The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 15, 1864.

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

The principal markets held on Saturday were but mode•
rately supplied with wheat, in whioh only a limited busi-
ness was transacted on rather lower terms. Barley and
oats, as well as beans and peas, commanded full prices, with
a fair inquiry. The flour trade was somewhat heavy.
On the continent, wheat continues to move off slowly, but
all other kinds of produce have commanded more attention.
The shipments of wheat and flour from America continue
on a full average scale.

The arrivals of home-grown produce up to our market
last week were very moderate. From abroad we received
22,606 qrs of wheat, 1,705 barley, 7,726 oats, 1,000 rye, 20
beans, 50 tares, 2,621 linseed, 10.574 rapeseed, 3,456 maz3,
10 sundry seeds, 50 sacks and 7,866 barrels of flour.
Fresh up to our market to-day, coastwise and by land
carriage, the arrivals of old English wheat were small.
The supply of new home-grown wheat on the stands was
but moderate ; the quality of the produce was, for the
most part, goo], and the condition excellent. The quality of
the red wheats especially were very good. Notwithstand-
ing, however, that the show of samples on sale was by no
means extensive, the trade for all qualities was very
dull. Compared with Monday last, a decline of Is. per
quarter took place in the value of last year's produce, and
new wheats could only be disposed of at a reduction in
price of fully similar extent.

CURRENCY PER. IMPERIAL MEASVRII.
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 39s to 44s
Ditto, 1861 ' 41s 418
Ditto, white, 1863 435 49d
Ditto, 1864
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, 1804
Ditto, 1863
Talavera, 1864
Rye— 228 27s
Barley—Grinding 228 25s
Malting, new, 32s 37s
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 665
Brown
Kingstown and Ware 6os 668
Chevalier 66s 68s
Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding lBB 23s
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black l5B 23s
Cork, white
Scotch, Feeding l9s 238
Beans—Tick
Pigeons,
Peas—Grey .
Maple
White
Boilers 368 40s
Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b
Suffolk 2Bs 305
Stockton and Norfolk 26s 28s
American, per barrel l9s 25s

cakes was very brisk, and a
prices.

further advance took place in

Turnip,White,p.bus.lls to 14s
Swede —a —s
Mustard, Brown los 13s
White,
Tares, Spring.... 4s Od 4s 6d
Old per quarter - -8
Canary, per quarter 52s 62s
Rye grass, new 22s 24s
Clover, Red Eng., ct —a —s
White
Foreign Red
White -s -5
Trefoil new.

Carraway .... 22s 20s
Coriander l2B 16s
Henapseed, per qr —s hue
Linseed,Eng.sowing 76s 78s
i
u
Crshng
598 63s

Baltic - —g --s
Odes§a —B —s
Linseed Cake, p ton —s —a

English £9los£lo —s
Foreign £9 Os XlO 5s
Rape Cakes,p ton£ 10s £slos
Rapeseed, new,pr qr 64s 668

TALLO W.

Ths tallow trade is steady to-day, at prices without
material change from Monday last. P.Y.C. is quoted at
41s 9d per cwt on the spot, and 43s 9d for October to De-
cember delivery. Rough fat, 2s Id per 81b. Town tallow,
40s 6d net cash.

Particulars. 1850, 1 1861 1862. 1863. 1864.
Stock this clay.... 38.816 ) 51.650 31.787 41,362 r 44.0;4
5 51s3a :o:14s 00 to'4Bs3l to 4301 to'4le 9d to
51s I'd 44s 6d 48s Sc! —s —s Od
Ditto from June 1 19,878 20,201 15.955 9,955 11,812
AD Price
rerliivv
eaorlfys Ylia.aCsst.t
week
kt
18:3 3,377 1,306 1,086 1.419
4 08
2,835 1,410 1,268 203
Ditto from June 1 31,596 15.0J3 13,430 13,573 9,665
Price of Town 54s 3d 48s 6d 50s Od 43a Id 43s Od

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

WESTMINSTER.

SERIOUS CHARGE OF ROBBERY AGAINST A MITCH-
mAxER.—John Thresher, a matchmaker, living at 13,
High-row, Knightsbridge, was charged with breaking into
the shop of Mr Marconi, a confectioner in High-row, and
stealing some copper money.
Cezur Berantha, a man in the service of the prosecutor,
who has several confectionary shops, said that he left the
Knightsbridge,shortlyafter; afterwards tacivart
informeder to
that one
this e
this morning, and was
light at
tht alcl3,bilgheeina-frtoerww, ards seen in the shop, and that a man
had been there. Witness went with a policeman and there
found that 2s 10d in copper money had been taken from the
till, and prisoner afterwards admitted his guilt.
Mr Daymen—How could any one get in ?
Witness—By tales keys. There were no marks of violence.
Police-constable 65 B said he saw the foreman of the
shop leave at a quarter to one this morning, and a few
minutes afterwards observed% light in the shop. He looked
through a crevice is the shutters, and saw the prisoner with
a candle in his hand in the shop. Witness gave informa-
tion to the prosecutor, and pointed prisoner out. He ad-
mitted his guilt, and produced the false keys by which he
had entered the shop, and told where he had concealed the
money.

Mr Smyth, solicitor, entreated the magistrate to dispose of
the case himself for the larceny. He said he had been re-
tained for the accused, but felt there was no withetar ding
the evidence that had been adduced. It was a most de
plorable and unaccountable case. The prisoner was a
highly respectable man in a good way of business, and
there seemed to be no reason for the robbery.
Prisoner received an excellent character.
He was sentenced to 3 months' hard labour in the House
of Correction.

MONEY " AT CALL,"

Has the custom of taking money at call anything
to do with the increasing fluctuation in the rate of
discount ; and is not the practice bad in principle
These are questions which require grave consi.
deration and free ventilation. Many persons expe.
rienced in the money market ere inclined to think
that both questions must be answered in the affir-
mative—and yet the custom of taking money at
call has prevailed so long, that to abolish it at once
would occasion some important changes in our
financial arrangements. On the other hand, if it
were abolished, the probability is that we should
avoid many of the changes in the value of money
which are constantly taking place.
Let us, however, before going further, endeavour
to understand clearly what is meant by " money at
call." All the balances held by bankers, and be-
longing to their customers, may be broadly re
garded (apart from express stipulatioes to the con-
trary) as in some cases money at call, because the
banker is bound to honour his customer's cheque to
the extent of his balance. But a banker, from ob-
servation, gets to know the amount of the ordinary
balance which his customer keeps in his hands,
and therefore by holding a certain average amount
in reserve he can safely employ the remainder of
his balances for his own advantage. This is ordi-
nary banking business. We see by the weekly
accounts of the Bank of England that it is the
custom of that establishment to keep at least one-
third of its balances, or banking liabilities, in re-
serve, and when this reserve is more or less than
the third, the bank, as a rule, raises or lowers the
rate of discount.

But these ordinary banking balances are not, in
the common acceptances of the phrase, " money at
call,"which consists for the most part of money taken
by the banks and discount houses in deposit, with
interest allowed thereon, the depositors of themoney
being themselves uncertain as to when they wilt
require it, and the establishments who take it hav
ing the power, at pleasure, either of returning it or
of lowering the rate of interest allowed on it. This
is the sort of financing which, in our opinion, con-
tributes to the constant fluctuation in the value of
money.

Now, the Bank of England does not deal in this
sort of money at all. It neither takes nor lends
money " at call." Tho practice, therefore, of taking
money at call, be it for good or for evil, cannot be
charged upon the Bank of England. The custom is
confined to private joint-stock banks, and to the
discount firms and companies. We question very
much, however, whether private bankers take much
money at call, although they certainly lend it on
those terms to the discount establishments, and pos.
sibly to some of the joint-stock banks. But there
can be no doubt that the onus of the practice lies
chiefly at, the doors of the discount houses and
companies.

It is, of course, very agreeable to large holders of
money to be able to, place it out quickly for em-
ployment at good rates of interest, with the power
of recalling it and with good security for it. It is
questionable, however—and this is a point of no
small importance—whether in nine instances out of
ten any security is; given for money at call beyond
mere deposit notes. This free and easy manner of
dealing with money constitues at once its conveni-
ence and its danger, and certainly contributes to
render the money market unsteady in times of pres-
sure. We believe that if security were taken, as it
ought to be, in every transaction, the custom of
taking money at call would be in no small degree
checked, and we are sure that it is sound advice to
recommend those who lend money at call to take
security.

Fora real remedy to the evils arising out of the
present system we must of course go deeper than
this. We confess to a belief that if the discount
establishments would refuse to take money at lees
than seven days' notice, the dangers involved in the
present system would be greatly diminished, and
the money market be rendered much steadier than
it is. The time is certainly ripe for the dicussion
of the question.—Money Market Review.

British Archaeological Association.

IPSWICH, Saturday.

Yesterday afternoon the members of the associa-
tion, to the number of about 130, paid a visit to the
Insident, Mr Geo. Tomline, M,P., at Orwell Park.
On their arrival they inspected the fine, though not
large, collection of paintings, which includes works
of Murillo, Cuyp, Van der Velde, Wouvermans, Van-
dyek, Gainsborough, and other eminent artists.
The beautiful view from the park in front of the
mansion was duly admired; the Orwell, admitted
to be a most lovely river, forms the south.
western boundary of the park, and with wood and water
nature has made Orwell Park one of the prettiest seats in
Suffolk. After passing an hour or two in the grounds
dinner was announced, and the large party sat down to a
sumptuous repast, which having been concluded,
Mr PETTIGREW proposed "The Health of their President,
Mr. Tomline," thanking him for the great assistance he
had rendered the association during the congress, and alse
for the magnificent manner in which he had entertained
them that day. (Cheers.)

Mr ToMLINE briefly responded, expressing the pleasure
he experienced in welcoming them to his residence, and
concluded by proposing "The Ladies."

Soon after the party returned to Ipswich, and met in the
evening at the new assembly rooms, where a very interest-
ing temporary museum of antiquarian curiosities, contri-
,!mted by gentlemen in the neighbourhood, had been
am,:nged. Here a conversazione was held, the chair being
taken by the president.
Mr pz.TruntEw read a letter from Durham inviting the
association :0 hold its congress for 186) in that city, and
stating that thi corporation, the university, and the dean
and chapter would co-operate. He pointed out the inte-
resting nature of ti:e neighbourhood of Durham to the
archa3ologist, and proposed that the invitation be accepted,
and that the next congress be held at that city.
Mr Pittman seconded the motion, observing that
Durham, lying so near the Scottish border, abounded in
old castles and objects of interest.
The Rev. J. C. HARTSIIORNE cordially supported the
proposition, which was carried unanimously.
Mr GORDON HILLS then read a paper upon the round
tower' of churches in Ireland.
The }'RESIDENT said he had now to move that the thanks
of tho association should be given to numerous gentlemen
who had assis,'ed in rendering the congress now about to
be closed so eneoessful. He proposed a vote of thanks to
the Mayor and CorPoration of Ipswich (cheers), to the yen.
Lord A. Hervey; sta,l the clergy of the diocese (applause) ;
-The Suffolk Arcbsealogical Institute
to two sister societies--
giear Society of Essex;
and the ...rcloseolo to the vice pre-
sidents and pfficers of thin' conference ; to the local secre-
taries (Mr R. lti. Phipson aid Mr J. Haddock) and the
local committee; to the Maym' of Colchester, to the Rev.
E. C. Alston, and othet's who h-,:d hospitably entertained
them (cheers) ; to the gentlemen who had contributed
papers, and to those who had sent it.
Ateresting objects to
this museum. (Cheers.)
Mr. PETTIGREW proposed a vote of thane to the presi-
dent. (Loud cheering.) Mr. Tomline had shown the
greatest urbanity and courtesy, and had entered ti.:oroughly
into the business of the congress, and deserve,, their
hearty thanks. (Cheers.)
Mr. PHILLIPS seconded the motion, alluding to the hes -
pitality the president had shown them that day.
The PRESIDENT briefly responded.
To-day the last excursion of the meeting Wag made to
Sudbury, Long Meiford, and Lavenham.

THOMAS DE QUINCEY•—Thomas de Quincey, in
his autobiographical sketches, records the fact of his
having, at the age of 15, gained a certain public distinction
—to wit, a prize for a copy of English verses. Three
prizes wore given, of which De Quincey's was the third.
He describes with amusing egotism, how he became, for
the first timo in his life, something of a " lion," and he
states that all his friends, excepting his mother, assured
him that his verses ought to have stood the first. He
adds, that from what he could recollect of the verses after
the lapse of 50 years, it was his opinion that although
they might be perhaps less finished :than the others,
they were superior in the structure of the metre, and in
the choice of expressions. And he launches out into
remarks upon the sot-disant poets of the day, and the
reasons why he has declined to take his place among them.
It may be worth preserving among the minor literary
memoranda of that period, that each of Da Quincey's rivals
in this competition became, like himself, in due course of
time, men of note. The first was J. H. Leigh Hunt, and
the second one of our most distinguished topographers,
George Ormerod, , F.R.S. The prizes were offered
by the publishers of a long forgotten periodical, called the
Monthly Preceptor, and the verses were a translation of the
"Integer vitae" of Horace. It may be added that the
translations themselves are found in the Monthly Preceptor
of the date, and that while they are highly creditable to
boys of 15, the composition of the now venerable historian
of Cheshire is by no means inferior to either of the other
two,—Votes and Queries.

The Death of a Guardsman at the Wimbledon
Rifle Meeting,

This morning, Mr W. Carter, the coroner for East St irrey,
resumed the inquiry at the Rose and Crown, North '►Vim-
bledon, into the cause of the death of Thomas Cooper of the
Coldstream Guards.
After several additional witnesses had been examii2ed,
The Coroner, in summing up, said the jury would, have
to satisfy themselves that Sergeant Roberts had fired the
shot, and if so, what was the degree of homicide of that
act--whether it was felonious so as to justify a charge of
murder, or whether there was such a want of consideration
in the act which would make it the duty of the jury t( send
the case to another tribunal as a charge of manslaughter,
Even if Roberts did not see deceased, who it was said, was
behind the target, he would be liable for any consequences
that might ensue from his carelessness or want of obser.
Vance of those proper regulations which had been laid
down for the due carrying on the business of the National
Rifle Association, in the promotion of rifle shooting at the
Wimbledon meeting, and which were obligatory for the
welfare of all parties engaged.

The jury returned a verdict of death by misadventure.
(Loud cheers in court,)

LAW INTELLIGENCE, Aug, 15,

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN RE ROSSITER.

This bankrupt was described as of London and Sydney,
merchant, and this was an adjourned meeting for examina-
tion and discharge. The bankrupt was in partnership with
Jacob Lazarus at Sydney.
Tha amended accounts show a total amount of debts and
liabilities of £96,876; assets, £75,767, thus set out—To
creditors, London house, £52,741; do., Sydney, £22,066 ;
do. holding security, London house, £3,867 ; do.. Sydney
house, £lB,lBB. By Debtors—London house, £235; do.
Sydney house, £1,662. By property London house,
£895; do. Sydney house, £38,307. Do. in the hands of
creditors—London house, £3,232; Sydney house, £31,334.
Deficiency. £21,108,
Mr Brough, for the assignees, did not oppose. He said
that this was in fact a bankruptcy under the bankrupt's
separate estate, as the affairs of the partnership were being
wound up in Sydney, but £12,000 had already been sent
over to pay the English creditors, and there was no doubt
that they would be paid in the whole 6s. in the pound.
There was no opposition on the part of the assignees.
Mr Ashurst for the creditors, &c., said that the bank-
rupt had been before the court for 12 months, and had
given up all he had.
His Honour granted an order of discharge.
IN RE ROLFE.

This was an application for release from custody.
Mr Hazlett, the registrar, said that there had been a pre-
vious bankruptcy, but the bankrupt had not taken up his
discharge, and on being arrested presented a fresh petition.
His Honour said it was a trick, and the bankrupt would
not be released until he had obtained his discharge,
The bankrupt said he did not know it was necessary.
His Honour—You know it now.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day.

Tne September Sessions of the Central Criminal Court
commenced this morning at the Sessions House, Old Bailey,
before the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, W. Lawrence, Esq.;
Alderman Challis, the Common Sergeant, T. Chambers,
Esq., Q.C. Deputy Recorder; Alderman Phillips, Alder-
man J. W. Lawrence, the Sheriffs, H. H. Nissen, Esq
and Thomas Cave, Esq. ; the Under Sheriffs, Messrs Ni-
cholson and Gammon, and other civic authorities.
The calendar contains a list of 102 prisoners for trial, of
which 1 is for murder, 1 attempting to murder; shooting
at feloniously with intent, 1; wounding feloniously, 6;
manslaughter, 4; sending threatening letters, 2; forgery,
3; burglary, 14; 12 uttering counterfeit coin. The other
cases are of the ordinary character.
The Grand Jury having been sworn,
The Common Sergeant proceeded to deliver his charge,
and remarked that although the calendar did not contain a
longer list than usual, he regretted to say that the details
of some of the cases presented very melancholy appearances,
there were no less than five cases involving loss of life,
one only of them amounted to murder, the others were
charges of manslaughter, and in one form or other there
were no less than 23 cases involving violence to the person,
which was very much to beregretted_ The jury no doubt
were acquainted with their duties, and it would not be
necessary for him to address them at any length. There
was the case of murder, in which a woman named Hartley,
alias Bowen, was charged with the murder of her infant
male child. It appeared that the prisoner had given birth
to the child in a workhouse. She left with the child, which
was at that time in perfect health. She was afterwards seen
to go into the parlour of a publichouso with a paper parcel
and to leave the house without it. This attracted attention,
and on the waiter searching the room, the paper parcel was
found stuck up the chimney, and on taking it out, on search-
ing was found to contain the body of a child. It was dead,
but warm ; and on a medical gentleman being called in, on
examination he found marks of recent suff,cation producing .
death, and if the jury were satisfied, on the evidence, that
there was a prima facie case against the prisoner, it would
be their duty to return a true bill for murder; and then,
supposing there, was any ground for reducing the offence,
that could be inquired into on the trial before the petit
jury. There was another charge of a very distressing and
painful character, in which a woman named Mary Blake
was charged with the manslaughter of two of her children
by starvation—one an infant, and the other a child
about three years old. It appeared she and her children
and three others last received in and out door relief from the
workhouse. She left, and afterwards placed the children
in a miserable room, and was in the habit of leaving them
there, going out in the morning and returning late at night.
Sometimes staying out all night, and going in in the
morning. The children attracted the attention of some of
the lodgers, and on going into the room they found the chil-
dren in a frightful emaciated state, without food, and covered
with vermin. The children were taken to the workhouse.
The prisoner was no doubt responsible for the death of the
the infant, as it was her duty to have furnished it with
the necessary nourishment, and if it died from
that cause, and from her wilful neglect, she was
guilty of manslaughter. As to the other child, a diffi.
culty might arise as to whether the prisoner was a married
woman or note .If she was, the husband would be respon-
sible and liable to punishment. As it was his duty to have
provided for the child, there was no doubt the prisoner had
been receiving in and out-door relief for two years, and had
abandoned her children to take up with another man, and
she could have gone to the pariah and obtained relief ; in•
stead of that rho left the children starving. If they were
satisfied that the death of the second was occasioned by the
prisoner's neglect she was responsible, and it would be the
duty of the jury to return true b ills,in both cases. The
Common Sergeant having referred briefly to some of the
other cases dismissed the jury to their duties, and in the
course of the morning several true bills brought in.