The Sun. — London, England, 1854-08-23 00:00:00

MONEY MALIKEr A:ID COM lIIEE CIAL IN TELL !VENUE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 4,000 bales, including 500 American taken fur export. The market again closed heavily, with but very little change in prices. The sales comprised 80 Pernam and Maranham, at Qd. to 7id. ; 30 Bahia, at Gid.; 150 Egyptian, at 52d. to Bd.; 500 Surat, at 3d. to 41d. ; and the remain der American. Railway Shares were steady. The Foreign Exchanks yesterday afternoon ex hibited some slight symptom of weakness for three months' bills. Paris, however, remained unaltered, being 25, 27k to 30. Antwerp, 25, 25 to 30. Am sterdam, 11, 171 to 17k; Hamburg, 13, 61 to 6i ; Frankfort, 1184 tb 119 ; and Trieste, 11, 52 to 56. There has been a slight demand for gold to be shipped to the Continent, and, with the exception of the fine gold from America, which has been melted and sent into the Bank of England, all available parcels have been taken. Bar gold is 775. 9d. per oz. standard, and bar silver ss. lid. per oz. From Brussels yesterday, under the head of various important tours in the interior, it is stated the markets continued to be well provisioned with considerable quantities of the new wheat and other grain. Active purchases at Courtray had improved the quotations, both for wheat and oats, two francs per hectolitre. At Grammont, on the contrary, with very plentiful supplies, prices were lower. At Liege and Louvain again prices had realised an advance of about one franc. The suspension of M. Henri Von Wertheimstein, " one of our great houses of commerce," says the advice from Vienna, suspended payment in that capital on Monday last. The fact transpired here late yesterday, but must have been known to lead ing mercantile houses connected with Vienna on the day of its occurrence, probably through the electric telegraph. No particulars of the extent of the lia blities involved are as yet known. Two other great failures were also spoken of, but apparently as o inflected with Stock Exchange speculations. The stoppage of Messrs. Morpurgo and Co., general commission merchants, chiefly in the Italian trade, became known yesterday on 'Change. The house had, it is stated, been concerned in ex tensive grain speculations in connection with Galatz and Alexandria. The Stock Market has been remarkably quiet all morning, which indeed maybe readily accounted for, not only by the absence ot any existing intelli gence, but by the thin attendance of jobbers and speculators, whose operations are the animating cause of all business and fluctuations other than what might more gradually grow out of the less massy but more regular every-day business of money purchases by the public for bona fide in vestment, or sales for the realisation of funds wanted forcommercial or other purposes. Brighton, Paris, and the Rhine, are now probably among the temporary quarters where many of the more stirring spirits of the Stock Exchange are seeking repose, or recreation, or both. The quotations of public securities,_ in conse quence are not quite, so well supported, but still the variation of ls. Bd. can scarcely be called a de cline. Consols are called 934 to 4 for transfer, and 94 to for time, with sluggish business. Threes Reduced 93i to 4f. 31 per Cents. 94} to . Long Annuities (1860) are done at 4 11-16ths and 41. Bank Stock at 2081 and 21.0. India Bonds 2s. to ss. pi emium. Exchequer Bills ls. discount to 3s. premium: Exchequer Bonds, 1859, 98*. Foreign Stocks are quiet. Brazilian Small Bonds are 100-is to 101. Russian 5 per Cents. are weaker, being 99. Sardinian have risen to 87 and 871. Spanish 3 per Cents. are 371 to 38, and the New Deferred firmer at 174 to 184. Dutch 4 per Cents, are at 931. The Turkish Loan Scrip has been dealt in at 61 to 7i premium. The controversy between the Proprietors of the Ottoman Bank and the Agents, or, astbeynow pub lish themselves, the Contractors of the Turkish Loan, would seem to be far from terminated, as will be seen below from the letter of Mr. Stanley, representing the Bank. It is in flat contradiction of the assertions put forth in the letter recently pblished and signed by M. Musurus, the Turkish Envoy. No observations need for the present to be made on the subject matter of dispute, respect ing the facts of which we can hardly fail to be fur ther enlightened in its progress. It may be stated, however, that according to accredited advices the loan hangs fire in Paris, and on the Bourse its ex istence seems to remain unrecognised. It is re- Inarked, also, that no sign of recognition or sapro vat similar to that stated of Lord Clarendon, has yet issued from M. Drouyn de l'Huys, the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, although in the programme of the loan issued by the re spectable agents here, the act of that Minis ter's adhesion and approval 'was very dis tinctly notified and assured as forthcoming. The publication of the Sultan's firmans at once Would do much to settle this vexed question. In the meantime, it is to be hoped that the present is not destined to conclude in a catastrophe like that of the last war, in which the dealers and holders were so unluckily shorn of their paid premiums. THE TURKISH LOAN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BUN. " SIR,—My attention has just been called to the letter .:flubliked in your journal of the 21st instant, and signed by M. Musurus, the Ambassador of the Sublime Porte, in London.' " The letter states that Messrs. Trouve-Chauvel and. Stanley question the right of any one to apply any por tion of the Egyptian Tributes, as guarantee for the new Turkish Loan, alleging that those tributes are already Made over in favour of the proposed Bank of Constanti nople. It further adds that the Embassy of the Sublime Porte in London gives the most formal denial to this unjustifi able assertion ; and whilst acknowledging that a contract was passed between the Subline Porte and certain bankers at Constantinople, asserts that they (the bankers) have since obtained the cancelling of the contract, and that con sequently all engagements on both sides are null and void. lam compiled, sir, in reply to state—first, that the contract passed between the Sublime Porte and the bankers alluded to was, with the sanction of his Imperial Majesty the Sultan, transferred by a sub-contract duly certified to M. Trouve-Chauvel and myself, under the firm ' 3I B- R. Stanley and Co., and that in the contract the tributes of Egypt were transferred to the bank ; secondly, that there never has been any attempt made by the bankers to obtain the cancelling of such contract, nor of any part of it, and that, so far as I know, there has never been any desire on the part of the Ottoman Government to disengage itself or relieve us from engagements which are mutually binding. All the documents relating to this question are now deposited in the hands of the legal authorities in Paris, and are consequently open to public inspection—every do cument bears the necessary signature of the official ap- Pointe.d by H.I.M. the Sultan, countersigned and attested !)y they French and British Consular authorities—and as it IS upon these documents alone that we found our claim, so it will be f rom th e same source a l one th a t th e proposed subscribers to the loan can ascertain how far their preten sions can h e up h e ld i n so f ar as regar d s th e t r ibutes of Egypt.—Yours, &e. E. H. STANLEY. Cra.ven Hotel, Aug. 22, 1854. Th e following are the nominal prices of Foreign. Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds 6 to 6i, Mexi can 243 to 24i, Peruvian 71 to 73, ditto 3 per Cent;. 52 to 54, Portuguese 4 per Cents 40 to 42, Russian 5 per Cents. 99 to 101, ditto 4i per Cents. 85 to 87, Spanish New Deferred 171 to 18i, ditto 3 per Cents. 37 to 38, ditto Certificates 41 to si, ditto Passive 3i to 4. A very limited business is doing in Railway Shares to-day, and quotations are heavy. The Foreign Lines are nominally without variation. Mining, Banking, and Land Shares are without particular change, but the transactions are unim portant. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES. ( From the Oficial List. ) Business Cone Bank Rock •• 208; 10 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 94A 3i 4 A 3 per Bent, Consols Annuities 94 3 3 i i i Bi per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., I.Bgo Dittc :30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 4 7-16 Ditto .10 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 4 7-16 India Sit.Jek India I ;ends, £lOOO .... • Consols for Account 13th Sept. Excl:equer Bills, 2d.. .C.!:1000 2.500 Small par 3 dis Exchequer Bonds Scrip, 1853 .. Ditho 1859 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilitm Bonds, 5 per Cent. — • Ditto Small Peruvhri Bonds, 4. per Cent. 7li Russian Ilonds, I R 22, 5 ppr Cent, £ St 99 Rardinia.n Bonds, 5 per Cent B7 i 7 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 37i 8 7$ Spanish Now Deferred, 3 per Cent.. l7i 18f Tnrk.is•h Scrip Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange. 22 per Cent. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates..,.., THREE O'CLOCK. Consols 93i 4 bitto September Acmunt 94 LANDLORDS AND WAITERS.—As a rule, it is a good plan n ever t o negot i ate with the waiter about an over charge or an inconvenience, but always with the landlord in person, and if possible when nobody el: e is present. Always pay up your bill, too, some hours before you start, or you will find half a score of complaints, per haps, to make, and nobody to hear them. Mine host nearly always takes care to he out of the way after ,-end ing in an exorbitant bill to a departinqr, guest, and out of the way he will remain till you are safely off, " H I , an d nobody e l se can h e l p you. M ine host is, indeed, ai full of tricks as a pantoiuitne, especially if an Italian; so that it is better always to keep a tight hand on hhu. —Th e Roping Engliehniqn. -4t ileb A - 4a . tt to rt. ts 14' SUN OFFIOE, Seven, o'Clock. YORK RACES. (T II S D A Y.) (BY EOTRIC TELEGRAPII.) DUhFNDAS STAKES. Bourgeois Eleven ran NORTH AND SOUTH BIENNIAL. Meteora .... Ten ran. TJtnbriel received ft. YORKSHIRE OAKS. Virago • Adelaide CONVIVIAL STAKES Rifleman Seventeen ran. CHESTERFIELD HANDICAP. Ellermire Five ran. MATCll.—Mn , covite beat Caraeara. LATEST BETTING. EBOR HANDICAP. 3to 1 agst Tros (taken). ST. LEGER. 7 to 2 agst Boiardo. Entries for the Queen's Plate—Kingston, Dove, De fiance, Billy Richardson, Sheriff, Hermit, Jetty Treffz, Arribas, Seducer, Grapeshot, Virago. Merry Monk, Lerryw•heut, Itch, Professor Buck, and King of Trumps ; all here but Defiance and Sheriff. Arrivals for the Great Ebor Handicap—Kingston, Little Harry, Muscovite, King of Trumps, Aquilla, Hermit, Early Bird, Heapy, Grand Inquisitor, Dr. O'Toole, Tros, Amalgamation, Rodomeli, Ethelwolf, Humguffin, and Lindrick. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, Aug. 22.—1 n our market the tendency to quietness, which was observable last week, particu larly towards its close, has become more marked to-day ; both the home and foreign buyers of the middle and lower numbers of yarns having shown an increased indisposi tion to operate. In this they are evidently very much influenced by the position of the cotton market ; then, again, many have bought very freely of late, and are now well supplied. Under these circumstances, some little irregularity is introduced into prices. The great body of spinners are indeed too much under contract to make any change in their quotations ; but here and there one is willing to concede ad. per lb. in some de scriptions. The sales have been inconsiderable in their aggregate amount. In the department of goods a simi lar restriction of transactions is experienced. In general. manufacturers are not at all inclined to accept the small est reduction from the previous quotations, which were quite unremunerative, and in many kinds worse than unremunerative. ROCHDALE, Aug. 21.—Business to some extent has been limited, on account of the wakes, when most of the mills stop for a day or two. Wool may be said to be a little firmer, and the demand steady. HUDDERSFIELD, Aug. 22.—The goods disposed of have generally been of moderate quality, but in small parcels. The wool trade has been very quiet ; but rather more has been done in wools since last Tuesday than for some time before. BIRMINGHAM, August 21.—The past week has wit nessed a considerably improved f€eling in this trade. The withholding of orders that followed those unmis takeable sigLs of dubiousnesA among some of our leading manofactur,rs as to their ability to maintain the ad vanced position into which they had been forced, has been carried to its full extent without effect, and a reac tion of a promising character appears to have set in, with a revival of demand equal to every power of pro duction. For pig iron of good quality there has again been more inquiry, and the purchases of quarter day are all fast being used up, so that there is little prospect of any further concession on the part of pig makers ; per haps the prices may be quoted something like 2s. 6d. or ss. per ton lower than were demanded at the end of June, with, however, less inclination to sell than was evidenced a fortnight ago. The accounts from Glasgow notice a renewed impulse in the Scotch pig market, with an advance of 3s. to 4s. per ton. iiiAIiK.ET NE WS-( THIS DAY .) CORN EXCHANGE. The show of English wheat in to-day's market was very limited ; yet the demand for all kinds was exceedingly in active, and Monday's prices were with difficulty sup ported. Although the supply of foreign wheat was not to say large, all descriptions moved off heavily, and inferior par cels were lower to purchase. - Barley commanded very little attention, on former terms. The malt trade was dull, but no actual hange took place in prices. Oats were in moderate supply, and heavy request, on former terms. Beans, peas, and flour were almost nominal. /MAMA/A THIS WEEK. Wheat. I Barley. M alt. Oats. 720 1 20 1,980 770 1,360 6,070 1 4,620 6,033 English .. Irish .. .. foreign .. Flour. 640 I,sooskA WHITECHAPEL. The general demand was in a sluggish state, as follows : Beef from 3s 4d to 4s Gd ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; lamb, 4s Od to 5s Od ; veal, 2s 10d to 43 2d ; pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per Blbs by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. The imports of foreign hops being very extensive, the demand is heavy, and the quotations are almost nominal. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Aug. 23.—Wind this day at Noon, S.W. ; light breeze, and cloudy. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 22.—Wind, W. Arrived—Forerunner (s), from London, for West Coast of Africa ; Maid of Yarrow, Newcastle, for Adelaide, S.A. Sailed—No. 1, for Adelaido, S.A. FALMOUTH, Aug. 22.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Char lotte Reed, Matanzas ; Lely, Savannah. Put back —Mer maid, for Leghorn, leaky. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 21.—Arrived—Ausiralia, from Buenos Ayres ,• C. H. Brockleman, New York. Off Port —Princeton, from St. John, N.B , and sailed for Liver pool. COWES, Aug. 22. —The crews of the Mary Caroline, of Liverpool, from Quebec to London, waterlogged, wero taken off by the Davenport, arrived here from Quebec. Arrived—Henry Warren, from Havannab. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 22.—Wind, W.N.W. Sailed — John Hendrick Hudson, for New York. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. The Indiana, screw steam-ship, from New York, has just rounded Ca'sh d, Castle. The Indiana having left New Yolk on the sine day as the Atrica, which arrived at Liverpool an Sunday, her news, of course, has been an ticipated. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday, 10.45 A.M. Wind, S.S.W. ; moderate, and light rain. The William Vail was got off Pluckington Bank first tide, and docked, without apparent injury. The steamer Marietta, for Smyrna, and the Amor, for Hamburg, have put back. Arrived—Wm. Stevenson, from Bombay ; Donro (s), Oporto • Elizabeth and Adeli ne , S m y rna ; P e li can ( s ) , Rotterdam; Newton, Antigua. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10.34 a.m. Wind, W.N.W ; tido, 2 hours' flood ; fine. Arrived.—Colonel Evans, from Rotterdam ; Juliana, Hamburg ; Queen of the West, Antigua ; Massaniello, Alexandria. Sailed.—Panther (s.), for Boulogne; Belgium (s.), Os tend; Alar (s.), Dunkirk. DEAL, Wednesday, 10.15 a.m. Wind Westerly ; light and fine. Passed.—Alice Tarlton, from St. Croix for Lodon ; Hey worth from Quebec for London • Blenheim, from London fur Calcutta ; Samuel Pasquiel, from Newca , tle for Genoa. Passed Dungeness, 20th.--Mercury, from St. John's for London ; Pontiff, from Akyab for London ; Sarah Ann, from Leghorn for London. 22.—A Spaniard, from Ha vannah for London ; Sago, from Quebec for London. Anchored.—Espoir, from Ostend for Villa Nova ; Os pray, from London for Naples. THE WEATHER.-At the Royal Observatory, Green wich, the mean height of the barometer last week was 29.813 in. The mean reading on Friday was 30.022 in. The mean temperature of the week was 59.9 deg., which is 1.2 deg. below the average o f th e same wee in 38 years. The mean daily temperature was below the average, except on Sunday, Monday, and Saturday. It was so much as 6.4 deg. below it on Thursday. The highest temperature of the week occurred on Sunday, and was 79.8 deg. ; the lowest was 43 deg. on Friday. The mean dew-point temperature was 51.2 deg., and the difference between this and the mean temperature of the air was 8.7 deg. The temperature of the water of the Thames rose to 66 deg. on five days of the week. The wind blew generally from the south-west. The whole amount of rain was 0.15 in. PERILOUS ADVENTURE ON MOUNT lIELTELLTN. Two gentlemen from the vicinity of London, making the tour of the English lakes, met with a perilous adventure last week while crossing Mount Helvellyn in Cumber land. They had ascended this lofty mountain from the village of Wytliburn, with the intention of descending into Patterdale by Swirrel-edge. After a toilsome ascent they reached the summit ; but mistaking a circular pile of stones for the land mark known as the " Helvellyn roan ," they soon strayed from the regular path, and shortly found themselves on the edge of a frightful pre cipice, leading down into the vale, it is true, but without either path or track. As, however, night was fast ap proaching, retreat was impossible, and the two travellers male their perilous attempt to slide down the face of the rock as they best could. After many narrow escapes, they neared the bottom of the valley, but only to find themselves immersed in a sei ins of moa.asses, filled with large and rugged stones. Our tourists at length reached Patterd le after dark in a etate of extreme exhaustion. It will be remembered that it was on this side of the mountain that Mr. Gough lost his life nearly fifty years ago. Si-LIRE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. !Closing Prices yesterday. Bristnees done this day. 22 - 23 Aberdeen Areibg Nottug. Bost and Eastn. Junct Belfast & Ballymena Binning. Wolverh. & 4tour Valley ...... Birkenhd. Lancsh. di. Cheshire Junct Do. Chesil. dti kirk., £5O and C 25 Cone. Do., £20..... ...... . Rlyth &Tyne origina. i £25 (issd. at £45, Bristol and Exeter Caledonian. Chester di Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall Crieff Junction DublindißelfastJunc Dundee Perth &Aber deem Junction Do. New Fast Anglian.... Do., (£lB E 11)..., Eastern Counties.... ; Eastern Union, A 5 - 51 9 - 10 lli--10i 16i -17 A 7 - 6 95 - 97 62i -63. i 154 - 164 12 - 14 - a- is 7 - 8 16 -= i:,i di 7- i'. Stock Do., B. Stock Do., New A...,, 36 - 40 25 - 27 East Lancashire. 66 - 68 58 - GO Edinburgh & Glasgowl Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prtb & DuudeeJ Forth & Clyde June. nasgow &S. Westerul Great Northern -- 66 - 68 83 - 84 62 - 61 126 - 128 94 - 96 72 1 -72 k • - 85 • - 90 11 - 13 t• 11. - 13 68k - 69 6 -6k ‘t Do., A. Stock.... Do., B. Stock._ jt. Sth. &West.(lre. Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do Thirds Do. New Thirds , Lancash.andYorksh Do., Fifths D a., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwal Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Loud. Bright & S.Cst Loud. and N. Westn Do. Fifths 8i:: -81 LO4 106 par 3 p par p 8 9 — 82 i 8• 7 Do.lo/.Sh.,M&B t Do. Eighths LondonandS. Westn. Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. lanch.Shef.& Lincin Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland 23 - 24 67i 68 39 - 41 )o. filming. &Derby Midld. G. West. (Ire.) )o. Half Shares. Newcastle & Newmarket Do., Bury Extension. I wpt.Aberg. & Hrfd. 'Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor......, Norfo:k d parl 8 6 24 - 8 45 - 48 33 33 ~. 844 7 9 Nortlin.Co - natios Up North British North Devon, No. 1. 'Do., No. 2 l)o., . 1 A Deferred , Do., B Guarantted' 'North London Do. New £lO N.&S.Wst:u.,ll&mp-' stead, and City Jo 1 'North Stalfordshire ' North Western 'S. & S. Westru. June ' Nuueaton, Hinckley and Leicester Oxford, Worcesterdk Wolverhampton Portsmouth 11 6 "7 53 55 # p 4/ 4 par — 2l, j 33 - 35 Scottish Central Scottish Midland.. 94 - 96 63 - 65 71 -- 73 Shre wsbury &Bi tug. Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed St Shrcwsby. .5i Bex efil Shrewsby. & Cheste, (N. W. Min, Do. flalveso. Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& paid up at per c..:nt South Devon South Eastern 67 -- 70 74 -- 8 184 193 91 9i t 4 -- 15 34 -- 3ia 13 - 15 64i C 5 31 - 33 South Wales Yrksh. da Riv. Dun Do itaines, Wok. &Wok -tockton & Darliug Stockton & Hartlepl. Taff Vale . ii. - ii Do. £lO shares. Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Noath -13 19 194 4 - 5 23- 25 4 4 - 51 Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall West End of London' and Crystal Palace West London all 81s. 100 20 13t 100 E . -- 1. Wimbledn & Croydon' York Newctl.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York& N.Midland - 76 6t -64 d 4 -- 30 , 55i -- 551 134 FOREIGN. 10 all Antwerp&Rotterdam 6 —61 d 5 3 Belgian Eastn. Juno. 1— 11 20 8 Beziers to Graissosaac 31 3 d 20 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central ludia,Scrip 1 Central of Italy 20 all Charleroi di Erquelin 171 all Demerara 20 14 Dijon andßesancon.. p 20 9 Dutch Rhenish 3 2j 20 all East Indian 2i —21 d 20 2 Do. Extension 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula 6 d 20 10 Gd. Junct. of France p 25 10 Ord. Trunk of Cana& 64 S 100 4- Do. Debentures 7l 6jd 100 all Do. do . 20 10 At. Central of Franc, - p 101 11 201 all 34.WesternofCanad. Shares 100 all Do. Bonds (Ist is.)'s7 2W all Hamilton & Toronto d par 19 100 . all ‘Do. 6 per cent. 20 8 Lake Const. & Basic 5 all Lucca & Pistoja 5p c prof ••• - dis 20 15 Luxembourg — 10 10 . in. (Rai1way)........ 5 2 i wo. Prel • ••• 5 3 Do. (Canal) — ••• 10 5 6p. ct. pref... d 20 0 Lyons and Geneva 20 12. Lyons (St Mediterraii. 20 13. dadras id — iP 33' 33 Maria Antonia - 10 all Do. do. New 2, 2 Melbourne Dk. dt Ry 20 all Namur & Liege (wit l interest) 7§ 20 all Do. (ex interest) — 16 all Northern of France 331 —3l 20 all Do. 201. 3p. c Bds (finy.B.dtAms.Shs. 10 all NorwegianTrunkPre. 8 9 20 14 Paris and Lyons lBj —l9 p 40 all Ditto Bonds 20 all Paris and Orleans 47 49 20 all Paris and Rouen 3B 40 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 20 10 'arisCaen &Cherbrg. pm 104 10 1 Quebec & Richmond 20 all Rouen and Havre 221 231 20 15 Loyal Danish 1 d— 1 p 5 3 Itoyal Swedish d 20 al i .4ambre and Meuse._ 74 8 10 all Do. 5i p. cent. Pref. 20 10 southerr. of France — pm 20 12 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A), 10 all Do 5i per c. Pref 2 280 : a 11101; West ee s t uodfeF:lc Switzerlande 6 all Wiesbaden 20 20 Zealand 4i 3i d 100 8 MISCELLANEOUS 2 5 5 a l l 7 l, t \ u b Australiani nCoa l and gii c l u r l o t ! 4 7 :42 * id 41i i x d 40 all British Colonial Bank cto ...... 85 84 20 6 lustralsn.Pcille•Mail - 40 all Xustraiasia and Loan Company ... ..... . 10 all lustraln. Royal Mail •• ••• 50 all British N. American ... ..... ••• ▪ 10 4 Berlin Water Works • *** 25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia i id ... .--- ... 50 40 Brit. American Landl 65 70 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, i 2: . /: 21i 5 1 Brit. dc Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co.. ... . 100 32:3 Canada ... 88 92 100 25 Colonial... ... 5 5 Crystal Palace lOO 20 Commercial of tis Lo h a n u d d . 31 31 20 14 English Scot Australian 2 1 a ••. 5 4 alt 3 l. C 1) 377 . 5t., 1, 13 ew Pai.0 . 7 i . c;;;Ce 3 ! 3i 31 I 20 20 Land. Chart. Bk. of •-- ... & China ... 20 5 Eastern Steam 505 2100 Australia 2l • - 25 20 ElectricTelegraph(A) 16 17xn 25 all Do. (B) ••• --- ... 1 1 Electric Toleg. of Ir. 100 20 Lond. & Westminster ... _ ... x d ••• „.. L ho ou nd do oi n i a j o oi d u C t o s u to n e t k y.... ::: ...... ... 15 14 Gen. Steam Navizat. ... , _ ... 100 35 National Provincial 20 all General Screw Steam ... ... of England ••• -- ..., 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar ... ... 20 10 Do. New •• . 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ... _ ... 50 22 National of Ireland ... _ ... 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel ... ... 20 all Now South Wales — _ 10 5 Netherlands Land.... i li 25 all , iriental Bank of 2 1 N. S. W. Coal di Inter. Corporation 46 48 46i i Steam Navigat. Co. ... ... 25 5 Do. New ••• . ... 1 all N. B. Australasian._ i i i i 100 25 Provincial of Ireland ... .... ... 1 A Do. Now •• ... 10 all Do. New 20 1 - .? i ‘irth.ofEurepcSteam ... ... 5 1 Royal Australu.Bkg 5 all Peel Ex. Ld. & Minrl. 4 4i 4k & :cold Imp Co ... _. .. 50 all Peninsular& Oriental ... ... 25 all South Australia 50 40 00 . 25 all ;Tnimi of Australia 65 —67 66 2 all Portland Iron Co ... ... ... 2 , )u. New 100 :i0 ;,,,yo.l Mail Steam ... 50 11l (Titiou of London : . GLASGOW AND SOUTH- W ESTERN RAILWAY,-4 . l 4l 3f . 4_, 1. I all Scot. Austral. Invest. 'La nxd - ----_,.- 25 2: South Austral. Land 33 35 t r.; u: rr n es f p or oli t a h i e u w g e w ek eek en la di s n t g Aug. 19, 1854 lithe re -1 all Sahmar. Telegraph.. ...._ I A . .... .. .. ... ..... £6,408 3 6 i 1 all Do. Registered — lit ' 100. 28pran Dimen Laud 1 —l2 1 ------- innrenca in igill l.Ollll 10 Q Lamas(' in 1851., t X 592 13 8 St. 50, 131 19i 14 50 1111 20 10 12:;, St. 81281 100 42A an, It is 17i 10 1 1.00 100 100 100 16i 100 9 100 97 63}2f 111 i 83 4 i 721 2 89 8 691 8 1 1 9 81 103 41 101 x d xd ad ad 82 3 xd ad xd 231 68i 7i 131 i per cent. 641 5 324 I,INEB 1 4. IiED RENTALS. RAILWAIII. Leming Compans Closmg Prices this day. 100 100 181 all all 100 all 3edford and Bletcbloy Euckgliamsh. ; - 11ydesdale Je. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. alas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New....... GLstr.di Du. Fr Dk. & Railway hull & Selby Do. Do. Shares. Lon.& Grecnw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. llanch. Batas. and Matlock Middlesbro' &I Redcar. Bradfcl . • Northern and Easternsp.e. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixed.s p Prest. & Wyre r)o. Shares. Royatn.& Hit. Do.Shepth.St Shef.Roth Gooleg.s p. e. i. Staflordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&Somrst A.benteen rJoudon & N. West. L. &N. W. lt.Nrtbn.: at. *eWt;l Vk. New. & Berw. V. &N D 0......... D 0........ 3. Easter', Norfolk.. & Midi& Ackton & Darlingt. E. Count. Do Do &Ln&Yk l i no 'itNorthn Do Lancash& Yorksh. A.MClean itockt. & Darlingt. IQtWes - Do. No. 2, p. c. .... Blyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 500 Brie. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares.., Caledonian £lO ..... 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Bnk. of India, Australia, & China ...d 100 25 Colonial... • 100 20 Commercial of Lond• 31 20 14 English Scottish and 31t Australian 2 20 20 Land. Chart. Bk. of Australia 2l 2 14 21i 50 20 London and County 50 10 London Joint Stock .• . 100 20 Loud. & Westminster • x d 100 35 National Provincial ••• of England ••• 20 10 Do. New •• 50 22. National of Ireland 20 all Now South Wales — 25 all , lriental Bank 01 Corporation 46 48 46i 25 5 Do. New ••• -- 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 10 all Do. New •• 5 1 Royal Australu.Bkg. & gold Imp Co 42 25 all iouth Australia ...•. 40 25 all ;Tnimi of Australia 65 67 !I 4 3i 4 . ••• 2 ,)u. New 50 to (Tniou of London , Business this day. GENEnAL' BOARD OF REAT,TII— OF NUISANCES. The board, finding that Cher:: is a very general want of information as to the proper way of proceeding fur the removal of nuisances under the acts relating to that subject, and being unable from the pressure of corre spondence on the office at the present time to give this information in c-very cact in reply to the many applica tions daily made to them, have issued the following plain directions on the subject for general circulation, as well as the short recommendations to boards of guar dians which follow, and which are a summary of the more detailed directions contained in the minute of in formation as to preventive measures issued by the late board in June last : "SHORT BRCO3IMENDATIONS TO GUARDIANS IN TIMES OF CHOLERAIC DISEASE. "1. Divide your union amongst committees of the guardians. "2. Give your medical officers assistance if you find they require it. " 7 3. hired your chief attention to places where epi demic diseases most prevail—your medical and relieving officers know these places. " 4. Look to the cleansing of roads, streets, and courts ; and see that surveyors, paving and improvement commis sioners, and others, having by law power to cleanse, carry out their powers. _ _ _ "5. In their default, or when they have no power, yourselves see to the cleansing of such streets, roads, and courts. " 6. Appoint a committee for the receipt of complaints of nuisances, and see that the proper officer attends to such complaints, and reports what ho does therein. " 7. In all cleansing operations, where foul smells may arise, let disinfectants, such as fresh earth, quick lime, peat charcoal, chloride of lime, or zinc, be used. " 8. Filthy houses should be lime-washed. "9. Direct your medical officers to report to yon any 1 unusual prevalence of bowel complaint and diarrhoea, and any case of cholera in their respective districts. 10. On the earliest appearance of choleraic disease, assemble your medical officers, and carry out, as far as may seem necessary, the minutes of instruction of the General Board of Health as to preventive measures, dispensaries, and medical aid, which minutes have already been supplied to you by that board. " 11. Make known your arrangements for relief by plain handbills, freely circulated. "12. Give warning, by handbills, of the importance of applying, on the first symptoms of diarrhoea, to your me dical officers, for advice and medicine, and that the same will be given gratuitously. "August, 1854." THE CHOLERA. MILBANK PRlSON.—Yesterday afternoon Mr. Bed. ford bad two more inquests on view of the bodies of prisOners who died of Asiatic cholera. The first was respecting the death of Thomas Brestow, aged 49, who was a single man. Mr. Samuel M'lntyre, clerk to the prison, said that deceased was received from Swaff ham gaol on the 30th December last, under sentence of ten years' transportation, having been convicted of steal ing clothing and a quantity of food after several previous convictions. The coroner read the order for his removal, from which it appeared that the deseased had been re peatedly imprisoned, and that on the last conviction he expressed a wish to be transported. The wit ness' in answer to the coroner, stated th a t 700 p r i soners had been transferred to the barracks at Dorchester, and that there were 400 in the gaol. Mr. G. Attfield, resi dent surgeon, said that deceased came under his notice on the Bth inst., whou he was in the infirmary suffering from diarrhcea, This passed into Asiatic cholera, from which he recovered. He was again attacked, and died on the 18th, at eleven p.m., in the secondary stage of the disease, from low fever. The coroner asked if there was any report forwarded from Dorchester of the hellth of the prisoners who were sent there. Mr. Attfield replied that there liad, and there was not a case of cholera among them ; they were all in good health. He further stated that there were only ten cases of cho lera in the prison, and that there had not been any one attacked with it during the last three days. Juror— Have there been many who have recovered from Asiatic cholera ? Witness—Yes, thirty-two. These *ere distinct cases of cholera, and quite as severe as were those of many who have died. Coroner—lt was sati-factory to know that there were cases recovered which were quite as bad as those that have terminated fatally. The next case related to the death of Joseph Bowles, aged 36, a married man, who was received into the prison on the 18th of February. He was sentenced to 15 years' transportation for stealing shawls and other articles. Among the previous convictions were two for breach of the game-laws, in one of which he committed an assault. Mr. Attfield attended him in the infirmary on the 7th. His symptoms were the same as the last, and he died on Saturday morning early of Asiatic cholera. In the above cases the jury returned a verdict of " Death from Asiatic cholera." SPREAD of CHOLERA.--The Belfast Banner, of Satur day, contains the following report of the spread of cho lera in Antrim, Lisburn, and Larne :—" We regret to state that since Tuesday last no fewer than thirteen cases of cholera, five of which proved fatal, have occur red in the small town of Antrim. Every exertion is being made by the inhabitants to stay the progress of the malady. There has been only one case of cholera reported in Lisburn during the week. The number of cases in the town since the first appearance of the epi demic has been 120, of which 50 proved fatal. We understand that cholera has broken out in Larne, and that during the last week four cases have appeared. Prompt measures are being taken to arrest the conta gion. Dr. Knox, M. 1., visited the locality within these few days, and gave instructions to those concerned as to the mode of treatment, &c." AN ENGLISHMAN ABROAD.—An Englishman, living in Russia, was perpetually annoyed for some time by being summoned to the police-office. At last, after hav ing answered the same questions for the ninth or tenth time, he mildly requested his friend at the police (for a sort of intimacy had sprung up between them, from fre quent interviews) to inform him, as a pure matter of po liteness, why he was harassed so often on the same sub ject. Thus gently pressed, the official raised his eye brows, and, as if by accident, opened a drawer which contained a few rubles, and shut it to with a musical jingle. The sound seemed to put him into a cheerful temper, and he gave a sort of smiling explanation, quite refreshin g , from its long words and total want of mean ing. The Briton, however, understood him ; and, after they had shaken hands at parting, the man in office but toned up his pocket, and assured his visitor, agreeably, that he would not be troubled any more—nor was he. The means here hinted at, however, must be used cau tiously. An Englishman in Austria, who was sum moned before the police, without being able to under stand why, put his head bluffly into his pocket, and offered to fee the chief commissioner, without any cere mony but a wink. The next day he was sent to the frontier, for an attempt to bribe a royal and imperial officer in the discharge of his duty. His courier, how ever, used to say that the eyes of the royal and imperial officer sparkled oddly when the offer was made to him ; but looked round the room in despair at the number of witnesses, and the light in his eyes died away.—The Roving Englishman. RllSSlA.—Anciently the country, now known as Rus sia, was called Sarmatia. It was probably peopled at first by races of men who passed into Europe by the country north of the Euxine. Their original residence was along the rivers Kur and Araxes, or the mountains between the Euxine and Caspian. The name of Roe, Rue, or Russian may be clearly recognised in the Roxo lani of Pliny, Ptolemy, Strabo, and Tacitus. The two last-named historians mention the Roxolani as highly distinguished among tne Sarmatian tribes, inhabiting the countries between the Don and the Dnieper (Borys thenes). Before the close of the fifth century Sarmatia was overrun by numerous migratory hordes of Alans, Huns, Avarians, Bulgarians, Ishudi, and Slavi, or Scla vonians. All these tribes maintained themselves by pasture and the chase, and exhibited the usual barbari sm of ancient nomades. The Sclavonians, coming from the northern Danube, and spreading themselves along the Dnieper, in the fifth and sixth centuries, early acquired, from a commerce with their sourthern neighbours, habits of civilised life, and embraced the Christian religion. They founded the two cities of Novgorod and Kiof, which early attained a commercial importance. Their wealth tempted the cupidity of the Verangiane, a race of bold pirates who infested the coasts of the Baltic. One of their chiefs, Ruric, who arrived in the country in the year 862, united his people with these already occupying the soil, and so laid the foundation of the Russian empire. Taking the political boundary, Russia in Europe may contain a surface of about 1,700,000 square miles, and a population of probably upwards of 60,000.000. The census taken in 1836 makes the number 59,133,566. This vast population consists of many races, differing greatly from each other, in language, in manners, and in disposition. Slavonians, or Russians, properly so called, are the pre dominate race ; they chiefly inhabit the country towards the Baltic, and eastward into the centre, and are esti mated at more than two-thirds of the whole. The Finns in the north-west amount to nearly 3,000,000 ; the Lithuanians 2,000,000; the Tartars rather more than 2,000,000 ; the tribes of Caucasus 1,400,000 ; the Ger mans and Jews about 1,000,000 ; the Samoyedes, 70,000. But the tribes in Asia and America are esti mated, or rather guessed at, in order to make up the total population as above stated. From the Govern. ment account it appears that Russia is upon the whole a very healthy country, and that the increase of its l population is at least as rapid as the average of a l Europe. According to the census, near l y 104 mil l i ons are the property of the crown, and 11,!,- millious a tli s epro- e pro perty of the nobles ; but though these are ao ie tc glebes and can be bought and sol d along with the lands, they are not slaves, but peasants , most of them in easy circumstances according to their way of life, and them in t of them rich. The popula r name given . this country is "Boors," from the German _e bauer,People, a far mer of cultivator of the ground.— Rustics ; flee Country, and Government. THE LAKE DISTEICT.—AMBLESIDE, Aug. 19.—This beautiful and romantic region has attracted an unusual number of summer tourists this season ; Atnbleside, Wiadermere, Bowness, Grassmere, Cenistois, Ulverston, and Keswick are quite full of visitors, and innkeepers, lodginghouse-keepers, and coach proprietors are making a profitable season. The mountain and lake districts of Westmoreland and Cumberland are impenetrable by railway; and the nearest approach from the s ou th i s b y the Kendal and Windermere line, which bas conveyed above 1,000 more first-class passengers this year than during any former season. The district is now very well supplied with stage-coaches and omnibuses, and villages weli in the interior of the country aro becoming favourite places of resort. A company has t wo h an d some steam yachts p i y i ng on Windermere, whieb ar e we ll supported by the public. Lord John Russell and family are sopurnins at Lowood, a pretty villages on th e s h ores of Windermere, near to Arableside an d Rydal. THE CHAILITY (..031111ISSIONERS AND 11.8'11,S,'IVORTIT 110SPIPAL. Heimworth Hospital is one of the numerous charities founded by ArcllLi3llop Hold ate, whose will bears date April 27, 1555—the year in which be died. The hospital was erected near to the church of Hems worth, and various statutes were formed for the proper government of the foundation. The hospital was rebuilt in 1770. The stipends of the poor and the master have much increased since the foundation with the increased value of land. The present rental is said to amount to 2,3491., and the brethren and sisters' stipends to about 961. each. We now come to the part which the Charity Commis sioners are taking towards the hospital. No complaint is made of mal - appropriation of the funds or of bad ma nagement. The commissioners, however, consider the stipends to the brethren and sisters to be mischievously large, and they propose to divert no less than 1,2001. a-year to educational purposes, viz., 7501. to the Hems worth Grammar School ; 2501. to the Malton Grammar School ; and 2001., in four equal amounts, towards the education of the poor in the four parishes of Hemsworth, Felkirk, Kirkby, and Wragby. We must now turn for a moment to the Hemsworth Grammar School, which was founded, together with those at York and Malton, by Archbishop Holgate in his lifetime, by letters patent, granted by King Henry VIII., on the 24th of October, 1546. The master was to have 241. per annum, out of which he was to pay 41. to an usher. We believe the income of the school to be about 3501. The head master is non resident, and it is generally understood that he allows 1001. per annum to be divided between a resident master and his usher, in the proportion of 601. and 401. The patronage of the school is with the Archbishop of York. The Charity Commissioners propose to make the present non-resident master attend at certain hours in the school, ultimately to increase his salary to 2501., to appoint a second master with a salary of 1501., and to borrow a sum not exceeding 8,0001., to rebuild the school and master's houses. The extra funds the commissioners propose taking from the hospital, at the rate of 7501., per annum, creating a repair and sinking fund for paying off the debt. When the nature of these schemes became known a principal inhabitants washaabita onntesovfentheed on the l four parishes of hes interested in the i n the hospital August, at that place, for the purpose of taking the said schemes into consideration. At this meeting Lo rd Viscount Galway, M.P., Colonel the Hon. E. G. Monckton, Charles Winn, G. B. Greaves, and William Henry Leatham, Esqs., Major Vincent, the Revds. G. Allott, C. Andrews, T. B. Graham, Batty, and A. B. Wrightson (in the chair), Messrs. Newman, Hoylaud, Glendall, Leak, Hallilay, Green, Emmerson, Ham mond, Ibeson, Wiggles worth, Cuttle, Addy, &c., &c., were present, and it was unanimously resolved that the present constitution of the hospital be continued ; that no sums should be taken from the hospital funds for the Grammar Schools of Hemsworth and Malton ; that a new hospital be erected ; that the number of brethren and sisters should be increased to 40 (ten to be elected from each parish) ; and it was resolved, by a majority of two, that the electors be extended to the four parishes, &c., and unanimously that a committee of two gentle. men from each parish, together with Lord Galway, be appointed to assist Mr. Newman in preparing a new scheme hospital, which should embody the above reso tions, and some others of minor importance, and report to a future general meeting. What effect the exertions of this committee may have, in inducing the Attorney-General to modify or abandon his scheme, remains to be seen ; but it is right the public should know the daring nature of the inroads which the Charity Commissioners propose to make upon the sanctity of testamentary endowments. Should the Attorney-General go to Parliament for an act to enable him to rob the hospital of 1,2001. per an num, for educational purposes, we trust that the mem bers of Parliament who represent Yorkshire constitu encies will frustrate this act of spoliation, and restrict the amount to a much smaller sum, and stipulate that it shail he applied, riot in educating the children of the rich in the classics, but in teaching the children of the poor the rudiments of learning —a kind of teaching which is very iii provided for in Hemsworth and the parishes adjoining.-- Wakefield Eap;.ees. CRYSTAL PALACE, AUG. 22. SHILLING DAY.—Ad mission at the doors, 11,146; admission by season tickets, 743 ; total, 11,889. REPRESENTATION OF KING'S LYNN.--The Norwich Mercury says :—" We hear that Lord James Hay, a brother of the Duchess of Wellington, is mentioned as a candidate for Lynn, to fill the vacancy made by the death of Viscount Jocelyn." CRICKET.—THE COUNTY OF NOTTINGHAM V. ALL ENGLAND.—This match, made with the Marylebone Cricket Club, was commenced at Nottingham, on Mon day, and the following is the result of the first day's Flay : —All England, first innings, 208 ; Nottingham, first innings (one wicket down), 10. MR. SMITH O'BRIEN.—The Munster News announces that Mr. Smith O'Brien has arrived in Belgium to join his family. CHOLERA AT ST. PETERSBURG.—An official bulletin shows that on the 11th inst. there were 300 cholera cases at St. Petersburg, of which 7 were fatal. On the 12th there were 15 fresh cases, 18 recoveries , and 9 deaths. BIRTHS IN LONDON.—Last week the births of 812 boys, and 756 girls, in all 1,569 children, were regis tered in London. The average number in nine corres ponding weeks of the years 1845-53 was 1,363. ANOTHER ENGLISHMAN ON MONT BLANC.—In a letter from Chamonix, given in the Savoy Gazette, we read : " A new ascent of Mont Blanc has just taken place, having been accomplished by Mr. Blackwell, a young Englishman, 22 years of age. During the ascent, Mr. Blackwell observed a rather singular phenomenon. In the night of the 10th, after 11 o'clock, a guide having come out from the cabin of the Grands Mulets, saw the ridges of this mountain cluster all on fire. He immedi ately communicated what he had observed to his com panions, who all wished to assure themselves of the fact, and they then saw that, through the electricity gene rated by the tempest, all the rocks of the Grands Mulets were illuminated. They found the same phenomenon on their own persons. When they raised their arms their fingers became phosphorescent." TiE IlanvxsT.--The accounts of the crops contained in the provincial papers received during the last few days are almost uniform in their tendency. The wheat and grain crops generally, though in some places slightly affected by recent rains, are represented as being on the whole in a very forward and gratifying condition. Green crops are stated to be promising ; potatoes almost in every place more or less diseased, and the hay crop a little below the average. SOUTHAMPTON DOCK COMPANY.—Yesterday, the half yearly meeting of this company was held at their offices in Bishorgate-street. The report stated that the reve nue of the company exhibited a progressive increase, amounting on the half-year to 2,434/. 17s. 2d. over the corresponding half-year of 1853. Owing to the convey ance of troops, and other causes, the balance in favour of revenue for the half-year was reduced to 3,9671. 18s. Bd., leaving 10s. 6cl. per share for dividend, clear of income-tax. CANADIAN POST -OFFICE.--The annual report of the Postmaster-General of Canada shows that the low rate of postage in that province, or the uniform system, as it is termed, works as well as it was expected. The post age revenue for the year amounted to 84,8661. 6s. 110., while the expenditure, including 14,3481..185. 4d., balance due to England for British packet postage col lected, was 90,084/. 16s. 20., leaving a balance of 5,1681. 9s. 3d. to be provided for out of the Consoli dated Fund. As, however, 15,0001. bad been voted in favour of the postal revenue for the year 18 52, and a balance of 2,480/. 4 s . 10d. o f thi s sum rema ined unex pended, with 5,0001. voted for 1853, the deficiency for the past year was amply provided for.-I'eze York Daily ,Times. NATIONAL GALLERY FOR IRELAND.—The site chosen for the erection . of the National Gallery for Ireland is the lawn in front of the Royal Dublin Society's House, Merrion-square, The Building is to consist of two ex tensive wings , running in parallel lines at the extreme verge of the lawn on either side, and terminating at the Dublin Society's House, one of which will be set apart for a national gallery, and the other as a national museum. The Daily Express says :—" With this object Mr. Sidney Herbert, M.P., has granted a new lease to the Dublin Society for 999 years, and the Dublin Society will grant a similar lease to the trustees and directors of the National Gallery." DONNYBROOK FAIR.—The weather yesterday was beautifully fine, and immense numbers went to visit the far-famed Donnybrook. At three o'clock there were at least 25,000. persons in and about the fair, but owing to the admirable regulations adopted by the Police Com missioners, and acted on by the subordinates, the greatest tranquillity was maintained from the commence ment to the close of the day. The tents are now obliged to be shut at 6 o'clock p.m., and this rule has completely done away with the drunken scenes of former years. FATAL EFFECTS OF FRIGHT.—An inquest was held by Mr. E. Herford, coroner , at Manchester, yesterday morning, on the body of a woman named Harriet Mackey, the wife of a fireman, who had died late on Saturday night. The deceased lived in German-street, and on Saturday one of the children, from t wo to three years old, was playing at the corner of the street, when a cart made the turn so as to place the life of the child in considerable danger. The little creature was snatched out of danger at a very critical moment by an elder brother, but screamed loudly, A. number of people in the of ilditraise away,d a s t u r d e e t t h jeo motheredin the rushed ery out of hoerm hwohui el se to t ca hec r h ry but terror had ex er t e d suc h an effect on her system th at f h o e l r i a w r c m d s i d m r ol o p o p d e i a d t oly powerless afterwardsb her h y side,pr s this.of t.I was e lower limbs. The unfortunate woman had herself t o b e carried away by ne i g hb ours, and aiterbeing.taktrenufboornitue. and put to b e d, l os t t h e power of speech uately, medical assistance was not sought until l a t e a t night, and wh en , a t 11 o'clock , _ a surgeon had been ob. tanned, she was a corpse. Deceased was 39 years of age. Tho jury found a verdict of---" Died in a fit, caused by fright. ; ANOTHER WHALE Hu immense shoal of whales appeared in Scapa Bay on Friday morning, pur sued by some some boats from Walls, that had chased them all night. On nearing the bay, they suddenly turned, broke through the boats, and went out in 'sepa rate droves in the direction of Ophir and Walls. After an unsuccessful chase of many hours, the boats were t i obliged to relinq u i s h p ursu i t . It i s c onjectured th % biti nearly 1,000 whales a re a b ou t the coast, and tbt. thought, from th e num b er o f th orns found in the ber of th os e kill e d th e o th er wee k, that they have been n irritated and enrag e d by dog-fish, that hover vast _ numbers about the islands during the herr in g Ush_n g. John o'Groat Journal. e.l MURDER OF A LADY BY LIER'IHUSBICk AT ROCHESTER. P74; S:' • On Tuesday morning the nerghbourh%'odNTfl.r.l:'34.k.'..A: 4,:v4 Town, Rochester, was thrown into consi,:erab e court - nation, owing to a murder being committed at the resi dence of Mr. Holden, Union-street, Troy Town. It appears that Mr. George Henry Smith, who is postmaster at Jersey, came to Mr. Holden'a with his wife, on Saturday last, and took furnishe d 1 '1.4 for -o - o.ngs the benefit cf her health. Everything seemed to go on rery comfortably; and durinr , the time that Mrs. Holden was cleaning the step of the door, about eight o'clock on Tuesday morning, Mr. Smith came down stairs and told her that he had killed his wife, and de sired her to send for a policeman and a doctor. Mrs. Holden was much frightened at such a request, and immediately sent to her neighbours. Mr. Bevan, a surgeon, of Rochester, was quick in attendance, - and also policeman Storey, of the Rochester police. The surgeon on entering the bed-room found Mrs. Smith in bed, with the bedclothes not the least disturbed, and to all appearance asleep. On removing them hefound that sbe had been shot in the back of the neck, and that her skull was fractured. There was very little blood in the bed. Mr. Smith was present, and he told Mr. Bevan that he would find the pistols under the mattrass, and there they were found. One had been recently dis and the other was loaded with powder andtwo bullets. hr i g r d e . Smith was taken into custody, and he underwent an examination at the Guildhall, before the mayor , Wm. Manclark, Esq., and a full bench of magistrates, charge& with the murder. The prisoner declined saying anything, and he was remanded. placedO p n ot i c s em b a ei n ng thathe iwnetuhledcfieleldof somethe prison, lodgi ngs w hi c h would expla i n everyt hi ng. Th e prisoner is about 45 years of age, rather b a ld , w ith ve ry little letters he at t°l hi d thes hair in front, and of a very respectable appearance. Hs wears moustaches, and looks like a foreigner. It is stated that he was placed in Hanwell Lunatic Asylum about six months ago, and he was considered per fectly harmless. His deceased wife is about 50 years An inque s t of age, and i s sa i d to be very respectably connected. w n o n a l d s Mr. and in A g l u rs u . .i Guildhall, R oc h ester, by James yTuesday) at the Lewis,wi Esq., coroner. facts were given in evid ence. T a d e j x o u rn in e e d d , till this the . ing, and th e coroner had given directions for a rot moment examination t o be madeM by r a a b o o r : e . Mr. Bevan, the surgeon. esnhteowlodedreyesterda HEROIC COURAGE OF A BRITISH OFFICER. Mr. Burke's body was found after the action in which he lost his 'life with no less than 33 wounds upon it. The Russians had taken his sword belt, but his sword was found hidden in some long grass close to the corpse. The ring finger .of both hands was cut off. He was seen by the sapper who went with him fighting despe rately to the last, though surrounded by a horde of Russians. When he first leapt on shore from the boat six soldiers charged him. Two he shot with his re volver, one he cut down with his sword—the rest turned and fled. While he was encouraging the Turks, who were in the stream, to row quietly to the land, and forming them in line as they landed, conspicuous as he was in full uniform and by his white cap- cover, a number of riflemen advanced from behind a ditch, and took deliberate aim at him. Poor Burke charged them with headlong gallantry. As he got near he was struck by a ball, which broke his jaw -bone, but ho rushed on, shot three men dead at close quarters with his revolver, and cleft two men through helmet and all into the brain with his sword. He was then surrounded, and while engaged in cutting his way with heroic courage through the ranks of the enemy, a sabre cut from behind, given by a dragoon as he went by, nearly severed his head from his body ; and he fell dead, covered with bayonet wounds, sabre gashes, and marked with lance thrusts and bullet holes. The sapper who was with him stood by Mr. Burke till the last, lint could not save him. He is now only recovering from his wound and the effect of his exertions.—A Varna letter of the 9th. THE PIIILADELPIII.4 MINT. The following is the report of the Philadelphia Mint for the seven months of ISSI The following table will show the coinage of the Mint of the United States, Philadelphia, for the seven months of 1854 : Double Eagles . Eagles Half Eagles .... Quarter Eagles Three Dollars Dollar .....:10,699,100 00 457,980 00 333,535 00 939,695 00 347,684 00 ..... 783,343 00 Total Gold Dollars Half Dollars Quarters 13,561,937 00 . 1,153,000 00 2,160,000 00 270,000 00 212,000 00 12,000 00 Dimes Half Dimes Three Cents Total Silver Copper :... 3,840,1403 w ( 03 . Gold, Silver, and Copper Gold. Bars . 17,434,477 04 .. 11,177,082 60 Total ... In 1853 28,911,539 64 35,879,927 59 Decrease, 1854. 6,967,467 95 The whole numbeer of pieces coined in 1854 WU 1,404,459, against 3,516,808 the corresponding months of 1853. Of the pieces coined this year 54,643 were gold, 1,248,000 silver, and 101,816 copper. The gold bullion deposited in July was : From California . . 53,910,090 From other sources Total 53,940,000 Silver bullion deposited The deposits of precious metal f o r th e fi rs t seven months of the year were : _ 1853. 1854. Gold. Silver. Gold. Silver. January $4,962,097 $14,000 $4,215,579 $lOB,OOO February 2,548,523 13, 560 2,515,000 1,166,000 March April 4,766,009 2,550,000 3,442,000 129,005 May June July T0ta1...93,385,882 56,152,560 525,659,579 52,156,500 The shipments of specie during the same time have been as follows : Shipments of Specie from the Port of New York : By R. W. Packer, Cape Haytion, amount of gold Additional by steamer St. Louis, Havre, specie Steamer Pacific, Liverpool, U.S. mint bars fl 91 California slob ~ American coin „ Mexican silver $5OO 00 234,237 53 726,229 69 12,149 80 200,005 00 27,000 00 Total for the week Previously reported in 1854 $1,200,117 02 ... 19,108,319 31 Total— $20,308,436 33 BIRTHS IH ENGLAND AND WALES IN 1852. Having already given an abstract of the marriages for the year 1852, as recorded in the 15th annual report of the Registrar-General upon births, deaths, and mar riages, it seems natural that we should next turn to the subject of births, though it is not to be supposed that the births of 1852 can be the result of the marriages of 1852. It appears, then, that in that year there were born alive 623,990 infants, of whom 319,036 were males, and 304,954 females. The births of both sexes' are most numerous between December and April ; next, between March and July ; next, between September and Janu ar° ; and the fewest are between June and October. The totals of males and females are these :—Quarter ending March 31, 161,803 ; quarter ending June 30, 159,031 ; quarter ending December 31, 151,934 ; and quarter ending Sept. 30, 151,222. Of illegitimate births, there have been registered during the year 21,734 males and 20,757 females; together 42,491; so th at a b out one fifteenth of the whole children born alive are illegitimate. howthetu conceal strop g the rathert a m thanpta t i ton o r n e gis the t e l r )a rpt theiro f When it is consid ere d h ow f nanyillegitiniate children are i stilli ro r t n her an i d s births, it is to be feared that the proportion of these un fortunates to those born in wedlock is even greater than at first sight appears. For the purposes of this return, England and Wales are divided into 11 districts, 'and in order that the reader may form his own view of the com parative morality of the different portions of the king dom, we subjoin a list of the divisions, with their popu lation, and the number of illegitimate births in each : Divisions. Population. No. of births. North-Western West-Midland 2,132,930 ... 5,293 York 1789047 ... ,743 South-We s t ern South-East ern 1,523,386 • ... 3,517 North-Midland . 1,214,538 3,4 33 3 3 London 2,362,236 ... 54 Eastern 1,113,982 South-Midland 2 , 727 Welsh 969,120 ••• Northern Wales, in spite of the " bun ar rn g ," presents a very spectable appearance and London also in this return ; looks remarkably well ; but there ar e greater facilities for evading registration in large t owns than in rural dis tricts. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT THE MOORI3.—On Thurs. day last a party c onsisting of Mr. Morrison, late of New Orleans, Mr. William Cochran, grocer and provision Gasgow, and Mr. alliean, baker ! Glasgow, to have a day 'S shooting on the Killreggan a a l f o t n er g w i a n rd a s in th gle e 3wmieeonroetrhs outanßt, 0 s e n e a th, While proceeding file, Mr. Morrison, who was in advance, howev e o r bs . e t rv fl e( e i w t t h: point, and immediately away, e ay ilthinkingly i wheeled dog bird govera him, of flyingwhen round and pulled the trigger ; and , as . Coc h ran immediately behind him, he r • d ward in s roa a ske n i d n received the whole charge in his heart. The unfortunate man was only able to u tter an ejaculation reg arding his wife and children, when he expired. Th e deceased decea . and has left a widow an d th was 38 years of age, ree children. He had only left Glasgow the same morning. Morrison was not by sportsman, any means a pra c ti se d had very rarely discharged a gun before this unhappy occurrence. THE SUN, 12i St. St. 25 5 10 St. 5 12 12 St. St. 15 81 8 10 10 25 10 1.0.6 1371 G, AUGUST 23, 1854, ,111.6 • , J. _~ 7