The Sun. — London, England, 1863-08-11 00:00:00

~" .itt.„ l ,____ SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share! Railways. I Paid • 13.14.1 Biz... Tirol., and Str. Val Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleaf.,andslid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A gets no Cis A Do. B jf till 6p c.r an.has bee:_ paid to B. Dublin •!:, Belfast June. Dun.,PertlialLAb. June. E:7Anburgh N Glasgow.; Glasg. and S. Westerr ! GreatEastem, Ord. stkj Ditto A stock Ditto East A nglian s t GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern— Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. RIO W. of Irelana Great Western Do Str Val gua. stook Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blaokwall Lon., Bright,t S. Coast Lon., Clint, and Dover Lon. & Nor'll Western Lon. & Scr.th Western Man., Slid., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do # shares Metropolitan Midland Do New . 6.4.0 Do Binning. & Derby &lid. Cit. \V. of Ireland Do. i shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee th. Eastern—Berwici. Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle.. !North London 9.18.4 Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction . Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stool, Do Scot. Mid. stock.. Shrews. and Weichpool ;Shropshire Union .... 8 81 B} 8 1 56 I'B 11: , 120 6i 7 40 fl 15 10 94 05 ill 113 491 60j 17 49 24i 123 1'25 122 123 P 5 140 100 162 ' 6 . 5 - 1 66} 1114 . 1131 - 7(li 77., 113 115 42i 431 1011 102 105, 104 431 441 11/ 111 121 :28i 1 1,) 97 99 54 E 5 25 26 1011 101! 57i 58 87 83 118 120 11 11 1 82 83 11/ 124 122 124 464 474 100 lt2 Deyon -- • • 'South Eastern !South Wales S. York. and River Dun staines,Wok.,andWoit Stockton dz Darlington Do Do New, 186 G Taff Vale.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Waterford kKilkenn;l %Vest Cornwall W. Hartlepool liarAß West Midland .-Oxlord NewportDo Do Beret ord I 12.10 60 12 30 82 911 92i 71 73 100 102 8 SB f 39 Of 1O 7 4 N 155 160 5f 61 3 SL , p 82 f 5 156 16,) 27 29 45i l6i 39 41 i 101 108 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCE,S. Closing f I3usines, Price. dens 5O 49; 501 48 42/ lu2l 31 111 1281 1011 i 861 50i 92i i BRITISH. MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 F, 6d uhliord Amalgamated 31 33 Devon G. Con.. ;Tavist , I 550 670 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 79 81 1 East Clog au G o ld L t d 5 3. 6d rar East Caradon ...... 20 30 231 East Cam Brea... 3.4.0 8 bi - - W'l Russel (Tavistk.) 8.6.6 3} 3f Ga m.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) :8 7 10 Great South Tolgus 17s 31 31 G. Wheal Vor (ileiston 40 62 71 Grenville ... . 0.16. 61 61 Herz. , d's- Foot ........ A . l .48 10 klingston Downs 4. 8.0 11 2 Lady Berth a Ilargaret (Uny Lelant vh $2 a 4 Mark e Valley. 4 NI yndy Iron Oro (Lim ; 26 It !i d New Setun l9l 100 110 North Downs 24 2 21 N. WWI Basset (IllogAn 2.17.( 3 34 !North Wheal Crotty It'ar Conaols(rit. Blazey; 14 4 b 20 Trovidence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.0.7 0 42 - o uth Cara d on(S t.O leer ; 11 115 425 8. Cant Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 12 25 Pran. (Mogan) 18.1 -.9 724 74 Stray Park 5 , ramar Silv.& Lead Min 44 fin Croft 9 214 224 West Basset (Illogan) ll 116 124 W C• radon (Liskeard; 5 22 24 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 64 60 65 Wheal Buller(lZedruth) 5 45 50 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLudtott Wheal IdaryAnni.rAen ) 8 11 13 Wheal Seton . . 584 220 230 Wheal Trefavvney (Lie.) 7 15 17 - Wheal Union 3.17 3 3 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Tvorthern, 6 per cent., red. at 10 per cent. pm., 1121 Great Western, 4:4 per cent. red., 1016 London and Brighton 7 per cent. pt. stock, 1592 London, Chatham, and Dover a per cent. pref., 101 Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent., 34i Ditto, 6 per cent., C, 314 PREFEMENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, ac., Metrop. Ext., B, g per cent., 108 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham 44 per Cent., 93} FOREIGN RAILWAYS. San Paulo (lira.). gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (all), 22i FOREIGN maEs. Cape Copper, Urn., 4I East del Rey (litn.), I St. John dcl Rey (lim.), 56 United Mexican JOIN T-STOCK BANKS. Agra and United Service (lim.), 112 i &Mance Bank of London and Liverpool (lira.), 3 . 51 1 Australasia, 771 8 Bank of Egypt, 274 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 291 City, 109) English and Irish (lim.), 9k Hindustan, china, and Japan (lira.), 20i 20 Imperial ottoman, 18 Loudon and Brazilian 43 London and Colonial (lim.), 7i London and County, 48k London Joint Stock, 341 ; London and South African, '2sk Scinde, Punjaub. and Delhi (Um.), 4i Union of Australia, 82k Union of Ireland (lim.), 13k DOCKS. East and West India, 142 11 MISCELLANEOUS. Crystal Palace, 40} Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpeti. deb., 118 East India Cotton Agency (lim.), 5 Gen. Cr( dit and Finance of London, lim,, 22 Hudson s Bay, 21 31 21 London Finanzial Association, lien., llf madras Irrigation and Canal, 4k 4 National Discount Company, lirn., 9 Rio de Janciro City Improvements, Um., 24 Van Diemen's L'ind. 14 MEYERBE ER's HOLIDAY'S.—The illustrious Meyerbeer is staying at Schwalhag, where he almotit every year goes through a course of the water cure. On his late arrival at this thermal residence. the famous Maestro was greeted with a serenade and torchlight pro- Cession, Meyerbeer, when at Schwalbag, usually lodges at the curate's house, adjoining the rectory, where h o i s waited upon and attended to with solicitous zeal by a bene vuleut old l ady, an enthusiastic admirer of his genius, who a w l I I I n o o s aret Wtoorshhoipasdtaittd , e Sh a e n l c liaz o a r l e l h t i o s tbae politely st hewed es and wish es, out; awl wh a t ever can 500' he the spirit of a patient re cruiting his h ea l th is scrupulously studied by tie gentle, kid Ilee,atid ;aurae, THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1863. ONEY MARK E T AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A further increase of business is reported to-day in the general discount market. Bankers and brokers, although anxious for business, find their available supplies very much reduced by the ad ditional demand for commercial and agricultural purposes. The terms, out of doors, have, through all these circumstance, risen to the level of the Bank of England, and a considerable increase is reported in the number of inquiries at that establishment. The effect of the various influences now at work is regarded as temporary, but they may, neverthe less, exert an influence, and make quotations frac tionally higher. The Eilora, which leaves to-morrow for Bom bay, will convey £132,020 in silver, gold. and L 7,500 in A further sum of £35,000 in gold was taken into the Bank y es t er d a y, b u t 100,000 sovereigns were withdrawn for transmission to the Brazils. The Bank of Holland has reduced their rate of discount from 34 to 3 per cent. During the last few days there has been very little animation in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets. Sugar, however, has been in fair request at steady rates. For coffee there has been a mode rate inquiry, while tea, rice, and saltpetre have been neglected. In tallow the operations have been very limited, and prices for both present and future delivery have tended downwards. Two o'CLocK. At the half-yearly meeting to-day of the Bank of Egypt, the report presented for the adoption of the shareholders recommended the payment of the usual dividend, at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum. The net profits made during the six months enaing the 30th of June last, amounted to £13,895, including the balance brought forward from the last account. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 25e. Better. Very little change has taken place to-day in the market for the English Funds, but rather less buoy ancy is apparent, and consols are 1-16 per cent. lower, the latest prices being 92; 93 for money and 93 for the 9th proximo. The flatter tone may be attributed to the increasing firmness of the money market, and sales realise profits. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 93 1, the New 5 per Cents. do. 1074 1, and the Thirty Years d0.,15 1-16. Bank Stock is marked 240. The India 5 per Cent. Loan is better at 1081- the Debentures 1001, and the Bonds 16s. to 19s. Exchequer Bills are quoted 2s. dis. to 2s. prem. There is not much variation in the Foreign Mar. ket, and basiness is moderately active. Turkish Consolides, 487- ; Greek, 32 ; Ditto, Coupons, 15 4 ; Mexican, 381 ; Spanish Passive, 321 ; Ditto Certificates, 1241 ; the Confederate Loan 27 to 25 discount. Transactions have taken place in Egyptian 7 per Cents. at 103 a ; in the Moorish Loan at 96 ; in the Portuguese 1853 Issue at 481, 1 ; in ditto, 1856.62, at 47; 481 ; and in the Russian 1862 stock at 92. Sardinian 5 per Cents. have realised 901, and the 3 per Cent. Spanish 54k. In Turkish securities , t . he 1854 L oan h as b rought 921, the £lOO Bonds d 4, the 1862 Issue 671 1-1, and the 1863 ditto 4i dis. Venezuelan 6 per Cents. are 56k. Business in the Railway Share Market has con tinued very inactive, and no material change can be reported in prices. Great Eastern, North Eastern (Berwick), and ditto York have each de clined about 55.; hile North-Western have im proved ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain at about former quotations. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in limited request at steady rates. Bank of Australasia realise 771 78k- ; City Bank, 1091 ; Union of Aus tralia, 521 4 ; and Alliance of London and Liver pool have improved to 3311; Crystal Palace Stock is quoted 40+ ; Hudson Bay Company, 26 31; Lon: don Financial, 111; and Rio de Janeiro Improve ment, 271. BRITISH. FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 240 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities /New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 2} per Cent. Annuities 5 per Cent. Annuities xilinuities, 30 yrs, expire sth J an., 1680 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5 1-16 Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — India Stock Ditto 6 - Cr pei ,ent lOBl Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Ditto 6per Cent. - _-...,ent .. ....... ........... Ditto of per Cent ................. Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct.., Oct., 1863 — 'Ditto ditto April, 1864 Ditto ditto Aug. 186.1 or 66 100/ Ditto Bonds Rl,ooti .................. Ditto under £l,OOO ............ 16 19 Bank St oc k f or Account .............. Consols for Account, Sept 9 'l3k India Stock for Account, 6 per Cent.... March, I June, 2 % per Cent. 1 21 per Cent. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO .. par 2 die 2 par Ditto £5OO •.. 2 dis Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK, Brazilian 5 per Cent — Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Ditto 44 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Buenos Ayres , 6 per Cent — Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Chi Ilan 6 per Cent — Ditto 3 per Cent. Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — _Egyptian 7 per Cent lO3l Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. Ditto Account 32 a t Ditto Coupons ' Ditto Account — Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 371 8 71 Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Ditto 2 per Cent. Peruvian 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 41 per C ent., 1862 .• .. Ditto Account — Portuguese 3 per Cent~ 1853 Ditto 3 per Ce n t., 1856 , '7, '9, '6O, 62 - Ditto A ccount 481 7i 8 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St _ Ditto 41 per Cent 1850.. • Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 Ditto 5 per C ent . 1 862 .. 92a Bardinian el per Cent.......... — Ditto Account 90t Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account — Ditto Passive Ditto Account 32! a Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Ditto Turkish 6 per Account Cent. 1854 Ditto Account.. Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Dpiittt°o AZclcooo4Bntonds 74 Dittni6 b itto Al.cer Cent, 1862 Ditto 6 °Ant ................. Ditto Gt er Cteenetd.,7;% C X e l n 9 t l6s 8d pd. 44 dis Venezuela 3 'at e Ditto A.„r ia Ceut. Ditto 6 per Cent . 1 . Ditto Accou nt . .'' - - 62 Div idends o; t . ;1:: ~I. B6.la , b ovl e . 2p s a yf ra a nb le e s i . x i _ London. Italian, 5 per t c u t Ditto Account .... c on solo, Money .................. TV 0,3 O'CLOCK. Ditto Account ........ ___ Liverpool Cotton Market,This pay s (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) Sales, about 1,000 Wes ; import, 2,462; previ ously 19,364. S Lady Macdonald an d fam ily ITaye—left Wallace' s Motel, St. George's-place! Hyde- park-corner, for TFIE FRENCII PRESS AND IMPERI AL/ Scotla n d, " 1 •"---It 1 • said that the Dec de Morny complimented Al, de Girardl'B and the P r ose on the clever and consistent manner 11 in they have argued and main tained their opinions on the Polish question. T uE ARCILEOLOGICAL SOCIETY have selected Warwick for next year's congress, appropriately enough, as it is the tri-centmary of Shakespeare; and excursions will th ence be made to Stratford-upon-Avon, Lichfield, Coven try, and Kenilworth. PRINCE NAPOLEON, while on his late Egyptian travels, on arriving at a certain granite ,block near the firet ile-cataract, found General Bonaparte's name erased from w an it ihnscziption which testified to his having advancA .")31 so far at lea4e4, The Prilaw tne inZulPt once zutcred, BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closin.v Harr Railways Paid. Price. Business don, 100 L atlantic &St wirene, all 61 ( 3 4tk j iloni.,Baroda&.Cent Inn Gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. New ........ 20 Do. E. Shares. . 401 Outlalo and Laxe Huron al! 61 61 11ufialo,B rant,& G odr i ch 10 Do. Preference tOO - o p. ct. bds. A ug. 1 , 101 400 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 100 to. do. June 1, 16;4 100 at Cleutta.&S. Eastn. (Lin •, 100 107 1(8 st Cape Town & Dock Scril 100 Ics 108 stock Fastn. Bengal gu. 6p. c 100 109 110 1091 stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 108 1 9 1081 8 20 DO. do. G Ext lO 11 )-ap 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada LA, 19 4 Ol 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 69 71 71 100 Do. co. deferred all 52 55 100 Do. 2d Pret. Bonus all 62 65 C 2 100 Do. do. deferred all 48 50 100 ,Do. 3d P ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred all 33 26 1 0 0 Do. 4th Pref. sto.k all 23 24 23 100 Do. do. deferred all 20 23 20 stook Gt.lnchaPenin.gua.sp.c 100 ICB 109 lon / 20 Do. New gua. sp. n... 12 1 181 20 Do. January, 1862.. 8 1 11 stock Gt. South.of India (Lim: guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 107 1( 8 205 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 101 11 10/ 201 Do. New . 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 95 98 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8.. all 90 52 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 45 p stock Madras. guar., sp.c. .. 100 IC7 r . B Mt stock Do. 4/ p. c. Extensios, 100 101 102 stock Dc. 48 d 0........ 100 S 8 1(0 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock nelb.Corp. 6p. o. Biad,.. 100 50 Melb. & Ilobson's Bay. all 55 57 100 Do. 7 p.c, Mortg. Bds. all 20 Newßrunswick Candi Class A and B all 3 1 N.lll.C'das pc Ist pi bds 100 83 05 stock Scinde .......... (100 1075 1081 st 1 Do. Do. Delhi ' 100 11:7 kg do •• , P 20 Do. Punjaub all i P St Do. lb° 1( 7 kg ock I Du. indus.St. Fl o. ) (10) 103 1(5 , ;()LONIAL GOVERNMENT SECL, 1c11 . 11. , _;5. p.c.J &J ul) 1877-94 100 183 185 1045 35 Do. 6p. c. Feb.& Aug. 100 II 2 04 Do. dp. c.Mar.& Sept. 100 5 IC7 Do. fp. c. Jan.&July. 100 95 96 851 Do. d Inscribed stock 100 94 96 (..,BpeG.Hope, 6 p c,1871 100 108 110 I Do.Ap &Oct. 1881 100 112 114 I Do. 1891 100 113 115 IDo. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 111 113 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 116 —Llauritins 6 per cent .. 100 106 107 :Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 110 112 ;.N1..1.1.G0v.6p.c.Ja.&Ju1) 100 105 Ic6 Do. dp. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S. W. G ov. 5 p 180 100 100 101 Do. sp. c.,lbia to 1.t,'71 100 101 102 - Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 1011 1021 - New Zealand 6 p cent, 100 110 112 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875. lOO 105 106 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 C 0 112 t o.Aus G1ip.c.1870.& up.. 100 11 0 112 - Vic. Gov. 6 p.e. Ja.&Jul) 100 107 109 'Do. lo 6 p.c. An.&Oot.. 100 1121 113 1121 13 Important Case under the Foreign Enlist- ment Act. BOW-STREET,-THIS DAY. Mr. Alfred Styles, a gentlemanly young man, appeared to answer to a summons wh . ch had been issued against him on the representation of the Russian Government, charging him with endeavouring to procure the enlistment of several persons in England as soldiers to proceed to assist the Poles, now fighting in opposition to the Government of Russia. Mr. Poland said he appeared at the instance of the Rus sian Government to charge the defendant with infringing the 59th of George 111., c. 69, sec. 2, which made it a misdemeanour punishable by fine or imprisonment at the discretion of the magistrate for any person to endeavour to raise soldiers to fight against a foreign Power. The Russian Government had taken the matter in hand, although it was usual for the English Government to put the law in force on such occasions, but the former Government had instructed him to proceed against the defendant, because certain forms would have to be gone through which would occasian delay. Whether the English Government would eventually take up the matter he could not say. The defendant was Lieu tenant Styles, late of the Garibaldian army, and on the 22d of July last an advertisement appeared in one of the morn ing papers, stating that an engagement was open to several young men to proceed abroad, and all :applications were to be made to L. Z., 36, Seething-lane, City. The advertise meat was seen by a young man named Gregory, who went to the address and became acquainted with the whole pro ceeding. Lieutenant Styles had formerly been in the Garibaldian army, and be had also been in the Coldstream Guards, and as he was a person who was well adapted to carry into effect the project he had in view it was of im portance that he should be made to know that he was in fringing the law in acting as he had done. John Gregory said—l am a schoolmaster, residing at 15, Lambeth-square. On the 22d of July I was out of em ployment, and about that date I saw an advertisement in the Telegraph. I wrote a letter (produced), and proceeded with it to No. 36, Seething-lane, Great Tower-street, whEre I left it. On the following Monday, the 27th, I received the circular (produced) by post, and a descriptive roll for volunteers. I went to the address mentioned in the circular, 10, Buckingham-street, Strand, taking with:me . the circular and the desctiptive form. It was about half-past 10 in the morning when I arrived. There were some names on the door-posts, and the place looked like cffices. Mr. Styles's name was amongst those on the door. I knocked at Mr. Styles's office door, when the defendant came out. I asked him if he was Lieutenant Styles, to which he replied, "Yes, I am." I informed him I ht.d called in answer to the letter he had addressed to me. He replied, "Coma in." I then took the letter I had in the first instance received out of my pocket, and placed it on the table, and said I should lika to know some particulars about the affair. There were curtains up in the office, and, having proceeded inside these curtains, we had a conversa tion. As near as I can recollect it was as follows :—Lieut Styles said, "We aro determined to go out as soon as we can. 'We have now over 250 men, and we wish to get about 50 of 60 more. They will be commanded by first•rate generals, who have seen active service in Italy." He men tioned the name of Col. Forbes and, I think, Gen. Madam, or some Buell name, as being two of them. I asked him what authority he had for raising the regiment, to which he re plied he had at last received a communication from a Polish General in London, and that he was going at the end of the week to see the Polish General in Paris. I asked him why the Poles did not fight themselves. lie said they could not afford to fight better than the English at present, as they were only trying to harrass the Russians as much as they could whilst they were collecting an army. I also asked him whether there were any substantial men in England in connection with him, to which be replied " Yes, there are." I think, just at this time, two other young men came in, and he went over portions of the conversation again. They did not come inside the curtain, so I could not Bee whether they had with them circulars. I heard one of the young men say he was a corporal in one of the Artillery Volunteer Corps in London, and he would wish to take the same rank in Lieutenant Styles's regiment. Lieutenant Styles told him he could not promise that rank, although it would be very likely he would obtain it, as a great many of those who would join would be unacquainted with drill. The corporal asked what the pay would be, and the answer was the same as that in the Polish army. He further asked what other conditions were attached to the service, to which Lieut. Styles replied the National Government would defray all expenses, as they had plenty of money. Lieutenant Styles told them that during the time he was in Italy he did very well, although he had two very great drawbacks. One was, that he went there very late, and the other, that he was a prisoner fk,r eight months. The young man asked how that was, and he said the vessel in which he, with 800 more, was taken by the Government. Ile next asked how he liked the imprisonment, to which he re plied, "Not at all; but it might have been worse." I then asked—" Supposing the Polish insurrection was unsuccess ful, what would become of the Englishmen who might go out." He said, "If it came to the worst, the British con sul would take care to send them home; but he thought the gentlemen in England would take care that it would not come to that. If they were successful they would have a great deal of prize money beside pay, and also have the advantage of seeing a great part of Europe." Styles told the corporal ho hoped he would join, because he would be a great addition. He said the volunteers would sail in about nine days or a fortnight, but he would know more about it when he returned from Paris. Ile was asked where the vessel was to start from. Styles said he thought it would be hardly fair to tell that, as the Russian Ambassador might find it out, and he (St; les) might be served as he had been served before. The National Government of Poland, he said would charter a vessel as soon as the regiment was ready to start and defray all expenses. The volunteers would be drilled on board the ship. I don't recollect any thing further excepting the corporal asked for a few more of the printed circulars, as he knew several ycung men in his corps who had expressed a wish to join. He gave him three or four, and told him to let him know whether he would join and bring the others with him. The two young men were complete strangers to me. I filled up one of the blank forms produced, although I had expressed some doubt about the affair. Lieutenant Styles told me to call on him after he returned from Paris, and he would state more to me; he hoped I would make up my mind to join. I afterwards assisted to put some of the printed formslinto envelopes, and he asked me to put them in the Post-office. I should think I posted about 80 of them. I was cautioned not to show the letters. As soon as I got home I communicated with the Russian ambassador. Cross-examined by Air. Lewis, who appeared for the defendant—About two years ago I ceased to be a school master. I discharged myself. There had been no com plaint against me. Both the schools were in South Wales. I consider I have a right to describe myself as a clerk, as 1 had about 12 months ago fulfilled that office. It was to a man named Cordner. He wentaway with my money. I have been kept by my friends for the last 12 months, During that time I have lived at Brixton. No ono is at present in Court who can confirm in any particular the conversation I had with Lieutenant Styles. My interview with defendant lasted about half an hour. I got an answer to every ques tion I put, but he seeemed to hesitate, as I thought. He mane no secret as to the object of the advertisement. Before I went to Lieutenant Styles 1 was aware of what I was about to do. namely to write to the Russian Ambassador. I made up my mind to write the Russian authorities as soon I got the first cir cular, and I went to the defendant's place to learn a 3 much as I could about the scheme before I did so. The advertise ments certainly did not give any information about assist ing the Poles; but wh en I received the circular I became acquainted with the pl ace . On Monday the 27th I went to Styles, and on the 29 th I received an answer to my communi cation from the Russian ambassador. I have not received any reward for what I have done, neither have I received any promise. M.P., can speak to my re spectability. The reason I have not been engaged in active employment for the last 12 months is because fur the greater portion of that tinso I have been a patient iu the Consump tion Hospital. I'tr. Lewis—And yet you enter yourself o n th e d eserip don roll as of sound constitution. Frederick Harvey, of 50 , Queen's-street, Pimlico, said-- On the 24th of July I saw the advertisement in the Tele graph. I sent an answer, and directed it 36, Seething-lane, Great Tower-street, I enclosed the recommendation (pro duced) relative to my character. The next day I received the note (produced) with the enclosed descriptive roll on the 20th. I thought the matter over on the Sunday, an d after that I wrote to the Russian ambassador, and after that I saw on the 30th of July the Russian consul, and also the solicitor acting for the Government. After some further evidence, the case was adjourned. Lady Victoria Wellesley and the Misses Tylney Long have returned to Boln2y Lcdge, Sussex, from attend ing the funeral of the Eotrl of Merningtou, DrayeDt, WO), POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. COMMITTAL OP A SYSTEMATIC ROBBER OP LICENSED VICTUALLERS.—John Dean, described as a shoemaker. of Devonshire-street, Lisson-grove, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with the following robbery : Wm. Boden, messenger at the Marlborough-street Police • court, said that on the previous afternoon ho was in Park• street, Park-lane, when the prisoner, who was an old " friend" of his (the witness was formerly a sergeant in the D division), passed him. Knowing the prisoner's character, and suspecting that he had some stolen property about him, he followed him to Windham-place, Montague -square, and then said to him, " Well, Jack, what have you got about you ?" at the same time telling him that he intended to have him searched. He then took the prisoner to the police-station in John-street., Edgware-road, and a pewter measure belonging to Mr. Brown, of the Blue Posts, Old Bond-street, was found in each of his coat pockets, another in his trowsers' pocket, and a fourth in his hat. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, Boden said the whole of the measures belonged to Mr. Brown, and that the prisoner had been convicted several times for pot-stealing, the last time receiving twelve months' imprisonmentin April, 1E62. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for trial, THE MEXICAN QUESTION, The following circular letter, addreseed by the Secretary of State to the several American Lega tions abroad, acquires new interest from events nos► transpiring : " Washington, March 3, 1862. " Sir —We observe indications of a growing im • pression in Europe that the demonstration made by the Spanish, French, and British forces against Mexico is likely to provoke a revolution in that country which shall bring about the introduction of a Monarchical Government•, and the assumption of the crown by a foreign Prince. Our country is deeply interested in the pence of the world, and desires to preserve loyal relations as well with the Allies as with Mexico. The President has, there fore, directed me to submit to the rerties interested his views on the new aspect of affairs. " The President has relied upon the assurance given his Government by the Allies that they were in pursuit of no political object, but Dimply the redress of their grievances. lie cntertairs no doubt of the sincerity of the Allies; and if his confidence in their good faith had been disturbed, it would be restored by the frank explanations given by them that the Governments of Spain, France, and Great Britain have no intention of interfering to procure a change in the constitutional form of government now existing in Mexico, or any political change which should be in opposition to the will of the Mexican people. In short, he has cause to believe that the Allies are unanimous in declaring that re volution proposed to Mexico is solely prompted by certain Mexican citizens who are now in France. " Nevertheless, the President regards it as his duty to express to the Allies, in all kindness and candour, that a monarchical government established in Mexico, in the presence of foreign fleets and armies, occupying the waters and the soil of Mexico, has no promise of security or permanence ; in the second place, that the instability of such a monarchy would be enhanced if the throne were assigned to a person alien to Mexico; that in these circumstances the new Govern ment would instantly fall unless sustained by European alliances, which, under the influence of the first invasion, would be practically the beginning of a permanent policy of armed in tervention by monarchical Europe, at once inju rious and inimical to the system of government ge nerally adopted by the American continent. " These views are based upon some knowledge of the opinions and political habits of American so ciety. There can be no doubt that in this matter the permanent interests and the sympathies of our country would be on the side of the other American republics. " We must not be understood as predicting on this occasion the course of events which may ensue, both in America and in Europe, from the steps which are contemplated. It is enough to say that in the opinion of the President the emancipation of the American continent from the control of Europe has been the principal characteristic of the past half century. It is not probable that a revolutionin the opposite direction can succeed in the age which im mediately follows this period, and while the popu lation of America increases so rapidly, while its re sources develope in the same proportion, and while society forms itself uniformly according to the prin ciples of the American Democratic Government. "It is unnecessary to indicate to the allies how improbable it is that the nations of Europe would accept cheerfully a policy favourable to a similar counter-revolution, thus incompatible with their own proper interests. Nor is it necessary to point out that, notwithstanding the care of the Allies to avoid aiding, by means of their land and maritime forces, the internal revolutions of Mexico, the result would be none the less due to the presence of their forces in the country, however different the object they may have proposed; for without their presence it may be considered as certain that such revolutions would probably not have been attempted or even conceived. "The Senate of the United States has certainly not accorded its official sanction to the precise measures proposed by the President, to lend our aid to the actual Mexican Government, in order that the latter might, with the approbation of the Allies, extricate itself from its present embarrassments; but this is strictly a question of internal administration. There could be no. greater error than to see in this disagreement a divergence of opinion in our Go vernment, or in the American people, in regard to their cordial wishes for the safety, welfare, and stability of the Republican Government in that country.--I am your obedient servant, " W. H. SEWARD." (From the New York World.) How the establishment of the Mexican Empire will affect the future politics of this continent, and especially what will be its immediate bearing on our national struggle, are topics of speculation which have a far deeper than specula tive interest. Like all great and pregnant events, it needs to be surveyed on several sides to take in its full import ance ; but just now its relation to the Southern rebellion is the aspect which most nearly concerns ue, Oar complete recovery of the Mississippi river by the capture of Vicks burg, which is the most important step thus far made in the war, seemed, for the moment, to clip the wings of Southern ambition, and to render it certain that even though the South should ultimately gain its independence, it would be a small Power, with a great, growing, and overshadowing Power for its neighbour and natural antagonist, and with out any materials on this continent for constructing a ba lance like that which gives security to the weakEr Powers of Europe. Had the South been able to hold the Mississippi she would, in the event of her independence, control the best routes for the Pacific Railroad, and might aspire to domi nion over all our possessions on the Pacific Coast. In that caso the South would become a great, haughty, arrogant Power, with whom we should probably never have ten years of consecutive peace. But when we had wrested the Mississippi from her grasp, we apparently took a guarantee that, even if we failed to restore the Union, our preponde rance on this continent would continue so great that the South would have every interest to cultivate with us pacific relations. This satisfactory view is very essential:y modified by the proceeding which has made Mexico an appanage of the French Empire. Nominally, France will merely exercise a protectorate and Mexico will govern itself ; but nobody will be deceived by so transparent a mask. The Mexican Empire is set up by a French army ; French bayonets alone can give it stability; whoever may be the monarch, he will be the creature of Louis Napoleon. The crafty French po tentate will, of course, give the new Government a drapery of Mexican nationality, just as, ten years ago, he attempted to reconcile Republican France to despotism by the sham of universal suffrage. But, he will be as absolutely the ruler of Mexico as he is of France itself. Mexico, under this regime, instead of being as heretofore a weak Power, for• midable to no other, will be one of the strongest on this continent. French enterprise and a steady Government will devclope her magnificent natural resources ; v bile poli tically Mexico will be France. French diplomacy will con trol her external relations; French arms will back up a ll her national quarrels. This French-Mexican Empire will be the natural ally of the Southern Confederacy for various reasons. In the first place, France assumes an attitude of contempt and hostility toward the United States in the very act of planting a monarchy on this continent. It is the very case originally in the contemplation of the Monroe declara tion, which grew out of apprehensions that the so-called Holy Alliance intended to subvert the recently formed Spanish-American Republics, and force the monarchical system on this continent. This declaration has been once and again repeated in Presidential messages since Mr. Monroe's time, and the prominence which has been accorded to it in political discussions makes it as well known as part of the policy of the United States as anything connected with our history. Napoleon is not ignorant of a matter of such no toriety; he understands perfectly welt that it the United States were the nation they were three years ago they would compel him to undo his recent work. Another circumstance which will make him the natural ally of the South is tha t the contraction of the Confederate boundaries, made ne cessary by the fall of Vicksburg, must relieve him from any apprehensions of Southern interference. and make it his policy to erect, on this continent, a strong counterpoise to the United States. If the North and t he South seemed to him likely to become two equally great noathtieorns be his policy to play them off against eachothing and be a to appre om make-weight against them. B ut, with fr n the other, he hend from one, and much to app rehend will not hesitate to determin e in favour of a n alliance with not yet exist i ©form ; the weaker. Such an , alliance probably does but that it already exists in substance, or that thE is an understanding between the Emperor and the rebel envoy blidell, there is good reason to believe. An understaudi n , of this sort, whether in fact or iu prospect, bodes 110 good to us. The danger was never so great as now that we must encounter other arras than those of the South a bdo o thisr f e ctlier contest is closed, If France were the only nation of E or if the objects pursued by Napoleon ou this eo li t • urope, rot conflict with the interests or stir the entry "lent did European States, the prospect might be more we can now regard it. This new development appalling than ambition is ealettlated tg a).artt:, ail Lwor,, i°, French ' I ...,-.: a Fyrnp.. SPORTING NOTES. The Brighton Meeting, following so closely on the heels of Goodwood, is al ways certain to attract a large attend ance. The fatal accident which happened to Frew is much to be lamented ; and I am only doing justice to the young man to state that the sympathy felt for him was no more than he deserved, for he was a good horseman, and by no means tainted with the follies and faults which render so many of his companions absurd in the eyes of all well thinking persons, who like to see a servant keep his place. The sport, which, if not exciting during the three days, was at all events amusing, suggests very few comments. Over and again has the Goodwood Stakes foreshadowed the result of the Brighton Handicap, and again we may be said to have had another illustration of the fact, for although Blackdown was beaten by the shortest of heads, Magnum Bonum ran so forward in that race that he might have been third, could any corresponding benefit have accrued from it. The Nursery field here is always a large one, and the ring viewed with satisfaction the well filled telegraph of names that went up, as it promised them a good return for their exertions. Nor were their hopes deceived, as all the money laid out on the favourite was secured by them owing to the success of Madame Walton, a daughter of old Fisherman, who, being trained by a countrymen like Golby, was never thought of by the talent; they went to the swell stables for their fancies, and paid hand somely for their error. 'The position of Junius showed there were some grounds for backing him at Goodwood ; and by the Clown getting third,the quality of Paris was fully made out. In the Three-year-old Biennial, the defeat of the Gunner by Avondale wai an unwelcome surprise, for when the distance is considered, it looked any odds on the former, but perhaps ho is too leggy to run over an up-and .down course like Brighton, On Wednesday, Fairwater, stale from her previous work,could not compete with Tippler. The Cup, although a Ices to the company, from being walked over for by Calle* Ou, was in reality a gain to the fund, as hall the added money was saved. There are five meetings this week,—viz., Wolverhampton, Newton Abbott, Readng, Wenlock, and Paisley. The Wolverhampton Stales has a good acceptance, but I do not believe that more Dan a dozen will reach the post. Balham, after his severe rice last week, will likely be an t n absentee. Oldminster is t certain start er , an d if h e would only winning.tak e it into Magnumhisß heal on nto is ‘ penalised try," 101 b for winning he ought to be near the Brighton Stakes, which raises his weight to 7st 71b, making him give Jack o' H earts 2 11 b, or 101 b more than he have him for the Goodwood Stakes, which will prelude him from w i nn i ng a l so. Suburban won the (treat Warwickshire Handicap with 21b more on his bacl than what he has to carry hero. The distance being the sane he ought be kept on the right side. Jack o' Hearts, if ir his Goodwood form, when he ran third to his stable companion Blackdown, ought to win. Tourist is a glutton at a dstance, es he showed himself at the Curragh Meeting, wlere he carried off three Queen's Plates in the commonest tf canters. The judge, I expect, will place them in the foll.wing order : JACK 0' HEARD .................. 1 TOURIST SUBURBAN..... expect to see Bl ac kd own or GaTvhazz The Beadi ngiwin. Stakes I A FRESH MAN. TAT TERSA,VS-MONDAY. Time was almost entirey occupied in the business of a heavy settling over the Brigiton and Lewes Meetings. The room and lawn were crovded, and the money exchange smooth and satisfactory. lite following transactions took place after the bulk of subscribers had left OLVERHANIPTON STAKES. 6to 2 agst Jack oHearts (taken) ST, LEGER. 6to 1 agst Queenßertha (taken) 7to 1 agst Avenger (taken freely) 7to 1 agst Lord Clifden (taken) 100 to 6 agst Borealis (taken) 60 to 1 agst Light Bob (taken) DERBY. 1000 to 20 agst Ifarkforward (taken) 1000 to 60 agst Lord Glasgow's lot (taken) SCRATCHINGS.—The following scratchings were affixed to the notice-board at Tattersall's on Monday (yesterday) afternoon .—Umpire, Polynesia, and Breechloader, out of the Wolverhampton Stakes ; and Mulberry out of the Staf fordshire Nursery Handicap and Chillington Stakes. CITY BET TING—YESTERDAY. WOLVERHAMPTON STAKES. sto 2 agst Jack o' Hearts (3 to 1 taken freely) sto 1 agst Change 6to 1 agst Joco Bto 1 agst Suburban 10 to 1 agst any other TUE BERXSIIIRE STASES. sto 2 agst Blackdown sto 1 agst Balham. 7to 1 agat Gibraltar 7 LO 1 agst Gavazzi ST. LEGER. 9to 2 agst Ranger (offered) 6to 1 agst Queen Bertha (taken) 7to 1 agst Avenger (taken) Bto 1 agst Lord Clifden (taken freely) 100 to 7 agst Sttecharometer 100 to 6 agst Borealis YORK AUGUST IVIEETING. Acceptances for the Great Ebor Handicap. Yrs st lb Yrs at lb Caller On etland Carisbrook . 1 8 0 Clarior .......... 3 6 0 Bellman 4 7 10 Al ainstaY ........ 3 6 0 Oldnainster 5 7 9 Melrose ........ 3 5 12 Brighton Mak Captcs hift ain Crow 7 4 Chaff . ......... 3 5 10 6 7 0 Trust ... ...... 3 5 10 Monk 6 6 13 Merry Maid •• • • 4 5 10 Magnum Bonum I 6 13 Troja - nus ........ 3 5 2 Piccador Scamander MABEE TS---This Day. HAY MAIIIB;2 4 T S. SMITH FIELD. --Old Meadow hay, £3 lOs to £4 10s ; new do., £3 to £4; old clover, £4 lOs to £6 Os; new do., £4 Os to £5 Os; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s par load. A alow demand. CUMBERLAND..—OId Meaiow hay, £3 lOs to £4 100 ; new do., £3 to £4 Is; old clover, £4 lOs to £6 Os ; new do., £4 Os to £5 Os; and straw, £1 8 4 to £1 16s per load. Trade inactive. WHITECHAPV, —Old Meadow hay, £3 10s to £4 10s, new do , £3 Js to £4 Os; old clover, £ 4 l Os to £6 08; new do , £4 Os to X. 508 ; and straw, £ l 8 8 to £1 16s per load. at our qu o t a ti ons . Both ha:, , and etrAW met a slow sale, COLONIAL. TEA.—The operations have been of the most limited character, and there is no material change to record in prices. Su GAIL—The demand for good grocery qualities of West India has been active, and lull rates are current ; other de scriptions remain without change of importance. In the refined market late prices are generally s u sta i ned. con , , E ,___B tts iness has been rather dull, but holders de mand fully previous prices. .DlCE.—Only limited transactions have taken place, and there is no material alteration to record in quotations. SALTPETRE._-The delays have been of a very restricted character, w ithout any material alte ra ti on to record in values. TALLOW.—Ve market has continued rather dull conse quent upon the political disturbances in Poland, P.Y.C. on the spot is qtoted 435. and last three months 455. 3d. to 4bs. 6d, per cwt. DRURY•LANE THEATRE.—This house will open for the season on the 12th of next month, when a new comedy by M r •. Falconer, entitled "Nature's above Art," will be produced. The Christmas Piece, which has already engaged the a ttention of the management, will have the advantage of Mr. William Beverley's assistance, that gentl e m an bei l lg secured as pt incipal scenic artist of the establishment. LYCEUM THEATRE.—It is understood th at on the reopening of this establishment " Ruy Blas " and " Hamlet " gill be the alternate features of the pro gramme. BEATTIE THE POET is described in a recently published life of him, as—A gentlemanly man, not tall, round and full, wears a black surtout, ribbed pante lcons worn neat with black gaiters, and a gold chain and bunch of seals hanging from his watch. . . The rather snort, pi um p, rounded figure of Beattie, and the absence of prominent features and of strong lines in the face, were i ndications that ho retained much of the Fpoataneous cha racter of childhood. His love of simple pleasures and his ic'nUe4B for taking tir Mete, axe childiA, tom that France is aiming to rival England in the prestige and influence of foreign dependencies. France cannot hope to recover her old colonial pos s e ss i ons i n N or th America, which extended in a continuous belt from the month of the St. La.vience to the mouth of the Mississippi ; but she may attempt what, if successful,would add nearly as much to her weight and consideration. She will naturally aim to extend her dominion in Mexico southwards, until it covers Central America and the Isthmus, one of the fairest regions of the globe, and embracing cne of the finest natural seats of com merce. A canal across the Isthmus is not too difficult for the rescurces of modern engineering ; and if Franca held such a gateway, she could lay under tribute the commerce of Asia and Europe, as well as that of the American States on the North and South Pacific. Russia would not gain so muck by the posse sion of the Bosphorus as would France by acquiring the Isthmus. There is no State in Europe whose independence might not be endangered by so great an accession to the power of a monarchy which,without the vast territorial expansion of Russia or Britain, already over tops either of them in influence. If Louis Napoleon pro ceeds in the career of territorial ambition on which he has now entered, the jealousies of other European States ought to give us allies in the war which now seems all but inevitable. THE CAPTURE OF NANA SAHIB. The following extracts from a private letter wil be read with interest : " Parroquet, Bungalow, East Indies, Ajmere, June 30. " You have by this time heard of tho capture of Nana Sahib. I am glad the villain is at last caught. I had a full view of him. I will give you a few interesting particulars of his appearance, &c. In the afternoon I had occasion to pass near the Temple of Ajmere, while surveying a new road in the district, and was not a little surprised to ob serve a crowd of natives and others eagerly jabber ing together, and with violent gesticulations point ing towards the temple. As this is usually such a very quiet place, I could not conceive the cause. I requested my interpreter to ascertain the cause of the commotion, and to my utter astonishment he informed me that that veritable scoundrel and butcher of the innocent at Cawnpore—Nana Sahib —was known, from reliable information, to be lurk ing with some confederates io the neighbourhood of the temple. I immediately gave up all thoughts of work for the day, and dismissed my coolies, and busied myself in collecting information, and if pos sible rendering assistance to the capture of the villain, who, as you know, dear brother, has caused me grief. I hastily returned to my bungalow to partake of a light dinner, or rather lunch, when one of my native servants came running in with eyes and mouth wide open, to inform me that Nana Sahib had at that moment been captured by Major David son and his colleagues. I hastened up to the temple, and there in the custody of the military, and encir cled by a crowd of spectators, who intimated their desire to tear him to pieces, by loud yells and savage looks, I for the first time beheld the ruffian, the murderer, and the part instigator of the late disas trous rebellion. He is of middle height, and I should think about 40 years of age. He had a calm, de termined, but vengeful expression of countenance. I pushed myself as near as possible to the prisoner, in order to obtain a good view of him. He surveyed the hooting crowd with proud disdain and a smile of derision, es much as to say, Ah, you feared me once.' But every dog has his day,' as the saying is, and the Nana has had his day. Now the day of retribution has come after the lapse of six long years. Murdered husbands, wives, and children will be avenged. When led away, strongly guarded, he walked with a firm step and upright demeanour. His tout ensemble (for a sepoy) is rather dignified. The disguise he wore was that of an ordinary sepoy. The military appeared to be exceedingly jealous of any person closely approaching their valuable pri soner, and escorted him away to prison with a strong guard. There is not a shadow of doubt as to his identity, from papers about his person and un mistakable marks on his body. A little circum stance occurred as he was being led away which illustrates his disposition. One of the soldiers just pushed him forward when they started, the prisoner instantly turned round, and with a demon's look uttered an oath, and tried to lift his arm to strike the man, but he was bound. He dropped his partly raised arm, and with a dejected look proceeded on his way amid the hisses of hundreds, even of his own countrymen. The papers here are once more teeming with anecdotes of his atrocities, and traits of character, details of his capture, &c. ; his Eam forms the subject of leading articles and gossip. What I have written you may rely upon, seeing I was an eye-witness of his capture. Great credit is due to Major Davidson was his indefatigable labours in capturing the man whose blood the civilised world has so long cried for. THE MUSEE NAPOLEON 111. (opened about a fort night ago) contains two portraits of Dante, dating from his own life-time. SOMETHING FOR THE CURIOUS —At the premises of Mr. Hendry, auctioneer, Keith, may be seen a very curious case. A hen had made a nest for herself, which she had scarce completed when a duck,watching the process embraced the first opportunity of the hen being "from home," to occupy it herself. Chucky returning found the intruder, and at once commenced to eject, but to no purpose. Seeing that no means of hers, compulsory or otherwise, could induce the duck to give up her tenure, she adopted her into the family, and now both occupy the same nest, the hen sheltering and covering the duck as one of her brood. The maternal duties are fully discharged by the hee, which feeds and watches the duck with the greatest vigilance. — Ely in ocurant. MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.—On Thursday, being a holyday in Forces, a good number of the inhabitants took a pleasure trip by rail, and when the morning train going east was about a mile past the Alves station a very extra ordinary accident occurred. A child about five years of age, son of Mr. James Findlay, slater, Forres, was standing be side his parents in ono of the carriages, and leaning against the carriage door, which, having been unenecked, opened, and the child fell out when the train was at full speed. The father could scarcely be restrained from jumping atter his son. Crying was of no use, neither guard nor engine. driver was within hearing, and thus the train reached Elgin with the child left on the line. The train to the west was just ready to start, and the almost distracte4 father, making known the case, got on beside the engine -driver and went up towards Alves, the engine going slowly. When near t h e spot where the accident had happened no child was to be seen--the surfacemen on the line had taken it up, as tonished to find it alone. Dr. Mackay. of Elgin, accompanied by Mr. Findlay, slater, of Elgin, uncle of the child, went to Alves, when on examination it was found that the apparent injuries sustained were a bruised arm and side, and slight scratches on the head, but blood was oozing from one of the ears. The child was brought to Elgin, and taken back to Forres in the evening in a condition net out of danger. — Elgin Courant. HIGHLAND GATHERING TN IRELAND. In Ire land, as in this co untry , at hl e ti c spor t s have been as in pursued for some tim e , b u t never upon t h e s ame sc alp this country. C a t c hi ng a port i on o f th e spi r it i per vades the Scottish Hi g hl an d s , a n u m ber o fiiris Irish gentlemen resolved to get up competitions in whioh o t in this country. should be exhibit e d a s these are carried n the S co ttish games Forming themselves into a co mmittee , a Bray and the oth er at, Dublin. To these competitions , they offered prizes, t and announced two competittons a bout a score of stal wart ountain-land entered th e i r names. According to and light-footed sons of th ° ra arrangement, the competito rs f rom Aberdeen, and we re j o i ned at the northern fromcountiesrnett a the e t southern and we s t ern shires. Glasgow by those ed the. Colleen Bawn st eam b oat on Fri- The party embarkday week at °novic. At Bray a very ani mated scene met the eye of the ree Highlan ders as they st e p ped from their car thousands of the ilile of I reland from the me riage- ManY jci c gston, and Wicklow , WILL,. ',l- t h e p eo ple 0 f tropo lis, from had already asse m bl ed, and were pouring i nto the Bray an d badattcttrifi beautiful and and flag-deco rate d C a rlisle archery and cricket -grounds to witness th e S cottish sports as patronised Majesty the Queen at Braemar. The games were under the patronage of his Ex ce ll ency t h e L or d Li e ut e nant of Ireland, who took much interest in the sports. At the close, prizes were awarded to the most proficient in the various feats.—Barge/tire Journal. THE FATAL GUN ACCIDENT IN NOTTS.—At the Shire Hall, Nottingham, on Saturday, Barnett Carnell was taken before Lord Bel per and the sitting magistrates charged with shooting Elizabeth Oldham, a child abut three years of age. The prisoner was shooting from his mother's bed room window with an air-gun, and the deceased was play • ing in the garden behind a row of French beans, which prevented the prisoner seeing her. The coroner's inquiry resulted in a verdict of " Manslaughter" against the pri soner, and he was committed for trial at the next Notts assizes. WHAT'S in A NAME ?—A few Answers to the Inquiry !—Charlotte, whence Lotty, a pretty name, means in Teutonic, German, French, and English, a man; Ruth, Hebiew, is beauty; Laura, Latin, a laurel; Fanny is free, and Florence is flourishing, Gretchen is a pearl, Frederica is a peace ruler, Estella is a star, Ethel is noble, Margaret is a pearl (thrice noble Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle, as Charles Lauib would say) ; Gwendoleu is white-browed, Guniulda, battle maid, whilst the aristo cratically favoured names of Georgina and Georgiana Eig- Dify, libs awl): deriyati iv, George, ti ktubaarntips HIGH-ROPE PERFORMANCES, M. Blondin, in a letter to a contemporary, says :--- "Having observed with deep regret the account of the fatal accident to Madame Genevieve, at Aston-park, Bir mingham, I beg to trouble you with a few remarks upon the subject, which I should feel obliged by your inserting. "Every accident which has befallen rope-walkers is attributable entirely to their own want of knowledge and experience of the profession they were engaged in. Over a period of 33 years I have never met with a solitary aocident worth recounting, and I attribute this fact solely to the personal care which I have always exercised in the security of my ropes, and a conviction of their strength and the material of which they were composed being in every way sound and properly tested before ascending. Messrs. Frost Brothers, of London, are the manufacturers of all the ropes which I have in use, and they have always been tested by steam power before delivery to me, so that from the ropes breaking in my case there would be little or no chance of accident ; but it is not only this precaution which could avail where a total ignorance of the art of "rope-walking" exists, as in the case of the myriad pre tenders at present in the metropolis and elsewhere, staling themselves the "rivals of Blondin," &c. It is these inex perienced persons who have brought rope-walking into such disrepute, and induced managers and proprietors of public places of amusement to engage upon low terms imitators who were certain sooner or later to meet with fatal accidents. It is not my intention to remain much maa l o Nnvy n das g yeN e vl r fwi t i thi n ot ohr p ue u ,ts, b tha t ui i g c p, hno l i nu. f r e rot , mph a ti u ra sd2mcwyeereiniertslesdi to t,mh d i en o y no I should w illi ng l y P , England,abslt fe performances,e l c i contenting e t n o ti d og which have been sanctioned by the highest patronage and endorsed by the good o pi n i on of millions of spectators in all parts of the world. "I must again apologize for troubling you with this, but I was anxious to express my opinion in reference to the recent fatal accident, and felt that I could not do so through a better medium than your valuable journal," THE ARCHDUKE MAXIMILIAN. —The Archduke Ferdinand William Joseph was born on the 6th July, 1832, so that he is now 31 years of age. R e i s a brother of the Emperor of Austria and son of the Archduke Francis Charles Joseph. He is a vice-admiral, a member of the admiralty council, commaxdant of the Austrian navy, proprietor of the Bth regiment of Austrian Lancers, and head of the 3d Prussian regiment of the Neumark dragoons. He married on the 27th July, 1857, the daughter of the King of the Belgians. The Archduke Maximilian was governor-general of the Lombardo• Venetian kingdom until 1859. Lord and Lady Rokeby and Hon. Miss Montagu will leave Portman-square in the course of the week for a tour ire Wales. They interd afterwards to proceed to Swit zelland, and contemplate passing the winter in Italy. BELGItAVE LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTI TIITION.—The first of a new course of lectures was delivered on Monday evening, in the lecture-hall, by Mr. Joseph Simpson, the subject being "Henry VIII., with Sketches of his Six Wives." Mr. Simpson reviewed Henry's early life, and pourtrayed the incidents attending his several marriages, glancing at the characters and exe • cutions of his Queens, and the learned men of his reign. The lecturer concluded with a graphic but truthful sum mary of Henry's character, the interest of his remarks being much increased by the exhibition of photographs, from original paintings, of this "Blue Beard of English history" and all his six wives. A CURIOUS ACClDENT.—Recounted in Lord Stanley of Alderley's late Post-e1:6.30 Report, as having befallen ono of the pillar letter-boxes at Montrose :—" The street gas pipes having been opened for the purpose of examination and repair, an escape took place, and some of the gas found its way into the letter-box. The night watchman, to light his pipe, struck a match on the top of the box, when a violent explosion took place, forcing out the door, and doing other damage, but fortunately causing no injury either to the watchman or the letters.' ALEXANDRE DUMAS FILS !—L'Enfant Prodigue Literraire!—Rumour is full of news just now on the subject of young Dumas and his now comedy, " L'Aini des Femmes." They say he is going to take the world by surprise, that the witty author has turned over a new leaf, and that, far from following in the wake of " La Dame aux Camelias" and "Le Detui-Monde," his new system of cha racter will be confined to the most strait-laced and punctilious morality. He is going to pay society his ame2ide honorable. The hero of his piece is a most virtuous philospher, as amiable and fascinating as Alcibiades,lbut who employs all his attractions, not to delude and injure, but to fortify and protect all the pretty women he finds in his way. We have seen young Rochester senora' times under the table, says the Curt Journal in announcing this transformation, now we are going to see him in the pulpit. A WORKING MAN'S HOLIDAY—as described in the Saturday Revietv.—The only notion of working men bent on an excursion, and left to themselves, is to get as far away from home as possible, and to travel as great a distance as they can for a little money. They heap them selves together in the stifling atmosphere of a cheap train, and spend three parts of day on the railroad, half choked with dust and smoke, only to find themselves more wearied on their return than they would have been if they had kept to their usual employment. At the distance of a dozen miles they might find pure air, pleasant scenery, and peace. They prefer going a couple of hundred for the sake of sitting before the sea, jaded and worn out for about half an hour. The mechanic is, in fact, an object calling forth the compassion of every feeling man when he is thus fagging, pale and exhafisted, in the pursuit of pleasure. When he is followed by a tired wife, and children hardly able to drag themselves along--a common spectacle near London on a Sunday night in summer—itis;impossible t o avoid wishing that some kind soul would give him a lesson or two in the art of making good use of his leisnre hours. He is no manager of his own time, so rarely is he called upon to use it for his own purposes. He is so accus t o m e d to routine that the absence of it half confuses him. And hence he is generally very well satisfied if he reaches home very much exhausted, and feels the effect of his holiday for the next two or three days. THE QUICKEST PASSAGE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC. —The Scotia, belonging to the British and North American Royal Mail Ship Company, on her last voyage to N ew York, made the fastest run which is on record. She left Liverpool on the ISth of July, and made the passage t 3 Now York in nine days, two hours, and fifteen minutes, beating the fastest passage previously made by nine hours and forty-five minutes. The two quickest passages previ ously made were by the Persia, in nine days, twelve hours, and ten minutes, from Liverpool to New York, and the Baltic, in nine days twelve hours. GREAT FIRE IN LlVERPOOL.—Yesterday morn a rice mill in Pownall-street, Liverpool, belonging to Messrs. Heap and Son, was destroyed by fire, the loss o f stock and machinery being estimated at £ 20,000, which . will however be covered by insurance. Ono of tho story of the tho fire policy was severely injured by falling from laird the mill. THE LONG VACATION. —The long vacation . properly so-called, commenced. yesterday, and will con tinue as prescribed by the Uniformity Acts unt i l t h e 24th of October next. During that period all pleadi ngs and pro ceedings in actions commenced and pending can neither bo dated, filed, nor delivered. In the meantime all actions provisions of rosy the Common Law may be commen ced and persons held t o b a il where it is s h ow n to the satisf action of a j u dge that the debtor is about to v also be taken in cases the Pr p o is P r ocedure Act. lea Doming t o within DEATH OF SIR F. SLADE, BART., Q.C.—WELLS, Aug. 10.—A heavy gloom has been thrown over the Western Circuit in consequence of a special messenger having arrived in this city yesterday morning with intelli gence that Sir F. Slade had died in his bed. The learned counsel had conducted a case in the Nisi Prins Court hero o n Friday w i t h his usual vigour an d ability, and apparently in robust health. Having concluded his day's work, he retired to his country seat at Maunsel, near Bridgewater; in the evening he complained of fatigue, and on Saturday morning ho called in a medical friend, but there was not much the matter. He went to bed rather early on Saturday night, and about 11 o'clock Lady Slade, who was by hie side, discovered that he had ceased to exist. As far as we have at present heard, his death was caused by apoplexy. Sir Frederick had been on the Western Circuit between 30 and 40 years. Ile went through the usual gradations of the profession, and became a most successful defender of prisoners. As time rolled on he emerged from the criminal into the civil court, and then was called within the bar as a Q.C. Ilia peculiar style was that of great honesty and openness, ac companied by great humour, which soon gained him a con siderable practice, He was a most zealous and untiring advocate, and greatly incensed when he discovered any• thing dishonest or disreputable, and sparing not the highest in his remarks in the discharge of his duties. His sincerity, good nature, and jocularity had gained for him the love and regard of his compeers, and no man stood higher at the Bar in the esteem end respect of those who occupied the bench, many of whom bad in their time laboured with him. His career has now ended, but his memory will be held in kind remembrance by every man who kuew him. The de mated baronet was 60 years of age, and leaves a numerous family to lament his loss, all of whom, with the exception of Ley Slade and his youngest son, were absent. His eldest eon, Captain Frederick Slade, on whom the title de volves, arrived just too late to see his lamented father. Constantinople letters and journals to the 30th of July have reached us, but their contents are not of much importance. The alleged pro bability of a change of Ministry is said to have originated in cer tain difference s of opi nion between Fuad paella, the G ran d Vi z i er , and Halil-Pacha, who conducts the Ministry of War, relative to a concentration of troops at Schumla. Although Officially contradicted, the modification spoken of Was not altogether dis , believed in the Turkish capital, and a certain alarm was felt there at the idea of Fuad Pitch% withdrawing firm the head of the Government, i F