The Sun. — London, England, 1857-07-31 00:00:00

i Day.) cation of this burch•street, M. Wedlake Dr returns is krupt claims 1 as au addl. night, under evening be olieitor witk I that the el 9,000/. were ritish Bank. august 14th, 1, at 12, and •Mr. Chidlo this case on .upt 15 a re' nd his asset. but as to be tbougM it persuasive 'hits Dal.) IVARTnei 1 1 ox, was, 1 1 bar cbarge i ci man names that the ir' I as to have but such 101 '3e magistrate 'or a week. WITH GO; youth named t with settiut using an es• AS last Dig h bi i roner striAl 'arils him ou ground oe! r saw him W . at his foot 0 0 powder 001 then I explosion. • t boys bat they ce iwder tied oP thero, and ago a you i v j ", lost her l"" what he lola ry dangero o he fine 118 11 1 16 I ittereame the IA r, Gloucest er° orders a th' :s in Choil; :d 20s. or ;LART P ig a a thief A° ion and 011 , 4 1 mvicted A n d lead eteali°o and Cheee ° • ', stated til l ' in the soA l, ;ht, and of° 0 i 3k when • om e thio/ e ot was shod, a shed ow another 0 311 A ° m and can e " ter was stop' as unable t° Ise, which 19 he found st in" steps ago. is pane of P' ng back th e It the 110 10 I found four behind tbe Lnd his CO" re worth 2 1 . , Lelia Heat on ' -street, Ster ng front the it by s d ppenetP hi,133 fa; be storPj an d hand'''. 3ted that th 7 the prisoner Day.) wheat, ootO tt / i ode rate, rate, b• ffer hero " to rove:in:lent 0 the leusio c o , Lon ary prig int to 6 , 0 ,1; I. Althour ro forward. fr tow of Whi° late decli' ie adiug to o°. terms. aexper. I. 001 0 1 1,0 0 --- 10 1 250 1 ) 1 0 10 ' 2 0 el‘ 1,1 :ET. t, ay's mark e ff met a 010 ( 10 supPlf,: f Wed stes ui for lamb s tably g° o l o .ovemeut td lull, Ala (1 , d. 4 S 3 6 10 4 6 3 8 8 42 4 0 3 0 3° 0 1 0 1 44 9. 0 0 PPLY. tations "-*" ff. 4. 0. 4 4 2 10 ! 9 ,3 2 ' i 3 10 4 4 34 4 5 ,4 0 4 0 6 enor 0 . 1 d • cell' y is follovio:Ict ; We• 2s ; ye o io id WO d been ve I per liP tio less In o p k plat Oa O a he ully re Pr° but Pr. ic o l •artioctl° I qualitieol ry, andoo w che:P io e u r ; a pre ° s has h ll one A soa donee to 58s. a`" ,et c wt. 105 nst Pub' i ce, INO n. con di t e , , 01101 th MONEY . MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY . , Two O'CLOCK. The Liverpool Cotton market yesterday closed £rmly, at extreme prices fir all descriptions. The sales were estimated at 8,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken by the speculators, and 500 by the exporters. The Railway Share market closed with a very animated appearance, and prices have slightly improved. In the market for foreign and colonial produce there has not been much animation this week, but the intelligence from India and China has in fluenced the value of particular articleq, tea, for Instance, has advanced, and good common congou In now held at 141 d. to 14,1 2 d. per lb. Saltpetre also has been enhanced to the extent of 2s. per cwt., at which a large business has been trAnsae' ed. In creased firmness has been apparent in the market for sugar, and on Tuesday a rise of about Cl. per cwt. was established, but there has since been re sewed flatness. Coffee is very quiet and some descriptions are rather cheaper. Cocoa is firm, and rum is about previous rates. A ver y limited Inquiry has prevailed fefr rice, but there is no change in prices to report. About the usual amount of business has been done in spices ; pimento, and pepper are rather dearer. Cochiueal continues firm and also tallow. The market for silver continues to advance, and bars are nominally ss. 2d. per ounce standard. Tina is owing to the active demand for shipment as the advance in the exchanges will occasion in creased. remittances. Daily withdrawals of gold from the Bank are taking place, and yesterday a further sum of 50,0001. was absorbed. This con tinued drain must be telling seriously upon the metallic reserves of Threadneedle-street, and the official return for the current week may be ex pected to show a very considerable ter - hie - 6cm. ...The favourable opinions lately expressed in con nection with our monetary prospects have given place to some gloomy anticipations ; and unless considerable arrivals of gold take place to make up the deficiency caused by the shipments, increased stringency is anticipated. The inquiry for discount accommodation is exceedingly active, and full rates are in all cases exacted for the negotiation of mer cantile paper. No relief is anticipated until after the 4th of the month. The meeting of the Cologne Mining Company was held to-Jay for altering the regulations neces sary under the concern being now considered as a compagnie civile. The half-yearly meeting of the International Electric Telegraph Company was held to-day, at which a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum was declared. The half-year's receipts were 89,4511. 10s. 5d., for which the dividend was declared. There is increased firmness in the market for English Securities, in consequence of several Bears having closed their accounts after the recent de cline. Business, nevertheless, is very dull, and during the remainder of the account the speculators will no doubt proceed with more caution. Not withstanding the particulars already published, there is a good deal of anxiety for the delivery of the Overland Mail. The demand for money out of doors is very active, but on the Stock Exchange there is a good supply, and at the current rates loans are easily obtainable. Consols for transfer, have been 901 and for account 13 41. The present price is 90g The New 3 per Cents, have risen 490 . 4 91, and the Re duced to 901- India Stock is 215 Exchequer Bills are heavy, at Gs. to ls. discount, the Bonds Are 9843 and India Bonds 255. discount. The Foreign Stock Market is very dull, but the tendency is favourable. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 94i and the 6 per Cents. are nominally firmer. Spanish New Deferred have been 25. Sardinian 891, and Mexican 22i 1, being higher. No dealings are recorded in Dutch or South Ame rican Securities, and the appearance of the market is very dull. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 61 ; Mexican, 224 ; Peruvian, 81 82 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 442 5i ; Russian 5 per Cents., 110 12 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 97 99 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 40 40i ; ditto Deferred, 241 25? 3 - ; ditto Certificates, 5i ; ditto Passive, 51 Messrs. D. Bell, Son and Co., report that during the past week the transactions in American and Railway Bonds have been few and unimportant, and prices continue without alteration. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Redeemable. Per Cen 4 . United States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868...101 105 United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...104 105 STATE SECURITIES Alabama 5 per Cent Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. Bonds lB4l-1871... 40 42 Mississippi 5 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... 20 22 Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 80 81 Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 80 82 Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 84 86 ... 78 - .. 87 88 -100 - LOANS OF CITIES. toston 4A per Cent. Bonds 1883... 90 92 iontreal6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 74 76 RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, not Convertible 1875... 89 90 Illinois Central 6 per Cent 1875... 86 89 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds 1860...103 105 Illinois Central (Shares), $3O paid 16 18 p Aliehigan Central Bp. Cent., Convert 1860... Do. do. do. 1869... 89 91 New Y or k C en t ra l 7p. Cent., Convert 186 4 ... 88 9 0 N e w York Central 6 per Cent., not 1883— 79 81 Convertible New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort gage 1883... 78 80 N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862... 72 74 N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking Fund 1875... 76 78 Panam a 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1865 ... Pennsylvania Central 6 p.Cent..lstMort 1880... 86 88 There has been a very limited amount of business done in the Railway Share Market this morning, and a slight decline may be noticed in most of the leading lines. Caledonian, however, are an excep tion, they having advanced fully 2 per cent., viz., to 77i 78k. Lancashire and Yorkshire and South- Eastern also improved about sm. North-Western, and North-Eastern (York). declined 55., and Great Western, Brighton, Midland, and North-Eastern (Berwick) 10s.. The French lines were not dealt in, and prices are unaltered ; and the Canadian and East Indian are a shade firmer. East Indian im proved 10s., and Great Western Canada, ss. ; Great Indian Peninsula have declined ss. No busines of any importance has been done in Mining Shares, Linares however were quoted 71. Joint Stock Bank Shares are very quiet. L- n don and Westminster have receded about ss. ; Union of London are a shade firmer. In the Miscellaneous undertakings, business rules very inactive and there is little variations in prices to report. Crystal Palace London General Omnibus Company and Netherlands Land realised about previous rates. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official Listi) Business dote. 2 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 904 - 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities illf New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9oi 4 1 to,) a: Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 2 7-16 India Stock I i du, Bonds, £lOOO C )Laois for Account .•• •• .. 90a a Exchequer 131115, 2v. £10..).3 . I:500 1 - nall par 1 d Fxchequer Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent 9B- Ditto, iSb 9 P AMES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK tdexican 3 per Cent _ Ditto Account Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Ce n t. ApAnish Bonds, 3 per Cent. Dittc New Deferred, 3 per Cetr. - Ditto Account . . • 25 T irk `.eh Bonds, 6 per cent 9lB Ditto Account 948 a CI Dividends on the above payable:tnl,neon. 1 WO O'CLOCK. ........._ Consols money Consols ' for Account Ditto (September) . 9oi 1 T -RE MURDER OF MR. LITTLE.—The trial of Spolien will, we understand, be proceeded with at the ensuing commission of Oyer and Terminer, which opens on t' e 4th-et- next• month. - The - case for the Crtiwn will be conducted by Mr. Brewster, Q.C.—Dublta Evenin g Mai& SHARE DIAR,K.ETS—Ithis Day.) tr. ir&d RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. yesterday C!osing Price: I Business done this day. 16Arn1)4. 7.stottng. Bost. & Eastn. Belfast & Ballymena! Birmng. Wolverh. it ! Stour Valley Birkonhd. Lanes}}. ez Cheshire Junct Blackburn . Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45).... !Bristol & Exeter...... !Chester 1r Holyhead !Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall D , 4' Do . B Dublin &BelfastJunc. Dun. P. &Aber. Juno. l East Anglian ........• I Eastern. I Eastern Union,A. stk. Do., do. 8.. Do. New A........... lElst 'Kent ..... • ;East Lancashire ...... East Suffolk ...... Do. Edinburgh 6; Glasgow E 1' nb. and Peebles Edinb.Prth.diDunde , IForth and ClydeJunc. Furness IGlasgow & S. Western Great N. of Scotland ,Great Northern Do., A. Stock iDo., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) 'Greg tWestern. Do. Str.V.R. gua. St Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle. Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshirc Do., do. F £l6 Do., Wst. Biding Un Do. Southport. London & Blackwall London & N. Westerr Do. Fifths Do. ,167.5h.,M&8 0 Do. Eighths London & S. Iregtern Lndnclrry.&Coleraint Lndndrry. & Ennisk Manch.Shet&Lincl. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West.(lr.) Do. Shares .... Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk. . Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do. B Stock ... N. Eastern Berwick Do, do. Extension Dodo. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London N.& S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. di S. Westrn. Juno Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton 16 j Portsmouth 10 i lthymney 1 100 iS c ottish Central 100 'Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St 100 (Shropshire Union 6 Sitingbourne &Sheer all 'South Devon 100 South Eastern ........ all Do. 4. per:. Shares 100 South Wales all iS. York.sh. River Dun 10 IDo.. all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all 'Stockton & Darling 15 Do. do., 1854 5 Do. do., 1855 161 Stockton & Hartlepl 'OO Taff Vale 100 Do. Pref.. No. 1 22 !Thames Hay. D. &R all Vale of Neath all jWaterfd. & Kilkenny all 'Waterford&Limerick all West Cornwall all West End of London and Crystal Palace all Do. A all Do. B 11 West London all Do. First Class all , Do. Second Class all, Wmbledon &Croydon BRITISH PI Atlan. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 0 p. c. Do. Buffalo do Lake Hur Buff. , Brut.. dz Godch 1 6 P.c.lxls., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73' Do. do., 1 June,'74 l Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Do. B. do. I Demerara . 'Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares D 0.42 p. c.8nd5.,'571 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne! guar. 5 per cent ! Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben l !Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per e. Do. New. guar. 5 p.c.! 'Gt. Westn. of Canada Do. New !Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76 ' p. '6O ' IDo. do., '73, do. 1 IDo. do.. '73, without option 'Madras, guar. 4. p.c Do. 'do 5 per c. ' .**l Do. 4i p. c. Eaten., I Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c Do FOR: Antwrp &Rotterdam' Ardennes Belgian East. Junct Be ziers to Graissessae Carmeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry (Dutch Rhenish iEastern of France Do. New Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran. Maria Antezia Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France NorwegianTrnk.Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans 7 Reeife do San Fran , (Perham.) g. 7 P. c 7} Rome and Fra. all Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all (Sambre and Meuse all 00. 5} per cent. pref. all ( Southern of Franco all West Flanders I all Do. 54 per c. Pref . all W.& N.W. of France 6 Western of Austria all 'West. of Switzerland 6 I all Wiesbaden ............ 6 I all Do. Bp, cent. pref. 0 1 all Zealand JOINT-S' all Australasia ... . ... .... 181,Bank of Egypt. ...... 50 Bank of London ..Co.' all Bri. Col. Bk. & L n . C. all British N. American _ _ 8 C.Bk.of Ind.Au.dta 50 City 25 Colonial 20 ;Commercial of Lend all ; Eng. Scot. &Aus. Cht all ' Lon. Ch. Bk.of Aust all Ditto New 20 'London and County 50 Lnd.&E.Bnkng.Corp 10 London Joint Stock 20 jLond.andWestminst 35 !National Pro. of Eng 10 Do. New 22A National Bank all New South Wales all Oriental Bank Corp. 15 lOttorasai Bank ... _.. 25 !Proviao al of Ireland all iDo. New..... .......... 1 !R . Aus.B. &G.lm. Co. i all s iouth Australia ...... all Union of Australia... 2iil)o. New • - I '() Union of London ....' i 0 Uuity Mutual.-- ~. 50 Wer4ruilic of Londe, 10 all .8 9 8 all Oi 10 1100 10 1100 )0 1100 ;0 2s. 1256c1 !O lOs :0 1 L 74 all 2s. 3t.1100 !O I 15 10 all )0 all all 100 i )0 all ' 10 all I !O 4 !O all 1 !O 10 i ' ! )0 all )0 all 'lO all 10 all !CI all !O all !O 10 ;0 I all '..0 1 all 5 all A 16 6 all O 12 o all O all !O !O 18 !O all l 0 4 20 all 20 a'l 20 1 6 5 all 20 all 20 all 33 all 0 - all !O all !O all [6 all 10 all W all ?.0 all 4 all 3i all ;t. 1100 all 15 all ;t. 1100 R.. 1100 ;t. 1100 51 - 5A 8i - 9 63 - 70 8 - 8i 00 - 92 76 - '1 ; 351 - 36 - ... 5 77 84 7i 25 113 St. 100 20 all 10 4 St.lloo :0 all, t. 1 100 0 ' all St. 100 St. 100 10 all St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 1,100 St. ;100 St. 1100 5C all 161, 14; 161 . 12 St.'loo 16 6 3 . 20 all 111 all St. 100 St. 100 20 all 10 all 5 St. ,100 25 1 all 25 all St. ;100 10 1 10 1 1 St. !100 St. ;100 50 all 25 all 100 all 25 • all 50 9 20 all St. ;100 50 I St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. ; 100 25 all 25 ' 50 al l St ,100 St. 1100 10 ;31.1 !CI 1.7 i !Cf all .0 all >t. 100 4 --- 9 - 10 201 - 20 4 11R - 52 - 51 - 36 8 7d 9G 98 62 - 63 - - 341 ..• - 99 - 101 8 - 9 97 -98 91 - 93 !20 - 122 103 - 105 63 3 / 4 - CI 63 - 65 70 - 74 6 - 8 p 6 8 n 100 10(4 fi - 611 111 -11• L 103 - 1031 .id 1 99 los 4ia 2- u 83i - 84 54 - 55 ••• - ••• 14 - 15 63 - 65 3/ - 4% - 46 941 - 23 41 2 —4 4 d 76i 97 99 ••• ••• 4 - 1 101 - 8 - 103 344 354 6} —54 d 101 106 25 26 49 50 3 2 d 17 18 743 753 91 93 54 54 4 1 c1 9 11 41. 43 1 - 2ii - 22/ 31 4 7 - 9 3 - 3 5i - 5i 44f 4 i 76 71 6/ ISSESSIONS. d— par -- 4 d 188— 92 85 -- 90 85 -- 90 ••• _ .... - If-p 1 - 99 101 1 . d -- par, 20 2(l 54 56 I 87 83 19A 20 —d! 21i Ih7 ,99 101 1109 113 , 109 113 107 10) 18 19 19 20 1 d - id Ad *i = 6 - GA •• .-- •• i 11 - l 4i 41 4 3)d 261 274 par iP 231 24 7i 8 ..• ••• - 46➢ •• 26a 27 ••• 74 - 8 194 - 20 33 - 33 84 - 94 544 - 55 56 - 58 d 16 - 18 - 1 , 8 - 26 - 271 4i 5 8t - 9 1 28 - 29 ... - ~ re• '''.. •• ... --' ~ ••• .'... • • •• ''..-- • • • BANKS, 89 9O 21 lid 45 47 id 64 66 ••• ••••••• 18 - 16 17 - 18 1001 a 108 1034 3 99f 1001 46 4R 34 36 par 1 6.• 32 i 54 - 55 6 - 7 •.. 12 I.ocl ru E SUN, LONDON FRIDA EVENING, JULY 31, 1857, GOODWOOD RACES.—(TFs Day.) THE ATLANTIC TEL AGRAPH. ihr Paid! RarLwATs. Leasing companies Closing Prices yesterday Business this dso' (BY ELECTRIC TELECiRAPII.) NURSERY STAKES. The alteration from the original plan of hying down the Atlantic telegraph cable, though it will delay for a short time the completion of the com munication between the two continents, has the advantage of enabling us on this side the Atlantic to know from hour to hour how the work pro ceeds ; and in the course of a few days we shall most probably be able to report progress. One end of the cable will be connected with the tele graph station at Valentia, and then the Agamem non and the Niagara, with their two at tendant steam-vessels, will start together, and proceed in company to Newfoundland. When one of the large ships from which the cable has been paid out has been disburthened, the end of the first half will be connected to that coiled up in the hold of the other ship, and by that time the success or failure of the undertaking will be almost certainly known ; for the greatest of the difficulties will then have been encountered. Buckghamsh IfilydeealeJc. Col.Staur Vy. .E.Lin. g. 6 p.c ;E. tin. 11. Sh. Was. Barr. & Nolls.Direct. It. 1100 Do. New re' all Glstr.&Dn.Fr i 0 all Hull & Selby 5 all Do. Shares 1211 all Do. Shares 12iI all Lon.&Greenw 20 lall Do.Preferenee St. 100 Lou. Til., &S. 10 j 74' Do. Birk. Sh. SAI all Manch.Bxton. I and Matlock St. 1100 M,1.1t.1. Bradt& 61 5/ Newmarket • ;BuryE.G.spc. 50 all N.& Est.s p.c.; 50 , all 6 per et 50 j all Do.Fixecl sp.c 25 ; all I Prest. & Wyrc 12:1 all ; Do. 1 Shrs. A St. 103 :lloystn.& Hit. 10 all ,Shrews.& Her 12 all ;S. Stagordsh 50 I all ,IVearVaLg6pc 25 all ,Do St. 100 Wilts &Sal-first K. 100 >t,. 100 15 all >t. 100 5 all ;t. 100 91 - 93 Kelpie 014 Times Brother to Mary Copp 1 fi - 13 1133 - 135 1 3i- 4. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. - 109 HOUSE OF COMMON —(finis Day.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. _ PRIVATE BUSINESS. _ 12 —12 i 22i 234 99 101 id P 91 92 The Lord amendments to the following bills were con sidered and agreed to :—Burial of the Dead within the Liberties of London, Haslingden and Todmorden Roads, Kinross-shire Railway, Metropolitan Railway (No. 2.), and South Staffordshire Water. PETITIONS. if - g 55 - 571 Mr. CROSS and another hon. member presented pe titions from the inhabitants of Preston complaining of the scarcity of cotton, and praying for an enquiry into the causes that prevented its growth in India, Objections have been taken to the machinery for paying out the cable as too cumbrous for the work, and as likely to break the line ' • and it has also been stated as a serious mistake that the twist of the two halves of the outer wire rope are different ; but from neither of those circumstances need there be much apprehension • and the second objection is indeed quite insignificant. The most formidable difficulties are those which pertain to the very nature of the enterprise ; the difficulty of maintaining perfect insulation in so long a wire, and of dis-. charging the residual electricity. What effect the pressure of the water at great depths may have on the elastic insulating materials in the first place, remains to be seen. At a depth of two miles the pressure will be upwards of two tons on every square inch of surface, and the effect of that amount of compression on an elastic body may be conceived when it is stated that a gallon of air would be reduced within the compass of a walnut-shell ; and at a depth of three miles air would be denser than water. The gotta percha and the tarred rope that cover the thin cord of copper wires, when subjected to such enorn4gns pressure, may be squeezed into one-tenth their pre sent thickness, and the insulated wire will be com pressed within the outer casing of wire rope, as if it had shrunk from it, leaving a water space be tween them. What effect this compression of the gutty percha on the inner wire may have on the insulation remains to be proved, but we are in clined to think that the compression of the insulat ing material will be beneficial rather than other wise ; and as to the outer casing of wire rope, its separation will be of no consequence as regards the security or the insulation of the wire. It is questionable,. a a ed, whether it 11.3 s not been from the begin& an unnecessary, as well as a costly, appendages Assuming, then, that no disruption occurs in the laying down, and that the insulation remains in tact, the question to be proved is, whether distinct electric signals can be sent successively through the submerged wire with sufficient rapidity to be available for telegraphic purposes. In the expe riments of Mr. Whitehouse, at Greenwich, through 1,600 miles of wire, the signals were transmitted at the rate of four is a second, though the time occu pied in passing from one end of the wire to the other was three-quarters of a second. It thus appeared that two or more separate signals were traver-ing the wire at the same instant. Another experiment, which told in favour of the arrangements made for discharging the electricity from the wire after each signal was this. When an instantaneous charge of magneto-electricity was given to the wire, it re mained charged with electricity for several seconds, and the shock, if received on the tongue, instead of being violent and instantaneous, became a pro longed electrical sensation, indicating clearly the detention of the electricity in the wire. But by reversing the direction of the electric current after each instantaneous charge, that sensation ceased ; from which it may be inferred by reversing the cur rent after each signal the wire will be sufficientty discharged to transmit another signal instanta neously. It must be observed, however, that in these experiments at Greenwich the battery which communicated the signal and the instrument which received it were close together, at the two ends of the thousand miles of insulated wire, and it is well known that very different results may be obtained when the telegraph instrument is placed in the middle of the circuit. Fears may, therefore, be still rationally entertained that when the cable is safely deposited in the bed of the Atlan tic the wire may not be discharged of electricity with sufficient rapidity after each signal by merely reversing the electric current. Should this diffi culty occur, it will begin to show itself after about 400 miles of the cable have been laid down, and we shall look with much anxiety for the reports of its progress after that distance has been com pleted. Those not acquainted with telegraphic opera tions may be at a loss to know how, with a single wire, a voltaic current can be completed. In the early stages of the electric telegraph it was cus tomary to employ a second insulated wire to bring back the current to the voltaic battery, but it was afterwards found that the moist earth is so good a conductor of electricity that it will serve the pur pose better than a wire. It is now usual, there fore, at all telegraph stations, to bury a plate of copper in the ground and to connect it with the voltaic batteries by a wire, and that metal plate keeps up the electric communication through the earth with all the other stations where similar plates are buried. In the Atlantic telegraph the return current will in the same manner be conducted through tho sea by communication with immersed metal plates on each side of the Atlantic. 133 - 134 8 - Si 9 - 94 32 - 3 3 89 - 91 PREFEREN :E SHARES. Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (issd.at 501.) Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares.. Caledn. £lO p. c. Ches. & Ho. 5} p.c. Do. do. 5 per cent Cork & Bandons Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. E. Anglian Cis. A. Sh. Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c Ea.s.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pr. c. St. East Uu., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 70 per cent. Do. 10 Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent... East Lane ash .6 p . cts. E.&W. York. J. sths 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 n. c. Redeem. at 10 p. e. prem.... Do. 4: 2 per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. e. prem. Gt.N.of Scot.ist Pre Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.&II.Ex.Spc Do. con. red. 4 4 p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. iried. 4 per lent. Do 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Bir.u. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Sp. c.P.S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Chesil. Gua. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No. 1 D0.,P., 5 p.c. St. N 0.2 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. Do. do. 5 p. c., N 0.4 Lon. & N. W., Cov. 4: NunePton 5 p. ct Lon. & S.W. 7 pare!. -: 9. 7-7 97 - - 61 = o'i 111 -- 115 1 112 - 116 121 - 12 70 7= 72 di - iii 1105 - 107 1100 - 102 60 - 62 10} - 10 5i -- 6; i 92 -- 94 82 - 84 83 -- 85 99 -- 101 9i -- 104 17 -- 171 91 -- 104 73 -- 75 191 -- 204 9i -10 i 14i -- 154 138 - 141 115 - 117 late 3d Shales Londy.& Color. Sh Londy.&Eunis. Sb M., S., &L. 6 p. Cont Do. do. do. .f.:6 Do. do. 34 per cent. Mary pt. & Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cenG Do. do. Aid. Con sol. 6 p.c. St Do. Con. Br. B ir. 6 p.c Do. 44 p. c. Pref. St Do. L. H. Pre:. St New., Aber.. &c., pr 5 p. c. red . 5 p. c. pm Do. Pelmet. b P. et :Corf k Deb. 4 .1. c Sh Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1C46 Do. SA p.c. p; , 1347 Do.Wv.V.sp. _S47 North British Do. it. Preference N.E. Berw. 4 p. c.Prf. Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pc. No 'Do. do. Qrs., 1848... Do. York 11. & S. Pur. North Staffordshire.. Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c. Ist guar...... Do. 6%,. c. 2d guar... Scot. J ut.New Pref. Se.N.E.Aber.r.6p.c. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. d 0.3 p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 44 pi cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent I Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c Do. do. 44 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 Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc. 155 - 158 - 6/ - 69 1 - 135 97 - 99 87 - 89 ii - iii 1102 - 104 93 95 li ld 1 id. 22i —23 t 117 - 119 98 - 100 105 - 110 18 6 = 196 22] - 23 98 - 100 95 - 100 27 - 28 2 - 3p •••i - 2 •• i 2 BRITISH MINES. Alfred Cons. (Pnilk.) (British Iron ICondurow (Cambrn.) I Dev.Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) Great South Tolgus Ga. W. Alfrd. (Philk.) iGrt.W. Vor (Helstn.) Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N. W. Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St. Blasy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S. Calm Brea (Illogn. S.W. Frances(lllogn. Tam. S. & L. Min. Co Tin Croft Un.MMes (Gwennap) V. of Towey (Camar.) W. Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskrd ) Wh. Basset (Illogan). Wh. Buller (Itdruth). Wh. Edward(Calstck) Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) Wh, Ma. Ann (Meuht. ) Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 17 - 18 6 - 7 130 - 140 440 - 450 15 - 17 - 7i -- 8 3t 4 ' 10 -- 12 11t -- 12} 3 -- 4 19 -- 21 5 -- 6 28 -- 2i 315 -- 325 5 -- 7 265 -- 275 3t -- 4# 26 - 28 120 - 130 230 - 250 300 310 51 - hi 21 23 47 - 49 24 - 26 FOREIGN Australian Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm) Do. Cocaes do Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Copiapo Fortuna General .. Linares .. Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada No vean Monde Pont.Sll.l4lM.& Snalt Port Philip Santiago de Cuba iouth Australian Do. Scrip Do. 10 p. c. 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New • 4A .... 5p 1 22 --••• 24 1 es _ Q s' ) Royal Mail Steam 59 gi . ', II RD sc h° o srinil. t N . A ew : Y st l rai n lnvest le ii 1 Do. New 1 S.Aus, Gov. 6 p.e.bdo. 1 bo,:unbtrahmAinuestTralel.. Scrip L DO. Registered i True. Lu. Co. Up. Can. 11.1 Van Diemou's Laud... 41 - N 138 • 142 113 - 114 30 - 35 24 26 4i 5 99 7.- 101 ••• --- ••• 11 - li lf 3i 31 ••• - ••• • 1 2 I ••• 'lO6 -- fog 1 33 35 1 1 1 -1 -- 1 .0 • ELECTION PROSECUTIONS. Mr. H. BAILLIE a sked the right hen. the Home Secretary if the Attorney-General had been authorised to prosecute all those persons who bad been reported by election committees to have violated the laws of the country, or whether it was to be confined to the offen ders in the county of Mayo I Sir G. GREY said that the Attorney-General only prosecuted such cases as the committees considered were of sufficient importance and magnitude fir such a proceeding. The chairman of the Mayo Committee, with, as he (Sir G. Grey) understood, the unanimous approbation of the members of that committee, made a motion in that house for the prosecution of two per sons in connection with that election, to which the house had acceded. He did not know the other cases to wh i ch the hon. gentleman referred, but he had no doubt if the cl - airnian of any other election committee made a similar motion, that the house would deal with it when made according to its merits. PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRA- TION (IRELAND) BILL. Tnis bill was committed pro forms, for the introduc tion of amendinent4. REVISING BARRISTERS (DUBLIN) BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Mr. NA PIER, at considerable length, stated his ob jec.ions to this bill. It would have the effect of depriv ing one of the present revising banisters of Dublin (Mr. Shaw) of his office without compensation. He moved that the house go into committee on this day month. Mr. J. FITZGERALD resisted the amendment. (LEFT SITTING LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, July 3L—Wind this day at noon, W., light pleasant breeze and fine. PORTSMOUTH, July 30.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Whirl wind, for East Indies. FALMOUTH, July 30.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Her mine, for Rio Janeiro. SWANSEA, July 30. Wind N.N.W.—Arrived—Daven port, and Lord Riversdale, from Quebec. BELFAST, July 29.—The Choice, from Constantinople, put in yesterday, leaky, and must di s charge. Arrived — Richmond, from St. John's, N.B. OFF SALCOMBE. — IeIen, from Hamburg, for Bayne. OFF PENZANCE.—F leetwood, from Moulmien, for Sun derland. SHIELDS, July 30. —Wind N.W.—Arrived—Traveller, from Dalhousie. PLYMOUTH, July 30.—Wind W.—Arrived—Lanark shire, from Quebec. Sailed—Victory, for Melbourne. CARLISLE, July 30.—A quantity of wreck, apparently of a vessel's cabin, which has been picked up, and a seaman's chest, containing clothes, marked "H. B." and a large number of foreign books and papers, which seem to have belonged to the master. (PER ZLECTLRTvETREpt.OEOGLI: FridayAPH Morning. Wind N.W. Arrived.—Gerzina, Scala Nova, Westminster. QUEENSTOWN, Friday morning. Wind S. Arrived.—Pietro, from Odessa; Nino, Ismail; Fidget, Ibrali ; Waldensian, (s.), Odessa. Off.—Pactolus, from Barbadoes. WATERFORD, July 29. Wind W.S. W. A rrived.—lstamboul, from Galatz (BY 81:1131dARINE AND BRITISII TFCLEGRAEH.) GRAVESEND, Friday, :►.30 a.m. Wind W. ; tide two hour's ebb ; cloudy. Arrived, July 30— Nile, from Hong Kong. Arrived, July 31—Duchess of Northumberland, from Mongoorcottah ; Lansdowne, Colombo ; Renda, Tnisted; Perseverance, Medinbleak. Sailed, July 31.—La Hogue, for Sydney; Primede, for Guayaquil. _ _ _ . _ DEAL, Friday, 9 a.m. Wind W.N.W. ; moderate ; weather fine. Passed.—Britannia (e.s.), from Cadiz, for London ; Pan mare, from Sunderland, for Constantinople ; Bermondsey, from Bombay; Norma, Quebec; Stamboul, Barbadoes—all fur London. The General Screw Steam Shipping Company an• nounce a repayment of 103. per share. The cholera has assumed a rather severe type at St. Petersburg, there being twenty cases aday, half of which are fatal. It is confidently reported that the forthcoming divi dend on the North Eastern Railway stocks will be as follows, viz. : Berwick, 5 per cent. per annum ; York and North Midland, 4 per cent, per annum ; and Leeds Northern, 2 per cent, per annum. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—The direc tors of this company have resolved to recommend to the proprietors at the general meeting on the 6th August next that the dividend for the half year ending June 30, 1857, be at the rate of 41. 15i. per cent. per annum on the capital of the company. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON RAIL WAY.—The receipts of this company, including the Stourbridge Extension Canal, for the period from the Ist to the 19th of July, have been 12,208 1 . 108. 6d. ; and the expenditure, also including that of the Stourbridge Extension Canal, 5,3061. 4s. 11d., being at the rate of 43.45 per cent. SENTENCE OF DEATH ON 1 WIFE BEATER.—At New castle-upon-Tyne Assizes, John Harris was tried for cutting and wounding his wife. It appeared that the prisoner constantly beat his wife, and on the occasion for which he was indicted, he used the po ker. He was found guilty, and sent en ce of death was recorded. The punishment will be transportation for life. THE LATE CASE OF SHOOTING AT NORTHFLEET.—At the Maidstone A-sizes yesterday, George Parker was indicted for shooting at Mary Ann Taylor, with intent to murder her. It will be recollected that the parties had been keeping company together, and in conse quence of a disagreement the prisoner shot the prosecu trix in the shop of her father at Rosherville. The jury found the prisoner not guilty. The judge ordered Parker to enter into reoognizances to keep the peace towards Taylor for two years. TEE ARMY WORKING CoRFS.—A meeting of the mem bers of this corps was held yesterday evening, at the Coachmakers' Arms, Robert fatted, Blackfriars, to adopt measures for the redress of their alleged grievances. Sir J. Paxton, who had raised the corps, was the special object of condemnation, and resolutions were passed in which his conduct to the men was spoken of in the strongest terms of censure. Their principal grievance appeared to be that, although the Go vernmenment in sisted the contract w as for two years, they can get neither payment of what they claimed to be due, zror an effective dated discharge. CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY. —An ex'raordinary meet ing of the proprietors in this undertaking was held yes terday, at the Bridge House Hotel, for the purpose of receiving the report of the committee appointed at the last meeting, on the 16th June, to inquire into the affairs of the company. The report, among other things, stated that the Peace Festival entailed a loss on the company of 1,2801., that the prosecution of Robson ” cost 2,000/ , that a penny programme for " the million" should he issued, that the sale of two-guinea tickets be abolished, that the grounds should be thrown open to shareholders, and, finally, that the admission on Satur days should be reduced to Is. The, consideration of the document was postponed until the Me of August. COMMITTAL OF A POLICE CONSTABLE AS A DESERTER. —At Greenwich Police-coon, yesterday, Richard Walker, 29 years of age, a police-constable in the R division of metropolitan police, was charged with being a deserter from the sth battalion of Royal Artillery. The prisoner had deserted from Woolwich about twelve months since, and during the time he had - been in the police force his duties had brought him into close proxi mity to the barracks from whic h his desertion Lad taken , had attached to him, place.owing in poi uniform ; but to his some one gave info rmation to the Commissioners of is s u n s i p w i s c y i o s n , a p h p o o w a e i v n e g r Police, who caused the prisoner to betaken into custody. He admitted the charge, and was ordered to be conveyed to hea,!-quarters at Woolwich, AGGRAVATED MANSLAUGHTER. -Yesterday, at Maid sten, Samuel Baker, the publican who had been found guilty the previous day of killing a young officer of the 44th regiment, at Deal, was sentenced by Mr. Justice Wines to penal servitude for life. The learned judge said, supposing that the unfortunate deceased young man had made use of improper language to his wife, it was no justification for his deliberately taking a deadly instrument, such as a poker, and beating him about the head with it in the savage manner that he had been proved to have done, and his conduct in leaving him upon the sea shore in the State in which he was found, and evidently net caring what became of him, or whe ther he lived or died, was brutal in the extreme. TEE NORTHERN Moons,—The shootings in the High lands are in brisk demand this season. Fully an average number have been let, and there is every prospect that all the moors to let will find tenants against the advent of the 12th of August. Many noblemen and gentlemen have already arrived at their shooting quarters, espe cially where rod fishieg is attached. We have little to add to our last report on the state of the moors. They will be found, we believe, to contain a fair stock of grouse on the low grounds, but a deficiency on the high shootings genera lly, caused by the want of au adequate number of old birds from last year. Some of the best moors have not yet, however, been examined by dogs, the pro prietors wishing that the young birds should obtain the justice of not being disturbed at this early period of the season. To compensate for any disappoint meut in the upland districts on account of the falling off in the grouse, there were never more favourable 2C counts from the deer forests. Stags are abundant, and far heaVier at this time of the year than they have almost ever been seen before. The horns are well formed, and gm velvet easily removed..—lnverness efouner. A TRAIN ON FIRE. A serious accident occurred last Tuesday night between Chalons and Epernay, on the Strasburg Railway. The train No. 24 was returning to Paris, when the waggon containing the baggage took fire, unknown to the servants, a short distance from Jalon les-Vignes. The engineer, unconscious of what had happened, was hastening the speed of the locomotive, when the fire, fanned by the wind, extended its ravage, increased in inten sity, and shortly atterwards the flames, rising in a whirlwind, covered the waggon. The engineer then blew the alarm whistle, and the conductors lost no time in tightening the breaks, so as to stop the train as quickly as possible. Unfortu nately, at the sight of the flames the travellers who were in the carriages neared to the baggage-waggoxis, and particularly the women and children, raised piercing cries, and created a panic which it is easy to comprehend. A great number of travellers, without waiting for the train to be stopped, forced open the doors and jumped out on the road. Thank., how ever, to the energy of the railway servant., the train was stopped, and the burning waggon r,er.•a rated from the others. The fire was then extin guished without much difficulty. During this time all possible attention was given to the wounded, amounting to eight or n'ne. Four of the travellers, two women and two children, were killed. It is believed that one is Madame Boulichoff, a cousin of Prince Balabine, an attache to the Russian Em bassy. It was found necessary to leave some of the wounded at Epernay, as they were unable to con tinue their journey to Paris. The railway directors sent surgeons from Paris by an express train to diem their wounds. After the fire was extin guished the train confnued its course to Paris, where it arrived one hour and 25 minutes behind time. The directors of the railway company have communicated the following particulars to the Paris papers : " The train No. 24 quitted Strasburg on the 28th for Paris, and at the station of Oiry, the baggage waggon took fire. The carriage coming from Metz, placed immediately behind that waggon, was almost exclusively occupied by women and children. At the sight of some sparks of fire the women, yield ing to a very regrettable panic, opened the doors, notwithstanding the earnest efforts of a traveller to prevent them, and jumped to the ground, carrying their children with them. The train being in mo tion, the consequences inevitable in such cases ensued. We have to deplore the loss of two ladies and two children killed by the fall. Eight other persons are slightly wounded. This misfortune is a fresh example of the danger arising from the public not observing the railway regulations. If, as those regulations command, the travellers had not attempted to alight from the train while in motion, but had waited for it to stop, which it did in a few minu . es afterwards, we should not have to deplore any accident. The fire appears to have been communicated to the interior of the baggage waggon by some combustible matter contained in travelling trunks of which the contents were un kno wnas they were sealed and leaded at the Custom house of Forbacb." VESSELS AND TONNAGE.—The number of vessels that entered inwards and cleared outwards last year at the twelve principal ports of the United Kingdom amounted to 26,017, and to 24,877 respectively, and the tonnage thereof to 7,528,387 and 7,479,684. The number of vessels that entered inwards is thus distributed, viz., Landon, 9,922 ; Liverpool, 4,405 ; Kingston-on•liuli, 3,097 ; Bristol, 682 only ; Newcastle, 3,992 ; Sluth ampton, 878 ; Leith, 1,241 ; Glasgow, 509 ; Greenock, 226 ; Dublin, 324 ; Cork, 428 ; and Belfast, 252. The Europ , al and American Company will victual the troops which Oaf take out to India, and will receive 491. per head. The company's two vessels, Golden Fleece and Laiy Jolelyn, which have been chartered by the East India Company, will take out about 2,000 t r oops, and the: r passage to Calcutta will cost nearly 100,0001. 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The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Mili tary Purchases in the Army met yesterday at No. 1, Whitehall-yard. The Duke of Somerset presi ded. The other Commissioners present were—the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, General Sir De L. Evans, Major-General Sir H. Bontinck, General Wynyaid, and Mr. G. C. Glyn. Yesterday General Sir J. F. Burgoyne, G.C.8., Inspector-General of Fortificstions, visited the Royal Engineers' establ . shment at Chatham, for the purpose of inspecting the field operations now being carried on by the Royal Sappers and Miners and East India Company's troops. In the after nosn Sir J. Burgoyne, accompanied by the staff at present at head-quarters, proceeded to Chatham lines, where the A troop of the Royal Engineers train, under the command of Capt. T. Siborr,e, with Lieut. L. A. Hale, Lieut. F. A. Marindin, and Adjutant H. Saville, was drawn up in review order. Gen. Burgoyne having ridden up and down the line, the troop IToke up into sections and went through a variety of manwavres.. They afterwards went through the lasso exercise, which has been taught them by Sir F. Head. The troops embarked in the freightsbip Whirl wind, mentioned yesterday, were the fol!owing 1 field officer, 2 captains, 4 subalterns, 3 staff, 22 sergeants, 9 drummers, 8 corporals, 225 privates of the 19th Foot. The following were the officals : —Lieut.-Colonel J. L. Rocke, C. 13., Captains H. J. Uniacke and G. H. Warburton ; Lieutenants H. J. Browne, E. N. Kinde!sley, A. C. Martin ; Ensign H. Thompson, Paymaster T. Palmer, Adjutant T. Thompson, Surgeon T. Longmore ; also, Captain M'Pherson, Ensign Spooner, and Assistant-Surgeon M'Lean, 3 sergeants, 2 drummers, 6 corporals, and 65 privates of the 42d Highlanders. The Whirl wind was to sail last evening for India. She took also vast quantities of stores. The 42d Highlanders went into Portsmouth gar rison from the camp yesterday :—Three field offi cers, eight captains, 19 subalterns, 6 staff, 38 ser geants, 29 drummers, 719 rank and file. As at present arranged 128 of the troops will embark in the James Baines, 159 in the -Champion of the Seas, 119 in the Golden Fleece, 122 in the Victoria, and 203 in the Australian. The officers are Lieut.- Col. A Cameron ; Majors F. G. Wilkinson and E. R Priestly ; Captains J. C. M`Leod, J. Drysdale, G. Fraser, W. C. Ward, J. G. Grove, F. C. Scott, H. H. Moseley, and W. Baird ; Lieutenants J. Wilson, W. Lawson, C. Douglas, W. Green, F. E. H. Farquharson, G. W. Cockburn, Hon. R. H. Stewart, A. J. Bramley, R. K. Bayly, P. M. Bos worth, and G. A. Furse ; Ensigns W. James, A. J. Ceely, J. E. Christie, S. G. M`Dakin. F. G. Cole ridge, W. S. H. W. Fielden, and T. Mackenzie ; Paymaster J. A. Bazalgette ; Adjutant W. Wood (Lieutenant) ; Quartermaster A. Macgregor : Sur geon J. S. Furlong, M.D. ; Assistant-Surgeons W. A. Mackinnon and H. Thornhill. The 42d will com mence embarking to-morrow or Monday. The 34'h Regiment arrived at Portsmouth from Edinburgh yesterday for embarkation in the Golden Fleece for India. These troops comprise 51 sergeants ; 23 drummers, 701 rank and file, and the following officers :—Lieut.-Colonels R. D. Kelly and J. Ssmpson ; Brevet Lieut.-Col. J. Gwilt, Major J. Maxwell, Captain M. G. Best, Brevet-Major J. Jordan, Captains H. E. Ball, F. P. Cassidy, D. Stewart, G. W. Puget, A. G. Shaw, Brevet-Major G. B. Harman, Captain C. H. Marsh, Lieutenants A. W. Boyce, J. L. Moore, J. B. O'Loghlin, J. Byron, T. H. Saunders, F. Pell, J. F. Wyse, R. J. Cochrane, E. Jordan, W. M. Dunbar, T. S. Holroyd, M. Lainfen ; Ensigns T. G. Applegate, L. J. Grier, G. Malcolm, B. Shiffner, J. W. Horne, R. P. Fox, A. W. Gilley, and C. L. Dash wood ; Paymaster C. B. Roche, Lieutenant and Adjutant R. J. Leeson, Quartermaster T. Rowan, Surgeon W. R. Chalmers, Assistant-Surgeons R. J. Worthington, W. Howard, and W. T. Paliolo gus. They are expected to embark about Tuesday next. The James Baines and Champion of the Seas clipper freight-ships bad not arrived at Spithead last night. The former will embark, as at pre sent arranged, 868 of the 97th Regiment, besides the detachments of the 42d, and other troops before named. The Champion of the Seas is ordered to embark 837 of the 20th Foot, besides the detachment of the 42d and others before named. The Victoria will embark 286 Royal Artillery, be sides the number of the 42d before given. As soon as the 34th have embarked in the Golden Fleece the 54th Regiment will proceed to Ports mouth from the camp and most probably embark in the Lady Jocelyn. The Himalaya, steam troopship, Commander Harwell, arrived at Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, on the 24th of May from St. Vincent's, fol lowed on the 28th by the Transit, steam troopship, Commander Chambers, from the same place, which she left 24 hours before the Himalaya, which we are informed has lost many of her crew and soldiers by desertion. The Transit had lost four. One man, a quartermaster ef the Himalaya, in attempting to leave the ship on the night of the 2d of June to swim ashore was drowned. The Penelope, 28, paddle frigate, Capt. Sir W. Wiseman, arrived at Simon's Biy rom the Maurit'us on the evening of the 3d of June, all well, closely followed by the Barra,couta, 6, Commander Fortescue, from China. The Hinia'aya left Simon's 134 on the morning of the 3d June at 11 o'clock, and went out of the bay beau'ifuly. She was followed on the next morn ing by the Transit, which disembarked 1 officer, 30 men, 1 woman, and 2 children of the Royal En gineer corps on the morning of the 29th May, who proceeded to Cape town. The floating battery Terror, 16, Capt. F. Hutton, and the paddlewheel steam-sloop Devastation, 6, Comander E. Marshall, arrived at Plymouth on Sunday from Woolwich for the West Indies. The gunnery ship Cambridge, Capt. A. W. Jer ningham, left Plymouth Sound on Wednesday evening for Spithead. His Netherlands Majesty's war steamer Gehdi, Commander Haring, from Helvoetsluys, entered Plymouth Sound on Wednesday for coal. She is armed with six heavy guns, two mortars, and a long heavy pivot gun, and is bound to Batavia, touching at Rio Janeiro. The Frolic, 16, Commander L. W. Peyton (1856), which was paid off at Chatham yesterday, has been in commission four years, haviug been fitted out at Portsmouth in 1853 by Captain M. S. Nolloth. During the time she has be - n in commission she has been emplored cruising on the African coast. In 1854 she was engaged in surveying on the coast as far as Namaqualand, and fur a month was searching to discover any of the remains of the illfated Nerbudda, 16, but without effect. In 1856, Commander Nolloth having been posted, Com mander Peyton was appointed to the Frolic, which then proceeded to Quillimane to wait for Dr. Livingston, who was taken to the Mauritius. She was also employed in taking the Bishops of Cape Town and Mauritius on a cruise. In December, 1856, the Frolic sailed to the Chagos Archipelago for the purpose of making inquiries into the brutal murder of Mr. Hugan, and succeeded in discover ing his mutilated remains at Lubine, one of the six islands. On the sth of April last, the vessel was near the spot where the Nerbudda was sup posed to be lost, when she was struck by a whirl wind, which nearly sank her. The effect of the whirlwind, which lasted about a minute, was so severe that the sea was tossed into waves 100 feet high. During the time the Frolic has been in com mission, she has sailed over upwards of 40,000 miles. Four deaths occurred on board from dysen tery. On being paid off yesterday, a good conduct medal was awarded to Sergeant Beddington, of the Royal Marines, and a gratuity of 5/. to Corporal Weeks ; gratuities of 71. each were also awarded to William Hewitt, Isaac Day, and George White. Official orders were received in Cork on Wednes day, directing the 99th Regiment to hold them selves in readiness to proceed to the Curragb. The companies of that regiment in garrison at Spike Island, Camden, and Carlisle forts, have been re placed by a detachment of the 14th. The Carthage, 1,000 tons, is to leave Ki n g stown to-morrow with two companies of the 38th; and the third and last division of the Ist Royals will embark to-day on board the Defiance, wh ich also takes out a company of the 60th Rifies. the Admiralty, held his la st levee The Right Hon. Sir C. Wood, atshFisirssetasLonoryes terday. The following appo intments were made yester day at the Admiralty :--- t. k man der the S Vincent • Com d second master, Bruns;wd.ckii. N. Moss, spe and J. croew CFa.p Ross,t. 11. E t y o r es, the s urgeon, to the Mohawk *tltai ij cin K g e s ll econd-master, to m to a t s h te e r J , :t s o p t e h r e ; Jvcras.esunur ; the Pylades. DEATH OF K ADMIRAL SIR K.C.B. HUGH PIGOT, .C.H. AND w e regret to state that this venerable and truly gallant and distinguished flag officer died yesterday evening, at his town residence, in Ebury-street, in the 82d year of his age. The following advancements and promotions are consequent on Sir Hugh Pigot's decease : To be Admiral of the Blue.—Vice Admiral of the Red Sir Edward Tucker, K.C.8., vice Sir Lucius Curtis, Bart., to be admiral of the white, vice Sir Hugh Pigot, deceased. To be Vice Admiral of the Blue.--i-Rear Admiral of the Red Sir Houston Stewart, K.C.8., com mander in..chief on the North American and. West India stationyvke Robert Wauchope, vice admit al of the white, vice Jahn Brett Purvis, Esq., to be vice admiral of the red. Esq., to be To be Rear Admiral of the Blue...CaPt Goor RodueY Ituudy (January 10, 1837)rvise-CWiee Graham C. 13., to be rear ad m i ra l o f th e w hit e , vice A. E. Vidal, Esq., to be rear-admiral of the mi. A captain's good service pension also reverts to the patronage of Sir Charles Wood, on the pro motion of Rear-Admiral Mundy. The senior vice-admiral now is Sir Edward Chetham Strode, K.C.B . K.0.H., and the senior rear-admiral is Sir James Stirling. Captain Sir William Dickson, Bart. (1837), is now the senior on the active list ; but as t his offi cer and the next in seniority, Captain W. S. Smith, have not eerved their time as captains, the third on the list, Captain the Hon. H. Keppet, C. 8., is the next officer for promotion to the active flag rank. Captain William Dawson (1841) comes on the 14s. 6d. half-pay list ; and Captain Goorge Brown (1847) cimes on the 12s. Gcl. per diem list. STATE OF THE MARRIAGE-LAW IN AUSTRALIA. While Parliament is occupied with a mist im pirtaut law in regard to divorce, and devising t) prevent monstrous injustice to married women for the future, the law officers cif Australia are inter preting the law of bigamy in such a manner as must, if they are correct in opinion, make it utt rly impos.9ible for ninety-nine per:oes who have Evian rearried in England to prove the fact in the Austra lian courts, and save their childrrn frow bastardy. If their view of the evidence necessary to es'ab lish the civil condition of a woman who lits been married according to law in England be correct, no written document is available. Copies of the parochial record of marriage iu a church by the incumbent, certified under his own band, and car tificates from the registrars of marriage, are but so much waste paper, though these things are intended by law to be evidence of a mar- riage. The colonial law requires the production of one of the witnesses of a marriage that took place at a distance of ten thousand miles from the Aus- tralian courts, and may he of twenty or twenty-five yearsstanding. Why, often in England and Scot land it would be utterly impossible to furnish other proofs than certificates of marriage. Clergyman registrar, and witnesses may all have died long be fore there is a necessity to tender evidence of a marriage; and what the colonial lawyers suppose to be requisite must be constantly proving. to be a cause of unmerited disgrace, impoverithment, cruelty, and oppression. A case of bigamy has recently brought to light the imperfect or the iniquitous state of the law of marriage in Australia, according to which every married woman from Great Britain or at y other country now in that colony, unless she can pro duce one who was present at her marl iage in Britain, is, in the view of the Australian law, no wife ; she has no rights as such, and, consequently, by the same rule, her children are bastards. This is no supposition of a possible case. The Sydney 2mpire says, that " there are many such cases, and several have fallen within our own knowledge. One most cruel case ii at this moment recurring to us. A most respectable and excellent woman arrives, as an emigrant, with her husband. The wretch spreads a rumour that she is not bis wife, abandons her to sorrow, want, and sicknes , , and marries another woman. He cannot be prosecuted, because the sufferer cannot be a witness in her own case, and no certificate she can bring will stand her in any stead in a court of law. So she perishes, and he escapes. The moral evidence is here most con vincing, but, against it, iniquity, or rather villany, triumphs. The case presented is no fiction ; it is a terrible reality, and it may be only oue out of many." Tile case of bigamy to which we adverted is that of John Gerrie, who cruelly deserted his wife and child at Keith, in Banffshire, in July, 1854, and who, on arriving at Sydney about the beginning of 1855, with a letter of introduction from the Rev. A. M'Crilivray, Free Church minister of Keith, to the Rev. A. Salmon, represented himself as an un married man. He gained the affections of a highly respectable young woman, named Jane Warren, and insinuated himself deeply into the good opinion and friendship of her relations. The result was a second marriage between him and Jane Warren, Ist August, 1855. His subsequent treatment of this young person corresponds with his abandon. ment of his first wife, Ann Lawrence, and his child. He is said to have behaved to her so as to compel her to leave him, and to seek a re fuge from his violence. Partly from the news paper report of the second matriae, and partly from private correspondence, the Rev. Mr. M'Gilivray was led to furnish the informat:on and extracts which were used in an unsuccessful attempt to avenge the injured second wife, by bringing the villain, John Gerrie, to justice. Mr. WGilivray's signature and handwriting, it should be mention e d, were properly attested by ite Rev. Dr. M'Kay. The Sydney Empire, of April 8, in an article on the state of the law in Australia, written in a manly feeling of indignation, sar, in reference to th s case of desertion and bigamy, " Partly to get this individual Gerrie prosecuted on a charge of bigamy, and partly to protect the young person who had been apparently victimised by him here against his pertinacious attempts to claim her as his wife, and to treat her injuriously, application was made to the Attorney-General, who was then Mr. Plunkett. His reply elntains the following passage :—" I beg to state that, as the first step iu a prosecution for bigamy is proof of the first mar riage, unless there be some witness in the colony who was present at the ceremony, the charge could not be substantiated, so as to obtain a conviction and punishment." Without conviction of bigamy, therefore, the colonial law completely sets aside the legal marriage in Britain, and acknowledges as a legal marriage what is a highly criminal a3t, and prosti ution of the forms of marriage to the most improper and guilty purposes. We say nothing of the want of protection for the rights and honour of female colonists, though that is bad enough—too bad, in deed, to be endured—but, by the same defect of law, or construction of the law, a respectable young person, already deeply iujurel by the bigamist, is left expo -ed to his persecutions without redress or refuge in the tribunals. 'lbis state of things re flects great disgrace upon the mother count! y itself. None of her colonies should be outside of the pale of civilisation, as Australia clearly is. The friendsof the second wife 'did not rest sathi fied with Mr. Plunkett's reply. They hid the case and documentary proofs of the first marriage before Mr. Manning, the new Attorney-General, who remitted the following opinion I have the honour to state, that it does not appear to me that proof of the handwriting of the Rev. Mr. M•Gilivray's certificate will be sufficient evidence of the first marriage of John Gerrie, to enable you to proceed against him upon a criminal charge of bigmay. It is right however, I should state, that I conceive it will not be proper for ma to com municate further with you upon this subj ,ct. My duty as grand juror, is to act in somewhat of a judical character upon committals by justices of the peace ; and although as Attorney-General it is com petent for me to initiate criminal proceedings, this power is, and ought to be, reserved for rare and ex traordinary occasions." We infer, tle,refere, that the crime of bigamy by immigrants who have de serted their wives is Britain, and under colour of marriage have debauched female colonists of respec tability, is neither rare nor evraordinary ; and also that the difficulty of bringing such villains as bigamists to justice in Australia, is as frequent as we firmly believe the crime to be. " There is every moral evidence," says the Sydney Empire, " there is even, what in some cases that could be named, would be legal evidence—there is I , gal evidence up to the point that a personal witness of the first marriage is not in Sydney, although the usually deemed competently attested documents are here. That the crime has been committed, and a heartless injury has been inflicted upon two in nocent women, nobody doubts. But the law does not provide for their protection, and they must suffer to the end of their days." They have very sufficient proof that Gerrie is the person named in Mr. M'Gilivray's certificate of the marriage with Anne Lawrence, for ho pre sented the lette r o f introduction to the Rev. Mr. Salmon, who is there to make oath to that e r. f r e e t c e t n , endd marriagethey itjhaThleersWela f. rne w r "I te m p m ro e v re e c t an he be necessary ? At a distance of ten thousand miles, these are the first and best proofs that can be had. But perhaps there is a colonial law en the subject of bigamy ; and it is commonly believed here that some of the legislators were originally convicts ; others, again, may have had reasons for leaving the mother country, and, like John Gerrie, have deserted their wives and children. For them documentary evidence would have few recomrnend dations. But if they have made a disgraceful law, encouraging felony by preventing the punishment of it, as the code must have been submitted to the Imperial Legislature for its sanction , w i ll be competent for the Legislature te Labe the matter in hand, Hnd amend a la w which tends to introduce polygamy into a British colony. In another point of view the cruelty of this state of things is unen durable, and we suggest that the Rev. Mr. M‘Grilir . ray, whose conduct in the case of the two unfortunate women has been above praise, place the case in some shape that it can be laid before P a rliament.-4forning Advertiser. CRICEET.—ETONIANS Uiil 20 AGAINST WIN HA!- ROWANS UNDER 20 TRAPa —This match was brought** a conclusion yesterday at 12 o'clock, in fav Air of Har- row by 10 wickets. The following is the score :—Eton, "Ist innings, 70 ; 2d i nn i ngs , 59. Harrow, Ist innings, 115 ; 24 innings (all wickets standing), 12. 40 25 100 40 50 50 iCO 100 lON. 5 i i 64 31 99 i 95 4i 131 i 19a 22i 1I 47i 7 21. 26i 1131