The Sun. — London, England, 1864-09-14 00:00:00

WONEY MARKET SHARE .r4ARKETS—This day. AND ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOIB. COMIDIRCLAL INTELLIGENCE, . paid ) Closing I Business Share' Eallways. Price. ' done. • 13.14. air., \Vol.. and Str. Val. all 1 at Blythe and Tyne. TWELVE 0 1 CLOCIC. et gristol and Exeter co Caledonian ....—. The aspect of monetaPy affairs continues to look 50 cork and Bandop a:l 20 Cornwall all 6 7 Irighter, although no important alteration has as Do - A -`sty no diy al , _ 'et been made in the terms OR which accommoda- re 0.11 ti e ll en ep cattnt.obß alt _ _ ion is granted. Capital is very abundant, while 50 Dublin ez. Belfast June all 01 33 Bankers inquiries for assistance appear to be decreasing. et t r Z n a . ifu e r r g t i l l' Min . s j o• u o rl . e v: g grt and brokers, however, show but little die. at Glasg. and S. Western. r s ` r ), T. 3, : 1 6 0 45} at G r li a t t t E o a A s te a r t na rd. stk 10 0 ; .. ?osition to make any substantial concession, and ;he rates enforced for the negotiation of first-class at Ditto EastAnglian at, 100 7 71 et GreatNorthoi Scotland I 100 ire, still 8i and 9 per cent. et Great N0rthern........1 100 11 38 396 1 1 28 1281 at Do A stook lOO 1 Another m ercan til e f a il ure h as b een announced. et Do do r 0 127 he house in ques ti on i s th a t o f M e ssrs. Levine et Gt. S. B and W. of Trelawil 1 00 90 92 a t Great Western,Original 100 681 64 and Morris, shipping merchants, connected with et Do Str Val fruit. stOt:KI 100 the American tr a d e , an d th e li a bilities are esti- aet Do De Nv S ea o t utllVa_l o es ai . o . l , 1 0 0 0 0 4 - 61 4 . 71 Do Newport' 100 38 40 mated to reach £40,000, while the assets only I Do tieretorell 103 100 103 cover £ 20,000. The accountants, who have been ! I li Lancashire & Yorkshire' 160 114 1141 115 preparing a st a t emen t o f a ff a i rs , are M essrs . Hard- e at t Ludon Lo o nand BT . kwl 100 101 61,3 102 a ~ Bri glit-,& Coas allt ing, Pallein, Whi nney , an d Gibb ons . at Lon., Chat., and Dover l 100 _3i_i_ 41 The Tasmanian has arrived f rom the West s e t t Lon. & I jo o,r 4 r t i ti Western Weste 100 INI It? 94 i 4 Indies with £437,335. at Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 6 1 621 60 Scary port and Carlisle. all About £2,000 in gold was taken into the Bank 121 Do t shares... all ll 1041 105 at Metropolitan Ia yesterday. a t Midl an d st Do Birming. & Derby 100 98 100 There was a general downward movement in the 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon. 15 Do. 1 shares _ all Messrs Croskey and Co., who failed in the course 25 }Lid Ne r d !WIWI .. 100 53 64 of the last few days, have issued the following oir- at Edln. t , Perth, & Dundee 100 25 46 st Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 1041 1051 __ 631 C4l cular, stating that they hope to pay 20s in the :5 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 , 100 pound. This will, it is understood, depend upon a t at D oieeort s the successful managemsnt of the various contracts in hand : 15 1)0 do 1855-58 26 D o do 155 G-61 St Michael'e House, Cornhilt, London, U.C., 100 123 126 et North London Sept. 13, 1864. 10 Do New ......... It is with deep regret that we find ourselves compelled to 10 Do Nee, 1864 .. • a - 11 T 4 75 9 suspend payment through the unexpected failure of several a l t o N. rt an h dT.l . 47 3 . rd fa h n h o'i ' ion all 101 11 mercantile arms. We are, however, sanguine that it indul- et Scottish Central ..... 100 130 /35 genes be extended to us by our creditors we shall ultimately at S cot . be enabled to discharge our liabilities in lull; A statement 10 Shrews. and Welohpool l a c :1 ) . 6-7 69 of affairs is in course of preparation by Messrs Harding, e st rou r 7E si D ir ev e o U n al .. 100 35 17 rullein, and Co., and a meeting of creditors will be con- at South Eastern 100 vaned as early as possible.—We are, your obedient servant, e s t Esio.lt(l)frk. and e d River Dun 100 101 103 CROBIRT and CO. 20 Staines,Wok.,andWok. all 8 9 81 et Taff Vale- .......—, lOO 160 165 •••••• MIMI =MO 10 Do B 8 5 6 10 TWO O'CLOCK. Do C . .-- 33 4 p at Vale o f Neath 100 98 100 At the Paris Bourse this day, according to i t V l T ,N i: e aZ;o o r r d nw s; all lkennYi 10 0 0 3 - 4 3 - 6 Beater's teletrram. the 3 per Cent. Beau were at W. Ida-rilepoolllar.&R , 100 Two o'CLoca. At the Paris Bourse this day, according to Reuters telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were quoted 861. 72c. . The English Stock Market has been adversely " affected to-day through a few sales, and a decline of per cent. has been recorded in the Funds. 10 The approaching fortnightly settlement absorbs a st great deal of the members' time, and prevents 2 dealings that might otherwise be entered into. Consols are 871 88 for money, and 881 f for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities la are 861 t ; India 5 per Cents., 1031 104} ; and the is Bonds, 28s. to 20s. die. Bank Stock is marked 242 244, and India Stock 212. lc In the Foreign market business is rather quiet, etc and prices are depressed. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 691- 70/ ; ditto Consolides, 501 ; 111'73xi. el! can, 27f I; ditto New, 251 1 ; Greek, 241 1 ; ditto Coupons, 9f 101 ; Spanish Passive, 32 ; ditto 11 Certificates, 14 1; and the Confederate Loan, 83 84. lr The transactions in the Railway Share Market II have been chiefly in connection with the settlement, t and prices have in some instances shown rather more firmness. North Eastern (Berwick) have st improved ss. ; London and Blackwell, 10s.; and v Bristol and Exeter, £l. North Western, however, • have declined 15s. ; South Eastern, 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings exhibit no material alteration in values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are firmer; Al- , t , liance have advanced to 63k 65k ; Imperial Bank it to 37i ; Imperial Ottoman to 16 1; e nd General Credit to 6k t. st BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do Account, Oct. 11 3 per Cent. Reduced B6t f Now 3 per Cent ,Now 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894.... Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, uxpire sth Jan., 1880 — Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — March. June, Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 31 per Cent. Do £5OO Do £lOO and £2OO .. Bank England Stk, 6} per Ct.' 214 2 Do Account INDIAN GOVIRNMENT SROTIRITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 212 Do Account — Do 5 per Cent. July, 1670 Do 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 Do Certificates Do Account — Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) — Do 4t pei Cent. — Do Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. Do 5} per Cent., May, 1879 — Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do Bonds El,OOO — Do under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 6 per Cent .. Brazilian 5 per Cent Do 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do 1863 .. Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do Account.... . , — Chilian 6 per Cent. Do 4i per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent -- Cuba, 6 per Cent. .. -- Do 5 per Cent, 1364 Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do 4 per Cent, 1863 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — 80, Provisonal Land Warrant .... Egyptian 7 per' Cent .. 97 i Do, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. Do Account Do Coupons — Da Account — Guatemala 5 per Cent. Do 1839 and 1859 _ Italian 6 per Cen.,.(Maiammana Railway) -- Mexican 3 per Cent Do Account ll* 1864.. Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c.. — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Ditto Scrip, £23 paid Moorish Imperial 6 per Cent — New Granada -- Do 2 per Cent. Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) .. — Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1864 — Do do Ang., 1866 — Peruvian 41 per Cent. Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4* per Cent., 1862 .. -- Do Account.... Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account — Do 3 per Cent., 1356, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 — Do Account — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 41 per Cent., 1850 .. 85 Do 1860 — Do 3 per Cent 1859 Do 6 per Cent, 1862 Do Anglo-Dutch .... .. 881 Do Scrip, £4O paid Sardinian 5 por Cent Do Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred — Do Account . Do Passive Do Account 321 I i Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded l4* Do Account l4/ I 14 I Swedish, 4 per Cent Do Scrip, £6O paid — pm Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 . — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds ............ Do 6 per Cent. 1862 ................ 701 691 Do Account .. Do £lOO Bonds 7Ol Do 1863 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent., Do 1863 Scrip, £4O paid Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Po Acecunt Do 6 per Cent., 1864 46 Dividends on the above payable in Loudon Austrian, 5 per Cont., Ex. 10 Florins. Do Account Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f Dutch 2} per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Do 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent. t 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. Do Account French Routes, 2 per Cent. Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. Piedmoutese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f THREE O'CLOCK. Consols Money Do Acoouat .. .... 88 1 I BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Prioe. are UstiWay' I..tiantie & St Lawrenc , t tiom.,Berodak.Cent Inc C Gct. 5 per cent-- • • • ZO Do. E. 5hare5......... eoh 13unalo and Duce Ilurox 10 Do. Preferonce .... • • )0 Buffalo,Brant,&Godricl 1 p, ot. bds. Aug. 1, 187: ) 0 Do. do. July 1, 187; 00 I)o. do. Jun , : 1, 18 st Eastn.(l.in at "ape Town i)ock Seri DO Demerara 7 p.c. per. pf c‘ok r,astn. isengal gu. DP• ook East Indian. gm 5 p. c 20 Do. do. G Ext.... • 20 Do. do. H do. .. nok Grand TrunY of Cara& 0 Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 per cent 00 Du. Ist "'rel. Bonds.. 00 Do. do. deferred. .... • 00 Do. 2d Pret. Bonds.. 00 Do. do. deferred...... 00 Do. 3d Pref. stock ... .00 Do. do. deferred...... 00 Do. 4th Pref. stock... ,00 Do. do. deferred...... ;ook Gt.lndtaPentn.gua. s p.o 20 Do. New gua. 5 p. a... took Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. bock Do. 4t per cent.... stock Paid. all 100 59 61 — 994 1.104 41 die 5i p 74 84 75 80 75 80 75 80 95 100 93 95 7} all all 100 100 102 09i 1 10 1 191 204 191 201 19 20 Do Gt. W. 01 Canada Sharer Do. New Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. ~, Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8 10 Indian. Branch Limited >ok Madras, gear., sp. o. ‘ok Do. 41 p. o. lixtensico cc Dc. 41 d 0.... —• • I 0 Do. Fifth Extension. >ok s;elb.Corp. 6p. o. Buds S 0 AD Hobson's Bay. )0 Do. ./ p.c. Hoag. ds. 10 m nswickec Can& Clans A ~ n d B. N. itl.C'da6 I V let y bdf stock Scinde stock Do. Delhi 10 Do. do cis •• t • • b 6 Do . Punjaub • Z.; c- Do. Do. ........ , stook Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 91 94 7t 73 61 .53 e 6 48 55 67 53 56 45 48 29 31 26 28 100/1 1013 Par 41 , 99 100 91 10} 101 104 ,. 89 91 82 84 d *p 99} 100, 93 95 89 91 all 100 (100 1 100 2 1 all , t 100 t 8 CO Business done b 80 81 99 100 98 100 id par 98 100 95 96 nit 1 99f I COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia. 6 per cent., Dec. it, 1872.... 100 Do. do. 1883.... 100 Can.uov.B p.o.Ja. .ItJ ut: 1877-84 . 100 94 96 951 Do. p. c. Feb. & .Aug 100 94 96 Do. 6p. o. Mar. & Sept 100 94 96 Do. sp. c. Jan.&July. lOC 82 84 831 Do. 5 Inscribed stool 100 82 84 Jape G.llope, 6 p 8,187- 100 104 106 Do.Ap &Oct. 1881 100 107 109 Do. 1891 100 109 111 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 107 102 ,:eylon, N0v.1878, 6 o 100 109 112 llauritius 6 p.cent. 1873 100 101 104 Do. 1878 'OO 103 106 Do. 1882 104 104 103 Natal Gov. 6 per cont 100 104 107 5.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja.&Jul3 100 96 99 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & OM. 100 4. S. V. G ov. 5 p a.,1864 100 97 99 Du. sp. c.,1871 to 1871 100 96 98 Do. d0.,1888 &upwch 100 951 961 —. New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 SOYA Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 99 102 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 99 102 1004 3. Aus G6p.c.1873.& up lOO 106 108 Vici.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) 100 Do. io e p.c. Au.tiOct.. 100 108 109 1081 BRITISH MINES. - 2 41ambrian Consol. Gold 1 1 1 Chiverton unnom Amalgamated.. 30 82 Devon G. Cone. (Tavist.) 1 580 590 Drakewalis , . East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 67 70 East Clogau Gold Ltd — - East Caradon .. 3.14.6 261 271 Cam 8rea........ 3.4. 0 7/ 7 t East Grenville ......... 2.7.0. 74 8 East Lovell 2.13.6. lO 91 10 81. W'l Russel (Tavietk., 8.134 41 6 Gam&St.Aubyn(Gwen 801 5 7 4 Great Laxey, all 15 15 Great South Tojgus.... 17$ 2 28 Wheal Vor (lielston) 40 29 30 erc.d's-Foot 8.13 88 40 tlingston Downs 4.18.1, 4 41 Lady Bertha llar„,, , aret (tiny Lelant 91 6 8 llarke Valley... 4.3 0 41 5 4 ‘lyndv Iron Oro (Lim.' 24 Nangiles. . . lB 27 9 New Setun 214 75 85 North Downs 3 11 11 North Roskear. 291 21 23 W Let Basset (111ozax 3.1 , ..(1 11 21 gorth Wheal Crotty 2.8 0 31 41 Prosper United 7.1.d. 36 4 crovidenoe (Uny Lelnt 10.0.1 37 39 iouthCaradon(St.Cleer 11 500 520 —i. Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 421 474 Stray Park 30.17.f 28 30 Lin Crort V 18 19 West Basset (Illogan) l6 8 9 Cr radon (Liskeard 9 10 11 West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) 51 92 05 Wheal Buller(Eedruth) 10 17 19 WhealLudeott .. . 3.5.8 14 2 Wheal BiaryAnnge -. n., 8 14 16 Wheal Seton 5Bl 205 215 Wheal Trelawney (Lis ; 7 19 21 Wheal Union 4 14 11 PREFERENCE SHARES. London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 96 Manchester. Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6 per cent., Ditto, £6, 4 North British 5 per cont., 106 North Eastern, York, H. and Selby purchase, 10k LINES LEASED AT:FLIED RENTALS: London and Chatham, 41 per Cent., 89 Northern and Eastern 6 per cent., 631 Shrewsbury and Hereford, 130 FOREIGN RAILWAYS.I Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9 Bahia andiSan Francisco (11m.) gua. 7 per cent., 151 N. Rail of Buenos Ayres, gua. 7 per cent., 91 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 11 FOREIGN MINES ! Cape Copper, Um., lot :BANKS. Alliance (11m.). 5 3 i An„ to Austrian. 71 Bank of British Columbia, 17 Consolidated Bank, Urn.. 10/ 1 European Bank, lim.. 12f:1 International Bank, Lim., 161 London and Brazilian (11m.), 471 London, Buenos Ayres, and itiver Plate, Ditto, new. 71 i , London and County, 711 21 London Joint Stock, 45 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lira., 221 New Zealand Bank Corporation, lim, 1 i Oriental Bank Corporation, 59 Union of London, 51 MISCELLANEOUS. Continental Union Gas, Urn., 8i Discount Corporation, 18 Egyptian Corm and Trading, Urn., 3/ Gen. Credit and Finance or London, H lim., Number Iron Works, 2 International Financial Society, Um., 8j Joint Stock Discount, Urn., 61 Milwall Iron Works, .1 New Zealand Trust and Loan, 21 Ottoman Financial Association, Um., 9 THE FORTHCOMING? GREAT PRIZE FIGHT.--Yea terday there was a great gathering of patrons of the prize ring, at Alec Keene's, the Three Tens, Moor street, Soho, to witness the arrangements for depositing a portion of the £5OO stakes, on the forthcoming fight far the championship, between Rat Mace and Joe Coeburn. The final deposit will be made on Tuesday next. It has been settled that the fight shall take place on Tuesday, the 4th October, and that if by the 22d inst. the place of fighting has not been decided upon, the men or their deputies are to ' toss for choice of some place in Ireland, within 10G miles and over 20 miles of Dublin, At present the betting i not very brisk, but odds era given in favour of Mace. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Market quiet. Sales probably 3,000 or 4,000 Wee. THE SIJN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTBER 14, 1864. LAW INTELLIGENCE.---This Day. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Baforo F. Gibbons, Esq.) siNcitiAP.. ACTION AGAINST BARRY BRUNTON, T3IE FIGHTING MAN, FOR BREAKING DOWN A SIGNBOARD IN FLEET- STREET-CRANE V. BRUNTON. This was an action to recover £3 damage to a signboard, which was alleged to have been torn down from plaintiff's premises, Mr Perry (from Mr Buchanan's) appearing for the plaintiff, who is a tradesman of Fleet-street, Mr Beard representing defendant, the ex-fighting man of Barbican. Mr Perry was proceeding to open the case when Mr Beard said that a most impertant witness was unavoidably absent, and he did not feel justified on proceeding. Mr Perry hoped his honour would not listen to any ap plication, because he had very good proof of the case.; The witness who was absent, was no other than the defendant himself. Mr Beard—That is not so. Mr Perry—He told my client that he should go down to the races to-day, as he should enjoy himself a great deal better at Doncaster than in this court. Mr Beard said that he could assure the court of the ab• Bence of a material witness. Mr Perry—l am at a loss to understand what the defence can be. The defendant has admitted that he pulled down the signboard, and I have three witnesses to prove that it was done in a drunken spree. Mr Beard denied this, and his Honour allowed the case to stand over on defendant paying full costs. HUMPHRIES Y. WATSON-THE LAW AS TO BAD MONET-- POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This day. BOW-STREET. A STRANGE STORY,—,Mary Clarke, a fashionably-dressed woman, was placed at the bar, charged with stealing three half-crowns from Mr A. F. Belt. The prosecutor said he resided at 1, St John's-street, Westminster, and on the evening of the 6th he was return ing from a party when he met the prisoner in Waterloo place. She gave him a sort of friendly blow, and said, " I know you somewhere," Ile denied all know ledge of her, and she walked by his side from the place where she first spoke to him until he arrived at the Athenaeum Club, where he found ho had been robbed of three half-crowns. He accused the woman of having stolen the money, but she denied it, and said she was a respectable married woman. While she was walking with him, a man and woman passed close to them, and he suspected she passed the money to them, as it had not been re covered, and ho was certain she did not drop it while she was being taken to the station house. When he first gave the woman into custody, he said he had been robbed of three half-sovereigns, but that was a mistake. Mr Lewis, who appeared for the prisoner, said the pri soner was a respectable married woman, and that there must be some mistake in the matter. Her husband he believed was a very respectable person, and he was quite unacquainted with the matter until he learned that his wife was in custody on the charge. He should like to ask the prosecutor a few questions. The prosecutor, in reply, Eaid he was quite oertain he had the money in his pocket when the prisoner first spoke to him. He was perfectly sober. The prisoner walked on his right hand side, and the stoney was abstracted from his waistcoat pocket. The reason he made the mistake in saying three half Boys. instead of three half-crowns was because he was very much flurried. He was certain he had the money when the prisoner first spoke to him, and immediately she walked away he found he had been robbed. Police-constable 308 A sail he took the prisoner into cus tody. She was searched at the station, but the money was not found. In reply to Mr Vaughan, Mr Lewis said the prisoner would reserve her defence. Ho hoped she would be admitted to bail. Mr Vaughan said he did not feel justified in taking bail. The prisoner then began to cry, and asked the magistrate to deal summarily with th. case. Mr Vaughan said he could not do that, because She denied the charge. _ Prisoner—Tien I plead guilty. Mr Vaughan—What d 4 you say to that, Mr Lewis. Mr Lewis—l was instruted she was a respectable mar ried woman, and after what she has stated I think I had better say nothing. Mr Vaughan—You sad something about her husband being a respectable man. I should like to ask him a few questions. Clarke, the husband, then stepped into the witness-box. Mr Vaughan—Are you married to this woman ?—Yes. Where do you live P—No. 1, Anchor-street, Church street, Shoreditch, and hive done so for the last 12 months. I only occupy lodgings is the house. What aro you P—A commission agent. For whom ?—M. Dolatierre, No. 1, Rue St. Honore, Paris, bullion dealer. I conduct his business for him at the London and Westminster Bank. Has he offices in London P—No, ho communicates by letter. Do you mean to say that a bullion dealer residing in Paris communicates to you by letter at the address you have given in Shoreditch ?--Yes. Mr Vaughan—lt is a wry strange ease, however. I shall commit the prisoner to the House of Correction for three months. Desperalte Affray with Poachers at Newton. At the rosN.'n Hall, Newton, on Monday, before C. IL Monro, Esq., AV• J. Watts, Esq„ and C. J. Wade, Esq., William Brown,. George Fowler, and John Griffin, alias Staddon, we're charged with being on lands in the occupation of Mrs Mail Rendell, the property of Sir Walter Carew. Bart , in the parish of Coombeinteignhead, on Saturday night, for tl ie purpose of taking game. The prisoners have recently bean working on the Dartmouth and Mortenhamp stead Railways, and as they were brought into court they bore evident marks of their having been roughly handled, their faces being disfigured and their clothes saturated with blood. The case excited much interest, the court being densely crowded. Mr Baker appeared to prosecute ; and Mr H. Michelmore defended the prisioners. Felix Harris, head keeper to Sir W. Carew, said—On Saturday night, between nine and ten o'clock, he, in com pany with others, was watching the preserves at Fannin. He was watching in the field on the left of the brake, where there is much game, when he heard footsteps ap proaching in the lane adjoining the brake, which was some distance from the turnpike-road. On hearing the footsteps he and a keeper named Taylor went further on to a field gate, and whilst there heard some one call for assistance. He immediately went back, and found three of the keepers and the prisoners struggling in the road. He first took hold of the prisoner Brown, and afterwards of Griffin, who struck him a severe blow on the head with his fist. The prisoner also kicked Worth, another keeper, and in attempting to do so a second time kicked the prisoner Fowler in the face. The struggle continued for some time, and after much difficulty the prisoners were handcuffed. John Worth, gamekeeper to R. Vicary, Esq,, deposed to his having seen the prisoners come over to the gate in Buckland-lane, when ho made a rush at them and caught the prisoner Fowler, and asked him what right he had there. He made no reply, and a struggle ensued, and he succeeded in throwing Fowler to the ground. His legs were much bruised by the prisoner's violence. He saw the other two prisoners at the time, and Felix Harris caught hold of Griffin, and Warren caught hold of Brown. Harris in the struggle called for assistance, he being on the ground, and the prisoner Griffin on the top of him. Whilst he was endeavouring to handcuff Griffin he kicked witness most ♦iolently in the throat. Cross-examined ,by Mr Michelmore—He did not strike Brown with a stick, but with his fist, as he appeared to be choking Harris. The prisoner Brown said that the witness struck him with a life preserver. By the Bench—Buckland-lane was a private v ./ad, the gate where the prikoners were caught was all, out 60 yards from the turnpike road. Felix John Harris gave evidence as to 01, 5 nature of the struggle. On searching Brown he for 74d a large gate net in his right coatpocket. Ellis *men and William T.-,tylor, two of the watchers, gave eimilarevidenceN Mr Michelmore t `.or the defence, contended that there was no proof tat the prisoners were in the road for an unlaWfte, purpose except from the net, which did not appear to have ever been used for the taking of game or any thing else, it being quite new. He argued that suppos ing for instance the net, had been put into the prisoner's pocket for the purr one of taking ;rabbits, the bench would have no pow'n to convict. In the present case there had been V.,',:ning shown to the contrary. The truth was that the prisoners, as he was instructed to say, were merely waling up the road on their way to Teignmouth, when they were stopped and collared by the keepers, which was the sole offence against them. He maintained that as Itlr Baker had said in his opening remarks the prisoners were there apparently for the purpose OE taking game, that the bench had no legal power in the case. Mr Baker observed that it was a question of fact tto bench had to decide. The Chairman remarked that the bench had paid great attention to the case, and found from the nature of the evi dence that there was nothing to show that the sentence should in any way be mitigated. The prisoners would be imprisoned fur three months, with hard labour, a n d were ordered at the expiration of that term to find sureties tr., be of good behaviour for six months.— WesSorn Naming News How TO DESTROY INSECTS. — rne following remedy for the plague of insects 'was invented by the late Rev. W. Kirby :—A hand glass, commonly used by gardeners (a square one is tbr best) is the instrument to be used. This has to be t i :ghtly covered at the bottom with thick white paper. varnished to resist the wet. A circular hole, 6 1 tackesin diameter, is then cut in the centre of the paper, and the glass is placed on three bricks over a plate filled 'with beer, sugar, and a little rum, a moderate distance keel the infested spot. The effect is magical • in a few ;tours the glass is crammed with wasps, hornets, ar.a flies (bees will seldom enter), which, having tasted the sweets, fly upwards to the light. A common sulphur match, made by dipping brown paper into melted brimstone, will destroy thousands. The constant hum of insect life inside will attract all ►he marauders from the fruit trees to the glass ; and the scent of the rum is sure to induce Vag _ . most fastidious wasp to enter as no insect can resir,t its powerful attractions. THE TALLAHASSEE.—The Beaufort correspondent of the New York Herald, writing on tb e 27th, re. ports the running of tho blockade of Wilmington by the Tallahassee Confederate cruiser. The Tallahassee, after much devastation, concluded to spend a short time at Wil mington. On the night of the 15th r.,f August, at 10 o'clock in the evening, Captain Philin, commanding the gunboat Montecello, while cruising off New Inlet, diseovered a steamer standing for the shore under a full head of steam. Ile at once ordered all men to quarters, and when about 500 yards distant challenged her, but elicited no reply. A second challenge was met by silence, and he directed that a package of 9-inch grape should be presented to the mys terious stranger, The arrival of grape at its destination was ascertained by a peculiar sound, caused by a contact with resistance. The stranger then replied by returning a shell, which passed between the foremast and mainmast of the Moritecello, exploding on the other side without inflict ing any damage. Captain Philin now became more earnest and sent a 3.'-pounder shell, to which reply was made in grape, striking almost under the stern of the Montecello. The Montecello then opened with 9-inch and 30-pounder shell short fuse, but was disappointed at receiving?, no shots in return, and then for the first time discovered that the stranger had suddenly disappeared. During the engage ment a Confederate battery of Whitworth guns, stationed on shore at a point a mile or more distant, kept up a con staht Are against the Montecello, but fortunately doing no daraage, though frequently coming very close. When day had dawned so as to make distant objects perceptible, much to the surp r i se o f th e assembled vessels, there could be dis cerned, lying serenely and securely under the guns of Fort Fisher, the long sought object of their search, the Confede rate steamer Tallahassee, and there she still lies, and pro bably will continua to stay, Admiral Leo designs taking all possible precaution, and will to-morrow leave this post to visit the blockade off Wilmington. It would seem as if still another was to be added to the fleet of Confederate cruisers. A few nights ago a large fast steamer, carrying at her stern the English ensign, and on her foremast the Confederate colours, entered the port of Wilmington, She is supposed to be a new cruiser, or to have had on board some distinguished passenger. She likewise still remains there. Tho Tallahassee had but one mast standing when engaged by the Montecello. THE HOP TRADE.—Subjoined is Messrs. Wool. loton and Son's report of the Hop Market :—The warm dry weather of the ps.st summer has caused the sup ply of new hops to arrive at market earlier than usual, and although much of the growth remains unpicked, enough is secured to justify an opinion as to the quantity and quality of the crop of 1864. Notwithstanding many samples indi cate the effects of mould, red rust, and black blight (and such hops are always the first to bo picked and pressed for sale), wo consider that generally this season's crop will be remarkable for ripeness, rich flavour, and condition. The palest samples will probably be scarce, but a bright healthy yellow will be tho prevailing colour of the growth. The quantity grown being now no longer a matter of sta tistical accuracy, much difference of opinion will always exist on the subject. Our judgment is that the produce of this year will, at least, equal an old duty of £200,000. A gradual but important increase has taken place in the home plantations durieg the past three years, and there are now more than 50,000 acres under cultivation. The European Hop Plantations have doubled in extent since 1854, and this year produce three-fourths of a full crop. This leaves in excess of local requirements a most important surplus, that must find its way to this country. The crop in Bohemia, Bavaria, Belgium, and the Lorraine district of France, is quite one-third more than last year, and of very superior quality. Baden,Brunswick, Poland, ice, are not so fortunate, but their hops are seldom of good quality, and are chiefly purchased for the adulterations of Bavarians and Bohemians. Last year, American letters stated that very few hops from that country would be exported to Europe, but the Cus toms return proves the inaccuracy of this opinion. We now are told, most confidently, that the Federal States, so far from being able to export, will require hops from England for their own consumption. Wu seriously doubt the wis dom of speculation based upon these reports, The stock in the hands of consumers is probably very small, and on this market scarcely any 1862's or 1863's remain. For the few left, extreme rates are obtained ; but with so abundant an English crop, and the certainty of large imports from abroad, mindful also of the gloomy prospects of the money market, we apprehend brewers will see the policy of regulating their first purchases with extreme caution. Large parcels of 1855'5, 1856'5, and 1857's remain unconsumed, and where well kept will probably find a ready sale at their present very moderate rates. TROTTING MATCH FOR £so.—Yesterday a match, in which Mr Arthur undertook to trot his roan mare Peggy eight miles in half an hour, came off over two level miles of the old Brighton road, near Itorley. The mare, harnessed to a light cart, commenced her task by going away at a good pace, her driver holding her in. Sho per formed the first two miles in 7 min. 10 sec., and came back to the starting point in admirable style, getting over four miles in 14 min. 30 see She did the next two miles in 7 min. 14 see.; and, on making her way for the winning goal, her driver gave her head, and she performed the last mile in 3 min, 20 sec., and came in a winner with 1 min. 21 sec. to spare, accomplishing the eight miles is 28 min. 39 see. IMPOB.TANT CASE. This was an action to recover ss. for two counterfeit half-crowns, alleged to have been taken at the defendant's house. Plaintiff said that he sent a girl for a quartern of gin, and gave her half a sovereign. In the change she brought back were the two half-crowns now produced. Tho girl said the two half-crowns were the same that she received from the defendant's barmaid. By his Honour—l had no more money but the change I received from the barmaid, The barmaid said that the change was all very carefully examined. The change was not returned till the next day. Mr Watson was a most respectable man, who had been a long time in business, and the girl could not swear that she received the money. His Honour—But she says that she had no other money. Do you mean to insinuate that the plaintiff has come here to deliberately tell a falsehood ? Defendant's witness—Oh I no. His Honour—There is no class of tradesmen so likely to have bad money passed to them as licensed victuallers. Defendant's witness—All the silver received in the day in which the change was given came from the London and `Westminster Bank, and was very carefully looked over. His Honour—That might be so, but you are not in a position to deny that which the plaintiff has sworn, and you must pay this claim. Verdict for plaintiff, DEATH ON THE TREADMlLL.—Yesterday after noon Dr. Lankester held an inquiry at the House of Correction, Coldbath-fields, touching the death of George Williams, a black man, aged 57, who had been sentenced to 14 days imprisonment for an assault. Annetta Williams, who said sheiwas the wife of the deceased and had no home, stated, that her husband was a carpenter by trade, but that they ussd to get a precarious living by going about selling books which she bought in Paternoster-row. lle was a run away slave, and was a very great drinker. He sometimes had palpitation of the heart, and complained of pains in the head. Henry flymes said he was the master brushman of the yard, and was attending at the bottom of the wheel last Friday, when deceased fell off. On going to him he heard the rattles in his throat, and he died immediately. The prisoner had to go on the wheel 15 minutes each turn, and deceased was on his last turn when he fell off, at half past one. The deceased did not complain to him of being ill, and he seemed to work at the wheel as well as any other man. He had been in the prison seven days, but ho had not been put to work on the wheel until the day on which he died. William Smiles, M.D., surgeon to the House of Correction, said the prisoner was admitted last Friday week, when he complained of his heart, on which he was excused the wheel. He ordered that the prisoner should not be put on the wheel on account of his feeble heart. Contrary to these instructions, he was placed on the wheel on Friday last. He was of opinion that the deceased died from the effects of an effusion of blood on the brain. Wil liam Davie, the warder of the yard, said he had only held that position a few days, his predecessor having gone out on leave on the Sunday, and he had not had time to exa mine the books and sheets containing the directions. It was his duty to examine them, and he should have done so if he had had sufficient time. The prisoner was given over to him as a wheel man. The coroner having summed up, the jury returned as their verdict—" That the deceased died from the effusion of blood upon the brain, and expressed their opinion that the conduct of William Davie, the war der, in not examining the relieving sheet before sending the deceased to the wheel, was highly reprehensible." The coroner said he would report the result of the inquiry to the Governor of the prison, THE RAM TENNESSEE.—The Confederate ram Tenneesee,captured inMobileßay,had been some two years building at Mobile, under the immediate eye of Ad miral Buchanan. Her iron armour consists of 2i-inch iron plates in bars 8 inches wide, which are crossed and bolted together so as to leave no seam. Inside this iron plating is 24 inches of solid oak, making about 30 inches of solid work on every part exposed to shot. Forward of, and including her forward casemates, which embraces perhaps 15 feet in length, and takes in also her pilot house, this thickness is increased to six inches of iron and 30 of wood backing. It is a noticeable fact that this extraordinary strength of iron and wood enabled her to withstand all the steel shot from our rifled pieces, our 11-inch solid shot from our ships of war, and 15-inch shell from the monitors, not one of which penetrated her ribs of iron, while nearly 50 shots altogether struck her in the engagement. The nearest approach to penetration was from a 15-inch missile from the Manhattan, which made a deep indentation in her broadside, and by impaction stove through her two feet of oak backing, caus ing the splinters to fly promiscuously inside. Though under way when this struck her she is said to have stopped as if a magic wand had touched her. She was armed with four 6.inch Brooks rifled guns, of English make, on her broad sides, and two fore and aft, 7 and an 8-inch of the same pattern. These, by the completeness of their carriages, could be handled by a single gunner with the greatest ease. Her ports were closed with shutters made of iron plates similar to her external plating. These were attached at the centre of ono of their sides by a pivot, on which they re volved by means of a cogwheel inside, and turned out of the reality,w ay ou t a s i d d e a f w e c h t i e v n e her arrangement p ert s we e andopened.in t the g T h h t i s p r wa provedin , an element of weakness to her. Two of these shutters had their system of ratchets and coge deranged during the ac tion, and could not be afterwards opened. A third (her after one) was shot away entirely—that is to say, the pivot on which it turned was shot off and the shutters fell to the deck, leaving that port open and exposed to our gunners. The precision with which our gunboats aimed can be appreciated by the fact that some ten shots struck her in the neighbour hood of this port, and it was here that Admiral Buchanan was wounded. One of our shells, striking in the edge of this casemate, splintered the woodwork badly, and the rebel Admiral was directing a gunner about clearing this so as to use the after gun, when a shot struck the casement and ex ploded, literally tearing the gunner to atoms and wounding Admiral Buchanan seriously in the thigh. He fell with the blood and brains of the slaughtered gunner literally covering him. The Hartford had undertaken to run her down; the Lackawanna had followed suit, as had also the Monongahela and the Ossipee, but without making the least effect upon her solid walls of iron and wood. The Hartford had poured in a broadside, but her 11-inch shells had bounded off from her sick° like peas. The whole fleet had rained an infernal hail of iron upon her, fore and aft, and on either hand. The Manhattan had sent the persuasion of her 16 shells to add to the din about her head; but she held out until her Admiral fell, and then, seeing that nothing more remained, she ran up the white flag and surrendered. Her rudder chains were a most serious element of weakness with her, being carried along her deck, and covered only with a plate of half-inch iron. They were, consequently, broken early in the engagement, and her rudder was sub • se quently managed by means of ropes and blocks, which had been attached prior to the action, evidently with a full ap preciation on the part of Admiral Buchanan of this defect. She was armed with a formidable iron prow, which was intended to do some heavy ramming when other offensive devices failed her, and with this she steered for the Hartford at the beginning of the engagement. The superior sailing qualities of the Hartford, together with the eagle eye of the bluff old Admiral, enabled him to out-manssuvrs the Ten nessee, and, instead of receiving her running, the Hartford poured into her a broadside. " Give her one bell, give her two bolls, give her eight bells," said the impetuous Farra gut, and they blazed away accordingly. The balls flew off like hail from her iron sides, but she was brought up stand. ing by the concussion, and afterwards grew more cir.um epect in her movements, Had this formidable craft remained under the guns of Morgan until dusk, and then with her wooden consorts come out to the attack, she might have sunk and destroyed half, if not our entire fleet inside the bay, as, in the darkness and confusion which would have envied our own gunboats would have proved as formidable and mis chievous to each other as the rebel boats themselves. —Noe Orleans Times Correspondence. A VALUABLE DERELICT.--Information has been received at Liverpool of the picking up at tea of the aban doned schooner Ostrich, of Jersey, by the captain and crew of the screw steamer Mary. The Mary fell in with the de relict on her voyage to Bermuda, and put four men on board to take her into port. The Ostrich is only 99 tons register, but of considerably more value than ordinary vessels of that size. She was built expressly for the African trade, in which she has been on a voyage from Sierra Leone for London, with a full cargo of African produce. Nothing has been heard of the crew. CRYSTAL PALACE.--One Shilling day, Tuesday. —Admissions on payment, 4,074 ; do., by season tickets, 773—total visitors,' 4,847. MARLBOROUGH-STREET, SEVERAL CHARGES AGAINST AN AUCTIONEER AND HOUSE AGENT OF OBTAIN:NG GOODS BT FALSE PRE TENCES.—Thomas Godfrey, auctioneer and house agent, of 13, Maddox-street, Regent -street, and 3 A, Hyde-park place, was eharged before M r T y t whitt with obtaining goods an djewbeyllfearl: of 171, false pretences e x s fo fr r o d m . 8 t D r l e r e t H . Mr Longstaff, of the firm of Dod and Longstaff, enr silversmith Bernera street, solicitors for the Association for the Protection of Trade, prosecuted, and Mr Lewis, jun., of Ely-place, defended. Mr Wm. Mills, assistant to his father, Mr Henry Mills, silversmith and jeweller, of 171, Oxford. street, said that on the 3d September the prisoner called at the shop—being an entire stranger to him, and purchased 12 silver tea spoons of the value of £6, and paid for them with the cheque produced, and took the goods away. The prisoner wrote the cheque in the shop, it being for £6 on the Union Bank of London, Argyle-place branch, and was signed " Godfrey and Co." The cheque was subsequently pre- Betted at the bank, and marked " N. S." (not sufficient) , The cheque had not been paid since. In answer to lir Longstaff, witness said he would not have parted with the goods but for the cheque, which he believed would have been paid, and from the fact that the prisoner, at the same time he gave him the cheque, also gave him a card with his name and address upon it. Mr Lewis, jun., said he had only been just instructed, and as he understood it was the wish of the other side that there should be a remand, he had no objection. Sergeant White, 16 D, who has charge of the case, said there were several other charges of a similar kind against the prisoner. Mr George Boyce, assistatit to Mr Picket, silversmith and jeweller, of 265, Oxford-street, said the prisoner called at his employers' shop and ptrohased some silver forks, and in payment handed him a chick, which he wrote at the time. The check, which was for £8 108 on the Union Bank, Argyle-place branch, was afterwards returned marked " N. 8." At the time prisoner gave him the cheque he also gave him a card on which was "Messrs. Godfrey and Co., Auctioneers, &c., 13, Maddox-street, Regent street, and 3i, Hyde Park-pike." Mr Lewis said he had a person p r esent to show that he had the money left with him for the last witness if he had called for it. The prisoner was remanded br a week, Mr Tyrwhitt stating that as other charges were mentioned he must have two sureties in the sum of £lOO eac h for the prisoner's future appearance. It was stated that the goods as loon as ob tained b y the prisoner were taken t o t h e pawnbroker ' s , a nd there were several pawnbrokers' ass i stants in atten d an ce, and while the sergeant wa s wa t c hi ng the prisoner's re sidence to take him into custody, h e saw a van load of furn it ure d r i v en up to the house and d e li vered, not vg b e en paid for. TRAMZS. ABU:ULU - NG A POLICE COINsTABLE.—Edward Cham berlain, an officer in th e service )f the St C a therine Dock Company, was charged before hir P ag et with assaulting C. Low, a policeman of the II Division.lt appeared that on the previous evening the prisoner was given in custody at the Levan-street Police Station, but that the charge was not press e d. On the prisoner get ting outside he commenced abuslig the complainant, and remarked that he should see him some day on the Quay, in the Docks, and he struck i n to custody. In the sta t ion he o w n a s s t a b y leer,yw violent,ho took h andhim abused the complainant. The inspector confirmed th e ev id ence a s far as took pl ace in the station. The Prisoner denied th e charge , a nd said th a t h e was sober. He made use of n o b ad language AM' did he s t r i ke the official. Several witnesses were examined on the part of the offi cer, but the evidence did no; materially affect the statement of complainant. Mr. Paget said that it was his duty to protect police con stables, and when he found any great violence used towards them he would send the accused to prison without a fine. Ho would now impose the highest fine allowed by law. The prisoner was fined 40s. or seven days. hiLIIKETB—This Day. For wheat fr . , up t o our market 1 4 4 RK-LANE. to-day were moderate. F all quali.ties the t ra d o was i n a sluggish state, at Monday's de the quotations. With foreign wheat the marketcl was well suppli e d. I n a ll The arrivals of Engli sh d escr iptions sales progressed slowl y, ine an,, the quotations had, in some instances, a downward tsndency. Fl oa ti n g cargoes of grai n were in slow request, at about previous rates. The market was fairly supplied. with barl e y, an d t h e trade for all qualitie s ruled very Inactive, at barely late prices tolerably ruledlarge. The trade the turn eas i er . currencies. The malt trade was du ll at about p r evious quotations. Beans and peas contin ued firm at f ully late rates. There was a moderate demand for flour at previous quo tations. wa T s h q e u s ie u t p f p o ly r aolfl oats iontiees:daenwdas ABILIYALB THIS wvv,.. ``. B a rl o ey. M 4 a 4 l o t. Oat s . Fl our . English Z- -.0 370 Irish - 2,460 Foreign 17,830 1 , 420 -- 12,530 600 se k s . 28,350 brls. BOROUGH HOP. no means active. For the besi h a cQ n s iOd S e b r y ate demand at full prices, bui . sam T p h l e es m , a t r h k e e r t o f( i )r s inferior qualities are a slow sale. WHITECHAPEL. The supply , of meat on k sale is 3 s m oderate, dcto4s a 6 n d d p f e o r r al s . i l b g s o b od y awd prime qualities. The trade is firm. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4cl; mutton, 33 10d to 4s 8d ; veal, 3s 8d to as Gd; a the carcase. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 4th says :-- " The famous Blondin has been here for the last fortnight, but has only been able to give ono representation in consequence of the rain, which has fallen almost without intermission during that period. As we h ave no C rys t a l Palace in this capital Blondin is compelkd to perform in the open air, and rain naturally becomes for him an insur mountable obstacle. Sanitary Condition of the City. Yesterday, at a meeting of the City commissioners of sewers, Deputy De Jersey presiding. Dr. Letheby, the medical officer of health, reported the results of 959 inspections of houses made since the last meeting of the Court in July—and submitted a list of 208 places for sanitary improvement. He also reported that that the markets and slaughter-houses had been duly in spected, and the officers had condemned 41,7901 b, or nearly 19 tons of meat, as unfit for human food. It consisted of 236 sheep, 1.5 calves, 78 pigs, 200 quartets of beef, and 1,009 joints of meat-12,5911b wore diseased, 24,3791 b were putrid, and the rest was from animals that had died from ' accident or disease. In the course of the last sewn weeks there had been 387 I births and 387 deaths in the City, and they consisted in each case of 210 males and 177 tamales. The mortality re turns area little in excess of the average (344) for the corre sponding period of the last eight years. The chief mortality was among children of less than five years of age. These deaths amounted to 192, or nearly half the total mortality, and there were 71 deaths among persons at 60 and upwards. The chief causes of death were as follows ;—Phthisis 54 tabes 27—hydrocephalus 3 —pneumonia 11—bronchitis 19 continued fever 14—scarlet fever 12—whooping cough 14 — croup 6—measles 2 u`—diarrhoea 65, of which 55 were the diarrhoea of infants, making together 71 deaths from dis eases of a tubercular character-29 from inflammatory disease of the lungs, and exclusive of the infantile diarrhoea —Bl from disease of the zymotio class. THE CiAti surrLx TO THE CITY. Dr. Letheby presented his quarterly report of tho illu minating power and chemical quality of the gas supplied to the City. He stated that 798 examinations had been made of the photometrical power of the gas, each being the mean of ten observations; and the results were that, with the exception of six instances on the part of the Chartered Gw the illuminating power had always been, equal to the, re , quirements of the act of Parliament. tie average P r mer of the City Company's Gas had been 13.63 candled ; that of the Chartered, 13.40; and tb%f of the Gr°,at Central, 13.50. In the ezrrespondinrz quarter of last year the moan illuminating power of tie City Gas was 13.78 candles ; the Chartered, 13 03 and the Great Central, 14.15; and in the same quarter r .;f the last ten years, prior to the Act of 1861. the P e w . r of the Great Central Gas was 12.93 can dies ; w hi k ., therefore there has been a slight falling off in te nr - .per of the gas during the l as t quarter, as compared tlo a that of 1863, there has been an increase of about 4 per cent, over that of the gas prior to the passing of the 1 Metropolitan Gas Act. As regards the purity of the gas of the several com panies, Dr Letheby reported that it WWI always free from sulphuretted hydrogen, and that the amount of ammonia in all, except the Chartered Gas, was not excessive, but the proportion of sulphur in the gas was frequently greater than that sanctioned by Parlia ment; in fact, of 76 examinations made of the gas of each of the three companies, there were 31 instances in which. the gas of the City Company contained an excess of sulphur, 42 in that of the Chartered,and 70 in that of the Great Central—making together 143 cpaes out of 228 in which the requirements of the law in this particular had not been complied with. The aNerage. amount of sulphur in the City Gas been 19 69 grains per 100 cubic feet; is the Chartered Gas, 19.17 grains ; and, in the Great Central, 22.5-1 grains, the range having br,an from 35 grains to 14.4. Lastly, he rer orted that the average pressure of the gas had been abr,ut an inch of water, the range having been from rath:er more than two inches to about three-quarters of an ;:itch. SECOND EDITION. IWN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. --a-- DONCASTER RACES—THis DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH THE GREAT ST. LEGER. FLAIR ATI-lOL (J. Snowden) I GENERAL PEEL (Well) 2 CAMBUSCAN MINER BARAGAH CLAREMONT KNIGHT OF SNOWDON (A cicroft) 0 ELY BLACK ROCK BRINDISI (F Adams) 0 Ten ran. BETTING A T STARTING-2 to 1 agst Blair Athol, sto 2 agst General Peel, 6 to 1 agst Miner, 8 to 1 agst Baragsh, 16 to 1 agst Cam'ousoan, 16 to 1 agst Ely, 33 to 1 agst Knight of Snowdon, 50 to 1 agst Claremont, 50 to 1 agst Black Rock, SHIPPING-THIS DAY, LONDON, Sept. IC—Wind this day at noon—South ; fresh breeze and cloudy. CARDIFF, Sept. 13.—Wind S.W,—Arrived—Gaffredo, from New York. Sailed—Alexandra, for Matanzae—Eliza Nelson, for Bermuda. BRISTOL, Sept. 13.--Wind N,W.—Arrivetl.-President Filmre, from New York. KINGSTON, Sept. 13.--Mind N.W.—Arrived—Orchid, from Barbadoes. MILFORD, Sept. 12.—Arrived—Witch of the Wave, from Liverpool for &mos Ayres. PiTMOUTH, Setit. 13.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Matilda, from Rangoon--Rozburgh Castle, from London and sailed for Melbourne. PORMIOUTII, Sept.. 13. —Arrived—Dumiotta, from London for Rio Janeiro. Sailed—Her Majesty's ship En hap:tress, for Marseilles. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Sept. 13.—Adler, from Quebec—Vicking, from Riga—Flora, from Calcutta—Rengi, from Riga—Sophie, from Malmo--Marys, from Guernsey—Alphine, from Wasa—Amor, from Dantzic—Albion, from llorsens—An nnnciacion, from Porto Rico—Saxon Ville, from New York —Pepe, from Porto Rico—Nestor, from Archangel—Reso lution, from New York. Arrived, Sept, 14.—Magnum Bonum, from Colombo— Citizen, from Prince Edward's Island—Prince Albert, from Pugwash—Triton, from Wismar—Carrie M. Lord, from Prince Edward's Island—Frances, from Riga—Albert and Anna, from Dantsic. Sailed, Sept. 14—Aurora, for St. Michael's—Boldera steamer for Konigsberg—Cornelia Gertrude for Batavia— Beivedere for Madras—Early Dawn for Singapore—Lord J. Russell and Flandre steamers for Dunkirk. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed—John from Quebec for London. Anchored—Helios from Uleaborg for London—Bengal from Odle for Port Philip—Orient from London for Mar seilles—Mid-Lothian from London for Demerara—lroquis and Sacramento, American corvettes from the eastward— Plantagenet from Sunderland to Rordeaux. Sailed in tow to repair damages sustained by collision — Solon for tho river. A letter from Mexico, 10th August, says—" The Emperor left this morning to commence a tour through his empire. The first journey, however, will not be a long one, and the expectation is that his Majesty will return to the capital in about a month, after having visited Queretaro, Leon, and Guanajuato. He will return to be present at thefete of Mexican Independence, which is to be celebrated on the 16th September, when ho will lay the first stone of a monument which he has ordered to be erected in the centre of the open space before the Palace, in commemoration of that event. His Majesty will, however, soon after undertake fresh excursions, particularly to Vera• Cruz at the commencement of the winter. The Emperor thinks that his presence in the provinces may materially contribute to pacify them : in the first piaci) because the measures adopted to give security to his journey leaves no ' point unexplored, and nett, because the visit of a sovereign always induces a certain number of mal- contents to come over to him. Moreover while the military and finance commissions are at work, the presence of the Emperor in the capital is less neces sary. During his Majesty's absence the Empress, being named Regent, will hold the reins of Govern ment. Her Majesty, as is well known, is possessed of !great intelligence, maturity of judgment and much tact and firmness. ADULTERATION OF SNUFF.---Mr. Phillips, the Principal of the Government Laboratory, states in his report this year that while ho can say that few articles of consumption are now sold in so genuine a state as tobacco, and that the use of prohibited materials in the manufac ture of snuff is uow but seldom attempted, ho has to repre sent that there is a form of adulteration of tho latter article far more injurious than the comparatively mild sophistica tions sometimes discovered. The:law permits the use of lime water in the manufacture of high-dried snuffs, such as Irish and Welsh, but it does not state what proportion of limo shall be present in the water, although there can be little doubt that a perfectly clear solution of lime in water was meant. Many manufacturers, however, assert that such a solution is useless, and persist in the use of what may be termed " lime wash," or a thick mixture of undis solved limo and water. &ye? al unsuccessful attempts have been made within the last two years to suppress the very gross practice, which is still growing, of using such a mixture; and probably until the use of life in the manu facture of snuff is absolutely prohibited the fraud can never be crushed. It has been generally understood that lime was essential in the preparation of high-dried snuff . ; but a fine specimen of such snuff, made by an emi nent firm in Ireland, has recently been analysed, the re sult being that no more limo was present than what may be found in normal American tobacco ; and it is believed that the same firm strenuously opposed the legalising the use of lime-water, and still maintain that lime, even in small quantity, deteriorates the quantity of snuff. The vicious term of adulteration referred to is almost entirely confined to the north of Ireland, where it appears the habit is very prevalent among the women employed in the linen and other factories cf taking snuff highly charged with lime, and which is known as "white snuff;" and the manufac turers allege, in extenuation of their dishonest practices, that no other description of snuff is acceptable to their cus tomers, apparently forgetting that they themselves have, by their long-continued illicit practices, engendered the habit which they now seek to bring forward as a plea for their ft audulent transactions. There have lately been submitted to Mr Phillips several samples of snuff obtained from manufacturers in Belfast, in which it was impossible to say from a mere inspection whether lime •r tobacco predomi nated; and he has received information from respectable members in the trade that some manufacturers do not even care to use a mixture of lime and water, but actually grind up dry lime with the tobacco in the procesa of manufac ture. The evil in qusstion appears to demand, both upon social and fiscal considerations, an immediate remedy. It can never be suppre,sed under the existing law, and the only effectual course to be adopted is the entire prohibition of the use of limo in the manufacture of snuff. Mr Phillips has reason to believe that the obnoxious practice is distaste ful to many manufacturers, who, however, feel compelled in self-defence to adopt it, and that its continuance is mainly due to the unscrupulous operations of one or two members of the trade. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOPS. My Taney Attractions 2 Prescri'Aion Six ran. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGEN CE, DONCASTER RACES-THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPIL) THE MUNICIPAL STAKES. Biondina - Siberia . . Plutus Four ran. The Prince and Princess of Wales in Denmark, COPENHAGEN, Thursday, It would be difficult to state off-hand what it is that gives to the streets of Copenhagen an aspect different from that of almost every other Conti nental city, and yet the visitor walking or driving ,hrough them will be struck with innumerable ob. ects as he passes along. To begin' with, there can be no such thing as street bbys in Copenhagen, for flowers bloom in exposed places which in London would be scalped in the course of one afternoon. The Kongen's Nyetoro, or King's New Market, is the central point of the city; from this 12 of tho principal streets diverge, and in the middle of the Toro stands an equestrian statue, round the base of which are beds of blooming flowers which, after such showers as those of the last few days, shed a perfectly delicious fragrance. Beyond a very slight railing, altogether of an ornamental charac ter, there is nothing apparently to hinder any inhabi tant from collecting the materials for a bouquet ; not a policeman is in sight, not even a gardener with gold-laced hat: Apropos of policemen, it will no doubt be interesting to mention that the peculiar shaped casque which attracted so much notice when lately issued to the force in London exists in its integrity here in Denmark, with this exception, that the peaks back and front are of hard shining leather, and they exhibit no plaques of bronze or silver with the divisional numbers, but have such distinguishing marks as are considered necessary embroidered on the felt itself. Whether the helmet originated in Denmark or in England is not clearly stated ; perhaps, as was said by an author when taxed with a direct plagiarism from Shak spare, " the same idea occurred to two men of genius." Thorwaldsen's Museum is a point to which every one of course will direct his steps, and hero again something out of the ordinary course will be seen. To the museum externally a shape and colour are given designedly suggestive of an Egyp tian monument. The windows and doors all par- I L row towards the top, but the moat remarkable feature is the series of paintings on a huge black ground that forms a belt round the exterior of the building. Groups of figures of the heroic size and dressed in modern garments, almost without ex. caption of the dull brick-red or yellow ochre lines, are skilfully drawn in every attitude expressive of interest and delight at the arrival of Thorwaldsen and his works. The population seem to have put off in boats to obtain a better view, and one unhappy woman has fallen overboard in the confusion. This aquatic procession and the greetings extended to Thorwaldsen occupy one side of the museum. Oa the other walls the masterpieces of the great sculp tor aro represented as in the act of being landed from a ship and carried to this building to be preserved, the idea, doubtless, having been suggested by the Egyptian hieroglyphics exhibiting the mode in which the Pyramids were constructed. The incom prehensible point is that any artist competent to de lineate figures so well in an anatomical point of view should have selected such repulsive colcurs for his work ; they probably are to be accounted for by a,little pardonable vanity on the part of the Danish artist who was the first to discover how to make de corations in coloured stucco. As regards the contents of the Museum the guide-books furnish abundant information, but visitors should by no means con• eider that they have acquainted themselves with all that is worth seeing there till they have examined the private collection of pictures, which, perhaps, because they are modern, or because it is assumed that statuary only ought to be admired upon that spot, are passed over with a slighting notice. Thor. waldsen, the son of the poor ship-carpenter from Iceland, who by his own achievements raised hims self to such an eminence that ho was buried with the highest honours the State could bestow, made the acquaintance, while a student at Rome, of number less men of genius like himself, most of whom het afterwards distanced in the race of life. Being in his turn enabled to become an encourager of art, he appears to have selected those paintings which yielded him the most gratification, regardless of the school to which they belonged, or of the names which might be appended to them. The collection affords a very good insight into the character and tastes of this great Danish artist, and to some exit tent explains the secret of the power which, with a very different and more unsympathetic material, his own productions have exercised in every country. N o one coming to Copenhagen should miss seeing ,here pictures. A communication from the Hegne says :—" The King has received letters notifying the accession of the Emperor of Mexico to the throne. It was M. Arrangoiz, the Mexican Minister in London, who delivered those letters to his Majesty. The last accounts from Java are not favourable. The sugar crop has almost entirely failed, and there will also be a considerable falling off in the production of coffee." The Chaplaincy of the Ironmongers' Company has been conferred upon the Rev. Henry Martyn Baker, Theological Associate of King's College, London, late curate of Newport, Monmouthshire. Earl Fitzwilliam has presented the Rev. Chria- , topher Grenside, M.A., of St. Peter's College, Cambridge, formerly British Chaplain at Archangel and at Mosccg, to the incumbency of Old Mahon, Yorkshire. CASE OF LANDLORD AND TENANT.—At the J udges' Chambers yesterday Mr Chitty applied on the part of Frederick Insoll, a prisoner in Hereford Gaol, to put in bail to prosecute an appeal at the Quarter Sessions, under extra ordinary circumstances. Insoll was a bankrupt, and a tenant of a Mr Maseilelei ; ho removed his goods away from the place, and was summoned before justices in Petty Ses sions at Ledbury, and committed under the Act of the 11th of George 11,, passed in 1735, for two months, for fraudu lently deprivin g t h e l an dl or d o f hi s rent by cistress. He stated, that he was a bankrupt an d protected ; rn which the justices held that he had no goods to distrain upon. and committed him. for two months, although the Act stated that an offender should be committed for six months to hard labour. The comtulttnent was made on the 11th of August, and on th e 3d l h of Augus tShee, an application was m ade on his behalf t o M r J ustice on the ground t hat the commitment was Lad. Hi s l or d s hip, however, refused tointerfere, and the fact s wore b roug ht under his notice on an appli cat i on to put in bail to prose cute an appeal. Mr Butterworth, on the other side, con tended that the applicatio n seas ma d e too l ate, and under the Act in ques; two the order h av i ng been executed, and the time more . tha half expired, it could not be granted. Mr Chit t y Fatcl an application had been made to the justices a few dsya sin