The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-06 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENEtiG, !AUGUST t;-6;1 .18,6;

THE CHOLEI:A.

On Saturday, Mr. Thomas Foe-ell Buxton,
almirman of the house committee of the London Hospital ;
Mr. Samuel Gurney, 111. P., vice-president ; Mr. Joseph
&bag, a member of the house committee ; and Mr. Wil-
liam J. Nixon, house governor and secretary, had an in-
terview, by appointment, with the Lord Mayor, at the
Maasion-house, with the view, if possible, to interest,
through him. the corporation of the City of London in per-
ticalar and the citiaems generally, in the present state of
the hospital, and the excessive and incresaing demands
upon its resources, omsegtrent on the outbreak of cholera
'in the eastern pert. of the metropolis. The Lord Mayor
had readily punted the interview, and listened to the
statements made by the deputation with the deepest sym-
pathy and interest.
Mr. T. BUXTON said they had given up a third of the
hospital, or the whole of one floor, exclusively to cholera
pat:irate, and in consequence of it behtg necessary to have
one nurse to every three patients they had been obliged to
increase their staff of nurses, in addition to superinten-
dents, many of whom rendered their services gratuitously.
The number of patients admitted into the cholera wards
from the 10th July to that morning, the 4th August, were
365, of whom 299 were suffering from cholera, and 66 from
diarrhea ; of these, 97 had recovered, or 48 from cholera
and 49 from diarrhea ; 158 had died from cholera and 8
from diarrhoea, or 166 in all • and 102 remained in the
wards, 93 of them afflicted' with cholera and 9 with
diarrhea, very few of whom were convalescent. The
number of out patients treated during the same period in
the receiving room of the hospital the cases not being
severe enough for reception into the establishment, was
6,251, the attendance oa whom involved extra
labour and cost. The cholera staff of the hospital con-
sisted at present of five resident medical officers, 35 day
nurses, 35 night nurses, and four men employed by day
and two men by night in other departments. The entire
expenditure of the establishment had been increased for
extra diet and stimulants to an extent beyond all pre-
vious experience in hospital treatment, including extra
issues of wine and brandy to nurses, patients, and
la-
bourers. This year they were to have publicly opened
a new wing of the hospital, which they had lately
built, and though they had been obliged to forego
the intended ceremonial, which would probably
have resulted in a burgs addition to the fund.
of the hospital, the completion of the new
building had been most fortunate and omprtune at this
time, when so much additional space was wanted by the
extraordinary influx of patients and medical men. It had
been perfectly astonishing to witness the seal of the medi-
cal staff. At first there was a goodsdeal of fear of con-
tagion, but much of that had been abandoned, and all the
authorities of the hospital, with many others, had volun-
teered their services in the emergency. Two nurses had
died, and one was ill now, but the former were extra
nurses, and had slitooe:t
green or other where in the neighbourhood of Bethnal-
re there was cholera, so
that the authorities of the hospital hoped the death
of the two nurses was no absolute proof of
the disease being contagious. It was frightful to
witness the sufferings of many of the patients in the hoe-
pital. Fortunately when the disease reached the state of
collapse the suffering appeared to cease, but in the earlier
stages it was fearful. Many of the people who were
brought in were just skin and bone, and they came in poi-
soned, as it were. They (the deputation) bad called upon
the Lord Mayor in the hope that he might be able to lay
their case before the corporation, with a view to a grant
from its funds.

Mr. Naos, the house governor, said there were crowds
of people dying, for whom accommodation could not be
found in the hospital.
Mr. S. Gummi-, M.P. observed as a sad and significant
fact that on Friday hat there were as many as thirty
bodies in the dead-room, and people could not be got to
bury them. They had since got sixteen of them buried,
but on Friday the demands on the staff of the establish-
ment were so great that time could not be found for the
interment of the dead. A very great proportion of the
patients were German sugar bakers, large numbers of whom
lived in that part of London.
Mr. Scams, a member of the deputation, observed that
it was astonishing to see the number of little children in
the wards of the hospital. A great object with the depu-
tation, he said, was to obtain the advocacy of the Lord
Mayor in the Court of Common Council in the emergency.
The Loan MAYOR said be should be doing the Court of
Common Council an injustice if he thought they required
any advocacy of his on such an occasion. This was a
question of humanity—(hear, bear),—and he bp.d no doubt
the oorporation would cheerfully respond whenever an appeal
Walt made to them in such a case. They had always done so
before, and he was sure they would not be wanting on
this occasion. There was great distress in the east of
London, irrespective of that caused by cholera, among the
families of men out of work, and those people were thrown
upon local charities for relief. He had received two or
three deputations on the subject, but he hadbeen cautious
about alarming the public. Ile thought, however, the
time had now arrived when the merchants, bankers, and
other principal citizens should be invited to join in
general subscription toward the relief of the prevailing
distress. As respected the corporation, they were now in
recess, and would not meet again until September. There
would be much difficulty in convening • meeting of the
Common Council at present, when many of them were
probably out of town. But in the meantime the hospital
was hardly so bad as might appear at first sight. The au-
thorities had wisely appealed to the public ; and he ob-
served that, by the aid of the newspaper press, consider-
able sums were fiowingin from day to day.
Mr. GURNEY, interposing, said they had that morning
received 170 letters containing donations, and they could
not be too thankful for the liberality which was being
shown. _ _

The Loan MAYOR said the public were much indebted
to them for their great energy in the emergency. He was
then going from there to the Priv," Council-office, and
would take an opportunity of mentioning what he had
heard from the deputation. He was inundated with letters,
and people seemed to be alarmed at the existence of anything
that might possibly produce epidemic. From all be could
bear the disease had mostly attacked people who had but
little stamina, and those who, from their poverty, had but
little to eat, and that little probably bad in quality.
The deputation then took their leave.

In accordance with the new regulations adopted by the
special sanitary committee of the City Sewers Commis-
sion the several inspectors appointed by that body, under
the provisions of the " Nuisances Removal Act," were on
duty yesterday morning at an early hour. At 8 o'clock the
supply was turned on, and the water was kept running
for half-an-hour in the poorer localities.
The medical officer of health having recommended the
use of brandy, wine, and other stimulants in cases of
diarrhow and cholera, and it becoming known that the
hospital supplies are limited, subscriptions for cholera
patients in Wepital have been opened amongst largo City
establishments, at Lloyd's. They commenced on Saturday,
and although not a busy day, about 200 f. was subscribed
at the Commercial Sale Room.

Other deaths are reported from the Northumberland
coast. On Friday night, between nine and ten o'clock, a
schooner was towed into the Tyne with her flag half-mast
high, and she was turned in the Narrows and pla,nd upon
the quarantine ground. She had one or more fatal cases
of choleni aboard. On Friday morning another death
occurred in the Cholera Hospital at South Shields. Four
seamen had been conveyed from their vessels to
the hospital, one of them being a foreigner named
Andreas Hansen, belonging to the N, ictoria, of
Christiana. Hansen had been lying in the Tyne
Dock for eight days, and being seized with the
disease he was on Thursday afternoon conveyed to Shield.,
where he was attended by Dr. Denham. All the appli-
ances that could be used were brought into requisition, hut
unfortunately without avail. From his first entrance into
the hospital Hansen continued to get worse, and died early
on Friday morning. Deceased was 21 years of age, and a
native of Norway. There are at present five patient. lying
in the hospital, but they are all doing well. Dfr. J. Smythe,
tide surveyor, reports that the schooner Surprise (Captain
Finch), from London, had oome into the harbour, and that
a boy had died on board of cholera on Tuesday last, and
had been buried at sea. The vessel is lying in quarantine.
On Friday morning, about 8 o'clock, Dr. Yeld and Dr.
Haling, the medical officers appointed by the corporation
of Sunderland, were informed by the Customs authorities
that the brig Elizabeth, of Sunderland, last from London,
which she had reached from Nice Dieppe, was in the roads,
and that on the paoags to Sunderland two of the crew,
both Sunderland men, had died from cholera. One of the
crew, who had been seized with cramp on Saturday even-
ing, died on Sunday morning, after about thirteen hours'
illness, having all the symptoms of cholera. The body was
buried at sea off Southwold. On Wednesday, another
man was seized with the same symptoms, and
died on Thursday morning, and his body was buried
off Flamborough Head. Every precuntion bad been taken
by the captain and crew to prevent the spread of disease
in the vessel. The clothes of the dead men were thrown
overboard, and the vessel was thoroughly cleansed before
her arrival here. The medical officers were sa'erfied from
the description of the symptoms that the men had died
from cholera, and observing one of the crew to be sickly,
they ordered the vessel to ride quarantine in the roadstead,
and to hold no communication with the shore, except
through the medium of the local authorities, until they
were able to certify that she might enter the harbour with
safety. On Friday morning, a labourer, named Charles
Mason, residing in Sunderland, was seized with cholera,
but the neighbours refused to allow him to be removed to
' the hospital at the dock. He had been working on board
' a ship at Wood's ballast wharf. He died about mix o'clock
in the evening.
After raging in the township for seven weeks and carry-
ing off in the time a number nearly equal to one per cent.
; of the population, the cholera is beginning to decrease in
Winsfort4 Cheshire, but the general state of health is,
however, very bad, and the number of cases of cholera and
diarrheas on the books of the medical officers is as large as
at any previous time during the visitation. The decrease cf
deaths by cholera is attributed in • great measure to the
, working et the Diseases Prevention Act which is now in
a force in the town, the medical officers continually visiting
took house in their respective districts, and thus being
often enabled to deal with the disease in its early stages.
A meeting held last Wednesday formhe purpose
of taking steps towards the inon of the
local Government Act, was made almost riotous
a by the guess ss of a crowd of the poorer rate-
ppm who wore determined to upon any aware likely

to result in the imposition of higher rates. After • stormy
meeting the mayor was obliged to vacate the chair, and
with several other gentlemen to leave the room, when •
resolution was carried by acclamation to the effect that the
town did nob approve of the act. One of the principal
speakers was Mr. Falk, the proprietor of Victoria sat-
works at Meadow Bank, and the landlord of some of the
wretched dwellings described in our early reports of the
outbreak of the cholera in Winsford. This gentleman
declared that if • local board were attempted to be put
upon him at Meadow Bank, he would spend a thousand
pounds and get an act of parliament to exempt him from
such • thing, a sentiment loudly cheered b 7 the !meeting.
Happily the disease appears to be diminishing in Liver-
pool. Up to Saturday afternoon the total admissions of
cholera patients to the wards at the Liverpool workhouse
amounted to 116 ; the deaths to 67. Three more deaths
are reported at the workhouse. Two more admissions
have taken place from the town.
In the neighbourhood of Huddersfield a ease of English
cholera has occurred. Mrs. Sharpe, wife of Mr. R. Sharpe,
of Birkby, was taken ill on Thursday afternoon. She was not
atteaded by a medical man until half-past six on Friday
morning, and died in the course of the afternoon. To-day
(Monday) the guardians acting for the Huddersfield section
of the union are to have an interview with Captain
Graham, the agent of Sir J. W. Hamden, for the purpose
of settling upon a suitable site for a cholera hospital, to be
erected in accordance with the recent suggeaccis of the
Privy Council

ANOTHER CHARGE AGAINST A POLICE CON-
STABLE.-THE HYDE-PARK DISTURBANCES.

At the Marlborough-street Police-court on Satur-
dey Police-constable George Ryall, X 110, was summoned
before Mr. Knox, charged with 'intuiting George Morti-
mer, of Dorset-street.. Blandiordoquare.
dr.Harris, instructed by Mr. Merriman, on behalf of the
Reform League, was for the complainant ; and Mr. Wont-
ner was for defendant.

In opening his cue Mr. Harris maintained that the
police had no right to use their truncheons except in self-
defence. On this occasion, the second day of the Hyde-
park disturbances, he said that the police acted in a brutal
manner, belabouring with their truncheons respectable
men, helpless women, and even old men of founoure years.
He asked whether it was on such an assemblage that a con-
stable was entitled to use the power he claimed—a power
which the Queen herself could not give him the right to
exercise.

—The complainant, Mr. George Itortlmer,of Dorset-street,
Blandford-square, in the employ of the General Iron
Foundry Company, was then exanuned. He said he was
in Hyde-park on the 24th July, about ten o'clock at night,
with two friends. Asked permission of the police to pass
through the gateway of the Marble-arch into Oxford-
street. They got through, and one of his friends being
struck by a constable he turned round and asked what that
was for, and they were than pushed by another constable.
They walked into the middle of the road, and they saw an
old man jostled out at the gate, who fell down. While
lying on the ground a constable was about to strike him
with his truncheon. He could not say that the defendant
was the constable. He put out his stick to save the old
man from receiving the blow on his head, and he did
stop the blow. lie then walked away, and directly
afterwards he received a blow on the head_ He felt
stunned, and found the blood pouring from the wound. His
stick was seised, and he was struck four or five times on
the shoulders. He staggered and laid hold of some railings
to prevent himself from falling. Hill friends took him home
and he was attended by a doctor, who bad repeatedly
dressed his head, which he had been obliged to get shaved.
In reply to Mr. Wontner the complainant said there
was no mob present at the time ; there was no roiling,
no pelting of stones. The park was tolerably quiet. There
was no crowd outside the Marble-arah. This evidence
was confirmed by Mr. Samuel Wood, of No. 19, Dorches-
ter-place, in the employ of Mr. Stanford, map-aeller,
Charing-cmes, who was with complainant on the night a
the 24th, and by Mr. Joseph Shepherd, of No. 10, Wynd-
hrm-street, in the employ of Messrs. Peters, carnage-
builders.

For the defence Mr. Wontner called several of the police
who were on duty at the spot, and they stated that the
crowd was very riotous and disorderly, that stones were
thrown, that several constables were injured, and that
the men were compelled to use their truncheons to protect
Cremselvcs. No direct evident:* in refutation of the
charge was brought forward.
Mr. Knox then said he would first state the law and
then go into the facts. It would be more logical to take
the law first, to have the light before beginning to walk.
He confessed it was not much in his way to travel out
of the facts before him in • general exposition of the law,
but on this occasion he had heard doctrines broached by
the learned gentleman who appeared for the complainant,
that he should be sorry to endorse, and still more sorry if
they went forth as having been stated in court with-
out any comment being made by the magistrate. He
confessed he was most astonished to hear doctrines put
forward whirl, if accepted generally, the very founda-
tions of society would be broken down, and the quiet, in-
dustrious subjects of the Queen would be exposed to the
attacks and be laid at the mercy of a rabble—the very
scum and refuse of society; he did not mean hard working
men and mechanics ; be meant thieves, ruffians, and those
of that class, to be found always numerous and ready loci
disturbance in a town like this. Let us see the state of
the law with regard first to the private subjects of the
Queen, and next with regard to constables. He would
not give an notions of his own—he wouldgive
word,the very uttered by some of the greatest judges
that ever adorned the bench. The law, as laid down es
them, had been acted upon for centuries by our forefathers,
who were not either careless of their own liberties or those
of their fellow subjects ; it had been acted upon from the
reign of Queen Elizabeth down to our own time. It would
be, in his judgment, and in the judgment of all reasonable
men, better to keep to old landmarks than to encourage
doctrines which, if once accepted, would lead to nothing
but scenes of murder, riot, and bloodshed. It appeared to
have been doubted that the police had • right to disperse •
disorderly mob. Here is the law on that point :—By the
common law the sheriff, constables? and other peace
officers may, and ought to do all that in them lies towards
the suppressing of a riot, and may command all
other persons to assist therein.-1 Harr.' c. 65, a. 11.
Any private person, and that includes the military, may
lawfully and ought to endeavour to suppress • riot without
the intervention of a magistrate by staying those whom
be shall see engaged therein from executing their purpose,
and also by stopping others whom he shall see coming to
join them, and by using arms for this purpose or for self-
defence, if it become necessary. Popham, 121; KeL, 78.
These extracts conclusively answered the assertion that
an order given for suppressing a riotous assembly was an
unlawful order, and that consequently all acts done
under that order were illegal. The extracts showed the
contrary, that it was not only the duty of constables to act
towards the suppression of a riot, but that • private person
not a constable was also empowered to do the same
thing. It followed that it being the duty of a constable
to suppress and disperse a riotous assemblage, he was jus-
tified in acting to the best of his ability to effect his
object, to repress force by force, and in case of need to use
the best means in his power to save his life if attacked.
' That was the law of England. The commissioners of
police, the superintendent, the inspector, and the sergeant
had a right to issue orders to their subordinate officers to
disperse a riotous and tumultuous assemblage. There was
a double tie on them as private individuals and as police
officers. With respect to what constituted • tumultuous
assemblage, "if three or more persons do any thing that
may be lawfully done in a peaceable manner in a tumultu-
ous and violent manner, they are as properly rioters as if
the act intended to be done by them were ever so unlawful"
—1 Raw., 0.85, a. 7 ; and peg curium, if one goes to assert
his right with force and violence he may be guilty of a
riot—ante, 734. Further, any meeting wasan unlawful
assembly which, according to the opinion of rational and
firm men, was likely to produce danger to the tranquillity
and peace of the neighbourhood. And " wherever the
intention of such an assembly is to redress public griev-
ances, as to pull down enclosures, &c., it is high treason."
He would now come to the facts of she case, previously
remarking that Mr. Wontner had not produced direct
evidence to negative the evidence as to the constable
striking the complainant. He appeared desirous of
showing that if the witnesses for the prosecution
had been mistaken in one point they might have been
mistaken in another, lamely, whether the defendant
really struck the blow. Certainly if the witnesses bad
misled him as to the state of facts he should not be dis-
posed to place much reliance on their evidence in reshot
to the assault. The witnesses for the complainant all
de-
claredee there was no portentous mob at the Marble-arch--
no riot at all. They were walking about at their ease, and
this was at the time when the old man was said to have
been hustled down. He had heard a good deal of sym-
pathy a:premed for this old man. He should have been
glad to hear a word of commiseration for the policemen
who were struck down by stones sod bricks—men who
were not there from their own choice, but in the discharge
of their duty. And, judging from his own feelings, be had
no doubt these men would ten thousand times rather expose
their Una in actual battle, or throw themselves into the
current of • heady fight, where blows wen given and taken
freely, than stand up to receive blows and insults which
they were not allowed to return. He had seen that the
conduct of the polio. had pined in high quarters applause
and admiration. As far as his own personal observation
went, while he saw last week one or two men placed in the
dock showing alight injuries, he noticed that the policemen
who brought them up had many of them hospital band-
ages on, with cut heads and wonnds pitiful to see, and
yet not a word of commiseration was spoken in their behalf.
With respect to the evidence for the defenos,thatoompletely
contradicted the evidence given by the witnesses for the
prosecution. There was a tumultuous mob, which the
constable, with others, was engaged in dispersing. He was
in the execution of his duty, and the summons must be
discharged. At the same time be would just say to the
I prosecutor, Mr. Mortimer, before he left the court, that
' should he find himself in • position when riotous proceed-
lop were going on, and should he happen to be struck,
don't blame the constable who has Riven you • chance
blow • but blame those who turned cose the scam and
refuse of the town on the peaceable inhabitants of louden."

ROYAL Irsiz Hoserni, GRAY2B-INN-ZOAD.
The number of patients relieved at this hospital during the
week eliding August 4 was 3,336, of whiehl,o49 were new
NOM

iinteUtenter.

METROPOLITAZI COUNTY COURT&
Meth; days appointed for the present
ntreeklisda
NhoostuteY, Portland-rest —Tuesday, Aussie Aug?;7 W
8; Thureday, 9.
BaonprOK, Whttehead's-grove.—Tuesday, August 7 : Wednes.
diff/A8911111101171, Osathedree&—Tnesday, Augu t 7.
Duncan-tensee.—Tuesday, AUgust 7 ; Wednes-
day, 8 ; Thursday, 9 Friday, 10.
SHOILIDITCH, Old-Street-road—Tuesday, August 7.
Bow, Bowsoed.—Nondsy, August &
Wumdetueat. Great Prmoutstreet. —Tuesday, August 7;
Wednesday, 8; Thursday, 9; Friday, 10.

Mory Thompson, who had pleaded guilty to two bur.
glories, mid had ►ee. three times *omitted beitam--emest
years' penal servitude.
- - -

. .
William Jones, William Mamiiity, and itouwiesA Morn•
These persons, has lordship said, had been Gawked's' 01
atrocious robbery. Moven had iadueed the peoseoitor to
p into a hone where Manning held him back by the hair
of his bead, while Jones out his hand across the ingere to
make him leave loose of his watch.--Jones, seven years'
penal servitude.; Manning (a first offence), twelve months ;
and Moran, eighteen months' hard labour.

Salami J071;2, who pleaded frailty to three burglaries,
and against whom there was a previous conviction—ten
years penal servitude.
William GaMaide, for perjory, having stated before the
magistrate that he was not in a public-house on a Sunday
within proscribed hours—three months' imprisonment.

COMILLIJONT 0? MTH.
Jam Bank*, who had pleaded guilty to oonoealment of
birth, was sentenced to four months' imprisonment.

•uui6 POLICIILIN.

His lordship said complaint had been made to him of
policemen having taken fees to find people places in the
court, and that persons had been deprived of their sesta to
make room for such friends of the officers. The complaint
came too late for investigation, but it was a contempt of
court, and he warned policemen against similar offences in
future. Hie lordship afterwards said that he willingly
exculpated the inspector of police of being privy to such
eontempt of court.

Little stirring in barley, malt, beans, and peas. ceie,
slow sale, but not lower. The arrivals this week
Wheat, 3
coastwise, 2,529 ; foreign, 5,780 ; bads:, fm.'
70; malt, coastwise, 69 ; oats, coastwise,
,741; e 7•••
3,877 ; peas, foreign 80 ; four, oosetwine, 1.419
lodiaa corn tour. 9.886 .asks.
NORWICH, AUGUST 4. —The supply of wheat wee es.
fsir at this market to-day, and the trade mazdteisimitiiii4
wise as on this day ae'snight, a slight
sanded to in mom instenses. We have had saellise
of dell and cool weather with frequent showers
crops have, therefore, not ripened so rapidly as vet% hens
been anticipated. With favourable weather
will commence in the ensuing week. Reports en
more general that the wheat crop is not presthetei
miring an aspect as it did a week or two macs 1114;
hat' in many districts become manifest
(erNOlm 641ba.), 56e. to 575. • old red diet° (eueu---"'
8611:e.), 51s. to 535. • new ditto, 6L. to 52,,,
Fldnr, 370. 6d. per ;sok. Averages .—Wleat, I,OW 414
49e. ;id. ; barley, 26 qrs., 295. 7d.
NOTTINGHAM, AUGUST 4.—We have had a poi 4,4
rain slate last week, but the weather has been mme slow
during thei last few days. Pastures and the root eel,
have received muck benefit from the molatme.
wheat and barley promise full crops. Oats will ks
Beans and peas good. The show of wheat at oar INA'
to-day was rather limited: The demand was
t.t.:
small advance. White (old), 56a. to 60s. ; red (
to 55a. ; new white, 52a. to 58a. • new red 50e. to Ilk
38 atoms There was a small shOw of barley, theie
for which was middling, and repent prices were
grinding, 30s. to 34e. per 30 stone. Osta were is Who
supply, and the demand was el a healthy sly
rates of last week—new, 28s. to 33e. ; 33e. be a.
24 stone. Of beans there were not many owieg. *At
trade was slow, at recent terms—old, 50s. to 3e. ; lot
48s. to 50e. per 38 stone. Super flour, 445. ; fiat 38e.
40a. per 20 stone.

OLFORD, AUGUST 4.—There was, for the time of /ogg,,
very good attendance at this corn exchange
ty plen of wheat on offer, but as fanners were
sell unless at increased prices, very few sales were ego*"
White wheat, realised from Ns. to 56a. per qr. ; red
50s. to 545. ; barley (scarce), 38s. to 40s. gloats, 235. to gh.
beans, 48s. to 50a. ; flour, seconds, 38e. to 40s. me roe,
beat bread, 6d. the 41b. loaf. As soon as the weatiorovi4
harvest will become so general in this neighbourhood, ow
farmers are fearful they shall not find hands 'offing.' o,
get it in so quick as will be required.

Pwrsasioaommt, Auociirr 4.—There wee a good mos d
wheat hero to-day, and last week's prices were as&
made fine red or yellow parcels made 525. per ip:a
36 stone. Our farmers are busy cutting wheat, oats,
peas.

Rraunto Avarice 4.—Oar market opened te-dsy wig
a short enpiwly of all sorts of grain, and a small attmegoi
In wheat the trade done was at late rates, bat illiall II
good parcels were asking for an advance, which kreciaa
not feel inclined to accede to. Barley was a nominal tee
at late rata,. Oats and beans a fair supply, elm
quotable change in pries&

Romagna' August 4.—Our city Corn &chop in
'applied with about an average show of grain for As sr
son of the year, there being several samples of Niamey
growth exhibited, but not for sale, the quality at iv,
good, moat of the parcels weighing as high as ftba, fi;
bushel. Consequent on the high rates still demanded',
the factors, the trade ruled very dull, millers enees
little disposition to operate, anile holders Wen fin
their demands for an advance of fully Is. per qr. sad
best sorts. This had the effect of checking bumps% set
only a retail trade was done, at about late term th
present quotations for beat runs of white wheat ars Olin
We. ; secondary, 535. to 565. ; and inferior, 491.t0 53a pew;
best red wheat, 48a. to 525. ; and secondary as& la
ferior, 435. to 48s. per qr. In the foreign mil
there was only • limited amount of business doing, ad
the sales repmted were at about previous quotation, sh
arrival of North Sea cargoes being now on a rather rain
scale. The flour trade ruled somewhat firmer, set ails
fine aorta are a trifle dearer. A rather better sap* d
barley was brought forward by holders, but there was ego
paratively but a limited show of best English sorts. lais
quotations were maintained, buyers, however, dad*
to accede to the advaneed terms salted by hoiden. be.
was a large ;rawly of oats at market for the man ill Yr
year, and the late rains having lessened the desosadlie
that article of grain, price, are the turn lower, axe pi
for best parcels. Beans and peas both about the sime
before, and the demand of a retail character.

WISBECH, Ammar 4.—The supply of wheat it Mad
today was fair ; the best samples, both red sad whi*asit
fully the prices of last week, arid the same may be aidd
all spring corn.

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WOZCZBTIB, Auocerr 4.—There was a fair supply of
wheat at market to-day, which sold slowly, at an edam
of fully Is. per qr. Barley 6d. to Is. dearer. Oats ad,
and rather cheaper. Beans Is. per qr. lower. Pew mon
inquired for.
Yoga, Acouer 4.—Tlae rains of the early part of the
week have considerably improved the root crops is bia
vicinity. The growing crops are coming on well, Whir-
vest prospects are on the whole good. In some piles the
crops have been laid by the rain. The supply of whale sat
our corn market was seasonable, and business was beat*
at rates the turn in sellers' favour. White, 545. to 51/4.;
red, 48s. to 52a. per 36 stone. For grinding barley themes'
a moderate demand, and prices were about the same as el
the week preceding ; rates ranged from 325. to 345. p.r
stone. Oats came sparingly to hand, and maks was
effected at the rates current this day week—new, Ma I
30e. per 24 stone. There was no material change to ads
in the value of beans, and samples made 48e. to 50s. jpe
38 stone. Malt, 665. to 68e. ; rye, 341. per qr. Flour,
to 41s. per sack of 280Ibs.
KIRKCALDY, AUGUST 4. —At our country markets fib
week we had rather more wheat offering. Meninala
seemed more inclined to buy, and on the sales made u
advance of M. to le. per qr. over last week's rates irea
established. Of oats and barley almost nothing off
Here to-day we had small supplies of oats and barley
of wheat. Oats and barley sold much as before.
6d. to Is. per qr. higher. Wheat, 45e. to 52e. per qr.;
barley, 38s. to 395. ; oats, 28e. to 321. . .

W;TERP ORD, AUGUST 4.—Our imports Gongs! c tee
cargoes of maize from abroad. Our market has been nee
active than of late, and purchasers have shown s bettor
disposition to operate. Foreign wheat meets as improved
inquiry, and some varieties are the turn in fame el
sellers. Indian corn is 6d. to 9d. per barrel cheaper, WI
this decline has induced larger transactions. Black ads
have been offered at less money without leading to bad-
neon. Flour easier. Imports this week :—Maize, 6,500
qrs. &ports this week :—Oats, 1,045 brls. ; flour, 361
sacks. •

NORTH NOTTS Hot. MARKET, A COUST 4.—The
high winds now prevalent are unfavourable to the holt
plant. The bine tau mastered the exudation of mg
the accumulation of 81th, and the plant is on the who..
looking healthy. A full crop is, however, not saticipei
The midsummer sboota have been stunted. The ellg.
looks remarkably healthy, but the shoots are not Tay ober
dant. With favourable weather a yield of about eight
ten cwt. per awe may be reckoned upon.
DESPATCH OF THZ INDIA AND CHINA MAHE."'"
SOUTRAM PTON, AUGUST 4.—The Peninsular and Orilla
Company's steamship Syria, Captain Angone, riled this
afternoon with mails for Gibraltar, the Meditermark
Eupt, Aden, Ceylon, India (except Bombay), and Claw
She -took out 48 pusengers, and on freight a general sunos
including gold coin 2811. 10s., snit gold thread, watelf.4
1,3(111. 9.. for Madras ; dollars, 1,71 W., sad emit.
watches, &a, 2,0421. for Hong Kong ; and for Cam"
watches and jewellery, 8741.
THE Weer COAST OF AFRICA Mang.—On Wed-
nesday or Thursday next the Royal Mail steaneki,
Mending°, niptain Griffiths, with the mails and
from Realm, Calabar, Cameroon., Bran, Bonny, Sirs 2
other African ports, and Teneriffe and Madeira, to
doubt arrive at Liverpool.
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