The Sun. — London, England, 1854-08-04 00:00:00

Mbritioni SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. BRIGHTON RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOUS• • Walked over. leincs.—Warvrick beat St. Faith. 100/. PLATE Economy Caliph Six ran. BRIGHTON CLUB STAKES. Garforth Hero Four ran. ... 1 • CLARET STAKES. Dandy .. . ..... . . H enr i e tt a ........................................................ Five ran. eLtrE PLATE. Redemption Dan Cupid .., Three ran. LATEST -BETTING. THE EBOR HANDICAP. 5 to . I.agst Heapy (taken). 10 to agst Hermit (taken). ST. LEGER. to 1 agit King Toca. 6to 1 agst Dervish. - 7to 1 agit Trapper. 12 to 1 agstlvan. 12 to 1 agst Scythian. 13 to I agst Midsummer. DERBY. 20 to' 1 agst Cruiser (taken). DURHAM RACES. ,(THIS DAY.) (BY „ELECTRIC TELEG.RAPH.)• NEW STAKES. 1 Chicken Deerstaaler . . ' Three ran. NORTH DURHAM. HANDICAP Maid of Team Valley Merry Monk Five ran. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS EVENING.) The house met at five o'clock. EDUCATION IN INDIA. Lord MONTEAGLE moved for a copy of a despatch to the Government of India, on the subject of general education in India. In a bill which their lordships passed last year they made , considerable steps towards the employing of. native Indians, and what was proved before the committee , on Indian affairs recommended the education and employment of the natives, and to forward that object was the reason why he moved for the despatch in question. Earl GRANVILLE said he had not the least objec tion to the production of the important paper to which the noble lord's motion referred. The motion was accordingly agreed to. TICKETS OF LEAVE TO CONVICTS. Lord ST. LEONARDS called attention to the system of tickets of leave to convicts. He said it was hoped when the ticket-of-leave system was adopted, convicts would on obtaining a ticket of leave, and being with drawn from the scenes of their offences and from their old associates, be enabled, owing to the demand for labour being in excess of the supply, to get good situa tions at remunerative wages, and thus be placed in a position to redeem their characters and have a fair chance of getting a new start in life to obtain an honest liveli hood. But it appeared such hopes had not been realised. for the state of society in England was such, that there was scarcely a man who would em ploy, a person known to be a ticket-of-leave man. The difficulty was, since .the abolition of transporta tion, what to do with. this class of persons. Dis charging them would be of no use unless they werepro vided with some means of earning their livelihood, and the public must be protected as well as these con victs, and, therefore, turning them loose upon society without any means of honestly supporting them selves would Le dangerous to society. He (Lord St. Leonards) had asked of the Government what was the number of persons who had got tickets of leave, and had afterwards committed offences, and the answer was, the Home office had no means of answering the question. He wanted to know who should have the means of answer ing such a question if the Home-office had not, whose peculiar duty it was to keep a record of the state of crime and number of criminals throughout the country. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OP COMMONS-(THIS DAY). The SPIAILBE took the chair at half-past twelve o'clook. PRIVATE BUSINESS, The Lords' amendments to the Great Western, Shrews bury, and Birmingham, and Shrewsbury and Chester Railway Companies Amalgamation Bill were considered and agreed to. The following estate bills were read a third time and passed :—Bourne's (Nlowbrick Partition) Estate ; Brad ford Glebe Lands and Vicarage Trust Estate ; Lord Petre's Estate. LEGIBLVrIVt COUNCIL (CANADA.) BILL. On the order of the day for the second reading of this bill, Mr. F. PEEL explained its object to be to enable the Canadian Legislature to change the constitution ofthe Legislative Council or Upper House, and to repeal cer tain portions "of the Canadian Act of Union of 1840. No less than four-fifths of the General Assembly of Canada had carried an address in favour of this change; but the Legislative Council itself had protested against that address. The bill proposed to enable the Legislature of Canada to alter the fundamental basis if they so thought fit ; it did not specify what the change should be, but it simply gave the Legislature of the colony power to alter the constitution of the Legislative Council by making it elective or otherwise if they should so think fit. Lord Elgin; the Governor of the colony, had given an opinion decidedly favourable, and seeing that the Imperial Parliament had already conferred a similar power upon the CiPe of Good Hope and other ' colonies, the house ought to have no difficulty in adopt ing this measure. In fact, Canada was the only British colony of any importance which had not the power of reforming its own.constitution. But it might be said that Parliament having, by the act of 1840, conferred a dis tinct constitution upon the colony, i, would be acting against precedent to give the Legislature of the colony power to change that constitution. But really that could not be so, because .in the case of the Australian colonies, Parliament gave them a specific constitution, consisting of- an Assembly and a Legi-lative Council, partly elective and partly nominated by the governor while in the same act which conferred that constitution it enabled the legislat ure o f th e colony, if it so thought fit, to impro bable or amend its cons tituti on . It was not impro e that the i mme di a t e e ff ec t o f thi s bill wou ld b e th e conversion apurelyaelective body, an d it m i g ht b e argue d th a t suc h change would weaken the authority of the Crown ; but he ent er t a i ne d no such apprehensions because if the constitution of the council w as so c h ange d as t o secure of o h for it the c on fid ence people, it natur a lly f o ll owe d that it would becom epre m t t . or e e conservative in it s c h arac t er present. than it was at Hitherto it had too often hap pened that the General Assembly had bee n a t var i ance with the LegislativeCoun indeed on one occas i on it re fused tovote the supplies because the Le g i s l a ti ve C ouncil which was nominate dby this bill would r emove that governor would not consent thebodies, w i t h out to become elective ; but theebtwo lower house, si nce all want of harmony between the the we diening the authority would st i ll money measures connected with the country have to originate in thc`general assembly. Sir J. PAKINGTON obj o the tkktedit bill upon t wo distinct grounds. In the first place, he secondly, : t t e ed . to it because in his opinion it was a bill which l e a on the part of the Imp erial Le g isl ature, instituti kened, an extremely democratic character; and °n B of be objected to it on account of the manner in which the bill had been brought under the consideration of the Government. It professed to be an enabling bill, b ut in point of fact it was nothing of the kind, because it proposed absolutely to confer upon the Canadian Legi s . lature authority to adopt a most democratic form of go. vernment, which it had already agreed to, and which it was ready to put in force directly this bill became law. Under those circumstances, it was by far too important a measure to be proceeded with at this period , of the session, when there was scarcely ``a house present. Five weeks ago it came down from the Lords, and it had remained on the table ever since, without any pro gress being made with it. Ministers were greatly to blame for permitting this delay. But, in addition to the advanced period of the session, there was another reason why they should put off this bill till a future year, when there might be a better opportunity of considering its provisions in a full house, and that was the intelligence which had reached this country as to the course the legislature of Canada proposed to take with regard to the Clergy Reserves. He would, for the sake of form, move as an amendment, that the second reading be take n this day three m ont h s, though he should not press it to a division, because in the p resen t s t a t e o f the house, when there were scarcely forty members in attendance, it would be a farce to-suppo its decision would represent the opinion of the Commons.House7e Mr. ADDERLEYientir e l y dissented from the views taken by the right hon. baro he measure was as much necessary. Land insisted that the securing htLd the loyalty as the freedom and prosperity of awas 0 new measure, because it had frequently therelt could be no doubt that it was based upon sound principles he gave it his most cordial support. Mr. HUME expressed his great satisfaction that the time had arrived when Canada was to be entrusted with the management of her own affairs. Sir G. GREY said the real question for the house to consider was, whether there was any valid reason why Canada, which had advanced in intelligence, wealth, and aptness self-government should be entrusted with Li, e same power of regulating their constitution, which was enjoyed by almost every other colony. He believed this measure instead of weakening the attachment of the people of Canada to the British Crown would have the effect of cementing the connection between the colony and the mother country, and he therefore did not share in the gloomy apprehensions which the right hon. baronet seemed to entertain. Mr. V. SMITH warmly supported the bill, and con tended that for the sake of the colony itself the right hon. baronet should have abstained from opposing the second reading if he had not sufficient influence over his own party to induce them to attend and throw it out if they disapproved of it. Lord J. RUSSELL having been the Minister who introduced the bill of 1840, thought it incumbent upon him to state that he gave his hearty support to this bill. Whether the Canadas would make a wise use of it re mained to be seen, but he had no hesitation in declaring, that they, like the other colonies, ought to have the op portunity of trying the experiment of improving their own constitution. They were the best judges of what would be for their own benefit, and he was quite willing to give them the power of exercising that judgment since they bad earnestly asked for it. Mr. HENLEY was surprised to hear that the only reason the noble lord could urge for supporting the bill was, that the colony wished for it, while his implying a doubt as to whether the colony would make good use of the measure was not calculated to give this country a prospect that the bill would prove successful. Both the house and the colony had great reason to complain that a measure - of that magnitude and importance should be brought forward on the 4th of August, in an empty house. Mr. SCOTT moved that the debate be adjourned. After a brief conversation the motion was agreed to, and the debate was adjourned until the evening sitting. SUPPLY. The report of the committee of supply was brought up, and agreed to. PUBLIC REVENUE (No. 2) BILL. The Public Revenue and Consolidated Fund Charges (No. 2) Bill was read a third time and.passed. MILITIA PAY BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSORY NOTES BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. APPROPRIATION BILL. Mr. WILSON brought in the Appropriation Bill, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. The other 12 o'clock orders were then disposed of, and the sitting was suspended at 4 o'clock. The house resumed at six o'clock, and was [LEFT BITTING.] THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) ST. JA MES'S PALACE, AUG. 3. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of the Right Honourable Lord Foley, to appoint Robert Gr ange , Esq., late Captain Bengal Army, one of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, vice Tinker, retired. WHITEHALL, JULY 31. The Queen has been pleased to constitute and appoint Joseph Haythorne Reed, Esq., to be Major in the Artil leiy Company of London. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, AUG 3. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the en closed. copy (translation) of a Proclamation respecting an alteration in the Lighthouse at Koster, on the coast of Sweden. (Copy.) (Translation.) PROCLAIIATION.—The Royal Administration of Marine announces, for the information and guidance of mariners, that a lens apparatus of the 4th degree, with a fixed light, and giving out sharp flashes at short intervals (fl, feu fixe, varie par des eclats et par courtes eclipses), was put on the Northern Lighthouse at Koster, instead of the blue light which was there before, and that the lighting of the same began on the evening of the 23rd of June last. According to the trial ordered to be made to obtain information respecting the extent and power of the light of this light house, compared with the lens-light of the 3rd degree, with a fixed light, which is placed beside it, the flashing light was visible at a distance of 3 geographical miles, and the flashes, which only lasted 7 seconds, gave oat as much power as the light of the fixed lighthouse. Stockholm, July 14, 1851. BOARD OF TRADE, AUG. 3. The Right Honourable 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 translation of a note, addressed to her Majenty's Chargé d'Affaires at Naples, reporting the decision'of the Neapolitan Board of Health, by which vessels arriving from Malta will be subjected to a quarantine' of observa tion of 7 days. WAR-OFFICE, AUG. 4. - - Ist Regiment of Life Guards—Lieutenant Theophilus John Levett to be Captain, by purchase, vice Andrews, who retires; Lieutenant George Henry, Earl of Mount Charles, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Sir William Augustus Fraser, Baronet, who retires ; Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant Walter de Winton to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Levett ; Cornet and Sub-Lieu tenant Algernon William Peyton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Earl of Mount Charles; Arthur Edward Holland Grey, Viscount Grey de Wilton to be Cornetand Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, -vice de Winton, Aug. 4. Ist Dragoons—Paymaster William Shearman, from the 94th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Boyd, who - retires upon half-pay, Aug. 4. 12th Light Dragoons—Lientenant John Kincaid Len nox to be Captain, by purchase, vice Whittingstall, wh o retires, Aug. 4; Cornet and Adjutant Edward Brown to have the rank of Lieutenant, Aug. 3; Cornet Alexander Fletcher to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lennox ; Francis Theophilus Blunt, Gent., to be Cornet, by pur chase, vice Fletcher, Aug. 4. 13th Light Dragoons—Henry Oldman Munn, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Feilden, who retires, August 4. Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—To be Ensigns and Lieutenants by purchase—St. Vincent Bentinck Haw kins Whitshed, Gent., Aug. 1; Julian Hamilton Hall, Gent., Aug. 2; Godfrey James Wigram; Gent., Aug. 3; Arthur Lambton, Gent., Aug. 4. Scots Fusilier Guards —Ensign George Hay Moncrieff, from the Ist Foot, to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by pur chase ; Thomas Frederick Scrymsoure Fothringham, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, Aug. 4. Ist Foot—To be Captains by purchase—Lieutenant Thomas Henry Breedon, vice Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel 2 1 / 4 .Torthey, who retires ; Lieutenant John Alexander Gavin Campbell, vice Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Mayne, who re tires, Aug. 4. To be Ensign by purchase—Joseph Hodgson Fawcett, Gent., vice Moncneff, promoted in the Scots Fusilier Guards, Aug 4. 4th Foot-L . Lieutenant Samuel Blakelock Moody Skinner to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Lieutenant-Colo nel Saunderson, who retires, Aug. 4. 7th Foot—Lieutenant Richard Wm. Aldworth to be Captain, without purchase, vice Wallace, deceased, June 7 ; Lieutenant the Hon. Cavendish Browne to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet - Lieutenant-Colonel Edmonds, who retires, Ang. 4. _ . . - 9th Foot—Lieutenant Hopton Bassett Scott to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Pearson, Who retires, August 4. 11th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Curling has been per. mitted to retire from the service by the sale of his Coin. mission, August 4. _ To be Captains by purchase. 13th Foot—Lieutenant R. Blackwell Montgomery, vice Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Freeman, who retires, Aug. 4. sth Foot—Lieutenant William Drake Hague, vice Lord Colville, who retires, Aug. 4. 16th Foot—Lieutenant James William Bostock, vice Ward, who retires, Aug. 4. 18th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Frederick Kelly, vice Breve-Lieutenant•Colonel Colthurst, who retires, Aug. 4. 22d Foot -Lieutenant Edward Simeon Webber Smith to be Captain, by pu.rchas , , vice Tynte, who retires; Ensign Lawrence Nicholas Dyre Hammond to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Smith ; Robert Conway Dobbs Ellie, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hammond, August 4. To be Captains by purchase. - Nth Foot—Lieutenant Robert Creighton Granville, vice Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Kyle, who retires, August 4. 30th Foot - Lieutenant George Francis Coventry Pocock, vice Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Cane, who retires, August 4. 3 id Foot—Lieutenant Thomas Basil Fanshawe, vice Bre vet-Lieutenant-Colonel Royds, who retires, August 4. 38th Foot—Lieutenant Horatio Page Vance, vice Bre vet-Lieutenant-Colonel Schreiber, who retires, August 4. 4 . 2. l Foot—Lieutenant J— William Powlett Orde, vice Brevet-Major Hawker, who retires, August 4. 44th Foot—Lieutenant Godfrey Cooper, vice Brevet- Colonel Warrington, who retires, Aug. 4. 45th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Leach, vice Brevet- Lieutenant-Colonel David Davies, who retires, Aug. 4. 4 th Foot—Lieutenant Henry James Buchanan to be promoted, Ad jutant, oo , v tw i — c h e Lo P i : ecu p tti e re r en , sa,nAtuGgu. June 7. s W t 4 a . rburton Drought to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel asiss4th Foo t — Brevet -Lieutenant-Colonel H. Hoghton Ir ving,vFo Stepney,f G ro u r n ar, Major a ; jor on half-pay unattached, to be Major, ieet promotedi in the Coldstream 11 p I r a i j i toera, William Gillum to be purchase, vice Irving , who retires ; Lieutenant iiiiararevoe.tl-iMajor Seton Lionel Smith to be Captain, by purchase, vice Smith, Aug. 4. To be Captains by purchase. 55th Foot—Lieutenant Thomas Southwell Brown, vice Brevet-Lieutenant -Colonel Connop, who retires, Aug. 4 56th Foot —Lie utenant William Cl titterbuck, vice Brevet- Lieutenant-Colonel Aug. 4. Lise7ritthen;noot-te_oloineeulteßnaztetGt,. whoß. Vau ghan Fre,ier A ie r k bu ch ck a le ;iw v i i ck ce , 801t0n, 59 th F w o h o o t retires, ieut e A n a u n g t . 4. Edward vice Brevet-Lieutenant -Colonel Rigdway, who retires, Aug. Foot—Lieutenant Henry Edward Warren, vice Brevet-Major Hepburn, who retires, Aug. 65th Foot—Captain Willi am Pinne Jones, from half pay unattached, to be Capt a i n ( repay i ng the diffee ), vice Newenhfm, who exchanges, recei v i ng the diff_erienncee; Li eu tenant Richard Maxwell Sl egg t o b e Captain, by pur chase, vice Jones, who retires, Aug. 4. 72i Foot—Lieut. the Hon. H. W. Fitz Maurice to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel Cox, who retires, Aug. 4. 731 Foot—Lieut. Albert Henry Godfrey to be Adjutant, vice Reeve, promoted, Aug. 4. To be Captains, by purchase. 79th Foot—Lieut. George Murray Miller, vice Brevet- Lieut.-Colonel /r,ewbery, who retires, Aug. 4. 806 h Foot —Lieutenant Bliss John Hume, vice Brevet- Lieutenant-colonel de Visine, ivlio retires, Aug. 4. 89 . 1 Foot--Lien t. 4.le;cander Bailie,. vice Brevet- Liefireiiint-COloret ° I I OOIC, who retires, Aug. 4. 59tb Foot—Lieutenant John Atkinson, vice Hoey, who retires, Aug. 4. 90th Foot—Lieutenant Herbert Millingchamp Vaughan, vice Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Hare, who retires, Aug. 4, 93rd Foot—Lieutenant Alexander Young, vice Brevet- Lieutenant-Colonel Garner, who retires, Aug. 4. Rifle Brigade—Lieutenant Charles Henry Spencer Churchill to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Major Ince, who retires, Aug. 4. Ist West India Regiment—William Walter Whitehall Johnston, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Lewis, appointed to the 65th Foot, Aug. 4. 2nd West India Regiment—Ensign William St. Aubyn to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Grant, appointed to the 35th Foot, Aug. 4. 3rd West India Regiment—Lieutenant William Henry Wilson Hawtayne to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Major Greig, who retires, Aug. 4. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Acting Purveyor William Ander son to be Purveyor to the Forces, April 27, 1853. BREVET.—Major George Thomson, C. 8., of the East India Company's service (Staff Officer of Pensioners), to have the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, whilst so employed, August 4; Captain William Prime Jones, of the 65th Foot, to be Major in the Army, Nov. 11, 1851; the Com mission of Captain Charles Grant Becher, of the sth Regi ment of Bengal Cavalry, to have the rank of Major in the East Indies, has been ante-dated to 10th October, 1851. MEMORANDUIL—For Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Nathaniel Henry Charles Massy, - Unattached, to be Colonel in the Army, June 20; Read, Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Nathaniel Henry Charles Massey, etc. The second Christian name of Ensign Moorsom, of the 30th Foot, is " John." OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, AUG. 4. Royal Regiment of Artillery—First Lieutenant Henry Andrew Thrupp to be Second Captain, vice H. J. M. Campbell, retired upon half-pay ; Second Lieutenant George Albert Augustus Walker to be First Lieutenant, vice Thrupp ; Second Lieutenant Francis Walter de Win ton to he First Lieutenant, vice Ferrers, retired upon half pay. Aug. 4. . . _ ADMIRALTY, JULY 31. Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant Thomas Magin to be Captain, vice Wearing, deceased ; Second Lieutenant Charles Bulkeley Nurse to be First Lieutenant, vice Magin, promoted. ADMIRALTY, AUG. 1. Corps of Royal Marines—Colonel Second Commandant James Irwin Willes to be Colonel Commandant, vice Bury, to retired full-pay ; Lieutenant Colonel JOhn Alexander Philips, to be Colonel Second Commandant, vice Willes, p omoted ; Brevet-Major Robert Wright to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Philips, promoted ; First-Lieutenant Charles Slaughter to be Captain, vice Wright, promoted ; Second Lieutenant Robert Woollcombe to be First Lieutenant, vice Slaughter, promoted. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. Warwickshire Militia Ist Regiment —John Crewe Chetwood Townsend, Esq., to be Captain ; Gustavus Ed ward Estwick, Gent., to be Lieutenant, July 10. 2d Regiment John Hay Moore, Esq., late Captain 19th Foot, to be Captain, July 17. Ist Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia. — James Ruthven Elphinston Gouldabury, Gent., to be En sign, July 25. Brecknock Royal Rifle Regiment of Militia—Christopher Mackay Read, Esq., to be Captain, July 29. North York Rifle Regiment of Militia—Wm. Vaughan, Gent., to be Ensign, July 29. Hampshire Regiment of Militia—Colonel Frederick Clin ton, late of the Grenadier Guards, to be Lieutenant- Colonel, July 21. Northumberland Regiment of Militia—Charles Clement son, Esq., to be Captain in the Artillery Corps. The Essex Rifle;— Ensign John Robert Campbell to be Lieutenant, vice Stuart, resigned; Griffin Curtis Galt to be Ensign, July 29. p f."`"l ra T i r". 1:, 1r 5 A If y THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4, 1854. BANKRUPTS. Charles Staples and John Collyer, ship plumbers, South= ampton, to surrender, August 14, at half-past twelve, and September 8, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Tippetts and Son, Sise-lane. James Henry Mackey, merchant, St. Helen's-place, August 17, at half-past one, and September 14, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Lowrance, Plews, and Boyer, Old Jewry chambers. Robert Mason, stationer, Manchester, Aug. 16, and Sept. 6, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Atkinsons, Saunders, and Last, Manchester. John Holland Oates, painter, Halifax, Aug.. 21 and Sept. 22, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Park-row, Leeds ; Wavel, Philbrick, and Foster, Halifax. John Milligan, draper, Manchester, Aug. 15, and Sept. 5, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. lierna man, official assignee, Manchester ; Cobbett and Wheeler, Manchester. Thomas Boyden and Joseph Edward Mansford, mer chants, Cullum-street, Aug. 15, at half-past two, and Sept. 19, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, offi cial assignee, Moorgate-street ; Lawrauce, Plews, an Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers. Julius Calisher, jeweller, Norfolk-street, Aug. 15, at half-past one, and Sept. 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court; Sydney, Finsbury-circus. William Bullock, ironmonger and brazier, Warwick, Aug. 14 and Sept. 4, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Nicks, Warwick ; Hodgson, Birmingham. Samuel Hammond, flax spinner Leeds, Aug. 22 and Sept. 6, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Richardson and Gaunt. Leeds. Nathan 6alisiher, jeweller, Norfolk-street, Strand, Aug. 17, at one, and Sept. 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Aklermanbury; Sydney, Finsbury-circus. Benedetto Bernasconi, looking glass frame manufacturer, Red Lion-street, Clerkenwell, Aug. 17, at two, and Sept. 14, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Roscoe, King street, Finsbury square. John Howard, butcher, Norwich, August 15, at two, and September 19, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Moorgate-stret ; Jay, Bucklersbury ; Jay and Pilgrim, Norwich. - - James Wilsher Aldridge, corn merchant, Witham, Essex, August 15, at three, and September 19, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sam brook-court; Stevens and Satchell, Queen-street, Cheap side ; Banks and Stevens, Witham, Essex. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. William Hodgson Gratrix, dyer, Glasgow. William Grossart Johnstone, bookseller, Damfries. George Mitchell, dyer, Paisley. Messrs. Leys, Masson, and Co, flax spinners, Aberdeen. Robert Bennett, cabinet maker, Kelso. John Ross, builder, Glasgow. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32, fo the Week ending on Saturday the 29th day of July, 1854. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes Issued .. • ..... 2',771,780 Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities ...... 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 12,771,780 Silver bu11i0n........ - 226,771,780 j Z 26,771,780 M. 3IAESIIALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 3d day of August, 1854. BANNING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest 3,335,7,:9 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 2,312,361 Other deposits 114 21.2i1C, Seven Day and other . 1,309,720 Government securities 9ncludg.Dead Weight Annuity) 11,775.383 Other securities.- 13,610,093 N..tes .......... 6,257,010 Gold and silver coin .. 712,544 £32,355.080 £32,3.55,080 MARSIIALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 3d day of August, M PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar com puted from the returns made in the week ending the Ist Aug., 1854, is 21s. 04th per hundredweight, exclusive of the duties of Customs' paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. ( Prom the Londou Yew Price Current of this day.) SUGAR.—A fair business has been done in West India at full prices generally. Barbadoes good to fine sold at 35s to 33s 6d, and low to mid at 31s 6,1 to 343 6d. Deme rara brought 29s to 31s 64 for ord to fine brown, and 32s for tine yellow. Jamaica realsed 31s 6d to :32s 641 for good to fine bi own ; Tobago 32s to 32s 61 for low yellow ; and Antigua, 303 for ord. yellow. East India.—Mauritius has been at full rates generally, but inferior sorts have been 6d per cwt. lower ; fine yellow at 36s to 375, low to good at 30s 6kl to 35s 6 , 1, mid to fine at 27s to 30s, and ord to fine grey at 29s to 355. Bengal brought 39s 6d to 41s 6d for Benares good to fine, 40s 6,1 to 41. s 6d for grainy fine yel low and mid white,, but Khaur was taken in at 35s to 38a for ord to good grainy yellow. Foreign has sold readily, Pernambuco has been taken in at 36s to 37s for low to good white. ilavannah sold at 32s to 35s for low to mid yellow, and at 35s 6d to 39s 64 for good to fine and florettes. Cuba, low brown to mid yellow, went at 29s to 31s ; good acid to fine at 34s 6,1 to 33s 6,1; and low heavy yellow to good mid o,Tocery at 303 61 to 355. Porto Rico mitt to fine realised 33s to 38s 6,1, and good and fine white 39.3 to 413 per cwt. Refined has been quiet at 44s per cwt. for brown lump. ....._ To-day the market for British Plantation Sugar closed firmly at the currency of last Friday, and with a large home trade demand. Purchases were 823, making 2,638 hhds, etc., for the week. COFFEE.—Nativo Ceylon has been quiet at 43s 6d to 44s Gd. Less has been doing in plantation ; low mid greyish at 53s Gd to 54s 6d ; triage at 47s Gd to 51s; peaberry at Gls ; good mid to good at 60s to 675, and low mid and mid at 5Gs Gd to 593. Mocha brought 66s 6d for small berry, and washed Rio -Ps 6d for good to fine ord. Jamaica sold heavily at G6s to 70s for good and fine, at 54s to 58s for low mid, and mid and triage at 33s Gd to 31s per cwt., being rather cheaper. Costa Rica has been in active demand at full rates, f fine and pale to mid coloring sold at 50s to 595, good to fine ord at 49s 6d to 55s 6d, good mid and good at 60s to G 7 s, pea berry at 57s to 61s, low mid and good mid coloring 54s Gd to 60s, and good pale at 65s per cwt. RlCE—Madras has been held for full rates, ord to mid pinkey was taken in at 9s 6(1 to 10s, but ord broken sold at 8s 6d to 9s. Bengal was taken in at 12s 6d for good Patna grain, but another parcel sold at 12s to 12s Gd privately. Moulmein sold at 9s Gd. SplcEs—Malabar pepper is Ad dearer, mid and good mid half heavy brown selling at 4id to 4d. Ginger realised 42s to 48s for ord small and dark. Penang cloves 110. Mid pale mace 2s 2d, but Singapore was taken in at 2s 2d for ord. Singapore nutmegs sold at is 9d to 3s ld for small to good bold brown. TEA.—This article is dull but steady. COTTON—No alteration. COCHINEAL—Prices tend downwards. SALTPETRE —The market is inactive. Bengal, Si to 10/ per cent. refraction, was taken at 295, and Bombay, 49 to 78ri , per cent., at 21s Gd for very ord and ord. , l ALLow.—There was not mach business cancluded early In home melteodt in the week, and rates declined. Since Tuesday a much vbotter.demand has been experienced for Russian, an ad and much in demfiannedinu ad vance established • firstsort P. Y. Candle on the spot realising 663 Od to 67' s, and 60s to 69s Gd for late delivery. 6d . tained CP sh. ar r eater operations, and 66s to 66s ob tallow are 4,000 casks less t a sorts of tallow are in scanty supply, Aus tralian, fair to and South Americanls to 65s the t rates paid to-day were for u ton 62s to 675. Beef' 6 • , oil, and prices are firmer —ruling a e t r 3s ne t d o t gs ar, 3d s OILS.—A better feelinc, 67s per cwt. Deliveries of i r e in t the former season. spot. Only a moder a t e d emand for rape oil, brown ato4n the Isto 40s 6,1, and pale 43s 6d to 44 5 . P a l m is anted, and 44s ' RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. The following is the half -yearly report of the directors of this company, to be presented to the meeting of share holders, to be held on Thursday next, the 10th inst. : From the half-yearly accounts now submitted, it will be seen that the net revenue for the six mouths ending June 30, 1854, amounts, after deducting interest on loans, and other preferential charges, to • £138,595 7 11 Add surplus at December 31st, 1853 Balance available for dividend From this sum the directors recommend that a dividend, payable on the 21st inst., for the half-year at the rate of four and one quarter per cent. per annum, on 6,764,9621. 4s. 4d., be declared, m dang Leaving to be carried over to the next half- 143,755 1 11 year The gross revenue for the half-year just expired exceeds that of the corresponding half-year to June 30, 1853, by 34,0091. Ils., of which 19,8091. 4s. arises from passenger traffic, 11,8401. 4s. 2d. from goods, and 2,3601. 2s. 10d. from rents and sundries. The increased receipt from the various sources is satisfac tory, more particularly so, considering the largo receipt of same period of 1853 over that of 1852. The working ex penses have been heavier during the past half-year, caused by the higher rate of labour, and by the general advance in the prices of coke, and all other materials in consumption by the company, Tfie company's rolling stock is in excellent condition. The usual report from the superintendent of the locomotive de partment is appended, from which it will be seen that four new engines have been built during the past half-year, and paid for out of revenue. - Pursuant to the resolution of the proprietors at the half• yearly meeting in February last, the sum of 48,035/ 4s. sd. then standing to the debit of reserved plant account, and the sum of 25,684/. 13s. 4d. for extension of stations and sidings, have been charged to the capital account of the company. In consequence of the great and continuing increase of the goods traffic, the directors lately ordered six powerful engines to be built, expressly for that traffic. A considerable num ber of first and second class carriages and waggons are also in course of construction, imperatively required by the in creasing traffic over the whole system of the company. The directors have also ordered the necessary carrying stock to be built, adapted for the Necropolis Company's traffic, which will commence during the current half-year. These requirements on account of locomotive and carrying stock, which are imperatively demanded for the great increase of traffic, fully justify the company, in the opinion of the directors, in resolving that the amount so expended shall be added to the capital of the company. It cannot be denied that at no time has the rolling stock of the company been equal to the requirements of the traffic. And the time has now arrived when the proprietors must boldly consider the whole question, and do justice to themselves as well as to posterity. _ _ _ - At the close of the year 1649, it was considered that if an additional sum of were added to the amount then in vested in rolling stock, making a total of 570,16 it., that sum would be sufficient for the purposes of the company, and should close the capital account under that head, and that any future requirements should be paid out of revenue. At that time the annual recei ts from traffic were wily 530,8761. The traffis receipt.; in 1853 reached the sum of 689,2431., being an increase of no le-s than 158,3671.; and a further• in crease of 34,0001. has just occurred in the last half-year, making the total receipt from June, 1853, to June, 1854, 720,-92/. The increased expenditure ou the robing stock since 1849 has, however, only been 68,0351., or an excess of 18,0351. over the 50,0001. estimated as sufficient for the smaller amount of traffic expected; and of this sum 20,00 1. has been paid out of revenue. It is manifestly unreasonable, and exceedingly unjust to the present shareholders, that these large sums, required by the ex tension of the company's business, should be charged against revenue—they are legitimately charges against capital; and the directors are prepared to recommend that, for the future, the outlays on this account should be so charged until the rolling stock of the company is made adequate to the requirements of the traffic. The directors will be prepared at the next half yearly meeting to lay before the shareholders full particulars of those requirements, with a view of then taking a vote for such amount as may be deemed necessary. In the meanwhile, they have carried to a suspense plant account 24,066/. 18s. 10d., expended since January last, ou account of the additional stock mentioned. It is conceived that the account for stations and sidings should be dealt with in the same manner and ou the same principle, and a sum of 13,5191. 15s. Ild. expended on that account has therefore been carried to the suspense account. The permanent way is in excellent working condition. The relaying of that portion of the main line between London and Kingston, commenced last year, has now been completed, and 7,4971. 17s. 3d., being one-half of the expense, has been charged in the present accounts against revenue, leaving a similar amount to be charged in the ensuing half-year. The rental of the company's surplus lands and house pro perty continues in a satisfactory state, having increased during the last six months by the sum of 3111., notwithstanding sur plus lands to the extent of 7,4001. Ba. 4d. have been sold during the last half-year. The North Devon line from Crediton to Barnstaple was opened for traffic during last month. The amount of capital invested by the company in the North Devon and Exeter and Crediton lines is 160,5871., which has hitherto been unpro ductive, and has pressed on the company for dividend. The line from Basingstoke to Andover has also been opened for traffic during last month. These lines will now assist in adding to the company's revenue. The directors trust that the proprietors generally will unite with them in the opinion which the board sincerely entertains that the present condition of the company is of a most sound and satisfactory character, and that its prospects are encour aging, and in every way such as to inspire confidence in its well doing. A vacant seat in the direction, caused by the resignation of Sir William Hoathcote, Bart., MX., will have to be filled tip by the proprietors at this meeting. Moreton John Edward Frewen, Esq., Wm. Phillip Snell, Esq., Brodie M'Ghie Wilcox, Esq., M.P., and Charles Castle man, Esq., hays severally declared their intention to become candidates for the vacant seat, and aro duly qualified for the direction. ~...„..,...,.... A. K. Baker, Esq., whose name was inserted as a candidate calling th e meet i ng, has s i nce withdrawn b en y t him, and is n o l onger a can did a t e on th e p resen t occasion. the in t h notice o a t d ie v e e advertisement MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN• Sna a gYa b — s lo t fß r t a hEt c el; t Ei s o a f erol w ino h i) Yarboroughca. h ny h a w s a s a p phelde appeared pre sided.eadtane h e a T t h e r e o r n e p W o e r d t a e n s d The half-yearly meeting in The Sun, was taken as read. Tin moving the adoption of. th e report and accounts, CHAIRMAN, accounts,congratulated the company that there had been withep l yt tconsiderableo observations o f the increase correspondingf r from m n i‘ t ih Mr r wh iaLl receipts, ftyAema r:a of 1853. com paredlBs3. Mr. CHAPMAN, vice-chairman, seconded the motion. I n The CHAIRMAN stated that this company had insti tuted a system of apprenticeship for boys to be efficiently trained up for their service, and that the directors had under consideration the formation of a line to Clee thorpes, near Grime')Y, w hi c h i t was suggested might become a place of great r esor t as a w atering-place. The report and account s were a d o pted unanimously. Resolutions were also agreed to for the paym ent of the dividend upon the 6/. preference shares for the p ast half-year, for the half-year ending the 30th of June, 1852, and also confi rm i ng t h e f or f e iture of certain shares. The business of th e meet i ng b e i ng now at an end, Mr. STuRGE said, he Considered it pe rfectl y practica ble, looking at the accru i ng ainouct, to form a scheme by which the pref erence s h are holders might come into some revenue, and also assist that class of shareholders who were the original encurnbrancers of the property. (Hear, hear.) To do this effectively and well it must be done by the consent of those parties whose inte rest must be affected by it. His view of the way in which the thino , was to be conducted was, that if two or three gentlemen representing the preference shareholders would volunteer to join in sitting down to devise a seheme, then he thought they might put themselves into communication with all the thinking and reflecting men representing these interests, and a proposition which met their approval weuld doubt be generally acceptable. (Hear, hear.) He be lieved, if such a course were followed, it would not only bo beneficial to all classes of the shareholders, but would greatly raise the credit of the company, and show that they were proceeding harmoniously. (Hear, hear.) Mr. FENTON expressed his satisfaction at the proposi• tion. The proposition appeared to be well received by the preference shareholders, a large number of whom were present. The meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors, and the preference share holders met subsequently, and formed, as we are told, a committee to act upon Mr. Stur,ge's suggestion for a con version of preference shares into some less objectionable form than the present. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending July 23,1854 i',22,367 5 9 Corresponding week last year 16,383 5 3 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffie re turn for the week ending July 30, 1854 £21,105 11 9 Corresponding week last year CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY. — Traffic return for the week ending July 30, 1854 £5,985 10 5 Corresponding woek lust year 0,421 13 4 Decrease in 1854 £436 2 11 SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic return Lai the week ending July 30, 1854 £3,710 8 3i Corresponding week last year 3,224 2 61 FEMALE FOUND DROWNED. —On Wednseday informa tion was received by the coroner, that the body of a female had been found in the Regent's Canal, near the Rose mary Branch Bridge. Her age apparently is about 44 year;, and - height 5 ft. 6 in., hair dark brown, with blue eyes, and having two front teeth out ; her dress consists of a purple cotton gown, black apron, white cotton stockings, side-laced boots, and white straw bonnet with black ribbons. The body has not been identified. 56 1 FOREIGN. 10 all Antwerp&Rotterdam 6 —64 d 5 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 3 4 1 20 8 Beziers to Graissessac 4 3 d 20 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Scrip ... Central of Italy 20 all Charleroi & Erquelin 171 all Demerara 20 14 Dijon and Besancon.. ..• p 20 9 Dutch Rhenish 3s -- 341 20 all East Indian 1 —21 p 20 2 Do. Extension 4 1d 11 5 all Gt. Indian peninsul a > p 54 20 10 Gd. Junct. of France 25 10 Grd. Trunk of Canad. 6 5d 100 40 Do. Debentures 7 6 100 all Do. do — ••• 20 10 Gt. Central of France, —1 d 20i all Gt.Westernof Cana& Shares 174 181 18 Do. Bands (Ist is. )'57 •• • P ..• ,•• 201 all Hamilton & Toronto 4 d 4 p 20 100 a ll iDo. 6 per cent. 20 5 !Lake Const. & Basle 5 all Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c. prof ••• dis 20 15 Luxembourg — ••• 10 10 Do. (Railway) — 5 2 Do. Pref - 5 3 Do. (Canal) 10 5 1)0.6 p. et. pref - • 20 0 Lyons and Geneva -4p 20 12 Lyons & Alediterran. 20 13. ‘ladras 33?., 3:3, Maria Antonia • ••• 10 all Do. do. New ..• 2f 2 Melbourne Dk, &Ry 2 0 a ll Namur & Liege (wit; interest) 7l 8 J - 20 all Do. (ex interest) 16 all Northern of France 323 321 Do. 201. 3 p. c 13ds 20 all (fruy.B.&Ams.Slis. 10 all Nlorwegian'PrunkPre: 8 9 . 20 14 Paris and Lyons l7l —lB p 40 all Ditto Bonds 10 all Paris and Orleans 45 4▪ 7 20 all Paris and Rouen.— 40 42 20 all Paris and Strasbour g 314 -- 31$ 20 10 l'arisCa.en &Cherbrg. _ pm 10i 10 2uebee & Richmond 20 all Rouen and Havre 22 —23 20 15 royal Danish 5 2 TtoyalSwedish 20 all , lanibre and Meuse B4 9 6 Do. 51 p. cent. Pref 2▪ 0 6 southern of France ▪ • Pm 20 8 -A. Andrew's and Quebec (A) ........ 8i all Meat Flanders,,,, .4 x in 10 all Do 54 per a. P ro f 20 10 Western of France 5 6 p 10 7 Nest. of Switzerland 2O 2 Wiesbaden 20 15 Zealand 4i 3itlxn MISCELLANEOUS 5 all Rubin Coal and Iron' 25 173 Australian Agri=lt. 43 . 45 44 20 14 lustralsn•Pcific•Mail 10 8 Australn. Royal Mail • 10 4 Water Works ... ••• 50 40 Brit. American Land 65 70 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co •-• 100 323 Canad a BB 92 91 5 5 Jrystal Palace 4 •-•• 44 4 1 i 5 3A Do. New.. . 4 2 Orystal Pal.of France ••• 20 5 Easte rn St eam 25 20 ElectritTelegraph(A) 19 20 25 all Do. (B) ••• ••• 1 1 Elect r i c T e l eg . o f I r — ••• 15 14 Gen. St eara N av i gat — ••• 20 18- General Screw Steam ••• 20 74 Irish Beetroot Sugar ••• 20 10 . Magdalena St. Navig. 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel ••• 10 3 Netherlands Land — 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter Stearn Navigat. Co ... ••• 1 all N. B. Australasian a 1 Do. New ••• •.• 20 10 Nrth. o fE uro peSteam —•-: 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 50 all Peninsular& Oriental ••• 50 40 Do. Do. ••• •• P 2 all Portland Iron Co 100 Loyal Nlail Steam l all Sect. Austral. Invest a 2g 2* $ 25 iouth A ustral.L;Ln• 33 35 34 1 all lobular. Telegraph .1 all 0., Registered IA •Vau DietUOU Land 11 —ll 50 50 2 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Wind this day at Noon, N.W.; mo deratebree Aug.ug. 4.N. z A e,and dull, hazy weather, with rain. The Mercury continues to rise slowly. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 3.—Wind, N.E. Arrived Gentoo, from Sierra Leone ' • Ocean Queen, N ew Y or k , and sailed for London ; Faith. Quebec. Sailed—Maidstone, for the Cape of Good Ho; e. SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 3.--Wind, N.B. Arrived—Port Gl a sgow, from Quebec. FALMOUTH, Aug. 3 . —Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—W. R. Jones, from Havannah ; Elvira, Buenos Ayres. Off Port—Augusta, from Batavia, and sailed for Bremen. OFF THE WIGHT, Aug. 3.—City of Calcutta, from Calcutta. GLOUCESTER, Aug. 3.—Arrived—Alecto, from Tat magouche. SIINDERLAND, Aug. 3.—Wind, N. Sailed—Ticker, for Rio Janeiro; Perseverance, Quebec. LERWICK, Aug. 2 . —Arrived—St. George, Orion, Ma zanthier, and Milenk a , f rom G reen l and. The Germanic& and Hebe (brigs), both of Hull, were totally lost at Green land during the month of June; crew saved. to 48a paid for low to fine. In cocoa nut larger operations ; Cochin landed 49a 6d to 50s, and other sorts 48s to 50a. A firm market for olive, and many purchases have been sold ; Gallipoli at 561. to 571., other sorts 511. to 541. ; Lucca per jar 71. lOs ; Florence per i-chest 24s to 521. Fish oils are dealt in with reluctance ; cod 381. 15s to 30/. ; pale Seal 391. to 40/., coloured 361. to 381., dark 35/, to 361. ; sperm, body 1031. to 1031. 10s, and headmatter 1011. to 1021., and Southern, 391. to 401. 10s per tun. COURSE OF EXCHANGE-THIS Amsterdam .......... •. 11 15% Gibraltar .............. Ditto, three months .. 11 174 Leghorn 30 55 Rotterdam .. • • •• 11 17 t i Genoa Antwerp .......• •• •• • • 25 27 1 i Milan .... Brussels 25 275, Venice .... Etamburzh 13 7 Naples I &Rona ...........• • • •• Palermo 8art5.............. .... 25 2% Ditto, three months •• '25 30 Marseilles.. ...• •• •• •• 25 30 Bourdeaux .....• •• •• •• Frankfort-on-Maine .... 119 Berlin . Vienna 12 34 frieste .2 35 Petersburgl... •• •• ...... 86 Madrid 491( 50% •• •• --- Seville .„ essins. Lisbon . Itiu Janeiro .. Buenos Ayres New York, 60 days' sight Philadelphia PRICES OF BULLION, PER oz. Foreign Gold in Bars Z 3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 0 tilver in bar, ... 0 5 1 SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWATB. Aberdeen A mbg Nottng. Bost and Eastu. Janet Belfast & Ballymena Birmiug. Wolverh. Stour Valley ...... Birkeuhd. Litnesh. Cheshire Juliet Do. Chesh. & £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20. .. Blyth & Tyne origina' £25 (issd. at £45 Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian Chester dt Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall Crieff Junction DublineißelfastJune Dundee Perth &Aber Been Junction Do. New ...... East Auglian.... . Do., (£lB E & H),. Eastern Counties..... Eastern Uniou, A Stock De., B. Stock Do., New A..... East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles... Edin. PrLI & Dundee L 'orth & Clyde June., 't llasgow & S. Western li;reat Northern Do., A. Stock I Do. , B. Stock Gt.§th.&West.(lre.; Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds !Do. New Thirds.. ILancash.andYorksh Do Fifths D 3., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby.&Soutlipt London & Blackwal Lond. Tilb. &Sthend. Lond. Bright & S.Cst. Lond. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lo/. Sh., M&8...0 Do. Eighths London and S. Westn Do., £5O Do., £49 Lnndrryit Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk danch.Shef.& Lincln Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland 1)o. Birmn g. & Derby 'Aidld. G. West.(lre.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do., Bury Extension. wpt.Aberg. & lirfd. Newry & Newry Warrenpoini. and. Rostrevur.. Norfolk Northn.Connties North British North Devon, No. 1 1110., No. 2 A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed 'North London IDo. New £lO N. &S. Wstrn. , Hamp stead, and City Ju North Staffordshire North Western S. & S. Westru.Juiw uneato , If hick le3 and Leicester.. )xford, Woreester,& Wolverhampton Portsmouth Inc ottish Central !Scottish Midland ihrewsbury & Do. L. & N. Western Guarantead St (.t. Shrewsby. di Bele! Shrewsby. & ChestA, (N. W. Min i ; Do. Halves,l c. Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A. B. C,& D i full; paid up at per eent south Devon South Eastern south Wales 4. Yrksh. & Riv. Dui Do itaines, Wok. & Wok tockton & Darling .itockton & Hartlepl. raff Vale ........ Do. £lO shares Do. Pref., No. 1...., Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace.. West London. Wimbledn & Croydon York Newetl.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York& N.Midland •losing Prices this day. 22 - 24 5 - 5 9 - 10 lli--104 17 - 18 7 - 6.1 98 - 100 63} 15 - 16 12 - 14 "i = id 7 - 6 _ 13t -13 t 36 - 401 26i-- 24 65 - 67 57 - 69 26 66 - 68 ' 86 - 87 69 - 71 125 - 127 95 - 97 77 -78 89 -- 91 11 -- 13 ul 11. -- 13 68 -- 681 , 64 -- 64 01 I'6' - iLi .•• - •• 8 1 1 _Bj 106 107 105 —105 i P d 844 85* 8 7 7 6 23} - 24 671 671 38 - 401 d— par 7 6d 2i 3A 6 g 50 52 3A 34 ... 33 52 - - -41 t 6t - 6.4 lti - Ij, 32 - 34 94 - 96 59 - 60 68 72 68 - 72 7t - 7t L 8 - 20 9 - 10 L 4 - 15 34 - 3,0 .13 - 15 65 I 5 35i - 36! 34 - 3v^ 3a 31 184 19i 4 5 23 25 5 6 6 - 7 744 754 64 6 d 6 —34 d 58 '-- 57 &minus done this day. 43 1 4 127% 128 53% 53y% 63i 4 31 87i 7 71 691 77i 7 f 681 7i 81 106 f x d 105} i 23W i i 67i 6/ 7j i sits 85 1 k per cent. 65 i PREFERENCE SHARES. ,-1 ..cea Do. No. 2, p. c. Blyth and Tyno 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 500 (iris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Jaledonian £lO Jhester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent .fork &Baudons4p.c Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction .'.astAnglian (I:310s) fi per cent fo. (.e5) 7 per cent :)0. (X 7 17s) 7 p. c f':asteru Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 1)0. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. c. St. Eastern Union, Seri! , luar. 6 per cent Do. 51., 10 ner cent. Do. 10/. Del3eutr.Sh , cast Lancash. 6 p. cts East and West York shire Junc. Prof.,. Edinb Prth.&Dund.,- 1 4 per cent. Glasgow &S.Westen, Guar. 5 per cent. Great Northn. 5 p. c. Do, 5 p. c. Redeem. , at 10 p. c. prem. . )o. 4i p. e. Scrip .., ch. N. of Scot. Ist Pre It. Southu.&Westm ' (Ireland) Eighths) . Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh Westn. (Berks Rants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. coy. red. 44 p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. e. Do. irred. 4 p. c. Lan. & York. F. £2i 6 p. c. Stock I..eeds N. 6 p. c. No.l )o. Quarters, 1848 London and Brightca, Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. e. St. Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 all all 10(1 all 100 100 6 100 I - Do. New Guar.6 p. c. Lon.&N. W., Coy. &, Nuneaton London & S. Western Con. Thirds Londonderry& Cola. _ i Shares Londy.&Ennie.iSh Han., Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1. Do. New, £lO Do. Xf Ntarypt.&Carl.4p.c Do. 4i per cent Do Aid. Consol.6 p.c.St. I - Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Debenture Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock Do. 5 p. c. Ext Do. 56 per ct. pref.._ o. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, S Wolverh.Xls, 6 p.c Do 15 all all all -4cot. Cent. , New Pre' & Slirewsby. & Chester (Nor. W.AI in), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon L. fixed, 44 per cent S. Eastern (Iteadim Auu.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 44ei cent. -;.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar itocktou and Dar. lington, 4 per cent Do. do. do Stockton and Hartle- pool, guar. 5 p. e. till Ist .July, 1854 Naterfd.&Kilk.6p., York, No weastle,an , Perwick,4 p.c. Pret I DC, Vork&N. PI, in -: 97 ii 1 : id 3 5 1 - 34 4 - - P, 1 - - lip i3,i - 13 32 - 24 3 -3i ...xdl 1116 - 118 10 - 112 .01 - 103 6 6A 96 93 z•sB 90 92 94 Id p 133 135 ••• ..... I* 2i - 3 p 6a 7 11 13 i ip 133 —l3sxd ld 90 - 93 102 - 103 112 - 114 iO - -i1 164 —17 i 10 —10 t 12 14 id 23i - 23 100 - 103 2 --- 1 92 - 95 :ii - 4 1 i 41 4gua. Fria tuglo Austrin. Gold kuglo !alifornian kustralasian Australian tustralian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ive Mtria laden ((id. Duchy of) 131aettarvon Ir. at Coal oritish Austria. Gold iritish Iron Brazilian Imp.(issueti I at .L 5 pin Do. Cocaes do Cuiact, Do. St. John Del Re) Carson's Creek Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica__ Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copia po topper Min. of Eng Do. Pref.- 7i p. cent English and Austrin Copper Smeltg. Co. General Great Nugget Vein Do. Registered Great Polgooth Liberty Linares Lond.dtCaliforn.Gold Quartz Crush. Co Hariquita Nlexican&S.Americn New Granada New Linares Mining and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde Pontgibaud Silva, Lead Min. it Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New iantiage de Cuba ?9uth Australian „ Pin Croft 'United Mexican , Waller West Granada West Mariposa , Worthing Mining 01 Australia....... (Yuba JOINT-STOI Amstralasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company tritish N. American Ohartd. Bank of Asia dhrtd. Bilk. of India, Australia, & China ;olonial Jonaniercial of Loud. .'inglish Scottish and Australian Chart. Bk. of Australia London and County Loudon Joint Stock I4ond. & WeAminater National Provincial of England Do. New Vational of Ireland, Nrew South Wales •triental Bank of Corporation Do. New Provincial of Irelan' Do. New aoyal Australn.l3kg. & (old Imp Co iouth Australia `TrijGil of Australia DO. New Union of London i - if t - t I- - 8 8 - 9 3 11 26 28 fr 4 d 1 45 - 47 11 - 12 52 - 57 1 - 3 p - 6 - 1 9 -10 6 - - i• 16 - 17 - t 29 - 31 4 - 9i 5 e 3 31 - 3i i— I d ••• - ... i - i BANKS. 84 - 86 i'''''' i , -- ...d, 3 - 20 - 214 45 -- 47 40 - 42 67 - 69 (BY SUBMARINE AND EITROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday, 11.10 a.m. Wind, W.N.W.; tide, one hour ebb; weather, raining. Arrived, 3d—Orion, from Bathurst. Arrived, 4th—Emanuel, from Soderham ; Denmark, (s,) Archangel ; Friends, Havre ; William Edward ; Mari ner, Leghorn; Bertha, Rudkobing ; Christian, Skellefted; Active, Stockholm ; Globe, Stockholm ; Pillau, Memel ; Bergardine, Archangel; King, Stockholm; Gerda Dantzic; Alliansen, Gefle ; Hercules, floback ; Regina, Svartvig ; Minerva, Hernosand ; Good Intent, Stolpmund; Frou Engel, Assens ; Habet, Sarpaborg ; John Bull, Hamburg; Flecha, (s,) Ghent. Sailed—Highlander, for Melbourne. DEAL, Friday, 10.15 a.m. Wind, N.W., fresh, and cloudy. Passed—Sultana, from Jersey, for Norway ; Sickler, Sutherland, Rio Janeiro; Ontario, Quebec, London ; Med way, Melbourne, London. Sailed—Thebes, for Alexandria. THE PUBLIC DEBT —By a return yesterday ignited, it appears that the funded debt of the United Kingdom on the sth of July last WRA 755,610,226/, ss. 3d,, en d the unfunded debt, 16,842,0001. A RKED NEWS--(THIS DAY. CORN EXCHANGE. Fresh up to-day the arrivals of English wheat were on a very limited scale, and the show of samples were trifling. There was more firmness in the demand, and about an average business was doing, at an advance in the price of Monday of from is to, in some instances, 2s per qr. The imports of foreign wheat have been small. Good heavy parcels were quite is per qr. dearer, and the value of all other kinds was well supported. There was very little inquiry for floating cargoes. We were scantily supplied with barley, yet sales pro greised slowly, at Monday's decline. The malt trade was dull, but no change took place in the quotations. The oat trade was rather firmer, at full prices. Beaus and peas were dull, but flour was in better request. r;11411311 riszt Foreign Wheat. 640 ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Barley. halt. t Oats. Flow 20 / 2,240 820 880 I ?,5 ,t) 6,760 4,930 2,438 •60akS I.9subri •lENER.AL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH COto For the week ended Aug. 3, 18'54, male up trom the Returns n 1 t. e In,pectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and •t ale per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. BARLEY. I OATS. RYE. BEANS. I PEAS 691 8u 36s 3.1 2ss 101 484 8(1 47e 54 475 31 THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. FARLEY. OATS. EYE. I BEANS. PEAS. 74s 8d 36s 101 30s 3d 48s Od 48s lid I 46s lid DUTIES UN FOREIGN CORD. WHEAT. I BARLEY. OATS. RYE. I BEANS. PEAS. Is Od Is Oil lls Od Is Od is (Id I is Od QUANITITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 41,558; Bar'ey, 2,366; (late, 6,665 ; kye, 19 ; Bearlo, 1,331; Peas, 98 quarters. SMITHFIELD. To-day's market was ♦ery moderately supplied with beasts, all broods of which moved off steadily, and prices had an upward tendency. The show of sheep was by no means extensive. Prime Downs sold at hall quotations; but most other breeds were a slow sale, at late rates. We had a dull inquiry for lanins, at a decline in value of 2d per Blbs. Calves were in good supply and fair request ; prices were rather on the advance. In pigs very little was doing. Milch cows moved off slowly, at from 141. to 191. Os. each, including their small calf. Per Slbs to sink the offals. a. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 6to 3 8 Second quality.... 3 1C 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 410 5 0 Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 8 Second quality ...3 10 4 0 1 Prime crse.-wlled. 4 2 4 8 s. d. s. d. I PrimeSouthdown 410 5 0 Large crse. calves 3 4 4 2 Prime small d 0... 4 4 410 Large hogs 3 0 4 2 Small porkers 4 4 4 8 Suckliugcalves ..22 0 29 0 Quarter old pigs 21 0 27 0 4s 4d to 5s 6d. Lambs.... TOTAL SUPPLY. Besets ..•• •• ........•:•• 1,070 Sheep ••••• ..... .......10,200 Calves ......•• .......... 760 Pigs •• •• ..•• •• •• •• •• •••• 440 NEWGATE AND The general demand ruled supported. FOREIGN suITLY. Beasts•• ..•.•• .. ••• • 342 Sheep 960 680 LEADENHALL. steady, and prices were well Per 81bs by s. d. s. d. s. d. s. cl. Beef, inferior 3 2 36 1 Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 ° Do., middling 3 8 310 Do., middling 310 4 2 Do., prime large .4 0 4 2 Do., prime 4 4 4 8 Do., do. small ....4 4 4 6 , Veal 3 2 4 Pork, large 3 4 4 0] Po r k, sma ll 4 2 4 0 Lamb 4s 2d to 5s 4d. the carcass. BOROUGH HOP. The business doing in our market was by no means ex tensive ; yet prices may be considered steady. The plan tation accounts do not improve, and the duty is variously estimated at from 50,0001. to 65,0001. This week's i m ports me 457 bales from Hamb urg h, 10 f rom O sten d , 22 f r om Dunkirk, 40 from Rott e rd am , an d 53 f rom A ntwerp . The quotations are—Mid and E as t K en t poc k ets, 121 . N to ; Weald of Kent, 11/. Os to 141. 12s ; Sussex, 11/. Os to 131. 13s per cwt. ports COUNTRY tIIARISATS. DERBY SMITHFIELD.—AUGUST 1. The market was well supplied with fat beasts today' The demand good, with a full attendance. The number ca sheep and lambs less than in preceding markets, whic h maintain past quotations. Fat and store calves about the average, and in good request. The supply of pigs large , and without alteration in price. _ The fallowing were the quotations : —Beef, 6d to mutton, 61d to 7d ; lamb, 70 to Od ; veal, 6sl to 64d lb. ; pigs, 9s 6d to Os Od per score ; rough fat, 6s 3 to per 141 b.; hides, 3141 to Od per lb ; call-skins, 4o to 4 i" per lb. EDINBURGH GRAIN.—AUGUST 2. Wheat on the top 6s Oct up, and the average is 9d UP• Barley on the top Is 6d up, and the average Os 4d up. Oata on the top la Od, and the average 2d, up. Beans on the top ls, and the average bd up. Total Supply and Sales. Wheat sold 514 qr.§ Barley 2SLB qrs qrs sold 144 qrs Oats 660 qrs sold 632 qrs Beans 45 qrs sold 31 qrs Top of Wheat 65 lb 71s Od Barley 59i lb 37a Od s -- Oats Beans 653 lb 51s 01 AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat, 31. 4 0 6.l2ths 1 Barley, ...11. 13 3 4-12th s Oats, ... 1/. 13 7 0-12th s 1 Beans, 2/. 8 0 6.l2ths BOSTON—AUGUST 2. There was more firmness in the wheat trade to-day than for several weeks past, and prices must be noted 3s to 4s per qr. higher than on the 26th ult. In the value of sprint corn no material alteration. Prices :—Wheat, red, 57s Od to 64s Od; white, 64s Od to 66s Od extra. 68s Od. Barley, 34s Od to 37s Od. Oats, 27s to 31s. Beans, 47s Od to 51s Od. Peas, 00s Od to 000 per qr. NEWARK—AUGUST 2. Prices :—Wheat, white, 64s Od to 70s Od; red, so- Od to 640 od. Barley, malting, 31s Od to 36s Od ; grindin 4 OOs Od to ON Od. Oats, old, 35s Od to 37s Od ; new, °° l Od to 00s Od. Beans, 52 s Od t o 54 s Od. Peas, 503 Ott to 54a Od. Malt, 70s Od t o 76 s Od. T ares, OOs Od to 00s Od• [ADVERTISEMENT.]—The Earl of Aldborough an d Holloway's Pills.—An astounding cure by this miraew lous medicine after every other means had failed. See extract from his lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messio" Leghorn, Feb. 21 t 1845. To Professor Hollow/ 1 P Sir—l beg to acquaint you that your pills have effecte d a cure of a di sor d er i n my liver and st,inach, which all the most eminent of the faculty at honk and all over the Continent had not been able to effect —nay, not even the waters of Carl s b a d or M arienbad. (Signed) Ald. borough." These wonderful pills will cure any disordeb of the liver or stomach.—Sold (also Holloway's 01 ; 1 4, went) at Proses sor H o ll oway ' s Establishment, 27 Strand, Lond on , an d b y a l l medicine-venders throngs. out the world. TER SUNDAY QUESTION.—The numerous writers ell this question seem to overlook that this is not a me re what is ordinarily called working man's question. The y seem to ignore the fact that there are thousands a n d thousands of persons in this metropolis who are entitle by birth and education to call themselves our who are as much p rec l u d e d f rom the use of our mulle t " s andll public institutions from onerous official and Pr. l ; vats duties as the artizan of the lowest grade. is very true that they are not in a p o sition to ttki that they have nev er b een to such or such places, 11 : ,. 12 ,,, what I wish to enforce is, that they have no opportli,,,,, of making a habitual and ordinary use of them. of listless and monotonous manner in which this class men pass the Sunday afternoon and evening is n" t° ,`:; ous. Their ex cuse is patent. They must either do t'ile or obtain the u nenv i a bl e name of being fast. I t i s tro t that a quiet cig ar contr ib utes to t h e revenue, and Oaf our parochial press is highly indebted to this state things ; but why should the question be fought un der false colours ? Y ou kno w , I k now, every one ku ' tieri; that the afternoon and ev en i ng services o f t h e OW% are left principally to trad esmen an d servan t s • Ic hi 't becomes of the balance, as our A mer i can f r i en ds sitY. It is either fast or torpid— exce ll en t t hi ngs, no doubt, 10 a horse or turtle--but a man requ i res rest, no t iner t !,. ness—rest from, in many i ns t ances , th e mere meehagg cal duties of every-day lif e , by b r i ng i n t o opera tion t , higher faculties of the mind, and exercising and de!: loping a taste for objects to be met with in our 1117 0 scums, exhibitions, and gall er i es . —C orrespon d en t of I Builder. THE LATE MURDER AT ST. FERGUS.—It was 13 , 11 ,, P ; posed that Dr. S m ith, a ft er sa narrowly escaping ';:ll clutches of Calcraft, bad returned to his home and trace of him bad b een l ost . W e learn , however , that reception prep a r e d f or hi m b y the villagers renders i l , unsafe to att em pt so b o ld an experi I.ent and, after r a i d neying to Ab er d een, it was arranged thn't his wife sb° ° „,,, meet him som e m il es to the west of that city. 'As sa-1,--0 thereafter as th e b us i ness could be carried throug h, - 4 , took his pas sage fo r Australia, with the intent i on th at : his wife sh ou ld j o i n h im by and by. We believe n o A 4, tempt will he made to render the insurance effected the life of the murdered man available.—North. fir ttli Daily Mail. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 2d inst., in Tilney-street, Park-lane, theViec °llll' tees Newark. the On the 31st ult., at Upper Pemb ro ke- s t ree t, Dublin, wife of B. C. Lloyd, Esq., Q.C. OF A DAUGHTER. o f • On the Ist inst., at the Deanery, Carlisle, the wi f e the Very Rev. the Dean of Carlisle. the On the 30th ult., at Musselburgh, near Edi n burgh' wife of Commander Draper, Indian Navy. _....... MARRIED. On the 2d inst., at Chevening, the seat of Earl Stit; hope, the father of the bride, Lord Harry Vane, the Lady Dalmeny. los On the 2d inst., at Richmond, S urrey, Si r Cllar -- „, e st Young (Garter) to Fran ces S usanna Tyrrell, Y"yor daughter of the late Rev. Lovick Cooper, of Gr...._ 01 " t of mouth, and sister of Si r A s tl ey P aston Cooper, •D''' r " Gades-bridge-park, Herts. DIED. On the 31st ult., at Manor-house Caterham, S trrrE r l ; , yy, f o r H. A. Agliouby, Esq., of Nunnery, Cumberland, al.' Cockermouth, age d 65 . 1139 , On the 2,1 hist Charlotte Mar wife of Sir J. 73 $Y Bart., aged 53. T. g' On the Ist inst., at 1, Queen -square, Westmi nster, Darby, E.q., aged 74. yr Furst! , On th e I s t i ns t., a t H a i s d on , N or th Devon, J. "-• Esq., of Halsdon, aged 59. 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