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

ONLY MARKET AND CO3I.SIERCULL INTELLIGENCE. .. £21,321,330 • • 60,215 .. 15,081,152 .. 40,333 .. 3,449,113 e• .14 Increase •• •• •• Public Deposits .. •• Increase .. • • • • Other Deposits.. .. • • Decrease .• •• • • Seven Day and other Bills .. Increase .. . •• • • Government Securities •• 20,880 .. 6,126,668 .. 371,805 .. 13,005,322 .. 573,036 .. 681 846 6. 5,763 .. 11,088,426 No alteration. Other Securities .. 18 ,317,701 Decrease .. .. 154,706 Notes Unemployed .. 7,582,160 Increase .. 18,355 A further sum of £63,000, in gold, was taken into the Bank yesterday. The Hammonia, from New York, has brough £3,285. At a meeting of the creditors of William Shep pard, of Park Mills, Ware, miller and maltster, it was resolved that Mr. Sheppard should execute a deed of assignment for the benefit of his creditors, and the following gentlemen were appointed trustees—Millis Coventry, Henry Edward Wright, and George Roffey. The operations in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days have been rather extensive. Sugars have been in good de mand, at slightly enhanced prices, while coffee fully sustained former values, and there has been an ad vance in the quotations of cocoa. At the public sales of tea prices were about ld. per lower, while a dull tone has prevailed in the tallow market, the rates tending downwards for present and forward delivery. 11M,..,,,... 1N...1 Two o'CLocE. Nothing has occurred this morning to disturb - the quietude and inactivity now so long experiencd in the market for the English Funds. Very little I real business is in progress, and speculators seem it adverse to operate to any material extent. Consols remain at 931- 1 for money, and at 931 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annui ties are 931 ; Bank Stock is 238 240 ; Indi a 6 per C en t. Loan, 108 . I , ; the Eaced 5 per Cent., are ls. die. t o 2 s . prem. s 1072.; and the Debentures, 100. nf Exchequer Bill st A firmer to ne h as prevailed in the Foreign st< Market, and business is moderately active. Turkish au 6 per Cents., 1858, are 721 4 ; Ditto 1862, 681-, 69; r ( Ditto Consolides have risen to 49.1 50; Mexican are 38-1 ; Spanish Passive, 34/ I; Internal ditto, lc tc 271 2 ; Ditto Certificates, 124 Z-; Greek, 331 ; ie Ditto Coupons, 151 16; Portuguese, 48', 1 ; Egyp to - tian, 104 105; Russian, 924 93 ; Italian, 711 72; 2 2 and the Confederate Loan remains at 29 27 dis. eto The operations in the Railway Shale Market have been moderately active, and prices St have shown st an upward movement. North-Western and Mid- 1: land have i mproved 65.; North• Eastern (York) .11 and South-E astern, 108. ; and Great Western, £l. Great Eastern A Stock, however, has receded ss. 8t ; In the F ore i gn and Colonial undertakings there eta( is no change of importance to record. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue inac sc tive, and few variations have been apparent in values. Oriental Bank have declined to 571; Bank of Australasia have improved to 774; Crystal Palace Stock is quoted 401 ; Hudson Bay Com pany Shares, 2j; International Financial, 9 ; and Credit and Finance, 31. BRITISH FUNDS--.CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock ......................... 240 38 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ........ 931 A 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .......... 931 New 3 per Cent. Annuities ............ 931 5 New 21 per Cent. Annuities ............ per Cent. Annuities .............. .. Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan, 1880.. --- Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. -- IDitto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. ndia Stock .......................... --. Ditto 6 pet Cent ................ 1081 1 DittDitto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ...... Ditto 5 per Cent. ................... 1071 051 per Cent ................ Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 100 Ditto ditto April, 1864 DittDitto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 --- o Bonds £l,OOO .................. Ditto under £l,OOO ..... Bank St oc k for Account . .............. ....... Consols for A ccount, Sept. 9 .... —.... 93i India Stock fo r Account, 5 per Cent.... ...... March, JULIA Exche quer Bills, 1',1,000 .. 2 11 per Cent. 2; per C e nt. Ditto £5OO. Ditto Small ...... 1 dis FOREIGN.... FDS--CL OS ING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent .. UN.......... -- Ditto, 18 39 and 1859 ...... .......... -- Ditto 4} per Cent., 1852-58-.60 ...... -- Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent... ........ -- Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deserted per Cent.) Cbilian 6 per Cent. Cent................... - Ditto 4/ per ........... 87 1 . Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 ............. 91i Equador New Consolidated, I per Cent.. 4 Egyptian 7 per Cent .................. 105 41 Ditto, Second Issue - .............. 104/ Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. Ditto Account ...................... 33/ Ditto Coupons ...................... 16 Ditto Account ...................... Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 p er Cent .................. Ditto Account ...................... NMoorish Imperial 5 per Cent .......... ew to 2 Granada ........................ 15/ Dit Ditto Deferred per Cent. 32 PDitto Land Warrants (Hectares) eruvian 3 per Cent. Ditto 4 1 per Cent., 1862 Account.... . ........ -- Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 - Ditto Account.... , Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, 7,9, '6O, 62 — ....7Ditto Account, Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ •St Ditto 41 per Cent 1850 ............ Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 SDitto 5 per Cent. 1862 ardinian 6 per Cent Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive 1 Ditto Account 34 / Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded 1 D itto Account l2l Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 93,1 3 Ditto Account.. Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 .. 72i I i Ditto Account.. Ditto, £lOO Bonds Ditto _ '-- 6 Per Cent. 1862 Ditto Dit t° Pe r .•. Gu arst.. tee ' d,4 . Pe . ; ....... C .. 102 Venezuela 3 per cp ut Ditto A ccount • Ditto 6 per Cent.,..18.67) Bel Ditto Account ... ' d ends 0:- .the gian 41 per Cent., x . 25 E B ut 2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, o per Cent. 1861, zz..2 .. Ditto Account...'... ' cra nes- 711 TURE E O ' CLOCK. Consols, Money ........... Ditto Account ..... ... 931 i ..._n.,-........ c;lh2ite CANADIAN FoRESTS.-4;ai;r"--2 just reached this port, cohaisting The raeftare 2,000 Pine has 241 t. in width by about 24ft in length; 'there cribs each pieces, averaging 100 cubic ft, per piece. Pine it i:overs 31 The Hon. Jaes Skeadasi acres in area, and as a specimen of white as any we have ever seen. goodti scat a raft of 1,100 pieces, averaging 120 it. to Q ue b ec , " Y has now in port ar other of 93 cribs, or 1,674 piec es , m .. e ' r a a t d i ng 73ft. This last raft has an area of over 2,1 Ewes, i b . 'teed, the n um b er o f ra fts clearing from thi s port each year l‘r.tlaid side by side would corer over 1,000 acres. er acken broughtdown the Rideau a very fine ra f t of taii i i 'wh ite . n P i ne) one piece • being 531 t long by 30m square, e on . 31 feet weighing nearly eight tons Su c h a r e cubic and • Ottaw a 6 0 t he wonders of the forest and the resources of the SAcy t ,: iltr Y.—Ottawa Cnon. ...,t oz I _ The Roman police have succeeded ib, d• N 11,031 E.—... fro the M a d o lse evering the person who stole the jewels be a deserter frout " t a of St. Augustine. He turns out to s oldier, via , a 'priest Italian army, who, before beeeming a was effuted • est ill. the diocese of Abbidi. The arrest uz T - erraouts. CITY, TWELVE O'C LOCK . 1 There is a fair demand f or money i n the general discount market this morning, and the tendency of the rates is described as a shade easier. No quot able change, h owever, has taken place, and 3 9 and 4 per cent. are the general charges for first class three months' bills. The Bank of England return compiled to Wed nesday last shows few alterations of general im portance. The other securities, which represent the discount operations of the authorities, have been reduced, while the bullion, on the other hand, exhibits only a small increase. Annexed are the particulars :-- Active Circulation Increase .. Bullion • • Increase •• Rest ~' ,_~. irmlat f Wales. e and Princess , accompanied ough Braemar 1 the Earl and the visit was emonstration ; , a large num ;e had assera ,n of the name called at the ants were pre ospection, and eatly admired i taken out of oh the owner srfeet pearl." 7 CifiChilltU rn way to Loch 'he weather , e rain falling party was not lay been fine. the 12th his 3g every dal ss devotes 5 of which She )n—and has isidering the 1 on Sandal ed service at on preached Les,lst char .11 filled, and royal party ass. .e to be pre• is to be held 'e learn that inr the Earl Mar Lodge ) till Satur will accom• d, suffering his g race cc . Loble duke 15 wiles& The 7ith his regi' and Lull , rkshire, and at Grimstog rfield, S ir select party Hon. Y rs ' )rd Loncles" races, sel93- !.(1 in town 'n, and will trg in hie ,ave town son. ck Greif :5 terday for . and the heir seat in ) Galitzia IRS bees a Countess erhazy, is rst of the Fran gals' olished iis tinction E; Gees de a gain, 1 2 lion' gene' Min° o .like ()Wire backs ed by put' . on is the s last dy bo girls iveat" SHARE 'his clay. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Slim* Closing Busine Railways. Paid. l p r i ce. done. so 3.14.' Bir. . TVol., and S tr. Val, zo Blythe and Tyne. 10 Bost.,Sleaf.,andMid.eo at Bristol and Exeter st Caledonian Or.• 60 Cork and Bandon 20 Cornwall 10 Do A(A gets no div, 10 Do. B fill6 P " an ' h " been paid to B. 50 :Dublin & Belfast June. 15 Dun.,Perth,& Ab. June. st Edinburgh & Glasgow. 3t Glasg. and S. Western.! 3t Great Eastern, Ord. stk I It Ditto A stock 8 81 - - 86 81 E 8 120 121 874 ;12(1 7 711 Ditto East Anglian et 3reatNorthot Scotland Great Northern.. Do A stock it Do I; do it Gt. S. an , l W. of Ireland it Great Western st Do Str Val guLL stock st Lancashire & Yorkshire St London and Blackwali et st Lon, B e r h i a g tt t. a , n & d S. D C o o v a e s i it st Lon. & North Western st Lon. & Scr.th Western st 11an., Shef., & Lincoln. 50 Maryport and Carlisle. 124 Dot shares.. 10 Metropolitan st Midland 4.0 Do New it Do Binning. & Derby 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland 15 Do. shares 15 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line it North British it Edin., Perth, & Dundee it Nth. Eastern —Berwick :5 Do, G.N.E. purchase ; it Do Leeds it Do York it Do Carlisle.. ;t North London 10 Do New .16.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction st Scottish Central at Scot N. E. Aber. stock St Do Scot. ' Mid. stock 10 Shrews. and Welchpool at Shropshire Union ..• at South Devon at South Eastern at South Wales S. York. and River Dun 10 staines, Wok., an d Wok 15 Stockton & Darlington 15 Do 15 Do New, MCC it Taff Vale. •...... 7 . 0 Do B ....... 0 Do C ......... ....... ......... 0 Ulster ................ 5 Do . 10 Do ................. .. . ............. t Victoria sta. and. Plin..l t Waterford & Kilkennyl 1 t West C 0rnwa11........ 1 it W. Hartlepool Irar.&R. 1 it West Midland - Oxford 1 it Do Newport 1 Do Hereford 1 1254 1264 1251 121 V 5 HO 100 102 67 68 134 114 74 75 113 115 43 14 1021 103 103 104 43i 44 11i 121 [24 130; 1 4 11:.) 48 100 54 /5 25 26 102 1021 - 58 59 881 89? 119 121 80 82 1 1 P 111 122 122 .124 96 17 100 102 50 02 80 S 2 961 162 70 72 [Ol 103 9 10 37 38 9 0 71 10 p' 155 360 f. 3 3 i P - -PI 89 91 158 162 - - 27 29 46 47 39 41 104 106 491 f I 671. f 8 71 114 102, 13 103 k 12 11 12k 1291 i 3u 30 58i 881 9 96 1 BRITISH POS Pa 11101.' Vtlintiec ai&lS7LYBawrenct Bom . , Baroda&Centln o Gu. 5 per cent.— ll 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares.. 206 Buffalo and Lithe Huron al 10 Do. Preference al 00 ( Bufia lo , BrantAGodrich 10 , 6 P. ct. bd s. Aug. 1, 187/ 00 Do. do. July 1, 187:, 101 00 Do. do. Junes 18;1 lot st Clcutta.& S. Eastn. (Lin ) 10( st Cape Town ez Dock Seri' 101 :ock Eastn. Bengal gu. Sp. ( 10( ock East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. 10' 20 Do. do. U Ext..... 1( 20 Do. do. H do. .. 1( ock Grand D olt s Trunk Pref. o Bonds.. C o a n n d a s d . l a u t ( 00 00 Do. do. deferred...... all 00 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. ali 00 Do. do deferred— all DO Do. 3d Pi ef. stock ... DO Do. do. deterred...... al 20 Do. 4th Pref. stock... al )0 Do. do. deferred...... al )ck Gt.lndlaPentn.gua.sp.c 10( W Do. New gua. 5 p. If it) Do. January, 1862 .. f )ck Gt. South.of India(Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. 10( NI Gt. W. of Canada Shares al 10a Do. New . • • it 10 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. al 10 Do. 5i p. a. do. '77-8..., 10 Indian Branch Limited ick Madris guar., SP. c. .. 1 1 Kok Do. 11 p. c. ExtensioL 1 ck De. 4# D Do. Fifth Extension, p. o. Bud ) Hobson's Bay. a, ) Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds, al tiewßr unswick Candy; Class A and B. ....... at N. Rl.C'das pc Ist bds 1( Soinde .......... 5 Do. ..... (It . it ( Do. do ..... 0 Do. Punjaub ::.. rtei it Do. D o . ck Do. Ind us. St. Flo.) ,11 k 11 COLONIAL GOVER. k , all.(i vt3 p.e.J a. szJ al} -- 1877-84 . . . 10 Do. 6p. c. Feb.& Aug 10 Do. dp. c. Mar. & Sept, 101 Do. sp. c. Jan.&July. 101 I Do. 6 Inscribed stock 101 Cape G.l.lope, 6p c,1870 10 Do.Ap & Oct 1880 10 Do. 1890 101 IDo. Jan. & July, 1891.. 101 - , Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 10 - Mauritius 6 per cent lO - !Natal Gov. 6 per cant N. ll .Gov.6p.o.da.3r.July 10 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 10 N. S. W. Gov. 5 p C. , 180i 10 Do. sp. c.,18,1 to 167( 10 Do. d0.,1888 &upwdt 10 New Zealand 6 p cent. 101 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c - , sterling, 1875 lO - Queensland Gcv. 6p. 0 lO b. A.us G6p.c.1878.& up lO .... Vio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 101 'Do. 10 6 p.c. An.&00.. IT SSIONS Closin. , z Price. 11 61 63 100 107 ICB 8 1 14 p 7 i 1 1 P 51 60 U 71 8} )0 1071 IcB4 10 1(1 103 10 109 110 10 108 111 O 1: lb, O 11 l ip cr 19 20 1 71 73 11 53 55 1 63 65 1 46 49 1 42 14 1 33 16 1 23 21 1 20 23 1 108 109 11 111 3 1 14, )0 107 ICS 11 101 10; 8 10 9i, 11 95 98 11 PO ;,2 2 p 00 107 itB 00 '" Oli 1024 10 148 ICO 10 - - ll 57 59 li - - a 1 3 5 100 83 85 too 1074 1081 100 1074 1084 2 I ip all ——p 00 1074 108} 00 103 105 MENT SEC U Butd neon dont 1(3 104 10 11(2 101 10 (( 107 )0 94} Ps} 10 1)3 f 5 1108 110 )0 112 114 )0 113 115 10 112 115 10 113 116 K) 106 10? 10 110 112 10 1051 14264 1001 1014 I 01; 102; ió ibii 102 )0 I 110 112 10 108 0 113 i 106 Y 113 112 110 114 1 1021 1 1131 BRITISH MINES. 2 (Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 f id !clillord Amalgamated 33 35 Devon G. Cone. aavist , 1 560 680 iEast Bassett ( Illogan ) 30 79 81 East Clogau Gold Ltd. 53. 15 par East Caradon ...... 2.14., - 27 28 East Carn Brea.... . . 3.4.0 71 8 lE. W'l Russel (Tavistk.) 8 6.6 3 34 iGam.&SLAubyn(Gwen.) .8 , 7 10 Great South Tolgus 17s 31 3/ I G. Wheal Vor(lielston 40 61 7 ' -1 Grenville 6.16 ., 64 61 herd's-Foot 8.12 88 40 tiingston DORMS 4.'8.0 14 2 Lady Bertha ,1 1argaret (I.Jny Lelant vA 32 31 II arke Valley.. Ityndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 2/ It 1 New Setun 193 100 110 North Downs 2l 2 24 N.Wh'i Baseet(lllo.fan 2.17.0 24 3 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols ( St. BlazeY ) 14 4 6 20 P rovidenoe(UnyLelni.) 10.6.7 11 43 ,S outhCaradon(St.Cleer) If 415 425 IS. earn B rea ( Il lozan) 5.15.6 11 21 I Fran. 18.1.4.9 60 70 Stray Park 28.9. 39 41 5 ; ramar Silv.& Lead Min 44 2i 22 -- West Basset (Illogan) ll 101 111 WC , radon (Liskeard) 5 21 23 West Beton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 54 60 65 {,`wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 45 50 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLudcott ....... 2.10.8 21 3 Wheal 111 aryAnnVien.) 8 11 13 Wheal Seton . . 581 215 Z 25 tii heal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 15 17 Wheal Uni on. 3.17 2f 31 PREFERENCE SHARES. Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent. stock, 95 Great Eastern, E. C. 6 per cent. pref., 1331 Great Western, 5 per cent. red prf., 1031 West Midland gua. shares 54 per cent., 1863, 59 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Lon Ditto, 6 per cen Chatham, &t., c C, 871 Metrop. Ext., 6 per cent., 1081 LINES Chester and Ho LEAS AT FIXED R ENTALS , lyh ead, E 57 D London and Chatham 4. per Cent., 93/ Northern and Eastern, 5 per cent., 569 FOREIGN Antwerp and Rotterdam, 89 RAILWAYS. Copenhagen, lim., 3 Dutch Rhenish, 179 Great Luxembourg, 141 9 Sambre and Meuse, 104 9 San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 91 Ditto a), 22 1 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 22 Southern of France, 284 Turin and Savona, 29 1 Western and North-Western of France, 211 FOREIG Sc ottish Australian, Rm., N MINES. United M ex i can 6f Yudanamutana of S. Australia (lim.), 29 JOIN T-STOCK BANKS. Agra and United Service (lira.), 116 Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Um.), 85 4 Australasia, 771 Ditto, new, 314 Bank of Egypt, 269 Bank of New Zealand, 109 10 Brazilian and Portuguest., Rm., 31 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 13 1 Consolidated Bank, Rm., 94 10 English and Irish (lim.), 8* English, Scouch, and Australian Chartered, 22 Hindustan, t,hina, and Japan (lim.), 231 Imperial Ottoman, 18 4 1 London and Brazilian ( lint.), 43 London, Buenos Ayres. and River Plate, 434 4 31 London and County, 48 71 London and Westminster, 771 National of Liverpool, limited, 89 Oriental Bank Corporation, 574 8 South Australia, 39 Union of Australia, 536. 4 Union of London, 35 St. Katharine, 62i DOCKS. • MISCELLANEOUS. Aus tralian Agricultural, 201 Crystal Palace, 401 1 40 Crystal Palace 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 118 a Ge k t 79 Ptlan Co mm ercial and Trading, lim., 29 n Telegraph, 102 3 Gen. Cr( dit and Pittance of London, lint. 3 4 Internatio financial Italian Irrigation ( Cana l Cavour), London Diaric l4 National DisacOu London General Telegraph (I Oinll 14 2 Society, UM., 9 '.Mediterranean Omnibus Company „ Oriental Inland S' North British A u ° t t a o pp i any, Peel River Land and Miner"l 48 Peninsula and Oriental a I t t er : 1 6 ;7 14 an T: 1 er a p uw, Steam, 49 eo Ditto, new, 47 Val% Lend, 13 ITIEB 1031 i I THE SUN, c LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1863 ILT—This Day. MARKETS7This Day. MARK-LANE. Per 81b. by the carcase. sdsd Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 Nliddling do. .. 3 4 3 6 Frime largo do. 3 8 3 10 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Large pork .... 3 4 3 10 Inferior mutton. 3 2 3 6 BOROUGH HOP. as he was a married man. She remarked that that was all the better. She then put her arm round his neck and kissed him. Mr. Selfe—Did she kiss you twice ? Complainant—l do not know whether sbe kissed me twice or three times. After she had done that I missed my watch, when I charged her with stealing it: The watch was in my waistcoat pocket. I gave her into the custody of a policeman. The female prisoner denied having taken the watch, and stated that the complainant kissed her instead of her kissing him. Mr. Selfe (to complainant)—Where is your wife Complainant—She is about 25 miles away. Police•crinstable V. 264 stated that he saw the female prisoner pass something to the male prisoner. Sergeant Diss, V 28, said that there was a crowd of per sons round the complainant when he lost his watch. The prisoners were remanded. THAMES. A VERY STRANGE STORT.—William BrOWLIOW, military-looking man, about 30 years of age, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing 12s. 6d, from Thomas Milen, a hairdresser. The prosecutor stated that ho 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, Whitechapel, where he remained some time, until the prisoner put his hand in his pocket and took from it 12s. 6d. He followed the prisoner until he met with a police-constable, and gave the prisoner into custody. Adam Carr, 40 H, said the prisoner was given into his custody by the hair-dresser Milan, 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 robbery without the knocking down. Mr. Partridge—And where was the landlord of the public-house when you were robbed in front of the bar ? Witness--I really don't know, sir. Carr was questioned by the magistrate, and said the Red Lion was a house as well conducted as such a house could be. It was generally open till two o'clock in the morning, not always. No complaints had been made against the house. Mr. Partridge—Were the parties drunk or sober ? Carr—The prisoner was sober —the barber was intoxi cated. 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 how. The prisoner said he was innocent, and that he drank several pots of porter with Milan this morning, in which he was partially confirmed by a man named Joseph Fell, who said, "My worthy friend was charged all at once with stealing 12s. 6d. Why, ha is as innoeent as I am." Mr. Partridge said the complainant had told a very strange story, and he did not believe it. Re discharged the pri soner. 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. Al descriptions sold heavily at barely stationary prices. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly at about pre vious rates. The supply of barley on offer was very moderate, yet the demand ruled inactive at late currencies. Malt changed hands to a limited extent on former terms. There was a fair supply of oats on the stands, and the demand was in a sluggish state for all qualities, at barely late rates. Beans 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 ihe 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, 438 per 2801bs. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flow. Enc.,Y115h...... 11,50 I 170 630 i 10 ' 310 Irish— -- 780 1 -- N'0r5ign......27,810 3,620 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. a dad Middling mutton 3 8 4 2 Prime do 4 4 4 6 Veal Small pork . , Lamb .... 6 0 6 0 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. RAIL W, ,LIGENCE. SOUTH-EASTERN. The directors of ibis company have resolved to recom mend the proprietors, at the ensuing half -yearly rnfTting 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. CENTRAL CRIMINAL CM OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Jnatice Keating.) MANSLAUGHTER. THIRD COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) The Common Sergeant sentenced her to 18 months' im prisonment. The prisoner curtseyed and appeared much surprised al 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 7e. H e 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 sessione. He was reluctant to do so on account of the prisoner's wife and family; but, on the other hand, felt that there was some need to make an example, as great quantities of fish were stolen, and the innocent were often suspected. This consideration was the more urgent, as at his first examination the prisoner, in protesting that he had not stolen anything before, observed that if fish was stolen he was not the thief. Mr. Henry asked him if he meant that as an imputation on any particular person ? The prisoner, with considerable hesitation, said he had not intended any such imputation. After a week's reflection, Mr. Groves came to the conclu sion that he was bound to press the case. Mr. Henry committed the prisoner for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SUNDAY TRADING.—CAUTION TO LICENSED VIC TUALLERS.—Mrs. Caroline 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, Bcc., during the prohibited hours on Sunday. Henry Dawson, 301 A, said that about 11 o'clock on the morning of Sunday, Aug. 9, in company of Webb, 112 C, he watched the defendant's house, and saw five persons come out. He and his brother officer then entered the house with three other men and called for a pot of half and half, and paid 6d. for it, being served by the defendant. One of the men called for a pot of half and half, and paid 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. complexior 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 b,und 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 Nina down, and while down struck him several times on the head, hurting him a good deal. In answer to Mr. Knox the witness said it was about one o'clock when the defendant came back the second time, and that he appeared to be sober. Mr. Knox asked the witness whether defendant had been guilty of any disoreerly conduct before he interfered, and the Witness said he had Rot seen any. In, reply to Mr. Lewis, the witness said the marks in his forehead were the results of the blows he received. Defendant asked him whether he was not standing quietly when Mr, Thomson told him to leave, and the witness said defendant had hold of a post. Mr. Win. 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 serve him, owing to his bad conduct and bad language. Ho 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 he returned in 10 minutes and struck the man in the face and tore his collar off. Why he refused to serve the defendant was because ho wished to keep his house in order. Defendant said the reason Mr. Thomson refused to serve hint was because he took his friends to another house. A constabl e h av i ng prove d see i ng d e f en d an t enter into the house, and afterwards seeing complainant and defendant on the floor, the defendant being sober. Defendant said he was asked by 5. friend to go into Mr. Thomson's and have a glass of stout. lle told his friend it was no use going in, for JrA Thomson Rould notserve him. On going into the house the man told him to leave, and put his hand on him; and then they had a struggle, and all his (defendant's) clothes were torn. He (defendant) used to take gentlemen to plaintiff's, and they paid for sherry and champagne, and as he did not take them there now Mr. Thomson was annoyed. Mr. Knox said he believed the defendant had a perfect right to go into Mr. Thomson's, and as long as be con conducted himself peaceably he had as good a right to go in as anybody else. Mr. Thomson has no right to assume that defendant is going to annoy hic customers ; but if de fendant did,then he should call in the police. He did not think Mr. Thomson acted legally towards the defendant in the first instance, and if the matter had stopped there he should have discharged the defendant, as they had no right to lay hands on the defendant, and Mr. Thomson and his pottnan wero wrong. For the second assault on the man he should fine the defendant 10s. If the defendant went to the house again he should call for what he wanted, consume it quietly, and then if any person put hands on him let him cone to the court and he could have a summons, Defendant said he would never go to the house again. WESTMINSTER. THE YOUNG MAN FROM THE COUNTRY. -Emily Mutt, a prostitute, and Richard Collinson, a cab driver, w ere charged with stealing a watch, the property of Mr. Law, at present residing at 27, Castle-street, Holborn. The complainant stated that on the previous evening he was at Cremorne-gardens with some friends, and atter leay. ing there they went to a public-house, where they had some ale. He h a d t wo glasses, and was so b er. Wh en h e left the public-hon so h e saw the fema l e pr i soner, w h o spo k e to him_ and wanted hi m t o go h ome w i t h h er. H e o b served fo her that h a was itiAA of cMseat coroPlc*A to that, 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, Whitecliapel-road, and that on the 24th of June last the prisoner had entered the Nag's 11 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 her 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. 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 man, his wife being confined in a lunatic asylum, cohabited with the prisoner. He had returned home and commenced quarrelling with the prisoner, calling her very offensive names, and endeavoured to force her out of their room, when in a fit of passion she seized a knife lying on the table in the room, and stabbed the deceased, and from the effect of the wounds he died in half an hour. The evidence was complete as to the act having been committed by the prisoner, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty. COLONIAL. TEL —The public sales terrain;ted yesterday, about 3,900 packages were offered, and prices were fd. per lb. lower for inferior descriptions. SUGAR.—Business continued active, and enhanced rates have been realised for West India. In the refined market the operations have been to an average extent, common lump being quoted 455. per cwt. COFFEE.—Colonial descriptions have continued in fair demand, and good to fine qualities have fully sustained previous quotations. COCOA..—The demand has been active for fine Trinidad, and prices advanced 2s. per cwt. SALTPETRE.—No business of importance has been en tered into, and prices are nominally steady. TALLow.—Business has been exceedingly dull, and prices generally have tended downwards. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 42s ,6d, and for last three months' delivery 44s 3d per cwt. GREEN FRUIT in moderate demand. Lemons, of good quality, sustain their value. Some parcels of Naples, sold by Keeling and Hunt, at public sale, realized high prices ; inferior parcels are difficult of sale. The sales of West India pine apples have terminated for the season. Para nuts on demand, and a good business being done. Bar celona held firmly, the stock being considerably less than is usual at this period of the year. THE PRINCE OF WALES'S VISIT To EDINBURGH, --At the 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 express 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 chat arrangements are in progress for calling a public meeting in Glasgow to consider the pro priety of erecting a monument to their late illustrious coun tryman, Field-Marshal Lord Clyde, in his native city. meats made for the reception of the Princess and himself. GERMANY ROARING LIKE ANY SUCKING DOVE —lt is supposed ; says a weekly contemporary, that France snore especially is likely to tremble at the majestic name of United Germany, and that, although Austria or Prussia might rage or threaten in vain, yet that if so big a lion as the whole German Confederation began to roar, Louis Napoleon would never suspect it was only Snug the Joiner. THE END OF THE TALKING FISH. , — , We are likely to have an amusing trial at the Court of Ex chequer next term. The plaintiff is the proprietor of the "talking fish," and the defendant a young Irish viscount, whom the former accuses of being the ringleader of certain young Oxford 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 Majesty's ship Clio, on her passage home from Rio, about a week out, came across the Alabama. "On the evening of the 2d of July, at 7 o ' c l oc k, 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 Ns ind ward, coming to wards us, and when within a mile and a half off fired a blank gun, which we at once returned. Sho then ' hauled her wind' and bore away in the opposite direction, so we thought we had done with her. About 10 p.m. we came abreast of a large American vessel on fire, and almost burnt to the water's edg e, and a barqu e was a l so seen lying close by her. We burned a long light, in case any persons were adrift or required assistance, and at was reported coming after us 12.20 mid n i g ht a ve ssel under sail and steam, and furling sail in very quick time, under our stern, steam up on our weather quarter, going apparently double our speed—viz., seven knots, with alt her men at quarters and cleared for action, and commenced hailing us as follows This is the Confederate war steamer Alabama. Ship ahoy I What ship is that ?" On being asked if they burned that ship, they said they did. The excitement on board among officers and men was very great, all eager to catch a sight of the far-famed vessel Alabama over the bulwarks, or wherever a good view could be obtained." METROPOLITAN. The report of the directors of this company states that the weekly traffic as published showed that the Great Western Railway Company received £53,058, in respect of passengers carried over the railway from the 10th of January to the 30th of Juno. 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 still due. The directors recommend the proprietors to declare a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum on the preference shares, and as the accounts with the Great Western are not set tled, to limit thedividend on the ordinary shares to the same rate. The works at Farringdon-street for the commence ment of the line through Smithfield to Finsbury are in hand. The directors are purchasing the land for the line to the station near Moorgate-street. Up to the present time no foreign traffic has passed over the line, but the directors will make every effort to get the traffic of other companies over the railway upon fair and reasonable terms. The Se lect Committee of the House of Lords have, in their able report, fully recognised the principle upon which this un dertertaking has been constructed, and have recommended that it shall be extended from both Paddington and Fins bury, so as to form an integral portion of the large sys tem of railway which they describe as desirable for the general accommodation of the metropolis. The total ex penditure of the company to the 30th of June amounted to £1,473,748. Mr. Fenton, the general manager, states in his report that the works necessary for the reception of the Great Northern traffic will be completed in a few days, and (subject to the usual Government inspection) he has arranged for the trains of that company to com mence running on the Ist of September next. The local traffic, owing to the want of a station near the centre of the city, and to the insufficiency of locomotive power and suit able carriages, has not yet been developed ; and none of the through traffic from other lines has yet been carried over the railway. TAFF VALE. The report of the directors states that the accounts for the half-year ending the 30th of Juae show a disposable bal ance of £45,918, out of this sum the directors dedu ted £750 for the depreciation fund, and declared a dividend at the rate of nine per cent, per annum on the ordinary stock anti 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 an annual payment of £250 for expenses of management. As a large traffic from the Dare Valley Railway would travel over the whole length of the Taff Vale line, the directors proposed to work and maintain it, and to offer the company an interest of 5 per cent. upon the paid-up capital, the current interest on debenture bonds, and £l5O 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 purpose 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 should undertake the maintenance 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 £43,000 has been received, leaving a balance of £5,733. 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, whim 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 land arrangements,and the company were in a position to give the contractor possession of nearly the whole of the land zequired for the railway. The works at the Winchester end of the line, near the junction with the main line of the London and South-Western Railway, had been commenced, and upwards of two miles of land at that part of the line were in the contractor's hands. The direc tors were using their utmost exertions to insure the earliest possible completion of the line between Alton and Aires ford, and, if possible, to open that part of the line in the course of the autumn of next year. Since the 30th of June, upwards of £lO,OOO had been expended on land and works In addition to this, there were large quantities of materials which had been delivered on the line, but which bad not been certified by the company's engineer. The report of Tolme, the engineer,stated that the two sections from Alton to Alresford and from Alresford to Winchester were let in one contract of 17 miles. The contractors were now em ploying upon the works 30 horses and 400 men. The com pletion of the large cutting at Windmill-hill would deter mine the time at which the line would be ready for open ing. He was satisfied that the contractors would use their utmost endeavours to have the line opened at the earliest possible moment. The expenditure amounted to £19,750, leaving a balance of £1,403 on the 30th of June last at the 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 Sakrday Review, thus humorously expa tiates upon Mr. Jackson's self-appointed office of protector of the asinine race : —There is, perhaps, no danger of re calling the old heathen libel against cur religion, that the early Christians used to worship an ass's hea4 ; but a clergyman ought to be chary in adopting associations of this particular kind. The Golden Ass might endear Apuleitts's subject to mere scholars, so might the Asinaria of Plautus ; and the unsavoury memories of La Pucelle might recommend 1188311 to the students of scrofulous French literature. Coleridge and the author of " Peter Bell" have sung and sonnetized on behalf of tile " 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 Polito which described the model costermonger, who may be ex pected to compete in the Great Int ern ational Exhibition . of Jackasses, suggested by the rector of Stoke Nernton. Are the competitors to approach the judge's seat, singing— If I had a donkey wot would'nt go, Do you think I would wallop him ? Oh, no no I'd give him soma hay, and say, " Gee, ho," &c. ? Or, as the judge is clerical, does he propose to revive at Stoke Newington Church the famo us Festum Asi norum ? Is it intended to chaunt, in a procession of Coster mongers, the old hymn which once resounded in the aisles of Beauvais ? Orientis partibus A.d ventavit asinus, Pulcher et fortissimos Sarcinis aptissitnus. The vernacular chorus or response, which is preserved by Du Cange, might be translated into the Cockney tongue of the costermongers. The rector and the choir would of course intone the Latin hymn as it stands; but we can quite fancy that a skilful adapter might make something of the old Beauvais refrain:— Hez, Sire Asnes, car chantez, Belle bouche resignez, Vous aurez du foin asset, Et de I'avoine a plantez. We venture on a version for the " Prize Show of Coster mongers' Donkeys :" Bray, Sir Ass, h.e-haw away, Open pretty mouth and bray ; You shall have a feed of hay, And peck of oats at Jackson's pay. Or the forthcoming exhibition of asses might possibly take a histrionic form instead of that of an tcclesiastical mystery-play. The Judge may appear as Bottom Trans formed, with the usual theatrical property of an ass's head, and may pat his own shaggy ears, and smooth his MU gentle nose, or attempt what Wordsworth calls The long dry see-saw ®f a horrible bray, in sympathy with his brethren. But though many f orms might be suggested of giving the advertised Prize Sho w of Donkeys considerable external Mut, we are still at s ome difficulty in understanding the rector of Stoke Newingtores personal claim to this ottice of judge and president ank,og donkeys. He knows himself best; he may be conscious of subtle affinities which are special qualifications for the function he has chosen. It may be that he remembers Johnson's canon-- Who drives fat oxen should himself be fat—. and that he applies it to himself -who jwiges BCE should himself be ate. A Friend of the King of Dahomey. "An African," in a letter to a contemporary, says —M. Jules Gerard 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 tc the shedding of man's blood for pleasure's sake, but they are committed in obedience to a sense of reli gious duty. They come under the same sort of inspiration as that which leads us to bend the knee in prayer. By the side of the throne of every African king sits a counsellor who is called the " °crab " "Ocrah" signifi es th e " soul. " This officer is the soul, then, or most confidential adviser, friend, and companion of the King. He receives all the thoughts and wishes of the King. What is scrupulously concealed from others is revealed to him. But the first obligation of the office of the " ocrah" is that when his Sovereign dies he also must die or be put to death. He must be put to death because, as the receptacle of the plans, desires, and policy—as the "soul," ia a word, of the King, he is bound to follow his master to the other world in order that ho may perform the same kind of loyal service which he has per formed on earth. To say, therefore, that the "ocrah'' of the King of Ashante, or the King of Dahomey, is slain at the royal tomb for the pur pose of satiating a love for blood is to say that which is nonsense, or to say that which betrays the utmost ignorance of the customs and laws and faith of the Ashantees or Dahomians. The "ocrah" would not survive the King if he could. He re ies on an existence hereafter; and, in accordance with his creed, he is simply pass ing from one state of being to another in the immediate company of him to whom he believes that great deference and distinction are due, and will be rerdered beyond the stars. The " ocrah" is highly distinguished: He re mains seated on grand occasions close to the throne. He speaks in public for the King, and the King is always guided by his opinion. As a badge of his lofty post and functions, a broad, round plate of chased gold is suspended by a chain of the same precious metal from his neck, and rests upon his uncovered bosom. From a crowd of retainers you can easily select the " ocrah," not only because his place is near the elbow of his Prince, but because this symbol of superlative dignity and trust shines brightly through the whole sable file of courtiers. The narrative and conclusions of Commodore Wilmot are to be preferred to the narrative and conclusions of M. Jules Gerard. Believe me—and I write from ocular testimony—that African kings are in advance of their subjects. I never found the battle hard which was fought with them alone. Rememter that African monarchies are limited, almost as much limited as are the more en lightened monarchies of Europe. The Zin g 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 Kin g would not dare to lend his countenance to offences which are so flagrant in our English estimation. I know, for example, that the Bible has often been read to my old correspondent Quacoe Dash, King of Ashantee ; and I know that be has said he would like to be a son of the Christian Church. But his chiefs are the sole impediment to his conversion. I will relate a fact illustrative of the King's deference to the views of the chiefs. 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 o epaulets. After having touched lightly on various ordinary topics, Sir William broached the main purpose of his errand—human sacrifice—and conveyed to the King the kindly feelings of the English Govern ment towards him, as well as the anxious desire of the Queen herself that such sacrifices should be abandoned. The King listened most graciously and, when Sir William had stopped, observed— " What you say is good, but would you like to lose one of your epaulets ?" and the 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 make my kingdom like your coat with its one epaulet. I should lose the half of Ashantee." Permit me, in contradiction of M. Jules Gerard, ,o state that the King of Dahomey is a man of superior intellect, and is endowed with an extraor dinary capacity for government. Receiving un sought the adulation of his people, he maintains a degree of modesty in his deportment and of equa nimity in his language which is, indeed, astonishing. His arrangements in regard to his police and in regard to his finances and laws would excite the admiration of every unprejudiced person, and are worthy of a people much farther advanced in the scale of civilization than the Africans are. With power in his hand verging on despotism, he is yet served more from love than from fear; and no tongue nue ever thrown aspersion on appeals made to his in terpretation of justice. Te strangers he is hospita ble; to his subjects generous. Impressed with the dignity of his regal station, he never separates his habits from frugality and temperance, nor does he often give way to sadden 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 trad e an d human sacrifices. From sentiments of admiration and dread, he displays attachment to the E ng li s h ; from sentiments of self-interest he displays more attach ment to the slave trade and to h uman sacr ifi ces ; and from sentiments which actuate the black man as well ss the white, he is most attached to himself. If the English Government would then wisely take advantage of the King's compulsory predisposition in its favour, and would judicously address its policy 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 saPPivg the superstitions which surround the rites of human sacrifices, th e s l ave trade and human sa crifices must vanish. Let us app roac h th e a b o liti o n of human sacrifice in a temper diff eren t t o that in which we have hitherto . app r o ac h e d it. Let us undermi ne the who are 80 faith of those of our own species men tally poor ; but do not let us inveigh again s t th em as a horde of merciless, sa nguinary savages. INFERNAL MACIIINES IN THE BALTIC.—A St. Petersburg letter contains the following :—" Infer nal machines have been placed around the works at Cron etadt, and the Finland journals contain notices to seamen of the limits which they must not pass. Those lines are marked near the Emperor Paul L and Constantino forts by fl a gs fixed upon buoys. blue Not only have heaps of earth been thrown into the sea behind those flags, bat 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 b'aturday _Review of last Saturday for a charming paper upon a curious little work called 4 bevenshire Dialogue in Four Tarte, 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 hour, the garden, the cat, and the great tree [ , orraerly belonging to her schoolmistress], which, us hopes, want be cut down in our time." To all which Bet answers thus :—" I hope zo, too, vor I shu'd like to bring out my knitting work, or my spinning turn, and zit there; and then I inert 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 inert live in such a sweet place, I could ne'er ha' thort it wid come to my take, everything so handy ; a pretty doming oven, big enew to bake a batch o'bread, water at the shet just by, the thorn hedge and garden, and the great tree. Poor zoul, her used to zit there summer yevlinge, to zee the yolks come fro' markets, and take in her arrants, her had a 'zent by 'em. JV,'ien I used to cede story 4 9 4 o f a i t ty place, I m ar t ie 21748: ifkv SECOND EDITIOk. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocs. PRUSSIA. A letter from Gastein in the Ost-Deutsche Post says :—" The opinion of Count de Bismark, tending to decline the invitation to the Congress of Princes, is said to have been warmly supported by the Prince Royal. The Prince argued, basing him self upon the opinion of the Queen and of his own friends, that the object of the Congress was to subalterniso Prussia, and that it was neces sary to resist that ' provocation' energetically. M. de Bismark found himself greatly strengthened by that unhoped-for assistance." THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK GERMANY. REFUSAL OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA TO AT TEND THE CONGRESS. FRANKFORT ON- TUE-MAINE, Aug. 21. The King of Saxony returned at 10 o'clock thi morning from Baden-Baden. It is credibly reported that his Majesty is the bearer of a letter from the King of Prussia, declin ing the collective invitation of the German Princes. LONDON GAZE T TE.--This Evening; CROWN OFFICE, AUG. 21. IPEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Montgomery—The Hon. Charles Richard Hanbury Tracy, in the room of John Samuel Wines John.. son ; Esq., deceased. BANKRUPTS, The portion of the Gazette containing th© bankruptei had not arrived when we went to press. Course of the Exchange.--This Day. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 19/ 12 0 Antwerp — 25 55 25 60 Brussels — 25 55 25 60 Hamburgh — 13 8/ 13 8/ Paris Ditto .. 3 Months : 25 55 25 60 Marseilles Frankfort on Maine -••• 119/ 11 Vienna Trieste 36 55 Petersburgh — 35/ Berlin — -- Madrid Cadiz Leghorn — 25 62/ 25 4 70 Milan — 25 621 25 671 Genoa ..... 26 62/ 25 7 u Naples - 2,5 621 25 70 Palermo ,— 25 65 25 70 Lisbon Messina. — 25 65 '15 52 70 —52 f Oporto . 4 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz £3 5 17 9 Mexican Dollars .. . ....... . Silver in B ars (Standard) South American D ou b lons 0 000 0 0 _ - - Visit of the Channel Fleet to the Clyde. The Lord Provost of Glasgow has received the following lett er from Admiral Dacres, "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. DAMES, Rear-Admiral Commanding. "To the Lord Provost of Glasgow," In consequence of the foregoing commnnincation from Rear-Admiral Dacree, the Lord Provost of Glasgow and the Provost of Greenock have had under consideration the most expedient arrange. ment 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. LONDON, Aug. 21.—Wind this day at noon—N or th. Westerly; moderate breeze, and fineiyeather, but rather cloudy. CO;TES, Aug. 20.—Wind S.W.—A ved—Sarah, from Bungsat. PXNZANCE, Aug. 19.—" Wind N.W.--Ono, from Gar. rucha, for Newport. GLOUCESTER, Aug. 19,—Wind SW.—Arrivod—Caro• bell, from New York. SWANSEA, Aug, 19 .—Sailed—Staines Castle, for Cuba; Devon, for Quebec. MAR - SPORT, Aug. 20.—Sailed—Histories, and Fawsett. far Quebec. Wurrtn.e.vEx, Aug. 20.—Wind W.—Sailed—Transit and Thomas Lee, for Quebec. _ DARTMOUTH, Aug. 20,—Wind N. W.—Sailed—lnga 3 for Quebec. FALMOUTH, Aug. 20.—Wind NAV,—Sailed—Julia Augusta, for Colombo. (Br MAGNETIC TELEGRAM) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Aug. 21—Rose Hill, from Dantzio ; Mitts, from Randers; Janes, from Cronstadt ; Alaria, from g ; Lorenzo Valetio, from ,Liinbcaoun;a•J o h an na, from Uleabor steamer, sailed,for Bon Aug. logne 21— Stalwart, for B om b ay; Panther, . DEAL, Friday Morning. Anchored—Emma, from Rio Janeiro; Antoinetta, from Venice—both for Hamburg; Cornelius Grinnel, from New York, for London. Passed—Mary, from London for Cardiff; Adventure. from Demerara; Scindian, from Bombay; Frederick Bas sel, from Colombo; Cossipore, from Manilla; Argus, trot. Montreal —all for London. S ailed—Canvass Back, for Antwerp, in tow; with all th outward bound to the westward. Bank of England Return. _yesterday. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria , cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 19th daz of August, 1863:7_ DM DE DEPARTMENT. :e0 issued Government Debt £11,015,1C Other Securities .. 3.634 x Gold Coin & Bullion 11,253,4i0 Silver Bullion .... £28,903,490] BANKING E., £28,903,491 rroprietors' Capi ..., O EPARTMENT. Government Seen- t al ,c 14.553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commls missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- ' rities Aincludig Dead WeightAn unity) £11,0F8,426 Other Securities 18,817,701 Notes Gold and Silver 527,68? Coin counts) 6.126.668 Other Deposits 13,C05,322 Seven Day and other Bills 681,816 £37, si 5 ;us AL 7 £37.818,90 .RSHALL. Chief Cashier. August 20,1863. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.l Improvement of yesterday maintained, Balm probably about 12,000 bales. INFANTICIDE AND THE BASTARDY LAWS,--Dr, Lan kester held an inquest on Wednesday on the body cf a male child which had been found murdered in the Metropolitan Cattle Market. The medical evi dence loft no doubt as to the crime. Tho coroner expressed a hope that Government would take the matter up, as in fanticide was on the increase. He wished eOIII3 induce. ment could be held out for servant girls and other women when pregnant to go into an institution. The bastardy laws might also be amended. The sum of 2s 6d per week which was now allowed WJEI not sufficient. The jury, who concurred in the coroner's remarks, returned a verdict of " naurchr against some person cr persons uukuoin,' The ; is e Lye a srera mire h e ti° ,uvg ord . old !to aro 941 5 108 I 2; I