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The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-29

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-SATURDAY.

There was an average attendance of members at our
Subscription Rooms this day, but speculation on coming
events was by no means active. Commissions were in
the market for Bantam, Wee Nell, and Portland for the
Liverpool Steeplechase; Bantam closing at 7 to 1, Wee
Nell Bto 1, and Portland 16 to 1, all taken freely. The
only horses quoted were supported for nominal sums
only,—A few books having been opened on the Great
Northamptonshire Stakes, there were several attempts to
bet on the race, and Blichfield, Sheridan, and Wingrave
%ere most inquired after. Golden Pledge was in force for
the Chester Cup, and Scottish Chief for the Derby. No
business was done on the Nottingham Spring Handicap.
Closing prices :

- _
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
7to 1 agst Bantam (taken freely)
Bto 1 agst Wee Nell (taken freely)
13 to i agat Emblematic (take 100 to 7)
100 to 7 agat Emblem (offered)
100 to 6 agst Portland (taken freely)
100 to 6 egg Serious Case (offered)
20 b 1 agst Amy (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Worcester (taken)
25 to 1 agst Jerusalem (offered)
30 to 1 agst Ireley (offered)
30 to 1 agst Thomastown (offered)
40 to 1 agst Rook the Gardener (taken and off )

THE GREAT NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES,
100 to 9 agst Blithfield (taken)
100 to 6 agst Sheridan (taken)
100 to 6 agst Lioness (offered)
20 to 1 agst Wingrave (taken and offered)
CHESTER CUP,

15 to 1 agst Golden Pledge (cake 16 to 1 freely)
18 to 1 agst Change (take 20 to 1)
18 to 1 a-get Blackdown (take 20 to 1)
TWO THOUSAND.
11 to 2on the field (offered)
THE DERBY.

10 to 1 agst SeeCaaid (taken freely)
25 to 1 agst Claremont (taken),
25 to 1 agst Prince Arthur (taken)
28 to 1 aget Birchbroom (taken and offered)

RACING FIXTL
MA:

[RES FOR 1864.
EiCH.

Nottingham Spring 1
Derby Spring 3
Liverpool
Shrewsbury
Doncaster Spring

Warwick .. 16
Durham
Northampton 29
Catterick 3O

Ar
Croxton•park
Edinburgh Spring 2
Abergavenny b
Thirak 5
Di
Chester
York Spring
Salisbury l2
Bath

'RM.

Epsom Spring
Newmarket Craven
Newmarket First Spring 25

Ascot
Hampton l5
Newton
Odiham
Bibury
Stockbridge
:Ju
Newmarket July
Carlisle ..
Abingdon
Liverpool July
Stamford l4
Pontefract

Manchester
Harpenden
220
4
Epsom

Chelmsford 2B
New Forest Hunt 2B
Ne wcastle-on-Tyne
Woroestwr (Summer)
Ipswich

Brighton 2
Brighton Club
Lewes 5
Beading
Egham .. l6
Oxford
Yarmouth
SE rr

Weymouth 1
Warwick September 6
Leicester 8
Doncaster
Brecon ...... 19

'LY. :

OCT,

Northallerton .. 6
Newmarket Second Oct 10

NovE!

Nottingham
Winchester l9
Southampton .. 2O
Chesterfield
Goodwood ...... 29

York August 23
Plymouth
Derby
Lichfield 3O
StocktGn
Devon and Exeter

111 BER.
\Richmond 2O
Monmouth .••••••• 22
Manchester Autumn
NewmarKetFirst October 27

OBER.
Gloucester
Newmarket Houghton 24
;/.IP.En.

Shrewsbury Autumn 14
Leamington & War. Hunt 22
STEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1864

Worcester Autumn .... 30

MAncu.
Grand Military (Rugby liunt),,,,, , 14
London, England, 1864-02-29

SHARE MARKETS.--This day,

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOK.S.

[lir., Wol., and Str. Val. all
mythe and Tyne.
[Bost.,Sleat.,andAlid.Qo all
illristol and Exeter
Caledonian lO
Cork and Bandon all
Cornwall all
Do A IA Lets no diN i all
Do. B till 61'0'P an' ha' all
' been paid to B.
Dublin & Beliaqt June. all
Dun.,PerthotAb. June. all
Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100
Glasg. and S. Western. 100
G'reatEastern, Ord. stk 100
Ditto A stock
___

8 8i

Si 9
85 1,7
120 121

6i 7i

37 39
16 17
94i 95i
106 LOS
58i 401
47 49
7 6

st 100
GreatNorthot Scotland 103

Great N0rthern........1 100

Do A stook llOO
, __

129 13)
136 137
131 136
95 97
64} 65

Do Bdo . 1 109

Gt. S. and W. of Irelan,• 100
Great Western

Do Str Val gua. stock' 100
Lancashire di Yorkshire 1160

-[-.,-;;.--E0-n--;na-1711-nokwalil 100

1111 112
72 74
104 100
9 4t
110 110 a
091 100}
521

100
',on., Chat, sad Dover 100
Lon. & North Western 100

Lon. & So•.th Western 19,0

ilan.,Shel, & Lincoln. 100
Maryport and Carlisle. all
Do t shares... . all
'Metropolitan all
Midland
Do New
Do Birming. & Derby 100
Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all

100 110
130 130,;
Ii?
99 101

O. shares —js. lall
Mid Kart
Do Cray Line
(North British
lEdin., Perth, & Dundee 100
(Nth. Eastern—Berwiok 100
_ __

631 641
24 t 6
1031 104

16.13,4
Do Leeds lOO
_ _

58 59
911 52}

Do York
Do Carlisle.. . ... 100

North London -- 100

Do New 5
North Staffordshire

125 130
3* 241
ni 781
It 114
123 126
it 44
93 lOU

and S. W. Junction all
Scottish Central
_

Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100
Do Soot Mid. stock 100
Shrews. and Welchpool all
Shropshire Union 100
South Devon lOO
South Eastern

633/4 644
34 Z 6
641 e 54

South Wales
S. York. and River Dun 100
Staines, Wok.,an d Wok all
Stockton & Darlington all
Do l7
Do New, 1866 8
Taff Vale. .. 100

100 102 1
384
39i
Pi 104 0
7* 84 0
165 170
84 6 t
34 441)

-7)o B 8
Do C 3
Ulster
__

Do
Do
_54

Vale of Nenth
Victoria sta. and Vim lOO
Waterford & Kilkenny; 100
West Cornwall 1100

92 f.:6

22 24

ii:HartlepoolHar.Ltß.' 100
West Midland -Oxford' 100
Do Newport' 100
Do Hereford; 100

Railways. faid.f Closing Business
Price. done.
London, England, 1864-02-29

WESTMINSTER.

ROBBING " SOMEBODY."—James Clifford, a middle-
aged man, was charged with unlawfully having 141bs. of
grease in his possession.
James Manley, 174 V, said that six o'clock last evening
he met the prisoner in Cheyne-street, Chelsea, and seeing
him with something bulky about him stopped him, and
found it was 14tbs. of grease, andas prisoner could not give
a satisfactory account for the possession of it he was locked
up.
Mr. John Burney, superintendent of the Citizen Steam-
boat Company, and proprietor of the saw mills at Battersea,
said that the prisoner had been employed by him as carman
for a length of time. The grease produced was supplied
for machinery, and such grease was carted by the prisoner
to the works, but there had been none missed. It was sup-
plied in tins of 141bs. each.
Mr. Bury Hutchinson, on the part of the accused, asked
whether he had not hitherto borne a very good character.
Mr. Burney replied that he had.
Mr. Hutchinson urged that, as nothing had been lost,
there could be no charge sustained against his client.
Mr. Arnold inquired of Mr. Burney whether he could
say how it was probable that the grease had come into his
possession ?
Mr. Burney replied that in counting the tins of grease the
person who supplied it might have given one too many.
Mr. Hutchinson submitted that, if so, there could be no
offence, as the prisoner's conduct might be likened to a
tailor, who was entitled to his "cabbage."
Mr. Arnold did not think anything of the sort. The
grease must belong to somebody, and clearly did not belong
to the prisoner, who was now called upon to account for its
possession.
Mr. Burney was recalled, and said that if he had received
one tin too many he had a right to have reported it, as he
would, if he had received one too little. He could have no
claim to the grease.
Mr. Arnold said, in consideration of his good character,
he should not discharge the prisoner without a fine. He
must pay 40s, for unlawfully pooessing the grease.
London, England, 1864-02-29

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

SAD TERMINATION OF CHARGE AGAINST A GENTLE-
MAN.—DEATH OF COLONEL HENRY BROWN.—Amongst
the charges on the police sheets this moaning was one as
follows :--Colonel Henry Brown, drunk and incapable.
On Mr. Tyrwhitt taking his seat on the beach Inspec-
tor Walker, of the C division, saidl that after the charge
was taken the gentleman complained of being unwell, and
the divisional surgeon was sent for, who advised that he
should be taken home, and subsequently he expired.
It appears that the dead colonel was coming from the
King's-road, Chelsea, yesterday evening on the roof of an
omnibus, and when in Piccadilly he was obserted to sud-
denly fall back, having every appearance of labouring under
intoxication. He was assisted down by the conductor and
two or three constables, and taken to Vine-street station,
and charged with being intoxicated.7As soon as the charge
was entered he complained of being very unwell, and
vomited. The divisional surgeon (Dr. Tothill) was imme-
diately sent for, and on attending advised that the colonel
should be taken to his home. This was done, and Dr.
Barclay, of Bruton-street, sent for, but shortly after the
colonel expired, it is believed from apoplexy.
The dead colonel, who was for many years in the late
East India Company's service, for the last few months re-
sided at 72, Regent-street.
ROBBERY AT A CHAPEL.—Two boys named Dennis
Breen and John Spring were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt
with stealing some zinc window sashes, of the value of
from Whitfield Chapel, Tottenham-court-road.
It appears that some building is going on at the chapol,
and on Saturday afternoon while a carman named Scree
was delivering some materials at the chapel he observed
Breen dragging some of the zinc sashes underneath a
boarding in John-street, Tottenham-court-road, and the
other prisoner, who was standing in the middle of the road,
had some in his hands.

Groves, 97 E, said that one of the prisoners told him that
he had sold some at a marine store dealer's in Hertford-
street, Fitzroy-square, and on going there ho found a
quantity.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he could not help feeling that the
marine store dealer ought to give some explanation of the
affair,

Mr. Thomas Richards, builder, said ho had missed
some lead besides the sashes, which wore of the value of XI.

Inspector Garforth said that the zinc found at the marine
store dealer's was new, and had been broken up.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the zinc taken from the marine storo
dealer's should not be given up, and committed the boys for
21 days. It was clear that it was the rascally receiver who
set boys on to steal,
London, England, 1864-02-29

MARK-LANE.

The demand for wheat in the country markets held on
Saturday was far from active, yet no material change took
place in the rates current in the previous week. Good and
fine malting barley ruled firm; but all other articles were
a slow sale on former terms.

- -
Both on the Continent and at New York the export de-
mand for produce is much restricted, and the quotations
have a:drooping tendency.
The arrivals of English grain up to our market last
week were moderate. The imports from abroad amounted
to 8,522 quarters of wheat, 2,232 barley, 13,129 oats, 918
beans, 258 tares, 11,328 linseed, 1,826 oilseeds, and 465
sacks of flour. _ _ _

Compared with Monday last the arrivals of home-grown
wheat to our market, to-day, exhibited a falling off, both as
regards quantity and quality, the shew of samples both on
the Kent and Essex stands being of very moderate extent,
and, for the most part in poor condition. The trade,
generally speaking, was very inactive. The few dry
samples on offer were mostly disposed of at the rates current
on Monday last ; but in damp produce, very little business
was trans :cted, and a portion of the supply was left unsold
at the close of business. In the currency, there is no altera-
tion to notice.

Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly at late rates.
The supply of foreign wheat on the stands was moderately
large.
The supply of beans on sale was of full average extent.
Both English and foreign flour moved off slowly, at late
rates. The supply of barrels on offer was small.
In malt a very moderate business was transacted at,
former terms.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE,
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 393 to 42s
Ditto, old —B —s
Ditto, white, 1863 42s 48s
Ditto, old —s --s
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —3 —s
Ditto, 1863
Talavera,
Rye—
Barley—Grinding 26s 28s
Malting 2Bs 393
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 663
Brown
Kingstown and Ware 6os €6s
Chevalier 663 68s
Oats —Yorkshire and Lineolush., Feeding lBs 223
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black 163 23s
Cork, white l7s 24s
Scotch, Feeding 2os 233
Beans—Tick 3os 32s
Pigeons,
Peas—Grey
Maple
White 3ss 37s
Boilers 3ss 37s
Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b
Suffolk 26s 303
Stockton and Norfolk.. ... 27s 29s
American, per barrel 194 27s
London, England, 1864-02-29

Now ready, in Two Vols., Bvo., price 325.,

FORTY YEA RS IN AMERICA
By THOHAS LOW NICHOLS. M.D.

"No one in America has had wider or bet er opportunities
Tor tf6,..ervtrr;.- the T.lfc;Progress; and Disruption of the n ation
than Dr. Nichols has enjoyed for nearly half a century."
London : John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-Street.
London, England, 1864-02-29

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day,

No change in market. Sales about 5,000 bales
141Porta, 3,605.

TUE PRESIDENT of the Royal Society has issued
'invitations for conversazioni, to be held at Burlington
louse on the 12th of March and 30th of April.
STRENGTH AND COST OF THE STANDING
4111KIES OF EUROPE.—Russia's standing army is
1,000,000 men, costing annually 26,000,000 sterling, or 42
'er cent. of the national budget ; France has 573,000 men
.e°Btiug; 34,000,000, or 33 per cent. ; Austria, 467,000 men,
costing 16,000,000, or 37 per cent, ; Turkey, 424,000 men ;
Italy 314,000 men, costing 16,000,000 ; England, 300,000
mere, Costing 33,000,000, or 30 por cent, ; I'russia, 214,000
men, costing 7,500,000, or 30 per cent. Sweden, 67,000 men,
costing 40 per ;cent. ; Denmark, 50,000 costing 37 per
eent. The whole standing army of Europe is 3,815,5'17
men, costing annually 170,000,000 sterling.

•
TIIE NATURAL STEREOSCOPE.—The natural ate-
teoscope, recently invented, anticipates this triumph
!11 Producing some of the desired effects by auxiliary means
4he new instrument is much more elaborate, of greater
I,magnifying power, and consequently more costly than the
,""t of the old ones, the price, with stand, being £10;
but the - -
only peculiarity of the construction we need refer to
is that of a variously-coloured screen, which, working on a
couple of rollers, reflects its colours upon the slides. In this
N"Y the uniform sombre tints of the photographic pictures
are warmed up into life and beauty. Statuary becomes
luarble-like, and land: capes of all kinds are surrounded by
their peculiar attnospherical effects. The pictures are, there-
!ore, better pictures than before, and the pleasure to the
bekolder correspendini;ly inereand. A I'Vercester man is
tp iuvehtor,
London, England, 1864-02-29

MAR LBOROUGH-STREET.

SAD TERMINATION OF CHARGE AGAINST A GENTLE-
MAN.—DEATH OF COLONEL HENRY BROWN.—Amongst
the charges on the police sheets this moaning was one as
follows :—Colonel Henry Brown, drunk and incapable.
On 3lr. Tyrwhitt taking his seat on the bexch Inspec-
tor 'Walker, of the C division, saidj that after the charge
was taken the gentleman complained of being unwell, and
the divisional surgeon was sent for, who advised that he
should ba taken home, and subsequently he expired.

It appears that the dead colonel was coming from the
King's-road, Chelsea, yesterday evening on the roof of an
omnibus, and when in Piccadilly he was observed to sud-
denly fall back, having every appearance of labouring under
intoxication. He was assisted down by the conductor and
two or three constables, and taken to Vine-street station,
and charged with being intoxicated.ZAs soon as the charge
was entered he complained of being very unwell, and
vomited. The divisional surgeon (Dr. Tothill) was imme-
diately sent for, and on attending advised that the colonel
should be taken to his home. This was done, and Dr.
Barclay, of Bruton-street, sent for, but shortly after the
colonel expired, it is believed from apoplexy.
The dead colonel, who was for many years in the late
East India Company's service, for the last few months re-
sided at 72, Regent-street.
ROBBERY AT A CMA.PEL,—Two boys named Dennis
Breen and John Spring were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt
with stealing some zinc window sashes, of the value of £l,
from Whitfield Chapel, Tottenham-court-road.

It appears that some building is going on at the chapel,
and on Saturday afternoon while a carman named. Spree
was delivering some materials at the chapel he observed
Breen dragging some of the zinc sashes underneath a
boarding in John-street, Tottenham-court-road, and the
other prisoner, who was standing in the middle of the road,
had some in his hands.

Groves, 97 E, said that one of the prisoners told him that
he had sold some at a marine store dealer's in Hertford-
street, Fitzroy-square, and on going there he found a
quantity.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he could not help feeling that the
marine store dealer ought to give some explanation of the
affair.

Mr. Thomas Richards, builder, said he had missed
some lead besides the sashes, which were of the value of £l.

Inspector Garforth said that the zinc found at the marine
store dealer's was new, and had been broken up.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said the zinc taken from the marine store
dealer's should not be given up, and committed the boys for
21 days. It was clear that it was the rascally receiver who
set boys on to steal.
London, England, 1864-02-29

MARK-LANE.

The demand for wheat in the country markets held on
Saturday was far from active, yet no material change took
place in the rates current in the previous week. Good and
fine malting barley ruled firm; but all other articles were
a slow sale on former terms.

Both on the Continent and at New York the export de-
mand for produce is much restricted, and the quotations
have a:drooping tendency.
The arrivals of English grain up to our market last
week were moderate. The imports from abroad amounted
to 8,522 quarters of wheat, 2,232 barley, 13,129 oats, 918
beans, 258 tares, 11,328 linseed, 1,826 oilseeds, and 463
sacks of flour.

Compared with Monday last the arrivals of home-grown
wheat to our market, to-day, exhibited a falling off, both as
regards quantity and quality, the shew of samples both on
the Kent and Essex stands being of very moderate extents
and, for the most part in poor condition. The trade,
generally speaking, was very inactive. The few dry
samples on offer were mostly disposed of at the rates current
on Monday last ; but in damp produce, very little business
was transacted, and a portion of the supply was left unsold
at the close of business. In the currency, there is no altera-
tion to notice.

Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly at late rates.
The supply of foreign wheat on the stands was moderately
large.

The supply of beans on sale was of full average extent.
Both English and foreign flour moved off slowly, at late
rates. The supply of barrels on offer was small.
In malt a very moderate business was trassacted at
former terms.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 393 to 42s
Ditto, old —El —s
Ditto, white, 1863 428 48s
Ditto, old --15 —8
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —s
Ditto, 1863
Talavera,
eye—
Barley—Grinding 26s 2gs
Malting 2BB 39s
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 66s
Brown
Kingstown and Ware 6os €6s
Chevalier 668 688
Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding-. 18s 228
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black l6s 23s
Cork, white l7s 248
Scotch, Feeding 203 233
Beans—Tick 3OB 328
Pigeons,
Peas—Grey
Maple
White 358 37s
Boilers
Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b
Suffolk 282 30s
Stockton and Norfolk..
American, per barrel l9s 27s
London, England, 1864-02-29

SHIPPING—This Day.

LONDON, Feb. 29.—Wind this day at noon—East;
light breeze, and thick, foggy weather, with rain.
FILL, Feb. 28.—Wind B.—Sailed—Peep o' Day, for the
West Coast of Africa.
NEWPORT, Feb. 27,—wind N.B.—Sailed—John Land,
for New York.
SWANSEA, Feb. 27.—Wind N.B.—Sailed—Marquis of
Worcester, for Valparaiso.
SHIELDS, Feb. 26.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Lizzie, from
Bilboa.
CLYDE,
Feb. 27.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Confidencc,
from New York.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.
Arrived, Feb. 28—Linne, steamer, from Gottenburg ; La
Plata, from Gibratar.

DEAL, Monday Morning.
Passed, Feb, 28—Charlotte and Jane, from London, for
Southend.
_Passed, Feb. 29—Francois, from London, for Nantes.

THE SITE OF ST.THONIAS'S HOSPITAL.--The•
Lord
Chancellor gave his judgment on Saturday in the case re-
lative to the site of St, Thomas's Hospital. His lordship
confirmed the selection of the ground at Stangate, and
building operations will commence there with the least
possible delay.
ANOTHER CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF
THE WARS OF NAPOLEON I. is announced for publication
in March: " Memorials of the Campaigns of 1809 to 1815,
from the Papers of the late hfargrave William of Baden,"
with notes and illustrations by Lieut.-General Philipp
Rodm von Dienbarg. It will appear in German
at
Carlsruho.
London, England, 1864-02-29

44A, MADDOX-STREET, REGENT-STREET, W.
THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM.
Open daily from 10 till 10. Where may he seen the
Astees ; Bushman and Wife; Julia Pastrana and Infant;
Eng and Shang, the Siamese Twins; and upwards of 3,000
Models, Natural Preparations, &c. Egyptian Mummies,
unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One Shilling ;tor
Gentlemen only).
London, England, 1864-08-27

Births,

DicKiNsos.—On 'the 25thinst.,- at Thorndon-heath, TL's
wile of Wm. Dickinson, jun., Esq., of a eon.
MANNING,—On the 25th 'inst ,at Cheltenham; the wife of
FATTEN--On
Manning,ENNV.._on the
25Et
he qi
n. ,
sot f, a:tda2u4g,hter.
JIM-street, Berkeley-
square, the wife of Captain. Wilson Patten, of the Ist Life
Guards, of a daughter.
Marriages.

J2son inEsltl.i,oattt IlHouxlytaTbriii:itoyf
a u XTABLE—NlXON.—sOciunatrh:
xeswick, Cumberland.
WALLACE
Church, ClouEeteesql.7o;
33, Arundel-squate, Barnsbury, hth
t o Isabella daughter of
_Ry,,,,,0n the 25th inst., at the Roman Ca-
John Nixon,
tholic Church of St. Anselta and St. Cecilia, William
d
Thomas, only sou of Mr. Martin Wallace, St. George's-
place. Hyde:park, to Rosetta Ann, eldest daughter
Mr. Jones Ryan, of Long-acre.
Deaths.

ALLAN.—On the 25th inst., at his Cottage, at Addlcstoney
Thomas Allan, Esq., formerly of Lloyd's and the Stock
Exchange, aged 87.
BATT.—On the 25th inst. George Batt, Esq., The PriorYr
Sydenham, and late of 412, Strand, seed merchant.
BRUCE.---0/1 the 25th inst., at Leckie' Stirlingshire, in coil'
sequence of a fall from his horse, Charles D. P. Brace,
Esq,, late of 10, Great Cumberland-street, aged 61.
GILBERT. —On the 25th inst., at Southsea, Hants, Sohn
Gilbert, Esq., of Francesca, Dublin, aged 53.
LINDSAY.—On the 23d inst., at West Brompton, CaPtaill
John Lindsay, R.N., aged 73.
MARSH.—On the 24th inst., at Beddington Rectory, Sur-
rey, the Rev. Wm. Marsh, D.D., rector of Bedding"'
aged DO.

London: Printed and
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of Na 112, St*and, rand, Printer, at TUE SUN 011ie Nt.;°.
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a: the Precinct of the 'Savoy. in the
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.itittlenZ.—Saturday, August 27„1801f
London, England, 1864-08-27

HER MAJESTY,

WINDSOR CASTLE, August 20.
The Queen, accompanied by her Royal highness
the Princess Louis of Hesse, drove in the grounds
this morning. Their Royal Highnesses Princess
Helena and Princess Louise also accompanied her
Majesty. hness
Ills Royal Highness Prince Louis of Hesse and
his Geaud Ducal Highness Prince Eiimar of Olden"
burg took a carriego drive.
Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice took a
carriage airing.
Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Marie
of Russia visited the Queen and Princess Louis ()-
r
Hesse to-day.
London, England, 1864-08-27

SEASHORE ACCIDENTS.

Dr Kidd, writing to a contemporary says :—Just at pre-
sent, when drowning accidents are so common at the sea-
shore, you will do good it you direct attention to a peculiar
new form of proceeding with the drowned recently disco-
vered in America, by which persons sunk to the bottom for
25 minutes, and pronounced to be stone-dead for over two
hours, were happily recovered and restored to perfect health.
It Was a dictum of the late Sir B. Brodie, and is the. ortho-
dox faith of the Humane Society now, that no one was ever
yet restored to life who was five minutes (there is a contro-
versy even about four minutes) submerged. This discovery
is as great an improvement as electric telegraphs on four-
horse coaches. The details are in the Boston medical jour-
nals, from whence we got the science of chloi oform or anaes-
thetics, which was pooh poohed at first. The case of a
navy officer is given who fell overboard, and was to all in
tents and purposes dead for over two hours, yet was restored,
and who takes every opportunity to spread the fact himself,
as a thank-offering to Providence for his restoration to his
familY.—Sackville-street, W., Aug 25,

TEA STATISTICS.—The quantity of tea imported
into the United Kingdom in the first six months of
this year amounted in round numbers to 67i million pounds.
In the corresponding period of 1863 it was 732 millions, and
in that of 1862 it was 641 millions, so that the present year's
supplies to the 30th June are 6 millions short, compared
with those of 1863, but 3f millions in excess of the returns
during the first half of 1852. The diminutions in the pre-
sent year's arrivals, notwithstanding that the consumption
is increasing at the rate of five million pounds yearly, need
not excite apprehension of scarcity, inasmuch as the stock
on hand is unprecedentedly large. and upwards of 30 ships,
with cargoes estimated to contain 15 million pounds, are
now on their way to this country from China and Japan.
By the latest official accounts, it appears that on the 30th
June last 1061 million pounds remained in the various
bounded warehouses of the United Kingdom, which quan-
tity is at least 10: million pounds more than was under the
Crown's locks on the same date of last year, and as much as
261 million pounds more than on J une 30, 1862. This enor-
mous stock sufficiently accounts then for the falling off in
this year's importations, For home consumption the quan-
tity entered between Jan. 1 and June 30 last was 444 million
pounds, or 2/ millions beyond that of the same period of last
year, and 54 millions beyond that entered in first half of 1862.
For exportation the quantity shipped in six months ended
June 30, 1864, was 154 million pounds, or 4f millions more
than in the same months of 1863, but scarcely 2 millions
more than iA the corresponding period of 1862,
London, England, 1864-08-27

SECOND EDITION.—Now Ready, with Frontispiece by F.
Gilbert, toned paper, crown Bvo., price 65.,

BEAUTIES OF TROPICAL SCENERY;
LYRICAL SKETCHES, and LOVE SONGS. With
Notes.

By R. N. DUNBAR.

" We add our vbie,e to the chorus of praise which has been
cal led forth by these very pleasant and harmonious poems.
There is in the language a luxuriance, and a gorgeousness of
of colouring; and the love-songs glow with a warmth not
unworthy of the tropics."—lllustrated London News.

London : Robert Hardwick e, 192, Piccadilly.
London, England, 1864-08-27

SHARE MARKETS —This day.
ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCh.S.

Share Railways.

13.14.

Bir., Wol., and Str. Val.
Blythe and Tyne.
Bost.,Sleat.,andnid.Co
Bristol and Exeter
Caledonian
Cora and Bandon
Cornwall
Do A
A 0 sets no di I
Do. B I
till (ipe.p an. has
been paid to B.
Dublin I Belfast June.!

Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Jun;.
Edinburgh & Glasgow.
Glasg. and S. Western.
Great Eastern, Ord. stk

Ditto A stook

Ditto EastAnglian at
GreatNorthof Scotland
Great Northern..
Do A stock
Do B do
Gt. S. and W. of Irelano
Great Western
Do Str Val gua. stock
Lancashire & Yorkshire
London and LI lackwa 1 I
Lon., Brlght.4 S. Coast
Lon., Chat., and Dover
Lon. & North Western
Lon. & Western
Man., Shef., & Lincoln.
Maryport and Carlisle
Do I shares
Metropolitan
Midland
Do New .
Do Binning. & Derby
Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland
Do. shares
Slid Kent ••••
Do Cray Line
North British
Edin., Perth, & Dundee
Nth. Eastern—Berwiot
Do, G.N.E. purohast
Do Leeds
Do York

Do Carlisle......
(North London ....

1t16.4

Do New ......
North Staffordshire

N. and S. W. Junction.
Scottish Central

Scot N. E., Aber. stook
Do Scot Mid. stock..
Shrews. and Welohpool
;Shropshire Union
'South Devon .••
!South Eastern
i'South Wales
i[S. York. and River Dun
I ti taines,Wok.,and Wok
Stockton & Darlington
Do

Do New, 186 C
Taff Vale. ....—.
Do B
Do C
Ulster

Do

12.10

Do
IVale of Neath

!Victoria sta. and rim
Waterford & Kilkenny
West Cornwall

W. Ilartlepool ilar.atEt.
West Midland --Oxford
Do Newport
Do Hereford

raid., Price. Business

86 f 8
]2l& 1251

1251 5

6 7

32 34
16 17
89 91
112 114
47 48

131 133
146 148
131 133
90 92
981 601

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66 68
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65 46

113
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London, England, 1864-08-27

BANKRUPTS.

The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im-
portance in the Gazette :
Alfred Thwaites, jeweller, Clukenwell
George E. Parham, dealer in timber, Lydlinch
John Thompson, innkeeper, Pudsey
William Thomson, draper, Rochdale
Charles John Chambers, commission agent, Manchester
John Forrester, miller, Penrith
Robert Woodward, dairyman, Islington
Edwin 'leaven, builder, Islington
William Dean, upholsterer, Tuttenham•court-road
William Wilson, saddler, Stepney
Charles Marshall, butcher, Paddington
Job Cox, innkeeper, Bedford
Samuel Good, furniture broker, Newport
John Rodgerson, shipbuilder, Sunderland
Robert Atkinson, potato dealer, East Retford
James Ward, glass and china dealer, Liverpool
Charles D. Butt, mining agent Liverpool
Adam Thomson, draper, Rochdale
BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED.
Thomas Mills, glass stainer, 18S, Marylebone-road
Jas. Stanford, boot and shoe maker, Burlington-arcade
Michael Jordein, gentleman, 2, Stafford. street, Bond-st.

SCOTCII BA.NIiItUPTS.
John Greenhorn, lime merchant, Braehead
John Wallace, publican, Muirkirk
Adam Dunn, muslin warehouseman, Glasgow
Moore and Bair,3 wrights, Glasgow.
Walter Peacock, innkeeper, Lennoxtown
John Nicholson, farmer, Dunscore
John Forrester, plasterer, Glasgow
London, England, 1864-08-27

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REIJTER'S ETLEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.
QUEENSTOWN, AUG. 27.

The National Steam Navigation Company's
steamer Virginia from New York on the 13th inst.
arrived here at 7 30 a.m. to-day. She landed 29
passengers and the latest telegrams, and proceeded
for Liverpool at 8 a.m., all well.

NEW YORK, AUG. 13, Morning.
Mr. Stanton announces that Confederate de-
serters report the capture of Mobile.
The privateer steamer TtAllahassee has burned six
vessels 60 miles south-east of Sandy Hook.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, AUGUST 13, Morning.

Money easy. Gold, 2554. Exchange on Lon-
don, 2741. Stocks steady. New York Central,
131 ; Illinois, 1292 ; Erie, 112,i; 5 per Cent. United
States Bonds, 1091, Cotton quiet. Middling
Upland,l73. Flour steady. Wheat, good demand
for export. Corn dull: Provisions advancing.
Coffee slightly firmer. Sugar very firm. Molasses
quiet. Crude petroleum, 63 ; refined, 85.
ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF MAN-
CHESTER.

The Inman steamer City of Manchester from New
York on the 13th inst. arrived here at 7 50 a.m.
to.day. She brings 126,015 dols. and £1,120 in
specie and 68 passengers. She landed 12 passengers
and nine sacks of mails, and proceeded for Liverpool
at 8 a.m., all well,

ITALY.
GREAT FIRE NEAR PALERMO.
TURIN, AUG, 27.
A great
,fire has taken pine in the forest of
Picidzz), a Crown domain, near Palermo.
The people assembled and hastened to the spot in
order to arrest the progress of the conflagration.
London, England, 1864-08-27

FREEERENCE SHARES.
North Eastern, York, IL and Selby purchase, 10 I
North Eastern,
Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent., 321
Ditto, 6 p:r cent4C, 321-
PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
Great Eastern 45 per cent. pf.,
Ditto, new 5 per cent. pf, 7
FORM GS RAIL WAYS.
Dutch Ehenish,'lsi
Paris, Lyons, and Mediterranean, 36
San ['auto (lim.), eua. 7 per cent., 10
Ditto, (all), 18} i

FOREIGN MINNA.
Yudanamutaua of S. Australia, llm.,
BANK&

&Mance (lim.). 61}
Anglo Austrian. 71
Anglo-Italian, Um., 51
Australasia, 745 3/
Bank of Egypt, 271
Brazilian and Portuguese, lira., 121
Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 37 61
Consolidated Bank, lim., 101
Continental, lim., 151
English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 202
European Bank, lim., 131 14
Imperial Bank of °Jana, India,7and Japan, lim,, (31
Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 55 f
London and County, 735 4
Midland Bank (lim.), 20}
Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, lim., 125
South E :stern, lim., 54 9

MISCELLANEOUS.
Commercial Union, Insurance, 81
Consolidated Discount, liin., 71
Contract Corporation, lim., 21
Credit Foncier of Mauritius, lim„
Credit Mobidcr, 12i
Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lim., 31
Electric Telegraph, 105 i
Fore-street Warehouse, Jim., fi
Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 6;
Humber Iron Wo ks, 1
Duped Mercantile Credit A sso., lim.,
International Financial -ociety, lim., 9i i
Londou Financial Association, lim.,

Ditto, new, 19
National Discount Company, Urn., 14 '3l,
peninsula and Oriental Steam, 804
West India and Pacific Steam, lira., 13

BARON MAROCHETTI, it appears, is now in Glas-
gow arranging the site of the Albert monument to be
erected there.

THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE.--We are sorry to
announce that his Grace the Duke of Newcastle ex-
perienced a slight relapse on Friday last, but happily not of
a nature to odiously alarm his many friends. His Grace has
since been gradually improving. The Earl and Countess
of Lincoln arrived at Clumber on Saturday last. We under-
stand preparations are making for the permanent residence
at Clumber of the Hun. Lady Susan, widow of the late
Lord Adolphus Vane Tempest, and only daughter of the
noble duke,—.Yoteingnana iovrnal.
London, England, 1864-08-27

SEASEME ACCIDENTS,

Dr Ridd, writing to a contemporary says :—Just at pre-
sent, when drowning accidents are so common at the sea-
shore, you will do good it you direct attention to a peculiar
new form of proceeding with the drowned recently disco-
vered in America, by which persons sunk to the bottom for
25 minutes, and pronounced to be stone-dead for over two
hours, were happily recovered and restored to perfect health.
It was a dictum of the late Sir B. Brodie, and is the ortho-
dox faith of the Humane Society now, that no one was ever
yet reetnred to life who was five minutes (there is a contro-
versy even about four minutes) submerged. This discovery
as great an improvement as electrio telegraphs on four-
horse coaches. The details are in the Boston medical jour-
nals; from whence we got the science of chloroform or anaes-
thetics, which was pooh poohed at first. The case of a
navy officer is given who fell overboard, and was to all in
tents and purposes dead for over two hours, yet was restored,
and Who takes every opportunity to spread the fact himself,
as a thank-offering to Providence for his restoration to his
family.—Sackville-street, W., Aug 25.

TEA STATISTICS.—The quantity of tea imported
into the United Kingdom in the first six months of
this year amounted in round numbers to 67
million pounds.
In the corresponding period of 1863 it was 73! millions, and
in that of 1862 it was 641 millions, so that the present year's
supplies to the 30th June are 6 millions short, compared
with those of 1863, but 31, millions in excess of the returns
during the first half of 1862. The diminutions in the pre-
sent year's arrivals, notwithstanding that the consumption
is increasing at the rate of five million pounds yearly, need
not excite apprehension of scarcity, inasmuch as the stock
on hand is unprecedentedly large. and upwards of 30 ships,
with cargoes estimated to contain 15 million pounds, are
now on their way to this country from China and Japan.
By the latest official accounts, it appears that on the 30th
June last 1061 million pounds remained in the various
bounded warehouses of the United Kingdom, which quan-
tity is at least 101 million pounds more than was under the
Crown's locks On the same date of last year, and as much as
26* million pounds more than on June 30, 1862. This enor-
mous stock sufficiently accounts then for the falling off in
this year's importations, For home consumption the quan-
tity entered between Jan. 1 and June 30 last was 441 million
pounds, or 21 millions beyond that of the same period of last
year, and 54 millions beyond that entered in first half of 1862.
For exportation the quantity shipped in six months ended
June 30, 1861, was 15.1 million pounds, or 41 millions more
than in the same months of 1863, but scarcely 2 millions
more than in the corresponding period of 1864
London, England, 1864-08-27

POULTRY.

Turkeys, Os Od to Os Od ; geese, 4s Od to 6s Od each -
goslings,l Os Od to Os ; ducks, 2s Od to 3s Gd; ducklings,
Os Od to Os Od; rabbits, is Od to Is 6d each; wild do., is
to is ld ; pigeons, Os 5d to Os 8d each; Surrey fowls,
8s Od to 12s 6d ; chickens, Gs Od to 8s Od; barn door fowls,
3s Od to 6s Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 2s 6d to Os Od ;
ptarmigan, Os Od to Os 0(1 each ; pheasants, Os to Os Od ;
partridges, Os to Os Od ; woodcocks, Os to Os Od; snipes, Od
to Os Od; teal, Os Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os 01 to Os Od ;
widgeons, Os Od to Os Od; plovers, Os Od to Od each;
guinea; fowls, Os Od to Os Od; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od
each; Ostend fresh butter, is to is 2d ; English, is 2d
to is 4d per lb ; English eggs, Ss Od to Os Od ; French do.,
6s Cd to Os Od per 100 ; leverets, is Gd to 4s Od ; grouse, 2s
Od to 3s 6d.
London, England, 1864-08-27

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BEAUTIES OF TROPICAL SCENERY;
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BALA AND DOLGELLY.

The half-yearly meeting was held on Thursday at
Great Malvern ; Mr. W. Lewis in the chair.
The report stated that about three-fourths of the
land required for the line had been purchased, and
was in the possession of the company, and arrange-
ments were also in progress for the construction of
the railway without delay.
The report was adopted, and votes of thanks
brought the meeting to a close,

WHILEHAVEN, CLEATOR, & EGREMONT,

The report of the directors congratulated the
shareholders upon an increase in the traffic returns
arising chiefly from the carriage of ore and other
minerals. The balance available for dividend was
£10,400, out of which the directors recommended
the payment of a dividend of 13 per cent. per annum
less income-tax, on the capital paid up ou the 31st
of December last, and on the call of £2loa per share
on the £lO shares B Fran the Ist of March, 1864,
and that £1,084 of the remaining balance be curried
to waggon account. The directors had agreed in
conjunction with the Whitehaven and Farness Com-
pany to a reduction of 10 per cent, on the gross tolls
for iron ore. The deviation lino between Moor-row
and Cleator Moor was nearly finished ; the eaten•
sion to Bridgefoot was progressing rapidly. With
a view to eventualities, the country between Egre-
mont and Sellafield has been surveyed, and an ex-
teusion could easily be carried there.
London, England, 1864-08-27

Pinner.—Freehold Building Land.

MR. ANDW. HIND will SELL byAUCTION
shortly, 23 Acres of LAND, beautifully situa' e near
the village, and about a mile from the station. The plots
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The estate is well wooded, and has a stream of water flowing
through it. Residents on this property will be entitled to
the privileges of Harrow School, and the occupant of each
house of the value ( f 450 per annum will receive a free first-
class railway ticket to London for thirteen years. Offices,
Corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's.
London, England, 1864-08-27

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nu) SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 27, 1864.

calls which the directors would mftke. He thought
the prospects of th© company were Eatiefactery.

The report was adopted.
Mr J. 13. Wanklyn and Mr Cash were re.elccteil
directors, and the meeting closed with a vote of
thanks to the chairman.
London, England, 1864-08-27

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RAILWAY AND OTHER COMPANIES,

WEST LONDON.

The half yearly meeting of thin company was held
yesterday at tho offices, Tokenhouse-yard—Mr S.
Bird in the chair,

The directors reported that they had not yet con.
eluded the proposed arrangements with the West
London Extension Company with a view to the ex-
tinction of this company, but that they would use
their best endeavours to accomplish that object, and
they recommended the reappointment of the com-
mittee of shareholders named on Sept. 2, 1862, to
co-operate with them. Pae statement of accounts
showed a balance in favour of the company of £674.
The report and statement of accounts were
adopted.

Some shareholders expressed their dissatisfaction
that the negotiations with the West London Ex-
tension Company were so long pending, and the
meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the
chairman. --

LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN.
On Wednesday this company opened with much
ceremony a new line 13 miles in length, connecting
their Manchester and Liverpool line at Eccles with
the North Union line at Wigan. Leaving Eccles
in a north westerly direction the line passes through
Worsley (the seat of the Earl of Ellesmere), Ellen-
brook, Tyldesley, and Chowbent. As a passenger
line it will to some extent be a competing line with
the Lancashire and Yorkshire to Wigan and the
north, but its chief value is as a mineral line. It
opens up not only some old coalfields, but the whole
tract through which it passes is one continuous
coal field, a good deal of the ground being under-
laid with beds of coal. Among the coalfields in
working are those of the Earl of Ellesmere, at
Worsley ; of the Astley and Tyldesley Coal and
Salt Works Company ; of Green and Hollands; of
Messrs Fletcher of the Moss; Hall and Co.; and of
the Hindley Green Company. The line also passes
many large cotton and silk mills that will furnish
traffic. The villages of Worsley, Tyldesley, Ellen-
brook, and Chowbent will also supply passenger
traffic. A dinner was given at Tyldesley to cele-
brate the event.
London, England, 1864-08-27

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WILL SHORTLY CLOSE.

MR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr.
JOHN PARRY, will appear in their new ANGLO-
EGYPTIAN ENTERTAINMENT, THE PYRAMID. To
be followed by THE BARI) AND HIS BIRTHDAY, a
new musical tercentennial seance, by William Broug-n, Esq.,
sustained by Mr. and Mrs. German Reed; and THE SEA-
SIDE, or MRS. ItOSELEAF OUT OF TOWN, by Mr. John
Parry. Every evening (except Sat irday), at 8; Thursday
and Saturday mornings, at 3.—ROYAL GALLERY of IL-
LUSTRATION, 14, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, ls.,
25,; stalls, 35.; stall (spring) chairs, 55., can be secured in ad-
vance at the Gallery without fee.
London, England, 1864-08-27

SPILSBY AND FIRSBY.

Preliminary measures are being taken for the for•
mation of a Mlle from Spilsby to Firsby, on the
East Lincolnshire division of the Great Northern.

BUENOS AYRES GREAT SOUTHERN.

The half yearly meeting of this company was
held yesterday at the offices, Rist India Avenue,
Leadenhall-street; Mr Gilpin in the chair,
The report stated that the works were inaugu-
rated in March last, since which time rapid progress
had been made, and material to the value of £90,000
had been sent out, and a further large portion was
ready fur :...hipnaent. It was expected that the first
two sections of the line would be opened for traffic
this year, or early in 1865, and the contracture,
Messrs Peto and Betts, ez.preseed their confident
belief in their ability to complete the line to Chas-
emus in 1865.

The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report,
in which he said there were two features especially
satisfactory. One wa© the rapid progress being
made with the line, and the other the official regis-
ter given by Mr Parish, the British Minister, who
was totally uninterested in the undertaking, that
the existing traffic between Buenos Ayres and the
district which would be accommodated by the line
amounted to £116,000 per annum, and this without
counting passenger traffic. All that was now
needed to insure the line a perfect snecess was that
the shareholders should cheerfully subtcribe the