The Express. — London, England, 1864-09-30 00:00:00

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the storms of the pest year the boats of the National Lifeboat Institution and tilting boats (to the crews of which it granted rewants) eared at persons from different wrecks on our ooaata The committee of the Institution earnestly APPEAL to the public for ASSISTANCE to enable them to meet the continued hairy de mands on the Institution's 197 lifeboat establishments. Contri butions are received by all the London and country Bankers and by the Secretary, RICHARD LI:t1 IS, at the institutiot, to, John-street, Adelpbl JOHN BROGDEN. ORIGINAL GOLD CHAIN MANUFACTORY, 16, MIENRILITA-STEEET. COVILNT-OARDEN. JOHN BROGDEN'S GOLD CHAINS. JOHN BROGDEN'S GOLD GUARD CHAINS. JOHN BROGDEN'SGOLD ALBERT CHAINS. JOHN BROGDEN'S G OLD BROOCH C HAINS. IigEGRETTI and ZAMBRA'S One Guinea and T.O Guinea YIELD °LAMES and TELESCOPES re war. ranted a• unrivalled for power and brWlancy. :11s. and its. In ease complete.-1, Hatton-warden. .C.: 69. Cornkill. 6.C. ; 121, Regent-Crerk W. ; 153. Fleet-street ; and Crystal Palace. THE LOCH, MOOR, and MOUNTAIN Tourist and TRAvEuiso scuts, Tires Guineas, in all the new materials, " Better than ever and more than ever," at ALFRED WEBB MILES , 73, Brat-street, 1111130VC1 , 411111111 Ramo.... from Bondetreet. Established lett. DEAR DOCTOR, what do you advise ► I al vise Allred ltellon's Concerts: afterwards to EVANS', zovn Y ("ARDEN. bear some charming singing, order one of thel 'capital chops and otagairicent potatoes, and that is the hest advice I cot glte you. Ehe Or;nelso. TO WaRE6PONDENT9. „—.—.—..... Adrertisements Intended for •• The Express” London Heselrct Paper. must be at the oMce. 10, llouverie-street, by Two o'clock on the day of pahheaLou. HAYMAP.KET. Tut , ' Ererrso, RACCiIrSini:iiiIADNE—TIIE CASTLE ANDALU,IA. Mears. Netas, F urea, ttnekatoue. Compto.. Mist L Keeley and Madame Weiss.— I. RIEND IVAGGLFI3. Compton.—And ♦ KISS IN Tlll. DARK. PRICE , t SH• F TEM% BORN - 1707P - X;D - LICK. Mr. D. Morn,. And TIIL STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. VI: frg, .1. W. Ray, D. Fisher. D. ifurrn7, J. Nelson. fi. torrester, and D. Mn. R. )larston, limns Barnett and Overrate. ANXIA. iHta Ermnno. THE LIVES. Mesdames Yarnold, Crai and SsotS Singing by lifters. G. 'eater an , Louis Lindsay. 31adame Plson.— And TUE BAY OF BISCAY Mesas. al:aad, Drummond, Bigwo d ; Miss S. Miles. RIGA WATER AT U)NDON•CRIDGE. THIS DAT Morning, lb. 421u....A1tem00n, lh. Morning, 2b. Itni....Afternouu, 212. 29m. LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. TEE Shareholders of the Leeds Banking Com pany are exceedingly deserving of pity. They are not like partners in a new and speculative enter prise which they could not succeed in establishing; nor were they proprietors in a dry and worm eaten concern that had survived the want out of which it grew. Their Bank has been struck down by a foul blow in the midst of a useful and vigorous life. An examination of the accounts shows that, in the words of the Committee, it was doing to the last a " safe and legitimate business," which yielded " ample and increasing profits." Mr. Tr RQUA.ti D, the accountant called in by the Shareholders' Committee, told the proprietors on Wednesday that there was at the tune cf the stoppage a surplus of 100,000!. on the legitimate operations of the bank. The share holders have lost their paid-up share capital, 110,000/. ; the sums paid on account of a recent allotment of shares, amounting to 27,304/. ; :the reserve surplus fund, 90,0001.; the contingent fund, 16,655/. ; and the 100,0001. profit above mentioned. Besides this, they have to provide half a million of money in order to meet liabilities incurred in their name. And ail this disaster has been brought on them by a recklessness which in a man ac customed to the forms and usages of bust - peas is amazing. It appears from the inves tigations of the Committee that the embarrass ments of the bank are due to five or six accounts which were opened unwisely, grew extensively, and soon absorbed all the vitality of the concern. There are in the hands of third parties bills re ceivable, bearing the endorsement of the Leeds Banking Company, to the amount of nearly two millions sterling (1,919,0001.), and these have pullit: the bank down. It is the eicl story of bulk failure. As Mr. TURQI - AND expressed it , " in " solvent debtors were allowed to become masters "of the coffers of the bank." Once permitted to owe the bank money, these people made the manager their slave, and the property of the share holders their spoil. People outside the bank knew that these parties ought not to have been trusted, but when they bad got in the manager, ac cording to his own admission, " dared not atop "them," knowing that if he did so, a heavy loss would be discovered, and the bank would atop too. It was stated at the meeting on Wednesday, and with every probability, that if the money market had been easy, and the London agents willing to to connive at the irregular practices of the mana ger, the bank might have been carried on for another year, by which time the liabilities of the shareholders would have been enormously , in creased. Under the circumstances, therefore, the stoppage may be considered a fortunate event. The Leeds shareholders were enamel on — Wed need iy that a statement which had gained pub licity, to the effect that the illegitimate transactions of the 'milk had been concealed from the directors by the i.sa of a private ledger, was unfounded, and that ou the contrary all transactions, good, bad or indiffe rent, appe.l red in the ordinary books of the establish ment. This being the fact, it is more extraordinary than ever that the directors should not have known what was ;oing on. On this point, however, it is proper to hear what they have to say. One of them, Mr. WALKEIC SimetioN, has stated the po sition in which as a director he was content to stand. Mr. Situ.-ON said— When be Snit joined the Board the ordinary directors had no lower at all. There were gentlemen who had been on the Board for twenty or thirty years, who knew the routine; but be found when he went in that he was nearly powerless. He could not a,s a book nor the account', but he felt it due to his own honour and the io eeeee ts of the shareholders generally, to put this question in the presence of the direc ton and the manager, "Can you vuucb that yon know and have seen that these accounts are correct':" Mr. Wilson, the private 6ireeter, said, "I can, on any life." These gore,. L 4 W. re asked every half year. He said to Mr. Ward, '• 1 f,- I it my place to ask you separately. Will Ton wind, ti:ase accounts are correct ?'" _Lc! Mr. Want said. "I Mr. NV , IKER SIMPSON was an ordinary di rector. le tua then hear what Mr. WilsoN, the private diri-ctor, whn was an willing to relieve his colleagres responsibility, hes to say. Mr. Wu, :4 itiform.d the meeting that— The whole of this dictater had come upon them in mow ineEce of :Lc !Argo discounts end the exchange Of Paper of London LOW,. that they had nothing at all to do with, and ought never t.. have touched. That was the work of Mr. Green• land, wl.O c manager had done it without courilting any one of the direct .r., and he knew no more alvvat it than any gentleman pi sent. He told Mr. GreenltEd O Ely 3 , taterday what he had t , ••vioualy said to the members of the committee, that he (Mr. Greenland) had never conault,d the director about thw d count business; and be raid, "Of coarse I did not consult 3 ,u, because that wax the work of the manager, THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1864. and not the work of the directors. Tun &comb were entered is a separate ledger, efitteh he (Mr. Aileen) never saw until after the bank steeped. What the directors had to do with was what wee abed the legitimate tossisete of the bank. They had SCOOPS to the ledgers and to the ac counts of pumas doing business with, or owing money to, the bank ; and whenever he got any Wormed= casting doubt upon any of their customers he regularly brought it to the special attention d Mr. Greenland. Thus were the accounts spoken of by Mr. Simpson, which they west over every half-year ; but, u he had said, the destruction of th bank had arisen from the discount bonnets and the es champ of paper from London, which was done entirely without their knowledge or consent. Now, Mr. TI:III4CAND states that these transac tions were not consigned to a private record ; but that every bill put into circulation appeared in the books. And it will be observed that Mr. WILKON does not deny this. Re does not state that he had not access to the book which contained the information that ought to have saved the bank, but that he was not consulted, and that, as a matter of fact, he did not see the ledger contain ing the register of these fatal bonds. But of course all supervision and control is at an end if it. exer cise is to depend on the invitation of the person going wrong. In this case it was Messrs. Sarni, PAYNE, and Co. who performed for the shareholders a duty which their nominal protectors failed to dis charge, and saved them from losses far greater than they have already sustained. Irbe Coun. BALMORAL, SEPT. 28. The Queen and Princesses drove out yesterday morning. Mr. Gladstone had the honour of dining with her Ma jesty and the Royal Family last n , ght. Lieutenant H►ig arrived at the Castle this morning, in atteodance on his Royal Highness Prince Alfred. Iksp►tchs were received yesterday at the Colonial oflire, from the Governor of Canada and the West Indies. DEPARTPRL OF PRINCZ firMBISFIT.—EarIy yes terday morning, Prince Humbert, attended by General Revel, A.D.C., and Signori di Somme, Caged, and Gianotti, left London-bridge by the South Eastern Railway for Folke stone and the continent. His Royal Highness, who travelled in a royal saloon carriage attached to the express tidal train, was accompanied to Folkestone by the Marquis d'Azeglio, the Secretaries and Attaches of the Legation, and Colonel du Plat, equerry to the Queen. Mr. J. P Knight. superintendent of the line, took special charge of the train from London-bridge to Folkestone. The Royal partyarrived at 10 o'clock at Folkestone Harbour, where Mr. Bennett, station-master, had run up the Italian colours, and made other arrangements for a suitable reception. Mr. Charles Doridant, mayor of the borough, received the Prince at the platform, and accompanied bun to the South Eastern refreshment seloon, where an elegant dijeiner had been provided, and of which his royal highness and party partook. At half-past ten Captain Boxer, Harbour Super intendent, conducted Prince Humbert and suite to the Princess Alexandra steamboat (Captain Paul), in which two cabins bad been specially reserved, and the Prince, cordi ►lly shaking hands with Madame d'Azeglio and Colonel Du , Plat, stepped on board the boat then steamed out of the harbour amid the cheers of the numerous bystander, and conveyed his royal highness to Boulogne, arriving at that port in just an boar and a half. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, on leaving DeWADl:dodge, where the Duke had been viafting the LArl and Countess of Chesterfield, went to visit his mother at Scarborough. Afterwards his royal highness proceeded to pass a few days with Sir George and Lady Julia Wombwell at their seat in Yorkshire. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess de Chartres have arrived on a visit to the ex-Queen Marie Amelia. The Duke de Nemours and the Prioresses Mar guerite and Blanche are also staying with the ex-Queen. The Duke and Duoheas of 31ancheeter are among the prate of the Duke and Duchene of Sutherland at Duo robin Castle, N.B. The Earl of Wilton arrived in town yesterday from Newmarket, and left by a late train to join the/coun ters at Heston Hall, Manchester. The Earl of Camperdown, according to the last aoronnts from Scotland. is reoovering from his recent illness. The marriage of the Lady Elms Bruce, only daughter of the late Earl of Elgin, with the Hoe. Thomu J. H. Thurlow, brother of Lord Thurlow, is to be sclera. nised on the Idth of nest month. The hon. genUemae, it will be remembered, was private secretary to the late Viceroy of India. The marriage between Mr. Henry Howard, son of the Hon. Charles Howard, M.P., and grandson of Lord Wensleydale. with the Hon. Rosalind Stanley, youngest daughter of Lord and Lady Stanley of Alderley, is fired to take ohms on Wednesday nest. Sir George Colthurst, MP., and Lady Colthurst have returned to the Lodge Ballyvourney from visiting the Earl of Bantry, at Bantry Houma. An interesting ceremony took place yesterday afternoon, the Countess of Ellesmere haring laid the first stone of a new church in the perish oflßroadey, Slal.l:esex. Mr. John Martin, one of the most influential public men in Dublin, died on Wednesday, after only a few days illness. Re was a solicitor, and as such wasfof ten en gaged in ma of a political and religions nature. on amount of which he warn rejected by the majority of the corporation when proposel some years ago by the conservative party as their caodidtte for the office of Lord Mayor of [Dublin. NEW MAGISTRATE.—TiIe Lord Chancellor, on the recommendation of the Marquis of Salisbury., has been pleased to place Mr. Alderman J. Clarke Lawrence ma the commission of the prom for Middlemr. The Lord Chan cellor hat also appointed him a magistrate for the city and liberty of Westminster. Teti RreRLSENTATION or Esitex.—The activity displayed with regard to the county registration, especially in the rorthern division, has given rise to the expectation that at all points the seats will be warmly contested; and whispers are abroad as to gentlemen by whom the battle is to be fought on the liberal side. One of thoo rumours that appears to he received SO the most autbentil is that the new baronet, Sir Thos. Birch Western, intends to contest the northern division, and that it was with • view to this that the register was so closely eerutiniseil, and the strength of the supporters of that canoe sought to be increased by new claims. Should this prove correct, Mr. Gordon Ifebaw, whose name has been mentioned for the north. will, it may be concluded, again contest Col chester. In the southern division it has been all along understood that Mr. 'Wingfield Baker is sure to offer him self again as the liberal candidate, to contest the seat vacated by Mr. Perry Watlington, with Lord Dacron, or whoever may be the champion of the conservative side—the seat of Mr. Brameton being considered by his friend* quite safe. Within the last day or two, how ever, we have heard that Mr. Baker is not to be left to Petit the battle single-handed, and the gentleman whose name bits been mentioned as his colleague in the contest is theaffon. Chichester Fortescue, one of the Under-Secretaries of State, and at present member for Louth. This gentleman is the brother of Lord Clermont. and heir presumptive to the peerage, and is connected with Essex by his marriage into tie Waldegrsve family. Should these rumours prove correct, with contests also at Maldoo and at Harwich, the county will be stirred to its depths at the next election, which it is now stated the government u anxious should be broucht on in the spring.—CAelnufonl C NM . e'e. SOI . T WARN ICKSII IRE. —lt is extremely difficult to estimate the political results of the revision, as the opiDiois of the voters have remained for so many years un asked. Nearly 41a) name. were struck off the list, some of them being duplicates, some voters who had made fresh claims ; and the number of new claim* was considerably less than that of the names expunged, so that the total number on the register has been considerably diminished. That the change. inch as it is, is greatly to the advantage of the liberals is undoubted, but the amount of gain cannot wril be „reckoned until the general election.—Btrmingiurin 1,0•!. It is with deep regret we (('heint l ferd Chronicle) record elsewhere the death of Mr. Richard F. Coleman, a member of the well.known tirm of agricultural implement makers, whoa, ioventions have rendered it familiar to the farmers throughout this kingdom, as well ea in various other countries, the cultivators bearing their names being cow at work iu France. Russia, Australia, and other parte of the world. The cleansed war the eldest eon of Mr. Richard Coleman, by whom the firm at Chelmsford was eetabliabed and at one period he took an active tort io the management of the business, principally, we believe, in the out-door department, PLurs, —Orta Sunset() DAT. TR UR,DAT, SEPT. 29.-44einsions neyinalt, 4,798; ditto by swot tickets, 1,134; Mini, 5,932. LATEt3T INTELLIGENCE. EARL CLARENDON AT VIENNA. 1 1 The New Free Press of Vienna publishes an article on the mission of the Earl of Clarendon to the Austrian capital, the object of which is said to be to induce Austria to change her policy with regard to Italy. Lord Clarendon thinks, it de clares, that Austria cannot possibly remain passive, and not do something towards the solution of the Italian question. There are two roads to follow : either a coalition with Prussia and Russia, which England considers as disastrous, and in which she would not join Austria, or an ad hesion to the Western policy—a course much to be desired, and which, it affirms, would have the support of England. The Vienna journal states that the Duke de Crammont is to imme diately present to Count de Rechberg a despatch notifying the Franco-Italian Convention, and that Lord Clarendon remains at Vienna to await the resolution which Austria may come to. The same journal states that the Moniteur Universel is to shortly publish a manifesto proposing a European disarmament, and says on that subject :—" From the first day of our appearance we pointed out the necessity of Austria recognising what has been ac complished in Italy—a necessity which has now become more urgent than ever. Austria will have to decide on the interests of peace and of liberty ; our desire is that her resolution may be in accord ance with the counsels of Lord Clarendon." LETTER FROM ROME. A letter from Rome of the 24th, in the Saint Public of Lyons, says : The news of the convention reached Rome suddenly like • clap of thunder. The Papal government is greatly dis satisfied that the Nuncio in Paris, in the midst of the visits of so many political men from Turin to the French capital, should have known nothing of what bad been concluded. The Nuncio sent no notice of it until two days after the Turin journals had announced the fact. That convention is considered as a serious affair at which the Papal government is much moved, and the liberal party on the contrary well satisfied. The serious men of the Holy See will comprehend that, when the soldiers have left, a revolt will immediately break out. In order to prevent or repress it, • well-organised army would be necessary, and that expense would exhaust all the present resources of the State ; no one should labour under an Manion ; the liberal party is powerful at Rome, and the persons who make striking demoustrations in favour of the Pope cannot and doubtless would not accept • conflict in the streets. I nevertheless do not heel:ate to express my personal conviction that France, notwithstanding the convention of the 15th, is not so near the evacuation of the Eternal City aa may be believed, for in the event of a revolution the Pope would probably retire to Germany, Spain, or Malta, which would cause a fresh com plication for the affairs of Europe. Meantime the party devoted to his Holiness will lose much of its strength, end the financial situation of Rome will become more and more difficult. As to the hope th►t the Holy See may come to an underst►nding with the Italian government, that is a moral impossibility, the latter having by its acts declared itself in so strong a manner against the Papacy. With their im mense difference in principles the Pope and the King of Italy could never remain together and face to face in Rome. That is still the great question. (arcria's ru.EOR LXR.) THE BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, Sir. 29. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the corresponding figures of the previous account : Sept. So. ge r. 22. e. DEBTOR. Fr. e. Capital of the fia6k Prolta In addition to capitol i Art. 8, law of June 0,1557 i 5,36.1,601 7S 5,238,942 8 Reserve of the Bank and its 42,105.750 14 2°,106.750 14 Reserve to Ismael property Notes In sireulstlen Rank macs t.. orsleraudrevelpta payable at sight. G,241,500 12 5,011,1°4 47 Treasury ac..eunta—current ere - Astor' 94,16'2961 73 66,173.397 15 Current accounts, Paris 32,298.679 52 89.739,932 67 Ditto branch hanks Dividends pa)rdde Inseounts and sundry interests kr discounted the list six rauiths Sundries tf.£0.735 17 2,535,73.5 17 14,313,9.7 22 13.892.447 SJ 1,%5,643,679 46 1,176,24,136 18 Sept. V. Sept. fl. CacprrOß. Fr. c. a'r. c. Cash In Land and In branch banks .. ... ... .. 279,039.471 8 276,615.h74 Fl Commercial bills oveWine Commercial bills discounted, not )et due Pitt., branch hanks Advances on deposits of bullion 17.430,453 95 10.073953 51 lt,tto branch honks Adesnces on French public se conties 13044,901 0 16,743700 0 Liao branch banks .... .. ... 8,076.160 0 8,633260 0 A•IV3ZICONI on railway snarea and debentures Ditto brunch banks AiivanFes on Credit Foncier ...- Bonds INtto branch banks . .. .. ... 3411,500 0 419,34 0 Advent,* to the State ,conveo ti..n loth June. 1.571 Government stock reserve 12,9.40.754 14 12.910.7.:0 14 IMP. disposable 96.550.987 91 16,650,997 n 1 Brutes usimobilistes (law nth June. 1 , 57 ,- 100,000,000 0 100,000,000 0 Hotel and tnnAture At the bank & landed property, branches Rapenses of manaapment &unities 8,340.R00 0 3,3%3,000 0 1.327,623 7 ixu.74c 73 0.250,0_6 80 34370,307 7 1,203,933,979 40 1.175 t 193,118 38 Certified by the Bub- Governor et the Bank of Prance. (Signed; ibDUOILLE. SPAIN. MADRID, Sr?.t 29, Errwtwo. The Clamor Publico is in favour of settling the Santo Dominic° question by preserving only the towns of Santo Domingo, Samorna, and Puerto Plata, abandoning the rest of the island and terminating the war. THE BRAZILS. (By telegraph from Lisbon.) BUENOS AYRES, Acorn 27. Exchange, 50k. Ounces, 23.10.. Wet salted hidwq, 38k. Dry American, 32 to 35. Wool tirm. 141. Lumber, 39 to 42i. Flour, 6 to 7. Relined sugar, 23. MONTE VIDEO, Accuirr 29. Excbange,'sll. Wet salted bides, 6.40 to 5.20(1). Dry American, 4.65 to 4.80. Dry Gernmu, 5.70 to 5.40. Wool uuchang,d. Tallow, 1.85. Although the fashionable winter season has not yet oommeooed in Paris, the Bois de Boulogne exhibits some striking equipages, which show what a wonderful pro- gress has been made in a few years in carriage building. It is only within a few years that the cinchona Parisian vehicle, and the badly-painted, and execrably hung voiture have disappeared from the Coamps Elyeies, and in their steed equipages are seen not only pleasing to the eye, but exhibiting great artistic taste and mechanical skill. There are now 200 carriage builders, who employ at lest 10 workmen each ; and there are about 4,000 artisans employed in the carriage-building trade. The Wanderer of Vienna says :—" A duel has just taken place at Pesth between M. Severe Ilaricski, pnocipal editor of the Pesti Nup'o, and • M. Nagy, when the former received his adversary's ball in the forehead and died instantaneously. The dammed wu ooly 36 years of age. The quarrel, which has terminated so fatally, com menced three years ago from the most trifling cause." The Gazette de Cambrai relates a singular instance of self-destruction which has just occurred is the commas. of Rumilly. & workman, aged 60, whose intellects bad become somewhat ►ffected in consequence of his son having been condemned to six months' imprisooment for some offence, took to his bed with the determination of starriag himself to death. Although ►is wife every day placed food before Dim, and entreated him in the most earnest manner to partake of it, she could not overcome his resolution, and he at length died from actual exhaustion. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE SCOTIA. THE DEFEAT OF GENERAL EARLY. (names rzunaam.) QUEENSTOWN, Sm. 30. The Royal Mall steamship Scotia, from New York on the 21st inst., arrived here at 5.30 a.m. to-day. She brings 60 passengers, and 331,810 dollars in specie. She landed 95 sacks of mails and 3 passengers, and proceeded at 5.50 a.m. All well. (Val Cape Clear.) NEW YORK, Sir. 21, MORNING. Sheridan reports from Winchester, on the 19th, that he attacked Early on the Berrysville Pike, at the crossing of Occoquan Creek, and after a stub born and sanguinary engagement, lasting from early morning till b in the evening, Early was completely defeated and driven through Winchester. The Confederate Generals Rhodes, Warton, and Ramseur (I) were killed. Most of the Confederates' wounded and all their killed fell into Sheridan's bands. Sheridan's loss is estimated at 3,000 men. General Russell was killed. Sheridan captured 2,600 prisoners and 5 guns. The Confederates loet 5,000 killed and wounded. They escaped up the valley under cover of the night. The Federal cavalry started in pursuit at daylight. The Confederates keep up a heavy cannonade on Grant's left ; it is rumoured they were attempt ing to turn it. Grant's cavalry have been unable to retake the cattle captured by the Con federates. During the pursuit one of Grant's cavalry regiments was captured. The'M'Clellan ratification meetings at New York, Washington, and throughout the North have been i great successes. Great enthusiasm was manifested. Thirty Confederates from Canada have captured two steamers on Lake Eris. It is supposed that they will attempt the rescue of the prisoners on Johnson Island. It is reported that the privateer Florida has arrived at Wilmington. The Nor York Tribune asserts positively that Fremont has withdrawn from the presidential CllOll7/1411. The Hibernian and City of London have arrived out. COMMERCIAL ;NTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Su?. 21, Moiumic. Money easy. Gold, 2231. Stocks quiet. New York Centrals, 126} ; Illinois, 127 ; Erie, 104,., ; United States 5-20 Bonds, 1101. Cotton quiet ; middling Upland, 175. Flour heavy. \Vilest tending downwards. Corn steady. Provisions good inquiry. Coffee steady. Sugar and molasses very dull. Petroleum, crude, 46e. ; refined, 76e. (From the Tina Telegram) Sheridan occupies Winchester. The Confederate cavalry who captured Grant's cattle on Friday morning consisted of four brigades, commanded by General Wade liampton. The Fede ral guard in charge of the cattle were nearly all taken prisoners. Several Federal detachments sent in pursuit, or to intercept the Confederates, have returned to camp unsuccessful iu their search, or driven back. One whole re,giuient of the pur suers is reported to have been cut off and captured. General Grant, after a consultation with General Sheridan at Berrysville ou the 16th inst., visited his family at Burlington, New Jersey, and yester day returned to his head-quarters before Peters burg. The St. Paul Press reports that General Shully again routed the Indians near Big Knife River, Dacotali territory, on the 28th ult., killing and wounding upwards of 200 of them. Shully's luss was two killed and ten wounded. Letters from Bro-vusville, Texas, of the Bth inst., state that Cortina, being unable to hold Mata moros against the French, who were advancing from Bagdad and Monterey, had crossed the Rio Grande with 2,000 men, had driven Confederate Colonel Ford out of Brownsville, and occupied the town in the name of the Federal government. He subsequently tendered the services of himself and arwy to the Federal commander at Santiago de Brazos. A monster mass meeting was held at Union square on Saturday evening, the anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the United States and of the battle of Autietain, to ratify the Democratic nomination, both National and State, and is declared to have surpassed all pre vious demonstrations in this city, in numbers and enthusiasm. Similar meetings were held in other cities and towns, in couformity with the recommendation of the Chicago Convention that the ratification of the nominees should be simultaneous, and upon that evening. Sm. 21, 9 A. w. Details of the conflict in the Shenandoah state the Federal loss at 3,000, and estimate that of the Confederates in killed and wounded at 4,500. Sheridan has nut yet moved is pursuit of Early. Grant is reported massing his forces on his left for a movement against the Danville Railway. Official despatches from Sherman, received yes. terday, contain nothing of importance. A supply train and two sutlers' trains, with GOO mules and 40 horses, which recently left Fort Levenworth, Kansas, for the Federal garrison at Fort Swith, Arkansas, have been captured at Calun Creek by the Confederates. Two steamers on Lake Erie were captured and destroyed near Bass Island on the 19th by Con_ federate passengers on board. The government at Washington is stated to have received information of the appearance upon the lake of two armed Confederate steamers, which have been fitted out in Canadian ports. Mr. Vallandigham, in a speech at Dayton, Ohio, on the 16th inst., declared his intention to snpp'rt Genera: Dl'Clellan for the presidency. The Scotia takes out 334,000 dole. in specie. (Barrnes TELIORAM.) MEXICO. NEW YORK, Sort 21, Itoturrsc. Advices received here from Mexico, via, New Orleans, report that 5,000 French attacked Cortinas at Matamoras on the Gth inst. During the engagement the Confederates on the Rio Grande, under Colonel Forde, espoused the cause of the French and attacked Cortina'. The Federal forces stationed at Brazos de Santiago then attacked and drove Fordo off. After the engagement Cortinas crossed the river and occupied Brownsville, Texas, driving the Confederates out. Cortinas hoisted the Federal flag at Brownsville, declared himself an American citizen, and offered the services of his troops to the Federal government. The truth of the news is doubted in New Orleans. The French have seized on the Rio Grande several vessels from New Orleans with supplies for Cortinas A letter from Foix (Ari'ge) states that on an authorisatios granted by the Prefect of the Ariege, the head of Jacques Latour, the murderer, has been disioterred and given to a surgeon for the purpose of seientlBc study, after which it will be deposited iu the medical museum of Fom. I EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nor OUR OwN PARK THURSDAY Evw,o. The evident wish of a group of politicians to find another ally for France other than England is causing some alarm. Those in favour of a conti nental alliance have determined on seeking the good graces of Prussia, both Austria and Russia being looked upon as impossibilities. The chief democratical organ regards this attempted union as a challenge thrown down to public opinion, and that at a moment when France, by withdrawing from Italy, has shown herself in a liberal character. For more reasons than one the time for this would be alliance is ill chosen. The blame inflicted on Prussian diplomacy by the burning circular of Lord Russell is still hot. The French government could not choose such an hour to seek the friend ship of the Prussian cabinet. This would plainly be a rupture with England which nothing would excuse, since we have supported and still support at Vienna and Berlin the incessant objections raised by the cabinet of Great Britain in favour of Denmark. The Siade says this power stopped France at Villafranca, and alliance with her is impossible. It would be sincere on neither side. France can have no object in seeing an essentially military power domineering Germany. France is the natural protector of the weaker powers menaced by Prussia. On the few occasions that Prussia became our ally she was occupied in betray ing France. Prussia is friendly to all France hates. 1 1 She owns part of Poland. By the treaties of 1815 she keeps a portion of France. Whilst even Russia and Austria are attempting reforms, the Prussian government braves opinion, and places herself at the head of European reaction. She is retrograde and aristocratic. This is a strong indictment, and it is time that Franca should speak out on the matter if she dis likes Prussian partnership. It has long been clear that the government here has been leaning towards Prussia to the disadvantage of Austria. On top of the Franco-Prussian treaty of commerce comes the Franco-Italian treaty. Frequent diplomatic inter views take place, and whilst France is blaming rapacity in the Duchies, the French Empress is asking Marshal Wrangel to stop and dine and give her three photographs. I was assured some months ago that France had given a carte-blanche to Prussia. Some months ago a journal, which from time to time was interesting enough, was started here and christened the Autographe. The business of this sheet was to find out letters of distinguished per sons and have them lithographed. The public has already been put in possession of hundreds of letters, sentiments, or verses, written by cele brities of different epochs, and has become familiar with the handwriting of great men and women. A curious and interesting collection of documents has thus been placed within the reach of those who are unable, like M. d'Hunolstein, to pay 60,000 for a few letters written by Marie Antoinette. The Autographe has expe rienced a good many difficulties, but it has pushed bravely on and taken hold of the public. The number of the Ist October next is to contain the fac-simile of all the principal documents in the pr,. cerdiugs against Charlotte Corday, together with some rare stamps of the "angel of assassination," and her hideous victim. Several letters written by Charlotte Corday to her father and friends have Arcady appeared in the Autugraphe repro duced even to the stains in the paper. It hs4been said that no one could praise Marat whilst looking at the portrait of Marat, and that his sister, who died here not long ago, preferred that painted by Boze, which bore the least resemblance to him. the Moninur du Soir informs us that Alexander Dumas enjoys immense popularity in America. The least of his autographs sells at an exorbitant price. When the late fair at Pittsburg was being organised in favour of sick and wounded soldiers, it was determined that a letter should be addressed to Dumas asking that author for his autograph, and, if he felt so inclined, a email donation. "We know," said the letter, " that this appeal will not be made in vain to you whose heart and pen have ever been employed in the service of humanity, kindness, and charity." Dumas, on receiving this letter, immediately replied to I'reaideut Lincoln, sending back not one but a hundred autographs and ten dollars. Each autograph was sold iu America for 600 fr., or 241. • piece. He should take to writing nothing else. There was little doing on the Bourse yesterday, and there is even greater inactivity to-day. Tun APPROACUIN,: PRIZE FICITT —The pugilistic tourney between Mace and Coburn ' the rival champions of the ring, is exciting a good deal of interest in what is termed ~s porting circles ' this city. As the day named for the fight, she ith of October, approaches. it is likely the interest will increase, for the movements of the rine sad their friends indicate that the match is • pennies affair, and that the coatest is intended to come off it the police ma be baffled. The stakes, amounting to 1,0001., bare been made good in London, and the icons ; unow in the hands of the recognised b anker of the fighting corps. Coburn is at Ms training quarter. in the county of Limerick, making himself " fit" for the jtb be has in hand, under the care of James Cusick, • pugilistic " Mentor" of much nepotism*. Mace, who has all but completed his work in England, is expected to arrive here to-morrow en rock to the country, where he will remain quiet toll the morning of the fight, Nat Longhorn, • retired pugilist, who has the die. t oguish ed honour of being " the only man who ever beat Tom Sayan," has been in Dublin for some days past in the in terest of Coburn, arranging several matters in coonezion with the affair. He has " put up" at Mr. Woodrooffe's tavern. Wood Bridge, which is regarded as the " head quarters "of Coburn 's friends, The American champioa's " colours " are consequently displayed in the bar, and soy dropping " mans " m reference to the fight are to be gleaned there. Last seeping Harry Brun ton, one of the representatives of the Mace party, arrived in town from Loodoe, and betook himself for • while to Woodrooffe's, but, finding that he was to some extent in the wrong box. lie finally selected other quarters. Brunten is to be we of Mass's seconds in the ring, having obtaining great repute when acting in that capacity for Sayers in several of the battles by which that ornament to the British prize ring fought his way up to fame and competence. No information is y e t t o I be obtained es to the actual place of fighting, and it is posrible that the "adviser." of the men will keep the " try sting spot" dirk till the last moment, is order to throw the authorities eff the saint. Aa the men are not confined to weight they have not to go to scale any ' where, and it is likely they will not meet till about to enter the ring. Coburn's friends, as stated in Bell's Life of Saturday last, won the " toes," which enables them to name the exact spot for the contest. On Friday next there will be • meeting to select the official known as the " referee," and, if a party is agreed on, the patrons of the ring believe that they will be able to bring off comfortably the display of pugilism in which they are so deeply interested.—bublia Freeman. DaATII IN CHURCH. —During the celebration recently of Divine service at St. Chineviire Pa ri s, • gentle man auddeely rose from his chair and cri ed out, " Help ! help ! I am dying !" and immediately fell to the ad. Ile was earr*d into the vestry-room, but before reaching it had expired. From papers limed is his pocket his name being found to be de Loraine, residing in the Itue des Oor diem, the body was 000veyed to his home. EXPORT OP FLOUR TROY SOUTH AUSTRALIL— We are happy to learn that there is now every prospect of that great desideratum being attained—the export of &nth Australian floor in barrels, and not in bags. In the colonies of the Adrertiser we have for years past been urging this point, bet it was feared that the extra cost of barrels, as compared with begs, would preclude the use of the former. But we are now in a position to state that by the Let mail an enterprising merchant of this city sent orders for the shipment of a large quantity of barrels, and also forwarded isi-tructions to his agent to opt* negotiations with the beet American houses with • view to • regular supply of American flour hatreds for the export trade of South Acid:eta.— Adelaide paper, LAW INTELLIGENCL. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commirdooor Hokey].) RS - APPLICATION vol BALI or THE I PEOPZILIT. Mr. Carter, of the firm - Or YatiLews , Carter, a, , ! applied for an order for the sale of the bankrupC4 pt ,• The assigoess and the bankrupt coacurred, end ~ • peered by the affidavits made that not would quarter-day, the Commissioner thought be could the official assignee to sell property if ie hi. • , thought it nsomaory to do so, and the proof of t. • . coming due was not in itself sufficient reason. His Honour at in chambers, and disposed of a cues of no importance. The case of a disputed adjadicatiou, in which M-. (Matthews, Carter, and Bell) and Mr. Chidley was taken with closed doors. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLERK ENW ELL. DISCGOSCIUN OF 1/111011.11J7T. Mrs. Mary I,rliSai,;l Law;1iia;;;;;O -stre,t, r,. enwell. was charged with assaulting Mrs. Mary 103, Whitecross-street. di r. Lewis appeared on behalf of the defoodszt. The complainant said that she was sitting in a ; Leather-lane, when she received • violent blow • shoulder. She turned round and saw the defendant tt.tr . and she abased her, and called her vile MEM. SAa •: know what the defendant struck her for, bet abn:• • months ago she had had some words with her. ,tt. say that the defendant was drank. . _ In newer to Mr. Lewis the witness said that .1 not lived with bet husband for the Last 10 years. should dachas to say who she was living with. not lived with five different men in eight months. k i the peat year she had not cohabited with a man name of Smith or Wheeler. She was now living , man of the name of Connor. Her husband's Lel., .4 Toomey. . . Mn. — Dormsny, of 5. Leather-Uwe, rid she raw 0 defendant strike the complainant, but rt wu not s 1241.! blow. Mr. Lewis—Are you not separated train • F. Irbsul : Witness—l shell not answer you any It: (10 the magistrate.) .lm I bound to answer itat •aertioo Mr. Layncourt—Not without you pie..., Witoses—Then I can tell you I sla.b . t that questioo. • Mr. Lewis—Now is it not a fact that you I tie un.i. pleinaut are living with two men, father ALA...., Witness—Sappose we do, what can Ova I ~, re to do with this cam ? We are no worn than the defendiot. Police-sergeant Hamm, 5 G. said he was call,: to the house, and then the complainant did n , t. say °ad w.rd about the assault.. The only complaint mu?, wai that al a disturbance. Mr. Lewis said bis chant was a respectai.ls nisreiel woman, and this charge had bean only made out of ittelino of spits. Mr. D'Eyocourt at onciediamiased tbs complaint. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE THSOUGM DIATZLBB OF MIND. Beniambt Epici...selt, aged A of 5, Smith -street, watchmaker, was charged with attempting to edam: .nssss $ by cutting his throat with • razor at Clerkanwell on tt., 2nd of September. From the evidence it appeared that the polka were called to the house in question , and fond the defendant tier. in a dying state. The defendant was cowered to St. Ihrtt r , lomew's Hospital, and the surgeon elated that the wont' the defendant had inflicted on himself was so severe that the vessels of the throat were exposed. The defendant in formed the surgeon that he had stood in front of a looitier. glans and had cut his throat with a razor. Had the erotica been stra i ght it must have been fatal. The defendant, who still appeared very weak, said that he had been very much depressed in consegnence of h.. having lost hie mother, and aim* then be seemed to hsre lost himself. He was Low afraid that be should lose his work through his eyesight failing him. If he woe now di.• charged he would take care that he never committed such a foolish set again. Mr. D'Eyncourt asked the defendant U be was now stronger in his mind. The defendant replied that he waa, and that he should take care of himself for the future. Mr. inynooort discharged the defendant. M R I,BOROUG H-STREET. A SHAN DUCCTIVE.-EXTRAOHDIXAILY CABE Felts Twnpsett, a weh•dreesed young man, wu charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with falsely representing himself to be a oonstable. Mr. Charles Roberts. of No. 9, Old Comptonutreet, this. tricot agent, said—Some time ago I employed a men maned /Idioms in my °aloe. I discharged him, and he after wards applied to me for some books and papas. I refused to give them up, and he said be would asa phial at the police-court. The next day he came to 'lay house, accompanied by tit; C iavy) and the poi. loner. Darr told me that Billoree had applied to the ma gistrate to obtain possession of some hooks, and asked me if I was willing to give them up. I said I wee not,. and Davy then left. As soon as Davy bad gorse the proionei said. " Now, Sergeant Cole is going back before Mr. Knox, and 1 advise you to settle the matter se you may get in trouble. I have come from the magis trate, and you had better arrange." At this tam I thought Davy—whom name I did not then know—was Sergeant Cole. The prisoner then began questioning me, telling mete mind what I said as be should report it all to Mr. Knox, and all the time he wee writing in • kind of short hand in a book. The prisoner then read what be had written, and said that was what I had stated. but 1 told his , it was not. The prisoner then went into my bedroom and looked over all my clothes, and papers and books, and after being in my place about two hours he got isµ and I then gave him some pictures and books, which Blllww claimed, ref using to gi roans book which Bilking wan tad. Billoree then claimed some money for • cost, and by the prisoner's order I gave him 84. for it. The than said, " If you settle the matter new, I'll go and tell Mr. Knox, and there will be an end of the matter." The prisoner then wrote os • piece of paper • same which on looking at subsequently I wee unable to decipher, and the addition "A 1 Sergeant, Detective Yates," and the LIMBO of some "yard." I also gave up to Billow • c op y. ing machine by the prisoner's order. Daring all this time two professionals were in my °Mos waiting for me, and they heard all that occurred. The primmer had twice told me that he we, • detective officer. and that is why I gave up the articles claimed. The prisoner afterwards ,t. 1.1 he was thirsty, and I treated him to a glass of ale and while he was at the public-house, he mid he wee one of the "chief "detectives—wiui employed in Malls?. cam, and that he believed be should have him in custody the follow. ing day and get the 300 f. reward. I told the prisoner that I hoped he would succeed in getting it, and be then west a IZ . . Tyrwhitt—Giving you his blessing on &putted. (Laughter). . . - 1117.liel;irts—The next racraieg, on looking over my pa. pen, I mired the identical one I had refused to give op. In the hopes of recovering it, I looked at the papers the primmer had given me, purporting to hear his name and address, and went to the dithre•t police stations in London—speeding 14s. in cab fare—but nothing was known of the prisoner. 1 then saw Sergeant Cole, who said he knew nothing about the renter. I then came to this court, and saw Davy, &i C, who told me that he knew nothing of the prisoner, and that I had beta regularly done. Last night I taw the prisoner i• • mune-hall, and I asked him if he kuew me, and he denied doing so, and on my asking him if he knew No. 'J, Old Compionotreet, at first he said he did not, but subsequently that he did. I then gave him in charge. The prisoner croaeuxamined the prosecutor in a style showing that his was not quite a stranger to poLconourt practices. James Davy. 66 C—l went to the prosecutor's to see if he would give op lame books. sod he refused to do so. The prisoner weut into the boom at the same time that 1 did. The prisoner did not my in my bearing that be was • detective, bat had a great deal to say. I hit the pri soner there. Mr. Tyrwhitt—l shall nimuid the prisoner for a week. The charge against him is more serious than be thinks, for besides represeotiog himself to be a detective be obtained the books, by false representations. The primmer was remanded. SOUTHWARK. CONCEALMENT IN • RAILWAY CARRIAGE. Peliz 3l•Corthy, a dirty-looking young fellow ' was placed at the bar before Mr. M au d e , c h arge d wi th conoesling him. self in a third-class carriage on the South Eastern Railway, and refusing to pay the fare from Dover when requested by one of the eompany's servants. Henry Dyne, ticket inspector is the company's employ, said that he was on duty at the ticket collectieg station at East Croydon. About o'clock on the previous *riming, on the arrival of the fast train from Dover, one of the ticket collectors came to him, and told him that a man was con cealed under the seat of one of the third clams carriages and he refused to come out or deliver up has ticket. Waimea proceeded to the compartment is question sod sew the prisoner huddled ender the seat, and hewn compelled to pull him out. When witness demanded his ticket be shammed drunkeenes• and refused to satisfy him in any way. Witness aoeordisgly seat him up to Loudon to be dealt with by his superior °nicer. Mr. Maude inquired whether he asked the prisoner for big ticket! Witness replied that he did, when he said that he had neither ticket nor money. Henry Hay wood, a constable in the employ of the South Eastern Company, mid he was on duty at the London bridge terminus on the arrival of the taste, mid as soon as the door was opened the pricier rushed out, kuockiag the guard who bad charge of him down and attempting to escape. Withers, however, seized hold of hint, and took him to the statioa-ma•ter's office, and as be ref used to pay the fare he was given into custody, ln aaswer to the charge the prisoner said he had been hopping with a family, the falter of which undertook to pay for his ticket. He accordingly got in the carriage, Gad being drunk he got wader the seat to be out of the way. He did not know what became of the others.