The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-19 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 19, 1 8 53,

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, AUG. 18.
The Queen and Prince, accompanied by the Duchess of
Kent, Prince Arthur, and Count Alexander Mensdorff, and
attended by Lady A. Bruce, the Hon. Mary Seymour,
Colonel Bouverie, and the Hon. Dudley de Ros, embarked
on board the Fairy yesterday afternoon, and honoured the
Cowes regatta with their presence. The Royal party after-
wards proceeded to Spithead, and passed round the ships
of war lying at anchor there.
His Royal Highness Prince Adalbert of Prussia arrived
yesterday on a visit to her Majesty.
The Royal dinner party included her Imperial Highness
the Grand Duchess Catherine and Duke George of Meck-
lenburg, his Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia, her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Count Alexander
Mensdorfl; Mademoiselle de Raden, Mademoiselle de
Strandman, and M. de Chroustchoff (in attendance on the
Grand Duchess), Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth,
and Sir George Couper.
The band of the 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers attended at
dinner.

The following had the honour of receiving invitations in
the evening :—The Earl and Countess of Wilton, Lady
Elizabeth and Lady Katherine Egerton, Lord Grey de
Wilton, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, the Earl of Mount-
charles, Lord and Lady Churchill, the Hon. Colonel, Lady
Sophia, and Lady Lepel Phipps, Lady and the Misses Gra-
ham.

Mr. Coote's quadrille band performed a selection of qua.
drilles and waltzes.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by
Lady Augusta Bruce and Sir George Couper, arrived at
her residence, Clarence house, St. James's, yesterday
afternoon, from a visit to her Majesty at Osborne.
The Countess de Neuilly visited the Duchess of Kent
yesterday at Clarence-house.
The Earl of Aberdeen gave a Cabinet dinner on Wednes-
day evening at his residence, Argyll-house. The company
present were—the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the
Duke of Argyll, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord John
Russell, Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon, the
Duke of Newcastle, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles Wood,
the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Sir William Moles-
worth.

Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office yesterday
from the Governors of the West India islands.

OREMORNE GARDENS.-BALLOON ASCENT.

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Public sympathy has for some little time past been
directed towards the suffering artistes connected with the
Cirque of the Rosemary Branch Gardens, which was de-
stroyed by fire about three weeks since, and who lost on
that occasion what might be termed their little all—though,
indeed, unfortunately, it was not a little of which many
were completely deprived. Last night, through the kind
offer of Mr. Simpson, a fete was held at these gardens, to-
wards restoring these talented and deserving men to their
former position, and much pleased are we to be able to
bear testimony to its entire success. It was foot inaptly
termed a monster gala. Amusing novelties, effective
performances, and startling displays commenced at
the early hour of three, and continued until past
twelve, when the very large company who had
responded to Mr. Simpson's invitation separated
with feelings of the greatest gratification at the delight-
ful evening afforded them. W here all was so good, it
would appear difficult to select, but justice compels us to
refer to what certainly was the great event of the evening ;
the wonderful trapeze ascent of Edouard Bouthelier, one
of the Italian Brothers, whose coolness, elegance, and ac-
tivity must be seen to be properly appreciated. The bal-
loon appointed for the ascent was the 'Prince of Wales,"
and long before the ascent was completed a crowd of spec-
tators was formed, who were not to be drawn from the
spot by any of the many temptations which at Cremorne
constantly fall in your way, and when the moment arrived
at which the clever gymnast, like a perched parrot head
downwards, was borne away, the cheers of the astonished
multitude rent as it were the very air. Amongst other
marked performances were the Ether Family, father and
five sons, whose classical groupings were decidedly the
best we ever saw. The descent was effected safely at Tot-
tenham, and by eleven o'clock the daring voyager returned
to perform his Feat le Saut de .Riviere.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT, THIS DAY.

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Talfourd.)

Joltn Auguste Labat, 40, described as a merchant,
and Guillaume Carl Theophile Sange, 30, described as a
writer, were indicted for conspiring together to cheat
and defraud Pierre Davier of certain goods, his property.
Mr. Parry prosecuted, and Mr. Robinson defended
the prisoners.
It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor,
who carris6 on business in Paris, received a letter signed
G. C. T. Sange and Co., 24. London-wall, stating that
some person had shown them some of his truffles, which
were of a very excellent quality, and requesting to be
supplied with 100 bottles by way of trial or sample, for
which, they added, they would pay at the usual terms,
or accept a draft payable either at Paris or Bordeaux.
These as well as other goods were forwarded to the
above address by the agent of the prosecutor in London;
but some suspicion having been excited as to their
honesty, an application was made for the money or the
truffles, but neither were received, and it was found out
that the prisoners did not carry on any bona fide busi-
ness, but were merely in the occupation of a back room
in London-wall, 'for which they paid 7s. a week. It
further appeared that they were both political refugees ;
that Sane was in the receipt of ss. a week from some
charitable society, and that each of them were in the
occupation of cheap and humble lodgings.
The learned Judge having summed up, the jury, after
some deliberation in the box, said that they could not
agree ; and his lordship directed that they should retire,
and they had not returned their verdict when we went
to press.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Common Sergeant.)

George Clarke and a Jew named Jewell, who surret-
dered, were indicted—Clarke for stealing a watch, chain,
and key from the person of John Richards, and Jewell
for receiving. Mr. Horry prosecuted, and Mr. Ballan-
tine and Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the defence of Jewell.

It appeared that on the second day of July the prose-
cutor, who is a seaman, was robbed by four men whilst
crossing Tower-hill, one of whom was Clarke. On the
24th of July, Richards happening to be at the Thames
Police Court, saw Clarke, who was there under charge
for some other offence, and instantly recognised him as
one of the men. An inquiry was then set on foot, and
Jackson, a detective, found that Jewell, who is a dealer,
was in possession of the watch. Jewell stated that he
had bought the watch of one Caramelli, another dealer,
whom the officer took into custody, and Jewell came as
a witness.

Caramelli then denied having sold the watch, or
having seen it, and upon further examination before the
magistrates, a person named Isaacs appeared, who swore
that Jewell had come to him and asked him the value
of the watch. Caramelli still protesting his innocence,
the magistrate sent Jewell and Clarke for trial, mist
bound him over to prosecute.

Caramelli, who was examined, gave a very unsatis-
factory account of this transaction, and denied that he
had ever had the watch, or any like it, about the time.
For the defence, it was shown that Caramelli had
offerred a similar watch as the one stolen, to a medical
gentleman for sale the night after the robbery ; that
Jewell, so soon as he got the watch, showed it to seve-
ral people, and said that he had bought it from Cara-
melli. That Caramelli called at his (Jewell's) house on
the night previously to his being seen in the possession
of the watch. It was further proved that a shopman in
the employment of Jewell's father, having occasion to
see Caramelli, said, "What a nice watch you have sold
young Jewell ;" and the witness Caramelli said, " Yes, I
have, hut I sold it too cheap."
A. host of witnesses were called, who proved that
Jewell, who is but a lad, had borne a very high cha-
racter.

Mr. Ballantine at some length addressed the Jury,
and contended that upon the result of their verdict no
ulterior proceedings would be taken against Caramelli.
Mr. lorry having replied upon the nature of the evi-
dence, for the defence,
His Lordship summed up.
The Jury, after some deliberation, found Clarke
guilty, and acquitted Jewell.
Sentence on Clarke deferred.

THE COURT.—At the Privy Council, to be held by
her Majesty this afternoon, at Osborne, Isle of Wight,
it is expected that the Royal Speech, on closing the
session of Parliament will be agreed on, to be delivered,
it is understood, by commission. The progress of the
new works at Buckingham Palace, is said to be the
cause of the Sovereign not coming to London to deliver
the speech in person from the throne. The architect,
since the departure of the Court, has given directions
for uniting the new buildings with the principal floor of
the palace, for which purpose the walls have had to be
broken through in several places.
THE NEW CITY MARKET IN COPENHAGEN-FIELDS.—
Yesterday Mr. H. L. Taylor, the chairman of the Mar-
kets Improvement Committee of the Corporation, and
other members of the body, were busily engaged during
the greater part of the day on the site of the new mar-
ket, in Copenhagen fields. 500 workmen were employed
on the ground in constructing sewers and raising the
wall by which the whole market is to be surrounded.
Mr. Willson, of Southwark, the contractor. for that de-
partment, superintended the labours of the men, who
worked energetically for several hours. The ground
will be perfectly drained, and it is calculated that at the
end of 18 months one of the finest markets in the world
will be opened to the public on the admirable elevation
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YORK RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
FILLY SAPLING STAKES.

Four ran.
CONSOLATION SCRAMBLE.

Comfit
Billy Richardson

Eleven ran.
GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES.

Umbriel
Feversham

Ten ran.

MONEY MARKET

AND
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 4,000 bales, of which 500 American
were taken for export. The market was heavy,
and closed with prices of American in favour of
buyers. The sales comprised 3,000 American,
70 Pernam and Maranham at 60. to 74d., 50
Bahia at 7d., 300 Egyptian at 60. to 10d., 300
Surat at aid. to 44d., and 50 Sea Island at is. 10d.
to 2s. 6d. per lb. Railway Shares were dull.
More has been done in Colonial Produce, though
speculation is limited, purchases being almost ex-
clusively for consumption. Sugar is in demand
for the Continent, and Coffee is dearer. In Tallow
there is some uncertainty, the dealers scarcely
knowing whether to buy or sell ; but the conclu-
sion of the Buenos Ayres blockade will give us sup-
plies again from that quarter. The Tea Trade is
comparatively inactive, notwithstanding the high
prices which prevailed at the latest date in China.
Cotton has been steady.
News has been received in the City from Sydney,
via Overland Mail; up to the 3d of June, which
reports that the Abercrombie diggings were again
attracting great numbers in consequence of several
nuggets having been found. Copper deposits on
the Ophir had been discovered, of a character to
raise very sanguine expectations.
Mr. Wentworth, the leader of the Conservative
party in the Legislative Council, had moved for a
guarantee of 5 per cent. on the capital of the New-
castle and Maitland (Hunter River) Railway, and
it is stated that be had received the support of the
Colonial Secretary. The bill would therefore pass
forthwith. The capital is to be raised in 40,000
shares of 5/. each. In answer to a question, Mr.
Wentworth stated that he had taken 2,000 shares,
that he had desired a larger interest, but was re-
fused by his co-directors. Mr. Wentworth is
chairman of the company.
Money at Sydney was becoming a drug. Some
of the banks declined to allow any interest on de-
posits, and the savings bank had reduced their
charges for advances upon landed property by 2
per cent. It was supposed that even a further re-
duction would have to be made. This is not very
auspicious for the profits of the new banks. Sove-
reigns are likely to be re-shipped ere long to Eng-
land.

Upon the subject. of Jamaica Mining Shares, and
especially the Sue River, which respectable parties
were accused of selling immediately after receiving
their allotments, the following explanations are
given, and as they apply to a principle not always
respected, they are interesting to shareholders at
large :

TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING JOURNAL (JAMAICA).
" Mr. Editor,—The importance of the subject, not only
as it affects my own character, but also as it regards the
public welfare, induces me to solicit the use of your
columns on a matter somewhat personal to myself.
" I received by the packet which arrived on Friday
last, a letter from the Hon. Edward Thompson, con-
taining the following remarks :—' In reference to your
letter applying for shares, I am sorry to state
that one of the obstacles to the formation of a Com-
pany is the disinclination to allow shares for the Ja-
maica people. They say the majority of persons
who apply in Jamaica merely want them for specu-
lation, and that immediately they go up to a premium,
they rush into the market and sell, and that this applies
particularly to your firm, as (they said) it came within
their own personal knowledge that you had applied for
shares, and having obtained them, offered them for sale
through your agent, before the scrip was delivered, and
that this mode of procedure was enough to mar any under-
taking. They admitted the abstract right of shareholders
to sell if they pleased, but they added emphatically, ' We
are not inclined to embark our capital, or to jeopardise
our position, by allowing our names to appear as directors
in a company for the benefit of Jamaica speculators.' "
" By the same mail a similar letter was received by a
friend of mine from his correspondent in London, from
which I have been kindly furnished with the following.
extract—

" Depend on it that - and John Nethersole
have done a great deal of injury to the copper interest in
Jamaica. From all I hear, it would appear that John
Nethersole left instructions that Sue River' shares, which
he expected to be allotted to him, shouldbe sold immediately
as they got to a premium, and that his agent, in compliance
with his instructions, did sell out before even the scrip was
delivered. This circumstance is so severely commented
upon here that I have some doubts whether shares in any
other company will be allotted to John Nethersole.
"A disinclination new exists here to give mining shares
to Jamaica people, as they only want them, it is said, to
damage the concerns by selling at premiums, and not as
permanent investments."
"I am also led to believe that similar reports have been
circulated throughout the city to the prejudice of my charae-
ter, and that of my firm, as well as injuriously to the in-
terests of a Company of which I have been an active pro-
moter. I feel myself bound, therefore, thus publicly to
vindicate both their character and my own against such
aspersions.
" When the Sue River Company was formed in this
country by Messrs. Wright, Armstrong, and Co., I was
hi England. My partners here, however, applied for 500
shares, which were allotted to them, and on the 26th
February, 1853, ordered the agents of the house in London
to pay the deposit on that number of shares in the follow-
ing terms :
Company a deposit of ten shillings per share, on 500
" We have to request you will pay to the Sue River
Mining
shares allotted to us by Messrs. Wright, Armstrong, and
Co.' . _

" I had not yet left England when this order to
pay the deposit on 500 shares reached London, and
I immediately on learning of it, waited personally on
Mr. Kemshead, the chairman of the directors, for
the scrip, and applied for 200 additional shares. He
declined, however, to receive the deposit money,
and being about to embark for Jamaica, I referred;'•him to
my agent, when the number of shares allotted to me was
ascertained. I left England in the packet of the 2d April,
and arrived in this island on the 23d of that month. On
my arrival I learnt from my partners, that for certain
reasons which I shall presently state, they had by the
packet of the 12th March written to our agent in London
to dispose of one half of the Sue River shares, which by
the previous mail they had authorised him to purchase.
One of my partners stated that he had made application
for liberty to inspect the Sue River mine or its indications,
but although he had obtained the sanction of Mr. Wright
in this city, he had on two occasions on visiting the pro-
perty been refused permission to see the mine, after having
gone to the property for the purpose at considerable personal
inconvenience. As my partners had taken the shares for
the firm without my knowledge or sanction, they were
fearful that should the mine not answer the expectations
which the public had been induced to form, I might blame
them for taking so large a number of shares without my
knowledge. They therefore ordered one half the shares to
be disposed of. Having great confidence, however, in the
good faith of the parties at the head of the company, I at
once directed that the order for the sale should be recalled,
and by that very packet, three days after my arrival, my
firm wrote to our London agent, under date 20th April,
in the following terms :
" Our senior has expressed a wish that we should not
dispose of any of the Sue River shares. You will please
therefore retain them."

" This letter, it appears, was too late. The sale of 250
shares had been effected, in pursuance of the previous in-
structions, but immediately on the receipt of our letter
of the 26th April, countermanding the sale, our agent re-
purchased the same number of shares, and my firm at this
moment hold 500 shares in the Site River Company, the
whole number of which have beeitillotted to us.

" I now put it to you, sir, and to the public, whether
there is anything in the whole of this transaction which
can for a moment justify the attempt which has been made
to stigmatise me as a jobber, or my firm as mere specula-
tors, whose share transactions are calculated not only to
exclude them from that position in the commercial world
which they have attained, or can justly be made a pretext
for rejecting the claims of the inhabitants of this country
to a participation in the advantages which are likely to
result from the establishment of companies for conducting
mining operations in this country ?—I am, Mr. Editor,
your obed. servant, JOHN NETHERSOLE.
"Kingston, July 9, 1853."
The Bankers have determined to mak out drafts
payable to order on penny stamps, after the 10th
October next, in accordance with the new Stamp
Act. For credits at specified terms after date, the
usual stamp to bills of Eachange will be required.
The Funds have been very buoyant this morn-
ing, but not particularly active. Consols 98t for
Transfer and Account. New 3/ per Cents. 101
and the 3 per Cents. 99 to H. Bank Stock has
been quoted at 2281. Exchequer Bills are 2s. dis-
count to Is. premium, and India Bonds 235. pre-
mium.

The Foreign Market is good. Grenada De-
ferred have been as high again as 10, the agent of
the Bondholders at Bogota having written home to
state, that the President of the Republic promises
to direct his earliest efforts to the liquidation of
their claims. From Venezuela, on the contrary,
not the least hope is held out of anything
being done until the war is ended. Mexican
Bonds have improved to 27 and 27. Peru-
vian have been done at 84k. The Accounts
from Valparaiso state that the republic was certain
speedily to triumph over Bolivia, the people of
which were not likely to support Belzu, their own
President. Brazilian New Five per Cents. have
been done at 1031. Chilian Stock is at 107.
Spanish Three per Cents. have been 471. Dutch
Four per Cents are 98i i•
The Railway Share Market is up nearly per
cent., but the transactions in the English lines ,
have not been of magnitude. Oxford and Wol-
verhampton have risen 1/. Caledonian have been
better. A member of the Stock Exchang who I

was a large Bear of French Shares, has failed, and
Central of France have gone up considerably in
consequence. The party was a clerk until within
about two years, and is not therefore out of his
securities. This does not cover more than 500/. of
the liabilities. Gold Mines, Banks, and Land
Companies are higher.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
( From the Official List.)
Business done.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9B I
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 31 per Cent. Annuities
India Bonds, £lOOO ...........~
Consols for Account Bth September 984
Exchequer Bills, ld.
£lOOO
£5OO 1 p
Small
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Newßonds, 1829 & 39, 5 per Cent. 1036
Chili= Bonds, 6 per Cent... lO7
Danish Bonds, 5 per Cent lOB
Grenada Bonds, Deferred
Ditto 16 per Cent. 24
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Peruvian Bonds, 46 per Cent. 846
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent.
Russian Bonds, 46 per Cent
Ditto Small
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 478
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 26 per Cent.
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates .
HALF-PAST TWO.
Consols 984
Ditto September Account 9Bi

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS,

FRANCE.

Most of the Paris journals are without leading
articles. On the Eastern question they have
nothing in their original columns but summaries
of the debate in the House of Commons, here and
there interspersed with remarks of no importance.
The Constitutionnel and the Pays have both long
articles pointing out the advantages of the recent
institution of mortgage banks.

The preparations f-or the departure of the Em-
peror and Empress for Dieppe are stated to be
countermanded, and on Wednesday a communica-
tion was received by the railway directors from the
Minister of State that their Majesties would not
leave Paris as had been decided. It does not ap-
pear that any other day is fixed for their departure.
The Journal de Oise states that the Emperor is
expected at Compiegne about the sth September.
The Council of State assembled on Wednesday,
M. Baroche in the chair, to deliberate on several
questions. In consequence of the greatest num-
beer of the members being about to take their de-
parture to attend the Councils-General, the
next meeting will not takeplacebefore September 8.
An Imperial decree, in the Moniteur, fixes the
vacation of the Court of Accounts for the present
year from September 1 to October 31, but directs
that there shall be established in that interval a
Chamber of Vacation, consisting of a President of
Chamber and 6 Councillors, to transact any urgent
business ; another decree contains regulations for
the management of branch establishments to the
Bank of Algeria ; a third authorises the establish-
ment of a branch bank at Oran ; a fourth extends
to the 25th of Sept., 1854, the collection of the
navigation dues, at present levied on the canals of
St. Denis, Manicamp, St. Quentin, on the part of
the Oise which is canalised, and at the locks of
Fresnes and Iwuy ; and a fifth abrogates the duties
hitherto levied on bitumen when imported in a solid
state.

The Moniteur says :—" Ten Frenchmen residing
at Barcelona, were recently sentenced to four years'
imprisonment for belonging to a masonic lodge, the
Spanish law assimilating loges of masons to secret
societies. There being no other charge against them
the French Ambassador at Madrid was instructed
to solicit in their favour the clemency of the Queen,
and her Catholic Majesty was pleased to grant their
pardon on the fete day of the Emperor."
The Bourse opened with much appearance of
firmness yesterday, and the Three per Cents.,
which were first called at 80f. 90c., rose to 80f. 95c.
Subsequently on an announcement that the Bank
of England had raised its rate of discount, a reac-
tion took place, and the Three per Cents. fell to
80f. 60e., at which they closed for the end of the
month ; the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed at
105 f. 51c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,250 f. ;
Rouen, I,llof. ; Havre, 522 f. 50c. ; Great North-
ern, 902 f. 50c.; Paris and Strasburg, 1,007 f. 50c.;
Paris and Lyons, 972 f. 50c. ; Lyons to the
Mediterranean, 831 f. 25c: ; Western of France,
765 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 655 f. ; Grand Cen-
tral, 560 f. ; Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier,
895 f.

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
We have received by the Levant Mail Constanti-
nople journals of the sth, and Smyrna journals of
the 7th. The former publish the manifesto of the
Sultan, which has appeared in the Messenger,. but
contain no news of importance.
General Prim has arrived at Constantinople.
He is authorised by his Sovereign, the Queen of
Spain, to take part in the operations of the Turk-
ish army in the case of a war with Russia.
Advices from the Danube of the 9th contain
news from Servia. The approach of the Russian
troops caused a violent excitement in that country.
Knicanin has been appointed Commander-in-Chief
of the Servian forces, and the Chiefs of the various
districts have been placed under his orders.
A letter from Volo (Greece), of the 15th of July,
in the Augsburg Gazette, says :--" The Turkish
authorities of Epirus have amnestied all the
brigands who were wandering about in the country,
and have required them to enter the military. ser-
vice. It was easy to foresee the consequences of
such a measure. These wretches now continue
their acts of brigandage with impunity under the
protection of Austria, and no one is strong enough
to resist them. They even cross the frontier, and
lately they seized and carried off an inhabitant, for
whom they now demand a ransom. Complaints
made to the new Dewen Aga have not produced
any results."
The scissors of the Russian censor have been at
work on the pages of the 11th August number of
the harmless Journal de Petersbourg, and has cut
out what was probably an advertisement, from the
position of the hiatus. Other papers mention the
report in the Constantinople journal of the Russians
having suffered a defeat in the Caucasus at the
hands of Schamyl's brother-in-law, on the sth July,
in which they are described to have lost 450 men,
200 guns, and Bokeinkoft, a Cossack General. After
mentioning that this news is said to have been com-
municated officially by the authorities at Trebisond to
the Porte, it is attributed to the spirit of inven-
tion and exaggeration, generally active between
any two Powers at difference with one another.