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

tg. Vales. d Princess :companied h Braemar e Earl and a visit was mstration ; arge Dian' bad assera . f the name ,11e.d at the were pre ectiou, and ly admired ken out of the owner , ct pearl. t;iellinturn to Loch weather, lin falling ty was not been fine. e 12th his every dal devotes a which she —and hag lering the i Sunda,' service at preached let chap hied, and yal party o be pre o be held earn that the Earl ►r Lodge 11 Satur -1 accom suffering grace oc• duke is ass. The his regi- id Lady !hire, and Grimston !id, Sir act party on. Mrs. Londes ;es, sepa- in town and will in his e town Grey, )rday for nd the r seat in alif zin been ountess Lazy, is of th© •ancaie. hod by ,inction ens de —Our derful ippears neigh ho has °gists! nals of 'tors of ng at iout to ti that r must at the iot far grace, with Li pro- writer .arned !sday, Fsuch have aury, . lie left with, MONEY MARKET AND CODIXERCIAL 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 ch ange, however, has taken place, and 3-; and 4 percent. 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 Circulati on . lati 7 1 2 5 1 :0 3 68 2 01 1 i. 3 5 3 152 0 Bullion .. • ' Increase .• • • • • • • 40,333 Rest 3,449,113 Increase •• 0 1 Public Deposits 6, 3 1 7 i 2 2 6: 8 6 8 0 8 6 6 8 0 Increase .. • • 13005,322 Other Deposits.. •• . ,573,036 Decrease .. • • 681 846 Seven Day and other Bills .. Increase 5,763 ** •• 11,088 426 Government Securities •• ' INo alterat ' ion. Other Securities 18,3 15 17 4 ,7 7 0 06 1 Decrease .. • 7,582,160 , 18,35 a A N ' further ot s IncreaseUnemployedsun f £: 63,00 : 0, in gold, was taken into the Bank yesterday. The Hammon'ia, from New York, has brought £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 prices were about id. per lower, while a dull tone has prevailed in the tallow market, the rates tending downwards for present and forward delivery. Two O'CLOCK. Nothing has occurred this morning to disturb the quietude and inactivity now so long experiencd in the market for the English Funds. Very little real business is in progress, and speculators seem adverse to operate to any material extent. Consols remain at 933- 4 for money, and at 931 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annui ties are 934 ; Bank Stock is 238 240; India 5 per Cent. Loan, 1083-1 ; the Enfaced 5 per Cent., 1073-; and the Debentures, 100. Exchequer Bills are Is. dis. to 2e. prem. A firmer tone has prevailed in the Foreign Market, and business is moderately active. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, are 72/ ; Ditto 1862, 681 69; Ditto Consolides have risen to 491 50; Mexican are 381 ; Spanish Passive, 341 ; Internal ditto, 27 271 ; Ditto Certificates, 121 2 1 1 ; Greek, 33/ 1 ; Ditto Coupons, 151 16; Portuguese, 48-: 1 ; Egyp tian, 104 105; Russian, 921 93; Italian , 711 72; and the Confederate Loan remains at 29 27 die. The operations in the Railway Shale Market have been moderately active, and prices have shown an upward movement. North-Western and Mid land have improved 55.; North-Eastern (York) and South-Eastern, 108. ; and Great Western, £l. Great Eastern A Stock, however, has receded 53. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there is no change of importance to record. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue inac tive, and few variations have been apparent in values. Oriental Bank have declined to 54; Bank of Australasia have improved to 771 ; Crystal Palace Stock is quoted 401 1; Hudson Bay Cam pany Shares, 2Z; International Financial, 9; and Credit and Finance, 31. BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 240 38 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Con so l s A nnu i t i es New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 21 per Cent. Annuities 5 per Cent. Annuities Annuities, 30 yrs, expire iith Jan., 1880.. Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. India Stock ............. ...... ....... -- Ditto 5 pet Cent .................... 108 f t Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent...... Ditto 5 per C ent............ Ditto 5} per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 100 Ditto ditto April, 1864 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 Ditto bonds £l,OOO Ditto under £l.OOO .............. — Bank Stock for Account .......... — Consols for Account, Sept. 9 India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent — - March, I June, 21;per Cent, I 21 per Cent. Exchequer Bills, £l.OOO Ditto £5OO. Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 6 per Cent .......... Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Ditto 45 per Cent., 1862.-58-60 .... Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent .......... .. Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chi Han 6 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent. Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — ,Egyptian 7 per Cent .. Ditto, Second Issue .. 1044 Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. Ditto Account Ditto Coupons l6 Ditto Account ........ Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent .... Ditto Account 3Bl 1 Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 3 per Cent. Ditto 45 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account .... .. ............ • • Tortugueso 3 p er Cent., 1853 Ditto Account.... ............... Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, 'GO, 62.. Ditto Account ...................... 481 -- Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St ........ Ditto 4.4 per Cent 1850 ' ............. • -"'' Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 .... Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 *********** 92 - 1 3 ... Sardinian 5 per Cent .. ....... Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Atto Account Dittol3= AccountFassi Spanish A C c e c rt o . u o n f t Coup not funded ...... =in Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854. 1 Ditto Account Ditto Ditto Account 6 perCe . . Cent. 18. S. ........... Ditto, £lOO Bonds ........... . . Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 ..•••••••••••• 68i- 9 Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Venezuela 3 per Cent. .• Di tto Account Ditto 6 p er C ent., 1862 Ditto Account Dividends on th e a b ove paya bl e in 57/ tondon. Belgian 41 per Cent. Ex. 25f. siutch 2i p er Cent., 1;x. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates - i Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account. Consols, Money ... O Ditto Account .............................T 311 OiCLO C. ,ANADIAN FORESTS. A raft of white pine has just reached this port, Con s i st i ng of 120 cribs each 24ft. in width by about 24ft i n length; there are 2,000 pi c a ' s, averaging 100 cubic ft per piece. The raft covers 31 acres in area, and as a specimen of white pine it is as good as any we have ever seen. The Hon. James Skead lately average ' sent a raft of 1 , 100 pieces, averaging 120 ft. to Quebec., and has now in port another of 93 cribs, or 1,674 pieces, lug 73ft. This last raft has an area of over 2i sores, in deed, the number of rafts clearing from this port each year if laid side by side would cover over 1,000 acres. Mr. 1 1Tracken brought down the Rideau a very fine raft of white pine, one piece being 531 t long by 30in square, Con . taining 331 cubic feet and weighing nearly tight tons. Such are the wonders of the forest and the resources of the Ottawa country.— Ottawa Union. 2 ACRILEGE lii 11011 E.—The Roman police h ave succeeded in discovering the person who stole the jewels from the 3 1adonna of St. Augustino. Ho turns out to be a deserter from the Italian army, was a who. before becoa.ing a soldier, priest in the diocese of A=s67l, VI: arrest was orlected is Terracini. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. :than Closing/ Railways Paid. Price. Business don.. ______ 100 , Itiancie &St Lawrenet all 61 63 . tk i Bom.,ltaroda&.Cent Ind 100 107 108 108 ( Gu. 5 er cent. 20 Do. N p ew 20 Do. E. Shares 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 5t 61 10 B u D ff o a . io P , r ß e r t a e n r (T o t o e G 0 . d . r . i . ci . , i s all 1 0 _ 74 81 100 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 187'4 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 100 Do. do. June 1, 1879 100 st Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lin ; 100 1074 1081 at ,2apeTown & Dock Scril 100 10 , 1 103 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. 6p. c 100 109 110 stock Last Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 108 1 , 9 1084 20 Do. do. G Ext lO la I,lp 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 19 20 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 71 73 100 Do. ao. deferred all 53 55 55 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonus all 63 65 100 Do. do. deferred all 46 49 100 Do. 3d P, ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 13 06 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 23 25 100 Do. do. deferred all 20 23 stock Gtlndlaremn.gua.sp.c 100 108 109 139 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0 l2 1 lii 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 1 14, stook Gt. South.of India(Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 107 108 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 10 1 10 1 20/ Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 witlet opt all 95 98 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8.... all 90 32 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 4i P 4 i stock Madras guar., 5p.0. _ 100 107 .08 stock Do. 4t p. o. Extension 100 1011 1022 stock Dc. 4.i d 0........ 100 t 8 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. find,. 100 50 - Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 57 59 100 Do. 7p. a Rortg,.•• Bds. all 20 Newßrunswick a Candi Class A and B all 3 5 N. l ll.C'da6 pe Ist lot bds 100 83 85 stOCl l Scinde (100 1074 108± •• •••••••• at IDo. Delhi,. 1• • . 100 1071 1081 Do. do. ... _ .... . Vs .I I 2 E IP 20 Do. Punjaub .... r :i . ct all ——P st Do. Do. _ .... , ,t,„e , 100 1071 ICB3 stock Do. Indus. St. F 1 . 0 ..) - - 00 v 103 105 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIE6. utu.tiov. to p.c.J a siJ uo 1677-St Do. 6p. c. Feb & Aue 100 ti 2 104 Do. fi p. c. liar & Sept. 100 / r 5 307 Do. Bp. c. Jan &July. 100 944 951 041 5 Do. 6 Inscribed stock 100 94 96 Cape G.Hope, 6 p 0,1873 100 108 110 Do.Ap &Oct 1880 100 112 114 Do. 1890 100 113 115 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. WO 112 115 Ceylon, Noy.ls7B, 6p c 100 113 115 'Mau. itins 6 per cent .. 100 106 107 Natal Guy. 6 per cent. 130 110 112 -- N.B.Goy. b p.o. J a.&J tit) iOu t 054 1064 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S. W. G ov. bp 1,18 , 100 1004 101 A — 7 DDo°..lo2* 5 d p 0:, c 1 . 8 , 83 16/Lto pw l d t , 1 1 00 00 11001144 1024102 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. C. sterling, 1875 lou ICS i 106; ,Queensland Gcv. 6p. a 100 i 1 113 b. Aus (16p.c.1676.& up lou 110 112 Vic. Gov. 5 p.c. Ja.&Jul) 100 108 110 Do. to seat An.&Oot. 100 1131 114 SHARE MARKETS--This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOLS. share! Railways. . Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A A gets no div Do. B till Gp e.p an. has been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast Juno. l Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc.i Edinburgh & Glasgow.: Glasg. and S. Western.! Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East A nglian st GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern-- . • • Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. awl W. of Irelano Great Western ..... • • • Do Str Val zna. stock Lancashire & 'Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & Nor , h Western Lon. & So•.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do shares.. Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Binning. ez Derby Nfld. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Slid Kent Do Cray -Line North British __ _ l Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire IN. and S. W. Junction IScottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpoof Shropshire Union South Demon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wo k. , an dWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1806 Taff Vale.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall . Hartlepool liar. &R West Midland Oxforo Do Newport Do Hereford Paid.! Closing i Business Price. done. 8 81 1 1 86 FB B • 1191 1201 7 4 40 11 16 17 91 95 111 11 3 51 62 49 61 244 251 125 12(1 125 121 135 140 100 102 67 674 1131 114 74 75 113 115 43 44 1021 IC3 103 104 43 14 fit 12 12V 1291 141-1 iS 100 54 L 5 25 26 1(2 102 i 674 5S 67a 8 119 121 1/ 1 p 10 82 11} 121 122 124 464 474 100 102 50 62 30 32 96 tl6i 70 72 101 103 0 10 37 38 9 10 0 7 P 155 160 5i 3 Sip - -PI 89 91 158 162 27 29 45 46 39 41 104 106 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 4cl Amalgamated 33 35 Devon G. Con.. ,"l'avist , 1 560 sbo East Bassett (Illorzanl 30 79 81 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd ss. Id par East Caradon 2.11, 27 28 East Carn Brea.... E. WTI - teasel (Tavistk ) 8 6.6 3 3k Gam..tSt.Aubyn(Gwen ) .8 7 10 Great South Tolgus l7s 31 31 G. Wheal Vor (Heston) 40 61 7 Grenville 6.16. a 61 Herd's-Foot ... 8.12 88 40 ilingnton Downs 4. • 8.0 n 2 Lady Bertha Vlargaret Lelart 9k 32 34 - Ilarke Valley.. 4 Nryndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 26 11 tc; New Setun l9l 100 110 North Downs 2l 2 21 Basset (Illor4 - an 2.17.0 21 3 forth Wheal Crotty Vat' Consols(St. Blaney; 16 4 5 20 erovidence(Uny Lelnt.; 10.0.7 11 43 South Caradon(St.Cleer, 11 415 425 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 11 21 5.W heal Fran. (Mogan, 18.1 , .9 60 :0 - Stray Park 5 rzunar Silv.& Lead Min. 41 6 - Lin Crott V 2i 22 West Basset (Illozan) ll 101 Ilk W C radon (Lisieard) 5 21 23 West Seaton 471 235 245 Wheal Basset (Mogan) ! 5 60 05 Wheal Buller (Redruth)l 5 45 50 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant); 2.0.6 WhealLudcott ; 2.10.8 21 3 Wheal Mary Ann gien )' 8 11 13 Wheal Seton . 581 215 125 Wheal Tretawney (Lis.) 7 15 17 'Wheal Union 3.17 21 31 PREFERENCE SHARES. Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent. stock, 95 Great Eastern, E. C. 6 per cent. pret.,,l33i PREFEMENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, sac., Metrop, Ext., B, 6 per cent., Ditto, 6 per cent., C, 87i LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, 57 FOREIGN RAILWAI: S. Antwerp and Rotterdam, Si Copenhagen, hm., 3 Dutch Rhenish, 17: Great Luxembourg, 141 Sambre and Meuse, IN San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 91 I Ditto (a 1), 22! Southern of France, 2SI FOREIGN MMES. Scottish Australian, lira., United Mexican JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Agra and United Service (lira.), 116 Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (11m.), 85i I Australasia, 771- Ditto, new, 3li Bank of Egypt, 261 Bank of New Zealand, 101 10 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 12 English and Irish (lim.), 81 English, Sco ch, and Australian Chartered. 22 London, Bit nos A yres, and River Plate, 33} London and County, 48 National of Liverpool. limited, 81 Oriental Bank Corporation, 57i Provincial of Ireland, Ditto, new, 39 Union of Australia, 531 MISCELLANEOUS., Crystal Palace, 4ni Electric c leetrir: d c itand ran Telegraph. in 102 S Gen. cc of London, lim., Hudson s Bay, 2} International financial Society, Him, 9 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cayour), London District Telegraph (1 m.), London Gen, ral Omnibus company (lim.), Mediterranean Extension Telegraph, Um., 3. New Zealand Trust and Loan, lim., Peel ttiver Land and Mineral. 48 Peninsula and 0 , iental Steam, 79 80 Ditto, new, 47 Van Dieraell'a .1 - And, 13 I THE CONFEDERATE STEAMER FLORlDA.—liver. pool, Thnrsday,—The Cork steamer Falcon, ar rived here this afternoon, reports that at 5.30 p.m. yesterday she passed the Confederate States' war steamship Florida lying to off Tuskar. At S p.m. the same day Capt. O'Toole, of the Falcon, reports having passed a large American ship, outward bound, running right into the track beset by the Florida. The brig Eagle, from Bermuda, arrived here this at " ni ng• She has brought 79,804cz. of bar silver, supposed to have b een l anded at Bermu d a by the Florida, A tumour his been current on 'Cha ,,, e to the effect that the undcr , wrlicrs of the ship from which the silver was taken purpose mating • a C:41313. Up:%ll the bullion, s'll t 49 1 O 7 S 7 114 101 d NI 1 1 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1863, CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. / Justice Keating.) 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 by the barman, but returned and commenced abusing the deceased, who turned ber out. She then took up a stone and cut the deceased on the back of the head with it. He 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 jury found the prisoner guilty, and she was sen tenced to eight months' imprisonment. THIRD COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) THE ALLEGED CASE OF 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 men, 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 the leniency of the sentence. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. BOW-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 salmon from his pocket. It weighed 61b., and was worth 7s. 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 cn 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. 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 yon 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. Poliee.ccnstable 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 ho lost his watch. The prisoners were remanded. 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 41, per cent. per annum for the past half-year. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SUNDAY TRADING—CAUTION TO LICENSED VIC TUALLERS.—Mrs. Caroline Merrington, 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, Btc., during the prohibited hours on Sunday, Aug. 9, in company of W e bb, 112 C , h defendant's house, and saw fi ve persons eo watchedn in Henry g Dawson, of Sunday,the 301 A, said that about 11 o' c l oc k on t h e m come out. He and his brother officer then entered tbe, house with three other men and called for a pot of half and half, and paid 6d. for it, being served by tho defendant. One of the men called for a pot of halt and half, and paid for it, as also did a man for a glass of ale. Defendant said she did not remember being there at the time, 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 smoke here, sir, 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 fined the defendant 40s. and costs. IMPORTANT TO LICENSED VICTUALLERS.-John Mattos, 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 other 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 manner, 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 misconducted himself and afterwards went into the house in a quiet manner, was Mr, Thomson not b3und 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 perhaps his worship would hear the case. The defendant was in the habit of making use 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, and, 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 gu it il w tyo n f es a s ainsydd he iso had yucoot seen y. conduct before the 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 ho was not standing quietly when Mr. Thomson told him to leave, and the witness said defendant had hold of a post. Mr, Wee. Thomson, of 46, Haymarket, said the defen dant came into his house about one that morning, he (Mr. Thomson) for two years having refused to servo him, owing to his bad conduct and bad language. He asked the de fendant why he came to his house to annoy him, at the same time taking the glass off the counter which the man had called for, so that defendant should not have it. He then told his doorkeeper to put the defendant out, and he did so, but ho returned in 10 minutes and struck the man in the face and tore his collar off. Why he reiused to serve the defendant was because he wished to keep his house in order. r n a v n t o e t him A Defendantwconstable ee a s n a a h i o d a h% t . e h i netgnrnepka proved d A f r I ire.nTd seeingah o to m d another o ine n ont raheaeafliruntshaeeaddnuettafoeee enter s d e i the hou se , an d a ft erwar d s see in g complainant on the floor, the defendant being sober, w D a e n f o e s n oun,e d s a Bd n n ga t on isaid ghave i hen, a f o w : s t i glass f h s . asked b d stoutom y s a Thomson . n v Be u friend oi dt toldon o g his t o e e i r friendnvt e o h l r n r i .. Thom a On goin g i nto the house the man told him to l eave , an d put t his hand on hi m; and then they had a struggle, an d a ll his (defendant's) clothes were torn. He ,(defendant) used to take gentlemen to plaintiff's, and they paid for sherry and champagne, and as be 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 his customers ; but if de fendant did,then he should call in the police. Ho did not think Mr. Thomson acted legally towards the defendant in the fiat instance, and if the matter bad stopped there he should have discharged the defendant,.as they 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 fine the defendant 10s. If the defendant went to the houst , again he should call for what he wanted, consume it quietly, and then if any person put hands on him let him come to the court and he could have a summons. Defendant said he would never go to the house again. 'WESTMINSTER. THE YOUNG MAN PROM THR — COIT:= a prostitute, and Richard C o lli nson, a cab driver, were, charged with stealing a watch, the property of Mr. Law at present residing at 27, Castle- s t ree t, H olborn, , The complainant stated that on the previous evening hp was at Cremorne-gardens with some friends, and after leav ing there they went to a public-house, where they had some ale. He had two glasses, and was sober. 'When he lett the public-hole ha saw the female prisoner, who spok-A him awl wanted him to go home with her. He observed to h4r that ha was a wan of difL.:, - -,nt comEdezion to that, TIIAMES. A VERY STRANGE STORY.—William Brownlow, a military-looking man, about 30 years of age, wet; brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing 12s. 6d. from Thomas Milan, 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 of Leman-street and High-street, IVbitechapel, 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 into custody. Adam Carr, 40 H, said the prisoner was given into his custody by the hair-dresser Men, 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. Mr. Partridge—How is that, Milen ? The prosecutor said he thought it was enough to mention the rubbery 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-4 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—zhe barber was intoxi cated. Mr, 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 bow. The prisoner said he was innocent, and that he drank several pots of porter with Milen this morning, in which ho 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 es 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 3s to 4s per quarter. The market was well supplied with foreign wheat. All desctiptions 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. Boans and peas sold slowly, yet no quotable change took pli.ce in their value, compared with Monday last. The supply of American flour was large, and the 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 REEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt, Oats. Font. English.— 11,50 17J , t 330 ' 10 ' 3.0 _ ) Irish — i 780 • - b'oraign 27,810 3,520 1 1 14,130 , 18,920 brls and 70 sacks. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of meat on sale is only moderate, and the trade rules firm at our quotations. Per 81b. by the carcase. s d s d i a d s d inferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 ' Middling mutton 3 8 4 2 Diddling do. .. 3 4 3 6 Prime do .. 4 4 4 6 Frime large do. 3 8 3 10 Veal .. 3 6 4 4 Do. small d 0... 4 0 4 2 Small pork ,.. 4 0 4 4 Large pork .... 3 4 3 10 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 2 3 6 BOROUGH 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 448 3d per cwt. GREEN FRUIT in moderate demand. Lemons, of good quality, sustain their va►ue. Some parcels of lv spies, 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 meeting 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 expiess 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 from the Glasgow Herald that 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. ments 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 FISII.—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 gownsmen, 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 Ahjesty'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 vineward, coming to wards us, and when within a mile and a halt off fired a blank gun, which we at ones returned. She then hauled her wind' and bore away iu 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 lmnst 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 ciaiek tim9. 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 es follows rhis is the Confederate war sreamer Alabama. Ship ahoy 1 What ship is that l" On being asked if they burned that ship, they said they did. rite exehement on board among officers and men was very -reaf, all eager to catch a sight of the far-famed vessel Alabama. over the bulwarks, or wherever a good view could obtained," METROPOLITAN. The report of the directors of this company states that the weekly traffic as published showed that the Great Western Rail way Company received £53,053, in respect of passengers carried over the railway from tie 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 this 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 WA!). due. The directors recommend the proprietors to declare a divider d the rate of 5 per cent. per annum on the preference sht re-, and as the accounts with the Great Western et e set tled, to limit the dividend on the ordieary shares io the sea's rate. The works at Farringdon-street foe the co - meece ment of the line through Smithfield to Firseury a. e in hand. The directors are purchasing the 1:no or toe lire to the station near Moorgate-street. Up to th preseet ;me 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 die tap 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 en 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 Juae 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 51 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 strong opposition in both Houses of Parliament, received the Royal assent on 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 en 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 Taff Vale line, the directors proposed to work and maintain it,' and to offer the company au interest of 5 per cent. upon the paid-up capital, the current interest on debenture bonds, and £lso 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. 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 pm 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. The Taff Vale directors have offered the following terms—viz., that the Taff Vale Com pany ehould undertake the maintenanc,, of the Llantrissant 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 ture debt for the time being, with an additional annual pay ment of £l5O 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 £3,733. Mr. G. Fisher, the engineer, reports that the line will be ready for mineral traffic by the Ist of September next, and the Llantwit Collieries are prepared to send coal. ALTON, ALRESFORD, AND WINCHESTER. The half•yearly meeting of this company was held at Alton on Tuesday. The report, which 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,srated 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 lino 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 bankers. ~ ASS" IN PRESENTI! Referring to the eccentric announcement of a forthcoming Prize Show of Costermongers' _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 'Saturday 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 palling 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 subject to more scholars, so might the Asinaria of Plautus ; and the unsavoury memories of La Pueclle might recommend 118838 to the students of scrofulous French literature. Coleridge and the author of " Peter Bell" have sung and sonnetized on behalf of the " poor little 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 Pellio— which described the model costermonger, who may be 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, ' t ' o & r c e .. v ? ive at 1)o you think I would wallop hint ? Oh, no no p G r e o e p , o h s o e , Newington h g e e: i j e n u:d titmen Church ja y t c, h a o n d d o f e a s s t a n y o l _ Fes tion Asinorum O St r Ok al e s' Is it intended to chaunt, in a procession of Coster prat w hich once resounded in the a i s l es mong ers, the old h of Beauvais Orientis partibus Adventavit asinus, Pulcher et fortistiimus 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 wake something of the old Beauvais refrain : H i3v eo e l z ul e , s S tit i ou r u e r ec A zh s a e n ur e e s fs gi c nn a e r azs e ,s h e a z ntez, Et de l'avoine a plantez. 2 We venture on a version for the " Prize Sho w of Coster mongers' Donkeys :" Bray, Sir Ass, hee-haw away, Open pretty mouth and bray You shall have a feed of heY, mightors And peck of oats at Jackson's pay. Or the forthcoming exhibition aopfaasrseass Bottom T s a i bly take a histrionic form instead o f that of an e cclesiastical mystery-play. The Judge may pe formed, with the usual theatrical property of an ass's h ead, and may pat his own shaggy ears, and smooth his own gentle nose, or attempt what Wordsworth calls The long dry sec-saw of a horrible bray, in sympathy with his brethren. Bat though many forms might be suggested of giving the advertisedPrizeSho:not M Donkeys con siderable external at, wo are s till at some difficulty in unders tanding the rector of Stoke N ew i , personal Newington • clainitothis h o i ti m ic s e el g f f b j e ti st he dg ; eari m d a L presiden t b a e tio c n conscious sc for io an theusog donkeys. He knows func ti o n he has choern. are It may t su b t l e affinities which special b be remembers Johnson's canon.— Who drives fat oxen should himself" be fat-- and that ho applies it to hall6ell— judgeb 4hitald ilinaseif be ass. A Friend of the King of Dahomey. " An African," in a 'etter ta a contemporary,says —M. Jules Gerara has vastly exaggerated every thing connected with the King of Dahomey. I speak 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 are committed i❑ 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 hoisc of i every African king sits a coun se ll or "Oerah" signifi es :h e led the "ocrah." "sanl." a officer is the soul, then, or most eeafidential ad v i se companion of the King. receivesHeino.rfriend, and w a h ll the houghts and wishes o f the K tc-upulously concealed from othe rs . is reve s a t ' ed is :.• him. But the first obligation o f the officel the " ocrah" is that when his Sovereign crts i?. also must die or be put to death. He must die put to death because, as the receptacle of the plans, desires, and policy—as the " soul," in a word, of the King, ho is bound to follow his master to the" other world in order that he may perform the same kind of loyal service which ho 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 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 delerence and distinction are due, and will be rendered beyond the stars. The " ocrah" is highly distinguished: He re mains seated on grand occasion.- cioie to the throne. He speaks in public for the and the King is always guided by his opinion. As a badge of his lofty post and functions, a b:oad, rou::: 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 :roved of retainers you can easily select the "ocrah," not enly b2cause his place is near the elbow of his Prince, out 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 King alone is unable to do what he likes; he must secure the consent of his chiefs. The whole catalogue of atrocities perpetrated at Abomey, 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 cffences which are so flagrant in our English estimation. I know, for example, that the Bible has often been read to my old correspondent Quacoe Push, King of Ashantee ; and I know that he has said ho 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. 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 goad, but would you like to lose one of your epaulets?" and the King 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 question, 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 ma!:e my kingdom like your coat with its one epaulet. I should lose the half of Ashantee." Permit me, in contradiction of M. Jules Gerard, to state that the Kieg of Dahomey is a main of superior intellect, and is endowed with an extraGr 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 hand 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, be never separa`es his habits from frugality and temperea.ce, nor does he often giva 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 displ a ys attachment to the E ng li s h ; f rom sentiments of self-interest he displays 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 l comp sory predisposition in its favour, and would judicously address its palicY 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 hav e hitherto approached it. Let us undermi ne t h e faith of those of our o wn species who are so men tally poor; bat do not let us inveigh a ga i nst t h em as a horde of mercil ess, sanguinary savages. INFERNAL 111Ac1INES IN THE BALTIC.—A St. Petersburg letter contains the following :—" Infer nal machines have been placed around the works at Cron stadt, an d the Finland journals con t a i n no ti ces t o 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 Birket Foster I—We have to thank the o'aturday Review of last Saturday for a charming paper upon a curious little work called A Devonshire Dialogue in Four Parts, written by Mrs. Palmer, 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 home, the garden, the cat. and the great. tree [formerly belonging to her schoolmistress], which, es hopes, want be cut down in our time." To all which Bet answers thus:—" I hope zo, tod, vor I shu'd like to bring cut my knitting work, or my spinning turn, and zit there; and then I mert happen to z .e 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 cloming oven, big enew to bake a batch o'bread, watt , ,r at the shet just by, the thorn hedge and garden, and the great tree. Poor zoul, her used to zit there summer yevlings, to zee the yolks come fro' markets, and take in her arrants, her had a 'zent by 'em. Thor I used to 2 edo story book of a „witty place, I Chart it mat bt lti tad," PRUSSIA. A leiter from Gastein in the Ost-Deutsche Pose says :—" The opinion of CJunt de Bsmark, tendin g to decline the invitation to the Congress of Princes is said to have been warmly suppr ed by the Prince Royal. Tne Prince argued, Lsing serf upan the opinion of the Queen and or his own friends, that the object of the Congress was to subalternise Prussia, and that it was neces sary to resist that provocation' euergeticaily. M. de Bismark found himself greatly strerigthenert by that unhoped-for assistance." SECOND EDITION' SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 oCLocic. Social Science Congress at Edinburgh, The reventh annual meeting of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science is to be h e ld at Edi n b urgh. The opening address, will be delivered in the Free Church Assembly Hall, o n W ednesday evening, Oct. 7, by Lard Brougha m , 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 m eet i ngs w i ll be held in the La ; Courts and Free Assembly Hall. The concludir,g general meeting will tak e p l ace i n the Church of Scotland Assembly Hall, on Wednesday, th e 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. Cie University, in the Museum and Hall of the Royal College of Surgeons, and in the National Galltzy, on the evenings of the Bth, 9th, and 12th. A working men's meeting will be held in the Corn- Exchange on the evening of the 9th, at which Lord . Brougham will preside; and on the 13th the Asao cation dinner will take place in the Music-ball. The Royal Scottish Academy intend to bold 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 a dinner to be presided over by Lord Brougham, who 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 Brewater, 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— i Lord Curriehill, one of the Judges of the Court of Session, having been chosen to preside over the Department of Jurisprudence, and Professor Chris risen 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 home time in arranging for the reception and accommo dation of visitors. Visit of the Channel Fleet to the Clyde. The Lord Provost of Glasgow has received the following letter from Admiral Decree, 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 the 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.--I 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 communincatiott from Rear-Admiral Dacres, the Lord Provost of Glasgow and the Provostof Greenock have have bad 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. SHIPPING—This Day. Lo snow, Aug. 2L—Wind this day at noon—North. Westerly; moderate breeze, and fineLweather, but rather cloudy. COWES, Aug. 20.—Wind S.W.—A ived—Sarah, from Bungsat. PENZANCE, Aug. 10.—Wind N.W.—Ono, from Gar. rucha, for Newport. GLOUCESTER, Aug. 19,—Wind SW.—Arrived—Caro. bell, from New York. SWANSEA, Aug, 19.—Sailed—Staines Castle, for Cuba i Devon, for Quebec. MARYPORT, Aug. 20.—Sailed—Historica, and Fawaett, for Quebec. WHITEHANEN, Aug. ao' ~..,Wind W , —Sailed—Trausit and Thomas Lee, for Quebec. DARTMOUTH, Aug. 20.—Wind for Quebec. FALMOUTH, Aug. 20.—Wind Augusta, for Colombo. (BY MACINETIC TELV.GRAII.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Aug. 21—Rose hill, from Dantzic; Eliita, from Janus, f rom C rons t a dt ; Ma r i a , f rom Liiu ß :J ud oh e a r n s na, from Uleaborg; Lorenza Valerio, from Ancona. Sailed, Aug. 21—Stalwart, for Bombay; Panther, steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Friday Morning. Anchored—Emma , f r om Rio Janeiro; A . ntoinetta, from Venice--both for Hamburg; Cornelius Gunnel, from New 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 the outward bound to the westward. Bank of England Return,•--Yesterday. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, c ap. 32, for the week endingon Wednesday, the 19th day cf Auguat, 1b63: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. isiotes issued ........X28.903,490 Government Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities 3.6340,00 G old Coin St Bullion 14,253,490 Silver bullion £25,903,4901 X 28,003,490 DA.NSING D Proprietors' Capi tal £14.553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioncrs of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- , EPARTMINT. Government Seen- rities ((including Dead Weigh tAn nutty) £ 11,058,126 Other Securities 18.817,701 Notes Gold and Silver b27,06q Coin ----- counts) ii,126.668 Other Deposits— 13,0,5,322 Seven Day and other Bills 681,846 £37,815,949 AI. 437,815,949 RSIIALL, Chief Cashier. August 20,1863. INFANTICIDE AND THE BASTARDY LAWS.—Dr. Lankf,stsr held an inquest oh li r tduesd4y on the body cf a male child which had been found murdered i the Metropolitan Cattle Market. The medical eri deuce left no doubt as to the crime. The coroner espressee a hope that torornment would take the matter up, as in fanticide was on the increase. He wished sona3 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 pima of 2s 6d per week which was now allowed w..s not sufficient. The jury, who concurred in the coroner's renitaks, returned a verdict of Wiltul murder against some person t.r patens ulaknOVn;' ;ain, from 13.14, 6.4.0 t 9.15.4 12.10 1141 1022 ; 12 114 1291 i 68} 881 9