The Sun. — London, England, 1863-08-24 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Discount Market continues very steady, with fair amount of business. Four per cent. seems to be the general rate for three months' paper, al though occasional business is negotiated on frac tionally easier terms. A further supply of gold, amounting to £60,000, Was sant on Saturday to the Bank of England, and a further influx is expected during the current 'week. The advices respecting trade in the mannfatur mg districts continue encouraging. Manchester has had on hand large orders for India and China, and manufacturers have refused to transact busi ness, except at advanced quotations. For woollen, linen, and flax goods a brisk demand has been ex perienced at Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield. Business in the hardware departments of Sheffield, and Wolverhampton has also been very active, the principal orders being from the agricultural dis tricts, and from foreign governments for gun metal armour plates, &O. Two o'CLocic. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 6 7E 65c.—inanimate. Little, if any, alteration can be noted in con nection with the progress of business in the Eng lish Stock market. The transactions continue on the same limited scale as for some time past, and they do not exercise any apparent influence upon the quotations beyond affording them support. Consols continue at 931 for money, and at 931 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 937, 9, and Exchequer Bills are ls. dis. to 2e, prem. Indian Securities are 1081 ; the Enfaced 51 per Cents., 1161 a. Some of the Foreign Stocks slightly declined soon after the commencement of business, but there is now a firmer tone. Turkish Consolides have risen to 509 e ; do., 1858 loan, to 721- t ; and the 1862 issue, to 68i 691; Greek have likewise advanced to 34Z 1; and the Coupons are 161 1. There has been a rise of about 1 per cent. in the Confederate Loan, which is now 25 23 die.; Spanish Passive have been dealt in at 34 1 ; the Italian do. have remained at 271 17; and the Certificates are flat at 12a Transactions have also taken place in Equador New Consolidated at 161, and in Danish, 1825, Loan, 85-1 ; Egyptian 7 per Cents. are higher, at 1041 4; and Portuguese are also firm at 481 ; Venezuelan 3 per Cents. continue at 24.1, ; Russian Securities are rather lower, the loan of 1850 being marked 89, and that of 1862, 923- 1; Italian 5 per Cents. are flat at 711. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been limited, a firmer tone, however, has in some instances prevailed, North Western have improved 108., and North Eastern (Berwick) and South Eastern 55.; while Caledonian and Great Western have each receded about 58. For the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there has been a very limited inquiry, and quotations are unaltered. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares in several in stances are a shade firmer. Buenos Ayres and River Plate have advanced 55.; London and County, ss. ; Hudson's Bay Company snares are quoted 3 g ; and General Credit and Finance, BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 239 3 per C ent . R educed Annuities 93i 6 per Cent. C onso l s Annuities N "'" 3 per C en t. A nnu i t i es New 21 p er C ent. Annuities... 0 per Cent. Annuities Annuities, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880 — D itto for 30 y rs , expire sth April, 1885 — itto (Red S ea T e l e graph), Aug. 1908 — In D dia Stock — f-, Ditto 5 p et C en t lOBl Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 p er C en t — Ditto 51 p er C en t Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 Ditto Ditto ds £l ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 84000 Ditto under £l,000 Bank Stock for Account Consol s for Account, Sept. 9 India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent — March, I June Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO. , 2 } per Cent. 2; per Cent. Ditto £5OO .. 1 dis Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Cbilian 6 pe r C ent. Ditto 4} pe r C ent, — Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 Ditto 3 per Cent„ 1825 B6l Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent l4 Egyptian 7 per Cent Ditto, Second Issue - Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex -Coupons — Ditto Account ........ . Ditto Coupons ............... — ~. Ditto Account l6l I $ t alian 5 per Cent. Plarenimana Railway) an-exlean 3 r Cent ...Dltto Ac co unt.... .n...,l‘err ori s h Imperial 5 per Cent 96} Vi a W Granada . — D itto 2 p er Cent. .— Ditto Deferred 1 ,. p e ''' r Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — DittoT4riali 3 per Cent. .. Ditto 4f per Cent., 1562 1, Account • • -- °, r .st.iigues e 3 per Cent., 1853 .. ',J,1.4 Account,... it ato t° A 3 p e r Cent., 1556 '7 '9 •, » P ' 481 '6O 62 — 1 1 3 2 ,!1an 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St Ditto b i l l o. 4 6 1 per Cent 1850 .. 3 p er — Cent., 1859 , , pa Ditto ii ns hi aAai: pepteeroprunrce,t Cent n,1862 s di tto .i _t to _ _ NZ w °lll 4ferred _.:(?!tto Account — 18r4:thtto P assive tilkiti.ttsrA.Ccece:ti.noll Coup not funded .. 3-4 a zolitzA6elzrunetent. 1854 l2l D t i i t ttto, t Pieoroutez.. . 8 1858 72} I i bitto 6 it s , Per Cent. 1862 vettylietzuttieTurnt .... doper 67 i 8 1 9 i .01ciitthttoo: A. ranperteceedllt: Cent Ditto lieceru4at, 1862 Divids4i6i ends on 7 2 7 4: i 13 e Igian 4 Pl l )eeer it) ,,, iiatn,,, c ,. e en Cent. e o t .n to: , :rE e t. i e x. above 2aGstetu. .8 i p i ay a b 1 e in London. _ _ Ditto 4.( p r Cent, 1 861, Ex. 25 francs -- count Consols, Mone THREE O'CLOCK. Ditto Acct I____ Liverp 1)01 Cotton. Alarket—This Day. Very att.°, --------.4.______- 1,135. PreviOs Sales, a bout 10,000 b a l es . I mport, usly 3,93. FOreigu)Sua Pa cket List. 14.A.1is .3,,,. Australia and Mauritiu s , • 91 ; %JAE. k ut/mita 1 43 . 1 1 .: ...... Ang. —. ..... bept. 12. Arazil and Cape Verdr, br, 4 13 111 . 7ui• ot.pe of Good Hope, AE:canaio,%":4l:bigket. ....... Sept. 3 China, Penang, and, bingapore vie, ,Ittlaella.. Aug. 29. via kaueiltat°n*Aug. - 1 •• . Aug. 27 l'i lkland Islane. g ........... Gib raltar, via Southampton ....... .......... Idia (Calcu'eta), and Ceylon, via .Son'tiL:l4••z ....... ....... _ via Marseilles 4. • Auk . India (Bcmbay), via Southampton ........ ••• • A, ng• 27, via Marseilles .......... . 4 -ug• 25 ......... ',,e P ortu 'gal.... •s P ' 4 . halt: EgTpt, and Aden, via Southamptol, ... -..-e Pt. 3, via Marseilles ..... Aug. —. Ivr ...... Aiag. 27. lilPG'ewf oundland .. A u,... 19 . 7to and Vigo .............. .. . .......... ' . 6 . and British N. America, Ly Brit. packet.... Aug. 27, by U.S. packet.... 6 .... Vir 0 --. by Canadian packet. Aug. 21. lim o : of Africa, Madeira, and Teneride .. —Se Pt• 10. I Wi nla 'l via New York Aug. 27. All''''•• • ......... Aug. 28. 1,,r, ................... !.. Cali f : of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, 1 Aug. 2S. o f and British Columbia.. MR. Ist ....___._......____ from th e ml its ErALL WOOD has received a commission Eovai Ri ,-, 4''''flittlifa x to execute marble busts of their te Placed th i . l e e n s : e t he Prince and Princess of Wales, to R • I T'an Hall, +ion of, the F in comalemors, ~~""~'' ITar. g. 20. ces and ourhood ited the 11 times or, who rere re- loess of fling on over to Queen 'rineess ce that rrival in esty ex id much cing the Baden, 'ceived, fit from ur the g daily ra has moposed he unity turday son at ry deli- are at le earl, etter. use in he Earl !sell, in aequer e circle Hagiey e of his Envoy e King t., at 3. Cen ter of )ingon, ced by Court to the tnsion t Mel- town mar !dship, edition Lady and to zeglio, ,in in rl and weeks. o are •etura COLONIAL GOVER/s ,Can. Gov. p.c.J a&J ul) I 1b77-81 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. et Aug. Do. d p. c.Mar. & Sept. Do. E p. c. Jan.&July. Do. 5 Inscribed stock 'Cape G.Hope. 6 p Do.Ap Oct.& 1881 Do. 189( , Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 'Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6 p c Mauritius 6 per cent .. Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. N.B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&July Do. 6P. c.Ap. & N. S.W. ov. 5 p 180, Do. 6 p. c.,18/1 to 19i Do. d0.,1888 & upwdt New Zealand 6 p cent. jNova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1876 ,Queensland Gcv. 6p. c Aus G6p.c.167&& up Vio.G ov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July Do. to 6 o.a Ao.&Oct.. BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 ad iulitiord Amalgamated 33 35 Devon G. Con. (Taoist , 1 560 680 East Bassett (I llogan) 30 79 81 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd sa. id par East Caradon ....... ?.14... 27 28 30 East Cam Brea... f 3.4.0 74 8 E. WlRussel (Tavistk.) 8.6.6 3 3.; Gam.dzSt.Autayn(Gwen.) ...81 7 10 Great South Tolgus 175 31 31 G. Wheal Vor(Heiston, 40 6/ 7f 7* Grenville . ElercAr s-Foot N.. 8.12 58 40 Li ingston Downs 4 . 18.0 1/ 2 Lady Bertha Alargaret Lelant. gk 32 at 33 Marke Valley.. 4 3lyndy Iron Ore (Lira ) 2i it New Setun l9f 100 110 North Downs 24 2 24 Bas2et(lllo4au 2.17.6 21 31 north Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey; 14 4 6 20 Providence (Uny Lelni.) 10.6.7 ii 43 South Caradon(St.Cleer) if 415 425 IS. Cam Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 1 24 IS.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.1 , 4.9 60 70 60 63 Stray Park 5 ramarSilv.dz Lead Alin 4i fin Crott 9 2 t 22 214 West Basset (Illogan) li 101 Ili W C , radon (Liskeard) 5 21 23 !West Setort I Wheal Basset (Mogan)! 54 60 65 Wheal Buller(tedruth)l 5 45 60 Wheal Kitty ( U.Lelant); 2.0.6 WhealLudcott 12.10.8 21 3 Wheal MaryAnn , ,lden ) , 8 11 13 Wheal Setun . . 584 215 225 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 15 17 Wheal Union 3.17 1 21 34 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 1, 1134 S. York. and River Dun, 4 per cent. gua., 92 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., 107} LINES LEASED Al' FLIED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 per cent., 110 Hull bud Selby, 206 j Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 95; Wilts and Somerset, 93} FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 8j Great Luxembourg, 141 Namur and Liege, gua. 6 per cent. pf., 20; Sambre and Meuse, 5j per cent. pf., 10 Turin and Savona, 21 West Flanders, 8 FOREIGN MINES. L. John del Rey (Ern.), 56/ udanantutana of S. Australia (lim.), f JOINT-STOCK RANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Um.), 85f Bank of Egypt, 264 Bank of Wales, lim..li British North American. 50 491 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, l 3 II; 12 Imperial Bank (lim.), 22} 11 Imperial Ottoman. 18! London and Brazilian aim.), 431 London and Comity, 48 London and South African, 261 Provincial of Ireland, Ditto, new, 3i Union of Australia, 5 f MISCELLANEOUS. Ceylon Company, 5* Gen. Crcdit and finance of London, lirn., lindson's Bay, 3 * Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds rd. , 870 issued 90, 71} London Financial Association, lim., 111 Madras Irrigation and Canal, 3* Oriental Inland Steam, lira., Quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining, lira. , 3* Rio de .laneiro City Improvements, Lm ., 271 Ditto (£1), 5 The Price of Gold, The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mine pm., and 7t.,ar. third gold t he short exchange on London is 25.30 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of ..r3 .s. up d. ab?ot logd • per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold Is 1 -10th s per cent. dearer in London than in nuts. II Y adviees from hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.6 i per £1 sterling. ° its per cent, at the English Mint price is, therefore, about dearer in London than in hamburg, Our co at Rome," " announces that the Queen of Naples is labouring NespiOltitaU'ssays the Union, under a. disease which causes serious uneasiness to the about her and, we may say, to the whole city of ja, nne. nwever, is not her august husband, to the faithful lost," ' All hop?, la- SHARE MARKETS---This day. Share) Railways, Paid. Wol., and Str. Val. Ulythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A (A gets no dig ti ll c.p Do. B been 6p paid to B. Dublin .t Beltast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow.; Glasg. and S. Western.; Great Eastern, Ord. stk 13.14 J 8 8b 8} 8/ 86 t 8 120 121 10 • st st 50 20 7 7i Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. anti W. cf Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and ltlackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat.., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & So•.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot shsres Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Binning. & Derby Slid. Gt. W. of Ireland 6.4.0 Do. 4 shares Mid Kert Do Cray Line North British L 9.18.4 lEdin., Perth, ez Dundee [Nth. Eastern—Berwtos Do, G.N.E. purchase' Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle , North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central 12.10 40 41 16 17 94 95 111 113 51 62 49 61 24} Lsi 125} 1264 1251 12 1:,5 190 100 IG2 61} C 8 1131 114 74 75 113 115 43 44 1021 103 103 104 43f 11 Ili 121 1291 1301 14 1:: 18 100 54 E 5 25 26 102 102 ii 58 59 881 89i 119 121 11 1t r) £0 82 11l 12-i 122 124 46 47 100 102 Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid, stock.. Shrews, and Welchpool Shropshire Union .... South Delon .. ,South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale Do B Do C Ulster Do Do .... Vale of Neath . .... Victoria sta. and Pi m.. . Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall ..... . !W. Hartlepool C0rnwa11,,,,,, West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford! N 52 30 22 £6/ J6f 70 72 101 103 9 10 37 38 ' 9 10 p 7 1 8 1 P 155 160 51 5f 3 3i p 27 29 46 47 39 41 104 106 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOII.S. Closing Business Price. done. 114 ; 4i 11+ 431 102 i I 12 i 129} 251 1021 95Z 8 BRITISH P Railways Itiantic & St Lawrenet Liorn.,Baroda&Cent Inc Gu. 5 per cent Do. New Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. Preference Buflalo, Brant,&Godrich 5 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 187:? DO. do. June 1, 18:i Clcutta.& S. Eastn. (Liu Cape Town & Dock Seri} Fasts. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian. gu. 5 P. c. Do. do. Ext... Do. do. II do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do. co. deferred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d ef. stock ... Do. do. del e rred.... • . Do. 4th Pref. stock. Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndtaPenin.g - us. s p.o Do. New gua. 5 p. 0... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India(Lim; guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New .. Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't Do. 51 p. e. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madr&s. guar., 5 p. 0. .. Do. 41 p. o. Extension Dc.4e d 0........ Fifth Extension. 3felb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. o. tdor tg. Bds NewBrUDSWICk Candor Class A and B N.lti.C'daB pc Ist pi bdb Scinde .......... Do. Delhi • • Do. do •fra; Do. Punjaub t Do. Do. ........ , Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 89 91 168 162 ;MONS. Closing Price. 61 t 3 107 108 I lA p 11 1 1 P 5i 6i 7f 8} 1074 ICBi 1( 1 103 169 110 108 1 , -9 114 laP la 19 2 0 71 73 53 55 63 65 46 49 42 44 33 36 23 22 20 23 108 109 1 14; 1 14. 107 ICB 104 101 10 94 95 98 90 22 _ P 107 /18 1011 1021 (8 ICO j 57 53 3 5 83 85 1074 1081 1074 1084 i IP - -P 1074 1083 103 105 UTE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, 1863. MARKETS---This Day. MARK-LANE. New English wheat, in the country markets held on Saturday, sold heavily, and e further reduction took place in the quotations. The inquiry for all kinds of spring was much restricted, and prices had a downward tendency. Flour was dull, on easier terms. Letters from New York state that the wheat and flour trade was dull, and that the amount of business doing for export was very moderate. On the continent the trade generally is flat. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were far from extensive. The imports from foreign plrts comprised 40,110 quarters of wheat, 5,454 barley, 37,892 oats, 605 beans, 2,047 peas, 2,922 linseed, 2,286 oilsesds, 12,164 maize, 420 sundry seeds, 125 sacks and 25,957 barrels of flour. _ _ The supply of English wheat received fresh up t . ) this morning's market was somewhat in excess of last week, and the quality and condition of the whole of the produce were most satisfactory. The crop in this country being now ascertained to be very abundant, combined with the heavy import of foreign wheat and flour, produced a very heavy trade both for red and white qualities, and factors were compelled to submit to a further decline of fully ls. per quarter in order to effect sales. There were a few buyers from Yorkshire in the market. The show of foreign wheat on the stands, both ex ship and ey granary, was large. All descriptions met a dull in quiry, and prices were is to 2s per quarter lower than on Monday last. There was a considerable number of floating cargoes of grain on offer, and the demand ruled heavy on rather easier terms. The supply of new English barley was small—of old foreign qualities very moderate. No material change took place in the value of any descriptions, but the inquiry was far from active. Malt sold heavily at about stationary prices. The market was well supplied with oats, and all descrip • tions were in heavy request, at a decline of 6d. per quarter. There was a parcel of new beans on sale on the Kentish , stands, in very fine condition. Old samples—the supply of which was small—moved off heavily, at about previous rates. The shew of peas on offer was very moderato, yet the demand ruled inactive, at late quotations. The flour trade was very dull, and the quotations had a downward tendency. There was a large supply of barrels on offer. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 39s to 458 Ditto, old Ms 43s Ditto, white, 1863 4os 47s Ditto, old 4os 464 N orfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s 8 Ditto, 1843 Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding 258 268 Malting OOB nos Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 68s Brown Kingstown and Ware 6OB 688 Chevalier 668 68s Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding l9B 23s Potato Youghal and Cork, black s — s Cork, white...:.... 8 -s Scotch, Feeding 8 -.8 Beans—Tick, old 36s 41s Pigeons, Peas—Grey Maple White 36s 38 8 Boilers 368 38s Flo u r—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2BB 30s Stockton and Norfolk ....... 278 29s American, per barrel to transactions by French buyers, and to a few parcels on Belgian account, whilst the American trade took a very small quantity. The amount of wool, therefore, disposed of to our own manufacturers was large. The biddings through out the season, owing, in some measure, to the abundant harvest in this country, ruled active, and the full prices current last sales were realised for all descriptions. In the private contract market a fair business has been done in English wool, at full quotations. The import last week was 3,362 bales from Sydney; 505 Port Philip; 968 Swan River; 3,856 New Zealand; 997 Algoa Bay; and 123 bales from Persia. AQUATICS. POLICE INTELLIGENCE —This Day. BOW-STREET. DISTURBANCE AT COVENT -GARDEN TREATRB..—A young man, of gentlemanly appearance, named Frederick Page, was charged with assaulting Mr. James Henderson, at the Opera House, on Saturday night. The complainant stated that on Saturday night he was in the promenade at Mr. Mellon's cpncert, at the Royal Italian Opera House, Govent-garden, and the prisoner was standing near him. Suddenly the prisoner turned upon him and said " Hold your tongue." Witness asked whom he was talking to, when the prisoner seized him by the collar, struck him on the nose, and knocked him down, causing his nose to bleed. blr. Wm. Isaacs was also at the theatre, and saw the com plainant there with several other gentlemen. They were speaking to some females, who were calking rather too loud. l'he defendant in a very rude and ungentlemanly tone told them to be quiet. Complainant merely asked him whom he was talking to, when defendant seized him by the collar and assaulted him as described. He was dressed as a volun teer. Inspector Eccles was on duty in the theatre at the time, and on going to the spot found the complainant with his nose bleeding. He charged the defendant with an assault. Witness trial to get defendant away quietly, seeing that he was the worse for liquor, but he resisted, and laid his hand on his bayonet saying he would bayonet hfin. He tried to draw the weapon, but was prevented by a con stable seizing his arm. Ho then called on other volun teers present to assist him. With the help of some other officers the prisoner was secured and removed to the station house. The prisoner, in defence, stated that he was at the theatre with his two sisters, who were much annoyed by the loud conversation of complainant and his friends. He requested them to desist several times, first politely, but afterwards, he admitted, angrily. The complainant answered him by an abusive expression, and being provoked that such lan guage was used in the presence Gf his sisters, he seized the complainant by the collar to put him out. Complainant struck him, and he then struck the complainant again. He denied that he was the worse for liquor, but he was much excited by the provocation he had received. Complainant here called another witness, a Mr. Smith, who corroborated the former evidence, and insisted that the offensive expressions mentioned by defendant could not be used by complainant but by the defendant himself. Com plainant was certainly a little the worse for liquor, and so, indeed, was witness. Mr. Henry—Then that expression might have been used, and you might have forgotten it ? The defendant called Mr. Nicholson, a friend who had met him at the theatre, and who confirmed his version of the case. He admitted, however, that defendant was a little the worse for liquor. Mr. Henry said the prisoner had behaved in a manner highly unbecoming in a volunteer, especially when dressed in uniform. No doubt he would have acted differently had he been sober. But drunkenness, again, was a bad defence for a volunteer to rely upon. Nothing could ex cuse the resort to blows in a theatre, which was sure to lead to great disturbance. He must pay £5 or be impri soned for two months. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. 108 1 ii it There was a full average supply of foreign stock on sale into-day's market. The quality of the beasts was inferior ; but there were some very useful sheep and calves on offer, Sales progressed slowly, at barely late rates. loq i lot i 1371 107 a The arrivals of beasts from our own grazing districts were large as to number, but their general quality was by no means good. Prime breeds, therefore, commanded a steady inquiry at prices quite equal to Monday last. Otherwise the beef trade was in a id uggish state, and in some instances the currencies had a drooping tendency. It is necessary to observe that there were no prime Scots on offer, the receipts from Scotland having ceased for the present. 102 94i 5 From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton.. shire, we received 3,000 shorthorns, &c., from other parts of England 600 various breeds, and from Ireland 400 oxen and heifers. 1021 i 1131 1 We were again well supplied with sheep, but there was a falling cff in the general condition. Good and prime Down 2 and half-breds commanded a steady sale at full quotations. All other breeds nloved off slowly on rather easier terms. Prime lambs supported the recent advance in price, but inferior bleeds declined 4d per 81b, with a heavy demand. Calves, the supply of which was moderate, sold slowly at late rates. The demand for pigs was heavy on former terms. Per Sib. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d.. s. d, s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Primecrs-wool d 0.4 8 4 10 Second qnality do. 3 10 4 4 Pme. S'thdowndo.s 0 6 2 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Largo crse. calves 3 6 4 2 Prime Scots, etc. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 4 4 4 8 Crse. E; inf. abeep 3 6 4 0 ' Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 42 4 6 ISmall porers 4 2 4 6 Lambs, 5s 4d to 6s Bd. Suckling calves, 12s to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs, .8s to 25s each. TOTAL SUPFLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .... Cows — ( P Shee and lambs .... 9,270 Sheep and lambs Calves 436 ; Pigs Pigs 340 l The total imports of foreign stout into London, last week, amounted to 14,015 head. In the corresponding week in 1862,w0 received 10,784—in 1861, 13,403—in 1860, 10,025 —in 1859, 10,609—in 1858, 8,931—in 1857, 10,431 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LASI WEER. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam .... 703 .. 3372 .., 56 ..1057 .. 69 Harlingen .... 307 •• 754 •• .. 43 .. 356 Hamburg .... 5 .. 1878 .. . „ , ,—. .. 139 Boulogne. 30 Dunkirk....... • • • • .. Calais - • • Vigo.. Amsterdam -- 769 Antwerp *. .. 60 .. -- Ostend 2l .. 93 .. 14 .. Bremen..".... 144 .. 37 Dordt B9 .. 640 .. 414 .. 13 .. -- Tonning. . 1147 .. 1540 395 Total ....2416 .. 8,983 .. 879 ..1173 .. 564 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1862.. 1146 .. 8,026 .. 976 .. 119 . • 517 1861 1761 .. 9,750 .. 369 .. 526 .. 924 1860 1435 .. 7,278 .. 244 .. 456 .. 610 1859 1574 .. 7.377 .. 551 .. 581 .. 526 1858 1621 .. 5,632 .. 209 .. 863 .. 625 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, Aug, 25, 1862, and this day, Monday, Aug. 24, 1863. Fer 81b. to sink tho offal. Aug. 25, Aug. 24, 1862. 1863. Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 3 4to 3 8 Second quality do Prime large oxen .. 4 2 4 6 4 6 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 410 4 8 410 Coarse and inferior sheep .... 3 8 310 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do 4 8 5 0 4 8 410 Prime Southdown do. Lambs Large coarse calves .. 4 0 4 6 3 6 4 2 Prime small do Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 4 4 8 4 2 4 6 Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs 470 340 SUPPLIES ON SALE, Aug 26, 18610—Beasts, 5,380 — sheep and lambs, 29,280—calves, 245—pigs, 570. Atici. 27, 1860.—Beasts, 4,470 —sheep and lambs, 27,850 —calves, 220—pigs, 350. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Only moderate supplies of meat continue on sale at these markets. Good and prime beef, mutton, lamb, and veal, move off steadily, at full prices. Inferior meat is not in ac tive request; nevertheless, the quotations rule firm. Per 81b. by the .arcase. d s dl Inferior beef .. 3 0 3 2 Nliddling do. .. 3 4 3 6 Prime large do. 3 8 3 10 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Large pork •. 3 6 4 0 Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 8 sdod Middlingmutton 3 10 4 2 Prime do .. 4 4 4 6 Veal Small pork 4 2 4 6 Lamb BOROUGH HOP. Accounts from the Plantations state that within the last few days the prospects have greatly improved, more e: pe cially in the Weald of Kent, and in Sussex. In several other districts the crop will probably be more extensive than was anticipated a few weeks since. Our market, conse quently is very quiet, yet no material chan ge h as ta k en place in prices, compared with our last report. A few parcels of new hops continue to arrive , and they are mo s tly disposed of at £8 to £8 Bs. per cwt. The import, last week, was confined to American produce, of which we received 585 bates from New York. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supply of home-grown potatoes nn sale is seasonably large. Nearly all qualities are in fair average request, an d prices are well supported. The show of foreign produce is very small. Kent and Essex Regents..., 80s to 110 s per ton. DO. Shams 6os to 80s „ WOOL. The public sales of colonial wool were brought to a close on l'riday last, and during their progress, rather more than 100,000 bales changed hands. The operations by fo rei g n houses were on a limited 's.3le : , and were chidiy confined SEEDS. New rapeseed and new trefoil are in fair supply and slow request at abort stationary prices. Buyers of mustard are awaiting larger arrivals before making purchases. Cakes arc a dull inquiry at previous quotations. Turnip, White,p. bus.lls to 11s1 Carraway .......... 28s 323 Swede —s —s i Coriander —a —s Mustard, Brown .. —3 —s i flempseed, per qr —s —s White, Tares, New Os Od Os Od 1 Crushing Old per quarter - b —s ! Baltic —s —s Canary, per quarter Ms 5, , s Odessa —s —s Rye grass, new -s —s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s Clover, Red Eng., ct. —s —s English £9105.4:10 —s IV kite Foreign Red.... s -s Rape Calces,p ton.E6 Os £6 1 08 White. —s -s Rapeseed, tie w,pr qr GOs his Trefoil, new —s -s TALLOW. The tallow trade continues dull, and prices to-day exhibit a further fall when compared with Monday last. St. Petersburg Y.C. is quoted 42s 6d per cwt on the spot, and 44s 3d to 44s 6d for October to December delivery. Town tallow is quoted at 81b. ,t 41s 6d net cash ; rough fat, 2s lid per Particulars. 1859. 1860. 1861. 1802. 1863. Stock this say.... 19.895 38,855 48,947 36.574 41.875 Price of Y.C. ;583.1 to'sls Gd to 45s0d to 48531 to 42s Gd to 55s 6d —a 04 47s 6d Od —s Od Delivery lastweek 1,707 1,811 3,232 1,6r.7 911 Ditto from June 1 14,675 21,f 85 23,436 17,522 10,866 Arrivals last week 481 1,850 629 I 2,454 14.24 Ditto from June 1 22,489 33,446 15,622 15,8Q4 14,997 Price of Town .... 55s ed , 54s 3d 48s 64 50s Od 143 s 94 ANTWERP REGATTA. These interesting sports commenced last Monday, and consisted of prizes for yachts, luggers, yawls, and gigs. What added to the interest of the occasion st as the presence of R. Bain's celebrated Lambeth crew to contend for the various prizes open to all nations. The first was a four oared race, for which five crews put in an appearance. The lead was taken by the English, who maintained it through out, and won easily by six lengths—a very spirited crew from Rotterdam being second. On Tuesday a four-oared gig-race was won by Bain's crew in a similarly easy man ner. A grand race of honour for 2,000 francs, open to all strangers, was next on the list, and for which the Lambeth crew entered ; but only two boats putting in an appearance at the starting post, the prize, according to the conditions, was withheld. Thunder and lightning witli heavy rain prevailed during both days. Bain's crew, after receiving the congratulations of the committee and the English residents in Antwerp, left that city on Wednesday, by the Baron Osy, en routs for Folkestone Regatta. Unfortunately, they were caught in the severe gale of that evening, but the skill and seamanship of Captain Ferguson and crew overcame all difficulties, and the Lambeth men, after receiving every kindness and attention on board the steamer, arrived safely at Folkestone early on Friday morning. FOLKESTONE REGATTA-FRIDAY. The annual regatta is always a day on which business is mad 3 subservient to pleasure at Folkestone, all classes making it the real holiday of the year. The South-Eastern Railway Company also added very considerably to its im portance by running excursion trains at very low fares, be sides being liberal contributors to the funds of the regatta. On entering the town it presented a gay appearance, flags flying in all directions, the ships in the harbour and those lying off in the Channel being similarly decorated. The harbour station of the South-Eastern Railway was cm pletely covered with bunting, and the Royal Pavilion Hotel over the principal entrance displayed the English, French, Turkish, and Danish flag?, whilst the bells in the old church rung out merry peals throughout the day. At one o'clock all the shops were closed, and business was en tirely suspended. Three military bands were in attendance; that of the sth Fusiliers being stationed on the Pavilion lawn, that of the 83d Regiment on the west cliff, and the 78th Highlanders, with their pipers, on the beach, and the whole delighted the company throughout the day with some very choice music. One of the South-Eastern Railway company's large steamers was in attendance, and made frtquent trips to sea for the gratification of the company, by which she was crowded, giving them every opportunity of viewing the regatta. The day was beautifully fine, and the consequence was that the attendance was very numerous on the beach, where every provision had been made to minister to the comforts of the visitors. Some minor events having been decided, they were fol lowed by the principal contests of the day, viz.— A race by six.oared wager galleys, specially built of wood, and the usual fastenings ; not to exceed 40 feet in length, or less than 32 feet. The first prize was £25, the second £6, and the third £t. The entries were : EYA, OF LONDON, 1. E. Carter. 2. A. Hopkins. 3. G. Green. 4. W. Bell. 5. J. Mackinney. R. Bain, stroke. J. Hill, cox. WASP, 1. G. Wenman. I 4. C. Tagg of Moulsey. 2. A. Kilfoyle, Mottlsey 6. T. Tagg, ditto. 3. J. Curtis. _ rr J. Tagg, stroke, ditto Brown, cox. The Comet of Folkestone, the Rifle of Brighton, and the Anne of Brighton, also entered. From the commencement the London boat had the ad vantage, and this was maintained throughout. After a very spirited contest, the race terminated in favour of the London crew by six lengths, the Wasp being second, and the Anne third. The Comet, of Folkestone, gave up before the completion of the race, a hich was rowed in 20 minutes; considered to be very rapid. This was followed by a race by Four-oared Wager Gal leys, not exceeding 30 feet in length. First prize, £l5; second, £5 ; and third, V. The following boats were entered : 1. G. Green. 2. W. Bell. EVA, OP LONDON. 3. J. Mackintiy. H. Bain, stroke J. Hill, cox. ARIEL. 1. G. Wenman. 2. A. Kiltoyle. 3. T. Tagg. J. Tagg, stroke. The following also entered :—The Lord Warden of Hastings, the Sylph of Folkestone, the St. Leonards of St. Leonards, and the Maccaroni of Folkestone. The betting at starting on both occasions was 6 to 4 on Tagg, against Bain's crew. After a very spirited contest the London crew won by eight lengths, the Ariel being second, the Lord Warden third, and the St. Leonards fourth. The Sylph gave up. The others were not placed. The entire proceedings gave the most unqualified satis faction. The boats used by the Lambeth crew were built by Mr. E. Wyld, of Lambeth. MR. ADAM BLACK, we are glad to learn, i 8 devoting his leisure to the study of the law of copyright as regards both literature and art, previously to bringing forward a bill on the subject after the meeting of Parlia ment. EXTRAORDINARY INCIDENT.—On Thursday, as the groom of a Leith merchant was airing a spirited young mare on the sands at Leith she stumbled in a hole, threw the rider, and ran off. This happened to the east of the targets. The mare immediately took to the sea, and waded eastward for nearly a mile, evading the numerous people who attempted to catch her. When she came near the shore she again turned and went into deep water, and swam for a considerable distance, and nothing but her ears were visible above the water. It was supposed by the spec tators that she would have been drowned ; and had it not been for the exertions of a young man in the employment of Mr. Cockburn, dairyman, Leith, who was passing on the road with a cartloal of bricks from Portobello, who un yoked his horse and rode down to the sands, went into the sea, and succeeded in catching the mare, there is no doubt that the animal would have perished.—Scotsman. SUPPOSED FOUL PLAY AT NEWTON.—On Friday, as a number of gentlemen were otter hunting with the harriers belonging to Mr. Josiah Harris, of Ess-hill, at the Sandford Orleigh Marshes, the body of a man between 50 and 69 years of age, was seen floating in the water. In formation having been given to the police, the body was removed by Police-constable Wrernan to the Union Inn, at Teignrace. The appearance of the body is stated to war rant the belief that the deceased was severely beaten and afterwards thrown into the water. There ate various rumours afloat as to how the man came by his death ; but up to 10 p.m. last evening the body has not been identified. 1P esters Morning Attys. PEOGRESS OF MORMONISM.—.This year has been a very fruitful one for the Mormon elders i n foreign lands. While our people have been engaged by civil war, these vagabonds have been busy proselytising among the ignorant of all the nations -of Europe. The Mormons now boast of having a representation from every civilised nation on earth. No less then ten thousand souls have or will cross the plains this year.—Leaventvorill Bullctin. THE WEATHER IN SCOTLAND. --For some time past the weather has been highly favourable to the growing crops. During the week the occasionally strong sunshine has been varied with genial showers, which, while refresh ing the pasture, have not interfered with the harvest opera tions that are now being vigorously prosecuted all over the lowland districts. For the past fortnight the atmosphere in the evening has been keen and frosty, showing tokens of a speedy change in the remarkably fine weather which we have enjoyed for so long a time,—,,Yotmln, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. MURDEROUS A SSAULT ON A FEMALE.—James Sullivan, a French polisher, of 6, Little Denmark-etreet, was charged with violently assaulting Mrs. Mary Murphy, residing in the same house. From the evidence of the complainant, whose head was bandaged, it appeared that on Saturday evening an alterca tion had taken place between her husband and the prisoner, and some time after, while descending the stairs to look for something her husband had dropped in the passage, the prisoner seized her and dragged her down two flights of stairs, and got her on the ground. The prisoner then gave her tome violent blows on the head with a flat-iron, and the prisoner's wife kicked the complainant in a savage manner about the body. The complainant called "murder," and the police came to her assistance. Sergeant Vernon, 15 F, said that on going to Little Denmark-street he found the complainant bleeding pro fusely from two wounds on the head. On being told the prisorer had done it he went up to his room, and as he re fused to come out, he burst the door open and took the pri soner into custody. He afterwards took the injured woman to the hospital, where her wounds were dressed. Mr. Tyrwhitt said that he should remand the ptisoner for a week, that it might by that time be seen whether the complainant was free from danger. The prisoner was remanded. Owen Sullivan, a rough fellow, was charged with assault ing Wm. Nelson, 195 C. The prisoner was making a great disturbance, and on being requested to desist by the constable, he struck him three violent blows in the month, and kicked and bit him. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for seven days. WESTMINSTER. ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY, &C,, BY A NURSE,—Caroline Liddle, a stout, matronly-looking woman, was charged be fore Mr. Selfe with the following robberies : Charles Blenzard, 6, Caledonian-terrace, Chelsea, stated that for the last fortnight the prisoner, who was a lodger in the house, was engaged by his wife, who was recently con fined. On Saturday last he told the prisoner to go to the mangling-woman for some things that had been sent to her. He went with the prisoner for the things and found that they had not been left. On his return home he made a search, when he missed a pair of boots belonging to his wife. She had also lost several articles of wearing apparel. In answer to Mr. Se lfe, the witness stated that one of his lodgers had bsen robbed to a great extent. The lodger, named Raymond, stated that during the last two months he had lost a silver rattle, a gold ring, several articles of wearing apparel, &c. The things were in a press in the back parlour. Mr. Selfe asked if any of the articles had been found. A police-constable produced several pawnbrokers' tickets, which he observed he thought referred to some of the pro perty stolen. _ ➢Zr. Blenzard said that the prisoner stated that she had stolen some of the property, and that if she had time she would restore what she had pawned. The prisoner was remanded. THAMES. THE GERMAN MERCHANT AND THE GERMAN CTP. RlANS.—Three women of the town, natives of Germany, were brought before Mr. Woolrych charged with stealing £7 in gold, the moneys of Julius Castor, described as a merchant, of No. 54, Rupert-street, Haymarket. Mr. Thomas Beard, solicitor, defended Ihe prisons, whose names wore on the police sheet, as follows :—Eleanor Bosselman, aged 29, Christiana Greeurvell, 29, and Louisa S toolmaker, 20. _ _ It appeared from the evidenca of Wm. Chandler, 117 H, that on Saturday night the prosecutor came to the station-house in Leman-street, Whitechapel, and said he had been robbed of £7 in gold in a most infamous house, No. 1, White Horse-court, Rosemary lane, to which place he had been taken by a woman. From the description given he apprehended Bosselman in the Minories, and Castor said she was the woman who took him to the house. He apprehended the other prisoners the same night, at 12, Lambeth-street, and Castor identified them as having entered the room to which he was taken by Bosselman, and that they took away his clothes and robbed him of his gold. _ _ _ Mr. Beard—l am instructed they robbed him of nothing. Chandler—l have no doubt the prisoners plundered Castor of his gold. They rob every one they can decoy into their haunts. Mr. Beard—The prosecutor is not here. He is ashamed to come after his adventure of Saturday night. Chandler—l have seen the prosecutor since the prisoners have been in custody. He said that being locked up two nights and a day was punishment enough for being robbed of £7. The inspector wishes me to call your attention to the infamous character of the house No. 1, White Horse court, Rosemary-lane. Many robberies and outrages have been committed there. Mr. Woolrych said that was a matter for the interference of the parochial authorities. As there is no prosecutor, the prisoner must be discharged. STORMS.—The Courrier du Bas..Rhin states that within the last few days violent storms have pre vailed in the valley of the Rhine, by which considerable damage has been caused. They broke over Coblentz on the 10th, Bruchsal on the 14th, and Strasburg on the 16th and 17th. In the neighbourhood of the latter place the hail was exceedingly violent, and in several communes the tobacco plantations suffered severely. Rain had been greatly desired by the agriculturists, and, where it has not been accompanied by hail, the storms have been of great benefit to the vines, hops, and vegetablee. In the pala tinate, the hailstones were in some places of the size of pigeons' eggs, and vegetation was entirely destroyed. At Bochingen two men were killed, buried beneath a cottage which was blown down. At Bruchsal large pieces of ice fell, and the windows and tiles of the houses were broken near Cobletttz the fields were strewed with birds killed by the hail, and a similar fact is mentioned as hav ing occurred in the neighbourhood of Strasburg. A vio lent hurricane, acc om p an i e d b y li g ht n i ng and torrents of rain, broke ov er th e t own o f Ma con (S a one-ot-Loire) , three days ago, an d cause d grea t d am age. The chu rch steeple was th rown d own , severa l h ou ses stripped of t heir roofs, and the produce of the gardens in many p laces de. stroyed. The storm, impelled by a north wind, proceeded in the direction of the Beaujolais, but it by degrees left its violent character, and subsided into a fall of rain, which greatly benfited the -vineyards. Aix-les-Bains (Savoy) was also visited three days ago by a tremendous thunder- storm, which lasted four hours, during which the rain came down in torrents. The electric fluid crossed the lake of Bourget to the great alarm of a number of excursionists who were on board a steamer. The lightning afterwards was sot fir e t o , an d th e a djoining barns also caught. They fell on a th atc h e d h ous e in the village of Treserve, which and their contents were destroyed, so that before the fire was extinguished 14 buildings were destroyed." TIIE title of the New Comic Drama in which Mrs. Stirling is to appear at the :AdelpM to-night is "The Hen and Chiekeik:" gustness don, 62i 1' SE'CUItITIE. 1( 3 104 112 104 1( 5 107 94i P5l 3 95 108 110 112 114 113 115 112 115 113 116 105 107 110 112 105 i 1L614 100} 101/, 1014 102, 1011 1021 110 112 Lo 106 1;1 113 110 112 108 110 1131 114 RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. The following is a summary of the railway pro ceedings of the week:—At the half-yearly meeting of the London and North-Western the report of the directors was unanimously adopted, and a dividend at the rate of 41 per cent, per annum declared ; a special vote was passed, empowering the directors to expend £154,000 on new works, and to place £252,000, expended up to the 30th of Stine in the improvement of the permanent way, to a separate an d di stinct head. At an adjourned special general meeting, the directors were autho rised, in conjunction with the Great Western board, to create and issue, for the Birkenhead Railway, additional capital to the amouct of £474,178 in 4 per cent, perpetud preference shares of £lOO each, the interest to be payable half-yearly. The half-year's working of the South- Eastern shows a net balance of £168,559 available for dividend on the ordinary consolidated stock of the company. The directors recommend a dividend at the rate of 41 per cent. per annum, the payment of which will leave a balance of £l3O to the credit of current account. At the half-yearly meeting of the South Yorkshire a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. was declared, and at a special meeting the directors were authorised to raise £260,000 on 5 per cent. preferential shares. The Right Hon. J. Parker retires from the chair, and will be suc ceeded by tho Hon. W. G. Eden. The Vale of Neath will pay a dividend at the rate of 31 per cent. per annum, with a balance of £276, and the Dublin and Drogheda a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, with a balance of £3lB. The Staines, Wokingham, and Woking will pay a dividend of 4s. per share, being at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum, with a balance of £34. The Great Southern and Western (Ireland) have de clared a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. At the adjourned special meeting of the London, Til bury, and Southend, a letter was read from the lessees of the line withdrawing their offer of 41- per cent. in perpetuity, guaranteed by the Great Eastern and Blackwall Railway Companies, in lieu of their present personal guarantee of 6 per cent. for a period of 12 years. The withdrawal of the offer was based on the fact that a strong express sion of feeling had been given by the proprietors against the substitution of a 44 per cent. guaran tee in perpetuity for the 6 per cent. dividend now paid. A requisition was numerously signed call ing upon the directors to convene a general meeting of the shareholders for the purpose of nominating a committee of investigation to inquire into the present condition and future prospects of the company. At the half-yearly meeting of the Midland Company a dividend at the rate of 5. 1 1 per cent. per annum was declared ; and a resolution passed, authorising the expenditure of £150,000 on rolling stock, &e. The Bristol and Exeter directors recommend a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, with a balance of £1,596. The half-year's working of the Rby mney will admit of a dividend at the rate of 2 per cent. The directors of the Metropo litan recommend a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The directors state in their report that, owing to the want of a station near the centre of the City, and to the insufficiency of locomotive power and suitable carria,, es, the local traffic has not yet been developed, and that none of the through traffic from other lines has been carried over the railway. The South Devon have a balance on the half year's working sufficient for a payment of a dividend of 18s. per cent. on the ordinary stock of the company. At the half-yearly meeting of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Campany, a dividend at the rate of 4, per cent. was declared, and the direc tors were authorised to expend £70,000 on works during the next 6 months. The half yearly report of the Cork and Kinsale Junction states that the traffic for seven weeks, since the opening to Kinsale, is encouraging, inasmuch as the receipts for that period had covered the working expenses, provided for the payment of interest on debentures, and left a small balance. The Taff Yale will pay a divi dend of 9 per cent. per annum. The directors of the Llantrissant and Taff Vale Junction state in their report that the directors of the Taff Vale Company have offered to undertake the maintenance of the line and works, and the entire management, and pay the Llantrissant Company 5 per cent. per an num on their share capital of £40,000, and the interest on their debentnre debt. The agreement is to commence with the opening of the railway, which will shortly be ready for traffic, and to be in force for ten years, The Llantrissaut board recom mend the proprietors to adopt those terms. The Dublin and Belfast Junction will pay a dividend of 4 per cent. per annum, carrying forward a balsace of £1,851. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Aug. 24.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; light breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. FALMOUTH, Aug. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Pilau, from Havannah; Trafalgar, from Montreal. Sailed— Malta, for Mauritius. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 22.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Essex, from Sunderland for Quebec. PORTS3IOITTII, Aug. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Jame s Bates, from Shields for Alicante, leaky. Sailed—Express, for Calcutta. TORBAY, July 23.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Akbar, fcr Kurrachee. KINGROAD, Aug. 23. —Arrived—Florist, from Montreal for Gloucester. SCILLY, Aug. 22.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Carsite • sides, from Cardiff for Mauritius, with loss of fore and main topmastyard, sails, &c. BRISTOL, Aug. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Twiligh t, from Cuba. Sailed—Norge, for Montreal. Consul, for Quebec, (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRATU , ) PLYMOUTH, Monday, 10 a.m. The transport Akbar, w hi c h was in collision off Start Point with a Spanish bark, and heti been since repaired at Dartmouth, passed down Channel off this port at noon yes terday oil her voyage to Kurrachce, with troops ; all well. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVEEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, Aug. 23—Emilio Minde, from Frederickshall ; Plover, from Barbadoes ; Louisa, from Guernsey ; Reform, from Uleaborg ; Reliance, from St. Vincent ; Bocelos, from Dantsic • Jasen N aria, from Copenhagen ; R ose b u d, from Eucharis, and Emmanuel, from Quebec; St. Pete'rsburg ; Harry, from Bathurst. Arrived, Aug. 24—Belle, from Leghorn ; Harfruen, Thule, and Persia, from Quebec ; Lionne, from Graveiines; George, from St. Petersburg; Zama, from Guernsey. Sailed, Aug. 23—Daniel F. Feming, for Otago; Mar • garet Evans, for New York, DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed—Fortuna, steamer, from London, for Genoa. Anchored—Marchioness o f Bute, of Poole, and Faith, schooner, from north, for west; Glengariff, from London, for Montreal. CAUGHT AND CAGED.—In this city the substi tutes for draughted men are kept in a large room in Marble-block in the second storey, and are strongly guarded. The guard carry Springfield muskets loaded with cartridges, in which the powder is topped by a bullet and several buck shot. Any attempt at "skedaddling" would be pretty sure to result in a wounded substitute —or a dead one. When ever one of them wants to go about town on any errand, he is accompanied by one —generally two —armed soldiers. It is not the policy to let a large number of substitutes accumulate here. As soon as they have been provided with uniforms they are quietly taken off in squads of six to 20 to the cars, and sent to the conscript camp at New H aven .—iiartfol d Times . SINGULAR CIIARGE OF AIURDER.---At the Liver pool Police-court on Friday a man named Richard Hall Garratty was charged with having stolen a shawl, and also with having shot a magistrate in Ireland in 1845. Eliza Huckle stated that she cohabitated with the prisoner, and then went on to say—" He came home one night between 11 and 12 o'clock, when we were living in William. street, Birkenhead, and he said to; me, Hetty,' says he, ' I am very unhappy; can I trust a secret with you ?' Yes,' said I, you may trust your life with me." Well, then,' said he, I shot a man I " Good God,' said I, Dick, you shot a man ! ' and he said. Yes, it was a magis trate —his name was Bell,' " Witness here said "that Bell has been ringing in my ears ever since. I have been away from the prisoner twice, but Bell's ghost to haunted me I was obliged to go. back to him." 'Witness continued —The prisoner sail the reason he shot the man was that a piece of land was taken away from an old man by Mr. Bell. That he (prisoner) and others drew lots who should shoot Mr Bell, and that the lot fell to him. The deceased was shot near Clones, and the pistol used was afterwards buried in a hedge. M`Kale, an Irish detective officer stationed in Liverpool, produced a file of the Irish Hue and Cry, in which an advertisement appeared offering a reward of £lOO for the apprehension of the murderer of George Bell Booth, a magistrate, as he was returning from church on the 9th of July, 1845. Ruckle said she dreamed that the prisoner shot some one, and she "carried him in her eye until he divulged it," A general remand was granted. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK, Miles Opened. Receipts. ' i.i £ £ Belfast and N. Counties . 136 136 2,376 2,317 Belfast and County Down.... 49 49 729 05 Myth and Tyne • 28 28 2,110 1,976 E Bristol and Exeter 1214 1211 8,123 8,128 Caledonian Coekermouth & Workington B/ 81 3 5 272 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 329 305 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6l 651268 245 Cork and Youghal .. 321 27 510 406 Cornwall Deeside l7 415 387 5 i7 31 5s 1,574 1,662 Dublin & Belfast Junction (53 63 1,3.3 1,3.1 Dublin and Drogheda 75 63 2,001 1,850 Dublin and Meath - 186 Dub. & Wicklow and Wexal 5ll 481 2,913 2,793 Dundee, Perth, & Aber"' un 3l 31 - Edinburgh and (dlasgow 1691 1601 9,0-11 B,ldl Forth & Clyde Junction - - Furness, &c Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E. Union Great Northern 351 510 31,803 34.070 Great North of Scotland 5B 58. 2,413 2,200 ti t..Nortlin. & Westn. (Irel.) 7ll 161 451 372 '3l.Soutlin. & Westn.(lrind.) 3541 329 8.175 8.036 Great Western loo6+ 10181 68,189 72.4:29 Inverness & Aberdeen J unc B6l 86; 1,847 1,391 Irish North-Western 145 145 1,8:;9 1,931 Lancashire& Yorkshire 3951 3951 40,110 37.485 Limerick and Ennis.. Limerick and Foynes Llanelly 845 691 L o o n n d d o o n n a&nd North- liiack l w Ve a s il tern Londn is South-Western 550 441 2:1361, 2i5:i.55 Londonrighton, &S. Coast::: 2611 2411 23,2 , 6 2,1.990 L p o o n . d m on e , t li o h p a o t i ll t a a m n , i t Dover,, 721 721 0 , 063 0.851 Loud., Tilbury, & Southend . 11 2 4 1 4 ' 4;l 3 1' 7 5 7 0 4 0 2,406 Man.,Sheffield, & Lincolnsh .: blanch. S.J un.& Altrincham.. 3 11 4 23 91 115:77 111,26:3-133 Maryport and Carlisle ....... 28 - Metropolitan ................ 31 28 1,281 1,17+ Midland (incl. N.-Western).. 2.,6.4_11 _6_l4_l 4 A I :7 5 :5 8 45 .801 , 0 5 Monkland 3 Midland Gt.Westn. of Irind Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal ; rl %Ii 14 .. 43 08 34 1,713 9 North British, Edin., Perth 44 2,47 2,34 and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. & Darl 1095 North London 9 North Staffordshire 254 Oswestry and Newton 5O lihymney l9l St. Helen's Canal & Railway 52 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern l3B Somerset and Dorset 391 South Devon South-Eastern 306 Taff Vale Railways. 1863. 1862. '' 410,E 10651 14,232 13,010 59014 54,394 3,318 3,092 7,485 8.464 1 , 3 17 1,09 815 Z. 90 2,2:9 2,2c9 5,643 5,312 6,810 6,5.18 13 . 4 39i 76i 306 4.155 4,189 29,360 29,218 5,7]7 5,772 1.951 1,786 27L 28(; 2,53? 1.9 v) 4..6 464 1,0U6 1,391 81 8 1,t0,; 4,008 4,014 5u4 432 8 , 4 7 , 9 843 02 Ulster Vale of Clwyd. Vale of Death 321 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l Waterford and Limerick 77 West Cornwall 27& W.Hartlepoolllarbr.&ltail 4S W'haven,Cleator,&Egrmnt 7 Whitehaven Junction l2 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Antwerp and Rotterdam 52 Austrian B2B Belgian Eastern Junction 264 Bombay, Baroda, & ten. India 185} Buffalo and Lake Huron l6l} Detroit and Milwaukie lB9 Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France lO7B East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada lO9O Great Indian Peninsula s3B} Great Luxembourg 134 Great Southern of India Great Western of Canada 345 Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant 439 Northern of Canada ... ..... Northern of France ...... Norwegian Trunk Ottoman Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn 1491 Paris and Orleans 1340 Pernambuco 7711 Royal Danish 69 Sambre and Meuse 6B South Austrian . 1430 Southern of France .. .. 777 Victorian 196 Welland..... West Flanders W. and N. W. of France 758 1, 8 71 1,531 30,145 38,141 261 '289 3,147 1,178 1,548 1,7.0 3,031 0,433 5,714 53,K.00 54;292 19,4;4 1 ,501 15,641 12,4.62 6,327 5,362 4,519 4,338 573 . 165 8,566 9,267 19,455 17,223 691 56,u66 57,223 44 1,345 1,244 40 470 242 1351 129,941 127,293 12 0 1 66,956 67,613 636 69 770 723 ' 1,459 1.437 1315 51,121 56,54 777 30,263 26,435 151 7,035 25 333 411 75 1,316 1,084 758 49,372 15,587 A QUASI-CONFEDERATE AGENT.—During eight or ten days past there has sojourned at Queens town a rather young man, of seafaring aspect, giving his name as " Captain Fishe r ," w h o h as succeeded in gullingthe knowing ones of the town to an extent that no person possessing any knowledge of them would have given them credit for. From the time of his arrival till the moment of his departure he has played the part of confidential agent of the Confederate Government of South America, and such has been the tact and ability with which he has worn the mask, that scarce one of those who held most familiar converse with him had, up to the last moment, the slightest suspicion of its reality. Tha local authorities appear to have fallen victims to the hoax played by " Captain Fisher" as completely as the least informed of those who made his acquaintance. He was lionized by a large section of the respectable townspeople, and hotel proprietors felt themselves honoured by being permitted to hold him their debtor. " Captain Fisher" also appears to have had a sort of prescriptive right to the use of everybody else's property, be the same an overcoat, an opera glass, a Malacca cane, or a £lO note, it mattered not. Suddenly, however, "Captain Fisher," confidential agent to the Confederate Government withdrew his presence in a manner most unceremonious from amongst his large circle of Queenstown acquaint ances and admirers—fortunately for himself, just in time to escape the consequences of the denounzent which was impending. On Saturday morning he left his hotel with one gentleman's coat on his back and another gentle man's valuable glass in his hand—merely to speak fur a moment with a captain on business, and leaving in structions, should any one inquire for him, that he would be back at nine o'clock sharp. The term "nus of the Direct Railway, however, chanced to fall in his way within the hour stipulated, and " Captain Fisher" found it more convenient to proceed to Cork than to return to meet the numerous friends who would, doubtless, be anxious to say good morning to him at the hotel. The transit thence to the terminus of the Great Southern and 'Western Rail. way was easy and natural, and so the quasi Confederate agent departs—whither no one knows—leaving, as a small souvenir of his distinguished patronage, sundry little bills (the least amounting to £l2) due at the several hotels and other establishments which he had frequented during his stay. The cat now escapes from the bag, and some little inquiry results in the discovery that he has played a similar game at Liverpool (whera he was known as Captain Gor don), Belfast, and other places with scarcely inferior success. Cork Herald. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.—The geological survey made considerable progress during the last year ; 2,430 square miles were surveyed in Great Britain ; the publica tion of the maps proceeded, and memoirs were issued illus trating the geology of the Isle of Wight and the country round Bolton-le-Moors. In Ireland the new ground exa mined amounted to about 1,028 square miles ; four new numbers explanatory of the maps were issued. The sur veyors were also engaged on the re-examination of the districts of igneous rocks running from Wicklow into Waterford. Of the Royal school of mines, formerly called the Government school of mines, Sir Roderick Murchison reports satisfactorily. Statistical records of all our lead mines, carefully prepared, now extend back to 1768. Since 1845 every sale has been recorded. The production of copper and tin mi n e s is regularly registered, and the statistics of capper mining are now complete from 1815, and those of tin since 1852 . The estimated value (at the place of production) of the coal and metals produced in the United Kingdom in 1861 was £34,602,833. The results elicited by the Exhibition were very encourag ing to all who take an interest in the Royal School of Mi nes. Th e pupils were foremost among the champions of the great industrial contest. The now industry of coal -tar colours is generally admitted to have been the most str king feature in the department chymistry, and this industry ema nated directly from the laberatory of the Royal School of Mines; Mr. Perkin, Dr. Medloek, Messrs. Nicholson, Maule and Simpson, to whose exertions the colossal development of these branches of chymical manufacture is chiefly due, re ceived their ehymical education from Dr. Hoffman in this in stitution. The foreign jurors bore testimony to the accuracy of delineation in the maps and sections of the department, and the order and arrangement of the museum; and it was from this that so many valuable donations were offered to the museum of Signor Sells, recently Minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Italy, himself a distinguished mathema tician and crystallographer, and employed by his Govern ment to visit the mining and geological schools and esta blishments of Europe, with a view to the formation of a geological survey of Italy, writes in an official report, " England is, without doubt, the country where geological maps are prepared with much greater accuracy than in any other land. The singular importance of her mining indus tries' the spread of the elementary principles of geology, the zeal applied by the geologists charged with these labours, and the precision of their works have been so ac complished that few undertakings of the British Govern ment have so much contributed to the benefit of the public as the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom." ARCHJEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES AT CHESTER. The remains of a very fine Roman bath, or temple of health, has, within the past few days boon disovered at Chester. We gather from a contribution to tho Chester Chronicle that if the size of the building may be judged by these remains, and a calculation made, bated ore the theory that the building was in the shape of paralle!ogram, it would lead to the conclusion that the erection was 60ft. wide by 120 ft. long. The hypocaust is composed of 120 pillars, cut out of the red sandstone of the neighbourhood, and they do not seem to have suffered much from the effects of heat. The tiles above these pillars, and which would form the floor of the caldarium, are pierced, and placed a few inches apart, and not made of stone the same as the remainder of the floor. A few paces off is a terse. baled pavement of small dice-like pieces of stone, whi c h was in all probability the floor of the repidarium. About 60ft. from the hypocaust are the massive foundations and remains of six or seven large columns, eight or nine feet apart; and strewed about arc portions of shalt and richly ornamented capitals. About 361 t. from these columns there have been discovered the remains of anotherr row of pillars of similar magnitude. The space covered by the whole of these columns is about 50ft. or 6 1 ,)ft. These remains tend to show that the building was a very long one, and of con sideral architectural pretensions. THE MAHARAJAH DULEEP SINGH has lately bagged, en filo Lodi. 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