The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-01 00:00:00

THE I P ecting a war vessel from the United States. In a political dispute one of the city editors had shot and killed a Spaniard, and fled. ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA. The Emperor Soulouque and the Dominicans were renewing their amicable relations, and efforts The British and North American Royal Mail were being made to cultivate a durable friendship. The seaport towns were healthy, but business was p The Capt. Lott, Steam-shi, commander, entered dull, owing to the limited arrivals of produce from t he Mersey yesterday afternoon, bringing the usual the interior towns. Mails, and 47 passengers, a list of whom is sub- Joined. On the 20th tilt, at 3 p.m., she passed her consort the Africa, en route to New York. She also r eports sp ea ki ng t h e sh i p Sh er i dan, screw steamer In this market during the past week the sales amount hoistin g Al tna, and ship C am b r i a. 21 s t : B remen s hi p, to 6 , 000 bales , half of which is for shipment, the balance for our own spinners. Holder s h ave b een mor e desirous 20] in a white flag, and Bremen ship of realising, and sale T s he were r m te a d de st a n t rm fu i l n ly th !c per lb. off South caused 'Union, bound west, in lat. 40.47,10 n. 68.47. 23rd : m mo y re las fi t r q m u n o e t ss i o o n s Frid a y, which re continued throughout Satur barque Fury, standing northward, in hit. 42.53, day, but since the Atlantic's news on Monday, very l d ittle n i t i a a! lore 5 8 59. 24th: Ship Home, bound west, lat. been , clon i e, ch and u the st h market e d clo d sed du i l n l a a l t the annexed an e n x e p x or t for qu the 4514, lon. 46.20. The Asia brings 520,905 dollars, lions, has w been 1,456 hales to Liverpool and 8 to Havre. and four days later news. NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 16.—Receipts for the week, 900 bales; According to our commercial advices there is an same wee k l ast year, 6 ,000. S ales to-day 600, an d d uring disco unt confidence in monetary matters, and the the week, 1,300. P r i ces are unc h ange d. Middling, 11 1 4 c, uise ount houses make advances on call readily at per lb. Frei g ht t o Li verpoo l, . I s , i per lb. , Per cent. Commercial paper was selling in the MOBILE , Aug. 16.—Receipts for the week, 700 bales; same St reet, at 8 t o . 12 per cent., an d the inside rate week last 5 year, 3tl . 00. Middling, 101 c per lb. Freight to f or sho r t fi rs t- c l ass no t es 60 to 90 days, the outside Liverpoon , 16 r.htoP.—From New Orleans, by telegraph, we learn that a E.u3nre for second-class long dates. One of the New very violent storm of wind and rain came up from the Gulf, and 4 nrk papers of the latest date says : lasted two days, ending on Tue.day morning. How far it lillsites9 itr foreign exchanges was extremely limited, with a dull and downward tendency. First class bills extended into the country, or whether it has any damage to the crop, we have as yet only v O a London were offered at 91 per cent., but a small —the general impression here is, that lik e 1 31°1 , only was sold at that rate. A further hea v y sth and 6th Anti. it will do no harm_ I Wine is anti c ip a t e d w i t hi n a f--- - ' ' drafts will be more plenty. 9 ofni Baltimore being at present drafts on Holland and Bremen - has been sent to our NEW COTTON.—In Mobile the first bale arrived on the royobets from that city, and rates for both rule lower. The 9th and three more on the lith. Last year the . first tarll t w e i r n s g , May be considered . the highest notations on S) nx era fts sixty days' sight : London, q lo9 74 - 5 ; Paris hale hale was Aug, received on the 6th Aug., and six more on the 6th. in . '?; Antwe D 5 17. t to 5 16 1 • Amsterdam, 414 to 41T.; In Charleston the first bale arrived on the 14th last: Last year the first was received on the 23rd ug. . - 14- e a r til li n blir i- g l. 36r ,t-; ' Bremen, .781 ' to 79; Frankfort, 41 1 ; , Lei 36g and Cologne, 72. fie following is a statement of the movement in cotton No new feature had manifested itself in the since the Ist September last, as compared with the pre vious three years e,,,nrt.t°n markets. The sales were moderate, and 4 ' 1,2 s maintained with steadiness. lien? Washington advices inform us that the Pre lutost.tit has decided that Governor Stevens was not 'fled in declaring martial law in Washington ter rite tok rY a nd imprisoning Judge Lander. In distinct _ en s of disappr obation his removal was decided steund, and General Lane, of Oregon, appointed in his del General L ane d ec li ne d , an d now i t i s un itsatood th a t S tevens is to be retained. Convin, Fa".. cemmi ssioner appointed to investigate the 111111 a massacre, h a d arr i ve d a t W as hi ngton. Hi s reportac inevitably fi xes t h e respons ibili ty o f t h at da up on the New Granada authorities; allows do til ll ars "Res amounti ng t o a bout h a lf a m illi on of • u c i recommends the exaction of immediate Irioters-slntY therefor, and the punishment of the ; aw l • that th ein the event of a failure to recover, - ne .. eUnited. States take such steps as may ke ; uessary to protect, on its own behalf, the transit the the isthmus. The whites are anxious that I _„ l ie e :United States should acquire jurisdiction over itnnoisthnaus, and it is of Panam a , thought that New Granada averse to cedi ng to America the entire State Congr s issued a br ha d adjourned, but the President had ext ra sessi—c'elamation, convening Congress in had left Waenivfor the 21 s t u lt . M an y members a quorum ws-ounlgt?n, and it was doubtful whether 1 be present. Previous to the ad journment would t a arge amount of business was gone throu h with, and, according to a New York paper, " the g r were nPo°neeeedings were quite orderly, and, there of those disgusting scenes of drunken ness which have heretofore marked such occa sions " The New Army Bill had been lost, and passed, Stea mer Appropriation Bill had been proviso after an ineffectual effort to strike out the in reference to the Collins line. It was ZsPec..te.d that Mr. Collins would continue to run i i ., "'Ps under his original contract, seeking, bo_wever, to save the difference in compensation 4 1 11 i nning fifteen days' time instead of ten. The isi to protect American Discoverers of Guano and an ds had passed without amendment, 4 . ' lB law. Letters had been received in Washing- On , i.,.._ _stating that Mr. Soule had left New Orleans _7. Central America. Many reports were in vl,..elilation as to the objects of his visit. ',two members of the House of Representatives, " 411 4111 y On, of Virginia, and Granger, of New rk, indulged in a fist fight at Washington. It aPPears the members were riding together in V,P ll nibus, when a political dispute arose and ei-" around l\i rds Passed 'Mu n lle seized Granger the neck and struck him one or two blows, Vta ,wer rting the bl oo d un d er t h e eye an d ear. Th e y 1, e cklY separat e d. A c o mm itt e e of the House -as b Cl e ili en re appointed t o i nves t iga t e the subject and Port the facts. Iwe hav e rece i ved some further part i culars o f s e lat e disastrou s s t orm a t th e S o uth. On Last t and alone one hundred and ninety dead dodies ilav the e , been recovered,. and it is now estimated that _ leas of life will not fall short of two hundred i_ned fitty people. Considerable damage has also s u l e . n occasioned at New Orleans, especially to the °l PPing at the wharves. Reports from the country teitnale t hat there has been a moot terrible destruc ,','.' or property, the total value of which has been vsl2nated at five hundred thousand dollars. Kansas is still in a very troubled state. A des patch from St. Louis states that 200 free soilers had attacked the town of Franklin, in Kansas, and totfour hours fighting had retired, carrying off toecannon belonging to the town. The accounts as ..... ine number of lives lost are contradictory. The Lituted States troops occupied the town next day. 1. ... i1 n sarne, des patch states that three hundred of jn ol• Lane s men had entered Topeka. This news ,n.onfirmed by another despatch received from ,tieutaciaigo, although the accounts vary a little in the the i n , s * The free-soilers are stated to have made organ.:Pftant discovery of the existence of an -es4 Plan on the part of the pro-slavery men to Concentrate point of the arms, and ammunition at different sud:" 'ne territory, for the purpose of making a adjourn ar id general attack immediately after the therirnent of Congress, and expelling all Free State settlers. It is stated that twelve fortified b lock - houses have been erected at different pro-slav ery points, well supplied with cannon, rifles and Ni an Atnunition, and garrisoned principally by __ iss ourians. Th e a tt ac k was ma d e on th e f or t at Fran klin by the F ree St a t e men, f or th e purpose o f securing the arms deposited there, and they seem to h ave effected their object. Among the rifles thus obtained possession of were many of the rifles seized at Lawrence last May by the pro-slavery 333e „,a• Further disturbances were an ti c i pa t e d . we have news from Havana to the 10th instant. The fever was very bad in that city and other parts of the island. All the shipping that could do so had left the port. The decree creating General Concha " Marquis of the Havana and Viscount of Cuba," had been made public. The news of the in surrection in Spain caused much excitement, and 130 anxious waa Gen. Concha for the earliest news, that he had despatched his swiftest steam-ship to await at Charleston the arrivalof the steamer from Zurop e. 1 2.1 7a3' of New Orleans we have full details of The ITO Central America up t o a l ate date. unusual mils of Panama had been visited by an c on siderat n t i u tY of rain, and there had been a deaths. Th e ,. n mber of eases of illness, but few two thouaand e c w o a : t a a rumour afloat to the effect that possession of j leans and then a les • . Il • were in via S an Greytown Ga u ze a t n t del Sur, at last accounts, In the Official have the new Electione' of Bogota, July 19, we exacted on the 18th of J, ne w of that Republic, for the election of the The day fixed G•overnasto. f the Provinces or States, is the first s unia _ 0 0 ' f J uly • and those for the election of Senators, ' Judges of the Courts, Stat es Re presentatives, Attorneys, trates of the Supreme Court, AttorneyGnntAeloraEkiosef. the Republic, President and Vice-Preside eateiphin Republic, are the Sundays following, is nothinguon the respective days succeeding, There n er T o w lll , th they are named above• new from Gen. Walker. There is rather interesting news from the w est Indies. The capital of the Dominican Republic Was, at last accounts, in a state of revolution, in consequence of a treaty with Spain, one of the pro. visions of which favours all Spanish descendants, and allows them to become Spanish citizens ; any as they are the most numerous class, they wishes to_ become Spa n i s h citizens in fact, and hoist th was flag. G reat excitement prevailed, busines as suspended, an d the President and Cabine wished to resi gn. The Spanish Consul wa end eavouring to p revent the American treaty fror. being ratified, and the liberals were anxiously ex ague reports year on opinion next week on receipt of the letters d section, Alabama and Texas, the ,ccoun ts are 1856. 1855. 1854. 1853. . 3,481,000 2,772,000 2,874,000 3,215,000 . 1,945,000 1,515.000 1,573,000 1,732,000 . 478,000 409 000 349,000 422,000 , 519 000 281,000 : - 39..00 359 000 . 2,942,000,2,205,000 2,26 ,000 2 513.000 . 51,000 121,000 128,000. 99 000 Receipts at the Ports... Exports to Great Britain France other For. Ports Total Exports Stock on band Of which during the past week, included in the above Receipts at the Ports .. Exports to Great Britain .. France.... " other For. Ports . Total Exports 4,800 10,000 11,( , 00 , 10 000 8,000 13,000 12,0001 7,000 10.000 LOOO 4,000 3,000 8,000 14,000 26.000 10,000 RECEIPTS : Increase at the ports over last year, 713,000 bales; over 1853, 270,000. Exports: Increase to Great Britain, 430,000; compared with 1853, 213,000. Increase to France, 69,000 ; compared with 1853, 56,000. Increase to other foreign ports, 238,000 ; compared with 1853, 160,000 bales. FREIGHTS : To Liverpool, the rate is nominally at Id per lb., engagements having been made at loss ; to Havre, t c per lb. EXCHANGES : Very dull on London at 1091 per cent, and Paris, 5.164 to 5.15. NEW ORLEA'sS : Receipts for the week ending Aug. Bth, 688 bales. Exports to Liverpool, 1,678 bales. MOBILE: Receipts for the week ending August Bth, 716 bales. Export to Liverpool 1,325 bales. SAVANNAH: Receipts for the week ending August 14th, 448 bales Up. No foreign exports. CHARLESTON : Receipts for the week ending August 14th, 662 bales Up., and 40 S. I. Exports : to Liverpool, 228 Up., 444 S. I. ; Majorca and a market, 250 Up. WILLIAM P. WRIGHT. BREADSTUFFS FLOUR : The receipts having been light, and barely more than sufficient to meet the home demand, and prices having been well sustained, we cannot alter our quotations, except for southern and the better grades of shipping State and Ohio, the former of which have declined 50c, and the latter 10c to 25c per barrel. Western Canal and State, common 5 dole 50c to 5 dols 75c per brl ; good shipping, 6 dols to 6 dole 40c ; Ohio, Indiana, &c, 6 dols 75c to 7 dole 25c ; Canada, 6 dols 50c to 8 dole; Southern, 7 dole to 7 dole 50c; fancies and high extras, 7 dols 50c to 9 dols and 10 dols 50c. WHEAT : With moderate supplies of good shipping qualities of new, and some demand for France, prices of such descrip tions advanced 3c to 5c per 601bs last week. The advices per Ba:tic, to the Gth instant, checked operations, and the sales made since have been at a decline of about 5c per 601bs from our quotations of last week. Old is neglected and difficult of sale, at a reduction of 5c to 10c per 60Ibs. Southern White, new, 158 e to 162 c per 601bs. Genesee and Western, new, 158 c to 162 c. Canadian, old, 150 c to 155 c. Western red, new, 150 c to 152 c. Southern red, new, 148 c to 151 c. INDIAN CORN : The receipts of good shipping qualities have been very small, but a large business has been done in Western mixed, to store, on speculation. Yellow, 64c to 65e per 561bs. White, 68c to 72c. Wes•ern old mixed. 60c to 62c. Rye: Very scarce ; 85c to 86c per 56 lbs. BARLEY, 1250 to 128 e per 48 lbs. Cogw MEAL, 3 dole 75c to 4 dole 25c per brl. RYE FLOUR, 4 dole to 5 dole per brl. Exports of Breadstuffs from the United States to Great Britain and Ireland since let September, 1855 : Wheat 7,510 301 Indian Corn.... 6 854,861 Of'which during the past two wee % F10ur.... 84,959. Wheat.... 757,912. Ind Last year 5,182. „ .. 31 528. 78 249 181,124. IV')THERSPOON, KING'iFORD, & CO AsHEs : The market continues very aparin supplied, and prices of Pot have again advanced, the demand being good for export—sales 80 brls. Pot at 6 do's 62,-,lc to 6 dols 75c; 40 do. Canadian, inspected here, 6 dols 874 c ; and 63 do. to arrive, Montreal Inspection, at the same price. All the Pearl, offering are readily taken at 7 dole 75c, say 25 brls. since our last. COkL : Prices of Liverpool are unsettled, and 75 tons Halliburton's Orrel have changed hands at something under 9 dole. 4 months. A cargo Sidney, afloat, brought 5 dole 75c 4 months. COPPER : New sheathing is firm at 29c, and yellow metal, 23c, six mos. Refined ingot copper is still inactive. Some 4,000 to 5,0001bs old sheathing, &c. sold at 22c to 23c mos:). Hops are very dull, and the sales since our last do not exceed 60 to 70 bales at 8c to 10c cash. The accounts per the Baltic, of the English clop, continues favourable, and estimates of duty are higher. There is now little or no disposition here to contract for future deliveries of new. N A VAL STORES : Turpentine continues in small supply, and is firmly held at 3 dols 75c for North County—stock very light, most of that coming in having been engaged previously. Spirits turpentine, in whole parcels, can be bought at 42 cents cash, (though generally held higher) ; and some sales, in lots as wanted, have been made at 43c to 44c, showing a decline, though the market is still unsettled—at Wilmington a decline of 3c from the highest point (40 cents) was submitted to, which has also contributed to unsettle our mar ket—stock 5,000 brie; receipts light, Common rosin has improved, and some sales have been made at 1 dol 70c, from yard, at which it it generally held—receipts light. White is • scarct• and wanted. Tar is held firmly, and arrives sparingly, though there is a good stock, and only a moderato demand, within our tango—stock 6,000 to 7,000 brls. Ou.s.—Whale continues to he held above the views of buyers, and there is nothing doing— 80e to 82c is asked in New ,Bedford ; 600 brls South Sea void there a week ago at 79c; stock in the country 72,000 brls. The sales of crude sperm at New Bedford are 2,100 brie for export to London, at 1 dot 50c, and 300 do selected, 1 dot 55c ; stock in the country 49,500 brls, 100 b.kts olive, pints, sold at 4 dolt 371 c four months, and 750 cases in bond cn terms we did not Linseed continues active and buoyant, and there is none in first hands. Manufacturers and dealers have sold largely, perhaps 50,000 gallons English and American, at 93c to 100 c, closing firmly. IRON : The market for all descriptions is very quiet, there being scarcely anything doing. 200 to 300 tons Scotch pig brought 30dols, 6 mae.; 55 dols is offered for common English bars, and 60 dols for refined, hut,these prices are refused. Sheet is without change. The Philadelphia Nortit American of Saturday says :--c' Our market has ruled rather quiet. Holders, however, are firm. Sales 600 to 800 tons, mostly Anthracite, in lot•, at 24 dole for No, 3, 25 dots for No. 2, and 27 dots for No. 1, on time. Railroad bars are more enquired for, and bring foil prices. PROVISIONS : • The pork market continues spiritless, and prices for all descriptions, except prime, are a shade easier ; on mess, we quote the decline 123 c, closing with free sellers at the reduction ; the receipts arc moderate, and the stock fair, hut, being in few and strong hands, it is easily controlled, despite the growing stringency in the money market; the sales are but 1,300 brls, closing at 19 dole 934 c to 19 dols 50c for mess, 18 dols for prime and prime mess, 19 dole for thin mess, and 21 dole to 21 dols 50c for clear. Prime mess remains inactive, and quotations are entirely nominal. Beef hams are scarce, though in the absence of any demand 'we make no change in prices. Cut meats are offered more freely, and they are easier to purchasers: sales_ 275 bltds, closing at gic to 8!, for shoulders, and 9ic to 91, for hams ; also some rou g h sid es at 91e. Lard is in litni ed supply, and prices have advanced lc, with only a moderato business at the improve ment ; sates 800 brls at 13c to 13L-c, and 50,030 lbs grease at to loge a shade firmer,ciForbuttera an a ctive demand has prevailed, and markettine especially for good dairies. We quote Ohio 14c to 17 c ; or dinary to good Ste and choice d o, 24c to 26c. Cheese i s fi rm at 8 t to prime, and 6c to 61,c for inferior. The folio ExPgrts from Ist to 16th .ii,.ttst o, 16c to 23c; to for good ving aro tho i,iui .... brie 775 1 ) .3, k .. ... , . ... ....... . • 2 3BO 3,103 .. . Laid ....(equal to) .... .. • •. .. kegs 5,240 4, 602 SALT : There is no Liverpool on the spot offering, that afloat having been sold previously. The quantity known to be on the way is small, and prices have an upward tendency. We note sales of 2,500 sacks ground and 800 do. Jeffreys and Darcey's fine, to arrive, at about our qotations ; and 7,000 bushels Lisbon, also to arrive, something over 20 cents, 4 mos: `'Yost India is in better supply, and dealers seek a reduction ; two cargoes of Turk's Island are afloat unsold. SUGAR : The market has continued depressed since our last, and with a disposition on the part of some holders to realise, the decline has made further progress, so that prices may now be fairly quoted one quarter of a cent below the highest point, there being an apparent determination on the part of the trade and refiners , to restrict purchases at late high rates to their strictest necessities. Refined sympathises wi,h raw, and coffee crushed is t i c to he lower—there is, how ever, little or none offering, the refiners having sold ahead, but contracts for future delivery can be made at the reduction. Sales, 40 hhds Melado at s&c, 25 St. Croix, 9le ; 21 lards, 8 trcs, and 182 brls Barbadoes, 8c to Bac ; 575 hhds Cuba, 8c to 8/c; 75 Porto Rico, 9c; and 345 boxes brown Havana, She, 4 mos. At Boston, 85 tons Calcutta sold to arrive at 71 cents, 6 mos. WHALEBONE : The market has been very quiet during the past week. We do not hear of any sales. FREIGHTS : To Liverpool are firm and to other ports rather drill. To Liverpool—Tobacco, per hhd., 23s to 255; Cotton, square bales, per pound, Ad; Flour, per brl, is 6d ; Rosin, do. is 9d to 23 ; Heavy Goods, Cheese, &c., per ton, 20s to 27s 9d; Grain, per bushel, 7id. To London—Cheese, per ton, 30s; Flour, per barrel, 2s 3d to 2s 6d ; Rosin and Turpentine, per 280 lbs., 2s 7A-,1 to 2s 9,1; Furs and skins, &c., per ton, 25s to 30s ; Heavy Good., Oils, &e , 25s to 30s ; Beef, per tierce, 6s; Oil Cake, tons, 255; Grain, per bushel, Bd. To Havre—Cotton, square bales, par Ib,, ic; Whalebone, &c., ; Ashes, per ton, 8 dole • Rice, 9 dole ; Flour, 70c ; Provisions, 1 dol ; Grain, bushl, 15c. AMERICA, COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. COTTON, NORTHERN TIMM-LIVERPOOL, MONDAY. BIRKENHEAD , LANCASHIRE, & CHESHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY• The half-yearly ordinary general meeting of the direc tors and shareholders of this company was held at the company's new offices, Cathcart-street. Birkenhead, at one o'clock, on Saturday. There was a numerous attend ance of shareholders. The chairman of the company. William Atkinson, Esq., presided. The secretary, Mr. Walter Johnston, read the notice calling the meeting, and the arbitration was for three years, and the expense would exte d over the same period Mr. Mill: Is there any year? The Chairman: Yes, its fair proportion. The Chairma added, that the Great Western Company were, perhaps, not satisfied with that arrangement, but the directors of that company thought it highly fair. He had no hesitation in saying that they made out a strong case, and he thought they did their work well in the matter. (Hear, hear.) He might just remark that he had seen many complaints of the working of the line, and he thought many of them were very shameful ones. But he should mention some of the difficulties with which they had to contend. The first difficulty was from the locality of the line to accommodate their local traffic. Gentlemen residing between Birken head and Chester wished to have a train almost every minute of the day. He did not know whether the direc tors could ever succeed in satisfying them. (Laughter.) proportion put to this half SHIPPIING INTELLIGENCE, Ntw YORK —Arrived, Aug, 16, Centurian ; 17, Baltic (TI.S.M.S.) ; 12, Thomas Jefferson—all from Liverpool. Sailed, August 16, Senator; 18, Guy Manering ; 19, George Hulburt—for Liverpool. THE OVERLAND MAIL, We are in possession of our ordinary correspon dence and journals from India and China by the Overland Mail. The dates are Calcutta, July 17 ; Bombay, July 20; Hong Kong, July 10; and Shanghae, June 28, We proceed to give a sum mary of the leading events of the fortnight. INDIA The fortnight intervening since the departure of the former mail had been utt?rly newsless, the only matter of the slightest importance being the return of the rains, which, though still falling in modera• tion, gave promises of a favourable monsoon. There had been a number of petty disturbances, or, more properly speaking, acts of violence, at Peshawur, such as might be looked for on an unsettled mountain frontier, but not calling for any special notice. The rest of the borders were tran. quil. A murder of unusual atrocity, of Mr. Horsley, first Assistant-collector of Bellary, had occurred in the Madras Presidency, the murderers, who were unknown, having been stimulated apparently in part by the love of plunder, in part by revenge. The heir to the throne of Burmah had been assassinated while on a visit to Rangoon; nothing had been discovered in reference to the motives of the murderers, nor as to who these really were.— The Governor• General. Lord Canning, had been suffering from sickness, and was about to take a sea voyage as far as the Straits Settlements for the benefit of change of air. _ _ Lord Elphinstone was on the 29th at Bombay, the sickness of the Deccan deterring him from visiting Poonah. He proposes this season a second pilgrimage through Guzerat and Kat tyawar. The Lieutenant• Governor 'of Bengal is making a tour through the province under his charge, and has been received with Oriental splendour at Moorshadabad by the Nawab there, the represen tative of the former Mahonamedan rulers of Bengal. The ex-King of Oude is still in Calcutta. It is reported that he intends to return to his for mer capital. But at all events there is no doubt that he will await in India the result of his mother and brother's visit on his behalf to Europe• The Be, gal _Florham, of July 17, says : " In British Burmah a rumour was abroad of a threatened attack upon a small British post; but this, even if correct, is to be regarded more as a banditti affair than a political movement." CHINA The Overland Friend of China, in its summary, dated Hong Kong, July 10, says :—ln all the sur rounding country we hear of the existence of much anarchy—repeated defeats of the Imperialist fleets and armies; and it is not unlikely that with the next mail we shall have to tell of panics at Shanghae and Canton again Notwithstanding her internal troubles, China is still able to supply us with plenty of tea. The total export for the year ended the 19th ult., was nearly 6,000,000 pounds in excess of the export of the year previous, and 20,000,000 pounds (or an increase of nearly a fourth of the whole export) over that of the year ending June, 1853. The first of the new season's teas have gone from Fnh-thou fu, in the Chrysolite and two or three other clippers. Th e clipper Cairngorm will be the first, on the 21st instant, with new teas from Canton. Tho new teas from this quarter are nominally two and three taels lower in price than last year's crop. Exchange and quality considered, however, they are really a tael and upwards higher. Sales of .thirteen chops only are known of as yet—as many more remaining on the market. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE The Bombay Money Market had been easy, and no change had taken place in bank rates of interest. A fair amount of business had been transacted in the import market. The market for cotton wool was brisk, and stocks in hand being moderate. prices had advanced from 6tolo rs per maund. Linseed was in steady demand, Prices of opium had been falling. Tonnage was abundant, and freights had declined. The rates to London and Liver_ pool were quoted at £2. At Calcutta the Money Market was easy, and accommoda tions were obtained at the bazaar at 1 to l per cent. below the bank rates. Government securities, too, rather receded in value, consequent on an idea prevalent amongst the native dealers of the probability of a new loan being opened by government, which, as far as we have been able to ascertain correctly, is very improbable. Rates of exchange had an upward tendency. Trade, generally, was inactive at Calcutta, with the exception of sugar, which was in demand. Iron had receded in price. COUNTY COURT.-SATURDAY (BEFORE JOSEPH POLLOCK, ESQ., JUDGE DEUIDiS2,I.—STANLEY v. SHEPHERD, AND OTHERS.—In this case, Mrs. Stanley, a widow, sought to recover of the defendants, Joseph Shepherd, John Mellor, and Thomas Lowe, the trustees of the funeral fund in connection with the Modern Druids Burial Society, the sum of £l2, being the amount she should have received on the death of her husband. Mr. Roby appeared for the applicant, and the trustees were represented by Mr. Martin. From the statements made, it appeared that, some time since, there was some disagreement amongst the members of the Burial Society, and a resolution was passed, to the effect that, unless the lodges paid up their calls to the trustees, they would be excluded from all benefits. The Erin Pride Lodge, of which the deceased was a member, had not paid up the call, consequently, it was alleged on the part of. the defendants, that the lodge was out of benefit, and hence the demand was not paid. For the applicant, it was argued that the trustees had not the power of excluding lodges from benefit. After a long legal argument, his Honour decided that the resolution excluding the lodges from benefit was not legal, as the rules did not give that power, therefore, there must be a verdict for the applicant. Mr. Roby said there were several other cases of a similar nature, involving points of law, which he pro posed to go on with, but his Honour suggested that it would be much better for the parties to meet and settle such differences amicably—a course which was assented to, upon its being understood that all the lodges in arrears to the funeral fund, would have to pay up their arrears before they were entitled to benefit. The bearing of th e other cases was adjourned. THE IST OP SEPTEMBER.— The prospects of partridge shooting, says the Worcester Chronicle, which will com mence on Monday next, are very rejoicing to the sports man. The birds are very abundant, the coveys large and strong, and the approaching first of September will probably witness the death of as many as ever fell before the murderous tube on that day so dear to sp;rtsmen. THE Moons.—The accounts from the moors of Perth, shire, says the Perthshire Courier, still bear the same tenor as those received during the previous week; generally, the birds are not so numerous as they were last year, and a considerable proportion of them were old, owing appa • rently to the young broods having suffered severely from the rains in May and June. The sport, however, has been pretty goo]. A correspondent says—There is a general complaint all over the moors of a want of young birds, and also of a good number of the old birds being diseased. The most successful party that I have heard of was Mr. Padwick's st Drutnore. They killed about 300 brace the first week. Numbers of the gentlemen are returing south again. HALF-YEARLY REPORT The accounts as now presented to the shareholders exhibit an increase, on the capital account, for the last halt-year, of £33,971 17s 11d, viz. : Expended on Warehouse. Office, and Sta. } 14,2.11 8 4 tion at Bridge Hand .. „ Additional Worksat Stations, Sidings, &c. „ Rolling 5t0ck..... ...... „ Opposition to Dock Bill 3,111 10 10 15,997 14 5 661 4 4 4633,971 17 11 On the revenue account your directors congratulate you on an increase of receipts, on the half-year, as compared with the corresponding period of 1855, amounting, as shown by the following statement, to £11,542 12s 91 Pass:ngers. Goods. a. d. Receipts for the half-year ended 30th} 30,582 7 8 32,432 4 7 Ju n e, 1856 Receipts foe the ha!f-year l £.'0,830 3 9 ended 30th June. 1855 .. I From wh,ch,to compatel with the pres-nt half-year must be deducted the charges for Top, over the L. an 1 N. W. line, and lighterage on the G. W. 9,408 4 3 R. Co.'s g iods, the form r r be ng now deducted in the weekly sett'ement of ac count, and the later c pany now p , oviding their own I.ghtets, viz : Nett traffic for June, 1855, 51,471 19 6or 28,124 2 4 23,343 17 2 -- -- -- 1ncrea5e......... ,e 2.454 5 4 9,088 7 5 It, will be observed that out of the half-year's earnings £2,500 have been placed to,a fund for renewals, which sum is considered adequate for the period. In the last report the shareholders were informed that the Great Western R iilway Company had commenced to exercise their running powers, for the conveyance of their goods traffic, over the Chester and Birkenhead portion of your railway. Negotiations between the companies, as to terms, having failed, the Great Western gave the Birkenhead Company notice to refer the terms to arbitration, in accordance with the act of parliament. The award of the arbitrators was made on the 17th of June last, and in the incomplete state of the dock works and facilities for traffic at Birkenhead may he considered satisfactory ; and may be briefly stated to be to the following effect, viz : a fair tonnage rate according to class of goods, with rent of £5,000 per annum, for the use of that costly portion of your railway from Grange-lane to Bridge-end. The award to extend over a period of three years, from the 2nd February last. The Liverpool corporation having made application to parliament for powers to alter the original plans of the Birkenhead docks, which proposed alterations appeared to your directors inimical to your interests, they considered it their duty, in conjunction with the Great Western Company to oppose such plans being sanctioned by parliament. Your directors regretted the necessity of opposing the Liverpool corporation in this matter, but they are glad to believe, from communications already made, plans will be agreed upon satisfactory to the great interests concerned, which will carry out the object this, company has always had in view, in its api w ta i l ll in b to e s g u re b a m t tt e te x d pen to di y t o u n re for at th ß e i n r o k n e v n e h r e s a in d n . of A the re s so h l a u r t e io c n Stock; and a further resolution for the purpose of sanctioning such a creation of Preference Stock as will take the place of the amount of mortgage debt, already sanctioned by the proprietors. The directors going out by rotation, are James Bancroft, Esq., William Titherington, Esq,, John Rogeis, Esq., and Henry Thomas Hops, Esq., who are eligible for re-election, but Mr. Hope does not again offer himself. A wish having been expressed that the number of the Directors should be reduced, it will be for the shareholders to decide. One of your auditors, James Tyrer, Esq., also retires by rotation, but is eligible for re-election. The balance available for dividend, as per annexed statement of accounts, amounts to £22,028 Us, out of which your directors recommend a dividend at the rate of 21 per cent, per annum, leaving a balance of £462 19s 4d to be carried to next half-year's accounts. WILLIAM AnwisoN, Chairman. Engineer's Office, Birkenhead, 20th Aug., 1856. To the Chairman and Directors of the _Birkenhead, Lan cashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway Company. _ _ Gentlemen,—l have much satisfaction in stating that the works and permanent way arc in good repair; the new ware house and offices, with the sidings, &e., at Bridge-end, are now complete and in full operation. The rolling stock is also in an efficient state of repair, with the exception of the engines, which have been overworked, in consequence of the present number being inadequate to the work; the necessary repairs cannot be undertaken until others are supplied, for which orders have been given, and the delivery of four will take place at an early date i • an additional number beyond this will be required to equip the line efficiently, and to conduct the traffic with economy. The following stock has been added during the half year :—Two passenger engines, six first and ten third class carriages, and ninety-eight goods trucks, sixty of which have been constructed at your own works. GEORGE DOUGLAS. The Chairman said the next business wood be, that he sh tuld move the adoption 01 the report, but before doing so, he begged to make a few observations upon the accounts and the report in general. He should commence with the capital account. The first item in the capital account was 414,201 8s 4d, expended on the new ware house, offices, &e. That expenditure was a large amount, but he was happy to say that the directors considered that the money had been laid out well, that the works were very suitable for carrying on the business of the company, and that, whatever they were used for here after, they would always be a valuable property. The next amount was 43,111 lOs 10d, for additional works at stations, sidings, &o. He was glad to tell them, that that outlay yielded an increase upon the rental of £2OB per annum, besides the accommodation to the increased traffic in coal and other matters. The next amount was £15,997 14s sd, for rolling stock, as explained in the engineer's report. This included £6,913 16s 3d for new waggons-- not renewals for old ones, but an increased quantity, which paid the Company very well. The difference be tween £15,997 14s 5d for the whole rolling stock lately provided, and 46,913 16s 3d for the new waggons, would leave 49,083 18s 2d, and that formed part of the £40,000 the proprietors granted at the last meeting to furnish the line in a proper and efficient manner with rolling stock. On the first of January, 1854, the company had twenty four engines only. During 1854, 1855, and the first half year of 1856, nine new ones were added, making thirty three. They had now on hand, too light for present work and worn out, ten, which reduced the number of efficient engines to twenty-three. During the present half-year they had received and ordered eight, which would make their efficient engines now thirty-one. The directors were now going to ask the shareholders to allow there to order three more, which would make the number thirty-four, a number which the directors considered sufficient for carrying on the business of the line, according to its present traffic. He might mention, that six of the engines now required heavy repairs. He did not think more than £35,000 of the £40,000 granted for the rolling stock would be required, and when they had allowed the direc tors to increase the number of engines to thirty-four, and their carriage stock was competent for the work, some thing like an amount of 42,500 would be quite sufficient to keep up its full value, and enable the engineer to have time for having the repairs dono at the proper period, and prevent them from being done at night, which was much more expensive. The revenue account, he presumed, would be considered satisfactory. It showed at increase in the receipts from passenger traffic over the cor responding period of last year of .42,454 5s 4d, and from goods of £9,088 7s sd, which, together, would make 411,542 12s 91, or 22i per cent. The earn ings of the line, exclusive of the river tolls, and the London and North Western tolls, for the corresponding half year of 1855, was £51,471 16s 93. For the same period of 1856, the amount was £63,034 95 6d. The expenses on charges, also clear of river tolls and the London and North Western tolls for 1855, was 432,941, against that of 451,471 receipts; and, for the same period in 1856, the expenses taken precisely on the same date, were 433,223 upon 463,634 redeipts, or 64 per cent charges and expenses in 1855, against 52 per cent in 1856. (Hear, hear.) if any gentleman required any further information in details regarding the accounts, in consequence of the fact that some of them were kept differently from the form in which they were kept last year, he should be very happy to afford any explanation upon his part. The next point to which he should allude, was the surplus land. This question had been carefully gone over, and such lots as they did not require for the company's purposes, had been put up at market. Only one small lot had been sold. The realisation of that would more than clear off their expense account, and the £35,000 required for fur nishing their line with rolling stock. He thought it im pqrtant that members should keep this in mind. He had now to allude to the consolidation of their share capital. Upon that point he apprehended there would be no objec tion, although he understood that some of their friends from the Stock Exchange could hardly say they approved of it, As their shares were of three different values, he thought it was important that they should be put into stock, which would save trouble at th. nom - and —s, and some expense, he believed, of tr....asters. With regard to the mortgszt , (lett, Vile directors wished to ask the permission of the shareholders to giving them the power Of placing it oo perpetuity, at a rate of interest not exceeding 4 per cent. This permission would only be availed of When the moue . ) , market was easy, and when it coull be done at a low rate. He would not himself sanction it being done at any rate exceeding four per cent, lie was glad to say that the company was, at present, working upon amicable terms with all their neighbour companies. There were still, however, some matters to settle with the Great Western. The tolls for the use of the Cheshire Junction company, was one of the items which he thought it very likely they should be able to conclude. In remarking upon that subject, he would only say the directors kept in view, that it was their duty, as well as their desire, to show no favour to any company. (Hear, hear.) What they expected from all was equal terms, and they should not, on any account, lend themselves to one party or the other. The arbitration I had been a very troublesome and expensive affair. The At any rate, their wish was to do everything to satisfy them, consistently with the interests of the company. They had, while accommodating the local traffic, also to accommodate the through traffic, and had to meet daily at the Chester station about forty trains, all of them, or a great many of them at least, expecting them to be there at the minute in order that they might not be detained. This was a serious difficulty they had to contend with, which he thought few other lines had to meet—about forty trains into Chester station daily from the Great Western, London and North Western, and Holyhead lines, along with their own Cheshire Junction line. To manage the whole called for great exertion, and more expense than that of an ordinary line. The third point to which he would refer was the river difficulties. They wanted better accommodation on both sides of the river, and better boats. The Liverpool peop'e were deeply interested in that question, inasmuch as if there were more facilities given at that side, as he hoped there would be bye and bye, and better approaches at the Liverpool side to the river, it would facilitate business, and, in his opinion, would lead a great many to Liverpool across the river who did not go on account of the trouble of the journey now. He believed that the shopkeept rs and every person living in Liverpool would be benefited by an easier access to Liverpool from the Cheshire side of the water. (Hear, hear.) He did not know that he had any further remarks to make, and would therefore conclude by moving the adoption of the report and accounts. Mr. James Tyrer observed that it would be well if the chairman also mentioned the difficulty they had in con- action with the ferry boats. The Chairman replied that it was true that they also were a source of difficulty. The company had an agree ment with the Birkenhead Commissioners by which the latter were bound to run one of their best boats with every train, and the difficulties necessarily arising out of anti an arrangement should be borne in mind. They lost five minutes by the river, and they had to make it up on sixteen of railway. The boats were not so regular nor of that class which they ought to be, but he hoped that that defect, would be remedied at no distant period, when the Birkenhead docks would be completed, and when they would have a large landing stage on the Cheshire as well as the Liverpool side of the river. They had had a com munication with the corporation on the subject, and he believed that they might confidently hope that, in the course of eighteen months or two years, something would be done to facilitate the traffic across the river. They were making improvements at Monk's Ferry station, and they had arranged with the Birkenhead Commissioners for taking the toll. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Pickering asked how the charges on the Chester station alone had, during the half-year, been increased by X 1,130 ? The Chairman replied that the Chester station was managed by a joint committee from all the companies. That committee appointed a general manager of the sta tion, and no individual company had a right to give orders at the station. As to the increase in the expense over the past half.year, he presumed it arose from the laying down of the permanent way in the station, of the cost of which their proportion was £566 lls lid, and also from the increased traffic. Mr. Mill said that he could not congratulate the directors on the report—a statement of accounts which he by no means considered satisfactory. The expense of working the line was enormous, and he therefore appealed to the shareholders to support him in urging on the directors a different management. He conceived that the official of the various railway companies had too much power, and from that arose the defalcations which had been found taking place else where. He wanted to have more responsibility with the directors, and less with the officials, who had by far too much in the arrangement of the traffic. They should remember that it was not the amount of traffic but the price that was paid for it that gave a dividend. If they looked at their line they would find that it was not over loaded with traffic, and that they were carrying, as he maintained, at a loss. (Hear, hear.) He should like to know what profit they derived from carrying coal and taking back iron-ore to South Wales ? Again, the working expenses were the most extraordinary of railway on record. So far as he could judge, the traffic was conducted, even taking into account t tollage received from the Great Western, at 75 per cent of the value received, and he maintained that one hal of that traffic was carried at a loss, and that they were working the line for the advantage of the public and not o the shareholders. The Chairman expressed a wish to know how Mr. Mill arrived at his estimate of 75 per cent. as the cost of the goods traffic? Mr. Mill replied that he took the locomotive power on goods at the same rate as for passengers, per mile, and that gave him £3,700 locomotive power on goods. The merchandise charges were £6,116, and placing also against goods £1,200 for the maintenance of way (half the whole expense), .Kl,OOO for general charges, £2,000 for the Chester station and for conducting the goods traffic, £l,OOO for relaying, £5OO for mileage and demurrage, and £3,500 for dues which exclusively belonged to goods, he would in all have £19,000 and odd pounds, and setting that against £26,500, which was about their goods traffic, he would have 75 per cent. as near as might be. As to the reduc tion in the number of directors, he believed that the shareholders would agree with him that the smaller num ber they had the better. He would not decrease their remuneration, but he hoped the shareholders would con. tinue to decrease their numbers, until they got the board down to seven or eight. The Chairman, in - reply, said the directors felt the full responsibility of their position and used it to the best of their judgment. They had selected officials in whom they could place confidence, and he was happy to say that it had not been misplaced. At the same time, they were not allowed to enter on transactions of importance on their own responsibility, but had to consult the board on all matters of business. As to the goods traffic, he had taken great pains to ascertain whether they were doing any business that was not remunerative, and he was happy to say they were not. (Hear, hear.) If they could get more of the worst traffic they were carrying it would answer well, and increase their dividend. With respect to the South Wales traffic, they were doing it conjointly with three or four other companies, and though it was a competing traffic, it paid well. Mr. Mill: State the amount you receive. I say you are conducting your traffic at an absolute loss, but if you prove it not so, I shall withdraw what I have said. The Chairman : That is not a fair request to make. If the shareholders are satisfied to place their business in the hands of the directors they should be content with their assurance, and not call on them to specify every particular. But if Mr. Mill, or any other shareholder, will call at the office at any time, he will receive every infor mation on the subject. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Mill : I:a ant to know it here.? Mr. W. Titherington: It would not be politic to publish it to the world. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Mill : I repeat that the traffic is carried at a loss. Mr. Burley considered that it was not decorous in any shareholder to persist in an assertion when wholly igno— rant of the facts in the face of a positive contradiction from the chairman, who was perfectly cognisant of them. (Hear, hear.) They should not allow such assertions to be persisted in. Mr. Mill replied that he made the assertion in conse quence of what was stated to him outside. Mr. Trevor suggested that Mr. Mill should state the nature of his information. Mr. Mill deolinedito give It, The Chairman, in continuation, said that Mr. Mill's cal culation as to the cost of the goods traffic was entirely wrong ; in fact, he had not the data to ascertain it. He (the Chairman) had gone into it as much as possible with the managers, and he had not yet found a railway man who could dissect the passengers and goods traffic, and say what per tentage should be charged to each. Be had shown that their working expenses had been 12 per cent less than in the previous half-year, while there was an increase of 221 per cent in their receipts. As to the Bridgewater Trust toll, he considered it as no part of their expenses, though Mr. Mill had included it in his calculation, panymai A lengthened discussion took place on the question, whether this toll could be considered part of their legitimate working expenses, and it appeared, that though it was in°luded in the statement of accounts, it yet formed no part of the chairman's calculations. Mr. Salisbury observed, that he considered that the maintenance of the independence of their company had always been their bugbear. Theirs was too small a line to maintain its independence, and he thought the time had arrived when they should cultivate a Great Western alliance. Mr. Salisbury was about to developo his views on this point, but was stopped by the chairman declaring that he was out of order. good t arnish r The report and statement of aceountg were then adopted nem. eon The follf, - w ing dividend, for the half-year ending 30th of ",ine, and payable 6th September, was. unanimously u T declared :—On 'l3l shares, 6s 10d per share ; on '2i* lOs shares, 6s 2d; and on 422 shares 4s Ild. it w as also resolved to convert the share capital, amounting to £1,941,50510,, into consolidated stock, such conversion to date from the Ist January next. The following resolution was also adopted That the directors be and are hereby authorised to create stock in the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway Company, in lieu of the whole or any portion of the amount of loan capital which the shareholders have.. authorised to b e b orrowed, amounting to the sum of £413,891 3s Bcl, from time to time, and upon such terms a s the directors may consider advisable, in accordance with the p rov i s i ons of the Birkenhead, Lancashire, iaBn3d the uc Ch shire Junction Railway Company's Act °, dividend p aya bl e on sh stock not t o exceed the rate of ..e4 per cent per annum." It was explained that the holders of this stock will not be shareholders in the company, but simply perpet ua l debenture or bond holders. seconded, that th e Mr. Mill moved, and Mr. Doming Mr.l3irley second. ld the motion, and, in doing so, took occasion to vindicate that gentlema❑ from the charge which had been made against, him, of being influenced by the North Western , hews. He contended that Mr. Ban croft's whole conduc t had been quite in another direction. He had advocated t (either a North Western nor a Great Western policy, bu•: had been thoroughly independent. The company had de, cided over and over again, that they would have no allianc .e with either one or the other, but would maintain an L idependent position, and such had been Mr. Bancroft's ; policy. Only for Mr• Bancroft, the question with the Gr eat Western Company would not have been so arnicalk v settled as had been done, and if the advice of other ge ntlemeta on the board had been is ten. p ,, r h a p, 3 it wool d not have been settled at all. (Hear, hear.) _ _ Mr. M' i'sked what a mount of stock was held by Mr Bancroft ? to answer that questi on . A right to examine th e reg i s t er T M h r. e Ch mill a asked rmn declinedif h ha d ; of;shares ? affirmative. . ster, and The Chairman replied in the' Mr. Mill accordingly exattn' n e d p the register, declared himself satisfied. Mr. Bancroft's name was then John Rogers were pu ,t and carried. Mr. William Titherington and Mr. re-elected without any opposition. Mr. James Tyrer was re-elected au'dit;o r. Mr. Titherington returned thanks fot his re-election as director, and, in doing so, took occas ion to defend the management of the directors fromthe at t ack made b y Mr. Mill. He declared that if Mr. Mill had b e 'en sent there— which he knew that gentleman was not—as a represen tative of the Great Western Company, he could not have done their business more effectively. emphatic support to the chairman's denial tl any tea and that Mr. Mil tv to it t , , e COM- their books, and that any day that gentletilan cal e'd at ti.: 4 office, the directors would most readily afford him every information he required. Mr. Rogers also briefly-thanked the meeting for his re election. A vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman, and the proceedings terminated. FASHIONS FOR SEPTEMBER (From Le Follet.) The delightful weather with which we have lately been favoured has been the means of introducing to our notice those excellent tissues, so pleasing to the eye, and so light to wear—those summer ball dresses of mousseline crepe, pink, lilac, or blue, covered with flounces, and trimmed with a passementerie of straw and velvet—a charming novelty of the season. and which produces a pretty effect; also the organdis, either lowered or checked in delicate colours, with a pattern on the flounces, sometimes relieved by a black velvet binding, or a double quilling of narrow pointed black lace, which throws up very beautifully the colours of the dress, White dresses—for so long a period proscribed —are at the present moment in the greatest request. After many futile attempts to revive this dress in the fashionable world, our artistes have at length succeeded in restoring it to favour. It is, however, uo longer the simple white muslin dress of former days, that might be worn by every village bride, but is so elaborately ornamented with embroidery and lace as to have become a toilette the most recherche and luxork.us. Plain white muslin or organdi dresses are frequently trimmed on the sides of the skirt with three rows of bouil lonnees, placed perpendicularly, and separated by small bows of ribbon arranged en echelle. Bodies, covered with bouillonnees and bows, complete these elegant evening dresses, now so much worn at fashionable water ing places. Coloured silk slips are very much worn tinder white dresses ; and when the dress is made with flounces, others, of the ~ame colour as the slip, are frequently placed under them. With these exquisite toilettes the most beautiful arti ficial flowers are worn ; also wreaths of fruit and fancy grass. Among the most elegant flowers, we have lately noticed an entire trimming for a white organdi dress, composed of green corn ears, mixed with hedge roses; another wns of hawthorn, destined for a pale pink dress; and a third, equalling, if not surpasi•ing, the others in elegance, was composed entirely of small bouquets of lilies of the valley. ‘" I placed at intery ,ls over a blue gauz. dress with a double le 45,854 . „ . s ex pec n them worn he palm is The bodies given to robes of taffetas or Bros Kra either round, a basques, or cut low and square, in Francis the First's style. With this body is worn either a fichu Antoinette, crossed in front and tied behind, or a fichu Louis XIII., or, what is still more recherche, a mantille of white or black lace. de Yap The colour nankeen is not new, bat it has always offered serious diMoulti's to our dyers, deprived as they are of the colours used by the Chinese. As the result of trials without number, they have at length succeed in producing taffetas of that colour ; and fashion, in this instance, has given it its right place. With this taffetas are made elegant robes, enriched with broderies Pompadours, in malachite green silk; the body open, showing a chemisette a plastron, trimmed with Valenciennea. Basques square, and very deep. Sleeves wide, opening on the top to the wrist, and closing at pleasure by means of a row of mcilachite buttons. The side of the sleeve, on which are the button-holes, is scalloped in such a manner that each buttonhole is in the round of a scallop. With such a. dress, a naantille of real Chantilly should he worn. Among the toilettes de ville that have been greatly admired a one of American green taffetas, having three flounces, The body reaching a trimmed with a bertha with amosaicrie pattern trimming. shoulders, w revers to match the flounces, crossed i❑ the front andiast - - cued at the side under the basques, which were also trimmed with the same. The sleeves were cur really 3.1 a Grecque, that is to say, flat to the elbow, and falling square over the hips. These, of course, were trimmed in the same style as the rest of the dress. Canezous and fichus of every variety are much worn, as low bodies are becoming daily more in favour. The " Pamela" appears to be the favourite shape for bonnets. Among the newest is a very pretty one composed of chip, with bands of pink or blue ribbon placed at inter vals across the front and crown, which is sloping. On one side is a bunch of aoacia roses, and on the other a double bow of blue or pink ribbon. The inside is trimmed with a wreath of acacia roses and light blonde. Another, of the same shape, is of straw-coloured tulle, with ruches of guipure hlonde placed transversely on small rouleaux of e,raw-coloured taffetas. Five of these ronlesuz are placed on the front of the bonnet and three on the curtain. A wreath of " heart's -ease" surrounds the crown, joining behind, and hanging over the curtain. The inside of the front is ttimmed with small tufts of " heart's-ease." We have seen some bonnets, the production of our celebrated modistes, which we think particularly tasteful. The first was of the Pamela shape, in rice straw, with a double front, bound with a narrow black velvet. Above the second front were bouquets of flowers, falling in small wreaths, the ends of which were joined under light foliage. These bouquets were composed of very small branches of Spanish lilac, delioate bunches of black and white grapes, and green and ripe corn, mixed with long grass, which spread over the curtain. The inside was trimmed with small bouclettes of rice straw, mixed with bunches of flowers to match those on the outside, only it much smaller proportions,. Wide string of white taffetas, edged with black velvet. THE LATE INUNDATIONS IN FRANCE The Lord Mayor has addrfssed the Earl of Clarendon upon the subject of the contributions raised in this country for the relief of the sufferers by the late inundations in France, relating the particulars relativ e to the proceedings of the committee. TV,,, t-L ;otal s London exceed £32,000 iptions received in Lord Clarendon 1 [sea are about £l,OOO Lord Mayc llowing answer to the roreign Office, August 22, 1856. have the honour to acknowledge the receipt ter which your lordship addressed to me on the ,•, and in which you have been good enough to ae with some interesting details relative to the pro. ceedings of the committee of the fund for the relief of the sufferers by the late inundations in France. I have not failed to lay your lordship's letter before the Queen, who has com manded me to express to you her entire approval of the manner in which the committee so worthily presided over by your lordship has discharged the duties which it under_ took. Her Majesty also desires me to convey to your lord ship the assurance of the great satisfaction with which she has the ge appealnerotissympathy them by the committee , displayed by the public in observed to h e and in thus endeavouring t o a ll ev i ate t h e ca l am ity which had befallen the peDpl e i n certain departments o f F rance .— r esponding t I have the honour to be, my lord, your lordship's most obedient, humble servant. (Signed) CLAREN DON, The Right lion the Lord Mayor, &c.c. —During the past week (says the Perth Co,, 7, with the exception of Monday morning, tA. fishing in the Tay and Earn was very indifferent. We understand that Lll the stations on both rivers are to be fished up to the 14th of September, the statutory periud for closing the fishing season ; the arrangement to close on the 26th August, as for several seasons past, having been departed from by a number of the proprietors of fishing'. tutional. 4sti. 07 - the number of directors l reduced to not less than eight, and that none of the out-_f,t , oing directors be re-elected. Mr. Birley ruove,ol, and Mr. Trevor seconded, an amendment, that tho 'number be not less than 11. The amendment ws s carried by a large majority. Mr. Trevor propos , ed that Mr. Bancroft be re-elected a director. Small brds of P.aa e on rice visiting or