The Sun. — London, England, 1859-09-24 00:00:00

CONEY MARKET AND CITY NB K' S. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The variations presented in the Bank of England eturn for the week -to Wednesday last are rather important, but they exhibit very little change in the position of the discount market. A large addi tion has been made to the stock of bullion, owing to the extensive arrivals of gold, which, in the ab sence of other demands, has been disposed of to the authorities. Judging from the present tendency of affairs, it is not improbable that a further accu mulation may occur. Although the demand for money has been comparatively quiet, the other securities have been augmented £360,659, but this is accounted for by the increase in the private and Treasury balances. It will be observed from the following statement, showing the principal altera tions, that the circulation of notes has temporarily increased Active Circulation .. £21,079,775 Increase .. 19,415 Bullion .. 17,192,169 Increase • • 71,347 Rest 3 720 472 Increase • • • • 3,685 , public-Deposits 8,792,598 V' Increase .. • • • • 283,676 'Other Depositsl3,2l9,BB2 Increase .. Seven Day and other Bills .. Decrease .. Government Securities .. Other Securities .. Increase .. Notes Unemployed .. • . '145,242 .. 839,280 20,012 11,220 018 No at alter:iett, .. 19,317,820 360,659 ; . 9,909,935. Increase . 75,610 A moderate demand for money is reported in the Share general market, and as further instalments will 800 n have to be forwarded. in connexion with the s Indian and. Russian !cans, it is not expected to ex hibit an immediate diminution. The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon ex- s hibited a slight advance in the rates on Amsterdam S an d Hamburg. About £BB,OOO was sent into the Bank of Eng hind yesterday. _ The Arid has arrived from New York with E 90,000, of which £60,000 is for France. 81 The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed gl Quietly, and 8,000 bales were disposed of at pre- s vious values. In the Railway Share Market a fair s amount of business was transacted, and prices tended npwards. Since Monday last the imports of specie were about £802,321, and the exports £50,000, excla swe of the following shipments direct from London to the continent during the week ending Thursday last Gold coin Boulogne 4OO oz. Rotterdam 17 Calais ~ bars Gibraltar Cadiz .. 1,859 oz. Silver coin Rotterdam .. 400 oz. 7) Boulogne „ bars Hambro' The official returns relating to trade and naviga ion for the eight months ending the 31st August have been published. From these it appears that the total declared value of the exports from the United Kingdom amounted to £86,405,885 against £ 75 ,596,564 in the latter period of 1858, showing an increase of £10,809,321. The chief in crease is perceptible in beer and ale, cotton Manufactures, earthenware, haberdashery and millinery, hardwares and cutlery, linen manufactures, silk manufactures, British spirits, and woollen and worsted manufactures. ,There was a falling off in cotton yarn, machinery, s alt, and sheep and lambs' wool. . The importations of the principal articles were . larger, as regards li xe ,animals, raw, cotton, dyeing stuffs, flax, raw s ilk, brandy, raw sugar, tea, wine, and sheep and ; 41 Ilbs' wool. There was a diminution, however, in Cocoa, coffee, corn, flour, spices, and tobacco. The shipping accounts exhibit an increase in the amount of tonnage employed in the foreign trade of the United Kingdom of 153,794 tons for the en tries inwards, while the clearances outwards show an augmentation of 156,025 tons. In the coasting trade' for the same period 547,244 tons more were employed for the entries inwards, and the entries outwards also show an augmenta tion of 448,848 tons compared with those of the s ame period of last year. Business at the Stock Exchange continues quiet, but since the commencement of the week Prices have been well maintained. The f unds, foreign bonds, and railway shares have tended upwards, although speculation has been conducted on a limited scale. A favour able impression, however, has been produced b.y the steadiness of the Rentes, and the specie Movement at the Bank of England. To-day the Market appears steady, Consols being 95/ t. The New India Stock is rather flatter, at 1001 ; ditto Scrip is steady, at 100 Z 4 ; and Exchequer Bills have advanced to 235. and 265. prem. In the Foreign Market this week the Mexican Bonds have attracted considerable attention, the highest point attained showing an advance of 2 Per cent. To-day they exhibit increased buoyancy, b eing quoted 24/ or about 1 per Cent. higher t han yesterday. Turkish 6 per Cents. are firm at 84 85 ; ditto New Loan, at 694 to 701 ; Spanish 3 per Cents. are 461 4 ; Brazilian, Peruvian, Por tuguese, Russian, and Dutch are at previous rates. .„ the Railway Share Market the variations have not been important. Caledonian and Eastern Counties have declined about ss. ; and Midland and South Eastern, 10s. ; Great Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire advanced 10s, The Foreign and Colonial Markets have boen very dull, prices generally showing no alteration. Joint -Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are at about previous rates. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 0 per Cent. Consols Annuities India Stock bitto, 1859, 5 per Cent. . uitto Loan Scrip, 5 per cent h xchequer Rills, £l,OOO, I±d 23 6 D i tt o £5OO 26 ..Jitto Small, Ifd. - FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Grenada New Active, 31 per Cent. /tl ,, e lican 3 count nt. iiitto A u nto 3 per Cent . — p Ditto Aeeount .°lrtn . guese, 1853, 3 per Cent. ItUßlnan, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — 'Vanish 3 4f per Cent. Cent. Ditto Account Aoun N per D4t 1 : c we t ferred, 3 per Cent. — 341 ?mush C om . C er t. o f C ou p. not funded 4l 9jk, iFn 6 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Loan D itto Account Venezuela 2f per Cent. bitto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. 'tell Exchange, 12 Guil. 2f D it -to Certificates, 4 per Cent.per Cent... 102 i TWO O'CLOCK Con.. Is, Money .. 958' t thtto Account (0ct.).... .... 95a , A lett er f rom P ar i s sa ys that M. Mario has en in"ed, an engagement with the theatre at Madrid , and "` exadarne Grisi is going to St. Petersburg. The Austrian Court has taken up its residence at the Palace of Schoenbrunn. CAUTION TO SMOKERS.—A little before four o'clock on Tuesday morning an alarming fire broke out at The M(3 h ouse of Mr. James, a provision dealer at Nottingham. Po immediately procured two ladders, which'they redi together, and placed by the side of the house up to the - room. Mr. and Mrs. James descended in safety, and a soldier of the 11th Hussars, who was passing at the time, ascended and brought d own the servant girl and a child f rom the house. The fire originated from some ashes which lir. James knocked out of a pipe he had been smoking into L I Wooden spittoon containing sawdust, and which after 'Aug dons with was placed under a chest of drawers in a t `'ern downstairs. These ashes smouldered some time, and after the family had retired to rest the flames burst out, and the drawers were soon on firo. The smoke, which ascended to the upper stories, however, fortunstelyawoks the servant girl, and she gave the alarm. Happily, no great amount of nege was done, beyond the drawers and their contents being almost totally consumed, the walls blackened, and the Paint on the doors and window-sills blistered. AN ASS'S BITE.—On Monday morning last a Potato dealer, named Wm. Snlatt, met with his death under the following peculiar circumstances :—The deceased was il l the habit of vending vegetables, and kept a donkey and cart for that mar ose. A few days ago while giving the donkey a potato te mouth, wh placed his hand partly in the animal's en he received a slight bite in the fleshy part be tween the thumb and forefinger. The wound appeared so trivial that he took no notice of it till Sunday last, when his hand and arm commenced to swell and discolour to a most alarming extent, and despite medical assistance , mor tification o f th e arm ensued, and the poor man expired in :teat agony at about half-past four on Monday morning. Ilia widow is also suffering in a like naanner, having sc ratched her hand with a b ro k en bottle, that had con tained a liniment used for her husband's arm, It is fee rod that mortification may ensue in this case also.—Plyniout) frournal. SEARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) WARY SHA ES AND STOCKS. Railways. Paid. Wing \ Business Price. 6 61 8 84 76 78 114 124 6 8 98 100 871 88} 44 64 81 14 1.5 55 561 36 40 25 27 20 27 98 98 1001 1014 84 86 130 132 106 108 614 62 55 60 194 198 15 16 p 15 16 p 05i 06 63 66 111 113 11 14i 93 94 1 1 92 03 , 7 8 35 36 1011 1051 83 85 pi ioi 55 58 n d i 59f 59f 88 7111 44 4 71 721 103 105 41 4 d 7i 8 30 32 111 113 24 25 , 83 3 24 d 42 434 75 754 63 64 60 65 A 354 364 - 7 - 57 63 5 1 61 34 31 71 71 :ARES. Closing Price. 19 51 95 97 .00 102 5 6- 1 99 101 10 113 LOS 108 [ll 113 110 112 126 128 82 84 90 92 71 73 [l2 114 [l7 11[ [O9 111 [O4 106 84 86 97 99 88 90 89 91 [OO 102 9} 10% 17 18 91 101 73 75 19 20 94 10 144 151 139 141 9i 20 123 I 4l 66 68 lN 141 [O3 104 t 93 95 91 91 i'R iq [O9 lit [O6 108 90 92 1 96 97 • 1 i P I id 122 124 [23 IA [l4 118 98 100 74 70 L2O 124 118 122 to 10 23i 24 104 103 101 103 28 29 33 M 32i 33 47 53 2.' 0 Amberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Junction 50 !Iclfazt and Ballymena 13.14 Mr., Wol., and &tr. Val Stock Bin, La., and Ch. June 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne 10 Bost.Slefd.& Mid. Coun Stock Bristol and Exeter )ek Caledonian O Cork and Bandon O Cork, Blkrock,&Bassage Cornwall LO Do. A O Do. B A roves. no div. until6p.e.per an., hasbeen pd.toß. O Dublin andßell ast June. 15 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.June. Stocl - EasCAngliin Stock Eastern Counties Stock Eastern Union A Stock Stock Do. do. B Stock 25 Do.Nw. A. (Ite .E.U3ds) Stock East Lancashire 20 East Suffolk 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 10 Forth & Clyde Junction Stock !Furness Stoc: sk Glasgow & South Westn. .0 Great North of Scotland Stock Great Northern Stock Do. do. A Stock Stock Do. do. B Stock Sto , ok Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Lock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk. 12 Irish South Eastern 50 Lancaster and Carlisle l 6 Do. Thirds 1613 4 Do. New Thirds Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire Stock London and Blackwall. Stock Lon.,Brighton&S.Coast' 25 Lend. Chat. and Doverl k 'London & North Westn .2i 'Do. Eighths )ck London& South-Westn 25 L'derry & Coleraine ... 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. Lock Man., Shef., Lincoln.. 10 Metropolitan .- oek Midland :ook Do. Dinning. & .Derby 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) 25 Do. Sliares 00 Nernastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd 10 Newry & Armagh (eel.) 20 Newry; Warpt., & Ros bock Norfolk 50 North. Counties Union ock North British ock Nor. Dev. R a il. &Dk. Stk ock Do.A Stk.— Arec. no div i until6p.e.hasbeenpdll bock Do. B Stock bock North-Eastn.—Berwick 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchasc took Do. Leeds bock Do. York Stock North London 20 North Staffordshire 20 North-Western 10 No. .& Sou. W. Junction Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 10 Peebles 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhyrnney Stock Scottish Central Stock Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stook. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Stock Shropshire Union 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer Stock South Devon Stock South-Eastern Stock South Wales Stock SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok 25 Stockton & Darlington 25 Do. do. 1855 25 Do. do. 1858 Stockton & Ilartlepool Stock Taff Vale Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail Stock Vale of' Neath V 10 7 Victoria Station . Pim Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 50 Waterford & Limerick 20 West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal 5 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B 5 Do:B 20 West London 10 Do. Ist Class 20 Do. 2d Class PREFERENCE S: Share) Railways. I Paid. Blythe and Tyne 1C per o. pref. (issued at £5O) Brie. & Exet4p.ct. Stock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 44 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. Cornwall, 5 per cent. Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Do. do. Class B 6 Do. do. Class C 7 po .. It. Coun. Ex. 5 p ct. No.l Do. do N 0.2 Do. New 6 per et. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. & D. Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent .... Glas. &S West (2 - a. 5 pc. Great Northern, 5 p. ct. D. sRedm.,lop.c.pm pc Do. 44 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pi jGt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. Stock rest West. (Berke and Rants) Ext. 5 p.ct.. Do. Redeemable, 44 p ct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do. Irredeemable, do. . Do. 5 p. ct. Redeem. Pref. [Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.o.pf shares Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do. Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Do. Barnsl. S t£s 3slodpc Lon. &Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. 0. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. et • Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Do. do. 44 per c. shares Lon. & N. W . Cov. &Nun eaton , 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock. I ate 3d shares Londondy & Cole, -4 As. Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh. IVlan.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ot. Do. E 6 Do. 34 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4 per cent Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ci. Do. 44 p. a pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Ilit.pref. at. Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c.n 711 Do. Perpet, 6 p. o. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares Do. 5 p. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, glut. 5 per cent Nth. Dev. Rai I. & Dolt. Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Consol. Pref. 4 p. c. Do. Berwick, 4 p. C. Pref. Do. do. do. _ Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1. Do. do. Quarters, 1846 .. to. York, H.& S. Purch nth Staffordshire wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g Do. Redeem., 2d gua Do. Irredeem., 24 gua Do. 44 p.e. Db. stk.in perp Rhymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pi Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 34 per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 4 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) Do .41 per cent Do. Fixed 4t p.c. Ist is South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 4i per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.c Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. 'INES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Co.'s. Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley l Buckingham shire Chester & Holyhead Do. do. 54 p. ct. ••• • Do. - do. 5 p. ct. Clydekiale J unction Colchester, Stour Val E.Lincolnahire,g.sp.c E U n ion , H ArwichShs Do. liVoodbridge . Gls.Barn&Neils,Drot. Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Qartlpool.Dck. &R ail Hull and Selby Do. Shares Do. Shares London &Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct. Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk. l Mid.Bradfox:d Prefer- cnce Stock Newmarkt.,BuryEx guaranteed 5 p. c. 5 Nortlin.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares ...•••A. Roystn, H it ch. ,& Shep Shr4wsbry& Mireford South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn. Share Ln& N.WI Ln& N.WI Do. Do. Do. Caledonia, E.U.&E C Gt. North. E. Counts. Caledonia Do. Gt. West Yk.N.kßr Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. S. Bast Do. Peto &Co. Norfolk Do. LN W&M Midland . E.Counts. Do. Do. Do. L&N WI L.Yk. Do. Gt. North. T Brassoy 'Clean . IGt. West IL.Bzßrgtni DOCKS. 95 98 49 50 123 127 113 115 102 104 15 17 143 195 lin 112 64 66 115 120 92 91 96 98 56 58 138 142 91 10 101 10 92 94 Closing ! Paid Price. Dock*. Stock Commercial lOO Stock Do 4 per Cent .Pret .111 in lOO Stock East and Wcat India.. • 100 Stock London lOO Stock St. Katharine lOO Stock Southampton lOO Stock Victoria to Do NeW,......•. ... I 2 IP4 Stool Stock 12.10 Stock 50 Stock! Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 6 Stock 12 124 I Stock Stock Stock 6 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 8i Stock Stock Stock Stock 10s. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 100 100 100 all 100 all 100 34 100 100 100 7} 100 all all all all all all all all 105) 100 100 100 all all all 100 all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 TITI AIN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 24, 18b9, BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing 1 Share Railways. Paid. p r i m Do ßus inessne. 00 Atlantic &St Lawrence Leased at 6 per cent is Bom.,Baroda& Cent. Ind gu. 5 percent 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 18 Do. Do. B 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron 204 Do. New 10 Do. Preference 00 Butfalo,Brant&Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Au r., 1872 00 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 90 Do. do. 1 June, 1871 5 Clcutta. &S.E as trn. Lim. 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2 0 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 20 Central Oude (Limited) 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 174 Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c took East Indian, gu. 5 p. c 20 Do. F Shares Ext 20 Do. Jubbulpore 00 D 0.44 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 00 Do. 4 p. c. Debentrs. 20 G eelong& Mel. gua.s p. c. O 1 Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds tockf Grand Trunk of Canada 00 Do. 6 per cent. Prey 00 Do. 6 percent. Debentr 00 Do. 7 per cent. 186? 00 Do. do. 1867 Lock Gt. IndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 20 Do. do 9 0 S Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip ( guaranteed 5 per cent. 20 4 Gt.W. of Canada Shares 20 Do. New 79 81 8 0 i i 10 17 If 14 4 11 14 4 5 544 all all all 1 leo 100 6 7, 1.3 0. id i p _ ..- 11 fa 2s. 6d 11 11 d 94 itodi id par a'l all 1100 99 091 18 20 35 M 92 04 71i 72i 80 82 TO 72 97 98 Id 1 2e. all 11 ld 131 7 o}d 100 103 100 103 100 103 97 100 loot Do. Bonds pay. '76,with ept. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O 100 Do. do. ''/3 without opt 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do Stock Madras, guar., 44 p. C Stock Do. do. 5 per cent 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c 20 Do. Fourth do. 20 Do. do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bands ' I Newßrunswick&Canda. 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do 20 Do. do. B. Capital do .. Do. do. Land do 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde j 20 Do. New 8 20 Do. Bunjaub A 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. bih7; 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 184 19 d' 14 1 all 100 1143 16 56. all 12 5 15 - 111 I 1 I a 1 d 1001 100 13/ i 81 89 81 10 iTrinidad(Limited)Scripl 1 I FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 44 '44 20 Ard mites all p 20 BalL&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 5 14 4 d 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 20 Bezlers to Graissesssc all 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 24 24 100 Copiabo 10 Ditto Extension all # f d 20 Dutch Rhenish l5 44 44 d 20 Eastern of France 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. p 20 Grand Rue. Guar .5 p.c 6 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. she all 74 71 7 1 20 +ltalian Junction 16 20 Lake Constance & Bale all 20 Lierre and Tufnhout all 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 —P 20 Ditto New 8 2 2f • 20 Lyons and Geneva 331 Maria Antonia all 10 Do. do. New . all 20 Namur and Liege all 84 84 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 19 20 16 Northern of France 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 94 101 20 Paris,Lyous, and Medit all 36 36 20 Paris and Orleans all 68 b 7 20 f Recife& S. Fran. (Pent) i l3 21 24 d gua. 7 p. at. (Lim.) j 20 Riga and Dunaburg 8 10 Rome and Frascati 20 Royal Danish all 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 20 Sambre and Meuse all 61 et 10 - Do. 54 per cent. Pref. 20 Southern of France 84 West Flanders all 54 6 10 Do. 54 p. o. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France all 23 24 20 Western of Austria 6 20 Western of Switzerlan all 6 Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealand all COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Closing Business Prices. Done. 112013 1121 110 112 111 112 110 111 1004 1004 1004 1001 Vol 110 110 tni it POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(TIII8 DAY.) BOW-STREET. Two fashionably-dressed Frenchmen, who gave the names of "CoMn and Lecompt, were placed at the bar, charged with assaulting a man named Collings. The complainant said he was potman at the Angel and Sun public-house, Strand. About four o'clock this morn ing the two prisoners entered the house in company with two females, called for some half-and-half, and afterwards seated themselves opposite the bar. They then commenced pulling the women about in so indecent a manner that his mistress, Mrs. Partridge, ordered him to clear the house, azd as he was quietly persuading the prisoners to quit the place, he happened to put his hand on Collin's shoulder, when he instantly threw him (complainant) to the ground, and attempted to gouge out his eye. A struggle ensued, when Lecompt came to the assistance of his friend, and kicked complainant violently in the face. The assistance of the police was ob tained, and both the men were loclted up. Mrs. Partridge, landlady of the Angel and Sun, corrobo rated the evidence of her servant. She also said she had no doubt, had not assistance arrived, the poor fellows eye would have been seriously injured. The police constable who took the prisoners into custody, said when he did so they were both drunk. Collin, in answer to the charge, said it was untrue. He never took the girls into the house at all, but met them there when he went to get to some half-and-half. The cense of the disturbance was the refusal of himself and friend to " stand treat "to the girls. As to assaulting the potman, he merely acted in self. defence, for, instead of acting in the mild manner he had stated ho had done, he took off his coat and seemed as if he intended to have a regular " set-to." Lecompt said he was with his friend when the affair took place. He did not consider he acted wrong. Ho denied kicking the man. Mr. Jardine said he preferred believing the version of the affair given by Mrs. Partridge. Both prisoners were drunk, and therefore incapable of stating correctly what took place. That the potman had received a violent blow on the face was quite evident, and he therefore should fine each of the prisoners £3 for the assault or in defatilt a, month's imprisonment. Emily Purkis was charged with pot stealing. The police-constable, who took the prisoner into custody, stated that early this morning ho saw her near her lodgings in Earl-street, Seven-dials, and from the appearance of her dress he thought she had something concealed., He asked her what she had got, when she replied "nothing," and he then perceived, as she was turning round, the rim of a pewter pot. Ho pulled aside the shawl, and took the pot produced from her. He had known her about the streets for years. Mr. Skeet, landlord of the Britannia public-house, James-street, Covent-garden, said the pewter pot produced was his property. Mr. Jardine—l suppose you loose a great many pots— do you not P Mr. SkettO—Yes, your worship. In the short space of four months I have lost 300. I know the prisoner from seeing her in my house ; and so strong have my suspicions been that I would not have trusted her with a pot out of my sight. I know none of my servants would, as they too believed she was a pot-stealer. The constable here produced two sugar crushers, similar to those in general use amongst publicans, and said he found those at the prisoner's lodgings. Mr. Jardine—As far as I can I am determined to stop this species of plunder. I shall therefore send you to prison for a month. Hill I) EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Six o' Clock. MANCHESTER RACES-(T1I . 1S DAY). [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. Julia Maid of the Mist.... Four ran. SCURRY HANDICAP. Brown Bonnet Littlo Poll Eight ran. NURSERY HANDICAP. Greta La Hollandaise Five ran. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER AUTUMN MEETING. FRIDAY. The Trafford Handicap of 3 soya each, with 0 added. One mile. 16 subs. Mr.W. C. 'Harland's Maid of the Mist, 3 yrs (Challoner) 1 Mr. E. Gill's Bourgeois, aged (Withington) 2 Betting-9 to 2on Maid of the Mist, who won by six lengths. The Chesterfield Handicap of 5 sovs each, 3ft, with 50 added, for two-yr-olds. Three quarters of a mile. Mr F. W. Whitehead's Greta, 7st 101 b (Challoner) 1 Mr. W. Sadler's Thirza, 7st 41b (Charlton) 2 Mr. Osborne's Tormentof, 7st 71b. (Grimshaw) 3 Maid of Lyme, Dobbin, Adele, and Libellous also ran. Betting-7 to 4 agst Greta, 7to 2 agst Thirza, sto 1 agst Libellous. Won by three lengths ; same between the second and third. --- ._ The Wilton Plate of 100 sovs, added to a Handicap of 7 • soya each. Two miles. Mr. Dawson's The Slave, 3 yrs, sst 81b (carried sst 91b) (Madden) 1 Mr. Robinson's Julia, 4 yrs, 6st 31b Mr. E. Gill's The Squire, 3 yrs, Est (Grimshaw) 3 The following also ran :—Archduchess, Dilkoosh, Satin • stone, Charlotte, Nosegay, and Liveryman. Betting-5 to 2 agst Archduchess, 9to 2 each agst Julia and Nosegay, 7 to 1 agst The Slave, 8 to 1 each agst Dil koosh, Liveryman, and The Squire. Won by a head, a length and a half between second and third. Mattery weighed for Punch, but the horse jumped the rails, thrJw the boy, and did not go to the post. In pulling up after passing the chair, Charlotte cannoned against The Squire and shot Warren from the saddle, but neither rider was hurt. The Selling Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 30 added. Mr. Hall's Caliph, aged, Bst 71b (J. Snowden) 1 Mr. H. J. Toke's Lassie, 3 yrs, 6st (Grimshaw) 2 Mr. T. Gent's Morphia, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b (Charlton) 3 E. L. and Stir Pudding also ran. Betting-6 to 4 agst E. L., and 7to 4 agst Stir Pudding. Won by a head, three lengths between the second and third. The winner was sold to Mr. Hills for 45 sous. The City Plate (Handicap) of 60 sovs. Throe quarters of a mile. Mr. Rich's Adelaide, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b (Grimshaw) 1 Capt. Christie's Brandy Ball, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (L. Snowden) 2 Mr. J. Osborne's Alfred, 6 yrs, Bst 91b .... (J. Osborne) 3 Mr. T. Gent's Morphia, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b (Charlton) 4 Betting-7 to 4on Brandy Ball, and 4to 1 agst any other. Won by a length and a half; Alfred a bad third. BETTING ON THE COURSE. CESAREWITCII. 16 to 1 agst. Roman Candle (taken) 50 to 1 Borderer (taken) A QUA7ICS. CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE_ THAMES, The next great aquatic event is the contest between Henry Kelly, of Fulham, and'Robert Chambers, of New castle, for the Chatapionship of the Thames, and stakes of £4OO. Kelly has been for nearly three years in undisputed possession of the title, during which time Chambers has been rising, step . by step, until he has attained a degree of celebrity which justly warrants his friends in backing him for the present great race. Until a few months ago Thomas White stood between him and the champion, and as he has ascended in the ladder-of fame, step by ski), he was matched against him, and in the race between them, which took place upon the Tyne, Chambers so thoroughly de= feated his opponent--a - sculler of considerable renown— that all difficulty in the way of backing him for the cham pionship was dispelled ; and hence the present engagement. The race is appointed for four o'clock next Thursday, and a number of steamboats have been engaged for the convey ance. of spectators throughout the course, which is from Putney-bridge to the Ship at Mortlake. Kelly is in active training, at Mr. Salter's, ' the Feathers, Wandsworth ; Chambers, at Mr. Heath's, the Star and Garter, Putney. Both men are in fine condition, and are rowing in admirable style. There is no disparity of: any moment in age or weight between the men, who are in the prime of manhood. Betting is brisk at even money. LONDON ROWING CLUB—EIGHT• OARED RICE, The great race, originally appointed to take place on Wednesday next amcngst the gentleinen of the London Rowing Club, has been postponed until Saturday. The distance will be from Putney to the lower end of Chiswick Eyott, through the centre arch of Hammersinith-bridge: • The following are the,competitors : Mr. Casamajors's (the champion'ss crew.—Messrs. C. Schlotch, Nead, E. Morley, J. Stahlschimidt, J. Rad- . cliffe, H. Firman, S. Camroux, S. Jefferies. Mr. Foster's crew.—Messrs. IV. Dunnage, F. Catty, H. Custanco, E. Raphael, E. Conner, 0; Wray, E. Maltby, R. Price. Mr. Potter's crew.—Messrs. H. Burgess, M. Sherman, E. Coventry, A. Finlaison, W. Robins, E. Noble, E. Allan, J. Blake. It must be understood that Messrs. Casamajor, Foster, and Potter are the coxswains. A steamer will accompany the race, leaving h. City at 3.15, and Hungerford at 3.30. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE A➢VANTAGE OP PLATE GLASS WINDOWS IN DE TECTING PICKPOCKETS. — Dennis Kennedy, 14, and James Moriarty, 18, two artful looking customers, were charged with attempting to pick the pocket of Mr. Thomas Madden Stone, clerk to the Royal College of Surgeons,42, Lincohe's inn-Field s . _ _ _ Mr. Stone said that this morning about nine he left Lincoln's-inn-Fields, and when he got to Covent-garden he found the prisoners were following, and on reaching Castle-street his progress was checked by a crowd, and he then felt Moriarty trying his pockets, in one of which was a pocket handkerchief, and in the other a check book. He went on till he got to Regent-street, and where, knowing that he was being still followed, he went up *as a plate glass window, which having tho effect of a looking-glass, enabled him to see what was going on. He then saw' Moriarty beckon Kennedy up, upon which he (prosecutor) put his hand down under the tail of his coat, and distinctly felt the younger prisoner " nibbling" at his pocket, the intention evidently being to got the cheque book out of his pocket. Ho (prosecutor) then crossed the street two or three times, each of which the prisoners fol.: lowed him,. till at length, seeing an officer, he went up to him in a careless manner, as if to ask a direction, and on telling the officer what had occurred, he took them into custody. Laskey, 101 C, said he took the prisoners into custod* and at the time they were wait* as if for prosecutor to ge on that they might follow him. Gordon, 336 A, proved that the younger prisoner had been at Bow-street, but was given up to his parents. Committed for three months with hard labour. THAMES, EMBEZZLEMENT BY A CLERK.--Richard Hirstwood, a clerk, aged 28, and dwelling at the time of his apprehen sion at No. 3, White Horse-street, Stepney, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with embezzling various sums of money he had received for and on account of his em ployer, Mr. Richard Francis Tindale, auctioneer and up holsterer, of No. 1, Portland-place, CommerciaLroad East. Mr. Fearnley, solicitor, conducted the prosecution, and said the prisoner had been for some time in the service of Mr. Tindale, at a salary of 21s. per week and five per cent. comm ission upon all goods that "he sold. Mr. Tindale, feeling satisfied the prisoner was a dishonest servant, dis charged him a few days ago, and since then had discovered that he had embezzled various sums of money to an enor mous amount. Mr. Tindale had also discovered a large deficiency in his stock of goods, which could only be accounted for by the prisoner having sold them and appropriated the money to his own use. It would only be sufficient for him (Mr. Fearnley) to prove three cases of the prisoner having feloniously embezzled money he should have accounted for to his em ployer to enable the magistrate to commit for trial. Mrs. Elizabeth Lockwood, of No. 5, Brunton's cottages, Limohouse, said Mr. Tindal() was her landlord. In May and June last she paid to the prisoner two sums of £1 12s. each for rent, and took his receipt for the same on both occasions. Elizabeth Elliott, and Mary Ann Elliott, her daughter, of No. 12, Limehouse Causeway, proved the payment of two sums of 10s. each to the prisoner for rent, on Mr. Tin dale's account, and he entered those payments in a book when he received the money. . Mary Ann Gilbertson. stated that on the 31st Augustlast she went to Mr. Tindale's shop and paid to the prisoner £1 4s. W., a debt owing to Mr. Tindale for goods. The pri soner handed to her the receipt sh* now produced. _ _ Mr. Tindale said that none of the above sums had been paid to him or accounted for by the prisoner. It was the duty of the prisoner to balance the money received daily in a book, and leave the same in the till. In June last ho spoko to the prisoner about Mrs. Lockwood being two months in arrear with her rent, and said he should levy a distress for the same and adze her husband's goods, on which the prisoner begged of him not to do so, because she was in the family way and about to be confined. On this representation he did not proceed against Mr. Lockwood. He afterwards ascertained the rent had been paid to the prisoner. In cross-examination by Mr. Lewis, sen., solicitor, of Ely-place, the prosecutor said the prisoner had occasion ally put small sums into the till without entering the amounts in a book, but he was quite curtain the prisoner had not accounted for . any . of the sums paid to him by the three witnesses. Witness had never received them in any shape. Ho had a tenant named Baddeley, who always paid his rent by cheque. Those cheques had been paid to him very punctually by tho prisoner and not entered in a book. Mr. Yardley said there was a prinuz facie case of em bezzlement made out, and he must commit the prisoner for - trial. He would take bail, the prisoner in £2OO, and two sureties of £lOO each. DOUBLE EXECUTION IN AUSTRALIA.--William Armstrong, a native of Ireland, and George Chamberlain, a native of New South Wales, were executed together at Melbourne on the 12th of July, having been convicted of an attempt to murder. They had been previously tried and acquitted for the murder of Mr. Cornelius Green ; but sin gularly enough, after their condemnation, and only when all hope of a respite was lost, they acknowledged the crime for which they had been legally acquitted. Precisely at ten o'clock the sheriff proceeded to Armstrong's cell and summoned him forth. After partaking of a glass of water the wretched man stepped quickly forth, and, although deadly pale,. appeared to have summoned all his resolution to meet his impending fate with firmness. Upon reaching the scaffold Armstrong requested that the rope might be ad justed exactly under his ear. This request was complied with, but had rather a contrary result to that anticipated by the unhappy man, for upon the bolt being withdrawn the rope shifted its position, and the neck not being broken, death did not ensue so quickly as in the case of Chamber lain, who, after one or two spasmodic motions, ceased to show the slightest signs of life. Chamberlain had prepared himself for his end by thoroughly washing himself from head to foot, and in the morning he dressed himself with some neatness, having on a pair of clean white gaiters which had been provided for him at his request by his friends. ENGLAND assists nearly the whole of the world in making its money more directly than is generally supposed, the mints of France, Spain, Prussia, Russia, the - I n dies, and the Colonies being indebted to the Patent Plumbago Cru cible Works at Battersea, for the best means of economising their valuable ores. Yet although the gold purchased eculiarl by the Bank of England passes in and out of these py combined smelting pots, our own mint in many respects adheres to the old system. The Patent Plumbago Cruci bles are great conductors of heat, and save a large propor tion of coke. They aro used by Messrs. Rothschild, Brown and Wingrove, Johnson and Mathy, and others, for the molting of gold and silver ' • by tho Enfield Small Arms Works, and Royal Carriage Department at Woolwich, for melting brass ; and at the Brest Imperial Works, and in Sheffield, and elsewhere for the more perfect fusion of steel, WILLS AND BEQUEST& The will of the Honourable Catherine Elizabeth Boscawen, relict of the Honourable and Reverend John Evelyn Boscawen, M.A., Prebendary of Can terbury, was proved in the principal Registry of the Court of Probate by the Right Honourable Vis count Falmouth, the son, and sole executor. - Her ladyship has specifically disposed of all her jewels and trinkets amongst her sons and daughters. A portion of her property under settlement had been appropriated to her two married sons and four married daughters, and she disposes of the remain der of her fortune between her three unmarried daughters and her son Edward James, who are also appointed residuary legatees—the eldest son being amply provided for. The will bears date the 14th of November, 1856, and she died on the 31st July, 1859. The will of the Countess Elise De Viry Beauman, late of Turin, relict of Admiral Beauman, was ad ministered to in London by her sister-in-law, Dame Emily Thaon de Revel, the residuary legatee, owing to the executors (Chevalier Charles Dc Viry, her brother, and Chevalier Genova Thaen de Revel) having renounced the grant of probate. The will is translated from the Italian and French languages. After giving directions for her funeral and masses for her soul, she disposes of her property, leaving to her two nephews, the sons of her brother William, all her railway shares and bonds, realising 6,000 fr. per annum, in the hands of her bankers at Paris. This bequest is made to equalise.the disposal of her fortune amongst her nephews, as the sons of her brother George have received three-fourths of her fortune during the lifetime of her husband, with her consent. She leaves to Jaques Marchisio, her servant, 1000 fr., and to each of her other servants one year's wages. All the rest of her property, and the money at her bankers, she leaves to her said sister-in-law, Dame Emily Thaon do Revel. The will of Thomas Henry Smith, Esq., of Bermondsey, who died in July last, was proved in the London Court of Probate by his cousin, Walter Smith, Esq., the sole acting executor; the personalty sworn under £BO,OOO. There are be queathed to friends a variety of legacies, specific and pecuniary—the latter amounting to between £5,000 and £6,ooo—and there are the following charitab'e bequests : To the Female Orphan Society, £200; Southwark Female Society, £100; United Brethren Society £5O ; Charity Schools at Leatherhead, 19 guineas : United Charity Schools, Bermondsey, 19 guineas; to the Vicar and Church. wardens of Leatherhead, £5OO, to be invested, and the interest applied in keeping in repair the family vault at Leatherhead; the surplus to be disposed of amongst the poor. The residue of his property he leaves to be divided equally between his sister and his cousin, the said Walter Smith. The following letter, written by the Emperor when Prince Napoleon, was published by the National in December, 1835, and is now reproduced by some journals as not without interest :—" Arenemberg, December 11, 1835. —Several journals have stated that 1 am about to leave for Portugal as a pretender to the hand of Queen Donna Maria. However flattering for me may bo the supposition of a union with a young, beautiful, and virtuous Queen, widow of a cousin who was dear to me. it is my duty to contradict such a rumour, since no stop known to me can have given rise to it. I must even add that, notwithstanding the lively interest which is felt in the destinies of a people who have just acquired their liberties, I should refuse the honour of sharing the throne of Portugal, if by chance some persons should cast their eyes on me for it. The noble conduct of my father, who abdicated in 1810 because he could not re concile the interests of France with those of Holland, has not been forgotten by me. My father, by his just example, has proved to me how much one's own countryis preferable to a foreign throne. I feel, in fact, that accustomed from my infancy to love my country above all things, I can pre fer nothing to French interests. Persuaded that the great name I bear will not always be a ground of exclusion in the eyes of my fellow-countrymen, since it reminds them of 15 years of glory, I await with calm, in a hospitable and free country, that the people will recall among them those who were exiled in 1815 by 1,200,000 foreigners. This hope of one day serving Franco as a citizen and a soldier fortifies my heart, and is worth in my eyes all the thrones of the world. —Accept, &c., NAPOLEON LOWS DONAZABIL" 831 71 82 li 2} 105 41 59 iiIi d 4.1 Securities. Can. (}oval p.c Ja. & July • Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. N. 5.% Gov. sp. c. Deb. D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1976 Do.spmen.lBBB and up NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. SL Deb. redeemable, 1875 .Aus.Gt.6 pc.Jan &July Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan &July Do. do. April & Oct. Paid. liToi MISCELLAri EOUS. Closing Are Miscellaneous. Pai d . Price. I Mildness dons 10 Anglo-Mexican Mut:. 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). 25 Australian Agricultural 10 Australian Royal Mail . 10 Berlin Water Woks 60 British American Land 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862 20 Do: C 100 Canada Land 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim: Stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smlte 25 Do. Preference 74 per ct 5 Crystal Palace .. 5 Do. Preference Stock Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New 14 15 200 220 28 , 22 * 5 36 38 19 21 141 15i ICS 112 8 9 5 Eng.. & Anst. Cop.St.Co 20 GL Iron Screw Col. (Lim 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 1 Great Ship (Limited) 20 Indian & Aust. Telegr 5 London District Telegr 20 London Discount 4 Lon d.G en. Omnibus Co 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) 25 National Discount Co 10 Netherlands Land 5 Do 8 p.c. Pref.,iss. at ldis 100 N. Ttr. &NovaScotiaL and 1 N. B. Australasian (Lim ) 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares 10 Orientl. In. Steam, A 10 Ditto B 10 Ditto C Stock Peel River Land & Min. 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam. 50 Do. New 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr. 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 100 Royal Mail Steam Stock Scot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) 25 South Australian Land. 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. 1 Do. do Registered 10 Tr.& Ln.Co.ot Upr. Can 100 Vim ►liemen'a 24 25 1, 4i 54 100 102 par 4 1 I}p id ip I Id lid 14 1 zli 54 14 1 d A il 98 53 75 78 8 10 I iP 22 23 6&' 7 115 125 34 36 111 ,141 i 5 41 5 151 4,, 9 10 121 20 BRITISH MINES. Mines. Alfred Consols (Philack) British Iron Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) Past Bassett (Mogan) E. WI Russ' (Tavistk ) Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) Great South Tolrus G.WhealAlfd.(Phillaak) G. Wheal Vor (tlelston) Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant) North Frances (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) Par Consols (St. Mazy). Providence (Uny Lelnt) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) South C. Brea (Mogan). S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) Tamar Silver and Lead Minim Co Tin Croft UnitedMines(Gwennap) Vale of Towey (Carm.) West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) Wheal Basset (Illogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.). Wheal Kitty (13. Lelantl Wh'l Mary A nn (Menhe %V h'l Trelawney (Lisle.) Paid. 2.11.10 6.17.0 511 176 12.1.8 9k 1.6.6. 10.6.7 10 7.9.4 nil. n 10.6.7 18.18.91 12s 6dl 1.7.2 3neinese Done. Sh FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 1 Bon AocordCoPPer,Lim lss 1 d 1 p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) 271 - 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim l5 10 11 5 Do. Land and Minmeo all 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica 40 Cobra Copper all 46 98 471 Ceapo l6 7 8 1 Dun pi Moun.Cop.Ming.Co all 2 Fortuna 20 General all 224 234 3 Linares all ill 124 5 Lusitanlan 1 Mariquita all I I 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 ' p 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 6 $ 5 Port Philip 1 \Scottish Australn. (L.) 1 1 d par 28.2.81 United Mexican JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share Joint-Stock Banks. 'Paid. Closing Business Price. 100 A gra&UnitcdScrviceßk 50 -- 40 Australasia all 80 82 81 25 Bank of Egypt all 201 211 201 100 Pank of London 5O 40 Brit. Col. Bk. .k LoanCo all SO British North American all 20 iChtd. Bank of India, dm 16 f 11 p 100 City 5O 62 03 100 Colonial - 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of Liirlon 2O 21 21 20 Eng , Scot., & Aus. Ch all 15 / 16 1 20 Gen Bk. o Switzerland all 20 Lon Char.Bk.otAustral. all 211 21/ 50 London and County 50 London joint Stock 100 London &Westminster. 20 50 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 35 20 Dn. new .... . ......... 10 50 National Bank ......... 25 20 New South Wales . ... all -- 25 ., Orient .Bk. Corporation all 391 401 40 20 Ottoman Bank .. . .. .. .. all 1 8 19 100 Provincial of Ireland.. 25 71 73 10 Do. New 25 South Australia 25 union of Australia all 471 481 48/ 1 50 Union of London l2 26 27 100 Unity Mutual 6O am Pm Business Done. Closing Business Price. Done. 31 41' 1 2 420 430 160 165 8} 0 42 45 14 15 3 3} 5 20 2 1 140 145 160 17 0 80 00 If 12 131 33 35 27/ 281 VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, IST. Foreign Department—The consulship of the So ciety Islands has become vacant by the death of Mr. B. T. Nicholas, acting commissioner and con sul-general for the Sandwich Islands, salary of £5OO. The Board of Trade—Mr. A. Kingscote has been appointed private secretary to the Right Hon. William Cowper. Education Committee—There are vacancies for six clerkships in the Education-. office, for which there will shortly be a competitive' examination. The Admiralty—A vacancy in the Contract-office, Storekeeper-General's Department, Somerset-house, has been caused by the death of Mr. Augustus Frederick Douglas Browne, first class clerk, second section. War-cffice—Mr. T. Oldis has passed his examination for a clerkship in Pall-mall; Mr. John Manning Rudd has passed for a temporary clerkship in London ; Mr. George Simpson Ellis has passed for a temporary clerkship at Woolwich. Paymaster-General's-office Mr. Henry Temple Robins has passed his examination for a clerkship. Office of Woods, &c.—Mr. Horace St. Bourne has passed his examination for a clerk - vhip. Record-office—Mr, Duncombe Pyrke has passed his examination for a clerkship. General Post-office—The postmastership of Rochdale is vacant; salary £lOO. Bank of England—A va cancy in the cashier's department, Bank of Eng land, has been caused by the death of Mr. Samuel Parish, cashier. Customs—Mr. Robert C. Barton has been promoted from sixth to fifth clerk for general business, London; Mr. Edwin Collins has been promoted from seventh to sixth class clerk for ditto ; Mr. Francis W. Pattison has been promoted from eighth to seventh cllss clerk for ditto. Inland Revenue Department, Stamps and Taxes Branch—Mr Joseph Mayhew has passed for a clerkship in the Income•tax-office, Somerset house; Mr. George William Wicker has passed for a supernumerary survevorship of taxes. Scotland —The Professorship of Practical Astronomy in the University of Glasgow has become vacant by the death of Dr. J. P. Nichol. East Indies—Mr. H. Balfour has been appointed joint magistrate and deputy collector of Tirhoot ; Mr. C. Limond has been appointed joint magistrate and deputy col lector of Dacca; Mr. H. A. R. Alexander has been appointed joint magistrate and deputy collector of Sarun ; Mr. C. J. Mackenzie has been appointed joint magistrate and deputy collector of the second grade.—Civil Service Gazette THIS DAY'S MARKT!: TS. COVENT-GARDEN. About average supplies of fruit and vegetables continue on sale, and the demand is steady, as follows : FRUIT. s. d. s. d. , s. d. s. d Pine apples, peril) 4 oto 0 0 Cherries, per lb.. 0 .0 to 0 0 Colonial do., each 0 o to 0 0 i Filberts, per lb .. 0 9to 1 0 Grapes, per lb 20to 5 01 Cobnuts, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Foreign do 1 Otol 1!1 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Melons, each Peaches, perdoz 8 oto 12 0 1 Figs, per dos 1 Bto 2 0 Nectarines, per dz 0 oto 0 01 Strawberries p ptl 0 oto 0 0 Apples, per ]lf. ST. t oto 5 O i Gooseberries lir sv 0 oto 0 0 Pears, per d 0..... 2 oto 7 0 Currants, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Oranges, per 100.. 8 oto 12 0 Plums, per do. ~ 5 oto 0 0 Lemons, per 100.. 4 oto 8 0 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Apricots, per doz 0 oto 0 0 , Raspberries, pr ptlo oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 2 oto 2 3 Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Cabbages, pr doz 0 9to 1 0 Horseradish, pbn 1 oto 2 0 Savoy do., pr do. • 2to 0 41 Parsley, per ditto 0 2to 0 4 Cauliflowers, pdz 2 oto 4 0 1 Celery, per ditto 0 Bto 1 6 Brocoli, per bh 0 oto 0 0 Beet, per doz. .. 1 6to 2 0 Oldpotatoes,p ton to 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 New ditto, per ton 80 0 tollo 0 , Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 Peas, per sieve 1 9to 2 0 ; 3lushrooms,p pun 0 oto 0 0 Turnips, dz bunch 2 oto 3 01 Artichokes, pr dz 2 oto 3 0 Carrots, pr do 4 6to 5 6 1 Cabbagelett,score 0 oto 0 0 Cucumbers 2 oto 4 0 Endive, per score 0 9to 1 6 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, hf she 3 oto 5 0 Spinazh, hf.-sy 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Brus. sprouts, h.s 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Old onions, dz bun 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 New do., doz bun 1 oto 2 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 oto 0 0 French beans, h.s.l 3to 1 6 Asparagus, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Leeks, per bunch 0 2 to 0 3 Seakale, par pun. 0 0 to 0 0 NEWGATE AND LEADENTIALL. Turkeys, 4s Od to Gs Od; poults, Os Od to Os Od each; geese, 5s Gd to 7s Od ; goslings, Os Od to Os Od ; ducklings, is Od.. to 3s Od ; rabbits, is Od to is 9d each ; xlild do., 8d to is Od ; pig e ons, ,5d to Os 7d each ; large Surrey fowls, 5s Od to 8s Od ; chickens, 4s Od to . 7iod ; earn-doorfowls, 3s Od to 6s Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 3s Od to 4s Od ; grouse, 2s 6d to 3s 6d each; pheasants, Os Od to Os Od ; ptarmigan Os Od toOs Od ; woodcocks, Os to Os Od ; snipes , Os Od to Os Off; teal, Os Od to Os Od; wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od; widgeons, Os Od to Os Od ; plovers, Os Od to ir,) Os Od each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, 5s Od to 7s Od each; Ostend fresh butter, Os ild to is ld ; is 2d to Is 4d per lb; English eggs, 8s Gd to Os 6d ; French do., Gd to 8s Gd per 120 ; leverets, is Gd to 3s Od'etch. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s Od ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; lamb, Os Od to N Od ; veal, 3s Od to 4s 4d; and pork, 3 s 8d 'to 4s 6d 'per Sibs. • . WAITECHAPEL. • ' ' Beef, froth 28 10d to 4s Od ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 2,1; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s Od to 4s 4d; and pork, 3s 6d to 41 Gd per 81b., by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, is Od to is 2d; trout, OslOd to ls• eels, 8d to ls ; praNi-ns 5s Od to Os; pike; skate, sturgeon, andhalibut, al pet lb. Turbots, 2s 6d to 20s ; cod, 2s Od to 15s Od ; brills, 2s Od to 103 Od ; doreys, is Od to 6s Od ; mullets, Gd to la 6d ; lobsters, 6•1 to 3s Od ; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, 4d to is Od each; solco, 4d to 2s 6d per ,air; common oysters, 16s to 20s ; natives, 42 s to 44 s per bushel; whitings, 3s Od to 12s Od ; haddocks, 6s to 12s Od •, smelts, 2s Od ; flounders, is Gd to 2s Od per dozen; mackerel, 50s; fresh herrings, 6s; bloaters, 8s to Os per 100 ;. carp and tench, Is to 3s per brace. BREAD The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 'd to 71d; of household do., sld to 6.0 per 4/b loaf. • HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 41d to 41d ; 641 b to 721 b, 41 d to 41d ; 721 b to 801 b, 41d to 5d ; SOlb to 881 b, 5d to. 51d ; 581 b to 961 b, 51d to 51d; 961 b to 1041 b, 53d to 6d. Horse hides, 88 6d to lOs 6d ; calf skins, light 25 6cl to 4s Od; do. full, 7s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; half-breds, 3s 8d to 4s 4d; Downs, 3s 3d to 3s 9d; lambs, 3 s Od to 5s Od; shearlings, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITILFIELD.--Moadow hay, £2 108 to £4 4s ; clover, £4 Os to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 10s per load. A slow trade at our quotations. Supplies rather large% • CUMBERLAND.—Mettdow hay, L 2 lOs to £4 4s; clove', £4 Os to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 5s to £llos per lead. Both hay and straw moved off slowly at the above quota tions. ITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 lOs to £4 4s; cloves, £4 5s to £5 5s ; and straw, 45 to £1 8s per load. Trade dull. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YESTERDAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — n 161 11 17 Antwerp Brusgels, — 25 30 25 321 Hamburgh 13 6 Paris -- - Is. 25 321 25 371 Ditto Alarseilles Frankfort on Maine — Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Genoa Naples Palermo Messina Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York • • Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)....per oz. L 3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) 0 5 25 34 1174 12 20 12 25 34 49t 49/ 30 5 25 , 50 40f 122 f 123 51f 52 25 371 117 i 12 30 12 35 34k 49/ 50/ 30 10 25 65 40/ 123 123/ 52 52/ THIS DAY'S SHIPPIIVG. LONDON, Sept. 24.—Wind this day at noon, South- Westerly; moderate breeze, and fin% PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 23.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Mogul, from London for Bombay. SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 24.—Wind N.W.—Arrived— Ariel, steamer, from New York; left on the 10th inst. ; she brings 150,000 dollars for England, and 300,000 dollars for France. NEWPORT, Sept. 23.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Con sul, for the Cape of Good Hope ; Conference, for New York. QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 22.—Wind S.—Arrived—Cunard, from Callao ; Atlantic, from Honduras Amalia, from Ibrail; Masseno, Monetozzo. Sailed—City of Manchester, steamer, for New York. FALMOUTH, Sept 24.—Wind S.W—Arrived—Peter, from Monte Video ; Lafoen, from Santos ; Elizabeth, from Taganrog. Bnis-roL, Sept. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Louisa, from Quebec. BEAUMARIS, Sept. 22.—Wind W.—Arrived—Meta, from Bilboa, for Liverpool. WARRYNPOINT, Sept. 22.—Wind N.W.—Arrived— Marian, from Richibucto. SREERNESS, Sept. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—lslam, frail Seirra Leone. SHIELDS, Sept. 23.—Wind S.—Arrived—Vasco do Gama, from St. Stephen's; Marquis of Bute, from Mira michi. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) L IVERP OOL, Saturday Morning. Wind S.W. Arrived, Sept. 2 3 .—Empress and Eagle Speed, from Bombay; Jessie, from Canada; Great Northern, from St. John's, New Bruniwiek ; Orso, from Quebec. Arrived, Sept. 24.--Huron, from Demerara ; Carlos, from Laguna; Helens, from Taganrog; Charles Souclia, fr o m Charente ; Arnott, from Juuther. L I S T a E t M it y APl ‘ ) Mornin g . (By sunsaufrrnaAliNADyiEiusErricips: Wind W., with three hours' flood; fresh. Arrived, Sept. 23.—Rover, from Guernsey ; Comet, from Archangel ; William Wallace, from Pugwash ; Wheatsheaf, from Guernsey ; Weasel, from Saguenay ; Observer, frsm Guernsey ; Underwood, from Saguenay. Arrived, Sept . . 24.—Cambria, from Jamaica; Otto Au gusto, from Gnefswalde ; Parsee, from Bankok ; from Guernsey ; Emma, from Cherbourg ; City of Nor wich, from Tanning. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Wind S.W., fresh. Arrived—Resolute, for Port Phillip ; Buonaventura, for Tamise, Barcelona ; Revarni, for Cardiff; Plymouth Belle, ter Barbadoes; Seine and screw steamer, for Rouen— all from London. Paesed—Atalorta, from New Yoric, for London, AN AUST_RIAN VIEW OF THE CHINESE QU ESTION. The Austrian GazetteUti the following:— " If a Russian Ambassador demanded to go up the Thames with his fleet:---if a French Envoy de sk( d to penetrate the Scheldt with a strong squadron —the whole of Europe would raise an indignant cry, and every one would bless the arms that re sisted such an attempt. Now this is precise ' precisely what •the English and French are doing in China, and. the Chinese Governor has done but his simple duty in defending his country. The whole world saw the matter in this light at once. and England her self is beginning totake the same view. Wlailst the people of London are enthusiastic for nationalities, and the people of France put themselve forward as the champions of the same principle, both these na tions, at the present moment, seek to trample a people who possessed a literature when Englishmen and Frenchmen were clothed in bearskins, and civi-, lased Europe did not know even how to write. No nation has a right to force another to hold inter course with it, and each nation is at liberty to keep its own doors closed. But to the Chinese it is said :—‘ Rascals, you must like us, you must trade with us, you must receive our Ambassadors, although you mow we are but spies who desire to find out your weakness, and how we maropen a passage to the heart of your empire.' The hostility of the Chinese to Europe is - founded on a truly na tional sentiment, and it will not be so easy to , quench it as is supposed. If France and England unite in carrying on the war we shall see the r.sultis of the Crimean campaign reproduced, and England oc cupying the second rank. The French will- have another opportunity of discovering the vices of the military organisation of England, and the people of Asia will also begin to understand them. The French transports, which will have to pass by Egypt ur.d come into contact with the English possessions in India, will not be quite promotive of Bri*h in terests. The English people, who are now crying out that Lord Palmerston is going to throw him self and his country into the arms of the Emperor of the French, cry oat in vain.. They are more moderate because they are more sensible Of their weakness." THE CONVICT SMETRU.RSE The Freeman publishes the following analysis of a pamphlet issued by Professor Geoghegan of the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland, iu which the medical evidence in Smethurst's case is :investi gated :—, " Professor Geoghegan arrives at the ,conclu sion, that the medical evidence, when, taken alone, is• decisive as to the cause of death ;" but he sees no reason .to admit that the conviction was had solely on that portion of the evidence for the prosecution. On the contrary, it is probable, from the statements of the learned judge, whose ability and integrity were so conspicuous on that occasion, that the jury attached much more, weight to the overwhelming body of moral facts' . unintelligible on any other hypothesis than that of the guilt of the.accused. After reviewing the symp toms of the murdered lady's fatal illness, and the morbid appearances discovered within the body on dissection, and • which, extensive as they were, eould not have been of more than two or three weeks' standing,' the learned professor observes— 'The chemical inquiries established the presence of arsenic in one or two of the evacuations passed about three days before death, and of antimony in the contents of the small intestine, in the ccecum, blood, and kidney. Every requisite proof was thus supplied of this being a case of . poisolaing • each of the recognised sources of medical evidence in such cases—the symptoms, with the medical his tory, the morbid appearances, and the. chemical re searches—furnished respectively its appropriate train of facts, the whole eoneurrent and harmonious.' Proceeding, then, to consider the value to be at tached to each portion of the medical evidence, and reminding us that cases of poisoning are not to be estimated by the symptoms alone, he observes, As regards : the morbid appearances, althongh when viewed alone they cannot be- considered. as distinc tive,-yet, taken as a whole, and estimated in their nature, progress, and , extent, they were clearly re ferable with much more justice to irritant poisoning than to any other Aiseaso, or rather combination of diseases. The condition of - the stomach is one with which experienced observers are familiar as the result ,of the action of irritant poisonin, one morcoVer,which, when unaccompanied by chronic, disease 1 -of the - organ, is, rarely, if ever,, found due to 'any other cause!, On the whole, then, in :Miss Bankes's case, the symptoms,,taken together with the appearanceson dissection, when viewed in their intrinsic characters and combination, and irrespec tively of chemical results, create the strongest . pos sible presiunption in favour of death by . poisoning. If it now he shown that the exception& taken against the chemical department of the proof are immaterial, the strong presumption thus .created becomes converted into certainty.' And then, having animadverted and disproved the. futile ob jections which were made to the chemical evidence, Professor Geoghegan concludes that the evidence remains unshaken, that arsenic and antimony—not prescribed by the attendants—not normal. consti tuents of the human body, and totally incapable under the circumstances of being referred to phar maceutical impurity—existed in the body of the de 'ceased. Accident _.and suicide were _negatived by the general facts. The inference is . The medical circumstances, therefore, elicited, on the Smethurst trial, when taken in their integrity and viewed in their legitimate and relative bearings, ap pear to me, says Professor Geoghegan, to establish the fact of.death by poison as conclusively as in any case that has fallen within the range of my - reading or experience as having formed the subject of a criminal trial.' And then asto the medical evidence, or rather conjectures and extravagant theories for the defence, he justly says The specious yet fal lacious process of dismemberment of the body of medical facts—a procedure allowable, no doubt, to members of the bar, but unworthy of those in search of truth, seems to have been almost the sole cause of the self-imposed difficulties of the newspaper critics. If the group of medical data—symptoms, appear ances, and chemical results is to be disjointed, in stead of being viewed as a consistent whole—if, in cases where all, on careful examination, are seen to harmonise, the facts are to be explained away by crowding a series of remote and isolated possibili ties into the case, the establishment of the cause of death in any charge of poisoning would be impos sible. " It must be remembered that, in a similar mas ,erly investigation of the murder committed by Kirwan, Professor Geoghegan established his guilt Lneontrovertibly." STRANGE CASE OF DESTITUTION. At the Nottingham Police-court, on Tuesday last, a little lad, who gave the name of Evatt, was brought up before the Mayor, having been found in a state of destitution on the previous night by the police, in High-street. The lad, who was apparently bet Ween ten and twelve years of age, and seemed sharp and intelli gent, stated that his mother was the widow of an officer in the Ist Royal Dragoon Guards, and that hs was killed at the famous cavalry charge at Balaklava, during the Russian war in 1854. His mother lived at 124, Ella-street, Pendleton, Man chester, and one morning, about a month ago, she told him to go into the street and play for an houx or two. He did so, and retnrned in about three hours, and then was told by Mrs. Brown, the next door neighbour, that his mother had sold all the furniture, and had gone away with a military gentleman who had been in the habit of visiting her at her house. On hearing this he began to cry, and after remaining in the house some time he thought he would go to London and see if he could find his mother there, as they had resided at Step ney before they went to Manchester. He accord ingly set off to walk, and on his way he slept in barns and begged food and money to maintain him self. When he arrived in London he went to the house of a person near Stepney church, whom he knew, to inquire if she knew anything about his mother. As she did not, after staying there a night, he commenced walking back to Manchester; but when he got to Market Harborough he fell in with a man who said he was a currier, and who told him that if he would go with him to Nottingham ha thought ho could get him some work. He con sented to do so, and went with the man to the club house in Town Hall-lane, Leicester, where he slept on Sunday Nottingham, a n d w hen they got her o the man told night. On Monday th e y walked t o him to stay against some posts in the new market for a short time, and he would go and sec for work and come back in about an hour. - After waiting two hours the man did not return, and he therefore wandered into the town, and Was found by one of the police in High-street, and t a k en to the watch-house• h is The lad, in answer to th e ma yor, said mo ther enjoyed a pensi on o f 19s. 6d. week,a that ho did not ktow the name of the officer who us ed to come anti visit his mother, but he should know him again if he should see h im. t The mayor directed the lad to be sent to the union until inquiries could be made into the truth of this extraordinary story, and directed the police to write to the War-office to inquire whether any such per son was in receipt of a pension, and to other per sons whose names had been mentioned by the lad. CRINOLINE PATENTS;—There are few inventions which have given rise in so short a time to so many patents as the crinoline. It came into vogue only about four years ago, and ah eady 100 patents have been taken out in France —4 in 1655, 16 in 1856, 30 in 1857, 37 ta 1858, and 13 up to the month of 'ray, 1859, A 100 100 100 100 100 13 15 93i f 7 i i 33 75i 5 if 2i Share' 0 4i I