The Sun. — London, England, 1863-08-10 00:00:00

ONE Y MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. , TWELVE O'CLO. There is no particular ClTY movement to-day in CK the general aspect of the discount market, the enquiries, which are moderately active, being supplied on the terms current towards the close of last week. About £131,000 in gold was taken into the Bank on Saturday. The amount of specie brought by the Persia is £33,116. The accounts from the manufacturing districts respecting the state of trade during the past week are again of a very encouraging character. An active demand prevailed at Manchester for cloths and yarns, and buyers for woollen goods and hosi ery had purchased freely at Leeds, Halifax, and Huddersfield. Throughout the hardware districts the rates for all descriptions of manufactured goods were well maintained, particularly at Birmingham and Sheffield, where a large number of orders OD Eastern account had been received. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 40c. 67f. 33c. Firm. Although there has been very little speculation in the English Funds to-day an advance of a per cent. has taken place. The operations were pro ceeded with on a limited scale, but purchases have preponderated and buoyancy has ensued, Consols being 921 93 for money, and 9314 for the account. The New Threes are marked 93 t, and the Re duced Annuities 93 k. India Stock is 1081 and Bank Stock has been dealt in at 240. Exchequer Bills remain at about former quotations, but the tendency is unfavourable. A general improvement has taken place in the market for Foreign Securities, in which a mode rate amount of business has been negotiated. At one time quotations were even more buoyant than at the present moment, but now there is an advance of I per cent. in Mexican, which are 37?- 4 ; Greek are 1 better at 327, ; and the Coupons 14/ 151, showing a rise of 1 ; Turkish Consolides have improved 1, viz., to 481 I; Spa nish Passive and the Certificates are up I, the former being 321 /, and the latter 12,1 f. The Confederate Loan, which is still subjected to considerable fluctuation, is now 2 per cent. lower, the reduced prices being 27 25 dis. Egyptian have improved to 103/ 1, and Italian 5 per cents. to 711 The Russian Loan of 1862 is marked 921, the Sardinian 90, and Spanish 3 per Cents, are firm at 54. Transactions have taken place in Turkish 1854 Issue at 92 I; in the 1858 at 701 71 ; and in the 1862 at 671 /. Buenos Ayres Bonds are 93, and 6 per Cent. Chilian 861. The share list of the Oriental Hotels Company closes on the 15th inst. Business in the Railway Share Market has been dull, and prices have shown little change of import ance. Great Eastern have receded about 55., while Great Northern have improved ss. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there is no change. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally sus tain former rates. BRITISH FUNDS--ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock . . ........ 3 per C en t . R educed Annuities 93 3 per C en t. C onsols Annuities 93 2i New 3 p er C ent. Annuities 93 New 21 per Cent. Annuities Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5 1-16 Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 2li India Stock Ditto 5 pee Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent.. • Ditto 5 per Cent ...... nitto 5} per Cent .. Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 Bank Stock for Account .... Consols for Account, Sept, 9 ladia Stock for Account, per Cent — 4 March, I June, 21 per Cent. 2: per Cent. 2 dis Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO . • Ditto £500.. Ditto Small • • FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 6 per Cent. Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-68-60 ...... Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto Accoum... Ditto 1 per Cent. (D e f erred 3 per Cent ) 93 Chilian 6 Der Cent Ditto 3 per Cent. ................. 861 Equador New Con so lid ate d , 1 per Cent —' Egyptian 7 per Cent Ditto, Second Issue Ditto Coupons Ditto Account Mexican 3 per Cent New Granada 13Ditto 2 per Cent. ~ .rucian 41 per Cent. .......... RussianPortuese 3 per Cent. 1853 5 per Cent., 822, £ St ..... Ditto 41 per Cent 1850..... ....... Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 Ditto 5 r er Cent. 1 862 Sardinian S e p Cent SDitto Account panish 3 per Cent DiDitto Account t)tto New Deferred Ditto Account itto Passive Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded - Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account,- - - ...................... 92! Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 ........ Ditto Account.... ... ........ ... 70i 1 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 .. ...... Ditto Account .. ...... Ditto Guaranteed ....................... 67t , Venezuela 3 per Cent. ................ D itto Account .................... 231 Ditto 6 per Cent., 18132 .............. Ditto Account • .......... 67 6a D ividends on the a b ove p aya b le in London. Italian, 5 pcent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. Ditto Accoftt. ..................... TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money ............. Ditto Amount ............................ 93i Li- iverpool Cotton —,d —Mlis Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) Pair demand ; strong. Soled, 7,000 bales ; im port, 2,979; previously 16,385. American, i above Friday. SIIIPPIia---Lihis Da. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAFH,) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday M orn i ng. Arrived—B e ll e F rancaiee enti; La Poul e , and trona Girg Clemence, from Cherbourg,'Sailed—George, for Llanelly. (DY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, Aug. 2 —Foyle, from Gothenburg; Republik, and Regent, from Quebec; Expert, from Antwerp ; Arrow, from Stettin ; Proven, from Nykiobing ; Lionne, from Gravel ines •; Alacrity, from Windau ; Bywater, from Cronstadt ; Egbertus, from Oporto; Black Prince, from Sierra Leone ; Helena, from Copenhagen; Venus, from Dantzic ; Earl of Derby, from Smyrna ; Elizabeth, from Cronstadt. Arrived, Aug. 10—Catharina, from Emden • Alciope, from Savanilla ; liotspu from Colombo ; daria) from Randers. Passed—Belvidere, bark fro DEAL, Monday Morning. Anchored—Falcon, of B ovn n Ceylon, for London. froru North, for Nest; Albion, from London, t•-, t . le i ; auczhee ; Agenoria, screw steamer, from Loudon, for Borderra " 7" ------ " --- ---.."._— .. DEATH OF ..rig. BERIAII BO TFIELD Ar P inn the last four mouths Mr. B. Ludlow, had been in a precarious state of B eheld, M.P . for lit° little or no hopes were g i ven of eo health, and of his re day, at noon, he expired at hi s residence li-nerY6 Yester square. The late Mr. Beriah Botfield Was the r"venor eldest • the lato Mr. Ralph Botfield, of Norton Hall, son of shire, and was born in 1807. Although of a lit Northampton_studious mind he entered on the stormy and eurZrtand path of politics, and in 1837 he first m ade h - is appearance in the House of Commons as tnt.raber for Ludlow, in conjunction With Colonel Salwey, being r eturned on th e Conservative interest. At the , ensu ing general election in 181 1 he was returned With l'Ir• d ames Ackers, his former collea g ue, Colonel Salwey, bein g at the bottom of the poll. In 1847, at the general election which succeeded the exhaustion of Sir It. Peel's parliament, Mr. Botfield was defeated, and remained out of the Rouse of Commons till a vacancy presented itself by the retirement of Colon e l the Hon. Percy E. Herb.^rt • Since that period he had the honour to represent the borough of Ludlo w i n the lower House, in which assembly a vacarey ganni.isoels by his death, The late Mr. Botfield had from h 4 s tra a stic and ant i quarian attainments acquired a reputa ti not only in b• • is nativ e country but abroad, 1 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. =Than. Closiu: ; Railway ,- s Paxl. Price. Business don 100 .Itlantic &St Lawrenct all 61 (3 4/aj. ll om.,Barodatz.Cent Inc 1 Gu. 5 per 100 ..... 107 ltB 107 f 20 Do. New . ...... 8 1 I p 2 0 Do. E. Shares .. ... 71 11 1: p 01 Buffalo and Laxe Huron al, 51 51 1 0 Do. Preference ...... all 7f 81 Suffalo,Brant,&God r i c l, p. et. bd s . A ug. 1, 187.', -- 100 Do. do. July 1, 1871 100 100 Do. do. June 1, 18;1 100 st Jlcutta.&S.l 4 •astn.(Lil. ) 100 1061 IC7' st Cape Town & Dock Seri' 100 B. 7/ 1081 stock Ewan. Bengal gu. sp. e 100 1081 1094 100 1 stock 11;ast Indian , gu. sp. c. 100 107 1 , 8 108 20 Do. do. G Ext _ . 10 1f 1111 20 Do. do. H do. .. 10 1i 11;‘ stock Grand Trunk of Canada tuu 191 701 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 70 72 100 Do. no. deferred— all 52 55 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. all 64 66 100 Do. do. deferred.-- all 50 52 100 Do. 3d I' ef. stock.., all 43 46 43 21 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 31 37 33 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock,.. all 23 21 100 Do. do. deferred— all 21 23 stock Gt.lnellaremn.g - ua.sp.o. 100 168 109 1081 981 20 Do. New gua. Sp. 0... 12 1 lap 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 1 1k stock Gt. South.of India(Lim; guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 107 118 201 Gt. W. of Canada ShareE all 10 11i 2 0 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt all 91 100 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8.. all 90 e 2 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 1 p stock Madras. guar~ sp. c. stock Do. 4# p. o. Extension 100 101 102 stock Dc. 4s d 0.... 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 stock Melb.Corp. 6p. e. Bnelh 3OO 50 Melb. & _Hobson's Bay all 54 56 100 Do. 7p. c. &long. Bds all 1 alloo 1 1 1 4 aiP 21 2 2 0 Newßrunswick,t Cand. Class A and B a ll 3 5 g.lll.C'da6 pc Ist pf bdb 1 0 0 84 86 stock Scinde (1 0 0 107 108 .. • • ....) 8; t c DD D 00 0 p D l n o u. b. st t i g , iou 167 1( stock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) k.lOO 103 1058 stock stock stock stock itook COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, op.c.J aJ Lti) 1877-St ...... 100 1(3 105 103 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. Au g. 100 It 2 104 I Do. p. c.Mar.s; Sept. 100 106 1('8 1061 6 - D0..5 p. o. Jan.&July. 100 94 964 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 94 96 Cape G.Hope, a p c,1873 100 108 110 Do.Ap &Oct 1886 100 112 114 Do. 189( 100 113 115 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 tit 113 Ceylon, Nov.lF7B, 6p c 10u 113 M Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 106 107 'Natal Guy. 6 per cant 100 110 119 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c..)a.&Jul) 100 105 1(6 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct 100 N. S. W. G ov. 5 p 18u 100 100 101 Do. Sp. c.,18/1 to laic 100 101 112 Do. d0.,1888 &upwdt 100 1011 1021 102 —. New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. e. sterling, 1875 lOO 105 106 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO t: 0 112 a. Aus 1;61).0.16735L up lOO 110 112 - , Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.,tJul3 100 107 109 'Do. lo 6p.°. AD.AcOct.. 100 112} 113 112; BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 4 id 32 uhltord Amalgamated 30 „ 1 Devon G.Con.."favist., 1 .150 ,'7otv E ast Clogan ast Basseoan) Ltd. si. id 81 ar E Gold East Caradon ...... 1.14. , 28i 294 East Cana Brea... ... . 2,4, 8 81 W'lltus ee l (T avistk., 8.6.6 3 3,k Gam.4lzSt. Aun yn(Gwen.) .8 1 7 10 ( great South Tol z us 1 78 3i 3i G. Wheal Voraleiston 40 61 74 Grenville_ ........... . 6.16.1 64 Herc<Ps-Foot ....... B.lz As 10 Elingston Dov:ns 4. 8.0 14 2 Lady Bertha .. ~ .. 2.8 ti Margaret (Uny 94 b 2 31 Starke Valley.. ... 4.3.0 664 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 14 -- New Setun lO4 leo 11 * 0 North Downs 2l 2 24 N. Wh'l Baseet(lllogan, 2.17. 0 3 34 North Wheal Crotty . 2.4.9 31 44 Par Consols Mt. Blazey) . 4 20 Psr ovidence (Uny Lelnt.) 10. 6.7 s 0 42 South Caradon(St.Cleer) 11 415 425 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6! 11 21 Fran. (Illogtui ) 18.1.9 724 74 Stray Park 28.9. 39 41 5 Tamar Silv..t Lead Alin 44 fin Croat 9 214 224 West Basset (Mogan). 14 11 12 SIT C , rado n (Liskeard.) 5 22 24 West Seton Wheal Basset (Morgan' 5/ 624 674 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 15 50 Wheal Kitty (11.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLtdcott ....... 2.10.8 21 3 Wheal MaryAnn( * en.) 8 11 13 Wheal Seton ...... ... . 4 Wheal T reiawney 7 (Lis.) 758 1 220 5 230 1 Wheal Union .. 3.17 3 3} PREFERENCE SHARES. shire and Yorkshire 6 per cent, stock, Ltto, 46 per cent., Biac...burn purchase, 1041 LINES LEASED At FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham 4i per Cent., 92/ 3i 26 London, Tilb ur y , and Southend, 986 9 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (Urn.) gua r 7 per cent,, 20i Great Luxembourg, in N Rail of Buenos Ayres, guar 7 per cent., Ditto (26),14 Sambre and Meuse, 61 per cent. pf., 91- San Paulo ;Una.), gus. 7 per cent., 9 , Ditto (ail), 22 1 24 14 Turin and Savona, 24 6 FOREIGN MMES. United Mexican (lira.'„ Yud ananautana of S. Australia (lim.), 31 Lanca DI JOIN T-STOCK RANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Um.), 34/ Bank of Egypt, 27f City, 109 i 10 9 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 22 Imperial Ottoman, 18 London and Westminster, 78 Metrop. and Prov. Bank Wm.), 16 1 National Provincial of England, Ditto, new, 36 Oriental Bank Corporation, 68 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (lim. \, 4i DOCKS. -; ~~_ 44 1051 St. Katharine, 612 2 MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, lira., 81 Crystal Palace, 391 1 glish and Australian Copper, Hudson's Bay, 2. ft International Financial Society, lim., 8 Joint •stock Di scount, fii 0 1 aladras Irrigation and Canal, 8 National Discount Company, lim., 9.1 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, Urn., 27 Scottish Australian Investment, lira., 142 3 Sir James P. Wilde, one of the Barons o f the Exchequer, will succeed Sir Cresswell Creswell as Chief Judge in Ordinary of the Court of Probate and Divorce. .Tanaeo Coxp, m.D., Edinburgh, will receive the honour of kni g has s hthood. Mr. Gold swort h y G urney, who pent a long and useful life in scientific researches, the inventor of a common road steam carriage, the Bude and light vntil many other i mportant objects, and also the successful ator of the two houses of Parliament, is also to re ceive the honou r of knighthood; A LIBERAL LANDLORD.—WO understand that the EArl , bad of Zetland in suceessi v conmiderat!on of the sev era l authorised ad o seas ons whi c h hi s tenantry have had, has educ tion of per cent. from the rent due for the 1862 crop on hie lands of Xerse and Caotlecarry, SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. Share/ I Railways. p aid Closing I Businedone.ss Price. Wol., and Str. Vat Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andAtid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian .. . Cork anti Bandon Corn wa I l 8 81 Si 8 1 E 6 iS 11th 124 87 119 i Do A A gets no div ti II Gp c.p an.has Do. B been paid to B. Dublin & Bellast June.' Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. Edinburgh & Glasgow. 'Ulasg. and S. Western., (,IreatEastern, Ord. stk I Ditto A stock Ditto Eastinglian et GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock st I Do IS do et Gt. S. and W. of Ireland at Great Western st Str Val gua. stock at , Lancashlte & Yorkshire' Lohdon and Blackwall et Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast at Lon., Chat., and Dover et Lon. & North Western et Lon. & Scr.th Western! at Man., Slid., & Lincoln. 50 Maryport and Carlisle. 121 Do f shares .• 10 Metropolitan et Midland 5.4.0 Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland DO. 4 shares -- Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle... !North London I Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot Mid. stock Shrews, and Welchpool !Shropshire Union iSouth. evon !South E D astern South Wales 'S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darling - ton Do Do New, 186& Taff Vale.. Do B po c Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim I W aterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har. &R West Midland -Oxford, Do Newport Do Hereford 6i 7 40 41 15 16 94} 95j 111 113 50j 61j 49 tO 25 E 6 123 125 122 123 Vis 140 100 I€ 2 65} 66 1132 1132 764 771 113 115 42/ 43& 1012 102} 1051 100 c 432 112 111 111 12s 128 1} Iz i i 97 99 54 /5 25 26 1011 104 87i SS7I 581 ) 118 120 P' 82 g 83, 1I 121 122 124 464 47i 99 101 50 62 30 22 91! 924 71 73 100 102 7f 8 38 39 94 104 0 7b p 155 160 54 51 3 34 p 80 82 156 16J 27 29 451 461 39 41 104 106 91 soi 4 1 474 25} 5 1231 05i ft 102 1 1051 i 6 128 k 2R 8 101 l 57i 13.14. L 9.16.4 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1863, amount of business doing is t at about previous quotations. Turnip, White,p.bus.lls to 14s Swede --s --8 Mustard, Brown 9s 12 8 White, Tares, New 7s 6d s6d Oldper quarter - s —s Canary, per quarter 46s 62s Rye grass, new •-s — 8 Clover, Red Eng., et —s — 8 White -s — s Foreign Red — s — s White —B _ s Trefoil, new —s -s :Ming. Cakes move off slowly, Carraway .... 26s 27s Coriander l6s 18s liempseed, per qr 42s 44s Linseed,Eng.sowing 72s 748 Crushint; Baltic —s —8 Odessa —s —s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English £9los£lo —a Foreign £9los £lO 108 Rape Cakes,p ton£o Os Xi; 10s Rapeseed, new,pr qr 00s 61s TALLOW. The tallow trade is steady to-day, and prices rule sta tionary. St. Petersburg Y.C. is quoted at 43s 3d per cwt. on the spot. Town tallow is quoted at 41s 6d net cash, and rough fat is selling at 2s 2d per SILL Particulars, 1861. 1862. 21.525 S 36.681 S 52,192 c 35.68* 41,180 a 550.1 to 52s Oi to , 1459,1 to'4Bs6q t 0,438 3d to Od 52s 3d 46s 6d 48s 9,1 —s Od 1,799 1,893 3,46 i 1,467 1,052 11,153 17,981 1.',827 J 14,649 8,869 1 963 2,266 1481 1 2,791 1,927 20,597 27,:',68 12,258 1!,020 12,305 55s 9d 55s Od 49s 3d 50s Od 44s 3d 1859. 1860. 1863. Stock this etay...., Price of Y.C. Delivery las t week l Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town.... LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissions: Tiolroyd.) IN HE SAMUEL GUNN AND THOMAS GUNN. These bankrupts had carried on business as engineers, Sco., at Aldermanbury and Featherstone-buildings, and this was a meeting for last examination and discharge. From the accounts it appears the bankrupts owe £4,310 to credi tors unsecured, £1,699 to creditors holding security, and liabilities £2,28, and debtor on accommodation bills £720. Assets-- good debts, £475; doubtful, £1,150; property given up, £564. The case was adjourned for a deficiency account. IN RE A. MAINWARING. This bankrupt, late a captain in the army, and now a prisoner in the custody of the Sheriff, came up for his last examination. The accounts by Messrs. Hart Brothers and Hayles, shows—Debtor to creditor, unsecured, £13,121; to do. holding security, £6,800; liabilities, £1,026. Assets— doubtful debts, £25 ; property given up, £350 ; do. in the hands of creditor, £39o—deficiency, £17,786. The case was adjourned by consent till the 7th Oct. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) LOVE GIFTS NOT RECOVERABLE,—SINGULAR CASE• RAPHAEL v. PHILLIPS. This was an action to recover 205., the value of a certain clock, alleged to be detained by Miss Julia Phillips. Plaintiff said that the defendant (Miss Phillips) came to his place and saw a clock. She said, " Oh, nay father is a clockmaker, and I will take this and show it to him. Per haps he will buy it." Plaintiff, however, had never seen the clock again to this day. Miss Phillips, a very pretty Jewess, said—Plaintiff was courting me, and he made me a great many presents. We had a quarrel, and he wants the things back. His Honour—Then you do not feel disposed to return them ? Miss Phillips—Certainly not. Plaintiff—l have a witness here Who .will prove that I asked for the things back. His Honour—But she says they were presents, Was that so ? Plaintiff—l am entitled to have my presents back. His Honour—Did any letters pass ? (At this the defendant smiled, and said " No.") Plaintiff's witnesses generally deposed to having heard plaintiff demand the clock: Miss Phillips—He bought the clock on Sunday morn ing and gave it to me as a present. His Honour—You shou:d not give clocks to young ladies, Mr. Raphael. You must be nonsuitad, Nonsuited. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. GUILDHALL. A young man named Atkinson was charged with obtain ing, by means of a forged order, a quantity of silk handker chiefs, the property of Messrs. Ellis and Hubbard. From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner had previously been in the employ of Messrs. Lee, and in that capacity he had become acquainted with the mode of busi ness of the house, and also the warehouses with which the firm dealt. One day la s t week the prisoner p resente d an order requesting that three pieces of silk handker chiefs might be supplied. No suspicion was enter tained, and the goods were supplied, and the prisoner left. In a few days after Messrs. Ellis received a printed circular, informing them that a young m an Was obtain ing goods in the name of the firm of Messrs. Lee, by means of forged orders. While the circular was being read in the office the prisoner was seen to pass into the warehouse, and a police-constable was sent for, and the prisoner given into custody. After that the prisoner did not deny the charge of falsely obtaining the goods. A gentleman from the firm of Pavan, Son, and Com pany, said the prisoner came to their house a short time ago and requested that a quantity of clothing might be supplied him, as the agent of Messrs. Lee, of Teignmouth. As the order produced was informal, and further that he could not give a reference to any person in the city, he was not supplied with the goods. A number of other witnesses gave evidence to prove that various other houses had been victimised. Alderman Allen remanded the prisoner till Wednesday next. BOW-STREET. Ann Winn and Johanna Collins were placed at the bar charged with creating a disturbance in the streets and also with assaulting the police. Police Constable, 81 F. said about half-pa=t one yester day morning he was on duty in King. street, Drury Lane, when he saw the prisoner Winn creating a disturbance. He desired her to be quiet and go home, when she became very violent, and he then took her into custody. Collins at tempted to prevent him taking Winn to the station-house, and through he: she succeeded in running into one of the houses in the street. He followed, an d not finding her in the pass age h e proceeded up stairs' and searched the first floor. Not discovering her there he went into the rooms on the second, and there found her and took her into custody. Collins was also taken to the station house and charged with attempting to rescue a prisoner. An elderly woman, a resident in the third floor of the house from which Winn was taken, sa id she was very much alarmed wh en t h e policeman entered her room with his lantern in his hand, about half Tan one in the morning. Mr. Henry—What did he want in your rooms after he had taken the prisoner into custody on the second floor ? Witness—l don't know, your worship. Mr. Henry (to the constable) —Had you any doubt, when you took Winn into custody, about her being the person that assaulted you ? onstable—No, your worship. Mr. Henry—Then why did you go into the upper rooms —what reason had you to do so ? Constable—After I had been in the second floor I went up to the third, thinking there might be some one else. Mr. Henry—That impli es that you had a doubt about Winn being the person. Had you any doubt? Constable—No, your worship. Mr. Henrp—Then explain the reason that led you to enter the rooms on the third floor. Constable—l went to see who was there. Mr. Henry—What for? Do you think you have' a right to enter people's rooms at half -past one in the morning, which of itself is calculated to create a great deal of alarm, without strong reason. You say you had no doubt about Winn being the person, whom you were in search of, and yet, having discovered her in the second floor, you proceed upstairs to the rooms above. If you were certain the pri soner was that person, I cannot see what you wanted to go there for: I can only think that you had some doubt about the woman being the person, although you say to the con trary. Constable—l had no doubt about it, your worship. Mr, Henry—Well, I have considerable doubt about it, and I order Winn to be discharged, Is anything known about Collins ? Inspector West said she was a very disorderly person, and much given to drink. Mr. Henry-1 shall not dispose of the charge as affects her until some further inquiry is male about her. The prisoner Collins was then put back to enable the in formation required by the magistrate to be obtained, duplicate relating to the prosecutor's gold watch and chain was found upon the prisoner. Two respectable witnesses, neighbours of the parties, de posed to seeing the prisoner remove the gold watch and chain from Mr. Rayner's neck en the 6th of .Tuly. The prosecutor was recalled, and said he valued his watch and chain at £l6. The prisoner snatched his watch and chain from his neck so very suddenly and rapidly that he could not. stop him. John Good, assistant to Mr. Francis Cotter, of No. 10, Shoreditch, produced Mr. Rayner's gold watch and chain, which the prisoner had pawned for £3 10s. Mr. Good said he had conscientious objections to the taking of an oath, and claimed to make his solemn affirmation in the terms of the Act of Parliament passed in the session of 1862. He was questioned by Mr. Woolrych, and said he was not a Quaker, but a member of the Free English Church at Hackney. He attended the services of that church. Scrip ture said—Swear not at all. He believed the usual oath ordinarily administered to witnesses in our courts cf justice was taking God's name in vain. Mr. Woolrych permitted the witness to make his solemn affirmation, in the terms of the act of Parliament. James Barton, a constable of the K division, said th?, pri soner had not been in Limehouse, or any part of the dis trict since the robbery. He understood the prisoner had been to Swansea, in North Wales. The prisoner, in defence, said he saw Mr. Rayner play ing at skittles on the 6th of July, and he was so intoxicated that he fell down. Mr. Rayner then came in front of the bar, and he took his watch and chain away, with the inten tion of delivering both to Mrs. Rayner, but instead of doing so, raised £3 10s. upon them. _ _ Mr. Woolrych—l shall remand the prisoner until to morrow (Tuesday). On the application of the City policeman, Saunders, the duplicate of another gold watch, and the duplicate of two silk handkerchiefs, taken from the prisoner, were restored to him. MARkETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The wheat trade in the country markets, held on Satur. day, was very quiet, and, in some instances, old wheats changed hands at lower prices. All descriptions of spring corn met a slow sale, but without leading to any material change in the rates current on the previous week. Flour sold heavily, at about recent quotations. Ad vices from New York state that there was less doing in wheat and flour for export, but the quantity on passage to Great Britain is moderately large. On the Continent, the trade is dull. Up to our market, last week, the arrivals of English grain were very moderate. The imports from abroad were 45,273 quarters of wheat ; 8,062 barley; 30,321 oats , 1,515 beans; 4,559 peas; 3,443 tares; 7,275 rapeseed; maize; 420 sundry seeds ; and 67,993 barrels of flour. About three thousand quarters of new English wheat were on sale at Mark-lane, to-day. A fair proportion was received in excellent condition : but the state of several parcels showed that the produce had not remained sufficiently long in the fields. The demand ruled far from active both for red and white qualities ; Talavera realised 56s ; and the business done in other kinds was chiefly at 46s to 54s per quarter. There was very little old wheat on offer, yet the trade was very slow, at barely last Monday's currency. The show of American wheats on offer was large, and the market was well supplied with produce from other coun tries. All descriptions met a dull inquiry, and in some instances prices declined is per quarter. Floating cargoes of grain sold heavily, and previous quo tations were barely supported, The supply of barley was very moderate. All qualities, however, were in slow request, yet no change took place in prices, compared with Monday last. In malt a limited business was transacted on former terms. There was a moderately extensive supply of oats on offer. The trade for all qualities ruled inacive, and in some in stances prices slightly declined Beans commanded very little attention, notwithstanding that the supply on offer was but moderate. In the cur rency no charge took place. Peas were unaltered in value, but the inquiry for them was far from active. The supply on offer was very mode rate. With barrel flour the market was extensively supplied, and the demand ruled heavy, on rather easier terms. Other descriptions of flour moved off slowly, at about stationary prices. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE, Wheat —Essex and Kent, red, 1861 Ditto, old 483 54s Ditto, white, 1862 43s 523 Ditto, old 5OB 678 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old --s a Ditto, 1862 Talavera, s --s Rye -34s 35s Barley—Grinding ` ,ss 258 Malting oos 00s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 68s Brown Kingstown and Ware 6os 68 s s Chevalier 66 s 68s Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding. 195 23s Potato Youghal and Cork, black 165 22s Cork, white 173 23s Scotch, Feeding 2 os 24s Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey . 33 s 353 Maple White 368 ass Boilers 36s 38s Flour—Town-made Suffolk 3os 32s Stockton and Norfolk.. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a full average supply of foreign stock on cffer in to-day's market; . but its general quality was inferior. Sales progressed slowly, and prices had a drooping ten dency. The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing districts were seasonably good, and the quality of most breeds was prime. The attendanca of buyers was only nro.• derate, hence the beef trade was in a sluggish state, at a decline in the quotations, compared with last week, of 2d per Blbs, and at which a clearance was not effected. The top figure was 4s 8d per Sibs. The show of Irish and Scotch beasts was limited. We were again well supplied with sheep, and most breeds camp to hand in good saleable condition. All breeds moved off slowly; nevertheless, the prices current on this day se'ennight were supported. The best Downs realised ds per 81bs. Lambs were in fair average supply and sluggish request, at late rates—viz, from 5s to 63 per 81bs. The show of calves was moderate, and the veal trade was heavy, at late rates. Top price, 4s 6d per 81bs. In pigs next to nothing was doing, at previous currencies. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton shire, we received 2,600 shorthorns ; from other parts of England, 803 various breeds; from Scotland, 40 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland 170 oxen and heifers. Per 81b. to sink the offal. a. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 Second quality do. 3 8 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, etc. 4 6 4 8 erse. & inf. sheep 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 4 2 4 6 s. d. s. d. Primecrs-wool d 0.4 8 4 10 Pme. S' thdown d 0.4 10 5 0 Large crse. calves 3 4 4 0 Prime small do 4 2 4 6 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Small porkers ... , 4 2 4 6 Lambs, 5s Od to 6s Od. Suckling calves, 12s to 20s ; and quarter-old otore pigs, 193 to 26s each. TOTAL SUPPLY.. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .. s,3BolBeasts Cows — Shee26o Sheep and lambs . 254 Calves 3OB ; Pigs 6O Pigs. 540 i The total imports of foreign atocn into London, last week, amounted to 16,775 head. In the corresponding week in 1862, we received 10,802—in 1861, 9,64—in 1860, 15,057 —in 1859, 10.662—in 1858, 9,518—in 1857, 8,922 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAO WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam .... 404 .. 1997 .. 834 .. 27 Harlingen .... 365 .. 1757 .. 65 .. 170 ..1109 Hamburg .. 2689 .. 238 Boulogne. Dunkirk .. _ . .. Calais .. .. - .. - .. 14 .. -- Vigo lO6 Amsterdam — 825 • - Antwerp - ''"' • • .--, .. _.. .. 38 .. -- .. 14 .. -- Ostend .... 30 .. Bremen... . 99 .. 15 .. Dordt Tonning. . 1132 .. 1571 .. 374 .. Total ....2663 .. 9,521 ..1136 ..1081 ..1374 Tho yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1862 1137 .. 7,420 .. 846 .. 713 .. 686 18R1 1297 .. 6,860 .. 535 .. 449 .. 616 1869 l7Bl .. 10,633 .. 665 .. 723 .. 1255 1859 2524 .. 6,035 .. 994 .. 743 .. 77,2 1858 — .. .. A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, Aug. I], 1862, and this day, Monday, Aug. 10, 1863. "-* • • Per 81b. to sink tho offal. Aug. 11, Aug. 10, 1862. Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 2to 3 4 Second quality do. 3 6 3 8 Prime large oxen .. 4 0 4 4 Prime Scots, &c 4 6 4 8 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do 4 8 5 0 Prime Southdown do. .. 5 2 5 4 Lambs Large coarse calves .. 4 0 4 6 Prime small do. ... Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 4 4 8 Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs.. 4BO 1863. 3 2to 3 6 38 4 2 44 4 6 46 4 8 36 4 0 42 4 6 4 8 410 410 5 0 50 6 0 34 4 0 42 4 6 36 4 0 42 4 6 4,750 32,340 466 350 SUPPLIES ON SALE, Aug. 12, 1861.—Beasts, 4,660 — sheep and lambs, 2 9,280—calves, 28b—pigs, 520. AUG. 13, 1860 . —Beasts, 4,42 o—sheep ant lambs, 24,250 —calves, 25 7—pigs, 300. NEW GATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of meat is moderate, and the trade rules heavy, at reduced quotations. Per Slb, by the carcase. ad a a F La r r b g n e e plaorr,:e. do, 3 3 sd a d Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 Xliddlingmutton 3 10 4 0 Middling do. .• 34 3 6 Prime do .. 42 4 4 36 4 4 8 4 33 10 171:amajb Do. small do, :: 310 4 0 Small pork .: 44 6 4 Inferior mutton. 3 2 3 6 BOROUGI-1 110 P. We have to report a fair average demand for most kinds of hops, and previous quotations are steadily supported. The accounts from the plantations in the neighbourhood of Canterbury and Worcester ate favourable. The import, last week was large, viz., 1,019 bales from New York; 41 from Boulogne; 38 liamburg ; and 500 pockets from Gilernsey. ---~-_ BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Fair average supplies of home-grown potatoes are on salo at these markets, but there is scarcely any foreign produce on offer. There were no imports from the Continent last week. the recent Gedecneral n line in the c ly speakigurrency. d emand rules i nactive, at Kent and Essex Regents 70 s to 110 s per ton, Shaws GOs to 80s /I WOOL. At the public sales of colonial wool now in progress, the biddings for home use continue active ; but the amount of business doing for export is by no means extensive, and is mostly confined to Continental buyers. In some instances prices show symptoms of weakness, but they have not materially changed since we last wrote. In the private contract market English wool moves off slowly, yet the quotations are supported. The imports from the colonies last week was 8,813 bales from New Zealand; 237 Hobart T own; 410 Launceston; and 1,939 bales from Alva Bay. Th© dm SEEDS. and for new EngHai rapeseed continues heavy, ttud prim have a downward tendency, Iu ether mils l4;a, THAMES. ROIII3ING A NEIGHBOUR,—James Bartington, a butcher and a tripe-dresser, was brought before Mr. Woolrycb, charged with stealing a gold watch and chain valued at S 16, the property of John Rayner, coffee-house keeper. This was a very remarkable case. At the time of the robbery the prisoner was carrying on a good business at No. 93, Limehouse-causeway, living with his family and respected by and on good terms with his neighbours. On the 6th of July last the prosecutor, who has long carried on the business of a coffee-shop keeeper in Hope-terrace, Three Colt-street, Limehouse, the prisoner and others, were in the Two Brewers publichouse in Fore-street, Lime• 'house. All the parties were on the best of terms and con versing and drinking with each. other. The prosecutor became inebriated, and the prisoner seemed very anxious about him and offered to remove his gold chain and watch from his neck and take care of them. The proses :tor would not allow the prisoner to take care of his watch and chain, and said, " I can take care of my own property." The Prisoner, however, persevered and took the watch and chain from the prosecutor, who thought be had been robbed, and said "Wh ere is my watch r ' Th e pr i soner said, " Here keep possession take it h ome t o your wife," and was a ll owe d to Possession of the watch and 3hain. The prisoner, however, immediately absconded with his neighbour's watchofand chai n , f orsoo k h i s f am ily, an d was never hear d City since until yesterday, when he way me t by a p o lice - constable, named Sandus, No. 635, in Zlhhol i gate, and took hint into cUStO3y. A pawnbroker': MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE ROBBERY OF A DANSEUSE'S JEWELLERY.—Mark Thomas Marshall, a lad, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being concerned with another lad now in custody in steeling jewellery to the value of nearly 12100, the property of Madlle. Marianina de Francesco, an Italian danseuse at the Alhambra, Leicester-square. Mr. Edward Lewis, Great Marlborough-street, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr, Albert interpreted the evidence. Mr. Lewis said that on Saturday a boy named Jones was charged with being concerned in the robbery, and in conse•- quence of what he said, namely, that Marshall had been admitted into the house, 16, Leicester-strut, by him under threats, and that he had committed the robbery, Marshall was apprehended. Madlle. de Francesco having deposed to leaving her lodgings about half-past 7 in the evening and returning at midnight, when she found the bottom panel of the room door—which she had locked—broken in, and all the drawers open and her jewellery and that of her sister gone, Sergeant Joy, 96, proved apprehending Marshall at two this morning, when ho admitted that he was at 16, Lei cester-street on the night of the robbery, bat said that it was ccmmitted by Jones, who, however, gave him some of the jewellery. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, Joy said Marshall was an " old friend" of his. Mr. Lewis said that was all the evidence he should pro 'uce that day. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the primer till the day to which Jones is remanded. MR. NOBLE'S BUST OF THE LATE DUKE OF SIITHERLAND.—The directors of the South Stafford shire Potteries Waterworks Company have had placed in their engine-house, at Wallgrange, near• Leek, a fine bust of the late Duke of Sutherland, by Noble. The bust is about five feet in length, and stands on a pedestal cf the same height. The latter bears the inscription :—" To re cord the name of James Granville, Duke and Earl of Sutherland, p K.G., a truly Christian nobleman, whose great and unobtrusive benevolence led him uniformly to promote every judicious design for the health, comfort, and well-being of his fellow-men, the proprietors of these works —commenced in the year 1848, and carried out under his patronage—have erected this memorial. Dec., 1862." [Having, some little time since, had the gratification our selves of inspecting this bust in the artist's studio, we can speak of its merits as a work of art with the utmost confi dence.—ED. Srx.] LISTZ AND THE POPE.—In regard to the recent rumour as to a visit paid to the great pianist and com poser Listz by his Holiness, the Reader remarks—Great excitement prevails in Rome on account of an extempore visit paid by the Pope to Dr. List; the composer. The latter, it seems, left town in the middle of last month, and went to reside at the now deserted Dominican Convent near church of the Madonna del Rosario on the Monte Mario, from which there is a magnificent view of Rome below. He there lived hermit-like, entirely devoted to his art. Some prelates informed the Pope of his residence [lad mode of life; and on Sunday, the ISth of July, he went, only accompanied by Mgr. de Merode, a Cameraria segreto, and some Guardi nobili, to the Madonna del Rosario, where he first said his prayers, and then suddenly appeared before the modern anachorite. Franz Listz played h'm two sacred compositions, one on the harmonium, the other on the piano. When he had finished, his Holiness expressed his thanks in the most amiable manner, and concluded with the words, "It is a noble gift which has been be stowed upon you, to reproduce the songs of higher spheres —the finest harmonies, it is true, we shall only hear on high. VICTIMS OF JUVENILE GENTILITY.—." Uncon- scions of their doom, the Little Victims Play"—be fore being dressed I—A Saturday Reviewer remarks—Per- harps all the world does not know exactly what happens when children whose mammas are particular are taken out in town for a regulation promenade. One of the 7ictims is seized, and curled, and dressed out for the sacrifice, and then put on a chair to wait, without the movement of a limb and in solemn silence, until the whole party is ready. Then a second is dressed, and stuck up in the same way, till the process is ended by the exhaustion of the nursery. At last, under the pressure of continual assurances that they are all wicked children, they are got in a decorous and helpless way out of the house, and put into the desired file in the street, and then marched on with proper dignity, until at last the nurse meets another nurse and another set of victims, when tho two servants abandon the care of in fancy for gossip about their lovers, and a fitful ease per vades the little party. GROWTH OF OUR POSTAL SYSTEM.—The dis ance over which mails are conveyed within the United Kingdom, was last year nearly 160,000 miles a day, being upwards of 7,000 miles more than at the end of 1851. Besides this there is the foreign and colonial packet service, which employs 96 steamships exclusive of tenders, and dis tributes our letters all over the world, from the neighbour ing port of Calais, to Auckland in New Zealand, about 15,000 statute miles from Southampton. The voyages per formed by these vessels during the year were equal, in the aggregate, to more than three millions of miles I During the last year there were delievered is. the United Kingdom 605 millions of letters, 73 millions of newspapers, and 14 millions of book packets. Valentines show no sign of fall ing off, last year 430,000 of these amatory effusions passing through the London office; an increase of more than 20,000 upon the previous year; w hile the present year shows a y e t f ur th er an d s till l arger i ncreas e. There is be sides this a great i ncrease o f t rave lling post-cffices now running on most of the railways, by which mails are con veyed to and from London ; as well as an adoption of the ingenious mail-bag-exchanging apparatus at more than 100 stations. The number of public receptacles.for letters is now 14,776, as compared with 14,354 last year. The sum paid in exchange for postage stamps amounted last year, in London alone, to nearly £60,000. Daring the last year the number of money-order offices in Great Britain and Ireland was increased to 2,879. They issued during the twelve month 7 687,045 orders for sums amounting in the whole to £15,761,259. Finally, we may add that we now ex change money orders with Canada, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, New Zealand, the Cape of Good Hope, Gibraltar, and Malta; and it is anti cipated that we shall soon do so with New South Wales and several other colonies. THE CONDEMNED MURDERERS TN MAIDSTONE GAOL.—The execution of Alfred Eldridge, convicted of the murder of Richard Steed, and Alfred Holden, who pleaded guilty to the murder of his infant 80; has been appointed to take place on Thursday, the 20th inst. Since his conviction the prisoner Eldridge has confessed his guilt. His account is that on the night of the murder Steed and himself were walking home from the Prince Albert public house. The deceased said Eldridge owed him some money, which he denied. Steed. then pushed him off the path, and behaved roughly towards him. Eldridge then said, "If you do it again I'll knock your -- head off;" but Steed pushed him off a third time, and he then struck him in the face, knocking him down ; and in his fury and revenge for old grudges gave him several kicks in the face, being at the time so much under the influence of drink that he had no control of his passions. Eldridge was visited by his brother on the day succeeding his trial, but his wife is not in a con dition to visit him. Wi t h regard I.) the other cond emned prisoner, it is underst oo d th a t a memorial has pre suited to the H ome S ecre t ary , p r aying for the other , pri- of the sentence on th e plea of insanity. L ike ' soner, he attributes the crime to drink. Iloldea uncle died in a state of delirium tremens,irr, dtchenibmeeuntation commit ted suicide while in a similar state. Both his s tether died the culprits are r peni.ent, and listen with attenwtten_ on to the chaplain, Rev. C. Shirl e y inert.he e xhortations of MYSTER IOUS LOSS OF A liner. MYSTERIOUS LETTER of he Ipt 13A G.—On Saturday the Posraaste t ward of £5O for the rh a eo.onv.orert), letter-bag, contain in g 6, letters, c., & which disap r•General offered ered swich regisa re• peered in its transit to St. Martin's-le -Grand one night it is removed and placed on a shelf place the registemredepletter-bag within the large bag, and the other letters are being sorted. in tho mail vanusual, and the small bag Was then re placed.Suc. h is the account given by the nien employed, but General Post-office the re; 4 s' ' . .ered ba g v; has vet been N . 7 3 ,5 not to be found, and ..-. 0 n htald ot' its g butonarriving at the LITERATURE. Three Lives in One. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. This story is so very unequal in parts, that we might almost incline to doubt its being all the work of one hand; that it is so, we ultimately be lieve, but that hand is one as yet unpractised in the mysteries of the craft. For a first work, however, as we are inclined to regard it, it evinces, with all its faults, no little power, and no small amount of the imaginative faculty. We shall expect better things hereafter t h e , fam ily hands of th e au th or o f " Thrce Li ves in at The first vo l ume re l ates the stru gg l es of the Ll e orph an of an imp rov id en t doctor. Th e scenes a ndchara cters are not simply domestic but commonplace, and confess, now that we h ave finished tr i vial. thebook,ltlhreatwouilrl perusal of it nearly Caine to an end in the course of that same first volume! As an evidence of the height to which absurdity of description can g o , imagi ne the following—Tao orphan family aforesaid let part of their house, and among thei r l o d gers arrive ayou ng lady and gentleman of title. The morning after their arrival, Katherine Montague waits upon Lady Geraldine Harcourt to inquire her orders for dinner. Lady Geraldine, in her morning -dress, is described as being so remarkably charming that, we are told, "Katherine could almost have worsizipped her'" As the story advances, however, the tone improves. The hero is one Ralph, whose three very different lives as Ralph Palmer, Ralph Clarendel, and Ralph Acres constitute the subject of the history —Three Lives in One. This life, or lives, of Ralph is, from first to last, a series of great improbabilities. Until sixteen he grows up as the eldest son and heir of Lord Clarendel, the son of the Earl of St. Mark. Ralph, as the heir, is an object of interest to every one. It is then discovered that he is not Lord Clarendel's lawful son, that Lady Clarendel is not his mother, but one Mrs. Palmer, whom he has regarded as his nurse. Full of indignation and eager for revenge, Ralph, instead of seeking for a fortune in accordance with the education he has received, resolves, with a foolish de fiant pride, to give up the aristocracy and join his mother's class. He goes to the village of Acres, where he was born, takes the name of Palmer, and becomes a field labourer ! A little later on we find him a domestic servant—a youth who until sixteen had received the education of a gentleman ! At length he finds a more suitable career—as a soldier—where he rises from the ranks, and is adopted by Colonel Clarendel, and begins his second life. We will not follow his eventful fortunes step by step. Suffice it to say, that in his fitful career he learns, by painful experience, the folly of him who would set class against class. A Chartist, a demagogue burning for revenge on the aristocracy, Ralph Palmer is for a while the idol of that class to whom he devotes himself heart and soul. Very bitter and heart-sickening is the disappointment that ensues, when having made " idols " of the people he " finds them clay." In his third career Ralph Acres, if a sadder, is a wiser and a better man. Improbable and even ridiculous as his story is in parte, it contains a very truthful lesson, and reads a warning to the young and enthusiastic. It abounds with life and adventure, and, as we have already said, with all its faults, it leads us to expect future excellence from its author. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. The following are lists of candidates who passed ,he respective examinations indicated : FIRST B.Sc. EXAMINATION. ENTIRE. First Division.—Edward Atkins, private study—Wm. D. Killick,' London Hospital—Andrew M'Dowall, High bury Training College—John Robertson, Private study— Edward Robinson, Owen's College, Manchester—William Stockton, Chester College. Second Division—Fred. K. Clarke (DLA. Camb.), Clare College, Cambridge—Alfred Cooper, Cheltenham College —William P. Irving, New College—Henry W. Kearns, Kennington College—Arthur M'Dougall, 0 wen's College, Manchester—Thomas A. Pooley, private study—Richard B. Prosser, private study—William Shawcross, private study—John C. F. L. Sprengell (Ph. D.), Gottingen Charles J. Woodward, Midland Institute. EXCLUDING MATHEMATICS. First Division—Alexander M. Thomson (8.A.) private study. Second Division—William C. Coupland (8.A.), Schooi of Mines and University College. BACHELOR OF MEDICINE.—PRELIMINARY] SCIENTIFIC EXAMINATION, ENTIRE. First Division.—Arthur B. Adams, London Hospital— John A. Ball, Guy's Hospital—James C. Brown, Univer sity of Aberdeen—Francis J. Buckell, University College —Stephen W. Bushell, Guy's Hospital—William T. T. Dyer, King's College—Benjamin C. Gowing, Guy's Hospi tal—Rowland Heathcote, Royal. Manchester—Samuel J. Hulme, Royal Manchester —Charles Kelly, King's College —Arthur M'Dougall, Owen's College—Augustus C. May bury, St. Thomas's Hospital—Thomas A. Pooley, private study-✓ George A. Rogers, London Hospital—Charles J. H, Smith, University College —George 0. Spencer, University College—John D. Thomas, University College—John M. Whitwell, 'University College. Second Division. —Charles T. Aveling, St. Thomas's Hospital—Howard Barrett, St. George's Hospital— Francis Bateman, St. Bartholomew's Hospital—Henry H. Birtwell, St. Thomas's H o spital—Paris Bradshawe, King's College--Thomas A. Buck, Private study—Richard Carter, Charing Cross Hospital—Thomas Cole, St. Bartholomew's Hospital—Reginald Eager, Guy's Hospital—Charles F. Lethbridge, University College—George S. Madeley,Royal Manchester—Thomas C. Murphy, University College— George V. Poore, University College—Richard C. San ders, private study—James Sawyer, Queen's College, Bir mingham—John A. Smith, Middlesex Hospital—Robert S. Smith, College--Alexander M'lvor Tindall, St. Bartholomew's Hospital—John B. Welch, King's College. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. TURKEY. Constantinople letters and journals to the 30th of July have reached us, but their contents are not of much importance. The alleged pro bability of a change of Ministry is said to have originated in certain differences of opi nion between Fuad Pacha, the Grand Vizier, and Halil-Pacha, who conducts the Ministry of War, relative to a concentration of troops at Sebumla. Although officially contradicted, the modificetion spoken of was not altogether dis believed in the Turkish capital, and a certain alarm was felt there at the idea of Fuad Pacha withdrawing from the head of the Government. Vacancies, &c., in the Civil Service. (From the Civil Service Gazette) Foreign Office—Lord Brabazon has been appointed e clerk. Home Office—Lord Belhaven has been appointed Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire, in the room of the Duke of Ha milton, deceased. War Office—Captain. E. P. Du Cane, R.E., has been appointed Inspector of Military Prisons, in the room of Sir Joshua Jebb, deceased; Messrs. John Dagot, Scrivcn, Geo.. Coode Austin, and Edward Bowers Reeve, have been ap pointed clerks in the Accountant-General's office. Colonial Office—Mr. Thos. Graham has been appointed to be treasurer for the colony of British Honduras. India Office—Mr. Frederick William Groves has been appinted a temporary clerk. Post-office—Vacancies—The postmastersbip of Coventry is vacant. Income, £246 per annum, and residence pro sided by the Crown. An inspectorship of mails in Ireland is vacant. Salary, £3OO per annum, with hotel allowances of 15s. per diem, and travelling expenses paid. Promotions —Messrs. J. Holmes and J. C. White have been promoted from 2d to Ist class of clerks in charge ; Messrs. Freeling, Whicher, Maclean, Hill, and Duke, have been promoted from 3d to 2d class, Secretary's-office, London ; Mr. R. 0. Anderson, Inspector of Mails in Ireland, has been promoted to be Controller of the Sorting-office, Dublin; Mr. W. Mollan, supplementary class, Dublin Post-office, has been promoted to the 2d class, Secretary's-office, Dublin ; Mr. Bewsher, principal clerk, Liverpool, has been promoted to be controller; Mr. Hunter, let class clerk at Liver pool, has been promoted to be principal clerk ; Mr. Wilson, supplementary class, Liverpool, has been pro moted to be 2d class clerk; Mr. Coghlan, Postmaster, of Wexford, has been promoted to be Postmaster of Galway ; Mrs. Braine, assistant, Banbury Post-office, has been pro moted to be postmistress ; Mr. N. W. Aspdin, Ist clerk, Derby, has been promoted to be postmaster of Wakefield; Mr. E. Williams, clerk, Southampton, has been promoted to be postmaster of Great Yarmouth ; Mr. Brame, clerk, Bury St. Edmunds, has been promoted to be postmaster of King's Lynn ; Mr. Bernard Nathaniel Thorns has been ap pointed a temporary clerk, London. Convict Service.—Mr. Gabriel Robinson Moran has been appointed a 3d class clerk. Convict Prisons Department.--Captain E. F. Du Cane has been appointed a director of convict prisons. Civil Service Commission.—Mr. Edward Alfred Collier has been appointed a clerk. Customs.—Appointments : Mr. John Austen has been appointed an out-door officer, London ; Mr. John Pethe rick tas been appointed an out-door officer, London; Mr. James Henry has been appoined an out-door officer, Mont rose. Promotions: Mr. Thos. G. Scott has been promoted from sth to 4th class of clerks, London Docks; Mr. James O. Blair has been promoted from 6th to sth class of clerks, London Docks; Mr. Thos, Lavington has been promoted from sth to 4th class of gaugers, London ; Mr. M. Collins has been promoted from 6th to sth class of gaugers, London. Inland Revenue.— Stamps and Tax Branch : Mr. Benjamin Clarke has been promoted from the 4th to the 3d class, Receiver-General's department. Excise Branch : Mr. George Thomas Reed, officer, Charlbury-ride, Ox ford collection, has been appointed to Farringdon ride, Oxford collection. Mr. John Steele, dropped Ist class assistant, Donne division, Stirling collection, has been appointed Ist class assistant, Charlburyride, Oxford collection. Mr. William Johnstone, 2d class assistant, Stirling collection, has been appointed 2d class assistant Perth collection ; Mr. Evan Isaac has been appointed 2d class assistant, Bristol collection ; Mr. Charles Sanderson, Ist class assistant, Alloa, sth division, Stirling collection, has been appointed Ist class assistant, Aberavon, ride, Wales, East collection; Mr. Patrick Ryan, Ist class assist ant, Falkirk, 3d division, Linlithgow collection, has been appointed Ist class assistant, Falkirk, Ist division, Linlith gow collection; Mr. John Venters, dropped Ist class assistant, Argyle collection, has been appointed Ist class assistant, Glasgow, 7th division, Glasgow collection; Mr. Walter Galbraith has been appointed 2d class assistant, Ayr collection. The Acclimatisation Society of Great Britain. The monthly meeting of the council was held at two o'clock on Wednesday, the sth inst., at the offices of the society, 3, Duke-street, Adelphi—E. Wilson, Esq., V.P., in the chair. Present, Messrs. Wilson, Waterhouse, Hawkins, J. J. Stone, J. Bush, F. Backland, and J. Lowe. The following candidates for admission into the society were proposed and elected :—as life members, Lord Brown- low, Sir Harry Stacey, Bart., M.P., W. Morrison, Esq., M.P., F. H. N. G. Calthorpe, Esq., M.P,, and E. H. Moscrop, Esq. As annual subscribers, his Grace the Arch bishop of Dublin, D. F. Fortescue, Esq., G. A. Sala, Esq., H. Early, Esq., B. Sharp, Esq., Capt. Grant, J. Pilking ton, Esq., M.P., and E. A. Moriarty, Esq. Mr. Lowe reported the arrival of eggs of the Bombay Cynthia, and also a box of live worms of the same species. The former were procured through the kindess of M. name, a member of the council of the French Socitlte d'Acclima tation ; and the latter had been sent by M. Guerin.-Mene vine, director of the sericultural branch of the imperial farm at Vincennes. The eggs were all hatchcd out, and the worms were all under the care of Mr. Bash, the honorary treasurer. It was ordered that specimens should be sent to members requiring the same. A letter was read from Mr. Stone, a member of the coun cil, detailing a scheme which he had in view for obtaining birds of game from India, through the aid of Government. Mr. Stone handed in a list of the birds which it was desir able to obtain, and explained the manner in which the birds could be collected, and how the breeding of these birds , a I: e s r, and e rai might be made a profitable source of income to the society, The following resolution was agreed to : Ind e tan ov p e h rn e o a r s That Messrs. Buckland, Bush, and Stone be elected a committee, to obtain and to endeavour to birds of game for the society, i 'l3 portti S o t n a s te ° and t vet the assistance of the Secretary of that they of India for that purpose, and ' ty's funds to a moderate extent for payment pledge the some of the expenses. A letter was read from Mr. Coles, of Bath (a brother of Mr. Coles, of Lidgetown, Southern Africa), stating that he could send elands at moderate price. It was resolved unanimously ; T y hat Mr. Bush be authorised t o Wr i te to Mr. Coles, in is letter rep l to h , to obtain two female elands and one male for the society, at the cost named in his letter; and that arrangements he m a d e f or shipping and transmitting them, provided the cost be not more than £4O per animal. A premium of £lO each to be offered for each living animal safely delivered. It was reported by the members who had visited the Alexandra Park, at Muswell-hill, that, although the site was a very beautiful one, and apparently favourable to the health of birds and animals, the arrangements at the park were not yet sufficiently settled to warrant the Council in recom mending the society to accept the liberal offer of the direc tors, inasmuch as a greater immediate outlay would be required than the society would be justified in subtracting from its funds. The secretaries were ordered to write a letter of thanks to the directors of the Alexandra Park Company, and an expression of regret that the society is as yet unable to avail itself of their liberal offer. Mr. Hawkins proposed that some arrangement should be made with Mr. Bush for the temporary occupation of part of bis premises, At present the society had no place which it could properly call its own, and where persons desirous of seeing what the society is doing might go and judge for themselves, without trespassing upon the privacy of Mr. Bush. Eventually it was agreed— " That Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Stone, and Mr. Buckland be appointed a committee to arrange with Mr. Bush the terms between himself and the society for the accommodation and maintenance of animals, birds, &d,, belonging to the society." Mr. Buckland presented a parcel of seeds of the Elephant Grass, which had been sent to him.. These were ordered to be distributed. With reference to the "Gold Schley," or spotted tench, presented to the society by Mr. Berney, it was resolved that they should be entrusted to Mr. Higiord Burr, Alder maston Court, near Reading, with a view to breeding. BOINHOMMIE OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON 111. v —Another letter from Vichy relates th e f o llowing anecdote of the Emperor :—" At the end of the w ee'k as hi s Majesty was taking one of his usual wa lks, a group o f pea.. sants, who were crowding round t o g at a iew, w are good ordered to stand back by on officer of the imperial su i te. In reply to this injunction, an old peasant said : 'Oh I s i r, you see him every day, whenever you please ; but we came half a day's journey every other year to admire him. Be just, sir, and lot us see him at our ease.' T he Emperor, who was co nversing with Prince Murat at the time, heard every word of the old !mama request, and, turning to him, took his li d a ;d, e 4 Why d o you not come every year . m y friend turn; last year my wif e and soil came' eve ry one takes hi ; this year it i.., coy ''r 6d h acidi iSI : ansieUr l'Euipeieur daughter anj L . sselt i ' CHEMISTRY AND BOTANY ONLY. First Division.—Other W. Berry, Charing Cross Hos pital—James S. Cluff (B.A. Dublin) University College-- Thomas M. Edwards, Andersonian Institution—Augustin B. F r y, Guy's Hospital—Ralph Gooding (8.A.) King's C o llege — Boyden Graves, University College—John Grimes, King's College—Henry G. Howse, Guy's Hos pital--John P. Hughes, University College—John W. ma so n, Queen's College, Birmingham--George H. Orton, St. Bartholomew's Hospital—David C. L. Owen, Syden ham College, Birmingham—John Stuckey, University College—Henry Summerhayes (8.A.), St. Thomas's Hos pital—William W. Wagstaffe (8.A.), S; Thomas's Hospital. Second Division—Joseph Lees, St. Thomas's Hospital— Fenwick Metelfe, King's College—William A Provis, King's College --Samuel H Smith, King's College. FIRST 111.8. EXAMINATION. EN TIRE. First Division.—Bryan H. Allen, University College — Peter M. Deas, University and Surgeons' Hall, Edinburgh —olliver T. Duke, Guy's Hospital—Thomas H. Gre en ' University College—Philip B. Mason, University college —Revett C. P ow l es , Ki ng ' s College—Frederick avant Richards, St. Bartholomew's Hospital—George • v " Villiam Guy's Hospital—Charles Smith, Guy's Hospital—T . _ Tay ,ler V. Snow, U n i vers it y C o ll ege — an d Francis T Guy's Hospital. , bon College, Bir- Second Division.—J os eph Birt, S PX / l ege Thomas M. mingham—Thomas Bond, King's Glasgow—Charles A. Edwards, Andersonian Institutioniniarn G. V. Lu s h , Greaves, St. Thomas's Hospita l i key, Queen' CSt, Bartholomew's Hospital — E d : r f array, a rd Mac St. George' sol s RO 3 - pital—Richard D. Powell, Birmingham—Thomas n i vers ity College—Ch arles E. College—Henry Trimen, Squarey, University t,O College. G PHYSIOLOGY. Hilliard, Guy's Hospital— Turner, Lill Chas. First Division —Henry r Gu y s Hospital. Ebenezer F. 1 1 io rn n e ' Thomas R. Glynn, St. Bartholomew's Harvey, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Second hospital—Walter A r Nor t on , St. Mary's Hospit a l —Charles Read, University _Arthur College. PHYSIOLOGY ONLY. First Division.—Paleman Best, University College— Arthur W. Edis, Westminster H ospital —John J. Phillips, G u y' s Hospital—Walter Livington, (B.A ), London Hos t a I-Frederick T. Roberts, (B.Sc.), University College— William J. Smith, University College —John K. Spender, King's College. Second Division—larnes B e dd ar d , Guy ' s Hospital—John Cooke, University Col legc—Athenodoro De Negri, Uni versity College—Henry S. Gale, King's College—William V. Jakins, University College—Henry T. Lanchester, St. Bartholomew's • Hospital —John. Langton, St. Bartholo mew's Hos p i tal —Richard M. Miller, University College— Frederick Simms, King's College. PLAIN JOHN—WITH VARIATION.!—hansom, lan, kmvviiv, Ans, Iric, Jack, lola, Enskies, Shawn, Vaniueha, Vanjuscha, and one or two dozen other varieties, all mean the same universal John. From Jack o' Lanthorn to John a Nokes, Johannis Blume (a daisy), John's Wert, and Gansbeere (a gooseberry), John is also common in Country life. The commonest of all Christian names, it has furnished by far the most prolific of surnames, for of course Jones" is John, and so is Johns, Jackson, John son, Jenkins, Jausen, celebrated as Jansenius, and founder of the Jinsenists.-4 ,Scrap front Miss Yowe's book Citistia3 .Zomea." P