The Sun. — London, England, 1863-07-25 00:00:00

. ......... ..... a ONEy MARKET SHARE MARKETS—This day. 4. AND ORDIN AR Y SHARES AND STOci , S. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. ;hare ' Railways. Paid. C Busine- i l r ot e g done I i 3i e n . CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. 13.14. ! Bir., Wol., and S tr. Val. all 8 84 The general Discount Market continues quiet, r i 6 o T50 13. 1 : 11 1 ; a i : ~ , , I T ; dn : iid.Co. a a l l i l - 81 it and 3, 1 per cent, is the average charge for first-class st BrisstoilaTu'.r.xeter lOO 85 s 7 854 three months' bills. st Caledonian 50 Cork and Bandon all - - , In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon the 20 Cornwall all 6 4 7 A day nets no ,‘ ) all 10 Do. B .... _ Only alt erat i on of i mportance was an a d vance i n 10 Do - ti a (4 , , p an h., al .__ s , l - the rates on A ustr i a. been paid to B. , 50 Dublin I Belfast Junc. all 40 41 Since Monday last the imports of specie have 25 8 t Pun.,Perth,&Ab. June. all Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 only amount,d to £82,000, while the exports have been to the extent of £237,000. sett GresLita. E a a n a d te , S n . 7 40 e r s d t . e s r t h k lO OOO 1 91 0 / 55 ; 1 4 91 3 1: 6 ! 3 4 1 5 5 31 100 51 52 at Ditto A stock Two O'CLOCK. The Paris Three per Cent. Rentes, this morning, 88. 1 s t t , Gu rr lD ee i aa t tt t N o No E orr a tt s hi t ioe A tr n ns. t, - .; 0 1 i t a l n a u s d t . 1 1 00 00 10 0 0 9 Recording to Mr. Reuter's telegram, opened at 66f. ea at Do f, ' c l t o oc k 90c.; agitated. 100 1 1 : 2 : 4 8 95 : 2 1: ' 5 2 43 9 0 4 0 3 / 4 1285 st Gt. S. an JW. of Irelaul 100 101 t 60 3, at Great Western .... _7, 664 The English Stock Market closed yesterday at st Do Str Val Ku & 1 o a ilt s ii e rt 1 12 g 1134 114 113 k i a decline of 5 per cent., and a further depreciation s at t L'aonucdaosnh and i Biackwa i ! 100 1 7 1 ; 78 8 775 amounting to k per cent. has taken place today, the sett' Lon., I C l rl i sftnrin t (P . foo ° v a e g r t 100 43 i 14:4 102 k 11 latest prices of Consols being 941 for 'money and st Lon. & s,, North Western l e es s t t e e r r n . 00 ! 100 10 02 o 107 4 1061 s a I Lou. an. , account. Business is dull, and the speculators pro- . eeed cautiously, and the uninvesting public were 5 1L 111 17 P r are : 7144=1T: 100 Ell 44 1 - . 5 : 44 4 operating to a very limited extent. The New 10 Metropolitan all 112 1.24 125 12 100 1 1284 .29 128,1 Threes and Reduced Annuities have receded to 92 ; ,':.,D Midland iv 5.4.0 I 14 14,, p 93 ; Exchequer Bills are steady at par to 3s. prtm.; and India Bonds are 108 -1,. n ' 5,11 )-- it o . (iPtirm. W. of Ireland 1 9. 0 1 9 1 97 99- 25 Do. 4 shares - - There has been a general decline in the Foreign 25 Mid Kent - - 10 Do Cray Line - - st North British Market to-day, and business has been almost ex st Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 26 28 elusively confined to the closing of speculative st Nth. Eastern-Berwick 100 103 1031 1031 Do G.N.E. .1 - - engagements. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862 , are 66- 1 25 , st Do LeN.E purchase 16 0 3.4 eds lO 59 60 . 4 6%; do. Consolides, 49 494 ; Mexican, 36 361; st Do York Greek, 321 331 ; do. Coupons, 141 155 ; Spanish st North arlisle.... ... 100 - - st London • - 100 118 120 Passive, 314 32 ; do. Certificates, 12 124; Italian, 1 0 Do New - p 9.16.4 N or th St a ff or d s hi re 691 705 ; Portuguese, 475 48 ; and the Confederate to N. and S. W. Junction. all 114 125 Loan, 35 to 35 discount. st Scottish Central at Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 47 48 Business in the Railway Share Market has been st Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 99 101 10s ,Shr opshire Shrewsand Welchpoot all - t _ very dull, and prices have , i n most i ns t ances, ex- Union .... 100 60 52 hibited increased depression. Midland and South st 'South Devon lOO 31 33 32 st 'South Eastern Eastern have receded ss. ; North Western, 10s. ; st %South Wales Great Northern and North Eastern, York, 155.; 20 i2 c iti or e k. s,l a v n ot ß a i n v 7 D o u k n lo oall 100 102 101 and Caledonian, £l. 25 Stockton & Darlington all 38 39 25 Do l7 10 11 0 The Foreign and Colonial undertakings barely 25 I Do New, 186 c 8 8 8 4 P 0 st aff T Vale ß 5 . sustain previous rates. 1 Do Bank and Miscellaneo u s Sh ares are fiat, and P . 50 Ulster er C 3 3 3i p all - - show in some instances a slight decline. General 25 Do - P Credit Comp an y Sh ares are quoted -Z- a, and 1 t 2 6 .10 Vale of Neath Hudson's Bay Company ditto, i i t- die. st Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 156 16) st Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - st West Cornwall lOO 27 29 BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. at W. Hartlepool Har.&R lOO - - st West Midland Oxford 1 00 46 47 st Bank St oc k 238 Do Newport 100 39 41 3 per Cent, Reduced Annuities 93 21 at Do Hereford 100 , 104 106 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 1% 1 4 5 v , 3 per C en t. A nnu iti es eV 34 per Ce n t. A nnu iti es - BRITISH POSSESSIONS. India 2i per Cent. Annuities - Cl os i ng 1 Stock - ;Par, Railways Paid. Price. Rumness don _ Ditto 5 per Ce n t lOB5 8 100 ttlantic &St Lawrence all 62 G 4 Consol s for Account, Aug, 6 924 1 1 itom.,Baroda&Cent Inc 1 itk 1 u , 107 108 1075 March June Gu. 5 per cent.. zeliequer Bills, £l,OOO 25 per Cent..par 3pm par 3pm 20 Do. New Ditto £SOO • Ditto Small par 3pm par 3pm 204 liuffalo and Laxe Huron al, 51 51 10 Do. Preference ...... all 74 85 ) FOREIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. ~,, i Builalo,Brant&Godrich 10 - ehilian. 6 per Cent ... - IO p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 187'4 VDU Do. do. July 1, 1873 LOt - - ~Ditto 41 per C en t - - z'gYptian 7 pet Cent.. Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. - st Cape Town & Dock Suit 100 It 8 109 108 Ditto Account.. 33 25 35 21 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. Sp. t 100 1084 1094 I Ditto Coup ons s Italian 5 per Cent. (Nlaremmana Railway) 791 20 Do. do. ti Ext.... 10 15 lip 20 Do. do. II do. .. 10 li 14i, exican 3 per Cent - hock Grand Trunk of Canada e, 194 05 Ditto Account 151 361 54 6 100 D o. Ist Prf-. Bonds.. w 71 13 a NSW G ranada lOO Do. uo. deterred-- all 55 58 - Ditto 2 per Cent. - 100 Do. 2d Bret. BOILdS.. ail 65 67 _Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) 6l 100 Do. do defer ed...... all 50 63 10 0 Do. 3d P ef. stock ... aL 44 46 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 - too Do. do. &ri*, d. , . all 35 37 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 - 100 Do. 4th Prof.r sLo k... all 26 29 25 s Ditto Account ' Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £St - stock GtlnchaPenua.gua.sp.c lot 1075 103, 1074 i, Ditto 5 p er C en t. 1862 oardi n i an 5 per Cent - 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 1 15 Spanish 3 per Cent Y Ditto N ew D e f erred .. - 4 uaranteed 5 per cent. tot, ,064 107, 1 0 4 Gt. W. or Canada Shares all 11 115 111 11 Ditto Account Ditto Passive Ditto Account.. . 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77- 8 .. . all 90 s 1 S panish Cert. of Coup not funded 315 211 - 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 Ditto Account 4 5 p . stock Madras guar., sp.c. .. 100 1065 1674 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 a . - stock Do. 4s do-- ~.. 100 t 7 99 Ditto Account - - Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 - stock Melb.Corp. ap. c. Bnd- 100 - : !Ditto Account ..... it Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 - - Ditto Account 664 75 SO New Br unswiclt & Can& Class A and B. all 3 5 Venezuela, 3 per Cent 1- Ditto Account it Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account 56 f fit '- Do. d 0.......... . g Fs t 2 4 le Dividends on the a b ove paya bl e i n L ondon. 80 Do. Ptmjaub .... t7s ,-. all - -1 , Le st Do. Do. ... ..... , ~g ,nu !C(3l 107 Dutch 2 per Cent., E x . 12 Gull - stock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) lob 1024 1034 , Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. - t Ditto Acc ount 705 COLONIAL uro V BAN M.t..L.N t .SEC , at I is 5 Ditto Scrip, 1863, £2l4s. 6d, paid it pin - k ~t -t.150, . .bp.e.Ja. 2,1Ju1: 4 TWO O'CLOCK. - ' 1877-81 ly Consols, Money 924 I - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Am.. 100 106 ,t 8 - , Do. Zp. o.l'tlar.& Sept 100 108 108 Le Ditto August Account - Do.. p. c. Jan.&July. 100 96 07 965 - Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 94 96 Liverpool Cotton Market —This Day. - Cape G.Hope, 6p c,187:, 100 108 DO 1. Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 tl2 114 - :. .... , Do. 189 , 100 113 115 - IDo. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 112 114 112 (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) Sales steady, about 6,000 bales. M ar k et qu i et - ___- 'Mau:IC eylo Natal i n t , i u N s o 6 v . Derine e , .6 ? .(.. Gov. 6 per cant.. 1 0 1 2 1 10 0 9 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 7 114 S at no change. Import, 479 bales. -- N. B.Gov. 6 p.c. J to..&J ul) 100 106 107 - uo. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - ... N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 2., 18 , , 100 100 101 d POLICE INTELLIGENCE -This Day. - i Do. sp. c.,lbri to 1 :t 100 101 102 r, --Do. d0.,1888 &upwd. 1 00 101 4 1025 - ,New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 _________....____ - 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. re WESTMINSTER. ROBBING CRILDREN.-A man, of shabby•genteel. rip: - i 1 sterling', 1875. loo 1064 1074 - Queensland Gcv. 6p. C. 100 0 11 at pearance, who gave the name of Henry 1 " placer! at the bar, before Mr. Selfe, charged r w y ith m r i o t bbin w g as a child. -..... ; s v . i A c.cr us ov G . 6 6 p p .c .c ..ltikaLu u p i) .. twit 107io 1 0 1 9 ___ _ Es John Denny, a very intelligpeinmtlbicooy;orly 10 years of age, - Do._k_t___6 p.c. An..&_ . o - cf.. - 100 ,112 1125 112} 12 x- living at 6, Spring-gardens,BRITISH MINES. of s ai d that his mother , 2 IC bean Consol. Gold 1 4 id Who was ill, was, thi uug h the kindness of a benevolent lady - ,l ara illord Amalgamated.. going to be sent toWalthamstowe, Essex, to an institution , • - I attheDevon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 550 570 for the benefit of her health. He (witness) - East Bassett (Mogan , - 30 78 - 26 28 a bundle of her clothing to meet her r•Monster,wasgoing with 1 _ East Clogau Gold Ltd. sa. id Saar wick-street, when he was met by the prisoner at Ebury- War ,h bridge, and spoken to. - East CF:aurrunadsß:nerieta;;;;;:tk...l 3.4.0 . 8 1.1 6 4 . • 6 ' 3 7 3 24 3 / 33 5 3 3 1 2 , 14 -- Gam.dcSt.AubyMGWen.) 8, 8 Ii Mr. Selfe--What time was it ? - Great South Tolgus.... 17s 45 44 _,, at - Witness-Half-past e l even. - G. Wheal Vor(llelston . 40 , 64 7 Os a- Mr. Selfe-In th e morn i ng? - Grenville n - 11 erod's- Foot .16 65 0 5 81. 41 43 he , Witness-Yes, sir. - t iingston Downs... - . 4. 8.0 2 25 Lady Bertha 8 .. , - Mr. Selfe -What did he say to you? boy ?" I =74 Margaret (tiny Lelant a, 34 36 n, ~ Witness-He said "Do you want a job, y iy parka ndy Valley.. said "Yes," He said, "Come with me, and I'll give you - (Lim V: 15 3e, CO New Setun l9l 110 120 to 6d. to carry my bandbox and bag. 24 2 24 He t hen - North Downs en took me ed down to Stratton-ground, and then pointin t - N. WWI Baseetallo2at 2.17.( 3i 4 go a grocer's - North Wheal Crotty . 2.4.9 4 44 Ira . shop, said, " That's the place I want you to go. I'll hold - Car Consols (n. Blazey, 14 4 5 Your bundle while you go." 20 l'rovidence(Uny Lelnt 10.6.7 i 2 44 ) F Mr. S e lf e -Di d - South Caradon(St.Cleer 14 I 415 425 you i gve him the bundle ? - S. Cant Brea (Illogan) 5.15.61 25 24 Witness-1 did, and he then said, "You will fetch my a- - !.Wlieai Fran. (1110,v,5,n 18.1 .1, , 75 80 Stray Park in. bag and b an db ox f rom th e re and bring them to m e , and I 5 van S La i will giv e y ou 6d. If' fin c a r r ol i t iv.& Lead UM. 44 4 they ask whether lam coming ba c k - a , 215 224 22 i i to - West Basset (Illogan) ti Ili 125 to^ th en t say no, I have got something better to d u " I was - wC, radon (Ltskeard 5 22 24 he going where he told me, but turning round I saw him - West Seton running - Wheal Basset (Mogan 54 675 724 he Police- C onstable .a c w o a n y st w ab it i h e m 2B y 4 b A undle, and so I ran after him. - 1 , heal Buller(Redrutli , 5 50 tO B , : ed-I saw the prisoner running. .....-__ w Wh h e e a akK u l d tty ot ( t li.Lelanti 2.0.6 - -- SO He drop p e d ce 2.10.8 24 35 re . Wheat Mary Ann (Men ) 8 11 13 awxvyililniatmo 0 the bundle in Stratton- ground, and then got a • d i. chard•street. - Wheal Seton 584 215 225 17 rY; attendant Itlilleupholste re r and hackney carriage - wheal Tretawney (Lis.) 7 15 man, an - Wheal Union , 3.17 1 36 4 No emerged ,said he apprehoided the prisoner after, as he PREFERENCE SHARES. se' from the back of the houses. Lancashire and Yorkshire 6 per cent. stock, 136 of Prisoner admitted that he was guilty of the offence. Mid. Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, 141 red . Di to. Bristol and Birm., 6p, r cent., 139 th e committed for six months with hard labour in Midland, Leicester and Hitchin 4 per ct., 97 ie. ....use of Correction. ied . ' PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. liurnin ___—_ e of Pr..-_ T Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pl., 107 rer .. _ ___:-., Oiling by London. Chatham_ kn _ Matron_ frillrf - Ft R nor nprit ursa is aid leo ula thg Two Large American Ship s b y e Cof onfederat e Steamer Florida. BY a telegram received yesterday in the City, from 1 I'a-m"th, announcing the arrival at that port, on her w ay to Antwerp, of the ship Mariana, from Monte Video, we hear of the destruction of two More fine large American ships by the Confederate steamer Florida, commanded by Capt. Semmes, late of the Alabama, and capture of a prize of bars of silver, of the value of about £20,000. One of the ships was a fine first-class vessel, called the B. Hoxie, b e l onging to Mystick, in the United States, on a voyage from Alata to Falmouth, for orders. In addition to having a valuable cargo of merchandise, reported to have been consigned to British merchants, she had on board a number of silver bars and a quantity of silver ore. A boat front the Florida lat. 10 board e d h er on t h e 16 t h u lt. in ca . i nn 36 W., g' .7 ing a bond to release the ship, the and it is stated that the of cou.ree, being boat 8 crew took the silver, and set fire to the vessel, the crew, g put on board the Florida. The other . ship seized and destroyed Was the Red lon g . 35 W., Gauntlet, in lat. 8 N., ti me . She . was from Bosto n to Hong Kong. The about the same two captains were transferred t o the Mariana, 'which has brought them to England. The movement of the navigation in the port of Rotten durin the first fortnight of the month of July, was 238 ships, measuring tpgether 22,964 tons, being a decrease of two ships and 1,424 tons on the same period in the preceding year. The number of ships corning in wards was 118 ; of which 38 were from abroad, 23 being from England; the vessels outwards were 120. ' PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pt., 107 London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B, a per cent., 1071 LINES LEASED At FIXED RENTALS. Northern and Eastern, 5 per cent., 57 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Recite and San Francisco (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 16 Royal Swedish, Royal Swedish, 7 per cent, 1/ San Paulo ;lira.), gua. 7 per cent., 91 Ditto, 21/ South Austrian and Lombaido Venetian, 22 FOREIGN MINES. Don Pedro, Nor,h Del Rey, 1 Mariquita, Mont. Aureos riraz. Gold Min. Co. (Rm.), 2/ United Mexican (lila ;, 7 I Yudanainutana of S. AustrAlia (Rm.), JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia, Ditto, new, 318 (H ) 131 British and American Exchange (lira.), , Chartered Ban" , of India, Australia, and China, 291 30 City, 115 imperial Ottoman, 18 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 34 31 London Joint Stock, 341 Idetrop. and Prov. Bank (lim.), 161 Ditto, Reserved iss. at £2 pm., 111 National Provincial of England, Ditto, new, 261 Union of Australia, 521 Union of Ireland (lim.), 151 Union of London, 356 MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, Um., 8i Crystal Palace, 38a Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 117 15 16 Egyptian Commercial rand rrading, Urn., 3 Gen. Cr( dit and Finance of London, lim., International Financial Society, Um., 91 9 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds rd. 1870 issued 90, 57 London General Omnibus Company (lim.), I Peninsula and 0 , iental Steam, Ditto, new, 47 S. African halation Investment, lira., South Australian Land, 331 3 I Van Diemen's L'inel, It The Price of Gold. THE DETENTION OF THE ALEXANDRA. --it la said that the owners of the Alexandra have made an appli cation to the Board of Customs for the release of the vessel, at the same time demanding compensation for her detention, The C stows authorities, however, are understood to de , cline taking any steps in the matter until after Michaelma 4 Term, when the bill of exceptions tendered to the ruling of the Chief Baron will be disposed of, The quotation of gold at Paris is about...al per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.25 per £1 sterling. o n Comparing these rates with the English Mint price of x 3 176. No. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 3-10 the i.cr cent. dearer in London than in Paris. fly advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.58 per £1 sterling. • tandard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 3 -10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg, r ile course of exchange at New Yo rk on London in still in a , very Sue uating state, the latest quotat ion of the e xc han g e bei ng about 144 per cent., and the premium on gold is about 3i per Some gold has been received by the last Fietets• ,st, Lng at" THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 25, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyi.) IN RE CHRISTOPHER MUSGROYE.-1 FRAUDULENT AD • MINISTRATOR.-SUSPENSION FOR TWELVE MONTHS WITHOUT PROTECTION. This bankrupt came up to pass his last examination and to apply for his aischarge ; he described himself as adminis• trator of Mr. Henrietta Vernon. The debts are stated at £4O to creditors unsecured, and £9l to creditors holding security ; property in the hands of creditors, £25. No a=sets. Mr. Aldridge said the bankrupt had been insolvent or bankrupt four times, and the principal complaint now against him was misappropriating £250 moneys received for the use of the E:ev. Win. Vernon and Miss Emma Vernon, as such administrators. The bankrupt had run through £l,OOO, and spent £2OO last year. Two creditors opposed on the ground that the bankrupt had contracted debts without reasonable prospect of being able to pay. Mr. Shepherd, one of the cr ditors, said the bankrupt had sued in forma pauperis, but on going to him in prison bankrupt said 'hat he (Shepherd) need not be in any fear, as he and other creditors should be paid, and his only object in going through the court was to punish a rascally butcher, who had sued him for some meat—he even named a day for payment, and a very remarkable day it was—the Ist of April. (Laughter.) His Honour censured the bankrupt's conduct, suspended the order of discharge for 12 months, for misappr priating the trust money, and for contracting debts without means of paying. Protection was refused. IN RE R. S. JONES. This bankrupt was a commission agent, owing £353, and the assets were very small. Proceedings under sequestra tion were going on in Scotland. The bankrupt said he had been bankrupt twice before ; once in 1339, when he paid 15s. in the pound, and subse quently, when he paid 20s. in the pound. A creditor submitted the present petition should be dis missed, but his Honour granted an adjournment to ascer tain the state of affairs in Scotland. IN LE MASTER MAN—THE CARPET TRADE. This bankrupt was a rug manufacturer in the Hackney road, and came up for his discharge. Mr. Brough, for the assignees, presented the case very favourably to the Court. The bankrupt had been in busi ness for 15 years, and his bankruptcy arose solely in con sequence of the great advance in the price of materials, chute having risen 45 per cent., and other materials 25 per cent. The creditors entertained a very friendly feeling, and hoped the bankrupt would get through his difficulties. His Honour granted an imwediate discharge. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) FRIENDS OF LABOUR LOAN SOCIETIES. A case came before the Court this morning, in which the decision of the judge some time since is shown to have borne good fruit. The debt was for a£6 bill, upon which defendant had paid 2s. He had Lo is. 10d. stock in the society, and he was sued for 18s. 7d. His Honcur refused to give a verdict for more than 16e.'2d. Plaintiff—There is 2s. sd. expenses for winding up the society. His Honour—Defendant is not to pay that. Those who have benefited by the society should pay it. I fear there is a great deal of unfair dealing in these cays. Is this one where the stock has been forfeited ? Plaintiff--No. We have allowed it off the bill. His Honour—l thought so. Plaintiff—Your houour is doing a great deal of harm to the working classes. His Honour—On the contrary, I believe I am doing a great deal of good. I shall not allow the expenses of wind ing up of this Friends of L,,bour Loan Society. CAUTION TO THE SUITORS. A case was called, in which Mr. Buchanan appeared for the plaintiff, the fees being all paid. Plaintiff did not answer, and the case was struck out. About five minutes afterwards the plaintiff arrived, and was told by Mr. Bu chanan that in consequence of his own neglect the case could not now be heard. Plaintiff asked that the case might be restored. His Honour—No. Your attorney was here in proper time, and I cannot alter the rule. This is the second case this week that the attorneys have been present and the clients absent. MARKETS--This Day. COVENT GARDEN. The supply of fruit and vegetables continue on an eaten sive scale. Most descriptions of produce are in steady re. quest at the annexed quotations : FRUIT. s. d. s. d. Pine apples 6 Oto 7 01 , Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0 Grapes,per lb 3 0 to 6 0 Foreign do 1 6 to 2 6 Melons .. Nectarines, per dz 6 0 to 10 0 Apples, per hi-sv. 1 6 to 2 6 Pears, per do .....1 6 to 3 0 Oranges, per 100 6 0 to 12 0 Lemons, per 100 9 0 to 12 0 Gooseberries hf sve2 6 to 4 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 3 to 0 6 8. d. s d Raspberries,pr pt 0 4to 0 6 Cherries, per lb. 0 3to 0 6 Foreign ditto, puno oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb .. 2 oto 2 6 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doz. .... 6 oto 8 0 Peache5.... Currants, per h.sv 3 6to 4 0 Plums, per ‘lO. .. 0 oto 0 4 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 nine months in exploring, and then to go to Gondokoroand straight thence to Cairo, en routs for England. I trust you will be able to procure an order to the Governor of Khar toum to punish all my mutineers with the utmost severity. If not, no Englishman can ever show his face in this country. " S. W. BAKER." Sebastopol Eight Years after the Siege. A gentleman who has lately returned from a fortnight's visit to the Crimea has sent to the Morn• my Post the following account of the appearance of Sebastopol and its neighbourhood in 1863:—" On arrival at Sebastopol one is at once struck with the desolation that prevails on each side of the harbour. There are, indeed, a few guns still mounted on Fort. Constantine, and the Russian ensig❑ waves over it, but the other forts on the north side are crumbling to pieces, and not a gun or a soldier is visible along the whole range of these once formidable works. At the entrance of the harbour are a few worm- eaten hulks lately raised by Colonel Gowen, and off South Bay lies the admiral's steam yacht, while a few coasiers are laden with shot and broken shell, the reliquic Danauna of 1854-55, at the further extremity, and these are the representatives of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea in 1863. Landing at the quay, where now no Russian official accosts the suspicious stranger, a walk of 200 yards leads to the hotel, kept by one M. Witzel, formerly head waiter of the clubhouse, the ruins of which are im mediately adjoining. The r9oms are scrupulously clean, and the ' green soup and young mutton' are not the worse because they are the staple delicacy in a bill of fare of prodigious length. First in in terest to the visitor here, as to many a distant fire- side in England, must always be the British ceme teries. It is a task of several days to inspect them all, scattered as they are on so many hillsides, and several of them we were not able to visit ; but it will be gratifying to the survivors of that memor able campaign to hear that of all we visited we scarcely found one that had received any injury beyond the unavoidable decay which eight Crimean winters must bring with them. This is in a grew _ . measure owing to the attention of Captains Eldridge and Clipperton, the late and present Consuls al Kertch. Around each enclosure, small or largt, iiw solid walls have been built, and are kept in good repair. On Cathcart's-hill, though the grass has gruwn up over many of the fiat tombstonet-, we only noticed one headstone that had been injured; it was one which marked the grave ot a colonel of the 55th Regiment, and on inquiry we found that it was blown down in a gale last winter. I . splintered to pieces, and the words, Colonel, 55th Regiment,' were all we could collect. In the adjoining cemeteries, where some hundreds of our brave soldiers rest, it is gratifying to see that even the round shot which eight or nine ye , ss agk some friendly hand placed as a border to his com rade's grave remain undisturbed. What has been said of Cathcart's-hill applies equally to the graves of the light division, and, in fact, to all the large enclosures. Wild flowers spring up luxuriantly about them all, and there is no appearance of any intrusion either of man or beast. Gen. Pelissier's headquarters and Lord Raglan's house are inhabited by Tartars, who have taken great pride in preserv ing everything that tells of their departed glory. The huts still surround Lord Raglan's quarters which once sheltered his staff; a small tablet in the room where he died records the fact. Kadikoi and Bala klava are as quiet as the graves, some few smal: boats lying idle in the harbour, our quay rotting to pieces, and our huts now occupied by the returning Tartars, whose only occupation seems to be fishing for the treasure trove, the sad mementoes of the awful gale of Nov. 14, 1854. A bagful! of sovereigns was fished up a few days before our arrival. 'Point Powell' and 'Castle Bay,' in bold English letters on the rocks still greet the eye, and several old barges savour still strongly of the Saxon. The field of Balaklava is now dotted with vineyards, and is by no means good galloping ground in '63. All our batteries remain much as we left them. The trenches can be traced for miles. They have fallen in, as might be expected, but every position is recognisa ble at a glance. Inkerman's Heights are thickly covered with brushwood, though the batteries are easily discerned, and the camps are also well distin guished, though the grass has grown over the paved streets that intersected the lines. The principal occupation of the Tartar women and children consists in digging for bunets, of which they find vast numbers in the crumbling soil of the batteries. Great quantities of grape shot and broken shell still lie about the prin cipal points of attack. I regret to say that the Redan monument is in a disgraceful state; the inscription has been almost entirely obliterated. Some Vandals i,ave cut their names on it, and ever, large pieces out of it for keepsakes, and the wall round it is broken down in several places. The Redan itself is unaltered in general appearance. though gradually crumbling into the ditch, and vineyards are quietly springing up in its rear. The Malakoff remains a mass of ruin; in fact, nothing has been done since the war to alter the appearance of the town, save the rebuilding of a line of barracks near the docks, where the present garrison, consist ing of one battalion, is quartered. If possible the desolation is more apparent on the north than on the south side, You can traverse the whole line of fortifications and meet with neither soldier nor gun ; the ramparts are falling into their fosse, the wall, have sunk, though the general appearance is that of desertion rather than destruction. A new church has been lately erected in memory of Prince Gorts chakoff and the Russian army, which stands well above the large Russian cemetery near the light house. There are said to be 3,000 inhabitants now in Sebastopol ; we scarcely met 30. The shops consist of a long line of open huts, on which Eng lish letters repeatedly occur, and prove their origin. These cover the ground where Fort St. Nicholas once stood. Some few of the houses have been re built facing the harbour, and we were agreeably surprised to hear one evening the strains of music, which brought out nearly 100 well-dressed people to promenade on the terrace, where a naval trophy looks proudly down on the shattered town, but whence they came and whither they returned we never exactly found out. Music amid so much ruin jarred strangely on the ear. We made an excursion to the Alma, and slept at what was designated the Hotel St. Petersburg, a Tartar cabaret close by the bridge which crosses the river, and visited next morning the first scene of the campaign at Boul ganek. The ruined pothouse still marks the spot where the first shot was fired. The village has been partially rebuilt, the graves of Major Rose, Lieut. Cockerell, and Capt. Gust are well preserved, and the monument to the memory of the 23d and 33d on the heights is not injured. The Tartars appear to have a friendly recollection of the English, and they have planted trees round several of the graves. The bridge has just been repaired." A WORD WITH M. THALBERG.—(An overlooked series of charmingly sarcastic compliments.—ED, Sun.)—Mons. Thalberg, Mons. Thalberg, what are you about, sir? What el'ye mean by frightening us by letting it be advertised that your performance at the Crystal Palace last week was your farewell recital ?" No doubt you love retirement, everybody does, but you have surely not the cruelty to think of it at present? Your villa near to Naples is no doubt a sweet retreat, but to think of it at present would be simply villa-nous. Recollect, you have a duty to perform to the public, and the public will not let you off from your performance. While you give us so much plea sure, you must not consult your own; we love your play so"much that we would always have you work at it. A. few bars' rest is all we can let you take ; or come, say a few months, if you really du require it, Yes, Halle is de lightful, and so is Arabella : but because a tart is sweet, are we to have no turtle ? There is nobody to fill your place, Sir, if you go, for nobody can make the piano sing as you can. A piano is to many a piano-forte-et-dure, an instrument of horribly excruciating torture. But in your hands a piano can never torment, it can only charm and gratify. With Miss Blank, and some other hundred girls who shall be nameless, a piano is a box of jingling jangling wires, which serve only to emit a stupid jig or senseless polka. with you it is for sweetness as the voice of Jenny Lind ; and for fire and force and fulness, as the orchestra of Mellon. So don't talk of retirement if you please, good Monsieur Thalberg. It is a pleasure to hear you play, and we have not so many pleasures that we can well afford to lose one. And why should you retire ? There is no lack of life about you. Your right hand has not lost its cunning, nor your left one either —that is, if you have a left, which your playing makes one question. It is a tempting thing no doubt to try the Southern lazy faire, and join the Naples lazy-roni : but you must not think of leaving till the ladies give you leave, and, with Judy at their head, the ladies all protest they cannot part with you at present,—From last week's Punch. THE SOURCE OF THE EILE, The following letters have been handed to us by Captain Speke, who, in his communication which accompanies them, confirms what Mr. Baker says of the system carried on by the White Nile traders. Captain Speke informs us the Vakeel alluded to took from him three rifled carbines as an honorarium, and faithfully promised to take Mr. Baker up the Nile as far as his ivory station, whence the Luta Nzi;e River Lake could have been reached without much difficulty. Captain Speke further informs us that the Baron von Heug-in, in giving an account, dated May 10, of his movements, and th ;se of a party of Dutch ladies near the Bahr el Ghazul, says he " had pro ceeded on a preliminary tour as far as the Dor country, in 8 degrees north latitude, and then le turned to L:ke RA, whence the whole of the ex pedition, inclu -ing the ladies, were to start about the 12th of May. Mr. Petherick paid them a visit at Lake Rek on the 4th of May, atter having, on his journey from Gondokoro, had the misfortune to lose nearly all his provisions, goods, and outfit, to the value of about £3,000, according to his own estimate. He intended to go up the Sobat River." Captain Speke supposes from this that Mr. Pethe rick has abandoned the trading post at N'Zambara, 60 west of Gondokoro, and will therefore find it very inconvenient to keep his promise to Mr. Baker of sending up a vessel to Gondokoro next January. " Gondokoro, March 17. 1863. "My clear Speke,—l am still here ; all my Khartoum scoundrels mutinied when the boats were fairly gone, and they thought my retreat cut off. " Their idea was to settle down at Gondokoro until next year, at high wages, and doing nothing. "Never have I seen such utter villains as these people, The Vakeel of Debono, who brought you here, and who had faithfully promised to give me porters, decamped suddenly one evening wi'h his people, sending me a message that no more English spies should visit his camp.' " I therefore prepared to start with my transport animals, leaving many of my things behind. My men then all muti nied, and refused to proceed. "I then had my horses and a swift dromedary prepared, intending to make a dash through the Bari with my only faithful man (a negro), taking the sextant, &c., a few light rifles and ammunition, and a few copper bracelets and beads on the dromedary ; at the same I took very determined measures with my mutineers. " Just as I was preparing to be off alone they got fright ened, and 1 got them in hand again; but they mutinied again when I wanted to take Petherick with me, who was helpless, his men having all mutinied and deserted him. They declared that if Petherick joined me not a man would more from Gondokoro, "I cannot attempt to prophesy the end of this. I have written to Colqub.oun by this opportunity to beg him to get stringent orders sent by the Egyptian Government to the Governor at Khartoum that all these mutineers shall be punished to extremity on return to Khartoum. Otherwise, all travelling and exploration will be at an end from this bide. I wish you would move mterests in England in this direction. " I shall get on . if it is possible, and I trust to be off to morrow with light loads, animals and all, " Trusting you and Grant are reaping your laurels, and with kind regards to him, ever very sincerely yours, " SAM. W. BAKER. " " Gondokoro, March 25, 1863. "My dear Colquhoun,—Still here I My men again in open mutiny, holding forcible possession of the arms and ammunition belonging to me, and having conspired to shoot the Vakeel and desert me, and to shoot me likewise should I attempt to take the guns from them. "Gondokoro is a perfect bell. Not a day passes without natives coming to me with tales of their wives and children being carried off, their cattle stolen, the defenders mur dered, &c. The traders' establishments here are full of slaves, women in fetters, &c. The whole of the traders who now infest Gondokoro and the neighbouring country are Egyptian subjects, with the exception of Andrea Debono. No trader (I make no excep tions) can carry on his trade without stealing cattle, which entails the murder of the proprietors. " Is the Egyptian Government to be allowed to blink the fact that such atrocities are committed wholesale ? Should , t the Government be compelled to keep a Bey and 500 troops in Gondokoro to enforce order if the White Nile trade is permitted, or should it not be altogether prohibited? " Travelling and exploring are at an end. The traders can always excite discontent, or frighten the escort of a traveller, and thus keep him out of the country. " I enclose you a copy of an official letter that 1 ad dressed to Petherick to-day upon my affairs. " You will remember that I applied for troops as escort from the Egyptian Government, and was refused, although the Baronne de Capellane had soldiers given her. "I therefore engaged my present escort in Khartoum, all of whom are Egyptian subjects, and their names were regis tered at the Divan of Khartoum before my departure. " These men were specially engaged for my expedition to the sources of the Niie, and even the idea of meeting Speke and Grant was explained to them, that there should be no discontent upon so long a journey, and that the difficulties of the undertaking should be fully understood previous to their engagement. " Upon this understanding they received five months' pay in advance at Khartoum, " Having inquired sully into the character of the country, and having heard that no porters could be hired without cattle, and that the cattle could not be of tained without robbery, I brought here, in three vessels, at a greatexpense, camels, horses, and asses. By great personal attention on my part all these arrived here in good order —thus I can start at an hour's notice, without a single porter, my animals being sufficient for the purpose of transport. In fact, my expedition was in perfect order, and I was capable of going anywhere had the men been faithful. The men are there fore responsible, as Egyptian subjects, for the whole of my expenses from Khartoum, and these I intend to recover, if possible, as a large sum of money is not only entirely wasted through their mutiny, but they have themselves receiv&l fiv , ±, months' wages in advance, and nevertheless they have not moved a step from Gondokoro. " March 26. " I have picked out a few of my men, making a weak escort of 17, including servants, and with these I start to day, intending to explore the east towards the river Sobat, as I cannot get a man to move south from Gondokoro, and I am determined not to be beaten back from this point before I have completed an exploration of some of this hitherto untrodden land. " I start thus suddenly, as I take advantage of a trader's armed party of 80 men, who are going to a depot in that direction (east), and I will follow close to their heels with my weak party through the east country, until I get into undisturbed tribes. I have no time to write home, as I must pack immediately. If I lose this chance lam done entirely. Please let Speke know (or the Geographical So. ciety) of the state o► affairs. He will know that I have done my best, and, D.V., although driven from my path, I will nevertheless bring home some information. _ _ "Dr. Murie, who accompanied Petherick, and the lad Foxcroft are returning to England. The former will give you some curious information of manners and customs, &c. " Petherick is to send me a boat and corn, to be here in January next, for which I have paid him £64. I trust there will be no mistake, or I shall be in an extremity.--I am, &c., " S. W. BAKER." " Lat. 4 24 N., 101 miles S.E. from Gondokoro, Aprill2, 1863. " My dear Colquhoun,—After every exertion made by my own men and the slave hunting parties of Gondokoro to prevent my progress, I have nevertheless got ahead by fol lowing in the wake of a trader's band, who refused to allow me to accompany them, However, I soon passed them on the road, and subsequently by a golden key I opened the heart of the leader, and I now have him at my service. _ _ " On the road (my escort comprising only 17 men, includ ing servants) three of my men deserted with my guns and ammunition, and joined another slave hunting party be longing to a Syrian named Chenovda, who resides at Khar toum. A few days later this party attacked a village on the mountains, within 12 miles of this spot, for the purpose of stealing cattle and slaves. The natives fought splendidly, and annihilated the whole party with the exception of about a dozen, who eseaped ; 95 of the trader's men were killed on the spot, in spite of their being well armed, and nearly 200 blacks, their allies in the attack, were also killed. My party or escort is now reduced to 14 by the desertion of three, but two of these have already met their reward, having been killed in the fight with their new friends. It is utterly useless for me to dwell upon the atrocities of these Khartoumers ; you have had enough of that in former letters. _ _ ----- " The rainyscason is now just commencing here,and I have camped among the tribe of Gatookas,' hitherto unknown, The trader's party, under whose wing my slender escort delight to shelter itself, belongs to Koorshid Aga. I shall leave all my heavy baggage in their charge , making this (their depot) my headquarters. The head man returns to morrow to Gondokoro, and he will take this letter to his m aster, who will return to Khartoum shortly - The head man will bring reinforcements from Gondokoro in about three weeks, his force here being now 85 men,'which with my party form 100, in case of any necessity of defence. I leave tomorrow for a country two days from this, where there is a great variety of game,—there I shall hunt for a few weeks, and then return. After that I shall continue east to the river Sobat, but, there being no water on the road; I must wait till the rains have set in thoroughly. "All my animals behaved well, arriving here as fresh as paint, not one having a sore back, owing to my personally superintending saddles, pads, &c., in Khartoum ; but one of my camels has since died from eating a poisonous plant. However, I am well away, thank God I from Gondokoro,in stead of being beaten back to Ithartoum,and I can now pro cure provisions, porters, and all I require for beads and copper, of which I have a large supply. I intend to pass VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 1 9 to 2 0 , Cabbages, pr doz 0 9 to 1 0 It pd ditto 0 0 to 0 0 Savoy do., pr dz 0 0 to 0 0 Cauliflowers, p dz 0 9 to 2 0 , Brocoli, per bus. 0 0 to 0 0 Potatoes, per ton ..0 0 to 0 0 New ditto, pr lb ..0 2 to 0 4 Turnips, dz bunch 2 0 to 3 0 Carrots, pr do 4 6 to 6 6. Cucumbers 0 2 to 1 3 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 0 to 0 0 Green peas, - sv. 1 0 to 1 6 Brus. sprouts, h.s. 0 0 to 0 0 Onions, doz. bn.. 1 6 to 2 0 New Do., dz bun 0 0 to 0 9' Spinach 0 6 to 0 8 Turnip radishes 0 5 to 0 8 Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Horseradish, pdo 1 oto 2 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 3to 0 4 Celery, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Beet, per doz. .. 1 6to 2 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pti, 0 2to 0 3 Mushrooms,p ptl. 1 oto 1 3 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Cos lett, score .. 0 Bto 0 10 Mint and savory..o 3to 0 4 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hods 0 6to 0 8 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 I Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 I Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 3to 0 6 Asparagus, pr do. 2 oto 4 6 Seakale, per bun. 0 oto 0 0 POULTRY. Turkeys, Os Od to Os Od ; geese, 4s Od to 6s Od each ; goslings, Os Od to Os Od ; ducks, 2s Od to 3s Od ; ducklings, 3s Od to 38 6d ; rabbits, is Od to 2s Od each ; wild do., 10d to is Od ; pigeons, Os Od to Os Od each; Surrey fowls, 2s Od to 12s Od ; chickens, 7s Od to 9s 6d ; barn-door fowls, 3s Od to 5s 6d ; capons, Os Od ; hares, Os Od to Os Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os each ; pheasants, Os Od to Os Od ; partridges,oB Od to Os Od ; woodcocks, Os to Os Od ; snipes, Os to Os Od; teal, Os Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od ; widgeons, Os Od to Os Od ; plovers, Os Od to Os Od each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butter, 9d to is Od; English, lld to is Id per lb ; English eggs, 7s 6d to 8s Od ; French do., 6s Od to 6s 6d per 100 ; leverets, 2s 6d to 4s Od each. BILLING SLATE, Salmon, Os 10d to is 3d ; trout, Od to Os ; eels, 5d to 10d ; prawns, Os ; skate, 4d to 6d ; sturgeon, and halibut, Od per lb. ; turbots, 2s Od to 12s ; cod, 2s Od to 4s Od ; brills, is Od to 5s Od ; doreys, is Od to 7s Od ; mullets, Os 6d to is 6d ; lobsters, 6d to 2s 6d; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, Od to Os Od each ; soles, 6d to 2s 3d per pair ; common oysters,—s to —5 ; natives, —s to —s per bushel ; whitings. 5s Od to 106 ; haddocks, 4s to 12s ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od ; flounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, 40s per 100 ; fresh herrings, 6s per 100 ; bloaters, Os to Us per 100 ; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; lamb, 5s Od to 5s 10d; veal, 4s Od to 4s 4d; and pork, 4s Od to 4s 6d per Blbs. by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, 38 2d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 48 4d; lamb, 58 Od to 58 8d ; veal,3s 10d to 4s 4d ; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 6d per 81bs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 'lid to Bd, of household do., bid to 7d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2id to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 3id ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 4d ; 801 b to 881 b, 3id to 4d , 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 41d ; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od ; 1041 b to 1121 b, Od to Od. Horse hides, lOs Od to lls 6d ; calf skins, light, 2s 6d to 4s Od ; full, 7s Od to Os Od ; wooded skins, Os Od to Os Od ; half-breds, Os Od to Os Od ; Downs, Os Od to Os Od ; lambs, 3s Od to 4s 3d ; shearlings, 2s 8d to 3s Od . HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD. Old Meadow hay, £3 10s to £4 lOs ; new do., £3 to £4; old clover, £5 Os to £6 Os; new do , lOs to £5 Os; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per !oath Trade steady. CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow hay, £3 10s to £4 15s ; new do., £3 Os to £4 Os ; old move,, £5 Os to £'S 0s ; new do., £3 8s to £5 Os ; and straw, £1 10$ to £1 16s per load. Supply rather limited. WHITECHAPEL —Old Meadow hay, £3 lOs to £4 10a , new do , £3 Os to £4 Os; old clover, £5 Os to £ 6 Os; new do , £3 lOs to £5 O s; an d straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load. A fait demand. BOROUGH HOP. Good and fine hops command a steady sale at quite pro• virus quotations. Inferior parcels, however, move off slowly, yet prices are supported. The accounts from some parts of the plantations are unfavourable, but the prospects in Mid Kent are satisfactory. COLONIAL. TEA.—The public sales terminated yesterday, and the prices obtained were fully equal to those previously current in the open ß. better demand prevailed for West India, and ulmarket.sti good grocery descriptions have in some inatances been rather higher. Foreign descriptions remained at previous quota. tions, while iu the refined market common lumps remained steady at 465. per cwt. COFFEE.—The enquiries for Plantation and Native Ceylon have been more active, and good and fine qualities have realised enhanced prices. Other descriptions fully maintained previous rates. Rim—Only limited transactions have been reported, without any material alteration to record in values. INDIGO—The quarterly sales were brought to a close yesterday : of the total offered 5,500 chests sold at and after the sales, of which 3,000 are supposed for home use, and 2,500 export. Prices, as compared with last sales, are from par to 9d lower for Bengal, Kurpah par to 6d lower, Oudes 3] to 6d lower, Mad , as under 4s 2d to 4d lower, and above, par to 2d dearer. TALLow—The market has been mor e active, and p rices have show n increased firmness, P.Y.C. on the spot being quoted 438 6d, and last three months' delivery 46s per oil-, PROPHECIES FOR GOODWOOD RACES. 1 nipERTAL p. The following are the anticipations of the various weekly papers as to the results of the Goodwood Stakes and Cup : Bell's Life. GOODWOOD STAKES.—We cannot help " following the money" and choosing Anfield for our ally, his trial being almost good enough to win a Derby. GooDwooD Cup.—Buckstone is backed for so much money that we are bound to overlook all his failures, as if he cannot win at Goodwood there is no cup race he is good enough to contend for; and the next best to him may be discovered in Fairwater. BEACON—AFporting Gazette. GOODWOOD STAKES.—My opinion in this instance is that Bellman or Zapateado will prove the winner, should no demonstration be made in favour of Brian Boru, who I must take as a " cockboat." GOODWOOD Cup. - -Buck6. +4 )ne runs on 71b worse terms than weight tor age with the 3-year-olds ; but, great horse though he be, I think he can hardly give a o much weight as 391 b to Isoline and La Toucques, either of whom I ex pect to see win ; and were I certain of its being a strong run race I should give Isoiine th 3 preference, believing that if any thing beats the pair it will be Atherstone, whose per formance for the Epsom Cup, where he beat Buckatone fair seems to be quite ov er l oo k ed and square, giv in g him 31b, by the public. OBSERVER--The GOODWOOD STAKES.--TO SUM up, I must place ANFIELD first, and ZAPATEADO second. GOODWOOD CUI'.-At two miles La Toucques would undoubtedly be formidabl e, but if the judgment of English jockeys is to be depended upon, she tired too much in great race at Paris to be safely depended upon now. I shall therefore not hesitate to award the Goodwood Cup of this year to BUCKSTONE. TOUCHSTONE — Era. G O ODWOOD STAKES.—To sum up, W e think the thre e likely to beat the field are Anti.dd, Brian Boru, and Bell• man, and believing that Bellman is a good horse, and that he will stay every inch of the distance, we take him to be the most worthy of support at the present state of the quo . tations. GOODWOOD Cur.—We can see nothing to upset Buck stone, and we confidently expect to see him accomplish for Mr. Merry what Tbormanby did two years ago. AUGUR—Sporting Life. GOODWOOD STAKES.—My final speeca must be for the first and last letters of the alphabet, A and Z, represented by Anfield and Z ipateado, recommending all who have supported Anfield up to the present period to save their stakes upon Lord Zetland's horse. GooDwoon Cur.—ln conclusion, my allegiance must be given to Buckstone and Fairwater, whom I consider a far better class than the rest by whom they are likely to be op posed. VENT HOUSE OF LORDS—This Day. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 12 o'clock. The amendments of the House of Commons to the Aug. mentation of Benefices and Clergymen's (Colonies) Bills were coasidered and agreed to. The Commons' amendments to the British Columbia Boundaries Bill were considered and agreed to. DRAINAGE AND IMPROVEMENT OF LAND (IRELAND). The Commons' reasons for disagreeing to amendments made by the Lords were considered, and with some verbal alterations the clauses were agreed to. The Indemnity bill, Land Tax Commissioners Names bill, and Promissory Notes and Bills of Exchange were read a third time and passed. TELEGRAPH BILL. The Commons' reasons for disagreeing with certain of the amendments made by :he Lords on this bill were considered, and on the motion of Lord Stanley of Alderley the amend ments were not agreed to, words, however, being inserted to modify the remaining provision of the bill with regard to swinging the wires over houses and ornamental waters. VATICINATOR —Sunday Times. GooDwooD STAKES.—To sum up, we must rely on our selection of last week—Anfield, Blondin, Bellman, and Zapateado—to furnish the winner, assigning the recognised positions in this manner :--Anfield 1, Bellman 2, and Blondin 3. _ _ GoODWOOD Cur.—We shall attempt to foreshadow the result as follows :—Buckstone 1, Fairwater 2, and Ather- stone 3. MISCELLANEOUS. The Poisoned Grain Prohibition bill,Removal of Prisoners (Scotland) bill, Charitable Uses bill, C6mpanies Clauses bill, Railways Clauses bill, and Expiring Laws Continuance bill, were read a third time and passed. The Roue() Duty Bill was read a second time. THE STATUTE LAW COMMISSIONER& Lord ST. LEONARDS paid a marked eulogium upon the exertions of the two gentlemen who had undertaken tho office of C , ,mmissioners for Reporting on the Consolidation of the Statute Law, and that means ought to be adopted for their proper remuneration. The LORD CHANCELLOR entirely concurred in tho observations of the noble and learned lord as to the value of the services of the commission, and that proper recognition of their services would be considered. [LEFT SITTING.] HOME OF COMMONS—This Day. The SPEAKER took the chair at 17 minutes after 12. FIS HERIES (IRELAND) BILL. The Lords' amendments were considered. Sir R. PEEL explained at some length the various additions and omissions which had originated with the House of Lords. Colonel DUNNE moved tb at the house do not agree with the Lords' amendments with respect to estuaries. If the bill stood, in this resrct, as amended by the Lords, its value would be materially deteriorated. Mr. M'MAHON called upon the Government to uphold the bill as it stood en bein g sent up to the other house. Mr. BRUCE upheld the clause, which, he said, more strongly expressed the views of the Government upon the matter than the clause set up. Lord FERMOY thought the house would do well to adopt the bill in its present form. The house then divided, when there app For the Lords' amendment 4O Against l3 Majority L or d FERMOY moved that the house disagree to that portion of a succeeding amendment which made the forfei ture of account the punishment of a second offence in addi tion to the penalty of £5. Mr. BUTT .seconded the motion. The motion was nega tived without a division. Mr. BLAKE moved that the house disagree to the omis sioh of clause 20, a s s carried in the Lords. Colone DUNNE seconded the motion, The house divided— For the Lords' amendment 34 Against Majority ... —l7 On clause 24 the house divided on the question whether the new clause introduced by the House of Lords be agreed to or withdrawn, when there appeared-- For the clause Against l4 Majority —ll Mr. HENNESSY said, as the bill was sent up to the Lords the duty on rod fishing was abolished, but the Lords had restored it. He moved that the clause be restored to its former state. Mr. BRUCE explained that the omission of the House of Commons was accidental, and that the mistake was cor rected in the Lords. The house divided — For the clause 36 Against Majority .. —32 (LEFT SITTING.) THE POLISH INSURRECTION. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) CRACOW, July 24. Intelligence from Warsaw states that by order of Genets.' Berg, the judges and civil assistants in legal examinations have been replaced by military officers. The knout is employed to extort admis sions from prisoners confined in the citadel. Letters from Volhynia announce that the town of Dubna has been occupied by the Sultan, with a numerous detachment. DISTITRBANCES AT NAITPLIA. PARIS, July 24. Letters received here from Athens to the 19th assert that the battallion commanded by Listzokas which recently left the capital has taken possession of the citadel of Nauplia. The same authority states that the Trafalgar, English man of-war, has left for Nauplia. LONDON GAZETTE—Yesterday. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 22. Earl Russell, her Majesty's Secretary . of State for Foreign Affairs, has received from her Majesty's Consul- General at Odessa, a despatch, dated the Ist inst., stating that the Governor of Odessa had requested him to give public notice to British subjects, that they will not be al lowed to land at Odessa or to enter the Russian dominions, unless they are provided with passports duly vised at some Russian Mission or Consulate abroad. FOREIGN OFFICE, JULY 18. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint George Hugh Wyndham, Esq., now second Paid Attache to her Majesty's Legation in China, to be a Second Secretary in her Majesty's Diplomatic Service. INDIA-OFFICE, JULY 23. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Mr. Henry Pen dock St. George Tucker, o f the Bombay Civil Service, to be a Judge of the High Court of Bombay, WAR-OFFICE, PALL -MALL, JULY 24. 3d Regiment of Foot—Lieut.-General J. Wharton Frith, from the 2d West India Regiment, to be Colonel, vice Lieut.-General th e lion. Charles Grey, transferred to the .71 C s t o o Re n g e r c a y e n o t f 7 . f l s F t Fo o o tt . Lieut.-General th e H on. Ch ar l es Grey, from the 3d Foot, to be Colonel, vice General Sir Thomas Erskine Napier, K.C.8., deceased. 2d West India Regiment—Major-General Botel Trydell to be Colonel, vice Lieut.-General J. Wharton Frith, trans ferred to the Colonelcy of 3d Foot. The honourable Artillery Company of London—The iluigehenne lsisasthbeeenp Prince e io o u t vv oly a pleased les,li t . o G a „ pp t o o in b t e his p ßoyal tain. G e neral and Colonel. BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im portance in the Gazette : George Stanesby, cab proprietor, Chelsea James King, builder, Portswood, Hants Henry Ready, surveyor, Old Jewry Jules Mason, jeweller, slington William Elliott, lodging - hou se kee p er, Pimlico' George Moore, l i g ht er man, Bermondsey John Wilson, bootin!tker, Bishopwearmouth George Ladmore, shipwright, Liverpool Thomas Jelly, watchmaker, Loughborough Wm. Green, galvanized iron manufacturer, Leeds Wm. Hall Black, cotton spinner, Haslingden Wm. Belzoni, hosier, Birmingham Henry Towle, surgeon, Bingham Samuel Flint, publican, Mansfield Rich MarshallA. Westbrook, soiicit or, Westminster: Henry, salt merchant, Middlesex] Charles Pharaoh, harness maim., Heston Robert Kimber, jeweller, PEntonville A. J. Bounevialle, globe manufacturer, Fenchurch-st David Fiulanson, tailor, Fenchurch• st., City Henry Taylor, butcher, Ringatoad, Norfolk - James Long, coach painter, Norfolk Henry Thomas, innkeeper, Hereford SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Alexander Graham, farmer, Summerston, Stirlingshire William Johnston, weaving agent, Ecclefechan Thomas Mitchell, farmer, Pitlowie, Perthshire Course of the Exchange—Yesterday. Amsterdam Ditto ...... . Rotterdam — 11 18t Antwerp — 25 52i Brussels — 25 521 Hamburgh — 13 8t Paris .. Short. 25 25 Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine — 1191 - Vienna Trieste Petersburgh .. Berlin .— Madrid .. ~.•• Ca di z Leghorn —'2s 571 25 57/ Milan 25 571 Genoa Naples . — 25 60 Palermo — 25 621 Messina s° Lisbon 1 Oporto .......... 521 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... Mexican Dollars ...... • ...: , . 0 11 16k 11 18t 11 181 25 57t 25 57k 13 81 25 30 25 57t 25 571 119 f 11 55 11 55 49k 49 25 65 25 65 25 65 25 65 25 67f 25 67k 521 •• ..f3 17 0 0 • FLY-BY-NIGHT— Weekly Times. GOODWOOD STAKES.—I shall unhesitatingly plump for Anfield or Bellman, believing that the owner of the otherwise dangerous Evenhand (who on dit says is as good as Bedouin) will row on this, occasion in another boat. GOODWOOD CUP.—I must couple La Toucques with Bucketone, not having the slightest belief in the Duke of Beaufort's pure bred barb Mazagan, notwithstanding he is a recipient of all the allowances conceivable. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, KNUTSFORD RACES.—FRIDAY. The Manchester Handicap of 3 sous each, with 20 added One mile and a distance. Ripley, 3 yrs, 6st 71b Charles Fox, 4 yrs, 9st Garibaldi, 5 yrs, Bst (T. Barlow) 3 Betting-6 to 4on Charles Fox, 2to 1 agst Garibaldi, 4 to 1 agat Ripley. Won by a length and a half ; a neck between second and third. The All-aged Selling Stakes of 3 soya each, with 25 added. One mile and a distance. Sister to Exact filly, 4 yrs, 9st 61b (T. Barlow) 1 Shan Van Vocht, 4 yrs, 9st 61b (James) 2 Charlie, 5 yrs, 10st llb Betting-2 to lon Exact filly. Won by a length ; Charlie beaten off. There was no ad• vance upon the seling price (DO) of the winner. The Knutaford Handicap of 5 soya each, 3 ft, with 60 added ; winners extra. Three miles and a half. Tourist, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (in. 51b ex.) (Forster) 1 Cobbler, 3 yrs, 7st 5i13 (inc. 51b ex.) (l'. Barlow) 3 Ripley, 3 yrs, Est lllb (inc. Sib ex) (Robinson) 3 Charles Fox, 4 yrs, Bst 10lb (inc. 51b ex.) .. (James) 4 Betting-7 to 4 agst Cobbler and Tourist, 3to 1 agat Ripley. Won by a length and a half; four lengths between se cond and third ; Charles Fox beaten off. The Altringham Handicap of 20 sous. T Y.C. Cobbler, 3 yrs, Bst 91b Ripley. 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Robinson) 2 Shan Van Vocht, 4 yrs, 7st 51b (Forster) 3 Betting-5 to 4 agst Ripley, 7to 4 agst Cobbler. Won by a length ; a bad third. The Abduction and Murder at Islington. Yesterday afternoon the prisoner Wm. HenryClarke,who stands charged with the murder of the child Elizabeth Hunter, was again placed at the bar of the Clerkenwell Police-court, but nothing farther tha n that which is already , known was proved. The proceedings were merely suffi cient to justify a remand. CORONER'S INQUEST. The coroner's inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of the unfortunate child Elizabeth Hunter was re- Burned to-day, at the Florence Arms, Florence street, Isling• ton. The prisoner Clarke was present, and the whole of the evidence taken on former occasions was read over to him. The most important witness xamined during the investi gation was a person named Wm. Shrosbree, of 12, Ivy-lane, Hoicton, who said his son some time ago purchased thd pair of gold earrings produced from a man he Shoreditch for threepence. He corrected him for so doing at the time, as he believed they had been stolen by the person who sold them. The person of whom he bought them wore a billycock hat. His son, since the occurrence, had unfortunately died, but before his decease he said the person of whom he purchased the earrings was a young man of very dark complexion, and about the height of the pri suner. The mother of the child said her daughter wore gold wires exactly like those in court, but she could not positively swear that they were hers. The inquiry was adjourned for a fortnight. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.—Yesterday the usual weekly meeting of the Board was held at the offices, Spring. gardens—Mr. J. Thwaites in the chair. The Thames Embankment Committee brought up their report, submitting form of advertisement for tenders for exe cution of the works of the horthern embankment, and sug gesting that the board should name the day for receiving ten ders. Submitting specification of works for the Thames em bankment ; and recommending the board to adopt the same. The report was received and adopted. Mr. Savage moved that the board do adjourn on the 7th August till the 25th September, and that the officers have leave of absence, as the chairman may decide. Mr. Harris seconded the motion, which gave rise to some discussion, in the course of which several amendments with regard to the time of the reassem bling of the board were moved. Ultimately the original motion was declared to be carried, and after the transaction of some other business of a merely routine character, the board adjourned. A POLISH WAR, FROM A PRUSSIAN POINT OF VIEW.—The People's Gazette of Berlin, of the 20tb, gives us a Prussian view of the situation. Our contem porary says :—" We do not think it likely that the Polish war will be postponed till the spring. If war is to be waged it should be done now, or all the advantages to the Poles will be sacrificed. France has every kind of motive for not allowing to escape the facilities which are offered by a war this autumn, and for not waiting the doubtful situation of the approaching spring . When we re member the facility with which France sends expeditions into the most distant countries where neither its honour nor its interests are absolutely engaged, we cannot see why she hesitates to make an ex p e dition in Poland. A n autum nal campaign would have this advantage, that it would probably be very short. It would be a localised war, com mencing in Lithuania, but of which the Principle object would be in the Kingdom of Poland. This country would be very quickly delivered, and a peace would be concluded which would not essentially modify the map of Europe. On the other hand, a war in the spring would take much wider proportions ; it would be a grand war against Russis, in which Austria and England could scarcely remain neutral, and of which it is impossible to calculate the consequences." DESTRUCTIV E FIRE AT SHEFFIELD. —A serious conflagration took place at Sheffield early yesterday morning, by which the Attercliffe Steam Corn Mills, the property of Messrs. Stephenson and Dodds, were entirely destroyed. The mills, which are five storeys high, and contained 300 sacks of flour and 1,200 sacks of corn, were discovered to be on fire about half •past 12 o'clock at night, just after the men had left work. The engines arrived about one o'clock, but though they wero well supplied with water, they were only successful in saving the euginehouse, the remainder of the building being entirely burnt in about an hour and a half. The damage is estimated at .f. 5,000. THE FATAL ACCIDENT TO A ROPE-WALKER. — The inquest on the body of " Madame Geneive," killed at Aston-park, Birmingham, on Monday, by falling from a rope 30 feet high, was concluded yesterday. After the evidence of Mr. Porter, surgeon, who had made a post mortan examination of the body, the jury returned a ver dict of accidental death, accompanied with the opinion that all dangerous or degrading performances should be sup pressed, ~-r,--mot_ :~ ~~.:~ y;' 0 1