The Sun. — London, England, 1854-08-19 00:00:00

AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Rest The Turkish loan was still the leading object of speculation in the Foreign market, indeed the only one. It has been dealt in for the coy ling out at rates of premium ranging from 5 to 6 per cent., and is now quoted 51 to These quotations will probably be quite supported when the intelligence from Paris becomes more generally known. It ap pears that M. Trove Chauvel and Mr. Est. Stanley, the directors and chief proprietors of the Ot toman Bank, or Bank of Constantinople, now actually i n P ar i s , h ave protested by letter to the editors of the public papers, and to the Turkish Ambassador there, against the allocation of the Egyptian tribute as a guarantee for the pay ment of interest on the loan. They state that the tribute is already engaged to their Bank by firman of the Sultan and contract with the Government, and that they shall inforce their lawful claim to it by every means in their power. In other foreign securities we have had few dealings. Brazilian are 1004 ; Chilian sixes were bought at 1044 ; Mexican Fives at 244 ; Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 71 ; Sardinian, 87k ; Dutch Two-and-half per Caws. 624 ; the Fours, 94g. The Railway Share Market is recovering from the recent depression, being influenced by the buoy ancy of Consols. There is a general improvement this morning, but most perceptible in Great North ern' Lancashire, and York s h ire , N ort h-W estern and South-Western. The French Shares are very inactive. Mining Shares are dull, the Joint-Stock Banks firm, and. the Land Companies' without much ♦ariation. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (Prom the Oticial List. -; Bminoss done. Rank Stock .. 3 per C en t. R educed Annuitics.... ...... ..... 208 10 946 $ 3 per C en t. C onsols Annuities 94# 1 34 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 India Stock India Bonds, £lOOO ................; Ditto, under £lOOO 1 pm Console for Account 13th S e pt. Exchequer Bills, 24d. nocio Small Exchequer Bonds Scrip, 1858 . Ditto 1859 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. lOOl Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent. Mexican 3 per Coat. Peruvian Bonds, 4 . 4 per Cent. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.. ....... ... Dividends on the above pay a bl e , n L on d on . Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Gail Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifieates ......_ 944 31 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols Ditto September Acc oun t 944 a GOVERNORS OF COLONIES.—On Thursday, a Parlia mentary paper was printed, obtained by Mr. Brotherton, of the names of all governors of the different colonies, With their salaries and their residencies, distinguishing those who have served in the atmy and navy. There are 47 governors and others in colonies, of which 16 had been in the army, navy, or artillery. Two receive 7,000/. a-year; one, 6,0001.; five, 5,0001.; three, 4,0001. a-year, and other sums varying down to 4001. a•year. The salary of the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Hong gong, Sir John Bowring, is included in that of the Chief Superintendent of Trade in China, namely, 4,000/. a-year, ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION.—It is Sthat the engineers o f t h e Telegraph Company, with a view of perfecting the communication betweeu London and Dublin, commenced on Tuesday to lay down the cable from Holyhead to Howth. & huge boa constrictor was brought to England by the Brazilian steamer Thames a few days ago. It was as thick round as a man's leg, and about 14 feet long. It 'was remarkably savage. It is the property of Count Lavaradio, the Portuguese ambassador in this country. A NEW GEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY.—On Friday fore noon an immense fossil tree was discovered in the Brom field Freestone Quarry, Airdrie, the property of Bailie John Davidson, of Airdrie. At present there is only uncovered of the tree about 39 feet, and, from the thick ness at which it disappears into the adjacent rock, its entire length seems to exceed 60 feet. The roofs, so far as they are uncovered, show a diameter of not less than 6 feet ; the base of it runs to fully two feet in diameter. On the whole of the side uncovered there appears to have been no branches. These, however, we presume, must be near the top, as a person picked up several nuts in the broken fragments of rock, which possibly may have been the fruit of this giants of the early forests. The depth at which it was found is fully 39 feet. The crowds that have flocked to see it from the town and neighbourhood are immense.— Glasgow Chronicle. THE NEW BEER BILL was not attempted to be put is operation in Wolverhampton last Sunday, for no copy of the act has been received by the authorities, and the p( lice were really unaware of the precise nature of its provisions. — Wolverhampton Chronicle. SECESSION OF ANOTHER CLERGYMAN FROM THE CHURCH.—The Derby papers of yesterday announce that the Rev. John George Macleod, B.A.;formerly assistant curate of St. Peter's Church, in that town, has seceded from the Church of England and joined the communion of the Church of Rome. Mr. Macleod has recently held the curacy of the church of St. Matthias, Stoke New ington, the incumbent of which, th e R ev. T. As Pope, M.A.., gave in his adherence to the Church of Rome a Weeks azo. CRUM RATES IN THE PARISH OF ST. CLEMENT DANES.—Yesterday evening a public meeting of the ratepayers of the parish of St. Clement's Dane was held in the large room of the Wheatsheaf Tavern, Vere street, to take into consideration the present position of the ratepayers with regard to church rates, and also with regard to the subject of church rates generally, to determine what steps ought to be taken before Parli silent re-assembles. Mr. J. P. Murrough, M.P., was called to the chair, and after various addresses had been delivered, the following resolution was adopted without any dissentients :—" That it is the opinion of this meet ing that the tax known under the name of church rate rs unjust in principle, being a tax on the conscience of a portion of her Majesty's subjects who may differ from the creed of the Church of England, and alike unjust to the members of that church, as they are prevented having that rule over the church they support which other sects exercise. This meeting pledges itself to do all that is in its power by petition to Parliament or otherwise, to get a total abolition of church rates." Loss OF A PORTUGUESE WAR sHIP.---The Portu guese war -steamer Duque de Saldanha was lost on the coast of Fereira, between Avara and Aveiro, about ten leagues from Oporto, on the 31st ult. The steamer was on her way from Madeira to Chagres, with a battalion of the line on board, when at nine -in the evening she struck on a sand-bank. By the aid of the merchant ship Vesuvio and two government steamers sent from Oporto, the crew and passengers were saved. . GallEcE.—A. committee has .been formed at Athens for securing the representation of Greek art, terinef as . tells, and agriculture, at the Paris exhibition next year. Pa? tosuitu quistidis is its president. . - MONEY MARKET CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales, including 1,000 taken for export and on speculation. The market was very dull. Railway Shares were firm at rather higher prices. The returns of the Bank of England for the week ending the 12th inst., exhibit some variations of nterest as compared with those of the week before. It will be seen that although the notes unemployed had increased by 377,6051., yet " other securities," denoting bills discounted, had increased by 462,6471., which would i m ply f or l as t wee k a larger demand or accommodation. The decrease in Go vernment securities is most probably attributable to the repayment of advances on deficiency bills. The addition of 262,3101. to the stock of specie and bullion will be viewed with satisfaction. Active circulation... Decrease 137,955 Bullion . 13,561,821 Increase • Increase Public Deposits 2,990,274 Increase Other Deposits Decrease Seven-Day and other Bills Decrease 12,560 Government Securities 10,680,493 Decrease Other Securities 14,101,584 Increase Notes unemployed 6,668,840 Increase The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were firm on most of the continental cities, but as ex ceptions we notice Paris and Trieste, on which there was a slight decline. The exports of bullion from London direct during the week to Thursday last, comprised 152200 ounces of bar silver, and 551 ounces of gold, all to the Continent. An adjourned meeting of the Great Polgooth Mining Company took place this day, for confirm ing the resolution of a former meeting, in respect to the forfeiture of a number of shares on which the calls were unpaid. We have a firm market in public securities, with much activity in the transactions, consider ing this is the last day in the week. Consols are in advance, and have been done at 94k- money, and 94i for account. The actual quotations are 941 to for time, and 9i to for money. Re duced Threes 94 to Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents, were bought as high as 94k. In new 2i per Cents. a bargain was done at 82k. Long Annuities, 4R-. Exchequer Bonds, 1859, 98i. Bank Stock, 210: India Stock, 226. India Bonds, Is. premium. Exchequer Bills, large, is discount to 2s. premium, the small par to 3s premium. SPORTING NOTES ALLEGED CRUELTY IN LAMBETH WORKHOUSE.—A public meeting of the inhabitants and ratepayers of the parish of Lambeth, was bed yesterday evening at the Mitre Tavern, Palace New-road, for the purpose of taking into consideration certain acts of cruelty and oppression, alleged to have been practised towards the inmates of the workhouse. The chair was taken by Mr. Offord, and Mr. HYDE, the late assistant-surgeon at the work house, made a statement of several cases of harsh and cruel treatment which had come under his notice, and which he was prepared to substantiate. The following resolution was passed non. coo :—" That the meeting views with extreme regret the cruelties to the aged and afflicted poor, as stated, and is determined to use every exertion to investigate and redress the same." After a desultory discussion of the subject, the meeting, which was very numerously attended, broke up. THE FIRE AT MR T. CUBITT'S AT PIMLICO.—Not withstanding that the fire was still burning in the ruins late on Thursday night, on the following morning not only the various men who, it was feared, had been thrown out of employment, had been set to work again, but about 200 extra hands were also engaged. The first thing done was to have the different joiners, who had been deprived of their working tools by the conflagra tion, called together. Each man who had lost his tools received a gratuity of Si. in order to purchase as many tools as would enable him to resume his work. As many as could find benches to work at were ordered to go on with their work as usual, but those who could not find that accommodation were desired to work at anything they could find to do, so as to clear the ruins and get the timbers ready for re-building the workshops. In the course of yesterday, a gang of between 200 and 300 men entered the ruins, for the purpose of removing the debris and collecting together what salvage they might find. Unfortunately, so far as the latter is concerned, very little, it is feared, will be recovered, for so rapid was the fire, that almost everything of a combustible character stored in the different buildings has been con sumed. A very searching inquiry has been made, to find out, if possible, how the misfortune commenced, but without success. The re-building of the works, it is expected, will commence this day• THE CIVIL SERVICE. —Board of Trade, Marine De partment.--J. 0. P. Stuart, second class clerk in the Register and Record Office of Seamen, to be first-class clerk, vice Henry J. Gray, deceased, salary 2701. to 3501, per annum ; Messrs. Robertson, Stuart, and Nicholson, third-class clerks, to be second-class clerks, vice Stuart, promoted, Brown resigned, and Campbell dismissed ; salary 2001. to 2701. per annum ; Messrs. Dickson, Woods, and Mason, to be third-class clerks' salary 1201. to 2001. per annum.; Messrs. Lee, Sargent, and Stuchbury, extra clerks, to be third-class clerks, salary 801. to 120/. per annum. Ordnance —Master- General's Department. —T. H. Ash, chief clerk, has been appointed seretary to the Master-General, vice Elliott, deceased ; Charles T. Hawker to be chief clerk, vice Ash, promoted, Somerset House.—Mr. Charles Thom has been appointed an assistant-surveyor of taxes for the Chester district. Customs.—Mr. W. H. Holmes, jun., has been appointed principal coast officer at Hayle, vice Penzelly, dismissed ; Mr. J. Gould, tide-sur veyor at Harwich, has been promoted to be tide-sur veyor at Liverpool ; Mr. P. Clark, tide-surveyor at Douglas, has been promoted to be tide-surveyor at Liverpool ; Mr. A. French, tide-surveyor at Hartle pool, has been promoted to be tide-surveyor at Liver pool ; Mr. J. M•Donnell, assistant tide-surveyor at Londonderry, has been promoted to be tide-surveyor at Douglas ; Mr. C. M`Cain, assistant tide-surveyor at Grimsby, has been promoted to be tide-surveyor at Har wich.—Civil Service Gazette. a ne so E n A s T ern D p o lo sf y e e , d tsT i E n ß b O u H il U d ß in C sr lf.— th T e h n e ew str p ik a e ris o h f the Tli st E on S e T m ß • men recently discharged still rem church at Doncaster continues. Nearly nin th th e e w t h o o w le n, of the and prevent all society man receiving 12s. per week. They are supported by the society to which they belong, each t h h a e n d e s h u w r !e ch o , c s o u m p e pl i y n i t n o g th t e he t i o n wn w i f t r h o from ra o v b e t ai l li ti r i ig n g ex w p r e a n k s e a s, t and passing them on to other places. Messrs. Ireson, of Northampton, the contractors, have succeeded in ob t tining some fresh hands, and are taking active measures to procure others. It is not expected that the works will he seriously delayed. THE' GUN TRADE, —BIRJIINGHAM, FRIDAY. —• The contemplated plan of forming an irre.zular army of • Bashi-Bazouks, as intimated by Lord John Russell in his speech in Parliament, when he asked for the war grant of three millions, seems on the eve of consumma tion, since the following firms, among whom are some of the most eminent gun manufacturers of this town, have just received the commands of the Board of Ord nance to make several thousands of carbines for this service, viz. :—Joseph Bourne, Scott and Cook, Wood ward and Son, William Tranter, Bentley and Playfair, W. J. Kin g , P r y se an d R edman, Cutler and Son, V. L. Sargent, and James Wesley. SERIOUS CASE OF STABBING. —Another of those re volting occurrences so common of late in this local ity viz., that of stabbing —. occurred on Monday night at Silkstone-common, near Barnsley. It appears that at the place named there are two public-houses— the one kept by Tattershall has a spirit license, the other, kept by Gaunt, is a beer-house. Here a little rivalry exists, both in the owners of the houses and their cus tomers, the colliers, being a little more aristocratic, fre quenting the spirit-house. At about 11 o'clock on the night in question the company of the two houses came out together to go borne. Gaunt's company consisted of " navvies" and Tatterehall's of colliers. From some cause the two parties came in collision and a fight took place between George Turton, of Silkstone, collier, and William Bower, a platelayer. During the struggle John Bower, father to William Bower, who was fighting, drew out a knife, and inflicted some frighsful wounds upon Turton, lacerating his right shoulder, hip, thigh, and belly, letting out the bowels. Four of the offenders were instantly taken into custody, and brought to the Barnsley lockup—viz., John Bower, William Bower, Henry Thorpe, and Griffith, and on Wednesday they were taken before the sitting magistrates, and remanded until Turton was able to appear, though we understand. that his recovery is doubtful.—Doncaster Chronicle. The public ought to be made aware that, by the New Stamp Act (17th and 18th Vic., c. 83), it is illegal to transmit or receive an unstamped draft beyond the dis tance of 15 miles from the bank where it is payable ; "and if any person shall remit orsend any draft or order not duly stamped to any place beyond the distance afore said, or shall receive the same in payment or as a secu rity, or in any manner negotiate or circulate the same, he shall forfeit the sum of 501." (sec. 70). Section 10 makes it allowable to use adhesive draft or receipt stamps for either drafts or receipts, without regard to their espe cial appropriation. Section 13 repeals the exemption from receipt stamp duty of letters acknowledging remit tances by post, which must in future have a penny stamp. The whole of the act is in force at present, ex cept the new duties on promissory notes, bills of exchange, &c., specified in the schedule, which part does not come into operation until the 11th O c t o b er. THE INCOME TAX. --The duzette contains a notice from the Commissioners of the Inland Revenue, advising all persons intrusted with the payment of any annuities, dividends, or shares of annuities, or interest, or other annual payments arising from British or foreign stocks and securities, that the accounts of the said authorities, &c., required by law f or th e year 1854, ending the sth of April, 1855, are to be delivered in writing into the office of Inland Revenue at Somerset -house within one month, and that any p erson who shall neglect or refuse to deliver such account is male subject to the forfeiture of one hundred pounds, over and above the duty charge. able on the annuities. JUDGES' CHAMBERS.—Mr. Baron Martin has given notice that he wi I sit at Chambers, Serjeants' Inn, Chancery-lane, to-day (Saturday) at 11 o'clock, to dis pose of the business in arrear, in consequence of the absence of the judges on circuit. Mr. Justice Crowder is the judge in rotation, bat - being detained by the length of the assize at Liverpool, he could not attend s and Mr. Baron Martin,:for the time, has uadertakea.to 40-laio *dim YORK RACES.— PRELIMINARY REMARKS. The mystery and uncertainty which surrounds the leading favourites for the St. Leger, puzzle the betting fraternity, and stay the progress of speculation, are likely to be somewhat removed during the approaching meeting at York. Many movements of importance will doubt less be made relative to " Scott's lot," and some satis factory information may be gathered relative to the "intentions" of the WIZARD OF THE NORTH. Both Dervish and Acrobat have engagements at the meeting, and a probability exists that they will again be put through their performances. Scythian, too, may also show, and .endeavour to prove more satisfactoriiy than he has hitherto done his title to the position to which the "fondness" of his friends is likely to advance him in the St. Leger betting. Ivan, Middlesex, Champagne, and Midsummer are also reported likely to fulfil their respec tive engagements next week, when an opportunity will be afforded of forming► a pretty accurate estimate of their chance of the great prize to be csintested at Doncaster. King Tom will not, it is said, be sent to York, and I shall not be greatly surprised if the announcement of his withdrawal from the North and South Biennial Stakes also state that he is " scratched" for the St. Leger. The two-years-old races, too, are likely to be unusu ally interesting. Rifleman may he called upon to mea sure his strength with either Bonnie Morn, or the re ported flyer Grmcnlus Esuriensfor the Convivial Stakes; and Flatterer, it is said, is prepared to do battle against Saraband for the Gimcrack Stakes. Speculation has been limited to the Ebor Handicap. The field for this event will perhaps be numerically in significant, still all interest in the encounter will not be destroyed. Heapy has somewhat recovered from the effect of the determined hostility which he encountered on Thursday. Although his position in the betting was spiritedly " bombarded," and the masked battery which was suddenly opened upon him caused him to recede, yet his partisans were not discouraged, his position was not destroyed, and he his again advancing. Heapy's performance for the Goodwood stakes is alone sufficient to render his chance formidable. Ominous reports are circulated about Hermit, whOse stable will probably be represented by Dr. O'Toole. Tres is, I believe, a certain starter, and will, I fancy, make no ingloriousdisplay of his ability, and may even compensate his supporters for the disappointment which he occasioned them at Goodwood. The returns which have been published show that T. Dawson is again in luck, and he may follow up his suc cesses there by winning the Ebor Handicap with Amal gamation. Of the heavy weights I have a decided par tiality for Kingston. Indeed, were I compelled to make my final selection to-day, Ido not think I could pick three safer animals to "stand on" against the field than Kingston, Heapy, and Tros. The above notes are thrown together as I collected them. On Monday I shall commence a full discussion of the principal items contained in the York programme August 19. A FRESH MAN. TRE 'BUX' LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 19, - 1854. MINING INTELLIGENCE. SHARE MARKETS. ( From the Mining Journal of this day.) (THIS DAY.) Paid.' Leasing Compans, Closing Prices yesterday. The Mining Share Market exhibits no new feature. There has been a slight demand for a few descriptions of stock, but prices remain about the same. St. Day Uniteds have been inquired after, owing to an improve ment in the mines, and shares sold at 2/ ; Trewetha largely dealt in at 3/ 5s to 41; Herodsfoot, 7 ; Gona mena, 10/ ; North Trelawny, 71. Heavy shares con tinue depressed. Bullers are quoted 7801 to 8001; Bas set, 530/ to 6001; Alfred Consols, 221 lOs ; South Frances, 2601 ; Trehanes sought after, at 11/ 15s to 12/ ; Cupid, 31 10s to 4/ ; East Tamar lOs ; Hiugston Down, 121 15s to 131 5s ; Bedford United, 91 to 91 2s 6d. A con siderable improvement has taken place in Devon Great Consols, but shares remain at about 3901 to 4001. During the week shares have changed hands in the following Business this day. BRITISH RAILWAYS. London Sr N. West. L.SzN.W. DIVIDEND MlNES.—Alfred Consols, Altgoed Consols, Bedford United, Devon Great Consols, Gonemena, Great Polgooth, Herodsfoot, Hingstown Down, Providence, South Tamar, South Wheal F rances , T amar C onsu l s, Tincroft, Trehane, Trewetha, West Caradon, Wheal Bass-et, Wheal Buller, Kenmare, Lackamore, Mining Company of Ireland, Wicklow, &c. MINES WHICH HAVE SOLD ORE. —Birch Tor, Clara, Darren, East Tamar, Gallt- y-ffritit-Illiedyn, Great Crinnis, Great Hewas, Mixon Great Consols, North Wheal Trelawny, Old Trewether, Poltimore, Silver Brook, Sortridge Consols, St. Day United, Treloggan, Trenow, West Crinnis, Wheal Cupid, Wheal Grenville, Wheal Friendship, Wheal Mary Great Consols, Wheal Tehidy, Wheal Trefusis, Wheal Uny, &c. There is almost a total suspension of business in the Gold Mining Share Market, prices in this description of stock being fiat and almost entirely disregarded. In Miscellaneous Shares, the market remains inactive. MARKET NEWS-(TITIS. DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. Very large supplies of both fruit and vegetables found buyers to-day, as follows : FRUIT.--Pine apples, English, 3s to Gs per lb ; colonial do., is to 4s each ; hot-house grapes, 8s to 10s; peaches, 5s to 12s per dozen; nectarines, 3s Od to 6s Od per dozen; melons, is Od to 4s each; strawberries, 6d to is 6d Rer pound • raspberries, 4d to 8d per pottle ; gooseberries, 2s Od to 3s Od ' • currants, 3s Oa to 4s Od per h a lf s i eve ; apples, is Gd to 3s Od per half sieve ' - pears, is 6d to 3s Od per half s i eve; O r l eans p l ums and green gages 3s to 4s Od; common plums, 2s to 4s per half sieve; cherries, 6d to is Gd per pound; lemons, 9d to 2s; oranges, 12s Od to 18s per 100 ; a l mon d s , 2 s t o 3 s per l b . ; Barcelona nuts, 24s per bush. VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, 6d to is 3d per dozen ; greens, is Gd to 2s per dezen bunches ; French beans, 2s to 3s Od per half sieve ; cauliflowers, is to 3s Od per doz. ; potatoes, 4s to 63 Od per cwt.; asparagus, 2s to 4s per bond.; peas, is Gd to 4sod per bush.; broad beans, is 6d to 2s per half sieve ; turnips, 2d to 4d per bunch ; carrots, 4d to 6d per bunch ; cucumbers, Id to 8d each ; garlic, 8d to is Od per IN unit ; spinach, is Gd to 2s Od per sieve ; onions, 2cl to 5d per bunch ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s per doz. ; leeks, 2d to 3d per bunch ; shall o t s , 4d t o 6d ; horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s Od per bundle ; parsley, 2d to 3d per bunch ; celery, Os 9d to is 6d per bundle; endive, 2s to 3s Od per score ; beet, 3d to 6d each; parsnips, is Od to 2s Od per dozen; small salad, 2d to 3d per punnet ; mushrooms, Od. to Is 6d per pottle ; artichokes, 3d to 9cl each ; cos lettuces, 6d to is Od per doz. ; sorrel, 9d to is per half sieve ; radishes 6d to 8d per dozen hands ; tomatoes, is Oct to 1s 6d per punnet; chillies, is to is Gd per bundle. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkey poults, 4s to 6s ; Goslings, Os to Os Od each; Ducks, 4s Od to 6s Od per couple ; tame Rabbits, is to is 6d ; wild do , is to is 6d each; Pigeons, 6s to 9s per doz. ; large Surrey Fowls, 10s Od to 13s Od; middling, 6s to 8s; spring Chickens, 4s Od to Gs Od; Essex Fowls, 4s Od to 6s Od per couple ; Guinea Fowls, Os to Os Od each ; Leverets, 3s to 4s Oct each. Ostend fresh butter, lls Od to 12s 6d, and English 11s 6d to 14s Od per dozen lbs. English Eggs, 7s Od to Ss Od; French ditto, 5s Od to 6s 6d per 120. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s Gd to 14s ; Brills, is to Gs Od each ; Salmon. 8d to is Od per lb; Cod Fish, 3s to 7s Od each; Soles, 4d to is 8d per pair; Eels, 8d to is Id per lb; Lobsters, 8d to 2s 661 ; Crabs, 8d to 2s Od ; Whitings, 3s Oct to 9s per doz.; Common Oysters, 10s to 15s ; Natives, 40s to 52s per bsh; Mackerel, Od to Od each ; Smelts, is 6d to 2s per doz.; Skate, Gd to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6d per gallon; Bloaters, is 6d to Os Od per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, Od to is 6d per doz. ; Haddocks, 5s to 12s per doz. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 9d to 10d; of household ditto, 8d to 9d per 4lb loaf. NEWPORT. Beef from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 4s Od to 5s 2d ; veal, 3s 2d to 4s 2d ; pork, 3s iOd 4s 10d per 81bs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 4s Od to 5s Od ; veal, 3s Od to 4s 2d; pork, 3s 4d to 48 8d per 81bs. by the carcase. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 34d to Od; 641 b to 721 b, 31d to 321 d; 721 b to 801 b, 3A to 3id ; 801 b to 881 b, 3id to 4ct ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to Od ; 961 b to 1041 b, 4d to 41d ; 1041 1 ) to 1121 b Od to Od. Horse hides, 6s 6d to Os Od; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 3s Od; ditto, full, 6s Oil to Os Od; polled sheep, 2s 8d to 33 Od ; Kents, Os Od to Os Od; Half-bred.s, 2s 4d to 2s 8d ; Downs, 2s Od to 2s 4;1; Lambs, 2s 6d to 3s 9d. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 41 155.; clover ditto, 3/ Os to 51 15s ; and straw, 1/ 15s to 2/ Os per load. Trade steady, at full prices. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 16s to 4/ 17s ; clover ditto, 31 Os to 51 12s; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ Os per load. Both hay and straw sold steadily, at our quotations. WHITECHAPZL.—Meadow hay, 2112 s to 4t 15s; clover ditto, 3/ 53 to 5/ 18s ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ Os per load. A fair average supply, and a steady demand. New meadow hay realised 60s to 84s; and new clover, 70s to 95s per load. (From the London New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.—To-day better sorts of yellow and refining Bri tish Plantation were dealt in with more freedom, and full terms were obtained ; for inferior and brown there was a flat market, and prices closed 6,1 per cwt under last Fri day. Jamaica sold at 31s 6d to 32s for good to fine brown, and low to mid yellow 32s 6d to 348. REFlNED.—Refined brown lumps realised 43s 6d to 445, and low to fine grocery 445 Gd to 48s per cwt. Maunmus.—To-day good to fine yellow grainy sold freely. Dark brown at 24s Gd to 265, white 41s 61 to 42s 6(l,andyellow3 i6ss a to 41 MOLASSES.—There better demand, still a desire is evin o c F l E e( F t E.T to sell. COFFEE.—To 0. day Mocha coffee met with much atten t6i9osn6;d r a d ii d t o o rd g l o o o o d g 7 s 3 h s o . r t o b s e t r a ry ß c oa l e a 6 n o3 g a b r a b g l e s , d a g t o 0 6 d ss t t o o fine ord at 51s to 545. TEA.—With Congou the market has been more freely supplied this week ; prices have fallen 4(1 per lb. Low to good ord 104 d to 100, rather blackish to blackish leaf lid to is 3d, and strong to Pekoe flavour is 3.'.d to 2s 3d. The lower sorts and parcels out of condition are the most plentiful. RlCE.—E:istfmlin, rice in good demand, at full rates. At auction 1,773 bags Madras sold at 103 to 10s 6d for good pinkey. RUM.—Leeward Island mot with less demand, and prices rather lower, ruling at 2s to 2s id proof. East India sells slowly at is 10.1 to is lid proof, and more plentiful. TALLOW.—Russian has been operated in with caution by the trade and speculators this week, and prices rather de clined. Fiist sort P.Y. candle on the spot selling at 67s to 67s 3d, and 68s to 68s 6,1 for delivery in last three months. Of home melted supply is now ample for demand, and 67s accepted cash. OlLS.—Liuseed oil, 34s 6d to 355; rape, pale 44s 6d to 455, brown 43s per owl • cocoa nut, Cochin 51s 61 to 525, Ceylon 50s to 51s ; palm, 44s to 48s • Gingelly oil 44s 6d to 45s ; ground nut 45s to 45s 61 ; olive, Gallipoli 561 to 571, other sorts 511 to 55/ per tun; lard oil 54s to 56s per cwt; in Southern, ord to fine quality at 391 to 411. Sperm has been dealt in with increased freedom. LONDON, Aug. 19.—Wind this day at Noon, W.; light breeze, and fine clear weather. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 18.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—O. and J. Cuffev, from H avanna h . Sailed—H.M.S. Boscawen, for the West Indies. MILFORD, Aug. 18. Wind, W. Arrived—Williams, from Quebec, for Pembroke. TORB AY. — Arrived —Kingfisher, from Havannah. BRIDGEWATER, Aug. 18.—Arrived—Ava, Maulmain. PENZANCE, Aug. 17.—Wind, variable. Arrived—Daw son, from Quebec. HULL, Aug. 18.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Admiral Thompson, from St. Jon's, N,B. ; Montrose Richibucto. SUNDERLAND, Aug. 18.—Wind, Arrived— Robert and Margaret, from Quebec. from SHIELDS, Au g . 18 . —Wind, N. Arrived—Brotbers, Hannah, St. from Ma John's, ulm N.Bain.. ; Alex; Hall, Q ue b ec. S aildd— Q W ATERFORD, Aug. 1 7.—Wind, W. Sailed—lndia, for uebec. CORK, Aug. 17.—Wind, W. Arrived—Pegasus, from Miramichi. LIMERICK, Aug. 17.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Effort, fro Q in uE ß E a tz rb s a T d o oe NS . , Aug. 17.—Wind, W. Arrived—Mill man, fromw Maulmain. avnesdnaliDcle;,,gmar, (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Saturday, U Wind, W.S.W. ; moderate, and cloudy. Arrived —Janet Ray, from Girgenti ; Ezcelsior and West Point, New York ; Princess Alice, St. John's, N. B. ; Shippegan ; Waldemar, Smyrna; Reba, Wyoming, Philadelphia; Christiana, Quebec. d--Siddons and Universe, for New York; Julius Iceland ; Vrow Martha, n arlingon ; San Souci and Daniel, Antwerp. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10.50 a.m. Wind, W.N.W. ; tide, high water • fine. Arrived, 18th—Inca, from Calcutta ; Arthur White, St. John's, N.B. ; Blucher Tincilim, Huddickswall • Con. dor, Dantzic ; Underwood, Fin rne ; Patriarch, New York ; Rapid, Memel ; lEolna, Malaghaindina. Seazer, Ilarburg; Arrived, 19th—Belgium (s), from OsteN;ewßfeonugnadl,laPnodr;t Adelaide ; Betsy and Margaret, Regueida • Othello, Bung seil ; James Brook, Oporto; Princess Royal (s), H am . l burg; en a, F m l a e r c i h o a n 0 ( s p ) 1 , 0; Ghent; Ar a Venus, a, sh ed Trinity, ia o ; Natholia, Vella ; Eliza, Huburg. Sailed—Gothenborg (s), for Gothenborg. DEAL, Saturday, 10.30 a.m. Wind, W. ; light, and fine. Passed—Avon ' from St. Vincont ; Ad e l e, Miramichi; Rate, Leghorn; Hemisphere, St. Lowran ce ; E . Harrison, Porto Rico; Yi7scilla, Mantanzas ; Mentor, Marseilles; Baumgart en , Segua; Margaret, Callaoall for L on d on. The homeward bourni proceeded -for-the river, • etc., thiriiig the Taight, MARKET INTELLIGENCE. I 2 0 0 1 20 17 20 20 20 20 20 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) 1 16 Pled.' RAILWAYS. 52 S 00 t 1:8:2 BelfastA. nkobue Aberdeen..gnr.i Valley u t L ng y n h. Bost. and E Ballymena. d. 13i all Bi rm i ng , W olverh. & d l a.stu. Junct... 31 28 B B ir t Cheshire Junct 27i all Do. Chesh, di Birk , £5O and £25 Cons. 22 18i Do., X2O 25 30 Blytle & Tyne original, £45,1 St. 100 Bristol a (i nd ssd Exeter. St. 100 Caledonian 50 all Chester & Holyhead j 50 all Cork and Bandon 20 all Cork, Black, di Pass 20 14 Cornwall 222 1 055 0 c. 50 a, a4t Ell astern a r i n u ssn b e tt 0 :1 i Aie r . ijnend Junction . i t j.eA. Counr ties.., deco ll ll Junction 25 all IDo. New 18 all Do., (£lB E & 11).... St. all Eastern Union, A Stock ..... St. 100 Ds., B. Stock 25 84 Do., New A. ... St. 100 - East Lancashire .. • St. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 10 9 Edinb. and Peebles St. 100 Edin. Prib di Dundee 10 1 Forth & Clyde June. St. 100 Glasgow &S. Western St. 100 Great Northern St. 100 Do., A. Stock., St. 100 Do., B. Stock St. 100 Gt. Stb . &West.(lre ) St. 100 Great Western, 12 12 Irish South-E as t ern 50 all Lancaster & Carlisle 16i i 1 Do., Thirds .. 163 4 Do. New Thirds__ St. 100 Lancash.andYorksh 196 18. Do., Fifths 14 11 Da., Wst. Riding Un 50 all Leeds Northern 10 all Liv.Crsby.&Soutlipt all London & Blackwal LO all Lond. Tilb. &Sthend. it. 100 Loud. Bright &S.Cst ft. 100 Loud, and N. Westu. I) 12 Do. Fifths 0 1 Do.D o.l E O i / g . h S t h h ., s M&B... 2 t. 100 LondonandS. Westn. 0 42?, Do., £3O 0 34 Do., .C4O 5 all Lnndrry& Coleraine 5 all Lndndrry.& Ennisk. 1. 100 Manch.Shet& Lincln 2s 44 Do., Man. & Lin, Un. L. 100 Midland b. 100 00. Birmn g. &Derby ) 476 Midld. G. West.(lre.) s o: and City Ju., 176 Do. Half Shares ) all Newcastle & Carlisle 100 Newmarket D i 4 197 x 5i 19 i ; v Newry pw . ity. Bury A &Extension.neig.Enniskillenll rd f.d all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor.. . 100 Norfolk . 3 h N 00 0 r h h u. C er ' vi o to n i sa ra n 16 : N e s Un. 100 o. 1. all Do., No. 2 all Do.„ 1 A Deferred 8 150. e t rt a h o on 1/ is N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp-1 Guaranteed all N 56 Do. Ne Lß w o l d l all North Western 10 N. &S. Westrn. June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester.. 17 i . North Staffo rdshire., 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 2/ 2s Portsmouth 100 Scottish Central, 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury di Bir mg 100 Do. L. di N. Westerril Guaranteed Sleek ' 10 Shrewsby. do Herefd 1 all Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min,; all Do. Halves,i e all Do. Oswestry 6i Shropshire Umon Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent ' all South Devon 100 South Eastern all South Wales 15 5. Yrksh. dt Riv. Duu 5 Do. 2/ 2s Staines, Wok. &Wok all 73tockton & Darling 16 Stockton & Hartlopl, 100 Taff Vale ......... 8 Do. £lO shares 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 21 ;Mamas Haven Dock and Railway 17 Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick 16 West Cornwall. ...... . 1 West End of London and Crystal Paace all West L0nd 0n... .. 81s. Wimbledn &Croydor. 100 York Newetl.&Berw 20 Do, Extensions 136 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 1100 York& N.Midland FOloslng Prices 1 yraccrldy. 22 - 23 5 - 51 9 - 10 11i-10i A 16i -17 A 7 - 6u 95 - 97 621 .- 63 151 - 16 12 - 14 *ii : id 7 - 8 ••• ---- ••• 17 - 18 118 - 36 -- 25- 66 - 68 58 - 60 in : i'e 66 - 68 83i - 84 1 62 - 64 126 - 128 93 - 95 724 - 73 89 - 91 11 - 13 11 - 13 69 - 694 6 -- 6k , ii :: -8; 1 0 4 106 101 k 102 par p pa!' - p 32 B3 9 -- 8 8 7 le ••••••• ... 2.3 k - 24, 6 i 39 - 41 - • .....• ... • 4 d par 2 7 6 d 34 6 —. 8 3 a - :i 4 id 34 ... 35 7 9 i - il 55 - 56 i - i p 41 7 par 2 p 34 - 36 94 ' Yo 60 62 70 73 68 72 7i - 8 1871 -- 19 14 -- 15 3 i -- 3id 1 3 - 15 65 C 5. 34 - 31 - 33 31 - 19 194 4 - 5 23 - 25 5 - 6 - 7 7:li -75 ' 61- 6d 4 30 FOREIGN. all ,Antwerp&Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastn, June. 8 Beziers to Graissessac 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central I a dia,Scrip ... Central of Italy all Charleroi (It Erqueliu all Demerara ......... 14 Dijon and Besancon 9 Dutch Rlienish all East Indian 2 Do. Extension.... all Gt. Indian Peninsula 10 Gd. Junct. of France 10 Grd. Trunk of Cana& 40 Do. Debentures .... all Do. d 0.,, 10 Gt. Central of Franc, all Gt.WesternofCanad:i Shares ... ... Do. Bonds (Ist is.)'s all ilamiltou & Toronto all po. 6 per cent. 5 Lake C oast. & Basle all Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c. 1 5 5 L D u x o P . l e . 6 e m i p . b.. 10 Do. (Railway) ..... 2 Do. Pref.,..... 3 Do. (Canal) ... : ........ , 0 Lyons and Geneva ... 12 Lyons di Mediterran. 13! . , Madras ........ 33?, Maria Ant0ni.a........ all Do. do. New ...... 2 Melbourne Dk: ... it y. • all Namur 4 Liege (with interest) ............. all Do. (ex interest) ....: • all Northern of Prance. Do. 201. 3 p. c gd,. am (finy.B•di Ains.Shs.) all NorwegianTrunkPrei 14 Paris and Lyons,,,,. all Ditto Bonds . ...... all Paris and Orleans.... tfitiglll4 QuebecPPPaaalll Rouen' iiisssCaaannaenddaildßHiacvihni.o.o.n..d. 15 Royal Danish ......... 2 R 0 St. Andrew's and 8 Quebec (A) ......... all 6 Sambrep : u Y . tashlSwpap..enodcdflesnF3lt.re..au.isei France., .f . .. aa l ll o l t of Switzerland 7 Wes • Western West s o e i t e F er's ran P-1: ce .. ..... : 2 Zealand 15 3i- 3 , id-iP 3 - 2# - I - - 2i 21c1 4 6 - 8 - par i p 17i 18 4 d ... die ... - ... d Par i P id-fp 73 - 8 33 -34 ". 8 - 9 18 i -- 19 p 47 - 19 38 - 40 ••• ..... pm 22i -- 2ii 1 d 1 V d -- gi •. • • • 1)1,11 3i _d 64p 4 i - 3i -a X in MISCELLANEOUS JOINT-STOCK BANKS. i-... 5 all :Whin Coal and Iron .„ 40 all Australasia B4 87 84 25 1.7 k us t ra lian Agricult. 414 . ii 40 all British Colonial Bank 20 14 kustralsn.Pcific.Mai , ... _,:• i and Loan Company ... ... 10 8 Australn. Royal Mail ... ••• 50 all British N. American ._ ... . 25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia i id 10 4 Berlin Water Works. . .....—. ir ' x " n 50 40 Brit. American Land 6,i __ io 20 2 ChM. Bnk. of India, 6 1 Brit. & Coln. imeltg. Australia, & China ... l and Reduction Co.. _ 100 25 Colonial — ••• 100 32 Canada ••• 88 ....... 9 2 100 20 ''Jommercial of Lond. 31 33 5 5 Crystal Palace 3l —a 3l i _ 20 14 tiluglish Scottish and 5 3A Do. New .. s Australian 2 —l4 d 4 2 Crystal Pal.of France ~, ._ '• • 20 20 bond. Chart. Bk. of 20 5 Eastern Steam ''• 25 20 ElectritTelegraph(A) 1.6 e .. Australia 2l 214 211 1 50 20 London and County ... ... 25 all Do. (B) 5O 10 London Joint Stock.. ... ... Z d - ... 1 1 Electric Toleg. of 11. ... __ 100 20 Loud. & Westminster, ... ... 394 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigal. „. _ ''' 10J 35 National Provincial' .20 18 General Screw Steam ... oT England • ••• 20 74 Irish Beetroot Sugar __, "' l4 20 10 ,Do. New ••• 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. „, -_ 50 22 National of Ireland .., „,, 1 all Nat. Pat: Steam Fuel _ ' 20 all New South Wales.— —— 10 3 Netherlands Land.... i _ 1 i 25 all Oriental Bank of 2 1 N. S. W. Coal di Inter. Corporation Steam Navigat. Co. , _ 25 5 Do. New .• -- ••• 1 all N. B. Australasian._ i _ i 10 Do, New - • ... peSteam .:: _ ''' 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg 20 1 -- ni pe r 4: 88 Gannet & Gold Imp Co ... 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 4 i'l: U th 466.1.86. a b : it, is Andy. lamintsbls 50 all Peninsular& Oriental _ ' 100 2105 aal 2 l s llNs i nio • u o . ; :i n ceA c ocw i ofus a u l Atn o usra f t gtli l i re a.alifr l o an a .n:, (1 ,1, 41 43 .2 5 : 5 2 , .211a4l: SouthP o o li . Do. l e a A d t i ei Iron iisterea d . :;: n d. 1134 . " . 1 .. . ;i t ' , uu4. .. 2:, Do. New ** ... ••• - • ••• --. ~. 50 10 Union of London .. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam ... ..„ . 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. • Si _ ii A ...................z......................_ ....................................................._______________......---._.________ ...........e...- 1' , all Submar. Telegraph.. I t 14 _ 2 4 Lka Pi 41 0 3) 4 ;a_ 12 iiii • , ,•t d 2 o ll, sL t g e:o e a lf; : d gr A z u di s s t, e - a s s t o sztansiv . Th. huox IA 44 • p &p " ~ *I. __ iiat. 44.41* leiTio 4 sigis e c .__ _ _ RAIIMATI, .3edford and Blotchley Ruckgliamsb Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. 'Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New instr.& Dn. Fr ilrtlpL Dk. & Railway Hall & Seiby Do. Shares. Do. d Shares. Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bxtn and Matlock Nfiddlosbro'lz' Red car ‘lidld.Bradfd Northern Fiasternsp.. Do. 6 per eL. Do. Fixeds p , Prest. & Wyr( Do. 1 Shares. Roystn./IL Hit. Do.Shepth.Si Shef. Roth an(: Gooleg.sp.e. 5. Staffordsh. Wear Vali eygr 6 per cent., Do Wilts&Somrcit Do.. • 4- 13f lip 1p 13i iir P,4 - 134 - 105 92 96 id 136 ,• '"' ,• "" ••• '''''' . p• .... ••• 21 - 7- 10- 11 •,..6 • • • . • • --. ••• ''''' 134 —136v1 1 id i 88 - 90 102 - 105 114 -- 116 10 - 'll 1 17 18 104 12 —l4 id -- i p '23k -•.21 ••• • • 2 1 • d, 92 95 3i 4 11 i d 95 - 100 95 - 97 135 - 137 ... ... 4 ... ii = io 103 - 105 511 - 524 25 - 264 12 - 134 23 - 24 2i - 2i 6 53 - 60 132 - li 2~ —.l~d~ 30 - 31 92 - 94 Gt. Nrthn. Caldonlan. 'Gt. Vrestn Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &NMd Do S. Eastern Do 1 Norfolk.. G.& N. W. & itekton Darliugt. rlidland.. E. Count. D 0... Do N.W, &Ln&Yk IDO 1 61 t Northb Lanca%h Yorksh. Nl.MClean itpck - t. & Darlingt. . J Do IcitYV'estn PREFERENCE SHARES. 1100 Sberdeen 100 Do. No. 2, p. c. 30 Blyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. 500 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St., 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 52 per cent fli Cork dtßandens4p.c all Dundee Perth &Aber ''''' ••• - ... - 97 id deep Junction all EastAnglian (X3loe, 6 per cent all Do: (X 5) 7 per cent. 2 Do. (.E7 17s) 7p. c. all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 all Do. No. 2 • • all Do. New 6 p. c. St. all Eastern Union, Scrip { Guar. 6 per cent ... all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh-' 100 East Lancash. 6p. ets. all East and West York shire June. Pref... all Ediub Prth. &D nude, 4 per cent. ......... 100 Glasgow &S. Western Guar. 5 per cent... 100 Great Northn. sp. c 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. .. 100 Do. 4i p. c. Scrip 6 Gt. N. of Scot. Ist Prei all Gt. Southn. &Westm. (Ireland) Eighths)... 5 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh. 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. 1.99 Do. cov. red. 4i p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 100 Do. irred, 4p.c. 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O 100 Do. 6 p. c. Stock 13 Leeds N. 6p. c. No. 1 9 Do. Quarters, 1848 .. 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c 100 Do. Pref., sp. e. St. all iDo. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852 I _ _ 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c. .00 Lon.&N. W., Coy. di Nuneaton 5 Loudon &S. Western Con. Thirds __ _ all Londonderry& Coler, Shares all Londy.&Ennie.4 Sh. all Wan., Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1. all Do. New, £lO , 4 Do. £6 all 'Nfarypt.& Carl. 4 p c. all Do. 4i per cent OjDo.. LOO - 151 id. Cousol.6 p.c.St ,00 ID°. Consol. Bristol & }Erin. 6 per cent..., 5 Do. Pref. 4i per cent 6 Norfolk Debenture . 100 Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock LOO Do. 5 p c Eat • • OO Do. si - per ct. pref. , LOO Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c LOO North British (North Staffordshire, 100 OV o o l i v •d e , r l h Vy i e s est 6 e p r, e & 15 Do all Scot. Cent. , Now P re i all Shrews. &Birm.N.G. all Shrewsby. & Chest er (Nor, W.lkii n), 8 p. c . 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon D. fixed,44 pe r cen t all S. Eastern (Reading 10 25 10 .0( Anu.) of Li Os. 6d. 100 Do. 40ei cout. all i.Yorksll.4p.e.Guar all '3 tockton and Dar• lington, 4 per Cent 5 Do. do. do. all I Stockton and Hartle• pool, guar. 5 p, c. till Ist July, 1856 Watorfd.&Kilk.6p.c. .00 York, Neweastlo,and Berwick,4 p.c. Prof 5 Do 10 Itork&N,Midlandll and S. Purch. MINES. 1 all lAgua Fria ... .. • t 1 all Anglo Aust r i n . Gold ... s. all Anglo Californian 1 10 2 Australasian 1 20 6 Australian, , ll 1 4 1 all Australian Cordillera ... 1 all Australian F ree h o ld. 1 • 1 all Ave Maria 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) -- 50 all BlEenarvon Iron and Coal 1 all British Austrin. Gold 20 13.5 British Iron 8 9 35 241 Brazdianlmp.(issued at l 5 pin 3 4 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 1} 24 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 26 —2B 1 1 Carsons's Creek 40 all Cobro Copper 4l • 43 5 1 Colonial Gold ... 16 Copiapo ll 12 St. all Copper Min. of Eng 52 57 25 all Do. Pref. 71 p. cent 1 3 p 5 all English and Austin ' Copper Smeltg. Co ll 12 20 all General 2 all Gt.NuggetVeiuSerp 2• Do. Registered § 3 1 all Great Polgooth j 1 1 all Lake Bathurst . . 1 all Liberty — 1 3 all Linares . 1 all Lond. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co 1 all Mariqttita — 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn 6 —6. 1 all New Granada — 1 all Now Linares Mining and Smelting Co — 1 all Nouveau Monde 20 all Pontgiband Silve Lead Min. & Smelt. 16 17 5 1 Port Philip — 1 all Quartz Rock 50 all Rhymney Iron 2 30 15 15 Do. New Bl 91 30 11.1 Santiago de Cuba 4 5 541 1 all South Australian.., j 10 7 Tin Croft . 281 all United Mexican 3 31 3} 1 all Waller — 1 all West Granada .r • —: 1 all West Mariposa j 1 12s. Wortking Mining o Australia 1 all Yuba j JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia B4 87 84 40 all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company 50 all t3ritish N. American . 25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia . 1 id 20 2 ChM. Bnk. of India, ••• 100 25 Co 100 20 Oommercial of Loud. 31 33 Australia, onia & China —EI 20 14 te.uglisb Scottish and Australian 2 —lj d 20 20 bond. Chart. Bk. of A us t ra li a 2l 214 21} } 50 20 London and County ... d 50 10 London Joint Stock — 100 20 Loud. & Westminster • ter 394 10J 35 National Provincia l " Of England • ••• 20 10 ,Do. New .. . 50 22 National of Ireland 2 2 5 0 all Corpora ti o n 46 48 25 5 Do. New ••• all 100 25 Provincial of Ire land ' ONreiwenStaoluthßaWnakles.ov. 10 all Do. New 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co 25 all South Australia 4l 43 25 all Union of Australia 66 68 Z d 2 Do. New ••• 50 10 Union of London Business done this day. 631 i Ili 12 lli 84i 5i St. 65 4 5 St. 25 73 I 3 1 St. 1 2U ;9 1 } 70 69 1 6; 12} 81 i f 1024 i xd xd 6 xd 10 xd 20 xd xd 5 xd 10 St. 681 s 83k per cent. dig St. 20 25 ain I 1 ELECTION INTEGLIGENCE. CANTERBURY. CANTERBURY, Friday Evening.—The poll demanded by the Hon. C. Lennox Butler and Messrs. Cooper and Glover, took place to day, between the prescribed hours. eight and four. Although a good deal of interest and excitement was manifested, the utmost good feeling pre vailed throughout the day. In some instances the bribery oath was administered, principally to those electors who had been known to have received bribes on previous occasions. The contest rested entirely between Sir W. Somerville, the Hon. C. Lennox Butler, and Mr. Lushington ; the state of the poll at eleven o'cicck was, according to Sir W. Somerville's committee— Somerville Lushington 192 Butler 191 Cooper 123 Glover 24 There was very little variation in the distance between the first three named candidates during the greater part of the day. Mr. Glover retired at one o'clock, having had only 41 votes, which fact he attributed to "the un worthy practices" which had been brought to bear against him. The Sheriff declared the state of the poll as follows : Lushing.ton .......................... 729 Somerville .......................... 699 Butler 671 Cooper 403 Clover 41 Messrs. Somerville and Lushington have addressed the electors. All quiet. CAMBRIDGE. The official declaration of the poll took place yester day, on Parker's Piece, by_the mayor, Mr. Brimley. Messrs. Adair and Islowatt, accompanied by their friends, left the Hoop, their head -quarters, at ten o'clock, and on their arrival at the hustings, and the subsiding of the congratulatory shouts of their friends, Mr. Brimley announced the Lumbers at the close of the poll to be— Adair Mo watt Maidstone Slade His worship's announcement was received with loud cheers. Mr. ADAIR then presented himelf, and the uproar for a short time was deafening. He congratulated the Liberals on the steady maintenance of the confidence which he said had never deserted them, and said that when he got into the House of Commons be should give his best attention to all measures deserving con sideration. Mr. MOWATT followed, and was equally well received. He said that the rejoicing at their triumph was not con fined to Cambridge, but was participated in by every friend to rectitude of conduct throughout the length and breadth of the land. Mr. Mowatt then proceeded to ridi cule the Derby Government, of which Lord Maidstone was a supporter, and accused them of stealing the cast off clothes of their predecessors. Mr. Mowatt created some fun by describing the appearance Mr. Disraeli cut in the House of Commons on an occasion when he made an attempt at costume, and next fell upon the lawyers in the House, who, he said, were a nuisance that he took every means of avoiding when he was formerly in tie House, by going out to write a letter, or on some other excuse. Mr. Mowatt proceeded to apply this to Mr. Slade, and appealed to his audience to say whether, if that gentleman was a specimen, ho was not right in his description. He declared himself an unflinching advocate of the ballot, and said that it it had been in operation on the previous day, he believed that the Conservatives would not have polled 300 votes. A vote of thanks to the Mayor concluded the pro ceedings, and the Whigs again proceeded to perambulate the town, headed by the candidates. In the evening the Liberals dined together at the Hoop. The joy bells at all the churches rang throughout the day, and one or two bands of itinerant musicians were sent round the town by members of the Liberal party, who had a mind that the day should not pass off without a tune, but who, perhaps, evinced more zeal than discretion. EARLY -CLOSING 1110 \ 7 E1/EXT.—We are glad to hear that this laudable object progresses satisfactorily. Some of the most eminent legal firms have adopted its prin ciples by closing at two o'clock on Saturday; amongst others the well-known railway firm of Messrs. W. 0. and W. Hunt and Elsdale, of Whitehall-place. THE CRYSTAL PALACE RAILWAY.—With reference to our recent complaints of irregularity and slowness on this line, we have received from the secretary of the Bi ighton I Railway Company a r e t urn s h ow i ng the number of trains despatched from the 7th to the 16th inclusive, and the hours of starting. It appears from this document that increased accommodation has upon the whole been given to the public, the trains being run with greater frequency, especially in the afternoon. The complaint, however, made was that the advertised times for leaving London-bridge terminus were not observed. Thus, on Wednesday last, the 2.10 train did not start till nearly 2.30, so that passengers were kept 20 minutes beyond the proper hour ; and when they did get under way, the I pace was as near an approach to that of a cab taken by the hour as it was possible for the locomotive to make. It is not very agreeable for people seeking the pure air of Sydenhain to be thus unnecessarily detained among the effluvia of the bone-crushing establishments, tan nenes, and other trade nuisances with which the Borough and Bermondsey abound. DEMOLITION OF GILTSPUR-STREET COMPTER.—On Thursday workmen were engaged pulling down the walls of the prison, the materials of which have been sold. The greatest difficulties have to be encountered in the operation, the walls of the cells for refractory prisoners being upwards of four feet thick, of solid masonry, and firmly tied with iron binders, that have been let into the stones and leaded down. The ordinary walls of the , passages and galleries are of brickwork, three feet thick, land the arched ceilings of the cells on the ground floor aro fully two feet in thickness. The materials at the back of the premises will be first cleared away, in order that the addition to Christ's Hospital, which it adjoins, may be commenced. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE BLACRIVAIL RAILWAY.— Late on Thursday evening, an old lady was found shock ingly mutilate I upon the Blackwall Railway, about half way between the Minories and Shadwell stations. It appears that the guard of the North London (Camden Town) eight o'clock train from Fenchurch-street, on arriving at the Stepney station, and believing that they had passed over something on their way from the City, at once caused the fact to be telegraphed to town, so as to warn the driver of the next do wn t ra i n . H e pro - 1 ceeded with all care, and near about the bridge which .. i passes over Cannon-street-road, he observed something Iwhich at the time he supposed to be seamen's bedding, which description of luggage the Blackwall trains are often in tai s habit of conveying. On reaching Shadwell station son, verso i -was sent along the line, when a poor old lady, between 60 and 70 years of age, was dis covered lying in the middle of the permanent way. Her legs were nearly severed from the body, blood was flow ing from her head, and she was fast dying. A train from Blackwall coming up at the moment, the poor crea ture was placed in ()Lt.) of the carriages and taken on to town. A surgeon having seen her, she was at once f ordered t o S t. Th omas ' s Hospital, where death soon ter ) urinated her sufferings. How she came upon the line is i a perfect mystery. It is thought that she might have fallen out of a carriage, through the door not being fas tened. Up to yesterday the body had not been identi fied. The unfortunate woman was dressed in mourning, and from some papers found upon her it is thought that she belonged to Moorfields. Mr. CARDEN IN GAOL.—A statement is passing the rounds of the press purporting to give the position of Mr. Carden in gaol, which is not correct. The facts are the sentence of " hard labour" is being carried into execution in the ordinary way. The unfortunate cul prit was immediately after his conviction attired in the common gaol dress, his head was shaven, and he was set upon the treadmill for the usual space of time. He is locked up at six o'clock every evening, and rises in the morning at six. This much favour has, however, been granted him by the gaol committee—he is allowed an entire cell to himself, his servant man attends him, and he is permitted to supply himself with food. No wine or spirits of any description are allowed him. He gees on the treadmill at ten o'clock, and remains working at it, with the usual rests, until two. This monotonous and severe toil he goes through without murmuring. He looks very ill, but has not formally complained to the gaoler that he is suffering in health. He prefers the long-continued toil at the mill to walking inthe of h in the gaol yard amongst the other convicts, place. THE order provided by the regulations THE CHARGE AOAINST MR. E. O'FLAIIERTY.— At Capel-street police-office yesterday, Dr. Kelly issued three warrants for the apprehension of- Mr. Edmund O'Flaherty, late commissioner of income-tax, on charges of having forged bills-of exchange, purporting, one o f them, to be the draft of Lord Dunkellin upon Lord Bolingbroke., indorsed with the name of Mr. Keogh, Solicitor-General for Ireland , for t he sum of 405/. ; and the other two, the alleged acceptances of Mr. John R. Godley, one of the commissioners for income-tax, for the sums of 450/. and 701. The warrants are entrusted to the G, or detective division of police, and measures will be at once taken to institute a vigilant pursuit of the fugitive. EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE AT SEA.—_A short time since Richard Hurry, a wheelwright, who formerly resided in the neighbourhood of Liverpool, engaged a cabin p ass . age on board the ship Liberia, from St. John's, New Brunswick, for this port. He manifested aberration of intellect soon after the ship left St. John's. On Tuesday last, when the ship was in long. 10 W., lat. 51, the de ceased came on deck and asked the captain (Cruikshank) to hoist a flag with a black ball on it for a mini ster. The . captain sent him below, and told him to compose himself. He went below, and shortly after smoke was seen issuing from the state-room occupied by the deceased. On going into it he was discovered heap ing his bedclothes on a sheet to which he had set fire, on the cabin floor. On being asked what he was doing, he rushed up the cabin stairs on deck, and, before any one could restrain him, in the confusion, it being re ported that the ship was on fire, the deceased jumped overboard. The quarter-boat was immediately lowered, the helm was put hard down, and 4 men got into the boat and made every exertion to pick up the deceased, but in vain. He was never afterwards seen.—Liverpool standard. MONMOUTHSHIRE.—The vacancy in the governorship of the county gao l was fill ed up on T hurs d a y, by the selettion of Mr. Thomas Holman from the 83 gentlemen 'e who had offer e d th emse l ves as can did a t es . Tl success fulrinistra- applicant has h a d grea t exper i ence in the tration of penal discipline, having been for some ad oht years in Van engaged in the sup e r v i s i on of prisoners Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island before fore he accepted the post which he has given so. much tiefe governor to the tb.eagevirlyr•erected gaolgaetion,•that of for tli• torouga of Devouort. THE HARVEST. NOTTINGHA3L—Harvest has commeneed in earnest. Several fields of wheat and oafs are already cut, near to the Forest. At Adbolton, Mr. Lacey has cut a field of wheat, and stacked a quantity of barley ; at Burton, Bul -1 well Forest, Canton, Gedling, Stoke, and other places in this neighbourhood, the sickle had been busily employed, and the crops are believed to be more than an average.— .Review.—LlNCOLY.—Th e wheat harvest was com menced in the neighbourhood of Lincoln on Monday last. In some parts the smart showers have partially laid the crops, but beyond this no damage has been done. On the high lands the wheat is very fine, and there is an abun dance of straw. With respect to the fen lands, the ac counts are good. Barley is said to afford fair promise; and with respect to potatoes there is the cheering fact that little or no disease has appeared.—Stamford Mercury. —LISKEARD.—The present prospects of the weather are favourable. Wheat is not yet ripe generally ; a few fields are cut in the neighbourhood, and the sample is said to be a good one. The barley and oat crop is very abundant. The potato crop is very productive, but the disease is making extensive ravages.—Plymouth Journal. —PONTEFRACT.—Harvest will be general in this district next week. The crops of all kinds are luxuriant, except beans, which have somewhat suffered from the louse. The wheat is beautifully rank, and bids fair to be a splendid crop. The heavy rain of Sunday evening beat it down in many places, but we hope, with a return of fine weather, it will have sustained little or no injury. Turnips and potatoes are looking well, though we are sorry to add in reference to the latter, that the disease is found to prevail to a considerable extent amongst the early kidneys. Radford Observer. THE LO- TurANs.—We understand that a good deal of grain is already cut down in East Lothian, and the harvest will be very general by Monday next. A number of hands have already arrived ; but many more will be immediately required. In the several parts of Mid- Lothian shearing is also going on.—Edinburgh, Courant. —NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.—On Sunday, from an early hour till late in t ie evening the fall of rain was inces sant, and we have since had showers every day, though none of them of long duration. No damage has bees incurred by the wheat crops, which are looking re markably well ; and should we be favoured with a short period of fine weather, a large breadth of corn would speedily be ready for the sickle.—Ctroniele.—SUNDlE• LIND.—For the past fortnight the weather has been un settled. The corn, however, still looks uncommonly well. It is strong in the straw, and .the heads are everywhere magnificent. Turnips are most luxuriant, the ground between the rows being completely covered, the safest warranty, at this time of the year, of a really good crop. Ray has fared badly, a great deal—in fact, the bulk —of the crop being yet in the fields, very much the worse of the wet. This is about the latest hay harvest we have known, and its character may be told in two words-- light crops and ill-won. Potatoes are going to be a heavy crop.—Sunderland Herald. BANGOR, August 16.—The crops are all going on well hereabouts. Some of the grain will be reaped, I under stand, in a few days. We had our share of the heavy rains which have fallen ; but as they were unaccompanied by high winds they did not do any material injury to the oats, wheat, or beans. As to the potato, lam sorry to say that the disease does prevail, but not to that great extent which the high prices of food appear to be based upon. A large number of young women who formerly were employed " flowering" or embroidering muslin, are now engaged weeding the crops. There is a lack of work for the weavers also, and the continuance of high prices would be a great calamity indeed. THE POTATO CROP.—The potato disease, we are sorry to say, has, during the late w e t weather, been spreading to a considerable extent, but hopes are yet entertained that, with the return of fine weather, it may receive a check.—.lyr d dvertiser.--We have, we regret to say, a very general report of the potato disease, which is spreading in all directions, and threatens to be again extremely destructive.—Newcastle Cltrcnicle.—W respect to the potato disease an experiment has been tried haze in a plot by cutting off the tops at an early period, or when the disease was first manifesting itself, and the other part of the tillage left, and the result is when, in a basketful, the tops were cut, one or two may be found diseased, while when the tops were left standing, one-half of the potatoes are good for nothing.—Plymouths Journal. HARVEST PROSPECTS IN IRELAND. The grain crops are ripening fast, under the influence of the warm weather. There has, however, been rather too many showers of rain in the past few days. On the whole, the reports from the country are favourable. A few are subjoined : The rain, which prevailed since the commencent of the week has retarded the ripening crops very considerably, and contributed greatly to destroy the hope that the potato disease, in the opinion of those who trace that infliction to an undue amount of moisture, might have been prevented from spreading if the country had bees favoured with dry and wares weather. Our reports to day are not of a more cheering character. We are told, however, by a gentleman extensively engaged i❑ agricul ture, that the disease is not spreading—that in the dis trict with which he is acquainted it manifested its ap pearance about ten days ago, and repeated examinations of his own fields have satisfied him that it has not sen sibly extended sin ce. "—Northern Tch ig. BANDRIDG E, August 15.—The week's weather has been favourable for bringing in the hay harvest, which is nearly finished. Oats are already beginning to " whiten" for harvest, which may not be so late as was anticipated. The wheat crop is also a fair one, notwith standing the report of "smut and rust ;" and the flax plant seldom looked better. But the unfortunate failure is the potato, which I fear will be to a consider able extent. THE CROrs.—Scarcely a day passes but the unwel come intelligence of the increase of the potato disease through Ireland reaches us ; hut although we are in some degree suffering from the appearance amongst us of the mysterious visitant, still we have reason to con gratulate ourselves that it has not shown that degree of virulence which marks its course through many parts of the county Waterford. The intermitting showers are rather unfavourable to crops ripening for the harvest. In many places we have observed several fields of wheat very backward for this advanced season, and partially laid owing to the recent heavy rains ; while other fields, especially in the northern suburbs of the town, are all but arrived at maturity. The oat crop appears very healthy, and will, in all probability, afford an abundant yield ; indeed, generally peaking, the potato and wheat have been the only crops which the farmers can com plain of."—Clonmel Chronicle. The weather during the past ten days has been tinge nial, and u nseasona b ly severe. The quantity of rain which basil allen has' been unusually large, and we expe rienced but very few- fine days—seldom two iu succes sion. The effect has been extremely disastrous to the potato, which, we regret to say, is sadly affected by the blight, the ravages of which are every day becoming more apparent. It is hoped that, if fine weather sets in, the progress of the disease will he stayed ; but a continuation of wet can only tend to develops and ex tend the rot. The other crops—cereals, turnips, &c., are going on remarkably well ; and, if we except the potato, the harvest is likely to be an abundant one.— , Newry Telegraph. THE POTATO CROP.—Alarming reports of a general failure in the potato crop are very prevalent in this dis trict, arid though we are not disposed to believe all we hear, yet we are satisfied, from personal observation, that the crop is damaged to a very serious extent, and is decidedly in a more precarious state than at the cor responding period of last year.—ltid. THE MOORS.—At the Glenfiddich and Blackwater shootings, in this county, belonging the Duke of Rich mond, his grace and party bad excellent sport. At Glenfiddich, the noble duke, who was only out a couple of hours, had 101, brace grouse. The Earl of March killed with his own gun 60 brace. Lord Hill and Lord George Gordon Lennox bagged between them 9:; brace. At the Blackwater shooting, General Sir E. Bowater bad 29y brace ; Colonel Jebb, who was only out two hours, had 9 bra ce grouse, and 1 plover; and Mr. Cox bagged 51 brace. On the Benrinnes hills, in the upper district of the county, the Messrs. Grant and party (consisting of Mr. War ren, Loudon, and Mr. Grant, Shenval) bagged to four guns 51 bkace, and two hares, in about 4 hours' shooting. This is one brace more than what was killed same day last year. At Wester Elchies, Mr. Parks killed 30 brace. The birds are all healthy and well grown, and not a " cheeper" to be seen. A high wind, which prevailed the greater part of the day, placed the sportsmen at some disadvantage. On the Glenrinnes moors, Mr. Smith, Minraore, and party, bad also excellent sport, killing 30 brace before 12 o'clock at noon—the birds being reported strong and wild, hilt quite healthy. Nor were the Strathavon sportsmen less fortunate. The Lagganauli shootings are about the best in the county, and this year they did not belie their character. The weather there was, however, somewhat unfavourable. The morning opened rather unfavourably, and in the early part of the day there were several heavy showers. Towards fore noon, however, the weather cleared up, and throughout the remainder of the day it was dry, but ratherow.. bags In spite of these disadvantages, the party madoergo d - d Lord some of them the heaviest we have to r Henry Bentinck had SO brace grouse ;_ th e : Kin°. had 75 brace ; and James Hall, E ht s a g v - o , 4 less itahSantr u : r 7 t O er . would hav R sB e . brace.J oha had also brace. Th e Mr. Walker, Belnabo-lodge, good sport, killing not whole of the gentlemen in this and Inverness, is the somewhatq unfavourable had larger bags, character of the day. I sport was enjoyed. In the Invernessgrouse were our but for the t i‘ h r e oray o is f t rk e d ts v , ie s , o s m om e bags were made, for on district u p pSaturdayer'l five, an + 'I rness has been very gay week with the numerous parties passin the past sent south per mail d f o r i o l in S :A n d d a y . i y e -26bForxoems of for s hooting quarters. The shoot h en route .. throng has opened very auspiciously. The 12th was all during gpondent tyre tsielaastotnhesifftsman could desire as regar d s the weather ; a a lthough we cannot give parti cu l ars of the success of i n dividuals, i-ndividuals, the general report from all directions is, that the birds were in capit a l condition, an s' the sport abundant. During the day the dealers in game in town were well supplied, and towards evening, great numbers of boxes puured in to be des patched to distant quarters." From Ross-shire, our cor respondent writes late on Saturday night, as follows : The moors in this county this year give every enuou rarr'ement to spo r t smen, with the exception that tie birds are rather too strong. The young birds are at least ten days earlier than last year, and after a few days rain they will try even some of - the crack shots to fill the bag. But there is an uneoraaN2 40'4' of 62e 14 4044firtAkin Jour/W.' 1k iTO