The Sun. — London, England, 1863-07-28 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The 4th proximo b as been appointed by the com mittee of the Stock Exchange for a special settle ment in the scrip of the Hudson's Bay Company, which is henceforward to be quoted in the official lists. It has b , een announced that the necessary con tracts for the entire construction of the Sardinian Railway have been entered into by Messrs. Waring Brothers, Messrs. Morton Peto, Betts, and Brassey, and Messrs. Crampton. The quotations for English copper have this day been advanced £3 per ton. Toe rise in yel'ow metal is ls. 4d. p• r lb. The following are the pre sent prices—ordinary 'sheets, sheeting, and rod, £lO2 ; fiat bottoms, £lO7 ; tough cake, tile, and ingot, £95 ; best selfhted, £9B. The bullion ow:rations at the Bank yesterday comprised the influx of £34,000 in gold. During the last few days the operations in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets have not been very extensive. Coffee, sugar, and tea have remained at about previous rates, while there has been an active demand for saltpetre at enhanced prices. Rice hrs been dealt in to some extent, and considerable agitation has prevailed in the Tallow Market consequent upon the disturbances in Poland, a large speculative lousiness having been trans acted. The commercial public are still enabled to supply their discount requirements on terms as low as 3 8 per cent., that being the quotations for the finer descriptions of mercantile paper. Two o'CLocK. The Paris Three per Cent. Rentes, this morning, accorcEng to Mr. Reuter's telegram, opened at 67f. 20c., 67f. 15c.; firm. The official returns relating to the trade and navi gation of the United Kingdom for the six months ended the 30th .Tune, have just been published, from which it appears that the total declared value of the exports for that period have amounted to £62,014,197, against £57,314,679 in the like period of 1862, showing an increase of £4,699,518. The increase is most perceptable in beer and ale, cotton manufactures, earthenware, haberdashery and mil linery, hardware and cutlery, linen yarn, linen manufactures, and woollen worsted manufactures. The importation of the principal articles were larger, as regards raw cotton, hemp, leather manu factures, petroleum, provisions, and sheep and lambs' wool, coffee, unrefined sugar, tea, tobacco, and wine. The shipping accounts exhibit an increase in the amount of tonnage employed in the foreig❑ trade for both entries inwards and the clearances out wards, while in the coasting trade there is also a slight improvement as regards both departments. A special meeting has been held to-day of the Natal Land and Colonization Company, at which it was unanimously agreed to confirm the resolu tions passed at the last meeting, for an increase of capital, by the issue of 14,000 new shares, of £lO each. The proprietors of the Grand Surrey Docks and Canal Company have held a meeting to •onsider the terms of agreement to be made with the Com mercial Dock Company for an amalgamation of the two undertakings, and for authorising an applica tion to Parliament for that purpose. Notwithstanding the general heaviness of the Stock Exchange Markets the Funds are firmer ; indeed, transactions have taken place this morning at an advance of nearly i per cent., consequent upon a few speculative purchases. The quo tations still indicate strength, and are quoted 92i exactly for money and the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 92 93. A bargain in the Red Sea Telegraph Annuities bas taken place at 21. India Stock is 224; the 5 per Cent. Loan, 1084 ; the 5 per Cent. Eufaced Paper, 107 ; and the I3eben!ures are 100 ; Exchequer Bills are 3s. prem. The Foreign Market presents an unusually de pressed appearance, and extensive sales have been effected. The Confederate Loan, which is now 15 to 13 discount, has been 20 discount, and the dealers evince an indisposition to effect large operations in their hands on account of the Very unfavourable advices from the seat of war. Mexicans have declined to 341 ; Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 66 1; do. Consolides, 481, to ; Greek 5 per Cents., 30 I 311 ; do. Coupons, 121 13 ; Spanish Passive, 301 31; ditto Certificates, 111 12 ; Portuguese, 461,47; ; Italian, 691 70 ; Russian, 91 s ; and Egyptian, 102. In the Railway Sb are Market the operations have been of the most limited deEcription, and prices have shown rather less firmness. London and Brighton have receded 10s. ; and North British, ss. Midland, however, has improved 10s.; South.. Eastern, ss. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have re mained without material change, except Great Luxemburg, which have advanced to 14a. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally con tinue at steady quotations. International Financial shares are quoted 3/ i prem.; London Financial do., i lk prem.; General Credit do., par toe prem. ; Egyptian Trading Company I to 1+ prem. ; and Hudson's Bay Company 11 toe die. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 237f 9 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 43 2; 31 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 92 tiiii New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 3} per Cent. Annuities New 2} per Cent. Annuities Ar , nuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., PiBo — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire .sth April, 1885 Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 2l India Stock ' 224 Ditto 5 per Cent lOBl 8 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 6 per Cent Ditto 51 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 100 Consols for Account, Aug. 6 92; I March June Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 per Cent.. 3pm 3pm Ditto J;500 Ditto Small — • FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent •hilinn 6 per Cent Dards& 4 per Cent., 1863 Egyptian 7 pei Cent lO2 Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupme — Ditto Account.. Ditto Coupons Mexican 3 per Cent I)itto Account New Granada l5 141 Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — P.ruvian 41 per Cent. Ditto 1862 .. Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto Account ' B5l P ortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, ' 7, ' 9, '6O 62.. — 4B Ditto Ditto 4 Russiantouount i P p e e r r C ue en n t. i. 1822, 1850 £St 47 i 6 Ditto 3 p er C en t ' 93 .. 59 8 Ditto 5 p„ Cent,Li 1869 1862 Stardinian 5 p er c e. , t sp D a n i t i t s o h A 3 c pe nc o n e t ;41 . i ....................... -0 Ditto Account •, Ditto New Deferr.e.d....... Ditto Account Ditto Passive ********************** Ditto Account. ...:*****•• •• • • ••• • • • not 8 i.j ityn.... ....... 301113011 30111 Spanish Cert. of Coup 11 12 111 1 Ditto Account...... Turkish 6 per Cent. Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 - Ditto Account.-- -9 8/ 9 Ditto 6 per Cent. 186 2. Ditto Account Venezuela, 3 per Cant ..... .. 66i I 1 6 i ........... Ditto ccount .. 23} Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 .............. — i Ditto Account ... Dividends on the above payable in Low-tou. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 florins .. • • 68 61 Belgian 4i per Cent., Es.. 2sf. Dutch 2 per Cont., Ex. 12 Guil Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account 7O 691 70 i THREE O'CLOCK. Consols Money Ditto August Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. (REZTER'S TELEGRAM.) The market opens with a lair demand, and above Friday. Sales, probably, 8,000 Inks; im- Ports, 13,840 ; previously, 1,398. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closin2 ;hart Hallways Paid. Price. Business dom 'lOO ot. antio &St Lawrenec 'all 62 64 64 2/ etk , com.,l3aroda&.Cent 10- 107 108 1074 Gu. 5 per cent. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares... 74 1 If p :04 tiutialo and Lake tiuror, 54 63 10 Do. Preference too 1100 alo, Brant&Godriel, 10 6 p. at bds. Aug. 1, 1?-7k 100 Do. do. July 1, 187', , , 100 100 !./o. (10. Jun& 1,1 , . 100 st Cloutta.a S. F..astn. i L 1 100 1061 1( 7 - et , 'apeTown & Dock sera 100 1( 8 109 106) stock Plasm. Bengal ,gu. sp. c 100 108 109 109 stock East Indian. "u. sp. e. 10 , 107 108 1074 t 20 Do. do. G Ext lO 14 1 4p 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada lc , 19 4 .0 4 10 / 100 Do. Ist Pre+. Bonds at; 70 72 100 Do. uo. deferred all 53 lb 100 Do. 2d fret. Bonus aft 61 66 100 Do. do cider ed all 50 63 100 Do. 3d 1' ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred all 35 37 100 Do. 4th Pref. so .k all 25 28 100 Do. do. deferred all 21 23 stook Citlndiarenin.gua.sp.ci 100 1074 In; 1074 Elf 20 Do. New gun. sp. 0 l2 1 Isl 20 Do. January, 1862 8 1 14. stook Gt. South.of India(Lim) .lusranteed 5 per cent. 10c, 1064 107 204 Gt. W. oi Canada Sharer all 101. 114 11 204 Do. New 11- 4 , ) 9,1 lOU Do. 8 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 97 100 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 90 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 1 P stock Madras guar., sp. c. 100 1064 1074 107 62 71 stock Do. 41 p. c. Extensiou 100 101 102 101/ stock De. 4. do lOO 17 99 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 stock tlelb.Corp. np. 0. linu- 10( 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 54 58 100 Do. 7p. c. Hong. Bds. al, 20 Now Br unswick Cana Class A and B .. all 3 5 N.ll.l.C'da6 po Ist pi bds 100 84 86 stock Scinde (100 :07 108 107 k St IDo' Delhi I 100 1061 107 Do. do •• r. . 2 IP 2 i 10 Punjaub all ——p at Do. Do. ......... 1064 107+ 1064 .; ock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) k 10i ,102 i 1034 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT sECURITIEN ~.tiov.tip.e.Ja. ,CJ ui , 1877-84 Do. 6 p.c. Feb. & Au.. 100 206 1('8 - ' Do. dp. c.Mar. It Sept. 100 106 108 Do. Ip. c. Jan.&.July. 100 96 07 96 Do. 6 Inscribed stock 100 94 96 Cape G.Hope, 6 p c,187:, 100 108 110 Do.Ap &Oct 1881 100 Ll 2 114 Do. 189 , • 100 113 115 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 103 111 113 Ceylon, Nov.la7B, 6p t 103 113 115 Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 107 Natal Guy. 6 per cant.. 130 110 112 N.B.Gov. p.c..; a.&J ul) 100 106 107 I Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 3., , 100 100 101 ' Do. sp. c.,lbca to 1:,4 100 101 102 Do. d0.,1888 &upwdi 100 101 102 1011 I 2 11 'New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 .Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 LOU 1064 1074 107 Queensland Gcv. 6p. a 100 .0 112 S. Aus G6p.c.1676.& up lOO 110 112 - Vic.Goy. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) 100 107 109 Do. to s poi Ap.ctOot. 100 112 1124 1121 12 SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOufs S. " I Paid.: Closing ; Busines , I.iare l Railways. i Price. done. 1 t &H. Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val all 8 81 25 'Blythe and Tyne. 10 IBoat.,Sleal.,andMid.Co all 81 8 4 __ at ;Bristol and Exeter st ;Caledonian lO • 12) 121 50 !(ors ~ors and Banilo:, all 20 !Corn w •,li 10 !Du A 1 A ' - ' ets " 0 c ''' : all 10 ;Do. B ti 11 6p c.p an. ha s all been paid to B. 50 !Dublin & Belfast June.' all 40 11 25 ;Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juni , : all 15 15 st 'Edinburgh & G 1 "",,g0w.; 100 941 951 941 st 'Glasg. and '!. Western. 100 111 113 at ,Gre . at.B . stern, Ord. stk! 100 V 64 531 4 St I P. - . cto A stock ' 100 51 62 et ', Ditto East Anglian sit 100 241 251 21 4 i ' et ,GreatNorthot Scotland!, 100 100 128 12) z e s t i G r p e o at A N s o t l c h k ern .. . 12s. st Do Bdo st Gt, S. an iW. of Ireland 100 101 .03 st .Great Western „ lOO 664 66 4 68 i I at IDo Str Val gua. stock 100 et :Lancashite & Yorkshire 150 113 1131 et ;London and illackwall 100 77 78 st !Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast; 100 116 .17 1161 st !Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 43 44 st Lon. Az North Western; 100 1011 102 1014 at Lou.! & So•.th Western; 100 105) 10.4 106} 6 it :Man., Shef., & Lincoln.' 100 43 1 44 1. 44 4 10 ;Nan., and Carlisle. all 124 ; Do 3 shares all 10 ;Metropolitan all 114 12 1211} st 'Midland 4.4.0 ' DoNew st Do Birming. & Derby 100 97 99 50 Mild. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do. 4 shares 1 25 'Mid Kent I Do Cray Line e 0 t ;North British at lEdin., Perth, & Dundee: 100 26 28 at :Nth. Eastern—Berwick; 100 103 1031 103 25 ' Do, G.N.E. purchasell6.l3.4 u ~ at I Do Lecds ' 100 59 60 591 at . Do York j 100 894 904 901 1 89} st I Do Carlisle.... 100 st 'North London •• • • 100 118 120 1 0 . Do New 1 9.18.4 North Staffordshire j all 16 164 It , .N. and S. W. Junction all 11 124 at Scottish Central at ;Scot N. E.. Aber. stock 100 1 461 471 st Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 99 101 10 'Shrews. and Welchpool all st 'Shropshire Union ... • 100 I 60 52 at 'South Devon lOO 31 33 st ,South Eastern llOO 011 in 911 2 at ,South Wales at IS. York. and River Dun 100 100 102 20 !6taines,Wok.,andWok all I 7t 8 25 !Stockton & Daelington all 38 39 25 I Do ;7 91 10/ o .e. 6 Do C . New, 186 8 74 84 i, at Taff Vale.. 10 Do B Bls} 61 10 Do C 3 8 31 p 50 Ulster 25 Do I2O —— p 12.10 Do 54 at Vale of Neath at 'Victoria sta. and Pim ; 100 166 16!) at ;Waterford & Kilkenny! 100 st !West Cornwall lOO 27 29 at ICY. Hartlepool Har.&R ' 100 I st ;West Midland Oxiord' 100 451 481 . et Do Newport 100 39 41 at I Do Hereford 100 : 104 106 . l BRITISH 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 id ulitlord Amalgamated I 28 28 Devon G. Con.. (Tavist , 1 550 670 East Bassett (Illog•an1 30 78 82 1 East Clogan Gold Ltd , 55. id par. East Caradon I 2.14. r 32 33 33 3 East Cam Brea... 3.4.0 71 /31 -- %V — 1 Russel (Tavistk.) , 8.8.6 3 st - Gam.&St.Aueyn(Gwen.) .8. 8 1 1 G rest south Tolgus 178 41 4 1 G. Wheal Vor(lblelstou; 10 61 74 Grenville • klerod's-Foot '4. l, 41 44 Dingston Downs 4. 8.0 2 24 Lady Bertha Margaret (Cny Lelart vp at a 6 Matte Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim 2l 11 4e. New Seton lOl 110 120 North Downs 2l 2 24 ••*. W basset (1 1 t 17. t 3} - Forth Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey, 14 4 5 20 :'rovidence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.; 12 44 BouthCaradon(St.Cleer. 11 415 425 3. Carn Brea (I llogan) .5.15.6 2 24 heal loran. (Mogan 18.1 .9 75 80 • Stray Park 5 ParnarSilv..t Lead the. 44 I 1 Pin Croit J 214 224 ll'est Basset 11 114 124 W G radon (Ltskeard 5 22 24 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan; 54 674 724 Wheal Buller( Redrutli) 6 50 60 Wheal Kitty (C.Lelant) 2.0.8 WhealLud ott heal hlaryAnn(Lien ) 8 11 13 Wheal Seton 584 215 225 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.), 7 I 15 17 Wheal Union 3.17 34 4 PREFERENCE SHARES. Edinburgh and Glee2ow, 5 per cent., 113 Great Northern, 5 per cent., 1176 Great orthern, 5 per cent., red. at 5 per cent. pm., 1076 Ditto, 46 per cent. red. at 10 per cent. pm., 1046 Great Western, 4 per cent. irred , 9►6 906 Mid. Consolidated, 6 per cent. stook, -- Ditto. Bristol and Birm., 6 I). r cent., 141 Waterford and Kilkenny, 6 per cent., 4o § West Midland, Oxford, Ist guaranteed stock, 131 PREFE ttENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Kent Coast, per cent. pref. B f London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., 1071 Ditto, ti per cent. C, b7l London and S.- Western 46 per cent., 104 f LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Midland, Bradford pref. stock, 961 Northern and Eastern, 5 per cent., 671 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.):gua. 7 per oent., Wei Dutch Rhenish, 171 Great Luxembourg, 13f Northern of France, 38f San Paulo gua. 7 per cent., 9 Ditto (all), 21i South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 21; Turin and Savona, 21 FOREIGN MINES. East del Rey (lim.), ; Mont. Aureos ilraz. Gold Min. Co. (11m.),' . 21 United Mexican (lim.;, 61 Yudanamutana of S. Australia 31 .JOINT-STOCK RANKS. &gra and United Service (lim.), 111 Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (tim.), 361 . 7 Australasia, Ditto, new, 31 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 3 0 English and Irish (lim.), 81 Imperial Bank (11m.), 21 24 imperial Ottoman, 171 f 18 371 1 1 London and Brazilian (lim.), 43 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 281 London and Colonial (lim.), 2i London and County, 45) London Joint Stock, :Ai London and South African, 251 London and Westminster, 75) 6 Metrop. and Prov. Bank (lim.), 161 1 Ditto, Reserved iss. at £2 pm., 1111 South Australia, 391 40 Standard of British South Africa (limn), Ditto, new, 12! 12 Union of London, 35 f 5 DOCKS. St. Katharine, 621 Southampton, 62 A.nglo- Mexican Mint,3.l C rystal Palac e , 39 East India Irrigation and Canal, 4 1 Gen. Crt dit and Finance of London," Internat ional Financial Society, Joint-stock Di scount, 54 6 MISCELLANEOUS London Financial Association, lim., 6 Madras Irrigation and Canal, 34 Oriental Inland Steam, Hm., 48 4 1 Peninsula and 0, iental Steam, 761 Royal Mail Steam, 67 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 28, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyi.) IN RE COLONEL WAUGH. To-day was appointed for hearing the application of this bankrupt to be discharged from custody. Mr. Roxburgh and Mr. Sargood appeared for the bang, rupt. Mr. Roxburgh said this was an application made by Colonel Waugh for release from custody. The bankrupt, it will be remembered, was arrested at the suit of an execution creditor, and then detained at the suit of the official manager of the Eastern Banking Company for a sum of £50,090, on a promissory note, dated the 19th of November, 1856, payable at tour months after date, and interest thereon, at the rate of £5 per cent. per annum, un til paid. Toe learned counsel said that the execution creditor had signed a discharge, and therefore it was unnecessary to say anything on that point, hut he had to address himself to the detainer by the Eastern Banking Company. He stated that the capias was not issued until six years and six days after the date of the promissory note, but although that proceeding was issued so far back as March last, they had never proceeded to a declaration, no doubt feeling that if they did so, the statute of limitation would be pleaded; but as thy had not done so, he had been debarred from having the question tried as to his liability, and except by the exercise of the power of the Court to oraer the discharge, the bankrupt would neces sarily remain in prison until the latter end of October, when he would come up for his last examination. He submitted it was a case in which the court had full power to order the discharge, for the bankrupt was not in custody on any execution or judgment, but only on an affidavit made that £50,000 was due, ar.d the bankrupt could not give bail to the extent of £lOO,OOO. He avowed on the part of the bankrupt that he did not shrink from the fullest inquiry, and denied that he had borrowed any money from the banker without ample security, which the company might have realised. He also urged that the health of the bank►upt would be most seriously affected by any longer incarceration. He then call, d Mr. Wm. Jones, a physician, who gave evidence to that effect. Mr. C. E. Lewis then proceeded to address the Court in opposition on behalf of the Eastern Banking Company, but Mr. Roxburgh contended that Mr. Lewis had no locus standi, as the company was not a judgment or execution creditor. His Honour concurred. Mr. Linklater then opposed for the assignees, and Mr. Roxburgh objected to his being heard, as the assignees were in no way parties to the detention of the bankrupt, as they were chosen long before the proceedings were taken by the bank, and they were not entitled to take up the opposition of an individual creditor. His Honour, however, held that, aceording to the prac tice of the Court in all cases where there were assignees, they were always asked whether they had any objection lo the release. Mr. Linklater then took an objection, on the ground that when a person was in custody under the order of a judge of a superior court this Court would not order a release; the assignees, however, would not object if the bankrupt . would give substantial bail not to leave the country, and to attend on all occasions when called upon until he pas,ed his last examination. He then called Col. Waugh with a view to show that the bankrupt had joined the bank as director without capital, and that he had incurred a debt to the extent of £24,000, and he urged that the bankrupt ought not to be discharged until he had given a satisfactory account of this very sum of money, and also of some mines in Spain with which the bankrupt had been connected, and in which the creditors claimed an interest. Mr. Roxburgh complained of the statements by Mr. Linklater, which would go forth to the public without Colonel Waugh having any opportunity of answering; and ho objected to a general examination of the bankrupt, which he could not be expected to be able to answer with out books or accounts. His Honour held that Mr. Linklater was entitled to examine any point which could affect the question of discharge. The examination of Colonel Waugh was then proceeded with. After a long discussion, his Honour refused to discharge the bankrupt without two sureties in £2,000 each, and him self in £4,000. Ho was taken back to prison. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. WESTMINSTER. IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—Henry Brayley, a rough-looking fellow, was placed at the bar before Mr. Arnold, charged with stealing three coats and other articles of clothing, the property of Mr. Henry Lamer, builder, Chelsea. Charlotte Batfield, servant to Mr. Lamer, said that yes terday evening the prisoner came to the aide door of the house and asked if Mr. Lerner could give him a job. He was told to wait in the yard, which after a little while he did, and then came and knocked at the area door, and was again informed that if he wanted day work he must remain. Shortly after that she saw the prisoner coming from a greenhouse with a bundle in his hand, and she knew that he must have been upstairs in same of the bedrooms. She stopped him, and found that he had two coats in the bundle and some other wearing apparel, and had put a third coat on his back. The property had been safe only two minutes before in Mr. Lar ner'e bed-room, and when prisoner found himself detected by the servant, he threw down the bundle, stripped off the other stolen coat, and then took to his heels. A policeman said that he was attracted by a noise of per sons in pursuit of the prisoner, and saw him running at full pace, calling out lustily, " Stop thief," and followed by others, who were also crying the same. As the prisoner was the foremost of those running, witness seized and se cured him, when accused endeavoured to persuade him that it was a mistake—that he (prisoner) was not a thief, but a person who had been robbed, but witness refused to let him go. _ _ Prisoner—l am guilty; it is no good denying it. Prisoner was remanded for a week. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. UNFOUNDED CHARGE OF FELONY.—John Chivers, a tailor, living at 19, Bridge-road, Belgrave-road, and who has been in the employ of Mr. Poole, tailor, of Savile-row, was charged before Mr. Trywhitt with stealing a purse with violence from the person of a poor woman named Ann Milage, residing at 14, County Terrace-street, New Kent•• road. Mr: Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for the accused. The prosecutrix said she was passing along Oxford-street towerds the Regent-circus, and when between Woodstock street and the gates in Oxford-street she went into a shod to buy her child a cake. On coming out of the shop the prisoner came up to her and struck her, and then walked away. He presently returned and made an attempt to strike her, and seized her purse, containing 3s. 6d., and ran off in the direction of the Regent-circus. She walked on, and when outside the Dolphin public. house, and when asking a young man standing there when the Atlas omnibus would come up, the prisoner came out of the public house and made an attempt to strike her, but was prevented by the young man, and she then got a policeman and gave the pri soner in charge. Edward Thorne, a clerk, living in the Harrow-road, said that the female spoke to him about a Camberwell omnibus, and observing that she was crying, he asked• her the cause, and she said that she had been robbed by a man who had run away. While he was speaking to her. the prisoner, whom he had seen with another person in the public-house, came out, and the woman having said something to him, the prisoner tried to strike her, but he (witness) prevented him. Mr. Lewis addressed the magistrate on behalf of the accused, stating that on seeing a female crying he came out of the public-house to see the cause, when the woman pointed him out immediately as the person who had robbed her, and he then naturally felt very indignant at the charge made against him, he being a respectable man. Mr. Lewis then called a person named Smyles, in the employ of Mr. Poole, who said that he was in the public house with the accused, having gone into the house from the direction of the Regent-circus, and having never lost sight of the accu se d f or some ti me b e f or e the time the pro secutrix stated the robb er y to o k pl ace . Mr. Tyrwhitt sa id h e h a d no d ou b t th e poor wo man had been robbed, but he believed she had made a mistake in the person, and he should therefore discharge the accused. The accused then left with his friends. EMBEZZLEMENT AND ROBLEB.Y.—John Fry, groom to Mr. Philip Augustus Barnard, artist and lithographer, 131, Regent-street, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with em bezzling money received on account of his master, and also with stealing a saddle, bridle, and a quantity of other pro perty belonging to his master, of the value of £B. Mr. Barnard said the prisoner was in his employ as groom, and &camped on Saturday last, and after ho had gone he (Mr. Barnard) missed a quantity of property, consisting of a saddle, a macintosh, and other articles, and also a gas illumination star. He also proved that the prisoner had re ceived some money on his account, and had never accounted for the same. Randall, 388 K, went to the Whoatsheaf Tavern, Par sou's-green, Fulham, and took the prisoner into custody, who refused to say where he was lodging. He believed, it the prisoner was remanded, he should be able to trace some of the property. Mr, Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner till Thursday. A SUPERANNUATED POST-CIIAISE,—It was a post-chaise taken off its axletree and wheels, and plumped down on the clayey soil among a ragged growth of vegetables. It was a post-chaise not even set straight upon the ground, but tilted over as if it had fallen out of a balloon. It was a post chaise that had been a long time in those decayed circumstances, and against which scarlet beans were trained. It was a post-chaise patched and mended with old tea-trays, or with scraps of iron that looked like them, and boarded up as to the windows, but having a knocker on the off-side door. Whether it was a pest-chaise used as tool-house, summer-house, or dwelling-house, I could not discover, for there was nobody at home at the post-chaise when I knocked, but it was ctr t4inlY used for something, and locked up. In the wonder of this discovery, I walked round and round the post-chaise many times, and sat down by the post-chaise, waiting for further elucidation. None came.—Dickens's 4 6 411 t h t , Year Round." Mr. Glaisher's Thirteenth Balloon Ascent, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—Mr. Cowell having informed me that he intended to ascend from the Crystal Palace on Tues day, July 21, and the weather having changed so that rain was falling and the wind rising, I availed myself of the opportunity to investigate some points on the formation of rain in the clouds them selves and its precipitation. My principal objects may be stated to have been 1. To determine whether there was another stra tum of cloud above that from which the rain was falling, to confirm the accuracy of Mr. Green's de ductions relative to rain —viz., "That whenevtr a fall of rain happens, and the sky is entirely over cast, there will invariably be found to exist another stratum of cloud at a certain elevation above the former." 2. To examine the size of the drops of rain at (lit . - ferent elevations, as from all results hitherto ob tained the amount of rain collected in a gauge pieced near the surface of the earth is larger than in any gauge plqcod above it, and that the higher the gu3ge be placed the less water is collected. 3. To determine the temperature of the dew point in its relation to that of the air below, in, and above the clouds, &c. e left the earth at 4h. 52m. p.m. In 10 " C ' 3. we were in a mist, and in 20 seconds on a level with the clouds. At 4h. 53m. the earth was out of sigh. At this time we were 1,200tt. high. At 4h. 58m., at the height of 2,200ft.,'we passed out of thin rain. When at 2,500 ft., the clouds surround ing us were very white, and it Aas with difficulty I read those thermometers which had ivory scales. At s:i. 4m. we passed above the clouds, and saw at a considerable distance above us another stratum of darker cl'ud. Presently the docks were visible through a break in the lower clouds. At sh. 7m. we saw clouds below ns moving in a different direction to that or the balloon, and those near the earth with great rapidity. We then began to descend, and at sh. 11m•, at the height of 1,100 feet, send was below, and the earth was visible with rain falling fast upon it, though none was falling upon the balloon. We then ascended, and at sh. 20m. were 3,500 feet high, but still below the higher stratum of cloud ; at sh. 22m., at 2,700 fret high, we entered a dry fog; the grapnel, hanging by a rope about 100 feet in length, was just visible ; at 2,600 feet w© were in a wet fog ; at 2,000 feet very fine drops of rain were falling; the clouds be neath were black ; at sh. 28m. a thick mist sur rounded us, and the grapnel Was scarcely visible ; at sh. 30w. we were in a dense fog. At sh. 31w. we saw Epping Forest, and heard the noise the rain made falling on the trees 1,000 feet below us; at sh. 33m. we again lost sight of the earth, and two minutes afterwards could see only a small portion of the grapnel line; at sh. 37m. we saw an open country, and then were enveloped in mist, and three minutes afterwards we descended to the earth in a squall of wind and rain, the grapnel catching on the bank of a piece of water, and landed with out breaking a single instrument. From the existence of the two strata of clouds it would seem to be an established fact that whenever rain is falling from an overcast sky there is a second stratum above. Last year in the ascent on the Ist of September I was between two layers of cloud at the time rain was falling from the lower. These experiments, therefore, confirm the accuracy of Mr. Green's observations and deductions, It would also seem that when the sky is overcast ithout rain that there is no stratum of cloud above, but that the sun is shining on the upper surface. In every instance in which I have been up under these circumstances, I have found such to be the case, agreeing in this respect also With Mr. Green's observations. The temperature of the air before leaving was 61 1 deg. ; at the height of 1, 000 feet it was 59 deg. ; it decreased to 54 deg. at 2,500 feet. We then de scended. At 2,000 feet the temperature was 55 deg., at 1,400 feet was 56 deg., increasing to 58 deg. at 700 feet. We then turned to ascend, and the tem perwure gradually decreased to 52 deg. at 3,000 feet, increased to 611 deg. on descending to 500 feet, decreased to 57 deg on ascending to 1,800 feet, and rose to 611 dog, on descending again to 500 feet, after which there was no change, and the tempera ture on the earth was 611 deg. The temperature of the dew-point was half a de gree only below that of tf.e air before starting ; i t was nearly 2 deg. lower on first entering the cloud ; then there was no difference between the two tem peratures while in the cloud, and the difference in creased to 3 deg. on passing above it. These obser vations were repeated, giving the same results on every occasion of ascent and descent. The s ze of the rain drops as they fell on my note book before starting was f u lly as large as a four penny piece ; they decreased in size on ascending, but our upward movement was too quick, and we soon passed out of rain. On descending from abov( the clouds we first encountered a dry, then a wei fog, passed into that which may be described as damp:air, or exceedingly fine rain, then experienced very fine but decided drops of rain like pins' points covering the note-book ; these increased in size on approaching the earth, but more rapidly when very near the earth. The drops of rain ou returning to the earth were as large as those noted on leaving, and rain had b een f u lli ng h eav ily all the time we were in the balloon. The direction of the wind at the time of starting was S. by E . ; at the height of 2,20 0 f t., we fell in with a S.W. w i n d . At sh. 7m., at the height of 2,300 ft., th e c l ouds beneath moved with great velo city, and in a direction different to that of the bal loon. At sh. 9m., at the height of 1,800 ft., we seemed to be go i ng b ack ; certainly our direction was changed. At sh. 33m. 30sec., at the height of about 1,000 ft. the pressure of the wind was felt against ou r f aces, and then we changed direc tion, and again at sh. 37m., on rising at the height of I,looft. the wind pressed strongly against the face, at both these times the balloon must have been in one current and the car is another, and they are the first instances in which I have been sensible of any wind in the balloon. At sh. 39m., at 800 ft. above the earth, we again changed our direction on entering the lower current, which was strong and gusty. Our place of descent was about 25 miles, in a straight line from the Crystal Palace, performed in about 53 minutes. The horizontal movement of the air at Greenwich by Robinson's anemometer within the same inter val of time was about six miles. The place of descent was Cleverhambury-farm, about five miles from Waltham Abbey, and we have to thank Mr. Shepherd for his kind assistance. We were accompanied by Captain Woodgate, Mr. F. Norris, of the Conservative Club, and Mr. Birk beck, of Reigate. —I am, sir, &c., Blackheath, July 23. JAMES GLAUBER. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. GOODWOOD RACES—Tars DAY. NY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. CRAVEN STAKES. Gunner Waterwiteb 3 Bosh Five ran. HAM STAKES. Muastissima filly Walloon . 2 Mirage 1 GRATWICKE STAKES. 1 Clarior Zapateado _ Three ran. STEWARDS' CUP. Birdhill Entremet Dolphin Twenty .nine ran. MARKETS—ThisD a y , HAY MARKZTS. SMITHFIELD. Old Meadow hay, £3 108 to £4 108; new do., £3 to £4 ; old clover, £4 108 to £6 Oa ; new do., £3 10a to Supply good. £5 Os Trade dulland straw, £1 8 8 t o £1 16s per load. GumEERLANn.--Old Meadow hay, £3 108 to £4 108 ; new do., £3 Os to £4 Oa; old clover, £4los to £6 Oa ; new do., A £3 heavy demand. 108 to £5 Os ; and straw, £1 8 8 to £1 16s per loud. WHITECHAPEL —Old Meadow hay, £3 100 to £4 10a, new do , £3 Os to £4 Oa; old clover, £1 10s to £6 Os; new do , £3loa to £5 Os; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load. Trade inactive. COLONIAL. TEA.—The dealings have been of a very limited descrip tion. Prices, however, are generally well sustained. The public sales of Assam commenced to-day. Su GAP..—Only a moderate business has been reported on West India, and there is little change of importance to notice in prices. Business in the refined market has been confined principally to immediate home requirements. COFFEE.—For Plantation and Native Ceylon there has continued to be a fair inquiry at full rates ; other descrip tions remain without change in values. Rtes.—The demand has been rather more active, good and fine descriptions of East India having realised fully previous quotations. SALTPETRE.—A rather large business has been trans acted, and the tendency of prices has been upwards. TALLOW.—The advices from St. Petersburg, coupled with the unsatisfactory state of political affairs in Poland. has caused considerable agitation in the tallow market, a large speculative business having been done for forward delivery. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 435. 9d. to 445., and last three months' delivery 40e. 6d. per cwt. The gas consumed at the Grand Hotel in Paris, costs annually 130,000 f,, precisely what it costs a year to light the whole town of Orleans, THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. PROROGATION PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—This Day. Parliament was this day prorogued by Royal Commis sion. ROYAL ASSENTS. The LORD CHANCELLOR and the other Commissioners having taken their seats, the Commons were summoned to he bar, when the Royal assent Was given to a number or bills, both public and private, amongst which were the Consoli dated Fund Appropriation—Pier and Harbour Orders ('on - firmation—Alteration in Judges' Circuits—Greenwich Hos pital (Provision for Widows) Metropolitan Main Drainage Extension—Misappropriation by Servants —Savings Banks Acts Amendment—Stipendiary Magi strates Removal of Irish' Poor Growing Crops Seizure (Ireland)—Land Drainage (Provisional Orders)— Chrgymen (Colonies)—Marriages Registration (Ireland), and the Colonial Acts Confirmation Bills—Vaccination (Scotland)—Local Government Supplemental (No. 2) — Volunteers' Wayward n's Contracts—lndia Stock and the Sydney Naval Mint—Drainage and Improvement of Land (Ireland)—Fortifications (Provisions for Expenses) and the Nuisances Removal Act (1855) Amendment — Harwich Harbour—Howth Barbour—Metropolitan Main Drainage Extension—Port Erin Harbour (Isle of Man) — Prisons (Ireland)—Alteration in Judges' Circuits—Green wich Hospital (Provision for Widows) —Savings Banks Act Amendment Clergymen (Colonial) London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway (Tooting Junc tion) London and North Western (additional powers)—North Eastern Railway (Newcastle and Star beck Branches) Elgin and Nairnshire Roads— Waterford and Passage Railway and Ferry—Peterborough, Wiabeach, and Sutton Railway—Northampton and Ban bury Junction Railway—Edinburgh, Dunfermline, and Perth (North British) Railway—Haddington Roads— Birmingham and Sutton Coalfield Railway—Hastings Harbour—Wexford Free Bridge—London and North Western Railway (new branches)—and Kettering and Thrapstone Railway. The LORD CHANCELLOR then read HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH. MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, We are commanded by her Majesty to release you from further attendance in Parliament, and at the same time to convey to you her Majesty's ac knowledgments fur the zeal and assiduity with which you have applied yourselves to the performance of your duties during the Session now brought to a close. Her Majesty has seen with deep regret the present condition of Poland. Her Majesty has been engag‘d, in concert with the Emperor of the French and the Emperor of Austria, in negotia tions, the object of which has been to obtain the fulfilment of the stipulations of the Treaty of Vienna of 1815, in behalf of the Poles. Her Ma jesty trusts that those stipulations will be carried into execution, and that thus a conflict distressing to humanity and dangerous to the tranquillity of Europe may be brought to a close. _ _ The civil war between the Northern and South ern States of the North American Union still un fortunately continues, and is necessarily attended with much evil not only to the contending parties, but also to nations which have taken no part in the contest. Her Majesty, however, has seen no reason to depart from that strict neutrality which her Majesty has observed from the beginning of the contest, The Greek nation having chosen Prince William of Denmark for their King, her Majesty is taking steps with a view to the union of the lonian Islands to the Kingdom of Greece. For this purpose her Majesty is in communication with the Powers who were parties to the Treaty of 1815, by which those islands were placed under the protection of the British Crown; and the wishes of the lonians on the subject of such union will be duly ascertained. Several barbarous outrages committed in Japan upon British subjects have rendered it necessary for her Majesty to demand reparation; and bet Majesty hopes that' her demands will be conceded by the Japanese Government without its being ne cessary to resort to coercive measures to enforce them. The Emperor of Brazil has thought fit to break off his diplomatic relations with her Majesty in consequence of her Majesty not having complied with demands which she did not deem it possible to accede to. Her Majesty has no wish that this estrangement should continue, and would be glad to see her relations with Brazil re-established. GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, Her Majesty commands us to convey to you her warm acknowledgments for the liberal supplies which you have granted for the service of the pre sent year, and towards the permanent defence of her Majesty's dockyards and arsenals ; and her Majesty commands us to thank you for the provi • sion you have made for the establishment of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, The distress which the Civil War in North Ame• rica has inflicted upon a portion of her Majesty's subjects in the manufacturing districts, and towards the relief of which such generous and munificent contributions have been made, has in same degree diminished, and her Majesty has given her cordial assent to measures calculated to have a beneficial influence upon that unfortunate state of things. Symptoms of a renewal of disturbance have manifested themselves in her Majesty's colcny of New Zealand, but her Majesty trusts that by wise and conciliatory measures, supported by adequate means of repression, order and tranquillity will be maintained in that valuable and improving colony. Her Majesty has given her assent to a measure for augmenting the income of a considerable number of small beneficed, and she trusts that this mea sure will be conducive to the interests of the Esta blished Church. Her Majesty has given her assent to an Act for the revision of a large portion of the Statute Book, by the removal of many acts which, although they had become obsolete or unnecessary, obstructed the condensation of the Statute Law. Her Majesty has felt muoh pleasure in giving her assent to an Act for placing upon a well-defined footing that Volunteer Force which has added most important element to the defensive means of the country. Her Majesty has gladly given her assent to an Act for carrying into effect w the Additional Treaty concluded by her Majesty with the rident the United States for the more effectual suppres sion of the slave trade ; and her Majesty trusts that the honourable co-operation of the Government of the United States will materially assist her Maj es ty in those endeavours which Great Britain h as long been engaged in making to put an end to the perpetration of that most disgracelu' crime. Her Majesty has assented with satisfaction to many other measures of public usefulness, the ghth v e M e present r aiest7 t S o es observe n res ult of your labours during It has been gratifying to th a t notwithstanding many adverse se the general prosperity of her circumstances empire continues unimpaired. Though great local distress has been suffered in Great Britain from the effects of the civil war in America, and in Ireland from the re sults of three unfavourable seasons, the financial resources of the United Kingdom have been fully maintained, and its general commerce with the world at large has not been materially impaired. It has been a source of great satisfaction to her Majesty to find that her East Indian possessions, rapidly recovering from the disasters which lately overspread them; are entering upon a course of im provement, socia;, financial, and commercial, which holds out good promise for the growing prosperity of those extensive regions. On returning to your several counties you will sti►l have important duties to perform ; and her Majesty fervently prays that the blessing of Almighty God may attend your efforts to promote the welfare and happiness of her subjects, the ob ject of her constant and earnest solicitude. HOUSE OP COMMONS—This Day . The SPEAKER took th- chair—for the la s t time this Session—at 2 0 2 0 minutes to 3 o'clock. There was a f a i r tendance of members. RETURNS. A number of unopposed returns were agreed to. NEW WRIT—PONTEFRACT—ELEVATION OF MR. It. M. MILNES TO THE PEERAGE. On the motion of Mr. BRAND, a new writ was ordered to be issued for this borough, in the room of Mr. R. M. Milnes, who had resigned. The motion was met with some cheers, and appeared to afford general satisfaction to the house, it being understood that he is to be elevated to the peerage. REMOVAL OF RAILINGS ROUND PUBLIC STATUES--LABELLING PICTURES. Mr. E WART asked the First Commissioner of Works whether the iron rails which surrounded the statue of Achilles in Hyde-park, and those which surrounded other statues, would be removed, as had been done successfully with respect to the statue of Charles the First at CLaring cross, and that of George the Third: also, whether, on the water-colour drawings of Turner and other artists exhibited at South Kensington, labels would be fixed, giving the public information as to the subjects, and the painters of such water-colour drawings? Mr. COWPER replied that the railings round the publie statues had been removed without any damage ensuing, and so far as authority extended, he should direct tne re moval of any railings or other obstacle which obstructed the view of public statues or their pedestals It wt,l3 the duty of the authorities connected with our picture galleries to affix descript ions to the various pictures, and the names of the artists. BANKRUPTCY ACT RETURNS. Mr. MURRAY gave notice that early next session he should call attention to the fact that the bankruptcy returns had not been laid on the table, though repeatedly promised, as required by the recent act. THE METRIC SYSTEM. Mr. E WA R r intimated that early next session he should seek leave to introduce a permissive bill on this subject. BENCHERS. Sir G, BOWYER gave notice that early next session hd should introduce a bill to regulate the proceedings of the benchers. STANDING ORDERS. Mr. AYRTOVintiiii&cr tlTit;eaWYnext session he should propose an alteration in the standing orders, so as t give ample tame for the consideration of bills in all their stages. THE ALIENATION OF THE lONIAN ISLANDS. Mr. D. GRIFFITH intimated that next gondola he should ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether the Secretary of Sato for Foreign Affairs had not recently ex pressed an opinion that the Crown could not alienate any of its possessions without the consent of Parliament. NATIONAL EDUCATION (IRELAND). Mr. BUT gave notice that next session he should move an address to the Crown on this subject. PRECEDENCY OF MAYORS AND LORD PROVOSTS. Mr. B WN- WES rHEAD asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he had received a com munication, from the Lord Mayor of York, on the question which had arisen between the Lord Provost of Edinburgh and the Lord Mayor of Dublin, and claiming, on the part of the dignity of the office of Lord Mayor of York, prece • dence next to that of the Lord Mayor of London; and whether ho would direct that the claim of precedence of the Lord Mayor of York over both the Lord Provost of Edin burgh and the Lord Mayor of Dublin, be settled by the proper authority ? Sir G. GREY replied that the Lord Mayor and Corpo ration of London were entitled by charter to personally ad dress the Crown, so that the precedence of the other Lord Mayors and the Lord Provost could not arise. (Laughter.) THE CASE OF CAPTAIN MELVILLE WHITE. Sir G. BOWYER asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Senate of Hamburg had yet accepted the friendly office of arbitrator between her Ma jesty's Government and the Government of Peru in the case of Captain Melville White ; whether any agreement had yet been signed by her Majesty's and the Peruvian Government, fully establishing the bases upon which this case is to be arbitrated, and how much longer it was likely to be before the claims of Captain Melville White against the Peruvian Government would be definitively settled ? Mr. LAYARD replied that the exact terms of the arbi tration had not yet been definitively settled ; but he hoped that no great time would elapse before a settlement was arrived at. THE lONIAN ISLANDS. Mr. D. GRIFFITH asked the First Lord of the Trea sury what would be the nature of the guarantee to be entered into to prevent the future acquisition of the lonian Islands by any other power than Greece ; and which of the European powers would be the parties by whom that gua rantee would be executed ? . . Lord PALMERSTON replied that no step could be taken in the direc.ion indicated without the consent of the powers that were parties to the original protectorate by Great Britain. . _ SUEZ CANAL. Mr. D. GRIFFITH asked the First Lord of the Trea sury whether there was any truth whatever in the assertion made by M. Lesseps, in his report to the shareholders of the Suez Canal, in which, for the purpose of palliating or defending the employment of forced labour on that work, he undertakes to say, "The Company of the English steamers, in their establishment at Suez, is provided oy the Egyptian Government with the porters and labourers neces sary for the embarkation and debarkation of their cargoes, by means of forced labour (travail obligatoire) ? Lord PALMERSION replied that ho could not be answerable for the opinions of M. Lesseps. (Laughter.) The Government did not know whether what was stated was a fact or not. No doubt when the firman of the Sultan, advisedly Enforced, was put into operation, all the labourers would have the benefit of the concession. POLAND. In reply to a question from Mr. HENNESSY, Lord PALM ERSTON said it would be unadvigable to adopt the suggestion of the hon. and learned member that the Government should withdraw the Queen's Ambassador at St. Petersburg, or refuse to recognise the dominion of Russia in Poland. NENAGH ASSIZES—LIME RI CK, Mr. BLAKE repeated his question with respect to the man Philip Hayes, tried at the live Nenagh Assizes. Mr. MONSELL asked if the Queen's proclamation, now that Limerick was peaceable, would be withdrawn? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND replied that the matter was under the consideration of the Execu tive Government. In the case of Limerick, no doubt a favourable result would follow its now peaceable condition. THE PROROGATION. Precisely at one minute after 3 o'clock, Sir AUGUSTUS CLIFFORD, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, advanced to the table and summoned the Speaker and the house to hear the Royal Commissioner read her Majesty's Speech on the prorogation of Parliament. The Speaker, accompanied by the whole of the members, immediately left the house and repaired to the Route of Lords. _ _ At a quarter to 4 the Speaker returned, and, calling the members round the table, took up his position at the place of the Chief Clerk, and read the Speech, written on paper edged with black. The right hon. gentleman then shook hands with the 40 or 50 members present and then retired. Thus ended the session of 1863. Course of the Exchange.—This Day. .Imsterdam Ditto Rotterdam 3 Month!. 11 ISt il 181 11 13} 11 182 Antwerp Brussels — 25 52k 2 5 57 i 25 62i 2 5 574 llamburgh — 13 81 13 Si Paris 25 60 Ditto 26 60 Marseilles Frankfort on Maine 119 i 119 f Vienna Priest© 351 3.5& l'eter6burgh .. Berlin -- - 48k 49i Madrid Cadiz 25 60 25 65 Leghorn - 25 60 25 65 Milan 25 60 25 65 _ Genoa .............. 25 60 25 65 - Naples ............. __ 25 62} 25 67 i Palen, to ............ _ 25 62i 25 67i M essina ........... _ 62/ 524, Lisbon ............... ...... 52 2 b2i Oporto .............. Foreign Gold in Bare (Standard), per oz ...... 13 17 9 Nlexican Dollars ........... LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening, Her m a jesty, on a representatio n of the Right Honourable the Lords of the C ommittee of Council on Educa ti o n, has appointed Horace Waddington, Esq., M.A., of University College, Oxford, to be one of her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools. WAR-OFFICE, PALL •MALL, JULY 28. Ist Regiment of Life Guards--Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant the Hon. Reginald Arthur James Talbot, to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Edward Heneage, who retires; Thomas Henry Clifton, Gent., to be Cornet and Sub- Lieutenant, by purchase, vice the Hon. R. A. J. Talbot. 3d Dragoon Guards —Surgeon Robert Marshall Allen, hav ing completed a period of 20 years' full pay service, to be Surgeon-Major, under the provisions of the Royal War rant of Oct. 1, 1858. 7th Dragoon G uards —Cornet Henry Bulkeley to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Edward Henry O'Dowd, who retires; Evan Aubrey Thomas, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Bulkeley. sth Lancers —Major Frederick Beswick, from half-pay, late riDePot Battalion, to be Major; Captain and Brevet Major 16,Francis Richard Charles Grant to be Major, by pur ;chase, vice Berwick, who retiree ; Lieutenant and Adju tant Edward Francis Weaver to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet Major Grant; Cornet Ludovick Montefiore Carmichael to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vivo Weaver; Cornet Godfrey Clement Kynnersley Baldwin, from the 16th Lancers, to be Cornet, vice Carmichael ; Lieuten ant Frederick Sedley to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant Weaver, promoted. 9th Lancers—Captain Erskine's promotion bears date 10th July, 1863, and not as stated in Gazette of T that date. by 13th Hussars—James 'Tardy Hone, Gent., to be purchase, vice Thomas Edward tolfo rd Hickman, whose appointment has been cancelled.nry Macnag hten has 20th Hussars—Lieutenant Elliot He been permitted to retire from the service by the resigna tion of his commission. 21st Hnssars—Lieutenant Fletcher Hayes Grant has been permitted to retire from the service by the resignation of his commission. Royal Artillery—Captain and Brevet Lieut.-Colonel John Desborough to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel Murray Octavius Nixon, deceased ; Second Captain Cha.tles Frederick Cockburn to be Captain, vice Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Desborough; Lieut. Henry Edmeades to be Second Captain, vice Cockburn; Gentleman Cadet Edwin Henry Hayter Collen to be Lieutenant, vice Edmeades•, Gentleman Cadet George Frederick Darley Sutton to be Lieutenant, vice Charles Rusher Foulger, deceased; Second Captain and Brevet-Major Andrew Hugh Bogle to be Adjutant, vice Second Captain Alex-• ander Hadden Lindsay, appointed Brigade-Major. Royal Engineers—Lieutenant Spaight's appointment is vice Jackson, removed from the army consequent on the sentence of a General Court Martial, and not by the sentence of a General Court Martial as previously stated. Coldstream Guards Lieutenant and Captain George Robert Fitz Roy to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Lord Euctace Henry Brownlow Gas coyne Cecil, who retires; Ensign and Lieutenant DE nzil Hugh Banns! to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Fitz Roy; Gentleman Cadet Charles Napier Mc Murdo, from the Royal Military College, to be EJ.sign and Lieutenant, by purchase. vice Baring. 9t Gent.wth wi thout o a p d u e r t c l A a r s e % 9th i Foot—Ensign R o b er t Dill on H are to be Lieutenant, i v b i a c i e d JamesGth Gr a ham a Edward w av ell, fr Henning, om t d h e e c . Royal aced; a Military College, to be t-su Ensign, rge wi H th e o n u r t y p w ur a c l h k as er e, to vi be co 19th Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon on Hare. Assistant- Surgeon. 20th Foot —staff Assistan be Assistant-S ur t-Surgeon William Hensman, to at Foot—St a ff A "on. ssistant-Surgeon James be Assistant-Surgeon . Land, M.D., to 25th Foot—Major Henry T Colonel, by purchase , orrens Walker to be Lieutenant- Colonel Andrew v i ce Lieutenant -Colonel and Brevet George Bent to bo Zell° Allan, who retires; Captain Lieutenant Henry Georkier k b r y puchase, vice Wattrer ; purchase, vice Bent; Ensign WP m. aadge to be Captain, by Lieutenant, by purchase, vice R" Rigsby Brown to be Cadet Hans Robert Rathbone, fro mamadge the ; G entleman College, to be Ensign, by purch a se, Royal Military Assistant-Surgeon William Armstrong vice Brown Staff Surgeon. to be Ass istant_36th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Arthur Herbert William Kennedy, from the Royal Military College, to be En s ign, by purchase, vice Stainsby Henry Pigott, who retires; Staff Assistant - Surgeon Te r tius Ball, M• to b etires ; be Assis tant-Surgeon. 37th Foot—Captain William Worsle Ca p ick, from the 3d West Indian Regiment, to beptain, v i co Joseph Jones, who exchanges. 54th Foot—Lieutenant Matthew W. Edward Gossett to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant Joshua G. Jebb, who resigns the appointment. 64th Foot—Ensign Ahneric George Spencer to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Henry Fre deric Scobell, who retires; Gentleman Cadet Frederic Buckley Campbell, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, hy pur chase, vice Spencer. 78th Foot—Lieutenant Thomas Mackenzie to be Captain, by purchase, vice Thomas Clement Belmore St. George, who retires Ensign William Thorp to be Lieutenant, by purchase, v ice Thomas Mackenzie ; Gentleman Cadet Hugh Gou gh Colle Grant, from the Roy al Military ge, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Thorp. 98th Foot . —Gentleman Cadet Charles Forbes Calland, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Archibald Rowan Hamilton, cashiered by sen tence of a general court-martial. 103 d Foot—Lieut. Alexander Wm. Bradfield Caldecott to be Adjutant. 107th Foot—Lieut. Fredk. Wm. Leman to be Adjutant. R G en Canadian Rifle Regiment—Chas. Harrison Hignett, t., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Thos. IL Selwyn Donovan, promoted. 3d West India Reg iment—Captain Joseph Jones , from the 37th Foot, to be Captain, viceWorawick, who exchanges. BANKRUPTS. The portion of the Gazette containing the bankrupts had not arrived when we went to press. _ Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Her Majesty's paddle sloop Ardent, Capt. Parish (promoted), arrived at Woolwich on Sunday even ing from the south-east coast of America, and was yesterday hauled into basin in preparation to be stripped and paid out of commission for repairs. The Ardent on her way home touched at Bahia, Pernambuco, St. Vincent, and Madeira, and was 50 days at sea. After. taking up her berth in basin under the sheers she was inspected by Commodore Sir F. Nicolson, C. 8., superintendent at Woolwich. The officers and crew were mustered on deck, and found to be in a most efficient and healthy condi tion. Some repairs of considerable importance in the machinery were effected with much skill and perfect success by Mr. Maylor, a resident engineer, at Rio. The Ardent brought home a number of the officers and crew of her Majesty's store-ship Madagascar, which was sold and broken up at Rio de Janeiro. The shit ►s of war on the Australian station at the date of the last advices were the Harrier, 17, Capt. Sullivan, at Sydney; the Miranda, 14, Capt. Jen kins, at Sydney; and the Eclipse, 4, Commander Mayne, at New Zealand. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Edward G. F. Law, midshipman, to the Resistance; Henry F. Nathan, assist.-surg., to the Hibernia, for Malta Hospital ; James W. Arnott, assist.-surg., to the Liffey ; William Stacey, engineer, to the Recruit ; W illiam Hardie, engi neer, to the Fisgard as supernumerary; William Crow and Joh❑ Glaysher, aesisr.-engineers, to the Recruit. The Lords of the Admiralty have accepted the resignation of Mr. Philip Le G. Benest's commis sion as Lieut. in the Royal Naval Reserve. THE ARMY. The ship Walmer Castle disembarked her mili tary invalids and time-expired troops at Spithead yesterday, and at 3 p.m. sailed for London. On Friday silver medals for long service and good conduct were presented at the camp et Col chester to Corporal Maynard and Privates M'Lean, Browne, and Ellis, of the Ist battalion, 6th Regi_ ment, and Privates Roberts and Spicer, of the 56th Regiment. A detachment, comprising E ns i gn Roper, of the 98tb ; taco sergeants and five rank and file, 4th depot battalion ; one sergeant and seven rank and file, 9th depot battalion ; Li eut. Broome, 2d battalion, sth Regiment, one sergeant ' and six rank and file, has left the cam p for th e purpose of going through a course of instruction at the Hythe school of musketry. sgllTlNG — This Day. LONDON, ,{ July 28.—Wind this d a y a t noon —South- Easterly; light breeee, and fine weath er, b ut rather cloudy. FALNIOUTIL, July 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Shanon, from Smyrna. Csaniri, July 27.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Jacentos, from Puebla. Sailed—Palestine, for New Yurk ; John and Mary, for Gibraltar. KINGROAD, July 26.—Arrived —William Graham, from Miramichi; Porto Novo, from Richibucto; Antonelli, from Taganrog. DUNDALK July 26.—Wind S.E.—Arr:ved—Una, from Montreal. CLYDE, July 27.—Wind W.—Arrived—lngleborongh from Quebec; Antigua, from Trinidad; Sale, from Ha vannah. The Fatal Accident on the Monmouthshire Railway. CWMARAY, Saturday. This protracted inquiry, which has been four times adjourned, was brought to a close last night. It will be remembered that an accident of a fearful character occurred on the Monmouthshire Railway at this place on the 3d inst., when an express train ran off the rails, smashed the car riages, and killed the driver, Robert M'Ghae, and seriously injured other persons. rho inquest on M'Ghee was held before Mr. Brewer, coroner for Monmouthshire, and the evidence adduced up to yesterday went to show that the train was proceeding at a rapid pace, and that the line was not adapted to express speed, the rails being fastened to the sleepers with wooden pegs or trenails instead of iron ones. Mr. Harrison, the engineer to the Monmouthshire Rail way Company, having stated that the line was in good re[ air, Col. Yolland, the Government inspector, was examined. He said his opinion was that the road was made of fair ma terial for the time when it was constructed—l 2 or 14 years ago--but that it was decidedly not a road suitable for the express trains of the present day, and he trusted the Mon mouthshire Railway Company would take warning by this accident, and relay their line on the improved principle of the present day, which the company themselves would find after all to be the most economical, Wooden transit might be considered good as long as the wood remained sound, but the use of iron jang bolts was decidedly better; and it was almost impossible for an inspector as he passed along the road to see whether the wooden trenals were rotten or not, and particularly on a line which was ballasted so heavily He was of opinion that the train was t r avelling at a fast rate, probably 4.5 mil:8 an hour. That w as by no means an unusual speed for an express train. on a proper road con structed for express trains, and he did not think the speed exceeded the time allowed for the journey, which was 15 minutes from Pontypool road to Newport, which was too little with the road in its present state. At the close of the inquiry the jury found that the de. ceased had bees killed by the train accidentally running off the line, and they added—" We attribute the accident to the high speed run on a road not originally intended for fast running, and we urge the company to allow more time for the express trains from Pontypool-toad to Newport until the road is reneweri.- DE 8., ers the ied rod. Ike Less nel 1 of the re ) be ,nd• . for -;al the will Lion. the Lich we ach. al— Ece