The Sun. — London, England, 1857-08-07 00:00:00

01 0 fi A 1 1 1 K ET AND corgi MIR CT AL 17 TTELLICIENO CITY, Two o'Cnoctc. fitters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton I ta I( et yesterday closed quietly, but firmly, and !'ees of all d scriptions were without any material n'ratio„. The sales were estimated at 5,000 Z°es, 1,000 bf w hi c h were taken for expor t . In Railway Share Market there was little chan g e to report, and prices were unaltered. 14 the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets * week the transactions have been very litbited, "d . prices have ruled heavy. For sugar the in -5r has been very litnite 1, and some descrip ions fully 2s, per cwt. cheaper. Coffee has been l a. at a re d uct i on o f i s . p e r cwt. C.icoa has re alteed steady, and tea is quiet at about p revious rats, Rice has receded 3d. per cwt. Sal , petre hay been more iu re quest and rather d earer, and tocu,illead continues steady. There is no change t i li reP°l ' t in Rum. Spices have been quiet, and Silver is dearer. 6, 14 er continues steady, but the translctions are th 'Perarily limited, owing to a disposit i on among 'vice s brokers to await ihe receipt of further 'pea from. India before resuming the r purdrases. tk le ". D. Bell, Son and Co., report, that during I t e a last week the transactions in American and 44 1 wa y Bontls have b!en few and unimportant, Prices continue without alteration. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. tt i i te g,, States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868...101 10 5 ' l 'ed States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...104 105 kat,,tna 5 pe r Cent STATE SECURITIES. ~, It ' j ' an d 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)— l if 4 a ebusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bo nds). D.. 44l "iPPi 6 D Cent. Pl. Bk. "und ' er 14 4 • 1841-1871... 40 8 .................. . ... ..... • • P l ' , iPpi 5 per Cent. Union Bk. Bonds ... 20 p: n4 Ylvania 5 per Cent. Stock I,"! l llsylvani a . 5 per Cent. Bonds .187 7••• 78 liatteagee 6 per C en t. Bonds V•• g i nia . per Cent. Bonds 1886 ... 80 I rgiula 5 per Cent. {Sterling Bonds) —lBBB.- 84 - LOANJS OF CITIES. ititon 4i per Cent. Bonds 1883... 90 el:Ar ea l 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... Ne w Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock ............1883..• 74 RAILROAD BONDS. (1018 Central 7 per Cent. I s t Mortgage, liii?ot.eonvertible 187 5... 89 ti l ins Central 6 per Cent.- .............. : 1875.- 86 .01.8 c e - - ' F---land 78 - ... 87 83 ...100 -- to _ k;entral 7 per Cent. !" ki e L ) P 3 Central (Sh ares ), $3O paid......... 15 1p 'igan Centr a l Bp. Cent., Convert.. ..186 0 ... 83 91 N e h ' • do. do. ............ ... 89 91 New York Central 7 p. Cent., Contve not 864 `fork Central. 6 Per Cen " on vertible ............ c e 1883... 80 82 ..... . ......... . w York and Erie 7 per Cent 3d Mort elge 1883... 78 80 York and E r i e 7p. Cent. Convertihle 1862 ... 72 74 Y ork'b an d Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking 1875... 74 76 Pa nam a 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1865 ... u sYlvania Central 6p. Cent., Ist Mort 1880 ... 86 88 'The pressure for discount accommodation, which Wag noticed a few days ago, has abated, and as the B t/13151 3' of capital in Lombard-street is large, the that of relief are alredy visible. It is true 1 " at full rates are generally demanded by the bil l 0 7kers an d others, b ut c h o i ce d e s cr iptions ial Paper are negociated a fi action under the 07 rate. The Consol settlement be i n g ex p e rienced, it is • lik e ly th a t increased ease will be eia-`Perienced, as th e requ iremen! s of the commer i th,.• c ommunity are not very heavy, and, besides te r a conside ra bl e amou nt of money is being a a 'ed through she dividends payable to railway m e other joint stock compAnies. The half yearly b e ee n tin gl of the principal railway companies are t o l i , -g h eld, and the returns are generally found itti ' e s atisfactory, in consequence of the favour the'e increase that has taken pl ice in most of 1, 31,1, 1 incomes. Besides._ this, the. joint-stock 4 11 ; 4 ar e making greater returns, and there are - t e b i. "e other undertakings which are distribut o Profits amongst she proprietors. At the of iri calls on it is satisfactory to perceive that the li=t (3 / 1 account of companies in course of deve °bent is rather light. For instance, the amount i l tie upon railway shares during the present month This 283,250/ ., w hil st i n J u ly it was 3,370,25 11 . oE : B ai h _e ,. inF the . case the avail ible means at th e di, the of the discount firms are increasing, whil-t employment for them is likely to be curtailed. .The mark e t for Public Secur i t i es i s fi rmer to 4ti7, but b us i ness is very dull. This is frequently eas e just a ft er t h e se ttl emen t o f the account, _ 4ta d on the prp sen t occa sion the anxiety felt for •er intelligence from India induces caution. The fluctuation this morning has not been more than per cent., b u t the final arrangement of the accou nt has led to another failure. The member who has Bh ecumbed, had extensive engagements in Consols. 44(1 te amount of his liabilities is heavy. Consols f or transfer have been 90H, and for account 90i 1 21 - The New Threes are 94 to 91i, and the Re - t ,oeed 90 a . Bank Stock is 215 to 2161, and India )ck is 215. Exchequer Bills are 4s. discount to 114 r, and India Bonds 18s. discount. In the F o rei g n Ma r ket very f ew t ransac ti o ns ha ltre been recor d e d. T ur ki s h 6 per C en t s . h ave bee n 941 ff, being about their previous value. e P ai lial Deferred have been 25 ; Dutch 2i per , ent 64 ; and Ditto 4 per Cents., 9813- Mexi 9~.Stock is 22k, and. Brazilian 4i per Cents. are St —Grenada The f o ll ow i ng are the nom i na l pr i ces o f F ore i gn 22r" --Grenada Deferred Bonds. 6 6i ; Peruvian 41 per Cents. 80 82 ; ditto 3 per Ce Ots• 51 56 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44i to -2 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 111 12 ; ditto .1- 1 ditto Def erred, 24k 251 ; . 4 Ce nts -I 97 99 ; Spanish 3 per Cents. , 39 1 40 i ; ditto Certificates, ri • ; ditto passive 5i I. Busines s i n th e R a il wa y Share Market was L more active, and prices in some few instances 8 ‘; a Shade fi rmer . G re at Northern, Snuth estern, and Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln im r°ved 5 8., and C a l e d on ian 10s. ; North Eastern,, a tl ; decli ne d 55., Lancashire and Yorkshire, and °ll th - Eastere 10s., North Eastern, Berwick, 155 . , toa Great Western, 11. There is little change to report in the Fort-i<tfn and Colonial undertlkings. Antw erp and Rotterdam reali , e 6i. East Indian hav e a dvanced to 100. Grand Trunk of Canadt de timed to 54k, Great Western of Canada to 211, a nd Great Indian Peninsula to 19/. In Minin g Sh ares th e on l y d ea li ngs reporte d h as bee n i in Cobre C opper , w hi c h h ave i mprove d a b out 413 5., viz., to 41/. Joint Sock Bank Shares are very quiet. Lon don and County declined 10s. ; London and West baluster advanced about ss. London Chartered of -Australia and Union of Australia are at previous rates, Miscellaneous Shares are dull. Australian Agri culture declined, 10s., and Peninsular and Orien tal Steam, 10s. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK, (From the Officsai Ltst:) Business dote. Bank Stock 3 per cent. itcduccd Annuitise 3 per Cult Consols Annuities (-0$ $ i s i;eß 3 per Cent. Annuities 9OB 1 h Lo. , t Annuities, expire sti Jan. I SW... Ditto 3.. Years, expire sth April, 1885 lSi India St oc k 1 !' oh ii , rl,-t, 4:10,A) „„. C .) go`. 'or A cenunt t!Oi 1 Esahaqur 131118,20. .. .. .. k:1000 - ' '560 B , tll ..,.. 'PRICES OF FOREION FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOC 11 . ral inn c ner Cent. - Ditto 1852, 4i per Cent. 11 exicali 3 per Cent Ditto Account 8 1 3 .nich ~ , epds, :3 per bent. Ditto New Deferred, 3 rer , , l n . .. , Ditto Account .... .... • T arkieh .ends 6 per cent .. ..... ....... Dividends on the above ii;ble . V, 91 '', ,!L. Dutch Exei.ang , , 2 per Cen;., 12 G u i loers tit D o . 4 xr Cent. Certificates TWO O'CLOCK' 985 Corsclo money ... ................. 90 1 Ccuol !account 22i ROYAL THAMES NATIONAL REGATTA. —This reextta Wan resumed and brought to a clo-e yesterday. At a little after two o'clock the Lord Mayor arri'.ed in his S tate barg e . T he fi r t race was the ScnDere, open t o the world. The final heat was well contented by übernbera, of Nevvea- tie,. and Ma , kinnev, of Richmond the former winning by a length. The Watermen'e Four -oared Race, f?r prizes amounting to 401., wax won 97 th e Sh akepere crew ; the 'W atertnen's Pair-oared, by T lr emerton and Fraccis. There were two or thrte owalke over," and at the conclusion of the sport the la Mayor presented the prizes. SHAz_E IYIAIt'AETS—,TIais Day.) -.....--- RAILWAYS. Laid RAILWAYS. Closing Price yesterday 10 kmbg. Nottng. Boto & Eastn. Jane.... all Belfast & Ballymena 1.31 all Birmng. \Vol - cull. et Stour Va11ey........, St. 100 Rirkenhd. Laucsh. rt Cheshire Junct 25 all Riaeb burn ...... .. 25 all 131y1.1 & Tyne origina' £25 (iss. at £45).„. St. 100 Bristol & Exeter__ St. 100 Caledonian. St 100 Mester t 1 Holyhea' 50 all Cork and Ban lon. 20 all Cork, Black. & Pass . 20 all Cornwall 10 all D a A . 10 8 Do. B 50 45 Dublin&BelfastJune 25 all Dun. P. &Aber.June St. 100 East Anglian ........ 20 all Eastern Counties..... St. 100 F,asternUnion,A.stk St. 100 Do., do. 8..... ....... . 25 Si D o . New A.... ........ 25 17. East Kent _ ..... St. 100 East Lancashire ...... 20 all East Suffolk ...... 10 4 Do. St. 100 Ed i nburgh & Glasgow O all Minh. and Peebles t. 100 Edinb.Prth.diDunde O all !Forth and ClydeJunc. St. 100 IFurness . .. _. . St. 100 !Gl as gow & - S. Western 10 all Great N. of Scotland St. 100 Great Northern St. 100 Do., A. Stock .. 't. 100 Do., B. Stock St. 100 Gt. Sth. SzWestare• 1 St. 100 Grea:,Western• ... • St. 100 Do. Str.V . B gua.St 12 all Irish South-Eastern 5C all Lancaster &Carlisle. 16i 14* Do., Thirds.... ..... 10 12 Do. New Thirds _ St. 100 Gancash &Yorkshir: 16 6 Do., do. F £l6 3 1 Do., Wst. Riding Un 20 all Do. Southport 113 all tondon &Blackwa St. 100 Lond.Briglit.&S.Cat St. 100 London &N. Wester- Ai all Do. Fifths . . .. O all D0.,10/9,11.,ifeat...0 Do.. Eighths London & S. Western Lndndrrv&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shet&Lincln. Metropolitan ...... . Do. J. L. Ricardo'sl arrangement "Cdland ..... Do. Birming. dr Derby 4idland G. West.(lr.) Do. i Shares.. ...... . Newcastle & Carlisle Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. E , stern Berwick Do. do. Extension _ Do do. G.N.E.Perch Do Leeds Do. York North London . . ... .. N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire: North Western N. & S. Westrn. Jane Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Portsmouth R Se h o Y t ni tis uey lenti%l... . _ Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St Shropshire Union itingbourne &Sheer. South Devon.. ...... South Eastern .. . ... Do. 4} pen . Shares, South Wales-- S. Yorksh. River Dun D 0... ... —.............. Staines,Wok , ,&Wok.. Stockton A. Darling.; Do. , do., 1854 Do. do., 1.8c5 , Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. 1 ..... Thames Hay. D. &R _,... Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick O all West Coi nwall 0 all West End of London and Crystal Palace 5 all Do. A 5 all Do. B O all West London 10 all Do. First Class 20 all Do. Second Class 10 all Wmbledon Szerorloit 51 - 5A 8i - 9 63 70 7i - 90 - 92 774 - 78 351 - 36 4 - 5 "6 - 10 20 - 111 - 52 - 54 35 - 36 ..ti -- i'a 95 97 G, 7 33 = 1 . 3 -- 7 101 8 - 9 '97 - 9. 1 91 - 93 1 20 - 122 102 - 101 1 61i - 6 2 1 63 - 65 70 - 74 6 '- 8 1E) 6- 8 p 991 -- 1110; 6f - 6h 105 - 107 103 -103 k - .d' ad 98 98} 14 5 ,100 25 I all 25 all t. 100 10 i 1 10t 1 St. 1100 St. 100 50 all 25 all 00 all 25 all 50 9 20 all 841 - 84 551 - ••• -... ••• 14, - 15 St.lloo 50 i 341 St. 100 St. 100 63 - 65 3i -31 f 16 - - 47 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 25 all 25 16i 50 all St LW St. LOO 10 31.1 - 23 - - 23i1 2 - 4t - 45 76 - 97 - 99 20 ! 1.7 A 20 all 10 all it. .100 - 4 -- 4i 1 8 10 - -- 102 34 -- 35 6i - 10 10 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 10 6 50 all 104 -- 106 24t -- 254 43 -- 50 3 -- 2 164 -17 k 74 -- 744 - 92 5i - 4A 1 5i - 4A•i 9 - 11 41 - 43 •• 21i - 22 3t - 4 3i - 5i - RRTTIRR POSSESSIONS. 0 all Atlan. and St. Law. .8 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar„ 5 p.c. L 8 all Do. :04 10i Buffalo & Lake Hur. )0 100 Buff. , Brut. & Gooch. X) 100 6 p.e.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 _ _ i d par 4i 4 d }BS 92 85 90 85 90 , 00 100 Do. do., .1 June '74 20 2s. Calcutta and S. iast. 20 2s'd Central Oude (Lim.) 20 109 Ceyron A sliares 20 1 Do. B. dc. 174 all Demerara. 20 2s. Eastern Bengal St. 100 East Indian 20 15 Do. C Shares .00 all Do.4i p.c.Bnds.,'s7 _ -11 r 99. 100, d O all Do. do. do., '59, do. O all Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. it. 100 Gd. Trunk. of Canada K all Do. 6p c. Deben O all Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c O 4 Do. New. guar. sp. c all Gt. Wcstn. of Canada ;04 oi Do. New all Do. Bds., payable '57 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all Do. do., '73, do all Du. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4i P.C Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 44 p. c. Exton. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c 201 -- 20$1 53 -- 55 i 87 -- 8 3 i 1)i -- 19$' i 4 -- par 21$ -21 i 99 -- 101 107 -- 112 ,107 -- 112 107 - 10) 18 - 19 191 - 191 - n all m all m 5 ?,0 5 ZO ss. ZO 5 20 all par pm DO Business done this clay. atINES. - 71 1201 42 22 74 79 BRITISH Alfred Cons. (Philk.' British Iron Condurow (Cambrn.: Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay., Great South Tolgus G rt. W. Alfrd. ( Philk Grt.W. Vor (llelstn Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N.W.Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St. Blasy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co S. Caradon (St. Cleer i S. Carn Brea (Illogn. S.W. Frances(lllogn. Tam- 8 . & 'J. Min. Co Tin Croft Un.Minen (Gwennap T. of Towoy (Carnar. W. Basset (Illog ,n) W. Caradon (Liskrd IWh Basset (Illogan) IWh. Buller (Rdruth) Wh. Edward(Calstek Wh. Kitty (U. Llant Wh. Ma. Ann (Monht. Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) FOREIGN FOREIGN. 20 7 Australian - i - 10 all A atwrp & Rotterdan i 6 - 6 , 6} 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm) . ..... - li - li 20 18 Ardennes. . • 1 - 1 •1 5 all fielgian East. J unct. , 30 all Do. Coaxes & buiada . --•!...t 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 11 13 20 16 Be zi era to Graisse ssac ... - .. • 1 4 Clarendon Con. Min. 6 all Carmeaux&To ulouse Coal 11,Iines and Ry. 4i - 5 Co. of Jamaica 20 12 Dutch Rhenish ...... 41 47 1 1 40 all Cobra Copper 41. -43 411 . . 16 Copiapo - 12 20 all Eastern of France ... 271 -27 i • 2 all Fortuna - id 20 all Do. New • .. - ••• - h`l 20 2s, Euphrates Valley ••• 9 , 20 all General 3 all Linares 20 18 Gt Central of Fran ce 23i -- 21 5 ii Lusitanian - p 20 all Great Luxembourg... 7 - 71 1 all Mariquita h 1G 4 Italian Junction .. . . •• -- "' 1 all New Granada - 20 all Lake Const. & Bale .. - ... 4 1 all Novean Monde 20 all Li erre and Turnhout ... -7;- . 20 &l Pont.Sil.Ldll.&Smlt 5 - 7 20 6 Lomhardo-Venetian 4 - 1 07) 5 1 Port Philip - 5 all Lucca de Pist.sp.c.i.. ... --- 30 16.. Santiago de Cuba - iii 20 all Lyons and Geneva ~ 26a - 274 •• 1 all 4outh Australian - -.. -- 20 all Lyons &. Mediterran. ... --• •••• 1 all Do. Scrip 33 all Maria Ante-zaa - 1 all Do. 10 p. c. Pref.._ . - _., 10 all I Do. New .... - ... 284 all United Mexican ...... • 3/ - 31 20 all Namur & Liege - - 7i 20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref l9l - 191 . MISCELLANEOUS. 16 all Northern of France 34A - 34 /1 25 19 knstralian Agricult. 23 - 24 231 10 all NorwegianTrnk.Pref 84 - 9A 20 all Paris and Lyons 361 - 36/ s p B ar 10 all .kiastraln. Royal Mail . 1 1 0 0 0 a 1 132 4 B e e a r n l a in da Water Works.. .4a - • 51 St. l 1001 D E :ls eet to ri n c l T r e o i n egi O . : o ... 100 ••• la ].- 20 all Paris and . o ) r g l . ea 7 n p s :0 ... 1 57 a --__ 50 5 40 Brit. c,l.y sta A i m p elc c a e n Land 13835 - 14240 20 7 Reeife & San Fran., St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 113 - 114 10 7! Rome and Frasmti .. . - •• 20 at Royal Danish lg - i 8 St. 100 Do. 6p. c•Feb.azAng. ... St. 100 D 0.6 p.c. alar.&sept. ... - ••• 1. 12 0 00 all 7 0 , ) ,Dw o oe . B s te .l s4rfi p pe er or.f e A e o n . t ptre p . r f e f• aL -____ 9 8 ; 5 all Royal Swedish i s - 1 „ , St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 30 -35 2C all Sambre and Meuse 7 - 12 2 2 2 : I alt Southern il Southern of Franco,. nco 26;% - 271 25 all Do. Prof, 7 4 p. cent. 24 26 5 all Do. Preference W.& " N na .W nd o er f B Fran . c . e • 28 4: -- 2 5 20 all West. of S "t u z s er ria lan"i ''' - ... 4 all Crystal Pal, of France .. ••• 20 18 Eastern Steam • ••• .... ••• - 102 6 all Wiesbaden ..l •• • - ... 1 all Electric Tel of Irel. . . - 1 : 6 all Do. Bp. cent. ... .... .. .• • - ..• 5 , all En.&Aust•Cop.SmCo 14 - iii 20 all Zealand .. - r° . .• • - ••• • 10 10a.,Eur. & Ind. Jan. Tel. . ••• ''''' • - .:L._------ 25 all Gen. Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.) •:: ••• _ JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 15 1 L 4 Gen. Steam Navigat. . . 40 all [Australasia - 20 5 Loudon Discount ... 11 1171 1 Bank of Egypt 25 18 21 - aa . l 20 1 0 Mag d a lena St. Navie, , 46 - 4 - 8 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel • .... ... 103 50 Bank of London 10 all Bri.Col Bk.&Ln• Co,• ••• - 10 all M exican& S.Am ericn; '4 i ' 50 all British, N. American . - 5 5 [Nat. Discount C0....1 I 1 A - a I 20 8 C.Bk.of Ind.An.&Ch • 11 - •id 5 5 Do. New 100 50 City 64 - 66 10 ••• -- i ... 5 N e therlands Lana._ A _ 190 25 Colonial - ... 29 10 all Do. Do. 1 00 20 Commercial of Lond. ... - 5 all Do.B p c.Pf.iss.at ld 3 - si 20 all Eng.Scot.&Aus.Cht. 184 - 1g 5 2 Do. Do. - Ad 11 20 all Lon. Ch. Bk.of Aust. 17 - 17 4 17 i top 8 0 New B. &N. S. Land 18 - 22 20 all iDitto New ............ ... - ... 2t, 20 London and County .. - ••• 30 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. 97 . ~... inrl. 1/ - 2i 50 50 Lnd.&E.Bnkng•Corp ... - ... 50 10 London Joint Stock.. ... - ... - l 1 00 20 Lond.andWestminst. ... - ... 47 0 - i p 70 681 8 100 35 National Pro. of Eng. ... -.• • 3 :2 1 lalMaalllll NNO:ll3ehn..taloAfusEontrasraopeSiasiateam". la --- :i Shares 68 - 20 10 Do. New ............••• ... - ... a5O 22i National Bank ..... . ... - ..• 50 10 Do. New a2O all New South Wales.... 46 - 4 2 1 50 2 5 l a l l s. / p D pee o neli N nslir e niar. w Ld S h ii 50 all Rhymney Iron is 25 all Oriental Bank Corp. 34 - 36 15 all Do. New. - 8 0 20 15 Ottoman Bank .... ._. par - P 60 60 Royal Ma il Steam-- 5 8 - 60 iy 1 00 15 Provinc al of Ireland ... -- • - 1 all Scot. A us tral. Invest. 1 - ].s ,d 10 all Do. New •.. - ••• all Do. New ... . ........... ... - . . 'a '5 1 R.Arts.B.&G.lra.Co . . - •• • 100 all S.Aus, Gov.6p.c.bds. 106 -- 108 kn 25 all. South Australia 33 -34 25 all South Austral. Land 32 -34 Iy, 25 all Union ot Australia 52 -53 524 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip - 1 F e ... 2i Do. New 6. - 7 ae 50 ., 10 Union of London - 1 20 5 Trus, Li]. Co. Up. ..... ... - ... 0 50 Unity Mutual .... •d 1 384 100 28i Van Dlemen'a Lank.. 11 •_-_- 12 100 60 - ' SfeatrAßk of Lona., 12 -10 C i - fliE SUN LONDON, FRIDAY F,VrNILG, AUGUST 7 , 1-5 7 5 >hr I Paid\ RAILWAYS. Leasing Bt. 100 Buckghamsh. 3t. 100 OlyderealeJc M all Col.Stour Vy. Bt. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p.( 5 all E. Un. H. Sh. St. 100 Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. St. 100 Do. New 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr 50 all Hull & Selby. 25 all Do. '1 Shares. 124 all Do. I Shares. 12i all Lon.&Greenw 20 all o.Preference St. 100 Lon. Til., &S. 10 7/IDo. Bark. Sh. 51 all Manch.Bxton. and Matlock St. 100 Mdld. Bradfd. 61 51 Newmarket ' BuryE.G.spc. 50 all N.diEst.s p.c. 50 all Do. 6 per ct.. 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c 25 i all Prost. &Wyre 121 all Do. 1 Shrs. A St. 100 ,Roystn.dr Hit. 10 all iShrews.& Her 12 all S. Staffordsh.. 50 all ,WearVal.g6pc 25 all Do.. St. 100 IVllts&Samrst Ln.&N.W. Caladon E. II . &E.° Gt. Nordin; E. Count . I Caldonian. Do. qt. Wes to Y. & N.M Do Do S. Eastern. Peto & Co I Do Lu.&N.W & Midld E. Count Do Do Do L. do 1S . W Do Gt. Northn T. Brassey M. MClean Stk.dtDar Do rt. Wostri 5 all Bly th and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (issd.at 501.) ;t. 100 Bris.&Ex.4 P.C. St. 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. 100 Caledn..Elo 43 p. c. 100 Ches. & Ho. 53 P.C. 100 Do. do. 5 por cent... all Cork &Bandons3p.c. all Dun.Porth.&Aber.J. 2 E. An; ion Cls. A Sh. 100 Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c. )0 Do. do. Cgs. C7p. c. all Eas.Co.E4,sp.cNo. l all Do. No. 2 ....... ." all Do. New 6 pr. c. St. all East Un., G. 6p. c. all 1)o. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. all Do. do. 4 per cent 'OO East Lancash.6p.cts all E.&W. York. J. stlr 5 Edin. & Gl. sp.c. Sh 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.e 100 Furness, 5 p. c......• 100 Glas. & p.c. 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. - at 10 p. c. prem 100 Do. 4i per cent ..." . 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at. p. c. prem. all Gt.N.of Scot.lst Pre 100 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) 15 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. G Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spe 100 Do. con. red. 43 p. o. 100 Do. con. red. 4 p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4 per lent. 100 Do sp. c. red. pref. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh all Do.ChesterBp.c.P.S all Do. do. 5 p. c. do . 100 Do. Birm. Gua, Stk all Do. Chesh. Gus. Sh A all Do. do. do all Do. do. do 100 Lan. & York. 6 pc. St 100 '.on. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l 100 D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 100 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. 100 Do. do. sp. c., N 0.4 100 Lon. & N.W., Coy. & Nune2,Lon 5 p. ct... 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares . 23 all Londy.& Color. 3811. 23 all Londy.&Ennis. Sh. t. 100 M., S.,&L. 6p. Cent. 6 40 Do. do. do. £6 . t. 100 Do. do. 31 per cent". 23 all Matypt. = Car).4 p.c. 13 all Do. 4.):, per cent 20 10 Do. clo. it. 100 4fid.Consol.3p.c. St it. 100 Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c it. 100 Do. 43 p. c. Pref. St it. 100 Do. L. di 3. Pref. St LO all New.,Aber., &c., pr 5 c.recl. 5 p.c. pm 1.0 8 90. Perpet. 6 pr. ct 10 all Vorf k.Deb.4 p. e. Sh St. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. '246 St. 100 Do. 53 p.c. pf 1847 St. 100 Do.Wv.V.sp. St. 100 North British ...... 7 33 Do. 71. Preference " St. 100 N.E. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf 17 12 )o. do. do 20 13 )o. Leeds 6pcNo 1 123 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848... 25 10 D0.Y0r1... 9". &S. Pur. 20 all North Staffordshire.. St. 100 Ox., Wor. &Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar..:... St. 100 Do 6 e. 2d guar... 83 all Scot. .7at.New Pref. St 100 Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. St. 100 Do. eo. 7 n.c. pf. St. St. 100 Do. d 0.33 p.c. pf. St 25 all South Donn 10 all Do. fixed 43 )c cent 1.0.6 all S. Eastern (—coding Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. St. 100 Do. 43 per cent St. 100 Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh St. 100 S. Wales Gua. 4p. c St. 100 Do. do. 43 p. c 20 all S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar 25 all Stock. &Dar., 5p c 25 15 Do do. do. 123 all Stock. & Hartl. g. 5. p.c. till July 1, 5 all Waterfd&Kilk. 6 pc. 2/12 .. 14 .. 20 Nosing Prices yesterday 94 - 93 - 13 .33 - 135 3 - 4i 107 - 109 12 - 124 -23 i 99 - 101 - p 21 - 21 91 - 92 - P 55 - 57 1.32 -131 8 - , 9 - 89 - 91 PREFERENCE SHARES• 6 - 91 95 -- 97 5i 7 - - 6 lii - 115 112 - 116 - iP - fi 121 - 4 16 --- 114 - 116 1105 - 107 1100 - 102 60 - 62 10} -10 A 5 i -- 6 i 92 --94 82 - 84 83 -- 85 99 -101 91 -- 101 17 - 17 - 91 -- 10 73 -- 75 19i -20 i 9i -- 10 1 11i - 15 - 136 - 139 113 - 115 156 - 158 it - 68 $ - 66 133 - 135 97 - 99 87 - 89 ii 1 . ii 3 102 - liii 93 95 lf ld 1 4d 22 22; .14 - 116 99 - 101 18 - 19 22i - 23 98 - 100 95 - 100 27 - 28 2 - 3 p ••• - 21 ••• 4 MINES. 17 - 18 6 - 7 [3O - 140 130 - 410 16 - 17 3 - 4_ - 10 -- 1 2 12 3 i --- 1 4 3 i 20 -- 21 5 -- 6 -- 2 115 -- 325 5 -- 6 275 285 1 1 -- 1 4 4 -- 4§ ... ••• 2 a 7 - 28 120 - 130 230 - 259 290 3 00 5i - 6 21 23 48 - 50 1 23 - 25 ~lll3' 16/15\ 5 4i [0 9 1256 Ili 781 Knainass this day BRIGHTON RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS. Keepsake • walked over. SWEEPSTAKES OF 5 SOVS. Lady Cmyngliatn Waterer 1 3 ,33 - c i ao My 701. HANDICAP PLA.TE Mabel Turk Six ran. EVIPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF 00:51DIJA6—(This Day.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were considered and agreed to :—Caledonian Railway (Lines to Granton), Metropolitan C tittle Market, Mid-Sussex Railway, North-Wi!stern Railway, Swansea Harbour Trust and Swansea D-)elt Cimpany, and West L',udon and Crystal Palace Railway. DROGHEDA ELECTION. Mr. S. EiTCOURr brou.ht up toe report of this cmitnittee, which declared Mr. M`Cann duly elected for the borough of Dr -gheda. NEW ZEALAND LOAN GUARANTEE BILL. Tnis bill was considered as amended, and the stand ing orders baying been suspended, it was read a third tie and passed. SALE OE WASTE LANDS (NEW ZEALAND) BILL This bill was considered and amended, and by consent' read a tbird time and passed. NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT ACT AMEND- MENT BILL. This bill was re-committed or the purpose of inserting a clause accidentally omitted, and the bill was afterwards by consent reed a third time and passed. ME TROPOLITAN POLICE STATIONS, &c., BILL. Mr. MASSEY moved the third reading of this bill. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY asked if the bill would add acy charge to 'he o msolidated fund I Mr. MASSEY . said it would not. Mr. COX objected to the powers of the bill. By one of the clauses the Commissioners of Police were em• powered to raise 60.0.001. for building and enlarging the police stations of the metropolis, which he thought unne cessary. He could not consent to so large a sum being taken from the pockets of the ratepayers. Mr. MASSEY said there would be no charge on the consoli fated fund. The clause referred to gave the com missioners of police the power of mortgaging the rates to raise that sum if required. Mr. COX said that was what he objected to. The bill was ultimately read a third time without a division. DULWICH COLLEGE BILL. The amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to, and the bill ordered to be read a third stime on Monday next. DUN B A.R HARBOUR LOAN BILL. The amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to, and the third reading was fixed for this evening. The sitting was suspended at twenty minutes to one o'clock till six o'clock. 11A MKT NEWS.—(This Day,) CORN EXCHANGE. Only a small supply of English wheat, almost wholly of the new crop, has come fr esh to band this week, coastwise and by land carriage. To-day the show of sam p les was limited. Owing to the ch an g e in the weather some of the factors refused to sell, e xcept on higher terms. The de mand, however, was by no means active, yet prices gene rally were wall supported. Foreign wheat, the import of which 7:8 5,820 quarters, moved off slowly, at Monday's currency. The show of samples was good. There was rather a better feeling in the barley trade, at extreme rates. Malt changed hands to a fair extent, at last week's cur rency. Oats were tolerably firm, but not dearer. The supply was moderate. Beans, peas, and flour sold at Monday's quotations. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. I Malt. I 1,740 220 I 1,710 Oath. Flovr. 87t) English Irish 1,060 Foreign 5,820 12,73• 14,780 I,sBobrla 220 aka METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To-day's market was very moderately supplied with beasts, chiefly in poor condition ; nevertheless, all breeds moved off slowly at barely Monday's currency. The top quotation was 4s 6,1 per 81bs. The show of sheep was tolerably good, and the mutton trade was rather heavy. In prices, however, no change took place. We had a slow inquiry for lambs, and, in some instances, the quotations gave way 2d per 81bs. Prime calves realised full prices, with a fair demand; but inferior qualities of veal were dull. In pigs and mulch cows very little busines was transacted. Per Blbs to snit the offals. IL d. 8. d.I R. d. s. d. Interior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 21PrimeSouthclowo 4 8 5 0 3ecend quality.... 3 4 3 6,lArge crso. calves 3 6 4 0 Prime large oxen 3 8 4 o;Prime small do 4 2 4 6 Prime Scots, &o. 4 2 4 61Large hogs Inferior 2 Small porkers Second Sheep quality 4 ..732 10 4 3 3 8 Suckling calves 23 0 30 0 Prime crse.-wlled.3 1 0 4 6 4uartor old plgs 21 0 . 8 0 Lamb, 4s 10d to 6s 2d. TOTAL SUPPLY; FORSIGN SUPPLY 127 Ba Sheep and lambs ..... , 1,6 0 5 Pigs ................. . Beasts: Sheep and lambs 19,940 Calves 6OO Pigs 3OO NEWGATE AND ',UDEN - HALL. The trade generally ruled ina,e)ive, at our quotations : Per Sibs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. P. 4a. Beef, interior 2 8 2 10 hittton, Inferior 2 10 3 u Do., middling 3 0 3 4 Dv., middling ..... 3 2 3 8 Do. prime large 36 3 8 Dc., prime 3lO 4 6 Do., do. small ....3 10 4 2 Veal 3 2 4 0 Pork, large 363 10 1 Pork, small ........ 40 4 8 Lamb, 4s 4d tt 55 611. BOROUGH HOE. The show of samples is very moderate, and we have no improvement to notice in the accounts from. the Plantations. The 'duty is canal 110,0001. The business doing in hops is rather limited . Mid and blast Kent pockets, 41 15a to 61 0a ; Weald of Kent. 41 Os to 41 lOs ; &Imes, 3110 s to 41 2 s ; year lings, 01 Os to 01. Oa. per cwt. prices have remaintd firm. Common congou is COLONIAL. TEA—There has been very little business tranas,cted, but 130 for cash, and 140 per lb with the -usual prompt, SUGAR—The market continuesexceelingly dull, but few purchases being made either for home use or for exports quoted at tion, and a further decline of about Is per cwt mal b'' quoted on most qualities. In the relined market prices vate contract at a decline of about is per are lower, brown lumps realise 633 to 63s 6 d. COFFEE —A. very limited business has been done by pri qualities are announced for public conyetition.during next week. cwt. Rather large RlCE.—Very little business has been done, but full rates are demanded for all qualities. Proof Leewards, 2 s. 6 d. to 2 s. 7d. ; Demerara' 23. 7d. to Rum.- The market is active , and full prices are current. SALTPETRE.— More firmness has been a pparent and full 2s. 9•). ; Jamaica , 4s. 2d. to 4s. 9d. per gallon. rates are demanded. TALLow.--The market is active and a large business has been done at improved rates. p.Y.C., spot, 593. ; September, 595. 3d., 595. 6d ; last three months, 58s. 3d., 58s. 6d. ; and home melted, 57e. 9d. per cwt. aufm.—T demand for West India Pine App GREEN les conti F dues good. f ie The screw steamer `ofura" has brought'. large cargo. Sales, at public sale, 40,000 y Keeling and Hunt, per steamer and ships " N anc y Daw sem" said .` Sir William Wallace," were taken freely by the trade. Lemons have slightly improved in value. Nuts are without alteration. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day. LONDON, Aug. 7. -- W_i_nd rn t:isday._—Arid at noon, —su W. : pleasant breeze and cloud.yi ytw . ind s. S.E.—Arrived----H. C. W.---Arrived—Su- PORTSMOUTH, PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 6 . parlor, from Callao. Wind N.—Bailed—Atalanta, for CARDIFF, Aug. 5 . Singapore. QuEENSTOWN, Aug. 5 Kidston, Trop Callao. . _ PLY MOUTH, Aug. 6.--Wlnct Vff•—Arrived—lmpere,. dor, from Liverpool for China.. _ D ART MOUTH, Aug. 6.—W l nd W.—Bailed—Scotland Aug. 6.-Wind N.N.E—Arrived —Fire, (s.e.), for Calcutta . a Wind W.S.W .._,s •I .., ,•,,, ‘,._ SHIELDS, Aug. u.— - • atieu—ursuraiwir, for New York. SWANSEA, Aug. 6.—Wind W- - -Arrived—Christins, from Fayal. wi S th uN h p )s E a ß o L f L b N u n lw ' bulwarks, &0-, from contact, off Flamborough Sailed—lndus- H try ea , --- (fli•o3mlsHt .oTunlgykwonitgh. the Rosedale (s.s.). (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind N.N.E. Arrived—Norman, screw steamer, from Hamburg. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 5. Wind S.B. Arrived. — Cam brid g e, from Akyo, ; 100, Buenos Ayres. HOLYHEAD, Aug. 6. Wind N.B. Arrived. —Maria Louisa, from Rotterdam. Awrirni vd (B Y er, 8. u;l3:: : t i h N o E u : BG N fi n itoAo li va ß E l ; T s i ße s lN : Du, : yr. t ri E day, ;:i(1 a.m. Archangel Aurora Australis, Hobart Swiftsure, bourne; Le6ntnho.—x,isl:Mlrioe:l; Town. ars, from Colomb o ; W a terloo, Arrived, 7th. — Joh n Seag Sydney ; Misery, Bombay ; Victoria, Antigua ; Armistice, Cobin. Sailed, 7tb.—Gretina. for Ri Alpberton, Ceylon ; Taurus, Hamburg ; Ocean, Bre me n; Leonidas, Algoa Bay ; Paris and London, steamer, Paris. DEAL, Friday, 9 a.m. Wind S.S.W., light. Passed iu tow.—Clio, from Demerara, for London. Passed.—St. Michae l, from Adelaide, for London ; Ash burton, London, Wellington ; Rambler, London, Berbice ; Paris and London screw steamer, London, Paris ; Elasta, London, Belize; Amelia, London, Africa ; Eastfield, London, Auckland # Bacebe, London, Waterford, HER MAJESTY'S THE4.TBE. The extra performances at this house terminated last night, with a miscellaneous entertainment, which attracted a crowded audience. Thus ends the season of 1857—a season remarkable for the great quantity of new vocal talent made manifest to the public. At the head of the triumphant candidates for popular favour, we must of course, place Signor Giuglini, than whom no artist ever at tained a more solid and legitimate success. The time when Italy could confer a musical reputation I has long gone by, and, consequently, though Signor Guiglini brought with him ample testimo- ' nials from the principal Italian towns, people went to hear him on the first night of the season (April 14) in just as unbia=sed a condition as they would have gone if the merest novice had ben the hero of the evening. No sooner, howeve-, was he heard in " La Favorita" than his position as a vocalist was settled at once. The London public was conscious that a great musical artist had been secured, and Giulini's triumph was the talk of every operatic circle. People, however, are usually afraid of administering praise in too unqoalifis). - a a form, and hence, when it was settled that G uglini was an admirable vocalist, the opinion that he was a cold and paasionless actor was pretty frsely ex presssd. On what this (minion was based we could never find out, but c -rtainly every one of Signor Giuglini's subsequent char 'stern might he regarded as st many efforts to confute it. his Alfredo, Ed garde, Arturo, and Manrico were a series of triumphs over a general prejudice ; and when in the third act of •r I Puritani" the young cavalier addre=sed tire obdurate soldiers with flashing eye and impas sioned voice the audience thought of the old charge of frigidity and wondered. Signor Giuglini is un queetionably, the great " fact" at Hsr Majesty's Theatre in this good year 1857. Another tenor, inferior to Signor Guiglini in potency, hut remarkable for the swsetnep of his voice and the excellent taste of his singing, has like wise achieved a decided success. But Signor Belart came late in the season, when, through the mere agency of time, operatic enthusiasm began to cool— to say nothing of the absorbing power posse-se Iby Signor Guiglini. That he is an aceer as well a singer was amply proved by his able perfor mance of Basilio in "Le Nezza di Figaro.' The character of Idaspe, in " Nino," does not yield aey very copious crop of laurels, but Mr. Charles 13raham, by his execution of the part, made for oims,,lf n position that he had eprtainly not ac quired last year by his G nnaro. We may, there for-, regard him as a sort of debutant. Another artist, completely new to the English public and a valuable addition to the company, was Mademoiselle Spezia. The quality of h2r voice preVented her from at once making the un equivocal impression produced by Signor Giuslini, who had only to be heard to he acknowledged. But, in spice of the terrors incident to a first ap pearance, she showed Arlen in " La Favorita" that she was an actress of great power arid passion, and as she successively appeared in "Il Trovatore" and " Nino" she gradually convinced her audience that she could adequately sustain those characters that are looked upon as constituting the "high tragedy" of the lyrical drama. Her singing also was well adapted to dramatic expre=sion, and often the chilliest hearers have been startled into enthusiasm by the passionate vigour with which she has enunciated some particular phrase. While Mademoiselle Spezia has thus distinguished herself in the large declamatory style, the florid school of vocaliz ttion, generally associated with the name of Persiani, has been represented by Mademoiselle Ortolani, a young vocalist of great intelligence, who at once gained the softrages of the public by the flu ency of her execution as Elvira in "I Puritani." When we have completed the above list of new engagements by the addition of Signor Corsi, an artist who gives efficiency to the less important per sonages of an opera, and Signor Vialetti, a "basso profondo" of more than average merit, who was recently checked in his career by an unfortunate accident, it will be seen that the quantity of fresh lyrical stock is indeed considerable. Mademoiselle Piccolomini had so firmly estab lished herself with the public last year that, as far as her popular'ty went, she had little to achieve be yond the maintenance of her position. She had already made pleasant the unpleasant " Traviata," and the agreeable "Figlia del Regeimeuto" bad been well seasoned by her own very efficient spice. Nevertheless, the favourable impression she made at the close of last season was rather d tte to histrionic talent than to vocal proficiency, and hence her ad mirers, whose name is "legion," were delighted this Year to observe the great progress she has made as a singer. The voice and the management thereof had both advanced since the summer of 1856, and not only has dramatic expression been applauded, but execution, considered apart from the utterance of s-ntimsnt, has been theme of admiration. If the idolatry of Mademoiselle Piccolomini is to be attri nuted to some inexulscable ftvcirestion, the fascina tion, at any rate, is proof against w.-ar and. tear, and the look and smile of Madetnoi , elle Piccolomini Are as notemt, now as they were when they first shone upon the revived fortunes of a newly resuscitated -stablishment. The productien of "Lo Nozze di Figaro" proved a fortunate even• for this charming art - st, as Susannah has been one of her most suc cessful impersonations. Madame Alboni has varied the p e rformances at her Majesty's Theatre by exhibitions of that per fect vocalisation that seeks for opportunities of dis play in the earlier productions of the modern Italian soh' of rather than in the works that have sprung irvo et.kbrity under the Verdi dynasty. Hence ihr evenings have, as it were, stood apart from , hose of the general company, save in the case of "Il Trovat ere," in which she has most efficiently co-operated with Giuglini ant Spezia. Signor 13,11 n ti, a loyal adherent to the establish ment since the days of Jenny Lind, has been ser viceable as ever this season, secure in the good opinion of all who can appreciate a careful, con scientious, and thoroughly educated artist. Sigror Beneventano has rather advanced that, receded in public estimation, and Signor Rossi, whose visit to us was somewhat late, has ma,intaineil his character as a careful wearer of the mantle dropped by Lab ache. The decreasing ability of Italy to furnish the theatres of other countries with new lyrical dramas has long been a matter of note. Of ephemeral successes in the native land of the composers we hear much, but the shouts' incident to the several ovations are seldom echoed in any Cisalpine region, and we read of laurels profusely bestowed in Venice or Milan, without caring to inquire into the pro portions between merit and its reward. Net a single new Italian opera has been produced in Lon don this year. At her Majesty's Theatre the favou ite works of the Verdi collection hems still been " Il T. ovatore " and "La Traviata," and Bellini and Donizetti are still represented by their most popular operas. From the very frequent performance of Don Giovanni during the season, and the great succe,s that at ended the revival of Le Nozze di Figaro in the extra season, we may infer that classical music is more highly valued in this country than the generality of modern compositions. Some years since the ballet was almost as im portant in the eyes of operatic patrons as the lyrical performance by which it was preceded. In deed, the acclamations with which triumphant vocalists were greeted; though perhaps more re spectful, were less enthusiastic than tho-e that followed the achievements of the less successful dancer. But Terpsichore is no longer in the as cendant, and if she is honoured as a pleasant auxiliary to the lyric muse she may deem herself sufficiently fortunate. No ballet on the grand old scale has been produced this year, nor was any thing of the sort requ'red, and yet there has b>ee great abundance of choregraphic talent. Midile. Pecchini, who opened the season ita an abridged version of La Esmeralda, was not only a perfect mistress of her art, blt a thoroughly original genius, whose Truandaise, if executed a dozen years ago, would have enhanced the price of b , .uquets. Nt.darne Rrsati, who so exquisitely corn biues the qualities of the dancer and the actress, Mademoiselle Mario Taglioni, who represents the svere school of Terpsichorean art, and Madlle. Boschetti, who has risen to unwonted eminence, have all c. , ntributed to make the past season illus trious ; and as stars of the second magnitude we have had Mesdemo'selles Rolla, Salvione, and Katrine, sparking on all beholders. Moreover, there was a Peninsular party tlrit took delight in the I he , ian graces of Senora Perea Nena. In clo drier our brief record, let us not omit to state that a strong sympathy with the manager of the old establishment has been a leading sentiment with the whole body of his patrons. The " resto ration," bailed with such enthusiastic cheers in 1856, bas turned out to be the commencement of a permanent state of things, and the operatic " cavaliers" find cause to rejoice in the unshaken solidity of the ancient institution. THE GREAT SHREWSBURY CASE.--Another important paper has just been laid upon the table of the House of Peers. It consists of 16 pages folio, and is entitled '• The Case of Lord Edmund Bernard Howard, an infant, by his father, the Duke of Norfolk, petitioning to be heard against the claim of Earl Talbot to the Earl dom of Shrewsbury." It follows up seriatim, the various genealogical points brought forward by Lor co l d Tal,umns, ot in his " case," which has already appeared in our and more especially adverts to the fact that the identity bi far from being satisfactorily established between f ham William Talbot, the fath er of the Bishop of Dut o that name and the William Talbot from whom the noble claimant asserts his direct descent. The quehtion has now begun to assume a very intireate appearance, and there is little doubt that no decision on the matter will be given by the Committee of th ses H si e on ouse of Lords during the continua nce of the present . 771 8 St. St. 61 601 1 60 8 TO 63 97i 81 122 .4 99i 20 I 10 . I 106 5 1021 3 971 i 43. E St. 100 sn i 63:1 4 4.13, i 944 5 44 40 761 7 St. 10! 91i i 54; 191 21i DESTEUCTIVE CONFLAGRATION IN EDIiVBURGIL (Front the Caledonian Mercury of yesterday.) It is our painful duty to-day to report the des iruction, by fire, of one of the most ancient and attractive pile of buildings in Edinburgh--the noble palatial-like block at the head of the Mound. Toe block is situated exactly at the head of the Mound, and forms a portion of the ancient lino which divides the Clid and New ['own, and serves to impart to the city so much of its picturesque grandeur. The first intimation which the public had was by • a crowd of lads in St. James's Court, who slroued. " Fire ! fire !" and pointed to the issue of smoke from the third storey off the large west stair. With the assistance of a number of men, who pliantly offered them-elves to the rescue of the affrighted families, the dcor was g , .t ciceed, and, amid frantic cries of mothers for children and chtl- I drew for their parents, one family after another was place I out of the reach of personal danger. For neatly an hour not a dr .13 of water was to be hid by erre of the four engines collece I at the various peitit3 from which they c3uld readily have operated oe the building ! Tii . ere they stood, man n-d. and ready to w...rk, without the ability to dis charge their duty. When two o'clock arrived, and the engines had begun to play upon the buildings, it was seen that all effot ts to s tve the property were likely to prove utterly futile. The lire had then gutted out th fiat in which it originated, and seized the one im- m-tdiatcly above it. From this period till three o'clock the work of destruction went on. The building being from the third storey t 3 the roof mantled with fire, the triumph of the element ap peared to be complete ; and it was hoped that, having exhaustel all it had to feed on, it would gradually die out. This was not the case, how ever. Just when it had. obt tins 1 its greatest strength above, the gable ends looking northwards came down with a nar like distant thunder ; a large opaque body of smoke, lighted up with streaks of red flame, belched outward from the centre of the bulding, and rolled over to mingle with a simi lar mass which surged upward from the hollow in terior. The effect of this was so terrific, that the crowd in Bank-street and along the Mound fell backward in a body, and were driven along some distance by an uncontrollable panic ; while a num ber of women nd children shrieked as if they were 1 about, to be imbedded in the debris. The printing eitablishment of Messrs. Pilians, out of which ore this, at great hazard, a number of valuable articles had been carried off, now fell a speedy prey to the flames, the fall of the burning matter upon the roof of his establishment having opened up a way to the work of ruin within. In a word, before 6 o'c'ock, seven flats of the one " land" were totally destroyed with nearly every thing that they contained, the other two being extensively damiged, and of the other or extreme western land, four flats were entirely consumed, the o hers being more or less injured. The fire was not completely subdued till about ten o'clock last night, when the engines returned to their quarters ; about six o'clock, however, ail fear of its extending _ _ further had been removed. It is estimated that at least eighty persons, young and old, are thrown upon society by this appalling calamity. HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN AMERICA. WE have to chronicle one of the most horrible trage' dies ever committed in this city, hardly excepting the famous torpedo case whereby Mr. and Mrs. Allis , n met with a fearful death by the diabolical agency of the un human Arrison. We affix the particulars, together with the verdicts of the coronet's jury. The public in the meantime are in a high state of excitement, and the bloody ep'sode will long be regarded with fearful interest by our citizens. About 4 o'clock yesterday morning the mansion occupied by Mr. Nichols. T. Horton, in Ohio-avenue, at the bead of Vine-street-hill, was discovered to be on fire. Judge Parker, whose re sidence is upon the opposite side of the way, was aroused by the screams of the inmates of Mr. Norton's house, and speedily dressing himself, he rushed to the scene, when upon entering the hall he discovered a gentleman named Concklin endeavouring to remove the prostrate body of Mr. Horton. The smoke was suffocating, but between them 'they succeeded in carrying their charge to the lawn, when was discovered that he was bleeding profusely from a cut inflicted in the head, and a dreadful gash, given evidently by the downward stroke of some sharp weapon in the left groin, and which bad severed the femoral artery. He appeared sensible, but was speech less, and in a few minutes breatbed his last. Previous to this, and at the first alarm of fire, the mother of Mr. Horton rushed into the ball, when she perceived her unfortunate son-in-law staggering towards the bedroom of his wife, who had but recently been confined, and exclaiming, " Oh, mother, I am stabbed," he fell upon the spot, where be was discovered by Judge Parker and Mr. Concklin. In the meantime the excitement had spread, and some firemen from the Mohawk engine-house arriv ing upon the spot the fire was soon ex inguished, and suspicion having fallen upon a serving man named Joseph Loefner, who had for up wards of two years been eneaeed in the family of Mr. Horton, some persons ha.tened to a house at the corner of Vine and Green streets, in which Lnefner's wife resided. Ia a few minutes afterwards, however, and while the party assembled in front of the honse were yet in a state of horrid bewilderment, Loefner was seen staggering to wards them from a neighbouring orchard, bleeding pre insely from a cut in the hand and a horrid gash across the throat. Some of the party advanced to meet him, but ho sunk upon the grass upon hands and knees. They traced the blood to an apple tree, beneath which they found a large sharp butcher's knife and a razor. With the f inner he had inflicted the fatal blow which had deprived Mr. Horton of life, and wits the latter he had attempted to accomplish his own destruction. Wt en int , -rrogated as to whether he had committed the arson and' murder, he nodded (for he was speechless) assent . , and also that he had cut his own throat. In the meantime the party who had first started in pursuit of him arrived at the residence of his wife, but found the door of the room locked. Subsequently they burstit in, arta there stretched nearly naked upon the bed, but with her shoes on ber feet, they beheld the dead body of the ill fated wife of the murderer of Mr. Horton, no wound upon her person but otherwise exhibiting marks which mate it evident that she bad died from strangulation. The wretched man, Joseph Loefner, was removed to the Commercial Hospital, where at a late hour last night he lay in speechless agony, the attendants expecting momentarily that be would breathe his last. He bad previously signified by signs that his motive for committing this double tour fer, suicide, and arson, was jealousy of his wife and Mr. Holton, and after being taken to the hospital he succeeded in tracing upon a slate the intelligible characters that be had reason to believe that his wife on the day previous had given him poisoned butter on his bread, and which had caused tbe altercation that had led to her murder, after which he had hastened to the house of Mr. Horton, in the front basement of which he usually slept, where he kindled the fire with the intention of burning the house and its inmates, but meeting Mr. Horton, who was aroused by the smoke, he inflicted the fatal stab, and then rushed forth into the orchard to consummate his own destruc tion. The fire which Loefner bad kindled was immedi ately underneath the apartment occupied by Mrs. Horton. Mr. Horton, in consequence of the recent con finement of his lady, occupied a sleeping room on the other side of the hall, and in the rear of the house. He was an old and respected cittzen, about 50 years ago, and leaves his wife and six children to mourn his loss. He was an extensive wan utacturer of grates and marbled iron, doing business in Third-street, between Race and Elm, the manufactory being in Plum-street. The firm was known as Nicholas T. Horton and Co. Formerly he was in copartnership with Mr. Baker, and more recently the firm was known as that of Horton and Macy, but this connexion was dissolved two years since. Joseph Loefner, the murderer, is barely 22 years of age, and is said to have on several occa sions exhibited a violent and ungovernable dispo sition. He was engaged by Mr. Horton as a gardener and to take care of the horses, and it is ,aid that von one occasion when the harness became en tangled he seized a knife and cut it to pieces, after which he turned and served his coat, which was hanging from a pee in tbe stable, in the same manner. The evening previous to the tragedy he had been reprimanded by Mr. Horton for exsrcising undue cruelty to the horses, and it is said that at that time he had muttered dark and ma lignant threats. He was a German by birth, but has lived in this country for years. Francisca, his ill-fated wife, was a beautiful German girl of some 20 summers. Her maiden name was Koehler, and it was by this name that both she and her husband were most Ire quently called. She had contracted the ill-fated marriage but a short eight months, advanced in pregnancy. To a beautiful and expres silver face, and form fauNess in its symmetry, she of' said to have combined the more lastinlagit charms g y for ha. and was five months amiability of disposition, and — 'and unfounded station—a refined and cultivateda msiinnCla mona, she suffered by the green-eyedndnot, too, the same suspicion of ber jealous tyrant, _t or u testimony his pure and Like De-de death as that inflicted by t e ll er, M by the testimony elicited spotless wife. It will be the fearful denoument her life had been previous to at the inquest held over her s body that for some time to be invested • situation, about for the first time with clouded, and the- eager hope . whicb, life Kad in in her Bthiteuasaticred title of mother, is ever supposed to shed a rosy halo over the new and mysterious existence, desirnyed by ber cruel and unamia,ble partner.— Ci nc innati Commercial, July 22. A parliamentary paper, issued yesterday morning, gives the names and salaries of the colonial governors and bishops. Among the governors the highest salaries are received by the Governors of Victoria, 10,0001. ; New South Wales, C. ylon, and Canada, 70001. each ; Mauri rains, 60001. ; Jamaica, Gibraltar, and the Cape, bOOO/ each ; Malta, 45001. ; Barbadoes, British Guiana, Tasmania, and South A us t ra li a , 40001. each. The lowest salary is that of the presiding magistrate of the Bay Islands, 4001. ; the chief magistrates of Montserrat, Nevis, and the Falkland Islands have 5001. each. The firm of Messrs. Carr, Brothers, and Co , the ex. tensive co a l owners , o f N ewcas tl e an d Wales, hAva 8 " . pended payment. LONDON AND NORTH-WEStEIN, The directors of this company have jusl.. iNsu e d th e i r report. It shows that the receip ., for the past h a lf_y e • ar from passengers, parcels, mai's, &c., amounted to 769.5441. against 742,2761. at the cot pe H od of 1856, showing an increase of 27,2631.: the rer, e i pta for merchandise, &c., amountel to 736,9741. 'against 748,3471., showing an increase of 38,6271. P.te total receipts fir the past halt-year amounted to 1 ,656,518/. against 1,490,6231., showing a total increase of 65,8951: The working expenses amountel to 631,°471. sgainst 597,4001. at the corresponding period of 1853, showing au increase of 34.447/. The profits of the uast half-yr - sr have been 572,3321, and the directors :tn.: enabled to recommend a dividend for that, the lets productive half as i s o s i e l n o t f ha t s h e be s en b r g op iv 9 e h n ire to C t t e na b l authorising w ree ay the h c n o d nve fo ee year, at the rat e o f 5 p er cen t. p er annual. T he R oya l a converting Shropshi re U n i on St oc k i n the prop rtion r of 100/. for 50/. Lond on an d North-Western 'stock ; i also to the bill for an ex t ens i on o f t h e . ' I?l')irt and Disley Railway to Buxto n , by which. the lines of this company will be broughe into, iremedlaetes connexion with that popular waterieg place. The Watford, are of progress made in the construction ,f the new branches widening, t c„ satisfactory,betw between nd Londonth o portion t r fo the w rapidly progressing. The Stockport, Deley, and Wha ley-bridge Railway was opened for peteie traffic to Wha ey-eridge on the 9th of dune ; a7, ( 3 t,19 traffic, which is ai yet limited to paesengers, i s e „ ti , factory. Oa the night of the 9th of June the large warehouse at Camden etation, occupied by Messre Pickford, as carry. ing agerts of this company, was totally destroyed by fire. Insurances had been effected on the building and its contents to a large amount. Owing to the prompt measures adopted, and the energy displayed by the agents, litt'e or no interruption of the traffic was exp. riencei. It is not yet possible accurately to estimate the loss by the fire, but there seems uo reason t r suppose that the amount to be borne by revenue will exceed 14,0001., towards which there ie 8,000.!.. at the credit of the insurance fund. The directors take this opportureity of recording their sense of the zeal and good coneb,ot o f the company's servants on this trying OCC:1810:1 2 ',cme o f whom risked their lives in their endeavours to save the property. The award of Mr. Gladstone, as to the matters re ferred to him by this company, the Mialend, the Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln , hire, and Great Northern Companies, was made on the 22d of lepr'd. The several companies are deeply indebted to Mr. Gladstone for the great labour bestowed by him in dealing with the im portant question submitted to his decision. Tee di rectors, in conjunction with the other companies inte rested, have brought their negotiations with the Go vernment, for an improved postal ard passenger commu nication with Ireland via Holyhead, so nearly to a conclusion, that they hope very shortly to' be. able to submit the terms of a contract for the considexation of a special general meeting to be called for tlet, purpose. As already intimated to the proprietors, the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Company bate thoneht fit to declare at an en 6, and and without any notice, the agreement which was made between the companies in July, 1854. The correspondence and documents which have been placed in the hinds of the proprietors will enable them to form an opinion as to this peoceeding. The effect of this step on the part of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Company is to extend the competition for Manchester and London traffic, by means of an additional, but circuitous route, and ova never contemplated by Parliament. The report states that in consequence of proceedings in Chancery. instituted by Mr, Borkill, a holder since the 23d of Deceraber last of 2001, stock in the company, and also a director of the Great Northern Railway Com pany, a traffic agreement between the London and North-Western and Midland Railway Companies was cancelled and put an end to, in order to avoid the expenses of protracted litigation ; but this was done without interfering with the friendly relations which have so long subsisted between the two companies. They menden the circumstances in order to show how difficult it is to maintain similar friendly relations with the Great Northern Railway Company. The directors request the vote of the proprietors for useful works requiring an outlay in the aggregate of 107,255/. The balance brought into the account this half year amounted to 8,040/., and the amount carried over to the next account 7,776/. ; while at the corresponding period of 1856 the amount brought into that account was 48,5111. and 14,0761. carried over to the following account. The half-yearly statement of accounts is appended to the report, and it is as usual elaborate and clear. The total receipts on capital account to the 30th of June last amounted to 33,925,3401., and the expenditure to 32,941,4071., leaving a balance of 983 9331. The expendi ture on the main lines and rolling stock amounted to 27,741,6051., and on lines in which the company have a n interest 199,801/. The loan account shows that 10,691.160/. bad been borrowed on debentures, of which 462,2751. was at 5 per cent., 1,350,5961. at 44 per cent., 5,988,0811. at 4i per cent., 297,2841. at 4.} per cent., 1,362,918/. at 4 per cent., 154,2501. at 31 t ier cent,, 710,656/. at 3 3 / 4 per cant., a d 361,200/. at 3,/ per cent. The working stock recount shows that 3,005,889/. had been expended upon it, the traffic on 909 i miles 01 railway had been worked, and the average c at per mile of the working stock was 3,3051 per mile. Tho expenditure on capital accent from the 31st of De , cember. 1849, to the 30th of June, 1857, ateounted to 4 749,3761. including 233,816/. for tee past half-year. The renewal of road account ?hews a total expenditure o 799,3071, of which 241.4511, is to be provided out of capital and 557,855/. out of revenue, of which 484,7471. has been paid, leaving a debit againet revenue on this account of 73,1091. The revenue account for the half year ending 30th of June last, shoed that 1,620,1321. find been received, including 16,522/. for rents, and 51,2901 d vleends from investmente i.e otl,er lines. Ti e working expenses, including 33,412/. for rates and taxes, and 24,8561. for paFsert.;tr duty, amounted 690,1121.;0 the interest on loans to 235,006/. ; rent+ to 5,6521, expenses of Pete, borongh 2 5001. ; Parliamentary and legal Fxnenses, 10,0001. ; Preston and Wyre deficiency, 5 5281. ; Iluckingbani shire, 18,299/, ; North Union, 25.7191. ; Shropshire Union, 12,218/. ; Matlock, 1.3301, ; West London, 1 2991. ; Leeds, Seo., canal, 904/. ; Stour Valley, 9.4101 ; Haydon•square, 2,182/. ; and renewal of r0ede28,333/. ; leaving a balance of 572,332/. The disposable balance for dividend amounts to 580,373/.. and the proposed dividend to 572,596/., leaving a balance of 7,7761 for the next account. The dividend on the consolidated stock at the rate of 5 per cent per annum will absorb 526,204?.. ; the 12 3 / 4 /.-shares at ls. each, 10,914/. ; the Dewsbury and Huddersfield stock, 28 727/. ; and the Nuneaton, at 5 per cent., 6.7501. The dividend ware rants will be payable on the 24. h inst. THE PRINCIPALITIES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—I regret to see that in your leading article to. day, you seem to consider the opposition of the British Ambassador at Constantinople to the line of policy which the French Government eal adopted in the Dante. bian Principalities, as a pure matter of rival diplomacy, and that you view the possibility of a Foreign Prince in those unhappy lands from the same point of view. Your columns are renowned for their ad veeacy of oppressed nationalities. I do not believe that you have hoisted different colours lately, and theref ire I venture to ask you to look at the two questions which I have alluded to from another posii , m, and one that deeply interests the feelings of humanity, and those sentiments of honor and liberality which the majority of Britons possess and are proud of. What has brought about the change of the Turkish Ministry and the triumph of France I Simply this, that England promised the Moldo-Wallachians, by the treaty of Paris, full liberty to express their views as to how they would like to be governed in future, and that Lot 4 Redeliffe aided and abetted Austria and Turkey to break that promise by means and measures for which, tyranny and injustice of the deepest dye, convey but a faint im pression. France in this instance (whatever be her other faults) saw not only thediplomaticerror, but t he injustice of our policy, and, backed by a good CAUFP, has pushea met tere to the present point. Perhaps it %Vasa pleasant change to Louis Napoleon to have justice on his tide:and to tied honest and straightforward England linked arm and arm with upright Austria and n eteintieguing Turkey. Should are that the Emperor of the French continue . first fair play for the Principalities —lnd the chances not 'med. if he continues obstinate in in. justice. be all events have in demanding late when backed by justice, I " n w him at Osborne, done something for humanity.t.e invoke will be brought to bear . I ., P e ci oppref,,ed moido. willk at the aids you but, knowing the wishes of tt . its to get eleoldo-Wellachi .. their .ff . t a may which I wish you h W im allac to hian jo s in lin that their fail. Now, the second p E 7:1 0 , a and u3er c, t d h i t i s a b i e. lig united under a millions of inhabitants is in _ their only guarani ee of a future. This to be aware of is, that . the . w i lr . le hope of the five foreign prince, as i s e De ground of c ea alled thi f 3 or i th t a h l e l ir th i q uestion and breaches of faith on the part of England, Austria, and Turkey, and given the ‘tan tege i s notE,.,ti nanFtrheantehhaisd honesty (whilst serving at the same time their own views) to France, Prussia, Russia, and Sarditeia. It mattered little to the Principalities whether they have a Cubourg or a Buonaparte—whether he be Greek, Protestant, or Catindic. They will risk King Lee or Kim , Stork— but their wish is a foreign prince f ;United Nioldo-Wal- Ischia, adherence to their treati , e; with the Porte, their right of autocracy, at equality of all c',..asBes of the population in the eye of the law. I have to ask forgive ness for the length and boldness of my communication, but feel satisfied that yo II will grant it in the name of-- JUSTICIFA TO THE OPPRESSE D . Landon, Aug. 5. . •..•.•. . . . • • . . ............ • ........" , __ _ _ ___ _ _ _ ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-I'OAT INsTrruTrox.--Yester. day a meeting of this instiArt John-street, Adelphi—Tholva a C !_sq,,. .p., in the chair. There were preaa ht, Ca p tain p i l washington ion took place at its honer, the!ew of the French G tO L. ll Ya en ' ry . P omeroy, cl Major Rydrographer of the Admiralty Palmer, and other gentlemen. 'rho silver medal (if the W. Uio u), pociety and 2/. each were voted „.., _ I. c j h o i s e e f p b h oa L tm ey a , n p o i f lo t t h , schooner Rochellaire, Wre cked pilot, and on l9th not. on . Bar, o ff the coast of Corn wall. The same Megavissey award was made to Peter Inkstey ant. l J. Blanes for e f for coast gni card t ; h rescuing men capsized from a loat'off \Vhalsay Island, Shetland, a few weeks since. Other smaller awards were made. It was reported that (luting the past month the institution had sent two of its first-class life•boate to the Irish coast to be stationed at You.bal and Can d ir, and that the European Commissior ers had aPPelot e a baat of the same design for the mouth of the Dana/. _ . _ BAILWAY 1 N . TELL !GE A-C he ha ty .ne her en the I all two arse .me ties C ne ex- ex en. yes oat 3rn 115 i