The Sun. — London, England, 1863-08-21 00:00:00

VIONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is a fair demand for money in the general discount market this morning, and the tendency of the rates is described as a shade easier. No quot able change, however, has taken place, and 31 and 4 per cent. are the general charges for first class three months' bills. The Bank of England return compiled to Wed nesday last shows few alterations of general im portance. The other securities, which represent the discount operations of the authorities, have been reduced, while the bullion, on the other hand, exhibits only a small increase. Annexed are the particulars : Active Circulation Increase Bullion .. Increase Rest .. .. £21,321,330 .. •• .. 60,215 . 16,081,152 .. •• •• .. 40,333 3,449,113 • 20,880 6,126,668 .. 371,805 .. 13,005,322 573,036 Increase Public Deposits Increase .. Other Deposits.. Decrease .. Seven Day and other Bills .. Increase .. •• Government Securities 681846 • • • • 5,763 .. .. 11,088,426 No alteration. Other Securities .. • • .. 18,317,701 Decrease .. .. .. .. 154,706 Not es Unemployed .. • . .. 7,582,160 Increase .. .. .• • • 18,355 A further sum of £63,000, in gold, was taken into the Bank yesterday. The Hunamonie, from New . York, has brough £3,285. At a meeting of the creditors of William Shep pard, of Park Mills, Ware, miller and maltster, it was resolved that Mr. Sheppard should execute a deed of assignment for the benefit of his creditors, and the following gentlemen were appointed trustees—Millis Coventry, Henry Edward Wright, and George Roffey. The operations in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days have been rather extensive. Sugars have been in good de mand, at slightly enhanced prices, while coffee fully sustained former values, and there has been an ad vance in the quotations of cocoa. At the public sales of tea p r i ces were about id. per lower, while a dull tone h as prevailed in the tallow market, the rates tending downwards for present and forward delivery. •ffa.,..lin••• 1a...• Nothing has occurred Two O'CLOCK. this mornin g to disturb the quietud e an d inactivity now so long experiencd in the market for the English Funds. Very little reel business is in progress, and speculators seem adverse to operate to any material extent. Consols remain at 93g. I for money, and at 931 1 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annui ties are 9311; Bank Stock is 238 240; India 5 per Cent. L oan, 104 , 1 ; the E n f ace d 5 per C en t., 1071; and the Debentures, 100. Exchequer Bills are ls. die. to 2s, prem. A firmer tone has prevailed in the Foreign Market, and business is moderately active. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1 858, are 721 ; Ditto 1862, 681 69; Ditto Consolides have risen to 491 50; Mexican are 381 ; Spanish Passive, 34 1 1-- ; Internal ditto, 271 271 ; Ditto Certificates, 121 Z-; Greek, 331 1 ; Ditto Coupons 151 16 ; P or t uguese , 481 1; Egyp tian, 104 105; Russian, 921 93; Italian , 711 72; and the Confederate Loan remains at 29 27 dis. The operations in the Railway Shale Market have been moderately active, and prices have shown an upwa r d movement. North-Western and Mid land have improved 55.; North-Eastern (York) and South - E astern, 10s.; and Great Western, 11. Great Eastern A Stock, however, has receded Sc, In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there is no change of importance to record. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue inac tive, a n d few variations have been apparent in values. Oriental Bank have declined to 571; Bank of Australasia have improved to 771 ; Crystal Palace Stock is quoted 401 1; Hudson Bay Com pany Shares, 21; International Financial, 9; and Cadit and Finance, 31. BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock . . ...................... 240 38 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ........ 9 3i I 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .......... 931 New 3 per Cent. Annuities ........... 931 1 1 New 21 per C en t . Annuities... ..... 5 per C en t. Annuities ................ Annuities, 30 yrs, expire Rh Jan., 1880.. Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. Ditto (Red S ea T e l egraph), Aug. 1908. India Stock Ditto 6 pei Cent .. .... .................. 1081 1 DDitto •Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent...... Ditto 5 per Cent .................... 107 f itto 51 per Cent .................. Ditto Debentures 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 100 Ditto ditto April, 1864 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 DiDitto Bonds 81.000 .................. tto under Zl,OOO .... -- Bank Stock for Account 931 Consols Account, Sept, I ' d ia Stock or Account, 5 p erp Cent — March,.June, Exchequer Bills, £l.OOO • ' Ditto 21jper Cent. 2f per Cent. .. I Ditto Small £5OO . 1 dis ......... FOREIGN' FUNDS—ONE Brazilian 6 Der Cent Ditto 41 per Cent, Ditto, 1839 0' C LOCK. uenos Ayres 6 and 1859 B Ditto 1 pe r ce Per Cbilian 6 per Cen n t . . Cent 2-58-60 C 1852-58-60 .............. 87 i 41 per Cent. !Deferred 3 per Cent.) -- Ditto...._Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian 7 per Cent Ditto, Second Issne' ........... lO4l Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, C ' 3llB •• ea_ Coup ons Ditto AcCount .... Ditto Coupons ............ . Ditto Account Italian 5 per Cent.(Meremrnana.. to M xian 3 per Cent .. • Dit Account • 38f Moorish Imperial 5 per . Uent ..... New Granad a . 15i .............. Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto Deferred ......... .... ..... ▪ _ Ditto Land Warr:m.l.s . (II ........ - reruvian 3 per Cent. . Ditto 41 per Cent , 18672 ........... Ditto Account, .. ....................... . • -- Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1.853 . Ditto Account..., Ditto 3 per Cent.,.1F5.6 .. 'i.,;6::46:6i .. Ditto Account . • • • Russian 5 per Cent., . 18 2,. £ di. ....... 1 i Ditto 41 Per Cent 1850 Ditto 3 -per Cent., 1869 ............. - Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 • 671 3 Sardinian 6 per Cent .......... . .... • Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent -- Ditto Account count.. Ditto New Deferred ......... . Ditto Account DDitto Passive itto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Ditto Account .... Turkish 6 p e r Cent. 1854 Ditto A.ccount tir 6 . per Cent. 1858 ''° 4 ocount . 721 1 Di tto, 4 ,,..., _c.mL.; ................. ..... Ditto , £ioo g. ) a b i e td Ditto Account n . 1862 r., Ditto ranted,Gtta. Venezuela 3 Account,,,; l . Per Cent. - Ditto Ditto u DitD --- to t t o p Acco u nt ' , v e t: : o d e ° r e it n t C d e t e n . t i n'.. ...................................... ...................... ... -- - Belgian L 7 o i ndon. dutch 2± per Cent,, z -I:1:141 .2 Ai Ditto 4 per Cent. Certiflcateg 1021 Itibli i a tt n o , A 5 ce pe o r tu C it e . n . t . .,. 186 . ........ ranes i... .11 ' Ditto Account ............. O C LOCK. 93i Consols, Money .......... TWO ... 93i 1 _ ,„ pine has CANADIAN FORESTS,--A raft of white just reached this port, coneisting of 120 cribs each pine it is as good 24ft, in width by about 24ft in length; there are 2,000 100 cubic ft, per piece. The raft cover s 3i pieces, averaging een. They on. James Skead lately :acres in area, and asn specimen of white as any we have ever i s eces, averang 120tt. to Quebec, and bent a raft of 1,100 p or 1,674 pieces, averag. has now in port as. other of h 9 s li ng 73ft. This last raft 3 a c n ri a b r s e ' a of over 21 flares, i n . over over 1,000 acres. Mr, deed, the number of rafts clearing from this port each year ir laid side by side would 11`Craelten brought - 30in square, con- Rideau a very fine raft of Nthite pine, one piece being -- nearly eight tons. tai • down the Rideau long by . ' 4 13 331 cubic feet and weighing Such are the wonders of the forest and the resources of the °Ltawft eQuntrY.— Ottawa nnon. S ACRIL E GE IN ROSE. —The - stole the jewels succeeded i A: 4 kt,StOVering t he person who turns out to be from the Madonna of St. Augustino. a deserter from ti le , , r oman polka have He becoming a Italian army, who, before Els . The 4rr;,sz &Didier, was a pric,.4t in the 4io‘ei;6 Of •U—ri was doted ill Tarttcizm übt ales. I Princess ompanied Braemar Earl and visit was Istration ; rge num- id assem- the name led at the were pre- Ption, and r admired :en out of he owner t pearl." ichintura to Loch weather, in falling r was not )een fine. 12th his very day levotes 'hich she -and has !ring the Sunday ervice at ?reached let chap lled, and ral party i be pre be held am that the Earl r Lodge 1 Satur- accom - ufforing grace oc • 3 duke is as. The his regi- d Lady hire, and lrimston Id, Sir , at party ML Mrs. Landes es, sepa- n town and will in his e town Grey, :rday for nd the r seat in lalitzin i been !ountesa 'azy, JO of the Tangelo. shed by tinction l en s de —Our iderful appears neigh he has logistal nals of rters of ing at )out to al that n. must L at the not far grace, k with h pro writer earned esday, )f such I have laury, t. He t left 3 with ,gain, from CL lelibe ) win- Laying throw broad id the 1 they wood, e old SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. - Mare Railways. i Paid. Closing Business Price. done. Sir.. Wol., and Str. Val Blythe and Tyne. tiost.,Sleat.,andMidAJo Bristol and Exeter Caledonian ... Cork and Bandon iCornwall 8 81 --8 81 86 f 8 119 i 120 h 7 7i Do A N nets no div Do. B ti 116 p c.p an. has (been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast Junc. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow., tilasg. and S. Westerr..! Great Eastern, Ord. anti Ditto A stock Ditto EastAnglian 8t GreatNorthoi Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. ant W. of Ireland Great Western ... Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire do Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., aad Dover Lon. & Nor' h Western Lon. & So•.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do shares.. Metropolitan Midland Do New .. Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. li shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, dr Dundee Nth. Eastern —Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Stafrordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews, and Welchpool Shropshire Union South DeTOII ...... South Eastern ,South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington -Do Do New, MC Taff Vale.. ... Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria eta. and Pim Waterford 6; Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool HarAR. West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 40 11 16 17 94 95 111 113 51 62 99 61 24i 1:51 125 126 125 12 i 1:45 140 100 it 2 07 674 1134 114 74 75 113 115 43 t 4 1021 103 101 104 14 41 112 12 12VI ;291 14 It:, I S 8 100 54 65 25 26 102 1021 57i 584 87i 884 119 121 SO 82 11 p Di 121 122 124 461 in 100 102 50 52 SO 82 96 964 70 72 101 103 9 10 87 38 9 10 81 P 155 160 61 3 Si p 89 91 168 162 27 29 96} i i BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing 100 14,iornir.. Railways Pam. Price. fluatneas don( all 61 63 ll t rt d S a t & L . C a e w n r t e i n n u 4tlr 104, 107 108 108 Gu. 5 per cent. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares.. z. 04 Burial° and Lake Huron all 54 64 . 1 , 10 Do. Preferen ce .. all 71 B .i Butla 100 lo,Brant,&Gedricloo 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1871: 100 Do. do. July 1, 1871 100 100 Do. do. June 1, 16:5 100 at Cleutra.drS.Eastn.(Lith; 100 1074 1084 et Cape Town & Dock Seri) 100 Irl 103 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. 100 109 110 stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 108 1.9 1084 20 Do. do. G Ext lO 14 lip 20 Do. do. H do. 10 14 10 1 . stock Grand Trunk of Canada luu 19 20 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 71 73 100 Do. no. deferred...... all 53 55 55 100 Do. 2d Frei. Bonds.. alt 63 65 100 Do. do. deferred.— all 46 49 100 Do. 3d P,ef. stock ... all 12 44 100 Do. do. deterred.— all 33 16 100 Do. 4th Pref. sto.:k... all 23 24 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 20 23 stock GLlndiaPentu.gua.sp.c 100 108 109 139 20 Do. New gua. sp. n... 12 1 1.4; 20 Do. January, 1862.. 8 1 14, stook Gt. South.oflndia(Lim; guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 107 108 204 Gt. W. ofCanadaSharet. all 104 101 204 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 95 98 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.... all 90 52 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 44p 2 4 I stock Madras. guar., 5p.0. .. 100 107 408 stock Do. 14 p. o. Extension 100 1014 1024 stock Dc. 4-A d 0........ 100 18 'CO 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock Melb.Corp. np. o. Bnd, 100 _ 50 llelb. & Ilobson's Bay. all 57 59 100 Do. 7p. c. fllortg. Bds. alt SO NewßtunawiokdtCanda Class Aan 1 B all 3 6 N.Rl.C'da6 po Ist pt bds 100 83 85 stock Soinde ......... 1 . st Do. Delhi.. (10 t, 1074 10 8; 100 1074 108,1, Do. do „Ts F 2 I i p ' 10 Punjaub .... 4 all at Do. Do. ........ , g i g , 10 74 lt8; itock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) Om. 103 105 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SEC Ultiri i „ ; „ k..ao.Gov. 6 p.c.J. .4,J ui) 1877-S4 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 100 1(2 11 , 4 Do. dp. c. Mar. cts Sept 100 ic 6 1( 7 Do. p. c. Jan.&July. 100 944 954 041 5 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 04 96 Cape G. Hope. 8 p c,187, 100 108 110 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 112 114 Do. 189( 100 113 115 iDo. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 112 115 •Ceylon, Nov.lb7B, 6 p 100 113 I n Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 107 Natal GOT. 6 per cant.. 100 110 112 -- 1 • 8.G0v.6 a.&,J ul) 100 054 1064 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 186, 100 1004 1014 Do. 6p. u.Ap. & Oct. 100 Do. Sp. to I:J'it 100 1014 102. Do. d0.,1888 dcupwcir. 100 1014 1024 1024 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. steriing, 1875 lOO 1054 106 i Aus 140p.c%leredit up lOO 11 0 1 1 2 ;Queensland Gcv. 6 p. c lOO 1 113 6p.c. Ja.&Jul) 100 108 110 ! Do. to is DAL An..tOet.. 100 1134 114 BRITISH NTINES. 2 ICambrian Consol. Gold s 1 03 35 uhilord Amalgamated Devon G. Con.. (Tavist ; 1 560 *0 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 79 81 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd 53 Id Tar East Caradon ...... 1.140 ~ 4 : 4 L 4 -- East Carn Brea... 3. - W'l Russel (Tavistk.; 8.6.6 3 31 10 Gam4SL ?3 Auhyn(Gwen.) , ~ Great South T o l gus 178 34 3t G. Wheal Vor (Holston) 40 of 471 flrenville Hemel's-Foot 8.12 38 40 Hingston Downs 4. 8.0 11 F. Lady Berth a Margaret (tiny Lelan.t 9/ 32 31 Marke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ; 2 i 14 " New Seto n l9l 100 110 North Downs z/ 2 24 S.Wh'i Baseet(lllo4au 2.17.0 3 ,t North Wheal ()nifty 2.4.9 34 2,‘ Par Consols(St. Blazey,l4 44 43 20 I Providene e (U ny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 11 'South Car adon(StCleer, 14 415 425 3. Carn Brea (Illogan).. 5.15.6 1i 24 •i.Wheat Fran. (Illogan) 18.1.•.9 60 10 - Stray Park ........ . 28.9. 39 41 5 famar Silv.& Lead lain. 44 4 fin Croit .... ....... 9 21 22 West Basset (Ilfogan).. 11 101 111 1Y C radon (Liskeard) 5 21 23 iwest Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan . ) 5/ 60 65 _ Wheal Buller (Kedruth) 5 4 5 50 Wheal Kitty (I.T.Lelant) 2.0.8 W• healLuthott ....... 2.10.8 3 Wheal MaryAnni,:ien.) 8 n l3 Wheal Seton .. 581 215 125 —W• heal Treiawney (Lis.)l 7 15 17 wheal Uniou 3.17 24 34 PREFERENCE 811 --- Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent. stock, 95 Great Eastern, E. C. 6 per cent. pref., 134 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCK% London, Chatham, & Metrop. Extc., --, 6 Per cent,, Ditto, 6 per cen t., C, 87i LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, 57 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 8f Copenhagen, lim., 3 Dutch Rhenish, 17k Great Luxembourg., 14k Sambre and Meuse, 104 San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 91 Ditto (ail), 22, Southern of France, 28k FOREIGN MINES. Scottish Australian, lint, I United Mexican (11.114, 61 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Agra and United Service (Um), 116 Zlluitrias llanaceßiaa, ni Bank, L on don and Liverpool (Um.), 85i Ditto, new, 3ll} Bank of Egypt, 261 Bank of New Zealand, 10} 10 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 12 1 English and Irish (lim.),181 English, Scotch, and Australian Char tered. 22 London, I3uLnos Ayres, and River Plate, 331 London and County, 48 National of Liverpool, limited, 81 Oriental Bank Corporation, 57; Provincial of Ireland, Ditto, new, 39 Union of Australia, 53f MISCELLANEOUS. Crystal Palace, 40; 6 Electric Telegraph, 102 3 Gen. Crt dit and k finance of London, lint, Hudson s Bay, 26 International Financial Society, lien., 9 Italian Irrigation (Canal Caroni.), 46 London District. Telegraph (1 m.), 12 London Gem ral °nimbus company (lim.), Ir.edtterranean Extension Telegraph, lira., 31 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim., 6 feel River Laud and Mineral, 48 Peninsula and 0 , iental Steam, 79 80 Ditto, new, 47 van D ie/TICICS Land, 13 TI I E CONFEDERATE STEAMER FLORIDA.—Liver• Pool, Thursday,— The Cork steamer Falcon, ar outwarPdableZdr: rived here this afternoon, reports that at 5.30 p.m. yesterday eh ° Passed the Confederate States' war steamship Florida l ying to of the off Tuskar. At 8 p.m. the same day Capt. O'Toole, Florida. '1 running right into the track beset by the ports having passed a large American ship, has " been eu tmoohravuleg.b. Sho has brought 79,8040 z. of bar silver, suppoied of th rl' e re6 s 7 b it :::: em a r 7e, from Bermuda, arrived here this been landed at Bermuda by the Florida, A tumour 'Chang e to the effect that the under writersl-• no 1 ' Which the silver WAS taoll Pl4rPObe mil i a, a ualla upai the bzilion. 6.4.0 5 1i t 494 it G7a 2 8 72 114 1141 1021 i 12 11 Int i TIIT SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 180. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT--This Day. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Keatilig.) MANSLAUGHTER. Ann Sullivan, aged 24, described as a spinster, was charged with killing and slaying Charles White. Mr. Thompson prosecuted ; the prisoner was undefended. It appeared that formerly the deceased was the landlord of the Nag's Head public-house, Whitechapel-road, and that on the 24th of June last the prisoner had entered the Nag's ii ead, and was discovered in the act of attempting to pick pockets. She was removed try the barman, but returned and commenced abusing the deceased, who turned her out. She then took up a stone and cut the deceased on the back of the head with it. Ho became an out-patient of the London Hospital, but erysipelas intervening, he died on the 15th of July. The defence was that the prisoner had been grossly abused by the deceased, and that she was called a prostitute, which she was not. A defence of insanity was also set up. The jwy found the prisoner guilty, and she was sen tenced to eight months' imprisonment. THIRD COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) THE ALLEGED CASE OP STABBING IN KINGSLAND-ROAD. Mary Anne Perry, charged on the coroner's inquisition with the manslaughter of Thomas Burke, with whom she cohabited, was placed at the bar, and pleaded that what she had done was in a fit of passion; she had no wish or desire to injure the deceased. The facts relating to this unfortunate case have been fully reported in The Sun. The deceased, who was a married man, his wife being confined in a lunatic asylum, cohabited with the prisoner. He had returned home and commenced quarrelling with the prisoner, calling her very offensive names, and endeavoured to force her out of their room, when in a fit of passion she seized a knife lying on the table in the room, and stabbed the deceased, and from the effect of the wounds he died in half an hour. The evidence was complete as to the act having been committed by the prisoner, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty. The Common Sergeant sentenced her to 18 months' im prisonment. The prisoner curtseyed and appeared much surprised at ,he leniency of the sentence. as he was a married man. She remarked that that was all the better. She then put her arm round his neck and kissed him. Mr. Selfe—Did she kiss you twice ? Complainant—l do not know whether sbe kissed me twice or three times. After she had done that I missed my watch, when I charged her with stealing it: The watch was in my waistcoat pocket. I gave her into the custody of a policeman. The female prisoner denied having taken the watch, and stated that the complainant kissed her instead of her kissing him. Mr. Selfe (to complainant)—Where is your wife ? Complainant—She is about 25 miles away. Police• crmstable V. 264 stated that he saw the female prisoner pass something to the male prisoner. _ _ Sergeant Diss, V 28, said that there was a crowd of per sons round the complainant when he lost his watch, The prisoners were remanded. THAMES. A VERY STRANGE STORY.—William Brownlow, a military-looking man, about 30 years of age, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing 12s. 6d from Thomas Milen, a hairdresser. The prosecutor stated that he was living at No. 12, Brick-lane, Whitechapel. This morning he was passing along an alley leading out of Church •lane or Back Church • lane, Whitechapel, when he met the prisoner, who knocked him down and ill-used him. After that he accompanied the prisoner to a public-house, called the Red Lion, at the corner a Leman-street and High-street, Whitechapel, where he remained some time, until the prisoner put his hand in his pocket and took from it 12s. 6d. He followed the prisoner until he met with a police-constable, and gave the prisoner info custody. Adam Carr, 40 H, said the prisoner was given into his custody by the hair-dresser Milen, who said he had been robbed of 12s. 6d. Mr. Partridge—Did ho say he had been knocked dcwn previously ? Carr—No, he said nothing about that. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, SOUTH-EASTERN. The directors of this company have resolved to recom mend the proprietors, at the ensuing half -yearly meeting on the 27th inst., to order the payment of a dividend of 13s. 6d. on each £3O stock, being at the rate of 42 per cent. per annum for the past half-year. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. poW-STREET. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—John Barrow was brought up on remand charged with stealing half a salmon, the pro perty of his master, Mr. Groves, the well known fishmonger of Charing-cross. Mr. Groves said the prisoner had been in his employment for some years, at a salary of £1 2s 6d per week, and lately he had frequently missed fish; and on Friday last observ ing that the prisoner had something bulky in his pocket, he called him into his room, and asked him what he had there? The prisoner said, " This sir," and produced half a salm)n from his pocket. It weighed 61b., and was worth 70. He called a constable (Brown, 518 A) who took the prisoner in custody. At the station-house he said that he had never stolen anything before. The prisoner had been remanded to give Mr. Groves an opportunity of considering whether he would prosecute at the sessions. He was reluctant to do so on account of the prisoner's wife and family; but, on the other hand, felt that there was some need to make an example, as great quantities of fish were stolen, and the innocent were often suspected. This consideration was the more urgent, as at his first examination the prisoner, in protesting that he had not stolen anything before, observed that if fish was stolen he was not the thief. Mr. Henry asked him if he meant that as an imputation on any particular person ? The prisoner, with considerable hesitation, said he had not intended any such imputation. After a week's reflection, Mr. Groves came to the conclu sion that he was bound to press the case. Mr. Henry committed the prisoner for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SUNDAY TRADING.—CAUTION TO LICENSED VIC TUALLERS.—Mrs. Caroline !Herrington, of the White Horse, Brook-mews, Grosvenor-square, appeared before Mr. Knox to answer the complaints of Inspector Draper, of the C Division, of keeping her house open for the sale of beer, &c., during the prohibited hours on Sunday. Henry Dawson, 301 A, said that about 11 o'clock on the morning of Sunday, Aug. 9, in company of Webb, 112 C, he watched the defendant's house, and saw five persons come out. He and his brother officer then entered the house with three other men and called for a pot of half and half, and paid 6d. for it, being served by the defendant. One of the men called for a pot of half and half, and paid fur it, as also did a man for a glass of ale. Defendant said she did not remember being there at the imP, and she thought it must have been her niece. Dawson said that one of the three men was about to light his pipe, when the defendant said, "Don't sm o k e h ere , s i r, for the police are pretty sharp on to us, and will be here directly, and will then say that we have been drinking and smoking all the morning. Mr. Knox fired the defendant 40s. and costs. IMPORTANT TO LICENSED VICTUALLERS.—John Mattes, a tall, dusky-complexio ,, ed man, described as an Interpreter, was charged, before Mr. Knox, with assaulting William Bennett, potman to Mr. Thomson, licensed victualler, in the Haymarket. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap. peared for Mr. Thomson, and said that the defendant had for about two years been refused to be served by Mr. Thom son, owing to his having misconducted himself, and finding that to be the case he was in the habit of sending o th er persons to the house to call for things, and then walking in and taking up the articles in defiance of Mr. Thomson and holding them up in an annoying and irritating m anner, so as to give great offence. On the previous night the defen dant rushed into the house, and on Mr. Thomson taking a glass of stout away which had been called for by another person, so that defendant should not have it, and telling his potman to put the defendant out, he first having refused to leave, the defendant assaulted the complainant. Mr. Knox said that, supposing the defendant had once mieconducted himself and afterwards went into the house in a quiet manner, was Mr. Thomson not bound to serve him ? If the defendant went into the house peaceably, was the landlord to say, " You misconducted yourself on a former occasion," and then to put him out. He (Mr. Knox) con sidered that Mr. Thomson had no right to do so. Mr. Lewis said that perhars his worship would hear the case. The defendant was in the habit of making u se of bad language and annoying Mr. Thomson's customers. All Mr. Thomson wanted was peace and quietness. Bennett said that he told the defendant to leave, a n d , on his refusal, he put his hand upon him, and then the de fendant knocked him down. The defendant was then put out, but returned and made a rush at him and knocked him down, and while down struck him several times on the head, hurting him a good deal. In answer to Mr. Knox the witness said it was about one o'clock when the defendant came back the second time, and that he appeared to be sober. Mr. Knox asked the witness whether defendant had been guilty of any disorderly conduct before he interfered, and the witness said he had Rot seen any. - - In reply to Mr. Lewis, the witness said the marks in his forehead were the results of the blows he received. Defendant asked him whether he was not standing qu i et l y when Mr. Thomson told him to leave, and the witness said defendant had hold of a post. Mr. Wm. Thomson, of 46, Haymarket, said the defen dant came into his house about one that morning, h e (M r. Thomson) for two years having refused to serve him, owing to his bad conduct and bad language. He asked the de fendant why he came to his house to annoy him, at th e same time taking the glass off the counter which the man had called for, so that defendant should not have it. lie then told his doorkeeper to put the defendant out, and he did so, but he returned in 10 minutes and struck the man in the face and tore his collar off. Why he roused to serve the defendant was because he wished to keep his house in order. Defendant said the reason Mr. Thomson refusedh to serve him was b ecause h e took his fr i en d s t o another cuter into se. A constabl e h av i ng prove d see i ng defendant complainant and defend ant e t h n e t house, h e floor, an t d h a e f d t after w e n a d r a d h s t s e h e e i inngg sober, wTaheomnesoune'es g a e n i d nit ha in v , e f a er g t la i res. "ThomsonwHo Defend ant said he was asked by a friend to go into. Mr. s stout (defendant' s ) c l othes were torn. He take gentlemen to plaintiff's, and they p his e ul t d ol n d o hi ts s er f v rl e e hi nd m i . On going i nto the house the man told him to leave, and put his hand on hi m; and then they had a struggle, and allt a (d id efe f n er da e n h t e ) r u ry sed an to d champagne, and as he did not take them there now Mr. Thomson was annoyed. Mr. Knox said he believed the defendant had a perfect right to go into Mr. Thomson's, and as long as be con conducted himself peaceably he had as good a right to go in as anybody else. Mr. Thomson has no right to assume that defendant is going to annoy hie customers ; but if de fendant did,then he should call in the police. He did not think Mr. Thomson acted legally towards the defendant in the first instance, and if the matter bad stopped there he should have discharged the defendant, as th ey had no right to lay hands on the defendant, and Mr. Thomson and his potman were wrong. For the second assault on the man he should he said e t fine th e p It u t btheadnedfs n him enodantwelentt h to im th c e o h m o e u t s o thehouse again he should call for what he want e d, consume it quietly, and courtthen Defendantif anyperson and would oul haved never v sum mons. er goo he house a 'gain. WESTMINSTER. THE YOUNG MAN FROM THE COUNTRY,--Emih, ) t a prostitute, and Richard Collinson , a cab driver, v ; charged with stealing a watch, the property of mr. law:re at present residing at 27, Castle-street, Holborn, The complainant stated that on the previous evening h e was at Cremorne-gardens with some fiends, and after leav ing there they went to a public-house, where they had some ale. He had two glasses, and was sobtr. When he left the public-house he saw the female prisoner, who spoke to him and wanted him to go home with her. Ho oboerved to her that he vial a 1214.0 f phaplezioh-to. that,. Beaus and peas sold slowly, yet no quotable change took ple.ce in their value, compared with Monday last. The supply of American flour was large, and 'he demand ruled inactive, at fully the late decline in prices. Other kinds of flour were in limited request, at Monday's cur rency. Top price of town made, 43s per 2801bs. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat Barley. Malt. Oats. Float English.-- 11,50 I 170 630 lO i 310 Leah.. — 780 - Woreign 27,810 3,520 14,130 18,920 brls and 70 sacks. LLANTRISSANT AND TAFF VALE JUNCTION. The directors' report states that they have been in com munication with the directors of the Taff Vale Railway Company, for the put pose of ascertaining upon what terms they would be willing to undertake the working of their railway, which, by the engineer's report, will soon be ready for the conveyance of traffic. '1 he Taff Vale directors have offered the following terms—viz., that the Taff Vale Com pany &henld undertake the maintenance of the Llantiissant Railway and works, and the the entire management, and pay the Llantrissant Company 5 per cent. per annum upon their share capital of £40,000, the interest upon their deben tut° debt for the time being, with an additional annual pay ment of £250 for expenses of management; the agreement is to commence with the opening of the railway for traffic, and to be in force for 10 years. The Llantrissant directors recommend the adoption of these terms. The capital ac count shows that £13,000 has been received, leaving a balance of £5,733. Mr. (1. Fisher, the engineer, reports that the line will be ready for mineral traffic by the Ist of September next, and the Llantwit Collieries aro prepared to send coal. could. He re ies on an existence hereafter; and, in accordance with his creed, he is simply pass• ing from one state of being to another in the immediate company of him to whom he believes that great deference and distinction are due, and will be recdered beyond the stars. The " ocrah" is highly distinguished: He re- mains seated on grand occasions close to the throne. He speaks in public for the King, and the King is always guided by his opinion. As a badge of his lofty post and functions; a broad, round plate of chased gold is suspended by a chain of the same precious metal from his neck, and rests upon his uncovered bosom. From a crowd of retainers you can easily select the " ocrah," not only because his place is near the elbow of his Prince, but because this symbol of superlative dignity and trust shines brightly through the whole sable file of courtiers. The narrative and conclusions of Commodore Wilmot are to be preferred to the narrative and conclusions of M. Jules Gerard. Believe me—and I write from ocular testimony—that African kings are in advance of their subjects. I never found the battle hard which was fought with them alone. Rememter that African monarchies are limited, almost as much limited as are the more en lightened monarchies of Europe. The Ki ng alone is unable to do what he likes; he must secure the consent of his chiefs. The whole catalogue of atrocities perpetrated at Aboiney, and imputed to the King's insulated depravity, must meet with the concurrence of the chiefs, or the King would not dare to lend his countenance to offences which are so flagrant in our English estimation. I know, for example, that the Bible has often been read to my old correspondent Quacoe Dash, King of Ashantee ; and I know that he has said he would like to be a son of the Christian Church. But his chiefs are the sole impediment to his conversion. I will relate a fact illustrative of the King's deference to the views of the chiefs. The seventh annual meeting of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science is to be held at Edinburgh. The opening address will be delivered in the Free Church Assembly Hall, on Wednesday evening, Oct. 7, by Lord Brougham, the venerable president of the society. The business of each of the six following days will be opened by addresses from the presidents of the different departments in rotation, delivered in the Free Church Assembly Hall, and, after the address, the sectional meetings will be held in the Law Courts and Free Assembly Hall. The concluding gene ral meeting will take place in the Church of Scotland Assembly Hall, on Wednesday, the 14th of October. The Council will meet in the library of the writers to the signet, and the Parlia ment House will be open as a reception room, the College and law libraries and other public buildings and places of exhibition will be open to members during the week. Conversaziones will be held in toe University, in the Museum and Hall of the Royal College of Surgeons, and in the National Gallery, on the evenings of the Bth, 9tb, and 12th. A working men's meeting will be held in the Corn- Exchan ge on the evening of the 9th, at which Lord Bugha presid e; an d on th e 13 t h the Asso cation dinner will take place in the Music-hall. Ile Royal Scottish Academy intend to hold an exhibition of the works of deceased and living artists of Scotland, collected for the occasion, during the meeting of the Association. The Speculative Society of Edinburgh propose to celebrate the centenary of their foundation by dinner to be presided over by Lord Brougham, w h o was one of the most active members about 60 years ago. The Lord Provost of Edinburgh, the Lord President of the Court of Session, the Lord Advo cate, M.P., Principal Sir David Brewster, and Mr. Black, M.P., have been appointed vice-presidents of the meeting, and among the presidents of de partments two local selections have been made...... Lord Carriehill, one of the Judges of the Court of Session, having been chosen to preside over the Department of Jurisprudence, and Professor Chris tison over that of Public Health. The Scotch rail ways, generally, have agreed to give return tickets to members and associates, and the leading English lines will afford facilities to visitors through their tourists' tickets. A reception committee, of which Lord Ardmillan is convener and Mr. C. Lawson, jun., is sub convener, has been engaged for some time in arranging for the reception and accommo dation of visitors. Mr. Partridge—How is that, Milen ? The prosecutor said he thought it was enough to mention the robbery without the knocking down. Mr. Partridge—And where was the landlord of the public-house when you were robbed in front of the bar ? Witness—l really don't know, sir. Carr was questioned by the magistrate, and said the Red Lion was a house as well conducted as such a house could be. It was generally open till two o'clock in the morning, not always. No complaints had been made against the house. Mr. Partridge—Were the parties drunk or sober ? Carr—The prisoner was sober—the barber was intoxi cated. ➢lr, Partridge asked the prosecutor why he continued in the prisoner's company for a long time after he had been knocked down ? The prosecutor—l did not keep his company any how. The prisoner said he was innocent, and that he drank several pots of porter with Milen this morning, in which he was partially confirmed by a man named Joseph Fell, who said, "My worthy friend was charged all at once with stealing 12s. 6d. Why, he is as innocent as I am." Mr. Partridge said the complainant had told a very strange story, and he did not believe it. He discharged the pri- soner. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. A moderate supply of new English wheat was on sale here to-day, and most samples were received in good con. dition. Both in red and white qualities a fair business was transacted at Monday's decline in the quotations of 35 to 4s per quarter. The market was well supplied with foreign wheat. All descriptions sold heavily at barely stationary prices. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly at about pre vious rates. The supply of barley on offer was very moderate, yet the demand ruled inactive at late currencies. Malt changed hands to a limited extent on former terms. There was a fair supply of oats on the stands, and the demand was in a sluggish state for all qualities, at barely late rates. NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of meat on sale is only moderate, and the trade rules firm at our quotations. Per 81b. by the carcase. stied Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 Middling do. .. 3 4 3 6 Prime largo do. 3 8 3 10 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Large pork .... 3 4 3 10 Inferior mutton. 3 2 3 6 adad Middlingmutton 3 8 4 2 Prime do . 4 4 4 6 Veal. Small pork Lamb . ... 6 0 6 0 BOROUGIT HOP. More favourable accounts have been received from the plantations within the last few days, and our market is very quiet, at about previous quotations. New hops have sold at £8 and £l2 per cwt. The imports from the conti nent are somewhat extensive for the time of year. COLONIAL. TEA —The public sales terminated yesterday, about 3,900 packages were offered, and prices were id. per lb. lower for inferior descriptions. SUGAR.—Business continued active, and enhanced rates have been realised for West India. In the refined market the operations have been to an average extent, common lump being quoted 455. per cwt. COFFEE.—Colonial descriptions have continued in fair demand, and good to fine qualities have fully sustained previous quotations. COCOA..—The demand has been active for fine Trinidad, and prices advanced 2s. per cwt. SALTPETRE,—No business of importance has been en tered into, and prices are nominally steady. TALLOW.—Business has been exceedingly dull, and prices generally have tended downwards. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 42s ',6d, and for last three months' delivery 44s 3d per cwt. GREEN FnulT in moderate demand. Lemons, of good quality, sustain their value. Some parcels of Naples, sold by Keeling and Hunt, at public sale, realized high prices ; inferior parcels are difficult of sale. The sales of West India pine apples have terminated for the season. Para nuts on demand, and a good business being done. Bar celona held firmly, the stock being considerably less than is usual at this period of the year. THE PRINCE OF WALES'S VISIT To EDINBURGH. --At the mooting of the Town Council at Edinburgh, on Tuesday, the Lord Provost stated that, previous to the de parture of the Prince and Princess of Wales for the North, his Royal Highness was pleased to exposit the pleasure which their visit to Edinburgh had afforded them, and to state that he looked forward to being able to make a longer stay there on a future occasion. His Royal Highness had also expressed himself much gratified by all the arrange. A MONUMENT TO LORD CLYDE.—We learn frum the Glasgow Herald chat arrangements are in progress for calling a public meeting in Glasgow to consider the pro priety of erecting a monument to their late illustrious coun trymen, Field-Marshal Lord Clyde, in his native city. meats made for the reception of the Princess and himself. GERMANY ROARING LIKE ANY ►SUCKING DOVE —lt is supposed, says a weekly contemporary, that France more especially is likely to tremble at the majestic name of United Germany, and that, although Austria or Prussia might rage or threaten in vain, yet that if so big a lion as the whole German Confederation began to roar, Louis Napoleon would never suspect it was only Snug the Joiner. THE END OF THE TALKING FISH.—We are likely to have an amusing trial at the Court of Ex chequer next term. The plaintiff is the proprietor of the " talking fish," and the defendant a young Irish viscount, whom the former accuses of being the ringleader of certain young Oxford gownamen, who celebrated the morning after the late Christ Church ball by one of the wildest "larks" ever remembered there. One of the results of the freak, so the proprietor avers, was the death of his profitable animal. The under-graduates admit the "lark," and confess that the showboard containing the portrait of this interest ing "talker" was hung, by way of a collar, round the neck of a young Duke in prospective. There is no doubt that evidence concerning the details of that memorable " lark" has been very carefully collected, and a great deal of fun is expected to be elicited at the trial. THE ALABAMA.—Her Majesty's ship Clio, on her passage home from Rio, about a week out, came across the Alabama. "On the evening of the 2d of July, at 7 o'clock, a fire was reported on the port bow, so the ship was immediately kept away for it, and at 9 o'clock a vessel was descried to windward, coming to wards us, and when within a mile and a half off fired a blank gun, which we at once returned. She then hauled her wind' and bore away in the opposite direction, so we thought we had done with her. About 10 p.m. we came abreast of a large American vessel on fire, and almost burnt to the water's edge, and a barque was also seen lying close by her. We burned a long light, in case any persons were adrift or required assistance, and at 12.20 midnight a vessel was reported coming after us under sail and steam, and furling sail in very quick time, under our stern, steam up on our weather quarter, going apparently double our speed—viz., seven knots, with all her men at quarters and cleared for action, and commenced hailing us as fellows This ie the Confederate war steamer Alabama. Ship ahoy 1 What ship is that 2" On being asked if they burned that ship, they said they did. The excitement on board among officers and men was very great, all eager to catch a sight of the far-famed vessel A labama over 04.1 bulwarks, or wiaoroyor a good view could bi; obtainod.". METROPOLITAN. The report of the directors of this company states that the weekly traffic as published showed that the Great Western Railway Company received £53,058, in respect of passengers carried over the railway from the 10th of January to the 30th of June. The directors estimate that £32,500 is the amount or thereabouts to which this com pany would be entitled upon a division of tbis receipt, pro vided for in the heads of working and traffic arrangement, towards which the Great Western Railway Company have paid £16,000, a large balance is therefore still due. The directors recommend the proprietors to declare a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum on the preference share., and as the accounts with the Great Western are not set tled, to limit thedividend on the ordinary shares to the same rate. The works at Farringdon-street for the commence ment of the line through Smithfield to Finsbury are in hand. The directors are purchasing the land for the line t.) the station near Moorgate-street. Up to the present time no foreign traffic has passed over the line, but the directors will make every effort to get the traffic of other companies over the railway upon fair and reasonable terms. The Se lect Committee of the House of Lords have, in their able report, fully recognised the principle upon which this un dertertaking has been constructed, and have recommended that it shall be extended from both Paddington and Fins bury, so as to form an integral portion of he liege sys tem of railway which they describe as desirable for the general accommodation of the metropolis. The total ex penditure of the company to the 30th of June amounted to £1,473,748. Mr. Fenton, the general manager, states in his report that the works necessary for the reception of the Great Northern traffic will be completed in a few days, and (subject to the usual Government inspection) he has arranged for the trains of that company to com mence running on the Ist of September next. The local traffic, owing to the want of a station near the centre of the city, and to the insufficiency of locomotive power and suit able carriages, has not yet been developed ; and none of the through traffic from other lines has yet been carried over the railway. TAFF VALE. The report of the directors states that the accounts for the half-year ending the 30th of June show a disposable bal ance of £45,919, out of this sum the directors deducted £750 for the depreciation fund, and declared a dividend at the rate of nine per cent, per annum on the ordinary stock and B and C shares, payable on the 7th of September, and upon the preference stock, No. 1, payable on the Bth of October next, leaving a balance of £1,344. The new works upon the main line greatly facilitated the despatch of traffic. The bill for leasing the Penarth Harbour Dock and Railway by the company, after a rtrong opposition in both Houses of Parliament, received the Royal assent en the 22d of June last, and measures were being taken for carrying out its provisions. The directors had proposed to work and main tain the Llantrissant and Taff Vale Junction Railway, and pay to the proprietors 5 per cent per annum interest upon the share capital, the interest on the debenture debt for the time being, and an annual payment of £250 for expenses of management. As a large traffic from the Dare Valley Railway would travel over the whole length of the Tatf Vale line, the directors proposed to work and maintain it, and to offer the company an interest of 5 per cent. upon the paid-up capital, the current interest on debenture bonds, and 150 per annum for expenses of management. The capital account showed that £1,503,365 had been expended, leaving a balance against the company of £16,600. the revenue account for the half ye,,r ending the 30th of June showed that £134,732 had been received, and £67,728 ex pended, leaving a balance of £67,004, ALTON, ALRESFORD, AND WINCHESTER. The half•yearly meeting of this company was held at Alton on Tuesday. The report. whica was adopted, stated that the construction of the line had been vigorously pro secuted during the past six months. Much progress had been made in the laud arrangements,and the company were in a position' to give the contractor possession of nearly the whole of the land required for the railway. The works at the Winchester end of the line, near the junction with the main line of the London and South-Western Railway, had been commenced, and upwards of two miles of land at that part of the line were in the contractor's hands. The direc tors were using their utmost exertions to insure the earliest possible completion of the line between Alton and. Aires ford, and, if possible, to open that part of the line in the course of the autumn of next year. Since the 30th of June, upwards of £lO,OOO had been expended on land and works. In addition to this, there were large quantities of materials which had been delivered on the line, but which bad not been certified by the company's engineer. The report of Tolme, the engineer,stated that the two sections from Alton to Alresford and from Alresford to Winchester were let in one contract of 17 miles. The contractors were now em ploying upon the works 30 horses and 400 men. The com pletion of the large cutting at Windmill-hill would deter mine the time at which the line would be ready for open ing. He was satisfied that the contractors would use their utmost endeavours to have the line opened at the earliest possible moment. The expenditure amounted to £19,750, leaving a balance of £1,403 on the 30th of June last at the bankeis. " ASS" IN PRESENTI ! Referring to the eccentric announcement of a forthcoming Prize Show of Costertnongers' _Donkeys, by his reverence the Vicar of Bray—we beg pardon, by the Rev. Thomas Jackson, M.A., Rector of Stoke Newington, our wicked contemporary, the battaday Review, thus humorously expa tiates upon Mr. Jackson's self-appointed office of protector of the asinine race : —There is. perhaps, no danger of re calling the old heathen libel against our religion, that the early Christians used to worship an ass's head ; but a clergyman ought to be chary in adopting associations of this particular kind. The Golden Ass might endear Apuleius's subjeot to mere scholars, so might the Asinaria of Plautus ; and the unsavoury memories of La Pucelle might recommend asses to the students of scrofulous French literature. Coleridge and the author of " Peter Bell" have sung and sonnetized on behalf of tne " poor Hide foal of an oppressed race," but why should a Protestant clergyman take up the burden of Issachar, and set up as a judge and adjudicator in asinine competition ? A song was popular some twenty years ago—a fragment from Asinius Pollio— which described the model costermonger, who may De ex pected to compete in the Great International Exhibition of Jackasses, suggested by the rector of Stoke Newington. Are the competitors to approach the judge's seat, singing— If I had a donkey wot would'nt go, Do you think I would wallop him ? Oh, no no I I'd give him some hay, and say, " Gee, ho," Sc e . ? Or, as the judge is clerical, does he propose to revive at Stoke Newington Church the famous Festum Asioorum ? Is it intended to chaunt, in a procession of colder mongers, the old hymn which once resounded in the aisles of Beauvais ? Orientis partibus Ad ventavit asinus, Pulcher et fortissimos Sarcinis aptissimus. The vernacular chorus or response, which is preserved by Du Cange, might be translated into the Cockney tongue of the costermongers. The rector and the choir would of course intone the Latin hymn as it stands; but we can quite fancy that a skilful adapter might make something of the old Beauvais refrain:— Hez, Sire Asnes, car chantez, Belle bouche reaignez, Vous aurez du foin ease; Et de l'avoine a plantez. We venture on a version for the " Price Show of Coster mongers' Donkeys :"-- Bray, Sir Ass, hme-haw away, Open pretty mouth and bray ; You shall have a feed of hay, And peck of oats at Jackson's pay. Or the forthcoming exhibition of asses might possibly take a histrionic form instead of that of an ecclesiastical mystery-play. The Judge may appear as Bottom Trans formed, with the usual theatrical property of an ass's head, and may pat his own shaggy ears, and smooth his own gentle nose, or attempt what Wordswoi th calls The long dry see-saw of a horrible bray, in sympathy with his brethren. But though many forms might be suggested of giving the advertised Prize Show of Donkeys considerable external éclat, we are still at some difficulty in understanding the rector of Stoke Newington's personal claim to this office o f judge and president am,ng donkeys. He knows himself best; he may be conscious of subtle affinities which are special qualifications for the function he has chosen. It may be that he remembers Johnson's canon— Who drives fat oxen should himself be fat— and that he appiies it to hnnself— "Wbo jucia . cs Wiwi?, be us, Sir William Winniett, the English Governor of the Gold Coast, paid the King a visit at Coomassie. On the day of audience Sir William was dressed in full uniform, and his blue naval coat was, more over, set off in gaudiness by the presence of epaulets. After having touched lightly on various ordinary topics, Sir William broached the main purpose of his errand—human sacrifice—and conveyed to the King the kindly feelings of the English Govern ment towards him, as well as the anxious desire of the Queen herself that such sacrifices should be abandoned. The King listened most graciously and, when Sir William had stopped, observed— " What you say is good, but would you like to lose one of your epaulets ?" and the Kin put his finger upon the Governor's left epaulet. Sir Wil liam was a little puzzled at the strangeness and at the apparent inappropriateness of the questioc, but he replied, " Why, no. I should not." " Very well, then," answered the King. "If I were to attempt to do away with human sacrifices, my chiefs would make my kingdom like your coat with its °De epaulet. I should lose the half of Ashantee." Permit me, in contradiction of M. Jules Gerard, to state that the King of Dahomey is a man of superior intellect, and is endowed with an extraor dinary capacity for government. Receiving un sought the adulation of his people, he maintains a degree of modesty in his deportment and of equa nimity in his language 'which is, indeed, astonishing. His arrangements in regard to his police and in regard to his finances and laws would excite the admiration of every unprejudiced person, and are worthy of a people much farther advanced in the scale of civilization than the Africans are. With power in his hard verging on despotism, he is yet served more from love than from fear; and no tongue has ever thrown aspersion on appeals made to his in terpretation of justice. To strangers he is hospita ble ; to his subjects generous. Impressed with the dignity of his regal station, he never separates his habits from frugality and temperance, nor does he often give way to sudden ebullitions of temper. Like every uneducated African, he is strongly attached to the customs of his fore fathers, and regards with singular suspicion any attempt at innovation. Hence arises his reluctance in agreeing to abandon the slave trade and human sacrifices. From sentiments of admiration and dread, he displays attachment to the English ; from sentiments of self interest he dispays more attach ment to the slave trade and to human sacrifices ; and from sentiments which actuate the black man as well as the white, he is most attached to himself. If the English Government would then wisely take advantage of the King's compulsory predisposition in its favour, and would judicously address its polic) to the satisfaction of those sentiments of self-interest by raising for the King a larger revenue than that proceeding from the slave trade, and by sapping the superstitions which surround the rites of human sacrifices, the slave trade and human sacrifices must vanish. Let us approach the abolition of human sacrifice in a temper different to that in which we have hitherto approached it. Let us undermine the faith of those of our own species who are so men tally poor; but do not let us inveigh against them as a horde of merciless, sanguinary savages. INFERNAL MACHINES IN THE BALTIC.—A St. Petersburg letter contains the following :—" Infer nal machines have been placed around the works at Cron stadt, and the Finland journals contain notices to seamen of the limits which they must not pass. Those lines are marked near the Emperor Paul I. and Constantine forts by blue flags fixed upon buoys. Not only have heaps of earth been thrown into the sea behind those flags, but there still remain many of the explosive machines which were laid down at the time of the Crimean war. Two years ago a Danish brig struck one of them, suffering considerable damage, and the accident was followed by a long lawsuit between the Russian and Danish authorities." A PRETTY RUSTIC PICTURE IN DEVONSHIRE : not unworthy of illustration by the pencil of I3irket Foster I—We have to thank the AYaturday Review of last Saturday for a charming paper upon a curious little work called A Devonshire Dialogue in Tour Parts, written by Mrs. Paltner, the sister of Sir Joshua Reynolds, From this little book we quote one passage suggested by Rab's reminder to his sweetheart Bet, that "thee mert now be owner of the honz'z, the garden, the cat, and the great tree [formerly belonging to her schoolmistress], which, es hopes, want be cut down in cur time." To all which Bet answers thus :—" I hope zo, too, vor I shu'd like to bring out my knitting work, or my spinning turn, and zit there; and then I mert happen to z o thee, when you be to work. Dear heart ! what strange things come to pass. When I used to think how happy any body mert live in such a sweet place, I could ne'er ha' thort it wid come to my take, everything so handy ; a pretty doming oven, big enew to bake a batch o'bread, water at the shet just by, the thorn hedge and garden, end the great tree. Poor zeal, her used to zit there summer yevlings, to zee the yolks come fro' markers, and take in her arrants, her had a szent by 'em. When I wed to redo a story book of a pitty . Flace, I thort it m5l 11 alco The Lord Provost of Glasgow has received the following letter from Admiral Dacres, C.B. : " Edgar, Kirkwall, Aug. 14. "My lord,—l beg leave to point out to you a great in convenience that was occasioned to the ships of the Channel squadron, under my orders during its stay in Leith Roads, in consequence of the defective arrangements made by th e masters of steamboats conveying the numerous visitors to the fleet. Return tickets for the passage to and from the shore were granted, and the holders were obliged to return to the shore in the same steamer or steamers of the same company that carried them to the ships, other steamers declining to take them. Thus, in several instances, many people were left on board the fleet during the greater part of the night, much to their own discomfort and in convenience, and still more so to that of the officers and crews. I would suggest that tickets available for all steamers should be issued, and • that steamers should ply through the fleet until all the visitors are removed. The ships will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., and thus every facility be afforded to those who wish to see them. I have brought the subject to your notice for such measures to be adopted as may appear to you best to pre vent a like inconvenience in the Clyde. I have made a similar communication to the Provost of Greenock,—j have the honour to be, my lord, your obedient servant, (Signed) "S. C. DACRES, Rear-Admiral Commanding., " To the Lord Provost of Glasgow." In consequence of the foregoing communineation from Rear-Admiral Dacree, the Lord Provost c Glasgow and the Provostof Greenock have have bac under consideration the most expedient arrange. went to be adopted, with a view to the comfort and convenience of persons desiring to visit the fleet, in order to preserve good order and the public peace. A Friend of the King of Dahomey. " An African," in a 'etter to a contemporary, says —M. Jules Gerard has vastly exaggerated every thing connected with the King of Dahomey. 1 spaak from experience. Human sacrifices are re. garded by the Africans as a part of their religion. They are not committed out of sheer addiction to the shedding of man's blood for pleasure's sake, but they ara committed in obedience to a sense of reli gious duty. They come under the same sort of inspiration as that which leads us to bend the knee in prayer. By the side of the throne of every African king sits a counsellor who i s ca ll e d t h e " ocrah. " "Ocrah" signifies the "soul." This officer is the soul, then, or most confidential adviser, friend, and companion of the King. He receives all the thoughts and wishes of the King. What is scrupulously concealed from others is revealed to him. But the first obligation of the office of the " ocrah" is that when his Sovereign di, s he also must die or be put to death. He must be Put to death because, as the receptacle of the plans, desires, and policy—as the " soul," in a word, of the King, he is bound to follow his master to th, other world in order that he may perform the same kind of loyal service which he has per formed on earth. To say, therefore, that the "ocrah" of the King of Ashante, or the King of Dahomey, is slain at the royal tomb for the pur pose of satiating a love for blood is to say that which is nonsense, or to say that which betrays the utmost ignorance of the customs and laws and faith of the Ashantees or Dahomians. The " ocrah” would not survive the King if he Social Science Congress at Edinburgh, Visit of the Channel Fleet to the Clyde. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Aug. 21.—Wind this day at noon—North• Westerly; moderate breeze, and fineLweather, but rather cloudy. Co Es, Ang. 20.—Wind S.W.—A i;ved—Sarah, front Bungsat. PENZANCE, Aug. 19.—Wind N.W.—Ono, from Gar.. rucha, for Newport. GLOUCESTER, Aug. 19.—Wind SW.—Arrivod—Caro• bell, from New York. SWANSEA, Aug, 19.—Sailed—Staines Castle, for Cuba; Devon, for Quebec. IVIARYPORT, Aug. 20.—Sailed—Ilistorica, and Fawsett, for Quebec. WHITEHAVEN, Aug. 20.—Wind W.—Sailed—Transit and Thomas Lee, for Quebec. DARTMOUTH, Aug. 20.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—lnge, for Quebec. FALMOUTH, Aug. 20.—Wind N.W,—Sailed—Juli. Augusta, for Cclombo. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Aug. 21—Rose Hill, from Dantzic ; Ellita, from Randers; Janes, from Cronstadt ; Maria, from rasa ; Johanna, from Uleaborg ; Lorenzo Valoxio, from Ancona. Sailed, Aug. 21—Stalwart, for Bombay; Panther, steamer, for Boulogne. _ DEAL, Friday Morning. Anchored—Emma, from Rio Janeiro ; Antoinetta, from Venice—both for Hamburg; Cornelius Griunel, from NeA York, for London. Passed—Mary, from London for Cardiff; Adventure, from Demerara; Scindian, from Bombay; Frederick Bas set, from Colombo; Cossipore, from Manilla; Argus, from Montreal—all for London. Sailed—Canvass Back. for Antwerp, in tow; with all ti outward bound to the westward. Bank of England Return,•--Yesterday. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victorp cap. 32, for the week endingen Wednesday, the 19th da, ,f August, 1863: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. otes issued ........X28.903,490 Government Debt £11,015,10 Other Securities .. 3.634,9 e Gold Coin & Bullion 14,253,45 Silver Bullion .... #.28,903,490 £28,N3,4'. BANKING D EPARTMZNT. oprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Kest Public Deposits (in cluding. Exche quer, Savings' Banks, COMMIS missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- Government Sectt- titles ((including Dead Weigh tAn unity) £ll,oEB,4f Other Securities ;8817,;0 Notes Gol d and Silver b 27,66 counts) 6,126.668 Other Deposits.— 13,Cu5,322 Seven Day and other Bills 681,818 £37,815,949 M. 7 437,815,91, RSHALL, Chief Cashier. August 20,1863. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS ,DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton ..Aug. via Marseilles . Sept. 12. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Sept. 3. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Aug. 29. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Aug. —.— via Marseilles Aug. 27. _ Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton .. Aug. —. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Aug. —.— via Marseilles Aug. 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton Aug. 25. via Marseilles Sept. 4. Portugal.... Sept. 3. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Aug. —.— via Marseilles Aug. 27. Newfoundland ..Aug. 19. Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Aug. 27, by 'U.S. packet.... by Canadian packet. Aug. 21. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneritle ..Sept. 10. 'lemmas, via New York Aug. 27. Mexico Aug. 4.5. INFANTICIDE AND THE BASTARDY LAWS.—Dr. Llnkester held an inquest on Wednesday on the body of a male child which had been found murdered in the Metropolitan Cattle Market. The medical evi dence left no doubt as to the crime. The coroner expressed a hope that Government would take the matter up, as in fanticide was on the increase. He wished soma induce ment could be held out for servant girls and other women when pregnant to go into an institution. The bastardy laws might also be amended. The sum of 2s dd per week which was now allowed w,s not sufficient. Ihe jury, who concurred in the coroner's remarks, retarnW a. VorCiiot of " Wilfulauuxthz a ainet tonic Frtma cr perscuslitlavin.!' ere- mina -like inure iacks I by pur- ❑ in the last y be The is a 1 9.16.4 45 46 39 41 LOI 106 102} 58} 881 9