The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-26 00:00:00

lIIONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A quieter feeling is manifested in discount circles tellay. No one, or very few indeed, can entertain the idea that cheaper money will prevail for some time, but the two very satisfactory returns issued respectively by the Banks of England and France, have imparted more confidence, and the future is regarded with greater stability. The inquiry for meccramodation has not been more than the recent daily average, and 71 t- per cent. are the rates still charged for the best three months securities. About £LO,OOO in gold wes taken into the Bank Yesterday. The stoppage has been announced of Messrs. Gunther and Muller, of Mincing.lane, seed Cerehants. The weekly balance sheet of the Bank of Eng land contains some very encouraging alterations, allowing the (nhanoerl position which the establish kent is making. Annexed is our usual analysis— Active Circulation £20,510,650 Decrease .. .. 516, 845 Bullion 12,831,751 Increase .. 105,992 Rest 3,643,527 Decrease .. 26,783 Public Deposits 5,288,725 Increase se 142,925 Other Deposits.. .. 13,714,161 D crease .. 236,285 Seven Day and other Bills 636,399 Increase ss es 9,751 Government Securities 10,797,095 Decrease so so so so 100,000 Other Securities 19,967,615 Decrease .. 633,2 6 Notes Unemployed 6,221,920 Increase „ 655,855 The return from the Bank of France, published last evening, shows some very favourable altera tions. The cash in hand has been increased by £173,400, and the Treasury balances by £186,700, while the bills discounted have been reduced by £418,000, the Rotes in circulation by £BO,OlO, the ttdvanees by £26,700, and the current accounts by £373.400. During the last few days there has been rather Less animation in the Foreign and Colonial Pro duce Markets. Sugars have barely sustained their late advance; coffee, however, has been in fair de• mat►d at full rates; while in tea, rice, fruit, and apices an average amount of business has been done at steady quotations. Tallow has remained with -014 any material change as regards values. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cents. were 66t, 30c. Very little business has been transacted in the Stock Exchange Securities to-day. In fact the several departments look almost deserted, owing to the very general absence of members and specula tors. The Funds remain at former prices, but With symptoms of depression. Consols for money are 83; 89k, and for the account, 891 1. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 881 ; the 21 per Cents., 1894, 729; Exchequer Bills, 255. to 15s. dis. ; and India 5 per Cents., 104 k. Foreign Stocks continue quiet, and exhibit very little alteration of importance in values. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 691 701; do. Consolides, 6 01- Q ; Metican, 28fl ; do. New, 258 26k; Greek, 23 4 ; Spanish Passive, 304 a ; do. Certificates, 128 139 ; Portuguese, 471 ; and the Confederate Loan, 7 7 79. In the Railway Share Market there hes been a very limited business, and prices have further given Way. North-Western and North-Eastern have declined 55.; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 10s.; Midland and Metropolitan each 152.; and Great Western, £1 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines continue to be neglected, and show no material change in values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are also ♦ery dull. Consolidated have declined to 101 e ; Agra Bud Masterman, 138 ; European Bank, 14 ; South Eistern, to 9; London Fluancid, to 241-; and BoTe é Financ d.e d'Egypt, to 41 5. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. a G OVERN MENT FUNDS. 894 81 per Cent, Cou.wls . . n Do Account, Aug 8 3 per Cent. Reduced BBf f New 3 per Cent BB f 'New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894........... 721 Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — Anuities, 30 yrb, uxpire .9th J an., P3BO — Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — March. June. 25 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 3} per Cent. Do £5OO Do £lOO and £2OO Bank England Stg, 61 per Ct. Do Account.. INDUN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 -- . _ Do Account Do 5 per Cent. July, IS7O Do Account ... , Do 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 ..-. Do Certificates Do Account . Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) — Do 4i pet Cent. . - Do Eiaiaced Paper, 4 per Cent . . Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. Do 51 per Cent., May, 1879 Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 D., liunusti,imo . -- . Do under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Brazilian b per Cent Do 41 per Cent., 1852-68-60 Do 1863 .. -- Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent. — , hilian 6 per Cent. - Do 41 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent..... — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Do 5 per Cent. 1864 .......... -, Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent -- Do, Provisonal Land Warrant.. — Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do 5 per Cent, 1864 Egyptian 7 per Cent.. lO2 Lo, Second Issue Greek a per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Do Account Do Coupons Do Account • • — Guatemala 5 per Cent. - Do 1839 and 1859 Italian 5 per Cent.(blarenimana Railway) 72i blexican 3 per Cent Do Account Do 1864.. 1/o French Scrip, Ex 25f 20c.. — Do 6 per Cen.• Anglo• French paid.... Ditto Scrip, £23 — Moorish Imperial b per Cent New Uranana — DO 2 per Cent..... Do Deterred .. Do Land Warrants (Hectares) - Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 — Do do Aug., 1866 — Peruvian 41 per Cent., i)0 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)... Do 41 per Cent., 1832 - . _ . . Do Account ...... Pcrtugueft 3 per Cent., 1 8 5 3 .......... Do Account .. 47} Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 64'3.. .._ Do Account 471 a ittr , sian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ 5t......., ..... Do , li per Cent., 1 5 50 .. —• :Do 1860 — Do 3 per Cent 1859 ...... Do 5 per Cent, 1862 BB i Do Anglo-putch .... ...... — Do Scrip, £4O paid — pna "' 4 Sarituian a per Cent .......... 1;0 Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account . ...... Do New Deferred c. ....... o Account — D . ................ 41 Do Passive Do Account ... , na 4.0.. .,,,... ..V, Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded ..... . Do Account l3i •,.., SWedish, 4 per Cent..... „, ~, Do Scrip, £6O paid..... 'furnish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do Account .. Do 6 per Ce•at. 1858 1)o Account Do £lOO B-inds Do 6 per Cent. 186 2 Do Ace , ,unt ... Do £lOO Bonds.. Do 1863 ' .. Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Venezuela 3 per Cont. ...... : Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 .... .. Do Account Do Scrip £45 paid .... Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. -. ts Do Account... ~,,elgian 41 per Co nt., Ex. 25f --. uutch 2i per Cent . Ex. 12 Gull - Do 4 per Cent. 'Ce - rtificates 4 1 - 91ian, 5 per Cent., 1861, E. 25 francs — Do Account -- French Rentes, 2 per Cent Feruvian Do , dar Loads, 4t per Ct. Ex. 4 -. P ieJniontese,, 5 per Cent., Ex. 251 — TWO 0'( % , ousobs M iney ‘46. B9l 91. Do4 . oo rolmtwirc, : t t tttt tot.tetet 89i SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. Railways. Faid. c pr lo ro i e. ng Business done. -, 86 *8 128 127 6 7 32 34' 16 17 89 91 112 114 47 40 - 7 7a 131 133 146 148 131 t 33 10 62 601 7 1161 110 86 68 10e 103 90 42 116 216 i 98 89 6i (6 112 i 113 f, 136 136& 106 108 54; 654 254 264 1051 1061 64 66 93 91 ;36 129 75 76 I* , )t :25 130 ;39 41 57 59 P,5 27 871 B.B# 101 103 37i 38i 10i 11i; 8 9 165 170 6 7 3 4 F 871 1 1 1 101 103 34 36 40i. 116 653 5 113* 13 134 I 691 81 9 8 i 1181 15/ SSIONS. "losing 58 60 -- 101 02 dis p 0 5 1 7} 01 75 80 75 80 75 80 97 93 94 96 102 104 101 102 191 20i 191 2oi 19 2 ' ► 71 73 CO 63 65 67 55 67 48 5: 43 45 27 29 26 28 Ic2 103 par #p 99 101 91 10 10110} , , 80 01 82 84 d iP 99} 100} 93 95 90 02 58 (0 3 5 82 84 1001 1011 99 1001 id par 94 100 i 93 97 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne Best.,Sleat.,andnid.e ;Bristol and Exeter 'Caledonian 'Cork and Bandon 1 Do ACornwall A gets no dir till ep c.p an.has Do. B been paid to P. Dublin & Belfast IDun.,Perth,& Ab. June.; !Edinburgh & Glasgow. • I Gla.g and S. Western.' - 'GreatEastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian et GreatNorthof klootland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. and W. et Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stool, La ncasb ire Yorkshire London and Blackwali Len., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. dr Stx.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot shares... Metropolitan Midland Do New .. I Do Binning. t Derby 511 d. (It. W. of Ireland Do, 4 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, dc Dundee Nth. Eabtern—l3erwk , Do, G.N.E. purchae. , Do Leeds Do Pork Do Carlisle 'North London Do New 'North Staffordshire • N. and S. W. Junotton Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. goo, Do Scot Mid. stook Shrews, and Welchpot, Shropshire Union !South Devon ..... iSouth Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun taines, Wok.,and Wok Stockton .36 Darlington Do Do New, ltitiG Taff Vale. . ....... Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria eta. and Pim Waterford it Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool HarAR West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford BRITISH t Railways lattio do gt Lavirenci Bom.,Barodt.t.Cent lite Gu. per cent... Do. New . ...... • • Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Laae Huron Do. Preference 3uttalo,Brant,&Godrich 6 p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 187' Do. do. July 1, 187. Do. do. June 1, 1871 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lin, Cape Town Dock Sall ltlastn. Bengal gu. b p. East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. , Do. do. (_±. Ext Do. do. H d 0... Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 2d Prcf. Bonds.. l Do. do. deferred.... I Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stook... Do. do. deferred- Cit.lndfsPentn.gus.sp.o p. 0... Do. January, 1882 Gt. South.of lndia(Lim guaranteed 5 per oent. [Ut. W. of Canada Sharee isiew ...... Do. 6 p.o. '73 wi th't opt. Do. 5i p. 77-8.. Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. o. Do. 11 p. C. Extension Do. 44 d 0. ....,.. Do. Fifth Extension. slelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Buds. Helb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. o. nortg. Bds. Newßrimswiok s Candy Class A. and B. N.lll.C'daB pc Ist p ibde Soinde • • Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Punjaub • • • • DU. DO* .4. ••• • • • Do. to dug. St. Flo. j all 100 (100 100 all i 10;) OULONIAL GOVERNMENT sex Li liITIES. 6 p.c.Ja &J 1877-si 100 96 99 961 Do. Ip. c. Feb.& 'Aug. 100 1 , 6 99 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 98 102 Do. Ep, o. Jan.&July. 10C 54 86 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 84 86 Cape G.llope. 6 p 0,1873 100 104 106 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 107 109 Do. 18at 100 :09 1 11 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 107 101 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 Mauritius I per cent .. 100 103 105 Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 1 , .4 107 100 97 100 Do. Ip. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 16 , , 100 96 98 —. Do. Sp. c.,18/i to 1.-;it 100 96 98 Do. do., 'lBBB (Itupwd9 lea 96 98 iNew Zealand 6p cent. 100 - !Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. I sterling, 1875. lOO 99 102 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 101 104 IS. Aus G-6p.0.1678.& up 100 10i . 107 Vic. Gov. 8 p.c. Ja.&July 100 I Do. lo 6 p.o. Ao.&Oct.. 100 109 11 0 MI BRITISH MINES. 2 ; Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 id lifford Amalgamated 30 32 , Devon G. Con.."f avist ) 1 580 600 East Bassett (lllogan) 30 68 70 • East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon °.14.6 271 281 East Cam Brea.... . . 3.4. e 8 81 7* E. gr'l Busse (Tavistk.)l 8.13. t 5 51 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen 582 5 7 !Great South Tolgus 170 2 21 01. Wheal Vor (lielston 40 27 29 :Grenville... 6.16.1 7 74 !Herod's-Foot ...... 8.12 38 40 Elingston Downs 4.18.0 !Lady Bertha - Margaret (tiny Lelant 91 8 10 Haile Valley.. 4 Nlyndy Iron Oro (Lim.' 21 14 1 d New Seto n l9l 75 85 —• North Downs 3 11 11 N.Wh'l Basset (1110.4 - an 3.1.0 24 3 • ,North Wheal Ciofty 2.6.9 3 31 - Par Consols (sffElazey - i'rovidence(Uny Lent.) 10.0.7 40 42 rionthCaradon(St.Cleer, 11 480 500 S. Carn Brea (Mogan). • -- - I!!'.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 421 474 'Stray Park 30.17.6 28 30 - Tamar Silv.& Lead 21in. - fin Crort 9 18 19 I West Basset (Mogan). 14 9 10 WCr radon (Liskeard; 9 9 11 West Seton 171 220 230 Wheal Basset (Mogan)! 5/ 92 95 Wheal Buller(Kedruth)l 10 20 25 Wheal Kitty (lii.Lclant)! 2.0.6 WhealLudcott I 3.5.8 11 2 Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) 8 14 15 IWheal 3eton 5Bl 210 215 ;cheal Tre Lumley (Lis ) 7 19 21 Wheal Union I 4 ,14 2 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent.. 114 Great Western, Birmingham gua. stock, 73 North Eastern, Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent„ 32} LINES LEASED A v FIXED BENTALL ShreWabary and Hereford, 134 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Ottoman (Smyrna to Aldin), 111 Sala l'aulo (lim), gua. 7 per cent., lok FOREIGN RUNES. Mont. Aureos Brazil Gold Min. Co., 2* BAN KIS. tiara and 3,1 Istermati's (Urn.), 138 Alliance rums. 61,E t Bank of British Colu.mbia, 10 1 Bank of Egypt, 27 1 Bank of London. 1 64 Consolidated Bank, lim.. 10 European Bank, BM, 13} T y ! ,Itto (X 56), 8 1 china, and Japan (lim,),:— Ditto, new, 201 Imperial Bank (lim.). 35 * mperial Bank of jiiina, India,:and Japan, UM., 61 Imperial Ottoman, 171 London Think of exi, 0 and S. America, Um., ei London and Brazilian dim.), 98 London and County, 741 4 London, H am b urg , Cont. Exchange, lint., 141 Merchant liana, dm., 274 New South Wales, 45 South F. 'stern, lim , Union of Ireland, 20 Union of London, 6z4 14 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 70 MISCELLANEOUS. City Offices, lira., 33 Consolidated Discount, lint 7 Credit Mobili,r, 11/ Egyptian Zorn. an d Trading, 3 1 'Loanial Corporation, 1 Fole-street Warehouse, Um., (WI ilen. Credit and Finance of London, Bra., tit / International Financial ~ociety, lira., 9i Joint Stock Discount, lira., 7 Land Securities, Um., 41 London Financial Association, lira., 211 London General Omnibus Company, 3_ Smith, Knight, and Co., lira., Sr.iciete Finat.oiere d' Egypte, lira., 54/ Universal Marine. Insurance, Um., 6 THE BANN NOTES EATEN BY A GOAT.—The Bank of France has just given its decision in the affair of the bank notes which were eaten by a goat some weeks back. With the fragments taken from the animal's stomach, it was found possible to form six ],oooof. notes, so that the owner will only lose 4,000 f. out of the 10,000 f. which were destroyed. EXTRAORDINARY GROWTH OF POTATOES I —A few days ago, at Bradwell-hall, Cheshire, 63 yards of Sutton's improved ash leaf kidney potatoes, which had been planted last spring with 91b of seed, were dug up, and pro duced 5341 b ; and 26 yards of Sutton's racehorse (another new kind of kidney potatoes) produced 2521 b from 51b of seed. share 100 Sk 1 20 'OO iteok Stook stook 20e 20 100 100 stock stook stook 20 stock stock stock 11' 0014 2 SSE Paid. all 100 7i all all 100 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, 1864 LAW INTELLIGENCE.---This Day, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr Registrar Hazlitt.) IN RE G. W. CULLEN-RUINED BY A RAILWAY. This bankrupt was described as of the Duchess of Kent public-house, King-street, Ramsgate, licensed victualler, and this was a meeting for proof of debts and choice of assignees. Me W. R. Buchanan, Basinghall-street, appeared to support the petition presented on behalf of the bankrupt, who attributes his failure to the alterations aad increase of the Ramsgate pier dues, the opening of the new railway (London, Dover, and Chatham), which takes visitors in another direction to his house, and general badness of trade. The debts are about £994, and the principal creditors are Messrs Crump and Co., brewers, £592 unsecured. Messrs Crump proved their debt, which carried the choice, and Mr Crump was nominated assignee, but it was proposed that another creditor should be joined in the assigneeship, as certain property had been seized not long before the bankruptcy. _ _ ➢ir, Buchanan objected on the ground that no reason had been shown for the necessity of such a coursa ; Mr Crump was a well known and highly-respectable man, and there was not the slightest reason to suppose that he would not see justice done to all the creditors, The learned Registrar said he would not decide the question, but leave it to the Commissioners. Mr Commissioner Fane was then applied to, and he con firmed the nomination of Mr Crump as the sole assignee, and Mr Buchanan was appointed solicitor to the estate. SHERIFeS COURT, (Before S. Joyce, Esq,) LIABILITY OF A GRANDFATHER-HIGGINS Y. BAILEY. This was an action to recover £3, balance of an a c coun t for the keep of two grandchildren. Mr Steadman appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Cook (instructed by Mr T. Beard), for defendant. Tam appeared to be considerable difficulty in the way of proving that defendant had made himself legally liable, bat Mr Steaaman sail he should prove a promise to pay. His Honour rued that a verbal promise to pay the debt of another would not he sufficient. Mr Cook urged that it would be impossible for plaintiff to prove his case against defendant, who had little or nothing to do in the matter. Mr Steadman called a witness who did not carry the case any further, and his Honour nonaticed the plaintiff, giving defendant costs. BREACH or WARRANTY.—CLAPHAM V. MARSHALL. This was an action to recover damages for broach of warranty in a watch. Mr Jones, for plaintiff, said that his client had purchased a watch at defendant's jewellery establishment at the West end. It was warranted in the usual terms, but plaintiff, after using it a short time, found it to be worthless. Under these circumstances, he came to this court. Plaintiff was called to prove the warranty. His Honour asked if anybody appeared for defendant, and was answered in the negative. Mr Jones—l have a witness here, a watchmaker, who will depose to the value. Hie Honour said that, as defendant did not attend to dispute the amount, there was no necessity to go any fur ther. Plaintiff would have a verdict, with coats. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. BOW STREET. FURIOUS Dnn - xsa IN A PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE.—A man, named Brown, was placed at the bar on remand, c Larged with furious driving, and thereby causing personal injury i 2 Mrs Fenwick. From the evidence it appeared that the prosecutor Mr Ralph Fenwick, an artist, residing in Regent-strect, said he was driving his chaise along the Bird age-walk, when the defendant, who was drunk at the time, drove his cart into collision with the chaise, whereby Mr ants Mrs Fen wick, and tha,ir two children, were thrown into the road, the wheels of the O.,:fendant's cart passing over the hzdy's leg. She was very much injured, and had been unable to leave her bed since the accident. Mr Lewis, who appeared for the defendant, said, on the part of the defendant, he was prepared to make any reason able compensation. Mr. Vaughan said it was a serious offence for a drunken man to drive a cart at a very furious rate through a public thoroughfare. He should not consent to any compromise in the case, as he should punish the prisoner for farious driving, and make him pay for the damage he had done. Mr Lewis thought it would be satisfactory to all parties to have the matter settled at once, as the proceedings for the recovery of the money awarded for damage would have to be obtained through the instrumentality of the County Court, which would be attendant with trouble. Mr Vaughan said the Police Act gave him power to I award " amends" to the prosecutor. and they could be en • forced without proceeding in the County Court. He, there. fore fined the defendant 40s, or one month's imprisonment, for furious driving; for the injury done to Mr Fenwick, he should award £3 3s; and for the damage done to the chaise, £3 10a. Mr Burnaby, the chief clerk, asked defendant if he was prepared with the money ? Defendant replied he was not. Mr Vaughan then directed that in the event of the de fendant not paying the "amends" he had awarded a dis tress warrant should be issued egainat the goods of the defendant. _ STEALING TRINKETS BY A. JEWELLER'S SERVANT. — Mary Ann Stanford, a respect able-looking servant girl, was charged with stealing several brooches, rings, and other trinkets, to the value of L 7 and upwards, from the shop of her employer, Mr James Jones, silversmith and jeweller, Lowther Arcade. John Laban, assistant to Mr Jones, stated that the pri soner had been in the prosecutor's service about a fortnight, and during that time several small articles had been missed. On the 23.1 inst. she went out, and on her return he noticed that she wore a silver brooch, which struck him as being very like one that he had noticed in the stock. He accordingly searched in the stock and found his suspicion confirmed, as the brooch in question was missing. On Thursday he asked her to let him look at the brooch, and she at once handed it to him, but as the box and glass had been removed he was unable positively to identify it. Still this very circumstance—the absence of the portion which could be identified—tended to strengthen his suspicion that she had stolen it from his master's stock, and that it was the one which he had missed. There had been a photograph in the box. He called in one of the beadles of the arcade, and desired him to search the pri soner's boxes. He did so, and found two brooches (one steel and the other silver), two gold rings, a pair of gold ear-rings, a gold watch chain (with gold key, seal, and swivel), and several other articles, worth in all about £7. They were all the propeity of Mr Jones, and had been stolen from the stock. Some of them still bore the private mark, but from others it had been removed. The prisoner said "I hope you won't give me into custody." He, how ever desired the beadle to take her in charge. Thomas Scott, the beadle, confirmed Laban's statement as to the search, and added that he asked her what had become of the box of the first locket? She replied, "I took it out." The prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr Vaughan committed her for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A WIFE THROUGH JEALOUSY, —John Williams, a saddler, residing at No. 20, Brewer street, Golden-square, was charged before Mr Knox, by Inspector Wilson of the C Division, with feloniously cut ting and wounding his wife, Annie Williams, with intent to murder her. William Conquest, 169 C, deposed—While in Leicester square last night about half-past 10 o'clock I saw the pri soner and a female (the prisoner's wife) standing together near the Alhambra Palace. When I approached within a dozen yards of them I saw the prisoner go close up to the female and place his hand on her throat, as if shaking her. Before I got close up the female extricated herself from the prisoner's grisp, and ran into the Sab:oniere Hotel. The prisoner ran after her, and caught her by the shawl just as she was in the doorway, and the shawl came off. I then followed the female into the hotel, and found that she had been stubbed in the neck. I then went into the smoking room of the hotel and took the prisoner, who had walked into the room, into custody. On the way to the station the prisoner said, " I am glad I have done it, and shall now die happy." kr Knox—Was the prisoner in liquor ? Conquest—He was not—he was quite sober. Mr linox , — Was any knife found upon him at the station? Conquest—Fart of the blade of a knife or instrument was found on the pavement, about two yards from the entrance of the Babloniere Hotel, by a young wan, and handed to me. Mr Eau—Then you believe she was stabbed about that spot? Conquest—l do, when the prisoner put his hands to the female's throat. On searching him at the station in Vine street, a ticket and a few other articles were found upon him. He there said that ho had had only one instrument upon him. Mr Knox—Did he say why he had done it ? Conquest—He did not. Mr Knox—On what part of the throat is the wound ? Conquest—On the left side (near the jugular vein). Mr Knox—What became of the female ? Conquest—After the wound was dressed she was taken home in a cab. Inspector Wilson, C Division, said, last night about half past 10, I was in the reserve room at the Vine-street Police station. I saw the prisoner holding up a locket (containing a portrait of the prisoner, and having some blood upon it). The prisoner exclaimed, " This is my portrait—the portrait of a man who has out his wife's throat. Sce the blood on my hand ; I hope she is dead." There was blood at the time on the prisoner's hand. Sergeant Lees, 9 C, said, last night I went into the Sabloniere Hotel, in consequence of information given me. I there saw a female lying on a sofa. She had a wound on the left side of her neck. Shortly after a medical man attended and partly dressed the wound, but subsequently the female's father, Nr Cutcliffe, a surgeon, residing at 10, King-street, Soho, attended and concluded the dressing, and then removed his daughter in a cab. This morning I found about 50 yards from the Sabloniere Hotel the handle of a knife or instrument with the piece of blade correspond ing with the other piece in it. It was on the ground over which the prisoner passed on his way to the Vine-street station. Inspector Wilson handed to the magistrate the following certificate : " I hereby certify that Mrs Annie William 3 is incapable of leaving her bed to attend the police-court, in consequence of an incised wound in the throat, inflicted by her husband, John Williams, last night. " C. CUTCLIFFE, Surgeon, 10, King-street, Soho." Mr Knox remanded the prisoner . for aweek. The prisoner, who had put no questions to any of the witnesses, made a remark on his being taken to the cells, which leaves little doubt that jealousy prompted him to attempt to take his wife's life. CHARGE OF ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.—Three lads, named Thomas Henry Stied, Henry Arkell, and Thomas Evan Sterck, charged with assaulting and robbing Mr George Parrock, engraver, of No. 27, Fitzroy-square, were again brought before Mr Knox. Mr Edward Dillon Lewis, from the office of Mr Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street,appeared for the lads, The prosecutor stopped in Goodge-street, Tottenham court-road, to look at a man selling cheap jewellery, when an altercation arose between him and Arkell and Strod ; Sterck and about 20 others took part in it. The prosecutor ran away, and afterwards found that he had been robbed of his watch and chain, of the value of £l5, but he was not able to say that any of the prisoners took his property. The lads were afterwards given into custody, and when at the court last week Lanehan, 41 E, stated that he knew Strod as the companion of young thieves nightly. Mr Knox re • manded them. Mr Knox said that but for the fact that the police had stated that Strod was the companion of young thieves, he should have had no hesitation in discharging them. Mr Lewis said the boys' characters were at stake, and he should therefore ask the magistrate to put the lads back that he (Mr Lewis) might be in a condition to prove that, so fir from any of the lads being the associates of thieves, as stated by the police, they were all in respectable situa tions. Suosequently, Mr Corry, foreman at the rated Bread Company, by whom Strod is employed ; Mr Cole, French polisher, Tottenham-court -yard, the employer of Arkell ; and Mr Cook, Hampstead-road, the em ployer of fs ter e g k o , a d beater, t t e n e d t e e 7 attended, an 4, gays the l a ds the best ofd character. Mr Knox said he had no doubt that an altercation hae taken place between the prosecutor and the lads at the bar, and that some pickpockets taking advantage of the con fusions had robbed the prosecutor. After the character he had heard of the lads ho felt bound to discharge them, be lieving the prosecutor had told the truth, but that they had not robbed him. The lads were then discharged. The Negro under Federal Rule. The Index publishes the following letter : "New Orleans, Louisiana, July 30, "Sir,—That a boon ill-bestowed may become a curse rather than a blessing to the receiver is a tact of common ex perience. The boon in itself may be one of unmixed good, but the good to be derived from it must depend upon the time, manner, and conditions of the bestowal, and the ability and desire of the recipient to make the most of his opportunity. It cannot be denied that in many philan thropic schemes zeal outruns discretion ; and my own ob servation in Louisiana has taught me that there is a mad, fanatical, hate-engendered philanthropy which works its will regardless of consequences. Ido not intend to discuss the question of slavery or the wisdom of emancipation—not even to express an opinion on these points—but simply to speak of things as they are, deriving my facts solely from official documents or from my own observation. "The boon of freedom to the slave has turned to ashes in the first year of his emancipation, if we may trust the declarations of Federal officials, those who lured him from his bondage with visions of liberty and social independence, and who now leave him to perish by the Dead Sea of dis appointment, to eat of its ashy fruit, to drink deep of its bitter waters, and to die. I said my facts were derived from observation and official documents. I have, however, concluded to rely solely upon the latter in this letter. I have now before me a copy of an cfficial report from a special agent of the ' Plantation Bureau' of the Treasury Department, who was directed to examine and report the condition ef all abandoned plantations, or these worked by the Government in the parish of Iberville.' Let us hear what this Government agent has to say upon this subject, and then let the honest Abolitionists of England pronounce juJgment upon the spurious philanthropy of their American brethren—' On visiting these places I found them in the most deplorable condition. On every plantation worked by the Government, or represented to be in possession of the Government, I found there had not been one day's work performed since the time of their occupation by Lieutenant Elanks's orders in June last to the day of my visit, with the single exception of the White Castle or Vaughan plantation. . . Not another will be able to turn out one hogshead of sugar or any other produce. In fact, I honestly declare that the management—if wo can with propriety use that word—has been of the most reckless and abandoned cha racter, with a perfect indifference to the interests of the un fortunate negro, as well as the interest of the general Go vernment which, we have been told, sought the amelioration of those people. In fact it does appear that the agents er overseers placed in charge by Hanks considered they had no other duty to perform than to draw the rations for the dead as well as the living negroes, and their own salaries, and leave everything to run to ruin.' The agent goes on to say that he returned sooner than he should have done, because he could not go on and complete his report ' with such desolation around me.' He found the sugar oane covered with the vine and other rank vegetation.' Bat let us hear what he says about the condition of the treed men." The mortality that has taken place in these Government plantations is truly appalling. On the White Castle plantation, out of 300 placed there by Lieut. Hanks or Capt. Miller, there remained in Jan. last but 47 souls to tell the tale of woo. On the Belle Grove plantation there were placed by the same parties 325 negroes in June last (1863), 202 of these have died. On the Magnolia planta tion 250 negroes were placed, of these 117 hays died up to this date.' " The date of this report is omitted in my copy, but I know the agent made his inspection of these plantations in the spring of this year. " On the Richland plantation there were placed, as near as I can remember, 460. Of the number that died I could obtain no satisfactory information. I found only 192 in the place. On the Grove-place,Eayou Plaquemine, there were placed 300 negraes ; the mortality was so great that they had to be buried in trenches, and without coffins. On the Manocaux plantation 150 were placed, 100 have died. On the Old Hickory plantation there were placed, in June last, 413 negroes; of this number, up to the 11th inst., 343 have died ; of the remaining number 83 are lying sick in their quarters and 23 are in the hospital, no care being taken of them. On entering the hospital I found the number stated. In their midst lay the corpse of a woman who had died at three o'clock p.m. the day be fore. There were no Government overseer there, and had not been for three weeks before. The man Ely, who had been placed in charge by Lieut. Hanks, had left. He said he was going to New Orleans on business, and would be back in four days. He persuaded the negroes to let him have what little money they had to make purchases for them--he went off with three to four hundred dollars, and never returned. " Tho corpse of the woman lay on the bare floor, with a block of wood under her head, but no covering over her. The body had begun to decompose, as the weather was ex ceedingly hot Humanity shudders when we think that in this :oom, and at the foot of the corpse, lay a worn an who had bee,l confined two days before. The child had died, and she hers+ if was in the last stage of a fever of the most contagious chaVacter—two children with measles —a poor wretch breathing his last with typhoid fever, and in the next room a woman chained with an ox ehain to the bars of the window, by her ova son, to prevent her from killing others about the place. t. ) n entering the pesthouse the first salutation I heard was, g ,Please, massa, for God's sake, give me a drop of water I AIL,. massa, we're dying, and notody to care for us.' I inquired if there had been no doctor to see them. The reply was th,.. ,t the doctor had been there two weeks before, and for the fl: at time had left medicine, but as there was nobody there who could read (the prescription) it had not been given.' "There have been placed on the Miles Taylor vlantation 1100 negroes in all, of whom but 278 remain. The numerous graves here disclose the last resting-place of the poor negrO• You will perceive by the annexed document that I have grade out a list of articles stolen, as well as of those carried off by order of some one unknown. Yon will also perceive that I prefer charges against the agents for drawing rations, oloiihing, wages, &c., for negroes long since dead. The Ventriss planation was the last visited. I found no overseer there. Of the (38 negroes placed ,there by Lieut. Hanks only 112 are nving. This place is a perfect wreck. There has never been any one in charge of the negroes, who have died without the least care, and after death been taken to the fields and left there—food for buz zards. Their skeletons prove the facf. "One of the stock phrases of the A merican press is, ' Comment is unnecessary.' In this instance comment is certainly unnecessary, and I shall attempt none. But, perhaps, the readers would like to know whether this report has yet been made public en this side, and whether any action has been had upon it. This report yet sleeps in some pigeon-hole of the ' Plantation Bureau' of the Treasury department, and the agent who made it has resigned his office in despair, as I understand, of any atap• lioration of the wretched condition of these ' freedmen and women,' and in disgust At the utter callousness of his superior officers. "A CITIZEN Or NEW ORLEANS." FRESH FROM THE SOUTH.--On the 31st October last Captain Hubbard, of the 89th United States coloured troops, a resident in this county, was caught by a prowling band near Baton Rouge in Louisiana. Nothing was ever learned of his fate, and he has been mourned as dead, until Tuesday evening last, when he presented him self to astonished acquaintances here, having just accom. plished his escape from a nine months' terrible captivity. Ue was imprisoned for several months in Canawba, Ala bama, but in Islay was transferred to Macon, G eorgia whence he escaped on the 15th of last month (July). Con cerning the state of feeling in the South, the testimony of one who has observed with a keen intelligence recognis able by any who converse with him, is worth having, He says that the masses of the Southern people have lost not one jot of heart, hope, confidence, or resolution. If a nything, they are more sanguine of success than ever. They regard their independence as already achieved, and do not dream of peace exbept upon its recognition. The great rock upon which they lean is the expectation of Lincoln's defeat in the coming election. They look for that as the en d of their struggle. They are possessed with the idea that it is Lincoln who is tyrannically determined upon forcing them back into the Union, and not the people of the North, a nd that they have only to hold out through Lincoln'stathte ter m to be secure of their indepen d en ce—b e liev ing that peace party is greatly in the majority, and that Lincoln is sure to be defeated. That is the common and inspiring feel ing, as Captain Hubbard found, everywhere ; although he repo rts more Unionism still existing in the South, manifest ing itself in kindness to prisoners and in help towards their liberation, than is generally auspeeted.—Buialo Express. THE WEATHER IN NoRTHUMBERLAND.—A storm warning reached the Northumberland seaport on Tuesday evening that a gale mfolt be expected from the northward, but for two days before there had been a heavy sea upon the coast, with the wind from the N.E. On Tues day night the wind blew half a gale from the N.E., and some heavy showers of rain fell; but on Wednesday, though the air was cold, the weather was improving, and in the even ing the herring boats were getting ready to proceed to sea. So far the herring fishing has been moderate off the coast of Northumberland, some brats paying well, others doing nothing. The harvest on the coast of Northumberland is going on briskly, reaping machines being very much in re quest this year. The wheat crop looks Eke an average. But the farmers will suffer a great deal from the burnt-up Icondition of the pastures and the comparative failure of the turnip crop. THE MURDER IN MAYO.. --REPRIEVE OF THE CONVICT.—DUBLIN, Thursday.—At the last Mayo Assizes Michael Morrison was indicted with Michael Clark for the wilful murder of Lawrence Conlan, at Castlebar, in July of the previous year. The deceased was a member of the constabulary, and was returning home from the house of a friend in Castlebar on the 22d of July, 1363, when he was overtaken by the prisoners, who brutally and wantonly murdered him by kinking him in the street and stabbing him in the neck with a knife. Morrison was found guilty, with a recommendation to mercy, but ljaron Deasy sentenced ' him to be hanged this day. The recommendation with which thejury accompanied their verdict has been favou rably considered by the Castle authorities, and the result is that the convict has been ordered to be reprieved. THAMES. TOWER-HILL THIEVES.—WiIIiam Thornton, a well known character, who belongs to a gang of thieves who are constantly preying on emigrants and other strangers on Tower-hill, was brought before Mr Partridge, charged with stealing a gold pin from the person of Thomas Crolston, a young man. The prosecutor, a gentleman's servant out of place, and a stranger in the east, was in Thames-street yesterday evening when he was accosted by the prisoner and another man, who asked him if he wanted a lodging. He said, in reply, that he was in quest of one, and they took him to a publichouse on Tower-hill, where the prisoner called for a pint of beer, and asked prosecutor what sort of a lodging he required. The prosecutor said it must be a cheap oneas he had not much money. The prisoner said I will take you to a house where you can get a lodging for 3d. The prisoner's companion said if you are short of money you can sell that pin, and pointed to a gold one in my scarf. The prosecutor said, if you can get 7s. 6d. for it I will sell it. The prisoner's companion then, "as quick as lightning" took the gold pin from the prosecutor and left the house with it. The prosecutor was about to follow him, but the prisoner would not allow him to do so, al ;d detained him. The prosecutor ultimately left tho house with the prisoner and gave him into the custody of a City police-constable, named Thos. Hooper, No. 502. The:prisoner said he would find the man who had the pin, aid took the constable to a barber's shop in Back Church-lane, St. George-in-the-East, where he asked for Macarthy. The barber replied be is in White chapel. The prisoner's companion could not be found. The prisoner gave an address which was unknown. It was stated that many similar robberies had been com mitted. The policeman Hooper had seen the prisoner on Tower-hill and about the At ercantile Marine Office for some time, _ _ _ Mr Partridge remanded the prisoner for a week. MARKETS—This Day. NARK-LANE. The supply of home-grown wheat on sale at Mark-lane to-day was moderate, and the quality of the produce was good. On the whole the trade ruled steady, at full quota tions. W►th most descriptions of foreign wheat the market was well supplied. Compared with Monday no change took place in prices, and most qualities changed hands to a moderate extent. - - Floating cargoes of grain were is fair demand, at full currencies. The supply of barley on sale was very moderate. Or the whole the trade ruled steady, at late quotations. Malt was in fair average re quest at late rates. The market was well supplied with oats, nevertheless, the trade ruled somewhat active at very full prices. For beans and peas the trade ruled firm at quite previous rates. The flour trade was steady and prices ruled firm. ARRIVALS THIS VTREI" Wheat. Barley, Malt, Oats. Flour. English 1,550 130 1,310 1,960 1 , 130 Irish .. Foreign 1,210 570 31,480 260 sks, 1,340 brie. BOROUGH HOP. - -- - Last year's hops continue iu steady request, at fully late rates. The supply of new produce brought forward within the last few days has found buyers at from £7 to £S 10s per cwt. For old hops the trade is in a sluggish state, at about previous rates. NE WGATE AND LEADENHALL. Moderate supplies of meat are on sale at these markets. For good and prime qualities there is a steady demand, at full prices; otherwise, the trade is quiet, at our quotations: Per Slb, by the carcase. ad ed Inferior beef .. 3 0 3 4 diddling do. .. 3 6 3 10 Prime large do. 4 0 4 2 Do. email do. .. 4 2 4 4 Large pork .... 3 4 4 0 Inferior mutton. 3 8 4 0 d s Aliddling mutton 4 2 4 6 Prime do .. 4 6 4 8 Veal ... !' .... 3 8 4 4 Small pork 4 2 4 6 Lamb • 11. et 4 8 5 4 BANK OP PRANCE. ( REUTE R ' S EXPRESS.) e previous accou n t PARIS, August 25. The following is the return of the Bank of France for tie week, together with the corresponding figures 25. AUGUST 18. Dx. f. 0. f. c. Capital of the 8ank...... 182 3500,000 182,600,000 es o Profits in addition toCapital (Art. 8 law June 9, 1 867)R 5,135,765 32 5 , 1 26,1 714 Reserve in the Bank and its branches . • ........ 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve in landed property 4 , 0 00,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation ...... 7 6 7,100,725 769,096,425 Bank notes to order and re ceipts payable at sight.. 6,015,935 94 5,290,677 16 Treasury ace. cur. creditor 66,035,467 15 61,400,089 79 C ntaccounts—Paris..lo4,474,6l9 75 111,077,386 20 Do. branch -banks • . 2 5 , 956 ,928 28,669,631 Dividends payable ...... 1 ) 911 , 0 79 75 2,240,824 75 Discounts and sundry interests .............. 8,311,392 86 7,818,640 17 Re-discounts of the last ail m0nth5............ 2,688,735 17 2,588,735 17 Sundries 4 .............. 14,276,025 75 1 4,947,085 25 1,210,44 2 3 424 83 1, 2 16 3 891,401 77 CR. Cash in hand and branch banks 280,5 95,809 40 276,200,182 91 Comwercial bills overdue 327,027 97 1,075,097 95 Commercial bills discouLted not yet due ......... .• • 323,748,440 41 321,793,934 02 Advances Do.b bullion ... 14,8 2, 5,429 85 15,168,629 85 Do. branch-banks .• • 3,328,000 n ra0tinch..dbeagt.5..:4292,1.37,502 306,316,363 ...., 1 3,831,700 Advances o French public) securities n .. 15,953,209 16,042,800 Do, branch-banks... • 8,848,250 9,154,150 Advances on railway bbares and ',debentures 27,849,900 27,632,600 Do. branch-banks •• • • 18,139,650 18,669,650 Advances on Credit Fon der Bonds ............ 409, 600 -- 360 , 600 200 400,000 Do.,b ranc h-banks.. • • 331 Advances to the State (Conven. June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 -- Govt. Stock Reserve 12,980,7 987 91 50 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable 36,850, 36,850,987 91 Renter inamobilisees (Law 1 2 6 9 _l5 June 9, 1857) ... . 100,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank ..... . 8,363,662 8,353,452 2,296,903 55 Landed property, branches 713,400 44 1 E Su z n P d e r l ie e s s .. o . f . . m . • a . n . a . g . e . a . ..... .. 4,890503,53 1,210,442,424 83 1,216,891,401 77 Certified by the Honorary Vice-President of the Council of State, Governor of the Bank, AD, VUITM% LARGE OTTER IN THE RIVER DBE.--A few days since, Mr B. Yates, one of Col. Biddulph's gamekeepers, shot a magnificent otter on the Dee, a short distance below Newbridge. It appears that Mr Yates saw two of these animals disporting themselves in the stream, and succeeded in shooting one, which proved to be a female, and mea sured 3ft sin in length from nose to tail. The other, sup posed to De the male, made cif, [Business done 1011 I 49 43 27i 8 New Zealand Superstition. Reference has been made to the singular fe natl. cism of certain of the Wanganui tribes, who have embraced a most absurd superstitious belief. It WAS these fanatics who so rashly resolved to attack tl Wanganui settlement, and who wore so severe: 'y beaten by the natives under Pehi. The following; an account of this absurd superstition—On the occt L . mon of the fight at Btuahu, Capt. Lloyd's bloo d was drunk by the natives who killed him, and after - having finished their orgies they cut off his head and buried it. Next night the archangel Gabriel is I said to have appeared to those who had partaken or the blood and desired them to disinter the head and dry it in the old Maori fashion, in ord er t h a t th e captain's spirit, speaking through the head, might become the medium of communication between the Almighty and mankind, and be carried through the island as a banner under which a crusade agaiast the pa,kehas was to be preached. This was accord ingly done, and the head is asserted to have spoken and propounded the new creed, as well as appointed Ta Us, of Nyatiruanui, Hepanaia, of Taranaki, and Matene Rangitauira, of Wanganui, es its chief priests. The following are the principal articles of the new faith—lts professors were to be called " Pai maire" (good and peaceable), and the word " hou," pronounced short like barking of a dog, was to be their sacred watchword, the rapid utterance of which would ward off all danger, even to the extent of causing edged weapons to glance from their bodies in battle, and bullets aimed at them to change their course and rise in the air. The prose lytes were to be initiated by drinking water in which the head had been dipped, or which had been poured over the head, and took an oath to destroy every white person, without any distinction of age or sex, till all are killed or driven from the land. The professors of the new faith were to be under the special protection of the Virgin Mary, who would be personally present among them; and they were to be assisted in their task of driving out the pakeha by the Archangel Gabriel and hosts of angels, and as 60011 as the task was completed these heavenly messengers were to teach them all arts and sciences known to theEuro peens. The professors would be enabled to learn English or any other foreign language perfectly in one lesson by observing certain forms—namely, standing for a given time in a certain position under a flag of a peculiar colour and pattern, hoisted on a flagstaff of certain dimensions. The priests claimed to have acquired this power, and Matene lately, when at Waitotara, got possession of a piece of newspaper in which some article purchased in town was wrapped, and pretended to read it aloud in English and afterwards to translate it, and per formed the cheat so adroitly that one of the Waitoe tare assessors present, a very intelligent native, who from his boyhood has had intercourse with Euro peans, was deceived into beeomiug a convert, and has since been deprived of his office in consequence. All the European creeds were to be regarded as false and done away with. All Bibles and other books relating to them were destroyed ; the obser vance of the Sabbath was to cease, all days being regarded as holy, and marriage and its obligations were to be dispensed with, in order that the race of believers might increase the faster, and become as the sand of the sea in multitude. The fact that the extraordinary powers promised have not been cons ferred was accounted for by its being necessary that the head should first visit the whole island. How far the professors of the new creed and its priests have been self deluded it is hard to say; but the death of two out of the three leaders (Hepanaia, at Sentry Hill, and Matene, at Moutoa; may cause the delusion to die out. Nevertheless the import ance of seizing Captain Lloyd's head is obvious as use may still be made of it for mischievous pur poses by any native possessing ventriloquial powers. .Areto Zealand paper. The Factory Act in the Potteries. A meeting of the manufacturers of the Stafford shire Potteries, called by the Chamber of Commerce, was held at Stokeson-Trent on Monday afternoon, " to meet Mr, Baker, the inspector of factories, ap pointed by Government for this district, and confer with him as to the rules and regulations to be adopted for carrying oat the provisions" of the Factory Acts Extension Bill. Between 50 and 60 manufacturers, representing most of the firms in the district, were present. Mr. M. D. Hollis occupied the chair during the earlier part of the meeting, and, on his leaving, his place was taken by Mr. E. Wedgwood, of Tunstall. Mr. Baker was introduced to the meeting, and explained the principal provisions of the Act, after which he an swered a number of questiona pat to him as to the intentions and operations of certain clauses, and ex. pressed his views on the best mode of carrying them oul, and the character of the regulations ho recom mended to be adopted. In the course of conversa tion several questions of importance were raised and talked in a candid and impartial spirit, and though some little objection was urged to the principle of the measure, the unanimous wish of the meeting ape peared to be to ascertain the best mode of carrying out its provisions in a manner whica would be satis factory to all parties. Mr. Baker expressed his confidence that the manufacturers of the district would work amicably together when they came to know each other. In reference to the medical examination of children employed in the manufac tories on their commencing to work, required by the Act, Mr. Baker recommended that the Pot teries should be divided into five districts, with a surgeon appointed in each to make periodical examinations of such children at the manuface tories, and ascertain their fitness for work other wise. In respect to the rules and regulations to be made under the act, he suggested that the ope rative potters should have a hand in framing them in conjunction with the manufacturers, so that there should be no risk of unfairness to either party. In reply to a question as to who would provide schools for children under the half-time system, Mr Baker said he supposed schools were already provided. It was remarked in reply to this that the schools in the district were already full—and it was further said that the teachers and children of many of the present schools would ob ject to receiving half-time teachers and children in their schools, especially in their working dress. Mr Baker suggested that the half-time ;children could change their dress, but it was replied that many of them had no other clothes than those they worked in. It was hoped, however, that means would be found to get over this difficulty and some others which were urged. Among the questions put to Mr Baker, was one as to whether china was included in the operations of the act. Mr Baker replied that it was; it came under the general term earthenware. Mr Baker announced that he should appoint a sub-inspector for the district, who who would report to him week by week. Mr Baker expressed a desire to do all he could to make the new measure agreeable to the district, but, at the same time, stated that he should not overlook any • infractions of the law. He left the meeting before it was concluded, and a cordial vote of thanks was passed to him for his lucid and satisfactory expla nation of the act, and the information he had giver. A committee was appointed by the meeting to draw up rules and regulations, with authority to receive any communication from and grant an interview with representatives of the operative potters on the subject. The committee consisted of about 30 gen : demon, representing equally all the towns of the district.—.Birminghant Daily Post. FATAL ACCIDENT.—Last evening Mr Payne, the city coroner, held an inquest at St. Bartholo- mew's Hospital respecting the death of Robert Everington, aged 26 years, who had been a foreman of bricklayers iu the employ of Mr Kelk, the contractor for the construction of the Finsbury extension of the Metropolitan Railway. J ames Budd said that on Wednesday last the deceasEd was stand ing on a scaffold plank at the old Smithfield market cutting of the new railway. He was giving some directions to the men, who were at work several feet beneath him, when he attempted to reach ono of the pulleys for hauling up the bricks. Ile lust his balance, anti came with great force to the ground at the bottom of the cutting. He fell among the men, but fortunately none of them were injured. Mr Stone, house surgeon, said that the deceased's spine was fractured, and he had received severe internal injuries, lie died on Thursday morning. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, AMERICA. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] ARRIVAL OF THE ST. DAVID. (Via Greencastle.) NEW YORK, AUG. 12, Evening. Official Confederate despatches from Mobile, dated Bth inst., state :—lt is painfully humiliating to announce the shameful surrender of Fort Gaines by Colonel Anderson. Colonel Anderson commui nicated with the enemy by a flag of truce, with.. out the consent of General Page, who inquired by signal what his purpose was, but received no answer. General Page telegraphed "hold your fort," and immediately visited Fort Gaines, when lie found that Colonel Anderson was on board the Federal fleet arranging a capitulation. The General left orders for Colonel Anderson, on re turning, not to surrender the fort, and relieved hiss of his command. Fort Morgan signalled this morning, but received no ans-,ver, ex.c?pt the hoist., log of the Fderal flag over the ramparts of Fort Gaines. Colonel Anderson's cond act is pronounced inexplicable and shameful. The Confederates evacuated and lo!ew nu Fort Powell on the 7th inst. The whole Confederate fleet, except one vessel, is sunk, beached, or captured. General Sheridan's forces are moving up the Shenandoah Valley against the Confederates. General Averill's success at Moorfield, Virginia, is confirmed. The Federal loss during Stoneman's raid is reported to be 1,000 men. Mr. Stanton has not resigned, es was stated by the New York, Herald and Arew York limes. The Governor of Pennsyl vania has recommended the Legislature to make an ap propriation to equip 15,000 militia for the special defe nce of the State, An enormous mass meeting h as b een held a t New York to nominate General AP Clell an f or the Presidency. New w erleoprirtzes r nt.te eolutioas Heraldl estimates that 10 were passed denouncing Mr. L i ncoln's policy, and 000 0 persons The recommending M‘Clellan's nomination en a Coned,. tutional platform. A Confederate privateer is reported 60 mil e , south-east of Sandy Hook. She has captured a, pilot-boat. Gold, 155 per cent. premium. The Persia has arrived out. Bank of England Return,•--Last Evening, An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap.:32. for the week ending on Wednesday, the 24th disy of Aug. 1864: ISSUE DEPASTMENT. Notes 'Baud ..--.X26,732,570, Government Debt X 11,515,110 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin 6z: Bullion 12,182,57 J Silver Bullion £26,732,570' Z26,7n,570 BAN HIN G Yroprietors' Capi tal £14.553.000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missiouers of Na tional Debt, and oEPARTMENT. Government Seen- rities ((including DeadWeightAn nuity) ,£10,71+7,015 Other Securities 19,967.6 Motes Gold and Silver 749,161 Coin Dividend Ac counts) 6.283,752 Other Deposits 13,714,161 Seven Day and other Bills 536,398 £37,735,811 V 437,735,811 '. MILLER, Chief Cashier. Aug, 25, 1864. Fearful Collision in the Swill. Early on Wednesday morning a very fearful col. lision took place in the Swin, near the Maplin Sands, a few miles below the Nore, between the John Fenwick and Amity, screw steamships, which resulted in the sinking of the latter vessel, and the loss of Captain Witherwick, the commander. The John Fen wick was on a voyage from the North to London, coal laden, and the Amity was in bal4 last, proceeding to the Tyne from the Thames. Both ships were powerful vessels and had been same time employed on the north coast. The collision took place about a mile from the Maplin light, which bore N.E.; the tide was making with rather a strong sea on. The vessels came together with great force, the Amity being struck on the starboard side, just before the look-out bridge. It, was immediately dis covered that the middle compartment was filling, and the unfortunate commander, Captain Wither - wick, at once resolved to ran her on the Maplin Sands in order to prevegt her sinking in deep water. He accordingly made for the sand and she grounded forward. The John Fenwick followed her and anchored a short distance from the sand in order to be in attendance to save the crew. Some of the hands of the Amity went on board the John Fen wick, and others took to a boat which was hanging astern of the disabled vessel. Captain Witherwick, the mate, and some of the engineers remained on board in order to see what would become of her and whether there would be any chance of repairing the damage and floating her, About hilt-past three o'clock, after she had been on the sand two or three hours, the stern was seen to gradually dis. appear under water and the steamer apparently slid off the sand and went down in several fathoms. The captain and mate were in the cabin at the time arranging some papers, end succeeded in get ting out, and with the others who were on board ran up the wizenmast rigging, but the ill-fated master, it is thought, failed in escaping from the cabin, end must so have been drowned. The boats from the John Fenwick were immediately put off and rescued those who were clinging to the rigging of the top mast of t the sunken vessel. The men who were in the boat astern of the Amity per. caving the stern sinking, called out to the captain and his companion to lose no time in leaving as the vessel was going down, and the boat was only cast off at the last moment. The John Fenwick, after all hope was given up of sav ing the captain, proceeded on her voyage up the Thames. The sunken steamer lies close to the edge of the Maplin Sands, and divers are to be sent do'wa with the view of finding the body of the captain, and to ascertain the condition of the ship. The deceased officer, who was much respected in the trade, had in his possession when he perished a gold watch and chain, and more than £2O in gold. In the course of the morning several loggers from the Colne, Southend, and other places along the coast came off to the wreck for the purpose of seeing what they could pick up. It is stated that both steamers exhibited the usual lights, and that the collision arose from some mistake as to the course one of the vessels should have pursued. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market steady. Sales probably 5,000 bales. SHIPPING-THIS DAY, LONDON, Aug. 26.—Wind at noon, S.W., fresh breeze, and cloudy at times. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Aug. 25, —Dolphin, from Cuba—Perle, from Riga—Santis, from Nord Schleashe—Garibaldi, f ro m Bioneborg—Shearwater, from Rostock--Emanuel, from Stockholm. —Prinz ()oar, from Queb e c —R egu l ar , f rom a B : ::l—Porid 4—Emiloin from Groningen—Ki erst i ne , f rom A rc h. , from Oporto—Laura, from Gottenburg—. Alarrial, from Guernsey—Juno, from Vyborg—L Ultra, _fro' Archangel—Elizabeth Harrison, from Sulin a— Strath don, from Sydney—Dublin Lass, from 0,,0r o—Ellen, troth Guernsey—Astre, from Prince Edward's Island—. Aurora from Almeire—Mystery, from Archangel. Sailed, Aug. 26—Emma (screw steamer), for Christiana. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed—Europa, of Exeter, from the North, for the West. Sailed—Laura, for Amsterdam. Two freehold houses in Old Broad -greet, near Gresham-house, were this morning sold by auction by Mr. Marsh for £23,500, being at the rate of .£300,000 per acre, or £560 psr foot frontage. The Lyons journals mention that such enormous quantities of fruit have been blown down by the high wind of the last day or two in that neighbourhood, that the markets were completely glutted, and the prices scarcely more than nominal. MARSEILLES, Aug. 24.—Letters from Constanti nople of the 17th state that Nuhar-Pacha waa shortly expected there to treat with the Porte on the subject of the Satz Canal. The B:itiith Ambas sador has again demanded that English troops going to India shall have the power of crossing the Isthmus. All the important questions, particularly that of the Lebanon, will be postponed during the absence of the French and English Ambaesdora. Share mite! P. 16.4 12. 1O 100 all all all all 100 100 100 t 6.15.4