The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-06 00:00:00

ITOkTEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE o'CLocK: The Money Market is:in a very unsettled state, ci wlng to the expectation of an advanoe in the minimum rate of di sc ount. T here was a general upward movement in the forei gn exchanges yesterday afternoon, consequent 11 1 )0 12 the high rate for money current here. Slane Alonday last the imports of specie have atuoanted to £130,200, and the exports to £251,200. The sh are l i st of the Natal Investment Company Neill close on Tuesday next for London, and Wed aesday for the country. The Peninsular, West India, and Southern Bank shares are quoted Ito 1 prem. Two O'CLOCK. At Pari s thi s d ay , accor di ng t o M r . R eu t er ' s telegram, the French 3 per Cents. were 66t, 30c. Many persons expected an advance to-day in the rate of discount to 9 per cent., and the officials of t he Bank were f requen tly as k e d, in the c o ur s e of t he morning, whether any change had been adopted. The rate, however, remains at 8 per ce utt and very little business has been transacted "eept at the national establishment. The English Stock market has presented a very iet appearance, the transactions recorded having be en of an extremely limited character, and prices have not varied to the sligktest extent. Consols for at 94 for money and the 9th, and at 891 t ler SepteMber. The New Threes and Reduced are 88i ; Exchequer Bills, 208. to 10s. die.; and l udie 5 per Cents., 1041. In the Foreign Market there has been rather t ore firmness, but business has continued quiet. arkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 691 d ; Mexican, 28 1 i; do. New, 25i ; Greek, 23a 8 ; Spanish .0 :: 18bl e. 291 r ; do. Certificates, 111 ; Portuguese, ".„ 1 48 i ; and the Confederate Loan, 76 77. ill the Railway Share Market the dealings have b een very li m it e d, an d prices generally are a shade uattee, Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and S outh Eastern, have each declined 10 s., and Metropolitan ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive at about previous quotations. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are also in very taMerate request. London and Westminster have declined £1 ; U n ion o f London £1 ; London and e ' all utY £1; Chartered Mercantile :of India, Lon d°l3l and China, £2 ; and London Financial, 15s, ; , 4-400 motive Cotten Press Company Shares are quoted 11, 1-1 prem. ; and Natal Investment, 1 lA Prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 G OVERNMENT FUNDS. Per Cent. Consols , Dec Account, Aug. 9 'i s ? r Cent. Reduced B Bi i tia ew 3 per Cent w 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 A Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — ' 4l,l ouities, 30 yrs, expire .Sth Jan., 1880 — Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — Rzche March. June. quer Bills, £l,OOO, 3& 3f per Cent. - 20 10 Do E500 , Do £lOO and £2OO .. 2O 2 0 10 zank England Stk, 5} per Ct. .Do Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do Account Do 5 per Cent. July, 1670 D o Account Do 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 1)o CertitiCates Do Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .... Po 6t per Cent., May, 1879 — no 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 no Buntiail,OUo 2O Do ander .i 1,000.. AustrianFOßE BonIG FUNDS—CLOSING N 5 F PRICES, ds, per Cent — Braz ilian 5 'per Cent / 3 0 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 1 3n. Do 1863 — 1; 108 Ayres 6 per Cent — ...1,,,0 Account — c 1 i 1 4, 0 1 per Cent. (Defer re d 3 p er Cent.) — LO 6 per Cent. — 41 pe/ Cent. 2 °l° Talbain 6 per Ce Do,'lll3a 6 per Cent. a 6 per Cent, 1864 bclllador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — 4 4 „, 18 ,h, 3 per Cent., 1825 ' 7 P"ala 7 per Cent.. lOll 21 b o Gr , Second Issue r l ee k per Cent 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Acc ' Oil= ,0 Coupons 1.) A ,_ ack.CCOU111 'lllateroala 5 per Cent. . . Do Itc i 1 839 and 1859 14,„ per Cent.(Maremmana Itailway) D 0 Account 0 er Cent .... t l,° 6 per C en t, 1864 D° Yrench Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — die C 0 per Cent. Anglo-French — 40 itt o o r ; , Scrip, £23 paid Ile ` B4 Iniperial 5 per Cent „iN'l?_ G ranada .--- E ° 2 Per Cent — D ° i' Defe "ed -• p e Land Warrants (Hectares) 1) . ", i4 / 1 41 per Cent i. ) ~ per Cent. (Uribarren) .. b c , !i Per Cent., 1862 P 0,. - ' - ceount Bl b"o°Ruese 3 per Cent., 1853 1:10 Account • • D 0 '5 Per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3.. I to. ° Account DBO l 4 B 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St — D O Per Cent., 1850 .. 1) 0 3 _ 1860 — 1) 0 5 per Cent 1859 D ° A ve t Cent 1862 BBl 8 D 0 --11 g 10 -Dueeh A 'Ser . —PM -- , arr n i I P, £4O paid U 1— " 11 6 per Cent I 3 0 Account — !littli sh 3 per Cent D°l)°o A NA c el in u D n e t t ferred 44 41,0 Passive 6 uo Account 291 9 P t tlisla Cert. of Coup not funded — I) 0 6 Account ll/ w edish, 4 per Cent. 330Scrip,L60 paid --Pm T urkish 6 per Cent. 1854 lio 6 per Ce n t. 1858 . W. ....." Do Account 7ll 21 1 DO £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do £lOO Bonds 691 i Do 1863 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. 99 * Venezuela 3 per Cent. — 'Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do Scrip £3O paid .. die Do 11 Der Cent butcb. 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Do 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Do Account.. • • TWO O'CLOCK. Co nsols Money .. it no Account... i B9 89i Do Sept. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, at le kark e t o ens dull. Sales, probably 4,000 bal es , Eterda pens rates, 1121. TENNYSON'S NEW POEM.-- , lt m w r T ill en b ny e so y n e , t is .other fortnight before " Enoch Aden, new , 8 O illtae of is the cause fruPulous attention to the proofs, it is said, of ti,,,, dei3_,_ poems, will be in the hands of the public y 1022C10,1 ReView. ST. u. --,ANE DISCOVERY OF MINERALS. f als ork of deepening a well in Boscawen•street, Tru The uourers have come upon some stones of orey spray. what is —in ro, t t h h e e BPecitoons contaiu copper and lead, and crystals of _ called white iron. They have been brought from a depth of bctween five and six fathoms, It is understood that a scientific examination of the ground will be made. ~ a SIIOCK IXG P.F FAIE A T MACCLESFIELD.—Yester 'LY InorAi ng a !shocki ng t rage dy t oo k place at Bank Top, aheclesfield‘ At about half past five o'clock a silk weaver, named *Tames Cotterell, and his son, Thomas Cotterell, go' . Z' 44 i whilst the latter was making the fire, his 4 other table knif e- The mother hearing the lad Oil. knife hal nediatv,ly, when her husbp ° in hand, and blood streaming from a fearful gash in w.AllisiiBotvetarythros.t. She received a severe out on the hand lug to take the knife from him. She found her /154 I Ylng on the kitchen floor with his throat cut, aud there . wa s a pool ol blood near him. The poor woman raised an 4144 01 and son2e neighbours rushed into the house and 'wrested the knife from the man's hand. Medical assistance was soon procured, and the wounds of the father and son Rase dressed, but only faint hopes are entertained of th e recovery of eithe r o f them. bliss after .ed fo c to opel' ;o l d ie: pod as or 1001 t.. 16.4 briARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SIIARES AND STOOLS. Railways. pfd, Closing I Business Price. I clone. Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val, Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat„andMid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A A g - ets no di\ Do. B till 6p e:p an.haF 'ltl been paid to P. Dublin t Belfast June. Dun„Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow.' Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk $ Si 9 9} 85 a? 124 k 1256, 6 7 35 36 16 17 co 92 110 112 47 48 Ditto A o!toOk_. Ditto East Anglian et I GreatNorthot Scotland IGreat Northern.. 7i 1 133 135 153 155 128 t3t 92 H 681 6)i Do ©stock Do B do Gt. S. and W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lanoashicc & Yorkshire London and Blaokwall' Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast' Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & Nor'h Western Lon. Sr So..th Wester* Man., Shef., Ot Lincoln.' Itaryport and Carlisle. Do f shares.. netropolitan Midland Do New 120 i 121 70 72 100 (OS 4! 44 117 i 118 98i 894 67i 68a, 113 114 139 139 i Do Birming. & Derby 11id. (It. W. of Ireland Do. Il shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purohas, Do Leeds Do York Do Car1i51e.......... North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junotion Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews, and Welohpoo] Shropshire Uniou South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok., and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 188 G Taff Vale Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&H West Midland —Oxford Do Newport , Do Henlord 85 37 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing 4harc Railways Paid. Price. Business done 100 A‘tlantio &St Lawrence all 58 60 Sit Som.,Baroda&.Cent lii 100 101 102 1004 Gu. 5 per Dent........ 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. 75 par 5 p 205 Buffalo and LaKe Huron all 55 10 Do. Preferunoe ..... all 75 85 ' Buffalo,Brant,&Godricl; 00 I 6p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 18% 10u 75 80 100 Do. do. July 1, 187: 100 75 10 LOO Do. do. June 1, 187, 100 75 80 at Clcutta..OS.Eaatn.(Lim, 100 98 100 at Cape Town &Dock Seri/ 100 94 96 9tc•ok Eastn. Bengal go. 5 p.. 100 102 104 Stook East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 101 102 1005 1 1002 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 15 par 4 p 20 Do. do. II do. .. 15 par 6 p stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 19 21 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 71 73 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 00 63 615 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. all 66 68 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 55 57 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock all 48 51 100 Do. do. deferred.... .. all 43 4 5 100 Do. 4th Pref. 5t00... all 28 80 100 Do. do. deferred__ all 26 28 stook GtlndlaPenln.gua. s p.o 100 102 103 104 2 110 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 12 par 5 p Do. January, 1862 .. — stook Gt. South.of India (Lim 205 Gt. W. ot Cana aShares all 9i 92 guaran teed 5 Ter cent. 100 99 101 20 Do. New 18 114 11 100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. all 81 91 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77-B. all 82 84 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 d ip stock Madras, guar., s p. o. 100 995 1005 99i stock Do. p. o. Extension 1 00 93 95 stock Dc.l* do•• • • 1 00 8) 01 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stook slelb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds. 100 50 Helb. & Hobson's Bay. all 59 61 100 Do. 7p. c. 111ortg. Bds. all SO Newßrunswiok Canda Class A and B. all E 6 N. Itl.C'da6 po Ist pf bds, 100 82 84 stock Scinde ..) (100 101 10 stock Do. Delhi I • • ' 100 991 1105 1 20 Do. do . 2 pr ip at Do. Punjaub ;31 ..11 all 905 1005 Do. Do. .......• s oak , Do. indus.St. Flo.) COG ,91 95 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.• or. 6 p.o.J a .11..1u1 1877-84 --........ 100 98 100 Do. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug 100 100 103 97 D 0.6 p. o. Mar. & Sept. 100 100 103 Do. sp. 0. Jan.&July. 100 87 81 87 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 87 81 2 Cape G.Hope, 6 p 0,187:1 100 104 106 Do.Ap & Oct 1880 100 107 109 Do. 1890 100 109 111 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 107 109 'Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 111 113 jMauritius 6 per cent .. 100 104 106 Natal Gov. 6 per cent. 100 106 108 N.B.Gov. 6 p.0..)a.&Ju13 100 93 100 Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. ov. 5 p 2., Mit 100 97 99 Do. sp. c.,18t4 to 1876 100 96i 974 974 Do. do., 1888 &upwds 100 964 974 964 —. New Zealand O p cent 100 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. sterling, 1875. lOO 99 101 . Queensland GCv. op. C . 100 103 11)5 104 S. Avis G6p.c 1873.&1.. 100 108 108 - Vlo. Gov. 6 p.o. Ja.&Ju y 100 - Do. io p.o. A.m&Ook.. 100 1095 1105 1094 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 / id uhfford Amalgamated.. 33 34 Devon G. Con.. (Tavist.; 1 570 681 East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 C 8 70 East Clogau Gold Ltd. —•— East Caradr,n 1.14.6 285 291 East Carr, Brea... 3.4.0 8} 85 E. Russel (Tavistk.) 8.13.0 44 5 Gain ..SySt.Aubyn(Gwen 581 6 8 r eat South Tolgus.... 17a 2} 21 r .f. Wheal Vor (11e1ston 40 26 28 Grenville Flerc.d's-Foot . 8.12 38 40 II ingston Downs 4.18.0 31, 4} Lady Bertha llargaret (IJny Lelant 91 8 10 Marko Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 25 1 d New Setun lOl 75 85 —• North Downs 3 14 11 N.Wh'l Basset(illo;an, 3.1.0 2 28 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.0.7 40 42 South Caradon(St.Cleer, 14 470 480 S. Cam Brea (Illogan) — S.Wh eal Fran. (Mogan, 18.18.9 45 50 'Stray Park 20.17.6 28 30 rxmar Silva; Lead Min - in Crort 9 375 185 West Basset (11100 - an) l4 9 10 W Cr radon (Liskeard) 5 15 17 West Seton Wheel Basset (Mogan) 54 875 021 Wheal Buller(liedruth) 10 65 28 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 - ,WhealLudeott Wheal MaryAnnplen ) 8 14 16 Wheal Vieton . 585 220 230 Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) 7 19 21 Wheal Union 3.17 14 2 PREFERENCE SHARES. Northern, 5 per cent.. tto, 5 per cent. red. at 5 per cent. pm., 103 7 Western, 4 per cent. trred., 86 astern, Wt. Midland, Oxford, 2d guaranteed stook, 12,0 i cashire and Yorkshire, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, 4i per cent., Blackburn pur., 102 London and Brighton, 5 per oent. kus. stook, No. 4, _Ditto, 7 per cent. pf. s t., 13 North Staffordshire, 21ff PREFEKENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B 6 per cent., 06 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Hull and Selby, 1114 London and Chatham, 44 per Cent., Ditto, Com. Fund stook. 6 per cent., JO FOUEIGN MINN& Cape Copper, lim.. 111 St. Jolin oel Rey (lim.), 391 40i Yudanamutaua of S. Australia, lim„ 21 BANKS. &Bianco 64 ill Ditto, new, 59 Anglo Austrian, 7i E. l o =e l fs i Ze ß r. a o n f ir l , n ui d ru la .: London, u and China, 6 `i 6 Continental, lira., 17} European Bank, lira., 133 liindustan, China, and Japan MM.*" Ditto, new, ai Imperial Bank (Um), 35 imperial Ottoman, 101 Land Mortp;age Bank of India, llm., Si # 0 „ London Bank of Mexi co an d S . America, 1 11 11 ,, 4 London and Colonial (Btu.), 20 London and Comity, 77 15i London Joint Stock, 49i London and %1 estminater, 95 metropolitan and Provincial Bank, hun., 20 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, 11rn. , 14 Union of Australia, 52 Union at London, 51 50 MISCELLANEOUS, Credit Ma Continental Tjnir w.* _ Aau , , to ,re, and Trading, E „ lire., 31 g lish and Australian Copper, 11 teore-street Warehouse, lire., 7ff Gen. Credit and Finance of London, llm 7 6 Hudson's Bay. it/ Humber Iron Works, 34 3 Imperial Mercantile Credit A sso., lira, ' 9 I nterna tional Financial society, lim. , 9i 4 a I n t erna tional Land Credit. Urn., 6/ " Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour,. Joi D nt itt Stock o, 6 p Discount, lira..er cent. Bonds, . r 6 ede. 4 1870, ispued 90, 0 , m 61 Land Credit of Ireland, bm., 54 London Financial Association, lire., 25& Ditto, new, 20 London General Omnibus Company, 3 National Financial, lint, 51 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, lire.. Ditto, new, 31 Royal Mail Steam, 914 1 Smith, Knight, and Co., lire., Societe Pinauciere d'Eg - ypte. lire., 6 Trust and Loan Company Upper Canada, 5 Universal Marin?, Insurance, linf.,t6i 4 ih are t 3.14. 12.10 Great DI Groat G LW( La: 471 i 133 153 6S i I 69 1(6 117& 18 17 9At 67i 113 k 121 138 71 108/ 8 107 IC9 55 66 25 26 110 'll ..... -(1 80} 673 97i 98i 126 129 4 14p 79 81 101 11i 126 130 38 40 57 59 35 17 921 03i 103 105 7i 8i 374 38i 104 11i c R 04E 165 170 6 7 3 t p 98 103 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 6, 1864. LAW INTELLIGENCE.---This Day, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE O'CONNOR.-A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE OF OPINION. This bankrupt was described as of Uxbridge Gardensi Bayswater, merchant and broker, and now a prisoner for debt. The application was for release from custody. Mr C. Lewis opposed, and said that this was one of the cases excepted from the 112th section of the Act, as the bankrupt was in custody for damages for malicious arrest, and he put in the proceedings to prove that fact. The Bankrupt—l wish to say— His Honour—l can't hear you. Ido not think you are in your right senses, You have been writing a letter to one, which is all nonsense. This is a point of law, and I cannot release you. Bankrupt—Wall, may I beg to ask you why you think I am not in my right senses ? His Honour—Reading the letter, not knowing who it was from. Bankrupt—My lord, all I can say is, that as to my not being in my right mind, now I hays to remark, that during my short acquaintance with you, I am convinced that you have exhibited more symptoms of mental aberration than I have. _ _ . = --• So saying he stepped down and placed himself in the hands of his custodian, the jailor, and went back to prison. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, BOW-STREET. George Lewis, a provincial labourer, was placed at the bar before Mr Flower, charged with having two valuable gold seals in his possesion, without being able to give a proper account of them. Mr Samuel Henry Freeman said ho was manager of the business of the late Mr Kirkman, pawnbroker, Strand. On Wednesday last the prisoner entered the shop and pro ducing two large massive gold seals, requested a loan on them of 30s. Witness examined the seals when he dis covered the royal arms, with the words "Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court, Newfoundland," engraved on one of them, and on the other a crest and initials. He, of course, refused to advance any money on the property, end he asked the prisoner if he knew to whom the seals belonged. He replied he did not, as he picked them up that day in Rotten-row, Hyde-park. Witness told him it was very wrong to attempt to pledge property 0 f that description without at first advertising them and ta Ling every means to discover the owner; and further. that h e witness) should detain the property in order that prover inquires -s might be made. He asked prisoner the a ddress which he gav e, " No. 7, Stanhope-street," and he .. gain to see if the owner of the property had been disco. - ered. Prisoner called on Thursday, and again last evening, afterwards told him to caL l in a when Sergeant Ackrill happening to be in the shop, the prisoOr was given into custody. Mr. Flower asked if the address given by thy' prisoner was a correct one. Inspector Brimbacombe said it was not. He had te discovered the present owner of the property, but he had found out to whom they formerly belonged. Mr. Flower thought the owner might be discovered, when the fact of the seals having been offered to pledge be- came known. Inspector Brimbacombe said the seals found belonged to a gentleman named George Washington Bustead, who formerly held the office of chief clerk of the supreme court of Newfoundland, but that he resigned the office in 1829, and then for several years afterwards was colonial secre tary of one of the West India colonies. He afterwards came to England, and from there he proceeded to Now York, where it is supposed he died about 2 years ago. His son, Gen. Richard Bustead was at the present time occu pying a very prominent position in American affairs. Mr Burnaby, the &lief clerk, asked the inspector whether he had reason to suppose the property had been stolen. Inspector Brimbacombe replied that he had. The ad dress given by the prisoner was not correct. The prisoner adhered to the statement that he had picked the seals up in the park. The magistrate remanded the prisoner for a week in order to give the police further time to make inquiry rela tive to the owner of the property. MARKETS—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SAD OCCURRENCE—CAUSING THE DEATH OP A CHILD. —Oliver Sangmead, a tall, middle-aged, respectable look ing man. driver of omnibus 6,755, was charged with caus ing the death of a child named William Thomas, eighteen months old, by driving an omnibus over it in the Totten ham-court-road. The evidence showed that on the previous night, about 8 o'clock, while the accused was driving his omnibus up the Tottenham-court-road, a child, named William Thomas, whose parents reside in Fitzroy-court, Fitzroy-marke: . , ran into the road from Warner-street, right in front and no: . more than three yards from the omnibus, and that befo:e the accused could possibly pull up the omnibus went over the child's head, causing his death. Mr Solomon, employed at Messrs. Moses and Sons, Tot tenham-court-rood, and Mr Franois Dixon, residing near the Morning-crescent, gave evidence showing that the child's death was purely accidental, and that the occurrence was unavoidable. _ _ Mr Knox said he could come to no other conclusion than that it was an unavoidable accident, and the only wonder was that there were not more oases of a similar kind con sidering how children run about the streets, lie should take the aconsed's own recognizance to appear that day week. WESTMINSTER. - - FRIGIITUL POSITON Or A POOR FAMILY.—A middle aged Irishwoman, apparently in great distress of mind, entreated the magistrate's assistance under the following frightful circumstances. Applicant stated that she had been deserted by her hus• band eight years ago, being left with six young children to bring up. She had struggled hard to Maintain them, and in order to provide for them in sickness, and to bury them decently in the event of death, she had contributed for the whole of them at the stipulated sutnper week to a bene fit society called the St. Patrick, who now refused, in the time of the greatest pfniotion, to render her any assistance. Mr Arnold asked her what she claimed to be entitled to, and the nature of the application ? Applicant, bursting into tears, replied it was shocking. Her little family had been attacked with scarlet fever. One of her children died on Thursday, and there wall 3 another almost gone. She was unable to remove or bury the one who died on Thursday, and whose body remained in the ' room with the living. She had applied to the society for the money, but they refused to give her anything, declaring that she had not been entitled to any of the benefits since last March, although she was constantly paying money since then. Mr Arnold asked how she paid her money. Applicant replied to a collector who called, but there had been some differences in the society and a change of collec tors, during which time she and others, not being called upon, fell into some arrears. She was called on on Mon day week, and gave the man he; two shillings, at the same time pointing out the condition of the children, and de manding the attendance of the society's dootor which was promised for them, &o. She waited day after day, but he never came, and her children were left to die without medi cal aid. If she was not_entitled to any benefits since March, why did they take her money on Monday week and pro mise to send the doctor. It she had fallen iato arrears it was not her fault, as no collector had called upon her for five weeks, and when she paid on Monday week she was told she was entitled to all the benefits. On looking at the books produced by applicant, and on questioning her, the magistrate found the aociety was held in the Clerkenwell district, whither ho sent her, compact• sionatin her eowlition, with a note to the magistrate. THAMES. A VIOLENT WOMAN.--Jane Smith, a woman about 30 years of age, was brought before Mr Paget, charged with assaulting and wounding Catherine Radford. The complainant, a respectable woman, stated that the prisoner:was quarrelling with a man she called her husband, and throwing jugs, pots, and other things at him. She did all she could to persuade the woman to go indoors. The prisoner refused and exposed herself in a very shocking manner. She threw herself on the prisoner and took her indoors. The prisoner immediately took up an iron sauce pan and struck her on the forehead with it. The prisoner said the complainant and a witness she called were drinking and dancing with her husband, and when she remonstrated they struck her and marked her face and hands. A police-constable said that he thought all the women were drinking heavily in Sun-court, St. George in the East, yesterday. Inspector Allison, of the I division, said there were marks on the prisoner's person. She had been struck. Mr. Paget thought both parties were equally to blame, and discharged the prisoner. THE PAWNBROKER'S Boy—George Andrew Judge, respectable-looking boy, aged 14, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing various articles the property of Mr. William James Rawlins, a pawnbroker, of No. 60, Granby-street, Poplar. The prisoner was on trial for a month, and had began to plunder almost immediately he entered the service of the prosecutor. He was given into custody, and a pair of braces Wkls wearing and a portemonnai in his pockets were taken from him, Two silk handkerchiefs were found in the cellar. The prisoner admitted he had cemented them there. The prisoner was the son of a ship chandler. His brothers were in the pawnbroking line. Mr Paget remanded the prisoner, The mother of the prisoner said it would be a disgrace to the lad and his parents to bend him to prison, Mr Paget—l cannot help it ;he is charged with theft and must go to prison. The eminent geologist, Sir Charles Lyell, hAs ',nen made a baronet. His title will henceforth be Sir Charles ',yell, 13,ronet 7 of Kirmordy, in the county of Forfar. COVENT GARDEN. Saturday, August G.—There is a large supply of fruit in our market, but the show of vegetables is not extensive. The trade, generally, is steady, at the annexed rates— TRUTT. s. d. 8. 1 Pine apples...... 5 oto 6 4 Foreign do., each 1 6to 2 Grapes,per 1b.... 2 oto 5 0) Foreign d 0....... 0 oto 0 61 51elons ...... 00to 0 4 Nectarines, per dz 0 oto 0 • Apples, per hf-sv. 1 3to 2 Pears, per do .• .. 1 3to 2 Oranges, per 100..10 0 to 14 ( Lemons, per 100.. 3 6to 8 C Gooseberries hf Bye?, oto 2 9 Strawberries pr pt 0 3to 0 6 VEG Greens, dz bunch 2 oto 2 3 Cabbages, pr doz. 1 3to 1 9 13nd ditt0........ 0 OSo 0 0 Savoy do., pr dz. 0 oto 0 o Cauliflowers, pdz 0 9to 2 01 Brocoli sprouts .. 0 oto 0 0 Potatoes, per ton 80 0 10120 • New ditto, pr cwt 0 oto 0 turnips, dz bunch 1 oto 2 • Carrots, pr d 0.... 4 oto 5 u Cucumbers ...... 0 4 to 1 5 Garlic, per lb .... 0 oto 0 p ) Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 D Green peas, n.-sv. 1 otO 1 a French beans,b.s. 2 oto 2 6 Onions, doz. bn.. 1 6to 2 New Do., dz bun 0 o to 0 D Sinach .......... 0 4to 0 5 Brussels sprouts 0 oto 0 • _ _ s. d. s d Raspberries,prpt 0 6to 0 7 Cherries, per lb. 0 3to 0 6 Foreign ditto, pun° oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb .. 1 oto 1 3 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 6 Figs, per d0z..... 0 oto 0 6 Peaches, per d 0... 4 0 to 10 0 Currants, per Ja.sv 2 oto 3 6 Plums, per d 0... 2 6to 3 6 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 ►BLEB. Shallots, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Horseradish, pdo 1 oto 1 6 Parsley, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Celery, per ditto 1 6to 1 Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 Mushrooms, p pt. 0 oto 0 0 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Cos lett, score .. 0 Bto 1 3 Mint and savory.. 0 oto 0 0 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 n Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 oto 0 0 Asparagus, pr do. 2 6to 4 0 Seakale, per bun. 0 oto 0 0 POULTRY. Turkeys, Os Od to Os Od , geese, 4s Od to Gs Od each goslings, 3s Gd to ss; ducks ' 2s Od to 3s Od; ducklings' 2s Od to 33 Od; r abbits, is Od to 2s Od each; wild do., Od to Os Od ; pigeons, Os 4d to Os 10d each; Surrey fowls, 8s Od to 14s Od ; chickens, 41 Od to 8s Od ; barn door fowls, 3s Od to 6s Od; capons, Os Od; hares, Os Od to Os Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os Od each ; pheasants, Os to Os Od ; partridges, Os to Os Od o' woodcocks, Os to Os Od ; snipes, Od to Os Od; teal, Os Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od ; widgeons, Os Od to Os Od ; plovers, Os Od to Od each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od ea ch; Ostend fres h butter, lld to is Od; English, is Od l;ish eggs, leverets, 7 Is tid to 48 ad ; grouse, Os Od to 8s 6d ; French do., 60 t to ds ° l t d s o 2 t( ) d os per 7osdo. l d b r ; e r E l n O go BILLING SGATE. 7d to 10d ; eels, 5d to 10d ; Salmon, ib; sturgeon, and halibut, 6d per Os Od to Os Od • brills, 2s Od to Gs Od ; dorevs, 2s 6d to 10s Od ; mullets, Os 6d to is 6d ; prawns, O turbots,3o s; 2s sp d i6k t d o e I l o s s ki o sa d st •, e ; c r o o d u , t lobsters, is to is:Od; crabs, is to 4s Od ; plaice and gurnets, Od to Os Od each; soles, Is to 3s Od per pair; common oysters, 12s to 189 ; natives, 64s to 70s per bush. ; whitings, Gs Od to 18s; haddocks, es to 18s ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od; dmmders, Os Od per dozen • mackerel, —s to —s per 100 ; f res h herrings, 8s to Os per 100 ; bloaters, Os to Os per 100; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 38 Od to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; lamb, os Od to 6s Oa; veal, 38 8d t4s4d ; and pork, 3s Gd to 4s 4d per albs, by the carcase) WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 38 Od to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; lamb, os Od to Gs Od; veal, 38 Sd to 4s 4d; and pork, 38 6d to 4s 4d per Sibs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 60 to 7d , of household do., 5d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. 641 b to 721 b, 3 d ---- to M 3 t d rk . et 72l b 881 b to '96lb, 4id to s d; 961 b to 1011 b, —d to Od ; 1041 b to 1121 b to —d. Ho rse hides, 10s Od to lls Od ; calf skins, bidetos,Bso6ll6b, t 3 o o 641 b, 3d d 3 ; (1 t B o ol —d b to ; 881 b, 4d to 41d; light, 2s 6d to 4s Od; full, 7s 6d to Os Od ; polled sheep, Os Od to Os Od ; half-breds, —s Od to --s Od ; Downs, —s Od to —a Od; lambs , 3 s 6d to 6s Od; sheallings, 33 Bto 4s 6d. HAY MARKETS. il st O e s ad t y o . £ 6 y, o: 3 ; ---- - SMITLIFIETM.—OIa meadow hay, £3 O o s ans t oa to L szt s rsa o Ow s : ; ;l n ni new £6 Os ; and straw, £1 demand. dtoc).lll3l2tsop4uir slo''a;d.cloTverra,die d 4: .; CUMBERLAND.oltol2xlieörsi:o—aociol,olydeA,rm, f a x : : ti meadow o o w s t ia o a WHITECIIAPEL —Old meadow hay, £3 Os to £5 Os; now do, £3 to 4',.1 53; clover, .L 4 to £6 Os; and straw, Ll 43 to Ll Us. per load. An actaa inquiry. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, RAILWAY RETURN. It appears from a return just issued by the Board of Trade that the total receipts on railways in England and Wales for the year 1863 amounted, on 8,568 miles of rail way, to £26,212,8.2, including £12,262,416 for passenger traffic, and £13,950,406 for goods traffic. The total receipts on the Scotch railways, 2,013 miles in length, amounted to £3,424.921, including £1,316,833 for passengers, and £2,108,088 for goods. The total receipts on the Irish rail ways amounted, on 1,741 miles, to £1,518,654, including £912,279 for passengers aad £576,375 for goods. The total aggregate traffic receipts m 12,322 miles of railway in the United Kingdom for the year 1863 amounted to £31,i56, 39 7, and for 1832, on 11,551 miles of railway, to £22,128,N 8 , showing an increase of 771 miles and of £2,027,839 in the receipts, of which £1,418,296 was for goods traffic, ana j 09,543 for passenger traffic, The total number of passen ger, e oveyed on lines in the United Kingdom euring the year lB62 ,188h603:i as g 204,635,075, against 180,42 9 , 0 7 1 in the yea r an increase of 24 , 206 , 004 of p assen g ers. , The total number of firat.class passengers conveyed was 26,086,008, against 23,:05,351 in 1862, showing an increase of 2,980,657. The total nu. mbar of second class passengers 4 6 06 43 st 51,869,239 in 1862, show conveyed he rs, was 121,072,398, in i Was r e a b 5. 7, of 7 5 6 , , 67 3 ; total number of third gan noa an c lass, including parliamenta r y passeng , against 105,451,481, 1862, showing increase of 15,621,917. line total receipts from first class passengers araConted to £3,368,676, against £3,332,380 in 1862, showing an inCease of £36,296. The total receipts from second class passenger... 4 amounted to £1,201,105, against £1,018,221 in 1862, showing an increase of £182,884. The total receipts from third class passengers and parliamentarians amounted to £4,933,073, aga inst £4,63 9 , 250 in 1862 , showing an increase of £‘ 93,823 . C ons idering the great obstruction to the accomm odation of third class passengers by most of the railway companies, the large increase in the receipts is very much more than could have been expected. The total working expenses amounted to £15,027,234, or 48 per cent. in 1863, and to £14,268,409, or 49 per cent. in 1862, showing an increase of £7 58 , 825, leaving 'he net receipts £16,018,931 for 1863, against £14,820,691 in tRR ----. showing an increase of £1,228,240 in the amount available for interest and divi dends on the capital expended. The total amount paid up on shares and loans to the end of 1863 was £104,215,802, th e total amou nt authoris ed being £474,999,545. Ra il w ay Traffic Returns for the Week. 511 1 : 6 8 0 p e l n 3 e 6 d. 2,411 2,378 it E n d ai ii lW , a C Y o l. unties ..... _____,,,,_-,,,...--..../...-__,. 1864 . 1863. 1861. 1863. 4 4 N• iutv Down BBeellffaasstt anti , - 01--- • •••• 49 49 812 793 Blyth and Tynt,. , 28 28 2,265 1,719 Bristol and Exeter.. l2ll 121 i 8+ ,439 7,969 Caledonian Cambrian .... • . ... 01 84 3,752 1,556 Cockerinouth& Workington,. 81 81 3:)1 317 Cork and Bandon 2O 330 427 0 232 257 Cork and Youghni -)4 555 545 .... 321 b.. Cornwall .................... 651 t,31 2,174 1,639 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage... 2 6 () A Deeside . ,17 17 4:9 351 Dublin & Belfast Junction.... a./ ~., 1 . 1 ; 3 1.380 Dublin and Meath .......... 35 23 256 1 . ,. - 7 Dub. &Wicklow and Wextd. 9il 484 3,380 3,174 Edinburgh and Glasgow...,, 173 173 9,135 8.776 Furness, 640 , ....,.__. 5O bu 3,238 3,133 Glasgow' & 5 00 h il ' ‘L eStern • • 198 19i; 11,657 9,563 g-ii,,Union Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.o.... .. 668 6 63 34,635 32,626 Dublin and Drogheda ........ 5i I .;•7 1'1,84'2 1.E66 Great Northern 3t,3 651 3,912 33,340 Great North of Scotland UtSoutlin. St Westn.(lrlael-). • 3731 32g 9,451 8,498 Great Western Hull and llurnsea _ 13 235 - - Inverness & Aberdeen J unc. li t Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) 7ll Fi 361 0 2 Inverness & _Perth Allied= 119 . 3 _ 2,321 -' Irish North-Wes tern 145 145 11,818 1,586 Kent Coast Lancashire & Yorkshire 402 3954 13,473 38,090 Limerick and Ennis. • 24 i 24t 185 183 Limerick and Foynes Llanelly .. ~ .. ... .__•••••••• ••• 461 4 ,,,,, 1 6 5 8 9 26 1 London & North-Tiestern •• • 12 291 120'4 118,071 108,561 Loud. Brighton, London and Blackwall London & South-Western ••• 454 454 29,907 28.787 272 2501 29,169 29,569 London, Chatham, & Dov e !' • i 223 8,2 4 6 672 Do. Metropolitan Extens.loll .114 NA 2,710 3,480 Man.,Slieffield,&Lincolou •• •• ' 39 k 2393 19,367 17,315 blanch. S.Jun.& Altrincham. • 91 94 1,503 1,415 Maryport and Carlisle ....... 28' 28 1,571 1.261 Metropolitan . , ............. 6 3 1 3t 2, .60 1,978 M idla n d (incl. *N.-Western). • _4l 6:io 49, 83 45,503 Midland Gt.Westn. of land. • • 262 „ 259/ 4,186 4,190 Monkland ... _, ........... r 7 ' 3 714 1,7.8 1.460 6lonmoutlish. ...... & Cana . u . 11 14 2,711 2,510 North British, Edin., Pert 420 and Dundee ..... •"•'. - . D L 109 4101 15,911 15.029 262 43,631 8,751 North London ............... _9 9 3,528 3,3 5 North Staffordshire .......... 2:31 Oswestry and Newton..... •• • Dv 50 . 19 - -- N-Eastern and S&tk. C. al. 5 10791 63,666 67,317 Rhymney Scottish Central ............. . 4 91 6,669 5,455 Scottish North-Eastern ...... 1 8 138 6,765 5,710 Somerset and Dorset ........ _6 391 949 392 South Devon ........... -••• • _751 751 4.543 4,375 South - Eastern .............•' 306 306 30,296 30,197 Taff Vale .................... 57 67 5,722 5,671 4 1051 2,311 2.221 Vale of Clwyd. ....... . .... ... 10 10 256 270 Vale of Neath . _.. 7 .• .......... 41 36 3,131 2.579 Ulster ..... - ............... 105/ Waterford and ....utenny ..... 31 31 395 394 27 Waterford and Limer ick ..... 7777 3,153 1,125 West Cornwall ............... 524 W.Hartlepool Ilarbr.&Rail• . • 5.2. c 574 1,900 rhaven,Cleator,& 14,1grtunt. • 1 1 0 3 7 621 897612 White Junction ........ 13 1,017 Whitehaven & Furness Jun.. •35 35 837 106 FoIIEIGN AND COLONIAL. 828 31,2 7, 8 30,660 Bahia and San Francisco •• • • 7 61 -33 J , . 26/ - Belgian Eastern J unction • ,„„ 261295 Austrian ...... . .............. 828 Buffalo and Lake Huron ..... 61 1613 1,966 1.921 Detroit and Milwaukie ....... 189 9321 21,159 16,584 Bombay, Baroda, & Len. India rot 1854 3,714 2,768 165 4,101 Gr eat d ln r t Dutch Rhenish .............. I.ti 1061 7,285 6.438 Eastern Bengal ..••• •••• .1,! . _ 110 1,612 1,806 Eastorn of Fran Ce. ........... 1 ' 130 2 66,572 57,043 o 20, .45 16,072 Great Central of Belgium. •. • 180_ __ p.,„ 8 , ~,_ Great Indian Peninsula ..... • 0 ,4 3 4 95 1 v 1 2' 12 1 13' 3 ; Great Luxembourg. ......... • 14 134 4,511 4,357 r i v a n n k o - f ... ...... a . d . a . ............ Great Southern of India .• •• 79 79 110001203 lor 533 667 Great Western of Canada • •,, 3 : t .', 5 315 8,907 8026 Madras . . ......... .. ........ 7 * , 947 6,304 6.360 Madrid, Saragossa SzAkiicant. 05'1 490 1,470 20,010 Northern of Canada ....• ••• • • _ 94 2,352 r,117 Northern of France. ........ 0 97 6 9 97 55,585 53,80 5 N orweg i a n Trunk ......... 44 44 1,446 1,101 Ottoman .... . ... , .......... 484 481 387 343 Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn..• • 1805 1713 132,616 128,350 Paris and Orleans ........... • 1614 1491 62,915 57,100 P ernam buco ................ 774 77 562 682 Royal D a nish ................ 69 69 --- Scinde.... ................. 106 105 1.5!8 2,272 South Austrian ... 1 527 1474 50,080 47,640 Southern of France ...... .... 770 680 29,964 27,088 Victorian .................... 196 196 8,831 9,743 25 25 551 367 Welland West Flanders W, and N. W. Qt Froze „ 80 51, 827 oxii WILLS AND BEQUESTS The will of Mr. Andrew Mortimer Drummond, banker, of Charing-cross, and of Denham, Bucks, was proved in London under £60,000 personalty. The executors nominated were his partner, Mr. Andrew Robert Drummond, and his great nephew, Mr. George James Drummond. The will bears date February 13, 1862, and he died on June 1, this year. His wife, Lady Emily Drummond, derives under settlement, an annuity of £l,OOO. To his seven daughters he has made a provision that will, together with their respective portions under the settlement, make up to each the sum of £5,000; and to his son £15,000 beyond all other interests under the will.—The will of Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Fanshawe, K,C.8., was proved in the Lon don Court on the 21st ult. The gallant Admiral died at his residence, Chester-terrace, Regent's park, on the 14th of the previous month, having executed his will at Marta in 188, and a codicil in 1864 at Stone Hall, Plymouth. These documents are entirely in his own handwriting. The executors nominated are Mr. John Wilson, his brother-in law; Rear-Admiral Edward G. Fanshawe, and the Rev. Frederick Fanshawe, M.A., his nephews. The personalty was sworn under £30,000. There are numerous legacies and annuities left to members of his family, and to some personal friends, and also to some individuals in his service. His landed estates in Hampshire he has devised to his nephew and executor, Admiral Edward Gennys Fanshawe, and has bequeathed to the sons of his said nephew the residue of his personal estate equally between them. The following are the charitable bequests—To the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, the Church Missionary Society, Sailors' Home, Devonport ; South Devon and East Corn wall Hospital, Plymouth ; Royal Naval Female School, Isleworth ; Royal Naval School, Newcross ; and the Royal Naval Benevolent Society, each a legacy of £loo.—The will of Mr James William Freshfield, late M,P., F.R.S., F.R.G.S., F.G.S., of Devonshire-place, Portland-place, and Mynthnrst, near Reigate, Surrey, ,was proved in London on the 29th ult., the executors appointed being his daugh ter, Miss Eliza Freshfield; his two sons, Charles Kaye and Mr Henry Ray Freshfield ; and Mr Arthur Kekewich (the husband of the testator's eldest granddaughter). The personalty was sworn under £120,000, The testator, who died at the age of 89, was called to the bar at Gray's-inn in 1842 ; was formerly solicitor to the Bank of England; was major of the Hon. Artillery Company, which rank he retained by royal commission ; was M.P. for Penrhyn and Falmouth, 1830-2, 1835.41, and 1852-7, and for Boston, 1851-2. The will bears date 1860. He has devised to his grandson, William Dawes Freshfield, eldest son of his deceased son, James William Freshfield, all his freehold estates set forth in his will, leaving to his two eons and executors all his other freehold property. To his two daughters he leaves an annuity of £1,440, and out of it £l2O is to be given to each for pin money. The residue of his property is to be.divided into five parts, between his two sons, two daughters, and the widow and children of his deceased son. The testa tor had presented to him two silver waiters—one by the Globe Insurance Company, the other by the Hon. Artillery Company ; these are to be held by his daughters for life, and then to pass to his grand son, William Dawes Freshfield, as heirlooms.— Illustrated London News. SHIPPING-THIS DAY, LONDON, Aug. 6.—Wind this day at noon—South- West; moderate breeze and flue weather. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 6.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Geyser, and Lucifer, from the Channel Islands. DUBLIN, Aug. 4,—Wind W.—Arrived—Troy, from New York. OFF PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 6.—Arrived—American Eagle, from London for New York. CARDIFF, Aug. 4.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Thornhill, for the Clyde. BRISTOL, Aug. s,—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Elizenth J Et c, °nitre, from Monte Yidea—Dow, from Barbadoes— Fortunate, from New York. Course of Exchange,—Yesterday, Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 12 1 12 2 Antwerp Brussels .—. 25 70 25 75 Hamburgh Paris Ditto Marseilles — 25 70 25 SO Frankfort on Maine — 120/ 120/ Vi enna Trieste ,Petereburgh Bailin — Madri..l 48/ 48/ Cadiz 25 72 / 25 80 Leghorn 25 75 25 80 Milan . . . Genoa 25 75 26 80 Naples ... . 25 72/ 25 8 2f Palermo — 25 75 25 8 2/ Messina — 25 77/ 25 82/ Lisbon 52 621 O por t o — - Foreign Mail Packet Lot. MAILS DUE. ------ - - - Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Aug. 18 via Marseilles Aug. 12. cirazil and Cape - Verde, by British packet. Sept. 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Aug. Z. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton.A.ug. —.— via Marseilles Aug. 12. Falkland Islands. Gib r altar, via Southampton Aug. —. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via 'Southampton Aug. yia M arsc illes Aug. 12 I n dia (Bombay), via Southampton Aug. 10 via Marseilles Aug. 20, P0rtuga1.......... Nlalta, Egypt, and Adon, via Southampt on ...... Aug. ._— via Marseilles ........ Aug. 12 Newfoundland ........................... Aug. 17 Oporto and Vigo .... .. • . ........ U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Aug. 11 _ b y U.S. packet.... by Canadian pmket.Aug. 12 " Parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, j Aug. 13 A" - " Cali. tornia. and British Columbia.. .... . yr. E. T. Smith h as a senoation in ASTLEY A s tley's, in the parson of Mi,.qs Adah s tore for the patrons°. Alaa. Ti can actress and equestrien.ne of Isaacs Meuthen, an play Mazeppa, which ,she (as its . call . ed in theatrical par dist;Aotion, who is engaged erse, and executing does without a "double" lance), dashing up rocks, lashed to a n, by male repro a variety of bold feats not even attempten . on foot to eentatives of the part. Great preparations at:' make " Mazsppa" a theatrical success.—Orchestr,:. A STATUE TO TUE CELEBRATED FRENCH PAIN TER GREUZE, the favourite of Marie Antoinette, is to be erecter; at his birthplace, Tournois, in Bourgogne. Greuze, the author of the "Broken Pitcher," was once in very high renown and state in France; but he die 1804, neglected a nd in deep misery. When Napoleon din accidentally heard o f his death, he said, " Why was he too proud to apply to n ja ? I should have given him a pitcher of &lyres filled with gold, wherewith he might have mended all his pitchers again 1" It is the Emperor's wish that the dead master should now be honoured by a statue.---The Budder. OUR LONDON COSTERMONGERS.—TaIking about the joys of a quiet street, reminds me of the eoster• mongers, who, like lawyers and other " necessary haunt all quiet neighbourhoods. These men, women, and children are sui generis. They are evidently elastic—all lungs. Who can say that he ever heard any one of them hoarse, out of voice, or out of tune? No stress of weather daunts them ; no amount of cold or heat. They are proof against wind, rain, and storms ; they are never ill—no ; nor ever ailing. Any one of their stentorian voices would infallibly wake up " the seven sleepers." 1 need not enu merate all their " cries." Here comes one of the noisy squad, the rabbit dealer. L istenßab, rabbee." There, sure enough, the poor flabby rabbits are, ranged cross-legged, side by side, and strung upon a long pole, Balanced on that awful looking man's shoulder, I see them now, dangling behind and before him. The agonis ing emphasis the fellow sometime places upon the last syllable of the word " Rab-BEE," goes through you like a darning-needle. Having "done" the street on one side he lingers a while at the remote end ; he then returns to "do" the other side of the street, and is generally, by this time, in finer voice than ever. ,Next follow appalling shouts of all dimensions; among the most conspicuous, 41.5-harr, mack-her-rell, yer 1" " Ould ehee-heers to meal"" Hany,hornamantz for yer fire stoove ?" ,"llinny bons 1 hinnyons 01 I" " Buy my lettisa—fine curse Lett-iaes 1" &c. If any man doubts whether his sex or the other be the more powerful in the use of their tongues, and in making themselves the more widely heard, let him come and pay me a morning visit in myicked quiet was u s treet. Much of my philosophy, by the by, p p in quiet west-end streets. But the cost of my wisdom _Oa 1 what a volume I could write—aye, and readable too—about "T h e Nerves and Nervous System."—WiL LIAM KIDD, ire "Every Month." A commission has been formed, under the pre sidency of M. le Baron Taylor, to erect a monument (o the eslebrated Froach poet, 13ranger, METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WO. RE', The weekly meeting of the board was held - ;rea , ,erday, Mr THWAITES, the chairman, presiding:. THE STATE OF THE THAMES. Mr ROCHE asked if the engineew had po Wer to deodorise the Thames, if occasion should arise, 'while the members of the board were on their holidays. At the present time the river did not appear in.. par ticularly good odour, and it might be necessary for something to be done before the board', re assembled. The CIIAIRMAN said that the engineer might: take all the steps he considered necessary while the board were away. The river doubtless suffered through great heat and th e l ow ra i n f a ll ; b u t a largequantity of the sewag e wasnow di ver t e d, a the the inconvenience arising had been very slight com cored with what it was formerly. The engineer stated that the amount of sewage now diverted would be further increased during the month by the completion of the middle level sewer, which it was already, with the exception of the aqueduct over the Metropolitan Railway. THE THAMES CONSERVATORS AND THE THAMES EMBANKMENT WORKS. Some explanations were given as to a question in dispute between the Thames Conservators and the contractors carrying out the embankment. The Act makes it imperative that the part of the embank• went behind the wall shall be filled with materal dredged from the bed of the Thames, and which material the conservators were to supply at a given cost. The conservators complained that the con tractors were not taking the dredged material, and the contractors replied that they had been supplied with the worst material by the conservators, who sold the best part to builders, and as a portion of the material supplied ran off into the Thames, a great additional expense had been entailed upon them. It had been determined not to take any more filling in material until the front wall of the river embank ment was so far completed as to prevent this loss. The Board, on its rising, adjourned for a month. The Military Strength of the United States, (Front the .New York World.) By the census of 1860, it appears that the total population of the United States at that time was 31,148,000, of which the white population numbered 26,957,000, Of this aggregate, the Free States had within their boundaries 17,224,400 —the Slave States 9,036,000. But Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, and that portion of Virginia now known as West Virginia, have been and are ranked with the non-slavehelding states in loyalty to the Federal Government. Their population was 2,539,380. Out of this number, however, a certain proportion are active sympathisers with the rebellion, and have furnished a large quota towards the support of the rebel armies. Probably the number may be stated at 500,000—leaving, in round numbers, 2,000,000 who may be represented in the armies of the Union. This number, deducted front the popula tion of the Slave States, will give 17,036,000 as (practi cally) the total number from which the rebellion could recruit its armies—while a corresponding addition to the population of the Free States swelled it to nearly 20,000,000. But to this number must bo added the free blacks of the North, the slaves who have come under the control of the United States Government, and the number of loyal Southerners who have established their adhesion to that Government since the war began—in all about 1,000,000 —making the aggregate loyal population 21,000,000. According to the proportion shown in the census tables of 1860, of this population the number of males between the ages of 18 and 45 would be about 5,000,000. As the census returns of 1860 show that the total number of males in the 'United States at that time, between the above-mentioned ages, was 5,624,065, this esti mate would give to the States in revolt between 600,000 and 700,000 males capable of bearing arms. In his report made on December 1, 1861, Secretary Came ron stated that 77.875 men were raised during that year, under the first call of the President. These were " three months men," The number of men at the date of his re port, enlisted for three years, was 660,971. So overwhelm ing was the response to the call for men at that time, that the Secretary stated he had no doubt the national forces could have been swollen to a million of men had not the department felt constrained to restrict volunteer ing, July 1, 1862, immediately after the retreat from the peninsula, the President issued a call for 300,000 more volunteers. This force was chiefly infantry, iu pursuance of 3 recommendation of the President. On August 4, of the same year, the President called to the field 300,000 militia, to serve for nine months, This number was promptly furnished. June 15, 1863, the President sum moned from certain States militia to the number of 100,000. this number was afterwards increased to 120,000. During the month of July a draft for 300,000 men was enforced. There is no public means of learning the number of men yielded by this conscription. Since October 17 last (at which time a call for 300,000 men was made) under all he calls, about 700,000 men, exclusive of negro soldiers and " one hundred days' men," have been pnt into the field. Thus it is easy to arrive at the total number of men called out since the outbreak of the rebellion. It is given concisely in the following table : Number of Men Sammoned to the Field. tinder President's first call, April 19, 1861.. 77,875 Volunteers for the war, 1861 _ ._ 660,971 _ . Under President's call of July 1, 1862 300,000 Militia called out in August, 1862 300,000 Militia called out in June, 1863, ... By conscription, July, 1863, say Since October 17, 1863 Total 2,408,846 Deduct militia and three months' men Balance 1,910,961 Thus it is seen that the enormous number of one million nine hundred and ten thousand nine hundred and sixty-one men have been placed in the field, exclusive of the tempo rarily-serving militia, of the black soldiers, and of the hun dred days' men who recently offered their services. RACING FIXTU: Aui Lewes . 5 Huntilfgdon Wolverhampton Reading n Egham Dover .. lB Oxford lB BUTE" Weymouth 1 Baden-Baden Warwick September 6 Bridgwater Leicester 8 Doncaster Brecon .• 19 Richmond Royal Caledonian Hunt 21 Monmouth .... 22 Manchester Autumn .. 23 NewmarketFirst October 27 ,BER OCTi Bedford ,Edinburgh and Lothians C1ub..... 5 nw,:narket Second Oct. 10 Lincoln .. Kelso .... Gloucester Newmarket boug on 24 ;MBER. NOTE; Worcester' Auturm: .... 1 Shrewsbury .A.utuutit .. 14 I Leamington &War. Hunt 22 IRISH. SEpTh:MILER. Curragh• •• • • ...... .., 6 , 7, S OCTOBIad4i Carragh ~ ~.., 18, 19, 20 STEEPLECHASING FIXTURES ;?OR 1864, NOTEMBER. Leamington and Warwickshire Hunt 22 "LIVES" OF BANK NOTES.—The average period which each denomination of London notes remains in circulation has been calculated, and is shown by the fol lowing authentic account of the number of days a bank-note issued in London remains in circulation :—£s met, 72.7 days; £lO, 77.0; £2O, 67.4; £3O, 18.9; £4O, 13,7; £5O, 38.8; £lOO, 28.4 ; £2OO, 12.7 ; £3OO, 10.6 ; £5OO, 11.8 ; £l,OOO, 11.1. The exceptions to these averages are few, and therefore remarkable. The time during which some notes remain unpresented is reckoned by the cen tury. On the 27th of September, 1846, a £5O note was presented, bearing da t e 20t h of January, 1743. Another, for £lO, issued on the 12th of Novoraper, 1762, was not paid till the 28 th Apri l, 1845. There is a legend extant of the eccentric possesso r of a £l,OOO note, who kept it framed and glazed for a series of y ea rs, pre ferring to feast his eyes upon it , to putting the 'mount it represented out at interest. It was converted into gold, however, without a day's loss of ti me, by his heirs on his demise—a fact which can very easily be credited. Stolen and lost notes are generally long absentees. The former usually make their appearance soon after a great horse r ace or other sporting event , altered or disgu ised so as to de ceive bankers, to wh om the bank furnishes a list of the numbers and dates of all stolen notes. Bank notes have been kn own to light pipes, to wrap up snuff, and to be used as curl papers ; and British tars, mad with rum and prize money, have not unfrequently, in the time of war, made sandwiches of them, and eat them between bread and butter. Carelessness gives the bank enormous pro fits, a gainst which the loss of a mere £30,000 note is but a trifle. Iu the 40 years between 1792 and 1832, there were outstanding notes of the Bank of England—presumed to have been lost or destroyed—amounting to £1,330,000 odd, every shilling of which was clear profit to the bank,— Cyetopffldo of Commercial 4nechtes, RES FOR 1864. UST. Yarmouth York August 2:: Plymouth Lichfield 29 Devon and Exciter ..., 30 Stocktcn .... 3O Derby :MBER. LONDON GAZETTE —Last Evening, WAR - OFFICE, AUG. 5. The Queen has been graciously pleased to g i ve orders for the following appointments to the Most Honourable Order of the Bath : To be an Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the Second Class, or Knights Cornmanders—Mejor-Gene ral John Garvock. To be Ordinary Members of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Companions—Colonel Reginald Yong° Shipley, 7th Regiment—Lieutenant-Colonels John Luther Vaughan, Bengal Staff Corps—George Allgood, Bengal Staff Corps—Frederick Octavius Salusbury, 101st Itegi ment—Charles Henry Brownlow, Bengal Staff Ccrps— Charles Patton Keyes, Madras .. Staff Corps—and Major John Stewart Tulloch, Royal Artillery. FOREIGN-OFFICE, Ara, 2. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr C, Daniel as Consul at Port Louis, Island of Mauritius, for his Ma jesty the King of the Belgians. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr Nicho las L. Humphrey as Consul at Trinidad for the United States of America. The Queen has alao been pleased to approve of Mr. D. K. Mason as Consul in London fcr his Majesty the King of Siam. WHITEHALL, Arc. 3. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. John Sinclair to the church and parish of Small Isles, in the presbytery of Skye, and county of Inverness, vacant by the death of the Rev. l'eter Grant, late Minister thereof. CROWN-OFFICE, Ara. 5. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN TILE PRESENT PAR- LIAMEN T. City of Exeter.—Edwin Baldwin Courtenay (commonly called Lord Courtenay), in the room of Edward Divett, Esq., deceased. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Ancit. 5. 3d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Michael James Griffin to be Assistant-Sutgeon, vice St. John Stanley, promoted on the Staff. 9th Lancers—Ensign Harcourt James Lees, from the 2d West India Regiment, to be Cornet, vice John. Chaytor, who has been superseded. 11th Hussars—Veterinary Surgeon David Paley, from the Royal Artillery, to be Veterinary Surgeon, vice Ferris, Hussars—Garrisonwho S ergeant Major Joseph Harpur, e exchanges. 14th from the Cavalry Depot, M a id s t one, to be Cornet, witt a c he out purchase, vice James Crum, transferred to the 59:h Foot—Cornet Francis Shirley Russell to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieut. Newton, appointed Adjutant. Royal Artillery—To be Staff Assistant Surgeons: Walter Leach, Henry Lloyd Randell, Yorke Hobart Johnson, Thos. Sharkey, Wm. Hillman, Charles Gray, Hampd en Healey Maclean, Wm. Millar, King John Parr Edwin. Drew, John Waring Belcher, M D., Richard P. p ergu. son, John S. M'Adam, Edward Nicholson, Richard J. Owen, Chas. A. Maunsell, M.D., Kenneth W. Cum ming, M.D., Joseph Rutherford, M.B. To be Assistant Sur geons: Chas. Ricketts, from the 7th foot—Henry W m. Devlin, from the 44th Foot—Mathew Lawrence White, from the Ist Foot—James Dow Sainter, from the 94tb, Foot—Jas. Watt, M.D., from the 95th Foot. To be Veterinary Surgeon—Veterinary Surgeon John Ferris, from the 11th Hussars, vice Paley. Ist Regiment of Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon James Barker to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Mathew Lawrence White, appointed to the Royal Artillery. 3d Foot—Gentleman Cadet Edward John Lynch, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Robert Low, transferred to the 46th Foot. 9th Foot—Lieutenant Zachary Stanley Bayly to be Aeju tent, vice Lieutenant Charles James Borten, who resigns the appointment. _ _ . 4th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Alfred Pole Lingwood, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur chase. vice Hawtrey Collins-Splatt, transferred to the 43d Foot. 15th Foot— Staff-Surgeon John Clarke, M.D., to be Sur geon, vice Surgeon-Major Thom as Rose Dyce, who re tires upon half-pay. 18th Foot—Gentleman Cadet James Tierney Skinner, from from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice D. R. Macqueen, transferred to the 43d Fo3t. 38th Foot—Lieutenant William Uvedale Miller to bo Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Alfred Stokes, appointed Adjutant. 44th Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Hubert Rothwell Greene to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Henry William Devlin, appointed to the Royal Artillery. 45th Foot—Lieutenant William Pearson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Frederick William Swann Webber ' who re ti res —Ensign John William Micklethwait to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Pearson—Ensign C. G. M. Gunn, from the 54th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Mickle thwait. 46th Foot—Ensign Walter de Winton Van to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice John Dwyer, appointed Quartermaster—Ensign Robert Low, from the 3d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Van—Lieut. John Dwyer to be Quar thermaster, vice William George Street, deceased. 54th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Pendarves Walter Tremen heere, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice C. G. M. Gunn, transferred to the 45th Foot. 56th Foot—Ensign Thomas Charles Watson to be In structor of Musketry, vice Lieut. Bolton, who has joined the Depot. 59th Foot—Cornet James Crum, from the 14th Hussars, to be Ensign, vice Frederick Charles Ito wan, transferred to the 43d Foot. 63d Foot—The appointment of Assistant-Surgeon A. T. M'Gowan, from the Staff, has been cancelled. 65th Foot—Quartermaster-Sergeant Alexander William Acheson to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Alf re d Chaytor, died of wounds. 74th Foot—Gentleman Cadet George Augustus Barring ton Godbold, from the Royal ililitary College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Digby Templeton Brett, transterred to the 43d Foot. 77th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Arthur Lang Tickell, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice J. C. Carter, transferred to the 43d Foot. 78th Foot—Lieutenant Alexander Balfour Ker Williamson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Thomas Owen hilvester Davies who retires—Ensign Herbert Herbert Stepney to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Williamson-11,07'4 Archibald Dalton Kennedy, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Stepney. . . 88th Foot—Lieatemint - Caleb Robertson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Robert Vernor, who retires—Ensi gn Robert Longfield Beatty to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Robertson—Thomas James Bailey, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Beatty. 95th Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Richard William For sayeth to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice James Watt M. D., appointed to the Royal Artillery. 98th Foot—Captain, with the honorary rank of Major, Henry Butler Stoney, from half-pay late Paymaster 40th Foot, to be' Captain, vice Thomas Rice Hamilton, who retires upon temporary half-pay—Lieutenant Thomas Thomson Simpson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Stoney, who retires—Ensign Alexander Berman Adam Gordon to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Simpson— Gentleman Cadet Ernest Ehlers M' Bride, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gordon. 101st Foot—Gentleman Cadet Charles Drury Rundall, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Francis Ogilvie Fuller. promoted. 2d West India Regiment—Harcourt James Lees, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Herbert, promoted. 3d West India Regiment—Lieut. Charles Pressly Pander, from half-pay late 16th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Ben jamin D'Urban Musgrave, who has been placed upon temporary half-pay—Lieut. Charles Pressly Fender has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission. UNATTACHED.—Captain Thomas John Francis, from the 100th Foot, to be Major, by purchase. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—Assistant - Surgeon St. John. Stanley, from the 3d Dragoon Guards, to lio Staff-Sur geon, vice John Clarke, M.D., appointed to the 15th Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Alexander Thorburn M'Gowan has been permitted to resign his commission. BREVET. Brigadier-General Neville Bowles Chamberlain, K.C.B. , of her Majesty's Indian Army, to be Major - General. Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Taylor, C. 8., Royal En gineers, to be Colonel. Major and. Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred Thomas Wilde, C. 8., Madras Staff Corps, Commandant Corps of Guides, to be Aide-de-Camp to her Majesty, with the rank of Colonel in the Army. Captain and Brevet-Major John Maguire, 60th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Major Campbell Claye Grant Ross, Commandant 14th Bengal Native Infantry, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Major Wm. Domett Morgan, Bengal Staff Corps, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Major Arthur Charles Parker, 71st Foot, to be Lieute nant-Colonel. Captain and Brevet Major Charles Henry Brownlow, Bengal Staff Corps, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. 4 Major Charles Patton Keyes, Madras Staff Corps, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, Major Thomas Wright, Bengal Staff Corps, to be Lieu tenant-Colonel. Captain J. Stewart Tulloh, Royal Artillery, to be Major. Captain F. Royle de Bude, Royal Artillery, to be Major. Second Captain Francis Robert Butt, Royal Artillery, to bs Major. Second Captain Thomas Elliott Hughes, Royal Artillery, to be Major. Captain John Hadow Jenkins, Deputy Assistant-Com missary-General, Bengal, to be Major. , Pay m ma . scer of a Depot e:.eral Major. Thomas retiresw a he r. the honorary Battalion, Ca t a i3l to o d h w a i v n e Robertthe honorary blethered,ranG upon mthasFoßoot,seto P ha Y v e e e' rank a number of promotions and half-pay,Surge lateM Deputy-Assistant Commis a o j f or th T e h l ° s D t t to epar men , have the hone- Gibson, Madras Ordnance of Deputy Inspector General..3lßrospitals. 1 ran , rank of Lieutepant. Tbe Gazette also contains the alterations of rank amongst .. officers of the Staff Corps, Indaan military Majesty'sforces. and of her BANKRUPTS. GT:eioellrif gao ena n co Sale,w. follo wing 13 :: rd r c e , the w er salesman,, O tn rymßirmingham Lh bankrupts iamme - portanco in the Gazette : Emma Pugh, London Scrap Ironworks, Greenwich Caroline Maugham, London Scrap Ironworks, Greenwich George Morgan, merchant, New Charlton Benjamin Barrett, electro- plater, Birmingham Robert Treece, maltater, Derby Joseph Webb, tobacconist, Swansea George Gostling, ironmonger. Brompton-road Rossetta and Edward Magnus, shoe manufacturers, St Mars Ax e Miles Filby, grocer, Norfolk John Taylor, grocer, Tunstall, Staffordshire John Wade, livery stable keeper, Devonshire-place- mews Robert W. B. Davison, ship agent, Fenchurch-street Thomas Wells, hatter, Brenchley SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Al e xander Fraser, deceased, ironfounder, Glasgow Alexander Morison, jun., joiner, Glasgow Joha Flint, accountant, Glasgow Andrew Lennox, farmer, Pinmerry, Lirkmichael, Thomas Andrew, farmer, Muirtionse, Monkton A telegraphic despatch from St. Petersburg, published by the Nord, announces that General Ignatief. director of the Asiatic department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been appointed Envoy E xtraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of ituftia at Coog4util;ople, s 0 Jon. day ary .seer , stet, c tly cda• Wiley r e nt Elie pre- irice ver° a lso from were RIOS irep 'Mt' i irl' ins t., r the r for eral d, ill be olio' ,pang, bac ° Jed- D left bu r y 13g ec ted pon• baYe Etr o P d ITS at I, each to Da radon flt 11C3 tO t lif) cf 0 00 O' S 1."