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fourtt)?Zbitirc,)ii SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. OFFICIAL DESPATCHES FROM GENERAL HARRY D. JONES. (FROM THIS EVENDIG'S GAZETTE.) , . WAR DEPARTMENT, SEPT. 1. His Grace the Duke of Newcastle has received two despatches, of which the following are copies, addressed to his Grace by Brigadier General Harry David Jones, of the Royal Engineers: No. 5. Camp before Burners mid, MY LORD DUKE, August 16,185 4 . Ift my despatch No. 4, under date the 14th instant, I stated that there was every prospect of being able to open my' batteries, erected against Fort rttiothh,atynetstd seraanay. morning : I have Not now the honour to rep ., yesterday morning I ordered the two ba t'Ories which were manned by seamen from the fleet and detachments of Royal Marine Artillery, under the command of Captain Ramsay, R.N., to open their fire ; this was done in a very effective manner; by a spirited and extremely well-directed fire. By 3 p.m. the interior of the tower was laid open, and all the guns silenced. At 6 p.m. a white flag having been hoisted, I directed my Brigade- Major, St. George Ord, who had offered his services t o take his tour of duty on the batteries and who was then so employed, immediately to proceed, and take possession of the fort. This duty he performed in a very satisfactory m anner; but finding that it would not be possible for him to keep open his communication with my advanced posts after day light, in consequence of the proximity of the pr i nc ipal work, he brought off th ree of ricers and 115 soldiers, who gave themselves up to him as prisoners : I have in consequence sent them to the admiral, Sir C. Napier, for shipment. In the fort were sixteen 18-pounder iron guns, and two 32-pounder iron guns. Garrison -1 Lieutenant of Engineers, 1 Captain of Infantry, 1 Sub-Lieutenant, Infantry, and 129 men, Artillery and Line. There were 6 killed and 7 wounded. Notwithstanding the heavy and well-directed fire upon our batteries, both from Fort Nottish and Presto, the casualties were very few, but amongst that number I have to regret the loss of a very promising young officer of En-' gineers, Lieutenant the Honourable C. Wrottesley, who received a mortal wound from a cannon ball, which had struck a trunnion of one of the guns. My thanks are especially due to Captain Ramsay, R.N., and the officers of the Royal Navy, and seamen ; and also of the detachment of the Royal Marine Artillery, fcr the spirited and energetic manner in whieh they performed the laborious duty of dragging the 32-pounders up the moun tain to the site of the batteries. From my second in command, Colonel Graham, of the Royal Marines, and Aide-de-Camp to her Majesty, arid from all the officers and men employed under my orders, I continue to re ceive the most willing assistance. Although the operations of the last 48 hours may appear to be insulated and in dependent of time carrying on by the French troops, I have to state that I bare constantly been acting in close communication with General Baragus.y d'Hilliers, and that whatever I have ordered to be done, or executed, has been part of the general plau of attack, and' which now must be considered as drawing to a close.—l have, &c. (Signed) HARRY D. JONES, Brigadier-General. His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, &e. &c. &e. No. Camp before Bumarsund, MY LORD DUKE, August 19, 1814. L have the honour to report, that en the morning of the 16th the fire from the ileet was resna.ed, and after about two hours' firing, the white flag was hoisted on the large fort of Bomarsund, and the ' garrison* surrendered uncon ditionally, and were embarked in two hours afterwards. The interior of the fort showed that the fire from the ships had been excellent; nevertheless the irjuly to the works was trifling, and ought not to have induced the Goverurr, with such a strong garrison, no breach, and a well casemated work, to h ave surrendered. The cause may ha considered that, finding two of his principal ad vanced works taken, a breaching battery ready to open, and no prospect of relief, it would be a sacrifice of life to hold out any longer : thus has been lost to Russia a most important military post, and, judging from the nature of the works existing, those partly erected, and the foun dations of others which have been laid, it was evi dently the intention of the Russian Government to have created a first-rate fortress. The position of Bomar snarl at the entrance of the Gulfs of Finland and Bothnia, with a beautiful and extensive anchorage well shel tered, points it out as a position of the most favourable nature, and no expense apparently has been spared iu the construction of the works already built, and the walls of those partly erected are of the same substantial nature. The position of Boinarsund is naturally very strong, and favourable for defence ; bold and rocky, with a fine com mand of the ground in its immediate front, and when oc cupied with suitable advanced works would make its cap ture a very long operation, and if fully garrisoned would require a very large force for its reduction. The Admiral has sent home his report accompanied by a joint report from the French General Niel and myself, upon the prac ticability of holding Bomarsund in its present state. That report wilt : have reached London before this despatch, it is therefore needless for me to recapitUlate the substande of that report, as ycur Grace will have been acquainted with it ; in fact I have no copy, as it was called for in great haste, and no time was allowed me to do so before the' departure of Lieut. Nugent, Royal Engineer; the bearer of the Admiral's despatches. phis the first operation of the combined forces having been brought to a successful termination, I may be per mitted to state that the utmost cordiality and good feeling liaye pervaded every branch of the service employed, Eng lish as well as French ; and in making these observations I should not do fuitieelo the officers of the Royal Navy, the seamen and marines of the fleet who were employed under my orders ou shore, if I did not notice the great order and regularity as well as the great zeal with which every duty was performed, and the strict discipline which was observed in camp ; not a single complaint has been made to me of any irregularity on their part. . From Captain Ramsay, R.N., in charge of the seamen, and . frorn Colonel Graham, in command of the Royal Ma rines, I have received the most ready assistance, for which tny'acknowledgments are due ; Captain Ord, my Brigade- Major, has been most active and zealous, and in ad dition to his staff duties he offered his services and took his tour of duty, as an engineer, during the period our works were erecting. I have also to express how much indebted I am to my naval aide-de-camp, the Hon. Edward Cochrane, for the assistance he has afforded me throughout our operations, and since I have been de prived of the services of Lieut. Cowell, he has performed that officer's duty, so far as a n..val man could perform military duties.—l have, be., • (Signed) HARRY D. JONES, Brigadier-General. P.S.—I have omitted to mention the services of Captain Bing, Royal Engineers, who laid out with great judgment the road up the hill leading to the breaching battery. My thanks are due to him and Lieut. Nugent for the able and zealous manner in which they performed the harassing duties which fell to their lot. The Royal Sappers vaid Miners have distinguished themselves by their good c an duct, and in the construction of the batteries. (Signed) H. D. J. • His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, be. List of Casualties in the 'Force under the Command of Brigadier General Harry D. Jone s , f rom th e 14th to the 16th August, 1854. Camp before Bomarsund, August 18, 1851. Lieutenant Hon. C. Wrottesley, Royal Engineers, .mortal. Thomag Collins, private, Royal Marines, mortal. John Mitchell, seaman, her Majesty's ship Bleuheilm severely. • William Bridal, gunner's mate, her Majesty's slip Hogue, slightly. (Signed) H. ST. GEORGE ORD, Major of Brigadt). * Prisoners, 2,390 ; 139 pieces of artillery taken in. -,the different forts. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) FOREIGN-OFFICE, AUG. 29. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Enrique de Vedia as Consul at Liverpool for her Majesty the Quven of Spain. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, AUG. 31.. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a de spatch from her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at MO ate Video, announcing the passing of a law for throwing open thei ports of that Republic upon the River Union lay to the flags 43f all nati ons , u p on prec i se l y th e same footing as tlie flag of the Republic. - - , . . WAR-OFFICE, SEPT. 1. Dr 2d regiment of oons—Captedn Charles Rus fie l 'Celt, from half-pay 2 1st 'g Dragoons, to be Paymaster vice Ailtrobtis, appointed Lieutenant Bth Foot, Sept. 1. P 38. Light Drsgeous—at tain William Watson, f rom • half-pay 21st Dragoon,', to e Captai n , repaying the di ffe , rence, vice Colt, who excha Captain, by purchase, vioen-r ; Lieut. W. G. Draper to be John Wynter Jame. Gifford to who retires ; Co:znot chase, vice Draper ; w il illna2lo be Lieutenant, by Imar- Cornet, by purchase, v i ce orrison Bell, Gent., tei, be Gifford, S ept. ,15th Light Dragoons - John i l' sistant-S urgeon, vice Moline, pron gfi d th, Gent., to be An ' • let Regiment of Foot —Lieutenant-41 the Staff, Sept. 1. 'Ram Huey, from half-pay 6th Foot, r to nel Richard. Wil- Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel Andrew Brown, be Lieutenant -mown, who ex changes, Sept. 1 - 4th Foot —Ensign Alexander Bower St. Clair, f 40th Foot, to b e Ensign, without purchase, Se pt. the `: sth Foot —Horace Walpole, Gant., to be Ensign, without Burnaby, appointed to the purchase, vice 51st Foot, Sept. I.Harman, to be • 14th Foot —Ramsay Gent., Ensign., by purchase, Sept. 1. 18th Foot—Edward Langford Dillon, Gent., to be E n . sign, without pur chase, Sept. 1. 36th Foot- Christop her Hodg ,E•gn, son G en t ., t o b e nsl without purchase, Sept. 1. Gent. to be Eris; n 39th Foot —Henry Bolton Newport, , _ . )7+h _., g , • • h • vice Geddes, appointed to the . ~ -e oot, without puic as-, - • Sept. 1. • N e s b itt Lloyd, Gont., to be 40th Foot—Longneville -:, Ensign, without purchase, Sept. 1. fro the , ,•,; 45th Foot—Ensign Caulfield Francis Beamish, _ m _lst West India Regiment, to be EnBign, Wiltl-10Lit purchase, ,Sept. 1. Sid Foot—Captain Frederick Arthur Walter, froln the Ceylon Piitle Regiment, to be Captain, viz() Oldfield, who . exchanges, Sept. 1. . . 51th Foot=-Captain Francis John Griffin, from half ps.ji, Unattached, to be Captain,' Dickson,who ex vice • changes, Sept.'. . • 55th Foot— • Ensign Lea Birch to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Grigg, deceased, Aug. Ensign Thomas Eoxby to be Lieutenant • ; . purchase, vice Birch , :whose Promotion, on, An,: without Ensign John Glanville ti 11, has been cancelled, Aug. 1 l ; ialkness to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Itoxby, whose promotion, by purchi.se, on 18, has bee❑ cancelled, Sept. Foot—Ensign Henry George Monk, from no 79th Foot, to be Ensign, vice lle'Carteret, who exchanges, Befit. 1 . 58th Foot—John Horner, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Lillineton, who retires, Aug, 30, To be En- -'• THE 5,13 N, LONDON, FRIP.A.Y._ EVENING., SEPTEMBER 1, 1854 signs without purchase—Poltimore Ridgway, Gent., Aug. 31 • Robert Wolseley O'Dell, Gent., Sept. 1. 62d Foot—To be Ensigns without purchase—Colour- • Sergeant Thomas Milsom, from the 36th Foot, Aug. 31; Robert Scott Machell, Gent., Sept. 1. 63d Foot —Alex. Macleay Dnmaresq, Gent., to be' En sign, without purchase, vice Talbot, promoted in the Rifle Brigade, Sept. 1. 6t3th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Wm. Aylmer to be Captain, by purchase, vice Serocold, who retires, Sept. 1. , 72d Foot—Ensign Frederick Montague Alison to be Lieutenant, without purchase ; Ensign Aylmer Spicer Cameron to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Alison, whose promotion, by purchase on Aug. 18, has been cancelled, Sept. 1. 76th Foot—John Augustine Palliser, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, Sept 1. 79th Foot —Ensign Havilland John De Carteret, from the 56th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Monk, whO exchanges, Sept. 1. 80th Foot—Ensign Wm. Turner, from half-pay of the Sicilian Regiment, to be Ensign, without purchase, Sept. 1. To be Ensigns by purchase—William Gordon rTrevor, Gent., Aug. 31; Hugh B. Boscawen Leveson Gower, Gent., vice Turner, who retires, Sept. 1. To be Ensign without purchase—Frederick Fitz Clarence Goddard, Gent., Sept. 2. 82d Foot—Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel James Alexander Robertson to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Maxwell, who retires; Brevet-Major David Watson to be Major, by purchase, vice Robertson; Lieutenant John Gordon to be Captain, by purchase, vice Watson ; Ensign Charles Edward Gore Browne io be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Gordon ; Henry Dyke Marsh, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Browne, Sept. 1. 85th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Godolphin Rooper to be Captain, by purchase, vice Haviland, who retires ; James Murray Grant, Gent., to be Ensign without purchase, Sept. 1. 91st Foot—Lieutenant John Bruce to be Captain, by purchase, vice Warren, who retires ; Ensign James Henry Dobie to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bruce ; Thos. Green, Gent., td be Ensign, by purchase; vice Debits, Sept. 1. 95th Foot—Lieutenant James J. Grant Kingsley to be Adjutant, vice Brown, who resigns the Adjutancy only, Sept. 1. 3d West India Regiment—To be Ensigns, by pnrchaso— Henry Rowland, Gent., vice Carson, who retires, Aug. 31; William Bice Mulliner, Gent., vice Watson, promoted, Sept. 1. Ceylon Rifle Reei o ment—Captain Macartney Hume 011- field, from the 53d. Foot, to be Captain, vice Walter, who exchanges, Sept. 1. Depot Battalion at Parkburst—Captain Hercules Atkin Welwan, from the 4th Foot, to be Assistant -Adjutant, Sept. 1. STAFF. Captain Edward John Dickson,' from half-pay Unat tached, to be Staff-Captain, to command detachments and pensioners in the Isle of Man, September 1. HOSPITAL STAFF. To bs Assistant-Surgeons . to the Forces. Arthur Stretton i Gent. ; Francis Collins, M.D. ; Henry Grange, Gent. ; John Low Erskino, M.D. ; James Castor Gent. ; William Thomas Paliologus, Gent. ; Ben jamin Williamson, M.B. ; Theophilus Dolan, Gent. ; David Cullen, M.D.. vice do Chaumont, appointed to the Depot Battalion at Parkhurst , Alexander Johnston, M.D., vice McNeece, appointed to the Depot Battalion at Walmer ; Richard William Meade. Gent., vice Guthrie, appointed to the Depot Battalion at Winchester, September 1. To he Apothecary to the Forces. John M. M'lntesh, Goat, Sept. 1. • BREVET. Captain William Watson, of the 3d Light Dragoons, to be Major in the Army, Jan. 10, 1837- Brevet-Major William Watson, of the 3.1 Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, Nov. 11, 1851. Captain George Bent, of the Royal Engineers, to be Major in the Army, Sept. 1. MEmouANDulu. —The second Christian name of Ensign Glyn, of tho Rifle Brigade, is " Ylumptre," and not " klututree," as previously stated. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, AUG. 30. Erratum in Gazette. of 29th instant. . - Royal Regiment of Artillery—ln memorandum altering the date of the promotions of Second Captain H. A. Thrupp anti First Lieutenant G. A.-A. Walker—for First Lieutenant G. A. A. Walker, read First Lieutenant A. H. C. Hamilton. [This article is substituted fer that which appeared in the Gazette of Friday last.] COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. The Essex Rifles—Charlos Sohowberg Thomas, Esq., to be Paymaster, from 19th May, 1854, June 2. COMMISSIONS SIGNET, BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS. County of Dumfries—Thomas Jardine, Esq., to be De puty-Lieutenant, August 24. Dumfries-shire, Roxburgsbire, 'and Selkirkshire Militia —John James Mc Aurdo, Esq., late Major 45th Regiment Madras Infantry, to be Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant, August 24. Bedfordshire Regiment of Militia—George Sharpe, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Ledger, promoted, August 20 ; James William Mac Cormack, Gent., to ho Ensign, vice Norborno Gilpin Smith, promoted, August 22 ; John Robitrt Gray son, Gent., to he Ensign, vice Henry Meux Smith, pro moted, August 24. Ist Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—En sign Edward Cockburn Allen to be Lieutenant, vice Lane, promoted, August 7.; Henry Herve Woolhouso, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Bateson, resigned, August 10. Northamptonshire Regiment of Militia—Neville Jack son, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon, Aug. 25 ; Robert James D'Arcy, Gent., to be Ensign, Aug. 29. BANKRUPTS. John D. Humphreys engineer, Caledonian-road, to sur render, Sept. 14, at half-past eleven, and Oct. 20, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official as signee, Basinghall-street ; Morris, Stone, Townson, and Morris, Moorgate-street. Edwin Maw, iron founder, Seacombe, Chester, Sept. 13, and Oct. G, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Evans and Son, Liver pool. Thomas Goodworth Jackson, joiner, Goole, Sept. 19 and Oct. 13, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Bulmer, Leeds. Frederick Langman, druggist, Wolverhampton, Sept. 15, and Oct. 6, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Hayes, Wolverhampton. William John Norrnanville, commission agent, Queen's road, Regent's-park, Sept. 11, and Oct. 12, at ono, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official ossignee ; Steven son and Ley, Holborn-bridge. Robert Brooks, draper, Blackburn, Sept. 13, and Oct. 4, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Sale, Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester. Christopher Alderson, grocer, Lower Tottenham, Mid dlesex, Sept. 14, at half-past one and Oct. 27, at half past eleven, at the Court. of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall•stroet ; Strong, Jewin-street. John Dandison (and not Dauclison, as before advertised), wine and spirit merchant, Huddersfield, Sept. 11, and Oct. 13, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; J. and W. Sykes, Huddersfield; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Alexander Drummond, merchant, Glasgow. Thomas Tait, baker, Gilmerton. Lawrie and Company, Engineers, Partick, Glasgow. Robert Hutton Stevenson, commission agent, Edin. burgh, late of Glasgow. BANK: OF An ticeonnt paranant to the Act 1 the Week ending on. Saturday ISSUE DEP. Notes !salad •• .... 26,913,695 Z:.6,043,695 Dated th 3 31st ‘lay o: August, 1 BANEINU DE I Proprietors' capital .. 14.553,000 Rest ..... .. 3,395,210 Pudic deposits /in cluding Excheqw_T, Commissioners of National Debt, Say- ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 3,974,571 Other deposits ...... 9,975,033 Seven Day and other Bilis ••• • •• . 1,00,180 £32,937,997 F.,NGL AND. th and Atli Victoria, cap 32, for the 25th day of August, 1854. TSIZNT. Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities.— 2,964,900 Gold coin end bullion 12,943,695 Silver bu11i0n........ X 26,9 13, 0 15 :. MARSHALL, Chief Ce...ihitr,. :PARTMENT. Dated the 31st day of August, Government securities (includg.Lead W eight -k‘iinuity) 10,961,279 Other securities.— 11,:00,809 Notes . • .......... 6,89 G, 80 Gold and silver coin .. 691,729 £32,957,997 If. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 854. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar com puted from the returns made in the week ending the 29th Aug., 1854, is 21s. 10d. per hundredweight, exclusive of the duties of Customs' Ir.:id or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of this day.) ( Suann.—The market for British Plantation w ti l o u nha t s u heen dull and prices have declined. uar good yellow was taken in at 32s Gd to 37s Gd, r to 32s 6d, and grainy at 37s 6 , 1 per cwt. ow n Jamaica at yellow3lB 6d to mid ditto sold at 32s to 31s 6d, grey at 32 s Gd, and Demerara at 3a s Gd to 31s Gil per cwt. Mauritius brought 25s 6d, for very l o w dark brown 27s 6d to 31s, for low to good, and 24 s t o 26 8 f or l ow t o g ood. Brown Penang has been in request at full rates, viz., at 26s Gd to 29s for low to good soft heavy brown, at 33s to 32s 6d for low to 1111(1 soft greyish yellow, and to 303 to 31s 6d for mid bright yellow. Foreign.--Yellow Havannab has been held for full prices, white low to fine in bond having been taken in at 25s to 31s, mid to fi ne a t 29 3 t o 30 s Gil, low to mid white at 338 Gd to 42s 6d, florettes at 37s to 395, mid to fine yellow at 348 to 33s 6d, yellow low fine at 33s 6d to 37s Gd, an u ( a l n g t o i o ty d uf st ‘ r v o a n s g hex - , r s ez d greyish brown at 34s to 34 s 6d • ' a small quantity however, at 32s Gd for brown, at 2Ss 6,1 f or b rown, and at 34s to 36s 6d for yellow and brown. Porto Rico mid and good went at 32s 6d to 35s lid rer cwt. Refined has been quiet at previous rates. CO FFEE. — Plantation has been taken at full rates, viz., good flint and good bold calory at 60s to 633.63, low mid and mid at 56s to 59,s Gil, fine and fine hard small and 'nixed at 49 to 553 6d, triage at 43s to 51s, and pea berry at 60s to 61s. Costa Rica declined Gd to is per cwt, fine fine ord mixed foxy to mid colory selling at 49s to 57s per cwt. RlCE.—Very little has been clone, and prices of white Bengal have recoiled, fair quality finding buyers at lie to 113 6d. SPICES.— Calicut ginger went at 44s to 55s for mid to fair b)ld, and at 36, - ; to 44s for mouldy and wormy. Other spices have been dull. COTTON'. —Th_is F ar uil i r e a le te h s a t s ou b l e a n th i . n a a n e c t e inactive. havebeen realised; blacks sold at 4s to 4s 7d, and silFer a t 3 s 10d to 43 2d. ariCdotCo il fair - • SALTPETRE. —In this article the dealings. have bee n ,-,, public sako have commence:l; with a heavy pasFel, nbout 1,600 found appearance, a b P '' 0013. Ons.—Linseed, i n the early part of the week, made 34s 3d to 345, with sales to a m o derat e extent , but the 4 ellen on the spot. Fir market closes flatly at 3 s, a very little doing, 34s 6d to 35s 6,1, according to time, are the quotations. Pale rape oil has ruled firm at 45a, but brown, which is more plentiful, has been done at 42s to 42s 61 Ground nut and gingelly are quiet at 45s to 453 6d. Public sales of 284 cks are declared for Tuesday, along with 50 tuns Sperm. The Est named oil has recently sold at rather easier pr . jces, say 1041. to 1051. for good current quality. Seal oil is in steady demand at our quotations ' and coloured descriptions compara tively dear. Cod oil supports its late value. Southern is held for 401 to 421 Forced sales of cocoa nut to some extent have been made at 49s for Ceylon, and 50s, for Cochin, but-the market has since somewhat recovered, and fine Cochin in hogsheads is held for 5s ; pipes about is under this price. Palm quiet here, but a good deal clone at Liverpool. Olive has obtained a steady sale at our quotations. TALLOW.—The weather has been against con sumption, and restricted the demand, which with an occasional parcel forcing on the market, as is usual at the close of the mouth,• has caused a decline of is per cwt, 56s having been accepted on the spot, 55s 9tl for September, and 668 6d to 67s for the last three months. Yesterday the market rallied, and half the fall was re covered, with a good deal done. Prospects are favourable for the production of houie make, but the St. Petersburg advices this week report that the extreme heat of the weather was greatly increasing the difficulties of getting the tallow overland. COURSE OF EXCHA.NGE.—Tats DAY. Amsterdam . ........ 11 1( Gibraltar ...... •••• • • • • Ditto, three months .. l i 1734 Lt e orn .. • • ...... •• • 30 55 Rotterdam ............ 11 171,1 Geno i ....... 25 47% Antwerp •••••••• • • • • 25 30 •• •• •• .• •. •• .• Prus.els ........ 25 30 Venice........ • • ...... liamburgh .......... •13 (3% Naples ........ •• .. 44 Altona •• ............ Palermo ...... 129 % Faris ........ •• .... 25 3lesslna ....... •... 130 Ditto, three months .. 25 30 Lisbon ....... ..... •• 53 31arseilles ............. 25 30 'Oporto .........• •• •• •• 53 % Boardeaux ...• ........ Iltio Janeiro ..... .•• •• . • Frankfort on-Majne.... I'9 !Buenos Ayres... ..... Berlin ................ INew . York, 60 days' sight • _ V1enna..........•• .... 11 9.0 yhtladtlphla • .• •• .... 12 24 j raters or autadcti, PER OR. Petersburg ............ 36 ,Foreign Gcl tin Bars £3 17 9 :Madrid • •............. 50 (Portugal tiold Coin . • 0 0 0 Cadiz .......... — Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 Barcelona .• •• .• •• •• • • New Dollars 0 0 0 Seville.. •• .......... Silver in bars LAIL IFA Y IXTEL_LIGENCE. SOUTH-EASTERN. The directors of this company will recommend to the proprietors, at the ensuing half•yearly meeting, to declare a dividend of Bs. 6d. per 301. per share. AMBERGATE, NOTTINGHAM, AND BOSTON. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday at Grantham ;• Mr: 'Pyles occupied the chair. Mr. Gough, the secretary, read the report. The Cmunt.i.N.said, that during the last session of Parliament the comidny had applied for and obtained three different bills, all of which had been previously sanctioned by meetings of the proprietors, and were. fully described in then-port. The directors believed that in obtaining these acts, and thus forming a main line to Nottingham, they would serve the inte rests of the public better than by continuing , their arrangement with the Midland Company. The in crease of 5,0001. upon the receipts of the last half year had been accompanied by a small additional charge for working expenses, but those expenses had been kept down as much as possible. He then moved the adop tion of the report. Mr. BEASELEY seconded the resolution, which was . carried. unanimously. Mr. SMYTHE moved that a dividend of `..)! z per cent. per annum he paid on the carit'al of the company, the same to be payable on the 18th of September, next. Mr. GEE. of Nottingham, seconded the resolution, which Wai carried nein. con. _ _ The resolution for cancelling-the shares having been agreed to, The.meeting was made special, when resolutions. were passed confirming the forfeiture of the shares and ap proving the issue by the board on behalf of the company of mortgages or debentures for the sum of 86.2501. to the proprieters of the Granthism Canal Navigation, and for the sum of 87,5001. to the proprietors o the Not tingham Canal, cornformably to the agreements entered into with the company for that purpose. Thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings. NORTHERN COUNTIES UNION. The hal.t-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday, at the London Tavern—Mr. Middleton in the chair. • The report, which was, unanimously adopted, stated that the directors had had an interview with a deputa tion from the committee appointed by the shareholders at the last meeting ; and they had also had a report from a committee appointed by the board to inspect the unfinished works of the Northern Counties Union line, and it appeared to the directors that the most expedient course would be to await an opportunity of selling this line in its present state to one or other of the companies who are, or may become, interested in the locality, and that the directors should be empowered to obtain art Act of Parliament authorising such sale, and thereby practi caily to wind up the affairs of the company, an event which the directors consider is greatly to be desired, in asmuch as it would enable them finally to close the ac• counts of the company, and to divide the available balance. The balance-sheet showed a balance in hand of 10,601/. Resolutions were unanimously passed authorising the directors to enter into agreements for the sale or other wise of the \Vath Branch, and to go to Parliament for power to sell the undertaking, and for such other powers as the directors might require ; and requesting the directors W have the report of the committee and Mr. Harrison's statement printed and circulated among the proprietors. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. HEREFORD, ROSS, AND GLOCESTER. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Hereford. on Tuesday, Lieutenant-Colonel Vaughan, the chairman of the oempany, presiding. The report stated that since the meeting in February last, the directors had exerted themselves in every pos sible way to stimulate an active progress of the works on the whole line, and they entertained a very sanguine hope of being able at the present time to announce with positive certainty the day for the opening. The bill promoted in the last session of Parliament by the Shrewsbury and Hereford Company, which, among other provisions, gave power to that company. in conjunction with the. Hereford, Ross, and Giocester, to provide joint station accommodation at Hereford, had received the Royal assent on the 10th of July last. In that act this company is empowered to raise an additional capital of 30,0001., either by ordinary shares or by shares bearing a. preference or guaranteee not exceedine , 5 per cent, per annum. ,The state of the company's finances render it desirable that the power thus given should be exercised, and as in the present state of railway and monetary affairs, it is not to be expected thrit ordinary shares would readily be taken up; the onlyalternative is to issue the shares with the preference or guarantee which the act of Parliament authorises. A special meeting would be held on the 13th of September to consider the question. The report expressed the utmost confidence that, when the entire line was opened, it would yield a very satisfactory re muneration for the capital employed in it. The CHAIRMAN expressed his belief that the line. would be opened throughout in the space of ten or twelve weeks. The report was unanimously affirmed, and the meeting adjourned until the 13th of September. MANCHESTER, BUXTON, AND MIDLANDS. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Derby yesterday ; Sir Joseph Paxton presiding. The report stated that tile-half-year's rent, amounting to 5,2661., had been received from the lessees, and the directors proposed to pay the usual dividend of ls. 4d. per share for the half•year. During the last session of Parliament an act had been obtained by a company in corporated as the Stockport, Disley, and Whaley-bridge Company, for constructing a line of railway of about 10 miles, and passing over the same ground as the line for which this company obtained Parliamentary powers. A dividend of ls. 4d. per share was then declared, and the election of Mr. Caudell, as director, confirmed. A vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman and directors, and the meeting separated. DEAN FOREST. The Bullo Pill, or Dean Forest Railway, a mineral line, extending from the river Severn at Ballo Pill into the mineral district of the Forest of Dean, has been opened for public traffic. This line also forms a branch of. the South Wales Railway, by which coal can be brought upon that line, and carried thence to Glocester, Cheltenham, Swindon, and the metropolis, via the Great Western Railway. ST. ANDREW'S AND QUEBEC. The half-yearly meeting of the A shareholders in this undertaking was held yesterday at the offices, Parlia ment-street, Mr. F. Edwards in the chair. Mr. J. W. BYRN, the secretary, read the report, which stated that the direetors had been informed that in June last an engine was running over 17 miles of the line. With regard to the engineering operations of the line, the surveys had been carefully completed over the whole distance to Wood3tock, and a favourable line bad been obtained. It was hoped that the first 30 miles of the line would be opened fur traffic in a few months, when a considerable business in the carriage of timber would immediately commence. The directors, acting under authority given them, had. raised 7,5001: in anticipation of calls, in order to sustain the contractors. The direc tors had been anxiously engaged for some time past in negotiations for the increase of capital required to com plete the works and to provide the roiling stock, and this subject would • occupy their best attention during the next session of the c,ilonial legislature. The statement of accounts showed a balance in hand of 2,338/. The CHAIRMAN briefly moved that the report and statement ot accounts be adopted. Mr. W. S. FEATHERSTONE seconded themotion, which was agreed to. •• After some other formal business, the meeting separated. CAIEDONIAN AND DUMBARTONSHIRE JUNCTION. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held in Glasgow on, Wednesday, Mr. John Orr Ewing in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, • alluded to the satlsfactory state of the company's affairs. The revenue was going on steadily increasing, 4Lnd tho works aid plant were In an cffi tient rrfeet The capital account remained nearly in the same state as formerly ; they were, however, gradually going on de - Creasing the liabilities. lie then moved the adoptt9n of the report, and a dividend at the rate of ss. 3d. per share. Mr. YUILLE seconded the motion, which was unani• mously agreed to. Alter some other busines', the meeting separated. CORK AND YOUGHAL. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Wednesday, at the King's Arms, Westminster ; Lieute nant• General Sir J. Thackwell i❑ the chair. The report stated, that since the last half-yearly meet ing such a change has been effected in the direction of the company as to place the management of the affairs in the hands of those interested in carrying out the more limited project• then resolved on. The directors were ' enabled, by the abandonment of the branch to Fermoy, to extinguish the sum of 10,953/., which would have been entitled to participate in future dividends. The sum of U. 10s. has been paid on the shares, and the remain der, 8/, 10s., is liable to be called : up. With the view of providing for the steady progress of the undertaking, a call of 1/. per share has been made, payable on the Ist of October next. Rroposals front Messrs. Fox and Hen derson for completing the line are under the considera tion of Mr—Brunel, the engineer. The estimated balance in band is 3,7001. Resolutions were passed adopting the report, and re electing the retiring directors. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors, MANCHESTER AND SOUTHPORT. -The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Wednesday afternoon but as all its accounts are em braced in the report of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company, with which it is incorporated, the proceedings created no interest. They have only power to ♦ote such dividend as the other company shall determine to make, and they agreed, pro forma and by anticipation, to take snob dividend. CORNWALL. The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this company was held at Truro, on Wednesday. The re port stated that the .werks from Truro to St. Austell were nearly ready for the' permanent way, and the other works on different parts of the line were far advanced. The manner in which the last call had been paid up was a source.of congratulation, and there were no outstand ing accounts unsettled. The amount received during the six months ending the 30th of June, including the former half-year's balance, was 125,637/. 13s. 5d., and the ex penditure 132,5251. Os. 9d., leaving a balance due from the company-1d that date of 6,837/. 7s. 4d. Out of the 64 miles of their line of railway, about 27 were com pleted. The report was adopted. POLICE INT EL LIG EN CE. 31.4Nq0N-rfOUSE.--Coltedl George Colwell, alias Lord Colville, charged with havii , g stolen a coat and horse-rug from-W. A. Goodbody, was brought up for re-examination. The prosecutor, it will be recollected, said that when he took the coat and the horse-rug to the public house in Cornhill, where the pr loner was addressed as Lord Col vide, be placed the parcel upon the table, and upon his return to the roomufter a momentary absence the goods and his•lord-4hip had disappeared, and three persons who had been there in company with-his lordship remained in the -vim.. A cross-examination of the witness was rigidly undertaken by the solicitors for the prisoner, when the minutes of the last proceedings were read over by Mr. Goodman, the chief clerk. There Weteseveral persons in the justice room who were anxious to make communications respecting the Lord Col ville at the bar, but it did -not appear that there was any testimony amongst those present likely to affect him as to • personal restraint. The prisoner's solicitors both contended that there was no legal ground for committing their client for trial. Alderman Carter—My strong impression is that guilt attaches to the prisoner, 'but there has been no proof brought forward to show that' the goods were taken by him from the public-house, to which Mr. Goodbody con veyed them by his direction. I caution the prisoner now as to his future conduct. Ido not entertain the slightest doubt of his &It, but it is out of my power, legally, to detain him lung, , er. The prisoner. then bounded downstairs from the bar, to the evident-regret of several of the spectators in the justice room. BOW-STREET.—One of the directors of the Catholic Law and General Life Assurance Company waited upon Mr. Hall to explain the reason why they had refused the claim of an old man who had complained to his wor ship, on Monday, of being " baffled" out of his money. The simple facts were that the man's wife had insured her life for a few pounds, stating her age to be 45. About 13 months afterwards she died, and when the husband produced the certificate of her death in support of his claim, it appeared that she was 65. It living obvious, therefore, that a fraud had been attempted upon the society, they refused to pay the amount claimed; but they bad consented to return the old man all the money which had ever been..paid to the society. Mr. Hall considered that the company had acted very handsomely Under the circumstances. SOUTIIWARK.—Yesterday was appointed for the settlement of the dispute between the Citizen Steam boat Company,, who attempted to pla.ce a floating pier on the Eastern Surrey side of London-bridge, the har bour-master of the Port of London, and Messrs. Pen ning, wharfieger.3. The summonses were taken out by Mr. Julies • Tucker, assistant harbour-master, against Mr. Thomas Pillow, lighterxnan, of Tooley street, for unlawfully mooring a barge, called the Camel, in the inshore passage of the River Thames, so as to ob struct the free transit of vessels in the said river, on the 23d and 24th ult. Mr. Pullen, instructed by Mr. Corner, appeared for Mr. Pillow and Messrs. Penning ; and Mr. Stutchbury, from the office of the City Solicitor, appeared to prose cute the charges. The latter gentleman stated that the present charges were made under the 21st section of the bye-laws passed in 1851, and sanctioned by the Lord Chief Justice, for the government of the ..harbour-master of the port of London, which rendered the parties so offending liable to a penalty of 51. Tne section set forth that no vessel should be moored in the inshore passages, &c., on the River Thames, so as to obstruct the free transit of ves sels in the said river, &c. Now, on the 23d and 24th ultimo, the defendant, Mr. Pillow, moored, or caused to be moored, a barge called the Camel across the stairs on the east side of London-bridge, adjoining Fenning'e wharf, so as to obstruct the free navigation of all vesels, and preventing the landing passengers from boats that may want to use those stairs. He was therefore guilty of the offence imputed to him, and it would he for his. worship, after hearing all the evidence, to inflict what ever penalty he might think fit. • Witnesseo Fere then called, who deposed to the exist ence of the ebstruction on the day named. They were cross-examined to show that the passage of the river was not impeded. Mr. Pullen then submitted to the court that there was no proof of obstructing, and asked him to dismiss the summons at once. The object of the Act of Parlia ment and the bye-laws was that a free channel shall be kept in the River Thames, and it had nothing whatever to do between high and low-water mark. Mr. Combe, in giving judgment, said the case was quite clear, and it was a waste of time to come to him. The simple question is whether the free transit of the river was clear, and that an obstruction had taken place. The Once had been measured, and all admitted the ob struction, and, no doubt, the transit of the river was blocked up: The stairs and that part were the public ways, and must be kept clear. If a pier were to be erected or placed there it would be a greater obstruc tion, but the harbour master could take it down and remove it, as he might have dune in this case. There fore I think a nominal sum will do to meet the case. and prevent any further aggression by any party. I shall fine the defendant in the mitigated penalty of 20s. and costs, and I hope the harbour roaster will do his duty should another obAruction be attempted, and that the peace of the neighbourhood be not disturbed. The fine and costs was immediately' paid, and Mr. Haslewood declared, notwithstanding his worship's opinion, it was their intention to construct the pier. He had the authority of the Lord Mayor, and that v►as enough. Mr. Combe—You must not commit a breach of the peace, and I have no doubt the harbour master will do his duty. EDMONTON.—Yesterday Mr. James Bruce, licensed victualler and proprietor of the Tao Brewers, Tanner's end, Enfield, appeared before Messrs. Bush (chairman), and James Meyer, magistrates of this division, to a summons taken ou"; against him by Sergeant Barber, acting inspector of the district, for having permitted per sons in his house between the hours of half-past two and six o'clock of the afternoon of Sunday, the 27th ult., contrary to the statute. In answer to the bench, the sergeant stated that the persons were all strangers to him. Mr. Norton, for his client, observed that his defence was that the persons in the defendant's house wore bona fide travellers, within the mean in g of the act, as he would be abl e to prove that they all came from London. One of the four who were on the premises proved that they all came from London. The Chairman observed that the bench decided they were travellers, and he remarked that the police ought to endeavour to ascertain who were and who were not travellers. The summons was dismissed. ---_—_--- 7 - -- - THE ITHiaIIT OF M EA NNEss —The Knickerbocker tells of a man who atoll a five-doillr bill out in Indiana. His counsel tried to.prove'that the note was not worth five (lobe's, it being at a discount. The prosecutor said he knew th e thief was 'the meanest ma n in the state, but he did not thi n k h e was so ill-fired mean as to be willing to steal Indi ana mone y at par. . The Cambridge Independent Pre,ss• chronicling several eases of roobery by pickpockets on the railway, adds,— " AnotYer singular case has come to our knowledge. A young lady w as t rave lli n g to London, when some fe males wer e sh own i n t o th e carriage by a man in livery , who styled the e ld er on e 'My lady.' soon afterwards the same ser van t b roug ht a gentleman, to whom he was very obsequiou s , and Whom he styled ' m y lord.' In the course of the j ourne y th e young lady caught ' my lord's' hand, in which was a tt ac hed a hook, in her pocket, and she at once acensed him, and threatened to give him in chlrg" P.t Stratford. Unfortunately, however, having to catch another train, the:. omitted to do so, and thus k } , f• -(;,!,,... ~.„, , • .f. , We •.,••t Ih- c , . , ‘ ' my lord' and f my lady' had ASII4O i , •.•: ~ 7...nv,,,• . • • , ,••, - ~ n their travelling record, however . , as . a caution to ()tilers, Cur nu doubt names to plunder the unwary."' THE ASSAULT AT BEULAH SPA, Yesterday Mr. Francis R. Newton was brought up from Horsernonger-lane gaol, and his brother attended in discharge of his heavy recognisances, to be further ex amined, at Lambeth Police-court, on a charge of com mitting a murderous itssiult on the persOn of Mr. Stewart Ker, a gentleman residing at No. 56, Brampton crescent, Brompton-square, at the Beulah Spa, Nor wood, on Friday, the 4th of last month. Mr. Parry, the barrister, and Mr. Wontner appeared for the prosecution ;and Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Deprd for the defence. Mr. Parry, addressing. the Hon. G. C. Norton. (who sat for Mr. Elliott), said he appeared on behalf of the prosecution, and begged to observe that he did not desire or did not intend to go into any of the particulars on thak day, as the unfortunate gentleman who had been so seriously injured was unable to attend, nor was it pos sible for him for some tiiue . to be present to give his evidence. He (Mr. Parry) was, however, happy to say —happy on account of Mr. Ker himself, and happy also on account of the young gentlemen who were the de fendants .in this serious charge, and whose anxiety, as well as those of their friends, must have been very con siderable for the last four weeks—that a favourable change had taken place in the hitherto serious state of Mr. Ker, and that there was cow a hope that, if he con tinued to progress favourably, he would recover ; but, as he had before said, it would be some considerable time, under the most favoura.ble circumstances, before he would be in a condition to attend and give his evidence. He (Mr. Parry) should merely read the certificate of the medical gentlemen in attendance upoii Mr. Ker, and leave the case, as regarded the future appearance of the defendants, in the hands of his worship. The learned gentleman, in conclusion, read the certificate he alluded to, of which the following is a copy :-- " August 30, 1854. " We certify that we have visited Mr. Stewart Pier this day. His symptoms have assumed a more favourable cha racter; ;nd, should no untoward events arise, there is reasonable hope of his ultimate recovery. (Signed) HENRY CHARLES JOHNSON. JOHN STANLEY CHRISTIAN. " 56, Brampton crescent." Mr. Norton was happy to find that afavourible change had taken place, and that there was a reasonable hope of his recovery • and, ag.regarded the accused parties, be did not think fie could legally receive bail for their ap pearance, at the present stage of the inquiry, beyond a week. Had the case • been originally heard by him the question of bail would have been easily, settled, as he cer tainly should not take bail ; but acting for Mr. Elliott, awl the gentleman appearing for the prosecution having no objection to the admittance of Mr. Francis Newton to bail as well as his brother; be should call on the former to put in bail—two sureties in 500/. each, and himself in 1,0001., and the latter, himself in 5001., and two sureties in 2501. each, to appear at this court on that day month Sir Robert Price, M.P. for Hereford, offered to become the surety for WilliaM Newton for 5001., and for his brother in 5001. more, so that the latter would have to procure a second surety for 5001. more. Here. hcw ever, a difficulty arose, as Mr. Norton at first stated he could not take. bail for any period beyond a week, when Sir R. Price declared that it was quite impossible he could conic to town next week a distance of nearly 200 miles to renew the bail. His hail was. however, taken for a week, and the friends ,of the prisoner said they should be prepardd by that time ether sureties, and therefore should not trouble the hon. member. SPORTING INTLLLIGENGE. TA.TTERSALL'S-YESTERDAT. Many merohera having proceeded from Derby to the meeting at Lincoln, the room was thinly attended, and very little business was transacted. . The principal bets were in reference to the St. Leger. At the commencement 200 to 100 was laid' against Boiardo, the layer offering to go on to some money, or to take.s to 2. At this ,point the favourite . stood until .uorne quarter of au hour after the live'. liadleft the room, when two or three of the favourite's adherents took counsel together, and checked for a time the 2 to 1 movement, by investing, in the aggregate, about 1501 at 7to 4. In the course of the afternoon the Trapper advanced to 5.t0 1 (taken) ; and a strong indisposition was manifested to back Midsummer. 7to 1 was taken to a small sum about Acrobat, 25 to 1 laid to 751. against Scythian, and 1,000 to 30 against Hannibal. The betting on the other events named below was on a very limited scale: • CLOSING PRICES. LEAMINGTON STAKES. Bto 1 agst Baalbec (taken). 8 to 1 agst Haoi) (taken). 10 to 1 agst Lurley (taken). ST. LEGER. 7to 4 agst Boiardo (taken and offered). • 5 to• 1 agst The Trapper (taken). 7to 1 agst Acrobat (taken). 12 to 1 agst 2.lidsutuiner (taken). 12 to 1 agst Knight of St. George. 1000 to 30 agst Hannibal (taken). CESNIEWITOII STAKES. 25 to 1 agst Muscovite (take 30 to 33 to 1 agst Burlington. 33 to 1 agst Datrovirne. 40 to 1 agat Star of Surrey (taken). DF.RDY. 20 to 1 agst Bonnie Mcirn (taken). LINCOLN RACES—THURSDAY. The BROWIILOW STAKES. Two miles Snowdon Dunhill (Oates) 1 Cherry Brandy ;Carroll) 2 Courtnay, Tadcaster, Falcon, and Knight of the Vil lage also rau. Won by a head. LINCOLNSHIRE hANDICAP STAKES. Two miles. Jetty Treffz (Witbington) 1 Lady Vernon (Midgeley) 2 Arribas (Carroll) 3 Kingston, Cleveland, Newbold, Seducer, Diligent, and Lady Elegant also ran. Won by a length. The G-RANBY STAKES. Three-quarters of a mile. Jack Sheppard (Charlton) 1 Van Winkle . Vanessa and Cherry Brandy also ran. Won by hal a length. HUNTERS' STAKES. Two miles. Lady Vernon Trio (Prince) 1 (0 wner) 2 Eight ran. Won by half a length. The INNKEEPERS' SELLING STAKES were won by Mor• inner, beating Westwood and Miss Allen. DONCASTER RACES.—The races, which will com mence on the 12th !est., promises abundant sport, the entries being excellent, and the amount of added money unusually large-1,600 guineas. Applications for lodg ings have not been male so earl; as in former years, but within the last day or two numerous engagements have been made and every post is adding to the number. There will, doubtless, be a falling off in one class of visitor; at the approaching meeting ; we mean the military turfinen. so many of whom are en. 'gaged abroad, but the nuickenim4 of harvest operations by the present splendid weather, the increased facilities of railway communication, and the attractions of an " open" Leger will doubqess have theile effect upon the attendance, which in point of bulk will not prob.bly be inferior to what it has been of late years. Considerable alterations are now beime effected in the interior of the grand stand, and some additional accommodation is being Made in the enclosure in front of that building, both of which improvements will tend to prevent much of that over-crowding and confusion which 'usually take place immediately after the decision of the more important events of the week. The Electric Telegraph Company will have a direct communication with all parts of the country from their office in the clerk of the course's stand. THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER.—The accounts from the Midland Counties represent the game as unusually abundant this season. Partridges are very strong, and the coveys are large—fourteen to twenty in a covey. This is attributed to two causes—the scarcity of last season leading gentlemen to abstain from shooting, and the unusual favourable season for hatching this year. Hares are plentiful—too plentiful for the farmers—and pheasants are strong. CONSUMPTION OF WINES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. — From a Parliamentary paper just published it would ap pear that, although the population of the united king dom has almost doubled itself during tho present cen tury, the quantity of foreign and colonial wine con sumed has decreased rather than increased during that period. In the year 1800, 7,224,752 gallons of foreign and colonial wines were charged with duty for home consumption, but in 1853 only 6,813,830 gallons were so charged. In the intervening years the consumption has fluctuated between the two amounts, rarely rising to the higher one, but frequently falling below the lower. The largest consumption was in 1803, when 8,226,464 gallons were charged with duty. Only one other year, 1825, registers 8,000,000 gallons, and after 1800 only three years, 1802, 1828, and 1839, reach even to 7,000,000 gallons. The lowest consumption was in the year 1816, when only 4,057,038 gallons appear to have paid duty, whereof 3,698,998 gallons were foreign, and :358, 040 gallons colonial wines. THE EDUCATION QUESTION.--This important subject is at present occupying a large share of public attention in the provinces, and, indeeditprotnises to b,i the leading topic for discussion during the recess, to the exclusion of almost every other topic. The value of trained teachers and competent masters in the rural and manufacturing districts is already recognised throughout the kingdom ; hat in no distri c t h as th e ma c hinery which supplies them been more practically appreciated than in. the West of England. In the city of Exeter local benevolence, with the mutual help of the friends of education'in Devon and Cornwall, has raisbd a training institution of noble pro ' portions, which is now nearly completed, and intended to be formally opened in the middle of October next. The - work has been carried ut through the co-operation of parties of all shades of politics, whose o'uject was the promotion of an educational establishment for school masters and mistresses which should be worthy of the western district ; and the large number of pupils in the • present training-school renders an early occupation of the new building absolutely necessary. The Lord Bishop of Exeter has consented to preach on the occasion, and the Lord-Lieutenant of the county, Earl Forteecue, will '• preside at the dinner. The Right Hon. Lord John Rus sell, who has accepted the office of steward, we believe will attend. Many other gentlemen of eminence in co n . the an , l the Senate on tile .auspicious occw-.;on, aea. in Exeter and die neigh bourhood the event will be regarded as a general holi day. . : INNS OF COURT, The Council of Legal Education have approved of the following rules for the public examination of the students in the Michaelmas term, 1854. As an inducement to students to propose themselves for examination, studentships shall be founded of fifty guineas per annum each, to condone fora period of three years, and one such studentship shall be conferred on the most distinguished student at each pubhc examination ; and further, the examiners shall skeet and certify the names of three other students who shall have passed the next best 'examinations, and ' the Inns of Court to which such students belong may, if desired, dispense with any terms not exceeding two that may remain to be kept by such students previously to their being called to the bar, provided that the exami ners shall not be obliged to confer or grant any stu dentship or certificate unless they shall be of opinion that the examination of the students they select has been such as entitles them thereto. At every call to the bar those students who have passed a public examination, and either obtained a studentship or a certificate of honour, shall take rank in seniority over DA other students who shall be called on the same day. No student shall be eligible to be called to the bar who shall not either have attended during one whole year the lectures of two of the readers, or have satisfactorily paned a public examination. RULES FOR THE PUBLIC EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR HONOURS OR CERTIFICATES ENTITLING STUDENTS TO BE CALLED TO THE BAR. An examination Will be herd in Michaelmas term next, to which a student of any of the Inns of Court who is desirous of becoming a candidate for a studentship or honours, or of obtaining a certificate of fitness for being called to the bar, will be admissible. Each student ptoposing to submit himself for examina tion will be required to enter his name at the treasurer's office of the Inn of Court to which he belongs, on or before Monday, the 23d day of October next, and fie will further be required to state in writing whether his object in offering himself for examination, is to compete for a studentship or other honourable distinction, or whether he is merely desirous of obtaining a certificate prelimi nary to a call to the bar. The examination will commence on Monday, the 30th day of October next, and will be continued on the Tues day and Wednesday following. It will take place in the benchers' reading-room of Lincoln's inn, and the doors will be closed ten minutes after the time appointed for tho commencement of the examination. The examination by printed questions will be con ducted in the b followin ,, - order :-- Monday morning, the 30th October, at half-past nine, on constitutional law and legal history ; in the afternoon, at half-past one, on equity. Tuesday morning, the 31st October, at half-past nine, on common law; in the afternoon, at half.past one, on the law of real property, &c. Wednesday morning,. the let November, at half-past nine, on jurisprudence and the civil law. In the after noon, at hall-past one, a paper will be given to the stu dents, including questions bearing upon all the foregoing subjects of examination. The oral examination will be conducted in the same order, during the same hours; and on the same subjects, as those already marked out for the examination by printed questions, except that on Wednesday afternoon there will be no oral examination. The oral examination Of each student will he con- ducted apart from the artier htudents, and the character of :that examination will vary according as the studthit is a candidate !Cr honours or a studentship, or desires simply to obtain a certificate. The oral examination and printed questions will be founded on the boo:ts below 'mentioned ; regard being had, however, to the particular object with a view to which the student preients himself for examination. In determining the question whethera student has passed the examination in such a manner as to entitle him to Le called to the bar, the examiners will principally have regard to the general knowledge of law and jurispru dence which he has diplaved, A student may present himself at any number of exa minations until he shall have obtained a certificate. Any student who shall obtain a certificate may pre sent himself a second time for examination as a candi date for the studentship, but only at one of the three examinations immediately succeeding that at which he shall have obtained such certificate, provided that if any student so presenting himself shall not succeed in obtain ing the studentship, his name shall not appear in the list. Students who have kept more than eleven terms shall not be admitted to an examination for the studentship. The reader on the constitutional law and legal history will expect all students to answer any general questions relating to the history of England, and to know the out lines of constitutional law. The candidates for distinction will be expected to know the progress of our institutions and the changes in our con stitutional government. They will be particularly exa mined as to the struggles in the reigns of Edward the Third and Richard the Second, to give an account of the re►narkable State trials down to the end of Queen Anne, and to be thoroughly and minutely conversant with the history of the reigns of Henry the Eighth, Eliza beth, the House of Stuart, and William the Third. Books for the ordinary examination will be Rapin, Hallam, Creasy on the Constitution, and Sullivan's Lec tures. Those for candidates for distinction will he the State Trials, Parliamentary History, Clarendon, Burnet, Mil lar, Rapin, Tindal, and Blackstone's Commentaries. The reader on equity proposes to examine in the fol lowing books :- 1. Smith's Manual of Equity Jurisprudence ; Fon blanquo on Equity, Vol. I. ; the Act for the Improve ment of Equity Jurisdiction, 15th and 16th Vict., c. 86. 2. Mitford on Pleadings in the Court of Chancery ; White and Tudor's Leading (with the notes), Vols. I. and 11. Pothier on Partnership, by Tudor. Candidates for certificates of fitness to be called to the bar will be expected to be well acquainted with the books mentioned in the first of the above classes. Candidates for a studentship, or honours, will be exa mined in the books mentioned in the two classes. The, reader on the law of real property proposes to examine in the following books and subjects :- 1. Williams, Real Property ' • Stephen, Commentaries, Vol. I. ; Sugden, Powers, Vol. I. 2. The Practice of Conveyancing with reference to the framing of Purchase Deeds, Mortgages, and Settlements. 3. The Statutory Rules of Construction laid down by Ist Viet., c. 26. 4: The Liability of Purchasers to see to the Applica tion of the Purchase Money. 3. The Law of Judgments with reference to Real Estate Ist and 2d Vict., c. 110 ; 2d and 3d Vict., c. 11 ; 3d and 4th Vict., c. 82. Candidates for a studentship or other honorary dis tinction will be examined in all the foregoing books and subjects. Candidates for a certificate will be examined in 1 and 2. The reader on jurisprudence and the civil law proposes to examine in the following books and subjects :- 1. The Roman Law of Persons ; of Real, Verbal, and Consensual Contracts. The modern commentaries em ployed may be the Institutiunes, or CJamaentarii Juris Romani Privati of Warnkonig. 2. Grotius on the Natural Obligations arising from Ownership, Promises, Contracts, and Oaths. De Jure Belli et Pacis, lib. 11., cap. 10, 11, 12, 13. (Whewell's edition, Vol. 11., pp. 18 et seq.) 3. Dig lib. 1., tit 16, 17 ; De Verborum Significa tione ; De Begulis Juris. 4. Kent's Commentaries. Law of Nations. Lec tures 3,4, and 6.—The subjects of these lectures must be considered in connection with the modifications in t7oduced into the general International Law by the pitactice of the present war (Hazlitt and Roche's Manual of Maritime Warfare, Appendix). 5. Story's Conflict of Laws, Chap. 17.—Candidates for distinction will be examined in all the foregoing books and subjects. Candidates fur a certificate will be examined in (5), in (2), so far as regards Chapters 11 and 12, and in (1). so far as the subjects there indicated are discussed in San dars' edition of the Institutes of Justinian, and in Cum in's edition of Lagrange's Manual. . The reader in common law proposes to examine in the following books and subjects :- 1. The ordinary steps in an action at law, particularly the practice connected with the writ of summons, the appearance, the joinder of parties, and of causes of ac tion (Corn. L. Prob. Act. 1852, sec's. 1-41 inclusive). 2. The elements of the laws relating to contracts not under seal ; together with the cases of Lampleigh v. Braithwait, and Marriot v. Hampton, and the notes thereto (Smith's Lead. Cas., 3d ed.) 3. Rights and remedies ex delicto, so far as illustrated by the following leading cases :—Amory v. Delamine, Ashley v. White, Scott v. Shepherd, and Merryweather v. Nixon—with the , notes thereto (Smith's Lead. Cas., 3d. ed.) 4. The law relating to homicide and to simple larceny (Arch Cr. Pl., 12th ed.) Candidates for honours will be examined in all the above-mentioned subjects. Candidates for certificates will be examined in the 2d and 4th only of the above subjects. By order of the Council, EDWARD RYAN, Chairman pro tem. Council Chamber, Lincoln's-inn, August 2, 1854. ELOPEMENT AND SEDUCTION.—An extraordinary case of elopement and seduction has within the last few days been brought before the magistrates at Bath. It appears that about the latter end of April or the beginni.-g of May,. Mr. Jones, livery stable-keeper, at Weston-super- Mare, had a daughter, who employed her time in dress making, being engaged by the most respectable persons in the town. While she was so employed at the house of a lady. a note was taken to her by a ragged bay to meet a man called Pearce, with whom she was familiar, in what was called " the Lover's Wilk." She accord ingly did so, and was taken away in a cart, on the pre tence that she was goin , ; to a pie-nic, hut nothing was heard of her till a few days since, when her family dis covered her at the Railway St!:tion Tavern, Bath, where she and Pearce had been living together as man and wife for several months. Her father and brother went there to her, and persuaded her to leave; but the landlord in terfered, saying that she was of the Queen's age, and could not be molested. He also struck her brother. In • the midst of the excitement which occurred the young woman took up a carving knife, and was in the act of dashing it into her side, whea her hand was arrested by a person standing near. The landlord then succeeded in pushing the father and brother out of the house ; and by the time they had returned with a policeman their beer ,; !r.l a.,...;;y, ael been heard. of her. Tie landlord has been fined by the magistrates, who also intimated their intention of bring ing up the matter when he nest applied for his license, COUNTRY MARKETS. DERBY SMITFLFIELD.-AUGUST 29. The number of fat beasts was sc.trcely an average one, with a full attendance of buyers. The supply of sheep and lambs was large, but in littlA request, and several lots were driven away unsold. Fat calves more plentiful. Fat pip about the same. The following were the quotations :—Beef, 6d to 6id ; mutton, 6cl to 7d ; lamb, 7d to Od ; veal, 641 to 7d pl . lb. ; pigs, 9s 4d to 9s 6d per score ; rough fat, 6s 61 to Os per 141 b.; hides, 34d to 4id per lb; calf-skins, to 01 per lb. EDINBURGH GRAIN.—AuGusT 30. I` Wheat ou the top 2S 6d, and the average 4s 6d, down. Barley on the top this 6d, and the average COs 5d np. Oats on the top is 4d, and the average is 4d, down. Beans on the . top 2s up, and the average Os 3d down. Total Supply and Sales. Wheat 486 qrs sold 434 qrs . Barley ' 406 qrs sold 324 qrs Oats 7lB qrs sold 697 qrs Beans 62 qrs sold 52 qrs Top of Wheat ......... ..... ............... 64 lb 67, 61 Barley 57 lb As 6d Oats Beans 66 ib 524 01 AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat, 2/. 1,7 5 1-12ths 1 Barley, „At. 9.11 4.l2ths Oats, ... 1/. 13 2 3-12ths 1 Beans, 2/.. 8 0 9-12ths BOSTON—AuoIIST 30. At to-day's market the grain on offer was chiefly of the new crop, the quality never exceeded since the memorable dry summer of 1826, and sold at 6s to 7s per qr. under lad week's quotations. In other articles there was no material alteration. Prices :—Wheat, red, 52s Oct to 50s Od ; white, 54g Od to 61s Od - extra. 00s Od. Barley, 00s 0(1 to tOe Od. Oats► 27s to 31s. Beans, 475 Od to 50s Od. Peas, 408 Od to 41* per qr. NEWARK—AUGUST 30. At our Corn-exchange to-day wo had a very thin attend• ance, but a good supply of new wheat, which experienced a heavy sale, at a reduction of 8a to 108 per quarter from the prices of last week. Prices :—Wheat, white, 56s Od to 61s Od; red, 56s 03 to 60s Od. Barley, malting, 304 Od to 32s Od ; grindinT. 00s Od to 00s Od. Oats, old, 34s Od to 36s Od ; new, 20 1 Od. to 23s Od. Beans, 48s Od to 50s Od. Peas, 48s 'id to 50s Od. Malt, 68s Od to 70s Od. Tares, 00s Od to 00s 01. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 31. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been rather 10 1 active to-day. East Lancashire, 11; Great Northern, 21i; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 72i ; London and North- Western, 104; ditto Fifth Sharas preen; Mancheste r, ' Sheffield, and Lincoln, 25i • Midland, 69g ; outh Eastern, 19 13-16; Dutch Rhenish, 2b dis. ' MANCHESTER, AUG. :31. STOCK EXCFIANGE.—The marlot closed with the follow-. ing prices ;—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire junc" Con, t 1 dis.; Blackburn, 5; RAstern Counties, 1 2 ; G rAtit Northern Adef,rred, Si 5.16 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 72& ; ditto, W. R. Union, 3i dis • ditto, Preston and Wyre, No. 2, cx dir., 45 cum ; 'ditto, Sixths, No- 3, 7i cum div.; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 251 North Western, 7i ; Shrewsbury and Chester 101., 9 9 -16 c.; ditto 20t., 14i; South Es.tern, 19i 4. BIRMINGHAM, AUG. 31. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was flat and heavy {0 " day, and prices tended towards a decline. Little business was done on 'Change. The following were the only 8 81 " raported :—Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Val ley, 9ex div.; and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln shire, 25. SEABORNE AfAILS. • ,ignlfies that the malls are sent from the General l'orst-Alle by the night—and M by the morning—despatch.) Day wnen ui F rom elm Whoa COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port dir• in Office., London.' Dtso.atcheo. England. America(bylirit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool America (by United Sts, packet) ..........N ••••• • • • • • Liverpool Sep America (by U Statest 6 packet) .......... N • • •"•• • • • :'outhampton Australia (via South ampton) M ••• • • • • • • • • Southampton Oct. 4 Ditto (via Marseilles) N •• Dover .. • • Ditto (via Cape of ••loed • • Hope) .... • • • • Africa (West Cos..st)..N g3d of the month . Plymouth ,Sept. 18. Alexandria.— .. N 9,9, 24, & 30 of n , . Dover .... Alexandria.... If 4th & 211th of mo , '. Souillatrpton ' Bahamas ........... M 17th of the mono Southampton Belgium ~....N I /ally Dover .... • • 16 Brazil , ..N 9th of the month.. Southampton Sept. Buenos Ayres ........)&419th of the month .. South.ini p tot: August Cape of Oood Hope ~N 114th of the moat Plymouth .. Cape of Good Hope ..N 'l4th of the month. Southampton Cape de Verde 14th of the montt Southampton Ceylon (sec India) • Ceylon 14th of the month Channel Isles ........N 'Mon ~Wed.,&Frld. Southampton Ta.Th.ll6t Chili .... .. • • .... & 17th of month Southampton China (see India) Constantinople ......N 1,6,17,24,&27 of m. Dover .... • . Constantinople 4th & 20th of mon. Southompto.‘ Cont. of Europe & N Twice daily Dover Twice:WV Egypt (see India) France .. 5l & N Twice daily.-- Dover Twicedall . Gibraltar M 4,7, 17, 20, 27 of m.Southampton A ug ust 16 Greece (see • India) • ' Greytovm .......... Ai .2nd & 17th of mon.lSouthempton August 16 Harnhurgh Havannah ..........M 2nd of the month sonthempton:Sept. 6 Holland Daily lDover .......IDaliv Honduras 17th of the month Southampton August 16 India (viaSonthampt.)3l 4th & 20th of men Plymouth •• 'Sept. 4 India (via Marseilles)M Bth&24th of month Dover lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, & 27 of mon Dover.— .. Ireland & N Twice daily Holyhead ..ITwicedally Lisbon 7,9, 17, & 27 ofm. Southampton !Sept. 6 Madeira 9th of the month Southampton August 26 Madeira 23d of month Plymouth .. Malta (see India) Malta ..............N 7,17,19,27, 30 of m. Dover August 20 Mauritius (see India) Mauritius „„ „N 14th of the month MexiCo 2nd of the month.. Southampton Sept- I Naples .... ........N sthlsth2sthormon.,Dover .... • • New Granada 2d & 17th of montSouther New Zea1and.......... By private skip . port Uncertell Papal States Athlsth2sthoflnon. Dover .... • • Peninsula ..........39 7 th17t132n thoon. 'Southampton Peru ... ...M & 'l7th of "m p on.lSouthiunptoi , AUfillit 16 Port Natal 14th of the monthi Plymouth Sicily • • •...........N sthlsth2stbofmon,'Dover Tuscany „ N th 15t to2l, thefuton Dover ust 1 6 Venezuela .. 2d& 17th of month Southampton Aug Van Diemen's Lane (seo Au-tralia) West Indies .... . m 2,1 A 17th moot! , Southampton Sept. • Too SHAIIP.—A Yankee and a Southerener were en gaged in playing saris on a 4 ant-boat--" I haven't Po an ace for some time," remarked the Southerner` " Well, I guess you haint," we's the reply. ' 1 " 'em is up your sleeve there, and the other three are ti he top of my boots." to [ApvgaTisEstENT.l—Du Barry's Delicious Revale.n? Arabica Food invariablyrestores health, without inedic'll7l inconvenience, or expense, SR it saves 50 times i ts cost in other remedies. We extract a few out of 50,000 tes l re l menials of cures, which had resisted all n:edicines. co No. 180.—" Twenty-five years' nervousness, constipationi indigestion, and debility, from which I had suffered VI; misery, and which no medicine could remove or relle have been effectually cured by Du Barry's food in a vet short time.—W. B. Reeve, Pool Anthony, Tivertot, Cure No. 4,203.—" Eight years' dyspepsia, nervoustmees debility, with cramps, spasms and nausea, ha ve / effectually removed by Du Barry's delicious food in a it,„ , Becti) ble short time.—Rev. John W. Flaxen, Ridlington Norfolk." Cure No. 51,416. —" Fifty years' indeserib ti , agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, 0 1 ° , 0 ,.. patios, flatulency, spasms, sickness at the stomach 5 % ,„d. mitings, have been removed by Du Barry's excellent C urex` —Maria Jolly. Wortham, Ling, near Diss, Norfolk." No. 3,9oo.—Thirteen years' co ugh, g indigestion , and,.. ls ci - nt ral debility have been removed by Du Barry's el'"'"a ( t i sre Focd.—James Potter, Athol-street, Perth." w ith No. 81.—" Twenty years' liver complaint, been disorders of the stomach and nerves; have perfectly cured by Da Barry's Revalenta Arabiclbier, Andrew Frazer, Haddington, East Lothian." " T r ev ir g tsrs Gulval, near Penzance. Feb. 20th, 1851.—Eighte ell AreIr nervous debility, violent palpitation of the heart;r b ior, • bing of the temples, violent pains in the left sid e an .0,0, shortness of breath, coughs numbness of the e xtrema 80 3 cramps, spasms, flatulency, retching. and such ge e % 00 weakness, that I was constantly fearful of falling ft, Du my legs ; all these symptoms have been rem o ve d 4terss Barry's excellent Food.—Mary C a 'Thous suitably packed for all climates, —llb., 2s. 9d.; 21b., 45. 6d. • 51134 lls. ; 121 b.; , super-refined, 11b., 6s. ; 21b., 11's. ; blb., 225• ; Ol b " r der. The 101 b. and 121 b. carriage free, on post office ° don ; and with full instruc,,,,s. ; Barry du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, Li" rio- Fortnum, Mason, anti Co., purveyors to her Majest. _ot cadilly ; also at 68, Cornhill; 60, Gracecharch-st"s, 330 and 451, Strand, 63 and 150, Oxford-stroet ; Charing-cross ; 4, Cheapsiae. 'Sept. 6 ,ugust 26 I 1 , BIBTBS. OF A SON. 30.., On the 28th ult., the wife of the Rev. John Cooker of Turnham-green, Middlesex. i g hte• On the 29th ult., at 29; Montpelier-squar e, t.,'•'' 74-. bridge, the wife of Commander V. 0 Inglefield, •D Or A DAUGHTER. 'II t ° On the 19th of May, on board ship, from 1g0nn3.,,,,!Ar5, Bassein, the wife of Captain W. T. Money, 30th Native Infant.the Wire Oa the 26th ry ult., at Maybole, Ayrshire, N . 13, of John Walker, Esq., surgeon, late of Ilotiduras. MARRIED. , i ,„,01, On the 23th ult., at St. James's, PiccadillY , u., ° '-ii" -- of youngest son of tho late Joshua Scholefield, Esq. , Jn: of Birmingham, to Clementine Therese, youngest dau .titer; Ic- Charles Windeler, Esq., of Great Coram-street, BrunsWic sq On . ar the 30th ult., Ignace Can, E Cavendish-square, and Coptball-chambers ,- :m ci be o r f s lts, N. D. ettlin. ERq., of Frankfort on•the-Alsine, to Arne only daughter of Z. A. J egad, Esq., of Saville-rosv. ___..-----"*. Periignhcte:•sstorpee.oti DI E u On the 20th August, at Genoa, of fever, een sec i f nt the an attack of cholera, the Baroness Ferrari, daughter late Alexander Cockburn. Esq., and niece of th e Very Sir William Cockbur at' Bart On the 31st ult., a Dover, Alicia Aratella Cookirjrf,' the beloved wife of Lieut General Sir Francis Cveb .i ' " ald niece ofe late El Tankervill On the 25th ult., at ar Staffield-hall,e. Cumberland, ,1„11: the relict of the late H. Aglionby, Esq., of N unnery ' for the eastern division of the county, a ged 77. On the 30th ult , at St. Katharine'e-lodge , ric ri Charlotte Albinia,. widow of Lieut.-Genera l air Hero. Tayor, .C.B C H O l n the 20th ult., at Hilli ng dnn.grove, near rl bridge' Major Charles Stewart, aged 77. _ . LON 11,N : Z 111.•i, Pubh,hed by 2,; 1: 0 ‘-'7, 1 2 of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun O ffi ce, Not A-4 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy , in the win - Middlesex, Fridey, September 1 .1604. ~