The New York herald., 1866-07-31
ENGLAND.
OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENCE.
rHE MILITARY rgsIANs.

ihr FkslANh
In The fenan case Of Color Sergeant Mccarthy in Ire
land the Queen has commued the Of death 70
penal servitude for life
ROYAL SPORT.
The Prince Of Wales participated in a royal cricket
match at sandringham yesterday
THE SUSPENSION or THE RANKING COMPANY
The suspension of this bank, announced by the last
departure has created great excitement only In the
localities especially affected by H. but throughout
the whole Of England. The calamity is greater than
may be at first imagined and the embarrass-
ments IL will occasion have not all yet been
realized The bank was an old institution, and
had many branches and. before the present misfortune
befe It, had been the Of greatly stimulating trade
In the district For many years after the establishment
OF the bank tho capital paid up was GOO 900, in
shares OF f10 each, OF which a5 had been paid
out Of surplus profits At that time the dividend
and bonus per share e. annually In 1890
in consequence OF losses at Dudley, the bonus
was reduced los. per annum and the price Of
the shares which had stood 4o gradually fell TO 2s
in 1864 there recovery 10 34 whom the bonus was
raised to the old standard and soon after capital OF
the bank raised f3o 900 by the creation
shares, fio paid up and issued eco per share
premium. On Friday week the price OF the shares
30 the day to tho stoppage the price was
1S At tho annual meeting held in February last tho
net profits for the year declared at s54, 122
petition 2nder the windngup act has been fled in
favor OF the bank III stated that the liabilities
viii not exceed 81 100 600 but very dIcut to say
at present what are the prospects Of liquidation.
On Friday deputaton, composed Of Of the direc
tors OF this and the other banks OF the town. had
teryew with the directors OF the Bank of England and
guarantee the amount OF 1000 900 offered IL tho
necessary assistance could be Afforded sustain the
bank: the result ShOwf, thia granted. a
few weeks since the directors themselves provided the
sum Of nearly 10000
The Midland Financial Company have issued a circu-
lar announcing that they had withdrawn The whole of
their balances with tho bank several days since and
ia position to meet IN cir liabilities usual IL
has been oc ally announced that active measures AFRO
being taken for reorganzng the business Of this bank,
and y wished that the customers and friends of The
bank wi defer making any new ARRANGEMENTS WIN re-
gard 10 their until tho result of meeting, 10
be held forthwith, can be communicated
THE CATTiB PLAGUE.
Tho weekly return Of the reported cases Of cattle
plague in Great Britain for the first week IN July shows
slight interruption the progressive decrease IN the
number Of cases, which has lately boen observed
During the week ended July the number of At
tacks officially reported IN Great Britain 3l3-viz
307 in England In Wales and ] In Scotland. Tho
number, viz 3l3, shows increase Of % On the pre-
vious return. Correcting the total. BY adding
innate OF attacks commencing during the week. but
which may be subsequently reported the number for
the week will be ST. Tho following - counties have
from the commencement = manned Tree from the
disease:-W Westmoreland Monmouth, the SIX Counties,
or South Wales, Montgomery, Meroneih, Carnaryon,
Anglcsoy wigown, Bu:e Argylln. Banf, Elgn. Nsirn,
Ross and Iroinarty, Sutherland, Caithness. and
Orkney and Shetlend In ca counties and one
riding Of Yorkshire have been re-
ported occurring during the week; II coun-
es. two rdngs of Yorkshire, aud the metropolis
show an Increase OF 80 cases. ard nine counties and
riding OF Yorkshire show decrease OF SO In tho
aggregate Than 80 go ~ IN every 1ocO Of the or
dnary stock or cattle Gr NJ Britain have been attacked
and every LOCO attacks whose results have been
ported SCI animals perished. up 70 the date of this
5073 sheep have been reported attacked be-
ing addition ~ II ~ the number returned up 70 tho
cud o. the previous week The mcnn temperature %
the week at the Royal Observatory Greenwich wne So
degrees being 10 degrees below tnat of the previous
week and 81 degrees lower Than the averare cf the
corresponding week during 30 years Rain fell on tho
GTt Ave days Of the week 10 the total amount OF IL
incbes.
Tho disease sii1 prevails many farms North Ian
cashre, and while in some districts u y declining
rapidly, In others IL Is progressing seriously and not
witBtandng all tho precaut THAI lave been taken to
keep II down. and spite of the opinion entertained
hitherto that cattle cannot have the disease second
time yet animals after having onco recovered
have taken Il second time, which La several instances
proved fatal.
mn CHOLERA m ENGLAND
Since the rcappcarancc of the cholera In Liverpool,
ten deaths bnve occurred In all IN the workhonse Eight
children Sill remained In the cholera ward and not
expected 10 recover The spread or the disoase a
creating great uneasiness Il has also broken out
has 50 zed tho inhabltants OF Laneiy In conse
quence Of tho breaking out Of the disease ~
the port. Already about dozen persons have
fallen victims 10 IT'S after few hours ~.
Precautionary measures have been taken to pre-.
vent ITS spread ne, and the custom house authorities
have issued orders that clean bills o. health VII not be
gyea vessels leaving the port Tor foreign parts The
Board oG Health Immediately met and appointed com-
mtees; and Saturday they hed spccia meeting 10
confirm the minutes o. the committee larIe holfe "
King square has been CITED upas hospital and ~ casa
OF emergency where application 10 a medical man can
he made The druggists have been ordered % supply
| the requisite medicine.
Early yesterday morning iInuenae concogrse q
| people ct uacd above twelve thousand, nescinbed
Qn The banks of - seenuuc, in HYDE Park snd on
ne Kensington bridge, 10 puess the race ~ thou
tand yards the ienTth ~ tho serpentnc nycr, b.
/ tween David Pamplin, ~ the London Snmmlng ciub,
and William Coner, captain q the ssrpcntino swim
ming Club, ior ~ size. Iadpln IA lhe ton q the
/ swimming master at the Metropolitan baths, Ashley
crescent, CITY rad, and L yct quite Young Besides
/ winning several minor events h. won The mlvci
/ cop gwen hy tha proprietor ~ tha Spqrfiso Ncrs
! In tie Thames In 1904 baatng large d AD1lt an.
gust asi yopr, he the London swimming club gold
medal In tho ~erpantlne, and may luaty b. reckouei
second only 70 Gufr the champion, although ~ some
good Judges haa been aid TIA, Z ever they camr -
rether famplln would prove too good Tor HIM, PaMpn
trained partly home ior tbs event, and nnishrf hla
exercise Coventry vith IRIS the celebrated lon dis.
tance swimmer ard was in really INC condition,
4 being backed largely hy ~ party ana clnh Win.
Coulter s many years big opponents senior, heavier,
aud bigger AMI Acknowledged to y the hBet hrcagt
swimmer of the day be- ,dcf seres or victor 81
young man he appeared III 1865 one Of the coml~t.
tors for he gold nclai presented BY 81 William Frazer
OF the Royal Humane Society," mile on Tho Thames.
He had splendid With Cur, the champion, who
came out that year, but Coulter was dnenici, and
in the following ycar, Tor the satno praes swan
dcsl neat Win IAsfHs II htN tfhtiNhAA lNAuit
ming Club. Thay we're ordered 10 sNim again, but
! Hayes thinking himself aggrieyed about the lrst
decisUn rcfcsed ~ compete, ard Coulter swan over
the course This time Aa year ho was challenged by
CUR aud they swan f0r twenty five pounds sde, one
thousand yards n the Serpentne when, after brilliant
rae the whole distance Gun Tie post by yard.
Coulter trained IN tbe Hyde Park rver aud was also tn
nue fette Tho morning was hne, with bTeezs from
the northwest favorable 70 tnc men, Who gwhm fr0n
The ralngs Il The one enA 10 RonFugton Bridge MANY
boats accompanied tue bsttirs being ave W four on
Pampan Al starting and good deal ~ MONEY dspeudcd
on HE result PaInpn Won the BY ave ysris in
seventeen minutes and ten seconaA