The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-23 00:00:00

Inspection of the Victoria Rifle Brigade.

Yesterday evening the Victoria Rifle Brigade
I were inspected on their parade-ground at Kilburn
by Colonel M'Murdo, C.B. Lieutenant-Colonel
nix Grace the Duke of Wellington was unable to be.
present owing to severe illness, and the corps mus-
tered under the command of Capt. Greenhill. The
number on the ground was about 250 men, com-
manded by the following officers :—Captains Green-
hill (commanding), Lollins, and Dickenson; Lieute-
nants Ewiegs, Haworth, Wilmott, Keeson, and
Saunders; and Ensigns Mitchell, Hay, and Robert-
son. The adjutant, Capt. Trew, was at his post, as
were the chaplain, the Rev, Mr. Hawker, and the
doctors, Croft and Stewart,' whose posts have been
perfect sinecures,
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Colonel M'Murdo the corps foimed into line three
deep, and received him with a general salute, after
which the gallant colonel rode along the line,
minutely inspecting the rifles. The corps were
then put through the platoon manual exercises, in
the performance of which they were frequently
commanded by the Colonel.
At the conclusion of the inspection the corps
formed a square, and Colonel M'Murdo addressed
them in a short speech, in which he said that his
being there on this occasion was an accident, but he
esteemed it a fortunate accident, as it had given
him the pleasure to inspect the Victoria Rifles. They
had greatly improved since he had last done so (two
years since). Every movement they had performed
had been done extremely well. He could not wish to
see a better or more efficient Volunteer corps, and
would have been satisfied with one less W. Their
arms were also in a good, serviceable state ; and,
from the excellence of their drill, which did Capt.
Greenhill extraordinary credit, he was led to look
upon each man of them as an officer to be employed
in training Volunteers, should a war ever give
occasion for their services. He would have the
greatest pleasure in reporting them most favour-
ably to the Secretary of State.

HOLYHEAD HARBOUR.--The Commons' select
committee on the state of this harbour report that
the wooden jetty does not give sufficient accommodation for
landing either mails or passengers. In strong northerly
winds there is considerable difficulty and delay in ',ringing
v,•asels of the length of the mail packets alongside; and in
bad weather the discomfort to passengers landirg on so ex-
posed a situation as this jetty is sev,rely tekt. The Govern-
ment engineer iias hesitated to erect a shed on so frail a
structure. When the contr.,ct was made for the conveyance
of the mails between Kingston and Euston-square in 11
hours, the Government had determined to erect piers at a
cost of £4..:6,000, but the cost led to the abandonment of the
scheme, and the penalties for being after time have never
buen enforced. Two causes have been suggested to the
committee—the one to construct a breakwater, at a cost of
about £50,000, protecting the head of the jetty, and enabling
it, when strengthened to Lear a shed ; the other to
deepen the water and put a shed on the stone pier, at a cost
(with some other works) of £33,000. The committee state
that the duty of the Government to facilitate the passenger
traffic, as woil as the postal service, has always bean recog-
nised, and the Government are en=itled under their con-
tract to half of any sum over £35,000 received from paessn-
gem The commit: ee cacaider that additional accommoda-
tion should be afforded with as little delay as possible, and
that the penalties should then be enforced for being After
time unnecessarily.

IVIONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The general discount market remains without
any new feature of importance, the requirements
of the mercantile community being supplied upon
the terms which have now been current for some-
time past.
About £4,000 in gold was taken into the Bank
yesterday.
The last week's rail -vay receipts ascertained up
to this day are in round figures as under :

1863. 1862.
Great Western
North-Western
South- Western
Brighton
Aidland
South-Eastern 25,480 27,072
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire 39,660 35,455
Great Eastern
Bristol and Exeter
North Eastern
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Glasgow and South-Western
Great Western of Canada
These returns, with one or two exceptions, are of
an unsatisfactory character. On the Great Western
there is a decrease of £2,285 ; on the North Western,
£2,473; on the Brighton, £1,749; on the South
Eastern, £1,592 ; on the Great Northern, £2,762;
and on the Great Eastern, £3Bl. The South
Western shows an increase of £7B; the Midland,
£1,618 ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire, £4,205
and the North Eastern, £2,810.

Two o'CLocK.
The Paris Three per Cent. Rentes, this morning,
according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, opened at 67f,
10c.; business flat.

An improvement of per cent. has taken place
in the market for theEtiglish Funds, owing to a few
purchases, chiefly on speculation. Consols are 92/1
for money and account, with a buoyant tendency.
The market altogether presented a better appearance.
The New Threes and Reduced are 921 93; Bank
Stock is 239; India 5 per Cents., 1071 1088; and
Exchequer Bills, par to 3s. pry mium.
There has not been much activity in the Foreign
Stock Market, and the variations were not of im-
portance. Turkish Consoiides are 49/ 50, being
firmer. Mexican are 361 ; and the Confederate
Loan is 4to 34 dis. Business has taken place in
Spanish Passive at 318 321; and the Certificates
at 128 1. Greek are marked 331 and the
Coupons 151 1.
In the Railway Share Market the operations have
been of the most limited character, and prices have
In some instances exhibited increased depression.
Great Western, North Western, Midland, and
South Eastern have each declined about 55.,
London and Blackwall, 155., and London and
Brighton, 11.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remained
very inactive, and barely sustained former quo-
tations.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares were flat. Im.
Paris! Ottoman declined to 17 s 18 ; Uniou of Lou.
don to 351; Electric Telegraph remained steady at
1062 ; Crystal Palace Stock at 382 ; Peninsula and
Oriental Steam at 786 79k; International Financial
Shares are quoted 44 to 4* prem.; London Finan-
cial uo. Ito 14 pm.; General Credit do. to prem.
gyptian Trading Company, 1 to 11 ; and Hudson's
)3ay Company toe discount.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
bank Stock
a per Cent. Reduced Annuities ... 239
New 92i Cent. Consols Annuities 92/ 3 21
i i A 3 per Cent. Annuities
92# 1 1 3 2/
21
.....
New 31 per Cent. Annuities
New 21 per Cent. Annuities... .
India Stock..
Ditto 5 .... ......
per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent
Ditto 5 per Cent............ ..
107/
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 100
Ditto ditto April, 1864
Ditto Bonds £l.OOO
Ditto under £l,OOO
'Consols for Account, Aug. 6. . ... 15 pm.......... 921 / i
Morn
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2/ per Cent.. 3pm J
3u pein
Ditto £500
Ditto Small pm
3 pm FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRIC 3 pin
ES.
Brazilian 6 per Cent _
Ditto 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 . 93
Chilian 6 ner Cent.
..,10
. Ditto ft per Cent
JA
-rush 4 per Cent., 1863
t, bitto, Second Issue
4,..-.'rYptiala 7 per Cent lO4/ 31
v eek 6 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons —
Ditto Acconnt 331 I i i
Ditto Coupons l5 1 /
Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) 78
exicon 3 per Cent .
...
~,, Ditto Account
.r.,.,zuvion 41 per Cent. .......... ,
rortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 47/ /
Ditto Account.....
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ S't
saDitto 5 per Cent. 1862
Dirdinian 5 per Cent .......... •
81Atto Account
Dinish 3 per Cent
Dittto Account
Dittto Passive .................... -
o Account....
Spanish Cert. of Coup not fun.ded .• •
, Ditto Account
121
J.tirkieh per Cent.. . 18i4
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 --
Ditto Ac: •• ..
DiDitto 6 per Cent. 1862 ............. 67/ 7
tto Account.
671 1 7
Ditto 6 per Cent. 18(33, £l9 16s 8d pd. 34 dis
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent lO3l
Venezuela, 3 per Cvut
Ditto Account .... .......................... 24/ 4
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italian, 5 per Cent 1861 Ex. 25 francs..
~ I
Ditto Account
691 90/
Consols, Money THREE O'CLOCK
Ditto August Account 92 / I
94- /
.........,______
Li-

verpool Cotton Market—This Day,

-4arket strong. Sales fully 6,000 bales. No im
Port; previously, 3,710.

LEAVING A TRAIN IN ...,—.—.....
tight, at a late hour
`fatal accident occurred to a
Korth K MOTION.— Oa Tuesday
worean, about 40 years ,
of age, at the Blackheath station of
'Who was a coo
to Kentßailway It appears that the deceased,
residin k iRn
the service of Mr. Kidd, a medical man,
P g at Linden. house, Lee, was a passenger by the 10
trai •ru. down train. On arriving at the s aticn, but before the
a was brought to a stand, she thoughtlessly left the car-
lags in
°etwee ths 'which she was seated. She lost her footing and tell
platform and the metals, the wheels of the sue-
arm, besides la
essaing carriages
Passing over her, and breaking a leg and
ceratin
tr. South was almost i
8' her breasts in a frightful manner.
-every possible n immediate attendance, and rendered
assistance to the unfortunate sufferer, who
'was removed to Guys hospital. She expired soon after
her adraittance.
Goethe's tragedy, "Faust,"iri Guiltieri's transla-
ti2l; is about thee brought out in Italian theatres by
-t;l'hest Rossi, celebrated tragedian. He intends to
talite the part of Faust himself. EXECUTION OF
New York 2ribune,
w A SST.-_A correspondent of the
Newriting from Frederick City, says :
" A
York) was had t night, a spy, who
was caught in the lines of the 6th
Frederick, Ile ged to the limb of a tree just out of
Nras one of three who were supposed to
be in correspondence with those marauders. Of the two
others,to one escaped ; tint third is still held. This morning
took horse and rode out to see the ghastly incident of
war. Passing through the camp aria crossing a. brow;
Held of ripe grain, I presently drew rein in the midst c
;an idle group of officers, cavalry men and townspeople, who,
gathered under the fatal tree, told' fa i'ul • a about
the , great spy,' and cracked grim jokesnact'hisBexcrieense. As
I looked upwards at the horrid thing that hum pease.
lanky
there, and dreadfully wound and unwound itself, I had a
most disagreeable re and
of the face. The man's
name was Richardson, and he belonged, 'before the war,
Baltimore, I believe
to West , where he peddled songs. For For more than papers, maps,
and
sor)lled fro an 18 months this
desperate man had st , m camp to camp in the Union
the Potomac and Rappahannock,
•arcaies of
still peddling
and songs that he
maps that were false,.
sung around
-ay, a cavalryman, fresh from the
the camp fires. To-day,
actually lay on the grams under Gettysburg havoc,
the swinging wretch's own
_oer that
tree, and sang one of
lovely, and the l'
ooze /re to
bin' ' ' Everything
looks
court-martial, it is said, the
igh'l' At the drum-head
de
..
d Drawings of fortifica!
evidence of his guilt abounded.
enumerations and descrip
ti°4B were found on his person,
ciagrams of 4 ituations,'
tion of forCbs and their positio,!, 8
himan ha I bought papers
fll,' Maps of country roads. 1
Falmouth ; another had heard
-r(3ra him at Fairfax, and at
t Berrville ; and n,
him sing such and such a song a
observedd him in close
Illile a prisoner at Richmond, had The shrift was
coriversation with Jefferson Davis..sre_ _
_.y
ifuif ' eased him
feihorter than the rope. But they
m did, Paying that he
°Wn twice, to confess—which he
y to die fur it,
,was a. tells
Man to the South, and was read,,,
to the cause,
boAsting of the service he had renderer: to
be
had once
Iveldliel' he Confessed he loved ; boasting di
en ambuscade,
a stron,-,
b fares of Union cavalry into.
Id have tha,
and that 'if had hung me, we siloll.
that went
tr4in f-- younot
file of trains
''''reorrow'—alluding to a long
Oat to.ian,

Closing /
es.ilws,y3 Paid. Price. Business don
100 ~riantic &St Lawreno ill 62 64
'lom.,Baroda&.Cent Ito;
(
1— 107 108 1074
Gu. 5 per cent.
20 Do. New
20 Do. E. Shares., 74 114 p 84
UA Butlaio and Labe ti wen Ai. 54 61
10 Do. Preference
100 l',utlaio,Brant,diGodrid;
p. et. Ids. Aug. 1, 167", '
,0U Do. do. July 1, 1873 104.
100 /o. do. Jun, 1, 18 4 lub
i,a6trt. I. 100 1065 107.
st ;:apeTovm & Dock Seri 100 1( 86 1094
itock Eastn. Bengal gu. Ip. 10, :084 1191 1694
stock East IncLan. gu. sp. c. )0,1 117 1; 8 1074 48 7
20 Do. do. G Ext lO 14 lip
20 Do. do. K do.
vock Grand I'runk of Car ad*: o 194 'O3
100 1)o. Ist . Bonds. 71 13
100 Do. co. a elerred
100 "o. zd Pre:. Bon_ds 65 07
100 D. do d-ter ed all 50 53
100 ilu. 3d 1' el. stock
100 Do. do. °Herr. d.... al 35 37
100 Do. 4tb Vref. e.o k... ali ' 25 29
100 Du. 40. deterred...... all 22 24
stock 13t.lndtal'exitu.gua.5p.c 1K 1074 101• 1071 8
20 Do. *New gua. sp. a... 12 1 13.
20 Do. January, 1662 .. 8 1 14
stock Gt. South.of India (Lim;
zuaranteed 5 per cent. too 1064 107,
204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 11 ;11 114
204 Do. New . 18 94 94
100 Do. 6 P.C. '73 wlth't opt, all 97 100
100 Do. 53 p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 90 t 2
10 Indian Branch Limited 2 I P
stock Madras guar., sp. c. Ito 1074 086 1064 74
stock Do. 41 p. C. Extensiot/ 100 101 102
stock De. d 0......,. 100 *7 99
20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2
stock Belb.Loz•p. (Ip. e. Bna, 100 --
50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 53 55
100 Do. 7p. c. &long. Bds. all
20 ,Newßrunsvnck a Can&
Class A and B ... all 3 5
N.lll.C'da6pclstptbds 100 84 86
stock Scinde •• •• •• .• 1 (100 1074 1084 1084 74
dI 100 1064 117
st
oDo.o. Ddeolhi
•• r! 5 2 4p
20 Do. Punjaub .... all ——p
st Do. Do. ...... •. , it. 1064 1071 1064 74
-Bock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) tlOl 1024 1t34
COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
p.c,Ja.
- I 1877-St .. ino (05 106 1054 4 6
DO. 6p. e. Feb. & A mi. 100 103 (8
De, (1 p. c. Mar. & Sep, 100 16 108 1064
Do. Sp. c. Jan.&July. 100 96 07 961 6
Do. 6 Inscribed etoct, 100 94 96
"11,0 G. Hcape, d p 101.. 108 110
Dom, p & Oct 1881 100 112 114
. Do. 189 10(; 'l3 'ts
:Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 10) *l2 •*4
Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p cl 10' 113 115
- MhU'ltillfi 0 per cent .. 1.00 106 107 1061
Natal Gov. 6 pet cent.. 1)0 1111 112 110
at.aJ ui: 10.) 106 I'7
L.o. 6p. c.Ap. & Doi. ito
- 'N. S. W. ov. 5 p IS 10':, 100 101
Do. sp. c.,lSiz tot • • 10t 101 102
; Do. d0.,1888 Szupwch 100 1014 1026 102 14
- New Zealand 6p cent. 100 110 112
;Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c.
steriing, 1875 lOO 1164 1074 1074 7
Queensland (fey. 6p. c lOO .0 112
,6.Au3 Giip.c.1676.& up lO, DO 112
- ;Vlc.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.t.Yul:, 100 107 109
Do. to 'in.°. An"tOct.. 100 113 1124
MUT] SH MINES.
2 ;Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 4 ftd
*mord Amalgamated.. 26 /8
Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst., 1 650 670 •
!East Bassett (Mogan 30 77 80
1 !East Clcgau Gold Ltd. 52. id rar
'East Caradon ' 14.. 31 32 30 14 303 14
Past Carty Brea.
- - 10. W'l Russel (Tavist k 8.6.6 24 24
Gran.&St.Auhyn(Gwen; 8. 8 Ii
Great, South Tolgus 44 41
:;, Wheal Vor alelston (0 01 74
- iGrenville 6.16 6 6
1 erod's- Foot' 41 14
—.(l 1 ingston Downs... , 4. 8.0 11 24
Lady Bertha
!lis.rgaret (tiny Lehr: / 35 37
:larke Valley..
4 tlyndy Iron Ore (Lim 2/1 14
New Seton .•
191 110 120
North Downs :4 2 24
V.lvn 'i Basset (1 110 :at 3 17.‘ 34 4
Vorth Wheal Crotty . 2.4.9 4 44
i'ar Consols (st. Blazey 14 4 5
20 ,rovidence(Uny Leinl. 10.1..; )2 44
South Caradon(St Cleer 1) 415 425
S. Carty Brea (1Bogan) 5.15.6 21 21
Fran. (Illoe.,er 16.1; .9 75 80
Stray Park
5 l'ainar Silv.& Lead Mit 44 1 1
Sin Crott d 214 224
West Basset (Illogan) l4 12 13
C radon (Ltskeard 5 22 24
West Seto:*
IWheal Basset (Mogan 54 674 724
' Wheal Bulleratedruth) 5 50 10
Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant: 2.0,6
WhealLud ott
Al
wheal aryAnn (Men.), 8 11 13
Wheal Seton ..1 584 1.5 225
heal Trelawney (Lis.; I 7 15 17 16
Wheal Union 3.17 34 4

PREFERENCE SHARES.
Cornwall, 6 per cent. gua., 21
Great hasten, E. C. 6 per cent. pref., 132}
Great Eastern, E. Anglian A stock, 5 per cent., 106}
London and Brighton, 6 per cent. gua. stock, No. 2, 117
Litto, No. 4, 117
Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincoln, 6 per cent., 127
North British. 5 per cent., 1 Ili
West Midland gua. Shares 51 per cent. 1863, 5i

PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
London and Blackwall, 4i per cent. stk., 104
London, Brighton, &c., 41 per cent., 1858, 103
Ditto, ,861, 5f
LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Preston and Wyre, 45
Royston, Hitch., and Shep., 1381

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Namur and Liege, gua. 6 per cent. pf., 21,
San Paulo ;lien.), gua. 7 per cent., 94
Ditto, 2 I
South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 22
Turin and Savona, 2i
West Flanders, Oi per cent. pf., 10f

FOREIGN MINES.
Don Pedro, Nor h Del Rey, 1
Yudananiutana of S. .6.ustr%lia (Rm.), 31

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (tim.), 37t
Australasia,
Ditto, new, 31
Bank of New Zealand, 111
British North American, 611 1
City, 1151 14
Colonial, 381
English, Sco,ch, and Australian Chartered, 211 1 4
Imperial Ottoman, 181 17& 18
London and Brazilian flim.), 431
London Chartered Bank of Australia, 281 1
London and South African, 26
London and South-Western (Urn.), 9
London and Westminster, 76
National Provincial of England, 1251
Oriental Bank Corporation. 571 7
Provincial of Ireland, 84 1
Scinde. Punjaub, and Delhi (lim.‘, 21
South Australia, 40:1
Union of Ireland (Lim.), 151
Union of London, 351
London, 621 3

DOCKS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Berlin Water Works, lim., 84 i
Ceyloa Company,
Crystal Pulnce.iBl
India Irrigation and Canal, 5
I,lnadterrnasailrorni
Electric Teleram, iOni
l'm 21
E,gpian Comrar rcial ~nd Trading, li.m., 3
Ge. Cr, dit and r inance of London, -1 1 -
gatati.oi
Pe • ninsula and 0 iental Steam 791 8
Rio (le Janeiro Ci.'lmprovements, tin., 27
ranneida lcSanocaile,ty4, li m. , 91 3.
Y
South
.._ Austrnlian Lands 34
Supraaxine Telegram Scrip i

The Gem/ all papers announce that the Great In.
ternational Exhibition of Vienna will be opened in 1866 i