The Sun. — London, England, 1854-09-05 00:00:00

Al 0 1„I 11 1 AND COMMERCIAL INTELL TGENCE. CITY, TVVO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 7,000 bales, including 500 American, °() Surat taken for export. The market was firm b ut tame, and closed without change in prices. The sales comprised 5,400 American, 200 Pernam and Maranham at bid. to 6id., 400 Egyptian at God. to 9id., 1 , 0 00 S urat a t 3d. to 4d., and 50 S ea Island at ls. to ls. 2id. per lb. Railway kl▪ hares Were active, at an advance of 1 per cent. on all the leading stocks. The commercial advices from Antwerp of the 2d lust. rep resent much animat i on i n t h e mar k et f or e olenial products in general. Notwithstanding the a pproach of the public sales of the Hamaatchappy tae in H o ll an d, th e re was much activity in wae transactions in coffee, and several considerable Parcels had changed hands. Sugars raw and re fi▪ ned were in active demand, and refined eagerly S ought after. Cereals were the exception in the general market, and although the stocks of wheat and rye were scanty, yet the demand was dull and Prices looking downwards. From Amsterdam the position of the Ban k was tha t against a note circulation of 95,768,630 guilder s , there was a stock of bullion and specie of 98 ) 1 57,850 guilders. The balance in hand of ac enUnts current was 10,843,085 guilders. koney is easier to-day, in consequence of yester_ ( laY, the " Fourth" of the month, known to be a ' v ery heavy day, having passed over satisfactorily. _We have scarcely the slightest change to report 4-11 the current values of public securities. The market is quiet and the dealings on a small scale. We quote . Consols from 95 to for money, and "M ore for account. Reduced Threes 95 to Three -Id'a-quarter per Cents. 95± to I. Bank Stock 209 to 1,1. Long Annuities 4 11-16ths to 13- I Gths. I ncl iau Bonds 4s. prem. Exchequer Bills firm at . _s• to G s . prem i um. E xc h equer Bonds of 1859 Were done at 98i and 99. The Committee of the Stock Exchange have, it se ems, thought it right to fix a settling day for the ansactions in Turkish Scrip. In the face of all th at i has tr ansp i re d w ith r egard to this loan, and b °re still with th e exper i e nce still fresh inremem brance of the tracasseries attending the former Z o al) which en d e d i n it s repudiation and the con eeation of some considerable amount of prethiums paid by bona fide holders, this decision savours I:me:what of unseem ly h as te. The board was doubt : Pushed by jobbers, if not contractors, anxious re alisle premiums at the earliest period possible, th e funds being safely housed, of course.' It is • sidered all the more strange seeing it could not La: to be k nown th at, w ith a f ew days' delay only, v 4....V ,ive and authentic intelligence from Constanti -0;° must be rece i ve d decisive of the approbation not of the loan, and the disputed question of the tri bute of E gyp t, one wa y or the other. It is not ao be supposed that the board was swayed in its course by any motives personally iden tifying its members with the urgencies of those who We re pressing for its adjudication, yet the fact of 813 hasty a decision, in view of all that has passed, 1431.11 € 1 appear to suggest the expediency of the in stitution of some impartial tribunal without the h ouse, and entirely unconnected with and inde- Pendent of it, to which such questions should be r eferred, and whose fiat, not liable to influences Within doors, would be received and submitted to With all the more faith and confidence. Instances are not wanting in which committees conceived it their duty to take a longer breath, and postpone filial action until all the merits of a case were be fore them, for the more healthy det ermination of '▪ ssue. In the present affair, so far as appears, the board has not even had before it the firmau, or a 4 , 41 Y certified copy of it, on the authority of which Poe loan was contracted. They have the programme o f the loan only as issued by the agents, and as it W as published in the journals, according to W hich Lord Clarendon and M. Drouyn de testify to having seen the powers, Which should be the firman, of course ; f or contracting the loan with the assignment of the v:Optian tribute, executed, no doubt, in due form, u llt without any reference to dates, which is a material point. But those Ministers do not, and Were not called upon to testify whether such fir -111811 annulled in express terms, a previous and ezi etiug hrma'n, by which the tribute was as so i - iq ‘4 etn nlY and expressly assig ned to the Ottoman — Ri a r of which Messrs. Trouv6-Chauvel, and -111 eY are the representatives. Without such r -r ess revocation of the first g rant, the question Wo uldZ stand thus. There are two fi rmans, like so ' ll ' l Y Richards in the field ; which possesses the ; g/'eater validity, and is the real Richard ? The ° lle first issued, still uncancelled, or the last, which 13 , ° far as know n , d o es not assume to cancel its pre "ecessor ? If the committee had, as they o u g ht to ha ve had, the firman now in issue be fore them, Stating in te rms it s rev ocation of the previous firma n, th all - important fact should have been notified to t,Le scripholders and the public, in explanation and. 31 ? ti ficat ion of the decision at which they had ar rived. The letter of Reschid Pacha anticipating curiously eno ugh on the 20th ult., the claims an d ob j ections of "t Trouve-Chavel, at Constantinople, to a loan ° t Contract e d h ere a t the date, is a document in j°iusically littl e wor thy of attention. According the Times, Constantinople correspondence of the Period, repeated with much detail on o ccasions afterwards not n e cessary here to refer to, that Mi nister should b e no stranger to, or unmixed up with financial imbroglios. Aclvices from Constantinople received to-day, mention that Mehemet Ali, brother-in-law to the „ Ill tall, bad been nominated to the post of Capitan - t - a . eha, W hi c h i s equ i va l en t t o th e ran k of Lord high Admiral here. As Mehemet Ali is known 4 : the head of the party in opposition to Reschid . I", a eha, this is considered to be rather ominous for the continuation in power of that Minister. Mehe llact Ali took an active part in the foundation of the Ottoman Bank. Foreign Stocks are dull, but without much al teration in the values. Mexican are steady at 25. Russian 5 per Cents. at 98k, Sardinian 5 per Cents. at 881, and Brazilian Small Bonds at 1001. The Spanish Deferred Bonds are at 181- b and the Committee's Certificate at 51 to 6. The Turkish Scrip has declined to 51 and 5. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Sto c k s :—Grenada Deferred Bonds 6 to 6i, Mexi can24i to 251, Peruvian 72 to 74, ditto 3 per 52 to 54, Portuguese 4 per Cents. 40 to 42, Russian 5 per Cents. 97 to 99, ditto 4i per Cents. ~46 to 90, Spanish New Deferred 18i to 18i, ditto ',.Per Cents. 37/ to 381, ditto Certificates 5i to 6i, lotto Passive 4 to 4. _ l , l l Railway Shares there is not much activity, and there are symptoms of weakness in the prices most of the English lines. The French -under takings are flat. In Mining, Banking, and the Land Shares there 1s very little doing. 11R-111 SR FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. ( From the Orceial List.) stimppce done tank Stook . 2o9} 11 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9si 5 1 Per Cent. Consols Annuities si 95 4 ti per Cent. Annuities O lt b t g c. Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 India Bonds Years, Expire 10th . Oct., 1859 4 9-16 , £.. .... , . ..... 4 p , -011a01 8 for Account 13th Sept. Exchequer Bills, 24d. Cl.000 aZoo • 4 6 p _ Small 46 p 44ebequer Bonds 1858, 3 . per C ent. Ditto . 1859, ~ , PR,ICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. 4 " az n Bonds, 5 per Cent inii Ditto Small ;t6xi - • ' ') ' '' - Peruvian (mil 3 per cent. 25 13onds, 4i per Cent. 721 a d ßu ssian Bond s , 1822 , 5 per C en t . £S t 984 ardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.. ..... ..... B Panish N ew D eferred, 3 per Cent. l Bi gplaish Tar Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 65i 4 p c kish Scrip Dividends on the above payable in London. In yesterday's List read—Mexican Bonds, 241 i 5. THREK O'CLOCK. Consols Ditto September Account SALE OF THE ESTATE OF URY.—The estate of 'Cry, formerly the residence of the late Captain Barclay, has been sold to Mr, Baird, irovmader, Glasgow, at 1 20,0001., being the upset price, EVENING-, §EPTEMBER 5, 1854. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY TEE .21aRDEP AT. P 4DDPTGTOIstr. CORONER'S INQUEST.-(THIS DAY.) This day Mr. Wakley resumed the inquiry, at the Bank of England, Paddington, into the circumstances attending the death of an infant, named Henry Graves, who was brutally murdered by its nurse, Traphy Knight. The particulars of this atrocious case have appeared from time to time in The Sun. After some observations upon the conduct of the visiting justices and the jail authori ties for not allowing the prisoner to appear, tie inquiry was proceeded with, and a verdict of " wilful murder " against Traphy Knight was returned. The Coroner having made out his warrant for the committal of the prisoner, the proceedings closed. liOP INTELLIGENCE. BOROUGH, Sept. 4.—Considerable animation has been exhibited in our market during the past week, and prices have realised from 20s. to 30s. advance on previous rates for ffne yearlings. A few pockets of new hops have reached the Borough, and have been disposed of at prices varying from 201. to 281. per cwt. The ac counts from the plantations are still conflicting, but on the whole an improvement has taken place—in most cases, however, in those grounds which have hitherto been unpromising. Duty 60,0001. to 65,000. Very large supplies of foreign hops were imported into Lon- London last week, viz., 167 bales from Rotterdam, 2 from Calais, 1,336 from Hambro', 277 from Antwerp, 101 from Ostend. and 10 from Dunkirk. WORCESTER, Sept. 2.—lt is the opinion that this fine weather will give our hops quality, and so increase weight ; and the duty is doing at 9,0001. to 10,0001. Prices 20s. higher for fine 1853.—Mark Lane Express. MAIDSTONE, Aug. 31.—The seasonable weather for the past week has had the effect of gradually improving the hops in this neighbourhood, particularly where the lateral branches had grown with some vigour and strength. With the exception of the mould, they aro nlw more healthy than they have been during the ison. The bur is c nsequently making its appearance m 4 re boldly, and tl.e hop is becoming conspicuous, but it is somewhat remarkakble that where the bine was looked upon as being likely to produce a hop, there the want of fruit shows itself the most. The mould is taking some rapid strides in the wounds generally, and the con sequence will be that where the mouldy hops are picked, no good samples can be produced, and if they are re jected it will materially alter the weight of the growth. Under any circumstances, however, it is to be presumed that the samples will be very indifferent from the want of quality which is everywhere apparent. There is but little said about the duty, the amount at which it is set varying according to the prospects of a growth in the various parishes. It is called here from 55,0001. to 60,0001., but in some localities it reaches 65,0001., while in others it is believed that nearer 80,0001. will be paid. —Sussex Express. MARKET .NEWS--(THIS DAY.) I 40 I 2r HAY MARKETS. - SMITEIVELD.—Meadow hay, 31 Os to 4/ 12s ; clover ditto, 3110 s to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1114 s to 21 Os per load. A moderate supply, and a steady demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 31 3s to 41 15s ; clover ditto, 3/ lOs to 5/ 15s; and straw, 11 14s to 21 Os per load, Both hay and straw sold steadily, at full prices. WHITECHAPia.—Meadow hay, 31 Os to 41 15s; clover 'ditto, 3/ lOs to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1114 s to 2/ Os per load. Supply limited, and trade firm. New meadow hay realised 65s to 84s; and new clover, 75s to 95s per load. COLONIAL. - - SUGAR.—The market is quiet at Friday's rates. The quantity of British plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 2,615 hhds, 316 tierces, 1,163 barrels ; there were taken for home consumption 982 hhds, 70 tierces, 377 barrels. The stock in the same places i s 12,764_ hbds, 2,133 tierces, 3,830 barrels. COFFER.—Very little is doing, owing to the Dutch sales not being yet concluded. RUM.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 1,057 puns, 1,120 hhds, there were taken for home consumption 289 puns, 54 hhds, and ex ported 3u6 puns, 206 hhds. The stock in the same places is 10,060 puns, 2,199 hhds. RlCE.—Bengal, 3,4841 bags at auction sold at •11s to its 6d for mid. SPICES. - 16! bags Malabar pepper sold publicly at 4Bd to 4id for good, and 172 bags 90 pockets Sumatra at 46c1 to 4id for mid to good. 119 cases Calicut ginger realised 42s to 47s for small to mid bold. Cassia Lignea, 43 cases, sold at 109 s to 121 s for ord to good. TEA.—The market is inactive. TALLOW.—This article is quiet, and P.Y.C. is at 65s 9d per cwt on the spot. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) I 1 LONDON, Sept. s.—Wind this day at Noon, N.E., and hazy weather. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 4.—The Speedy, from Shields to Ryde, which went ashore on the lat Sept. on Ryde Sand head, came off with the tide, and anchored at Ryde. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 4.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Betsey, from Tarragona, for Newca3tle.—The following vessels drove ashore in a heavy N.W. gale, at the Cape of Good Hope, on the 15th July :—The Wild Seamew, bound to Lou lon • the Canopus, of London ; and the Seagull (brig), for Melbourne; crews saved. Sept. s.—(Per Elec. Tel. at 9.lo.)—Arrived —Argo (s), from India, the Mauritius, &c. COWES, Sept. 4.—Wind, E. Sailed—Part of the Royal squadron, for Boulogne. SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 4.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Argyle (a), from Carentan. Sailed—Nubia (a), for Alexandria. FALMOUTH, Sept. 4.—Wind, variable. Anived—Sa rantes, from Trinidad de Cuba. GLOUCESTER, Sept. 3.-- Sailed—Collina, 'for Quebec. Brus roL, Sept. 4.—Wind, E.S.E. Arrived—Anna Maria, from Denmark. HARTLEPOOL, Sept. 4.—The Elizabeth, of London, in ballast, got on the rocks early this morning, but has been towed off into the harbour. WHITBY, Sept. 4.—Wind, E. Arrived—John and Mary Ann, from Sunderland, with bowsprit carried away, and other trifling damage, having been in contact in the night with a brig, about 10 miles from Land's End Ness, bound to Plymouth. POOLE, Sept. 4.—Wind, variable. Arrived—Balder, from Calix. SUNDERLAND, Sept. 4.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived— Magnific, from Quebec. SHIELDS, Sept. 3.—Sailed —Sarah Huntley, from Alex andria ; Morning Star, Corsica ; George Canning, Car thagena. Hurd., Sept. 4.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Louisa Otto, from Richibucto. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday, 10.15 a.m. Wind, S.E. ; light, and dull. Arrived—Esther and Sophia, from Maracaibo •, J. P. Harward, and William and Jane, New Orleans; Cultiva tor and Shark, New York ; Jane Anderson, Montreal ; Enthusiast, Antigua; Banshee, Laguna; S. Ford, San Francisco ; Jesus del Monte, and Cardiff Lass, Santander ; Martha, Rotterdam. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 9.55 a.m. Wind, E. ; tido, three hours flood; fine. - Arrived—Liberty, from Antwerp; Der Jonge Rentie, Worcum ; Helene Marie, Archangel ; Rosa, Porto Rico ; Daring, Guernsey; Betsey, Caen DE . AL, Tuesday, 9.30 a.m. Wind, E. ; fresh, and fine. • PaPed—John Fraser, from St. John's, for London ; Mellowankie, from London, for Havre. Coming in—Her Majesty's ship Hannibal, from the Baltic. The schooner Who Not, of Shields, got on the Goodwin Sands this morning, and came off without assistance. THE DUKE or CASIBRIDGE.—•A Constantinople letter, under . date August 24, states that the Duke of Cam bridge, who has erysipelas in, the loot, arrived at Thera pia on the 22nd. His royal Highness is already much better. LONDON COFFEEHOUSE AND EATING-HOUSE KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION —Yesterday evening a general meeting of this association was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, for the purpose of electing a president of the institution. Mr. Yeates was duly elected to the office. The proceed ings were purely formal. NEW YORK.—The advices from New York this week describe a further increase of the pressure in the stock market which has now prevailed, almost without inter mission, for more than a year. Securities of all kinds are again lower, and many railway stocks which last year stood at par range at present between 30 and 40. Two additional failures have been reported, the firms jobbers, and those of Peck and Bioodgood , dr y - g oods and Alfred Edwards and Co. The latter were importers of silk, and their liabilities are estiruatee at 100,000/ . Further difficulties of a similar character were at the same time considered inevitable, since the dulness with which the autumn trade was opening had been converted into a feeling of panic among the importing houses, owing to the continuance of an unprecedented period of beat and drouelit, which has threatened the Indian corn and potato crops, and burnt up the pastures in all directions. From every part of the State of New York, as well as from some of the New England States, the accounts were of the same nature, and, although the recent wheat harvest was of a-favourable character, there can be little doubt that the result will be felt on this side by the receipt of diminished orders for goods, and also by a falling off in the consignments of salted provisons, cheese, and other articles. The specie brought on the present occasion amounts to 233,0001. DEPARTURES FROM THE PORT OF LONDON.—The de partures from the port of London for the Australian colonies during the past week have comprised 7 vessels —3 to Port Phillip, with an aggregate burden of 2,359 tons ; 2 to Adelaide, with an aggregate burden of 1,287 tons ; and 2 to Sydney, with an aggregate burden of 1,210 tons. Their total capacity was consequently 4,856 tons. The rates of freight exhibit no material alteration, but the tendency is still toward heaviness. FOLKESTONE, SEPTEMBER 4.—His Excellency Sulli man Pacha, attended by a numerous suite, arrived here last evening, en route to the French camp at Boulogne. His Excellency had been forewarned that, owing to the crowded state of the Pavilion, it would be impossible to afford him the accommodation he required for the night ; but the Pacha was not to be put off. He insisted on proceeding to the hotel, and on arriving there, startled the host .by declaring that an attic, or, wanting that, a little clean straw would suffice for his siesta. Ultimately, matters were very well arranged, through the kindness of Captain Hawthorn, captain su perintendent of the South-Eastern Railway Company's fleet. His Excellency partook of supper at the Pavi lion, and was afterwards lodged for the night, together with the members of his suite, by Captain Hawthorn, at his residence adjoining the Custom-house. His Excel lency left this port for Boulogne at eight o'clock this morning. S RARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day. Badness done I 5( thla day. s !Paid it. 100 .2a 8a ;0 I all .3il all 1 129/1 !7il all ;t. Iwo ;t. 100 io all .?0 14 [0 i io 45 15 all 15 all it. 100 LS all !0 all R. 100 Aberdeen - .. Ambg. Nottng. Bost. and Eastn. Junct... Belfast & RAI lymena. Binning. Wolverh. & Stour Valley ...... Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20..... .. ..... Blyth & Tyne original .£25 (issd. at £45) Bristol and Exeter Caledonian . . Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon... Cark, Black, & Pass Cornwall Crieff Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New ...... East Anglian Do., (£lB E & Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A Stock De., B. Stock Do., New A. East Lancashire Edinburgh & Gla.sgov, Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prtb &Dundee Forth & Clyde June. Glasgow & S. Westere Great Northern Do., A. Stock.. Do., B. Stock.. Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do Thirds Do. New Thirds Laneash. andYorksh Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwal Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond. Bright & S.Cst Lond. and N. Westu Do. Fifths Do.lo/. 5h.,M&8...t Do. Eighths London and S. Westn. Do., £5O Do., £4O Lnndrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shet& Lineln Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birmng. & Derby Midld, G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Newmarket Do., Bury Extension Nwpt.Abcrg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoini and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 6 A Deferred B Guaranteed , North London 'Do. New £lO N. &S. Wstrn. , Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Portsmouth icottish Central icottish Midland Shrewsbury & Biimg. I Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed Stuck ihrewsby. & Herefd Shrowsby. & Chestei (N. W. Min, Do. Halveso. c. Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,80,fu113 paid up at per cent south Devon south Eastern South Wales Yrksh. & Riv. Dun Do itaines,Wok. &Wok itockton & Darling Stockton & liartlepl rad" Vale Do. £lO shares. Do. Pref., No. 1 ,Thames Haven Dock and Railway ,Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall West g_nd of London and Mats.' Palace West London. Wiinbledn & Croydot York Newetl.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York& N.Midland 214 - 224 5 - 61 9 - 9i 114-10/1 a 16i -17 i 7 -- 6 95 -- 97 66 -66 h 15i -16 A 11 -- 13 1 2i licl 7} 7i 17i -18 i 11~ -_. 12 69 - 7i 61 - 63 ii = 25 68 - 70 87 - 88 64 - 70 124 - 127 94 - 95 74 - 86 - 90 11 - lb 11. 1;1 744 74 54 5 4 =." LOS 107 LO4i 105 A - § 83i —84 i 9 8 a' 8 7c 25/ - 26 . 71 71 42 - 44 d par 8 6 2a 2i 5} - 6 49 - 51 34 ... 35 7 9 1. - 6 - 74 54 - 51 - 1 p i— d P 4 6i-7, par 1 p 35 - 37 95 - 57 63 - 65 7 4 = i* ya 7_ 3i,i 13A - 6Gt ;33 - - 31 -7- ai 3 - 3i 18i 19 44 - 54 24- 26 46 - 6i - 7A 76i 6 4 3. d 55i —56 i FOREIGN. Antwerp&Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. June Beziers to Graissessac Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Scrip Central of Italy Charleroi & Erquelin Demerara Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Grd. Trunk of CanatL , Do. Debentures Do. do Gt. Central of France Gt.Westernof Canada Shares Do. Bonds (let is. )'57 Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. !Lake Const. & Basle Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p. c. prof Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran Madras Maria Antonia Do. do. New ...... Melbourne Dk. & Ry Namur d; Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interost) Northorn of France. Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds. (fnly. B. & Ams. Shs.) No rwegianTrunkrref Pails and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orloans Paris and R0u0n...... Paris and Strasbourg ►ParisCaen & Cherbrg. Quebec di. Richmond, Rouen and Havre... 'Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sal . :obre and Meuse_ Do. 5i p. cent. Prof. Southern of France.. St. Andrew's and, Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 5i per c. Pref Western of France West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand 61 71 1 t 3 3 d cl—ip I • ..... • • • ..• 2} 2 P d 2 3p par, P 6 5 8— 6 d - IP 17i —18 i ld 1 p ld pall 2 4 I ... dis 3 - 3i 3 - 3i 1 - lip - - id-i p 7a 8 31/ -34 f 12/ -12 i 8 -- 9 19 -- 19ip 49 - 51 37 - 39 ••• --- ... ... - pm 23 233 id — iP d..• 81 81 ... - pm 3i - 4 64 - 7ip ii 2 :3i . a 'SOUS .. . 4 . 3 i —444;dj .• - • .. ti.s - 70 95 - 100 3i - 3i io 3 / 4 1 ---- ii i - i• 4 I- ii ••• ..-- 2 - - 2 2ixd 35 37 =_- MISCEL" .\ubin Coal and Iron Australian A gricult. Xustraisn.Pcitic.Maii Australu. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Brit. American Land Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co Canada Crystal Palace Do. New Crystal Pal.of France Eastern aeon ElectricTelegraph(A) Do. (B) Electric Teleg. of Ir. Gen. Steam Navigat. General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Magdalena. St. Navig. Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land , N. S. W. Coal 4; Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. N. B. Australasian... Do. Now Nrth.ofEuropcSteam Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. Peninsular & Oriental' ' Do. Do. Portland Iron Co Royal Mail Steam ... Scot. Austral. Invest. South Austral. Land Submar. Telegraph.. Do. Registered........ Yu Mann Laud Business this day. THE MAGAZINES. Blackwood.—An interesting and well-written article on " The Holy Laud" is the first paper in this number. It is founded on a criticism on Lieut. Van de Velde's new work of travels, but the intro ductory passage is far more attractive than the cri tical observations. It is followed by the only poeti cal contribution, a classical ballad, entitled " Bel lerophon," which contains some fine passages. "Speculators among the Stars" is the first part of a series of papers on the perplexing question of the plurality of worlds. The writer proposes to take into consideration in turn the three questions of— Why should there be ? Why should there not be ? and What if there be ? The first question asked by the author of a recent essay on the pubject, who is supposed to be Dr. Whewell, the Master of Trinity College, Cambridge ; the second by Sir David Brewster, in his work of " More Worlds than One," and the last the writer's own question, to which, it may be presumed, he intends to furnish an answer. The present instal ment is consequently occupied with the arguments against the plurality of worlds, and gives copious extracts from the essay which takes that view of this interesting subject, which has lately excited so much attention and discussion. The second part will show the reasons brought forward on the other side ; and those who have not speculated on this question may find the comparison of the op posing arguments interesting and instructive. A .criticism on Mrs. Stowe's " Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands," while justly defending the au thoress from some of the severest charges brought against her, admits that the volumes have been productive of decided disappointment. It is remarked that a good deal of what appears to us to be mere gossip may have a higher value to transatlantic readers, and that while the circumstances under which she made her visit sufficiently account for the couleur de rose aspect in which she sees everything, she does not exalt herself or make herself at all promi nent. The writer, however, does not attempt to defend her remarks on art and literature, justly observing that the taste must be either wholly uncultivated or radically bad which can place a paraphrase by Dr. Watts above Pope's " Messiah." A paper on the Crystal Palace severely attacks the new and extraordinary prac tice of colouring marble. Its partisans will find it difficult to refute the arguments and defy the ex amples cited. At the conclusion, the following curious extract is made from our oldest poet : CHAUCER'S DREAM OF THE CRYSTAL PALAGIC. " As I slept, I dreamt I was Within a temple made of glass, In which there were more images Of gold standing in sundry stages In more rich tabernacles, And with jewels,more pinnacles, And more curious portraitures, And quaint maniere of figures Of gold work, than I saw ever. There saw I, on either aide, Straight down to the door wide, • From the dais, many a pillar Of metal that shone out full clear. + Then 'gan I look about to see, That there came entering in the hall A right great company withal, And that of sundry regions, Of all kinds of conditions, That dwell on earth beneath the moon— Poor and rich. Such a great congregation Of folks as I saw roam about, Some within and some without, Was never seen, nor shall be no more." The story of the " Secret of Stoke Manor" is continued, but the plot does not seem to unravel. A letter, under the title of " The Spanish Revolu tion," gives a succinct and vigorous narrative of the events that took place at Madrid, in the late im portant changes, and of the public feelings, preju dices, and impressions. An account of the various plans and prospects indulged in by those who de sire a change of dynasty is added, the young king of Portugal seeming to be the most popular of the possible candidates for the crown of Spain. Dublin University. —" A Pilgrimage to the Land of Leix and Ossory," is the first subject, and it treats of the country and gives some very amusing anecdotes, especially the one re lating to the " hares." His Excellency the Earl of M-- was out coursing with a large party, escorted by Pether, a rather pompous gentleman. After a long time no sport was to be had. Lord M. lost all patience, and exclaimed, " I should like to know where all the hares are." A voice called from the crowd—" Perhaps, my lord, its to Caarlow they're gone." Mr. Pether was indignant at the interruption, but Lord M. asked for an explanation, and the speaker proceeded to state that it was all Mr. Pether's doing, for he had given out that every living soul, man, woman, and child must immediately go off to Caarlow and vote for the Radical member, and " so, my lord, I suppose the hares went with the rest.' "Mosses upon Grave stones" is continued, and is an exceedingly com plicated story. It is more interesting this time, as part of the mysteries are unravelled. The lost Geraldine is found not to have been buried, as was supposed, and Morton is left seeking her. The last moments of Madeline are, however, recorded, and she dies firmly persuaded that her sister still lives. " Rathmoro and its Traditions" is a very pleasing sketch. Some curious details are met with, and a singular circumstance is recorded of two heiresses of the Rathmores being exiled in Eng land, at the distance of two centuries, and each being discovered by singing the same plaintive air relating to their fallen fortunes. It was composed by Mary Cruys, the first dispossessed lady. The first verse ran as follows : " Akh, blessed Mary, hear me sighing, On this cold stone mean labours plying; Yet Rathmore's heiress, might I name me, And broad lands, rich and many, claim me." The fair composer Mary Cruys was overheard singing by Sir Thomas Plunket, who took up her cause, and with so much ability that she was re stored to her rights. He was afterwards married to her, and the family was known as the " Plunkets of Rathmore." In the latter case, the heiress was not so fortunate, she never was restored to her rights, and her usband, who had been attracted by the romance of her situation, soon grew tired of her. Ho had indulged the hope that she might eventually be repossessed of Rathmore, but, that being futile, lie complained of her country man ners, and the ill-matched pair were separated. The family was never reinstated in their rights. The poetry is good, as is often the case in this magazine. " The Dedication of the Temple," is an elaborate composition, evidencing knowledge of the subject, and bearing frequent allusions to verses of Scrip ture, which are relative to the theme described. " My Home" is a pleasing piece, showing skill in delineation and some traces of feeling which are not often found in such simple verses. The last few lines are here given : ' " Yet this martyrdom is better than amid this mystery life, Ne'er to feel the bliss, the torture of its one•redeeming strife, And that torture will be triumph if we manfully endure, 'Mid the trying wondrous conflict keep our hearts high, firm, and pure, In the starry sky of glory earn a place for true works done, Then arise on sunlit pinions to the home we've grandly won." Fraser.—" Fraser" opens with an article entitled " The Session and the Ministry," in which the writer positively attempts sie forlorn hope of de fending Lord Aberdeen ! There is, at least, some thing original in this. Few have hitherto been en terprising enough to attempt it. After informing us that the Government possesses the confidence of the country, and that Lord Aberdeen is " using every means to attain the present object" of carry ing on the war, the writer proceeds to vindicate Mr. Gladstone from the charges brought against him. In defence of his management of the finances, we are told that he " was not a heaven-born stock broker," and that he had not in eighteen months acquired that happy dexterity which many men, after a lifetime spent on the Stock Exchange, fail to acquire." We are told, in conclusion, that we are not to believe the Government faultless (a very unnecessary caution), but "that they are, on the whole, zealous, capable, and trustworthy ;" that people are to "wait for some better cause than the tedium of the recess, the wit of Mr. Disraeli, or the more trying dearth of news from those quarters whence it must be most eagerly expected, before, by revoking this confidence, they stultify their own deliberate judgment." We think it more probable that they will wait for some bet ter cause than an article in " Fraser" before before they place confidence in a Prime Minister whose great object is peace while entering on an honourable war, peace with the enemy he calla " an old ally," and a Chancellor of the Exchequer, who chooses, to say the least, a very inconvenient time for earning experience in financial experiment s . " How to get on at the Bar," by an experienc e d Junior, gives a long series of petty subterfuges as means of obtaining practice and reputation, written, of course, in irony. A paper, with the curious title of " The Church among the Tall Chimneys," con cludes with some sensible remarks on a few o f th e chief national evils awaiting improvement, justly observing that Government cannot cure all ills, but that they are bound to correct positive and palpable incentives to evil. An acco un t o f t h e writings of the Persian poet Hafiz gives specimens of his odes, and some explanations of hi s m y s ti cal and metaphor ical allusions. ic General Bounce ; or, the Lady and the Locusts," is continued, and many surprising events are related. Another of the ornitholo2-,ic it papers which have recently ap peared is given this month on the subject of the great bustard. It appears that this bird was men ' tioned by Aristotle. It has gradually disappeared from this country, and at present is only to be seen in the Zoological Gardens. An article on the " Mercantile Marine" takes into consideration the importance of a preparatory sea education for officers in the merchant service. Two papers on what is still the question of the day are entitled, " Phases of War in St. Petersburg" and " The Garrisons of the Crimea." Colburn's New Monthly —The sites of the doomed citi es i s th e first subject in this number. The different arguments respecting the spots which Sodom and Gomorrah occupied B ied on a l re , examined at some length. 'Th e Camp a Dud ley Costell o , i s cont i nued from laste e , by month,and recounts the ludi crous a d ventures of the English excursionists. A d escr i pt i on of " Fashionable Life as it was i n th e Ei ghteenth Century" affordsd a curious cont ras t t o t h e manners of our own day. The twenty-thi r d i ns t a l ment of "Literary Leaf. lets" takes for it s su bj ect the Rev. C. Kiiige sl y's Edinburgh lectur es on Al exandria and her schools. The Fair Prospect" is a touching little sketch, by Mrs. Bushby, of a w id ow ' s only child who was lost in a storm at sea. " What became of him ?" is a sequel to " The Tour of David Dundyke," by the author of " The Unholy Wish." This 'writer must indeed have had some extraordinary ex periences, for while most of his stories pre sent us with something marvellous, we are told that they are all founded on fact. In the pre sent instance, however, the disappearance of the unfortunate Mr. Dundyke does not seem so extra ordinary. The question asked by the title appears to be easily answered, so easily that most readers will feel surprised that measures were not taken for the arrest of the apparently guilty parties. The continuation of the " Diary of a First Winter at Rome" gives an entertaining description of the Opera and the Museum. " A Flying Visit to the Seat of War in the East" presents us with some interesting details. A paper on " Gosse's Aqua rium" gives a great deal of curious information which this naturalist has obtained after much re search along our coasts. The poetical contribu tions consist of some pleasing verses by J. E. Carpenter, "An Old Buccaneer's Yarn" by G. Thornbury, and some satirical verses, entitled " Her Majesty's Opposition," which announce the wonderful deeds that the writer would do if he were one of them. A very generous and en couraging criticism is given of the ballad of " Bake Christabel." The " Stray Letters from the East" exhibiting the different styles of a young officer's epistles to different correspondents are continued. Colburn's United Service.—The first matter un der consideration is " Spain and Espartero," in which a short analysis is given of the disheartening condition of Spanish affairs. A few remarks are made on the career and character of that celebrated man Espartero, and it is said that " the tottering throne is upheld by the strong hand that chiefly contributed to place Isabella upon it, but should that hand fail, woo to Spain." A long account is given of the "United States Military Academy," which is taken from a visit paid there this year. The plans and arrangements seem very excellent, and there is no doubt truth in what is here asserted, that " a large body of officers of high attainments, and capable of serv ing with distinction in any part of the world, have proceeded from the military school on the banks of the far-famed Hudson." A plan and particulars are given of " The Passage of the Dan u b e a t Giur gevo," which took place on the 7th of July. It will be of interest to many to examine the details and descriptions given of the affair, which are cer tified to be exact. Some remarks are made on " Marshal Vaillant, and the French Military Schools," to which is subjoined an account of a military execution in France. It is argued that the French manage better than the English in such affairs ; here the soldier is hung in the usual way, which never would be tolerated over there, but considered an iniquity. " What is to be done with the Crimea" is concluded in this number ; and it is averred as " highly desirable that some decisive blow should be struck in the Crimea," in the course of this campaign, to prevent Russia having time in the winter to plan new resistance. There are other articles of foreign interest to be met with, as the " Reciprocity Treaty and British America," and " Rambles in the 2Egean." Bentley's.—The first article in this magazine is a short history of Admiral Sir Charles Napier, with a portrait. It is appropriately followed by a paper entitled " War and Peace." " Spain and its Prospects" form the subject of the article which succeeds it. We ought really to be grateful to the Spanish people for providing us with a little variety from the "prospects" of Russia and Turkey. The subject as yet is navel, and much may be said on it. The clever and interesting story of "Clouds and Sunshine," by the author of " Christie John stone," arrives this month at a happy termination. The life-like vigour of the characters, and the vivacity of the dialogue, joined to the touches of pathos which are here and there introduced, com bine to render it a very attractive tale. " The Ad ventures of Benjamin Bobbin" are continued ; and the " History of the Theatres of London" is also proceeded with. The authoress of " Haps and Mishaps of a Tour in Europe," this month relates her adventures in Italy. " Aspen Court" pro gresses with interest. Two chapters are given which seem to remove a few of the misunderstand ings that have lately gathered round the chief per sons of the story. Ainsworth's.—The stories in this number are more amusing than usual. " The Robber's Wife" is the commencement of a romance which is very intricate ; it leaves off whore a mysterious chief of banditti has married a lady engaged to another. He entered the castle under a feigned name, and in the midst of the wedding festivities the real bridegroom appeared, and the confusion was ex treme. " Not a Juvenile Match" is likewise very entertaining ; it relates the doings and contrivances of Mrs. Kroll, a little old lady, Who spent her time in making matches. She concluded a most extra ordinary one in the story before us, and the result was more satisfactory than might have been sup posed. " The last of th e H ouse " i s continued in three chapters : Mr. Meaton is unsuccessful in his attempt to bring matters to a conclusion, and ho is dragged off instead to a French master's. " A Few Words about Falling in Love," is amusing and laughable in its way, and sometimes satirical. The Gent/entan's Magazine and Historical Re view.—ln the article entitled " The Fathers of the Desert," there is an account given of the life of Hilarion, which is very interesting . His career extended fr om 292 t o 372, a period o eighty years, during which ho had many troubles to endure, and many obstacles to overcome. He first evinced a desire for solitude at the early age of fifteen, when he fixed his abode on a waste ground near Gaza at Syria, a spot which was wild and desolate enough to scare away any intruders. When he had been twenty-two years in solitude, many attracted by his devotion and celebrity came to solicit his aid and advice in their various troubles and perplexi ties. He proved of great service to all, and what with the wonders of reality and the marvels of imagination, a glory and a power was attributed to Hilarion which soon put an end to his dearly prized solitudeand obscurity. " The enthusiast's cell of rushes and sedge gave place to a crowded monastery." But this change was not to be en dured by one whose whole aim and object was seclusion. He resolutely departed with two fa..ithful friends, and went out into the highways of the world once more to look for loneliness. At last in Cyprus they discovered a retreat which satisfied even Hilarion. Here lie remained until his death. It is curious to observe the conflict ing elements in his character. He was impelled by the exercise of his powers to attract attention, and gain from the reserve of his nature an uncon trollable impulse, which urged him to fly from the notice he excited. " The Tailors measured by Poets" is an amusing sketch, reverting to some well-known character s i n var i ous plays, and many who like the humorous may derive entertainment from its perusal. " The Stanley Papers," tain some researches an d accounts thathave b e e o e n n printed for the Chetham Society. The first paper is entitled "The Earls o f D er b y and the Verse Writers and Poets of th e Si x t eent h and Seventeenth Cen turies." The second paper is calledTheDerbyHou hold Books." These records afford an insight l. se the past, and th e mo d e i n which things were cnatro ried on in th ose d ays. In the formerpaper many distinguished names are mentioned as connected with the history of the house. It is observed that " The Stanleys, though not one of our oldest, may now fairly claim the honour of being one of our most historical, families. They have maintained their pre-eminence by a long series of illustrious alliances, and by au unwearied course of devoted loyalty to the Crown, and important services to the commonwealth, by brilliant eloquence in the S ena t e, and by princely benefits con ferred upon science and literature." MISCELLANEOUS. The National Miscellany commences with a Paper on the Crimea, whi c h notices the cur i ous alteration which has taken place in geographical boundaries, as ex hibit e d i n the contrast afforded by an atlas of 1794 to one of the present day, In 'the old map, a wide space, 'certainly n o t 1 ess than a couple of hundred miles across," extends between the frontiers of Russia and Austria ; while in the modern map, " full five hundred miles of conterminous frontier can now be traced along the two countries"—a warning, one would think, to our politicians of the present day. " Pinto Ribiero" is a narrative of the revolution in Portugal, two centuries ago. Among other interesting subjects in this magazine we may mention, " English Hexa meters," and " Parliamentary Reform." —The New Monthly Review sustains its improved character. The individual who this month appears in its " Gallery of Literary Portraits," is Lord John Russell, but he is regarded rather as an author than as a statesman. The writer remarks that his works have not been properly appreciated ; and in the brief view that is taken of his political career, it is observed that, whatever the semblance may have been, he has never had much real power. Many entertaining articles may be found in this miscellany.—Newton's London Repertory gives an account of 27 recent patents, with the usual illus trative plates and scientific notices.—Lc Follet presents its usual attractions to the devotees of fashion.—The 110111 e Companion has an agree able variety and some information. It is, however, surpassed by the Family Friend, by the same publisher, which is a most excellent little work r for of domestic reference and amuseme nt . — or , s Circle the Sciences is a really valuable pub lication, which place the branches of high scientific knowledge within the reach of the poorest. — Handley Cross is continued with spirit , and has reached the sixteenth number.—Knight' s n g ts numbers of Ns afurr a o°l eussiisntogrysteaanddilyaeo. E Cyclopcedi a i Saturday, and a the last d a y o f the m " Mr. Macaulay's E o s nth. 7, The popular edition of seven parts, at a shillingys is now. completed in of a conveni en t size. each, in a cl ear typ e , and part appears s nl y Alternate published everye It. 100 0 all it. 100 ►6 I all 15 all :5 all )0 all Kt all :5 all 2 A all 1.3 i all 01 all It. 100 St. iOO 5 all X) all i 0 all :5 all 2i all ft. 100 ft. 100 ;5 1813 12 9i i 0 all 15 I all ;t.lOO 4,. 100 *4. IWO RAILWAY/. Bedford and Bletebley Buekgbamsh. Clydesdale Je. E. 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Union of L0nd0n..... ••• LYSTA L PALACE.—The total number of visitors (liar lie past week amounted to 49 , 878 , and the receipts (mission to 2,500, 6s. 241. ing Or 41 14i .6t 4, .9.3 18 14 1111 Ll 4 all [0 all it. 100 it. 100 !O 12 .0 1 .26 2. it. 100 34 ;5 all 5 all it. 100 2s 44 ;t. 100 it. 100 iO I all 5 22i )O 411 61 5 !T 194 50 8 10 all it. 100 L 6 16. 16 all 8 all 8 g 50 all ,0 1 8 .0 111 ls !O all LO 10 1 >t. 1 100 !O I 4 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 St. 100 ;t. 100 0 10 ;6il all .3; 4 all !o • all 6A al ft. 100 03 all 0 15 !O 6 !O 6 ;5 all 16 ;t. 100 LO 9 ;t. 100 15 21 ;CI 1 all !O all 0 all 0 81s. 3t . 100 ;5 20 15 >t. 100 LO I all 5 3 '0 ) 1 all !O 14 ;0 all ;0 2 5 all !O 10 0 all 10 lOi all 001 all !' all )0` all 9 8 5 all !fa 10 4 1 all 30 10 o 13 131 334, 0 all W 2 :0 all 0 all .6 all :0 all [0 all !,0 14 10 all ?,0 all ?.0 all i 0 all l 0 10 I.oi 10 0 15 5 3 ! . .0 all [0 all !O 10 ?.0 12 all [0 all >0 10 >0 1 1 6 all >0 20 5 alb \ .).0 4 1 LO all 10 4 51 l 11 all O I.`? 5 all . 0 all i 0 40 01 z 41 66. 6 16i 11i 12 ad I 88i 69 I Si 74i itixdi & 751 4/) i i 8 1 1 i xd 104 41 x d ad i 2 xd a d 1 1 81 31 4/ ad 2 ad ad 11 26a i i 6 / 71i i i ad ;t. loo [5 all 64 2i4 3i I all 5 all 7 61 2l 6 all 10 all ;0 all 5 I all .0 all . 1100 5 1 all 51 all '.t. 1100 It. 1100 It. 100 It. LOO 10 8 6 all !O 6 i 0 I 6 It. 100 [6 6 it. 100 ?0 13 1.26 9 h. 100 100 it. 100 it. 100 50 49 ii 35 4i . I SI 13A I S 365 i / 5 per cent. 6671161 li, 31 S 14A1 34 24 Par 4f 251 ; 77 6 i i d ! . 1 82 56 1 5 I 21 b 1 20 193 44 xd COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT —Sept. 4. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) DESTRUCTIVE FlRE.—About four o'clock on Saturday afternoon a fire was di scovered in the stables belongi ng to J. Davids, Esq., situ a t e d i n t h e rear of his house Bath-road, near the Par a d e , W est Cowes. The hors es'l and carriage were immediately removed, and the fire engines sent for ; but they could not be got out for a long time, and when they were, as usual, there was no water to be obtained. An eng ine and a num b er of men with buckets, &c., were laned from her Majesty's yacht ; they did the best they could under the circum stances, as did the townspeople, with the little water they could get from the water butts and wells, but the coach-house and stabling were burnt down, as well as the adjoining wood fences and sheds. The rest was pulled down to prevent the fire extending to the dwel ling house and other premises. Fortunately there was but little wind, and that from the east : had it been from the south and west, Mr. Davids' house, and probably many others, would have shared the fate of the stabling. When half the town has been burnt down we suppose the necessity of obtaining a supply of water will be forced on the inhabitants ;but not till then. UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT.—In bringing down the large fire engine from Church-road, the m e n v er y thought lessly ran it down Market-hill without fixing the drag to the wheels. When about half-way down it obtained such velocity that those behind it let go ; it then rushed forward at railroad speed, passing over and dreadfully bruising two men named Cooke and Taylor. The former had his collar bone broken, and his life is despaired of ; the other, though confined to his bed, is in a more fa vourable state. TRADE AND NAVIGATION RETURNS. The official returns of the trade and navigation of the United Kingdom for the month and seven months ending Aug. 5, have been issued. The comparison of imports for the month is as under : Oxen .. Sheep.. Wheat Barley Oats Flour Coffee 1853. no. 5,159 no. 21,811 qrs. 691,738 qrs. 133,233 qrs., 85,022 cwt. 379,243 lbs. 8,277,077 1854. 5,774 36,625 281,060 101,679 110,017 250,104 8,06,059 Cocoa lbs. 827,230 Flax s cwt. 82,419 Currants cwt. 25,045 Guano tons 14,807 ...... 20,624 Hemp cwt. 81,776 Oil, palm cwt. 51,733 Bacon, pork, and beef ...cwt. 40,983 Silk, raw lbs. 331,313 Rum proof gallons 441,177 ..... 721,071 Brandy , .proof gallons 276,436 Geneva proof gallons 31,289 loads 302,503 Timbero)acco lbs. 1,663,002 W ine gallons. 1,119,481 ...... 1,144,390 Cotton wool cwt. 731,919 Sheep's and lambs' do...cwt. 12,282,032 The declared value of some of the principal exports, compared with that for the same articles during the coy responding month of last year, was as follows : 1853. 1854. Beer and Ale £103,846 Coals and calm 175,225 Cotton manufactures 2,259,545 Cotton yarn 524,204 Earthenware 127,213 ...... 128,887 Hardware and cutlery Haberdashery and millinery... 489,783 Linen manufactures Linen yarn Machinery 1 6 1,863 Metals Silk manufactures Silk thrown 1?,587 Soap Wool 28,435 ...... 100,973 Woollen manufactures 1,299,897 The total declared value of all the exports, exclusive o f the " unenumerated " articles, amounted to 8,372,1911., which, as compared with the like month of last year, shows an increase of 377,1051. AN OLD HERITOR.—We understand that Dr. Aber crombie, one of the newly-elected members of the Cape of Good Hope Constituent Assembly, is a native of Edinburgh, an old Reciter, and alumnus of our Univer sity, at which he highly distinguished himself.-o«le denier/. Mercury. Tuu CUTLERS' FEAST.—This annual festivity will take place on Thursday next, under the auspices of Thomas Moulson, Esq., the master cutler for the en suing year. We learn with gratification that our noble neighbour, Earl Fitzwilliam, who has been absent from this gathering for the past five or six years, will be present on this occasion. The people of Sheffield will regret that Lord Wharncliffe is unable to ac cept the master cutlers' invitation from ill-health, he having been forbidden by his medical advisers to attend public meetings. Invitations have been accepted by Sir T. White, Bart.. E. B. Denison, Esq., M.P., J. A Roebuck, Esq., M.P., Ceorge Hadfield, Esq., M.P., Richard Monckton Milues, Esq., M.P., Wm. Jackson, Esq., M.P., 3. W. Wickham, Esq., the Mayor of Don caster, the Mayor of Wolverhampton, Alderman Moon, London (the Lord Mayor Elect), Rev. Jos. Hunter, and P. Fairburn, Esq., Leeds.— Sheffield Examiner. A POLICEMAN SHOT AT OXTON, CHESHlRE.—Yester day Mr. Knowles, of Oxton, formerly gamekeeper of Mr. Price, the Lord of the Manor, was taken with a fit, which left him so strange in his conduct that his son was obliged to send for a policeman to take care of him. That morning John Matthews, the district police man, went to the house, and was placed in charge of Mr. Knowles. Between 7 and 8 o'clock the old gentle man carne downstairs into the parlour, followed by the police officer. While in the parlour Mr. Knowles took down a fowling-piece, and presented it at Matthews, who in alarm opened the door, ran out, and closed it behind him. The old man immediately fired, and the charge, passing through the panel of the door, entered the left breast of the officer, who dropped and died in a few minutes. Mr. Knowles was then taken into custody to await the coroner's inquest. He states that he had no intention of firing, his purpose being merely to frighten the policeman, whose attendance he did not waft. Matthews, who was much respected, has left a widow and six children. Two MEN KILLED IN A COAL PIT.—On Saturday morning two colliers were killed in the coal mine of Messrs. Knowles and Sons, Clifton, near Manchester, under th e f o ll owing circumstances :—Earl in the morning, th e fi reman, whose duty it is to y report on o n r e e a s h d o e u a l l d the ventilat ion o f the mine, found that there was a gt of work fi re - w d i a t n h l o p u , t and th e use issued ofsafety d ire l c t i a o m n p s s . t h a y t e n t o , after this order, a man named Edward Croft took a candle with a naked light into one of the workings in which the fire-danp existed, causin g an almost instan taneous explosion. Two men, named Samuel Harding and Edward Shorrocks, were killed, and four; other colliers severely burned, by this unfortunate occurrence; and so soon as the requisite notice required by the Secre tary of State has expired, a strict investigation into the conduct of C ro ft, and as to the whole acc id en t, is ex pected t o t a k e place before th coroner . On the morn essrs. ing of th e explosion one of the col li ers ?f Messrs. Knowles and S ons was i n cus t o dy for workingrules,with a and naked li g h t on a previous d ay , contrary to L. Trafford) to the was committ e d b y a m agistrate (Mr. —The Eost e . S. . seven days' imprisonment for the 0r if noe P CAPTURE OF ENGLISHMEN BY I Prussian Journal states, under the head of Konigsberg, the 30th ult., that " four English merchants, Mess s. . and Mattero (so the names Macdonald, Stovdt, Cip dafhrom, from Crantz, a small bathing place on the nortare written), proc h ee e d ic e ie of the Kurische Haff, upon an excursion to the frontier, on the 27th, in company of t wo ladies (singers), about ~. to eive concerts at Memel, an d e Greek merchant named Cieratti. Having accidentally crossed . the Russian frontier, near Laugallen, an d b e i ng w ithout passports, they were arrested by a patrol, and c arried off as prisoners to the nearest station at G ars d en. Measures have been taken at Memel to d e li ver the cap tiv9, who clearly had no evil intention." CITY e OF LONDON REGISTRATION OF PARLIAMENTARY VOTERS.—Mr. T. Y. M`Christie will commence the revision of the lists of voters for members to serve in Parliament for the City of London, on Monday, the 18th inst., at Guildhall, and according to the returns made to him under the act, the claims and objections this year will be :—Freemen and liverymen, claims, 0; objections, 93 ; inhabitant householders, claims, 121 ; objections. 407 ; total claims and objections, 621. Last year thee, were :—Freemen and liverymen, claim, 1 ; objection', 308 ; inhabitant householders, claims, 173 ; objectiql l 1 1 P 3 012 • total claims and objections, 1,494. .• ~, :~ i~ 97 3 i i '. i Paid•l 301 94 4