The Express. — London, England, 1867-10-11 00:00:00

*parttag Entaliaturc NEpRIZKET 4E(11ND()(7011EIt MEETI TH , ki.,l)Al. Though a grant improvement upon Wednesday's, the weather to-day was not nltogether pleasant, partaking somewhat ui an April character of alternate showers and sunshine, with the :addition 01 a hitter wintry wind. The attendance of the general public was not so large, but there was no diminution o f the turf hal,iletix and its aristo cratic supporters,. With a heavy card to get through, racing commenced at ludflust eleven o'clock with a Handi cap Sweepstakes of ri soya each,*over the L.I. course. A Belt of live started, and Dalmatian, upon the strength of his recent victors ever a long distance, was, in conjunction with sealskin, made favourite, but the pair were unable to give the weight away to the hitherto underrated Stephen Langton, who, with a scope of ground, can take his own part in pretty good company, and who won easily hen by three lengths. The match between The Palmsrand one of Lord Glasgow's name less colts having fallen through. a very interesting race came next fordecision betweeu Pace and Athena. and the talent were at fault which to give the preference to, wherefore the betting veered from one to the other. The Duke of Newcastle's colt, boweeer, had little difficulty in disposing ..f the Danebury clinker, for when Daley called 'upon hin, he shot out like a bullet, and nearly walked in, which is likely to make him a warm winter favourite for the Derby. The Newmarket Oaks, the chief event of the day. resulted in a great surprise. Seville, the favourite, was backed as if the race were over, the odds of 7 to 4 being laid on her with remarkable avidity, while the win. ner's price of 19 to 1 in a field of half a dozen went beg ging everywhere. That the sew femme could stay was doubted by all judges of racing, and that she could carry anything like equal weights with Seville or Ravioli, after her wretched performances of late, in one of which Bounce away gave her 9711 u and bent her, was not dreamt of by the most sanguine believer in outsiders. She won, however, with something to spare, to the horror Red disgust of those who had laid the odds oblate tuarquis's filly. Silenas, with Kcuyon up, brought another slice of luck to theiDuke of Newcastle, who has been in great form throughout the meeting with the violet and white hoops. In the Two-yr-old Handicap Sweepstakes was exem plified what weight will do in bringing horses together, as the winner Choral, receiving 34 all but 41b from The Parson, only just managed to defeat him by a bead, a per. for:mance which must give the latter some pretensions to favour as an outsider for neat year's Derby. The lucky duke before-named carried off another sweepstakes with Sweet Anne, whose feat in beating Paris to a standstill, at a differeuce of only 31b, upset a great ninny calculations, as it was generally considered the next thing to an impossibility. Rhine Wine, who was backed as a real good thing by his party, proved their judg ment correct by easily winning the Sweepstakes of 10 soya, for 2-yr-olds. The Handicap Plate of 110 soya. produced a capital field and somewhat extended specula tion, though Vespasian cone in for the lion's share of the latter. The winner was backed by a few who kuow what a good horse he is over a mile, but the majority had thrown him over because he had failed to land their money in the race won by Silenus, but for which circumstance no doubt he would have been a rattling favourite. Covey rode him with admirable judgment, laid is improving so much in every way as a horseman that his services bid fair to be in great request. Unquestionably the most attractive item of the card was the second meeting of Friponnier and Hermit. this time with a difference of 21b in the hatter's favour. Friponnier emerged from the enclosure he looked so handsome, splendid creature that he is. His coat shone like satin, and its bright chestnut colour made a beautiful contrast to the " Mexican blue" jacket of his jockey. Every eye was turned upon him as he walked majesti cally past the Stand, and certainly a finer piece of living machinery was never looked upon. Hermit was saddled up at the other end of the course, Custance cantering down on his cob to mount him. The betting upon the re sult was almost at a standstill, for though the speculative fraternity were anxious to " take odds," the gentlemen did not know what to do exactly, even Hermit's owner refusing to listen to the stentorian offers of the metallicians. One of them declared to Mr. Chaplin emphatically that if his horse was " brought along" be would win, but the Lincolnshire squire was by no means so sanguine. The race was never in doubt for those who laid odds on Friponuier, and he actually did nothing more than canter for the last quarter of a mile, winning easily by ten lengths, which might have been forty if wished. While this undoubtedly proves Mr. Pryor's colt to be one of the best of his year, some allow ance must be made for Hermit, who did not look himself. and it was almost a pity to have brought him out. Soon after Friponnier paased the post a well - known leviathan called out fur 10 " monkies " to one about him for the Cambridgeshire, but was not accommodated. A very fine struggle ensued in the Itretby Stakes, coming at first to a dead-beat between Mysotis sad Pearlfeather, and ending in the defeat of the latter eventually. Speculum, with 2 to 1 on him, achieved another " Newcastle ' victory, show ing fine staying powers. Full particulars of the racing will be found below : HANDICAP MNEEPI4TAKER of 15 son. each, 10 ft, with 50 added. Ditch in (2 miles 105 yards). (5 subs.) Fein, Soltykora Stephen Langton, by nalrmlsher—Lady Lsuuton, :1 yrs, 64 7lb Butler) 1 Mr. E. Brayley's Moose, aged, ist 1011) .carried 74 121 b) Ltannon) 2 Mr. Smile's Sealskin, 4 rs, but (Challotter 3 Dulearnaii awl Asslirebnise also ran. Betting : 2 to 1 eget Dalesman ' 100 to 30 agat Stephen Langton, 3 to 1 east Sealskin, 5 to 1 agst Moose, and 6 to 1 agst Assineboine. Sealskin made the running, followed by Stephen Langton, Moose, and Assineboine in a cluster, Didesinan lying off, until pulsing the Cesarewitch Stand, where Assineboine dropped into the rear, Dalesmsn being left in fourth place, though some distance behind the other trio. At th e site of the old Duke's Stand Stephen Langton headed Sealskin, Moose going on • couple of lengths in rear of the pair, until about two distances from home when he drew up, but Stephen Langton, quitting Sealskin in the last hundred yanls, won cagily by three lengths from Moose, who was second, a bead only in front of Sea/skin. sleanian was fourth, and Amineboine last. MAnti : 200 lt ft. Rowley Mile. (1 mile 17 )ards.) filr J. Hawley. The Palmer. by Beadsman—Madame EgLintine, 3 yrs, ast 10tb reoelved forfeit Lord Gli.ocow's cby Young Melbourne, dam by Tediling ton—Mahl of Maaham, 4 yrs, e 4 10Ib paid forfeit SWEEPqTAKEK of 300 sovs. each, h ft. ; for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Wt Volb ; filliee, Bst 81b ; certain allowances. Bretby Stakes course (6 furlongs). (8 subs.) Duke of Newcastle's Pace, by Caterer—Lady Trespass, sst ah V. Daley) 1 Menials of Hastings' Athena, Sat tilb t Feedbag's) 2 Betting opened at 11 to 10 on Pace, but eland at 11 to 10 on Athena. Pace, immediately the flag fell, took a lead of nearly three parts of a length, and carried it on into the Abingdon-mile bottom, where Athena drew up to him and momentarily appeared to have the best of the race, but Pace answering to the call with extraordinary gameness, ant down Athena and won easily at the finish by a length. THE. NEWMARKET OAKS, a sweepstakes of 25 sons. each, 10ft, with 180 added ; for :1-yr-old fillies Bst lUlb each ; penalties and allowances. T.M.M. (1 mil; 7 furlongs 158 yards.) subs.) lif ; C . l tirie , r;s io ltn., Midwife, by Wild Dayre T llJ . est I Dttle .' of IMl s ufortc Sat tab l.'ordlu s ciu) 2 31r. Sas Mei Eavinti, tat lob •custance• S The fullowing alao ran :—Martnite, The Duchess, and Bluster BelL Betting : 7 to 4 on Seville, 5 to 2 eget Minster Bell, 7 to 4 agst Ravioli, and 20 to 1 apt Midwife. Seville made play, fo:lowed by Midwife on her whip Laud and Minster Bell on the left, Ravioli and Duchess being next, and Marmite last. They ran in this order to the ditch, where the lot without altering their positions closed ; but as they crossed the Hat Minster Bell gave way, and Ravioli on the extreme right took third place. Seville maintained her lead until half way in the cords, when Midwife ha aded Ler, and won very cleverly by three parts of a length. Ravioli, though ridden out, could not beat Seville, and finished a length in her rear • Marmite was a bed fourth, and Duchess and Minster Bell finished bead and head, beaten od. HANDICAP SwEersrsuca of 20 sows. nub, sft U de clared. T.Y.C. (5 furlongs 140 yards). (10 subs, four of whom ray 5 nova. ft.) Duku NewinuAle's Menus by Claret—Moona, 3 yrs. 7,t 311 b Count liathyany's Cheltenham. 3 yrs. 74 31b IE. 'guilt% 2 Fir J. Hawley's XI, 4 yrs. 9st 7M 1% French) 3 _ Brown Hess colt alw, ran. Betting : 2 to 1 agat Xi, 7 to 4 apt Silenus, and 3to 1 agst Cheltenham. The Ibut.inentioned jumped off in front, and made the miming with • clear lead of Lord Glasgow's colt, Xi, and Humus, for half of the distance, when the ltr , ..ern Bees colt was beaten, and &lemur joined Cheltenham, and heading the count's colt a distant* from borne, won easily by half a length, two lengths divided second and third, Lord Glasgow's colt was last. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 15 ROM each, 10 ft; for 2-yr-01411. T.Y.C. (5 furlongs 143 yards). (21 subs.) Mr. st. Thellusson's Choral, Ly Wild Myren—Outman, Sst .716 hatter, 1 Mr. Mem + The Parson. Set 3lh itilitnalsw) 2 Bet N,_wcas9r's Clarits bet lSenrm ). 3 The followlreg Mon ran:—\o Chance, Chivalry, Lott) Piluter eton. Tl.e spenathrlft, Tornado. Young. Melbourne filly, Queen of flak fo a., sLster to Litu-oln GnYn, Johu Leech, Minute Gun, and Fe. Betting : 100 to 30 apt Choral. 4 to 1 agst Minute Gun, Ai to 1 agat John Leech, 7 to 1 each apt Lord Palmerston and Lord Glasgow's colt, and 100 to 8 each Furious and Ci a .lon. The favourite made play throughout, and being j o i n . 1 half-way in the cords by The Parson, the pair ran a good ,•ace home, the issue being in favour o f Ch ora l by a Clarion was third, defeated four lengths, Furl. ous wee fourth, John I,vieh fifth, Minute Gun Birth, Lord Gls. Vow's colt and No Chance neat. The last four were Tornio do, Sister to Lincoln Green, queen of Darkness, and The Sp vtsliblift- A u o bj ec tion lodged against the winner by the rider of the sewe d ;or as " cannon" (The Parson) was entertained b y the stewards , and, after consideration, overruled. SwegrerAgge 4. ‘f 20 sore• each, for all ages ; weight for age with filly a lt °wailers ; winner to be sold for :1001. T.Y.C. (7 subs.) Duke of Newcastle g Sweet Anne, by Knight of tars— Annie Page. 4 yrs, t 4. Daley) 1 Mr. Mackenzies Mocln le. 3 yes* Bat 71b 'Cameron) 2 Mr. Fulkes Paris, 0 yrs, 'St Gb (Furdhain) The ftar a ndFtweer also no. _ _ Betting : Even on Peris . 3 to 1 eptiireet Anne, and 5 Ito 1 apt Purser. Dion hrie made play, followed by Sweet Anne and Paris, for a:vat half the distance, when THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 11, 1867. Sweet Anne took np the running, and won en•ily by n length. Paris was third, beaten tine.: lengths, the :star fourth, •nil Purser laid. _ _ S%. K of 10 SOVS. each, for 2-yr•olds ; colts, ; and fillies, 6st Sib ; winner to be sold for 1:41/. T.Y.C. (6 subs.) captain Machell's shins Wine, by Claret—Barbers, hst 101 h 'Custom) I %fr. tlrewer's The Demon. bet 10Ib J Osborne 2 41r Johnstone's 01 Vernon, set loth (Parry, 3 THE TERRIBLE EXPLOSION IN EDINBURGH. (From thu Edisiburjh C wraia.) The most shocking disaster which it has been our lot for several years to record as occurring in this locality took place yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon in the Canongate, resulting in the death of five persons, and in painful and dangerous injuries to at least lone others. ' The calamity originated in the shop of Thomas Hammond, a dealer in toys, tobacco, small wares, and, unhappily, iu fireworks. By an extraordinary and fatal oversight on the part of the authorities, Hammond had been metered to manufacture fireworks on his limited and unsuitable pre mises, situated in the heart of a crowded locality, and he had just received a large order, which he was engaged in pervonaUy executing. Accor ding to his own account, he wee in his back shop ramming the powder into a rocket, when, from some GYM unknown to him, a spark gut among the materials, causing instantaneous ignition not only of the rocket in hand, but of the stuff which was lying roundabout him. Though frightfully scorched about the head, he was able to fly and to call to others, but he does not remember the circumstances of his escape. It was about twenty minutes before one o'clock when a tremen dous explosion took place, likened by those who were at hand to • simultaneous discharge of several pieces of artil lery, and the sound of which was heard in all the quieter parts of the town, and even in the btu) , streets, where sonic people took it at the moment for the discharge of the one o'clock time-gun. To those who were near, the fatal power revealed itself in a great gush of flame projected across the street from Hammond's door and windows. The blaze was terribly fierce, and some who observed it mention that it resembled the flash of cannon, except that it was sustained along with a great volley of musketry—the rockets of the shelves going off like extraordinarily rapid file firing. It is styled by some that fire was seen in the shop before the general explosion occurred, and this account seems to agree with the events ascertained and the probabilities of the case. Be that as it may, it is certain that aif the out break of the tire preceded the explosion, it was only by • few seconds, and that it was the terrible crash that first awakened anything like general attention. But before de scribing the melancholy incidents attendant on the out break, it is necessary to say a word or two as to the charac ter and dimensions of the building in which Hammond's shop is situated. It is one of those stately lands erected while the Canongate was still the abode of the Scottish gentry. In the abaence of precise information, we should take the house to be from 120 to 150 years old. It extends to nearly 55 feet of frontage, and the height from the pavement to the eaves may be taken at 10 feet. It consisted of first, second, and third floors, extending over the whole breadth of front above the shop and sunk storeys, and of • tympanum gable in the centre, with attics at the sides, form i ng • fourth floor, the height of the gable being about litl feet. The first and second floors were very lofty, with tall windows. In the rear the building extended about 66 feet over about two.thirds of the front, the remaining third to the west going not over 60 feet in rear. Hammond's shop was situated in the westmost corner of the building. To the back the building "looked" into ChessePs-court, the staircase being in the west corner of the projected part. As an example of the original elegance of the building, it may be mentioned that in the third storey to the front the windows were arched, while to the rear the corners of the edifice bore missive vases, while all the mantelpieces were richly carved. The stair case was what is known as a scale stair, the windows being on the half-stair intermediate with the principal landings. The tenement was perforated in the centre by a wide pen, forming the entrance to Chessel's-court, and by Pine's Close on the west of Hammond's shop, opening also into Chewers-court. The building is immediately opposite Morocco Close, and at this point th e Canongate is about 42 feet broad. The whole houae once so palatial in its character, was now the abode of somewhat poor but for the most part industrious and respectable, families. There would probably be four or five families residing on each floor ; but happily, the disaster occurring by day, the men were at work, and • good many of the children were at schooL The ex plosion took place mainly to the front, and, as Hammond's windows were blown out, the debris was carried across the street, shattering the windows of Mr. Davidson, a publican opposite, while perforating many of the windows in the domiciles above, and dotting the front of the house as with bullets. But alarming as the explosion was in the front, it was in the rear of the house that the terrible effects of the disaster were chiefly seen. The awful volume of flame now pouring out into the street seems to have driven most of the inmates to the back windows to call for help, and to fly to the stair for escape. Here, however, sad to say, their egress was barred by a terrific flame that, shooting through Hammond's back door, which opens to the staircase, forbade all passage that way. No sooner were tho inhabitants of the floors above aware that they were imprisoned than an awful scene of agony was to be witnessed. The women were to be seen at the windows shrieking madly for help, and wringing their hands with indescribable bitterness. Amidst the heartrending shouts mothers were seen preparing to throw their children out of window, while some of those who were earliest on the spot were adjuring them to wait for ladders or other means of help. Dismay was on the countenances of those who sought to help, despair on the faces of those who saw no chance of rescue. It is quite impossible to describe the concurrent incidents with the rapidity in which they occurred, or to narrate them 111 precise order. From the first floor two women dropped from the window sill to the ground, and a child was flung out, which was safely caught. Immediately the people in the storeys above began also to look to this as their only chance , and to aid them, Sergeant Auld (who hold a medals for his valorous conduct at the Mound fire, in 1857), held out his arms, being himself supported by several men from be. bin& From the window of Mrs. Henderson, in the second door, her own and some neighbours' children were flung down, and the frightened mothers threw them over so fast that the poor men below could not get a breath, or get time to form. In consequence of this haste, one girl, aged about twelve, named Margaret Casupbell, had her skull fractured, and died immediately on ad mission to the Infirmary. Beginning with the in fants, the poor women now threw down some bigger children, and one of them in the fall struck Auld a severe blow on the face and cheat, which caused him great vffering, although, after recovering, he returned to his Poet. Meantime, help of • better kind was beginning to arrive. Mr. Slater, slater, was in the Canongate when the explosion took place, and immediately sent for ladders, which by-and-by were forthcoming. The first which arrived was planted against Mrs. Henderson's window, which was about 28 feet from the ground, but was forted to be several feet too short. At this juncture a sweep, named Riddell, who behaved throughout these appalling mo ments with wonderful gallantry, nimbly climbed up, caused Mrs. Henderson to trust her feet to him, and slide down from the window until she reached the ladder ; and no sooner was she safely on the ground than be took out another woman in the same way. A long ladder, about 60 feet in height, having been now obtained, it was with groat exertion, and after some unsuccessful efforts, raised against sue wall Mar the centre of the rear projecting of the building. At • high window there two women in • state of great_ agony were watching the prepa rations to aid them, and had been throwing out bedding and other stuffs to prepare for jumping down. No wooer was the ladder reared than assailer named Francis McKenna climbed up to help the women out, and Riddell, who had now extricated all who had gathered it Heoderson's winnow, ran up under the ladder, and after helping Id`Kenna to plant the first of the two women on it, he remained above while the railer helped down the first, to extricate the second of the tarrified pair. At the staircase window between the first floor and the second • boy was observed in a state of great terror by Mr. W. Mackenzie. The flames were vomiting out of the window below him, aocompanied by a suffocating smoke which nearly concealed him. He was called to drop, which, after lingering a while, be did, and was caught by Mr. Mackenzie on his breast. This boy, if we are right in identifying him with Hanimonirs son, got his leg fractured, and was taken to the infirmary, but is doing well. While this was going on at the projected portion of the building, still more ter rifying events were occurring in the recessed portion on the west side. At one of the windows of the highest floor overlooking the corner of the court entered from Pine's Close, three women presented themselves. One of them, named Mrs. Ferguson, about thirty years of age, in a frenzy of despair, leaped from the window to the ground, and was horribly fractured and mangled. She only sur vived her frightful leap • abort time. She was carried to the Royal Infirmary, hut died a few minutes after arrival. But there were still two women to be rescued, and the ladder brought being too short, ropes were got and managed by a body of men, including George Greig, fleshier, Police-constable Mui ray, Police-constable Mama tee, and others. From • stair window in the building in Pine's Close, which stands at a right angle with the recessed wall, • rope was thrown, and the woman nearest, named Mrs. Johnston, who was by this time sitting outside the window sill, passed it round her waist and also under her arms. The rope was held from a window level with that at which she was, and it was so managed that in giving way she was swung down to the window imme diately below, and caught by the men wbo had stationed themselves there. In this way also Mrs. Rae , an elderly woman, was rescued, but in both caws considerable injury was sustained, espec ially by the latter, in coming against the wall in her descent. They were both taken in cabs to the Royal Infirmary. The escape of these twowomen was managed with remarkable address, and it may well be supposed that the crowd of spectators below looked on with breathless interest while the attempt was being made. It was • moment of horrible suspense to many to witness the poor women clinging, as it were, to the wall, mid holding on by the Loan and win dow sill, in apprehension of the critical swing they had to take. The fire-engines arrived and were at work in about half an hour after the explosion. Many complaints were made of their tardiness, arising not from • reasonable esti mate of the time required, but from the agonising circum stances of the moment, the flames raging higher and higher every minute, and thredtening to envelop the whole build ing. At first, unfortunately, there was a feeble pressure on the pipes, and a littletimelonger elapsed before theenguies could work with practical effect. They made, however, very speedy progress when once under way ; and the first efforts were applied to subdue the fire in the staircase, so as, if possible, to gain admission to the floors above, the melancholy truth being known that several inmates of the house were yet unaccounted for. Long Won such • pro reeding could be considired safe, Mr. Slater, who had worked heroically in directing the aorta at rescue from the wiii.lOws ' ran up the stair, accompanied by Mr. It. M. Reliant ine, of lifeboat celebrity, and other daring persons, and explored the whole house, tilled as it was at this moment with • dense and overpowering smoke. In the upper story, near the window from which the unfortunate Mrs. Ferguson leaped, Mr. Slater found her child, a girl of about four years of age. She was breathing when taken up, and Mr. Slater burned out with her and took her to Davidson's shop, where every attention was paid to her, but it was found she was dead—the little spark of life that remained having proba bly been lost in the 7 l a ege through the su ff ocating stair came. There was as • ht scratch on the body, but there could be little doubt t t the cause of death was asphyxia. This poor girl was the granddaughter of Mrs. Rae already mentioned, who thus lost daughter and granddaughter in the melaneholy disaster. The search in the building being continued, it was found that nearly every house and apartment had by some means or other been emptied of its inmates. But in the east corner of the third floor, looking to the street, two women were found locked in each other's embrace, having evidently been overpowered by the smoke, and in this way taken an affectionate farewell. It was hoped there might be life in them but the bodies appeared quite inanimate. A number of ga llant fellows carried both bodies down, and they were laid in the open air in the upper end of Charnel's-court. Hero they received the immediate attention of Dr. G. A. W. Wright, of the Army Medical Staff, Dr. David Wright, Dr. Matthews, Mt. Forrest, and others, who en deavoured by injections, artificial respiration, and mustard poultices to restore life. In the ease of one of the two women named Mrs. Taylor, they were happily ' successful ; but in the case of Mrs. Wilson, her companion, the vital spark could not be rekindled. About half-past two o'clock the body of the latter was carried to the police office, while Mrs. Taylor was conveyed to the Royal Infirmary. - It is stated that the two poor women bad at the outbreak of the fire been seen at the windows of the room in which they were found calling for help, and threat ening to leap over. They were caned to to be patient, for the ladders were coming, but after they arrived they were not again seen. They had evidently pulled down their windows, when by keeping them up it is not improbable the smoke might have had less deadly effect. One significant circumstance noticed by those who made the search was, that in nearly every house a suffocated rat was found, and in one or two eases • dead canary. We have still to speak of the case of the firework maker and his family. The household consisted of Mr. Hammond and hie wife, their boy, their shop girl, named Isabella Reid, and their little servant girl, named Mary Elmalie. The girl Reid escaped by the shop door, but was struck by several pieces of the dibris thrown out by the explosion. Hammond called to his wife and to the servant girl. His wife escaped with him self, but was dreadfully injured, but the little servant who was but twelve years old, was overtaken in her flight Her cane was for some time forgotten in the oonfusion it the afternoon, but all inquiry made for her was unavailing and at length, after the fire had been sufficiently god under, a search was made for her in the debris of the shop. Here, between seven and eight o'clock, the body of the unfortunate girl was discovered, in the kitchen ad hoining the back shop. The boy Hammond was, as we ave before mentioned, rescued from the window of the staircase. The escape of the family and workers of Luke Duffy, basket maker, occupying the sunk door below Hammond's shop, has yet to be noticed. Duffy was at work with several assistants when he heard a frightful explosion, and something came down upon his head, and looking round he saw the roof giving way. He ran to the foot of the staircase, ascending to the street, but found the way blocked up by debris from above and by his own baskets being thrown from the shelves to the floor. He got out, along with several of his workers, by a small window alongside the door. His wife was not in at the time, and Duffy, in great consternation and alarm as to the fate of his children, hurried though Pine's Close to the back window, where, taking out one of the stanchions, he got in and lifted his infant out of its cradle and esc aped with it. One of his children he knew to be at school, and another out at play, but of his little girl Mary, just older than the infant, he could get no tidings, and she was not to be found either at the door or beck window, all within being a heap of burning rubbish. Some anxiety BIM was felt for one of his assistants, named Isabella Morrison. She was afterwards found to have escaped and her account of Mary was that she followed her to the stair -foot, but whether she had got out or not her agitation disabled her from observing. Great anxiety was felt on the ground about Duffy's child, and • search was about to be made by turning over the dibris in Duffy's cellsred workshop and abode, when it was ascer tained that the child was safe in the house of a neighbour, but as to how it was rescued no one could tell. The engines, under Mr. Mitchell's command, continued working at the spot till • late hour in the evening. Their efforts were fortunately suc cessful in confining the havoc of the fire to Ham. mond's shop and the house immediately above, occupied by Mrs. Morley, and to Luke Duffy's. The fire penetrated slightly to the second floor, but did no material damage there. Over two-thirds of the frontage the tenement escaped, and in the remaining (westmost) third the fire waslimited to the lower stories. It is not considered that the stability of the edifice is in any way endangered, although, as matter of precaution, the inmates have not been allowed to return to their homes, but are temporarily accommodated in the House of Refuge. The property affected, which, we believe, belongs to a lady in England, whose husband happened to be in town at the time, is insured, but the furniture of several of the domi ciles bas been destroyed by fire and water, and is not in any case insured. It may be hoped that there are funds in the hands of the town council to give assistance in such instances; and fora purpose no less urgent—namely , toreward by medals or pecuniary benefit several of the men who, by their courage and daring, laved lives on the occasion. IRONMASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETING. BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY Eva-nw. The second meeting of the ironmasters for the current quarter was held in the Town-hall here this after noon. In all respects the assembly waa a great improve ment on that of Wolverhampton. The attendance was not much below what it usually is, and the trade in all the iron-producing districts was well represented, as were also most of the principal London and Liverpool firms who are interested. From the commencement to the close quietude was the order of the day, and no attempt was made to stir up the semblance of anything else ; there was, how ever, a fair amount of business done, and so far as reports may be relied on the conclusion arrived at is that a larger quantity of finished iron was sold than there was three months ago. This was chiefly on account of home con- I lumen, those engaged in the export trade mani festing little disposition to operate. The orders now given out will not be nearly sufficient to put the mills and forges in full work, but they will keep them steadily going at least as much time as for many months past. The principal demand of late has been for bars and angle iron ; as to plates, oomparatively little I. being done in this district. For sheets and rods some few orders were given at this meeting. With respect to the American trade, North Staffordshire has now the larger portion of that which comes into this quarter, but the demand on account of that market is moderate, which is to be sc. counted for from the circumstance of gold having been quoted in New York of late as high as 1411, though later telegrams show an improvement. There was a larger busi ness done to-day in pig iron ithan had been anticipated. We Trite the price of best hot-blast, all mine, South Staffordshire, at 3/. sa. to 3/. Bs. ltd. per ton. (Inc or two of the pig -masters spoke of N. Ms., but that is quite au outside price, and was not in all pro bability obtained in any instance. In reference to the other quotations given, the actual prices at which transac tions took place would depend on the conditions of sale. There are men in the " jog " trade to whom it is not only of great importance to plans two or three thousand tons, but also to have cash immediately on delivery. In a case of that kind the buyer would moat likely obtain au advan tage of half-a-crown a ton. The Shropshire men in the hall to-day reported the trade in that locality steady. There was the usual business in Lilleshall and other "pigs," the make of that district. Brett .in ran. Betting : Even on Mine Wine, sto 2 apt Di Vernon, 109 to 30 apt Billett, and 10 to 1 apt The Demon. Rhino Wine, with The Demon on the right, made the running till halt way in the cords, where the favourite drew away, and won easil7 by a length. Three lengths divided the second and third, and Billett was last. Idr. Brewer claimed the winner,. and Sir F. Johnstone The Demon. THE APETHORPE STAHL.; of 100 soya each, 50 ft, for 2-yr-olds oohs, 814 101 b ; and geldings, Bat 71b ; ntolden a llowances. T.Y.C. !hike of Newtaatle's Pace, tiat 101 b J. Daley; r.o. HANDICAP Pure of 1001 . , for 3•yr.olds and upiranla. Rowley mile (one mile 17 yirde). (20 entries.) Count liatthyaare Cheltaaam, by Leatulngton—Easby 3 yra7at (II Cove)l 1 4r. J. Hawley's The Palmer, S yrs, Sat Mb. (iluxtable) 2 Mr. Chaplin 's Vespasian, 4 yrs, eat 40, Yontliam) 3 The following also ran : Tilithorpc, Summertime, Mk:nue e by Young Melbourne dam by T o dd ington—Maid of Mashana, c by Leamington—Aimie Laurie, Water Cure, Rymer, and f by Longbow—Gentle Kitty . Betting : 4 to 1 apt Vespasian, 9 to 2 agst The Palmer, 5 to 1 apt the Maid of Macham colt, 6 to 1 agst the Annie Laurie colt, and 10 to 1 each agst Cheltenham and the the Gentle Kitty filly. The Gentle Kitty filly jumped off in front, having • alight lead of Tibthorpe, The Palmer, and Silenus, with Cheltenham at the head of the others well up with Silenus, till ap proaching the Bushes' Hill, where Count Batthyany's horse headed the leaders, and in a few strides drew away. About half-way down the bill Vespasian, who had been lying off drew forward, but in the dip Cheltenham had a lend of about three parts of a length, wide on the right, within a hundred yards of the chair, The Palmer, answer ing gamely to Huxt•ble's call, headed Vespasian, and ins tamed only a head defeat. Three lengths intervened between second and third, Lord Glasgow's colt was fourth, the Gentle Kitty filly fifth, Tibthorpe sixth, Silenus I seventh, Summertine eighth, Water Cure ninth, Rhymer tenth, and the Annie Laurie oolt last. Swimr-crti: Es of non soya. each, 200 ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, set 101 b ; fillies, Set Tlb ; penalties and allowances. Rowley mile. Mr. Prior's Yriponnier, by Chevalier d'lndurtrie—Ten- Mon, tat 101 b French) 1 Mr. Chaplin's Hermit, 9,t 11l in 61b ex) ,Custance) 2 Betting : 65 to 40 on Friponnier. Hermit made the running with a lead of about three-quarters of a length of his opponent, who was almost pulling French out of the saddle. In this way they covered the distance to the Abingdon mile bottom, but in coming out of the clip, Fri ponnier quitted the Derby winner as if the latter were standing still, and cantered home the easiest of winners by ten lengths. After the race, Bto 1 was taken about Friponnier for the Cambridgeshire. RENEWAL OF TIIE BRKTBY STAKES of 100 sows. each, b ft, for 2-yr-old fillies, Nat 101 b each. Last three quarters of Rowley Mile. (12 subs.) Mr. Watt's Mysolls, by Newminster—Souventr,B4 1.011, (J. Snowden) I I Lord Falmouth's Pearlfeather, Sat 10th ,T. French) + I Lady Grace and Adoshnla also ran . _ ... _ . Betting: iags t Adoeinda, and sto 1 agat Mysotis. Adoeinds made play, closely fol lowed by Lady Grace on the right, Mysotis and Pearl feather, side by aide, being about a length in their rear. Half-way down the Bushes' Hill Adosinda was beaten, and Lady Grace retiring, PearUather was left with a alight lead of Mysotis, but the latter running gamely, just managed to make a dead heat of it. Adosinda was four lengths behind the dead-beaters, and Lady Grace last. Deciding heat :13 to ll on Pearlfeather. The favourite held the lead for a little over half-a-mile, when she died away, and Mysotis was left to win as she pleased, center ing past the poet three lengths in front of Pearlfeather. PLATE of 50/. for all ages; weight for age; with penalties and allowances. Rowley Mile. (14 entries.) Duke ef Newcastle's Speculum, by Vedette—Doralke, 2 pre, est rilb (11. awry) 1 Baron Rothschild's King Alfred, 2 yrs, eat 1216 ..(Peake) 2 Mr..l. P. Craven's Belay Dixon, 2 yrs, Cat 716 (car. est Slb) (Cameron) 3 The following also ran ;—Miss Martha, Bellona c, Demon stration, and Minuet. Betting :2to 1 on Speculum. Minuet made the run ning, followed by Betsy Dixon, Speculum, and the Bellona colt, King Alfred and Demonstration lying off until reach ing the Bushes' Hill, where Minuet was beaten and Specu lum was left with the lead. Half way in the cords King Alfred ran through the horses and joined Speculum, but Covey had only to call upon the favourite to win with ease by half a length, llesey Dixon was a bad third, De monstration fourth, Minuet fifth, the Belton colt sixth, and Miss Martha last, beaten a long way. MATCH : 100, h ft. Last half of Rowley mile. Owners up. Lord Westmorland's The Star, 5 yrs, 14rt 51b, and the Marquis of Hastings' I'antaloon, 5 yrs, lest 51b, was off by consent. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE CAM BRIDOZBIIIII2. Bto 1 apt Frlponsleit r j 9to 1 apt Bllnkboolle (t) THE DERBY. 9 to 1 apt Lady Elizabeth .1) 10 to 1 Roaleradan (off, 12 to 1 wanted) 100 to 7 Green Reeve it) BETTING AT MIDNIGHT. CAM BRIDO MUER _ _ 10 to 1 agst ltrfpontieilti ---- 40t07 agst Monarch of the 11 to 1 Julius It) Glen I and off) 12 to 1 Allakhootlo (t) 40 to 1 WIN mghton (t & 20 to 1 Atlas (8) off; LK{ to 1 Prkot toff) 3O to 1 Jasper (t) 100 to 15 apt Lady Elk bell I to 1 apt Itosfrraclan It) (t) 14 to 1 Groan Sleeve (t) Tee AvroN Mtreess—Daring the pest week some additional facts have been brought to light in rela tion to this horrible tragedy, which lead to the belief that the prisoner Baker will loe clearly and conclusively con nected with the crime with which which he stands charged. From a statement made by a little boy, whose parents re side near those of the deceased girl, it seems that the de tails of the murder are likely to receive a fuller revelation at the trial of the prisoner than has yet been given. The boy states that about two o'clock on the day of that: he was pawing towards the " hollow.," w h en he the prisoner leave the hop-garden, his hands and e saturated with blood, and walk to the brook, where, stoop ing down, he washed his hands. He then took a hnudher. chief from his pocket, and wiped his breast. This wee at some distance from the spot where the eyeeof the murdered girl were subsequently found. Prompted by curiosity the boy, who had been walking a few yards behind the prisoner, stayed to watch his proceedings, when the prisoner sternly told him to go home. As he did not immediately comply, Baker repeated the command, and, again rinsing his hands in the brook, walked away in the direction of the turnpike road, a fact which fully bean out the evidence given by the toll•keeper at the coroner's inquest. On hearing of the murder the boy communicated the circumstance to his mother, who, for some unexplained reason, kept the matter secret until a few days ago, when, in the course of a conversation at a public-house, she inadvertently alluded to it, Informa tion was given to the police, and the woman and boy questioned concerning the statement. Acting upon the particulars related by the latter, Superintendent Cheney and three policemen dragged that portion of the b roo k which had been described by the boy, and which, as it happened, had not bean previously searched. Nothing, however, was found, nor was a knife or any other weapon seen by the boy in the hands of the prisoner. The inci dent has revived the excitement at Alton, which had in a great measure subsided, and the murder is again the sub ject of conversation in all circles. The father of Fanny Adams is understood to be in a very depressed state of mind. _ _ Tug COAL TRADE AT BIRRENELAIL—At the meeting of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board yester day, a return of the coal traffic at Birkenhead was reed, from which it appeared that during the past month the export of coal from Birkenhead amounted to 84,000 tons. Mr. Forwood, oue of the members of the board, stated that if the export continued at this rate it would be something like a million tons in the year, a quantity which twelve months ago was considered quite fabulous. It might be satisfactory to the board to know that the coal trade and the shipowners bad applied their energies to the work. The quantity of coal passed over the " tippe " belonging to the board last month was 42,600 tons, agiumst 11,700 in 1866; so that the increase in the used the appliances of the board MR as /satiate ctory as the increase of the coal tradegenerally. He hoped that, in the interview likely to be had with the railway companies, a decided improvement might be effected in the arrangements for the coal traffic at Birken head. The interview was looked forward to with very great interest ; and if on the occasion some effort was nutile to add to the coal traffic at Birkenhead the Lanca shire supply, which could eerily be done by the London and North Western Railway Company, there would not be any port in the kingdom where a variety of coal could be had with the same advantage as at Birkenhead. Hs thought it would he rather to the interest of the company to bring their coals from the Lancashire aide to Birken head than to construct a dock at Gersten. CANADA AND ER FOREST:4. —The lumber trade of Canada is of the highest importance, and no country in the world produces such tine and large timber in merchant able quantities. In the forest alone it is estimated that 15,400 men are employed ; and in the partial manufacture of lumber ever 2,000 mills and at least 10,000 men. At the city of Quebec about 1,200 vessels are employed, of an ag gregate freight capacity of 700,000 tuns, besides 500,000 of lake and canal tonnage. About 17,000 seamen are engaged in carrying the products of the forest from Quebec to Europe, and 8,000 more in its transportation on inland waters. In New Brunswick, too, there are equally valuable forests, and which the construction of the Intercolonial Railwa o. y will do much in developing.—Camadion News, Oct. 1 B.RALTH RESTORZD BY DIT BARRY'S FOOD TO THZ BTOII4CE, nerre.t, lungs, and User of old and young, dyspepsia (indipestlowi, constipation, dlarrhera, acidity, head ache, nourolids, 113 whirls, palpitation, she:plasma% debility wasting, rongh, asthma, fevers, oonswnption, low spirits. 60,050 annual cures which had Desisted all medicines, including that of his iioliDelle the Pope.-11na at la. led. ; lib., Ts. W. ; 11lb., TN.; 4,03.—Du Barry an 4 Ca., 77, Regent-slreet, London : alto at al. Orawechnrchatreet ; e, Chsepside ; in and 160, OitorC•1011.0t ; paid all pacer. mod chetulea -Lhdthrthetwahi.i TRAFFIC RETURNS. des Par Mer- Total, Total, ItAILWAYs. open, sewers. ehandise. 1867. 19841 Week ending August 5. i A g A Northern of Buenos Ayres. 19 663 389 Week ending August 17. Bombay, Bgrods,dt'eutral L 300 1,213 1,124 3,387 1,789 -- - - - Week ending Oct. 4. • Seltaat and N. Countlee 1.343 960 2.304 2150 Dublin and Meath Londonderry & Coleraine Waterford and Kilkenny Si 230 369 699 65, Week ending Oct. 3. North Eastern 23,367 63,667 77.024 74,528 ^ - - . . Week ending Oct. 6. Dallasite(' County Down 441 M 6 267 303 737 Brecon and Merthyr 72 300 966 1,271 1,167 Bristol and Exeter 1361 4.902 9.301 8,303 7,319 Great Eastern 7021 2903 19,661 40.924 39.191 Great Northern Great Western' 1311 41,063 40.921 81.334 140,296 North British SINDCLAR APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO A WORIEHOUSE.—On Wednesday, at the Hull workhouse, an old lady possessing a considerable income from house and other property, and living in a well furnished house of her own applied for admission to the workhouse as an in mate. She was willing that the guardians should take possession of her property, receive the income, &c., and although told that she (mold not expect any treatment different from that of an ordinary pauper she persisted in her application. She had she mid, lived alone for many years, and she felt that she would be much better taken care of in the workhouse than outside. The guardians ultimately acceded to her request, and arrangement' were made for receiving her at once into the house. • Anothet_poor lad, of the name of Henry Webb, aged 14, whose parents aside at 20 ; Samoetatreet, Wool wich, has succumbed to the frightful injuries ho received in the lamentable explosion of Saturday last. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before ))[r. Payne.) Edward Larrod, a respectable-looking man, was indicted for stealing a horse-rug, the property of Jonathan Carter. Mr. Harris prosecdted ; Mr. Cooper defended the prisoner. It appeared that the prisoner was a servant to • gentle man who hid some homes at livery is a stable at Chapel street, Chelsea. There were other horses there, and one of the prosecutor's. On the 25th of September, at 6 o'clock in the evening, the rug was on the,horse of prosecutor, and at 10 o'clock it was missed. At a quarter past 9 the same evening the prisoner sold the rug to a man named Hill for Is., stating that it was a perquisite to which be was entitled in consequence of his master having new clothing for the horses. On prisoner being apprehended, he stated to police -constable Cheney, 282 T, that he had bought it for Is. :U., and that if he was let go he could produce the man from, whom he purchased it. A number of yritnesses were called, whogave the prisoner a most excellent character, and stated that he had lived in some most respectable families, and had always conducted himself well. TllejUryfound the prisoner Guilty, but most strongly reoommended him to mercy. The judge thought the justice of the case would be met by ordering the prisoner to enter into his own recogni zance, in 2:5/. and his brother in 201., to come up for judg ment if he sh ould be called upon. The foreman said the sentence was most satisfactory to them. The prisoner, who seemed [Fateful to the court for its mercy, entered into the required bond and left the court with his friends. THE POLICE COURT& MANSION-HOUSZ A clerk from theUlio;Orlir. William Watson, of Ethelburga-house, 70 and 71, Bisbopegate-street, appeared to answer a summons taken out against Mr. Watson, at the instance of a Jareman named Faulkner, who sailed on board the steamship Dantes, which left London for the Brazils in May, 1866. It appeared . that the complainant had received an ad vance note for C. 10s., payable by John Watson and Co., Bishopmgate-street, and that on arriving at Brazil the vessel was sold, and complainant discharged. Before leaving the ship he received his wages, from which the amount of the advance note was deducted. The object of the summons being taken out was to compel payment of the advance note, which shortly after the vessel sailed had been taken to Mr. Watson's by &friend of the complainant, named Thos. Richardson, residing in High-street, White chapel. Richardson said that when he called at the office defendant told him that his principal was not in, and re quested him to call again. Subsequently he called seven or eight times, and was ultimately told that the note had been paid. He asked to whom, but defendant said he could find that out. _ _ _ _ Defendant said Mr. Watson had never bad anything to do with the Dantes, or with any vessel trading to the Brazils, and be thought it was very hard that he should be annoyed in this way. The Lord Mayor said it was a very serious case. There was no doubt that the complainant had been swindled out of 6f. 10s., and he should therefore adjourn the case till Saturday week, when Mr. Watson would be personally present. - William Fox, lately chief mate of the ship Sailors' Home, summoned Mr. George Stanton, shipowner, for the payment of the sum of 81., which had been withheld from his wages. Complainant said that he sailed in the Sailors' Home to Shanghae, where he got a discharge, and since returned to England as chief officer of the Taeping. He had only re ceived 321 for his services on board the Sailors' Home, but WS] entitled to MX. The additional N., however, had been refused. Mr. Thomas Paterson, superintendent of Mr. Stanton's ships, appeared to answer tho summons, and stated that payment of the money bad been refused in consequence of the captain having written that the complainant had been dismissed for drunkenness, and put the owners to consider able expense. The complainant, on the other hand, produced a cha racter which be hadreoeived f rom the captain testifying to his sobriety, and stating that he had only been discharged in consequence of personal disagreements between them. The Lord Mayor ordered the balance of the wages to be immediately paid over to the complainant. GUILDHALL Sir Robert W. Carden asked whether the warrant he had granted against John Levine, the auctioneer of the mock auction on Ludgate-hill, and the summonses for Jenkins and the two men who acted as "bonnets" at that establishment had been served. Mr. Davie the second clerk, said he had been in formed that Levine had disappeared from London alto gether, and it was thought he bad left the country. The rest were keeping out of the way. They had taken down the board over the shop front, with " Commission Sale Room " on it, and had opened the shop ostensibly for the sale of modern and antique paintings, bronzes, Ice., but in point of fact the " mock auction " was going on there as vigorously as ever by a fresh auctioneer and a different set of " bonnets." George Henndl, barman to Mr. James Sanderson, the landlord of the Grapes Tavern, 96, Holborn-hill, was placed at the bar before Sir Robert Carden and Mr. Alder man Hale, charged with stealing two marked shillings. Mr. Sanderson said the prisoner bad been his barman for six or seven months. Having suspicions as to his ho nesty, he marked 18 shillings, some of which he put into thetill, and others he gave to friend■ to lay out at the bar. About twelve o'clock be noticed there were nine of the marked shillings in the till, and about twenty minutes afterwards he went again and found only seven. He called the prisoner aside, and said, " George, I have a very unpleasant duty to perform. I am afraid you have been robbing me for some time." He replied, " Are you ?" lie requested a friend to call in • police-con ■table, and when he came witness said to him, in the prisoner's presence, " This is one of my barmen, and I am afraid he has been robbing me." He showed the policeman • marked coin, and told him that within the last 20 minutes he bad mimed two shillings similarly marked. The officer asked the prisoner what money he had, and he answered, " None but what is my own." The constable then said, " Let me see." Upon which the prisoner pulled from his pocket • quantity of silver and • half sovereign, and among the silver they found the two marked shillings. Tho officer asked him how be came by them, and the prisoner said it was all the money be had m the world, and it was all his own. The prisoner, on being asked if be wished to put any questions to the witness, said, " I wish him to be as liberal as he can. lam very sorry for what I have done." Charles Harding, 326, corroborated a great portion of the foregoing evidence, and said that at the station-house the prisoner said he had taken it, and he was sorry for it. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and asked for the case to be settled here. . . . The court then sentenced the prisoner to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. THAMES. William Wool, a seaman, was brought before Mr. Benson charged with violently sasaulting George Trotter, whose head was bandaged. The complainant said be was a mariner, and that he lived at the Sailors' Home, in Well-street. On Wednesday afternoon, at half-past four o'clock, ho was entering the Home, when the prisoner struck him a violent blow on the head and knocked him down, and while he was down kicked him on the forehead and inflicted a severe wound, from which the blood flowed copiously. The wound was afterwards dressed by a surgeon. The officers of the Home at once secured the prisoner. Mr. Benson—Did you have any quarrel with the pri eoner Witneee—No, sir, I had not seen him before fora long time. The prisoner—He kept me in irons for a week. The prosecutor said that he and the prisoner sailed in the same ship, the Deerfoot. In the course of the voyage he directed the prisoner to rig the royal studding sail boom. The prisoner did not pay any attention to the order, and half an hour afterwara he saw him indolently lying over the yard. He ordered the prisoner to attend to his duty, and reported his conduct to the captain, who put him hi irons. Mr. Benson—You were an officer of the ship, I suppose? The complainant—l was second mate. The prisoner—He has been telling yarns about me. He tried to coax me to Sunderland, to which place he belongs, and wants to give me a good thrashing. Mr. Benson—l have nothing to do with that. Your defence makes the matter worse. You have shown a spirit of vindictiveness. The complainant did his duty on board the Deerfoot, and you neglected yours. I shall not fine you, but sentence you to 14 days' imprisonment and hard labour. SHIPPING Duurriess.—lntelligence was received at Liverpool yesterday of the following disasters at sea : The Mansanito, bound from London to Constantinople, had arrived at Gibraltar in • very damaged state, after having been in collision with the screw - steamer Jubilant, bound from London to Constantinople, which soot off Lisbon. The Oriental, bound from Quebec to Conway, with a cargo of timber, foundered on the 6th inst. off the Smalls, after having been in collision with a steamer the name of which is unknown at present. Part of the crew of the Oriental wee picked up by the steamer Fitswilliam,and landed at Greenock. A new timber laden Prussian or Norwegian barque was passed bottom up off the Longships on the Bth October. A quantity of wreckage and part of • compass case, marked Shooting Star, have been picked up near Milford. _ [Advertisement.}--HoLLowaw's OINTMENT AND PILLS —With autumn come many diseases of the skin, which demand Instant attention, If the patient wish to be much annoyance through the winter. These remedies will i re found most effectual in repressing erysipelas and inflammations generally, and In healing up sore legs. wounds, end ulcerations in the kindest manner, without exciting pain, or tending to weaken the patient, which would infallibly Increase his suffer ings and retard his cure. Holloway's pills should be taken during this course of treatment, which they will make easier and work successful . at the same time they will improve the appetite, and materially aid allgeettou, a matter of the most material Importance whoa lowering Infirmities amid the VOA. delicate, or aged. iIABKE76. TALLOW.—TIit ILSDAT EVENING.—The market sa t fires to-day at 4:4. Cal. vet, 45a. 3d. all the ye ar , 4 5 e. 6d, December, and 45a. 9d. January and Mareh. LACE AND ROSlEBY.—Norruciwr, Ocr. Business is still very quiet in all branchesof Mel:it:etude, and there are no inquiries yet for the fall season either in the home markets or for the United States. In the hosiery trade, however, the cold weather and the steadites s o f yarns have wale loth buyers and manufacturers a little more busy than for several weeks put. If the continental war cloud should clear off a fair autumn trade is ceo. fidently expected.—Nottlaghaia J areal. COTTON.—LfezaPooL, OCT. 10,—Modesto inquiry , prices irregulim Estimated males today,l2,ooo Lo a , eluding 4,000 speculation and export. 3,000 American, 7g, to 944. ; 250 l'ernam, &a, &N. to 80. ; 150 Maranhao, sid. to 814. ; GOO Morel° and Bahia, 7d. to NA; 14 4 , 7d. to 81d. ; 400 Egyptian, 7d. to 12d. ; 7,250 Euro:, 4gd. to 71d. ; gal, 8c &a., 44d. to 541 ; 250 Peru, lid. to sgd. Fair Dho ll erah, sgal. ;fair Down, wuttee, sgd. ; fair Broach, sgd. ; fair Banal,4ld. ; E„cyptian, ; fair Perlman, 84d. ; middling Bow e d„ 841 ; midd y Orleans, s4d. WOOL AND WORSTED. —BRADFORD, Oar. 10. —There is scarcely any change in the wool trade since Monday. The borough election, in connection with which many associated with the trade are busily engaged, seems to be the all-absorbing topic of conversation ; indeed, the emit appears to serve as a convenient pretext for abstaining from business. Very little wool has changed bands. Th e purchases made are restricted to the supply of are and _pressing wants, which are very Prioes are gra dually getting lower. The same sluggishness characternee the worsted yarn department. Spinners engaged for the home yarn trade now and then receive a few small orders, while those who are working on export account complain loudly of the depressed condition of their department. Business on the Continent seems to be equally as stagnant as it is here. Under these circumstances, quotations are in favour of the buyer. There is really no business doing in pieces. Merchants display great caution, and, as it is rather too soon to place orders for the spring trade, very little Wili ness is doing. Every department—home, American, and continental—is equally Hat. The working of short time has become general ; but, notwithstanding this slackening in production, stocks continue to increase in the hands of many manufacturers. Prices are very unsettled, and show a downward tendency. CORN.-BIRMINGILUI, OCT. 10.-At this day's market there was a full supply of English wheat, which add at an advance of 2s. per quarter. Foreign held for a potter rise, with which buyers would not comply. Barley fully Is. per quarter dearer. Oats, beans, and peas, all lii. to la. per quarter higher. BRISTOL, OCT. 10. -Our imports this week are consider able of foreign wheat ;of other articles light. The cant trade during the past week has been very excited, and values of wheat have improved from day to day. On oar market this afternoon there was • fair attendance, and English wheat sold readily at an advance of 3s. to 4s. per qr., the quantity offering being very limited. Fore fully 3s. per qr. dearer, but business was checked by the advance. Flour 3s. per sack higher. Malting barley in good demand, and la. per qr. dearer. Grinding held for more money, with very little offering. Oats 6d per qr. higher, but without much activity. Indian corn and beans each Is. per qr. dearer. DRVIZIii, Ocr. 10.-Wheat attained the high price of 40e. a sack in our market to-day-though that price was an exceptional one. We meet, however, note prices full ' 3s. a qr. higher, and at th is advance there was a brisk demand, everything being cleared at the close of the market. Bread has consequently risen • penny, and is now 17d. a gallon ; flour also notes an advance to 565. to 595. for fine, and 545. to 560 for seconds. Of barley we I had rather a better supply to-day. and there was also ea improvement in the quality. 48s. and 50s. were asked it several instances, but the highest price made west% The ' trade generally was very firm. Best white wheat, 38s. to 40s. ; best red ditto, 375. 6d. to 38s. 6d. ; new ditto, 36e. to 365. 6d. ; barley, 345. to 475. ; beans, 21s. to 26a ; peas, 20s. to Ms. ; vetchee, 245. to 305 . ; rye, We. to ; 225. fine flour, 56e. to 595. ; best seconds, 545. to 56a.; oats, 24e. to 30s. per qr. ILtNCH/GSTER, Oct. 10.-Our market this morning was well attended, and • strong tone was apparent. English wheat commended 3e. to 4a per quarter, and foreign Is. per rental over the rates of this day se'nnight. Flour must be quoted 2s. to 3a per sack dearer. Oats advanced Id. to 2.1. per 451ba, and oatmeal la per load. Egyptian beans brought ds., and English Is. per quarter more money. Indian corn was likewise 2e. to Is. per quarter higher. Newerur, Ocr. 9.-We had • limited supply of wheat. The inquiry was tolerably active, and prices must be written 3s. to is. per qr. higher. For barley an advance of fully Ia per qr. was paid. Demand for oats firm, at Is. advance. Beans were improved in value. NBWBUBT, OCT. 10.-We had a large supply of wheat this day. The trade brisk, at an advance of 3s. per qr. Barley more plentiful, but all sold at ls. more money. Beans in request, and realised very full rates. Oats steady, and prices unchanged. EDINBURGH, Ocr. 9.-Wheat 4s. on the top, and 7s. 3d. up on the general average ; barley, le. 9.1, up on the top, end ls. sd. up ou the average ; oats, 2s. 61. up on the top, and 11d. up on the average ; beans, Is. down on the top, and ls. 3d. down on the average. CATTLE.-Blautscrrals, Ocr. 10. -We have a large supply of beasts ; the demand steady, at barely late priors. The supply of sheep heavy ; traue moderate. Calves a moderate supply. Fat pigs e. fair time of year supply. Beef, 6d. to 7d. per lb. ; mutton, Gd. to 741. ; veal, 6d. to 7{d. ; bacon pigs, 9s. to 9s. 9d. per score; pellets, 9s. 3d. to 10s. BIUSTOL, OCT. 10.-We had a remarkably large market of mutton and beef to-day. The supply of beet was far in advance of last week, and, the demand being anything but equal to it, trade was dull at • reduction in tie prices of everything but very best descriptions ; prime sorts realised from 66a. to 695. per cwt, but for secondary and inferior samples from 60s. to 635. was accepted, and in many in stances they could not be sold even at this reduced figure. The supply included about 100 animals of good quality from Ireland. The consignments of Irish store cattle were larger than we have seen received here for months past, and they numbered about 2,000 head. There was only a mode rate attendance of buyers, and trade was exceedingly dull, • large number being left on hand till late iu the day. We had only a moderate show of mulch cows, but the number proved equal to the demand, and prices were hardly so firm as they had been, from 141. to 201. being an average figure. The sheep pens were more crowded than they have been for several - weeks, and trade was very dull, at a further reduction, best wethers realising about and for ewes and middling descriptions from :r A. to (at. per lb. was accepted, while they were difficult to sell even at the reduction quoted. There were • few store sheep and lambs on offer, but they were not in demand. We had • moderate supply of pip, which met with a rather dull sale at from 9s. 6d. to We. per score. The horse, proved a small but very fair show, and they were in active demand at rather high prices. NEWARK, OCT. R.-The show of beasts and sheep at oar market to-day was not so large as usual, and buyers not being very plentiful, a slight decline in price took place for beef. Mutton was at last week's rates, siz., from 6d. to 7d. per lb. NOTTOIGHAW, OCT. 9.-We had a very good show of beasts and sheep, both of which realised a sluts sale, the former fetching from Bs. 3d. to Ba. 91. per stone, for beat quality, and the second ditto from Is. 9sl. to Bs. ;td. Sheep sold at per best quality from flid. to 70. the lb., and of second sorts from 641. to sid. Lambs were dis posed of at from 7d. to Bd. per lb., and calves, of which there WAS a good supply, at from 70. to fid. Pigs main tained the same prices as last week. EDINBURGH, OCT. 9.-The number of cattle this morn. mg was less than last week, there being 302, or 205 fewer. Sales were easily effected at prices 3d. per stone above those obtained but market. Top price of the best beef, Sa. 9d. ; current, from Bs. to Bs. lid. ; middling sad in filmier, from 64. to 7s. 6d. per stone. The number of sheep and lambs was 6,53 e, being 2,989 less than last week. Sales slowly effected, but the prices of last market were fully maintained. Top price of the best mutton, 7d. ; current, Gd. Ewes, from M. to Gd. per lb. Lambs, top price, 30a, 25a, 22.. ; current, from Ire. to ; black faced, from 6e. to 7s. 9d. • head. Fed pigs, from la. 41. to 64. 6d. per stone ; six to eight week* old do., from 6s. to 10s. 6d. • head. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTH& arAnx. r octobera, at uswestry, the wife of W. H. Small, Eau., of a sou. - • STKANSWL—October 9, at I.7ziaidge, the wife of J. A. atraa• sow, Esq... of a sou. WEDGWOOD.--thtober 9, at Fyde-park•Nmt, the wife of Mr. C. Y. Wedgwood, of a We. WHlLET.—October 9. at Fiasbury-drcua, the wife of the Re►. F. Whytey, of a daughter. WEIR.--October S, at Stephen's-square, By mate:, Ilra T. 1. Weir • of a daughter. DLARRIAGD3. BRODIE—RIMMONB.—Oct.;;; tt, at St. Marfa Itithaelek, Bath, by the Rev. Prebendary eearth, J. L Brodie, .of Devoe. shire-street, Portland-plate, London, to Julia, ,iatthter of the late W. Memnon& Re q. It/STER—ARDAtal.—oetober 9, at St. MartitiA.: , . the.rielda, Loudon, by the Hew. Henry Stabbing, DIE. L. Fodor, Eaq., to Marian Isabella, daughter of the Rev. S. B. Ardagh, 11. A., rector of Smirk, Ontario, Canada. JON ES—et N.:Karlovy —Or toter 9, at the perish .-I,lrett of St. Helen's, by the Hew. G. Cockshott. 8.A., W. s .4.111. f. of Man. cheater, to Mary Katherine, daughter of the /to. H. Y. Cockahott. DEATHS. MOODY.-October 0, at Otudowequare. W. Moody, Eui- aged 7S. SAWYER.-October to, at S3denhesu, In the Both )e..r of lwr age. Louisa Sawyer, daughter of the late WU HUB Ad Ge ikardon. In the cr xanty of Devon, N.P . SMITH -October 7, at Colham-houe, Hillingdon, Mr.. 7. Smith, aged 47. 8)11TM-0..10er 7, at Onalow-equare, ledith hooka, demister al M. Smith, Eat , aged throe pare . . mart and hobnailed by WAninat Una BALE!. d a.: It, Lus.ban:-.lft,t, In tbs City a Lendon, 17 4 ".!,:r a the (Whew. n. I...stern-area In ao frond of n Flan; OCIOSIS IW. . Int 3 r fl