The Sun. — London, England, 1864-07-02 00:00:00

tUNEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A full demand for d►scount accommodation is reported to-day, and the principle bankers and bill brokers have been disinclined to transact business below 6 per cent. A further sum of X 45,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. We are• informed that the arrangement lately made between Messrs. Falkner, Bell, and Co., bankers, of San Franciazo, and the British and Californian Banking. Company, has been cancelled by mutual consent. The tenders for Qaeens:and debentures were opened yesterday at the Union Bank of Australia ; when £29,300 were sold above the minimum of £lO3 12e., and it was intimated thnt the directors will receive further tenders on Wednesday for thu balance £70,700. The sinking fund on the Peruvian debt was applied yesterday in the purchase of £266,000, leaving £4,280,650 of the recent loan outstanding. The certificates of the new issue of shares in the General Credit and Finance Company of London will be ready for delivery, in exchange for the bankers' receipts, on and atter Monday next. Mr. H. D. Cartwright, of Messrs. Leckie and Co., Bombay, and chairman of the Commercial Bank Corporation, &a., has been elected chairman ; and Mr. Lewis Balfour, of Messrs. Balfour and Co., Calcutta, Deputy-Chairman of the Board of Direc tors of the East Indian Financial Association. The annual general meeting of the members of the Norwich Union Life Insurance bociety was held at the office, Norwich, on the 29th ult. The report stated that the new business was progressing satis factorily, there being £273 026 insured for the pre sent year, against £257,826 for the preceding year. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Rentet'd telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 05c, Inanimate• The market for the English Funds to-day has been particulaly quiet, and very little alteration has taken place in prices. Consols remain at 90 i for money, and 901 I for the account. The New Threes and Reduced are 89 /; India 5 per Cents., 1041 9 ; and Bank Sto;:k, The alterations in the Foreign Market have not been important, and business has been extremely dull. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 681 1 ex div.; do., Consolides, 48 , 1 ; Mexican, 281 4 ; Greek, 25/ 1; Spanish Passive, 29d ; do., Certi ficates, 101 -Z Portuguese, 47'4 2. ex div. ; Italian, 67 4 ex div.; and the Confederate Loan, 64 66. Business in the Railway Share Market has con tinued moderately active, but a slight decline has taken place in one or two of the principal lines. Midland have receded 15s, North Wester❑ 10s, Great Northern 10s, and Lancashire and Yorkshire bg. The Foreign and Colonial lines showing no chang e of importance, Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in very limited request without any material altera tion to report as to values.Barakar Tea, Shares are quoted per 1 prem. ; London and Venezuela Bank preen. ; and Ebbw Vale Company 1 to 2'prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do Account, July 8 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent. B9 1 Now 21 per Cent. Jan. 189}. — . Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — A.uniuties, 30 yrs, expire .nth Jan., 1880 — Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 7-:. Mb.reh. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2i & 3 per Cent. 110 0500 Do £l.OO and £2OO .. 5 Bank England Stk, 51 per Ct. Do Account.. INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do Account Do 5 per Cent. July, 1670 z. 1,0 Account Do 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 — Do t:ertificates Do Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do 51 per Cent., May, 1879 Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 D , bond 8 .o.,outt .. .. — Do under £1,000.. FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES, A.ustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Do 1859.. Brazilian 5 per Cent Do 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do 1863. B6l Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — J)o Account — Do 1 pei Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) — Chitian 6 per C e nt ... Do 3 pet Cent. Colombian 6 per Cent — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danieh 3 per Cent., 1825 , D 0 5 per Cent, 1864 zquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — .E/gYptian 7 per Cent lOll / 1) 0, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent. l 1824-5, en-Coupons -_ Do Account Do Coupons Do Account.... , lll Guatemala 6 per Cent. Do 1839 and 1859 Italian O per Cent.(Mareunnana Railway 73! Mexican 3 per Cent Do Account,..... Do Scrip £23 p a id .. dis Do French Scrip, En 25f 90c — dia A Do 6 p er C en . nglo-French 17' Ditto Scrip, £23 paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 2 per Cent. — Do Deterred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) — Peruvian 41 per Cent.. Do 3 per Cent. (o . ribarren).. ... — Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account — Portu g uese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account • • Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, 'B O , 6 '4' 2 . • Do Account .. • •••• 47a I Do 1863 gcrip, £4O paid Russian 5 per Cent., 18229 £ St — Do 41 per Cent., 1850 — Do 3 per Cent 1859 Do 5 per Cent, 1862 B7/ a I Do Anglo-Dutch Do Scrip, £3O paid Sar Tinian 6 per Cent Do Account B panieh 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do PasAivo Do Account 291 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. — Do Account • .. Swedish, 4 per Cent _ Do Scrip, £.30 paid — Pm Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account bo 6 per Cent. 1853 D.,0 Account 7O uo £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cont. 1862 Do Account .. 671 81 i Do 4100 Bonds — Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account.... Do 1863 --. Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent..... — Do 6 per Cent, 1864 Do 11 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London Austrian, 5 per Cent,. Ex. 10 Florins. -- Belgian 41 per Cent., En. 25f Do Account . ...... Dutch 2/ per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail.. ...... Do 4 per Cent. Certificates .. — Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. Do Account. .......... P (w uvian Dolla r B on d s, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. eimontese, 5 per Cent., En. 251 — TWO O'CLOCK. b 5 AC CO Consols Mon v (3., ~, ULlt .... 901 t Li - L/erpool Cotton Market—This DAY. b2leMarket dull. Sales probably 5,000 or 6,000 S. L, - The O LLEGE, LANCING, lISSEN.. first atone of the Third or Lower Middle School, in connec tion of small with farmers,otrades S. Niclas College, intended for 1,000 b o y s , sons _ ',en, and superior arti s ans, will b e laid by th e Right Ron. the E ar l G ranville, K.G., Lord 1864 on the site recent) Presid en t. o f the Council, on Tuesday, the 12. h of July, , y Purchased at Ardingly, near Bal combo, in Sui , sex. ALTERATION OF TIIE TITREISH FLAG,--Con *3.tantinople, June 23.—8 y an It uPerial order, the Turkish commercial fl.ig has been altered Instead of the re ground and white crescent as hitherto, the colours are green ground with a red ball in the middle bearing a white crescent in the centre. fiELRE .MARKETS—Ths day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOeIs.S. Railways. "'"* ( Closing I Business 1 Price. done. Wol., and Str. Val, 'Scythe and Tyne. 3ristol and'Exeter L7aledonian :ors and Bandon Born wa II Do A A ~ z ets no di Do. B till 6p c.p an.has been paid to B. Oublin & Ileliast June. Dun., Pertb o t Ab. June. , ;dinburgh & Glasgow. !t.i'laeg. and S. Western !4reatEastern, Ord. sty. Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian 1 .ireatNorthol 800tlan , 44 rcat Northern Do A stock Do II do .... Gt. S. an i W. of Irelan Great Western Do Str Val gua. stoet , Lancashue & Yorkslitr , London and 131ackwail Lon., Ilright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Six.th Western Man., Shet, & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do * shares.. Metropolitan Slidland Do New . Do Binning. (t Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland DO. ieliiie; Uld Bert ... Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwio Do, G.N.E. purehas , Do Lccda Do York Do Carliale North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. goo, Do soot. 'Mid. stock Shrews. and Welohpoo , Shropshire Union south DeTon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun 6taines,Wok.,andWo:c S t ockton Darlington Do Do New, 180 C Taff Va1e........, Do B Do C Ulater Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford 45z Kilkeuny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool fitsr.it R West Midland -Oxioro Do Newport Do Hereford a ei 81 Pi 84 c 8 1199 120& 61 7 35 37 16 17 CO 0 , 104 116 18 9 66 74 133 13 149 151 128 .3! 90 9 67 47L, 1151 1V; 66 CS 10: tOI 90 42 1131 11 , 1 07 W 3 58i 1,9, 112 313 134 133 102 104 53 65 24 rcs IC5i IG6! 61 6! 94 0 126 129 1S 26 I 77i3 781 10/ 11t 126 130 36 38 56 67 33 35 92i 93 101- 106 8 9 364 374 I 04 10 7; B 163 170 6 7 3 E p P5l 15t tOI 88 i i : 8 115; I 10 103 21 114 131 1121 133 a I 103 107 110 52 34 35 6 BRITISII POSSESSIONS. han Piallways Pala. all 100 20 lA - m:lU° Ar fit Lawrenc, !Wm., Barodaer.Cent In, , Gu. 5 per cent... Do. New . ...... Do. E. Shares... fti , ,,alo and Lame Huron Do. Preference Buffalo, Brant,,Wodrieli 5 p. at. bde. Aug. 1, 187:1 Do. do. July 1, 187 ,fo. do. Jun,- 1, Ir , • (flcutta.tiS.Eastn. Li 'apeTown & Dock Scr, Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. bast Indian. gu. 5 p. Do. do. G Ext.... itock 'trek Do; do: II do. .. `;rand Trunk of Cana(nt Do. Ist Bonds,. Do. uo. deterred...... Lo. 4 , 1 Pre;. Bonus.. Do. do drter , ed...... 110. 3d t' et. stock ... Do. do. dderred.... Do. 4th Pref. Do. ao. deterred...." t.lnchaYentu.gua.sp.t; Do. .\ ew gua. 5 p. a... Do. January, 1852 .. Cit. South.of India(Lito _uaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Share, Do. New ... Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. 1)o. 5i p. C. do. '77-8.. Indian Branch Limited 111adrals guar., 5 p. 0. .. Do. it p. o. Extension Dc. 4 4 d 0........ iifth Extension. Zlrlb.Uorp.'p. o. Both,. & Dobson's Bay. Do. 7 p.c. &tortg. Bds. New Br uns wick ffi Candu i Class A and B. N. it.l.C'dati po Ist pi bcw Soinde Do. Delhi en Do. do " • • Do. Punjeub 4x. Do. Do. ........ , Do. Indus. St. Flo. J Clueing Prioe. 59 61 101 W 2 all 100 (100 100 2 1 all iDi part p J 4 8 84 94 77 82 77 8 77 82 98 it,o 98 100 04 106 1 2 .1 , 3 P 20 21 P 72 74 : 64 66 68 55 17 48 5 43 15 29 11 28 3) 02 103 pr a I , I 101 lt3 10 70; ICt 100 90 12 82 8 d #p ,ok 101 97 99 9/. bf 56 58 4toct et ock 8 001, lisiminea , don 1021 3 1031 2 3 5 82 84 103} IC.q 1021 1031 i pr ,V 0 11)1 96 98 ;01i 1 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIEB. p.e.J 5i.1013 1877-51 100 113 105 1001 11 Do. 6 P.C. Feb.& .hut;. 1 00 162 104 D 0.5 p.c.Mar.& Sept. 100 lao2 104 Do. 6p. o. Jan.&.July. 13, 92 04 I Do. 5 inscribed stock 100 91 13 I;ape6l.llope, 6 p o,lBn, 100 104 106 i Do.Ap & Oct. 18s0 100 .107 109 1071 Do. 189 t 100 It 9 111 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 103 110 112 'Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p t 10u 111 113 ;Mauritius 6 per cent lOO )07 109 1011 Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 107 IC9 !N.8.G0v.6p.0..ia.&Ju1) WU 102 104 ho. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 1,18 , 100 991 1001 c., to L.l 100 99 1004 --Do. do p .,lBBB lBtz &now& 109 99 4 1 6 01 971 8 I New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 10 111 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 105 107 !Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 108 110 Ls.Aus G6p.c.1676.& up lOO 109 111 I Vle.Gov. p.c.Ja.&Jul) 100 m !Do. to e. An./zOot.. 100 iO9 110 ionlo ol 101 BRITISH MIN ES. 2 , _;anihrian Consol. Gold 1 id )!fiord Arnalgamated 1 32 34 Devon Cr. Cono.,"l'avist ,1 1 565 675 Eaf.A. Bassett (Mogan), 30 05 67 Nast Clogau Gold Ltd.l 'East Caradon ...... 1..14.6 29 30 i;•:ast Carn Brea 3 4.0 71 71 E. W'l Russel (Tavistk. ) 8.13.;. 31 43 IGain,SiSt.Auhyn(Gwen 084 7 9 ;Great South Toil4llB , 17s 21 1.1 IG. Wheal Vor (Holston 10 33 04 !Grenville 0.16. 71 71 IliercA's-Foot 8.1•,, 68 4U Ilingston Downs 4.18.0 3I Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelact 14 16 —it arke Valley.. Myndy Iron Oro (Lira 2)- 11 t New Setun llll 70 30 —• North Downs 2l 11 z Wll 11asset(111o.csi , 3.1.0 14 2 North Whral Crotty . 2.6.9 41 41 L'ar Consols (6t. Blaze) 20 : - rovidence(Uny Lelut.- 100. 40 42 -loath Caradon(St.Cleer la 1450 470 S. Carn Brea (11logan).. I-- Fran. (Ilov.li 18.1 0 .9 50 65 Stray Park - C:imarSilv.,t Lead 5110 fin Croft lBl West Basset (Mogan): C, radon (Liskeard 5 16 18 West Satoh 11 heal Basset (Mogan 5/ 90 115 ~heal Bulleratedruth, 10 '7 29 heal Kitty (U.Lelani 2.0.6 Wheal Lad ott 01 heal Mary Ann ;Lien ; 8 14 16 Wheal Ileton . . 684 220 230 Wheal Tretawney (Lis.) 7 19 21 ; Wheal Union 3.17 1# 2 LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) HARRIS V. HARRIS AND WARDE. This was a suit instituted by the husband, a labourer in the dockyard at Chatham, for dissolution of marriage. The parties were married in 1843. They first resided at Great Waking, in Essex, and ultimately they went to live at Chatham, where the cohabitation continued until 18'51. In that year the respondent formed an improper intimacy with the co-respondent Warde, who was a lodger in the same house. She was at present residing at the same place with the co-respondent. In the course of the evidence it was proved that the peti tioner knew that his wife was living on improper terms with Warde. The learned judge said, under the eireumstmees, he should dismips the petition. ROUTII. V. ROUTH AND LE MESURIED. This was a suit instituted by the husband for a dissolu Lion of marriage. The pc;itioner had bun an officer in the English cavalry, but he had sold out and had married the respondent at the office of the Charge d'Affaires at Benares in 1847. In 1851 the parties went to Australia, but the health of the respon dent being bad she went to Calcutta, which was her native place. There she formed an acquaintance with M. Le Mesurier, who held an important situation on the Indian Railway. The respondent returned to England, and M. Le Mesurier, who had obtained leave of absence, renewed his intimacy with her at her mother's house. The respon dent and the c:-respondent went on a tour to Nice, and other parts of the continent, as man and wife, and the re spondent gave birth to a child, of which M. Le Mesurier was the father. Rhoda Wood, who had been a servant to Mrs. Routh, as companied her to the continent. She was in the habit o receiving visits from M. Le Mesurier, while she lived at Lancaster-terrace, Regent's-park. Mr. Charles Routh, a cousin of the petitioner, proved that, prior to their departure for Australia, they lived very happily. Sometimes they had quarrels and sometimes they were very loving. On the whole they agreed as well as most married people usually do. The respondent did not accompany her hu.b nd when he went to China, in con sequence of the bad state of her lit alth. Mr Routh, the petitioner, was examined by the learned Judge,—He said he had lately returned from India. He lett England in 1849 for China, and from thence he went to India. He went out under the auspices of Sir J. Bowring to obtain an appointment in the Customs there, but in con sequence of the war breaking out, he failed, and afterwards he went to India, whero he obtained an appoint ment on the railway through M. Le Mesurier, who was the chief engineer on the Jubbulpore Rail. way. His family and that of Le Mesurier's had been on intimate terms for nearly a century. He obtained the appointment through M. Le Mesurier, and after that he continued to write to his wife. In six months after he felt annoyed, in consequence of his son being sent to a school which he disapproved. He wrote the last letter to the re spondent in 1863, in answer to one he received from her, dated Nice; but he had no notion that anything improper had taken place between her and Mesurier. He was surprised when he received the letters from Nice, as he thought his wife was residing in London. He never had the slightest sus picion of M Mesurier's honour, and he had always looked upon him as a brother. A more dastardly act than he had afterwards perpetrated could not be mentioned. The Judge Ordinary said the petitioner was entitled to a decree nisi. Granted accordingly. POLICE INTXLLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH STREET. ROBBERY AT A JEWELLE res.—Two boys named Henry Thirtord and Alfred John Gibbs, were charged before Mr Knox with stewing, at 311, Oxford-street, some brooche and pins, the property of Mr Nathan Woolf Jacobsons jeweller. Mr Jacobson Paid his attention had been called to the boys by a lady ; ho ran after them and caughtßarford, and found his pocket full of his pins, He took Barford back towards his shop, when a gentleman stopped Gibbs, who dropped two brooches. There had been five boys altogether„ but the other three escaped. He then gave the prisoners into custody. Aldridge, 205 C, proved taking Gibbs to the station, the other prisoner being taken to the station by a gentleman. The parents of the boys were decent people. The mother of Gibbs said he had got acquainted with some bad companions. Mr Jacobson said his daughter knew the other boys by sight. Mr Knox said to send the boys to prison for any length of time would make them worso. Let them go to prison for font days and receive 12 strokes of a birch rod, THAMES. FOOLS AND THEIR MONEY,—MAry Ann Jones, aged 20, of No, 19, Albert-:quare, Shadwell, of the class called unfortunate, was brougbt before Mr Partridge charged with steiling a .-05 Bank of England note, Timothy Cox, a police sergeant, No 45 K, stated that between the hours of 2 and 3 o clock this morning he saw the prisoner in High-street, Shadwell, with a £5 note in her hand. She said a sailor gave it to her, He also found upon her a sovereign and thirteen shillings in silver, She stated th.ht the sailor gave her that also, and that he was in a coffee-shop close by, He found a sailor, a mate o. a ship, in a coffee-shop, He was paid off yesterday, and said he had been in the girl's company and gave her the money, and that he had a right to do what he liked with his own, The sailor, who was quite sober, came to that Court to give evidence, and he wan arrested on a warrant by a con stable from Wales, who took him away in custody for de serting his wife and children, and leaving them chargeable t 3 the parish. Mr Partridge—The prisoner must be discharged. The woman ran towards the witness•box and demanded the money. Cox—Shall I give the money to her, your worship ? Mr Partridge—l shall make no order. Speak to your inspector. A DISHONEST OFFICER or THE CROWN,—Edward Mur phy, an elderly Irishman, was brought before Mr Part ridge charged with stealing a bottle of port wine. Thomas Cook, a constable in the service of the East and West India Dock Company, stopped the prisoner, who was leaving the Export East India Duck with a bottle of wine in his trousers' pocket. The prisoner would not say how ho came by it. He ascertained that the prisoner was a Cus toms-house officer employed in the luggage office. A case of port wine had been opened and plundered in the office. Two bottles were missing. The prisoner would be dismissed the service. The prisoner admitted he had helped himself to one bottle of port—no more. He was very sorry. He meant to drink the wine, not to sell it. Mr Partridge said the prisoner was a dishonest fellow, and woula lose his situation, which was a just punishment to him. He fined him 10s. for the unlawful possession of the wine. The penalty was paid, PREFERENCE SHARES. Great northern, 5 per cent., red, at 5 per cent. pm., 107 Great Western Orig. 44 uer cent pi:, 56 London, Chatham, and Dover o per cent. pref., 06 . ; Mid .Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Di to. Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 137 Midland, Leicester and Bitchin 4 per et- North }astern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., 1 dtto 1 per cent., red., 101 99 North Eastern, York, H. and Selby purchase, 10 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Kent Coast, f, per cent. pref. B, 99 London, Chatham, etc., DTetrop. EXt., B 6 per cent., 97 LINES LEASED Al' FIRED:RENTAL& Preston and Wyre, 41 Wimbledon and Croydon, 71 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish, FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, lim., 10} BANKS. Alliance 'llm.l. 651 II 5 Anzio Austrian, 7 Bank of ta,go, lira., 4: British and Californian, lim., 6 51 61 Charterd Bank of India. Australia, und_Chilla, Ditto, issued at 10 pm. 384 Consolidated Bans, lim., Continental, Jim., , 7t European Bank, lira., 11 Imotral Bank of india, .)hina, and Japan, Imperial Ottoman, 18 London B •nk of Mexico and S. America, MD., 71 6; 71 London and Brazilian aim.), 53t London Chartered Bank of Australia, 2 i London. llamburv,. Cont. Exchange, Jim., 161 17 London Joint Stock, 43i 7a London and Northern, lira., 23 • London and South African, 24 London and t‘ estminster, 93 94 Oriental Bana Corporation. 5b4 Proyincial of Ireland. Oi &lode, Punjab, and Delhi, lim., 13: South Australia, 19 South E ,stern, lim., 7 i union of Australia, sr; Union of London, 58 7* MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Agricultural, 19.¢ ' rierlin Water Works, Um, 0 City Offices, Bin., 41 Consolidated Discount, Um., 7i Credit Fonder, 13i Credit M. bi , i r, 71 East Indian Financial, Um., 31 Egyptian Com and Trading, lim., 41 Home and C lonial k ssurance, lira „J; Hudson's Bay, 171 Imperi 1 and Mercantile Credit Asso., lim., if Joint Stock Discount, iirn„ 7 London Financial Association, National Discount Company, lim., 15 ,1 Oriental Gas (lira.), Royal Mail Steam, goi Scottish Australian Investment, lira., 130,; Smith, Knight, anl Co, 11 m., 4i f By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.51 per £1 stcrlin tandard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 3.l,Cthe per cent, dearer in London than in Hamburg. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, RAY 2, 1864 WES MINSTER. CHARGE OF ASSAULT AND FORCIBLY ENTERING A DWELLING•HOUSE —Henry Gosling, proprietor of the Princess of Denm .rk beershop, 67, New-road, Chelsea and a man named Miles, were charged with unlawfully entering the dwellirig-house of Henry Bonal, by putting him out of possession thereof, and by holding now posses sion of the said house. They were also charged with assaulting the plaintiff. Mr Smyth, who was engaged for the plaintiff, said that his client had let the house in question to a person of the name of M‘Donalo, who underlet it to the defendant Gosling. On the 3d of June plaintiff was informed that his house:was untenanted, when he took possession of it. On the 15th inst. the defendant went to the house with a large body of men, when one of them put a ladder in front of the house, by means of which the defendant got to the top of the how() and into it, by the roof. They then committed a most violent assault upon the plaintiff. Evidence was given which showed that on the day in question about 50 men, among whom were the defendants, went to the house with a ladder, which was placed in front of it. The defendant Gosling was the first to go up, and he was followed by four other men, among whom was the other prisoners. When they reached the roof some of the men got on it and removed several bricks. Having done this they flung a quantity of bricks at the plaintiff, and he was ejected with great violence from the house. He was also told that if be was seen again in the house he would hate his head broken. After the examinevion of several witnesses, The defendants were committed for trial, bail being ac cepted for their appearance at the sessions. ALARMING FIRES.—This morning about half past 3 o'clock, a fire broke out in Simpson's ships building yard, known as the Grosvenor Works, Cunitt Town. The flames commenced from some unknown cause in the yard amongst a quantity of weather boarding, but owing to the exertions of the workmen the fire was extin guished, but not until about 200 feet of weather boarding was destroyed and the other goods in the yard slightly damaged. A fire, which at one time threatened most dis astrous results, broke out in the premises belong ng to Mr J. Markie, boot and shoemaker, carrying on business in Little Britain, Aldersgate•street. The - Royal Society's escapes and several engines of the London Brigade, includ • ing two of Shand and Mason's, were present. The inmates happily effected a safe retreat. About half•past 10 o'clock, a.m., a telegraphic message was received at Watling-street fire-station that a fire had broken out in a large sailing barge lying in the river, facing the entrance of St. Kathe rine's Dock. The steam-floating and Shawl and Mason's land steamers were at once despatched to the spot and the fire was soon subdued. The origin of the fire is unknown. CIRCASSIANS IN ALGERIA.—TiIes French Go vernment has, it is said, made arrangements to receive 25,000 Circassian emigrants in Algeria. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, July I.—There has been more demand for shipping yarns. spinners, in conse quence of the advance in the price of cotton, have asked considerably higher rates than on Tuesday, and some of the buyers have acceded to this ad vance, and have contracted for fair quantities at about mod. per lb. advance on Tuesday's rates, Cal cutta telegrams to hand to-day are regarded as of a more cheering character than any recently received, and some of our merchants shipping to India have been induced to make offers for liberal quantities of India mule yarn. In home-trade yarns prices have been strong, and spinners have been ask log higher rates, but it checks business. There has been but a small amount of business rans9cted in this description of yarn. Theta has been a decidedly better feeling in the cloth-market, with a considerable inquiry for nearly all sorts of gocds. The business has not been large, but will some purchases have been made at the lull cur rent quotations of the day, and but for the firm attitude assumed by manufacturers in consequence of a dearer cotton-market it is probable that a more considerable business would have been eMcted. The advices from Bombay are reported to have been followed by sales at 3d. to 6d. per piece higher than could have been obtained a week to 10 days ago. The Bombay telegram, to June 9, quotes 71b. 39-inch shirtings at 10 rupees; 811 b flittO, at 12 rupees; 44-inch ditto of 8113., 12r. Ba.; 3b. Madapollams, 4r. 3a.; 30's water twist, 251 a. and 40's mule, 22ia. per lb. The advance there since May 23 is given by some advices at 2s. per piece on 71b. shirtings and ls. on 81b. Calcutta telegrams of June 6 say shirtings are 6d. to ls. higher in a fortnight. Other telegrams say the advance was lost on June 10. CARDIFF, June 30.—The critical state of political matters affects the staple trades of the district, and buyers show an indisposition to purchase more than just sufficient for actual necessities. The slight improvement that had taken place in the iron trade last week is hardy maintained. The ironmasters are fairly supplied with specifications, and the wprks are in active employ. The steam coal trade maintains its vitality, and there is a brisk business doing. About lls per ton is the average quotation for Aberdare double screened qualities, free on board. Coke has not improved, and the sale is rather slow. The house coal collieries are on full time, and a large quantity is being brought down for ship. men% MARKETS—TIds Day, COVENT GARDEN. Increased supplies of fruit are on sale here to-day, and the show of vegetiblles is seasonably good. The demand is steady, as follows : FRUIT. 8. d. s. d. Pine apples 2 Oto 3 0; Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0 Grapes, per lb 2 6 to 6 0 , Poreign do ... 0 0 to 0 0 Melons 0 0 to 0 0 Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 0 0 Apples, per hf-sv. 3 0 to 6 0 ; Pears, per do Oranges, per 100..6 0 to 12 0 Lemons, per 100 3 6 to 8 0 Gooseberries ht sve s 6 to 3 6 Strawberries pr pt 0 to 0 b e. d. a d Mulberries,prpt..o oto 0 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 4to 1 0 Foreign ditto, puno oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb 0 oto 0 I) Walnuts, per 100 0 to 0 0 Cobnuts, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doz. 0 oto 0 0 Peaches.. Currants, per ti.sv 3 eto 4 0 Plums, per do. Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 2 oto 2 6 , Shallots, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Cabbages, pr doz 0 9to 1 3 ' Horseradish, pdn 1 oto 1 6 , 30 1 Beet, per do z . .. 0 o to 0 0 Rld ditt0......,. 0 oto 0 0 ' Parsley, per ditto 0 oto u 0 Savoy do., pr dz. 0 oto 0 0 ; Celery, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Cauliflowers, p dz 1 Brocoli sprouts 0 otoo , 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Potatoes, per ton 50 oto 60 0 ' Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 New ditto, pr cwt 6 otolo 0 Mushrooms, p pt. 0 oto 0 0 Turnips, dz bunch 3 oto 4 0 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Carrots,pr do 5 6to 6 61 Cos lett, score .. 0 Bto 1 3 Cucumbers 0 4to 1 61 Mint and s4vory..o oto 0 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 , Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0 Green peas, ti.-sv. 1 oto 1 6' Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 French beans,h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Onions, doz. bn 1 oto 2 0, Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 o New Do., dz bun 1 to 1 6 ; Rhubarb, per bun 0 2to 0 4 Spinach . 0 oto 0 u f Asparagus, pr do. 2 6to 4 0 Brussels sprouts 0 oto 0 0 Seakale, per bun. 0 oto 0 0 POULTRY. Turkeys, Os Od to Os Od ; geese, 48 Od to 78 Od each ; goslings, 4s 6d to Os; ducks, 2s Od to :?s 6d; ducklings; 2s 6d to 3s 6d; rabbits, 18 Od to is 6d each; wild do., ---d to Os —d ; pigeons, Os 6d to Os 9d each; Surrey fowls, lOs Od to 168 Od ; chickens, 7s Od to 12s Od ; barn door fowls, 3s Od to 7s 6d ; capons, Os Od ; hares, Os Od to Os Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os Od each; pheasants, Os to Os Od ; partridges, Os to Os Od ; woodcocks, Os to Os Od; snipes, 0 , .1 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 Od each; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butter, lOd to Os lld ; English, Os lid to is Id per lb ; English eggs, 70 Od to Os Od ; French do., 5s 6d to 6s 3d per 100 ; leverets, 2s Od to 4s Od ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, is Od to is 4d ; trout, Od to Os ; eels, 6d to 10d ; prawns, Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d per Ib ; turbots, 2s Od to 12s ; cod, Os Od to Os Od ; brills, 2s Od ►to 6s Od ; doreys, 2s Od to 2s 6d ; mullets, Os 6d to Is 6d ; lobsters, is to 2s Od ; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, Od to Os Od each ; soles, 3d to 2s Od per pair ; common oysters, 15s to As ; natives, 64s to 70s per bush. ; whitings, 4s Od to 8s; haddocks, 6s to 12s ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od; dounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, 30a per 100 ; fresh herrings, 7s to 8s per 100 ; bloaters, Os to Os per 100 ; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s Bcl to 4% 6d; lamb, 5s Od to 58 8d ; veal, 3 s 10d to 45 8,1; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 6d per Blbs by the carcase. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 2d , mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 6d ; lamb, 5s Od to 5s 8d; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d; and pork, 6s ld to 4s 6d per 81bs, by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of Wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 6id to 7d , of household do., 5.21 to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. -• M a rket hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2d to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 3;d ; 72lb to 801 b, 3id to 4 d ; 801 b to 881 b, 4d to 40 , SBlbto 961 b, 4 dto 41d; 961 b to 1041 b, —d to Od ; 1041 b to 1121 b to —d. Horse hid es , 10:3 Od to 126 Od ; calf skins, light, 2s 6d to 4s Od ; full, 88 Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, Os Od to Os Od ; hall-breds, —s Od to - -s Od ; Downs, —s Od to —6 Od; lambs , 2 s 9d to 4s 9d; sheatlings, 2s 2to 2s sd. HAY MARKETS. smiTHFIELD. — Meadow hay, £2 158 to £4 lOs Od ; clover, 10 s Od ; and s t raw , £1 4 s t o £1 lO s p er l oa d. Tradetfir.s CumcsaLANn. - -Mewlow hay, £2 15s to £4 10s ; clover, 4 O 10 , Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £ 1 1 08 per load. Agos to L good demand. WHITEcHA.PEL —Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 IGs; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 4i to £1 lOs per load. A steady sale. PUGILISM. (Flom Bell's _Life.) JOE COBURN AND JEN.' MACE. The next deposit of £5O a sid e f o r this all .important match is to be posted on T uesday, July 5, at Harry Brunton's, G eor ge and Dragon, Beech -street, Barbican. Coburn writes us from Dubl in that ho is starring it there and gain ing golden op inions, of which we are glad to hear. He will be joiner' there on Monday, July 4, by Nat Langharn, who will thence acco mpany him to Limerick. THE CHAMPIONSHIP. MARSDEN AND Wo lorALD.—The following articles for this match were drawn on Thursday, at Bob Travers s, Sun and Thirteen Cantons, Castle -street, Leicester-square: "Articles of agreement entered into this 30% of June . ... 1864, between An drew Marsden and Joseph \Yonneld. The said Andrew Marsd en agrees to NIA the said Joseph Wormald a fair stand up fight, according to the new rules of the P. 13 A., by which the said Andrew Marsden and hereby m utua ll y agree t o b e b oun d. i j ' o h s e ep fi h ght \lo shall be he for th e sum of two hundred pounds a side and the ChaniPichis Belt, and shall take place. on January 3, 1865, in the Lo ndon district. In pursuance of this agreement £lO is now s taked in the hands of the Editor of Bell's Lite, who sh all be final stakeholder and name the r referee. Further deposits of £s'a side have to be staked on Thursday in each week at houses to be named alternately, until Sept. 27, when £7O a side shall have been deposited ; after which the deposits will be £lO each week up to Dec. 13. The final deposit of £2O a side shall be staked at Boa Tyler's, Founders' Arms, Osborne -street, Whitechapel, on Dec. 29, 1864. The said deposits shall be made between the hours of eight and ten pan , at the houses named, and the party failing shall forfeit the money down. In pursu ance of this agremult we hereby attach our names— " ANDREW MARSDEN. " JOSEPH WORMAL D." The next deposit of £5 a side is to be made on Thursday, July 7, at Boa Tyler's, THE LAUREATES "IDYLLS' QF THE HEARTH," says the Queen of to-day, is doubtless a collection of poems of domestic interest. Our contemporary adding— Well, why not ? Idr Tennyson has now been a Benectick for some years, and u nless report be a liar has won one of those great prizes in life—a happy ',hatch. His olive branches aro growing round him, and the experiment which he determined upon when he announced to the Queen that he would be glad of an increase of income because he was going to be married, has turned out to be a great success. So the harp which sounded the Morte d'Arthur," and the loves of Vivien and ci Guineveve, will now give us, no doubt, some sweet homely ditties attuned to the harmony of a happy man's fireside, and filled with the melody of a honeymoon which lasts lifelong. By the way, we wonder what t I for DerbyrTennyson wirbliteiusay when he hears that the hon. member s his residence, in his pleasant q uArters in "the Wight,' entirely to the malign and dia -1 cordant ix:finales , : of ate organ gziulere ? The French Press on the Conference, The able London correspondent of the Independ ance Beige has done good service in correcting the misapprehensions created here as to the state of public opinion in England, wilfully distorted by certain Liberal contemporaries. This writer is so dispassionate and impartial that his views have acquired great weight among the Parisian public; he faithfully reports the impression prevalent on your side of the Channel, and that he has felt the public pulse to some purpose is proved by your articles as well as by the drooping of the Funds, That unfailing thermometer, the Stock Exchange, refuFes to endorse the pacific acclamations of the Ti lies, and shows that the writer in the Independ• ancc has accurately gauged the sentiment of the public in the question which involves the honour as well as the interests of England. I specially direct your ottentinti to the following passage i❑ his last letter : It must be admitted that the destiny of some of the most illustrious of statesmen is to have a most inglorious end. Metternich did not survive his successes ; Nesselrode was engulphed in the Crimean disaster; Palmerston has, with his own hands, dug the grave of his popularity. On the 3d of February, 1808, then 24 years of age, ha energetically vindicated in the House of Commons the bombardment of Copenhagen, and the destruction of the Danish by the Eng lish fleet. On that occasion the noble lord argued that " the law of self-preservation, which was the fundamental principle of the law of nations, justified England in having torced upon Denmark a neutrality which, had it been left to its discretion, France would speedily have converted into active hostility." Fifl y-six years later the same Minister, before the same House of Commons, declares that England is not bound to prevent the dismemberment of Denmark, and sacrifices it a second time, after having encouraged it with delusive hopes of assistance " The coincidence id curious, but it is not easy to see what inference the writer wishes to draw from it. He then prcceeds to say : Opinions aro divided as to the issue of the forthcoming Parliamentary struggle, and even the friends of the Minis try do not expect a majority sufficient to ratify its policy. My opinion is that the Government will be defeated, or that its majority will be so utterly insignificant that in any case it will have to go to the country. That measure will be disastrous for Denmark, which in the interval will have had time to be crushed by the overwhelming forces it has to contend with. The path of Lord Palmerston is one on which it is not easy to stop, but rely upon it he will not be supported by the country, and the fate of the Minis try is certain. People are already talking of Lord Clarendon as Lord Russell's successor. That sort of patch work won't strengthen the Government. Truth compels me to add that Lord Palmerston has greatly fallen off both as a Minister and as a speaker. The fact is he can no longer impart a direction to the affairs of the country, but allows a policy to be forced upon him. It is sad to say it, but it is the literal Ulu h. The Debats has an article on the policy of her Majesty's Ministers, and the feeling which it has excited here, which will convince the friends of the Cabinet that the contempt with which it is regarded in Franca is not confined to any mere party : _ _ The great question, it says, is at last decided, The Eng lish Cabinet has fallen on the side towards which it was obviously leaning. The Ministers of England have aban doned Danmark to its fate, and means to look on with folded arms, so long as the unequal struggle which has just recommenced is confined to limits beyond which it is not likely the German Powers are willing to carry it. The English fleet, which was awaiting orders to pro• ceed to the Baltic, will remain quietly at Spithead. The srmies of Austria and Prussia are quite at liberty to march forward and to complete the conquest of the whole of Schleswig, about the possession of which the English Plenipotentiaries wrangled so much at the Con ference. There is nothing to prevent their conquering Jutland, if they be so inclined. But let Austria and Prussia beware I If perchance they are not satisfied with the prey which is thus left at their mercy ; if they touch the Danish Islands, bombard Copen hagen, or capture the person of King Christian I then indeed we shall see I England may, perhaps, get angry and lose her patience, Such, in a few words, is the atti tude which Lord Palmerston and Lord Russell have asaumed in the name of the great country they govern, The general impression which this very meek policy has produced in France has been one of surprise, to use a mild phrase, Not assuredly because France and Europe have any reason to regret the resolution taken by the British Government, not that enlightened and moderate minds would reproach England with preferring peace to war, or with having been unwilling to involve England in the perils of a conflict with Germany. But after disturbing Europe for a whole year with noisy claims on behalf of Denmark—at. er addressing so many threats and protests to Austria, Prussia, and the Germanic Confederation—now about &tilesw g, now about Jutland—alter summoning a Conference, to wind up by laying down eventual castes belli, which have not the remotest prospect of being realised I Is such a course, we demand, worthy of the rank which a great country like England has the right to occupy in Europe? Such, if we are not very greatly mistaken, is the question public opinion is raising in France and elsewhere. In the Prase Emile de Girardin devotes three columns to show that the British Government is being crushed beneath the weight of public con tempt, and poin!s out that the primary cause of its being lowered in public estimation is that it talks in one way and acts in another. He sees only one remedy—the appointment of a Gladstone ann Cobden Ministry whose speeches and despatches ould be in perfect consonance with the policy of Lords Palmerston and Russell. He's adjures" the "British press and the British people" to open their eyes, and prevent their country from subsiding from contempt into ridicule. M. Emile de Girardin's eecenincity occasionally blossoms into perfect insa• nity, but there is no denying that there is a certain degree of method in his madness. The Opinione Nationale suggests that France may take her revenge on England for her mockery of France preferring peace at any price. It antici pates that the flame coalesced Powers, encouragen by their present success, will desire to solve the Eastern question in their common interest; divide among them the inheritance of the " sick man," and shut up the passage to India against England. It will be a fine occasion for France to repair the check she will have to meet with in Italy from Aastria, Prussia, and Russia, and to leave to those three Powers the duty of avenging the refusal of England without interfering herself. To these menities of the Opinione Nationale I may add those of the Patrie "It is now averred that a threat from England is no threat at all ; it is a figure of speech, which nobody need set any store by. It is averred that a promise made by England is not of more value than her threats; and that whoever is tool enough to trust her will find in the moment of danger that he has clung to a rotten plank. It is averred that England, long overcharged, as Venice and Holland were in their time, is in reality only a Power of the second order. Without the military support of one of the conti nental Monarchies she is not able to exercise the sligh. eat influence in the affairs of Europe. When face to face with one of the great rowers she is'exactly what Naples, Brazil, or Gret ce was with regard to her. She way complain of it, may cry out about injustice and abuse of force, but she must submit to it." - Had an order been sent round to these papers to Abuse L9rd Palmerston and his Government they could not have been more violent and more alike. 1 need hardly say that the intense haters of England look forward with delight to the success of the vote of censure on Monday. The following is from the letups, one of the very few papers which does justice to the English Go vernment " We thought it our duty to devote a very large space to the debates in the English Parliament, and we particularly recommend to our readers the speech of Lord Russell, who has extricated himself from a difficult position, to his great honour, by his frankness and fair speaking. It is impos sible not to admit, after having read that speech, that England, while feeling real interest for Denmark, coul.d not but recede in presence of the responsibility of making war. The Patrie supposes a secret understanding between the three Courts of Berlin, Vienna, and London. This hypothesis was never probable, and after reading the de bates in the English Parliament it appears to be simply absurd. We willingly admit, however, that it, is the sole resource of those who, like the Patric, blame England for not having done enough for Denmark, while approving France for having done still less. The Constitutionnel, so amiable towards England a few days back, contains some bitter-sweet lines with respect to her, which will appear singularly out of place after the ample homage rendered by Lord Russell to Franco and her Government." LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK.—Monday.—Asiatic, at 3, Jyo tish Observation of the Phase of the Colures, A:c ,' Pro fessor «'hitney—` Brief Notes on Age and Authenticity of several Indian Works,' Dr. Bhsu Daji, of Bombay ; Entomological, at 7 Royal Institution, at 2, General Monthly Meeting. Tuesday—Ethnological, at 8, ' Cer tain Japanese and African Cannibal Skulls,' Professor Husley—' Kirghia and other Tribes of Central Asia,' Mr. Vambary. Wedneslay—Hortieultural, Great Show,— .4thestteuni. THE PROPOSED HOLY ALLIANCI We are enabled to publish the following authE ntic correspondence on the subject of the prop:, sed renewal of the Holy Alliance, which has recently attracted so much public attention in this count? y : THE BARON DE WERTHER TO M. DE BISMAP .Cll7. VIENNA, June 13, 18i 34, Aronsieur le President du Conseil,—l have tho honour to announce to your excellency that I ,had, previous to the departure of their Majesties for Kissengen, an aEdieuce of the Emperor, and a l ong conversation with the Count de Rechberg.• I has ten to give you an account of it. Acting in conformi ty with the instructions which your excellency gay e me in the last despatch which you did me the lion - our to address to me, I have profited by the oppor tunity whinq presents itself in order to sound ti ie intentions of his Majesty the Emperor regardin,?, the object of the interview at Kissengen with tht Emperor Alexander. His Majesty told me ho would be happy to see the most intimate and coroiai agreement established both between himself and the Czar, and between the three Governmt nts, which agreement is, in the present state of things, so necessary for the three Powers. His Alajesty spoke to me as follows : I am quite ready to adhere to every combination of such a nature as to ensure the peace of Europe, and to guarantee the reciprocal interests of the three countries. It is in this sense that I explain myself to the Emperor of Russia and to my royal Illy, your august sovereign. M. de Rschberg entered into more ample expla. nations with me. He asked me, in the first place, whether the Government of the King had already come to any determination with regard to the Russian proposal. According to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the proposal is of too much importance to be decided upon immediately. His excellency recognises almost as much as Russia the necessity, in the pre sent state of things in Europe, of an intimate mutual understanding between the three Powers ; but would not each an understanding at this mo ment produce an intimate rapprochement between France and England, and is it not at this time, above all things, the interest of the two great Ger man Powers, and of Germany, to avoid this even. tuality ? What is the present object of Russia ? That the three partitioning Powers of Poland may recipro cally guarantee to each other their Polish provinces. But, his excellency went on to say, is this at' the present moment a matter of urgent importance ? The insurrection may be now regarded as completely crushed, and foreign intervention as set aside. It is tru© that eventualities may present themselves which would revive the Polish question, but for the present it no longer exists. Moreover, continued M. de Rechberg, although the interests of Austria are not opposed to an inti mate alliance with Russia, we could only adhere to the Russian proposai on certain conditions. It will be necessary that Russia should declare in an un equivocal manner that she will give har material assistance to Prussia and Austria in the event of a war with the Western Powers for the affairs of the Duchies. And, from the Austrian point of view, certain guarantees would be necessary which the Minister believes it unnecessary to mention. In a word, the Imperial Government is far from repelling the Russian proposal, but it desires to act with a kcowledge of the objects in view, and after having received the assurances it thinks neces sary. Such, Monsieur le President do Conseil, is the summary of my conversation with M. de Rechberg, who, as your excellency is already informed, is to accompany their Majesties to-morrow to Kissengen. (Signed) WERTHER. M. DE BISMARCK TO THE COUNT DE GONTZ AT PARIS. BERLIN, June 15, 1851. Monsieur le Comte,—ln the last confidential communi cation which I had the honour to address to your excellency I was enabled to inform you of the various important pro posals which have been made to us by the Cabinet el St Petersburg in the question of the Duchies and the other pending European questions, and I hasten, Monsieur le Comta, to inform your excellency of the proposals which have just been made to his Majesty the King, our august Sovereign, by the Emperor Alexander in person, at the time of the visit which. the Imperial family of Russia has just made to our august Royal family. Your excellency is already aware of the attitude which the Cabinet of St. Petersburg has just adopted in the ques tion of the Duchies, and which is so favourable to us in every point of view. The renunciation by the Emperor Alexander of his ulterior rights to the Duchies in avour of the Grand Duke of o:denburg is an evident proof cf the amicable and favourable disposition of the Court of Russia towards Germany; and the Emperor Alexander has now again given to our august Sovereign the most formal as surance that his efficacious and loyal concurrence is secured to us in this question. The views of the Sovereign of Russia differ from ours only on the question of the succession, His Mejesty agrees entirely in our mode of thinking on the frontiers of the new States, only he believes that it would be our common interest to place it under the sovereignty of the Grand Duke of Oldenburg. Your excellency knows my personal opinion on this subject, but in consequence of the lively sympathy of our august Royal family tor the family of Augustenburg, it is not very probable that this combina tion can prevail. The important point is that in all these eventualities the moral, and if necessary the material concurrence of Russia is secured to our policy in this question. Russia only asks tor a guarantee against a Scandinavian union, and I think, Mons eur le Comte, that it would even be our interest to combat Scandinavian tendencies. As regards the other pending questions, the Emperor Alexander and Prince Gortschakoff have explained the subject in the clearest and most precise manner. The Sovereign of Russia insisted above all on the necessity of a mutual understanding between the three Powers of the North in the present state of things in Europe. As all treaties are, so to say, regarded as null, would it not be ad vantageous for the great Powers whose interests are in many resprcts identical to form a league cgainst certain tendencies and pretensions ? Would it not be necessary to put an end, once for all, to the Polish agitations, and to efface, once for all, the Polish question from the list of Eu. ropean questions ? According to the view of the Emperor Alexander, it would be the interest of the three partitioning Powers to declare that they regard the affairs of Poland as a matter exclusively internal, S and thus take away every pretext for foreign intervention. His Majesty the Emperor Alexander has clearly made our august Sovereign understand, as also has Prince Gorts chakoff, as regards myself, that it would be desirable from every point of view to sign a treaty or convention between the three Powers which should be based on the reciprocal guarantee of the territory of each Power. Such is in effect the proposal made by the Emperor Alexander to our august King, the importance of which will certainly not escape your Excellency. Although we agree in many points in the views of the Czar, we have not as yet arrived at any decisi n, but the bases which I have just indicated to your Excellency will be the preliminaries of the future negotia tions on this subject. The views of the Cabinet of Vienna in this matter arti indicated in the confidential communication which I have just received from the Baron de Werther, and which your Excellency will find annexed. In every case, I beg of you, M. le Comte, to give me early information of the impression which has been made by the interview of the three Sovereigns on the Cabinet of the Tuileries. (Signed) BISMARCK, The Strength of the Hostile Fleets, HAMBURG, June 29. The Hamburg papers give the following as the respective strength of the Danish and Ansto- Prussian fleets in the North Ses, where a decisive naval engagement is shortly expected : _ The Austrian force consists of the screw ship-of. the-line Kaiser, 91 guns ; the screw frigate Schwar zenberg, 50 guns; the ironclad frigate Don Jaan d'Austri a, 16 guns ; the screw corvette Friederich, 22 guns ; the paddlewheel steamer Elisabeth, 6 guns ; and the screw gunboats Wall and Seehuod; each carrying 4 guns. The Radetzky screw frigate, 35 guns, was at Borkum upon the 26th inst. 3 The Prussians have the paddlew heel steamer Preussischcr Adler, 4 guns, and the screw gun boats Blitz and Basilisk, carrying guns each. The Danish force is belie ved to consist of the screw frigate Niels Joel, 42 guns the screw frigate Sylland, 44 guns; the screw corvette H e i m i va , , 16 guns; the screw ship-of-the-line Skiold, 64 guns; end the ironclad corvette Dannebro g , 15 g uns. 13f5hegufrnigs,awteil also land, 44 guns, or the T o rdenskjold, probably be sent to the North Sea, with other small craft. T riE QUEENSBERRY FAMILY.—Lady Gertrude !daughter of the M are hi onem , has taken the white new at the conveat at Hammersmith,—court jvDeooluut Journal. ;d: SECOND EDITIO-ii. SUN OFFICE, IfIALF-PAST 4 o'CLocii. SP AIN. The Madrid journals: announce that the Governs meat has accepted the resignation of Al. Salazar y Mazarredo. THIRD F_..}DITIOIN SUN OFFICE,, SIX O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,--This Day CITY BETTING-- Tins DAY. JULY ST- F 3 S. 6 to 4on the field (offer,Bl.) GOODWOOD SI AKES. 9 to 1 agst Bally Edroori d (taken and cflered) 10 to 1 agst Blondin (take n) 12 to 1 agst Madcap (offen?d) 12 to 1 agat Daniel O'Rou rke colt 100 to 8 agat Thaleqris (off,!red) 20 to 1 agst Baktitchi Semi (taken) THE DERBY Op 1865. 40 to 1 asst Archimedes (t aken) The Duke of Somerset at Liverpool, On Thursday, after distributing the prizfrs en board the school frigate Conway, lying in the Mersey, his Grace and party embarked or, board the Satellite, which stemmed to tha ce iebrated rams, His Grace went o ver El Towson, and mad e a very minute inspection. A boat's crew; from the Majestic worked one of the turrets, and showed the repidity with which it may be dotte, his Grace b e . ing inside the turret at the tima. He was also shown how the iron bulwarks are cmered for action. Ile party next went to the M hjestie, which was decorated with flags, and the 3•P :de of which were manned as he went aboard. Ti icy were then enter tained at an elegant luncheon - by Captain Faynter. A salute was fired as the par ry left. Their next destination was the yard of I 4iessrs. Laird, where his Grace inspected the new , ironclad Agincourt, now in the course of cotti3tructi on. In proceeding to view the at ip wh;ch is now far advanced towards completion, the visitors were con ducted through the various departments in such a manner as to reveal in a gre at measure the course of proceeding in this great 111 dertaking. The first visit was paid tc, the armour-plate shop as it is called. This cccupiosi a very large space, and is supplied with an irritnense number of pon derous and powerful m echanical implements de signed for effecting the different kinds of fitting necessary to adapt the m assive armour-plates to the places in the ship whic'a they are respectively in tended to occupy. The 'processes referred to may be briefly stated to consist of so moulding and twisting the armour-plates as to fir them with the utmost nicety to the singular and beautifully modulated curves presented by the different portions of the graceful and flowing outlines of the vessel. The difficulty of accomplishing tliis purpose may be in some measure estimated from, the fact that each of the armour-plates is of great size and thickness, the principal portion of their number being siin. in thickness, and the avers ge of them weighing about five tons each. As these plates are rolled perfectly flat and trimmed into exact parallelo grams before they are con'reyed to the building yard, it becomes necessary 'that each of them shall be moulded to fit the pl ace it is intended per manently to occupy, and :as this cannot be done with safety without the aid of heat, the plates are first placed in a furnace till they have acquired a sufficient temperature to admit of being twisted into any form without ris k of destroying their fibre; they are then placed in rI. strong iron frame, which is so fitted with ordinates as to present an exact counterpart to the cure es intended to be produced. By the application of wedges the heated plate is then forced to assume the curves presented by the powerful mould. This having been accomplished, the moulded plate is removed and subjected to a process of gradual cooling, by which the tenacity of the iron is considerably increased. After cooling, the final and more delicate modulations of the curves are produced by subjecting the plate to the action of a powerful dydraulic press. The next process it undergoes is to have the holes drilled into it by which it is to be finally bolted on to the ship's side. In the armour plate shop, besides the furnace alluded to and its bending frame, there are also two hydraulic bend ing presses, four planing and three drilling machines, all of ponderous magnitude and great power, and also an ingeniously contrived as well as powerful machine for putting the screw threads on the bolts and nuts by which the plates are securely fastened to the ships side. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCR—This Day, LONDON, July 2.—Wind this day at noon—South- West; moderate breeze and fine weather, NEWPORT, July I.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Louisa, for New York. • Muroun, July I.—Wind W.—Sailed—Dahotab, for Havannah. • FALmount, July I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Asternas, from Porto Rico—Troy, from Havannah—Josquine, from Terra Nova. CLYDE, June 30.—Wind W.S.W.—Atrived—Ailea, from Quebec. GREENOCK, July I.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Margaret Pollock, from 2uebec. HoLYHnAn, July I.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Sylph, for Newfoundland. SHIELDS, July I. Wind S.—Arrived—Margaret Jones, from Huelva. (EY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPHS) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, July I—Maddaleaa, from Boston—Orient and Cinderella—both from Calcutta—Thisted, from Skive— Christian August, from Gefle—Norge, from Demerara. Arrtvcd, July 2—Plymouth Rocks, from New York. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Anchored—Skimmer of the Waves, from London, fo Cape of Good ilupe. Passed—Sir John Lawrence, for Sydney, and Tally-ho, for Malta—both from London—Augusta, from Liverpool, for London. A communication from Berlin states that the war against Denmark has already cost Prussia 25 millions of thalers, not much short of 100 millions of francs. A fresh credit of 13 millions of thalers has been demanded by the Minister of War. THE LONDON HOSPITAL.—This (SeturdaY) morning the whole of the men employed in making prepa rations for the reception of the Prince and Princess of Wales recommenced work at daybreak, in or der to finish the immense work, as to-morrow, of course, no work can be carried on. Seats have been erected for the accommoda tion of 2.50 persons, who will be adm itted by ticket s of different colours to various parts of the amphitheatre. Sir Richard Mayne has published a co de of re g ulatio ns as to the admission of the company and keeping the pavement in front of the hospital clear of the populace. N o one , it should be stated, will be a dmitted withou t tickets. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge i s announce d to preside at the banquet. The most e xtens i ve preparat i ons and the densely auspicious populated neighbourhood to event by decorating the are being made by th e inhabitants of the non - aristocratic butgigive e industrious duee Itt fronts of their houses with flags and other devices. n5Nn. :de: the c i I ta l i ntpehor port, t ,ISlJtauei flail e t a n nl e od r , theßadgerLa ;iLavinia Ga . (0C( Owen (Confederate). d f ( (Confederate) r ef e e) THE AMERICAN BLOCKADE.—HATANNAH, June d . t e e r ) B a t for a e r ) . , w eda.—Arrived, May 30, the steamer Pevensey, from Wil mington. Arrived, June 6, the brig Excelsior, from Wil mington; 9th, the steamers Index, Atlanta, and Marie Celestia, from 'Wilmington, N.C. --- .DESPERATE ENCOUNTER WITH A SHARIC..-4 gentleman writing from Macao on the 18th of April, says : —I was witness to an extraordinary scene in the out ward harbour on Saturday last. Several boys from the French Meseageriee Imperiales ship were bathing, when a shark was observed making for them. They heard the cries of their shipmates, and attempted to regain the ir vesssel, distant half a mile. They would have been too late but for an officer belonging to the celebrated L iver p ool cli pper Black Seneca, Mr. Lamb, who, arm i n g himself with a sheath knife, sprang from the rail, and attacked the monger in his own element. The shaik immediately turned upon his antagonist, when occurred a scene more easily imagined than described. Mr. Lamb div e d again and again, each time coming up beneath the monster, and succeeded in inflicting several wounds. The sea was lite rally dyed with the blood of the shark. Several boats having been put off, he was finally despatehed with a har poon, and hauled ashore on the beach. He proved wbe a blue shark fully 15 feet long." 6 1 Share 13,14. v. 18.4 12.10 100 all all all all 100 100 100 6.1&4 983- 1061 61} i 954