The Express. — London, England, 1851-08-28 00:00:00

L • • "lc- sa+7 /°°°'' A 7 as r • e Ttt 4-fott%s No. 1,563.] LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 28, 1851. iTHREEPENCE, THE COLLIERY DISASTER AT WASH INGTON. 'SHE ELEVEN HOURS' ROUTE to PARIS, .itle wily two bette Me. le by the MIAMI KASTIMIII SAIL. T. rim 1 , 41...m.re te r a,,,. - — lrts'ltLE vPkelhL =PAW DAILY. • oIvOPIAI. KKl•liE•itt Tlt.‘• Immo the lowish Pridrie Ter- War P.V2.01‘ IttlietiNG and ITIIKT ILVESING, nub*" Paris h II boom Movie TIMM LonJos to PA.b gal beck available mill **Mb Zfa 0 T MAIL TRIM via three, boom die Inadao ,Hss Stratissa etas oa., oltlear Pills MO Waluali the Mowing monk& NM enrol. to boll-p s. BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. I. Pristo•-.4rret, km*, I ma". Iraysivered Sy -oda ite d l'arhameat, 4 Vlet., sap. IL •1•444 , 44. - C.l•ve , 4 11011/111 ALIA .4144. R 111•Almth.perk. Glow Ip•vise , &etas .4.4 n Ikewrit, aq , 4, P4aBa. 11441 a, more, Bent. 140214 budge W. les- &WIWI. IL Foo.. r, Esq. OM dairebise,r4 llarleur..anr. ea-nterr.N. P. r. Oser.”4l, 1:44.„ 81811.411 T. t. liir , dam Tkaliddrow asidT444-14 alum. for& aserse 0444 m, r.. 44 4 4414463•44,41. H. L. *sale, Erg , Melees Cos linb• Ormrsary, Whitt mom. Hert-aortre. Luislia,l oral. LNt►r- Mew.. Oftlllll. Fn., •r, ml ?ogee*, 4, Pr.nots,treet, .414. Ilecorrroaa —Morn SPLoI red P4rralag, 1,44.43.441e4t, 4trett. ADV tItTAGILW TWA ',MITT:MN. MIL/ =MIT SAITEI IMP Pasha Penes" unwed ereenlie/ le tame news in a Wens: credit (wins- Whe meartty) ►n ►. f she am ant at t►e ilove gems aantasi preasianm Mims lawns, therms at Me sate at See gwe nat. pu annum, wit► ibe eau . w ow a she sal...sMa i praise •ny mom we het t ap .. desioned tr. awered dessehl the pile, ►name a ...I. A Tao adapted e•oraull be eeserteng Oi LIM= and WM% lig "fish the wino • corn. le ul•etncd ea evey kw, but ertattutly le. leetee• ,tt be 1M easettoe el Or" it may Use wt Mho Wr.ti MMWh nues:o saitep•lnd. • roleN of Muter. to attendaike dell, at I o'clock. Apr of tbe Awe. ni os every two admitted in Itse paltry. listed Atle Awn• remote raid in ati sues for intl. reports. Jurset from Ow Hall Credit Lays o. Pmninn. MIMI hewers It Ratted we .a A...trance or g in., fur the Whale Trim I Lib. WS Pvirsium Ise *ryes V. bole Pr. MUM Idler Age , 4B If COL Imo Yews. 34 SI I II /13 3 6 N. 111 3 1 4 I 3 6 a 6 3 4 111 6 13 6 TINDRY.W FRANCIS. Seem sty. Isl ,4 Tn.aeelll4 ..I ts..l,,qui.se Rana, dim ss e. IM ode s/ eifossing sass SW.. tey `s► steel spun appliastine at the saw, I, Pmts. Ansi, bob, Lenin; st st the several vests tbssesiest the ts. nary. °VERN:HP:NT SCHOOL of MINES, and of *ivLiEu to the ARM—MUSEUM ut Ih. senor of tairily at the. in-Wake will eon:wore on MEWL Dgy, tbe 6tb f Mama' , r. ar.4 the Iv:liming Lectures sail Prot* 41 I r nweatraiiiim wol be g rem dating tb • arv.i. e : I. CHEMIATitY, atrythe4 b. AN and t Lynn Piayhdr, Pb. D., At• alture I Kit S. I. NATURAL 1114 TORY, aggillo 4 to Mw.l za ,,, ar ., lon nail toe Ar L MELIIANICAL IiCIP.M.:IE, with Its apt Robert Rant, )(elver 1 1 Mambas. to Mali, 4. lIIELALLUMEIT. its medal oppli Jobs Percy, M D., nations L GEO W LiturY, wed lm proatisil applies- l A. C . ed S. MUM sod MINERALOGY Warrington W. Smyth, M.A. TIM rove Mir the more of Two years la use payment of Thirty ?wow* at Twenty Pound, Lir each *sato% trim November to augmelwalo4vie. /tog metric i in the Fieß In Geology. nod lloleff. Is e.krl .14 . 41 1.. the a 4••• !harem Omal4 i.al ”p{omte m. 7 tern) repeal* Conn •of Leeturrs sad Mel to•ttlat.t3M, no poyineut et the Fn. loesticoed r U.• Pienregame. . . _ . Lahorat rt., kw chemistry and Metanargy mid H, ewe ler rested al Pupation p.a) meet el" Elite •a Pounds fur the essios et rmeerredt, 1:11111;tro of it.r Army sod Miry, either is thr fliers'. or the 110. menhir ►:..t toile Ouroperip's bets , es, ate edialt.ed to the Leanne et b Jrthe wow dors . . . tituglei.ts •tri pnwow to enter witb the view of obtaining toe Dipbiota oe the liweitetion, err reviewed 'WY to Mr. - MESH AN hAblitv, at tie Miran. Caen when the peceetairy Inkinnation may be obtain. d. 11. T. DE LA BbeilL, Dinette. IKWELLF.KY. DODD, B I I F. 105. 40, • elooddli (Ilaarem-boavo Oda). Jeweller.. Ilarramaha. sad votobookan, lot so olaiut Y bamectko of dot, eater... agaGOLT. MI XT al MT 041211ANKPITl larsaiao a .t.dia the eaokoot soak. tad moat Amigo. r atom. aawaliao. broaalou, loop wrings, bo b Is out Mob Is Landow. —lO, OarultilL FLOOR CLOTHS. ion quatity, mermaid It Id. per spun lord. . Anima aa Turkey pattern U. M. 6.4 do. Osestnoos Floor Cloth NI ATTIKG: COCOA FIBRE Mato 111.11 Matting. JOIICIII. M JoierAcruktot. hS4. stw mums's krrit. WHISKERS AND MOUSTACHIOS. The impberdented sateen 01 ROWLANDS' MACASSAR 01'. h porthwing there ornsmenla blaabaad,r wilwrsa'ly kilown sad eppreciatei, sal is receded hy Tealltaasbale meet niunenium in thee. sobs% and certified hi the highest aritheritlan. TI, Oil I. pre-enl. Wetly senorrabil In ..ounshing, improving. sad &note, Ise the ha- Nu liar. in all w:1 , 1,a . 44., aril in all .taiges at eliderce. It inolnaite• lb Waalc pribb tics into the pores of the head, nourishes the Dais b I. belay state erbeieraire its growth. cleanses It from start LW reatursiy, and continues it. pmer..ion of Maltby vinous, silky softness, *nil luxurious redundancy to th e tweet inni.l.of human die. Price 3-. &L. lu, hou:s (equal to law bit , and double out sue, 21a. par battle. Lae Pottle of the windier artiete has the words Rowlands' Ms. Carus i sorrowed in to lines on the W us p r ; and on the hack SI nem l Slut times, crabbing MOM inters. Said by thee at .0, ITiCLGAILIAN. LONDON, sad by all Caraasts aad (PROM OUR COSILESPONDSNT. WANHINOTON VILLAOR, WIWNESDAT, I, P.M. This morning at 9 o'clock, Mr. Facell, the coroner, I and the jury, met by adjournment to perme further in quirk. in'o the reuse of the deaths of the unfortunate min killed in the colliery here on Monday night week. As stag_ l last week. the number killed was 3.i men and buys, not 34 as officially reported to the coroner. Mr. M. Dunn, the government inspector, was invited to accompany a number of viewers to make a survey of the pit Of, Monday, which he declined, prefering to summon the agent* of the colliery and a deputation of the workmen to go with him through the " workings," which was thine yesterday. Me. Dunn has been down this morning again, examining the upeast furnaces. Tun morning at the in quest he made a remark upon the remissness of pitmen generally in not communicating confidentially with him con cerning the condition of the mines wherein they :abour. lie stated in no instance during his appointment has lie reerivesi any information froin'either pitman or proprietors of the esindirion of a sitiale mine in this diitriet. The first witness called this morning was William Hart ley, hewer, who had been engaged on Mondey, the 18th, in the pit on the day shift. lie mid be left at five o'clock. Ile lilt at that time because he had burnt his candles too soon, in consequence of the air being mixed with gas. He did not apprehend danger lust then, but he had had a fear on him for some weeks before. His candle burnt heavy, and " with a top." lie worked at :lie furthest board on the far the. Oa the day of the accident he did not think her wurie titan usual. At the place where he worked the candle "clicked" (1. e. flashed at the light). lie told Charlton, the back-overman, that the sir of the pit was mixed with gaa, and he replied ther e was a g oo d a i r coming up. He did not say anything shoat defter. This ounverration took place a hit before he (witness) was doee work. Witness has wrought there some weeks. About a month ago there was a standing fire is the pit, and the next morning, in going into Authony Ileatierson's board, he observed a fire under his tub. • lumina Hartley, a relative of the above witness, went down the the pit on Mon I.iy morning, the 18th, at two o'clock, and Come up about half-past eleven. Ile was working at the south dip side. The pit was not in a good condition, for if you put the " low " into the high nook she "clicked." That was from gas. AU places tome been alike for six weeks. The gas came from amongst the stones at the bottem of the seam. A small candle burnt like an oil-lamp. II is been frightened a good while now. Ile was frightened be would be burnt at the flat with the gal. There was nu brnttice where be was for two slays, and lie thought there ought to he. Charlton was in the place with him both un Thursday and on the day of the explosion, but he (witness) never asked him to put up a brattiee. Ile told Charlton that he was not fond of her, us she made so much gas. Charlton tried the high nook with his candle, and told him to slip it, and keep down the low bank. That was because the gas was making. On Friday, when he was at work, he had his candle three inches from the thill, and she " clicked ' at it. Ile did not toll any body, but " was nigh doing it." About six weeks ago the air was much mixed in the west board, and she " clicked "at his candle. lie told Thum. llamas of it. Ile replied that the air was " very good." Ile did nut know whether be went to look at it. She was bretticed close up at this place. By the ITN...mon—Did not know whether the gas came from the genend air or from the thill, but he thought it was from the general air. The condi.: was carrying a big top. It was hoe inches in length. The candle stood and burned at the thill, and he put e out with his cap. By Mr. Foster.—lt is a common thing in the Hutton scam fur a candle to " click " at the thill. William Lamb—Had been deputy three week. last Mon day. Went in the pit at one o'clock on the morning of the 18th. Left her at half-past ton thesame morning. W.to at the Polka' . flat. She was in a good state when he went round the place, and while he WWI in saw no gas. There was a tall" eastward of the tlat, but had not been there fur a week before the eapkaion. 'I here was no gas at the out-by-side of the fall. The last time he saw Hobert Todd there was the Friday before she fired. Ilad no talk with hint about the state of the air. Mr. Cruddace, the viewer, showed that the natural course of the stir was through the full. The pit was clean inside the hoard, where To WWI working. By the Inspector—Several of the boards were bratticed in that district, boot old and young Todd's boards were not. By the Coroner —'l hey needed none, as there was a hole about ten yards from where they were, whiek want into another board, and caused the air to pass. The air gut there as usual. The air always travelled up to the face of the board, and at a dip board between 30 and 10 yards fur ther than another. Ile considered the board safe the way it was worked. The air was most likely to go along the bead way to 'lentil's board. lie, witness, left the pit at 7 o'clock in the morning, at which time there was a sufficient quantity of air coming over the "inenton " to Todd': board for hint to work ; and the hoard was VS or 20 yards below the " stenton." The holing in question had such a quantity of air in it that it put out his light. Lamb, in answer to the Inspector, said that his duty was to see that the places were clean, lay the plates, and put up the timber. lie never saw danger in the polka Hat, but has heard the men complain of the candles bunting with a large top in the crosscut fiat. Ihe inquest will continue over to-morrow (this day) in all probability. FLORENCE, AUG. 19.—0 n Sunday night, an Englishman, named Walker, and three or four Florentines, who met in his house to read the Bible of Diodati, were arrested and conveyed to pri,on. Mr. Walker is a great I friend of Count Guiceiardini, who w.ts tailed from Tus . --—., - ---. . -.- _ - __ __ _ cant' for a similar motive by onter of the police. We shall THil GREAT EXIIIIIITION.—The sale of season see what the government will do, fur the case cannot be Met. yes , relay produced 5/. 10s., and the receipts at the tried by the ordinary tribunals, slued the Tuscan code does ours I,testii. Is., making a total of 1,9011. Ids. The num- not wander as an offence t he fact of a few individuals bee Ci perviu who entered was 38,228. meeting to read and comment the Bible, even though it be a protestant translation. Hitherto everybody had been at THE AMERIC A. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.— liberty to follow the creed he thought proper, but since The famous y a cht America made her appearance in this harbour this mor ii i n g, a lmost simultaneously with the bigotry heserept into the policy of the government, matt ers have completely changed, and the inquisition no doubt Fairy, having her Majesty on board. Her approach ex- will 11004 be revistablithed.—eysinione, of Turin. Cited much attention, and many were the conjectores as to the object of it. She ran by the Dockyard and Clarence- ItOVAL WEST INDIA MAIL STEAMEIL—The largest yard, and came t o meorin . s n early off the north-west steam packet ever yet built for the Royal West India Mail owner of the Dockyard. In going ou board we Steam-packet Company, and one of the largest ever con learned th a t th e o b jec t o f h er v i s it was to have structed in this kingdom, is now near her completion a t the steam-ship yard of Messrs. Patterson and Cu., at Brio some repairs eff e cted of damages sustained in get- the She is nut very much inferior in size in many respects tine on shore for • short time last night at Cowes anchorage. The damage was only considered to consist in to that monstre vessel, the Great Britain, and hopes are the kneeking away a small portion of her false keel; but it entertained that she will be one of the fastest vessels in the was deemed necessary to duck her, and overhaul her bottom e impure service. She is called the Demerara. The tol to ascertain the exact extent of her injuries. For this pur- lowing particulars of her build are given :—Length be tween the perpendiculars 282 feet; length over all, 316 Pow Commixtur e St e v e ns went i n to the dockyard and ob tained permission to use one of her Majesty's docks; an d feet, being from 4 to 6 feet shorter than the Great Britain. the America at once dropped down from her moorings. and The breadth of beam is 41 feet. and her extreme width lot otmosite the mouth of a dock which happened tobe entire ! ) from the outside of the puddle-boxes 74 feet; depth to uonecupiid at the tim e . The blocks were quickly unmet the main deck, 26 feet 8 inches; depth of spare deck, 7 in the nquired position, and the duck otherwise prepared feet; tonnage, by the old measurement, 2,318 tons; by for her reception, and at one o'clock she was safely takes in. new measurement, about 3,000 tons. She is built of sound A large number of the officials of the dockyard emigre- British oak, teak, and piuc, and diagoaally trussed with pt. d email the duck, viewing with ani'scraaUf caPreseed iron ; has copper fastenings throughout to the 21 feet admire. ion, the peculiarities of her build and rig. The !m ark , and iresi fastenings above tit it. She will be pro. deg ty ar d shipwrights themselves were not slow to admit I pelted by two engines w hich are being coatructed by be r , uperieritiie and beauties. Much alacrity was exhi- I Messrs. Clued and Co. of Greenock. They will be on the kited by the dockyard people in getting her into 'side-lever utheiple, of the combined power of 750 hone, or dark, a, i t vu , tee wish of coamudon Stevens es , l 24,500,0001bn , 9t-inch cylinder', and 9 feet stroke; and have in, not w i n. if th o must of bar in I they will be attached to a pair of blurgsn's patent feather• janes wo od a d m i t, by the ms dd.. a . i t , inz float paddles. The Demerara will also be fitted with wee unsalted th a t thematch bees's" the A., ff i es . Drown's patent capstan and stoppers. She will be barque and the Titania should come of tomorrow, and the Cam-' rigged, and, with the exception of her engines, will be fully sleeleve expr ives a strung drain to be a bk to imp thin . equipped at Bristol. She has been built from drawings by eneagenene The water having boon get out ei the dock, , Mr. W. Patterson, and makes the fourth (includin the the damage to the America's Wal t el Om *di SD say, was , Gnat Western) packet in the service of the company upon ' , wad to be se met , t h ee t h e et of e coned! 1 which that successful builder has been engaged. Timmy of bee a l e feel as was it imp Imt g faad . The 1 THE OVEreLAND MAIL VIA MAILSEILLF.S.—M. Lion dockyard People are now, 6 p.m., at week oppeiring this , Faucher has just performed • deed which indicates true pro "'wale. and the America will he talon wt ef leek at grow It is well known that there is • struggle between the about 10 o'clock to-night. is = i nsmeireen sf pen= have route by Trieste and that by Marseilles fur the transport of visited her this afternoon, mengts at lel& of the the Indian despatches. A service by electric telegraph has 'Seidl. of the yard, sad ether mil the ad- just been organized between Wend and Trieste, which gives miration of judges has met loon d by ilt flan and to tim latter city the advantage in point of celerity in the unobetructed survey of the vowel's botbenk tranimiuion of important news. In order to ward off this 1 lt 1 : 1 41Ale SrEAHEg. -. His lon porini =ty's blow, and to sustain the struggle. M. Mitchell, director of Poldle-steamer Pruth,CaptabiLidianak, Arr. Jas. es , the company which uses the route by Marseilles, demanded mote,-i• charge, arrived from Liverpool se ' pier. authority from the Minister of the Interior to transmit by F4OlOlBll ,as Saturday. She was eonstradedl at electric telegraph to Calais, passing by Paris, the news I , °t .sl. by lee L a i r d, said is a eer y dot taw. sip peer received by the Indian Mail. M. lAin Faucher accorded vanherk ism heat, an d adapted fe e puesagiggs meas. or this favour with alacrity, and it will re-establish the ad '''' Pinta/co. Having a r e dder at meek mad lip is n be vantage in favour of the line by Marseilles.—L'lndi stirred without turning through the ses ehrearls Polnians Beige- .., *hull ran into the Bl ac k Sr'. being Y *OW with AMERICAN LOUE.—Three Hanseatic Teasels hare !`. 41 sad attar requirements, through Mr. Leserebe s the arrived in one day from New York, with cargoes of flour nastier' consul, she sailed hence for Odeess. i the produce of the United States, and imported by virtue 131 POSTANT TO LICENSED VIOIVALLIM Cat. of there pealed laws—viz., the Koscams with 4,449 barrels, !‘"IUN "la* Rata OT it sita.—Two 41111111111.11etinnlinde the Columbia with 6,315 barrels, and the Rebecca wi th ' , Portant,- to lammed victualler, acrd isms amp maim 4,615 barrels of flour. The whole of these vessels belonged ;h eonsideration of the Bath meglitesilee, at disk smog i• Bremen. ;"se meeting on Tuesday. Th e font was whether • re. DEA T H OF LORD JOHN HAT.—It has been some 'whoa ought not to be pissed open the neaderefasenees time known that his lordship, who obtained his flag can "IQ. which also elicited a ilieennen epee the beirehop . Friday last, bad been suffering from a most painful dire rstiell ; and the secon d wee erne w*h o he lele er throe ease, from which his medical attendants have entertained ' ' . !'Psst. has been brought bakes * erne Ise* and no hope of his recovery. It is now our painful duty to sae time hitherto decided in the aisithe t nilliab, shall ' announce his dissolution , which took place on Tuesday license.,, fur the sale of wines and solello be siosteil le eon-. night, shortly before 10, at St. Michael's-terrace, Stoke, u , t i".". Mr. Oakley, the oda ef end several of ; where he had been removed, for pester quiet, from his . eauitiotratee having spleen that then ollicial residence in the dockyard. Lord John Hay was a ~k , alttad, scan poblis is the eta' lbw the um- I son of the late Marquis of Tweeddele, and was in his 58th ,tereee of the pabhe required, awl she dad die peewee i year. His ant commission as lieutenant in the navy bears ' l ". 4l +_, Drams was a greet sad abolootomoolooi mama 1 ' date April the Ist, 1812, and he Ursa e commander on the iu . 2. 1 r Una alkielli ea the pin of tbe beide- 15th of Jane, 1814, and was posted captain on the 7th of ''. wall rrodatd yto mho the while of the December, NlB. He lost an arm whiLt midshipman of the s lialatnee .... made for Innen by the blot Ames See Horse when serving her boats cutting out enemy.' oar.' The 1 1. 186 °. Onta l till WASZIO allailikellre vessels at Bette , C 1607. He was commodore in command of timin i veswed upon the ap a .ih ri s....ft. alm a squadron, and a battalion of marines, on the north . stete e ;: f iiil aaaa - stract i the 'able able badsg esest of Spain, during the civil war, and frequently en with the Carlist forces in 1838 and Pl3l. In the hun t ." is s•Pbert of and opposi ais i Catirig the license, and tlapp iedneZ ilig efte C l u e r i lyeer he received the Grand Cross of the Spanish asps ta a „ 5e......._. it MY improper edeaateas was When el the Order of Charles 111. He was for some time • lord of the ' - "w9l , it weary lb:withheld neat yea Admiralty. , LAW INTELLIGENCE. THIS DAY. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Bsrms Ma. Counossomaa nag. IN BE This wu the day appointed for the I ,st examination in MK' of T. E. Soutbee, desenbed as a publisher and patent medicine vemlor, of leet-strect. Mr. Dighy, for the assignees, consented to an adjourn ment, on the ground that the Leman's, which were eery intricate and voluminous, had not yet been filed. Front the statement Of Mr. Butler, the accountant, it appiurs there is owing to creditors about 3,000!.; the amount of mewls is nut Jet ascertained ; but it is supposed they may realise about 1001. - 1//: JACKOON. This was an application fur the di charge of the bankrupt. rioth-merchant and picture-dealer, W4O had been c.on mittedunder a writ of ea. u. Mr. Lowrance supported the ap plication. It wits contended, on behalf of a creditor, that the court had no power, under the 'lath clause, to discharge front • writ of ea. as. The power of discharge given by that cause was limited to cues in which bankrupts had been com mitted under the 257th clause by narAns uf a certificate given to * creditor, piecing:aim in the position of a judgment cre ditor. Ills honour said the terms of the act were very ambi guous. The clauses 2.51 to 27.1, including the clauses in questioo, were described as a separate enactment ; and it was doubtful whether any of them could be applied to a case which was not wholly with in their operivion. It was difficult to know whit eueunin2 WAS to be attached to the term enactment. This ambiguity was this more provoking, se, In the m ending act, which the Consolidation Act had repealed, and which he (the commissioner) had procured to be passel,, the matter was made perfectly clear; but the legislature had eho3en, in the new act, to strike out the words of the old, and substitute new ones, out of which the ambiguity had arisen. however, if he were in error, it would be hest eo err on the aide of mercy. Ile would therefore grout the discharge. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. THIS DAY. WORSHIP-STREET. H. Grigory was re•esumincd, charged with causing the death id:Daniel Dutton, in a pugilistic encounter on the 19th inst., at tho George and Dragon pubic-house, Huston market. _ _ The medical evidence proved the deceased to have died from blows received by tuin on the bead; independent of winch the third rib WWI broken. The depositions buing complete, the witne.ises were bound corer, and the priwmer, who declined ranking any defence, was tully committed fur trial. PUBLICATION OF EVIDENCE ON INCOME- TA X. TO TUN EDITOR OF TRY. DAILY NEWS. SIR,—In your excellent article on this subject, you hare omitted two facts which appear to me most im portant, the one a perfect reply to those who patter about propriety, viz., that the most intelligent and the most re spectable of the provincial press have expressed their obli gations to the IMily News, and copied the articles as they appear. The other fact iv that the majority ia the com mittee and the majority in the house who voted for stilling the evidence is composed of the self-same individuals who voted against the inquiry ; this was, however, carried against them in a very full house, and after much debate; if aay impropriety has been committed, it is by those parties who have done their best to render the inquiry which the house instituted comparatively useless, by concealing it from the public, thus evading the wishes of the house by indirect means; if such a practice is to be held fair, a minister who can keep his retainers together to the very last day of the session may by their help defeat or evade important motions, which were carried against him by large majorities. You are entitled to the thanks of every lover of fair play for preventing the success of sush conduct on the present occasion. I am, &c. , It. W. HOLBORN UN toN.—Venterdny, at a meeting of the board of go 'Miens of this union, held at the board-room, Gray's-inn-road, the accounts of the number of paupers chargeable to the uniou showed a great decrease us com pered with the number of the corresponding period of last year, the number at present being—of out-door poor re lieved, 1,022; in 1850, it was 1,339. Of indoor poor at present, 665 ; in 1850 it was 617. The number of vagrants, however, have increased, being 75 ; in 1850, 17. BLACKFIIIARS Baipck.—The works in progress for arresting the subsidence of this structure and rendering it convenient for traffic, arc so far advanced that the com mittee have given notice that it will be re-opened for traffic on Friday morning. Superficially no difference is discer nible in the present state of the road-way and that which preceded it. The granite, however, is now laid upon a bed of concrete, supported by a framework of timber, instead of a mass of earth occupying the entire interval between the arch and the road-way. A WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN REGENT-snit:ET.— Yesterday morning, at an early hour, the police constah'e on duty in Itegentstrect found the dead bOdy of a woman lying en the pavement • short distance from Vigo -street. The corpie was removed as speedily as possible to St. James's Workhouse, in Poland-street, where it was seen by the medical officer, who found no marks of violence. In formation aas sent to Mr. Bedford, the coroner, who has ordered a post-mortem examination. The deceased ap peared to have been about 50 years of age, was of sallow complexion, attired in black satin visits and gown, and an open willow bonnet. A POLICEMAN KILLED BY A LUNATIC. —On Monday last an inquest was held, by adjournment, at the Ridley Arms, Myth, a smell sea-port town in the county of Northumberland, berme the coroner. Stephen Reed, Esq., upon the body of Patrick Hartford, a police officer of that town. Mr. William Briggs. u chi pa wner residing at Water loo-place, has for some time past been labouring under con firmed monomania, but being inoffensive was suffered to go at large without restraint. A few days ago he suddenly became violent, and as his maid servant was taking away the dinner tray from his bedside, he jumped up and pur sued her. She became alarmed, rushed out of the house, and called upon the neighbours for assistance. At that moment Patrick Hartford, • police officer, happened to be passing, and be in company with two or three other men, went into the house, and endeavoured to guict Mr. Briggs. Shortly afterwards they all came out again, but Hartford hung about the neighbourhood, and in • few minutes seeing Mr. Briggs in the passage still in a very excited state, he struck him soveral violent blows on his arm, head, and shoulders. Mr. Briggs immediately stepped bark, picked up his walking stick, and thrust it with great force into the policeman's left eye. Hartford was immediately carried to an adjoining house, where his eye was dressed, and every attention paid to him, but he shortly afterwards died from the effects of the wound. On a post mortem examination being made, it was found that the brain had been pene trated by the stick, and was lacerated to the depth of two inches. The Coroner, in summing up, remarked that Mr. Briggs w.s on his own premises, was attacked violently by a person who gave him nu explanation, and did not say he had any warrant, and was, therefore, even if he had been in a sound state of mind, perfectly justified in defending himself in the manner he had done, and the consequences having proved fatal, it was the fault of deceased and not Mr. Briggs. The jury, after half an hour's consultation, returned a verdict of " Homicide by misadventure." Mr. Briggs was removed to • lunatic asylum on the d y after the affray between him and the policeman. THE EASTWOOD POIAOSING CASE.—The sentence upon Sarah Barber, who was found guilty of murder at the recent assizes held at Nottingham, before Mr. Baron Parke, has been commuted to transportation for life. An official communication to that effect having been received yester day morning, at G o'clock, she was removed from Nutting ham, by Mr. Halyard, governor of the jail, to Millbank prison, there to await the further carrying out the sentence. When informed that she was to be transported, she evinced much emotion having entertained a hope that she should net be suhject;d to a more severe punishment than a tempo fury imprisonment. The matter was kept so quiet that no persons ameiabled to witness her departure. She was taken to the railway station in an omnibus, her arms being I fastened together by handcuffs. EXTENSIVII SLIZURE OF TOBACCO IN GLASGOW.— Oa Thursday evening last one of the most extensive sei zures of contraband tobacco ever made in the west of Scot land waseffected by Mr.T.Oardun, t ide surveyor of Glasgow. About the beginning of this month 120 barrels of rosin were landed from the ship Sabbath from Nrw York, sad as the vessel was soon to load again, the agents, Messrs. Fyfe and Co. deposited the casks in Mr. Brown's bonded stores until the consignee should apply for them. This he dist soon after, paid the freight, and removed the rosin to a store in Janssica-street. Whilst in Mr. Brown's stores it is stated that one of his coopers having occasion to cooper one of the casks, had his suspicions excited, and the matter came to the ears of both the customs and excise. The rosin M[l3 seized, and in 102 oat of the 120 casks were found • tin cylinder surrounded on all sides by the rosin to a depth of three to four inches. The tin cylinders were carefully soldered, and were filled with the finest Caven dish tobacco. compressed so closely as to resemble old black oak. The quantity of tobacco in each cylinder wiil probably be about 60 lbs. to 100 lbs , or from 6,000 to 10,000 %s in all. So daring and wholesale a venture would lead to the inference that it was not the first time that thedidge had been successfully tried--at all events, it is likely to be the Briliels Mavis. RAILWAYS. THIS DAY. Two o'CLocr. The share market is very heavy to-day, and all descriptions are quoted lower, the decline in some oases, including Great Westerns, South Eastern, Lancashire and Yorkshires, Midlands, London and North Westerns, and Great Northern, being rather sensible. This being " ticket-day" the settlement of the account is in full progress, and under ordinary circumstances the scarcity of stock which has been observable would have caused a de cided increased firmness, but the market now sym prthises with the lvavinese in the English funds. The almost entire absence of the public as operators, whilst it may be taken as a proof of the faith gene rally felt in the future of railway property, at pre sent acts as a further depressing influence. 'Mc chief business to-day has been in Midlands, which opened 40. 1 to 4 , and after reaching 414, have since returned to the first price of the day. The traffic returns con tinue very good, as will be seen elsewhere. Va.! io SHAUN AND 4rocaut ui Liming prices Yesterday. en to-day up p at. Money I beedess irninsin,lnatient., * Bona and San Junction Birm.Wolv. 6tourv.alle. ram Aut..l7, *yea sad ELM, !Made; an I 11;;Iihiiid ; I asnaud DOIDSI Jun, nn Anollto (Y/S Ls! Do. (till Lk IL) ... t and Lk D) . F.OOtOJ t..0001.0:0 Cunteta fat _ --- chii A.. C& Font Latwanbire . Do. New sharrs E-at lc wee, India MA, and Birm. function Itelmbrue and Ohmoron Fi n oureh. Psi La, Burnie. Great Northern . sharea,A.Wfarret. W. j shaniv.l3.l, petCt &Ault. eel W.st. are. nat Vitstvra _ W. sameter and CAMPIS l i Do. Thrd. . ort oami!lilFe md-Yallin DO. We.At at , iiiigliolOo Lisa Northern Leaks and llaaetwell =Brigten. i. 4. Caws! et Seeds- Wader, De. de., New sham De. ruth. . DLL 1.4.,he...w1 846 Wits & South-Westin tow. Seu IbMlL,ltax.,snd Matlock Po. 34a4,..a Lim'. Vasa, "TZ7iso 4." 1 . .. Do. iiu.";;Zlkrtly 3114 land ii • ...at A /stern (I) :Iclrmitr‘et . . Aberg...say, and Ilereferd Northern Conti*. Union North Itriti.h „ North titalf..nlrtrire.. North Wo,4rtn , ~aie Iks_ win Oxford, Wort., It 'Noire, :co - orb Central IsolOrti Da New . Shrews. la Ban., Clasd A ( Da, llama LI. darewaharyalleirefardON. •Aravrabary aad Mown (N-r. W. Nis.) Du. Halals Do. liwatry .„ ilirepoltire Unice iouth KApteri &Kith Wait.. „ :with York.h.kitlrerDoi. _ Stirling sad &totem Moe 'Stockton sod lisrUeps4.. Iludoeslisnrollsekitffsa Oldest Heath Water 6,n1 Auld Liiwriek Vork,Newcasktleit wit!, Du. d,.r.stelo.otta I 5;:tilli:1•;;; --- mso I Cork Ynd No.tb LINES LEASED AT Bork. k AL 3 p Ct. (le.tool to GL Wrote 12tCe (116 to lA. ivist. Ditto without a (saran (leased to Drew Western Bina., Wolf and Monty! ca,ladiz!ylodZortriDinitar. iii. - .;i1; - dr;.iii• (leatl~l b l.rMt W ♦4Rel' .6ioitiogbato.hlee (Novi! to Landes& N. Weston,. l)ieoloto Juse.kot (47L7ed to ctale4unian,, •4 94 41 44 91 ail iii ao ail 12 16 22 20 die 21 2j lj 3 he 51 21 41 2 31 12 :31 49 II 27 59 4_ 5 tZI A Al 121 124 AR VI 74 76 SO 12 i pa 47, 44 ei 94 101 1. 11 . 1 112 117 11 2 2 P , ;; 7.? 41. 01 /1 414 11 11 131 2 4 11 21414 111 41! 241 111 31s 19 2s '1 76 111 I 5 d 14 13 die 3 21 die 31 34 si SI ,Lis p It 6 1 ISI 13 13 7 6, S ti ti 4. Si es ... .- dim 3 1 1 1 11 Wm 13 14 1 .1 37 : I: I IS dk tai 17 61 ITS SI Si am 164 6 1 pm SS SO IS If • 111 pi 7 9pm 171 171 44 44 u 1 4 24 pm Itu and to lit. Sur Iloucesta lt Dean Dended Do. shares Do. I Mune feet.) Leta& Bradwd i ' MLuto Loudon sat Oreee.na Nita l'referease (lotto, Lowestoft (mar.lperCeat.l 11eascii;14;;i1a57.. !C:Ttbere t Ktste►u S pod (lewd to RAMO. DC° ditto Now Pelotas* Wire peon Lon. &S.Weot.litaite.itliuet Ditto *bares (Ai Onto) Send., Guild., and Satiate (loom' to *loth Sagan Sort= sad likable (Icon to (Jost Nortbero Do. thopreth Stten.(ditto to Mr. Wtarra Wag VaMy, 6 p. Maw (leased to iitautarirlUat 'U l_ si 57 14 'lOl IN Na ll 1 f 4i llf 14 14 U 47 4 Ipm 48 11 Ii ii e' Ilf ni II ey II lot ili 111 die 33 111 PEIFISIMIICZ SILO/116. 10 10101aolea 410 .. ... si 7 IS rheum sad Holybead ... IS 134 , 111 Donate. Perk sad Abu. dna Juanita& ... ... f i die Si laildagliaa(Sl.lo.,do.ll. II 1i 01 iasboraCouatita Emma., l II par Ct. No. I par ipm 41DIP0 do. Ito. 1 a din par 1... et 10 'Da, !lewd pry Chat algae' 101 101 II 0001.0.101.110 . 0 . 1pip.11p.01' 01 101 i Idlehmelh on". alid Dm*" lil par um ... hills par 1 5 3: S per Om I Ilardmina ISI II Iredrea) pm HO Waning( lamproidaWayal.ll*. 114 fla 11 Lamohlreraorka. F SIN, —Ak 100 Brathe.,&laCoad, .ituak.lll.ll. illia 601..hareo, L ~,. 100 IDDB Saw 0 aar.a par ai I landisktabodarani 111 HarhelaeftarLar. panel 00 lb. Illaw AN II Ilk kg 2! Reba Lugano% .. Needs De. /4 per C.E. 131 Walk Weremeter, - Weber.. AN. per ( etareweilerrableses.: 2 4 fi PI 11 12 ij 111 1J IA "a li if J I iss IS lei IS 114 IS 14 IhrogratCtiootos(Niir.'ff. Me.) I pas Cent... . . Sandi Dm. York Nowtootte,li Day.. OLSortli of log.gourolt. Ditto Diu* .-- Yotk&M.3li4lL&S.Porok 111 I 4 1 II I 414 1771141 741 Ui FORBIDS RAILWAYS. 20 . Bookend sad Auden .. WI 10 20 'Coln' from (Vierso•) IT IT 2 [MI RANO& ... .. 4 2 4I di 14 !Got Indian . _ ls .. 3 Itlldeetbovspa I 5 Great 10Jass Peolara... Do. .. Id " 1 , . • 11... ... ... ... 2 27darla *stash... ... .. 6 10 I t '' Do. do. New ... 3 4 20Clamor ma Lido ... 5d 4 111 Mrol9ariattsore .. ... 14j 144 9 10111111•11•84 Belie s ...I 4$ 4 dim f ‘ l l Por14:11=0 . .. . 31 24 4 17 Puebsol filiadmii ... I Ms 119 leimamillibmi ... 9 • 3 ... 11 Ws si I lot i 17 gi This day's quotations of sales for " account" (which, as distinguished from, those for " money," form a new feature in to-day's glacial share-list, /AMWAY,. 1140 I SO ,so i 15 I b received at too late an hoar to admit of the altera tion needful for introduction in a column parallel to that for " money,") aro as follows: 0/Dtif ART SHARES. Caledonian, 10 1 9j ; Eastern Counties, 5; East Lanca shire, 13; Great Northern, 161; Great Western, 76; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 4711 7; ditto Fifths, 21; Leeds Northern, 10; London and North Western, 116!; Midland, 401 1 11 401; ditto 501. shares, 14 1 ; North British, 5 ; S c otti s h Midland, 64 ; South Eastern, 191 1 ; York, Newcastle and Berwick Extension, 111. FOREIGN SHARPS. Rouen and Ilavre, 9; Tours soil Nantes, 61. The railway traffic returns for the last week on most of the English lines are' now known, and, gene rally, speaking, present the same favourable features as for some time past, the metropolitan lines especially again exhibiting a remarkable augmentation as com pared with the corresponding period of last year. Ihe London and North Western return is 61,177/. against 48,9231. in 1830, showing an increase of 12,242/. ; the Great Western, 24,032/. against 17,0661. —increase, 6,9864; the London and South-Western, 18,0331., against 12 , 9 771.—increa5e,5,076L the Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 19,1284, against 17,6011. — increase, 1,3241.; the York and North Midland, 11,0041., against 10,618/.—increase, 386/. ; the York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 16,0804, against, 14,422/. —increase, 058/. ; the Great Northern. 14,7831., against s, 7oll,—increase, 9,082!.; th e Bristol and Exeter, 321., against 4,4974—inerease, 1,4334 ; the North Staffordshire, 4,8951., against 5,0971. — decrease, 2021. LOCAL MARE MARKETS. Ltraftrom., Ara. 27.—The market is better today, and &Ede bu•ine.• donor at Istprimd t.n as. The tranmetions are : Liricanalre and Yorkshire, 474 II 4 -Itino (fifth shw ea), 9 1,0 et.— Load.w ant Nurtn W. stem, 117—Dion (sew I charm:, 21 p.—Man clinger, Shrifts 1, and lanolin, 14 0.1 (6/. new prefreenee p Midland 411 -Dow (4asharer), 20f d.—South Eastern and Dover, 201 4—York ant 7 crta Mhdand, 16'. MANCHESTER., Aeo. 27.—The business done to-day was Trey ...taala t • .11.Autt,..nd priotll generally were rather taster. Great No. there, In) 3- 1 6 tads dock, 471 —lntto (6 per amt. pref., 131— •toek, 231 4 1. Bimini., Atm. 27.—There was more butiness done at oar tom ket t but pain a were not quite an firm. Bristol and Cae c• a elosel at rurf ; Great W eters., whrh open,. l at 711. merited of ersardn to 771 in. ,be., at *lnch Litier price they closed; Mid , lasos arms done at Poi, LEEDS, Ann. 27.—There is rather more doing in shares thin morninr , bat many of the trans,etions have reference ti the hi-monthly settlement. The traorne Vows were at the following prices, which do not vary much from those of yeaterdar. 2:ost lan. eighlre, 1111—Lin aishire and Ynrkahite, 473—Lards ribern, In— Midland stock. 41 -Mid and (30f. shares), 201 din—Past and West N Yort em ;b ni ire Q (Lo rter l. 4hiaret_a),:cors24—wLee:taina,ndi 13 ei th rtdfurd, 1021—Leeds MIMMI8011A?4, Aro. 27.—This market was languid to day. eietainithan act stone Val.eys were done at 10. In the Mr cuter which t..e•hrer.bory and itirminehnin l'ontpr.e Aare tared to the di rehAttere,anti. uneing the half-yearly meeting, there in the follosnag a •tdi•arion: am instruct. d at Inc some time (Asps th • Mt lacy) to lot *sort a proxy which is purport to be used by the clamours in the erect of renewed hostilities on the part of the London and Kurth Western (limpany.“ BLACKBURN. —The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at Blackburn, leten the re• port anal accounts, which have already been published in the Express, were agreed to unanimously. The portion of the shareholders who repudiated tho amalgamation with the Lancashire and Yorkshire in favour of a proposed arrange ment with the East Lancashire were nut present in any number, contenting themselves with having sent in a re quisition to the directors for a special meeting to decide the question. The chairman (Mr. llomby) expressed the i.e. termination of himself and directors, being under an agreement for ten years with the Lancashire and Yorkshire (though not sanctioned by parliament), to be no parties to a repudiation. ELFAsT AND COUNTY DOWN RAILWAY. - Traffic for the week ending August 24 : Passengers, 10,912, 2224. 4s. 6d. ; subscriptions, 261. 16,. 10d. ; goods and par cels, 4. 1. 6.. Id. Total, 2911. Ad.—Corresponding week last year : Passengers, 9,144, 1891. 16s. 24. ; subscriptions, 271. 9.. 4d. ; goods and parcels, 81. 18i. 3d. Total, 226/. 30. 9 i. THE BOROVGII OF SHEFFIELD AND THE PUBLIC iiIiALTH ACT.-A public meeting, convened by the Mayor (T. B. Torten, Esq.), was held ..on Monday in the Town hall, Sheffield, to consider whether, in the opinion of the burgesses, either the Public Health Act, or a General Im provement Act was desirable for the borough. The meet• ing, which was numerously attended, was presided over by the Mayor. It was unanimously resolved to oppose the introduction of the Public health Act into the borough, but the meeting expressed a strong opinion that, looking at the present state of the town, and its future requirements, the time had arrived when it was desirable to obtain a general and comprehensive act, for the good government, regula lation, and management of the borough, and for the better draining, lighting, paving, consumption of smoke (where practicable), and otherwise improving the town, through the medium of the town council ; who were requested to apply fur such an act in the next session of parliament. A committee was appointed to co-operate with the town coun cil in obtaining the act ; and it was also determined to raise a fund to guarantee the expenses of applying to parliament. THE CONsERVATIVES OF NORTH WARWICKSHIRE have made no less than 1,400 objections to liberal voters, whose claim to the franchise arises chiefly front property acquired through the Freehold Land Societies. This year there are upwards of 500 new claims by liberals in this division of that county, so that at the next election there is little doubt but that either Mr. Newdegate or Mr. Spooner will be rejected. In South Staffordshire also there is a large number of new claims by liberals, and a goodly array of objections by the tones. SAILOR? HOMES IN PLTMOUTH.—The first steps have been taken fur the formation of a sailor's home in Ply mouth, or Devonport, or both. During the recent official visit of the admiralty, at Devonport, the subject was talk. d about, and the opinion of their lordships on the propriety of forming such an establishment taken. The Lords of the Admiralty were severally pleased to express their approba tion of the proposal for a Sailors' Home ; and, further, to promise liberal subscriptions towards the funds for its erec tion and establishment. The steward of the manor, E. St. Aubyn, Esq., has promised, on the part of the trustees of the manor, • free site, most eligibly situated near St. Mary's church, in James -street, and, also, near the Dockyard Gates. Subsequently a number of naval officers and gentlemen have, on two occasions, met Capt. Hall, R.N., who has visited this port for the purpose of promoting this most excellent object, to arrange upon the coarse to be taken, and some extremely liberal offers of , money have been made. It is, therefore, expected that the Home will be forthwith decided upon ; and that, in the , lapse of a week or two it will beM the course of erection. CAUTION TO RAILWAY SERVANTS.—At Needham, on Wednesday, Frederick Scott, late gatekeeper at the Saylham-crossings, was charged before the magistrates with neglect of duty in absenting himself from his post and leaving the gates across the line on the evening of the 3rd inst., in consequence of which the 8.40 p.m. up train ran into and smashed them, endangering the lives of the pas sengers and resulting in serious loss to the company. It also appeared in the course of the examination that the prisoner was intoxicated at the time. Mr. bitumen., the general superintendent, was in attendance to represent the company, who intimated it was by no means out of vindictive feeling, but entirely • matter of duty the directors owed to the public, and the interests of the company, in bringing the case before them, in order t o I make an example, and act as a warning to others placed ia similar situations. The magistrates, after carefully con sidering all the bearings of the case, committed the pri soner to the House of Correction fur one month and hard labour.—Bury Post. ELOPEMENT.—On Saturday last tho good folks about Gillhead, Windermere, were put upon the qui viva by the appearance of a carriage and four, which took up its stand in the road not far from the back entrance of Storrs Hall, until the occupant of the carriage, a gallant captain who resides at the foot of the lake, and is of some local sporting celebrity, was joined by a young lady, who had secretly left her sister at Gillhead. At the word of com mand the post-boys made all speed for Kendal, en route for the facile temple of Hymen, situate on the other side of the borders. The secret soon leaked out, and another car riage and four was shortly on the traces of the luring pair, overtaking them at Kendal, where they were comfortably at supper at one of the principal inns. However, diuuaoion being of no use, and force out of the question, the ena moured couple were, we believe, after considerable parley, left to take their way to Greta; as they pleased.—West esonaand Gazette. THE TEA TRADE, Atm. 23.—The market has been rather dell. Last week's deliveries in London, however, were large, being 616,9261 b. The stork of tea in Loadonon the 16th inst. was 34,763,0001 b., against 31,948,0001 b. at the corresponding date of last year : _ - 1;30. lb. TOW deftwered 111,9113,000 ILapatira 'Astons INA oftstirin VIVA, - 9,001,N1C I Total !tethered LSI. 27,937,0.19 Kaperted ...2,050,000 Seatcoestwieo 6,WL,01 * --- 1030.000 Mule eoesusaptfon boa Laed.to 10,0117,000 Import of the aireth Leaden 1,659 000 tM t Lteerenot Ueltwary at U, =oath, Lo-tdas Ditto, Lampe, 1,101,0,1 Hose arrooomptioa fron Ueda& Import of the Om*, Loofas 1,424,000 Ditto, Lieerpool' 672,000 Delivery of the In orb. Imam Ditto. Liverpool 4033,000 MONEY MARKET. THIS DAY. Two °l:coca. The English stock market has been decidedly heavy to-day, as the present position of mer cantile affairs has induced further sales in most of the government stocks on account of cautious parties desirous of having their cash free for disposal as circumstances may require; and as some speculative operations have also been en tered into with a view to a further fall, scarcely the least counteracting influence is exercised by the small investments on ac count of the National Debt Commissioners, which continue as usual. Consols left oft' yesterday afternoon 961 to 1, at which range they were for a short time supported this morning, but they have since been sold as low as 96, both fur cash and time, and the present quotation is 96 to only showing a de cline of 4. The business figures of the day are as fol lows: Three per Cent. Consols, 96k, 1, 96; ditto for account, 96,1, 96. Three per Cent. Reduced, 974 7 , New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 98i, I, South Sea Old Annuities, 964. Bank Stock, 215 t. Exchequer Bills remain at yesterday's quotation of 465. to 495. premium, and India Bonds nt 535. to 566. premium. There is no material change in the foreign stock market, beyond a decline of per cent. in Mexican Bonds, which have receded to 281, but a general feel ing of flatness is prevalent, and the tendency is in favour of lower prices. The settlement of the account is in progress, but, except in one or two stocks, attracts little attention. Sardinian Scrip is again depressed. Business is restricted to the fol lowing descriptions, viz.: Brazilian Old Five per Cents., 92. Danish Five per Cents., 103. Dutch Four per Cent. Certificates, 92/, 4 . Mexican B reds, 281, ; ditto for account, 16th Se ptember, - 28,1 ; ditto small, 28fi. Russian Five per Cents., 1822 1141. Sardinian Scrip, 11, 1, dis. Spanish Active Five per Cents., 20i, Not much business has been done in bank shares during the week, but prices are firm, and Ilmik of Australasia shares are quoted at a further rise, mark ing 37 {. The other transactions are :—British North American (.50/.d), 4 5 , 441, ; London Joint Stock (10/. paid), 181, A ; London and West minster (20!. paid), 29; National Provincial of England (331. paid), 401, 391 • Provincial of Ire land (231. paid), 42; Union of L ondon (10/. paid), 14. The banking firms of Messrs. Barnard and Dims dale, and of Messrs. Drewett and Fowler, it is an nounced, are about to be united. From the Ist of September next the title of the new firm will be Dinutdale, Drewett, Fowler, and Barnard. We are sorry to record the death of Mr. John Deacon, the senior partner in the banking firm of Williams, Deacon, Labouchere, and Company. Several appointments and changes in banking in stitutions are noticed by the Bankers' Magazine as having of late occurred. The London and County Banks have opened a new branch foe Paddington at Connaught-terrace, Edgware-road. At Wednesbury Messrs. P. and H. Williams have been established as private bankers in the place of Messrs. Addison and Son of Wednesbury. A branch of the Union Bank of Scotland has been opened at Coatbridge under the charge of Mr. Robert Henderson. Mr. J. R. NPVicar has been appointed to the agency at Stir ling, Mr. M`Micking having resigned. In con nexion with the Bank of Scotland Mr. James Gibson has been appointed joint agent at Haddington, with Mr. Thos. fodrick. Dock shares present no change in value. Com mercial stock is worth 84 ; East and Nest India, 1411 ; London, 113 ; SL Katharine, 783 ex div. ; Southampton, 171. In steamboat shares there is not much doing. General Steam Navigation are firm, in consequence of the proceedings at the meeting, and mark 27 t to 1. Royal Mail Steam are also well supported at 791 to 80 t. Peninsular and Oriental Steam are quoted 68 ; do., New (51. paid), 9. The position of commercial affairs has led to the offering of Insurance Shares, and prices in several in stances show some little weakness. The following are quoted rather lower than last week, viz. :--At lie , 161 cx div.; Guardian, 534 ex div. ; Imperial Life, 17b 18 ; Marine, 151 ; National Loan Fund, 21. Aliscellancous stocks and shares are quoted as follows in the official list : —Assam Tea Company, 8; Australian Agricultural, 13; Australian Trust, 20; Anglo-Mexican Mint, 24; Canada Comany, 491, 4; Hudson's Bay Stock, 205 ; P r i c es Patent Candle Company, 23; South Australian, 231; Vun Diemen's Land, 1. ENGLISH rUNDS.—TaIe DAT. Rank Stock. 21616 3 per Ct. Keduced. 661 3 per CL Coital •La. % 36 per CL Cotnedr, Cutowla fur Au.t.. 46 1011E10 1 1 ler Ct. Bella., 63 5 CI. : Gracility, tt:i 90 %. per Ct. %woo Apes. 635 6 per Ct. Chula°, lel 3 pr Ct. Mikan 61 4 3 per Ct. Gonad, 11 9 31 per CL 1j 14 1 per 01. Dutch, lira 3 1 Iquadur, 3 1 per CL Grenada, 11 15 klardialan 5 pc LATEST FOREIG Lone Annuities, TI her Sh.ck, Ditto 14er1e.1.00N., S. 5Gr. Exchequer 45. FUNDS. 3 per CL Artlain. ?RS I per CL Purutimat. 314 14 111140 Defotrad. 43 4 S per Ct. Porturise•L 87 9 S per Ct. Itavtiad. 114 Ild 41 per Cl. 2.w.dan, 1012 21 pia Cl. zlpsalsh. Acu. . 234 3 per Cl. 111n0144. 372 ra•gi•O. 5$ 21 pm. Ct. Vonentala. 34 2 Do. Deferred. 11 13 Cent.. 12 I.N EXCIIANGES. i Vor Account. PARIS, Ace. 27. 1 F'm Mom. ()peeing Highest Lowed 3 per Cents. I 36 63 I se es se so ea 53 3 per Cads. I 93 0 I 94 90 03 0 oo ro 4 per Cants. 14 do. New Loan . ... I 3 per Ornta. I . Exchange on London : at sight, 23 7 I ; 90 days,94 93. Belgian, 3, 11110 lO2l gooey. Nettled Acmes Money. Do. 6, 194 — ... Homan Loan, 1451 . ... Do. 44 ....». — . Do. do. 1450 ... :6 ... Do. 24 — Treasury Bondi Piedmont 3p. Cents. 91 IS ... Sank Shares ... . anis& 110 00 IS 0 90. PARIS, Auo. 27.-81. Germain ; Versailles (right bank), —; ditto (leg bank), 230; Paris Usti Orleans, 090; Paris and Moues,6ol 13; Rouen sad Mane, U 7 30; Marseilles and Angnon, 10; Straebourg and Bale, 110; Centre, 431 25; Boulogne and Arnim., 26$ 73; Orleans and Bordeaux, 391 23 ; Northern, 463 75; hart. end .draebourx. 333 75, Tours and Nadel, 170; Moat nett and Troyes, Ile; Bordeaux and Tote, 45. Bea TAN, Auo. 28.—Voluntary Loan, 107; New Loan, Four•and-a-Half per Cents., 104; State Loan, 89; Bank Shares, 1011. VI INNA , AUG. 28.—Fire per Cont. Metalliques, 96,; Four-and-a-Half per Cent. ditto, 1011 ; Bank Sha r e s , 1234; Exchange on London, 11.40. ini q 471 I 9 1i 81 90e 110 e 17 131 401 11 Of 1" 14 16 7 I 10 If ni i i II 161 i COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MINCING LANE.—THIS DAY. Svoast.—There has not been a public sale to-day, but the market appears to be steady. Refined dull. Grocery lumps, 465. to 495. COFPZE.—The public sale of 300 casks and 1,000 bags of plantation Ceylon is going off steadily. 600 bags of good ordinary native Ceylon sold by private contract at 395., which establishes a firm market. PIM/STD.—The public sales went off heavily, prices 111 favour of the buyer. INDIGO remains steady. CUTTON.—The market continues very firm; 600 bales sold yesterday on 'Change at fall prices. In other articles no material alteration—markets gene rally inactive. TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY. The market is not lower. Accounts received to-day front St. Petersburg state that the price had again advanced from 117 rs. to 118 rs., and 120 rs. demanded. The ship ment. were : 17,336 casks in 1851 ; 38,689 in 1860 ; 41,8 99 in 1849 ; 68,116 in 1818. Prices stand as follows :—Town Tallow, 375. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 38.. 3d. to 38s. ed.; last three months, 390 3.1.; Jan. and March, 395. 6d. 395. ad. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—THIS DAY. Mears. Conper and Davis report a dull trade, at the fol lowing quotations:—Prlme Meadow Ray, 70s. to 75a.; in ferior, Ma to Me.; Rowen, 661. ; Clover, old, 755. to 90s. ; new, 60e. to 754.; Straw, 241. to 30e. POSTAL Fammns.—The Postmaster-general has announced that correspondence addressed Post &tiara., or to be left at the Goners' Post-Mllee till called for, may be retransmitted; and that arrangements hare been made for parties who may wish to avail themselves of the regulation previous to thiir departure from the metropolis to leave their address in the Seeretary'e Mace Martin's-le- Orand. . 1 1 • i`r *.f