2 Mr. And rew ' s Kidnapper , 3 yrs, s s t 101b...(J Bl an d ) 3 Sir W. Booth' s Pbocian, 3 yrs, fist ............ (Plumb) 4 Mr. T. Chamb er ' s Sb a k speare, 3 yrs , sst 101 b (Bailey) 5 Fordham weigh e d f or t h e Jennalafilly, whose number was displayed on the telegraph, but she did not go to the post. This proceeding created much dissatisfaction. Betting-7 to 4on Vingt-un ;sto 2 eget Diana. Won cleverly by half a length. A very bad third. The SOUTHDOWN CLUB PLATE of 50 sovs. One mile and a half. Mr. Smith's Now-or• Never, aged, lOst (Mr. Cameron) 1 Mr. T. Brown, jun.'s Honesty, 6 yrs, 12st (Major Bringhurst) 2 Mr. Cameron's Fawn, aged, lOst 61b ...(Mr. Pattison) 3 Mr. Cox's Sir Robert, aged, list 41b ....(Mr. Stevens) 4 Betting-3 to lon Now•or-Never. Won by eight lengths. The COUNTY STAKES of 50 soya, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each. Second to receive 10 sous out of the stakes. Mile and a quarter. 7 subs. Mr. Messrs's Peradious, 4 yrs, 7st 91b...(5. Steggles) 1 Mr. Powell'aLady Flora, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (Wells) 2 Mr. Magennis's Gossip. 4 yrs:Sst 31b ...(W. Abdale) 3 Mr. J. S. Douglas's Switch, 3 yrs, 6st 61b (Fordham) 4 Betting— 2tol on Lady Flora. Won cleverly by a length ; two lengths between the second and the third ; bad fourth. The Selling Stakes did not fill. BETTING ON THE COURSE. ZBOR HANDICAP. 7to 2 agst Heapy (taken). LATEST BETTING ON THE ST. LEGER. 4 to 1 agst King Torn (taken and offered). 6to 1 agst Trapper (taken). 6to 1 agst Dervish (offered). 12 to 1 agst Scythian (taken). DONCASTER RACES. TIYESDAT, SEPT. 12. The GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP of 25 Soya. each, 15 ft, and only 5 if declared on or before Tuesday, the 22d of August, with 100 added. St. Leger Course. Age at lb Age at lb Rataplan Kingston Orestes Defiance 4 8 7 Bracken 3 6 8 Little David 4 8 7 Poodle King ofTrumps... 5 8 6 Dove Ariosto Hungerford - 36 7 Rattle 4 8 1 La Belle 4 6 6 Torment Red Lion The Riever 4 8 0 *EI Dorado Types. Bourton (b. b) Goorkab Indian Warrior... 5 7 10 Merry Monk Bird-on-the-Wing 5 7 9 *Miss Norton geld. 4 6 0 Kohinoor Alonzo Vindex Haco 4 7 8 Stathesmon ... 4 6 0 Grapeshot 4 7 8 Tom Lough Bawn 5 7 8 Newbold Hermit Catspaw 4 7 7 Dr. O'Toole Nancy Aquila Hespy Jouvence • 4 7 4 Calamus 3 5 12 Kt. of St. George 3 7 3 Honeysuckle 3 5 11 Et.ielwolf Mentmore Lass... 4 7 1 Gamekeeper Ulster 4 .7 0I D 0. 3 5 10 The Skinner Scarecrow 5 7 OiPyrois Eulogist 4 7 0 1 Barrel Lindrick Audubon Little Fawn 6 6 13 'General Breezo... 3 5 8 Kiteflyer Hobbyhorse Mr. Sykes ..... Catherine Parr Ireland's Eye ... 4 6 10 Epinician Scythian Haricot Jack-the-Giant- Amalgamation ... 3 5 4 Killer 4 6 10 Julius Agricola... 3 5 3 Wild Huntsman 3 6 9 Rodomeli Captain Scott is a subscriber, but did not name. Those marked * baying been entered without the knowledge of their owners, they will be struck out by the time prescribed, unless specially ordered to re main in. TONBRIDGE RACES.-YESTERDAT. The RAILWAY PLATE of 25 sovs., added to a sweep stakes of 3 sovs each ; three-year-olds 7st 71b, four Sst 101 b, five 9st 41b, six and aged 9st 81b. Mr. Sherrard's Baronet's Daughter, 4 yrs, 7st 3113 (Sherrard) 1 1 Mr. Hayward's Mock Modesty, 4 yrs, 7st 10113 (A. Marlow) 2 2 Mr. Harris's Sweetheart, aged, Est llb ...(Poole) 3 3 Mr. Montague's Lioness, 3 yrr, Est 71b (Cressweli) 4 4 First Heat—Won by a length and a half ; a length between second and third. Second heat—Won easily by four lengths. The TONBRIDGE HANDICAP of 100-sou, added to Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, if dec:ared, ecc. Mr. Gulliver's .isioisette, 4 yrs, Sst 31b. (Yates) 1 Mr. P. Rowdon's Little Davie, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Pattle) 2 Mr. Mays's Merry Peal, 6 yrs, Bst Slb (H. Bell) 3 The following also ran :—Prevarication, John Bull, and The March.oness. Betting-6 to 4 aget Merry Peal, 2to 1 agst Noisette, 3 to 1 aget Little Davie, and 10 to 1 agst The Mar chioness. The HOP PLATE of 50 sovs, added to a Swegostakes of 5 sovs each ; three-yr-olds Set 'jib, four 97t 101 b, five and aged lOst 41b. _ Mr. B. Land's Bordeaux, by Cotherstone, aged, 9st 41b (751) Mr. Sherrard's Merrythought, 3 yrs, 7st (501) (Shd, n. Mr. Gray's VeEtige, 3 y rs , 6t 71b (30/) ...(C err arres ju swell) 2 ) Mr. C. Formby's Lady Bl anc h e , 5 yrs, Bst 41b (300 (Price) 4 Betting—Even on Vestige. The LADIES' PLATE of 20 sovs, added to a Sweepstake■ of 2 sous each ; three-Yr-olds, 7st 71b ; four, Bst 71b ; five, 9st ; six and'ageal9st 61b; Mr. C. Searle's Nerva; 4 yf...4, Sst.... (Hackett) 5 1 1 Mr, C. Formby's Diminutive, 4 yrs, ist (Eammnd) 4 2 2 Mr. Bl an d' s c b y Faugh-a-Ballagb, 4 yrs, o 7st (Land, jun.) 1 3 3 Mr. Rayner's Shipwreck, 4 yrs, 7st (A.. Marlow) 3 4 4 Mr. Sherrard's Prevarication, 3 yrs, ist 71b (Sherrard) 2 5 dr WOOLLEN TRADE. (From the Leeds MerCury of this day.) LEEDS, Aug. 11.—We have -no change to notice in the state of the woollen cloth market during the "m int week. There was an average business done in the Cloth-halls on Saturday, as well as on Tuesday. The mills and manufactories in the town and surrounding district are generally well employed, and the operatives in good work. The trade in the warehouses was rather quiet during the early part of the week, but the appear. ance of several good buyers in the town during the last day or two has given more activity, and a fair business has on the whole been d on e s. d_ur T in h i, e , t m he a c rk u e r t ren w t a w s e a e n k. itn. HUDDERSTIELD, Aug. provement on the last week. There a w d er a e a rat n h u e rn r number r ette f r buyers from London, and a larger amount of business w a s done in the Cloth-ball than the few weeks past. W e ,' is said to be rising in price, and the finer torts rath e r scarce, R e' d flon f w o A r iLnE fl g' a flannels Aug.e ls t f o rei g n o 'i. ; to—day, competition, hdatyhee merchantsh have pur chased more freely than on the preceding Monday. and the dealers L a - A p i, r I iFcAe HALIFAX, , English wools so:e._m.soinuaiepli last scarce,sete week's y va f r o i r at t i l market is without noticea ble s ne more activity noted rather ° report. In Wools, ols manifested, too,co continue ue Prices buoyant,have andask,noad r: may aatohyr more br money o iq t i a 9 t 4t e i n a d r e i y n c g y o o t4a ri a d d o r wn anc c e o . mb. dearer than last week, par gro Tice districts &1 'nUE. . The arri ‘' ll. "21 the o no rather large, ilerr i tZi j. -4, 4 Z , ,1N 44. ;i 15 8 10 10 1.0.6 Ll6i 110 1021