The Sun. — London, England, 1863-08-11 00:00:00

XONIY NARK E T AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A further increase of business is reported today in the general discount market. Bankers and brokers, although anxious for business, find their available supplies very much reduced by the ad ditional demand for commercial and agricultural purposes. The terms, out of doors, have, through all these circumstance, risen to the level of the Bank of England, and a considerable increase is reported in the number of inquiries at that establishment. The effect of the various influences now at work is regarded as temporary, but they may, neverthe less, exert an influence, and make quotations frac tionally higher. The Eilora, which leaves to-morrow for Bom bay, will convey £132,020 in silver, and £7,500 in gold. A further sum of £35,000 in gold Was taken into the Bank yesterday, but 100,000 sovereigns were Withdrawn, for transmission to the Brazils. The Bank of Holland has reduced their rate of discount from 3-1- to 3 per cent. During the last few days there has been very little animation in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets. Sugar, however, has been in fair request at steady rates. For coffee there has been a mode rate inquiry, while tea, rice, and saltpetre have been neglected. In tallow the operations have been very limited, and prices fir both present and future delivery have tended downwards. Two O'CLOCK. At the half-yearly meeting to-day of the Bank of Egypt, the report presented for the adoption of the shareholders recommended the payment of the usual dividend, at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum. The net profits made during the six months ending the 30th of June last, amounted to £13,895, including the balance brought forward from the last account. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 25c. Better. Very little change has taken place to-day in the market for the English Funds, but rather less buoyancy is apparent, and consols are 1-16 per cent. lower, the latest prices being 921 93 for money and 93 for the 9th proximo. The flatter tone may be attributed to the increasing firmness of the money market, and sales realise profits. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 93 4, the New 5 per Gaits. do. 1071 1, and the Thirty Years d0.,15 1-16. Bank Stock is marked 240. The India 5 per Cent. Loan is better at 108!- ; . 1, the Debentures 1001, and the Bonds 16s. to 19s. Exchequer Bills are quoted 2s. dis. to 2s. prem. There is not much variation in the Foreign Mar ket, and business is moderately active. Turkish Consolides, 481 ; Greek, 34 1 ; Ditto, Coupons, 15 4 1; Mexican, 381 ; Spanish Passive, 321 1 ; Ditto Certificates, 121 ; the Confederate Loan 27 to 25 discount. Transactions have taken place in Egyptian 7 per Cente. at 1031 ; iu the Moorish Loan at 96 ; in the Portuguese 1853 Issue at 481 ; in ditto, 1856-62, at 471 481; and in the Russian 1862 stock at 921. Sardinian 5 per Cents. have realised 904, and the 3 per Cent. Spanish 541. In. Turkish securities the 1854 Loan has brought 921, the £lOO Bonds 74, the 1862 Issue 674 1, and the 1663 ditto 44 dis. Venezuelan 6 per Colts. are 561. Business in the Railway Share Market has con tinued very inactive, and no material change can be reported in prices. Great Eastern, North Eastern (Berwick), and ditto York have each de clined about 55.; while North-Western have im proved ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain at about former quotations. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in limited request at steady rates. Bank of Australasia realise 771 78k ; City Bank, 1091 ; Union of Aus tralia, 521 ; and Alliance of London and Liver pool have improved to 331 ; Crystal Palace Stock is quoted 401; Hudson Bay Company, 2 34-; Lon; don Financial, llf ; ; and Rio de Janeiro Improve raent, 271. BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. tank Stock 240 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities N 3 per Cent. Consols Annuiti es ew 3 per Cent. Annuities New 21 per Cent. Annuities... ..... 6 per Cent. Annuities Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5 1-16 Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — India Stock Ditto 5 pet Cent....... 1081 Ditto Enfaced Pap er , 4 per C ent. Ditto 5 per Ce ... nt Ditto ditto April, 1864 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 100/ Ditto Bonds .. ... .£l,OOO ......... Ditto under £l,OOO ..... .... ... Bank St oc k for Account Consols for Account, Sept. 9 lndia St oc k f or Account, 5 per . Cent —93/ March, June I Each , 21 per Cent. 21 per Cent. Ditto Bills, Zl,OOO .. par 2 di s 2 par £5OO 2 dis Ditto Small .......... 2 dis FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent ...... .... . . . .... .... Ditto, 1839 and 1859 .. Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 .. Buenos Ayres 6 p er C ent .... Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chili an 6 per Cent Ditto 3 per Cent. ..quador New Consolidated, 1 p er C ent — 4 gY9tian 7 per Cent lO3l Ditto, Second Issue Gree,r 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Dirlo Account 321 Di tto Coupons l4l It l Ditto Account in 5 per Cent.(:llaremmana Railway) .n▪ lexican 3 per Cent D itto Account .„.I‘loo sh Imperial 5 per Cent cl ew Gra nada ▪ Ditto 2 per Cent. lan 3 per Cent. Ditto Account • . Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Pe_rtotqueso 3 per • Cent., 1853 -- 1 )4 to Account.... D 48/ D i tto tto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, ' 6O, 62 — Account • Ells: sum 5 per C ent ., 18 2 2 48/ 7/ 8 £ St — Ditto 4 per Cent 1850;,. ,.,,, • . . Di itto 3 per Cent., 1869 ...... D itto 5 p er C ent. 1862 . . ... .......... 92i Sardinian 5 per C ent D itto A ccount Spailish. 3 per Cent . 900 ....... Ditto Account .......... D'itto New D e f erre d .L` itto Account Ditto Passive Ditto Account 321 / Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Diito Account .. Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account.. . £lOO Bonds ' 74 i l ) r . 6 Per Cent. 1862 Aecou Di tto 6 pe Ditto GualruCent. 1 863, £l9 168 8d pd. 41 dis Venezuela 3 p e z it o d, per Cent Ditto Account ..... Ditto 6 per Cent., •1.8.6%**""""*" " Account .• ........... . Dividends on tl;.e Ea,25 francs — Italian, 6 per fent., 18 61, London. Ditto Account. Consols, ............TWO,,,,Y3CLOCK. s Money Ditto Account Liverpool Cotton Tlarket--Thi s Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) Sales, about 1,000 bales; import, 2,4152; previ• ously 19,364._ so . L Adv. Macdonald and fatniq nave left W ail , . ---. Betel, St. GRorge's-place, Hyde p ark- corner, for atecs LIE F R E N CH PRESS AND IMPERlALls,ll.—_lotttnq I Raid that the Due de Moray complimented M. de Girardin and the Tress& on the clever and consistent manner in 'which they have argued and maintained their opinions on the Polish question. THE ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY have selected . trarwick for next year's congress, appropriately enough, a s it is the tri-centmary of Shakespeare; and excursions will thence be made to Stratford-upon•Ason, Lichfield, Coven try, and Kenilworth. t PRINCE NAPOLEON, while on his late Egyptian r ?\ e 'els, en arriving at a certain granite-block near Mc: first '-"nrii.;:cataract, found General Bonaparte's name erased from wlitl;sheiription Which testified to his having advanced so : far at 0 ' victorious le gi t 11°. 'Fa , : Ps into dad tue iuscrvioD once restore d, SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND 5T0011.5. Share; I Railways. Paid. Closing I Businesb Price. done. • 1V01.._ and Str. Val, Blythe and T . r, - ne, Brist'sl and Exeter (fork and Bandon Cornwall Do A A gets no dig Do. B ti I] 6p c.p an.has been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Pertli,&Ab. June. Edinburgh 4, Glasgow.! (.31aeg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do li do Gt. S. and IV. of Ireland , Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire,z Yorkshire London and Lilackwali Lon., 13right.,AL S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover, Lon. & North Western! Lou. & Scr.th Western Mau., Shef., & Lincoln.) iMaryport and Carlisle Do a shares Metropolitan Midland Do New 8 8} E 6 t tai 11J 120 Do Binning. di Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line !North British 'Edin., Perth, Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G. N. E. p urch aTi ! Lo Leeds Do York Do Carlisle.... North London Do New I North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews, and Welchpool Shropshire Union !South Devon 'South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun 6taines,Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1866 Taff Vale.. DoB Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim, Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R f West Midland -Oxford' Newport!Do Do Hereford' BRITISH POSSE Paul. all 6} 7 90 fl 15 16 91 05 111 113 t , oj 97 4J 29}151 123 125 122 123 D 5 110 IC') IC2 Of 061 113} 1131 766 77, ' 113 115 43i 1011 102 105, 1066 434 111 I 1 11 97 99 54 15 25 26 ,Oli 101, 57i 58 87 88 118 120 82 83 111 122 124 ai 100 13,2 50 62 10 22 911 ,12t 71 73 100 102 7t 8 38 39 94 104 0 7 4 8 4 155 160 5i 5a , 3 34 pl 82 E 5 158 16J 27 29 45i 461 39 41 104 106 IKONS. Closiri:: Price. 61 (3 107 IcB 1 Li p 1 lh p ba 74 84 107 1(8 11.5 108 109 11) 118 1 9 In 1 21) 12 1 2 „ 191 01 69 71 52 5s 62 65' 48 50 42 44 33 ".'6 23 25 20 23 11.8 109 1 1n 1 1i 107 1(8 101 11 92 9: 95 98 90 107 8 101 102 1 8 ICO 55 57 3 83 FS 1074 108 i It• 7 47 1(8 tO3 105 , T SECti liallwAys ktiantic & St Lawrenct ti oni.,llarodatt.Centlnri Gu. 5 per cent Do. New . Do. E. Shares... Buffalo e.na Laxe Huron Do. Prefer:duce B ulfalo,Brant,&Godrial 3 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, tii!! Do. do. J u l y 1, 18.21, o. do. June 1, lit; , .; Olcutta.& S. En stu f 3 apeTown & Dock Scrii Muth. Bengal gu. 5 p. Lafit Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext..... Do. do. II do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Prod. Bonds.. Do. co. deferred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonus.. Do. do defer, - ed..— Do. 3d P ef. stock ... Do. do. deferred...... b(): 4th Pref. s Lc) Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndiaPemn.gua sp.c. Do. New gua. 5 p t... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of I ndia(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. 01 Canada Shares Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77-5.. Indian Branch Limited Madrasguar., 5 p. o. Do. If p. C. Extension Dc.4* d 0........ Do. Fifth Extension. Nlelb.Corp. a p. o. Buds. Melb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. nortg. Bds Newßrunawick a Canth: Class A and B N. Rl.C'da3 pa Ist 1 11 bds Scinde .......... Do. Delhi.. i Do. do Do. Punjaub Do. Do. Do. Indus.St Flo.) ;OLONIAL GOYIM: ,k,...u0v. p.e..) 4 - ,J ul3 1877-st Do. 6 p. c. Feb & Do. 6p. c. Mar Sept. Do. E p. c. Jan &July. Do. 5 Inscribed stook Cape Galope, o p c.187z, Do.Ap &Oct 1886 Do. 1891 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. Ceylon, N0v.1678. 6 p Mauritius 6 per cent .. Natal Gov. 6 per cont.. I:N.l3.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July I Do. dp. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. 5 p .I,lBut Do. 5 p. to En' Do. d0.,1883 &upvcdf• !New Zealand 6 p cent. ( Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling . , 1875. Queensland Gcv. 6 p. c. 8. Aus G6p.c.1d78.& up.. Vio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) Do. lo 6 p.c. Ap.esOct.. 1(3 105 1(2 ,04 1(5 107 95 06 94 96 108 110 112 114 113 115 111 113 113 11i 106 107 110 112 105 106 100 101 101 102 1014 102} 110 112 100 100 100 100 100 [CS 106 0 112 110 112 .07 109 12i 113 112} 13 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 ,a id kAitiord Am a l gama t e d : 1- 1 33 Devon G. Con, (Tavist 1 550 670 East Bassett (Illote.,an) 30 79 81 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd 53. id T'a r East Ca.radon ...... 29 30 231 East Carn -- E. trlltassel ativistk : 8.6.6 34 3:- Cian a . &St.Aubyn(Gwen ) 7 10 Great South Tolgua l7B 31 31 G. Wheal. Vor (lielston i 40 6f 7t !Grenville Foot 8.12 isB 40 it ingston Downs ...... 4. ' 8.0 11 2 Lady Bertha .. Ilargaret (tiny ....... w 82 llarke Valley.. 4 My - n(ly Iron Ore (Lim ) 2.3 It New Setun l9l 100 110 N North Dow ns 23 1 2 0 2%0 .Wh'i Baseet(lllo4an, 2.17. t 3 3 1 North Wheal Crotty rar Consols (3t. Blaney) 13 4 20 Providence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 0 42 'South Caradon(St.Cleer, 1% 415 425 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 11 25 Fran. (Illo:an 18.1 -.9 724 73 Stray Park 5 Varnar Sil v. 6.; Lead Min 4l a ft fin Crort 9 2i# 221 West Basset (Illogan) ll 111 124 W C radon (Liskeard) 5 22 24 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan)1 51 60 65 Buller(Redruth)l 5 45 50 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant)l 2.0.6 Wheal - L.lld( ott Wheal 111 aryAnn!Men )r 8 11 13 Wheal Seton wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 15 17 !IVheal Union 3.17 3 3 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great 7 orthern, 5 per cent., red. at 10 per cent. pm., 1121 treat Western, 4 per cent. red., 101 London and Brighton 7 per cent. pt. stock, 1542 London, Chatham, and Dover a per cent. pref., 101 Stockton and Darlington. B 6 per cent., Hi Ditto, 6 per cent., C, 311 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., 10S LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham 40 per Cent., 93} FOREIGN RAILWAY S. San Paulo gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (a.l), 228 FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, lira., 4k East del Rey (Wm), St. John del hey (lira.), 53 United Mexican (litre.;, JOINT-STOCK BANKS. and United Service (lim.), 112} Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (lim.), 351 Atistralasia, 771 in t Bank of Egypt, 276 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China; 29} City, 109 ) English and Irish (lim.), Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim,), 201 20 Imperial Ottoman, 18 London and Brazilian (lim.), 43 London and Colonial (lira.), 7} London and County, 48k London Joint Stock, 3 4i London and South African, 25; Scinde, I'unjaub, and Delhi (Him ), 4} Union of Australia, t 2/ Union of Ireland (lim.), in DOCKS. East and West India, 142 11 MISCELLANEOUS. Crystal Palace, 40i Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 118 .East India Cctton Agency (lim.), 5 m. Urt dit. and t , itnince London, Urn., 21 Hudson's lay, London l'inanztal A.ssociation, lim., 111 .I.adras Irrnnration and Canal, 4' 4 National Dis;:oulit. Company, lirn., 9 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, lim., 27k Van bier; en's Laud, 11- INIEYERBE ER's HOLIDAY'S.—Tree illustrious Meyerbeer is staying at Schwalbag, where he al most every year goes throug h a course o f t h e water cure. Oa his l ate arrival at this thermal residence, the famous maestr o was pro cession. greeted with a serenade and torchlight Meyerbeer, w h en a t S c hwalbag, usually lodg es at the curat e ' s house, adjoining the rectory, where he i s waited upon and attended to with solicitous zeal by a bene volent old l a d y, an enthusiastic admirer of his genius, who almost worshi ps who are t o b e admitted and who aro to be politely bowed out; and wh atever him. Sh e k nows a ll hi s t as t e s and wi s h es, re cruiting Lis he a l t h i , ,cruiru ivazy gentle, can soo h e th e sp i r it o f a patient I studiva ley tili 2 k•zd•JlF.;artil atme, 13.14. 5.4.0 4.16.4 chart stock stock at ock 'ock stock stock stock stock 'Lock stock 100 100 100 100 100 lon all all all all all 101, all 100 (100 ' 100 2 all ..51EN THE SUN, LONDON', TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1863. Important Case under the Foreign Enlist- ment Act. BOW-STREET.-THIS DAY. Mr. Alfred Styles, a gentlemanly young man, appeared to answer to a summons wh . ch had been issued against him on the representation of the Russian Government, charging him with endeavouring to procure the enlistment of several persons in England as soldiers to proceed to assist the Poles, now fighting in opposition to the Government of Russia. Mr. Poland said he appeared at the instance of the Rus sian Government to charge the defendant with infringing the 59th of George 111., c. 69, sec. 2, which made it a misdemeanour punishable by fine or imprisonment at the discretion of the magistrate for any person to endeavour to reice soldiers to fight against a foreign Power. The Russian Government had taken the matter in hand, although it was usual for the English Government to put the law in force on such occasions, but the former Government had instructed him to proceed against the defendant, because certain forms would have to be gone through which would occasion delay. Whether the English Government would eventually take up the matter he could not say. The defendant was Lieu tenant Styles, late of the Garibaldian army, and on the 22d of July last an advertisement appeared in one of the morn ing papers, stating that an engagement was open to several young men to proceed abroad, and all applications were to be made to L. Z., 36, Seething-lane, City, The advertise ment was seen by a young man named Gregory, who went to the address and became acquainted with the whole pro ceeding, Lieutenant Styles had formerly been in the Garibaldian army, and be had alto been in the Coldstream Guards, and as he was a person who was well adapted to carry into effect the project he had in view it was of im portance that he should be made to know that he was in. , fringing the law in acting as he had done. John Gregory said—l am a schoolmaster, residing at 15, Lambeth-square. On the 22d of July I was out of em ployment, and about that date I saw an advertisement in the Telegraph. I wrote a letter (produced), and proceeded with it to Nu. 36, Seething-lane, Great Tower-street, where I left it. On the following Monday, the 27th, I received the circular (produced) by post, and a descriptive roll for volunteers. I went to the address mentioned in the circular, 10, Buckingham-street, Strand, taking with:rne . the circular and the descriptive form. It was about half-past 10 in the morning when I arrived. There were some names on the door-posts, and the place looked like el:flees. Mr. Styles's name was amongst those on the door. I knocked at Mr. Styles's office door, when the defendant came out. I asked him if he was Lieutenant Styles, to which he replied, "Yes, I am." I informed him I bed called in answer to the letter he had addressed to me, He replied, " C ome in," I then took the letter I had in the first instance received out of my pocket, and placed it on the table, and said I should like to know some particulars about the aff a ir. There were curtains up in the office, and, having proceeded inside these curtains, we had a conversa tion. As near as I can recollect it was es follows :—Lieut Styles said, "We are determined to go out as soon as we can. We have now over 250 men, and we wish to get about 50 or 60 more. They will be commanded by first-rate generals, who have seen active service in Italy," H e men.. tioned the name of Col, Forbes and, I think, Gen. Madam, or some such name, as being two of them. I asked him what authority he had far raising the regiment, to which he re plied he had at last received a communication from a Polish General in London, and that he was going at the end of the week to see the Polish General in Paris. I asked him why the Poles did not fight themselves. Lie said they could not afford to fight better than the English at present, as they were only trying to harrass the Russians as much as they could whilst they were collecting an army. I also asked him whether there were any substantial men in England in connection with him, to which be replied " Yes, there are." I think, just at this time, two other young men came in, and he went over portions of the conversation again. They did not come inside the curtain, so I could not see whether they had with them circulars. I heard one of the young men say ho was a corporal in one of the Artillery Volunteer Corps in London, and he would wish to take the Berne rank in Lieutenant Styles's regiment. Lieutenant Styles told him he could not promise that rank, although it would be very likely he would obtain it, as a great many of those who would join would be unacquainted with drill. The corporal asked what the pay would be, and the answer was the same as that in the Polish army. He further asked what other conditions were attached to the service, to which Lieut. Styles replied the National Government would defray all expenses, as they had plenty of money. Lieutenant Styles told them that during the time he was in Italy he did very well, although he had two very great drawbacks. Ono was, that he went there very late, and the other, that he was a prisoner for eight months. The young man asked how that was, and he said the vessel in which he, with 800 more, was taken by the Government. He next asked how he liked the imprisonment, to which he re- plied, " Not at all; but it might have been worse." I then asked—" Supposing the Polish insurrection was unsuccess ful, what would become of the Englishmen who might go out." He said, "If it came to the worst, the British con- sul would take care to send them home; but he thought the gentlemen in England would take care that it would not come to that. If they were successful they would have a great deal of prize money beside pay, and also have the advantage of seeing a great part of Europe." Styles told the corporal he hoped he would join, because he would be a great addition. He said the volunteers would sail in about nine days or a fortnight, but he would know more about it when he returned from Faris. He was asked where ho vessel was to start from. Styles said he thought it would be hardly.fair to tell that, as tho Russian AMbassador might find it out, and he (Sty les) might be served as he had been served before. The National Government of Poland, he said would charter a vessel as soon as the regiment was ready to start and defray all expenses. The volunteers would b 2 drilled on board the ship. I don't recollect any thing further excepting the corporal asked for a few more of the printed circulars, as he knew several young men in his corps who had expressed a wish to join. He gave him three or four, and told him to let him know whether he would join and bring the others with him. The two young men were complete strangers to me. I filled up one of the blank forms produced, although I had expressed some doubt about the affair. Lieutenant Styles told me to call on him after he returned from Paris, and he would state more to me; ho hoped I would make up my mind to join. I afterwards assisted to put some of the printed formsjinto envelopes, and he asked me to put them in the Post-office. I should think I posted about SO of them. I was cautioned not to show the letters. As soon as I got home I communicated with the Russian ambassador. Cross-eiamined by Mr. Lewis, who appeared for the defendant—About two years ago I ceased to be a school- master. I discharged myself. There had been no coin- plaint against me. Both the schools were in South \Vales. I consider I have a right to describe myself as a clerk, as I had about 12 months ago fulfilled that office. It was to a mau named Cordner. He went away with my money. I have been I have li ve d at B r i xton. No one is at present in Court kept by my f r i en d s f or the last 12 months. Dur i ng t h at time who can confi rm i n any part i cular the conversation I had with Lieutenant Styles. My interview with defendant lasted about half an hour. I got an answer to every ques tion I put, but he seeemed to hesitate, as I thought. He mane no secret as to the object of the advertisement. Before I went to Lieutenant Styles 1 was aware of what I wa s a b out to do. namely to write to the Rus s i an Ambassador. I ms.de up my mind to write the Ru ss i an authorities as soon I got the first cir cular, and I went t o th e defendant's place to learn as much as I could about the sc h eme before I did so. Th.) advertise ments certainly did not give any information about assist ing the Poles; but when I received the circular I became acquainted with the place. on Blonday the 27th I went to Styles, and on the 29 th I received an answer to my communi cation from the Russian ambassador. I have not received any reward for what I have done, neither have I received any promise. Re-examined—Mr. Talbot-, M.P., can speak to my re spectability. The reason I have not been engaged in active employment for the last 12 months is because for the greater portion of that time I have been a patient in the Consump tion Hospital. Mr, iLewi.7—And yet you enter yourself on the descri don. as of sound constitution. P" Frederick Harvey, of 50, Queen's-street, Pimlico, said— On the 2lth of July I saw the advertisement in the Te(l - I sent an answer, and directed it 36, ..Seething-l aue Great Tower-sheet. I enclosed tho recommend a ti on (pro duced) relative to my character. Thc next day I received the note (produced) with the enclosed descriptive roll on the 25th. I thought the matter over on the Sunday, and a f ter that I wrote to the Russian ambassador, and after that I POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. I M ARLBOROUGH-STREET. COMMITTAL OF A SYSTEMATIC ROBBER OP LICENSED VICTUALLERS.—John Dean, described as a shoemaker, of Devonshire-street, Lisson-grove, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with the following robbery : Wm. Boden, messenger at the Marlborough-street Police • court, said that on the previous afternoon he was in Park street, Park-lane, when the prisoner, who was an old " friend" of his (the witness was formerly a sergeant in the D division), passed him. Knowing the prisoner's character, and suspecting that he had some stolen property about him, he followed him to Windham-place, Montague-square, and then said to him, " Well, Jack, what have you got about you?" at the same time telling him that he intended to have him searched. lie then took the prisoner to the police-station in John-street, Edgware-road, and a pewter measure belonging to Mr. Brown, of the Blue Posts, Old Bond-street, was found in each of his coat pockets, another in his trowsers' pocket, and a fourth in his hat. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, Boden said the whole of the measures belonged to Mr. Brown, and that the prisoner had been convicted several times for pot-stealing, the last time receiving twelve months' imprisonment in April, 1862. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner fur trial, THE IiIEXICAN QUESTION. The following circular letter, addressed by the Secretary of State to the several American Lega tions abroad, acquires new interest from events now transpiring : " Washington, March 3, 1862. "Sir —We observe indications of a growing im , pression in Europe that the demonstration made by the Spanish, French, and British forces against Mexico is likely to provoke a revo:ution in that country which shall bring about the introduction• of a Monarchical Government, and the assumption of the crown by a foreign Prince. Our country is deeply interested in the peace of the world, and desires to preserve loyal relations as well with the Allies as with Mexico. The President has, there fore, directed me to submit to the parties interested his views on the new aspect of affairs. " The President has relied upon the assurance given his Government by the Allies that they were in pursuit of no political object, but simply the redress of their grievances. He entertains no doubt of the sincerity of the Allies; and if his confidence in their good faith had been disturbed, it would be restored by the frank explanations given by them that the Governments of Spain, France, and Great Britain have no intention of interfering to procure a change in the constitutional form of government row existing in Mexico, or any political change which should be in opposition to the will of the Mexican people. In short, he has cause to believe that the Allies ere unanimous in declaring that re volution proposed to Mexico is solely prompted by certain Mexican citizens who are now in Franco. " Nevertheless, the President regards it as his duty to express to the Allies, in all kindness and candour, that a monarchical government established in Mexico, in the presence of foreign fleets and armies, occupying the waters and the soil of Mexico, has no promise of security or permanence; in the second place, that the instability of such a monarchy would be enhanced if the throne were assigned to a person alien to Mexico; that in these circumstances the new Govern ment would instantly fall unless sustained by European alliances, which, under the influence of the first invasion, would be practically the beginning of a permanent policy of armed in- tervention by monarchical Europe, at once inju rious and inimicak to the system of government ge nerally adopted by the American continent. " These views are based upon some knowledge of the opinions and political habits of American so ciety. There can be no doubt that in this matter the permanent interests and the sympathies of our country wculd be on the bide of the other American republics. " We mast not be understood as predicting on this occasion the course of events which may ensue, both in America and in Europe, from the steps which are contemplated. It is enough to say that in the opinion of the President the emancipation of the American continent from the control of Europe has been the principal characteristic of the past half century. It is not probable that a revolutionin the opposite direction can succeed in the age which im mediately follows this period, and while the popu lation of America increases so rapidly, while its re sources develop° in the same proportion, and while society forms itself uniformly according to the prin ciples of the American Democratic Government. "It is unnecessary to indicate to the allies how improbable it is that the nations of Europe would accept cheerfully a policy favourable to a similar counter-revolution, thus incompatible with their own proper interests. Nor is it necessary to point out that, notwithstanding the care of the Allies to avoid aiding, by means of their land and maritime forces, the internal revolutions of Mexico, the result would be none the less due to the presence of their forces in the country, however different the object they may have proposed ; for without their presence it may be considered as certain that such revolutions would probably not have been attempted or even conceived. "The Senate of the United States has certainly not accorded its official sanction to the precise measures proposed by the President, to lend our aid to the actual Mexican Government, in order that the latter might, with the approbation of the Allies, extricate itself from its present embarrassments; but this is strictly a question of internal administration. There could be no greater error than to see in this disagreement a divergence of opinion in our Go vernment, or in the American people, in regard to their cordial wishes for the safety, welfare, and stability of the Republican Government in that country,--I am your obedient servant, " W. H. ►SEWARD." (Fromths New York, World.) Row the establishment of the Mexican Empire will affect the future politics of this continent, and especially what will be its immediate bearing on our national struggle, are topics of speculation which have a far deeper than specula tive interest. Like all great and pregnant events, it needs to be surveyed on several sides to take in its full import ance ; but just now its relation to the Southern rebellion is the aspect which most nearly concerns us, Our complete recovery of the Mississippi river by the capture of Vicks burg, which is the most important step thus far made in the war, seemed, for the moment, to clip the wings of Southern ambition, and to render it certain that even though the South should ultimately gain its independence, it would be a small Power, with a great, growing, and overshadowing Power for its neighbour and natural antagonist, and with out any materials on this continent for constructing a ba lance like that which gives security to the weaker Powers of Europe. Had the South been able to hold the Mississippi she would, in the event of her independence, control the best routes for the Pacific Railroad, and might aspire to domi nion over all our possessions on the Pacific Coast. In that case the South would become a great, haughty, arrogant Power, with whom we should probably never have ten years of consecutive peace. But when we had wrested the Mississippi from her grasp, we apparently took a guarantee that, even if we failed to restore the Union, our preponde rance on this continent would continuo so great that the South would have every interest to cultivate with us pacific relations. This satisfactory view is very essentially modified by the proceeding which has made Mexico an appanage of the French Empire. Nominally, France will merely exercise a protectorate and Mexico will govern itself ; but nobody will be deceived by so transparent a mask. The Mexican Empire is ' set up by a French army ; French bayonets alone can give it stability; whoever may be the monarch, he will be the creature of Louis Napoleon. The crafty French po tentate will, of course, give the new Government a drapery of Mexican nationality, just as, ten years ago, he attempted to reconcile Republican France to despotism by the sham of universal suffrage. But, he will ho as absolutely the ruler of Mexico as he is of France itself. Mexico, under this regime, instead of being as heretofore a weak Fewer, for midable to no other, will be one of the strongest on this continent. French enterprise and a steady Government will develope her magnificent natural resources ; Rhile poli tically Mexico will be France. French diplomacy will con trol het external relations; French arms will back up all her national quarrels. This French-Mexican Empire will be the natural ally of the Southern Confederacy for various reasons. In the first place, France assumes an attitude of contempt and hostility toward the United States in the very act of planting s monarchy on this continent. It is the very case originally in the contemplation of the Monroe declara tion, which grew out of apprehensions that the so-called Holy Alliance intended to subvert the recently formed Spanish-American Republics, and force the monarchical system on this continent. This declaration has been once and again repeated in Presidential messages since Mr. Monroe's time, and the prominence which has been accorded to it in political discussions makes it as well known as part of the policy of the United States as anything connected with our history. Napoleon is not ignorant of a matter of such no toriety; he understands perfectly well that if the United States were the nation they were three years ago they would compel him to undo his recent work. Another circumstance which will make him the natural ally of the South is that the contraction of the Confederate boundaries, made ne' cess3ry by the fall of Vicksburg, must relieve him from any apprehensions of Southern interference. and make it his policy to erect, on thi s con ti nen t, a strong count er p oise to the United Stat es . It th e N or th and the South.€onled would to him t likely to become two equally great na tione, : be his policy to pley them off against each other,. n toa ar p bea d te. male-weight against them. But, wit h not h ; be g othcr, he , hend from one, and much to apprehend will not hesitate to determine in favour f o r r an allian ce with the weaker. Such an alliance probably does not yet exist in form but that it already exists in substance, or that there is an understanding between th e Emperor and the r , ebel envoy Slidell, there is good reason to believe. An unuerstandints of this sort, whether in fact or in rrospect, bodes no good to us. The danger was never so great as now that NVC m ust encounter other arms than those of the South befor e this contest is closed. If France were the only nation of Euro p e, or if the objects p ursued by Napoleon on this conti nent did no t conflict with th e interests or stir the entry of Other European States , the prospect might be more appalling than we can now regard it. Tills new development of French ambiliO4 is c4W.IIAO ti viZru ail Lurope, sy mp torn that France is aiming to rival England in the prestige and influence of foreign dependencies. France cannot hope to recover her old colonial possessions in North America, which extended in a continuous belt from the mouth of the St. La . .vience to the mouth of the Mississippi ; but she may attempt what, if successful,would add nearly as much to her weight and consideration. She will naturally aim to extend her dominion in Mexico southwards, until it covers Central America and the Isthmus, one of the fairest regions of the globe, and embracing cne of the finest natural seats of com merce. A canal across the Isthmus is not too difficult for the resources of modern engineering ; and if France held such a gateway, she could lay under tribute the commerce of Asia and Europe, as well as that of the American States on the North and South Pacific. Russia would not gain so much by the posse•sion of the Bosphorus as would France by acquiring the Isthmus. There is no State in Europe whose independence might not be endangered by so great an accession to the power of a monarchy which,without the vast territorial expansion of Russia or Britain, already over bps either of them in influence. If Louis Napoleon pro. ceeds in the career of territorial ambition on which he has now entered, the jealousies of other European States ought to give us allies in the war which now seems all but inevitable. taw on the 30th of July the Russian consul, and also the solicitor acting tor the Government. After some further evidence, the ease was adjourned. Lady Victoria Wellesley and the Misses Tylney Lon g ; have returned to Bolney Ledge, Sussex, from attend ing- the funeral of the Elrl of ilurning,icia, Draywt, 50i 49; 50, 48 113 f 77 421 Iv2i 1; 111 1281 101 k 1 862 501 921 1 Busi n ess done 1001 1081 8 21 20 1081 ! f .1 rII 104} 31 V5l i SPORTING NOTES. The Brighton Meeting, following so closely on the heels of Goodwood, is always certain to attract a large attend ance. The fatal accident which happened to Drew is much to be lamented ; and I am only doing justice to the young man to state that the sympathy felt for him was no more than he deserved, for he was a good horseman, and by no means tainted with the follies and faults which render so many of his companions absurd in the eyes of all well thinking persons, who like to see a servant keep his place. The sport, which, if not exciting during the three days, was at all events amusing, suggests very few comments. Over and again has the Goodwood Stakes foreshadowed the result of the Brighton Handicap, and again we may be said to have had another illustration of the fact, for although Blackdown was beaten by the shortest of heads, Magnum Bonum ran so forward in that race that he might have been third, could any corresponding benefit have accrued from it. The Nursery field here is always a large one, and the ring viewed with satisfaction the well filled telegraph of names that went up, as it promised them a good return for their exertions. Nor were their hopes deceived, as all the money laid out on the favourite was secured by them owing to the success of Madame Walton, a daughter of old ' Fisherman, who, being trained by a countrymen like Golby, was never thought of by the talent ; they went to the swell stables for their fancies, and paid hand somely for their error. The position of Junius showed there were some grounds for backing him at Goodwood ; and by the Clown getting third, the quality of Paris was fully made out, In the Three-year-old Biennial, the defeat of the Gunner by Avondale was an unwelcome surprise, for when the distance is considered, it looked any odds on the former, but perhaps he is too leggy to run over an up-and .down course like Brighton, On Wednesday, Fairwater, stale from her previous work, could not compete with 'rippler. The Cup, although a loss to the company, from being watked over for by Caller Ou, was in reality a gain to the fund, as half the added money Was saved. There are five meetings this week,—viz., Wolverhampton, Newton Abbott, Reading, Wenlock, and Paisley. The Wolverhampton Stakes has a good acceptance, but I do not believe that more than a dozen will reach the post. Balham, after his severe race last week, will likely be an absentee. Oldminster is a certain starter, and if he would only take it into his head to "try," he ought to be near winning. Magnum Bonum is penalised 101 b for winning the Brighton Stakes, which raises his weight to 7st 71b, making him give Jack o' Hearts 21ib, or 101 b more than he gave Win for the Goodwood Stakes, which will preclude him from winning also. Suburban won the Great Warwickshire Handicap with 21b more on his back than what he has to carry hero. The distance being the same ha ought bo kept on the right side. Jack o' Hearts, if in his Goodwood form, when he ran third to his stable companion Blackdown, ought to win. Tourist is a glutton at a distance, as he showed himself at the Curragh Meeting, where he carried off three Queen's Plates in the commonest of canters. The judge, I expect, will place them in tge following order : JACK 0' HEARTS ........ 1 TOURIST SUBURBAN The iteading Stakes I expect to see Blackdown or Gavazzi win. A FRESH MAN. TATTERSALL'S-MONDAY. Time was almost entirely cccupiod in the business of a heavy settling over the Brighton and Lewes Meetings. The room and lawn were crowded, and the money exchange smooth and satisfactory. The following transactions took place after the bulk of subscribers had left 'WOLVERHAMPTON STAKES. sto 2 agst Jack o'llearts (taken) ST. LEGER. 6to 1 egst Queen Bertha (taken) 7to 1 agst Avenger (taken freely) 7 to 1 agst Lord Clifden (taken) 100 to G agst Borealis (taken) 50 to 1 agst Light Bob (taken) DERBY. 1000 to 20 agst lfarkforward (taken) 1000 to 60 agst Lord Glasgow's lot (taken) SCRATCHINGS.—The following scratchings were affixed to the notice-board at Tattersall's on Monday (yesterday) afternoon :—Umpire, Polynesia, and Breechloader, out of the Wolverhampton Stakes ; and Mulberry out of the Staf fordshire Nursery Handicap and Chillington Stakes. CITY BETTING—YESTERDAY. WOLVERHAMPTON STAKES. sto 2 agst Jack o' Hearts (3 to 1 taken freely) 6to 1 agst Change 6to 1 agst Joco Bto 1 agst Suburban 10 to 1 agst any other THE BERKSHIRE STAKES• sto 2 agst Blackdown. sto 1 agst Balham 7to 1 agst Gibraltar 7 to 1 agst Gavazzi ST. LEGER. 9to 2 agst Ranger (offdred) G to 1 agst Queen Bertha (taken) 7 to 1 agt,l Avenger (taken) Bto 1 agat Lord Clifden (taken freely) 100 to 7 agat Saccharometer 100 to 6 agst Borealis ~....• YORK AUGUST MEETING. Acceptances for the Great Ebor Handicap. 4 8 4 Golden Pledge •• Yrs st lb 3 6 2 Caller Ou 3 6 0 Zetland 3 6 0 Carisbrook 4 8 0 Clarior 3 6 0 Belltnan 5 7 10 Mainstay,....... 3 5 12 Oldminster ;3 5 10 Brighton 3 5 10 Captain Crow .... 4 7 4 Chaff 3 5 10 Makeshift 4 5 10 Monk 6 6 13 Merry Maid .. . • Pic Magnum dor Bonum 4 6 13 Trojanus 3 5 9 4 6 10 W asp ge ld ing .. 3 5 7 ca Scamunder MARKETS--This Day. HAY MARIC.ETS. SMITHFIELD. —Old Meadow hay, £3 10s to £4 ; new do., £3 to £4; old clover, £4 lOs to £6 Os; new do., £1 bOslow to and a Os; and stra w , £ 1 8s to £1 163 per load. A de. CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow hay, £3 lO s to £4 108 ; new do., £3 to £4 Os; old c lov es , £4 105 to £6 Os ; new do.; £4radOe a to £ s ; and straw, £1 8 s to £l. 16s per load. T inactive. sale, WHITECIIAPEL —Old Meadow hay , £3 108 to £4 10s, new do., £3 de to £4 Os; old cl ov er, £4 108 to £6 Os; new dnoot,iiih4ayOseritod straw a O w s ; m a e n t d a straw, aiow lt 8:t ou r quotations. to £1 16 s p er load. COLONIAL. TEA.—The operations have been of the roost limited character, and there is no material change to record in prices. Sc GAR.—The demand for good grocery qualities of West India has been active, and lull rates ar e current ; other de scriptions remain without change of importance. In the refined market late prices are generally sustained. COFFEE.—Business has been rather dull, but holders de mand fully previous prices. RIM limited—Only transactions have taken pl ace, an d there is no material alteration to record in quotations. SALTPETRE,—The delays have been of a very restricted character, without any material alteration to record in values. TALLOW.—The market has continued rather dull conse quent upon the political disturbances in Poland. P.Y . C. on the spot is quoted 435. and last three months 455. 3d. to 455. Gd. per cwt. DRURY, LANE THEATRE.—This house will open for the season on the 12th of next month, when a new comedy by Mr. Falconer, entitled "Nature's above Art," will be produced. Tho Christmas piece, which has already engaged the attention of the management, will have the advantage of Air. William Beverley's assistance, that gentleman being secured as principal scenic artist of the establishment. LYCEUM THEATRE.—It is understood that on the reopening of this establishment "'toy Bias" anal " Hamlet " will be the alternate features of the pro gramme. BEATTIE THE POET is described in a recently Published life of him, as—A gentlemanly man, not tall, round and full, wears a black surtout, ribbed panta loons worn neat with black gaiters, and a sold chain and bunch of seals hanging from his watch. . . The rather short, plump, rounded figure of Beattie, and the absence of prominent features and of strong lines in the face, were Indications that he retained much of the epontaneous cha racter of childhood. His love of simple pleasures and Lis funclaw: for taking CA:licti4l POIDtSI THE CAPTURE OF NANA SAHEB. The following extracts from a private letter Vpi, be read with interest : " Parroquet, Bungalow, East Indies, Aj mere, June 30. " Yon have by this time heard of the capture of Nana Sahib. I am glad the villain is at last caught. I had a full view of him. I will give you a few interesting particulars of his appearance, &c. In the afternoon I had occasion to pass near the Temple of Aj mere, while surveying a new road in the district, and was not a little surprised to ob serve a crowd of natives and others eagerly jabber. ing together, and with violent gesticulations point ing towards the temple. As this is usually such a very quiet place, I coula not conceive the cause. I requested my interpreter to ascertain the cause of the commotion, and to my utter astonishment he informed me that that veritable scoundrel and butcher of the innocent at Cawnpore—Nana Sahib —was known, from reliable information, to be lurk ing with some confederates in the neighbourhood of the temple. 1 immediately gave up all thoughts of work for the day, and dismissed my coolies, and busied myself in collecting information, and if pos sible rendering assistance to the ca pt ure o f th e villain, who, as you know, dear brother, has caused me grief. I hastily returned to my bungalow to partake of a light dinner, or rather lunch, when one of my native servants came running in with eyes and mouth wide open, to inform me that Nana Sahib had at that moment been captured by Major David son and his colleagues. I hastened up to the temple, and there in the custody of the military, and encir cled by a crowd of spectators, who intimated their desire to tear him to pieces, by loud yells and savage looks, I for the first time beheld the ruffian, the murderer, and the part instigator of the late disas trous rebellion. He is of middle height, and I should think about 40 years of age. He had a calm, de termined, but vengeful expression of countenance. I pushed myself as near as possible to the prisoner, in order to obtain a good view of him. He surveyed the hooting crowd with proud disdain and a smile of derision, as much as to say, Ah, you feared me once.' Bat' every dog has his day,' as the saying is, and the Nana has had his day. Now the day of retribution has come after the lapse of six long years. Murdered husbands, wives, and children will be avenged. When led away, strongly guarded, he walked with a firm step and upright demeanour. His tout ensemble (for a sepoy) is rather dignified. The disguise he wore was that of an ordinary sepoy. The military appeared to be exceedingly jealous of any person closely approaching their valuable pri soner, and escorted him away to prison with a strong guard. There is not a shadow of doubt as to his identity, from papers about his person and un mistakable marks on his body. A little circum stance occurred as he was being led away which illustrates his disposition. One of the soldiers just pushed him forward when they started, the prisoner instantly turned round, and with a demon's look uttered an oath, and tried to lift his arm to strike the man, but he was bound. He dropped his partly raised arm, and with a dejected look proceeded on his way amid the hisses of hundreds, even of his own countrymen. The papers here are once more teeming with anecdotes of his atrocities, and traits of character, details of his capture, &e.; his nansJ forms the subject of leading articles and gossip. What I have written you may rely upon, seeing I was an eye-witness of his capture. Great credit is due to Major Davidson was his indefatigable labours in capturing the man whose blood the civilised world has so long cried for. THE MUSEE NAPOLEON 111. (opened about a fort night ago) contains two portraits of Dante, dating from his own life-time. SOMETHING FOR THE CIIRIOUS—At the premises of Mr. Hendry, auctioneer, Keith, may be seen a very curious case. A hen had made a nest for herself, which she had scarce completed when a duck,watching the process embraced the first opportunity of the hen being "from home," to occupy it herself. Chucky returning found the intruder, and at once commenced to eject, but to no purpose. Seeing that no means of hers. compulsory or otherwise, could induce the duck to give up her tenure, she adopted her into the family, and now both occupy the same nest, the hen sheltering and covering the duck as one of her brood. The maternal duties are fully discharged by the her, which feeds and watches the duck with the greatest vigilance. — Elgin oCurant. MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.—On Thursday, being a holyday in Ferree, a good number of the inhabitants took a pleasure trip by rail, and when the morning train going east was about a mile past the Alves station a very extra ordinary accident occurred. A child about live years of age, son of Mr. James Findlay, slater, Forres, wa s standing be side his parents in one of the carriages , and leaning against the carriage door, which, having been unsnecked, opened, and the child fell out when the train was a t full speed. The father could scarcely be r estrained from jumping after his son. Crying was of no use, neither guard nor engine driver was within hearing, and thus the train reached Elgin with the child left on the line. The train to the west was just ready to start, and the almost distracted father, making known the case, got on beside the engi ne -d r i ver and w ent up towardsAlves, the engine going slowly. "When near the spot where the accident had happened no child was to be seen—the surfacemen on the line had taken it up, as tonishedA Alves, e when o e fi n n o d n i tal examinationo e. Dr . Mackay. itw a s found o u f Elgin, by Mr. Findlay, slater of Elgin, uncl e o f t h e child, went to thatndaccompanied the apparent injuries sustained were a bruised arm and side, and slight scrat ches on the head, but bl oo d was oozing from one of the ears. The child was brought to Elgin, and taken back to Forres in the evening in a condition net out of danger.— .Llgita Courant. HIGHLAND GATHERING TN IRELAND. —1 n been Ire land, as in this country, athletic sports have pursued for some time, but never upon the same scale this country. Catching a portion of the spirit which per vades the Scottish Highlands, a number ofelrs':ll Scottish games resolved to get up competitions in which the this country, should be exhibited as these are carrieedtohey offered prizes, Forming themselves into a committee, at Bray and the other entlemen and announced two competitions- 0 a bout . a score of stalwart mountain -land entered their he mountai and light- footed sons of t arrangement, the competitors from ai, Dublin. To these competitions Lames. According to tt Aberdeen, and were joined at the neithern counties me ow southern and western shires. Glasgow by those d ta the Colleen Bawn steamboat on Fri- The party embarked in Highlanders as they stepped from their car- At Bray a very animated scene met day week at Gree nds of the Cite of Ireland from the me ridge. from Kingston, and Wicklow, with the people of tropolis, 11111 had already a ssembled,and were pouring Bray and district,.. and flag-decorated. d beautiful the eye 3 of ia t n il l e .t t usa cricket-grounds the Queen at Braemar. into the r k e g rounds to witness the Scottish sports as patronised The games were under the patronage of his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, who tookmuch interest in the sports. At the c lose, prizes 'were awarded to the most proficient in the various feats.—Banffshire Journal. THE F ATAL GUN ACCIDENT IN NOTTS.—At the Shire Hall, Nottingham, on Saturday, Barnett Carnell was taken before Lord I3elper and the sitting magistrates charged with shooting Elizabeth Oldham, a child about three years of age. The prisoner was shooting from his mother's bed room window with an air-gun, and the deceased was play ing in the garden behind a raw of French beaus, which prevented the prisoner seeing her. The coroner's inquiry resulted in a verdict of " Manslaughter" against the pri soner, and he was committed for trial at the next Notts assizes. W • IIAT• S i n A NAME ?—A few Answers to the Inquiry !—Charlotte, whence Lotty, a pretty name, means in Teutonic, German, French, and English, a man; Ruth, Hebrew, is beauty; Lama, Latin, a laurel; Fanny is free, and Florence is flourishing, Gretchen is a pearl, Frederica is a peace ruler, Estella is a star, Ethel is noble, Margarct is a pearl (thrice noble Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle, as Charles Lamb would say) ; Gwendolen is write-brewed, Guniulda, battle-maid, whilst the aristo cratically favoured names of Georgina and Georgiaaa th.Or derivative, George, a 414,10,11Lauz, SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocx. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.--This Day, WOLVERHAMPTON RACES—Tins DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LADIES' PURSE. . _ _ East Lancashire 1 Herdsman 2 Seven ran. CLEVELAND CU P. Fairwater. True Heart .. 1 lIIGII-ROPE PERFORMANCES. M. Blondin, in a letter to a contemporary, says "Having observed with deep regret the account of the fatal accident to Madame Genevieve, at Aston-park, Bir mingham, I beg to trouble you with a few remarks upon the subject, which I should feel obliged by your inserting. "Every accident which has befallen rope-walkers is attributable entirely to their own want of knowledge and experience of the profession they were engaged in. Over a period of 33 years I have never met with a solitary aocident worth recounting, and I attribute this fact solely to the personal care ha w inc h ah ic ta h hec l ya have nwveireet iaocltvimaopyfos stheir exercisedirbeing strength in a theev every security rnydwt an ye m a a m te y ria r l op o e f s ; sound and properly tested before ascending. Messrs. Frost Brothers, of London, are the manufacturers of all the ropes which I have in use, and they have always been tested by steam power before delivery to me, so that from the ropes breaking in my case there would be little or no chance of accident ; but it is not only this precaution which could avail where a total ignorance of the art of "rope-walking" exists, as in the case of the myriad pre tenders at present in the metropolis and elsewhere, styling themselves the "rivals of Blondin," &c. It is these inex perienced persons who have brought rope -walking into such disrepute, and induced managers and proprietors of public places of amusement to engage upon low terms imitators who were certain sooner or later to meet with fatal accidents. It is not my intention to remain much longer in public life, and were I to do CO I should willingly and without a murmur, yield to the public feeling to do away with "high•rope ascensions" myself to rest in England, contenting upon sanctioned the merits by y o t h f m highest p as t ppaetrrfoonramgaen andces, which have been endorsed by the good opinion of millions of spectators in all parts of the world. "I must again apologize for troubling you with this, but I was anxious to express my opinion in reference to the recent fatal accident, and felt that I could not do so through a better medium than your valuable journal," TEE ARCHDUKE MAXIMILIAN. —The Archduke Ferdinand William Joseph was barn on the 6th July, 1832, so that he is now 31 years of age. He is a brother of the Emperor of Austria and son of the Archduke Francis Charles Joseph. He is a vice admiral, a member of the admiralty council, commandant of the Austrian navy, proprietor of the Bth regiment of Austrian Lancers, and head of the 3d Prussian regiment of the Neumark dragoons. He married on the 27th July, 1857, the daughter of the King of the Belgians. The Archduke Maximilian was governor-general of the Lombardo• Venetian kingdom until 1859. BELGRAVE LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTI TIITION.—The first of a new course of lectures was delivered on Monday evening, in the lecture-hall, by Mr. Joseph Simpson, the subject being "Henry VIII., with Sketches of his Six Wives." Mr. Simpson reviewed Henry's early life, and pourtrayed the incidents attending his several marriages, glancing at the characters and exo , cutions of his Queens, and the learned men of his reign. The lecturer concluded with a graphic but truthful sum mary of Henry's character, the interest of his remarks being much increased by the exhibition of photographs, from original paintings, of this "Blue Beard of English history" and all his six wives. A CURIOUS ACClDENT.—Recounted in Lord Stanley of Alderley's late Post-office Report, as having befallen one of the pillar letter-boxes at Montrose :—" The street gas pipes having been opened for the purpose of examination and repair, an escape took place, and some of the gas found its way into the letter -box. The night watchman, to light his pipe, struck a match on the top of the box, when a violent explosion took place, forcing out the door, and doing other damage, but fortunately causing no injury either to the watchman or the letters.' ALEXANDRE DUMAS FILS !—L'Erzfant Prodigue Literraire!—Rumour is full of news just now on the subject of young Dumas and his new comedy, " L'Ami des Femmes." They say he is going to take the world by surprise, that the witty author has turned over a new leaf, and that, far from following in the wake of " La Dame aux Camelias" and "Le Demi-Monde," his new system of cha racter will be confined to the most strait-laced and punctilious morality. He is going to pay society his amende honorable. The hero of his piece is a most virtuous philospher, as amiable and fascinating as Alcibiades,:but who employs all his attractions, not to delude and injure, but to fortify and protect all the pretty women he finds in his way, We have seen young Rochester seueral times under the table, says the Court Journal in announcing this transformation, now we are going to see him in the pulpit. A WORKING MAN'S HOLIDAY—as described in the Saturday .Rerieta—The only notion of working men bent on an excursion, and left to themselves, is to get as far away from home as possible, and to travel as great a distance as they can for a little money. They heap them selves together in the stifling atmosphere of a cheap train, and spend three parts of day on the railroad, half choked with dust and smoke, only to find themselves more wearied on their return than they would have been if they had kept to their usual employment. At the distance of a dozen miles they might find pure air, pleasant scenery, and peace. They prefer going a couple of hundred for the sake of sitting before the sea, jaded and worn out for about half an hour. The mechanic is, in fact, an object calling forth the compassion of every feeling man when he is thus f agg i ng , pale and exhausted, in the pursuit of pleasure. When he is followed by a tired wife, and children hardly able to drag themselves along--a common spectacle near London on a Sunday night in summer—it is;,impossible to avoid wishing that some kind soul would give him a lesson or two in the art of making good use of his le sure hours. He is no manager of his own time, so rarely is he called upon to use it for his own purposes. He is so accustomed to routine that the absence of it half confuses him. And hence he is generally very well satisfied if he reaches home very much exhausted, and feels the effect of his holiday for the next two or three days. THE QUICKEST PASSAGE ACROSS TUE ATLANTIC. —The Scotia, belonging to the British and North American Royal Mail Ship Company, on her last voy age to New York, made the fastest run which is on record. She left Liverpool on the 18th of July, and made the passage t 3 New York in nine day s, two hours, and fifteen m i nutes, beating the fastest passage previously made by n i ne hours and forty-five minutes. The two quickest passages previ ously made were by the Persia, in nine days, twelve hours, and ton minutes, from Liverpool to New York and the Baltic, in nine days twelve hours. GREAT FIRE IN LIVERPOOL. -- Yesterday morn a rice mill in Pownall• street, Liverpool, belonging to Messrs. Heap and Son, was destroyed by fire, the loss of stock and machinery being estimated at £20,000, which will h o wever be covered by insurance. One of the fire police was severely injured by falling from the third story of the mill. THE LONG VACATION. -- The long vacation - properly so-called, commenced yesterday, and will con tinue as prescribed by the Uniformity Acts until the 24th. of October nest. During that period all pleadings and pro ceedings in actions commenced and pending can neither be dated, filed, nor delivered. In the meantime all actions may be commenced and persons held to bail where it is shown to the satisfaction of a judge that the debtor is about to leave the country. Proceedings may also be taken in cases coming within the provisions of the Common Law Procedure Act. DEATH OF SIR F. SLADE, BART.; Q.C.—WELLS, Aug. 10.—A heavy gloom has been thrown over the Western Circuit in consequence of a special messenger having arrived in this city yesterday morning with intelli gence that Sir F. Slade had died in his bed. The learned counsel had conducted a case in the Nisi Prins Court here on Friday with his usual vigour and ability, and apparently in robust health. Having concluded his day's work, he retired to his country seat at Maunsel, near Bridgewater; in the evening he complained of fatigue, and on Saturday morning he called in a medical friend, but there was not much the matter. He went to bed rather early on Saturday night, and about 11 o'clock Lady Slade, who was by his side, discovered that he had ceased to exist. As far as we have at present heard, his death was caused by apoplexy. Sir Frederick had been on the Western Circuit between SO and 40 years. He went through the usual gradations of the profession, ani became a most successful defender of prisoners. As time rolled on he emerged from the criminal into the civil court, and then was called within the bar as a Q.C. His peculiar style was that of great honesty and openness, RC* cornpanied by great humour, which soon gaited him a con siderable practice. He was a most zealous and untiring. advocate, and greatly incensed when he discovered ti ;y. thing dishonest or disreputable, and s paringnot the highest in his remarks in the discharge of his duties. His sincerity, good nature, and jocularity had gained for him the love and regard of his compeers, and nc man stood higher at the Bar in the esteem and respect of those who occupied the bench, many of whom had in their time laboured with him. His career has now ended, but his memory will ha held in kind remembrance by every man. who knew him. The de ceased baronet was 6 years of age, and leaves a numerous family to lament his loss, all of whom, with the exce p tion o f Lady Slade and his youngest son, were absent. His e ldest 500, Cupt . aiu Frederick Slade, on whom thes tauter, jtUl t e o l ate t o te e 4ib lailw4Lo V I i ~'_ i 34