The Sun. — London, England, 1859-09-03 00:00:00

all all 1 100 1. 3 0. 2s. 2s. 28.13 d. all 5 100 All al all 1100 FOREIGN [0 Antwerp & Rotterdam :0 Ardennes !O Bah. &S. Fran., Lim.7p.e 5 Belgian East. Junction !O Beziers to Graissessac 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail 10 Copiabo 10 Ditto Extension :0 Dutch Rhenish !0 Eastern of France :0 Euplira tos Valley :0 Grand Rue Guar .5 p.c :0 Great Central of France M Gt. Luxem., Con. shs :0 Italian Juntion M Lake Constance & =ale tO Lierre and Turnhout tO Lombardo Venetian tO Ditto New :0 Lyons and Geneva 3.31 Maria Antonia 10 Do. do. New tO Namur and Liege tO Do. do. 6p. c. Pref 16 Northern of France tO Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref tO Paris,Lyons, and Medit tO Paris and Orleans w IRecife& S. Fran. (Fern ) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) 20 Riga and Dunaburg 10 Rome and Frascati 10 Royal Danish 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 20 Sambre and Meuse 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref 20 Southern of France 81 West Flanders 10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference . 20 W. & N.W. of France 20 Western of Austria 20 Western of Switzerland 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref 20 Zealand COLONIAL GOVER ,Rg -. s 4elv far ce entitled " The Goose with the Golden I St The Pl ot was Produced last night with complete success. St l uciie i s ~ Q a 'ghtness itself, but the farce abounds with ii , tei e ‘ l ‘ as Sitnations, heightened by a free use of Pan that 1 the t i The fable of the piece turns upon the fac t awy :_uthe r of a rather sharp, but very unscrupulous old St th e birxi r 'receives a present of a goose from an old aunt,. a nd st : thing', art h'es, much to the disgust of the family, in a ny- St St to a aY ot}: er a t a , t'Lte of freshness • in fact, to get rid of it by St tu r a; , -- ` 1 "-ta than eating ' is a most desirable object l ' aterf ° 4 7 8u • In order to do this on advantageous terms, t° 44 - n4/44 r emembers that he has lost a bet of a goose st 4 a4 tute °tl L er lawYer equally as unscrupulous, .but far more W°l *thv —4 ',..., lib liself, and accordingly hands it over to that tlev er i' :‘lO of course repudiates the gift ; but determined of th e . ( k ,,.... i . dir ° l v a chance away he, in his turn, makes a presen t .h t he lad --4t° hie friend's clerk, a a young man in love w i t h sooner to whom the unsavoury goose was addressed. l\ t o i 4 di: . 114 th e goose reached its last destination than a note folllicicovered in the hamper saying that the bird will it eo tc be well stuffed, as a pocket-book is placed in side . liatei l_itai n i no . lie. b a cheque for £5OO. As maybe imagined, this lit re v.-riee excites the cupidity of the two lawyers to the v oh st, ancl the fun of the piece lies in their frantic end . ea- f Nv iZ; l to reg a i n Possession of the goose, in the pursuit o bully . t heY get bitten by dogs, tumble into dust carts, . th e ( 3 ! 4 . ,ght, and cajole every one, until they at last . rega in tw o l i a r ') °WY to find that the cheque is not inside i t. Messrs J. hogerers are most admirably sustained by . ee are ii h , - itild J• Clarke. The other characters of the pie well • —ll3l3° rtent, but what little they had to do was done 44......._ Thi LINES LEASED. AT FIXED RENTALS. Bedford and BletchleY all Buckinghamshire 100 Chester & Hyead 1 1 00 Do. do. 51 p 01 . c h t. OO Do. do. 5 p. ct. 100 . Clydesdale Junction. 100 Colchester, Stour Val. all E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.e. 100 E Union,HarwicbShs. all Do. Woodbridge . 100 Gl e. Barr.&Neils,DrC . t. 100 Do. New lOO Gloster& Dean Forest all Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail all Hull and Selby Do. Shares all Do. i Shares all London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. 100 Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct. 100 Do. 6 per cent lOO Mane.,Buxtn. & Matk. all Mid. Bradford Pre! er ence Stock ... . .... 100 Newmarkt.,BuryEx 5. 5. guara nteed 5 p. c. 5 Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c all Do. do. 6 per cent. ... all Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Preston and Wyre. all Do. Shares ......A. all Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep 100 Shrewsbry& Hereford all South Staffordshire .. al' Wilts and Somerset.. 10C Wimbledon& Croydn. al JMarquis of Bristol will leave St. James's-1 j e —r e, to-da -I.Z, y for Ickworth Park, Suffolk. The Ear 1 is at his shooting quarters in Ross-shire. k tili e Earl and Countess of Derby and Lady Emma et may, were to arrive at Knowsley Hall, Lancashire, yes , banTek'Y's'sf:aTia• TaYleouth Castle, the Marquis of Breada - Perthshire. )3 The Earl and Countess of Elgin, who arrived at e ir 1 rooms 1144 N•l3 , last week, are entertaining a select aeft e t e ef friends. * The noble earl to remain 17.i.h Scotl and till th e fi rs t week in intends November. at his a a i lseeu nt and Vi scountess P a l mers t on entertaine d Pi e " Party at di nner l ast evening, at Cambridge H ouse, ccadin„. , The V iscount ess D owager Ashbrook l e f t t own 4 e5t,,,,, 'ttY for Redenham Park, near Andover. The L em . Baron d'Osten Sacken, Secretaire do la ion de Russie, has left the Brunswick Hotel, JernlYn" fitr e et, for Paris.thki_epresson prevailed yesterday afternoon_thsat ni„,,lt. K.,. to the building trade is approaching an ad.ju bet °pe a it 111 believed, at all events, that the shops will eariy next week to non-society men. Docks. I,n& N.WT .. • • T,n& N.W Sd7 99 Do 49 50 Do. ,123 127 Do 1113 115 Caledonin 102 104 E.U.SLE C 16 17 Gt. North. 140 145 lE.Counts. I caledonin Do. Gt. West. Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. S. East Do. Peto &Co. Norfolk Do. LN W&M 1109 111 64 66 115 120 192 94 Midland . E.Counts. Do. Do. Do. L&N Wj & L.Yk. Do. Gt. North. T BrftSfley M'Clean Gt. West L.&Brgtn DOCKS 2i 21 I iPI 56 58 138 142 91 9t 104 11 90 92 74 £4 Stock Commercial lOO -- Stock Do 4 per Cent .Pret.Min., 100 —. Stook East and West India.:.l 100 Stock London i 100 Stock St. Katharine lOO -- Stock Southampton , 100 .-- Sleek Victoria Q 0 Do New ammot•salui! • 2 tare' Securities. 25 Blythe and Tyne it per c. pref. (issued at LK all 49 51 - Can.Gov.6 p.c Ja.& July 100 112 113 f Stk Bris. & Exet4p.et.Stocl 100 96 98 - Do. 6 p.c.fb.&Aug. 100 110 112 120 Do. do. do. Shares l4 - - - Do. 6 p.c.lllr. & Sep. 100 114 116 Stock Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 100 103 105 - N. 8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 10c 1095 1105 12.10 Do. Quer. Shares, No. 2. 10 - - • - Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - -- 65 Cork & Bandon, 55 p. c. all - - - N. S.W. Gov. sp. C. Deb. 106 981 995 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent. - - - NovaScot4aGov.6 p.c. Si. 65 Dun. Perthost Aber.Jun all 51 65 Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1095 1105 Stock E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc 100 99 101 - S.Aus.Gt.6 pc.Jan&July 100 108 110 Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc._ 100 112 117 - Viet•Grov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 - - Stock Do. do. Class C7pc .. Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 p et. No.l 100 114 116 Stock Do. do N 0 .2 100 113 115 MISCELLATi EOUS. Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 129 131 1 Paid. \ Closing 1 Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 81 83 Share Miscellaneous. Stock Edin.&Glas. spc shares 100 - Price. Stock Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. &D. 100 - - Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 - - 10 Anglo - Mexican Mint .. all 131 144 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all 200 220 Stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 - - Stock Glas. &S West., a. 5 pc. 1 00 115 117 25 Australian Agricultural 19 29 28 10 Australian Roy al Mail . all Stock Great Northern, sp. ct 100 118 120 4 1 Stock Do. 5 pcßedm.,lop.c.pm 100 110 112 10 Berlin Water Works . 10 Do New, issued at 25 d . all 35 4 Stock Do. 44 p. C. do. do. - - Redm., 50 British American Land 40 - - 100 Do.sp.e. 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, let pf. all -- 5 pc. pm. 80 85 87 - 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 36 38 Stock 1 Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland)4 1 100 _ 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1802.. all 19 21 p. ct. pref. Stock 50 teat West. ( Berke and 100 Canada Land 321 105 1(8 Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. . 6 - - 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) all 8 9 Stock Do. Redeemable, 41 ict . . 100 97 99 Stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all - - Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. et 100 87 E 9 25 Do. Preference 71 per ct all 24 25 Stock Do. Irredeemable, d 0... 100 88 90 5 Crystal Palace. Stock Do. sp. ot. Redeem. Pref. 100 101 103 101 5 Do. Preference all 41 5 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares all 91 105 20 Eastern Steam all - - 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 102 105 shares all 17 18 25 Do. New 10 Do. do. sp. et. pref all 9/ 105 5 Eng. & Anat. Cop.St.Co all $, 1 Stock Do Binning. guar. stock 100 73 75 20 GLlron ScrewCol.(Lim all - - Stock Do. Do. Chester guar.shares all 19 20 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 - - 131 Do. do. do 20 Do. do. do. Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 139 141 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co all 11 1 Stock Do.Barnsl.St£s 3slCdpc 100 - - 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 1 1 Stock Lon ref., gu. No.l 100 - - 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all - - Stock Do. pref., sp. e. ...No. 2 100 - - 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all : , 1 41 Stock Do. New gua., 6p. ct... 100 - - 139 25 National Discount Co 5 11 11 d Stock Do. do. 5 ii. c. No. 4 100 - - 10 Netherlands Land all - - 3 Do. do. 45 per c. shares 44 - - 6 Do Bp. c.Pref.,is s. at 1 dis all 5 1 Stock Lon.& N. W.Cov.&Nun- 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 - - eaton, sp. et. - - 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all / 1 Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, lo Orientl. In. Steam, A.. 6 1 Oriental Gas late 3d shares lOO 155 160 - - 10 Ditto B 4 - - 121 Londondy & Cole, 5 shs. all - - .121 L on dondy.& Ennis 5 sh. all 81 91 10 Ditto C 2 s. - - Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct. 100 120 123 St 1 Do. New Shares lss. •5 d 1 p I ir , Stock Peel River Land & Min lOO 50 55 6 Do. £6 4 i Stock Do. 35 per cent 50 Do. New l5 8 11 121 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. all - - .0, f.... all - - 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr. 13 1 1p Do. 4 per cent..... 1 Do. - - 5 O 5O Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 6 7 Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock 100 - - Stock Do . 41 100 139 141 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 49 51 Stock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock.. 100 103 104 1035 Stock Scot. Austrln.lnv.(Lim ) 100 115 125 6 Do. with option 011 1860 3 5 is P 25 South Australian Land all 34 36 Stock Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. at. 100 931 94i 941 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all 1 I 1 Do. do Registered all 1 10 f NewportAber,&c.pret.s 1 all 9/ 105 20 Tr.& 1.n.C0. 0t U p r. Can 5 - - 1 p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c . n m Perpet 100 Van niemen'. T.and 10 Do. option till 1866, 6 p. c. with all 111 12 BRITISH MINES. Stock Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. sh ares 100 - .... Stock Do. sp. c. Ext. Stock, lB46 10b - - Share Mines. raid. Clesin P r ice Stock Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - Stock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 100 - - Stock North British, spercent 100 110 112 Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent 100 108 110 - Alfred Consols (Philack) 2. 11 . 19 3 1 20 British Iron Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.&D sk.Co. 100 - - 10 Devon G. Cons. (Taoist.) 1 425 43 Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. De b. 100 - -- Stock Do. Consol. Pref. 4p. C. 1 00 93 95 - East Bassett (Illogan). 30 162 1 10 Stock Do. Berwic 98 . - E. WI Rusal (Tavistk.) 6.17. 0 84 64 k, 4p. c. Pref. 100 96 17 Do. do. do. - Great South Tolgus., . 17s 1 1 - G.Wheal Alfd.(Phi 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1 . 13 - - llack) 12.1.8 1 1 125- Do. do. Quarters, 1 8 46 . 9 - - -G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 9 1 1 1 - Lady Bertha 25 190. York, H.& S. Purch.. 10 5 d 5p 20 North Staffordshire . . all 221 23 1 - North Frances (Illogan) 10 .. Stock Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6pc.lstg 100 122 124 - North Wheal Crofty , 7.9.4 71 Stock Do. Redeem., 2d gua.... 100 122 124 122 - ,Par Basset (Illogan) nil. 6 Stock Do. Irredeem., 24 gua. 1 00 - - - 'Par Consols (St. Blaxy 11 114 1 - ' Stock Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk.in perp 100 98 100 P r ovidence (Uny Lelnt) 10.6.7 42 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. 85 - - - Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - 81 Scottish Central, new pi all - - - Sortridge Cons. Mimeo. 65 1 1 i Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 - - - S ou thCaradon(St.Cleer) 15 235 2 , ~ Stock Do. 31 pert. pref. stock 100 74 76 - Sot +.h C. Brea( Mogan). 2 25 • Stack Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. 100 120 124 - IS Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9 160 1 a Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 100 118 122 5 'Tamar Silver and Lead 105. South Devon, Ann. 108. all 105 101 1 , Mining Co 4l 21 , 10 Do. Fixed 45 per cent. all 10 'Tin Croft 9 4 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading - UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - d Ann ,1 0 6 ) all 24 245 - Vale of Towey (Corm.) 12s 6d 1 A Stock Do .41 per cent lOO 102 104 103 1 - West Basset (Illogan).. 15 21 - St oc k Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is - W. Caradon (Liskeard). 10 130 1 Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c lOO - - - Wheal Basset (Mogan). 51 175 1 , Stock Do. 45 per cent lOO - - - Wheal Buller (Redruth) 580 ' Stock Srkshire, 4 p.c. gua lOO - - • • Wheal Edward (Cals.).. 6 15 ,It 25 Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.e all 28 29 - wheal Kitt (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 13 25 Do. B 6 per cent - WWI Mary Ann (Menhe 834 s, - Wh'l Trelawney (Lisk. 41 27 25 Do. C 6 per cent. .. 3e Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, --- FOREIGN MINES r e 6 per cent. - all 47 53 . . ~ _ I 71 1 4 A 1121 Leasing Closing Business Railways. Paid ' Co.'s. Price. Done. Australian Bon AccordCopper,Lim. Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) Do. SO ohnd elßey,Lim. Do. Land and MinmgCo. . Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica ... 40 Cobro Copper Copiapo DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt Closing 1 Business Paid pr i ce . , Done. 20 31 20 5 1 li 1 9 91 425 435 1 13 6 14 2 i 1674 14 111 1 14 14 7 ill 84 6 7 114 124 42 45 \ 6 Port nap 1 Scottish Australn. (L.)... 28.2.8} United Blz:xican 235 245 160 l 7O 21 2$ 41 5 21 22 130 135 175 185 80 90 14 2 13 14 34 38 27 28 id i IP _ - 10 11 42 44 8 9 2a 21 224 2 : 1 1 11 12 tyd 4 6 A I i par a 2t ,ITIES. Buoinems Done. Business dons P fd. I Closing 1 Business Price. Done. 11 4 Share JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Business Share Joint-Stock Banks. I Paid. Price. Done, 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk l 50 -- 701 1 10 ,Australasia all 84 85 25 Bank of Egypt all 21 22 100',Sank of London 6O 47 49 40 , Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all 50 I British North American all 20 ,Chtd. Bank of India, &c 16 4 1 p 100 'City 6O 61 63 62 100 'Colonial - 20.11 ',Com. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London. 20 2) 21 20 'Eng , Soot., & Aus. Ch. all 151 16 20 ! Gen Bk. of Switzerland all 20 Lon Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 211 211 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 100 London &Westminster. 2( 49/ 501 491 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 36 20 Do. new lO 50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales 25 Orient .Bk. Corporation all 39 40 401 20 Ottoman Bank all 191 201 100 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New all -- 25 South Australia 25 Do. New l7/ 25 Union of Australia all 25 Do. New 2O 50 Union of London l2 26 27 201 100 Unity Mutual 6O 100 Western Bk of London 50 d 'MENT SECUR: Closing Prices. °IVEI7 MA BERT AND CITY NEM S. CITY, Two o'CLocK. , T he return from the Bank of England, com pleted to the 31st nit., exhibits some rather im tol34tant alterati ons . Th e b u lli on h as b een di m inished the the extent of over a quarter of a million, while re serve of n o t es a l so s h ows a d ec rease The ti n a bbc dep os i ts, owing to the operation o f t h e N ew lio cr Lo an , have been augmented by about a mil ne- a nd a half, w hil e t h e pr i va t e d e posits show ar il a corresponding diminution. The other tan euriti esf notwithst an di ng the easy state of the te ' n eY market, h ave b een i ncrease d to a large ex ent' upwards of half a million sterling. In the tt lye circulation there is a slight decrease. The utaer i tems of th e b a l ance - s h ee t, and the changes they Present will be found in thelsubjoined table 13 4 11 , 0 0 nec e re. ir .as cul e at : 10 : n 21, 3 5 133 38 65 , 8 6 3 7 05 1 16,540,454 Rtst Decrease • • • • ••• 3,689,021 Inc • • ••• • • ••• • • 245,229 Increase • • • p ublic Deposits • • 7,816,480 Inc rease 1,663,941 other Deposits. • • • . 12,740,833 s Decrease • • • • • • 1 , 443,020 en Day and other Bills .. • • 889,415 Increase 25,193 `nvertunent •• •• Increase Securities 11,220,018 • • ° 5,350 t ll 7 6 Securities 18,98111 increase .. • • • " • • U nemployed .. 8,862,545 Decrease 15 3 ,320 the • • • • general money market there is rather 111 1 1 :e activity, owing to the arrangements connected th L e La A the commercial bills due to-day (to-morrow, . of , of the month, being Sunday). The supply in'odeaPital, however, continues abundant, and accom of 2 , Blin n is easily obtained at the Bank minimum t as Per cent. Although trade has improved, it n ot been so active as to render the payments prLy due sufficiently ex t ens ive to create the slightest M o r e, and it is p ro bable that in a few days the The e t Will exhibit renewed quietude. Star of Peace has arrived from New South 4 ai es with 45 , 0 00 sovere i gns. , B ara of £12,000 in gold was taken into the a n na of England yesterday. to The steamer Pera, which leaves Southampton ta la r LrroW for the East, will convey £434,662, viz., r ia 7 .o , in gold, to Ceylon ; £ 760, in gold, to Mad 01e:,"1465, in gold, to Calcutta ; £299,845, in silver, 48 4 0 44:11. eileUtta ; £10,040, in silver, to Singapore ; 14 " 3 , 3, in silver, to Hong-Kong ; and £35,619, in L er, to Shanghai. klv the f oreign exchanges yesterday afternoon an t aco took place on Austria. v 1 the . Liverp oo l C o tt on Market yesterday there et as ri a fair demand, and about 7,000, bales were sold 5 k ,„ 44 ," i ° 118 prices. The Railway Share Market theexhibited symptoms of buoyancy, and a fur y sli ght improvem e nt took place in prices. e sin ce Mond ay l as t th e i mpor t s o f s pecie have xit bout £853,431, and the exports £58 5 , 026 , t:,, 1 v e of the following shipments direct from j ou 7n to the 'Continent, during the week end ouune,rsh.nraday last :—Silver coin, Boulogne, 1,200 for Pub for p been very little activity in the market 11 4 h au nc Securities, but the tendency of values at a l, ; t b een unfavourable. The Funds still remain ron ae :gb point, Consols having been 951 4- for k nee Y and account at the special close of business take then, however, an advance of .1- per cent. has Ni el : Vac; the quotations now being 95,1. The I , 4la rees and Reduced have receded to 95i St ee -l i t ''ehequer Bills to 20s. to 235. prem. ; India tlitt -,`) 216 1 ; ditto New Loan, to 981 99; and (183 ° 9 °11 ds to 3s. dis. ; the Loan Debentures )-" were steady at 95. LIN t he Foreign Stock Market a fair amount. of del) begs has b een recor d e d , b u t pr i ces have been e e' r w l.e t ss o e a d n 7 • Turkish 6 per Cents. are 8 3 84 ; ditto 1,, 74 ; Buenos Ayres Deferred, 18 1; g oe livi an, 921 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 711 ; Portu krise' 451 46 1 ; Russian 41- per Cents., 991 ; ditto Per Prem. ; S ar di n i an , 861; and Dutch 4 eents.,. 1011. b ee e dea lings in the Railway Share Market have h av ° rather active, and prices, in most instances, Coon shown an improved tendency. Eastern shi'Ales, Great Northern, Great Western, Lanca so"ealld Irorkshire, Brighton, North British, and xlitlQastern, have improved 55., and Bristol and eli n e e te d r sF fi. North-Western, and Midlands de xtril:,,,P°reign and Colonial Markets have been b e e- "uley quiet, no material alteration having be e n a , Pparent in values. inert Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are at former quotations. 3 3RITISII FUNDS—CLOSING P 9 R 6 T S E I S. Per c a ~n , . ent. Reduced Annuities 95 N7 l ; ,ent. Consols Annuities 96k 6k !li c i t ,' Per Cent. Annuities 216 i Ditto 11 43 ck ° —ebentures, 1858 95 bitt o d_itto 1859 9si 9 motto azi Scrip, 5 per cent 98 9 Dit to ° Stock ..._. b,,_ Bonds, £ l,OOO 3 a ( „" i Ililder Zl,OOO ),:x4elils for • A ccount (Sept. 7) 9sk Littoe2lsol7) Bills, £l,OOO, lid 2O 3 24 ......... lOp t , -4 410 A -- "'IGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. L. Ditto l '' - d ri ;. BB ) 6 per Cent . , ( 711 ..., - , eier re d ' lBl bit v t i n d.ll 4 4 Per Cent bit t - Account VortilL3 eaer Cent bitr, 1 853, 3 per Cent. It G A. etli a „ Zeant . 45/ • . 46i bitt7 18 22, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditt o 4 i Per Cent. a s 0 (111 1 . criP, La ri ' Ptuli sh g . Per Cent , r,i ) itt o ,pat Cent tlititieli'levr Deferred, 3 per Cent bitt o ; er Cent bitt billou New Loan _ Ac co un t B3l 3 Account tiv'd t likh 1 ends the above payable in London. Ditto •E,.. on f,"'eattge. 12 Guil. 21 per Cent — .... - ertificate, 4 per Cent. Ce t r ul it ts, A M ee oL i ey t TWO O'CLOCK. 951 1 95k 1 STRAND THEATRE. SHARE MARKET.--( THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share I 1 Railways. Paid. Closing \ Business Price. 6 61 8 84 77 79 114 124 6 8 96 98 86 86i 44 5i 8 9 14 154 561 574 39 41 27 29 73 7 5 26i 27 97 99 1014 1021 85 67 129 131 103 105 60 61 55 60 97 100 164 161 p 154 161 p 984 09 63 65 110 111 14 16 94, 95 1 1 a 92 93 6 8 3 5 i 36 4 I - - t 104, 105 82 84 94 104 57 59 3 $d 601 611 BItITISII POSSESSIONS. Share Railways. i p a id. Closing I Business Price. Done. Atlantic & St Lawrence Leased at 6 per cent.. Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd B ° t I gu..5 percent 8 Do. Addit. Capital A 8 Do. Do. I Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Buffalo,Brant.&Godricb 6 p. et. bds. 1 Aug., 187 k Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. !O Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim. !O Cape Town & Dock Scrip !O Central Oude (Limited) ;0 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. .71 Demerara XI Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c Stock East Indian, VI. 5 p. a ',O Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore D 0.46 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 Do. 4i p. c. Debentrs G eelong& Mel. gua.s p. Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds it Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.' 78 Do. 6 per cent. Pref Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c Do. New, gua.s per cent Do. do Gt.S.of Ind. Lim.—Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New all all all 80 82 161 17 41 5 .51 61d1 Id if p 1 I d 991 1001 id par 991 1001 19 20 33 35 71 72 92 GI 97i 981 t d Do. Bonds pay. '76,with opt. till '6O 10 Do. do. '73 till '6O 10 Do. do. '73 without opt 10 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77 do xk 3Zadras, guar., 45 p. c )ck Do. do. 5 per cent 3:1 Do. 41 p. c. Extension N:1 Do. Thitcl Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do. !D Do. do. r)ck Hell). Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. 10 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pe Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do 10 Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land do 10 Oude (Limited) 10 Scinde +g 10 Do. 10 Do. New 10 Do. Pimjaub 10 Do. Indus. St. Flo. g' 10 St. Andrews & Quebec A A Trinidad(Limited) Scrip li ld 141, 14f 6-1 a a 102 104 102 104 101 103 97 100 85 90 88 90 iB/ 191 d 1 1 d 181 'l9l - -d - 0 —d d 196 20 14 I 1 1 d rAYS. 41 41 —P l lf d i I 51 5i- d 25 26 fik ei 2 221 p -, - 1 8f 19 20 36 37 9 10 34 35 53 65 21 2* d 72} 6 6 8i 9i 20 21 54 6 94 10 22 23 984 8 12.' 0 I Amberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Junction 0 Belfast and Ballymena., 13.14 Bir., vroi. , and Str. Stoek Bir., La., and Ch. June, 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth rind Tyne 10 Bost. Slefd. & Mid. Conn Stock Bristol and Exeter Stook Caledonian 50 Cork and Bandon 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage 20 Cornwall 10 Do. A(A rcves. no div 10 Do. B tuitil6p.c.per an hasbeen pd.toß 50 Dublin andßelfast Juno 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc Stock East Anglian Stock Eastern Counties Stock Eastern Union A Stock Stock Do. do. B Stock 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) Stock East Lancashire 20 East Suffolk 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee 10 Forth & Clyde Junction Stock Furness Stock. Glasgow & South Westn. 10 Great North of Scotland lock Great Northern ,;ock Do. do. A Stock 'took Do. do. B Stock Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 'tock Great Western rOck Gua.Stk. 12 Irish South Eastern 50 Lancaster and Carlisle 161 Do. Thirds 13 4 Do. New Thirds ock Lancashire & Yorkshire ck London and Blackwall. k Lon.,Brighton kS.Coast 5 Lond. Chat. and Dover ,ock London & North Westn 12i Do. Eighths London& South-Westn. L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen. ock Man., Shef., & Lincoln 10 Metropolitan took Midland took Do. Birming. & Derby 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) 25 Do. Shares 100 Newcastle and Carlisle. 25 New., Aber.; & Herefd. 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 20 Newry, Warpt., & Roe Stock Norfolk 50 North. Counties Union , ck North British k Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk. Look Do. A Stk.— Arec.no div. until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Stock Do. B Stock Stock North-Eastn,—Berwick 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Stock Do. Leeds Stock 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 South. N.E., Aber. Stock 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 & llartlepool Stock Taff Vale Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rall Stock Vale of Neath 10 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 tO Do. 2d Class PREFERENCE a Share' Railways. Paid. [AABES. Closing Business Price.. Done. Paid. 1 2 20 3 5 1 1 20 Stoc. S toci S tot Stool Stoci Stool 100 100 100 all 100 all 100 3! 100 100 13 15 109 111 24i 25 81 83 46i Eli 3i 2i 43 14 d 77 77} 61 63 58 62 8 11 36 37 51 6i 3 31 7} l 71 all all all all all - f i r7l T 7 i f I l k '.• 1•VrIrl T o t THE SUN LONDON SATURDAY EVENING, 'SEP MBER 3 ISb TILE, .RICHMOND .M URDER. REPRIEVE OF DR. SMETHtTRST. A reprieve was received yesterday afternoon from the Home-office, at Horsemonger-lane Gaol, respiting the sen tence during her Majesty's pleasure. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY AT A LICENSED VICTUALLERS.—Benjamin Powell, 19, well known to the police, was charged before Mr. Bingham with stealing a keg of spruce from the bar of the Crown tavern, Cranbourne• street, the property of Mr. Thomas Jackson. George Grey, 52 F, said that about a quarter to twelve the previous night he saw the prisoner and two others, all of whom he knew as thieves, in Great St. Andrew-street. The prisoner having something under his arm done up in a pocket handkerchief, he asked him what he had got, when he replied that it was a cask of lemonade which he was selling. He (Grey) telling him he had " newly gone into business," then lifted up the covering and turned on the tap, when he found that instead of lemonade it was spruce ; and on further questioning him about it, he said he had bought it of a man for 6s. at the corner of St. Martin's-lane. He then took him into custody. Mr. Jackson said the keg belonged to him, and was safe in his bar about eleven o'clock, and contained about six quarts of spruce. The prisoner with two or three com panions had been in his house a short time pritr to his missing the keg, and he had cautioned his wife not to serve them. Grey said the prisoner had been convicted at Bow-street, and one of his companions had been convicted nineteen Mr. Jackson said he wished to state that he received great assistance from the police, and especially 52 F, who were fast breaking up a gang of notorious fellows in the neighbourhood. _ The prisoner, having pleaded guilty, was committed for trial, Mr. Bingham stating that, in all probability, the prosecutor would not have to complain of the prisoner for a long time to come. THAMES. TOBACCO SMUGGLING.—Joseph Langston, a stoker, who has been employed on board the Belgian ship Baron Osy, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with smuggling 81bs. of foreign manufactured tobacco. Mr. Thomas Smith, a tide surveyor of Customs, said he stopped the prisoner as he was leaving the Baron Osy, and asked him if he had anything about him ? He said no. He was not satisfied with his declaration, and detained the prisoner and searched him, and found upon his person 81bs. of compressed tobacco, and it was fastened round the pri soner's body. The tobacco was liable to a duty of 35. sd. per lb. . The prisoner, in defence, said the officer did not take the Athaeco from him. Mr. Yardley—What of that. You had it concealed on your person. The prisoner—And the officer did not rub me down. Mr. Yardley—The case is clearly made out. You are fined £lO, and in default one month's imprisonment. AN EXPENSIVE SMASlL—Cornelius Healy, an Irish labourer, was brought up before Mr. Yardley on a warrant, charged with assaulting Mr. George Homer, the landlord of the White Fox beer-house, in New Gravel-lane, Shad well, on the 28th of June last. It appeared that on the day named in the warrant the prisoner, who was intoxicated, entered the White Fox beer-shop and called for a penny worth of tobacco, for which he tendered in payment a good halfpenny and a bad one. Mr. Homer rejected the spurious coin and asked the prisoner to give him another. The pri soner refused to do so, although he had a handful of half pence, and Mr Homer refused to part with the tobacco, The prisoner then began swearing at and abusing Mr. Horner; and after making a great disturbance, he took up the bad halfpenny in dispute and hurled it at the complainant's head. The coin missed him, but struck a large pane of plate glass at the back of the beer-shop, and broke it into a great many pieces. The cost of the glass was £lO, but Mr. Homer said he would be satisfied with the payment of £5 when the prisoner was brought before Mr. Yardley, on the 29th of June, and he promised to pay that amount by instalments, and was liberated on his own recognisances to appear a month afterwards. The prisoner did not pay a farthing, and was brought before Mr. Selfe on the 29th of July, and again liberated on his own recog nisance on a promise to pay for the plate glass he had broken. All he had paid was ls., and ho was now brought up on an assault warrant. The facts, as above stated, were clearly made out, and Mr. Yardley said he could not fine the prisoner for breaking the glass, because it did not appear to be wilfully done ; but he fined him £5 for the assault on Mu. Homer, and in default of payment one month's imprisonment. AFFAIRS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.—Papers rela tive to the affairs of British Columbia (part 2), being copies of despatches from the Governor of British Columbia to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and from the Secretary of State to the Governor, relative to the government of the colony, were presented to Parliament on the 12th ult., and yesterday appeared in print. Her Majesty has decided that the capital of British Columbia shall be called " New West minster." The policy to be observed towards the Indian native tribes will be a fostering and protective one, care being taken in laying out and defining the several reserves so as to avoid checking, at a future day, the progress of the white colonists. Governor Douglas appears to have com plained to the Colonial-office of the inadequacy of his offi cial salary. The Earl of Carnarvon, in the absence of tho Secretary of State, wrote on the 23d of May last to the Governor, admitting that his emoluments had been fixed at too low a rate, and announcing his readiness to sanction an addition to his salary of £1,200 out of the local receipts of the current year, provided that the revenue of British Co• lumbia amounted in the aggregate to not less than £50,000. This addition can on no account be made otherwise than from colonial resources. MINES.—The mining market has continued to occupy a good position, for although the activity has been less ap parent, a fair amount of business has been done, and the number of distinct mines the shares in which have changed hands has been considerably larger than usual —a satisfac tory proof that the appreciation of mining property by the genera public is extending. The dividend mines which have been most in request are Wheal Clifford, West Caradon, Great South Tolgus, West Seton, East Basset, Herodsfoot, Providence, Margaret, Tincroft, and Mary Ann; and the pro gressive mines Wheal Unity, East Grenville, North Downs, East Cam Brea, Cook's Kitchen, East Russell, Stray Park, Ludcott, and Pendeen. Wheal Unity shares have been largely dealt in, and leave off at 19s 6d to 20s 6d; one of the points to which we have alluded --cutting the lode in the 30 cross-cut from engine -shaft—has been accomplished, the lode met with being worth £6 per frn., and improving. Wheal Kitty (St. Agnes), 3to 31 ; in our last a clerical error occurred in the quotation of these shaves. Wheal Margaret were flat, at 471 to 50, sellers, up to Thursday, morning, but rose soon after to 56, buyers, in consequence of telegrams being sent up that the dispute with Wheal Mary was settled in favour of Margaret. Providence rose to 45, ex div., but dropped to 421, sellers, and left off at 42 to 44. Herodsfoot have been dealt in at prices varying from 14 to 144, and left off at 14 to 141 ; the next sampling will be 75 tons, of as good quality ore as the last. Tolcarne shares have advanced to 1 Ik, in consequence of an improvement. —Mining Journal of this day. STATE OF TRADE. — MANCHESTER, Sept 2.—The market retains the firmness reported at the commencement of the week, and the lighter T cloths for Bombay and print ing cloths are a shade dearer. The better qualities of T cloths also are in more demand, and the better long cloths have improved. India 40-inch shirtings of most qualities and 36 .inch are low in stock, with good contracts, and prices are consequently well supported. A moderately ac tiveodd doing in yarns, both for export and 28's and 32's water twist in the bundle maintain the advance of about id. per lb, obtained h nlnabusiness consumption, isalso an on Tuesday. "The improved demand," says Messrs. G. a Fraser, Son, and Co., in their monthly circular of yester day, "from Bombay, together with the considerable busi ness doing for China, Germany, and the Mediterranean, has, together with a large business done for the home trade, greatly sustained this market, and at the present moment nearly all spinners and manufacturers are well employed with orders for future delivery." TOAD VERSUS SNAKE.—On the gardener of a gentleman living at Runcton going to work a few morn ings ago he was surprised to find a snake lying in one of the paths, wriggling about in a very uneasy manner, and evi dently, to use a familiar phrase, "in a Kn.,' He quickly got an implement, and without difficulty despatched the intru• der, which was above three feet in length. But the sin gular part of the affair is to come. On examining the dead snake, his jaws and the parts which "there adjacent lie" were found to be enormously distended, and the cause of this was soon ascertained .to be a large toad—still alive — which, in order to prevent the unpleasant operation (to it) of being swallowed by the snake, had evidently resorted to its well known power of blowing itself out, and and thus at the time the gardener came upon the scene then) was a deadly conflict going on between snake and toad, the former exerting its faculty of almost unlimited disten sion of the jaw, the latter its almost unlimited power of bodily expansion. The snake, at the moment of the gar dener's interference, was clearly in a very uncomfortable position ; it had got more than it could eat. The toad, too, could not have been easy in its feelings, finding itself gradu ally going down, down. However, it survived the contest, and was extricated and set at liberty by its good friend the gardener.—Brighten Herald. REVOLTING CHILD MURDER.—Yesterday after noon, Mr. Wakley held an inquest in the. board-room of Marylebone Workhouse, on the body of a newly-born male child found murdered on the morning of Wednes day last, under the truly revolting circumstances sub joined :—James Plattenden said he lodged with his wife at 3, Upper Boston-street, Dorset-square, which was also in habited by several other people. During the last fortnight the water had tasted and smelt so bad that every . one was complaining of being ill. On Wednesday morning wit ness's wife, who had just come home from the country, said the tea made her sick, and she was sure there must be something improper in the waterbutt. Witness said he would go and see, and lighted a candle, as the waterbutt was in a dark corner of the wash-house. On taking off the lid he saw a brown paper parcel floating on the water. On taking it out the stench was intolerable, and on being opened the body of the deceased child, with its legs doubled up and tied with a cord, was found wrapped in calico. In formation was given to the police, and the body was brought to that workhouse. -He had no suspicion of any woman in the house having given birth to a child. Some one from the street might have put the body in the water butt, as during the late hot weather the steeet-door was constantly left open. Mr. Smith, resident surgeon to St. Marylebone Workhouse, said he had made a post ntorton examination, and had not the slightest doubt the child was born alive, and had been murdered. The right parietal bone of the skull was fractured completely across, and that had no doubt caused death. The coroner remarked that these cases were multiplying so fast that they presented a sad aspect of the state of society. Such a fracture of the skull would produce death, and must have been the result of a blow or blows. The jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder" against some person or persons unknown. 11LEETING OF BUILDERS! FOREMEN. (THIS DAY.) • • A meeting of the foremen of the master builders, whose establishments aro now closed, took place this day at the Adelaide Rooms, Strand. Mr. WILLOUGHBY, foreman of plasterers at. Messrs. Cubitts', occupied the chair. He said the present meeting was called, in accordance with a resolution passed last evening that a meeting of the foremen of the lock-out firms should be held, in order that some steps might be taken to bring about a settlement of the unhappy differences that at present existed between the employer and the em ployed. He urged upon all present the necessity of main taining order in their discussions, in order that a proper degree of weight might attach to their probeedings. Mr. Dabbs had proposed a resolution to the committee, but it was thought the best stop to adopt was to summon a gene ral meeting of the foremen before anything was finally decided upon. A discussion then arose as to the persons composing the preliminary meeting, at the termination of which Mr. METCALFE said their business, after all, was to see what could be done towards terminating the pre sent state of things. Whatever was done it would be thought by the men that they (the foremen) had been sent to that meeting by their masters, but such was not the case. The meeting was a perfectly spontaneous act on their part, and whatever was done, on them (the foremen) rested the whole responsibility. The foremen had come forward to act as mediators, and they had done so solely for the interest of both parties, and in the hope that they might be successful in stopping the wide-spreading ruin to thousands. (Hear.) Mr. WESTON, of the firm of Evans Brotbers, said he should like to know whether it was intended to ground their proceedings on the adoption of the " document " or not. (Hear.) If so, he felt confident all negotiation would fail, because the men believed the " document" to be de testable. (Cheers.) There might be some hope if such was not the case, but none if they adopted it as their basis. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN said he thought he had better call upon Mr. Dabbs to read his resolution. Mr. DABBS, foreman of founders at Messrs. Cubitts, said when he attended the preliminary meeting last night, he found the proceelings of a very vague character, and it was then he saw the necessity of proposing something of a tangible nature, and he then drew up his resolution in order that, in the event of their agreeing to take any steps in the matter, they might have something definite to offer to the masters for consideration at their meeting next Tues day. His resolution was as follows : " That this meeting of builders' foremen, connected with the London establishments now closed, form a committee (with power to add to their number), to act independently between master and man, and to adopt measures containing some tangible terms by which we may recommend the masters to resume business ; and we, their managers, pledge ourselves to use our best endeavours to secure a sufficient body of workmen to carry on the various departments over which we have the control." (Cheers.) Mr. ALLEN seconded the resolution. A somewhat irregular discussion ensued, which was brought to a conclusion by The CHAIRMAN, who said the meeting before they pro ceeded with anything else must dispose of the resolution, as it had been moved and seconded. Mr. DABBS said the resolution did not confer any power. The committee, after it had been appointed, would receive its instructions from the body of the meeting. (Cheers.) The resolution was put from the chair, and carried una nimously. Mr. PARKER moved a resolution that the committee consist of seven foremen and seven non-society men. Mr. DABBS said if such a suggestion were agreed to it would upset the former resolution, because by that the meeting states that it is acting entirely independent of any body or any society. (Hear, hear.) The next business of the meeting, after having passed a resolution similar to the one they had already agreed to, was to give the persons constituting the committee that was to wait upon the mas ters their instructions, and with that view he moved the following resolution : " That this meeting agree to recommend to the masters so to modify the present declaration as to dispense with the book and so-called counterfoil altogether, and make it a shop rule only. That in the engagements between foreman and workmen it .be clearly understood that they are not society men." After a short discussion the proposition of Mr. Dabbs was agreed to, with but five dissentients. Mr. METCALFE thought in order to strengthen the hands of the committee the names of all the foremen present should bo taken down and submitted to the masters, to show the persons from whom the proposition emanated. He was so impressed that this would be a wise course to pursue that he should move a resolution to that effect. The resolution was seconded by Mr. CLARISS, and car ried. A person present wished to know whether the Builders Foremen's Institution had been communicated with, as he was anxious that the present should not be looked upon as a hole-and-corner meeting. The CIIXIRMAN said there need be no apprehension on that point. The reason that the Foremen's Institution was not connected with was, because it was thought as the building trade was only concerned, there was no occa sion for others to become involved. Mr. HARDING, of Messrs. Jays, complained that the present meeting did not fully represent the feeling of the foremen of the building trades. ' ' av Another person present suggested the propriety of adjourning for a few days. Then instead of the 250 or 300 persons present they would have a larger attendance. The CHAIRMAN said he did not think any good would be derived from an adjournment. The secretary had sent out 1,500 notices of meeting, and if persons did not choose to at tend they could not compel them. to do so. The only busi ness that remained for the meeting was the nomination of the foremen who were to compose, the committee to wait on the masters next Tuesday ; and he called upon those pre sent to bring the proceedings to a close in a business-like manner. (Cheers.) The committee was then nominated as follow :—Mr. Bray, of Messrs. Piper and Son ; Mr. Willoughy, of Meseta. Cubitt ; Mr. Allen, of Messrs. Rigby ; Mr. Webster, of Messrs. Lawrence ; Mr. Brisley, of Messrs. Mansfield ; Mr. Gill, of Messrs. Waller ; Mr. Clements, of Messrs. Lucas ; Mr. Lovejoy, of Messrs. Wilson; Mr. Lucas, of Messrs. Axfords; Mr. Brooken, of Messrs. Hollands ; Mr. Hearne, of Messrs. Kelk ; Mr. Smith, of Messrs. Myers ; Mr. Newall, of Messrs. T. Cubitt ; Mr. Elliott, of Messrs. Brown and Robinson; Mr. Evans, of Messrs. Wolchman ) and Gale's ; and Mr. Harding, of Messrs. Jay's. A vote of thanks having been awarded to the chairman, the lroceedings terminated. THE EX-KING OF OUDE'S PRISON LIFE. The Overland Phoenix gives the following parti culars respecting the ex-King of Oude and some of his companions during the imprisonment; their release was noticed in the last Indian Mail. " The ex-King, up to the moment of his release, was unaware that his imprisonment was so soon to end. His liberation was announced to him by Colonel Cavenagh and Major Herbert, and he re ceived the announcement testifying great but dig nified satisfaction. He had invariably been treated by these officers with the courtesy and considera tion, and was always willing to communicate freely with them, and often sought their advice, which, as freely rendered, has more than once baffled attempts made on his purse. The ex-King's meals were always brought to him from Garden Reach, and his dinner had reached on Saturday evening at the time it was intimated to him that his imprisonment had terminated. His ex- Majesty ordered the viands to be taken back to Garden Reach, whither he intended immediately proceeding—but, before he got into the carriage, prayer time had come round, and he would not leave until he had gone through his rather lengthy devotions. These finished, he drove off in an open carriage, accompanied by Major Herbert. " The ex-King's life during his two years' impri sonment, has been such as to induce the belief that if left to himself he would for an Asiatic prince be of very irreproachable character. He has been ab stemious in the extreme, and has denied himself many pleasures which even the rules which regu lated his imprisonment would have permitted. His time was mostly spent in the composition of verses, in portrait painting, and in writing letters to his numerous bogums, both in Oude and at Garden Reach, to whom he generally sent presents of jewellery and of money. His attitude or pose during verse-writing hours was a curious one, his ex-Majesty on such occasions being stretched out like a large turtle taking a swim on the top of a bed piled with cushions, at one end of which was a writing desk ! Like other great men, he was fond of toys ; and spent much money on them, nothing apparently giving him more pleasure than to sit and watch the circular movements of automatic toys set in motion by himself. He was particularly jealous of being intruded on, and comported him self like a king in that respect. The orders of Col. Cavenagh were, however, very rigid on this par ticular point, and none, no matter what their rank, were allowed to enter the ex-King's chambers, or in any other way to incommode him. He will have to confess that if the English did imprison him, that during his imprisonment he was treated in every respect as became his rank. " Ally Nueky Khan was less comfortably situated. He was liable to be visited by the officers on duty and by others ; but of the presence of any the ex vizier took little notice. He was always reserved, if not silent, and apparently cast down in spirit, his whole time being devoted to reading the Koran. " All the prisoners left for Garden Reach about half-past five o'clock, and might at that hour have been proceeding thither in an open barouche and five or six hired garis. " In all probability Saturday night was a jolly one at Garden Reach. 97 I 100 190 8,61/ i 144. 5C4 1 100 20 IGO 2C4 27 I s 1011 2/ 86 9S Si i P 981 110 a 9i 101 95 44 104; 51 41 I 21 83 21 601 11 I --1-1 89“ d 1011 60} a 44 } 34 3 77 i 63 38 1} 1 2a. all AIL all all all all all all all all all all all T HMI) EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock. SARDINIA. The lndipendente of Turin, of the 30th ult., says :—" The Paris Union pretends that the Ministry had decided on the immediate occupation of the provinces of Central Italy, and that the Prince of Savoy Carignan had been selected for the chief rule as the King's representative ; also that his Royal Highness had declined the honour, thinking all intervention in the affairs of Central Italy inopportune, and being unwilling to take any step without the King's approbation. We are able to affirm :-1. That the statement is absolutely false of any proposal having been made to his Royal Highness without the previous authorisation of the King ;_ 2. That it is false that his Royal Highness has ever been in a position to use the language imputed to him by the Union ; 3. We know that the country may hope to profit by the patriotism of the prince, so devoted to the King and the constitution, in a high position where his Royal Highness will be able to contribute effectually to draw closer the bonds of confidence which unite the old and new provinces of the kingdom." The Piedmontese Gazette i.ublishes two Royal decrees, one increasing the Sardinian' cavalry by three new regiments of five squadrons each, and respectively named Light Cavalry of Milan, Lodi, and Montebello. The other decree creates a new brigade of grenadiers, to be called Grenadiers of Lombardy, and five brigades of infantry, severally called Brigade of Brescia, of Cremona, of Como, of Bergamo, and of Pavia. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY. LEAMINGTON STAKES. 4to 1 agst Gaspard (taken) sto 1 agst Independence (taken) Bto 1 agst Cytherus (taken) Bto 1 agst Tournament (taken) GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 10 to 1 agst Paul (taken freely) 12 to 1 agst The Squire (taken and offered) ST. LEGER. 6to 4 on Promised Land (taken) 6to 1 agst Summerside (taken) 7to 1 agst Marionette THIS DAYS MARKETS. COVENT-GARDEN. Our market continues to be seasonably well supplied with vegetables. but very moderately with most kinds of fruit. Generally speaking, the demand has ruled steady, and last week's quotations have been supported. Current rates are as follow : FRUIT. s. d. s. d. Pine apples, perlb 4 0 to 7 0 Colonial do., each 1 0 to 3 0 Grapes, per lb 2 0 to 5 0 Foreign do 0 0 to 0 0 Melons, each Peaches, perdoz 6 0 to 12 0 Nectarines, per dz i 0 to 12 0 Apples, per 111. m 1 3 to 3 0 Pears, per do 1 9 to 5 0 Oranges, per 100 6 0 to 10 0 Lemons, per 100 4 0 to 8 0 Apricots. per doz 2 0 to 4 0 • g. d. s. d Cherries, per lb.. 0 oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb 0 6to 1 0 Cobnuts, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 Bto 1 6 Figs, per d0z..... 1 6to 3 0 Strawberries p ptl 0 oto 0 0 Gooseberries hi sv 0 oto 0 0 Currants, per do. 5 oto 5 6 Plums, per do. 50to 6 0 Greengages, pr do. 6 6to 7 6 Raspberries, pr ptlo oto 0 0 kBLES. VEGET. Greens, dz bunch 1 9 to 2 6 Cabbages, pr doz. 0 9 to 1 0 Savoy do., pr do. 0 2 to 0 4 Cauliflowers, p dz 1 0 to 3 0 Brocoli, per bh 0 8 to 1 0 Old potatoes,p ton to o ' , New ditto, per ton 80 0 tollo 0 Peas, per 4 sieve 1 9 to 2 0 Turnips, dz bunch 2 0 to 3 0 Carrots, pr do 4 6 to 5 0 Cucumbers 3 0 to 9 0 Garlic, par lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 0 to 0 0 Spinach, ht -ay 0 0 to 0 0 Brus. sprouts, h. s 0 0 to 0 0 Old onions, dz bun 0 0 to 0 0 New do., doz bun 1 6 to 2 0 French beans, h.e. 1 0 to 1 6 Leeks, per bunch 0 2 to 0 3 Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Horseradish, pbn 1 oto 1 6 Parsley, per ditto 0 2to 0 4 Celery, per ditto 1 oto 2 0 Beet, per doz. .. 1 6to 2 0 Parsnips, perdo. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 Mushrooms,p pun 0 9to 1 3 Artichokes, pr dz 2 oto 3 0 Cabbage lett,score 0 Bto 1 0 Endive, per score 0 9to 1 6 Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, hi' sve 3 oto 5 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Chilies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 oto 0 0 Asparagus, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Seakale, per pun. 0 0 to 0 0 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s Od to 6s Od; poults, Os Od to Os Od eaoh; geese, 4s Od to 7s Od; goslings, Os Od to Os Od; ducklings, is 9d to 3s Oi ; rabbits, is Od to is 9d each ; wild do., 8d to is Od ; pigeons, 5d to Os 9d each ; large Surrey fowls, 6s Od to 12s Od ; chickens, 4s Od to 6s Od ; barn-door fowls, 3s Od to 5s Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 2s 6d to 3s 0d ; grouse, is 6cl to 3s Od each ; pheasants, Os Od to Os Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od toOs Od ; woodcocks, Os toOs Od ; snipes, Os Od to Os Od ; teal, Os Od to Os Od; wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od; widgeons, Os Od to Os Od ; plovers, Os Od to Os Os Od each • guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, 5s Od to 7s Od each; Ostend fresh butter, lld to is Id ; English, is 2d to is 4d per ib; English eggs, 9s Od to 10s Od ; French do., 8s Od to 8s 6d per 120 ; leverets, 2s 6d to 4s Od each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; lamb, 3s 10d to 58 Od; veal, 38 4d to 4s 4d; and pork, 3s Od to 4s 4d per 81bs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; lamb, 3s 10d to 5s Od ; veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; and pork, 3e 4d to 4s 4d per 81b., by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, is 4d to Is 6d; trout, is Od to Od; eels, 8d to ls ; prawns, ssod to Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6 d pet lb. Turbots, 2s 6d to 21s ; cod, 2s Od to 7s Od ; brills, is Od to 7s Od ; doreys, is Od to lOs Od ; mullets, 6d to 3s 6d ; lobsters, is to 3s Od ; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, 4d to is Od each; soles, 3d to 3s Od per pair; common oysters, 16s to 20s ; natives, 44s to —s per bushel ; whitings, 4s Od to 12s Od ; haddocks, 4s to 20s Od ; smelts, is 6d ; flounders, is 6d-to 2s Od per dozen; mackerel, 50s; fresh herrings, 6s ; bloaters, 5s to 8s per 100 ; carp and tench, is to 3s per brace. BREAD The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 7d to 7id ; of household do., 5d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3fd to 44 ; 641 b to 721 b, 4d to 41d ; 721 b to 801 b, 41d to 4,1 d ; 801 b to 881 b, 4id to 5d ; 881 b to 961 b, 5d t o 51d ; 961 b to 1041 b, sid to 6d. Horse hides, 8s 6d to lOs 6d ; calf skins, light 2s 6d to 4s Od; do . full, 7s Od to Os Od ; p o ll e d s h ee p, 3 s 6d to 48 Od ; half-breds, Os Od to Os Od ; Downs, 2s 8d to 3s Od ; lambs, 2s 6d to 5s Od; shearlings, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4los ; clover, £4 8s to £5 58 ; and straw, 4s to £1 lOs per load. Supplies rather large, and trade dull, at the late decline. CUMBERLAND. _. Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 12s ; clover, £4 5s to £5 58 ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 lOs per lead. Both hay E nd straw met a heavy sale, at our quotations. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2lss to £4 10a ; clover, £4 lOs to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 lOs per load. Trade dull, at late rates. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Sept. 2. Wind this day at noon, North- Westerly ; light and fine. QUEENSTOWN, Sept. I.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Annie Laurie, from Havannah. Sailed—Royal Bride, for Mel bourne. Off port—Symonds, from Akyab. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 2.—Wind W.—Arrived —Carl Johr...nn, from Frederickstadt for St. Nazaire, leaky, and with loss of bowsprit, jibboom, headgear, &c., having been in contact with an American ship, off Portland, on the 31st ult. BRIDGEWATER, Sept. 2.—Wind S.—Arrived—John George, from Quebec PETERHEAD, Sept. I.—Wind W.—Arrived—Active, from Greenland. SUNDERLAND Sept. 2.—Wind SW.—Arrived—Bravo, from Quebec. Sailed—Adelaide, for New York ; Calypso, for Quebec. CARDIFF, Sept. 2.—Wind W.—Sailed—Antioch, for Jamaica. FALMOUTH, Sept. 2.—Wind IV.—Arrived—Florent Octave, from Buenos Ayres ; 'Washington Butcher, from Havannah. SHIELDS, Sept. 2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Talia, from Quebec. Sailed—John Bunyan, for New York ; St. Bede, for Pont de Galle. CLYDE, Sept. 2.—Wind W.—Arrived—Pioneer, from Bombay , Germanic., from Havannah. Sailed—Antique, for Demerara. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Wind N.E. Arrived—Brothers, from Alderney ; Brilliant, from Jersey ; Vectis, from St. Übes ; Despatch, steamer, from Jersey. Sailed—Ellida, for Sweden; Edith, for Llanelly ; Bril liant, for Jersey ; Parana, steamer, for St. Thomas • Alli ance, steamer, for Havre ; Courier, steamer, for Jersey ; W on der, and Mary, for Sunderland. LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. _ Wind N.N.W. Arrived, Sept. 2—Reform, from Riga ; Mathilde Neil son , from Corea ; Workington and Waldemar, from St. Peters burg ; Caroline and Susanna, from Dantzic. Arrived, Sept. 3—Simla, from Demarara ; J. W. John son, from Cronstadt ; Emanuel, from Iceland. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPII.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Wind N.W. ; tide 4} hour's ebb ; fine weather. Arrived, Sept. 2—Caroline Schmidt, from Archangel. Arrived, Sept. 3.—Ord, frgra Guernsey ; Octavia, from Calcutta ; Ernest Elise, from Archangel ; Diana, from Omskoldswik ; Juno, from Archangel. Sailed, Sept. 3.—Holland, steamer, for Ostend. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Wind W.N.W., light. Sailed.—H.M.S. Vulcan, from the westward, for th e river ; Powerf u l, screw stesiner, from London for Malta Star of Peace, f rom S y d ney, for London; Colonsah "' Di ' Forrest, Amazon, screw steamer, Colivia, screw steamer, Constance, with several others, for the westward. Passed in tow.—Elfin brig, from the northward, for the westward. PRQPOS D MINING AND ENGINEE. r . LNG COLLEGE. Arrangements are now being made for the esta blislment of a college of mining, engineering, and manpfacturing science, in connexion with the Uni versity of Durham, aud with preparatory schools to be set on foot' in the different colliery districts of te kingdoin,at which instruction will be given adapted to the training of boys intended as mana gers of mines or for engineering or manufacturing pursuits. The institution. though proposed to he loudly situated within that University, is to be co - 2-; duced upon independent principles and managed by a gdverning body of its own. There are to be five professors —one of mathematics,. one of natural philosophy and applied mechanics, one of mineralogy geo,logy and working mines, one of chymistry, and a fifth of plan drawing, levelling, surveying, and practical engineering. The two first professors will be provided by the University, and the three last by the proposed college. The general object sought to be attained is the education, at the cheapest rate, of all, classes of mining, and engi neering students, to iesult eventually, it is to be hoped, in practical and economical improvements in mining operations from time to time, and in. lessening the enormous waste of human life incident to that department of industry. The students are to be of two classes—matriculated and non-matricu lated, the former to reside in some college, hall, or house licensed for that ,purpose by the University, and to be subject to its discipline; the latter, if not resident with their parents, to live in lodging-. houses licensed by the principal of the proposed college, and, in special cases, in other houses not so licensed. The matriculated students are to be ad missible to the academical rank of mining engineer and civil engineer, according to certain regulations passed in January, 1855 ; and non-matriculated students are to be admissible' to a title of distinction to be hereafter agreed upon. One especial object in 'view is to increase the usefulness, by means of suitable instruction, of schoolmasters in the colliery districts; and arrangements ,are in contemplation for enabling the students to inspect collieries from time to time and to acquire a knowledge of their practical working. A committee was recently appointed, consisting of Mr. Nicholas Wood, the eminent colliery viewer, whose whole life has'been identified with the practical management and super vision of coal mines in Northumberland and Dur ham; Mr. T. J.,Taylor, and Mr. J. L. Bell, to con fer with the authorities of the University at Dur ham, to bring the project under the notice of the Government, and to take other preliminary steps for the successful establishment of the proposed col lege. Mr. Tremenheere, the commissioner for in quiring into the state of the mining , population, in his report to the Home Secretary, just published, refers to the advantages resulting from the engraft ing of a mining department on this. Bristol Dioce san School : and also states that a very promising commencement has been made in the establishment of a similar school at Wigan, in connexion with the mechanics' institution there. It commenced in March last, and there has been an average atten dance of about 30 students two-thirds of whom are overmen and working colliers. The students are mostly adults, or young men between 17 and 19, many of them working in the pits during the day. An endeavour has also recently been made, on the part of many of the leading employers of mining labour in Lanarkshire and Ayrshire, and other gen tlemen, to set on foot a mining school. Towards that object a subscription of £4OO for three years has been guaranteed, and the managing committee offer a salary of £250 per annum for a competent master. THE GOSPEL AMONG THE .AMENS. The religion of the Karens forms one of the most singular features of their character and history. While civilisations have fallen into all forms of gross idolatry ; while philolophers falsely so called, have invented and discovered all sorts of anti- Christian systems, these simple tribes have pre served among themselves, for hundreds of years, the knowledge of one God, and have honoured Him above all, without images, as their One Supreme Lord. They have handed down from generation to generation, the most singular traditions concerning the creation, the fall of the first human pair, the deluge, and the dispersion of the human race. They have described to their children how, for the sins of their fathers, God took away His sacred book from among them, and left them to fall into ignorance and suffering ; and how in His good time, He would. bring among, them white teachers from the West, who should restore the book again. Whence these singular traditions came, none have been able to discover ; but that they existed, that they prepared the minds of the people in the most wonderful man ner to receive the Gospel, and that the Gospel has been accepted with avidity, are facts which lie be yond dispute. Before the emancipation of Pegu, the Karen mission had become a marked success. In. all the settlements, too, great improvement was made in the habits of the people. Their villages were built in order and with care; and the straight streets, the pretty gardens, the plots of vegetables, the orchards and nurseries, and the well-tilled rice fields, bore testimony to a settled life and patient industry on the part of a people who had hereto fore been most rude and wild. Large tracts of country were reclaimed from the jungles, in which. roamed wild elephants and beasts of prey. The de cent worship, the neat dress of the congregations, the union prevalent in the " associated" churches, and the orderly rule maintained in a church govern ment which fell so largely on the people themselves, proved that these signs of peace and prosperity were not merely the result of outward influence, but sprang from powerful inward principle. The fol lowing admirable rules, adapted for their mutual guidance by the Tavoy churches, furnish a singular illustration of the completeness with whichthey sought to Christianise all the principles both of their outer and their inner life, and to remove from their midst the elements of heathenism which had, oppressed them for so many generations. Numer ous Christians in this country have not learned to act upon them yet. Mules for the Tavoy;Churches —" 1. We will avoid that superstitious forsaking of property [such as quitting a house because a per son has died in it, and a thousand things of that kind,] which was practised by our ancestors, but is contrary to the Scriptures. 2. We will avoid all vain oaths, particularly such as refer to the name of God. 3. We will avoid all attempts to frighten our children into obedience, by telling them what is not true, (as that some fearful thing will happen to them, a tiger will bite them, and the like) ; also, we will endeavour to avoid all kinds of deception, and lying words. 4. We will avoid all kinds of vain and foolish songs,lsuch as the heathen used to excite their passions. 5. We will avoid all kinds of personal contests, as wrestling, betting, and the like. 6. We will avoid all charms and amulets, and all those supposed medicines which the heathens regard as securities against superstitious ills ; 'tat tooing, and so on." The imperfect enumerations yet made of the successes of this wonderful Karen mission, reckon the number of church members at the present time at fifteen or sixteen thousand; and the native Christians of all ages, brought under regular instruction are more than one hundred. thousand. When we remember that the first con vert was baptized only thirty years ago ; that seven years ago there was not a single Christian at Tow'. goo, now so full of converts, we stand amazed at the marvellous progress of this valuable mission. and exclaim with joy, "What hath God wrought !" ." Eclectic" for September. RAISING THE SCHOONER DON.—This clipper yes. sal, belonging to the Aberdeen line company, while being towed through Halfway-reach, on Tuesday afternoon, iu order to take in her ballast at Erith, was sunk on the north shore, immediately opposite the Halfway-house, owing to a sudden squall catching her quarter and capsizing her. The c ew were rescued by the tug, and the captain having applied ineffectually at Woolwich Dockyard for assistance to raise the vessel, the services of the smallderrick were procured. The necessarychains for hoisting the schooner were bent on to her during Thursday night, and yesterday the derrick brought the vessel up to th e L ondon Docl:s moorings, suspended in the chains to the boom of the machine. EXTRAORDINARY DISASTER ON THE BIRMLNG. tiAm CANAL.—On Tuesday evening an alarming accident occurred on the Birmingham Canal at Dudley Port. The canal at Dudley Port runs over in its course a limestone mine belonging to Messrs. Giles, and the amount of stone worked from under the surface has gradually weakened the earth until it has been unable to withstand the pro'su' y from above. On Tuesday evening a watchman in the em ploy of the Canal Company noticed the canal bank s s,g: dually sinking, but before he could well summon r a sa crash. aS ii , the banks sank eight or nine feet with a fearful water the spot where the earth sank the two bodieliefcitarrterienfrt7: each side met with a report like thunder, of arubbish, into bank, together with some hundred an r the canal bank • wf;re with c' o unci ld man and t adjoining hollow, w , which, with p m l i e t t h el a y ll fi t o h t o o d e n e l d o s . ver A g r n woman residing in a cottage a rounded, and all the furniture, to Messrs. ° B agnall are fi th o e m i , r ed be i i n n: h rk e e e d ar fo th r great difficulty rescued ; thehr,ewwa-sasaficnoantip. stelyThe rush of water into the pits_ i t‘sy w a . l l 3t . e l e l rloi l agi e v \ n ; prevent stoppedasolsmoetime.y cracked in places, and great mage has been don I:lnuerat e P t ul o the l works of Messrs. Bad•ger, Messrs. Hickman. At Messrs. San dars's the the engines, boilers. and other thrown down, and n s ea n r da th rs e , s a p n o d t walls were the stocks, furnaces, at eam pipes, an& thrown down, machinerydisplltnacded. At Messrs. Badger's tb e roof was in ry broken and shaken. At each of these hap 3 is le f ssr ri s. foundries work will have to be suspended, us the canal le dry for about 400 yards in front of their whr trvea, and they will have no other means of removing their iron and other material. No loss of life occurred, altho a.gh there were several narrow escapes. The pecuniary los ais estimated at an immense amount, practical men stating that some thou sands of pounds will not cover the loss. It wi'd probably be a month or more before the repairs Rill b.e completed. The traffic to Birmingham and 'Wolv erhami Ace will be conducted on another branch of the can al.