The Sun. — London, England, 1857-08-27 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday there Was more animation manife-ted, and an advance of id. per lb. took pl-tce for most de ., :criptionss. The sales amountsd to 20,000 Lees. The Railway Share Market closed st2a lily, at a sli :ht improve. meat in prices. A further supply of 123,000/. of Australian gold was received yesterday by the Indomitable, and the Oneida has arrived to-day, but it is not yet ascertained whether she has any specie on board. Altogether upwards of 400,0001. has been sold to the Bank of England this week, and the total stock of bullion must now approach. eleven and three quarters of a million sterling. As the advices from India and China report a slight advance in the exchanges for first class paper, it is likely that the bi - monthly shipments of silver will be continued and hence active preparations will be commenced forthwith to forward a large amount ou the 4th Proximo. Gold will consequently be transmitted to France and Be'gium to produce the necessary supplies of silver. During the last few days the arrivals from the Continent have been ltniited,ibut yesterday about 42,0001. in silver was received from Boulogne. The overland accounts have not exercised any effect upon the silver market at present, the quota tion for bars being still ss. 11d. per oz. standard. As was fully anticipated the Bank Directors made no alteration in their discount regulations at the Meeting to-day. An active demand still prevails for discount accommodation, but as the supply is abun dant no alteration in the terms has taken place. The settlement of the half monthly accounts at the Stock Exchange, and the approaching 4th of the month is likely to cause an increased enquiry for the next week or ten days, when the market will probably return to its previously quiet state. There has been scarcely any vatiation in the Market for public securities, the advices from India having been " discounted." Bu-iness is exceed ingly dull, and the attention of the dealers and others is principally occupied with the settlement of the Foreiga Stock and Railway Share accounts. The influx o gold into the Bank, and the further arrivals from Australia, have strengthend the rnarke‘., but it is not expected that there wi'l be much activity until after the liquidation of the account on the 9th proximo. Consols have been 901 2 for money, an d 9 0i 1 for the account, they are now 90/, and 90 1 respectively. The New Threes are 91i k, the Reduced 90 -4-, 91, and Long Annuities 2 7-16 1. xel.equer Bills are 4s. dis. to par ; Ditto Bonds 9 , 8 i 1, and India Bonds 20s. to 17s. discount. ank Stock is 2141 to 2151, and India Stock 2101. In the Foreign Market about an average amount of business has been done, and prices continue steady. Thrkish 6 per Cents. are fiat at 94 to 94i, and the 4 per Cents. 991 -. Transactions in the other securities have been recorded as follows ; Brazilian 5 per Cents. ara 102 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 22k ; Russian Small Bonds, 99/ ; Spanish New Deferred, 251 ; Spanish Certificates, 6 ; Spanish Passive, 51 ; and Venezuela, lk per C ents., 121. On the Ist proximo the dividends will become doe on the Danish 5 per Cents. and the Russian 5 per Cents. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 61 ; -Mexi can, 214 22 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 81 83 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 441 51 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 112 114 ; di tto 41 per Cents , 97 99 ; Spa i t▪ sh 3 p er C ents., 40 401 ; ditto Deferred, 251 I; di▪ tto Certificates, 51 6} ; ditto Passive, 51 6. The last week' s ra il way receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : Great Western lBl7. 1856. £32,496 £28,491 Nolth-Western South -Western Brighton Midland Sou th - Eastern 24,056 24,014 Great Northern ~,,L a ncashire and Yorkshire 5:8,528 26,027 tihr I:attuetraannddExeter Holyhead East Lancashire 7,211 6,982 hir and Carlisle A 17,551 7,130 a """ter, Sheffield, and Lir,culn 11,541 10,115 Nor th - Eastern North Stafford North London °xford, Worcester, and Wolver 4,633 3,547 South Devon West Hartlepool 411 burgb and Glasgow Scottish North-Eastern 4,740 4,023 Glasgow and South-Western Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada ... 6,931 8,790 T he Railway Share Market has been rather firmer, Re d improved rates have been current for most of the principal lines. The preparations for the s?t tlernent of the account are, however, still in pro • g re '-s• North-We s tern and South-Eastern advanced UEL ; Great-Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and Midland, I°s • ; Caledonian and North-British, 15s. ; and No rth - Eastern (Berwick), 11. The foreign and colonial lines ate also at improved quotations. Paris and Lyons advanced ss. Grand Trunk of Canada, 10s. ; Great-Western of Canada, 153. ; and Geelong and Melbourne, ss. Mining shares are dull. Wheal Kitty are quoted 221 * St. John Del Rey declined to 11-5, and Cobre , "I°l)Per advanced to 44. ,Jcint St oc k B an k Sh are s ar e inactive. Bank of London imp rove d 1/. B an k o f E g ypt declinedss. ; don and County, ss. ; Union of Australia, 53. t a o , I° s• The Miscellaneous Market is quiet. Na' "nal Discount Company are steady at 3a. ; Pen n stliar and Oriental Steam Company advanced 55., and South Australian Land ss. 1 '`l . -rISII FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY, (Froth the Official List:) l3islners dere. IS nk Stock .• 215, 141 3 i'cr Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 Per ri_ .. `-':nt. Consols Annuities 9 oi i i i i ,? 1 ' 3 per Cent. Annuities ' 11, 4! Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1560... 2 7-16 i Dk "^ 3 4 ) Years expire sth April, 1855 lB 1-16 India Stock i in lia ilo a d s £1000 ?I C u.sol t s c , r Account ...... .. °An 2 F 7O l - iequer Bills, d . '2 , i.oon .. ' , 51)0 • par 3 d 2 p , i 0.11. .• ebeguer Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent.... i'B4 Ditto, 1859 .t., RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—TIIIS DAY. ..ra7• , • . "'"n 5 Tier Cent. Ditto, 1829 and 1839, 5 per Cent lOl 31 ix• .E. lean 3 per Cent 221 ernvian Bonds, 42 per Ccut Ditto Account B2 Rus Ilan Bonds, 1820, D St., 5 per Cent — - 9 Ditto Small 1313 , nith Bonds, 3 per Cent. ....... Ditto Account ''''''''''' TOI Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Ci-n-. •• • ''''' ..,, Ditt, Passive ...... `61 4 Spanish Committee Cert. o f Coup. not ... 6i 6 i Turkish Bonds, 6 mr cent 213 i Ditto Account (S e pt . 16) i 94 Otto Guaranteed. i per Cent. . ..... 9(.4 .. 1 ) 'Venezuela Bonds, 41 per Cent Ditto Deferred, 11 per Cent. . . •• l2l Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 23 per Cent., ex. 25 francs Do. 41 per Cent.. cx, 25 francs... THREE O'CLOCK, 9 Consols, money q, i Consols for account, September 9 ...... 20 1 2 Shr. TROOPS FOR INDIA.—A correspondent of a contempo rary suggests the introduction of negroes as soldiers into Lola, he says :—" The Af r ican black is born a warrior. Inured t o hardship from his cradle, he thrives amid tropical malaria. Athletic in frame, unsurpassed in brute courage, submissive to discipline, the severest trials be would bo subject to in Bengal would be ease and luxury in comparison with those of his former life. Differing totally in race, language and religion from the Beogalee, it would be impossible for any traitor to caj )le him or tamper with him, and if led by British officers, side by side with British regiments, I feel sure he would be fit to cross bayonets with any European troops that might Invade India." THE JERROLD "IN MEmonitas.”—MANCHESTER.— 50 The grossloo receipts from the four entertainrnent3 given 1 00 In the Free trade Hall, in aid of the Jerrold in me- 20 moriain fund amounted to 1,397/. 10s. The net sum 50 Which will be added to the fund cannot be known until 20 alter the audit of all the accounts.—Manchester Guar- 25 20 SOUTHAM P TON, Aug. ;,26.—The United States' mai 100 lug for New Yo r k, with the usual French and English ; 25 ii-014, 230 passengers, 100,000$ in specie, and 400 tons of fr e i g h t. The European and Amer i can Company ' s steamship 20 Queen of the South, Captain Beal, was taktn out of the graving dock this afternoon, and Baled imine• 101 dia. , "IIY for Portunoutb, to =balk troops fur India. 100 ING., rESDAY. 's steame r her She lef t b een 1 17 ipe gaol ther ; su ci stearae an d 311gerS g t .nft anu; ii ines, ff w" the o Incli /u 0 .1 knots 0- ays ber' re e lid veY 3 g,, sole P l ' sole p l3 ' Ø There Oa per rePt Lpt. 1 1 3 7 ", i as sufle r "„t onaec° ll. : i ied to 1)1 DIA• cans of 0 0: ie. L past it d er" ,, )Rowing .19 it 011 5,4 ; TO m ade t° o c o bh in au llll° l l j e d bY• °vneessels col from c° 3l at ia n 7 c indePe ° " A l - sre ocean• 3 0 t h e best u :; , ishmen t °, l O 5 000 t 'no ov le3 of 1s 3 00 average 0 enable ty ,h certaotsl zo days 3 ,I 18 It 41 dap. . 0 u;d Cers, °WO; ant of 11 30 e, and the r Britain P. 4 doscril o t, exgP t io ci war, goy thwe etner. , India r at g °lt ,. ° o 6 iralty a y e the 6 `,.;:0 nal resnutii, by a P u se 'd ier Alak s , / p. ! cilititelt TtiS delaY• Li te 0 magey f g out ° 0 0, to g ive S o t he ° 149 Las truly , tol' t [lava. , 3 '. %O r. thI S r 6 ete— tO be I'Jeri °, 0 ,= 0 1 11 will be h Ji g ; 0 wuc- f e , be 0 1 ' 114 0 ) to an d " - or ; and P O : i blish 00 OLIN VAll' Wedn e ed oon fro° doe s in Dr t '/° Dickins ° " fro d stave , to ad un doll pie fr Lyes are rliE SUN, LONDON, rHURSDAY EVENI. G, AUGUST 17 1 1857 Business done tuts d ty. Business this do,y SHARE MARKETS—(This Day.) RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day Nottng. Bost. j do Eastn. Junc....... Belfast & Ballymena littrnmg. Wolverh Stour Valley .. Blrkenhd. Lane* di Cheshire Junet Slack burn Rl with & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45).... Bristol & Exeter...... Ca1ed0nian............. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Da. I Do. B Dublin&BelfastJunc Dun. P. &Aber. June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union ,A. stk Do., do. 8..... Do. New A (East Kent East Lancashire ;East Suffolk .......• - 51 83 - 9 67 - CO 7i - 8i 88 - 90 791 - 80.1 35 -- 36 •• - ••• 4 -- 5 —d, 10 191 20 lla 11a 31 34 48 51 17 - 18 95i - V6i i Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles lEdinb.Prth.d.;Dundoe Fortlrand Clyde June. j Furness _ 62 :: 6 82:1 = ,iii 1- - Glasgow & S.Westera 'Great N. of Scotland ;Great Northern Do., A. Stock IDo., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Iro. ) Great Western. Do. S tr. V. It. gua. St Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle. I Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds .„ Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F £l6 Do., Wet. Riding Un. Do. Southport. London & Blackwall Lond.Brig,lit.&S.Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths D0.,1(31.5h.,M&8 0 Do. Eighths London & S.Weatern Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Slanch.Shef.&Lincln. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland ..... Do. Birming. & Dort); Midland G.West.(lr:) l Do. i Shares Newcastle di Carlisle Nowpt.Aberg.dairfd 'Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint dt llostrevor.. ... Norfolk.. Northn.Counties Un North British . ...... North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock ......... Do., B Stock ......... N. Eastern Berwick Do. do. Extension Do do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London ..... N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jo North Staffordshire INorth Western N. & S. \Vestal. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Portsmouth 101 - 103 8 - 9 96 - 97 90 - 92 120 - 124 103 - 105 541 - sti 63 - 65 72 - 75 7 - 8 pI 7 - 8 39 - 101 a - 4 101 -10 G 102 A - 103 ... ... .. Ild a 94 94 39 = 40 St. 100 St. 100 50 all 25 all 100 all 25 all 50 9 20 all 84 - 84:1 651 - 561 fii ---- ii St. 100 50 3 , , St. 100' St. 100 62 - 64 3i - 31 47 - 45 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 25 all 25 , 16i 50 all St 100 St. WO 10 31.1 ... - ... 96; - 97,i 2 - 49 - 50 804 - 813 95_ - 97 20 ! 17i 20 all 10i all St. ',lOO 41 - 33 7 - 8 10 - 101 31 33 7 6d 20 1 16 10 10 ißhymney St.. 100 Scottish Central St. 100 Scot. N. E. Abrd n. St St. 100 Shropshire Union 10 6 )Sitingbourne &Sheer 50 all South Devon St. 100 South Ea5tern......... 10 all ,Do. 4,i per; . Shares St. 100 South Wales 20 all 'S. Yorksh. RivlaDun 20 10 ..... 20 all Staines,Wolc.,&Wok. 25 all ,Stockton & 25 15 Do. do., 1854 25 5 ' Do. do., 1815 .. 16 ,Stockton & Hartlepl St. 100 Taff Vale. St. 100 'Do. Pref., No. 25 122 Thames Hay., D. &R 20 all Vale of Neath 20 all Watcrfd. & Kilkenny 50 all !Waterford&Limerick 20 all , West Col 10 all West End of London and Crystal Palace 5 all Do. A 5 all Do. B 20 all West London 10 i all Do. First Class 20 all ' Do. Second Class 10 all Wmbledon &Croydon, 102 - 104 24 - 25 48 - 50 3 - 2 16i - 171 71. - ;21, 85 - F 6 14 - 15 5i - 9 - 11 40 - 42 21i - 22 34 - 4 7 - 9 3 - 32 5i - 54 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. NO all Atlan. and St. Law. 18 9 Bombay, Baroda, and 1 Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. 18 all I Do. Ad— par' 201 1 101 1 Buffalo & Lake Mir. I 00 1100 IBuff., Brnt. & God eh. 00 100 16 p.e.bds., 1 Aug. ,'72 , Do. do., 1 July, '73, 00 100 Do. do., 1 June, '74, 20 ' 2s. Calcutta and S. East. 20 28.3 d !Central Oude (Lim.), 20 j lOs Ceylon A shares I 20 1 Do. B. do, all Demerara . 2s. 'Eastern Bengal 100 East Indian 15 Do. C Shares all 1 D 0.41 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 all i Do. do. do., '59, do. all ,Geelong &2.Velbomme guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada! Do. 6 p. c. Deben k Pt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c. IDo. New. guar. 5 p.c.l Ut Westn. of Cauada Do. New 'Do. Bds., payable '57! j Do, do., '76, p. '6O I Do. do., '73, do Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 41 p.c Do. do., 5 per c l Do. 4/ p. c. Exton Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c Do. 4th Ex., do Oude (Limited) 1 Scindo, guar. 5 per c, 20 I all Do 4/ 4}d 88 92 85 90 85 90 - 1 6 P 99 100 par - (1 20,1 -- 21 511 -- 521, 81 -- 86 19a -- 19;' ) par -- pl 214 -22 i, 99 g -- 101 108 -- 112 108 -- 112 all 10l all all all 105 - 107 !17 _IS 19.;- 2 - id —d i id— d = FOREIGN. 10 ' all AntwrpStßotterdam 6 - 61 6A 20 18 Ardennes.- ......... ..- ... - ... 5 all Belgian East. Junet i - lA 20 16 Be ziers to Graissessac ... - ..• 6 all Carmeaux&Toulouse \ Coal Mines and Ry. 4R - 41 20 12 !Dutch Rhenish - 3io 0h 20 all Eastern o f France - 27.1 20 all Do. New - ... 20 2s. Eup h ra t es Valley 20 18 'Gt. Central of Fra nce 231 -24 j '2O all 'Great Luxembourg.- 61 - 7 61 7 lG ' 4 Italian Junction - ..• 20 all Lake Const. k., Bale - - ..• 20 1 all Lierre and Turnhout ... - ... , i 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 4 - 41.,, 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.l'. ••• - - - 27.1 20 all Lyons and Geneva 20 all Lyons Sr, Mediterran. ... - ••• 3`A all Maria Ante la - ••• 10 all ' Do. New ... - ... 20 all Namur & L - iege - • 7A 20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref l9 1i 16 all Northern of France ata 3 , 0 10 all NorwegianTrnk•Pref 9 - 10 20 all Paris and Lyons • 351 - 35 3 / 4 351 20 all Paris and Orleans 57 - 59 20 7 ( Recife & San Fran , (Fermin.) g. 7p. c i •-• i d 8 1 10 71i Rome end Prs,szr.t.ti,... •.. - ••• 20 all Royal Danish l6 - 1 8 5 all Royal Swedish 0 - ii 74 20 all Sambre and Meuse._ 71 - 10 all Do. 51 per cent. pref. 7 1 - S i 20 all Southern of France 25 - 251 fii all(West Flanders 4l - 5 10 all iDo. 54 per c. Pref - OA 20 all iW.&N. W. of France 271 - 28 3 / 4 20 6 Western of Austria ,„ - ... 20 all 'West. of Switzerland ... - ... 6 all Wiesbaden - •• 6 all ', Do. Sp. cent. pref. ... - ••• 20 all 'Zealand 7 1 4 0 ( 0 ) all (Australasia 8a,,, k . of i ~,, ip ._ n . 8 7 i , .11 " ••• : ••• 245500 18 Bank 8i13,.;.:(i Is ooh Ji : D . JOINT-STOCK BANKS. ' - ; . :;t ra L t e n r „ i 2). 4 .! -- 50 ,_ 49 n 20 8 ,C.Bk.of Ind•Au.dtCh 11 - i , 100 50 City 100 25 Colonial - 66 ••• - .. 100 1 20 'Commercial of Loud. ... 20 , all 'Eng • Seot.&Aus•Cht. 19 - 5 20 I all Lon• Ch. Bk.of Aust. 17i - 184; isi 171 20 all Ditto New - - ... 50 20 , London and County ~. - ..•29 i 50 Lt..1.6:,E. Enkng.Corp ... - ..: 50 10 ILondon Joint Stock. ... -- ... 30 100 20 LonlandWestminst. ... __ ... 461 100 35 National Pro. of Eng. ... - ... 78 20 10 iDo. New - ... 21 50 221 National Bank . ... - ... 20 all New South Wales .... 46 - 43 25 all ',Oriental Bank Corp. 36 - 37 20 15 Ottoman Bank ...... 3 / 4 - par 144 100 35 Provincial of Ireland ... - ... 10 all ,Do. New 5 1 iR.Aus. a&G Ini • Co. - •• • 25 all ;South Australia '33- 31 334 i 25 all 'Union of Australia- i 50 ,--- 51 50 4 21Do. New 6 - 7 60 10 Union of London ... 1 ... - ... ' 101 50 Unity Mutual ..... ~ I ... .- ...a 100 N IWestrnßk of Lou d. 12 - Lld LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid 100 100 all 100 all 100 100 5 Leasing Companies Ln. &N. W. I Calgdon... E.U.dtE.O Gt.Northu E. Count. ,Caldonian. Do t. Wes tn y. k N.M I Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto & Co Do La. &N. W & Midld Midland E. Count I Do Do. L. &N . W Do Gt. Northn T. Brassoy M. MCloan Stk4Dar Do 1 Gt. W 4 Closing Prices this day 94 - 96 94 - 96 11 - 13 'ii .1 - - ii 1.07 -109 1 . 2 12; 22i 234 97 —lOOl 91 93 par - P 51 56 1129 - 131 8 - 81 9 - 9 a - 32 83 - 87 :E SHARES. RAILWAYS. IBuckghamsh. Clydefe.alo Jc. CoLStour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p.c E. Un. H. Sh. 1 01 as. Barr. & Neils. Direct. :Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Hull & Selby. Do. Shares. Do. I Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld. Brad fd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N. &Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per ct..' Do. Fixed sp. c Prest. &Wyrp Do. i Shrs. Roystn. & Hit., Shrews.& Her S. Staffordsh.. ,WearVaLg6pc Do Wilts&Somrst 6 -- 91 95 -- 97 *6l ---: 6 4 111 -- 115 118 -- 122 - ip $ - ~ 12i -12 i FO - 72 115 - 117 ).07 -- 109 1.01 -- 103 60 -- 62 101 -- 10,1, 5i -- 6 89 -- 91 82 - 84 83 -- 85 97 -- 99 9i -- 10 17 - 17 - -10 f 68 -- 72 19 -- 9i -- 9i -141 -11 i 1/35 - 139 1112 - 114 1153 - 155 $ - $ 1 64 - 66 130 - 132 97 - 99 87 - 89 ii-ii; 1 102 - 104 95 97 14 ld 21 - i 23 113 - 115 102 - 101 18 - 19 22 -23 98 - 100 95 - 100 26 - 1i - .•• - ••• 2i - 2i MINES. 144 -15 i 6 - 7 115 - 125 , 450 - 460 16 - 17 6i - 71 3 - 4 - 10 16 - 17 3 - 4 20 - 21 - 5i - 330 - )5 - 6 )265 -- 275 1 - If 4 - 4i 140 -16 e 26i - 274 115 - 125 215 225 290 300 - 61 22 - 21 45 - 47 22 - 21 Irgirb 92Vitton IPSWICH RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HANDICAP OF TEIREE SOVS. Delnsion Barbarity ........ Vestige Three ran. SUFFOLK HANDICAP. SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. SOUTHWARK. VIOLENT ASSLULT.—Edwin Collins, the son-in-law of a notorious brothel 'keeper in Herbert's-buildings and Webber-A:rest, was charged with striking his wife on the head with a poker, and so seriously injuring her that she was unable to attend the court and give evidence to day. Eliza Wheatley said that she lived with her grand- mother, in Herbert's•buildings. Yesterday evening the prisoner came to the house, forced the window and entered the house, when he struck his wife over the arm with a piece of wood. To defend herself she hid hold of the poker, which he wrenched from her hand, and struck her several times over the bead, making the blood to flow.. Mr. Burcham—ls she present Witness—No; she is too bad to attend at present. Mr. Burcham—What have you to say to this serious charge Prisoner—l have no recollection of doing anything of the sort ? The Mag i strate--You are remanded for a week. THAMES. SERIOUS CHANGN OF CUTTING AND WOUNDING.- Mary Ann Mins, an Irish woman of respectable appearance and good address, who is married to a German sugar baker (her third husband), was brought up on remand before Mr. Yardley, charged with unlaw fully cutting and wounding Margaret Rueb, with intent to murder or do grievous bodily harm. The complainant was brought froth the hospital to give evidence. Her head was covered with surgical bandages. She was as pale al a spectre, and was in a ts d h i e tio l n iv . edat Havin g N(3. 4 ben l e ,u l t V .s. t , o a l.'s-street, e s at t , s. a G vhe e er o y rg tw e at - e i e n adk -t i h yt e h • acon East, and was the wife of a sailor. The prisoner and her husband were living in the same house. The prisoner bad been in the practice of ill-using her daughter, aged 12 years, by a former husband. On the 18th instant the girl was violently beaten by her mother, who turned her out of doorv, saying she did not care if her child went on the streets. Witness took the girl into her room for a fortnight previous to that, and fed and sheltered her. She took her into her room again on the 18th, and the prisoner soon afterwards burst in the door, with a knife in h er h an d, an d made a stab at her head. Witness put up her band to save herself, and the prisoner stabbed her hand. The prisoner then caught her by the hair of the bead, swung her round, kicked her, and after throwing her down, bit her shoulder Very badly. The wound, a severe one, was exposed. The witness proceeded—l was still lying on the ft ;or, and the prisoner brought a pint earthen snug, and violently beat me on the bead with it. I received four severe blows, and the blood gushed forth immediately and profusely. I was sent to the London Hospital, where I remained till this day. I am now very weak and scarcely able to attend this court. - _ Mr. Yardley said the case must go before a jury, and committed the prisoner for trial. Mrs. Rush was carried out of the court in a fainting state, and is certainly in a most precarious condition. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Aug. 27.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.; light breeze and fine. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 2G.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Chrysas, form London for Trincomalee. Sailed—Ethiope (s.s.), for the West Coast of Africa. SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 26.---Wind S.W.—Arrived— Oneida (a.), from Australia. Sailed—Arago (s.s.), for New York. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 26.—Wind S.W.--Arrived—Kher soness ('.s.), from Liverpool for India. FALMOUTH, Aug. 26.—Wind variable. —Arrived— Van Oldenbarneald from Akyab. OFF FALMOUTH, Aug. 25.—Arrived—Trent, from Moul mein. NEWPORT, Aug. 26.—Wind W.—Arrived—Charles, from Bremen for Iquique. Sailed—Mobile Escort, for St. Thomas. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 21—Wind IV.—Arrived—Lord Stanley, from Callao. OFF QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 25.—Arrived—Glenlyon, from Quebec. CARDIFF, Aug. 25.—Wind S. —Sailed- Parthenea, for Callao ; Charles and Pauline, Monte Video ; Sicoarde, ditto. ST. IVES, Aug. 25.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—Bruce, from Swansea for London, has been brought in very leaky. OFF DOTER, Aug. 25.—Arrived—Jeanland, from Bre men for New Orleans ; Nazareth, from Riga for Bilboa. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind N. N. W. Arrived—Memphis, from Macao; F. E. Althansee and Timandra, Calcutta; Balbec, Anne Margareta, Sunderland, and Penelope, Havre; Chepultepec and Cincinnatus. Bom bay ; Berwick Walls, Singapore ; Bywater, Havannah ; Rapido, Mazatlan ; Sarah Jane, Bathurst ; Amphion, Christianstadt ; Robert Parker, Quebec ; Fidelia, New York ; Sarawak, Philadelphia ; M`Keane, Halifax ; Ann and Charlotte, Dunkirk. Off—Shark, from Para ; Euphrates and Ann Holtzbarg, Calcutta; City of Palaces, Madras. QUEENSTOWN, August 25. Wind W. Arrived—Balchitha, from 13arbadoes ; Globe, Santa Cruz ; George Potts, Odessa; Wagoola, Rangoon ; Hindoo, Pernambuco ; Herindal, Venice ; Royal Standard, St. Mary's, N.S. ; Ann and Sarah, Smyrna ; Arena, Paraida; Belmont, Odessa ; Port Wallace, Manzanilla ; Canada, Quebec, for Cork; Orontes, Copenhagen; Mariner, Callao; Alma, St. Stephen's ; Albatross, Callao ; Callao ; Crown, Rangoon ; Lord Stanley, Callao ; Polar Star, St. John's ; Lino., Marseilles; J. E. Schult, Mazatlan; Minnahaha, Dalhousie ; W. M`Gowan, Manzanilla ; Nord Lyset, Quebec ; Revival, Marseilles ; Elizabeth, Fiume. Off—Glenlyon, from Quebec for Waterford; Challenger, Callao, London; Cambria, Demerara, Sunderland; Rienza, Callao, Antwerp. DIIIILIN, August 2g. Arrived—Swan, from Riga. KINGSTOWN, August 26. Arrived—Marianna, from Christiania. (Bit 51713 MARINE AND BRITISH TEL EG RAP H.) G RAVESE ND, Thursday, 9.30 a.m. Wind W.; tide three hours' ebb ; fine. Arrived, 26th.—David Lyp, from Jamaica. Arrived, 27th. —Lydia and Mary. from Kiel; Fairy, Jersey ; Ancarit, Havannah ; Lasofi DEAL, da, Quebec. Thursday, 9 a.m. Wind N.W. ; light. Passed in tow.--Speedwell, from Jamaica, for London. Sadlad.—Walter Hood, for Sydney ; Wmhingtop, Cz did; Charlotte Ann, Sydney. EXTRAORDINARY DEFALCATIONS. The worst financial disgraces of the past two years have been recalled and augmented during the present week. The old themes of the Great North ern Railway Company and the London and Eastern Banking Corporation have both attracted renewed attention, while a fresh interest has been awakened by the exposure of the Surrey Gardens Company, and of the defalcations, forgeries, and other delin quencies at Liverpool, which have become generally notorious, except to the Liverpool community themselves. With regard to the Great Northern Railway, the new features have consisted of the report of the directors preparatory to the meeting on Saturday next, the judgment of the Vice-Chan cellor on their attempt to repudiate the claims Of the preference shareholders, and the report of the committee appointed in March last to investigate the general management of the concern. The re sult of all these documents is that, while on the one hand the Vice-Chancellor and the committee of investigation have placed the conduct of the direct ors in a light most painfully humiliating to the credit of English companies, the directors them selves, instead of uttering a single word of com punction or apology, have boldly taken the opportunity to libel the House of Commons, reproach the Times, taunt such of their con stituents as have endeavoured to uphold legal rights, and finally, seek from the general body of shareholders proxies to enable them at the approaching meeting to continue their defiance. Considering that one of their pleas to shut out the preference shareholders was actually the same as that employed by the repudiating States of America—namely, that, although the money had been raised, the certificates issued to represent it had not been formally sanctioned by the requisite vote ; that the Vice-Chancellor has found it neces sary to tell them that "it is too late for any com pany, alter taking subscribers' money and issu ing certificates, referring to an Act of Parliament to object that three-fourths of the meeting did not assent, and that the stock was not issued under all the provisions of the Act ;" that the committee of investigation announce that the Directors allowed Redpath to pursue his career without the slightest check or supervision ; that the secretary signed the dividend warrants in bundles, without a list, or certificate, or examination of any kind ; that the stamp which represented the signature of the secretary was used by any of the clerks in the registration office at pleasure, and that even down to the latest period of the investigation many items have been found placed to capital account which, in the opinion of the committee, should have been charged to revenue—this demand on the part of the directors and secretary, not merely for a continuance of unlimited confidence, but - virtually for an approval of their past acts, is perhaps without a parallel. As respects the next case—namely, that of the London and Eastern Banking Corporation—the new revelation is just such as might have been expected. The shareholders, after having lost all their paid-up capital of 501. per share, are callel upon for a further contribution of 151., with an intimation that the assets to meet outstanding liabilities threaten to yield much less than had been anticipated, and that .coesequently the extent of ruin cannot even yet be estimated. They are warned, moreover, that unless they pay promptly the concern will have to go into bankruptcy, where their prospects will be still worse. Meanwhile Colonel WTaugh and all the workers of this misery can laugh iu security, the liquidation being private, and their victims happy to let them escape if by so doing they can avoid the tender mercies of the Law Courts, professedly este blislrial to afford them aid. As to the Surrey Gar dens Company, the facts appear to be such as must sooner or !weir lead to some criminal procedure. The capital, subscribed only 15 months ago, was 32,5601., the whole of which has been lest, while additional debts have been contracted for 26,0001., of which 14,5001. is upon a mortgage of the music ball, 11,5001. being wholly unsecured. Yet a divi dend at the rate of 10 per cent. was declared last October, the object apparently being to induce the public to take up at par 744 shares which still remained unissued. The way iu which the money has been appropriated seems a complete mystery. Airs. Seacole is stated not to have received a farthing of the proceeds of the recent manifestation of public sympaehy in her behalf, aril M. Jullien asserts that ho hes been cheated, and is a ruined man. Meanwhile it is complained that Mr. Jam Cop pock, of Cleveland-row, St James's, who is repre sented to hive been the acting D.rector, makes no sign ; and here, again, the first impulse of all concerned seems to be to keep the matter out of the courts and to accept any sacrifices, provided they can but be allowed to have the winding-up in their own hands. The claim of Mrs. Seacole, how ever, is of a character not to be postponed, and, as some persons are to wait upon Lord Palmerston upon the subject to-d►y, it may be hoped that de cisive measures will at once be employed. Finally, while all these affairs have been going on, we have had accounts of a gigantic defalcation on the Liver pool Stock Exchange, followed by a mercantile for gery and disappearance, and several failures, which have hi en rendered more painful as illustrations of the state of commercial morality by an apparent combination f-r the purpose of hush:ng them up, so as to prevent any reproach from falling upon the speculative classes. Under such circumstances, the question arises how can the business of the country be carried on ? In the largest as w(11 as in the smallest undertakings unscrupulous misma nagement seems universal. There is, however, no occasion for despondency. The mercantile com munity of Great Britain are still sound at the core, and, looking at the immensity of our trans actions, and at the number of people who in this ago of talk are ready to trust the control of their affairs to any pretenders who have the tart either to overbear or impose upon public meetings, the number of bad cases that transpire is not comparative'y so large as is in their notoriety they appear. While the journals are teetniug with accounts of disputes and exposures among Directors and shareholders, the latter in many instances have only to complain of their own ig norance or indolence, the great daily transactions, involving millions, upon which depend the fame and prosperity of the country are honourably con ducted at all points by men who have never been heard of either as wonderful projectors or extraor dinary financiers, but who in the quiet and sucess ful pursuit of fortune, contrive, each in his sphere, to uphold the reputation for integrity that has made the country what it is. The pop ular feeli ng is not altered, and much of the evil lately wit nessed has arisen from a defective state of the law. This has been remedied iu a great measure by the Act upon the subject passed during the present session, which it is hoped, will sweep from the field all who have hitherto followed the trade of Director, relying upon perfect immunity whenever it might suit them either to neglect or abtbe their trust.—Times City Article. THE OTTOMAN BANK. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BUN. SlR,—The most extraordinary phenomenon in the money market is this :—That the Ottoman Bank (with limited liability, and the best board of directors in Lon don), earning 17 per cent. per annum, should have its shares selling at a discount, and THAT with a dividend now payable on them. Can any one account for this I —I am, &c., A WATCHMAN. London, 27th August, 1857. MARKET NEWS.—(Tuis Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. - - - GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Aug. 27, 1857, made up from the Re- turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT I BARLEY OATS I RYE 1 BEANS 1 PEAS 593 10d 393 I Ocl 275:11d 39s lid 47s 5d 41s al THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. WHEAT 1 BARLEY I-- OATS I EYE 1 BEANS I PEAS 60s 7d. :385 lid 28s Od 40s 5d 1 46a 6d 415 10d ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 81,149; barley, 2,405 ; oats, 4,037 ; rye, 698; beans 1,964 ; peas, 1,087 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NNWCIATII AND LNADENHALL.—Our markets are firm, and pric s are well supported : —Beef, from 3 s 4d to 4s 61; Mutton, 3s 4d to 48 10d; Lamb, 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; Veal, 3s 41 to 4s 2d ; Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 81 per Sibs, by the , u pp 1 i e s of stock a6 w t ol e fi r ; r e r)i, o o n or : dk y :; carcase. SOUTFIALL, Aug. 26.—The moderate, and the trade generally ruied firm, at improv ing currencies: —Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; Mutton, 3 8 6,1 fullyt o R 00milaF;sotLItavvvm,eebAk, week's rdilt6eo.s-6:80-0BuLtre; —Beef, from market 1 13 0 : 1 3s to s r u 4 4l s cei 4s Od to 43 81 per 81bs, to sink the offal. Mutton, 4s Od to 5s Od; Lamb, 5s 2d to 58 1 4s Od to 48 841 ; Pcrk, 48 01 to 48 84 per 8111 8 ; 0'1; Suckling Veal, Caltes, 16 s t o 22s each ; M Cows, ulch 1 --- 71. to 221. each. HAY MEIRKETS. SMITTIFIELD. — OId meadow hay, 21 10s to 41 Os; new do., 31 Os to 41 Os ; old clover, 41 O s t o 51 10 3; new d o ., 41 0s to 51 Os ; and straw , 1/ 5s to 11 10s per load. Trade slow. CUMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 41 4s; new do., 31 Os to 41 Os; old clover, 41 Os to 5/ ss; new do., 4/ 5s to 51 Os ; and straw, 11 6s to 11 lie per load. A. good supply, and slow inquiry. WHITECHAPEL.-01(1 meadow hay, 21 15s to 41 4s ; new do. 31 03 to 4/ Os; old clover, 4/ 5s to 5 1 10 s ; n ew do., 41 03 to 51 0 3 ; a nd straw, 1163 to 1/ lOs per load. A heavy demand, and a fair supply. The Bocrsenhallc announces that an exhibition of Scandinavian industry will take place at Christiania in 1865 or 1859, 45 all 100 all 100 1100 8i 14 100 all St. 20 LOO 100 20 20 20 20 11a i 531 i 4 105 102 83i i 481 80 1 71.1 PREFEREP Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (issd. at 501.) & Ex. 4 p. c. St., Do. 4 per c. Shares ) Caledn. £lO 4. p. c Ches. & Ho. 5 p.c Do. do. 5 per cent Cork &Bandon 5 ip. c Dnn.Perth. &Aber. J E. Anglian Cis. A Sh Do. do. Cis. B Op. c Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo. 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 East Lancash .6 p . cts E.&W. York. J. sth Edin. & Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed. Prth. & Dun. 4p. c . Furness, 5 p. c Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. Gt.N.ofSeot.lst Pre. Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.&ll.Ex.spc Do. con. red. 4i p. c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irrcd. 4 per lent. Do 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Bp. c.P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Chesh. Gua, Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. N 0.3 D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 Do. New Guar. 6p. c Do. do. 5 p. c., N 0.4 Lon. & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct Lon. & S.W. 7 porct late 3d Shares Londy.& Color. ASh Londy. &Ennis. Sh M., S., &L. 6 p. Cent Do. do. do. £6 Do. do. 3i per cent. Marypt. X Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent Do. do. Yfid.Consol. 6p. c. St. Do. Con Br.Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &11. Pref. St. New., Aber. , &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et. gorfk Deb. 4p. e. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1847 North British Do. 71 . Preference E. Berw. 4 p. c. Prf Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York 1.1. &S. Pur North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. IDo. 6 p. c. 2d guar ,Scot. Cent. New Pref 11Se.N,E.Aber.g.6p.c ;Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St ; Do. d0.:31 p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 4? pr cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 41 per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh S. Wales Gua. 4 p. C Do. do. 44 p. c S.Yorksh .4 p. c. Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. a Do. do. do. ,Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 I p.c. till July 1, '56 Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc. BRITISH 121 12 Alfred Cons. (Philk. British Iron IConclurow (Cambrn.) IDey.Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) , 'Great South Tolgus ,Grt.W.Alfrd. (Philk ) Vor (11elstn ) 'Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N. W. Basset (Illogan) North Whcal Croty Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) Porkellis U. (\Vend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co IS. Caradon (St. Cleer IS. earn Brea (Illogu. S.W. Frances(lllogn. Tani. S. & L. Min. Co Tin Croft lin. Mince (G wennap) !V. of Towoy (Camar.) W. Basset (Mogan) W. Caradou (Liskrd ; Wh. Basset (Mogan), ,Wh. Buller (Rdruth), Wh. Edward(Calstek 'Wh. Kitty (U. Llant Wh. Ma. Ann (Monht. Wh. Trelawnoy (Lis. ail 15'', .1286' ;20 111 r 7s, FOREIGN MINES. 20 7 Australian 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at L 5 pm) 30 all Do. Comes £ Cuiada 20 15 Do. St. John Dcl Rey U 13 11. 12 1 4 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica — ...d 40 all Cobre Copper 46 48 464 . . 16 Copiapo 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares 5 1i Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada 1 all Novean Monde ••• 20 all Pont.Sil.Ldll.&Smlt 5 7 5 1 Port Philip — ..• 30 16, Santiago de Cuba 1 all South Australian 1 all Do. Scrip 1 all Do. 10 p. c. Pref.... . . . . 284 all United Mexican .34 MISCELLANEOUS. 25 19 A.ustralian Agricult. 214 2241 10 all Australn. Royal Mail 10 all BerlinWaterWorks.. 44 54 50 40 Brit. American Land 35 40 100 324 Canada St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 1114 1124 111.1 St, 100 Do, 6 p.e.Feb.&Aug. ••• St. 100 D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. t . St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 30 35 25 all Do. Pref. 7.4 p. cent 25 27 5 all Crystal Palace l/ 14 11 5 all Do. P re f erence 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ... 1 Duston Iron Ore •• 3 20 13 'Eastern St St. 100 ElectricTelegrapb. —lOO 102 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel. • • 5 all En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo 11 11 10 10s..Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. ..• ••• 25 all Gon. Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.) ••• • ••• 15 14 Gen. St eam N av i ga t . - • t • 20 5 London Discount 11 1 / 1 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 3i 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 10 all Mexican& S.Americu 14 2 5 5 Nat. Discount C 0.... 1/ 141 31 5 5 'Do. New ••• 10 5 Netherlands Lind - 0 3 10 all Do. Do. - 3 5 all Do.B p c.Pf.iss.at ld ! 21 31 5 2 Do. Do, 1.00 80 Now ii. &N. S. Land 16 13 St. (09 N.S.W. Gov.s 97 .. 9) 98 1 all N. R. Australasian... 4 10 all Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 8 9 1 all Oriental Gas 12 10s. Do New Shares ,id 11 25 all Peel lir. Ld. & Minr l 1 1 2 50 all Peninsular dt Oriental 68 70 694 50 10 Do. New Do. New. , 21 —23 15 all 50 all Rhyrune, Iron 6 8 60 60 Royal Mail Steam SS 60 60 1 all Scot. Austral.lnvest ll all Do. New ••• 100 all S. Aus , Gov. 6 p .c.bds. 106 ~ 108 25 all South A ustral. Land 32 3 4 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip 1 all Do. Reg istered 20 5 TrILE.Ln. Co. Up. Can. 10( 28), V a n Diemen's Land... .•—• 12 8h all St. 100 St. l loo St. 100 25 all 10 all 1.0.6 all St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 20 all 25 all 25 15 all 51all Verona.. Tyre Malakoff ....... Six ran. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS — (This Day). The following appointmcnts were made at the Ad miralty this afternoon : Masters—Samuel Braddon t) the Valorous, Horace Cook to the Conflict, James Kiddie to the Styx. Paymasters—James R. G. Brown to the Valorous, B. W. White to the Styx, Henry Perry to the Conflict. Clerks—A. W. Brett to the Valorous, Thos. Elliott to the Styx, R. K. Heaver to tte Conflict. Assistant•Clerk_James 0 leviine to the Cambridge. Commanders—H. Phelps, A Butter, and H. C. Ma.. gendie to be Inspecting Commanders of the Coast Guard. Lieutenanto—G. T. Key to the Valorona, A. Hen dereon to the Coplet, W. H. Goold to the Styx. S )UTH-E ASTERN RAILWAY. (MEETING THIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of tie shareholders in this company was held this morning at the Bridge House Hotel, London-bridge the lion. Mr. Byng, chair man of the Board of D:rectorr, in the chair. The report and accountP, which have been already published in the Sun, were taken as read. The CEIAIBMADT, after alluding to the traffic on the line, as detailed in the report and accounts, adverted to the dividend, which was somewhat less than in 1856, but higher than the previous half-year, and he accounted for the high rate of dividend in 1856 from exceptional causes. Amongst them he mentioned the decrease on the move ment of troops to and from Aldershot, Shorncliffe, Dover, Woolwich, and Chatham. The discon tinuance of the Greenwich fairs at Easter and Whitsuntide had also led to a diminution in the receipts on the Greenwich branch, to the extent of 75,000 pas sengers and 1,2001. in money. After alluding to some other matters fully detailed in the report, the right hon. gentleman concluded by moving ;he reception and adoption el the accounts. Mr. W. G. THOMSON, deputy-chairman, seconded the POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day). BOW-STREET. THE ATTEMPTED MURDER IN ST. GILES'S.—This morning Ann Donovan, a low prostitute, was placed at the bar on remand, charged with attempting to murder police-constable Gymer, 54, F. It will be recollected that the prisoner was first ex amined at this court last Thursday, but in consequenos of the constable being so seriously wounded as to be un able to leave the hospital she flas remanded until to-day. _ _ The constable was so far recovered as to be able to give evidence, and this morning he appeared in court with hii head enveloped in bandages. He said my name is George Gymer. About half-past two on Wednesday, the 19th, I saw a number of boys in Nottingham-court, St. Giles, running after another one of weak intell e ct. I caught hold of him, and he fell into a fit, and I immediately took b u n to the workhouse. While doing so the prisoner continued to pull the lad about, and also pushed against myself, and in consequence of her doing so my hat fell off, and in trying to recover it I accidentally touched the pri soner with my hand. She instantly made use of a shocking expression, and said, " I'll have your life for that." I told a brother constable who was near not to let her follow, and I then went onto the workhouse. In about a quarter of an hour from this time I met the. prisoner at the corner of Endall-street, and hhe asked me if I had left the boy at the workouse. I said yes, and she said " I suppose you would like to lag him, like you have a good many others." I directed her to go home, and at this moment I let my glove fall, and in stooping to pick it up I heard her say, "I have been home for some thing that will do for you," and I instantly felt myself stabbed in the head. Whilst recovering myself sbe again stabbed me three times in the face and neck. The last blow the knife went through the collar of my coat and the leather stock (produced). I kept hold of her for some time, and she tried to thrust the knife in my stomach. Failing in this, she said, "As I can't do for you, I'll have your - eye," and then she made another attempt to stab me in the eye. I felt very faint from loss of blood, and I said, "For God's sake take the knife from her," and a young man then stepped forward and seized her hand, and held her till another policeman came up who conveyed the prisoner to the station-house, and I was taken to the hospital. Mr. Henry—Was eke sober, or was she drunk 1 Witness—Quite sober. Prisoner—How can you say so ? I had been drinking all day. Mr. Palmer said—On the day in question I was acting as house surgeon at Charing-orose Hospital. Gymer was brought in abort 3 o'clock in the afternoon in a state of collapse. I examined him, and found ho had received a punctured wound on the back of the head, from which he was bleeding profusely. He also bad a wound on the right side of his neck, and also other wounds. One was on the left side of the cheek, just below the eye. I dressed the wounds and admini.t.red restoratives, and the constable continued an in-patient of the hospital till Tuesday last. He is now out of danger. Mr. Henry—Look at the knife and see if you think the injuries might be caused by it. Witness—Decidedly. Mr. Henry—Did you consider any of the wounds dan gerous Witness—All wounds of the description I have men• tioned are dangerous, as erysipelas might supervene. The evidence of police-constable F 95, who secured the pr:soner, and the young man who went to Gymet's assistance, baying been read over and signed, Mr. Henry asked the prisoner what she had to say to the charge ? The prisoner said—l had been drinking all day, and about half-past two I saw the constable take a silly bay into custody who had been about the neighbourhood. I went over the road to see what was the matter, when the constable struck me in the face, and t•_1•1 me " I ought to be hung like my 'nee was." I then became over excited, and don't recollect an) tt ing afterwards. Hr. Henry, to Gymer—Did you make that remark ? Witness--No, your worship, I did not know at that time her uncle had been hung. The prisoner mu then fully committed for trial, and was conveyed to the lock-up cells, vowing vengeance against the policeman, and also regretting that she " had not done it to rights for the wretch." motion. After some discussion relative to the steam-packets and the arrangenamts with the Northern Railway of France, _ . _ Mr. APLKURIN considered the explanation given by the Chairman relative to the decrease of the traffic returns satisfactory, and said that according to his analysis of the accounts there was a decrease, as com pared with 1856, of 4,6521. 10A. Bd. He asked how many miles of line bad been fish: jointed this half-year, and expressed a hope they had nothing to fear from the East Kent. The CMAIEMAN--I don't think there is anything to fear there. Mr. WLAHRIN said he was glad to hear it, and hoped if there was, that the directors would take care to meet the difficulty promptly and effectually. (Hear, bear.) He suggested an improvement in the manner of returning to locomotive, permanent way and miscel laneous accounts. He approved of the alteration of qualifications of Directors from 6001. to 2,0001. stocks, and concluded by thanking Lord A. Prget, M.P., and Mr. Rich, M.P., for the assistance they had given the company in Parliament. The CHAIRMAN said that 22 miles of line had been fish -j -Anted and 14 miles had boen re-ballasted and new sleepers laid down. Mr. BARNETT asked if the parliamentary expenses during the half-sear amounted to 20,0001. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN—No, a quarter is the nearest, but I can't state the exact sum. Mr. BARNETT condemned extension lines. They had been of no use to any company, and it was that that bad brought the Great Western Railway into its present unfortunate position. He thought that if the directors, secretaries, and engineers were to be paid a pre mium for spending the greatest amount of money that would bring in the least amount of dividend, they could not better do it than by carrying out exten pions. _ _ Mr. Salim after some remarks relative to the law charges and extension lines, expressed his regret at the absence of Mr. Coles Child, a director, and asked if it were tine that that gentleman, who was a large land holder, was a shareholder to a great txtent in an oppos ing company, abase line would pass through that gen_ tleman's property. He considered it impossible for any gentleman to serve opposite interests, and as the gentleman he bad referred to stood in an equivo• cal position it would be better for him to resign his seat at this board. Lord A. PAGET, M.P., also condemned the system of making " short cuts " by railways. It cost the share holders a large sum of money, and th e p ublic were no gainers by a reduction of fares. He should a,wa y s oppose such schemes in his place in Parliament. (Heat.) He hoped to see the harbour of Folkestone so improved that boats might be able to sail at any state of tide. M. Guns, M---• -P., e xpressed his convi ction that Mr. Coles Child had been actuated by pr ivate interest against that of the company. At the board m eetin g s Mr. Child's feelings was pre-eminent in favour of this company. Mr. MALINa said he saw no notice of the Reading competition in the report, and asked if it was still going on I The CHAIRMAN raid it was. Mr. MALINC condemned its continuance. [MTh° CHAIRMAN said that the competition did not affect their returns. They were as large now as before the competition. Mr. HATES defended Mr. C. Child's conduct, and said that had that gentleman been aware such an attack would have been made on him, he would have been present and have defended himself. After some further discussion the report was received and adopted. Mr. Slum disclaimed any personal feeling against Mr. Child. A. dividend of 3 per cent. per annum was they declared. The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. Mr. SMITH, having first given notice of a motion for the next meeting that no gentleman should sit at the Board with interests inimical to those of the share holders. OBITUARY.—The Atlantic Telegraph Company (for the present) has thrown off the " mortal coil."—Punch. THE MUTINY IN Irma. - - We he ar with much satisfac tion that the sum of 20 , 000 ru p ees has been forwarded b y the Lord Mayor to the Governor-General by last night's mail as a first instalment resulting from the meeting at the Mansion House for the relief of our suffering coun trymen in India. STEAMSHIP A C OIDENTS.—LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.— The screw steamship Ciatra, which left this port pester terday for Lisbon, put back this afternoon, having met with an accident while at sea, the particulars of which have not yet been made known. The other is of a more serious character. The screw steamship Arno, in run ning into this port this morning from Trieste, ran aground on the North Bank ; but as she has since been lightened by a steam tug and two lighters, it is hoped she will get off this afternoon when the tide rises. ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER—FATAL COLLISION NEAR THE LONDON Doris.—Yesterday afternoon Mr. Baker went into a long inquiry at the London Hospital respect ing the death of Daniel Reeves, aged 21 years, lately in the service of Mr. Curtis, of Philpot-lane, Great Tower street, City, who was run over at the entrance of the London Docks by a waggon belonging to Messrs. North and Light. The driver of the vehicle did not see the accident. The deceased died on Friday last. The jury, after considerable discussion, returned a verdict of "Ac cidental death." FAILURE IN BRISTOL.—The suspension of payment by the firm of Messrs. Bruford and Dyer, African mer chants, of the above port, has been announced. The liabilities are stated at 100,0001., and arrangements have been made for their liquidation by an immediate payment of an instalment of 6i. Bd. in the pound, and two guaranteed instalments of 6s. 81. The immediate cause of the stoppage of Messrs Bruford and Dyer is said to have been the failure of Messrs. Jones and Moore, soapmakers of Bristol, who are negotiating a composi tion with their creditors. THE BROTHERTON MEMORIAL.--For this memorial, which it is proposed shall be erected in the Salford Borough Cemetery, there has been a competition of models and designs ; and we learn that at a special meeting of the committee , held on Friday, the 21 st inst. a r n li c o h t e to ste ‘ ;), ll w Y a P s eri°ni selected, provided (author, T. tHhoelmiir)lersa,wairncghitNecot., I,m it can be erected and completed io a satisfactory manner, for the sum specified in the conditions. The prize of twenty gu i nea s was awarded to the mod e l No. 65, motto Beta" (author, M. Noble, sculptor, London.) — Manchester Guardian, LITERAT TIRE. The State Policy of Modern Europe from the be ginning of the Sixteenth Century to the present time. 2 vols. Longman. This very remarkable and laborious work, is, in fact, a summary of European history for the last three centuries. Beginning with the eventful rivalry between Francis I. and Charles V., at which time he considers the basis of modern statecraft was laid, the author brings us down, through all the great coalitions and dissensions, struggles and paci fications of subsequent history, to the Russian war of our own day. His purpose is not with the warrior favourites of history, not with brilliant feats of arms or daring achievements, but with the secret conferences and diplomatic influences which often marred the fortunes and trifled with the destinies of great nations. He leads his readers far away from the clash of swords and the thunders .of the cannonade, to lift the veil from the dark and dis tant Cabinet which alternately ruled and was ruled by the changing fortunes of the battle-field. Thus he bestows more pages on Cardinal Richelieu than lines on Gustavus Adolphus, and while recounting at length the manoeuvres of Metternicb, gives but a sentence to the battle of Waterloo. He gives few details, he enters into no discussions, his opinions or preferences are only implied, but he is careful to keep before his reader the prominence of that statecraft which was in reali y so potent, and which, though it would have been powerless, unsupported by the trained armies and great generals of the different epochs, was often sufficient to overrule their actions, to influence their position, and sometimes to render their efforts fruitless. The following ob servations, from the introductory pages, exemplify the scope and object of the work. The writer is speaking of the beginning of the sixteenth cen tury :-- " It was at the beginning of this century, after the acquisition of vast possessions by the Hapsburg dynasty, that the several European Courts commenced to be guided by one common idea ; the necessity of the union of many weak states against strong ones, and that the art of Diplomacy leaped into birth. It was then that the destinies of each country became by degrees more dependent on the prudence of is negociators or minis ters, than on the talents of its generals, and that the human mind began to witness a process in the rise and fail of states, equally unknown to antiquity and to the middle ages. Thus we shall find that, unlike the narrow rivalry of Athens and Sparta, of Rome and Carthage, that of France, with the House of Austria, called forth into existence new powers, such as the Netherlands and Sweden, and that by the force of an estab!ished idea— the Balance of Power—an idea not unfrequently mis conceived and made the pretext of war—there took place a series of territorial divisions and exchanges of provinces, of which the ancients had not even the most confused conception. And though the victors of Mara thon and Salamis may, without disadvantage, be placed beside an Adolphus or a Drake, the Amphyctionic Coun cil and Achman League must assuredly sink to the level of a parish meeting, when compared to the diplomatic assemblies of Westphalia, Utrecht, and Vienna. Bat though no one will cad in question the political superio- rity of Modern Europe over the preceding ages, we are somewhat apt to Ilse sight of the invisible monarchs, the diplomats ; a race of men unknown to antiquity, and who, if among them be many a cowardly, unscrupulous mercenary, have on the other hand in their ranks many an hero, true as Leonidas, and vic torious as Cntar. Nor does ancient history furnish us the example more than once exhibited in modern his tory, of a small state ruled over by an imbecile or a boy monarch, raised into grandeur solely by the genius of a minister. It would, however, be unjust, in thus eulo gisieg modern statesmanship, to lose sight of the low, almost incredille, court intrigues, though the least flat tering phenomenon in modern history is, no doubt, the long reign of dynasties both beloved and detested, and that, in many instances, over peoples with whom they bad nothing in common, save the image of man. "Tee task I propose to myself, is to show how and by whom the great state combinations were formed, in what degree they affected the minor states, often happy to be allowed to remain spectators of the events passing around them, and to point out the motives and the spirt of the principal ware, alliances, and treaties of peace ; in short, to review the international history of Europ e during the last three hundred years. The ta nk, indee u , is of no ordinary kind, and while the vast resources of information connected with the sulject invite research, the conflicting testimonies of great authorities are such as rather to disooureee the candid historian. To the best of my ability, however, I shall attempt to sift the truth from amidst the bewildering involutions of diplo macy, and the misstatements of historians, innocent or designed. Notwithstanding this tribute to statesmen, it is but a melancholy panorama that the writer pre sents to view, and such he seems to find it, to judge by the despcielency of his closing sentences. Few arc the names as eminent for rectitude as for genius, and fewer still those that combine with those quali ties, those enlarged and liberal views, that foresight and sense of progress that can alone qualify indivi duals to regulate the destinies of great stations. The work is divided into four periods. The first tracing the rise of diplomacy in the wars of France and Spain, the wars of the Netherlands, and the career of Henri Quatro ; the second, from 1618 to to 1715, chronicles the eventful century of the Thirty Years war, the reign of _Richelieu and Mazarin, the wars of Louis ' XlV., and ends with the peace of Utrecht ; the third epoch, from 1715 to 1790, shows the degeneracy of diplomacy and describes the genersl embroilment of Europe, the wars of the Austrian succession, the Seven Years war, the first Partition of Poland and the American war ; the fourth part, which occupies the whole of the second volume, is called the " Conflict be tween Revolution and Diplomacy," and delineates the chief events of the last sixty-five years. Open ing with the first encounter between revolutionary France and the Cabinets, it traces Napol eon ' s fluctuating fortunes in diplomacy, it displays the machinations of the Holy Alliance, the Greek war, the events of 184 S, and the war in the Crimea. The latter chapters claim careful consideration from the admirers of Lord Abirdeen. The hesitating tone and temporising answers of the English Cabinet assuredly do not look very well in histori cal records, As he has purposely avoided the most exciting and romantic portion of history and has not endeavoured to form a gallery of portraits, the reader must not expect in this work the inte rest that has made some histories so attractive. In the present day, however, when the art of government and the science of statecraft are favou rite subjects for inquiry and observation, when po litical knowledge is so widely extended, and when we are so fond of boasting of our advancement in wisdom and morality, it will be not uninstructive to turn to the annals of political history, to com pare the present with the past, and to question whether the diplomacy of the nineteenth century has a smaller share of vacillation and subterfuge than that of its predecessors. As an historical sum mary and a work of reference, the volumes before us can scarcely be over-estimated. They are not, of course, suitable for those unacquainted with history, as they constantly refer to events, and for a general history the intrigues of cabinets have toe much prominence. For the general reader they are not attractive, the writer either being unable or unwilling to lend them the interest of style and manner, but for the politician, who would consult the records of the past, who would gather the warnings of the statesman's experience—for the reader who would refer to the Ministerial move ments of distant years—for all who would study the rise and fall of nations, despite, or it may be iu consequence of; the arrogance of princes and manoeuvres of statesmen, this work presents a wide and important field of study. FEMALE PHTSICIANS IN THE UNITED STATES.—The eighth annual announcement of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, for the session 1857.58, has beers published. It appears from it that the faculty consists of seven professors, of whom two are ladies—Ann Pres ton, M.D., Professor cf Physiology ; and Einmeline Cleveland Horton, M.D., Professor of Anatomy and Histology, and Demonstrator of Anatomy, Since the foundation of the college there have been 164 rnatricu• lante. They are from all parts of the Union ; two from i England, and one from Canada. The sixth annual entcom mencement was held on Saturday, Feb. 28, wh en th e degree of M.D. was conferred by the President, P ro f essor Charles e v a na followingi rheumati sm ; ladies : Eliza beth P. Baugh, Pennsylvania, phthisia ulm - ona I . s ; v Hanna W . Branton, sv e 1 an insyiMoon, Virginia, mutual relation between Onie R. cardiac and pulmonary disease; Susanna Hayhurst , Pennsylvania, p a isons; Lucy M. Petersilvi ,North Carolina, asphyxia; Mary J. Scarplet, Pennsylvania, duties of the physician ; Phebe NN ilson, Pennsylvania , parturition. THE CHEAP PRESS.—The . . publication of the Birintny• ham Da i ly on Monday last. Ever since it was started most extrava gant representations have been made with respect to its circulation. This, however, is nothing new in the at tempts made by the proprietors of newly started journals to force them into notoriety. A day of reckoning must, however, some time come ; and hence it appears that the two papers which have for a brief period existed in Bir mingham have been merged into one. The Brrmingitana .Tournal, in a satirical article upon the event, observes : " No one in the slightest degree acquainted with the economics of newspapers can be ignorant of the fact that if the two pages of advertisements appearing in our two contemporaries were bona fide ordered and paid for there could be no necessity for this fusion, which, disguise it as they may, is evidence of weakness on both sides. And in dependently of other evidences of make-believe in t his . re t the partial failure of our successful friends is very spec , conclusive proof to those who understand th ese thi ngs, t h a t much of their ` advertising patronage' is simulated a nd unreal- a more decoy to tempt unwary advertisers. From all future protestations of ' success' the public is re commended to take off what is understood as the Birming ham discount-50 per cent, at least." We may mention en passant that the publication of the Wolverhampton News,• price 0 ..cI., was discontinued three weeks since. It is far from improbable that the same fate will attend the career of other cheap newspapers still in existence in this and other parts of the kingdom,— WoNcrlitcmiiten Chronic/c. 25 ' 50 25 12; 12i 20 100 100 100 100 all 12. St. 6 St. 100 100 100 100 all all 100 100 100 1 1.00 3i 100 j