The Sun. — London, England, 1857-07-30 00:00:00

7 , 7 721 u 4 1 1 :R n. 7) - 1-7 77: rP s -44 - A TZD PiIETZOTAL NTELLIGENC2. A CITY, Two O'CLOCK. ' , often from Liverpool mention that the Cotton Market yesterday closed firmly, and previous rates Were fully maintained. The, saes amounted to 10,000 bales, The Railway Share Market close I With less animaiion, and prices were a shade lower. The advices brought by the Columbia from the United States which brings about 20,0001: in gold, Cont ain 'very litt'e intJligence of monetary or com mercial interest. The exports of specie from that Pert continue large, and the quantity shipped clur -1,1.1g the year to the 17th inst., was nearly five mil liens sterling. The accounts frohi California report failures had occurred which produced distrust a mong the mercan tile community. Money was in limited request, and the rates continued easy. The Mining as well as the Agricultural accounts are exceedingly satisfa:tery. Late yesterday afternoon it transpired that M. Giustinani of Constantinople had suspended, and hence, all expectations of the firm of the same n ame who bad failed a few days ago being able to r esume payments has been di-sipatod. It is now said the liabilities of the London house will pro ,bahly exceed 300,0001., and the results of the liquidati on ., it is thought, may prove uusat'sfac thy. report has been issued by the directors of the ' l 4ariquita and New Granada Mining Company, Which states that the balance standing at the credit of profit and loss after payment of the dividend declared in January last, and transferring the s ure of 619/. t o th e reserve f u nd, is 31,0671. It is, therefore, proposed to declare a dividend of Is. per Car e . .r Owing to th e a d vance i n the Indian exchanges, the authorities in Leadenhall-street have raised he terms for drawing bills on the three Presiden cies to the extent of 1 per cent. This has added to the uneasy feeling already created by the with drawals from the Batik, and the preparations made for the remittances of silver to the East, as the efflux thithe r is likely to increase. The inquiry for that metal is more active, and the quotations tend up- Wards, the price of bars being about ss. lid. to os. 2d. per ounce standard. The Bank of England Directors, at their meet ing to-day, made no alteration in their discount r egulations. The renewed pressure for money and the withdrawal of geld lately reported, besides other adverse influences have prevented any fur ther relaxatii n, and for a time increased stringency rather than a diminution in the rates may he anticipated. Full terms are charged by the 4,onab ted-street firms, and as the 4th of the Month approaches the inquiry becomes more active. About 47,0001. in gold were taken f. om the Bank yesterday for shipment to the Continent. A decline of 1.- per cent. has taken place in the English Stock Market to-day, and numerous sales have been effected. These are based upon the less e ncouraging prospec's of the Money Market, in consequence of the increased demand for accom modation, the advance in the Indian exchanges, and the large specie .shipments that are being wade to India and China. The unsettled state of Indian affairs also depresses prices. Consols for m ousy have been 90i 90i, 91, and 901 1. For the account they have been 901 91, 902 3 90 1 9 4 and 90R A. The pre , :ent prices are 90 g A an d respectively. The New 3 per Cents. 1 have declined to 904 914, and the Reduced are marked 911 , although now lower. Exchequer Bills are ss. to Is. die., and the Bonds 981. Foreign Stocks are heavy, but dull. Turkish 6 Per Cents , have been 94 1, and they are now called 94. The 4 per Cents. are 1014 102. Peruvian 4i p er Cents. 802 ; Spanish D eferred, ‘, ; and Venezuela 41 per Cents., 34. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign ! t ech :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 61 ; 22 ; Peruvian, 81. 2 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 55 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 441 . 5x ; Bereian 5 Per Cents., 110 12 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 97 99 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 40 i s; ; ditto New Deferred, 25 ; ditto Certificates, 5t ; ditto Passive, 51 4. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1867. 1856. Great Western £35,057 £31,298 North-Western South Western 13right cn 18,324 19 248 1 1 Midland South-Eastern Caledonian Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire 27,751 26.277 Ilristol and Exeter 6,755 6,920 Chester and Holyhead East Lancashire 7,156 6,647 Lancaster and Carlisle Manchester Sheffield, and Lincoln 10,618 9,417 North Stafford N orth-Eastern Oxford, Worcester, and Wobier.... 4,745 4,057 Dublin and Wictill'Ar E dinburgh and GlaTew Glasgow and South-Western 9rand Trunk of Canada tir!eat Western of Canada 8,337 9,202 The arrangements for the settlement of the ac counts, on the 31st inst., are now in progress in the Railway Share Market, this being what is term e d "Ticket day," anl most of the ,dealings nave been in reference to that event. Some fluc tuations in prices have taken place. East Anglian, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and North-Western, de clined 51.-aud South-Western and South - Eastern , i ‘'S• Eastern Counties and Great-Western, advanced 5F3. North-Eastern (York). Midland, and Caledonian, 108 ., and North-Eastern (Berwick), 11. The Foreign lines are very quiet, French being at quite nominal quotations. Namur and Liege are 7/. In the Colonial lines, East Indian have improved about 10s., and Great Trunk of Canada 11. Great Western of Canada are steady. In Mining Shares a few dealings have been re ported. Alfred Consols are 17f i ; Sartridge Con- Eels, 2* ; and Cuba Copper, 451 46. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares Show no important variation. Bank of London are 451 ; London Chartered of Australia, 17i ; Ottoman Bank, 15/ ; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 681 69. BRITISH FUND S.—CLOSI NG PRICES THIS DAY. (From the Offictca Lists) , Businers dere. ntuk stock 3 •:e , Cent. Reduced Annuities 91 4 -1 90i 3 &per Cent. Consols Annuities FO/ i 1 901 Ne a :3 per Cent. Annuities 9ll t i 904 1 Lo lc Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 — Ditto 3(1 Yeats, expire sth April, 1835 l3 1-16 India Stock C tLFOIS for Account El000 . .C5OO 5 1 -, .u- nll • . 5 1 d. Far Fxchequer Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent.... 953 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Mexican 3 per Cent 221 a Peruvian Bonds, 4? per Cent BQi Spuuish Roads, 3 per Cent, Ditto Yew Deferred, 3 per Cen'. Ditto Account ... R Allied& Ccmmittee Cert. of C Yap. not fun 53 Turkish Ponds, 6 per cent 94R 1 4 31 Ditto Account 94s 4 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Venezuela Bonds, 41 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in :.colon. A utch Exchange, 2i per Cen;., 12 Guilders 63,i 711REB O'CLOCK. Consols, money Console for account, Aug, 6 9O/ 1 NEW CHELSEA BRIDGE.--There is a sum of 24,0001. in the votes of this year for the abolition of the toll. Late letters from Constantinople state that the Sultan has presented Alms. Thouvenel, wife of the French Am bassador, with a magnificent diamond necklace. The directors of the Nlariquita and New Granada Mining Company have issued their report. The direc tors propose to declare a dividend of ls. per share. ART-TREASURES EXHIBITION.- 7 -The following is the retur n as to admissions on Tuesday :—Season tickets, 1,108 ; cash, 6,445. Total, 7.553. According to ail the accounts from Poland the harvest this year be one of extraordinary abundance. A Want of hands to get it in already begins to be Mt. Accounts f rom Constantinople announce the failure of M. Giustiniani, a relative of the Greek merchant of the same name who suspendect here a few days since. BAN=S, —The Halifax and Huddersfield Union Bank, at their last meeting, have declared'a dividend of 10 per cent. and a b onus of 5 per cent, per annum, allowing the clerks a gratuity of 10 per cent. upon their salaries, SUN, .1. Leasing Companies S V-0.1 MAIL &FITZ —(Thi.3 Day.) RAILWAYS. Led RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day 10 rrbg,. 'Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. ;0 all Belfast & Ballymena' 3 all Btrmng. Wolverh & Stour Valley ;t, 100 Birkenhd. Lanesb & _ Cheshire June 25 all Blackburn 25 all Myth R, Tyne original -e25(i7.5. at £45) St. 100 Bristol & Exeter...- St. 100 Caledonian. .. St. 100 Chester & Holyhead SO all Cork and Bandon 20 Cork, Black. & Pass 20 all Cornwall 10 all Do, 10 8 Do. B . ........ .•••• 50 45 Dubliu&Belfast.Tune. 25 all Dun. P. &AherJunc. St. 1 00 East Anglian 20 all Eastern Counties St. 100 EasternUnion,A.stk St. 1 00 Do. , dc. ...... 25 , Do. New A.......... 25 1 1 4 ; East Kent . Si. 100 East Lancashire ... Suffolk ...... 2 10 0 all E 4 Do. St. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 0 all E'llnb. and.Feebles t. 100 Edinb.Prth. &Dundo , 0 all :Forth and ClydeJunc. St. 1 0 0 :Furness St. 100 'Glasgow &S. Western 10 all Great N. of Scotland St. 100 (Great Northern St. 100 : De., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock St. 100 Gt. Sth. &,West. (Irc ) St. 100 Great Western. St. 100 Do. Str.V.R gua.St 12 all 'lrish South'-Eastern 5C all !Lancaster &Carlisle. 16i Do., Thirds 1 12 Do. New Thirds St. 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 16 6 Do., do. F £1.6 3 Do., Wet. Riding Dn. 20 all Do. Southport 117 all London & Blackwall St. 100 Lond.Briglit.&S.Cst. St. 100 London &N. Western 20 all Do. Fifths 10 , all D0.,10/..5h.,M&8...e 127: 5 Do. Eighths St. 100 London &S. 'eaters 25 all Lndndrry.&Coleraira 25 all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. St. 100 Vanch.Shet&Lincln.: 10 1 31etropolitan 10 I 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement 'fidland Do. Birming. & Derby ilidland G.West.(lr.) Do. a Shares Newcastle & Newrpt•Aberg.&Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoin+ & P.ostrevor ..... :Zerthn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Do& 5t0ck...... ...... Do., A Stock Do., B Stock ... N. Eastern - Berwick De. do. Extension Do do. G.N.E.Purch. Do Leeds Do. York St. 100 St. 100 50 all 25 all 00 all 25 all 50 9 20 all St. Iloi 501 3 St. 100 St.iloo st. Iwo St. 100 St. 100 25 all 25 Ig/ 50 all St 101 St. 1.00 10 31.1 North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Ju North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June - Oxford Worcester di Wolverhampton 20 16 IPortsmouth 10 to Ithymney St. 100 Scottish Central St. 100 Scot. N E. Abrdo •St St. 103 Shropshire Union 10 6 Sitinbourne &Sheer. 50 all South Devon St. 100 South Eastern . 10 all Do. 4 per . Shares St. 100 South Wales 20 all !S. Yorksh. River Dun 20 10 !Do:— ....... ..... 20 all IStaines,Wok.,&Wok. 25 all Stockton & Darling.. 25 15 Do. do., 1554 25 • 5 Do. do., 1.8c5 ... 161 Stockton & Hartlepl St. 100 Tuff Vale St. 100 Do. Pref., No. 25 22 Thames Hay. D. &11. 20 all Vale of Neath 20 all IWaterid. & Xilkenny 50 all I Waterford&Lirnerick 20 all IWest Col 10 all 'West End of London and Crystal Palace 5 all i Do. A 5 all I Do. B 20 all West London 10 all Do. First Class -. 20 all Do. Second Class... 10 all iWmbledon &Croydoz, 20 17 . 20 all 10 all St. 100 Business done this day. Ihr I Paid! RAMWAYS. ;t. 100 IBackgharnsli . ;t. 100 017d.e:/.ale Jc . 5 alI Col.Stour Vf. %. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p.c 5 all E. Ua. H. Sh. it. 100 Clias. Barr. & Neils. Direct 100 Do. NtICV 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr 50 all Hull & Selby. 25 all Do. Shares. 12. all Do. Shares. 12 all Lon.&Green - .7 20 all Do.Proforence St. 100 Lou. Til., &S. 10 71 Do. B Lrk. Sh. 5 1 i all hianch.Bxton. and Matlock St. 100 31dbl.Btadfd. 6i 54 Newmarket TharyE.G.spc. all N. Est.s p.c.' all Do. 6 por et 50 all Do.Fised sp.c 25 all Prest. & Wyre 12i all Do. Shrs. A St. 100 Roystn.& Hit. 10 all Shrews. & Her 12 all S. Staflordsh 50 all IWearVal.g6pc 25 all !Do St. ;100 Wilts &flamrst PREFE all ißlyth and Tyne 10 p. &pref. d.at 501.) Bris. & Ex. 4 p.c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares.. Caled.n. £lO 4., p. c. Ches. & Ho. 5i p.c. Do. do. 5 per cent... Cork & Bandon 5 p.c. Duu.Perth. &Aber.J. E. Anglian Cis. A Sh. Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c. Do. do. Cis. C 7 p. c. Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 . Do. New . 6 pr. c. St. East Un. ' G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent...l East Lancash.6 p.cts. E.&W. York. J. sths Edin. & Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed.Prth. &Dun. 4p.c Furriers, 5 p. c Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c. Great Northn. 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 P. c. prem.... Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. Gt.N. of Scot.lst Pre Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc Do, con. red. 41 p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. e. Do. irrcd. 4 per tent. Do 5 p. C. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do.ChesterBp.c.P.S Do. do. 5 p. c. Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. Do. Chesh. Gua, Sh. Do. do. do Do. do. do. TAIL& York. 6 pc.St. &B.G. 5 pc. No.l Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. Do. do. 5 p. c., N 0.4 Lon. & N.W.. Coy*. & Naneaton 5 p. Lon. & S.W. 7 per ct. late 3d Shares Londy.& Color. j Sh. Londy. &Ennis. 4 Sh. NI., S., &,L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. £6 . Do. do. 31 per cent. Ilarypt. ‘. Carl. 4 p.c. Do. .q per cent Do. do. )lid. Consol. 6 p. c. St Do. COIL Br. 13! r. 6 p. c Do. 4a p. c. Pref. St Do. L. &H.-Pref. St NOW. Aber., &c., pr 5 P. c. red. 5 p. c. Do. Pcrpet. 6 pr. ct Ntorf k .D eb. 4 p.c. Sh Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847, Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1817 North British . ...... Da. 71. Preference S. E. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf. Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6pc No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York H. &S. Pur. North Stafordsliire Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p. c., Ist guar. St. 1100 Do. 6P. c. 2d guar all Scot. Cent. New Prof. St. 'lOO Sc.N.E Aber.g.6p.o. St. 100 Do, do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 100 Do. do. :3 p.c. pf. St 25 all South Devon l 0 all Do. fixed 42 pr cent 0.6 all S. Eastern (Readily , * Ann.) of £ 1 Os. 6 d. Do. 4A per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c Do. do. 4i p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c Do do. do. Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 6 all Watorfd&Kilk. 6 pc. it. 100 0 5 ;t. 100 )0 60 0 all )t. 100 0 15 It. 100 It. 100 100 ft. 100 8 all 0 all 0 all ft. 100 G 5 all all • .11 J a t. 100 t, 100 t. 100 t. 100 t. 100 t. 1100 .2!, all .24 all it: iOO >t. 100 2A all 2i all 1(.1 ft. 100 it. 100 it. 100 .0 all 10 3 10 all St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 7 3t St. 100 17 83 20' 13 12A 9 25 10 20 all St. ,100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 20 all 25 all 25 15 12. all 121 12Alfred Cons. (Philk. 11 Britislt Iron 20 Couclurslv (Cauthrn.) 1 iDev.Gt. Cusls. (Tay.) L4s Great South Tolgus.. 1133 Grt. W. Alfrl(Philk.) _7 iGrt.W. Vor (Holstn.), .. 13s 'Lady Bertha .. 7t IN. Frances (Illogan) (Illogan) (Illoan) 6115 North Wheal Crofty 1h Par. Cons. (St.Blasy) 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) ~. 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co 2t S. Caradon (St. Cleer : ... 2S. Cam Brea (Illogn. . . 19 S.W.' Frances(lllogn. 5 4. Tam. S.lsc L. Alin. Co 10 9 Tin Croft 40 Un.Mines (Gwennap) ... 12s 6,V. of Towcy (Camar.) 1.4 W. Basset (Illog tn) ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) ... 5A Wh. Basset (Illogan). ~. 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). Wh. Edward(Caastck) ...• 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) .. 8 Wh.Ma.. (Menht.) 4t Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) BRITISH MINES. 17 - 18 G - 7 130 - 140 110 - 450 15 - 17 - 8 3A - 10 - 11 - 12?" 3 - 4 15 - 21 5 - 6 2 -- 315 - 325 5 - 7 265 -- 275 11 - 3i - 23 28 120 130 ?,30 250 30) 310 5} bi 21 23 47 49 24 26 FOREIGN 7 I A.ustralian 27 I Brazilian Imp . (issued at C 5 pm) all Do. Coca,es dt Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. - Co. of Jamaica I all Cobra Copper 16 Copiapo all Fortuna all General all Linares ' . 1..i ILusitanian all Iljariquita all Now Granada all Noveau Monde all Pont. Si 1. & Sad i 1 Port Philip 16, Santiago de Cuba all outh Australian all Do. Scrip all Do. 10 p. c. Pref all United Mexican , MiSCEL' Australian Agricult. Australn. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works., Brit. A•nerican Laud Canada Do.Go.6pc.JanSauly Do. 6 p.c.Feb.SzAug. D 0.6 p.c. Ma.r.Spbcpt. Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 7 1 p. cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference 'Crystal Pal. of France tDaston Iron Ore !E astern Steam ' ElectricTelegraph7.. Electric Tel. of Irel En. &Aust. Cop. SmCo Eur. & Ind,Jctn, Tel. Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) Gen. Steam Navigat. London Discount Lend. Gen. Omnibus Magdalena St. Navig. Mediteran. Elec. Tel. Mexicali& S. Ain erien iNat. Discount Co po. New Netherlands Land.„ . Do. Do. Do.S p e.PLiss.at Do. Do. Now B. &N. S. Land \ N.S.W. Gov.s p.e.D. N. B. Australasian... Nrth. of Europe Steam Oriental Gas ,'Do Now Shares Peeltir. 141. & Minrl Peninsular & Oriental Do. New Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest Do. New S. Aus , Gov. 6 p.c.bds South Austral. Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. Registered Trus. Ln. Co. Up. Can. Van Diemen'o Land.„ MINES. 11 - li 11 - 45 - 47 10 - 12 - 15 - 17 7i 7 1 1(1 - p - .6 --- f ..• 2i - •.,.• -- ••• 3i - 3a .NEOUS. 21 - 23 51 138 • 142 1113 - 114 30 - 35 21 26 -17 f .';'; 5 6 7 iE ••• •• 11 - • if 3f lhd 3sl ••• ... li li -- Closing Prices tbis jday Business this day Ln. &, , N. IV. 1 claladon ... 94 - 93 E.U.StE.O Gt. Northn E. Count. Caldanian. 11 - 13 33 - 135 3 - 4.1 Do. Westn. Y. s c N.M Do Do 107 ior.) S.Eaitern Do 12 -12 i -23 A gg - 101 id- P Peto &Co Do La. &N. W 4z Midid 21 - 91 - 2$ 12 E. Count ' Do Do ... Do 5- 5. -57 P T. 3 t e s: h a e gn : y M. .. Stk, f4t.Westrt. 132 - 134 8 - 8 i 9 - 32 - i• 89 - 91 RENCE S 6 on -- 97 *ni 111 - 115 112 - 116 - 12i - 124 70 - 72 114 - 116 105 - 107 1100 - 102 60 -- 62 101 -- 10 -- 63 92 • --9 82 - 84 83 -- 85 99 -- 101 9 -- 103 17 -- 17 ,4 - 10 4 1 73 -- 75 19! -- 203' 94 -- 10 1!- 153 138 - 141 115 -- 117 155 - It.B i - 61 - 69 ISS 97 99 b 7 89 it -- Ili 102 - 104 93 -- 95 ld - 22j - 117 - 119 93 - 100 [O5 - 110 18i -- 19 22i - 23 98 - 100 95 - 100 27 - 2 - -2?, _) N D 4.) N Ti-Itila s 1) AV TRELAND. 5i - 5.2, Si - 9 63 - 70 3 -- 90 - 92 - 71 35 4 - - 101 20f - 29 11 - 11.1 - 54 35 - 36 - 7 93 - 98 - 343. 99 - 101 8 - 97 -9 3 91 -- 9 3 120 - 122 103 - 105 63i - 64 63 - 65 70 -- 74 1 6 -- 8 p 6 -- 8 p i 100 -- 1002; _ 6t7 3 - 111 - 103 -103 J •• d ... ci g- 99 100 tii 83 f - 84 54 - 55:; 11 - 35 63 - 65 3 - 34 45A - 46 g 3 1 - 23 -23 ti 2 - 4E -44 k - 77 97 - 99 4 - 3i - 8 10 - - 104 34A - 35} - Ati 101 - 105 25 - 26 • 49 - 50 3 -2.! 17 - 18 71A - :91 - 91 5?- 2 . - • - 41 9 - 11 41 - 43 Hi -- 221 34 -- 4i 7 - 9 3 - - 5i BRITISH POSSESSIONS DO all Atlan, an d St. L aw . 18 9 Bomb a y, Baroda, and Canard guar • s p P. C . 18 all Do. 20! IN Buffalo de Lake Hur 00 100 Bug., Erntytt GoAch 00 100 6 p.c.bds.,l Aug ,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 00 100 Do. do., 1 June,'74 20 2s. Calcutta and S. East. 20 2srid Central Oude (Lim ) 20 lOs Ceylon A shares 20 1 DQ. B. do. 17i all Demerara 20 2s. Eastern Bengal St. 100 East Indian 20 15 Do. C Shares S/9 all Do.4i p.e.Bnds.,'s7 LOO all Do. do. do., '59, do. 20 all Geelong & Melbourne tar, 5 per cent. R. 100 Gfl. Trunk. of Canada 54 56 1 100 all Do. 6p. c. Deben B7l 83:11 20 all Gt. In. Pen. g 5 pert. 19. i '2O 20 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. d —d! 20i all Gt. Westn. of Canada 211 —22 i 20. 1N Do. New ............ 100 all Do. Bds., payable '57 99 101 100 all Do. do., '76, p. '60... 109 113 ICO all Do. do., '73, do. ... 109 113 100 all Do. do., '73, without option • 107 103 20 all Madras, guar. 4i p. c. 18 19 20 all Do. do., 5 per c. .. 19 20 20 10 Do. 4i p. C. Exten. 1 3 d 20 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. id 20 5 Do. 4th Er., do. 20 55. Oude (Limited) 20 5 Scinde, guar. 5 per c 20 , all Do i d rar i . d 88 92 85 90 85 90 : - 1; 99 101 d par t 2393 10 all 20 18 5 all 20 16 6 all O l2 !fl all 'A) all !CI 2s. ?,0 is .10 all .0 4 !Co all ►o all !O 6 5 all !O 1 an !O I all i3ii all .o"I all i = .API 0 all Namur & Liege 0 all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. .6 all Northern of France..' LO all NorwegianTrnk.Pref !O all Paris and Lyons !O all Paris and Orleans !O . 7 Reeife & San Fran , {Perham.) g. 7 P. C. 0 71; Rome and FrisaMi„ ) an Royal Danish i all Royal Swedish I all Sambre and Meuse all *Do. 54 per cent. pref. l all Southern of France 1 all West Flanders all Do. 5i per c. Pref all IW.&N.W. of France' 6 'Western of Austria ' all ;West. of S w it zer l an d' all \Wiesbaden ... . all Do. Bp. cent: pre'. all all Zealand..... 6 6 \2O 100 to 100 100 100 20 20 20 25 20 ►GO 10 10 Union of London .... I 50 Uaity Mutual .... „ 60 Westrak of Loud,. 100 i 15 3 i 211 •",i FOREIGN. A ntwrp &Rotterdam 6 6 Ardennes... • ••• ••• li o l g i a n East. Junet 13 1 i Beziers to Graissassac ... „, 1 CarmeauX& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. 41 —4/ Dutch Rhenish 4 3 d Eastern of France . 2l'i 274 Do. New Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France 234 24 Great Luxembourg • 7i 8 Italian Junction .. ••• Lake Const. & Bale .., ... 1 Lierre and Turnhout ~. ••fl Lombardo-Venetian 41 4: 2 .p 1 Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p• ••• , 11Lyons and Geneva 1 Lyons & Meditermn. ... ... 1 Maria Antmla 1 Do. New ••• ••• 1 Namur & Liege 1 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref lO 20 , 1 Northern of France 33 33 1 11 NorwegianTruk•Pref 8. 9A 11 Paris and Lyons 543 —55 11 Paris and Orleans 7 Reeife & San Fran , 'A R ( e P m ern e a a n m d .) F g ras . 7 c..t p t . i, c .. d . . . -- i f il Royal Danish all 1 7 N: Die eaeosist.abad-B:dpf.e. 16 • 1 5 .11 Royal Swedish Sambre Southern e t ip.n a o and rodf cent.l Meuse r a eu pn s re e e e . . f 2, 7 86 : —___ 2 , z ,' ,7i i - — 1, t, LI II I II xl.llllll I W pwo e . :t sN .r .rw a e n r c . l o e c ri F r a Prof France e e 2 4 88 — 7_ i Switzerland ...... i ::: ... 6 'Western ofAust ' all ••• fl i l i a JOINT-STOCK BANGS. all ...... ..... ... ••• all Australasia 184 Bank of Egypt 'B9—9o 90 all Mi. Col. Bk.& L n . C o 47 50 Bank of Lond on 4251 41 453 6.i 6 all British N. American ::: 8 C.Bk.of Ind•An.d3Ch 11 50 City — id 64 6 6 ,25 Colonial 20 ,Commercial of Load. „, _ :". * all Eng.Seot.&Ans•Cht. 18 16 all ILon.Ch. Bk.of Aust. 17 IS 17i all 'Ditto New .. 20 ILondon and County .. ... 50 I,lad.dr.E.Bnkng.Corp „, ... 10 London Joint Stock .„ ... 20 Lond.andWestminst „, ... 35 National Pro. of Eng , „ _ ... 10 Do. New 22A1National Bank All - i New South Wales all Oriental Rank Corp. 34 36 i 33 4i j 15 Ott( man Bank ...... par l' 15 Pros is. 3 al of Ireland ... •• • all Do. New ••• ••• I R.Aus.B.&G.Im•Co . . •• • all South Australia 32 3 3 all Union of Australia 54 5 5 . 241 DO. New 6 7 1031 2j 31 g 100 99; 63A I 931 4i 5 l9 all LO all 50 40 LOO 1 all LO all 1 all L 2 103. all all all all 12i 113% 1031 931 4 d 9i I 1131 i 69 Si i 1106 1 = ••1 11 -- I DUBLIN, JULY 29. HARVEST PROSPECTS. Some of the. country journals received this morn ing f oar the southern and midland districts state that the greatest anxiety begins to prevail willt regard i o the safetyof the potat - ) crop. According to one of th-se authorities (the Kilkenny Moderator) —generally no unn cessary alarmist), there can be no doubt that the nays'erious diceaso has partially manifested itself Lut it is not yet by any means universal, aid it ' is alleged that there is, as usual, too great a t,.ndency to. create fears in the public mind. The Kilkenny pap?r publishes two reports, Tire first comes from the Gowran district. The writer in Ireland takes a very gloomy view of tie fanners' prospects as far as the potAto is concerned, whileiu other respects his anicipations are most cheering : " So far as the cereal crops and green crops generally go this year, the farmers are not likely to have cause of complaint. The wheat, I think, is past all danger, ex cept that it is partially laid by the recent heavy rain ; but it is likely to prove a good average crop as to pro duce, while a larger breadth of land than usual has been placed under it. But the potato, I fear, is doomed for this year. The old disease is visible in all the early sown of every kind. The late sown potatoes have still a blooming, healthy appearance, but I apprehend that when they come to a certain ago—that is, approach maturity, they too will be likely to be largely cut away. I hope I may prove a bad prophet, but the experience of past years con firms me in this opinion. If we are blessed with very fine weather it may tend considerably to stop the progress of t' e disease, but if wet weather set in I think we must, calculate:on thegreater portion of the crop beiug destroyed. Oats, barley, meado wing (both old and new), and turnips are doing well, and, in feet; the only drawback in our anticit ations of an abundant season is the potato, the danger of which is a serious consideration for the farmer. There was already a field of winter-sown oats cut down last week in the neighbourhood of Gowran, and farmers here think the harvest will be general about the 15. h of Auguit. The next report is from a Graigue correspondent.. Helloes not take quite so dark a view of the pro spects of the potato crop : "I travel each week over a wide range of this side of the county, observing as I proceed the state of the crops. I am sorry to say that I have not observed one single garden of early potatoes the stalks of which are not ex tensively affected by the blight. If the mischief ex tended no further than the stalk, what harm I hut I have, in several places, where I saw men digging out, the tubers, alighted to examine, and have invariably found the potatoes partially diseased. I have been using my own early potatoes fur the last fortnight. They are the kinds primroses' and pink-eyes." Both kinds are as good as were ever laid to a table at this time of the year, but each is diseased to the extent, I should say, of about 1 in 20. Thetis not much, and if others be not worse off there will not be so much cause to complain of. It is the same description of pota toes which I see in every place affected. But I have, been only speaking of the early crop. As to the general crop throughout the country, which are principally Scotch down',' they look admirably, and I have no doubt but that there will be an abundant crop, even . allowing for a partial failure, which I am almost certain will occur. As regards the cereal crops, the prospect of quantil and . quality was never more cheering. Wheat and oats, the two principal crops, are approaching matu rity in many places, and, wi h favourable weather, I should expect to see the sickle applied to some early wheat before the 10th Aug. The turnip crop bids fair to he a good one, although generally isown late this year, but the crop was not anything like so largely grown in this as in former years, while there were more potatoes planted than in any other year since the blight first mani fested itself." From the adjacent county of Waterford the last accounts are much more favourable than could be expect: d from the tone of the aclvic:s at the close of the past week. The blight does not seem to have incr, , asel, and the crop is looking better than it did some days back. In the neighbourhood. of Dublin yesterday a email field of potatoes was dug up, ar4 a gentleman present states that at least ole-half of the produce was hopelessly diseased. This, however, is an isolated case, for the supplies brought to the markWs are abundant and of unex ceptionable quality. Flom the western province it is stated that there were rumours relative to the early potato plantings being slightly affected with the but it was believei that no injury of wensany n,tmomentat all h a d to a l s i e e take d t ,a!ti z l i o Alice. ug T h th stalkse lie betu we rs were blackened in enclosed and sheltered localitie,. THE SADLEIR ESTATES, Yesterday, on the applicaion of Messrs. Mor rough and Kennedy, solie,itois for the London and County Bank, the Commissioners of Encumbered Estat s fired Tuesday, the 17► h Nov., for the sale of a portion of the estates of the late John Sadleir. The rental of this division of the property is about 4,0001. a year. - Twenty years' purcbase bring the average rate of the Irish land-market, til:s slice of the mys'eriously acquired possessions of the suicide cug'•.it to p! °duce at least 80,0001. out of the 250,000/. or 300,0001., the estimated gross value of all the estatcs which from time to time came into Sa leii's hands. REVOLT IN MADAGASCAR. "The vows whi h we receive from Madagascar," says the Cerneen of the Mauritius : "is most im portant. A revolt had burst out in the province of Ermine, and upwards of 4,000 insurgents had made their appearance at Tananarivo blore the Queen claim - ng protection against the acts of brutality of her delegates in the province. But not only their complaints were unattended to, but 1,800 were arrested and thrown into confinement, to be put to death on the I t st of June, at the f-te of The Bath,' the greatest.of the Hova people." The accounts received proceed to say "It appears, however, that Prince Rikoute, on learning this decision of the Queen, formally pro tested against so sanguinary an order, and affirmed tliat the execution should not take place. He aided that already to&much blood had been shed by his mother's GlovernmPnt, and that it was 'his rum intention fir the future to to 3 that a more humane and more equitable system of administra ton should be acted on with respect to the Hova people. This declaration, made publicly, in pre sence of the Queen, of her ministers, and of the and grave events were expected, whole court, had produced an immense sensation, Go vernment ventured to proccel t ) the execution of the prisoners. M. Lambert (he French agent) to Ermine, followed by the precious had quitted Tamatava on the 17th May . to proceed . in ca , e the be was charged to convey to the Queen and to . aides-de-camp to meet him, objects which Prince Bakoute. This latter had sent five of his placed at his orders a nutnerons escort.. . It was a nd the Queen had supposed that he might reach Tananarwo in about a dozen days, in time to be present at the grand fetes of the Bath.'" The presence in the waters of St. Louis of . eight vessels of war of the French division in the Chtnee seas had produced at Tamatava a great sensation. LITITuATURL'. Lucian Playfair, By Thomas Mackern. 3 vols. Snail and Elder. This work is of a peculiar style, and deals with many important questions of social life. Although many may differ from the views expressed, they are brought forward in such a fair and candid man ner that they merit attention and respect. The story is very ingeniousiy arranged. It is romantic, which contrasts curiously enough with the practical cast of the reflections. The narrative is not very connected in its several passages—many years are passed over, and the scenes and persons vary ; that discrepancy suits a work that has more fur its oiject, to give utterance to opinions, than to be the veh . cle of an atinusingkgend. A great deal of feel ing is displayed in tharAketches of human sorrow, sin, and suffering, with which the book abounds. The unhappy poacher, driven by famine to his first misdemeanour, and then hunted like a beast of prey, is naturally represented as sinking lower and lower an the scale, till he consumma'es his misery, and others cruelty, by suicide. The passage of the pedlar is an exciting one, and a mournful interest is attached to the tale told under the greenwood tree, by the adventurer in some of life's most dreary highways. One point especially referre tto in the varied and complicated plot, is the intrigues of the Jesuits. The wife of Luc an's uncle had escaped from the power of the society, but was re-captured by their arts, and for long weary years did she pine away, at last her son (unknowing their relation ship) rescued her from a madhouse, conducted on the old plan, determined to escape from its ho; rors, he formed his plans and was able to serve his mo ther. The several scenes of misery which Sylvester had passed through are graphically depic . ed, and exhibit horrors of a sadder kind than actual want, however distressing, or sickness however heavy. The evi's here tre ited of refer to the gloomiest epochs of existence, the interior of the gaol, the re- Cc-S3CS of the madhouse—a darker night than that of the grave enshrouds their chronicles. Clement Maine is a worthy and upright character ; men like him are shining lights in their generation, and when called away, their memory remains bright and lasting, as is forcibly delared by the writer in telling of his last moments. The reader who de sires occupation for his mind, as well as entertain ment for his fancy, will not be disappointed in " Lucian Play fair." Leonora D'Orco. A:historical romance. By G. P. R. James, author of "Darnley," " The Gipsey," &c. 3 vols. Newby. This indefatigable writer, who has contributed so largely to the enterta'nment of r. aders of fiction, has added another work to the list of his literary labours, It is with pleasure that we find in this novel a considerable improvement on the last, and though not equalling some of his earlier achieve ments, it is superior to many of his later novel=. He has selected tLe epoch of Charles the Eighth's invasion of Naples, and mingles French and Italian, the gay soldier and the cunning politician, in continual variety. His .heroine is an Italian laly, the daughter of Ramiro D'Orco, an ambitious and not very scrupulous Italian politician of that day. His hero is Lorenzo Visconti, a des !endant of the rulers of the Milanese, though at the epoch of t'le story the Duchy had passel from their hands. The love tale has all the proper ingredients of romance, and its course is not at all a sm-oth one, for though the prospects of the lovers are at fir,t most auspicious, the chances of war, and the treachery of a revengeful Rabat), seporate them during years of sur•ow and estrangement. This part of the work is told with the skill of a practised novelist, and the talon !s of the wiitcr as a historical romanc'st are well known to his readers. Many of the names will be familiar to the reader of history, Caesar Borgia, Ludovic the Moor, the young Chevalier Bayard, and many other actors in these stormy sxnes. The history of the Italian States during the middle ages furnish almost unlimited opportunities to the romancist, in their perpetual strifes, rebellious plots and factions, and the dark records of treachery and violence which sullied the names of the wisest statesmen and the bravest soldiers. Mr. James knows well how to use such matsrials to advantage, and has chosen a field well calculatl to display his powers. Ilia last romance, it will he remembered, was of the time of the American war, but it is in the older days of history, in the delineation of the intrigues or powerful courts and the feats of pretax chevaliers that he is most suc cesF.fnl. We are glad to" find him producing a work, which will not diminish his reputation. A graduated course of French Studies. Aigre de Charente. Longman. M. de Charente is already known t 3 French students by his educational works. He proves himself a valuable assistant to those desirous of becoming practically acquaintei with the French language, not merely of a'taining a superficial knowledge of its rules, but of acquiring a thorough familiarity with its idioms and pecu'isrities. His position as French master in the Royal Military Aca - lerny has, doubtless, enabled him to discayrr the difficulties met with by those who put their knowledge of a foreign language to the test by u9n ver,ing with a native, and he has endeavoure! t remove some of the obstacles. His work is d vided into four parts ; the first treating of pronunciation and accidenc3 ; the second comparing , the French and English syntax ; the third pact being devoted to Giallicistns and Anglicisms, and the last, written in French, teaches the more elaborate portion of the syntax. The three first pants be itit'nds to im part to the English student about the same amount of grammatical kr,osledge acquired by a French collegian at the age of sixteen, and the remaining part to serve him as a grammar similar to that which the same student would use in France. Per haps the most remaikable and commendable feature of the work is the long treatise on Gallicisms; little idioms, phrases and expressions . that can scarcely be translated, but whicti give a national and cht racteriitic turn to the sentence. These often pre sent a succession of apparently hopeless difficulties to the learner, who will find this part of the present course of great assistance. W© are pro mised a book of exercises and a French reading book by the author at a future period. He metits encouragement from bothteacher3 and pupils by his laborious undertakissg, which contains upwards of 5,000 examples, all of them entirely original. By A. .Reliques of Ancient English Poetry. By Thomas Percy, Lord Bishop of Dromore. Edited by the Rev. Robert Aris Wilmott. Routledge. Percy's Reliques are too well known to need criticism. They are the delight of the antiquarian, and have a large claim on the gratitude of all lovers of the old ballads for collecting and pre serving them. It is, therefore, with much pleasure that we sea this volume added to Mr. Rouiledge's cheap and compendious edition of the English Poets ; setting these old friends within the reach of all who are stirred by the martial music of " Chevy Chase" and "The Battle of Otterbourne," or who can mourn over the pitiful tales of true lovers, or who can delight in the tricks of Robin Hood, or the more stately feats of King Arthur. We must not omit to mention that the editor has prefixed a memoir of Thomas Percy, and an essay on the ancient minstrels, to the volume, and that he has been careful to add to each ballad some I account of its origin and preservation. China. By Sir Oscar Oliphan'. J. Blackwood. As China and the Chinese are dividing public attention with Indian affairs, the pres=ent litt'e work is very appropriate. It describes China of the past and present, the old war and the new war, the character and customs of the people, the laws, the religion, the trade, the literature, the principal products, the chief national works, and adds a chro nological account of the most remarkable events which have occurred in Chinese history from the earliest records to thepreseut day. When so much information is offered in a concise form at a low price there is little doubt that its circulation will be extensive. Proverbial and Moral Thoughts. _ln a series of Essays. By C. H. Hanger. T. Cornish. This little volume contains much sense and good advice, but it is conveyed in a somewhat eccentric manner. The essays are written in a metre very similar to that of. Evangeline, but it is scarcely suited to the character of the work. They or many valuable and elevating suggestions, which may, perhaps, be more striking to some under their present guise than in a simpler form. They show reflection and observation, and may lay claim to some degree of originality. The Forfeit Hand. By T. Colley Grattan. The Hussar. By the Rev. G. Gleig. The Buccaneer, By Mrs. S. 0. Hall. Thomas Hodgson, Paternoster-row. ' These three romances have recently appeared in the Parlour Library, and maintain the character of'that series. It consists chiefly of reprints from the works of standard authors, and though occa sionally some indifferent works are admitted, as a general rule, the romances, whether historical or sentimental, are of a superior character. The Rifle and the Round in. Ceylon. By S. W. Baker, Esq. Second Edition. Longman. This is a new edition of a popular work, by the author of " Eight Years' Wanderings in Cey lon." It is reprinted in a cheaper form, and nar rates the adventures of . a sportsman in the island of e i mia nion groves. This beautiful island, whi c h is G 3 Pq !'‘ t... • c so eagerly hailed by travellers to the Eas, after their monotonous journey, possesses many natural attractions, and offers many exciting prizes to the sportsman. The illustrations represent some start ling adventure 4, and the narrative relatts many more. What wjth elephants and crocodiles, boars and buffaloes, a day's sporting seems rather formid able, and many readers will prefer to become ac quainted with jungle hunting in the author's pie sant pages to a inDre personal knowledge. HARBOUR --- S AIVD BI?BAKWATERS. Particulars are given in a Parliamentary paper published yesterday of breakwaters, piers, and re fuge harbours at the following places, surveyed, re ported on, or recommended,—vlz., at Hartlepool, where two piers are recommended on the north and south side of the bay, at a cost of 800,0001.; at Teesmouth, two piers, at a cost of 275,0001.; at Redcar, two piers and other w orks, at a cost of 340,000/. ; at Bridlington, a detached rubble stone bre Akwater on the seaward side of the bay, to be placed on the Smitliwick sand, to be completed in a decennium, at a cost of 350,000/. ; at Aldb rough, certain new works at the entrance of the Alde, at a cost of 60,0001.; at Newhaven, an addition of 1,000 feet to the west pier, and one of 100 feet to the east one, and the excavation of the harbour and approaches, at a coat of 150,0001. ; at St. Ives, a breakwater, at a c ost of 174,000 . 1.; at the new quay in the Bristol Channel, a breakwater on the north of the bier, at a cost of 7 11 ,7441. In Scot land, two breakwa ters are recommended at Wick, at a cost of 175,1751.; a harbour a t P e t er h ea d, a t a cost of 227,9051.; two breakwaters at Elie, in the Firth of Forth, at a cost of 200,000/. ; and a break water at Dunbar, at a cost of 150,0001. In Ireland, two breakwaters lea ecommended at Ardglase, at a cost of 240,0001.; channel to be dredged in Car and the removal pier and breakwater are loifntghfoerbdaßr,aayt, aa t eo a s c t o: 2 o 3 f , 2 o o 4 , 6 o l o . ; 01., a cut by dredging, and the dredging of a channel, at Waterford, at a cost, respectively, of 16,0001. and 20,0001. In the recom mended south side of the bay at Douglas, Isle o f at a cost of 30,0001., and a breakwater on the south side of the bay at Port Erin, at a cost of 15,0001. The above returns were moved for by Mr. Paull, M.P. for St. Ives, Cornwall. EXECUTION OF CHARLES FINCH. —CHELMSFORD, Wed nesday.—The execution of this culprit, who was con victed at the last Essex assizes of the murder of his sweetheart, a young woman who had been living in service at Rivenhall, took place this morning over the gateway at the county gaol. Just published, price 3s. 6d , letter to Viscount Pal merston, 8.G., on the political importance of the Euphrates Valley Railway, and the necessity of the financial support of her Ma j est y's Government. By W. F. &e., Chairman Euphrates Valley and Sir J. Macneill, and memorand um , & c ., by Si r J us tin Sheil, C. 8., and map. Also minutes of evidence before the House of Commons on th e establi s hm ent of Railway, reports G.S by M a j or -G enera l Che s ney telegraphic communication with India through Turkish Arabia. By Sir W. B. O'Shaughnessy, T. K. Lynch, E4q., and W. Ainsworth, Eq., & C. &e., &c. Ku r rachee, by the Eup hrates, is 1,400 miles nearer to Eng lsnd than Bombay is by Red Sea'—SirJustin.Sbaii. London W. 11, halm and Co., 7, Leadenhall-street' PUBLIC SCHOOLS. There is an old, and we believe a very rue story, about the great Duke of Wellington, which we would use as our text for the fallowing remarks. Let not our readers take it amiss, if in the midst of rumours affecting Vie permanence of our Indian empire, we find time to say a word about English schoolboys and their English sports. Tbe two sub jects are intimately connected, for, if .we would maintain that dominion ai a realty, we must use the same kind of instruments to preserve it as were employed f r its acquisition. Now, pedants and bookworms never won for us, and never will keep, the empire of British India. The story about the Duke of Wellington is this :—lt is said that in his old age the great chief revisited the playing fields of Eton. Before his eyes ran the same stream into which as a boy he bad plunged, and tried to swim further than his fellows. There was a spot on which . ho had won his first battle against a lad who in his manhood struggled as a man should with the world, and who in his declining years was one of the brightest ornaments of London society. Half a cen tury had passed away. The Duke gazed upon the well-remembered seeoe, and for the time the old warrior was an Eton boy again. He had not, in deed, forptten the brilliant onset of Assaye, that " simple matter of common sense," as he used him self to call it • nor the long-premeditated heroism of the lines of Torres Vedras, nor the daring maoce• uvre of Salamanca, nor the crowning glory of Mont St. Jean. We may well suppose—such was the simplicity of his character—that the thought may have crossed his mind, that it was strange that he, who had once been just like one of those eager school-boys who were shouting and careering about before his eyes, could have acted that great biography which is c :11,cl "The Life of Arthur Wellesley." He watched for a time in silence the sports in which be had formerly played his part—the glowing health, the generous emulation of the boys—and at last exclaimed, as under the influence of a strong conviction, "Ay ! it was at Eton that Waterloo was won." Was ever such a testimony borne to the excel lence of that public-school system which has bad a great part in making England what it is ? Far be it from us to disparage the literary and schol astic element in th.s conduct of these institutions, and, above all, the discipline and the alternate habits of obedience and command which in them are enforced. But who will deny that half, possibly th 3 greater half, of this work is done by the boys themselves outside the school doors ? During the hours which are devoted to study, the great merit of the master is shown in the method of his teaching and in the strictness with which he requires the execution of the appointed tasks. Wheu the form are dismissed his discretion and judgment are mainly proved by the encouragement which he give to all influences which may tend to the formation of a manly character among the boys. High among . these are the ont-of-door sports, in which so many generations of English schoolboys have t :ken delight. The value .of these conists not only in their tendency to improve the health and fortify the constitution of the boys. The generous emulation they inspire, the spirit of self-control and patience which they necessitate, have as much to do with the formation of character as the habits of intellectual discipline which are gained by the more regular instruction of the mas tero We should not insist so strongly upon the point but that there is just now a tendency—and we think a most unfortunate one—among the learned and excellent persons who are charged with the direction of our public schools somewhat to depreciate the advantages derive I from these manly sports. If argument' were wanting to convince them of Cr; or u e should be perfectly willing to rest our ewe upon that strongest, of all argomen s—the iuxt ipolition of a French or German schoolboy and of his English cmapeer. Mark the habits of self reliance, the vigour of body and mind, which have been engendered in the one lay the out-of-door life which he his led, and the seeming anomaly that the has been left a good deal to biros-lf ;" while the undeveloped frame and undecided character of the other tell a very plain tale of injudicious con finement, overstrained mind, aod of a systematic subs itution of the principal of authority for the spirit of independence.- Leave, then, we say, English boys t ) their sport4,—experience has shown that sound learning does not suffer from the hours spent iu the playing fields. There has however, arisen some difference of opinion upon this subject. The masters of our principal public schools have, we regret to say, expresse I their de termination to put an end to those public trials of skill between the various schcols which are the key• stone of the system. Tne b - ays will be left, as bitore, to play with each other in their playing grounds ; bet school is no more to Le matched against si hool in friendly fight. The contest be tweeen Eton and Westminster on the river, between E,on and Ha-row at Lord's Cricket-ground, are t those little worlds the great evens of the year. It is on account of these—it is in no small d-gree that he may win an honoured place among "the eight" or " the eleven," that the English schoolboy , struggles on in competition with his Ultimo Ex tinguish the rivalry between the schools and you do away with the great motive to exertion. The same result will follow to the character of the next gene ration of English schoolboys, if these tow-fangled no•ions are carried out, as would follow to English men if the Be icon course at Newmarket were ploughed up—if Epsom Downs were converted into a site for a reformatory school—if Lord's cricket ground were devoted for the future exclusively to Cochin China fowls—if every eight-car at Searle's were broken up for firewood, and the Yacht Club house at Cowes were used henceforward exclusively as lodgings for respectable families during their so journ in the Isle of Wight. Abolish our Olympic, our Isthmian, our News to games, and of the sports which in those exhibitions attain their culminating point there is an end. Injudicious as any attempt of this kind would at any timo he, there is something monstrous in the mstlood by which the authorities attempt to enforce their views. Let us confine attention to a single point for the moment—that is, to the cricket matches between the great schools. The practice for a long time past has been to play these ma'cliss in the holidays. The la is came up to London from the houses of their respective parents, most gene rally stayed with friends in town, and when the match was played out returned home. The masters now say that these matches must take place no more. One consideration strikes one very forcibly at the outset, which is, that here is a most unnecessary attempt to supersede the parental by the magisterial authority. During the school terms the master m absolute. A parent who com mits his son to his charge makes for a time abne gation of his authority. From the moment - , how ever, that the boy has returned to his father's home until he is recommitted at the expiration of the vacation to the master's charge the master's authority is at an end, or, rather, it never had existence at all. It is as monstrous on the part of the Masters of Eton, of Winchester, of Westmin ster, or of Harrow to say that the pupils of these schools shall not during the vacation play against the pupils of any other school as it would be to order the parents to take their sons to Ramsgate in place of Brighton for change of air. As matters stand at present, any parent who may so choose it is perfectly free to refuse permission to his son to form "one of the eleven" during the vacation what more is required It is our province to point out the evil, not to suggest the remedy, but cer tainly in this case we cannot see what harm wo_u lin follow from allowing the champions of the b schools to come up to Lord's, at London?t close of the half, or at any time during patticothne tinuance which might be most deal of decide the contest and to return. A os g i r ti„a the lads nonsense has been talked abortittoewxno and it is said conveeantliesnt, to to the temptations of a Now, we know if sent up under surveillance.ut die schoolboys, and we they never could be kept gr ud a er due restraint, even some thing about the nature con e a s their captain, or put them under the charge of would stake any sum up under resu . lt. P tth I d m e e r r e el n y o u t h on our, that such and such things w and there would not be one p to on be tb d e o ll n . e) in stance in a thousand of violated faith. No need of masters, or ushers, or dames—trust to an English public schoolboy's word, and he will die before he breaks it. We trust the grave masters of these great establishments will reconsider their determi nation, and, at the least, leave things as they are. The subject, as we have already said, is not below the dignity of the present time. It •ns important to secure a race of young Englishmen who in days to come, when our bones have mouldered away, shall retain the grasp of England upon the world. Times. THE JERROLD CoMMEMORATION.—Last night the per • formances at the Adelphi Theatre, as per announce ment, were given in aid of the Jerrold Fund, and con sisted of " The Rent Day" and " Black-eyed Susan" — two of the oldest and most popular pieces of Douglas Jerrold. The theatre was filled in every part, and both dramas were received from first to last with the greates enthusiasm. MEMOIR OF MR. 111ARCY. Willia•n L. Marcy was born at Sturbridge, Worcester county, Massachusetts, December 12, 1.786. His parents were in comfortable circum stances and gave him a gocd education, which was completed at Boston University, whence he gra duated with honour in 1808. He soon after set tled in Troy as a lawyer, but devoted himself mainly to politics, which were then beginning to be of absorbing interest. Imbued with the poli tical faith of Jefferson he ardently supported the policy of which President Madison and Governor Tompkins were the leading exponents. He ar dently supported the declaration of war against Great Britain, volunteered to serve in said war, and is said to have captured a British flag in some skirmish on our northern frontier. We believe, however, that his services in council were deem-ed more valuable than any ho could render in the field. In 1816 he was appointed Recorder of the city of Troy, but identifying himself with the ‘ Bucktail" oppositi on t o G overnor Clinton he was accededr emovedt opow in power 18 0 180. the l electionnlB2.l theof Governorßuo kt rs . ils Yates, and made Mr. Marcy, Adjutant-Genera], from which post he was transferred to the more responsible one of Controller in 1823. He there upon removed from Troy to Albany, which city he has ever since considered his home. He soon be,:anie a member of the famed " Albany . Regency," an association of able and energetic poli ticians, by whom the politics of our State we-e mainly directed for a number of years. In 1829 he was appointed a justice of our Supreme Court, and in 1831 transterred thence to the United Stites' Senate, wherein he served with distinction until the close of 1832, when be was elected Governor over Francis Granger, at the same time that General Jackson was re-chosen to the Presi dency. In 1834 his re-election for Governor was opposed by William H. Seward, but he was re elected, as he had been first chosen, by about 12,000 majority. In 1836 he was opposed by Jesse Buel, whom he beat by nearly 30,000 majo rity. In 1838 be was supported for the fourth and last time, but was for a second time opposed by W. H. Seward, who was now elected by over 10,000 majority after a most spirited contest. Tho election now turned on the financial policy which had culminated in the specie circular, sub treasury, and introduction of small bills ; and we believe there is no dispute as to the fact that Go vernor Marcy, while he had heartily co-operated in the war on the United States' Bank, would havecho sen to stand aloof from these measures of quasihost;- lity to the State banks. He has not since been acan didate for popular election. Governor Marcy re turned to office in 1845, on the accession of Presi dent Polk, who appointed him Secretary of War. We believe it to be generally conceded that he dis charged the duties of this import .nt post with energy and marked ability, and that he signaliy contributed therein to the general vigour and suc cess of the war on Mexico. He retired, of course, with his super:or, ou the accession of General Taylor to the Presidency. He had supported Gen. Caps for President in 1848, without sundering his personal relations with the Van Berens, Cambre ling, Dix, and other leaders of the Free-soil Demo cracy, and he became an early and efficient negot;a tor for that reunion of the party which was so com pletely consummated in the contest of 1852. Gen. Pierce, on assuming the Presidency, offered him the portfolio of the State Department, which he ac cepted, though his tastes and pursui , s had hitherto led him away from the field of foreign po litics. Probably, no greener Secretary of State ever entered upon the duties of that post ; yet few or none ever filled it more effectively. Seve ral of his State papers will long b 3 treasured and admired, and he may be said to have reflected hon our even on the administration of General Pierce —an achievement to which few men would have proved equal. • That he was its geod genius was very generally realised. That he never approved nor countenanced the violation of the Missouri Compact is beyond doubt ; and this is all the foundation there ever was for the Southern report that he was about to join the " Black Republi oans." Had he 3ielded to his natural impulse in 1854, res'gried his seat in the Cabinet, and placed himself at the head of the opposition to Douglas's Nebraska policy, he might, perhaps, have died President of the United States. But Governor Marcy was !rained in that mi,t tken political school. which holds it better to be wrong in the Democra tic party than right out of it, and he lived and died in conformity with that error. In person, Gover nor Marcy was tall and strongly built, though stooping in his gait, with a head and face which bole unmistakeably the stamp of power. His manners were frank and unceremonious. We be lieve be leaves a widow and children.—New York Tribune. It is reported that the English, Scottish, and A.ustra lieu Chartered Bank will exhibit, at the approaching meeting of the proprietors, profits equal to a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum. A FRENCII - RE IF/ILL—The Court of Assizes of the Doubs was on . - Viday and Saturday occupied in trying M. Monnot, cashier of the branch of the Bank of France at Besancon, for embezzlement and forgery ; and M. Vital Preval, banker in that city, as his accomplice. The case excited great interest. Monnot, it appeared, who is the son of Baron Monnot, a distinguished colo nel in the army of Napoleon 1., was in 1841 appointed cashier of the branch bank established at Besan con. Unlimited confidence was placed in him, and ho wit , : charged to receive all the sums paid in, to effea. all payment., and to keep the acc ou nts. S ome time back it was discovered that for 10 years he lead been in the habit of committing embezzlements, and that their'total amounted to the enormous sum of 420,0001. ; alao that he had falsified his accounts, and fabricated or suppressed receipts and other documents, so as to disguise his frauds. The greater part of this sum he had employed in carrying on a bank in the name of his wife, who had been a widow named Prevel, and on her death, which took place in 1853, in that of her son, the other accused ; and it was alleged that this young man knew perfectly well that the sums supplied by his father in-law were not honestly come by ; also that he (Prevel) had spent a not inconsiderable portion of them in keep ing a mistress and horses, and that he had indulged in extravagant luxury. The jury acquitted Prevel and con victed Monnot, though with extenuating circumstances. The court sentenced him to eight years' hard labour. WITCHCRAFT IN BRISTOL.—An elderly man named Skinner, residing at St. Philip's was charged yesterday before the Bristol magistrates with an assault on a person named Finch. From the evidence of the com plainant it appeared that on Sunday evening he was told that Skinner ve , shed to speak to him. He went out to him, upon which the defendant, without giv ing him time to say anything, struck him a heavy blow over the head with a walking stick, saying at the same time. " You —, see what you have put on me.' Finch at first denied any knowledge of the cause o' the assault, but upon cross examination by Mr f Tucker, who appeared for, the defendant, and from the evidence of Miss Skinner, the true state of the case seemed to be that Finch, in conjunction with two other men named M'Culloch and Brown, had succeeded in persuading the old man (Skinner) that he was suffering from " witchcraft," and that they could remove or in crease his auctions at their pleasure, they being adepts in the " black art." On one occasion they prevailed on him to go out and purchase a heart, which was to be stuck full of pins, and then roasted, he being assured that if this were done he would recover. The heart was bought by the defendant, but Mrs. Skinner, with more sense than her husband, would not allow the process to be pursued in her house. So great had been the effect of these practices on Skinner's mind that his intellect had failed him, and it was evident from his demeanour before the magistrates that he was verging on costs of the lunacy,andth s e o y m t m he o r o e s. therefore merely complainantrelyfine thedwefesendealsnot the cautioned that in pursuing the practices alleged heti:light render himself liable to be committed as a rogue and vagabond. intimatedttd hisitwa inten tionosomhipssoions to Mr. preferooTheurcgkee against Finch as soon as he had procured the necessary evidence. asratthbeeren numerous manifested in ANTI -M ORMO N RIOT IN BIBISINGZIABL—A feeling of t g o re w a a t rd li s os ttilhie Mormon?,ty basforsomwe h t o im a e re p Birmingham. On Sunday evening matters reached a c limax. The Mor mons have a chapel in a narrow thoroughfar, called Thorpe-street, and nearly opposite this building, Dr. Brindley, the master of a scholastic establishment at Leamington, and who recently conducted a school near Liverpool, lectured upon the abominations of Joseph Smith's followers to between o m o o n r c e lu r d e e s d p e a e b ta o b u l t e g o k h t in 3 g o c o Lo f c h k i . B h T e h a o re u r g s h le a ft fe t w he fif teen hundred and two thousand people. Hi s di scourse ofa t street when he did, the great majority remained, and shortly afterwards a rush was made to the chapel where "Pre sident" A übrey was preaching at the time. The . aisles and unoccupied seats were speedily filled, and then a running fire of comment on the sermon was cons menced and carried on by the intruders for seine five or ten minutes. It is stated that much of the language used was of the lowest and most disgraceful kind. At last Aubrey abruptly closed his discourse, annd dis missed his congregation. It was with great difficult' that they forced their way through the crowds in the chapel yard and the street. The females were bustle d,. de Th hats knocked off and. were struck on ev i ery es s to i y red. A . insulted and bespattered with mud ; the men bad their police were sent for, and quiet P h i f ti d ° retired, the door . the crowd rushed soon, however, e how ch e a v p er el , a w s a t s he op in, and the Bible in, the front windows were e The interior of the chapel several other books stolen . the utmost riot. A body o chapel was a scene of . d d . moment, andi spersed the mob, buret t stab vi l a es s police arrived at t his .. _ hints of. an intention to e 'one result', as b urn the or in all probability there would have been very s ch ri Spel were freely . circulated. No other disturbance took place that ght • but on Monday morning the c hapel doors w ere a g ain broken o p en ; lockfait closets entere d and ransacked, and a large number of school and music books were torn in pieces and strewn abo ut the yard. Except when a policeman made his appear ance, the crowd remained in possession of the building during the day. In the evening, showers of stones were hurled through the smashed windows. Yesterday, how- ever, the police took active measures to prevent a repeal. tion of these scenes.—Mattapter guardian' ith ;he ler :ed her old, .any loci sti; the ode tiled ton, 6d; 14Y1 too, I to )WS, nevi' do., oad• 4s; new °ed. 03 ; ucW rdd. jP•, aric- the qeNV boo, Der, ica; roin r 1 1 1 28 17 i ~~" 1 ~ ~ - 108 - 35 1001- 1