The Sun. — London, England, 1868-08-28 00:00:00

ate: , ers of the suites, will 'ben .t, Captain 1, will pro inbark the lay. The cbour, and )ark at the r will then de a Halt) e Windsor her High- GEL E. the awful 'ions have led by the be exactly these are 3rrible loss plosion" is which the 3 ast in the is highly ibtless was it came in [ity. But instead of 3onsumed, Itered. to i hazarded help from t seems to to escape suggested y the con- Ltaneously )perties of k that the I in either )llisions it 6tes of the A by the )rt at self ) that, the eaking up the pas' I. There operation. )portions, those who therefore, e paraffin al horrors has been re thrown . 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These changes indicate a tendency of money to return to the Bank, notwithstanding that the ingathering of the crops, the absence of tourists, and the preparations for the elections, are each holding th e p rocess i n c h ec k. The main cause however, is the falling off in business shown by the diminution of nearly £600,000 in the private securities. On the other hand, mercantile re quirements apparently have caused a large withdrawal of private deposits, thus affording some explanation of the steadiness of the rates in the open markets for discount and advances. The bullion is expected in the present state of the foreign exchanges to further increase io the ensuing week. Meanwhile, the fol lowing are the principal changes in the position of the tank compared with last week : Decrease in Circulation Inerease in Public Deposits Decrease in other Deposits... 333,414 No change in amount of Government Securities. Decrease in other Securities Increase i n B u lli on • 38,900 Decrease in Rest Increase in Reserve J 328,680 Bullion in both Departments ...... 20,774,101 Reserve of Notes and Coin Circulation, including Bank Post Bills 24,458,583 The return of paid clearing f or th e wee k en di n g Wedne s d ay A ugust 26, as certified by Mr. J. C. Pocock, deputy-inspector, is as follows : Aug. 20, Thursday ... X 7,994,000 Aug. 21, Friday ... •••' —• 9,812,000 Aug. 22, Saturday ... ... 10,802,000 Aug. 24, Monday ••• ••• 8,279,000 Aug. 25, Tuesday 9,920,000 Aug. 26, Wednesday .... •.• 8,562,000 Total ..: £55,369,000 This is ft considerable falling off from th e aggrega te of last week, but the clearings have been exclusively commercial, there having been no Stock E x change s ettlenaent s in the week. In this respect the total is satisfactory, considering the dulness of the season. The Stock M ar k e t s are i nac ti ve, an d R a il ways h ave 11 1 some cases lost an improvement that took place during the later hours of yesterday. Among these fi re Great Northern stocks. Metropolitan are very ;at Several stocks are now quoted with the divi dend deducted. The Funds are. unaltered but dull. No change of importance has taken place in Foreign St ocks, some of which are steady, but the tendency is not very satisfactory. The demand for money has increased, and it is now Ped, but rates are still quoted for the best bills at 1 2 to 1 per cent. The inquiry is chiefly in relation to the closing engagements of the week. The demand The good from the St oc k E xc h ange. Ile Wheat Market this morning is quiet at Mon• Y's rates. Consols are steady, at 94 to 941 for money, ana . acca llot• New and Reduced Th ree per C en t s., 941 r 943 ,„ g ; Bank St oc k, 244 t o 246 ; E xc h equer Bill s, b 3 to 208 prem.; India Five per Cents., 114 k to 115. Sln Foreign St oc k s th e on l y f ea t ure i n a ddi t i on to ,at o f general steadiness is a relapse of Egyptian ck of 1864 to 85 to 86. Turkish are firm, the cents, per C en t s . a t 38i to 391 ; an d t h e Si x per uents. of 1865 at 62 to 621 1 ; Mexican, 14i to 151 ; Greek, 121 to 131 ; Spanish, 34a to 34g ; , 51 i to 51i : Brazilian, 76k to 77k ; Peruvian, 79 to Portuguese, 372 to 381 ; Viceroy, 74 LO 74 4 I ' :l) gliSh Railway Shares are rather flat, and business iois,,. v ery quiet. Great N or th ern (A) i s 1 l ower, at 1. " 3 :1 to 1041 ; the ordinary stock k, at 106 to 107 ; 7 4 1 d London and South Western also 1, at 88 to 90. .„ancashire and Yorkshire steady, at 1264 to 127 ex 21v; Midland, 105 to 1055 ex div. ; South Eastern, 14 to 74 ex div.; Great Western 482 to 491 •, Great 1 41 , s tern, 361 to 362 ; London and North Western, ~ 3 1 . to 1132 ex div.; Manche s t er , Sh e ff i eld, and ,Incoln s hi re, 434 to 43a; Metropolitan, 1082 to 1091 ; 751 to 752 ; London, Chatham, and Do ver , 181. to 181. I n American Securities United States 5-20 Bonds are u maltered, at 711 to 714. Erie Shares show an ; ro provement of 1, at 32 to 33 ; while Illinois are Lower, at 91 to 91k. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have risen 2, to 39 to 39k, and the Consolidated ke rtgage Bonds -5, to 139/ t 0.392. •. G r eat Indian - Peninsula Railway New Four per ‘Jent. Debenture Stock is 95k to 96k. The Honduras Loan is steady at 82-1 to 83k. e;t n e : a a t nk:hares there is little doing. Imperi al . is "ver, at 161 to 17i ; while Anglo-Austrian is to 7 ; Agra, 114 to 12 ; Alliance, to 1(4 di s. ; ‘ Chartered Mercantile, 28 to 29. The traf fi c receipts of the Varna Railway for the th e ending Augu s t 4, amoun t e l to £ B2l, and for "?corresponding week of 1867, t o £836. the sum of X 145,000 in bar gold was sent i n t o "e Bank yesterday. r, The dircctora of the United Kingdom Electric Tele ri,tiph Company have resolved to recommend the fol :ing dividends for the past half-year :-10 per B; n e t ra p t e e r annum on the 10 per cent. preference ; 6 per per annum on the 6 per cent. preference ; and at leaving per cent. per annum on the ordinary £137 to be carried forward. o tt e half -yearly ordinary general meeting of the t eo r er sn Railway has been called for the 30th Set:s -et:lk meeting of the bondholders of the West Wis- Py t nsi n Railw a y Company was held esteray, 11 9 ) Victoria Chambers, Westminster, for d the wi t po se of el ec ti ng an E ng li s h t rus t ee t o act g i " Messrs. Win. H. Leonard (Chief Justice of the (l,P r e'lle Court of New York), arid J. Dutton Steele i? V ice - President of the Philadelphia and Reading l at , i r eacl), in accordance with the terms of the prospectus coti - LY issued. After the secretary had read the notice to tn °e , fling the rneeting,Josiah Atwood, Esq. , was elected j a egKe the chair. The chairman then called on Mr. co , ils eo (Janson, Cobb, and Pearson, solicitors of the Th . "Pall3r) to read the trust deed, which was approved. 4 ,7 Meeting was then called on to elect a trustee, o r ; the following resolution was proposed by Mr. 4,, e ne and seconded by Mr. Horwood :—" That Ni'es Good Esq., M P be , and hereby is, ap t*, son, • •» 5 00 , ‘. l ) subject to his consent being obtained to hold a ppointment, the English trustee for the bond- Thi, er a of the West Wisconsin Railway Company." ri e d re solution was then put from the chair an d car kr „ Un animously. Mr. Henry Smith, solicitor t o wag‘ n odson, who was present, intimated that h e or t empowered by Mr. Goodson to accept the duties the:usteo. A. vote of thanks to the chairman was be Proposed by Mr. John Collinson, C.E., and, k olu n g i s econded by a bondholder, was carried unani- V. The proceedings then terminated. a -,OVERNMENT FUNDS. (:„ BUTISII lIINDS.•-TWO O'CLOCK. 93i 41 136 r Cent. Consols 94 a Ditto for Account, Sept. 8 94 I,,p!r Cent. Reduced 941 1,4 v r 3 Per Cent ij 2 } per Cent. Jan. 1894 A °- per Cent. J an. 1873 I,!lnities SO v s expire sth Jan., 1880 — E ) t °. for 3' 0 y. :, e ' itp[re sth April 1885 — .._ u ,.° (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 16— pxynd 1101.0quer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct D o £5OO lithh: £lOO & £2OO e t r of England Stock, 4 per Cent ea 0. Account tia l cla 4 per Cent. Bonds — 44. *-NbIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES IN' t4 t•OCk 104 per Cont., April 1874 ... ..._— ~0 '. t ) , petting, for Account 1141 1 I:), ° ,' a u Per Cent. , Oct 1880 105 Do, Per Cent., Oct. 1888 _ . Certificates _ to. Enfaced Pap., 4 per Cent _ 1) ° ,: 5 , Per Cent, Jan. 1872 D n . ' i Per Cent., May 9 187 - '.' Per Cent , Rup. Deb. 2 Do. • do. 1877 — D o 1882 — ,-, • do. /); b., b" - B e -ends, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 21 25 pin pm '5. titider Xl.OOO .4, 34 ti Ai. VO IMIGN IFTNIA—TWO 01./LOOl. PI 4 ,4 its, rie jtepublic, 6 per Cent air & .7'll bonds 5 per Cent. 1859 o. 4) Lo. `1 Per Cent., 1852 — o, de. 1858.... _ bo. do., 1860 e n t do., 1863 _ _ ,0 0 ; Per Cent., 1865 ti .etjr.ollllt 774 , D o 2 8 ‘Vres 6 per Cent. ' ll ')% Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 0 gietta6ter Cent 744 /30 . 41 Per Cent I), , Per Cent _ Do !° Per °Mat., B 1)0 0 1 7 1867 911 Do . ' k , Per Cent., 1866 C th.',:feriP £32 paid _ 1B (to - ` 44 ' l , 0 Per Cent . ), k,,„ F3 , 11 .. 3 p.a. Cent 182 5........ 4,n:1 3• . 7 . bo 8 t iincipalities, I.or Cent 14:ctum Per Cent., 1867 BU I ) low4pt'--. Oo nsoliduted, 1 per Cent. u; ) per Cent — "°4(l issue D o. ks{)o Bends ............. n o. • 410 C Bonds D lB6l b 0 •8 54 -o Be , A CCOUnt sot Bonds _ •clOO B ond English R . 3 ................. . ..... .• • ••• b c , " Je nl ) , 1 868 (1 0v (10 . £5 Gr e ~ Ar e nt Railway Debentures / 0 : Por Cent., 1824 - 5, ex Coups — 1), 4',f '''Cllnt ._. h • ...011,,... .•• ......................... V^ . ' , O. Acetl-Zi.3 ........................... .• • ''''' ~.+......+ - - G tatemala 5 per Cent .. Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct, X 25 p It nitin 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do Maremmana Railway lloxicat. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — 4ontevidean g per Cent. .. — Moorish imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Cen -- Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruviac 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 791 Do 44 per Cent. (Uribarron) Do 44 per Cent.. 1862 -. — Do Account Portsguese 3 per Ct.,1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2.': 384 74 Do. do. 1'67 3B Do. do. Sc ip, £2O pai , l — R issian 5 per Cent., 1822, .£ $t Do 44 per Cent , 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 por Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 186 I-, .£lOO Bonds — Do. do. £B4 158. d 0..., Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 94 3/ Do. d' £B4 15s. do__ I o Nicolas Railway 67 1 Sar :mien a per Cent.. Spanish 3 per Cen ..... , Do. Acc , ,unt D:‘. 1867 Do. Account Do• Now Deferred Do. Account Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do do, Scrip — Turkish 6 per Cent. .•..,...... Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds ® )o 6 per Cent., 1862 — Dividends on the above payable is London. Austrian a par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian. 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil,. — Do Account French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f — It9.liaL 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f. — Do. Account 5ll 311 1 VIM •'OLUUK. Consuls, Money 931 4 Do. Account, Sept. 8 93i 4 THE CASE OF MADAME RACHEL. It was expected that an application would be made to Mr. Justice Willes this morning on the part of Madameßachel to accept bail for her appear.. ance at the next session of the Central Criminal Court, but nothing of the kind took place. We believe we may state that the notice to that effect given to the Messrs. Lewis, solicitors for the prosecution, has been withdrawn, and that the case remains in precisely the same position it occupied when the jury was discharged last Friday night. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAY. GUILDHALL. STEALING NEWSPAPERS.—Brown, a driver, in the employ of Messrs. Smith and Son, and a man named Donovan, were charged before Alderman Gabriel with stealing three quire of newspapers, and la newsvendor [named Atkinson, was charged with receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen. From the evidence it appeared that Brown was a driver of one of the carts of Messrs Smith, and having received a large quantity of the Daily News newspapers from the office, which, having been placed in the cart, he was seen to open the parcel and give Donovan the three quire which he was seen to take to the shop of Mr. Atkinson. On the police officer who was watching the proceedings going to Atkinson's, he found the papers, and when asked to account for their possession Atkinson said he knew nothing about them. The man Brown had no right to deal in the way he had with the property in question. Mr. Lewis, who appeared for Atkinson, said the newspapers Lad only been left at his shop whilst Donovan fetched some others which he had pur chased. Alderman Gabriel thought there was sufficient evidence to justify him in remanding the whole of the prisoners. lie refused to accept bail for Atkin- SOD. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY AT A COFFEE- lIOUS . —Alexander Wilson, a young man, who described himself as a turf reporter, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing 19s, the money of a young man named Charles Ives. From the .evidence of the prosecutor it ap peared that he was a fellow-lodger with the prisoner at the coffee-shop of Mr. James Hall, No. 10A, Tottenham Court-road, and the prosecutor missing 19s. from his trousers pocket, and suspecting that the prisoner had robbed him, asked him to accompany him to the police-station in Charles-buildings, which the prisoner did, and on Sergeant Burrough, who had previously heard that amongst the money missed there was half a sovereign, asking the prisoner to show his purse, a half-sovereign was found. Sergeant Burrough then asked the prisoner to account for his possession of the half sovereign, which he did by /stat ing that he had borrowed it of his landlord. Mr. Hall, however, proved that he never lent the pri soner a half sovereign, and that he was not in the habit of lending his lodgers money. In answer to Mr. Knox, ',Sergeant Burrough said that the prisoner had been convicted pre viously, and suffered three months' imprisonment at Wandsworth. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner, that the pre vious conviction might be proved. THAMES. STORMING A PENNY GAFF.--William Collins, aged 63 years, musician ; William Tnomas Collins, 25, his son, musician ; Louisa Collins, married to William Thomas, 30, professional vocalist, 30 ; George Dennis, 28, house-painter ; Mary Watson, 46, no occupation ; Ann Watson, 25, singer and dancer ; Robert King, 38, comic vocalist ; and Isaac Abrahams, 36, " photographic artist," were charged with being inside a house or room, called the Eastern Alhambra, in St. Ann's-place, Limehouse, opposite the parish church, without lawful excuse ; the said house or room being used for stage plays, or theatrical entertainments, not being a licensed theatre, and to which admission was obtained by payment, contrary to the 2d and 3d Victoria, cap. 47, sec. 46. Last night Mr. Worels, superintendent of the K Division, made a raid on the noto rious penny gaff and captured the proprietor, Collins the younger, and the whole corps drama tique. The admission was by payment of Id. each, and 2d. was paid by a police-constable in plain clothes for himself and his son. The audience, about 100 in number, were principally boys. The pieces advertised for performance were the grand romantic drama of "Herne the Hunter," and the amusing and streaming farce of " The Policeman in Diffi culties." Complaints had been made against the place by the parochial authorities and many inha bitants. Abrahams was selling refreshments in the place. Louisa Collins was in a box taking money. The elder Collins said he had been 20 years per forming in Limehouse, and was not aware he was doing anything wrong. He only played on the harp last night. The younger Collins said he had been stage manager for three months. He held the place as a weekly tenant, and paid rent to a Mr. Flight. He pleaded ignorance of the law. Mr. Paget read the Act of Parliament prohibiting dramatic performances in an unlicensed place. The " Eastern Alhambra," as it was termed, was a nuisance, and frequent complaints had been made. It contaminated the young and led them on to crime. He called upon all the prisoners, except Collins the younger, to enter into their own recognisances in the sum of £2O, to appear and re c Ave judgment when called upon. The younger Collins must find bail, himself in £lOO aad two sureties of £5O each, to keep the peace; and if he was found breaking the law again and maintaining dramatic performances, his recognisances would be entreated, and if the money was not paid he would have to remain in prison. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUG UST 28, 1868. Issz, WO 100 all 100 121 all all all all all (00 100 100 100 ' 2 1100 100 IBIONS. i 7 69 1031 1041 i I, 3 4 is Isi 15i 70: 101 103 100 167 1(7 IUB 161 173 78 82 60 52 38 40 28 26 19 20 1074 108 14 2, 111 2, 103 107 99 101 121 ►3 99 101 91 13 104 1061 100 104 93 fa 83 ►; 1(.5 104 ;02i IC3, It 2 1(3 it 1011 1 02; IC7i 15& lel I ITIICS. I C4f 1131 091 1:0 101 k 106 1051 i It4l 131 SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. The half-yearly general meeting was held yes _ , terday at the City Terminus Hotel, Cannon street ; Mr. Watkin, M.P., in the chair. , The report having been taken as read, The ,CHAIRMAN said—l move that the report and accounts be received and adopted ; and I shall submit a second and separate resolution to you after this first has been disposed of, in refer ence to paragraph 4 of the report. It will, there fore, save you time if I postpone till then what I have to urge upon that subject. I trust that your retrospect will be as satisfactory to you as it is to us. I may briefly sum it up as follows :—A capi tal account practically closed. Every shilling of interest on capital charged against revenue. The Tunbridge line has been opened throughout. The terminable mortgage bond debt at last provided against by a permanent debenture stock, Peace with all your neighbours. An increase of gross revenue of 112,769, side by side with a reduction of working expenliture of £8,795, thus giving you £21,564 more net profit than in the corresponding half of 1867; and a total increase of net profit on the year ending July 31, 1868, over 1867 of £109,432. Your advanced fares are lower than the fares you charged in 1862; and the limited advances you have made simply follow in the wake of your competitors. The advances made divide themselves into two classes —advances where our competitors have advanced the needlessly low rates of the past, and an advance in the scale for return tickets on portions of the system. As regards return tickets, we have simply done now what the northern companies did last year, and in both classes what the Great Eastern did some months ago. In doing this the company has during the recent hot weather been much reviled in a very high guar _ ter. The proposal in the Fusion Bill to reduce your maximum charges was pronounced " impu - dent" by a noble lord whose property has been enhanced by your capital. Doctrines have been promulgated by the popular instructors which must be grateful to the disciples of the philan thropic Prudhon, and advice given which must tend to ease the conscience of that benefactor of man kind, Mr. Broadhead, of Sheffield. It is a matter of surprise, therefore, that the suffering sharehol ders, who have made everybody's fortune but their own, should at last have been aroused to ask us no longer to postpone a dividend for the sake of giving, as we are doing, excessive and costly facilities, by which agricultural land may be sold at building prices for the profit of their calumniators? Yet we find men worth a million sterling actually abusing the accommodation provided for second-class people, to save 3d. a day between Cannon-street and Char ing-cross, and well-dressed people shouldering the working man out of his train. But we have had no complaint, I am proud to say , from the real working man. If th e a b use of the poor man's accommodation by the rich should ever lead to a reduction of the working man's privileges of travel, he will know whose fault it is, depend upon it. You made your railways upon the faith of certain powers of charge. Now, we contend that so long as your rates are within your maximum no one has a right to complain. In fact gentlemen, you are fair game for everybody, for, unfortunately, you are a " company," and have little individuality to protect you. Then as to com pensation for accidents, you will remember the great fog of last autumn. Your Charing-cross line was kept open all thy, while the river and the street traffic was entirely stopped. A collision of no very serious character occurred, caused by the fog. You received £BB that day for local fares on the Charing cross branch, and £3OO would cover the mileage of all that went over it that day. Yet you had claims sent in for £12,000, and have had to incur about £5OO in costs and medical fees in connection with them. The people who made claims had not col lectively paid you more than lOs for being carried on that day by the only means of conveyance kept open. But beyond business rules and political eco nomy, there is the higher obligation which all should follow, of assisting the less fortunate. And I say, you, the South-Eastern proprietors, have done so. I will only allude in passing to your special working-class train, put on on the Ist of August, by which the struggling mm or woman em go and come to Cannon-street to work for 4d. I will take the third-class accommAation you give generally. Take New-cross. We, in this case, issue third-class quarterly tickets, available at all our three costly metropolitan stations, for 30s. Thus, for 2s. 4d. a week any one can travel that distance of five miles into the country and back as many times a day as he likes. Then take the total number of third-class trains. We are legally bound to run one each way a day, which would give a total of 30 per day. We do run 524 out of a total of 622, and on the metropolitan district, while we are bound to run 12, we do run 356. But we are ready, with your permission, to do more. Let us find the wealth of London ready to grapple with this great evil of the crowding out of the working man. Let us see capital raised at 5 per cent. to build working men's houses for 100,000 in any healthy place down our line, and we shall be ready to recommend you to contract to carry the people at times to suit, and at prices not greater than the difference of rent and taxe3 between unhealthy London and the healthy open fields beyond. In conclusion, let me congratulate you upon your safe passage through the perils of the past four years. Is has, indeed, been an anxious time. We have done our best, and have we hope satisfied you. In my own case I bad, in the dark times of ten per cent., to find parties to lend you £BO,OOO at an hour's notice, when money was like drops of blood, or you might have stopped payment. Some of us provided a considerable sum, at a large sacrifice, by sale of securities, which was lent to you at 5 per cent. when almost any rate could have been obtained for money ; and others, including Mr. Byng, Mr. Buckley, Mr. Mellor, Mr. Beattie, Mr. Norton, Mr. Eborall, and others, cheerfully became personally responsible for loans to take up debentures which no one would, at the moment, renew. I hope I may not be considered as going out of my way to speak of myself, but in these days, when every man who strictly does his duty in the administration of these noble national works is visited by personal attack, I thought it well to make this statement " to all whom it concerns." The lion. J. BYNG seconded the motion. A long discussion, raised by Mr. FILDES, M.P., then ensued with respect to how the cost of the new Waterloo Station was to be charged —whether to capital cr to revenue; the result of which was that the outlay had been saddled upon revenue, and the report of the directors was adopted. The meeting having been made special, it was resolved, in accordance with the provisions of the Railway Regulations Act of last session, to divide the stock of the company into two classes, A and B—the A stock to bear a fixed dividend, while the B stock was to fluctuate with the prosperity of the company. It was also specially resolved to alter the line and levels of the approaches to Woodside- bridge, and to establish provident institutions and savings banks for the benefit of the employes of the line. A vote of thanks was then passed to Mr. Watkin, who, through an attack of illness, felt obliged to leave before the conclusion of the proceedings ; and also to the Hon. Mr. Byng, who took his place as president of the meeting. GREAT DESTRUCTION OF FARE PRODUCE.-011 Wednesday afternoon a serious fire was discovered on the property known as Church Farm, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppy. A few minutes after th 3 labourers had gone to their dinner flames were seonissuing from a heap of straw that was lying in the yard. The wind being high, the flames were wafted to some largo stacks close by, and in a very short time eight stacks of wheat, barley, and oats, and about twenty quarters of beans, besides several waggons, carts, and other farm implements, were burned; SUICIDES IN SCOTLAND.—In the year 1865, for which the returns havo recently been issued, there were 133 suicides in Scotland—one in every 23,579 of the esti mated population. 58 of these deaths were by hanging, 40 by cut-throat, 17 by poison, 12 by drowning, two by gun shot, two by precipitation from a height, two in ways not stated. The number of suicides in England in the same year was 1,390, or one in every 15,080 of the estimated population ; so that to two suicides in Scotland there were three in England in t lib =btu' of population. GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA RAIL WAY. A special general meeting of the shareholders a bondholders of this company was held yesterday at the City Terminus Hotel, Cannon-street. In con sequence of the illness of Mr. Edward Watkin, the president of the company, the chair was taken by Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, ex plained that a committee of proprietors had asked for a copy of the list of bondholders and share holders, and that the board on that requisition had by a circular letter consulted all those whose names appeared on the register of the company upon the policy of the request. In that circular they put to the proprietors three questions. The first question was, whether they wished to have the list printed every year ? In reply to that question, 406 pro prietors, representing £918,050, replied in the negative ; and 235 proprietors, representing £960,000, replied in the affirmative, so that upon the poll thus conducted that arrangement was condemned. The next question was, whether the list should be supplied on application at the office, upon the payment of a fee sufficient to defray the cost of making out the copy ? On that question the poll was as follows :—." Yes," 425 proprietors, representing £1,228,738 ; " No," 191 proprietors, representing £423,916. The third question was, whether the proprietary would abide by the offer of the board to afford every facility to those who wished to corntnunicate with their co , partners? Upon that question 219 proprietors, re presenting £643,000, voted one way, and 244 pro prietors, representing £476,655, voted the other. It was thus evident, he said, that the wish of the proprietors was that those who wished to obtain the information referred to should pay for it; and there fore he had, in deference to their views, to move that a copy of the list of shareholders and bond holders be furnished to any proprietor who may be willing to pay the expense of making out the copy. Mr. SWIFT seconded the motion. Sir R. JERVIS preferred a long bill of indict ment against the management of the company. He could not, he said, see any possible objection the directors could have to the publication of the list of their copartners in the concern. He wished to know if Mr. Watkin, as president of the company, had any powers ultra of those possessed by the chair man of an English line of railway. He found on inquiry that that gentleman was connected altogether with five great companies, and if they divided the full working time—ten hours each day—by five, they would find that he cuuld only devote two hours of his time to their business, which was of sufficient importance to require the whole of it. Nothing but a strict and rigorous control of the officials in Canada could be of any avail. To them the rail way which returned nothing to the shareholders had proved a regular mine of wealth. He would there fore move as an amendment, that a printed list of the shareholders and bondholders be supplied to any shareholder who may require it on the payment of a fee of 2s. 6d. Mr. BECKER seconded the amendment. Mr. K. IlooGsoN, M.l'., considered it would be useless for the company to go to any such expense. The register was constantly undergoing changes, and therefore, if the list was to serve any purpose, it would have to be furnished weekly. Mr. CYRUS LEGGE thought the list of the share holders and bondholders should be sent out with each report. Mr. CRAIK considered that would defeat the ob- lect of the committee, which was to consult with the proprietary previous to the next half -yearly meeting in October. That could not be done if the list were kept back until the time for the publica tion of the report. Mr. ADAMS insisted upon the necessity of having the list published at once. The CHAIRMAN explained that the directors had no object whatever in view. They wished to b 3 guided by the views of their constituents, and it was with that motive they issued the circulars ; and was in accordance with those views that he moved the resolution before the meeting. If, however, they wished to accept the amendment of Sir Ray mond Jer:•is, it was nothing whatever to him. Mr. WRIGHT said every statement that came from Canada was to the effect that the officials of the company were living in the style of princes, from which he gathered that they aline were benefited by the construction of the line. Mr. NEWMARCII considered that no reliance ought to be placed upon anonymous statements. Ile was confident that if a committee of investigation were appointed into the conduct of Mr. Brydges and the other officiAls of the company in Canada such an investigation would redound to their credit. Mr. ➢lotoN considered that the disinclination on the part of the directors to supply the proprietors with a list of their copartners, as was done in every joint-stock bank, was an indication of the decline of commercial morality, which he was disposed to treat as a criminal offence. Ile would have the books of the company open to the inspection of the proprietors. After some further discussion the amendment was approved of by the meeting, and to it was at tached, on the motion of Mr. Cyrus Legge, a rider providing that each year, with the report of the directors, a list of his copartners should be furnished to each proprietor. The result will be that a list will be at once printed and delivered to any proprietor who may be willing to pay half-a-crown for it, and that henceforth a copy free of any charge will be sent out yearly with the report of the directors. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. THE NEW LIST OF VOTERS.—To-morrow, the 29th inst., is the last day for the overseers to deliver to the clerks of the peace the list of claimants to bo registered at the next revision. In no county or borough, unless the "ladies" have claimed to appear on the register, can the question be raised before the barristers at the Registra tion Court. HORRIBLE DEATIL—A young lad named Thos. Mason, 12 years of age, son of David Mason, seaman, re siding in Leggett-hill, South Shields, accidentally fell into a large tank containing boiling water, in the glassworks of Messrs. Moore, West Holborn, on Wednesday. Dr. Coward attended the lad, but medical assistance was of no avail, and the poor• lad died in excruciating pain. THE ELLICOTT CITY DISASTER.—Those who witnessed the fearful calamity at Ellicott city, Maryland, caused by the recent flood, resulting in the death of some 43 persons, represent the spectacle as agonizing in the ex treme. A lady of Baltimore, Miss H. C. Adams, who was on a visit to Ellicott city at the time, gives this interest ing account of what came under her observation :-" Dr. Owings, who had been sent for professionally, had left his house but a few minutes before the flood appeared, against the remonstrances of his wife, who was alarmed at the threatening aspect of the sky. It was only after receiving three messages that he was induced to leave her. He had barely reached the bridge, on his return, when he saw the flood coming down, and he took refuge in the house of Mr. Gibbons, not a hundred feet from his own dwelling, and called to his wife, advising her how she should act for the safety of herself and the six children by her sido. Speedily the water drove her and the children to the roof, where, clinging to the chimney, they seemed somewhat secure ; but the rocking of the house—a three story frame—soon caused the chimney to fall. Meanwhile, Mrs. Marschane, being in the house below, reached up to Mrs. 0 wings a baby but three weeks old, supposing it would be safer there than in her own maternal arms. Mrs. Owings was seen to hold it as long as she lived. Dr. 0 wings, calling across the race, as his house floated from its foundation and lodged against the next below, directed that the walls of the ad joining houses should b 3 cut through. This was done by Mr. Fountain, and as one house after another fell, working most heroically, this noble man cut through the walls of seven houses, until they came to the last in the row. In this house all the occupants of the six houses above were assembled. Suddenly it was seen to waver, and in a moment more, with all its precious burden of children, women, and men, it fell with a terrific crash, and not one soul was saved. When Dr. Owings biheld this fearful scene his reason seemed to leave him, he endeavoured to throw himself into the fearful current, and it took a number of strong mon to prevent him from thus destroy ing himself. lie was carried to a hotel by sympathising friends, in an almost insensible condition. Dr. Owings, it is learned, in his present . distressed condition, is with friends at Ellicott city, and with their kindly aid and sympathy bears up under his extraordinary affliction with commendable fortitude." At a Bombay Native Debating Society recently, the chairman, Baboo K. U. Bose. observed that the greatest shortcoming—in fact, properly seen, it is a blunder—of the English rule in India is its failure to call out and employ native talent in the administration of the country. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-THIS DAY, HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE MENTS. Aug. 11, at 6.30 p.m., Lady Margaret, out of the Bromley Summer Handicap. Aug. 20, at 3.10 p.m., Hop Leaf, out of the Ladies' Plate at .Tuubridge. Aug. 21, at 0.45 p.m., Paul Jones, out of tho Warwick Cup. Aug. 24, at 9 a.m., Salliet and Goojerat out of Oxford engagements. Aug. 24, at 9 a.m., Bombastes, out of Derby engage ments. Aug. 24, at 9 a.m., Clairon, out of Lichfield engaga manta. Aug. 24, at 9 a.m., Lucifer and Belle of Warwick, out o Canterbury engagements. Aug. 24, at 9 a.m., Kidderminster, out of the Trades men's Handicap at Derby. Aug. 21., at 9 a.m., Success, out of the Warwick Cup. August 21, a 9 ;a.m., Z 1.03, out of Weymouth engage ments. Ausust 21, at 2.23 p.m., Kettleholder, out of all handi caps to date. August 21, at 4.33 p m., Glen•nore, out of Abirigchn, tuterbury, and Margate engagements. August 23, at 9 a.m., G9O IWORI, out of the Warwick Cup. August 25, at 9 a.m., Accra anl Limpaaa, out of all handi , mps fur which the weights have avecared. Aug. 2-;, at 9 a.m., Gala ire, out of Abingdon engage— ments. Aug '25, at 9 a.m., Lady Ifighthorn, out of the Port 3t1 , -,adow Pl.tte at Oxfurd. Aug. 25, at 9 a.m., Sea Breeze, out of the Stratton Au:Hey Nursery at Oxford. Aug. 2,5, at 2.30 p.m., Hop Leaf, out of Yarmouth en gagemeLts. Aug. 25, at 4.30 p.m., Dick Turpin, out of all engage ments in 1868. Aug. 26, at 9 a.m., Cape of Good Hope and Camillo, out of Doncaster engagements. COLOUR.9 OF RIDERS.—Mr J. S. Bland, white and sky blue satin jacket, cap the same. ►STEEPLECHASE FORFEIT LIST.—The forfeits of the fol lowing horses have been paid—Bird of Passage, King Arthur, Lady Blanche, hfarshman, Redmire, St. Gathering (2 sovs), Sir William, Spot, Sutton, Tom Sayers, Win and Pay. RICHMOND.—The following nomination for the Mem bers' Plate was accidentally omitted by the Clerk of the Course in the list sent for last Calendar, viz., Mr. Snow den's b c Man of Ross, 4 yrs. STOKESLEY.—Scampston has been disqualified for the Hunters' Stakes on tho ground that he had been liable to pay racehorse duty, and the race has been awarded to Phi losopher, the horse which came 1.1;---w•Ancl. H. Chaplin, Esq., is the new Steward at pisct of the Duke of Beaufort, who retires by rotation. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1868. SEPTEMBER. Baden Warwick September ... 1 Monmouth ... Abingdon 3 Manchester I Leicester Doncaster September 8 Walsall I Brecon ll Edinburgh Richmond Hampton Autumn l5 Royal Caledonian Hunt Kelso lb and Western M OCTOBER. Bedford 1 I Sudbury and Ealing ... 15 Bromley Autumn Newmarket 2d October 5 Harrow .. 27 Lanark B, Worcester Aututnn ...... 2t Chelmsford Autumn Cheltenham l3 I NOVE Liverpool 9 Shrewsbury :MBER. I Leamington l7 STEEPLECHASES. OCTOBER. Bromley DECEMBER. St. Albans Kingsbury I MARKETS-7 MS DAY. CORN. The trade is rather steadier in tone, with very little change in quotations. At Mark-lane this morning the attendance was mode rate, and the tone rather firmer, although quiet. The moderate supplies of English wheat were quite up to Monday's rates. Foreign wheat, of which supplies were light, was held for former rates at which sales progressed slowly. Floating cargoes of wheat since Monday have sold rather dearer. Malt steady iu value, with a limited sale. The flour trade is quiet, without change in prices. Barley, beans, and peas quoted the some as at the com mencement of the week. Oats a steady sale, w;thout quotable change in prices. Linseed cakes dull, but not quotably lower. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. MEAT.—The dead meat markets are only sparingly supplied, and the weather being favourable, trade is healthy and prices firm, although not quite up to the highest point since the reaction from the late depression. We quote —Beef, 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d; veal, 4$ to 4a 10d; lamb, 43 to 4s 6d per stone of 81b by the carcase. Poultry—The poultry trade is better owing to t! o favourable weather, bat still not brisk, many West-end families being from town. Fowls, common, is 9d to 2s Gd ; Surrey chicken, 3s to 3s Gd ; fowls, 4s to 4s Gd; pigeons, Gd to 8d; ducks, 2s Gd to 2s 9d ; geese, Gs to Gs Gd ; grouse, 3s to 4s. Eggs rather lower, Gs 6d to 7s Gd. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. Sugar is still very dull of sale, and pricos on the spot are Gd to 9d under those of last week. Floating cargoes are also flat, but have not further given way. One of Cuba Muscovado is reported sold at 23s per cwt. Coffee.—The market is steadier, and Native Ceylon the turn dearer. Good ordinary sold at 45s to 46s ; middling plantation 71s to 74s per cwt. Oils.—Linseed is firm at 31s 9d to 32s on the spot. English brown rape continuos flat, with sellers at 31s 6d. Turpentine is rather firmer at 26s to 26s 3d for both French and American. SHARE LIST. ouDINARY sliA.algN AND STOCKS, Railways. itristol anirkketer ,Daledonian ;anibrian ••• Cornwall Dublin di Belfast Junc Dun„Pertb, & Ab.Junc. East L - radon ..... 82 114 73 76 20 30 3i 4 73 77 70 72 uo Do Glasgow & S. Wester'. Great Eastern .. 91 16 1!6 56) 7 15 4 106 107 103 j :04 Do. E. Ang). No. 2 Lireat North of Scotian• treat Northern Do. A 5t0ck...... ... Do. 11 stock it S. S. and W. 01 Iretan. it. Western —Origins Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxtor, Do. Newport ',,ancashire & Yorkshtt Brigh.,& S. Coat Da Scrip I•on., Chat., and Dort Do. Metrop. Ex. A. Lon. & North Wester. •.on. & South Wester, dan., Shet., & Linvot Do. .Extcnsion..... Do. New r tee 1?, 28 $3 to 2P 29, bit II Ai 1S 151 16 t 7 8. 421 13 .10, :1 LOB , Ictropolitan Distrlei )0. and St.John'slV ' ithand Do, 13irmin.. & Derb forth British Do. Lid., Pth., & DUI. i th. Eas tern Berwic Do. G.N•E purchaa Do. Leads ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stook. & Darling °nil London Do. do. 1866 . 4orth Staffordshire & S. W. Junction DJ neur,.£lo shares mropsuire Union south Devon south Eastern 77 80 I. tij 107 75 t 7 31, 35 100 102 36 IS YO V 2 133 136 130 132 119 421 II It 37 &8 i 74 4S 17 lii 763 11 12 118 152 .talnea, Wok., do Wok ['Cr Vale Do. C 'Vaterlord do Kilkenny Waterloo Ac Whiteha MI i 12 I tin I [132 1 tit* 81 106 i 105 I I rad. ' Closing I Business 1 Price. done. BRITISH r ktlantlo& St. Lawrence tom.,Barodayst Cen.ln. gu. 6 per cent... Do. ii shares Do. G.. & Lake Huron Do. Preference .uti.,Brant, &Godericb 6 p.c. 1872-3-4 ,ai.e glut. 6 per cent 'emerara, 7 p.o. per. p .aet Bengal, gu., 6 di 00. do. 5 pir sent European & N.Americ 8:1(.,rt 18911 east Indian , gu. 5 p.o Do. Lsh res.... .rand Tr unkof Caned )o. Equip. Mort, Bond 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds De. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. 3d Pref. stook Do. 4th Pref. stook It. India Pen. gua. 6p.e l'o. New 5 per cent Do. N ew gua. bp. o Do. 4 p c., Deb s rip Do. registered t. South of India Rua. 5 per cent Do. 41 per Cent .teat Wes. of Canada 6 p. o Be.s. pay. 167: to. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 [ni. Tr.im.gu t, 3 p cent Madras, gua. 6 p.o Do. 41 do • • • Do. 4; do Do. Filth Eateusio, • JO. I Hobson's Bay. Vu. 6 p. c. Linde. 188 Do. 5 dk 1891 4.ltl.C'da.6polstpf.b. Aide di Ithiik'ud, g. 5 p. Do. stores d. Do. do. 1 o. r u hatee 'elude ...... )o. Delhi )o. do ; )o. Puniaub.... )o..lndus St. Flor COLONI/LL GO VICILNIUNNT SICCUR tiritich Columbia, 6 per cent., 1872.... . . L:o. 1895.. lan.Gov.6 p.o.Ja.d; July 1877-84 .. Jo. 6 p. o. Feb. di Aug.. )0.5 p. o. Mar. & Sept Jo. 5 p. o. Jan. tc July io. 5 p. c. Inscribed ak Japu (r. Hope, 6 p. 0.1873 Jo.Apl.BcOot 1890-1900 )o. do 1880.91 )o. Jan.&July, 1891 .. Do. syer oent. 15 April aud - I5 Uot., 1900 Nov. 1878, 6 p., Do. 1872, do gaurltiva, 6p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. Iq7B .. . o. 1882, may and Noy. )o. 1895, Feb. do Aue 11.• boural C )rporatn 18.17-7.5, 6 per cent 4.ll.Gov.op.c.Ja.AJ nit ..tal d p cr, Apl A Oct Do ',pc M y I. S. blr. 5 jrc., '7l to '7B Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1896 1 Do. 5 p.c. rd. '47 to ';11 '.Zealand, 6 p. ot. Do. 5 per cent.... Do Jan, A p 0 t O. 6p a. Mar A ei.t, '9l Doiu Deo,l 91 Do 1'r,,v..2 At.c Id j I bt rie 1 1c.% 1".96 vow& 843.Da 6 p. 0. Jll J an 1 Jnly, 1875 1)o 1y6.. ..... .Inecnalnd. 6 I). c. Do 189 i. ••' Auetral. 6 p 0.186./ 77' Do 1678.9, Do 1693 1901 Pasmanian p 1195 1 Do rd. 1e93 to 119/ VioDtoriao 6p c. Ja,AJnly' . 1891 Do. do. April & Dot 103 10 iO2 103 1 10k 106 1 91 93 8) 91 102 104 11l 113 107 109 108 110 '10) 102 PI 110 103 107 101. 106 106 169 106 108 106 I'M IR3 105 103 1 $ :11 101 lOr 91 101 974 9Si 97 91 lit) Lit 101 103 101 103 105 106 105 105 103 110 111 113 1.4 205 lu4l 104 111 1 i 114 111 k BItITISI.I MINX& Chiverton Jlifford Amalgamated sal 2 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 420 430 .)rake walla 2l ilast Bassett (Illegan) 3 31 La 12 avast Caradon 2.14.6 3 4 East Carn Brea 3l i as t Grenville 3. 1 26 11 2 Plata Loved 3 . ,.0.0 8 W'l Bus3ell (Tavietk 12 15.6 •.=rm.& StAubyn(G wen. 72 2 areat Laxey, limited., all 17 18 4 Great South Tolgus 1.4.0 13. Wheal Vor 10 15 16 3renvillel llf derod's Foot 8.1u .)1 u 3 5 40 ingston Downs 5.10.6 21 21 Alargaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 4 it Alarke Valley ...... 4.10.6 7} 7} Ilwyndy Iron Ore, llm 3 .7. 0 1 1 1 1 4 New Seton . ....... 5V4 6 0 7 0 North Itoakear N.Wh Basaett(lllogan 4.1.0 - North Wheal Crotty Prince of Wales I - erosper United 8.14.0 2 21 Providence kUnyLelant 11.6.7 20 23 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 360 380 South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 171 191 Stray Park . l'ln Cr0ft.........,, 9 14 15 West Bassett (llogan W. Caradon (Ltskeard 251 10 12 West Chi rerton ....... 10 6) West Seten.... . 471 190 200 - Wheal Bassett f lllogan 51 62 67 —.Wheal Buller atedruth 22 15 4 6 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 23 22 Wheal Seton .... Wheal Trelawney (I:is. 6.17.0 8 13 PILEFEKENCXSSEAKEt• AND STOCKS. London and North-Western, 5 per cent., 107 FOREIGN RAIL WAYS. Bahia and San Francisco, Ihn., gua..7 per cent., 151 Great Luxembourg, 121 South Austrian , and Lombardo Venetian, 101 FOREIGN MINIM Capula Silver, limited, 2 1-16 St. John del hey, llm , 20 Vanoouver Coal, 7 yudinam o f ma of S. Australia, lira., 4 9-16 BAN AA. Agra, lim., A, Ditto, B, 9 Alliance, 11w., 14 Angle-Austrian, 141 Bank ot South Australia, Um, 301 Imperial Bank, lim.. 17 Imperial Ottoman. 10j I London and County, 5' 1 London and 11 estminster, 66j Ditto, Scrip, 53! Metropolitan Bank, lim.. 61 National rroyinoial 01 Engiand, Ditto. ed and 3d issue. 391 Union of Australia. 17 Union of London, 351 MISOELLAN/110 UM. Egyptian 9 per Cent.. Viceroy Loan, gus., 92i Hudson's Bay, 151 1 international Financial Society,' im.. 31 / Natal Land and Colonization Co., 11m., 41 Heater's Telegram, 58 Telegraph Construct. and Maintenance, PSI 1 Viceroy ot Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 731 41 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Aug. 27. -Derwent water, from Madras; The rese, from New York; Mayfly, from Alexandria; Eldorado, from Boston. Arrived, Aug. 28 —Florence, steamer, from Rotterdam ; China, from Archangel ; Durham Packet, from Guernsey ; Helena, steamer, from Dieppe; Granton, steamer, from Hamburg; Nora, steamer, from Harlingen; Aurora (s), from Deuia ; Ranger, steamer, from Rotterdam; Blanche, steamer, from Dunkirk. Sailed—Fleeha, steamer, for Ghent ; Blonde, steamer, for Dunkirk ; North Star, steamer, for Ohristia,nia. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed—American Union, ship (in tow), from St. John's ; Vere, from West India—both for London. Auchored—Richard and William, from London, for Sierra Leone; Woodville, from London, for the Cape of Good Hope ; J. Rusbridger, brig, from Ambh, for Boulogne. Why are books the best friends ? Because, when they bore you, you can always shut them up without offence. ST LEGER. 70 to 40 agst Tho Earl (offered—after 300 to 200, 65 to 40, 70 to 40, and 50 to 25 had been taken) 4to 1 agst King Alfred (taken freely) BO to 1 agst See Saw (taken and offered) 30 to 1 agst Typhoeus (offered) 100 to 3 agst Mercury (offered) 40 to 1 agst St. Ronan (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Birdseeker (offered) 600 to 406 the field beats any two (offered) CESAREWITC El. 40 to 1 agst Romping Girl k taken and offered 40 to 1 agst Rescue (taken and offered) 1000 to 15 agst Bandmaster (wanted) 500 to 5 agt,t Friponnier (taken) CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 500 to 5 agst Van Amburgh (taken) DERBY. 2500 to 100 asst Portsmouth (offered) WARWICK SEPTEMBER MEETING. The Shorts Ilaniicap of 5 sovs each, 3 ft, with 25 added, fvr all ages; a winner of any handicap subsequent to the publication of the weights (zing. 27, at 10 a.m.) to carry 71b extra; fire furlongs (16 subs). • Ago st lb -e st lb Monarch of Glen... 5 8 10 Ulphns 5 7 5 Amour Propra ... 4 8 7 Zisca 6 7 3 Mistletoe ... 5 8 6 ... 3 7 3 Naivetti ... 3 8 4 Musa 4 7 2 Indian Star ... 5 8 2 Bassoon ... ... 3 7 0 Lily ... ... 3 8 0 Marshal Ney 5 7 0 Pearlfeather 3 7 12 Weather Isle 3 6 9 Goodfellow ... 4 710 Dulcet ... ... 3 6 5 The Woodcote Nursery Handicap of 5 soya each, 2 ft to the fund, with 50 sovs added ; a winner after the weights are published (Aug. 27, at 10 a.m.) to carry 71b extra ; the winner to be sold by auction after the race for 100 soya, and any surplus over the selling price to be di vided between the fund and the second horse ; five fur longs. 24 subs. Light Cloud &y,ula ... Antias ... st lb 8 10 ... 8 5 ... 8 3 Monsieur Louis Yaniva... ... Glen Stuart ... st lb ... 6 10 ... 6 9 6 9 Becky Sharpe f. Hinton... ... ... 8 ... 7 Adolphus Bird's Eye Sister to Veda Venetia (h b)... Esher ... 7 ... 7 ... 7 Hymen Engraver Yellow Rose . ••. ... 6 9 6 7 ... ... 6 7 ... 6 7 6 7 Charon... ... 7 4 Baden ... 6 5 Blackbird c ... 7 0 Pre - Tendon f 6 8 Mat hilde 612 Una ... ... 6 0 Barcelona ... 610 Slowman ... 6 0 The County Handicap of 5 sous each, 2 ft to the fund, with 100 soya added ; the winner of the Leamington Stakes to carry 101 b, and the second in that race 31b extra ; the winner of any other handicap after the de claration of the weights (Aug. 27, at 10 a.m.) to carry 51b extra; one mile ; 33 subs. Vespasian ... Silenus ... Lord Ronald Age st lb ... 5 9 5 ... 4 8 7 ... 6 8 5 Master Willie ... 4 7 Christmas Carol ::: 6 7 Van Amburgh ... 4 7 Acton ... ... 5 7 Warrior ... Vortigern ... Tremble ... Chivalry ... Milton ... Professor Anderson 5 7 9 Edinburgh... ... 6 7 5 Python ... ... 4 7 3 Soriugapatam ...4 7 0 Naivete ... 3 6 Amour Propre ... 4 6 Moonbeam 4 6 Victress ... 4 6 Mayflower... Lily... Whalebone Prince Regent Citron ... Ligurian ... Tribune ... Clemence ... Bandmaster Kettleholder Alicia ... Hermitage... Papillon ... ...3 610 ...4 6 9 Ago st lb ~a 6 9 3 6 8 ... 4 6 8 ... 3 6 7 ... 3 6 7 ...4 6 6 ... 3 6 6 •5 6 3 •3 6 2 ... 3 6 0 ... 3 6 0 ... 5 5 13 ... 3 5 12 ...4 511 ...3 5 7 ...3 5 7 The Nursery Handicap of 5 save each, 2 ft to the fund, with 80 added, for two years old; a winner subsequent to the publication of the weights (Aug. 27, at 10 a.m.) to carry slb extra. Three quarters of a mile. 32 subs. St lb Venetia (h b) ... 6 12 Mathilde ... 612 Esher ... 611 Chaperon oolt 6 10 King of the Rovers ... 6 10 Monsieur Louis ... 6 10 Pompeii ... 6 9 Alias (late Arlington) 6 7 Bird's Eye ... 6 7 Cawnporo 6 7 Ampleforth 6 4 Engraver ... ... 6 4 Jolly Tar 6 4 Miss Nellie ... Light Cloud Crown Princess Ventnor Regal& Antias ••• Arlington ... Becky Sharpe f La Belle Helene Dunbar ••• April Morn ... Remus Islam ... St lb ... 8 10 ... 8 4 ... 8 3 ... 8 0 ... 8 0 ... 7 10 ... 7 10 ... 7 7 ... 7 3 ... 7 3 ... 7 2 ... 7 0 ... 7 0 , Threatener ... 7 0 Rosecleer ... 6 4 Christine ... 7 0 Prevention filly ... 6 3 Rattletrap ... 612 Hunter... ... 512 The Warwick Cup, value 200 soya, by subscription of 10 soya each, 75 added by the Race Committee, and the surplus, if any, to be paid to the winner; three year olds 7st 41b, four Bst 71b, five Bst 131 b, six and aged 9st llb ; mares allowed 41b, and geldings 71b ; the winner of any Derl3y, Oaks, Doncaster . St. Leger, Ascot, Good wood, or Doncaster Cups, in 1867-6 i, to carry 71b, or any two of the above-mentioned races, 101 b extra ; a winner of any weight for age raee worth £2OO for two miles, to carry 41b extra ; mlidan three yr olds at th , tune of starting,. allowed" 715, four and upwards, 121 b; horses having started three times and not won in 1868, allowed 51b in aidition to other allowances; the owner of the second horse to receive 25 sovs out of the stakes ; if walked over for the committee will not give the sovs. Gentlemen taking a nomination in this stAke, and not starting,lo be subject to the payment of 3 s ye, which will be given to the third horse, if three horses Wart; t miles and a half. 19 suh'3. The Spy, 3 yis, Success, G yrs (pays ft), Baeswing, yrs, Paul Jones, 3 yrs (pays ft), Julius, 4 yrs, Tabouret, 3 yrs, William, 3 yrs, Strathcouan, 0 yrs, Lotd Paltuarston, 3 yrs, Speculum, 3 yrs, Vortige . m, 3 yrs, F or t un i o, 4 yrs, Ilium, 3 yrs, Tertullus, 4 . yrs, uoodwood, 4 y rs ( pays f t. ) , Charnwood, 3 yrs, Achievement, 4 yrs, Irish Queen 1111 y, 4 yrs, aad Dalby, agel. ACCEPTANCES. The Letunington Stakes of 25 sous each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 100 added. Two Mile Course. 42 subs, 28 of whom pay 5 sous each. Yrs st lb Yrs st lb Irish Queen f 4 8 12 Vortigern ... 3 7 9 Tertullus 4 8 5 Clemence ... 3 7 7 King of the Fairies 4 8 2 Whalebone ... 5 7 5 Distaff ... ... 4 8 2 Tribune ... . 5 7 3 Bandmaster ... 4 8 1 Casse Tete 3 6 12 Python ... ... 47 12 Papillon ... 3 612 Moose ... a 7 9 Ligurian ... ... 3 612 The Welter Cup, value 100 sovs, the rest in specie, by subscription of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared. One mile. 21 subs, Bof whom ply 5 sovs each. Yrs st lb Silenus 4 11 8 Lord Ronald ... 6 11 5 Irish Queen f 4 11 2 Master Willie .. 4 11 0 Dick Turpin ... 4 10 10 Professor Anderson 5 10 10 Python (inc 51b ex) 4 10 9 Midwife 410 0 Yrs st lb Skirmish ... ... 6 10 0 Armourer ... 4 9 12 President Lincoln .. 3 9 7 Contempt 3 5 Whalebone 5 9 0 Weather Isla 3 8 12 Benefactress ... 3 8 12 'Wyly 3 8 10 DONCASTER SEPTEMBER MEETING. TUESDAY, Sept. 8. The Groat Yorkshire Handicap of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared by noon on Tuesday, the Ist of September, and with 200 sovs added; tho winner of a handicap value 300 sovs after the publication of the weights (Aug. 24, at 10 a.m.) to carry 71b ; of any other handicap 91b extra ; the second horse to receive 50 soya out of the stakes and the third to save his stakes. St. Leger Course. 60 subs. The forfeits to be declared at noon, the Ist of September. Age st lb I Age st lb Tho Palmer ... 1 9 0 Mariner . 3 7 0 Mandrake 4 8 12 Blacklock 3 7 0 Achievement ... 4 812 The Spy ... 3 612 Tynedale ~. 4 8 11 Clairou 3 6 12 Taraban 4 8 4 King of the Fairies 4 6 10 Westwiek ... 5 8 4 Tympanum 3 6 10 Hippie 4 8 4 War ... ... 5 6 10 Dalosman 5 8 3 Thalia 5 6 8 Maid of Masham c. 4 8 31Wild Briar ... 5 6 7 Silenus 4 8 2 Fakir ... 4 6 7 Auguste ... 4 8 1 Runic ... 3 6 6 Knight Errant 8 0 Minster Bell 4 6 5 Miss Sarah c ... 4 710 Redcap ... a 6 4 Fairwind ... 4 7 8 Nyanza ... .. 3 6 1 Romping Girl 4 7 6' La Belle Jeanne 3 6 0 Caithness ... 5 7 6' Bessie Dixon 3 6 0 Christmas Carol 6 7 6 , Rol Tub ... 3 6 0 Fervacques 4 7 5' Deceit 4 6 0 The Corsair 5 7 4 : Papillon ... 3 6 0 Ackworth a 7 41Miss Osborne 3 5 12 Paul Jones 3 7 2 I Seisura ... 3 5 12 Mercury 3 7 2 Happy Thought ~. 3 5 12 Chelsea ... 3 7 2 Ajax ... ... 3 511 Cap-a-Pie 3 7 2 Cotytto ... 3 5 10 Tabouret ... 3 7 1 Warrington ... 3 5 7 Stephen Langton... 4 7 1 The Laird... ... 3 5 7 Birdseeker .. 3 7 1 Gomera... ... 6 pd Blueskin 3 7 0 Emigration ... 5 pd Etoile Filanto ... 5 7 0 Thorndyke ... 3 pd Mr. H. V. Wilkinson and Mr. Hobson are subscribers, but did not name. THURSDAY, Sept. 10. The badminton Handicap of 20 sove each, 10 ft, and 3 only if declared at the same time as the Great Yorkshire Handicap, with 100 added ; the winner of the Leam ington Stakes or the Great Yorkshire Handicap to carry 71b, of both of those stakes 101 b, or of any other race after Aug. 24, at 10 a.m., 41b extra. The owner of the second to save his stake. One mile. 35 subs. The Palmer Laneret LOZODO'I3 A gest lb V. 4 9 3 Silenu; Grinistou Oharn wood Knight Errant Taraban Born bastes Orion Van Amburgh Jasper ... Dick Turpin Grey Stocking See-Saw ... The Parson Blacklock ... Glairon ... o 8 11 .. 6 8 6 .. 4 8 4 .. 3 8 4 3 8 2 ~ 4 8 1 ~ 4 8 0 ~ 4 7 13 3 7 12 ~ 4 7 .4 7 4 ...4 7 3 ...5 7 3 -.3 7 2 -.3 7 0 7 0 ...3 612 Age st lb Mariner ... 3 6 11 Mercury ... 3 6 10 Chelsea ... ... 3 61U Sweet Anne ... 5 6 10 Lady Henrietta ... 3 6 7 Fakir ... 4 6 7 Minster Bell 4 6 7 Rel Tub 4 6 3 Do tialdbain ... 3 6 2 Stella ... 3 6 0 Sunstroke 3 5 12 Ritualist 3 5 12 La Belle Jeanne ... 3 5 10 Warrington 3 5 8 Cotytto 3 5 7 The Returned 3 5 7 Papillon ... 3 5 7 The course of exchange at Now York on London for bills at 60 days' sight was on the last date about iLiti percent At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold ( fern the United States BOROUGH HOP. The new hops already arrived at market sell but slowly, and the trade rules quiet for all sorts, at about late rates. COTTON. LIVERPOOL, An. 28.—Sales probably 15,000 bake. Market held firmly. Bank of England Returns. An Account, pursuant to t] cap. 32, for the week ending I ISSUE DEF the Act ith and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 1868. P ART KENT. Notas issued ....£34,617,335 Govornmt. Debt-£11,015,10C Other Securities 3,984,90 U Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion X 34,617,335 BANKING D. £34,617,335 Proprietors'Capi tal X14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. kPARTMENT. Governmt. Secu rities(including Doad Weight Anuuity) .7.. £13,790,131 Other Securities 15,597,07 d Notes 10,661,765 (fold and Savor Coin ... 1,156,7G6 Accounts 2,979,410 Other Deposits 19,838,830 Seven Days and other Bills 502,933 11,2 15,630 1 £41,205,680 :o. FORBES, Chief Cashier. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUN. ametralla and New Zealand, via Southampton.....Ss pt. 11. Ditto, via Slarseilles .........5ept. 7. Ditto, via Panama Sep'. 28. Bruit. Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Sept. 3. Ditto, by French packet Cape Verde, by Brazil paozet Oape of Good Hope. Assension. and St. Helena Eept. China, Penang. and Singapore, via Southsinpton, Aug. albrAltar. via Southampton Aug 19 IncVa, via Southampton LAW), via Ilareeilie• Halts, Cgypt, Leo. Aug. 25 . Ditto, liar/seines Au;. 17 Hauritins, Cape of Good five, and Natal, via Southampton DM:), Marseilles Sept. li Newfoundland ...... . Portugal .... Sept. 3. United Statei, ;loads, California, .to., by British pac - ket . Aug. 21. Ditto, by Canadian packet .... Ditto, by L i ited .tates packet Data ditt, (Baltimore) West In lies and ,except ilexiao ant Baha mas) West Coast of liade.irs, and Tenerife scp'. F .ittlemd Islands • • ...... Sept 3. eab and gexico . .. • .. ..S pt. 28. MASKINONGE AND BLACK BASS AT RICE LAKE.-- John S. Wall ►ee, E q., Secretary of the Fish and Game Club of Coburg, Canada, intimates that gentlemen who may desire to fish in Rice Lake from this time forth must receive the permission of the Club, which will be cheer fully accorded to all sportsmen and gentlemen, but not to those whose proceedings have threatened the extermina tion of the maskinonge, and who have lasted their fish down to make merchandise of them. THE SANDWICII ISLAND TRADE.--Eighteen ves sels, aggregating a capacity of 10,713 tons, arrived at San Francisco during the first half of the present year. Over 50 per cent. of the tonnage NM kteam. 10 20 4u; to 110 ihare, ~~