The Sun. — London, England, 1863-07-25 00:00:00

KONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, T'WELVE o'CLocK. The general Discount Market continues quiet, and 32- per cent, is the average charge for first-class three months' bills. In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon the Only alteration cf importance was an advance in the rates on Austria. Since Monday last the imports of specie have only amounted to £82,000, while the exports have been to the extent of £237,000. Two o'CLocK The, Paris Three per Cent. Rentes, this morning according to Mr. Renter's telegram, opened at 66f 90c.; agitated. The English Stock Market closed yesterday at a decline of / per cent., and a further depreciation amounting to e per cent. has taken place to-day, the latest prices of Consols being 928 I for money and account. Business is dull, and the speculators pro ceed cautiously, and the nninvesting public were operating to a very limited extent. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities have receded to 921 4 93 ; Exchequer Bills are steady at par to 3s. prem.; and India Bonds are 108 1. There has been a general decline in the Foreign Market to-day, and business has been almost ex clusively confined to the closing of speculative engagements. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 661 67/ ; do. Consolides, 49 49/ ; Mexican, 36 36/ ; Greek, 321 331 ; do. Coupons, 144 15/ ; Spanish Passive, 311 32 ; do. Certificates, 12 12/ ; Italian, 694 701- ; Portuguese, 471 48 ; and the Confederate Lean, 31 to 3 4 discount. Business in the Railway Sbare Market has been very doll, and prices have, in most instances, ex hibited increased depression. Midland and South Eastern have receded 58.; North Western, 10s.; Great Northern and North Eastern, York, 155.; and Caledonian, £l. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings barely sustain previous rates. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are flat, and show in some instances a slight decline. General Credit Company Shares are quoted 5 7 !, and Rudson's Bay Company ditto, 8 dis. BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. 13 auk Stock 238 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 92a 1 New New 3f 3 per Cent. Annuities per Cent. Annuities New 2f per Cent. Annuities India Stock — Ditto 5 per C en t lOBl 8 Consols for Account, Aug. 6 922 * i March June Exch equer Bills £l,OOO 2 1 per Cent..par 3pm par 3 pm Small 3 pm Ditto Ditto , £SOO par 33 pm par pm FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. C hilian 6 per C en t. _ 861 Ditto 4s per Cent „ -R glirPtian7 per Cent lO3 Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons• • 3 'i .7 oi 91 hif 1) 4 . 2 Ditto Account D itto Coupons Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 79f Mexican 3 per Cent D itto Account 36f 51 6 New G ranada Ditto 2 per Cent. — P Di tto Land W arran t s (H ec t ares ) 64 D i uguese 3 per Cent., 1853 tto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 — Ditto Account 47f Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, St — Sar Ditto 5 pe r Cent. 1862 dinian 5 per Cent _ S panish 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account — Ditto Passive Ditto Account.... 3li 2 1 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. —... Ditto Account l2 Turkish 6 p er C ent. 1854 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1868 tiDitto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 . Ditto Account ... Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto Account ...... . Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account..'. 56 2 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2 per Cent., E x . 12 Guil Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account Ditto Scrip, 1863, £2148. 6d. paid.... * pm Consols, M one TWO O'CLOCK. y Ditto Aug,ust Account ... 1 921 2 Liverpool Cotton Market —This Day. - - (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) Sales steady, about 6,000 bales. Market quiet no change. I mport, 479 bales. --- POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. WESTMINSTER. ROBBING CHILDREN.—A man, of shabby genteel ap pearance, who gave the name of Henry Smith, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Selfe, charged with robbing a child. John Denny, a very intelligent boy, only,lo years of age, living at 6, Spring -gardens, Pimlico, said that his mother, who was ill, was, through the kindness of a benevolent lady, going to be sent t oWalthamstowe, Essex, to an institution, for the benefit of her health. He (witness) was going with a bundle of her clothing to meet her at the Monster. War wick-street, when he was met by the prisoner at Ebury. bridge, and spoken to. Mr. Selfe —What time was it ? Witness—Half-past eleven. Mr. Selfe—ln the morning? Witness—Yes, sir. Mr. Selfe—What did he say to you ? Witness--He said "Do you want a job, my boy ?" I said " Yes." He said, " Come with me, and give you 6 d. to carry my bandbox and bag. He then took me down to Stretton-ground, and then pointing to a grocer's s hop, said, " That's the place I want you to go. I'll hold your bundle while you go." Mr. Selfe—Did you give him the bundle ? Witness-1 did, and he then said, " You will fetch my bag and bandbox from there and bring them to me, and I Will give you 6d. If they ask whether lam coming back to work, say no, I have got something better to do." I was then goi ng w h ere he told me, but turning round I saw him ti nning away with my bundle, and so I ran after him. P olice-Constable 284 A said—l saw the prisoner running. lie dropped the bundle in Stretton-ground, and then got away into Orchard -street. 'William Milleman, an upholsterer and hackney carria g e attendant, said he apprehended the prisoner after, as he emerged from the back of the houses. Prisoner admitted that he was guilty of the offence. He was committed for six months with hard labour in , the House of Correction. Burning of Two Large Ameri Ps by can Shi the Confederate Steamer Florida. By a telegram received yesterday in the from Falm ou th, announc i ng t h e arrival at that City,port, °,,t2, her way to Antwerp, of the shi p Mariana, fro m ' l onte Video, we hear of the destruction of two more fine large American ships by the Confederate i neamer Florida, commanded by Capt. Semmes, late of the Alabama, and capture of a prize of bars of silver, of the value of about £20,000. One of the Bhl Ps was a fi ne fi rst-c l ass vesse l, ca ll e d th e B . ~, lloxie, belongi ng t o M ys ti c k, in the Unit e d S tates, on a voyage from Alata to Falmouth, for orders. In addition to having a valuable cargo of mercha ndise, repo r t e d to have b een cons i gne d t o British merchants, she had on board a number of silver bars and a quantity of silver ore. A boat from the Florida boarded her on the 16th ult. in lat. 10 N., long. 36 Iv i t and is stated that the captain not giving a bon boat's crew took the silver d to r e l ease the sh i p, t h e , and set fi re to t h e vesse l, the crew , of course, being Put on board the Florida. The other ship seized and destroyed was the Red Gauntlet, in lat. 8 N., long, 35 W., about th time. She was from Bost on to Hong Konge same . The t wo captains were transferred to the Which h as brought them to En g l and. Mariana, --, month of The m ovemen t of the navigation in the mopuor t of .4. : l len Burin: the first fortnight of the - -Y, wa s 238 s hi ps, measur i ng together 22,964 ton; being 4 de crease of two ships and 1,424 tons on the sam e period W la n , *me precedi ng year . Th e num ber of ships c om i ng in. { r els was 118 ; o f w hi c h 38 were from abroad, 23 b e i ng .r a o ea England; th e vesse l s ou t wa rds were 120. a . 1 : 11 E DETENTION OF THE ALEXANDRA.—It is 11 that t h e owners of the Alexandra have male an appli etio 11 4t to the B oar d o f Customs for the re l ease o f th e vesse l, t h h e same time de man di ng compensation for her detention. e C ,stoma authorities, however, are understood to do -I,e ta,4l. ~r ng any steps in the matter until after Michaelmas to, when the bill of exceptions tendered to the ruling of th e . Chief Baron will be disposed of, is day ORDINARY SHARES AND STOel*S. Share' Railways. 13.14. 1 Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyue. Bost.,Sleaf.,and 31id. Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bando a Corn wa 11 Do A A gets no div Do. B till6pe.pan.hasj been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stkl Ditto A stook Ditto East Anglian at GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. and W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast' Lou., Chat., wad Dover' Lou. & North Western' Lon. & Scr•th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do f shares 0 • Metropolitan 64.0 19.16.4 Midland Do New Do Birming. Derby Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Rent Do Cray Line North British Dundee Nth. Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern —Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire IN. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Soot. N. E. Aber. stock Do Scot 'Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern I South Wales 'S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok. IStockton dz Darlington, Do 12.10 Do New, 186 G Taff Va1e...... Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.dzß West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford Paid. Closing Busine ss "" Price. done. 8 8i 8} 8/ 85 8? 1211 122 6i 7 40 41 15 16 95 96 111 113 54 544 51 52 24i 25} 128 129 1294 130 k, 135 140 101 103 661 671 11131 114 77 78 117 118 43i 446 IC2 1026 106 107 44 45 12 121 1281 129 4 1b 97 99 54i 65i 26 28 103 1031 59 60 90 90 118 120 11 If p 14 1 2 11 12 122 124 47 48 99 101 83i 1211 1 241 128} 50 52 31 33 92 ai 70 72 100 102 7i 8 38 39 10 11 G 8 si p' 153 156 5 i a v 3 3i p 661 I 113 f i 774 1021 11 106-1 44 f2i 12 128 k 79 81 156 169 27 29 1031 d 46 47 39 41 104 106 BRITISH Pi SSESSIONS. Closing Share Railways Paid. Price. Business donf 100 A. tiantio &St Lawrence all 62 G 4 gm Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares.. 75 111 p 84 204 Buffalo and LaKe Huron alt 55 51 10 Do. Preference . all 74 84 100 Buflalo,Brant,&Godria 100 6 p. et. bds. A ug . 1 , 187 2 [OO Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 100 Do. do. June 1, Is:4 100 St Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lin 100 1065 1071 st Cape Town & Dock Seri} 100 108 109 108 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 100 1084 1095 stock east Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 107 1,8 1075 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 10 11 15p 20 Do. do. H do. .. 10 1/ lip stock Grand Trunk of Canada luu 194 205 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 71 73 100 Do. no. deferred...... all 55 58 1 00 Do. 2d Prel. Bonus.. all 65 67 100 Do. do deferred...—. all 50 63 100 Do. 3d Pr ef. stock ... all 44 46 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 35 37 100 Do. 4th Pref. all 25 29 25 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 21 23 stook Gtlndiarenin.gua.sp.c. 100 1075 1095 1071 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 12 1 1.5 p 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 1 lit stock Gt. South.of India(Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1065 1071 205 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 11 114 115 11 204 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 97 100 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 90 12 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 5 stock Madras guar., sp.c. .. 100 1065 1074 stock Do. 44 p. c. Extension 100 101 102 stock De. 4/ d 0........ 100 97 99 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock Helb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds. 100 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 54 56 100 Do. 7p. o. Mortg. Bds. all 20 Newßrunswick& Canda Class A and B ... all 3 5 N.ltl.C'da6 po Ist pt bds 100 84 86 stock &Ando (100 1075 1085 107 " Do. Delhi 1 No 1065 Do. do J 2 20 Do. Punjaub t 5 all —aP st Do. Do. , , 100 1065 107 clock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 1.100 ,1025 1035 COLONIAL UU V ERN WEN I SEC U - (an.Ciov. 6p.c.J &J ui) 1877-84 Do. op. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 106 108 ' Do. 6p. chMar. & Sept. 100 106 108 Do. p. c. Jan.&July. 100 96 97 964 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 94 96 Cape G.l.lope, 6p c,1873 100 108 110 ; Do.Ap & Oct 1880 100 112 114 Do. 1890 100 113 115 - j Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 112 114 112 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 115 114 Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 107 ,Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 110 112 :N..8.G0v. 6 p. 0..) a.&July 100 106 107 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - IN. S.W. G ov. 5 p 18t3 100 100 101 - , Do. sp. c.,18‘.t to lt7f 100 101 102 I Do. d0.,1888 &upwdt 100 1015 1025 'New Zealand fi p cent. 100 110 112 , Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. sterling, 1875 lOO 1065 1075 Queensland Gev. 6p. c lOO 1:0 112 IS. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up lOO 110 112 - Vic. Gov. 6p.c. Ja.tJuly 100 107 109 Do. to 6 p.c. An.&oot. 100 112 1125 1124 12 BRITISH MINES. 2 ;Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 1 fd luitilord Amalgamated — 26 28 ' Devon G. Con, Javist , 1 650 670 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 78 82 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. 51. 4d par East Cara.don ..... 2.14.6 '32 33 32 15 East Corn Brea 3.4.0 74 81 --,E. VPlRussel (Tavistk )I 8.6.6 3 34 34 IGam.&StAubyn(Gwen )i tBl 8 11 iGreat South 7olgus 1 17s 44 44 G. Wheal Vor (Helston! 40 65 7 6. !Grenville... 6.16.1 64 65 !Herod's-Foot 8.12 41 44 _ - itlingston Downs 4.'8.0 0 25 I Lady Bertha ;Margaret (Cny Lelant iok 34 36 Marko Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 21 11 New Setun l9# 110 120 North Downs 25 2 25 N.Wh'i Basset (Mogan, 2.17.0 35 4 North Wheal Crotty , Par Consols t. Blaze) 1 4 6 211 i_ P rovidence(U (S nyLelnt y .) 10.6 5 .7 42 44 'douth Caradon(StCleer 15 415 425 3 . Carn Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6! 21 24 s T arni V ay h ar e p a sa l iri l vk 'r . : L . ( e l a l d lo mi gan n ) 18.1:4.9 75 80 IVvest Basset (Illog-an). 5 r baton r t e u o r : t i e s d k r e u ar th cf: 5 5 fin Crort 22 eet _ Wheal Kitty (U - Basset (Mogan) 2 : 149.449. 3 ! 7 8 : 9' 394 Whea t W vh h e ia i lL T u re d i t a ott .. .. Wheal .... 471 235 "5 Wheal DlaryAn Wheal Seton . (31en.) 1 1 8 11 i 3 - Wheal Union eY (LlBO l 7 15 17 , 3.17 3 4 4 22.5.1080..468 4:52101242114422:215014221 PREFERENCE SHARES. Lancashire and Yorkshire 6 per cent. stock, 136 Mid. Consolidated, 6 pe r cen t . stock, 11l Di to. Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 139 Midland, Leicester and Ilitchin 4 per ct., 97 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. 5 per cent., pi., 107 Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., 1071 LINES LEASED AV FIXED REN TALS. L G o re n a d t o E n, a Northern and Eastern, 5 per cent., 57 Chatham,stern _ FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Recife and San Francisco (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 16/ Royal Swedish, / Royal Swedish, 7 per cent., 1 / San Paulo (line), gua. 7 per cent., 94 Ditto, 2l South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 22 FOREIGN MINES. Don Pedro, North Del Rey, 1 rariet7Ata'rei j a ca Ti n ra u z i . rm o , Gold Min. Co. (Jim.), 2 3ti ue Yu Mexican of S. Australia (Jim.), 31 d Awm' e3Orl .:O:T - ExchangeST O C K i B m A . ) N ,I K 3 . Australasia, Ditto, n e 3 Bueno — s Chartered Banl- L C i o t n y d , 0 1:5 , A‘yrl;s, and River Plate, 34 3 1 India, Australia, and China, 29/ 30 Imperial Ottoman London Joint Stock Metrop. and Prov. 1311,341( ), 161 Ditto, Reserved inset National Provincial or kngl a a' 42 Pm., 113 Ditto, new, 261 Union of Australia, 524 Union of Ireland (Jim.), I n Union of London, 354 4 MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, Bin., 84 Crystal Palace, 381 Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 117 15 16 Egyptian Commercial and Tradi ng, Jim., 3 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim„ 24 I n t e rnational Financial Society, li m., 91 9 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds rd. 1870 issued 90, 57 London General Omnibus Company (Jim.), 11 g Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 47 S. African Irrhzation Investment, lim., 41 South Australian Land, 334 3 Van Diemen's Dula, 11 The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about per mille pm., and the short exchanev on London is 25.25 per .£1 sterling. On C'P a rinf-T these rates with the English Mint price of 13 s. oad. per o unce for stan d ar d go ld, it appears that gold is ne arlY 3-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. 133, a dvices from Ilamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark . ata ndard gold nd the short exchange on London is 13.5: per £ 1 sterling. at the English Mirt price is, therefore , about 3 -10 the per c ent. dearer in London than in Hamburg , a T he course of exchange at New York on London in still in very fluc!uating state, the latest quotation of the exchange being about 144 per cent., and the premium on gold is about 31; percent. So me gold has been received by the last packets, SHARE CAUTION TO THE SUITORS. A case was called, in which Mr. Buchanan appeared for the plaintiff, the fees being all paid. Plaintiff did not answer, and the case was struck out. About five minutes afterwards the plaintiff arrived, and was told by Mr. Bu chanan that in consequence of his own neglect the case could not now be heard. Plaintiff asked that the case might be restored. His Honour—No. Your attorney was here in proper time, and I cannot alter the rule. This is the second case this week that the attorneys have been present and the clients absent. MARKETS--This Day. COVENT GARDEN. The supply of fruit and vegetables continue on an exten sive scale. Most descriptions of produce are in steady re , quest at the annexed quotations : YRUIT. S. d. s. d. Pine apples 5 0 to 7 0 Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0 Grapes,per 1b.... 3 0 to 6 0 Foreign do 1 6 to 2 6 Melons 0 0 to 0 0 Nectarines, per dz 6 0 to 10 0 Apples, per hf-sv 1 6 to 2 6 Pears, per do 1 6 to 3 0 Oranges, per 100 6 0 to 12 0 Lemons, per 100.. 9 0 to 12 0 Gooseberries hf sve2 6 to 4 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 3 to 0 6 S. d. e d Raspberries,pr pt 0 4to 0 6 Cherries, per lb. 0 3to 0 6 Foreign ditto, pun° oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb 2 oto 2 6 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Cobnuts, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doz. 6 oto 8 0 Peaches.. lO 0 to 20 0 Currants, per b.sv 3 6to 4 0 Plums, per do. 0 oto 0 4 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 1 9to 2 0 Cabbages, pr doz. 0 9to 1 0 Bad ditto 0 oto 0 0 Savoy do., pr dz 0 oto 0 0 Cauliflowers, pdz 0 9to 2 0 Brocoli, per bus. 0 oto 0 0 Potatoes, per ton ..0 oto 0 0 New ditto, pr lb ..0 2to 0 Turnips, dz bunch 2 oto 3 0 Carrots,pr do 4 6to 6 6 Cucumbers 0 2to 1 3 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Green peas, h.-sv. 1 oto 1 6 Brus. sprouts, h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Onions, doz. bn 1 6to 2 0 New Do., dz bun 0 oto 0 9 Spinach 0 6to 0 8 Turnip radishes 0 3to 0 8 Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Horseradish, pdo 1 oto 2 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 3to 0 4 Celery, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Beet, per doz. .. 1 6to 2 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 2to 0 3 Mushrooms,p ptl. 1 oto 1 3 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Cos lett, score .. 0 Bto 0 10 Mint and savory.. 0 3to 0 4 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 6to 0 8 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 3to 0 6 Asparagus, pr do. 2 oto 4 6 Seakale, per bun. 0 oto 0 POULTRY. Turkeys, Os Od to Os Od; geese, 4s Od to 6s Od each ; goslings, Os Od to Os Od ; ducks, 2s Od to 3s Od ; ducklings, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; rabbits, is Od to 2s Od each ; wild do., 10d to is Od ; pigeons, Os Od to Os Od each; Surrey fowls, 2s Od to 1280 d ; chickens, 7s Od to 9s Od ; barn-door fowls, 3s Od to 5s 6d ; capons, Os Od ; hares, Os Od to Os Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os each ; pheasants, Os Od to Os Od ; partridges, Os Od to Os Od ; woodcocks, Os to Os Od ; snipes, Os to Os Od; teal, Os Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od ; widgeons, Os Od to Os Od ; plovers, Os Od to Os Od each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butter, 9d to is Od; English, Ild to is ld per lb ; English eggs, 7s 6d to 8s Od ; French do., Os Od to Gs Gd per 100 ; leverets, 2s 6d to 4s Od each. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, Os 10d to is 3d ; trout, Od to Os ; eels, 5d to 10d ; prawns, Os ; skate, 4d to 6d ; sturgeon, and halibut, Od per lb. ; turbots, 2s Od to 12s ; cod, 2s Od to 4s Od • brills, is Od to 58 Od ; d oreys, i s Od to 7 s Od ; mullets, es 6d to is 6d ; lobsters, 6d to 2s 6d; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, Od to Os Od each; soles, 6d to 2s 3d per pair; common oysters, —s to —s ; natives, —s to —s per bushel ; whitings, 5s Od to 105 ; haddocks, 4s to 12s ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od ; flounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, 40s per 100 ; fresh herrings, 6s per 100 ; bloaters, Os to Os per 100 ; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; lamb, 5s Od to 5s 10d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 4d; and pork, 4s Od to 48 6d per Sibs. by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, 3s 2d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 38 4d to 4s 4d; lamb, 5s Od to 5s 8d ; veal,3s 10d to 4s 4d; and pork, 38 8d to 4s 6d per Sibs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 72d to Bd, of household do., sid to 7d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2id to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 31d ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 4d ; 801 b to 881 b, 3id to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 4td ; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od • 104Ib to 1121 b, Od to Od. Horse hides, :Os Od to lls 6d ; calf skins, light, 2s 6d to 4s Od ; full, 7s Od to Os Od ; wooded skins, Os Od to Os Od ; half•.breds, Os Od to Os Od ; Downs, N Od to Os Od; lambs, 3s Od to 4s 3d; shearlings, 2s 8d to 3s Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD. Old Meadow hay, £3 10s to £4 10s ; new do., £3 to £4; old clover, £5 Os to £6 Oa; new do., £3 10s to £5 Os; and straw, £1 Ss to 11 168 per load. Trade steady. CUMEEIt LAND..—OId Meadow hay, £3 lOs to £4 15s ; new do. ' £3 N to £4 Os ; o ld c l over , £5 Os to £6 Os ; n ew d o ., £3 8s to £5 Os; and straw, £1 Ns to £1 16s per load. Supply rather limited. WHITECHAPEL —Old Meadow hay, £3 lOs to £4 lOs ; new do , £3 Os to £4 Os ; old clover, £5 Os to £6 Os ; new do , £3 lOs to £5 Os; and straw, £1 8s to £1 ]6s per load. A fair demand. -___ BOROUGH HOP. Good and fine hops command a steady sale at quite pre vious quotations. Inferior parcels, however, move off slowly, yet prices are supported. The accounts from some parts of the plantations are unfavourable, but the prospects in Mid Kent are satisfactory. COLONIAL. { erden and the TEA.—The public sales terminated yest prices obtained were fully equal to those previously current in the open market. SUGAR.—A better demand prevailed for West India, and good grocery descriptions have in some instances been rather higher. Foreign descriptions remained at previous quota. t it'he, while in the refined market common lumps remained steady at 465. per cwt. COFFEE; _The enquiries for Plantation and Native without any Ceylon. have been more active, and good and fine qualities ve realised enhanced prices. Other descriptions fully maintainedi previous rates. yestbe sales,er day any material Oil limited transactions have been reported, alteration to record in values. _ :ofot:wthhe. total offered 5,500 chests sold at and after par to 9d lower for Bengal,'as NDIGO Th e quarterly sales were brought to a close 2,500 export. ii ,: :. c ai h ed„: 3 ( B )oo u n d a e r are 4 s s u 2 p d p supposed d u for: o lower, e o r m , e a n u d s use, above,and B 2 h d ow de n ar i e n i c • 3d to fid lower, TALLOW— The market has compared bee n more h active,last l sales,and are pri from ces l(urpah par to 6d lower, Oudes 'ream] firmness, P.Y.C.n the spot being h pa a r ve to quoted 43s Gd, and last three months ' .' delivery 46a per cwt, THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, J Y 25, 1863, LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroy3.) IN RE CHRISTOPHER MUSGROVE.-A FRAUDULENT AD MINISTRATOR,--SUSEENSION FOR TWELVE MONTHS WITHOUT PROTECTION. This bankrupt came up to pass his last examination and to apply for his aischarge; he described himself as adminis• trator of Mr. Henrietta Vernon. The debts are stated at MOO to creditors unsecured, and £9l to creditors holding security ; property in the hands of creditors, £25. No assets. Mr. Aldridge said the bankrupt had been insolvent or bankrupt four times, and the principal complaint now against him was misappropriating £250 moneys received for the use of the Rey. Vim. Vernon and Miss Emma Vernon, as such administrators. The bankrupt had run through £l,OOO, and spent £2OO last year. Two creditors opposed on the ground that the bankrupt had contracted debts without reasonable prospect of being able to pay. Mr, Shepherd, one of the creditors, said the bankrupt had sued in forma pauperis, but on going to him in prison bankrupt said that he (Shepherd) need not be in any fear, as he and other creditors should be paid, and his only object in going through the court was to punish a rascally butcher, who had sued him for some meat—he even named a day for payment, and a very remarkable day it was—the Ist of April. (Laughter.) His Honour censured the bankrupt's conduct, suspended the order of d;scharge for 12 months, for misappropriating the trust money, and for contracting debts without means of paying. Protection was refused. IN RE IL 13. JONES. This bankrupt was a commission agent, owing £SS3, and the assets were very small. Proceedings under sequestra tion were going on in Scotland. The bankrupt said he had been bankrupt twice before ; once in 1839, when he paid 15s. in the pound, and subse quently, when he paid 20s. in the pound. A creditor submitted the present petition should be dis missed, but his Honour granted an adjournment to ascer tain the state of affairs in Scotland. IN RE MASTERMAN—TAE CARPET TRADE. This bankrupt was a rug manufacturer in the Hackney. road, and came up for his discharge. Mr. Brough, for the assignees, presented the case very favourably to the Court. The bankrupt had been in busi ,, ness for 15 years, and his bankruptcy arose solely in con sequence of the great advance in the price of materials, shute having risen 45 per cent., and other materials 25 per cent. The creditors entertained a very friendly feeling, and hoped the bankrupt would get through his difficulties. His Honour granted an immediate discharge. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) FRIENDS OF LABOUR LOAN SOCIETIES. A case came before the Court this morning, in which the decision of the judge some time since is shown to have borne good fruit. The debt was for a£6 bill, upon which defendant had paid 2s. He had £5 ls. 10d. stock in the society, and he was sued for 18s. 7d. ' His Honcur refused to give a verdict for more than .6e. 2d. Plaintiff—There is 2s, sd. expenses for winding up the society. His Honour—Defendant is not to pay that. Those who have benefited by the society should pay it. I fear there is a great deal of unfair dealing in these cases. Is this one where the stock has been forfeited ? Plaintiff—No. We have allowed it off the bill. His Honour—l thought so. Plaintiff—Your honour is doing a great deal of harm to the working classes. His Honour—On the contrary, I believe lam doing a great deal of good. I shall not allow the expenses of wind ing up of this Friends of Labour Loan Society. THE SO NILE, The following letters have been handed tctus by Captain Speke, who, in his communication which accompanies them, confirms what Mr. Baker says of the system carried on by the White Nile traders. Captain Sp:ke informs us the V.keel alluded to took from him three rifled carbines as an honorarium, and faithfully promised to take Mr. Baker up the Nile as far as his ivory station, whence the Data Nzige River Lake could have been reached without much difficulty. Captain Speke further informs us that the Baron von Heuglin, in giving an account, dated May 10, of his movements, and th•:se of a party of Dutch ladies near the Bahr el Ghazni, says he " had pro ceeded on a preliminary tour as far as the Dor country, in 8 degrees north latitude, and then returned to Lake Rek, whence the whole of the ex pedition, including the ladies, were to start about the 12th of May. Mr. Petherick paid them a visit at Lake Rek on the 4th of May, after having, on his journey from Gondokoro, had the misfortune to lose nearly all his provisions, goods, and outfit, to the value of about £3,000, according to his own estimate. He intended to go up the Sobat River." Captain Speke supposes from this that Mr. Pethe rick has abandoned the trading post at N'Zambara, 60 west of Gondokoro, and will therefore find it very inconvenient to keep his promise to Mr. Baker of sending up a 'vessel to Gondokoro next January. " Gondokoro, March 17. 1863. "My dear Speke,—l am still here; all my Khartoum scoundrels mutinied when the boats were fairly gone, and they thought my retreat cut off. "Their idea was to settle down at Gondokoro until next year, at high wages, and doing nothing. "Never have I seen such utter villains as these people, The Vakeel of Debono, who brveap,yclu here, and who had faithfully promised to give me porters, decamped suddenly one evening with his people, sending me a message ' that no more English spies should visit his camp,' " I therefore prepared to start with my transport animals, leaving many of my things behind. My men then all muti nied, and refused to proceed. " I then had my horses and a swift dromedary prepared, intending to make a dash through the Bari with my only faithful man (a negro), taking the sextant, &c,, a few light rifles and ammunition, and a few copper bracelets and beads on the dromedary; at the same I took very determined measures with my mutineers. " Just as I was preparing to be off alone they got fright ened, and I got them in hand again; but they mutinied again when I wanted to take Petherick with me, who was helpless, his men having all mutinied and deserted him. They declared that if Petherick joined me not a man would move from Gondokoro. " I cannot attempt is prophesy the end of this. I have written to Colquhoun by this opportunity to beg him to get stringent orders sent by the Egyptian Government to the Governor of Khartoum that all these mutineers shall be punished to extremity on return to Khartoum. Otherwise, all travelling and exploration will be at an end from this side. I wish you would move interests in England in this direction. " I shall get on if it is possible, and I trust to be off to- morrow with light loads, animals and all, " Trusting you and Grant are roaping your laurels, and with kind regards to him, ever very sincerely yours, " SAM. W. BAKLI. " " Gondokoro, March 25, 1863. "My dear Colquhoun,—Still here I My men again in open mutiny, holding forcible pomession of :the arms and ammunition belonging to me, and having conspired to shoot the Vakeel and desert me, and to shoot me likewise should I attempt to take the guns from them. " Gondokoro is a perfect hell. Not a day passes without natives coming to me with tales of their wives and children being carried off, their cattle stolen, the defenders mur dered, &c. The traders' establishments here are full of slaves, women in fetters, &c. The whole of the traders who now infest Gondokoro and the neighbouring country are Egyptian subjects, with the exception of Andrea Debono. No trader (I make no excep tions) can carry on his trade without stealing cattle, which entails the murder of the proprietors. " Is the Egyptian Government to be allowed to blink the fact that such atrocities are committed wholesale? Should not the Government be compelled to keep a Bey and 500 troops in Gondokoro to enforce order if the White Nile trade is permitted, or should it not be altogether prohibited? " Travelling and exploring are at an end. The traders can always excite discontent, or frighten the escort of a traveller, and thus keep him out of the country. " I enclose you a copy of an official letter that I ad dressed to Petherick to-day upon my affairs. " You will remember that I applied for troops as escort from the Egyptian Government, and was refused, although the Baronne de Capellene had soldiers given her. " I therefore engaged my present escort in Khartoum, all of whom are Egyptian subjects, and their names were regis tered at the Divan of Khartoum before my departure. " These men were specially engaged for my expedition to the sources of the Nile, and even the idea of meeting Speke and Grant was explained to them, that there should be no discontent upon so long a journey, and that the difficulties of the undertaking should be fully understood previous to their engagement. " Upon this understanding they received five months' pay in advance at Khartoum, " Having inquired fully into the character of the country, and having heard that no porters could be hired without cattle, and that the cattle could not be obtained without robbery, I brought here, in three vessels, at a greatexpense, camels, horses, and asses. By great personal attention on my part all these arrived here in good order —thus I can start at an hour's notice, without a single porter, my animals being sufficient for the purpose of transport. In fact, my expedition was in perfect order, and I was capable of going anywhere had the men been faithful. The men are there fore responsible, as Egyptian subjects, for the whole of my expenses'from Khartoum, and these I intend to recover, if possible, as a large sum of money is not only entirely wasted through their mutiny, but they have themselves received five months' wages in advance, and nevertheless they have not moved a step from Gondokoro. " March 26. " I have picked out a few of my men, making a weak escort of 17, including servants, and with these I start to day, intending to explore the east towards the river Sobat, as I cannot get a man to move south from Gondokoro, and I am determined not to be beaten back from this point before I have completed an exploration of some of this hitherto untrodden land. " I start thus suddenly, as I take advantage of a trader's armed party of 80 men, who are going to a depot in that direction (east), and I will follow close to their heels with my weak party through the east country, until I get into undisturbed tribes. I have no time to write home, as I must pack immediately. If I lose this chance lam done entirely. Please let Speke know (or the Geographical So- ciety) of the state of affairs. He will know that I have done my best, and, D.V., although driven from my path, I wi , .l nevertheless bring home some information. "Dr. Murie, who accompanied Petherick, and the lad Folcroft are returning to England. The former will give you some curious information of manners and customs, &c. " Petherick is to send me a boat and corn, to be here in January next, for which I have paid him £6l. I trust there will be no mistake, or I shall be in an extremity.—l am, &c., " S. W. BAKER." " Lat. 4 24 N., 101 miles S.E. from Gondokoro, Aprill2, 1863. " My dear Colquhoun,—After every exertion made by my own men and the slave hunting parties of Gondokoro to prevent my progress, I have nevertheless got ahead by fol lowing in the wake of a trader's band, who refused to allow me to accompany them, However, I soon passed them on the road, and subsequently by a golden key I opened the heart of the leader, and I now have him at my service. " On the road (my escort comprising only 17 men, includ ing servants) three of my men deserted with my guns and ammunition, and joined another slave hunting party be longing to a Syrian named Chenovda, who resides at Khar toum. A few days later this party attacked a village on the mountains, within 12 miles of this spot, for the purpose of stealing cattle and slaves. The natives fought splendidly, and annihilated the whole party with the exception of about a dozen, who escaped ; 95 of the trader's men were killed on the spot, in spite of their being well armed, and nearly 200 blacks, their allies in the attack, were also killed. My party or escort is now reduced to 14 by the desertion of three, but two of these have already met their reward, having been killed in the fight with their new friends. It is utterly useless for me to dwell upon the atrocities of these Khartoumers ; you have had enough of that in former letters. "The rainyseason is now just commencing here,and I have camped among the tribe of Gatookas,' hitherto unknown, The trader's party, under whose wing my slender escort delight to shelter itself; belongs to Koorshid Aga. I shall leave all my heavy baggage in their charge, making this (their depot) my headquarters. The head man returns to morrow to Gondokoro, and he will take this letter to his master, who will return to Khartoum shortly. The head man will bring reinforcements from Gondokoro in about three weeks, his force here being now 85 men, which with my party form 100, in case of any necessity of defence. I leave to-morrow for a country two days from this, where there is a great variety of game, —there I shall hunt for a few weeks, and then return.' After that I shall continue east to the river Sobat, but, there being no water on the road, I must wait till the rains have set in thoroughly. " All my animals behaved well, arriving here as fresh as paint, not one having a sore back, owing to my personally superintending saddles, pads, & c ., in Khartoum ; but one of my camels has since died from eating a poisonous plant. However, I am well away, thank God 1 from Gondokoro,in stead of being beaten back to Khartoum,and I can now pro cure provisions, porters, and all I require for beads and copper, of which I have a large supply, 1 iutemi to pun nine months in exploring, and then to go to Gondokoro and straight thence to Cairo, en route for England. I trust you will be able to procure an order to the Governor of Khar toum to punish all ray mutineers with the utmost severity. If not, no Englishman can ever show his face in this country. " S. W. BAKER." Sebastopol Eight Years after the Siege. A gentleman who has lately returned from a fortnight's visit to the Crimea has sent to the Morn iny Post the following account of the appearance of Sebastopol and its neighbourhood in 1863:—" On arrival at Sebastopol one is at once struck with the desolation that prevails on each side of the harbour. There are, indeed, a few guns still mounted on Fort Constantine, and the Russian ensign waves over it, but the other forts on the north side are crumbling to pieces, and not a gun or a soldier is visible along the whole range of these once formidable works. At the entrance of the harbour are a few worm eaten hulks lately raised by Colonel Gowen, and off South Bay lies the admiral's steam yacht, while a few coasters are laden with shot and broken shell, the reliquice Danaum of 1854-55, at the further extremity, and these are the representatives of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea in 1863. Landing at the quay, where now no Russian official accosts the suspicious stranger, a walk of 200 yards leads to the hotel, kept by one M. Witzel, formerly head waiter of the clubhouse, the ruins of which are im mediately adjoining. The rooms are scrupulously clean, and the ' green soup and young mutton' are not the worse because they are the staple delicacy in a bill of fare of prodigious length. First in in terest to the visitor here, as to many a distant fire side in England, must always be the British ceme teries. It is a task of several days to inspect them all, scattered as they are on so many hillsides, and several of them we were not able to visit; but it will be gratifying to the survivors of that memor able campaign to hear that of all we visited we scarcely found one that had received any injury beyond the unavoidable decay which eight Crimean winters must bring with them. This is in a great measure owing to the attention of Captains Eldridge and Clipperton, the late and present Consuls at Kertch. Around each enclosure, small or large, low solid walls have been built, and are kept in good repair. On Cathcart's-hill, though the grass has grown up over many of the flat tombstones, we only noticed one headstone that • had been injured; it was one which marked the grave of a colonel of the 55th Regiment, and on inquiry we found that it was blown down in a gale last winter. It splintered to pieces, and the words, ' Colonel, 55th Regiment,' were all we could collect. In the adjoining cemeteries, where some hundreds of our brave soldiers rest, it is gratifying to see that even the round shot which eight or nine years ago some friendly hand placed as a border to his com rade's grave remain undisturbed. What has been said of Cathcart's-hill applies equally to the graves of the light division, and, in fact, to all the large enclosures. Wild flowers spring up luxuriantly about them all, and there is no appearance of any intrusion either of man or beast. Gen. Pelissier's headquarters and Lord Raglan's house are inhabited by Tartars, who have taken great pride in preserv ing everything that tells of their departed glory. The huts still surround Lord Raglan's quarters which once sheltered his staff; a small tablet in the room where he died records the fact. Kadikoi and Bala. klava are as quiet as the graves, some few sins boats lying idle in the harbour, our quay rotting to pieces, and our huts now occupied by the returning Tartars, whose only occupation seems to be fishing for the treasure trove, the sad mementoes of the awful gale of Nov. 14, 1854. A bagful! of sovereigns was fished up a few days before our arrival. 'Point Powell' and 'Castle Bay,' in bold English letters on the rocks still greet the eye, and several old barges savour still strongly of the Saxon. The field of Balaklava is now dotted with vineyards, and is by no means good galloping ground in '63. All our batteries remain much as we left them. The trenches can be traced for miles. They have fallen iu, as might be expected, but every position is recognisa ble at a glance. Inkerman's Heights are thickly covered with brushwood, though the batteries are easily discerned, and the camp s are a l so we ll distin- guished, though the grass has grown over the paved streets that intersected the lines. The principal occupation of the Tartar women and children consists in digging for bullets, of which they find vast numbers in the crumbling soil of the batteries. Great quantities of grape shot and broken shell still lie about the prin cipal points of attack. I regret to say that the Redan monument is in a disgraceful state ; the inscription has been almost entirely obliterated. Some Vandals have cut their names on it, and even large pieces out of it for keepsakes, and the wall round it is broken down in several places. The Redan itself is unaltered in general appearance, though gradually crumbling into the ditch, and vineyards are quietly springing up in its rear. The Malakoff remains a mass of ruin; in fact, nothing has been done since the war to alter the appearance of the town, save the rebuilding of a line of barracks near the docks, where the present garrison, consist ing of one battalion, is quartered. If possible the desolation is more apparent on the north than on the south side. You can traverse the whole line of fortifications and meet with neither soldier nor gun; the ramparts are falling into their fosse, the walls have sunk, though the general appearance is that _ _ of desertion rather than destruction. A new church has been lately erected in memory of Prince Gorts- chakoff and the Russian army, which stands well above the large Russian cemetery near the light. house. There are said to be 3,000 inhabitants now in Sebastopol ;we scarcely met 30. The shops consist of a long line of open huts, on which Eng lish letters repeatedly occur, and prove their origin. These cover the ground where Fort St. Nicholas once stood. Some few of the houses have been re- built facing the harbour, and we were agreeably surprised to hear one evening the strai ns of music, which brought out nearly 100 well-dressed people to promenade on the terrace, where a naval trophy looks proudly down on the shattered town, but whence they came and whither they returned we never exactly found out. Music amid so much ruin jarred strangely on the ear. We made an excursion to the Alma, and slept at what was designated the Hotel St. Petersburg, a Tartar cabaret close by the bridge which crosses the river, and visited next morning the first scene of the campaign at Boul ganek. The ruined pothouse still marks the spot where the first shot was fired. The village has been partially rebuilt, the graves of Major Rose, Lieut. Cockerel], and Capt. Cast are well preserved, and the monument to the memory of the 23d and 33d on the heights is not injured. The Tartars appear to have a friendly recollection of the English, and they have planted trees round several of the graves. The bridge has just been repaired." A WORD WITH M. THALBERG.—(An overlooked series of charmingly sarcastic compliments.—ED. Sun.)—Mons. Thalberg, Mons. Thalberg, what are you about, sir ? What il'ye mean by frightening us by letting it be advertised that your performance at the Crystal Palace last week was your farewell recital ?" No doubt you love retirement, everybody doee, but you have surely not the cruelty to think of it at present? Your villa near to Naples is no doubt a sweet retreat, but to think of it at present would be simply villa-nous. Recollect, you have a duty to perform to the public, and the public will not let you off from your performance. While you give us so much plea sure, you must not consult your own ; we love your play so:much that we would always have you work at it. A few bars' rest is all we can let you take ; or come, say a few months, if you really du require it. Yes, Halle is de lightful, and so is Arabella : but because a tart is sweet, are we to have no turtle ? There is nobody to fill your place, Sir, if you go, for nobody can make the piano sing as you can. A piano is to many a piano-forte-et-dure, an instrum3nt of horribly excruciating torture. But in your hands a piano can never torment, it can only charm and gratify. With Miss Blank, and some other hundred girls who shall be nameless, a piano is a box of jingling jangling wires, which serve only to emit a stupid jig or senseless polka. With you it is for sweetness as the voice of Jenny Lind; and for fire and force and fulness, as the orchestra of Mellon. So don't talk of retirement if you please, good Monsieur Thalberg. It is a pleasure to hear you play, and we have not so many pleasures that we can well afford to lose one. And why should you retire ? There is no lack of life about you. Your right hand has not lost its cunning, nor your left one either—that is, if you have a left, which your playing makes one question. It is a tempting thing no doubt to try the Southern lazy-faire, and join the Naples lazy-Toni : but you must not think of,leaving till the ladies give you leave, and, with Judy at their head, the ladies all protest they cannot part with yOu at present,—From last week's .Punch. PROPHECIES FOR GOODWOOD RACES, The following are the anticipations of the various weekl, papers as to the results of the Goodwood Stakes end Cup : Bell's Life. GOODWOOD STAKES.—We cannot help " following the money" and choosing Anfield for our ally, his trial being almost good enough to win a Derby. GooDWOOD CUP.—Buckstone is backed for so much money that we are bound to overlook all his tailures, as if he cannot win at Goodwood there is no cup race he is good enough to contend for; and the next best to him may be discovered in Fairwater. BE ACON-sportinp Gazette. GOODWOOD STAKES.—My opinion in this instance is that &Milian or Zapateado will prove the winner, should no demonstration be made in favour of Brian Boru, who I must take as a cockboat." GOODWOOD Cup,--Buckstone runs on 71b worse terms than weight for age with the 3-year-olds ; but, great horse though he be, I think he can hardly give so much weight as 321 b to Isoline and La Toucques, either of whom I ex pect to see win ; and were I certain o f i ts being a strong run race I should give Isoline th 9 preference, believing that if anything beats the pair it will be Atherstoac, whose p er _ formance for the Epsom Cup, where he beat Bnckstone fair and square, giving him 31b, seems to be quite overl oo k ed by the public. OnsEnv F. lt - The Feld. GOODWOOD STAKES.—TO sum up, I must place ANFIELD first, and ZAFATEADO second. GOODWOOD CI:P.-At two miles La Toucques would undoubtedly be formidable, but if the judgment of English jockeys is to be depended upon, she tired too much in the great race at Paris to be safely depended upon now. I shall therefore not hesitate to award the Goodwood Cup of this year to BUCKSTONE. TOIICHSTONE—Era. GOODWOOD STAKES.—To sum up, we think the three likely to beat the field are Anfild, Brian Boru, and Bell man, and believing that Bellman is a good horse, and that he will stay every inch of the distance, we take him to be the most worthy of support at the present state of the quo tations. GOODWOOD Cur.—We can see nothing to upset Buck stone, and we confidently expect to see him accomplish for Mr. Merry what Thormanby did two years ago. AUGUR—Sporting Life. GOODWOOD STAKES.—My final speech must be for the first and last letters of the alphabet, A and Z, represented by Anfield and Zapateado, recommending all who have supported Anfield up to the present period to save their stakes upon Lord Zetland's horse. GOODWOOD Cur.--In conclusion, my allegiance must be given to Buckstone and Fairwater, whom I consider a far better class than the rest by whom they are likely to be op posed. VATICINATOR—Sunday Times. GoonwooD STAKES,—To sum up, we must rely on our selection of last week—Anfield, Blondin, Bellman, and Zapateado—to furnish the winner, assigning the recognised positions in this manner :--Anfield 1, Bellman 2, and Blondin 3. GOODWOOD Cur.—We shall attempt to foreshadow the result as follows:—Buekstone 1, Fairwater 2, and Ather stone 3. FLY-BY-NlGHT — Weekly Times, GOODWOOD STAKES.—I shall unhesitatingly plump for :Afield or Bellman, believing that the owner of the otherwise dangerous Evenhand (who on (lit says is as good as Bedouin) will row on this occasion in another boat. GOODWOOD Cur.-I must couple La Toucques with Buckstone, not having the slightest belief in the Duke of Beaufort's pure bred barb Mazagan, notwithstanding he is a recipient of all the allowances conceivable. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, KNUTSFORD RACES.—FRIDAY. The Manchester Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 20 added. One mile and a distance. Ripley, 3 yrs, Gat 71b Charles F ox , 4 yrs, 9 st Garibaldi, 5 yrs, Sst Betting —G to 4on Charles Fox, 2to 1 agst Garibaldi, 4 to 1 agst Ripley. Won by a length and a half ; a neck between second and third. The All-aged Selling Stakes of 3 sous each, with 25 added Otte mile and a distance, Sister to Exact filly, 4 yrs, 9st 61b (T. Barlow) 1 Shan Van Vocht, 4 yrs, 9st Gib (James) 2 Charlie, 5 yrs, lOst llb Betting-2 to lon Exact filly. IVon by a length ; Charlie beaten off. There was no ad. Vance upon the sebing price (X3O) of the winner. The linutsford Handicap of 5 soya each, 3 ft, with 60 added ; winners extra. Three miles and a half. Tourist, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (in. 51b ex.) (Forster) 1 Cobbler, 3 yrs, 7st 5.b (i nc . slb ex. ) (I' Barlow) 3 Ripley, 3 yrs, Est Illb (inc. 51b ex) (Robinson) 3 Charles Fox, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (inc. 51b ex.) (dames) 4 Betting--7 to 4 agst Cobbler and Tourist, 3to 1 agst Ripley. Won by a length and a half; four lengths between se cond and third ; Charles Fox beaten off. The Altringham Handicap of 20 sous. T.Y.C. Cobbler, 3 yrs, Bst 91b Ripley. 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Robinson) 2 Shan Van Vocht, 4 yrs, 7st 51b (Forster) 3 Betting -5 to 4 agst Ripley, 7to 4 agst Cobbler. Won by a length; a bad third. The Abduction and Murder at Islington. 7 Yesterday afternoon the prisoner Wm. HenryClarke,who stands charged with the murder of the child Elizabeth Hunter, was again placed at the bar of the Clerkenwell Police -court, but nothing further than that which is already known was proved. The proceedings were merely suffi cient to justify a remand. CORONER'S INQUEST. The coroner's inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of the unfortunate child Elizabeth Hunter was re sumed to-day, at the Florence Arms, Florence. street, Isling ton. The prisoner Clarke was present, and the whole of the evidence taken on former occasions was read over to him. TLe most important witness examined during the investi gation was a person named %Vm. Shrosbree , of 12, I vy -l ane , Horton, who said his son some time ago purchased the pair of gold earrings produced from a man is Shoreditch for threepence. He corrected him for so doing at the time, as ho believed they had been stolen by the person who sold them. The person of whom ho bought them wore a billycock hat. His son, since the occurrence, had unfortunately died, but before his decease he said the person of whom he purchased the earrings was a young man of very dark complexion, and about the height of the pri soner. The mother of the child said her daughter wore gold wires exactly like those in court, hut Ehe could not positively swear that they were hers. The inquiry was adjourned for a fortnight. METROPOLITAN BOARD OFWORKS.—Yesterday the usual weekly meeting of the Board was held at the offices, Spring. gardens—Mr. J. Thwaites in the chair. The Thames Embankment Committee brought up their report, submitting form of advertisement for tenders for exe cution of the works of the northern embankment, and sug gesting that the board should name the day for receiving ten ders. Submitting specification of works for the Thames em bankment ; and recommending the board to.adopt the same. The report was received and adopted. Mr. Savage moved that the board do adjourn on the 7th August till the 25th September, and that the officers have leave of absence, as the chairman may decide. Mr. Harris seconded the motion, which gave rise to some discussion, in the course of which several amendments with regard to the time of the reassem bling of the board were moved. Ultimately the original motion was declared to be carried, and after the transaction of some other business of a merely routine character, the board adjourned. A POLISH WAR, FROM A PRUSSIAN POINT OF VIEW.—The People's Gazette of Berlin, of the 20th, gives us a Prussian view of the situation. Our contem porary says :—" We do not think it likely that the Polish war will be postponed till the spring. If war is to be waged it should be done now, or all the advantages to the Poles will be sacrificed. France has every kind of motive for not allowing to escape the facilities which are offered by a war this autumn, and for not waiting the doubtful situation of the approaching spring. When we remember the facility with which France sends expeditions into the most distant countries where neither its honour nor its interests are absolutely engaged, we cannot see why she hesitates to make an expedition in Poland. An autum nal campaign would have this advantage, that it would probably be very short, It would be a localised war, com mencing in Lithuania, but of which the principle object would be in the Kingdom of Poland. This country would be very quickly delivered, and a peace would be concluded which would not essentially modify the map of Europe. On the other hand, a war in the spring would take much wider proportions ; it would be a grand war against Russia, in which Austria and England could scarcely remain neutral, end of which it is impossible to calculate the consequences." DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT SHEFFIELD.—A serious conflagration took place at Sheffield early yesterday mcrning, by which the Attercliffo Steam Corn Mills, the property of Messrs. Stephenson and Dodds, were entirely destroyed. The mills, which are five storeys high, and contained 300 sacks of flour and 1,200 sacks of corn, were discovered to be on fire about half .past 12 o'clock at night, just after the men had left work. The engines arrived about one o'clock, but though they wero well supplied with water, they were only successful in saving the enginehouse, the remainder of the building being entirely burnt in about an hour and a half. The damage is estimated at £5,000. THE FATAL ACCIDENT TO A ROPE-WALKER.— The inquest on the 'body of " Madame Geneive," killed at Aston-park, Birmingham, on Monday, by falling irom a rope 30 feet high, was concluded yesterday. After the evidence of Mr. Porter, surgeon, who had mad© a post mortem examination of the body, the jury returned a ver dict of accidental death, accompanied with the opinion that all dangerous or degrading performances should ke sup pressed. /. T - SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocK. SPOR TING INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. CITY BETTING—Tars DAY. STEWARDS' CUP. 10 to 1 agst Muezzin (taken) 10 to 1 agst Weatherspy (offered—take 12 to 1) 14 to 1 apt Catch'em Alive (taken) 20 to 1 agst Spicebox (taken) 20 to 1 agst Almack (taken) 20 to 1 agst Polynesia (taken) 20 to 1 agst Exchequer (taken) 20 to 1 agst Newmarket (taken) 20 to 1 agst Birdhill (taken) 20 to 1 agst Merry Heart (taken) 20 to 1 agst Humphrey (taken) GRATWICKE STAKES. to 4 agat Zapateado (taken) GOODWOOD STAKES. sto 2 agst Anfield (taken) Gto 1 agst Bellman (taken) 8 to 1 agst Wasp gelding (taken) 9to 1 agst Blondin (taken) 10 to 1 agst Zapateado (offered-100 to 9 taken) 100 to 7 agst linutsford (taken) 20 to 1 agst Grimston (taken and offered) 20 to 1 aget Balham offered) 20 to 1 agst Brian Boru (offered) GoonwooD CUP. 2to 1 aget Buckstone (offered-9 to 4 taken) 4to 1 aget La T oucques (taken and offered) 7to 1 agst Fairwater (taken) 7to 1 agst Isoline (taken) Bto 1 agst Atherstone (taken and offered) 15 to 1 agst Zetland (offered) 100 to 6 agst Bellman (taken) THE POLISH INSURRECTION. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) CRACOW, JULY 25. Letters received here from Warsaw announce hat 200 persons were transported on the 20th to ,he interior of Russia. The Russians are concentrating considerable forces in the environs of Kalisz, expecting an attack of Jaczanowski. Fresh excesses have been committed at Kalisz by the Russian Colonel Muchanoff. Jaczanowski defeated the Russians on the 19th at Kurek, near Blasqui: The Polish detachment under Grabowski has gained a victory over the Russians at Bialobrzezi. THMD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING- INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. TA'FTERSALL'S—Trus EVENING. STEWARDS cur. 7to 1 agst Muezzin (taken and off.) 1,5 to 1 agst Weatherspy (taken) 15 to 1 agst Cheerful (taken) 20 to 1 agst Lady Clifden (taken) 40 to 1 agst Lord of Linne (taken) 40 to 1 agst Summerside (take 4) 40 to 1 agst Dolphin (taken) 40 to 1 w o rst Peignoir (taken) 50 to 1 agst Miss Livingstone (taken) GOODWOOD STAKES. 2to 1 agst Anfield (take sto 2) 7to 1 agst Blondin (taken) 7to 1 agst Belli - Ilan (offered) 10 to 1 agat Zapateado (taken) 100 to 6 agst Knutsford (offered) 20 to 1 agst Wasp gelding (offered) GOODWOOD CLP. 9 to 4 agst Buckstone (taken and offered) 7 to 2 agst La Toucques (taken) 11 to 1 agst Atherstone (taken) THE DERBY, 1864. 40 to 1 agst Birchbroom (taken) IMPERIAL PARLLUIENT HOUSE OF LORDS—This Day. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 12 o'clock. The amendments of the House of Commons to the Aug mentation of Benefices and Clergymen's (Colonies) Bills were coasidered and agreed to. The Commons' amendments to the British Columbia Boundaries Bill were considered and agreed to. DRAINAGE AND IMPROVEMENT OF LAND (IRELA.ND). The Commons' reasons for disagreeing to amendments made by the Lords were considered, and with some verbal alterations the clauses were agreed to. The Indemnity bill, Land Tax Commissioners Names bill, and Promissory Notes and Bills of Exchange were read a third time and passed. TELEGRAPH BILL, The Commons' reasons for disagreeing with certain of the amendments made by the Lords on this bill were considered, and on the motion of Lord Stanley of Alderley the amend ments were not agreed to, words, however, being inserted to modify the remaining provision of the bill with regard to swinging the wires over houses and ornamental waters. MISCELLANEOUS. The Poisoned Grain Prohibition bill,Removal of Prisoners (Scotland) bill, Charitable Uses bill, Companies Clauses bill, Railways Clauses bill, and Expiring Laws Continuance bill, were read a third time and passed. The House Duty Bill was read a second time. THE STATUTE LAW COMMISSIONERS. Lord ST. LEONARDS paid a marked eulogiuut upon the exertions of the two gentlemen who had undertaken the office of Commissioners for Reporting on the Consolidation of the Statute Law, and that means ought to be adopted for their proper remuneration. The LORD CHANCELLOR entirely concurred in the observations of the noble and learned lord as to the value of the services of the commission, and that proper recognition of their services would be considered. The LORD CHANCELLOR. remained on the woolsack for upwards of half an hour after the business had been die posed of, but on an intimation that the Commons were not likely to agree for some time on the Lords' amendments to the Fisheries' Bill, The house, shortly after two o'clock, adjourned to Mon day at twelve. HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Day. The SPEAKER took the chair at 17 minutes after 12. FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL. The Lords' amendments were considered. Sir R. PEEL explained at some length the various additions and omissions which had originated with the House of Lords. Colonel DUNNE moved that the house do sot agree with the Lords' amendments with respect to estuaries. If the bill stood, in this respect, as amended by the Lords, its value would be materially deteriorated. Mr. M'MAIION called upon the Government to uphold the bill as it stood on being sent up to the other house. Mr. BRUCE upheld the clause, which, he said, more strongly expressed the views of the Government upon the matter than the clause set up. Lord FERMOY thought the house would do well to adopt the bill in its present form. The house then divided, when there appeared— For the Lords' amendment .. 40 Against l3 Majority Lord FERMOY moved that the house disagree to that portion of a succeeding amendment which made the forfei ture of account the punishment of a second offence in addi tion to the penalty of £5. Mr. BUTT seconded the motion. The motion was nega tived without a division. Mr. BLAKE moved that the house disagree to the omis sioh of clause 20, as carried in the Lords. Colone DUNNE seconded the motion. The house divided— For the Lords' amendment 34 Against Majority On clause 24 the house divided on the question whether he new clause introduced by the House of Lords ho agreed or withdrawn, when there appeared— For the clause 25 Against Majority —ll Mr. lIENNESSY said, as the bill was sent up to the Lords the duty on rod fihing was abolished, but the Lords had restored it. He moved that the clause be restored to its former state. Mr. BRUCE explained that the omission of the House of Commons was accidental, and that the mistake was cor rected in the Lords. The house divided— For the clause 36 Against Majority The other amendments were then agreed to. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were then agreed to :—Fisheries (Ireland), Pttty Sessions (Ireland). Turnpike Trusts Arrangements, Pauper Lunatic Asylums, Waterworks Clauses, Trustees (Scotland) Act Amendment, Navy Prize Agents, Nuisances Removal Act (1855) Amendment. The house rose at 20 minutes to three. gen ock and ted, fax ieir &ili t 3. ara :ed .en '"1