The Sun. — London, England, 1862-11-20 00:00:00

MON EY MARKET. CITY NEWS-YESTERDAY. The Great Britain, with £450,000, may now be considered fully due, according to the usual average of her passages. As the demend for gold to buy silver on the Continent has slackened, it is possible that if she were to arrive immediately a portion of her amount might be taken to the Bank. Last week the exportation of cotton to the Continent amounted to 18,000 bales, valued at about £500,000, and these shipments must have considerable influence in coun teracting any adverse tendency of the exchanges. Giddings for 1207,000 bills on India (X 140,000 on Calcutta, £52,000 on Bombay, and £15,000 on Madras) were received to-day at the Bank of Eng land. The declared minimum prices were is. lltd. per rupee on Calcutta, and 2s. on Bombay and Mad ras, and the applications within the limits were for about £860,000. Tenders on Calcutta at 2s. 0141. will receive about 88 per cent., and those above that price will receive in full. Tenders on Bombay at 28. Odd. will receive about 43 pee cent., and those above tht.t price in full; and tenders on Madras at 2 s. Old. will receive in full. CITY NEWS---THIS DAY. CITY, TWELTE O'CLOCK. Owing to the recent effiux of gold from the Bank of England, the large shipments of silver to the East, and the augmented demand for accommo dation among the leading community, the prospect of an advance in the minimum rate of discount has recently attracted attention. The weekly meeting of the Bank directors to-day was awaited with some anxiety, because it was imagined that altera tions might have taken place in the stock of bul lion and the other securities sufficiently important to induce the Court to make an advance, but after a brief deliberation they separated without announ cing any change, The Gazette return to appear this evening is, nevertheless, expected to show ad verse movements, and unless the exports of gold and silver should diminish there is every reason to believe that the market will shortly exhibit greater firmness than for some time past. Commercial intelligence from New York states that continued easiness was experienced in the Money Market. Gold was advancing in value, and the exchanges were also rather higher. Stocks and shares were dull but steady. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1862. 1861. Great Western ....X53,103 £52,580 North-Western South- Western Brighton Midland s outh-Ea.stern Great Eastern 26,642 26,900 Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire 32,652 33,189 Bristol and Exeter 5,432 5,789 North-Eastern These returns are in several instances of an un satisfactory character. On the Midland there is an increase of £1,081; on the Great Eastern of £258 ; and on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £537. The Great Western shows an increase of £523; the North Western of £1,752; the South Western of £1,821 ; the Brighton of £1.617; the South Eastern of £2,266; and the Great Ncrthern of £1,934. Two o'CLocs. The Great Britain has arrived off Kinsale from Victoria with 100,721 ounces of gold, and 50,000 sovereigns. The Ripon, with the remaining portion of the Indian, China, and Australian mails, has arrived at Southampton. The letters are expected to be delivered this afternoon. An advance oft- per cent. has taken place in the value of the Consols, the present quotations being 93131- for transfer, and 92fr 4 1 less the dividend, for the account. The New Threes and Reduced An nuities have remained at 91i 92. Indian Stocks have been at little better than nominal quotations, the only bargain recorded being in the 5 per Cent. Stock at 109 i. The upward tendency recently noticed in the Money Market has led to a decline in the value of Exchequer Bills, which are now very heavy at Bs. to 12s. prem. for both denominations, whereas a month ago the June issue were 20s, to 235. prem., and the March 18s. to 21s. Business in the Foreign Market has been quiet, and prices have tended downwards. Greek Bonds have receded to 168 d ; Mexican remain at 33f ; Egyptian are flat at 891 90 ; ditto second issue at 89; Grenada Land Warrants are 58 4 ; Peruvian Scrip, dis. r and Italian are. depressed at 704 ; Turkish 6 per Cents, 1854, are 83 84 ; ditto, 1858, 704 4 ; ditto Scrip, 11 prem.; and the Consolides, 381 4 2 In the Railway Share Market business continued rather inactive, and in several instances prices ex hibited a farther downward movement. Caledo n!an, Great Eastern, North Western, South Western, and North Eastern (Berwick), receded ss • ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 10s.; Edin burgh and Glasgow, Great Northern A Stook, and South Eastern improved ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines were without Material variation. D atch-Rhenish realised 171 -1-; 1 8 „ to Great L uxemburg 14; Recife and S an F ranc i sco ; Cape Town and Dock have improved to 1°4 1; 18 Grand T run k ofCanada declined to 21 4; East Indian brought 1071-; and Great Indian Peninsular 1064 106/. Joint -Stock Bank Shares were in fair demand, at fully late quotations. London and South African raproved t o 231 ; Ottoman Bank to 301- 301; kiliance of London and Liverpool brought 20-1-; City Bank 92 ; London and Brazilian 171; and Standard of British South Africa declined to 5 1 i* BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 „. 91i 2 a• per•Cent. Reduced Annuities 4" Cent. Consols Annuities 92 li w 3 Per Cent. Annuities gn uanties, 30 yrs, exire Rh Jan. 1880 — Ditto for 30 s expire sth April, 1885 l5 1-16 India Stock Yr ' Ditto 5 per Cent. .... . .... Consols for Account, Dec. 4 •. 921 Excheq uer Bill s £l , O OO Jun March. , 3 per Ct. .. 12 8 Ditto £6OO .... Ditto Small ........ .... .. ............ FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLO CX. Brazilian, 5 per Cent. .............. 991 Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Eeyptian, 7 p er C ent .. 90 891 Ditto, Second Issue. . : ..... . . ........:. Greek raper Cent., 1 824 . -5, ............ . • log 1 Mexic, per Cent Ditto Account .... New G renada, 2 per Cent Ditto Land Warrants 1 Ditto Defer r ed P,ruvian 41 per Cent . _Ditto 41 New, 1862, A Scrip, £73 paid.. 1/ die rortuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853.. D itto 3 pe t Cent., 1862 I "gkian .5 per Cent 182? £ St .. 961 931 Ditto 41 per Cent., 1860 n ~ I Scrip, Ditto 5 C t 1862 £47 pd. Wh o Per e 931 i Paid up Scrip s pEt ~), 3 Parrish per Cent 221 s Ditto Passive* • 94 ~,Panish Cert. of Coup. not funded L tirkish 6 per Cent. 1854 83,4 Ditto Account !Atte 6 per Cent. 1858 • Dit to Accou n t Ditt°o 6per C en t ., 1862 , S cr i p, £6O p d 11 pm _hitt Paid-up Scripl veuezuela, per Cent. .. 69 Ditto 5 6 per Csnt , 1862 (Scrip), £43 paid 11 dis Dividend s on the above payable in Lltali an, ondon. pa r Cent. 1861 1861, Ex. 251. Ditt o Account . 7O/ Clblols, M oney, with the div. TWO 0' C LOC tc -93 a Ditto Acc ount ... ... pa~lessrs• Loibl and Sonnhammer, of the London vilion aid Tichbourn-street. have announced a benefit in 1 „7 " the Lanca s hi re Operative Fund. Th e id ea i s a r•atgew orthy one, and will, we trust, induce other managers I : l l, cen nection with our me t ro p o lit an music h a ll s t o a d opt " same course of affording relief. , SUI CIDE OP A SOLDIER IN ATHLONE.—About ten Clock on Saturday Right an officer of the 47th Itegt , now 113 g here, en going to h i s quarters f oun d t h e d oor fastened ( t he inside, and, having obtained help to break it open, : 1 1 1 1 . n . d hie servant s itti ng d ea d in a chair, having committed de by shooting himself. The unfortunate man had — 'eu himself in the chair, and resting his chin on the rau.zzle 1„,, °f a gun, d rawn th e trigger with his foot, the shot :;: u g upwards through his head and killing him instantly. ,„" only reason ass nPd for the rash act is a disappoint ..,'eent in l ove, which seems to have played on his spirits. JJ eter ce ased had served in the Crimea, and b ore a goo d cha , T S RE MARKET...THIS DAY ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuKS. 7i 74 If 2 o 7 6 1 1} p 214 E2i 14i 14} sr, 91 20 21 401 411 id li i 86 9 9 8 d 464 *7.) 41 43 18 14 15 17 i i 91 9i 9; 10t, 1 laPm 4f 4h 33i 34i 26 2 7* 71 d1 10i )41 20i_ 21i 100 100 lou 100 100 1 1071 108 ii 105 107 ; 105 1(7 97e 981 97 89 110 i 11 .111 113 112 114 114 116 104 104 101 102 101 102 1004 1014 111 113 107 108 09 111 IC9 111 1071 108 10.0 7.16 6 571 176 40 8.1'2 4. 7.0 20.6 4.3.0 i I 21 23 P 490 500 5 SIP 35 36 12} 13 21 3 15 17 6 7 6 di 5} 51 46 48 2 21 11 11 40 c 9} 10} 1 ds pr 31 12:3 2.4.9 11 10.6.; 3 di 4i . 5 .1.15.4.: 18.1 .9 28.9. 2.6.6 '2.10.8 42 t 44 41 i 5 2 3 97i 1024 41 13 131 133 133 143 30 32 270 280 824 874 50 62 1 11 8 9 1c 114 15 16 17 18 i t 2 pr }pm 21 23 7 8 fla 3 i 31 20 2 1 Ed 2 it 7 8 de pr 2 2} 'ls 1 3 1 1 II 6 I pin tpm 59 61 5 6 34 l al ANKS. 67 89 8 B}p 71 73 24 25 94 96 50 62 I id 21! 22} .ANE 8 2 4 24 5 64 7 i die 4p 54 57 ' i THE SUN, LONDON TFIITRSDAY EVENING, NOVENIBER 20, 1862. Bnoinees done 1041 f 1071 108 108 i 7/ 1061 i 104 i 9S 171 1 18 18 108 ;105i 1001 THE BANK PAPER ROBBERY. MANSION HOUSE- THIS DAY. This day, George Buncher, Robert Cumming, William Barrett, Robert Brewer, James Griffiths, and Henry IVil liams were again placed at the bar before Alderman Cubitt, charged with being concerned in the late extensive robbery of hank note paper from the mills of _Messrs. Portal, at Laversteke, Hampshire. Mr. Freshfield, the solicitor to the Bank of England, appeared for the prosecution, Buncher being defended by Mr. Pater, and Brewer by Mr. Lewis. Tho first witness called was Mrs. Ellen Burnett, who said-1 have been residing with the prisoner Burnett for some time as his wife. My name is Ellen Mills. I decline to state where I at present reside. Mr. Lewis objected to the woman giving her evidence if she persisted in refusing her address. The Lord Mayor said she had better answer the ques tion. Witness replied—Very well, my lord. lam at present staying at 16, Bridgewater-square, Barbican. I was ap prehended with Burnett on the 28th of October last. I have known him 10 years. I have been convicted with him for receiving stolen goods. We were both sentenced to four years penal servil udo. We came out of prison on the same day, the 23d of February, 1861. I went to live with him again, and we lived together till he was apprehended. We first went to reside at Whitchurch, in Hampshire, on 26th of February, 1861. We lived at Mr. Brown's beer shop. We lived there six months. I first became acquainted with Henry Brown in March, 1861. I have a sister rebid ing, at Whitchurch. Her name is Collis. She lives at the Three Horseshoes at Whitchurch. It was there 1 first saw Brown. After our first meeting we saw each other very frequently. Burnett told me to ask Brown whether he could get some paper from the mills. Mr. Lewis objected to the further examination of the witness as she had been dismissed , from her position at the bar because she was supposed to be under Burnett's influ ence, as she was looked upon in the first instance as the prisoner's wife. The Lord Mayor thought the examination ought to go on. Witness proceeded—ln consequence of my request Brown brought me a small quantity of B note paper. I saw it was " plain" paper, by that I mean there was no marks upon it. Mr. Lewis—When did you look at the paper ? Witness—The next day. Mr. Lewis—l contend that the identity of that paper has been destroyed, as it might have been changed in the interval. The Lord Mayor thought the evidence ought to go on. Witness---I gave the paper in the first instance to Bur nett, and I saw it again the following morning. Burnett did not say anything to me about it at the time. After we got the paper Burnett and I went to London. We stayed at 7, Melton-crescent, Euston -square. We lived there eight or nine days. Burnett used to go out alone after we got there. He did so the day after we arrived. He did not tell me what he west for. He had money in his possession when he came back. After we left Melton -crescent we re turned to Whitchurch, and put up at the Plough. I went frequently to the Three Horse-shoes, where I met Henry Brown. While I was there Burnett and Brown often met and conversed together, but I don't know what passed be tween them. Shortly after our return to Whitchurch Burnett, told me had received something from Brown. He said he had brought him some paper, from which I under stood it was Bank-note paper. After that Brown went with Burnett and myself to London, where we went to a public-house in Drury-lane, kept by Mr. Lees. He did not go out till the day after our arrival, when we went to a public-house at the corner of Chandos street. When we went out Burnett took the bank-note paper with him. On our return hom e B urnett gave B rown two sovereigns. We remained in London on that occasion two nights and one day, and then returned to Whitchurch. On our return Burnett and Brown were frequently to gether. On several occasions Burnett told me he had re ceived bank paper from Brovvn. Burnett did not tell me where paper f rom, b ut 1 heard B rown tell Burn Brown t w t n had been caug h t taking the paper. r eth g a o t t h the e p I did not hear Brown say who it was that caught him. I heard frequent conversations between Burnett and Brown about the paper. Brown asked Burnett who he was giving the paper to, whether it was to Fred Lancaster, because Mr. Brewer wished to know if it was so. Burnett told him it was not. After the conversation Brown brought more paper, which Burnett put with the rest in our clothes box. I recollect the day of the fire in Tooley-street. Burnett and I came to London on that day, whence:we went to Strat ford, and stopped at Burnett's brothers, the Railway Hotel. While we were there Brown came; and I then obtained lodgings for ourselves and him. We stopped at Stamford six weeks, during which time Burnett went to Loudon. I did not go with him. I know he took some of the Bank paper with him. He had money when he returned. I don't know whether he had any when he went away. On leaving Stamford we returned to White hurst. Brown did not go with us. Brown stayed in London because he said he was going to his sisters'. I knew from Burnett that Brown afterwards returned to Whitchurch. I saw him on the day he came down. I recollect just after Christmas, 1861, Brown came to our lodgings, which was then in Long's-court, Leicester square. He came about seven o'clock in the evening. Burnett was not at home. In consequence of what Brown told me I went to the Victoria Theatre, where I saw Burnett. I told him Henry Brown wanted to see him, as he had brought some more pnper. We then returned home, when I saw Brown give Burnett the paper, and they exa mined together. Brown stayed that night with us, the paper being put with the other in the clothes-box. Bur nett went out the next day with the paper that Brown brought. On his return'ng he gave Brown some money, but I don't know how much. Brown stayed with us a day and two nights, when he left, telling me he was going to Portsmouth. 1071 i i k 341 4 23 f [The case was proceeding when we went to press.] lii MARKETS-THIS DAY. MARK-LANE. ERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. - Wheat, 49s 4d ; barley, 36s 4d ; oats, 21s 6d ; rye, 32s 8d ; beans, 39s ld ; and peas, 41s 9d. - THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. - Wheat, 49s Od; barley, 35s Od ; oats, 21s 3d ; rye, 33s 7d; beaus, 39s 4d ; peas, 41s 11d. __ __ . , ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 86,330; barley, 96,806 ; oats, 16,598 • rye, 93 ; beans, 3,793 ; peas, 1,738 quarters. ' METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supply of beasts on offer in to-day's market was only moderate, both as to number and quality. Selected breeds sold steadily at full prices; otherwise, the beef trade'was in a sluggish state on former terms. Prime sheep com manded extreme currencies, but inferior breeds met a slow sale at late rates. The top price was 5s 8d per 81bs. The supply was by no means extensive. We were heavily supplied with calves, which changed hands slowly at a de cline in the quotations of 8d per Sibs. Inferior calves sold as low as 3s 2d per 81bs. Pigs moved cff steadily at full prices, but mulch cows were very dull. Per Sib, to sink the offal. s. cl. s. d. s. d. B. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 Primecrs-wool d 0.4 10 5 4 Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Pme• S'thdown d 0.5 6 5 8 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8 Largo crse. calves 3 2 3 10 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0 Prime small do 4 0 4 4 ergo. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 0 Large hogs 4 0 4 6 Second quality do. 4 2 4 8 Small porkers , 4 8 5 0 Suckling calves, 12s to 21s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 21s to 30s. SPORTING---THIS DAY. 23 1 2 131 54 301 1 1 ; 1 71 '-• i FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs .... TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts 920 Cows 130 Sheep and lambs 5,420 Calves 529 Pigs. _ 400 MEAT MARKETS. NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are moderately good, and the demand is steady as follows : Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s Od , mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 6d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; pork, 48 Od to 5s Id per Blbs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL November 19.—The supplies of stock are moderate, and the trade ruled steady, as follows .—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 10d; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 8d • veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; and pork, 4s to 5s per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, November 19.—There was a fair demand for each kind of stock, at extreme quotations. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; mutton, 3s 8d to be 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 81bs ' • suckling calves, 10s to 19 s ; quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 30s each; and milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB Os each. SHREWSBURY RACES.—THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Olive Branch 1 Confession Eight ran. 131, 25 ; Railways. Paid. Bir., Vol., and Str. Val illythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleaf.,andMicl. l / 4 20 Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A "A oets no div Do. B till 6p c.p an.haß been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,& Ab. .Tunc. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. ;Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do pt. S. an 1 W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Brig - lAA S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Nan., Shet., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. 5hare5........D0 Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby M - id Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 5 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwia Do, G.N.E. purchase, Do Lecda DC, York Do Carlisle.. North London Do New North Staffordshire and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. 'Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon S. Durham & Lane. Un South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington! Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria eta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford Closing Business Price. done. 8 Si 84 F 661 113 1131 51 gi 113 i 41 43 13 14 85 87 104 106 45i 46; 41 43 23i 24} 124 125 126 127 134 136 104 106 66 661 54 56 108 108) 69 70 IC2 124 18 39 951 100 101 38 39 81 9 1281 1291 1i lip 98 100 55 56 26 28 99 994 -d 56 50 871 q3* 126 128 105 107 P 4nm 4* 3g d 11 118 120 476 48} 103 105 47 49 33 35 884 894 684 696 97 99 7 39 40 94 106 p 64 7 p 147 149 46 5 r 2 3 55} 56 6 26 34p It 41 p 87 89 140 146 29 31 43 45 35 37 94i 25i PREFERENCE SHARES. Br's. & Exet. 4 p. c. st 1 Do. shares Caledon. qr. shrs, No. 2' Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. Cornwall, 5 percent Do. 4; p. c. gua. perpet Dun.Perth,&Abez.Jun Do. Ist Class Pref.. Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares Do. 4 p. c. guar. S. & U Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p. , ‘ Gt.Eastn, E.Coun. Ex. 1 Do No. Do 6 p. c. pref Do. E. Angn A at 5 p.c. Do . ..7 p.c. Do, E. Agn. 13 6 p. c. pf. Do. do. C 7 do. Do. E. Union, 4 p.c. gua Do 5 p. c. gua Do.Norrk 5 D.c. Ex.lB4C Do. do. 5. pc. pref. 1847 Do.' p. c. Wavy. Val. '47 Great Northern, 5 p. c.. D 0.5 p.c. Redm.lop.c. pm. Do. 4i p. c. do Do.sp.c. Red nc .atsp.c.Pll , Do. Hertford purchase. Do. do. 4 p. C. prci Do. Luton do Do. do. do. sp. c. pref Gt. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. Gt. Sn. & W. (Ireland 4 per cent Great West. (Berks and Hants Ext) 5 per cent Do. redeem. 44 p. ct.... Do. redeem. 4 p. ct.... Do. irredeem. 4 p. et.... Do. 5 p. c. redeem. pret Do. Birm. guar. stock.. Do. Birm. pref. stock .. Do. Chester guar. shares Do. Chester g p.c. pf. eh, Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. she Lan. & Carl. 44 p.c. pret Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stocl Do.Barnsl.stZs 35 10dpe Do. 6 p. c. (East Lan.).. Do. 44 p. c. (Blackt). pur. Lon.4tßrig.sp.l.git. No.l Do. 5 per cent. do. No 2 Do. 5 per cent, d 0...... Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 Do. 7 per cent pref. stk Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P. ) Do. 4p.c.st.(diy.deLlil'6s Lon.Chat.&Dny. sp.c.pf. Lon. & N. W., Coy. h Nuneaton, 5 per cent. Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent et., late 3d shares .... Do. (Portsm'thyerpetl arms. of 2s. 6d:) Man. Sh. & Lin. 6 per ct Do. .66 Do. 31 percent. Do. redeem. 6percent Maryport & Carl. 4 pr. c Do. 4 per cent Midland Con. 6 p. C. stk Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c Do. 44 p.c. pref. st. rdem Do. 43 p.c. irredeemabl, Do. per cent . Do.Leic. andllit4per ct Nort British, 5 per cent. Do. New gua. 5 per cent Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.e. Do. 44pr. ct redeemabl, Do. G. N. E. 4 p. ct. pref Do. Berwick 4 p. c. pref. Do. Leeds 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, H. & S. Punt] Do. Carlisle 44 p. c Do. do. 4 p. N. London 44 p. c. £2O pi North Staffordshire Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.flp.e Do. 7 p. C. pref. stock South Devon, Ann, 10s. Do. Fixed 44 per cent South Eastern(Reading Ann.,_ 1.0.6) Do. 44 per cent Do, Fixed 44 per cent South Wales, gua. 4 p. c. Do. 4i per cent Do. do 1859 Do. 5 per cent s. Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua Do. 5 p. c. gua ', Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c Do. B p. c Do. C 0 c 'aff Vale No : . 1 Pref.... tiatrld & Kilkny, 6 p. c. V. 51 id.-Oxf let gua stk Do. 2d do. Do. Newport 5 p.c. pf.red. Do. Perpet.6 p. c. pf. 1866 Do. till 1869 95 97 20 21 fir 7 1111 113 91 93 P lll 113 110 112 129 131 105 108 1 29 131 148 In 117 119 111 113 104 106 108 110 98 100 98 100 88 90 89 91 101 103 76 78 169 172 103 105 138 140 10Z 104 116 118 116 118 136 140 116 118 155 16.) 131 135 78 82 98 100 21 2; 123 125 I iP' l 67 69 140 142 103 105 94 96 110 112 108 110 I lipm 93 - 5 102 104 98 100 i' a i p 22i 231 10s. 10 1, O. 6. 100 100 100 all all 10i 101 24 24a 102 104 102 104 87 §6 21 214 28 29 33 34 33 34 44 46 126 11:8 120 124 100 102 120 123 117 120 126 k LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Paid ' Co. s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W Birkenhead.. Buckingh rrig.nre. • Chester & Ilolynead.. 100 Do. 55 67 Do. 5i per cent 100 Do. Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Cl e don 1103 105 Colchester, Stour Vat. 100 E.U.&G.E 87 69 E. I.incolnsh. g6pr c. 100 Gt. North. 136 138 Gls.Barr.&Nells.Drot. 100 ICledon Gloster & Dean Fores all IGt. West — Gt.Ea- tn. Newmarket &c., 5 per cent lOO I Gt.Eastn. -- Do. E.U. Harwch. 4 p.c 100 Do. — Do.Wodbrg. Ex. 4 p.c 101 .Do — huh lOW aelby all ,Yk.N. Mid 111 113 Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 201 203 Lon. and Chat. Ext. 13 6 per cent Do. Bromley, 8 per c all Do. ...... . • • . Do. New ShlB6l, 44p.e all D 0......... 22 24 Do.Wo. Ext. A, 44p c all Do. .. .... 81 0 London & Greenwic 100 IS . Eastern 64 66. ' Do. Preferen , 3 Lnn.,Tilb.&s.. , -Viend 100 Peto &Co B7 89 Lnd'dr. &Ennis. orig. 100 Do. A 1001 —-- Trish N.- Do. B 1 100 Western. Do. C , 100 Lowestoft g - ua. 4 pc.. 100 Norfolk Do 8 per cent lOO Do. Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& 31 3i • 44 4 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Nor.Dev.Rail & Dock lOO L.&S.W. Do A stock lOO rom Ist Do B stock lOO Jan.,1863. Northn.&Eastn. sp. c all Gt. Eastn 56 58 Do. 6 per cent all Do. N. Eastn—Hartlepool 190 .E. Ber .. .. North Western Not. Gran. Rl. & Cl. 100 Gt. North. 95* 964 Preston and Wyre. 1 all tc : 3z i.,. y N k V . 1 44 46 Do. 4 shares A. all Do. "•• . • • • • • Roystn.Hitch.& Shep. 100 Gt. North. 136 138 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 L.&N.W.. 136 137 1364 Do. Do. South Staffordshire lOO Ln.&N.W West London, Cls A all W.Ln.Ex Do do B all ,Ln&N.W. Do do C all 'ctL Gt.Wst. Wilts and Somerset lOO IGt. West. 92 94 Wimbledn & Croydon , all L.&Brgtn 84 94 FREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate Year. st l*Caledon. £lO Gua. Stk , 1 00 102 100 st 'Gt Eastern sp. c. pref. 100 106 108 107 10 'Kent Coast, 6p et. pl. B 24 * IP st Lon.& 8kwa11,44 p.,.sk. t 100 101 103 611 Do. do. 44 do. shares all 64 62 st Lond'n, Brig'tn, &c.,14 per cent lB5B 100 103 105 st Do. do. 4 per ct 1860, 100 92 06 st Do. do. 44 per ct 1861 100 103 105 5 Do. do. 44 p er c t 18611 31 8 t Ln.Chtm,dic. 6p.c.2d Pfi 100 83 85 10 Do, Metr_po •Ext 8 4 6 p.c.l all 104 104 I DoEd, Prth,& D' • d • '''' .• •1 A ILon. &S. W es t ern 4 4 p.c. ' 10 0 10 4 106 10 !North British .£lO Gua. , Shares, Mt. • - a ° l ° l 10 S.-Eastern 44 all st ee,4pc, 100 82 84 at *Scottishe en t ral irred. pref .. ..... 44 P.c. i '••' • 1 20 Vale of Neatb. „„I 10 IDo. 5 p.c. June 1881 859- — lO 1 - 04 10 IDo. 5 p.c. Aug. 1861 ( rd.) all pm al 202 214 * Failure of full dividends ( ), all Pm in an an y y g o i u v b e e n eg h u a e lfa b ear ait n i t r o b made good out of the orolite 01 •Year not `0 b e balk/ a‘ 6 4 a 6 1081 991 88 n 81 HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £1 16s to £4 5s Od; clover, do., £3 lOs to £5 108 Od; and straw, £1 12s to £1 16s per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND.--Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 8s; clover, £3 10s to £5 10s Od ; and straw, £1 12s to £1 16s per load. A slow trade. WEITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £1 16s to Li 5s Od ; per load. Trade inactive. clove), do., £3 10s to £5 12s ; and st raw , £1 12s to .£l. SHOOTING A SEAMAN ON BOARD AN AMERICA Swir.—During a row on board the American ship Young Sam, at present anchored in the Mersey, one of the seamen, named Thomas Parrell, was shot through the hand by the chief officer, J. W. Causland. Yesterday: Causland was brought before the Liverpool magistrates, when the case was adjourned. ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON THE CALEDONIAN RAIL WAY.—We learn that another accident happened on the Caledonian Railway to the mail train coming into Edin burgh on Sunday morning. Prom some cause we have not learned the wheel of one of the carriages broke off, causing the carriage to swing heavily to one side, and the wheel to come up partly through the floor. In the carriage to which the accident occurred Professor Simpson was sitting, but happily escaped unhurt.—Edinburgh Courant. PROSECUTION OF PROFESSOR JOWETT.—We are informed that articles are to be exhibited against Professor Jewett in the Vice-Chancellor's Court. In consequence of these measures the proposition to endow the Greek profes sorial chair, which Canon Stanley and others had deter mined to bring forward in the council, has necessarily been given up, at all events for the present. Our satisfaction in making these announcements is, in some degree, qualified by the fact that the jurisdiction and powers of the Vioc .Record. ..—. Chancellor's Court are in a very unsatisfactory position. SCURRY HANDICAP. Peignoir Neilgherry Four ran. COLUMN HANDICAP. Charles Fox Fairwater. . 2 Ten ran. LONGLEATE HANDICAP. Dead heat with Do't-Come-Late and Hesper. Four ran. LA W---THIS DAY. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) EXTRAORDINARY LITIGATION-AN INVISIBLE ATTORNEY -WRIGHT V. KNIGHT. This was an extraordinary dispute about a certain cheese, and it has been productive of considerable litigation, Mr. Buchanan appearing for the plaintiff, and Mr. Robertson, of Crosby Halt chambers, for the defendant. Upon the first occasion the judge (Mr. Gibbons) sitting as deputy, refused to decide the case, as there was a direct contradiction upon the evidence. A jury was summoned and the case re-tried, when the jury were discharged with out giving any verdict. A second jury, however, settled the matter by finding for the defendant, and Mr. Buchanan at once applied for a new trial, which was granted for to day upon payment of costs. To-day, M r. Robertson said, he had received notice that plaintiff abandoned his plaint, and therefore he applied for costs. Mr. Buchanan—You had notice. His Honour—Do you appear for the plaintiff, Mr. Buchanan ? Mr. Buchanan—Certainly not. I have no instructions. The plaintiff has withdrawn, and there is no case before the Court. His Honour—You see, Mr. Robertson, yqu cannot com pel a plaintiff to go on with his suit unless he likes, and as there is no cause before me I cannot hear you. I cannot see you in law. Mr. Buchanan—You are invisible to the court. Mr. Robertson—lf the court cannot see me it can surely hear me. His Honour—l can hear you morally, but legally lam deaf. Mr. Robertson remarked that it was hardly fair to allow a man to be tortured in such a manner, and the case, which was only a £3 odd one, had already cost a great deal of money in costs. His Honour—The principle of the law is the same, whether the amount is £3 or 3d. Mr. Robertson—Then wo may have this great cheese case before us again ? Mr. Buchanan—Oh, it is a case of very stale cheese now. Application refused. POLICE---THIS DAY. WESTMINSTER. UNFOUNDED CHARGE.—Richard Cooper, a young man of gentlemanly appearance and address, was charged with an assault. Charles Castle said—l am a tailors' assistant, and live at 82, Tichbrook-street. I left Holborn at half-past 11 last night, and got into the neighbourhood of my home at about half-past 12. I was crossing the Vauxhall-bridge with a small umbrella in one hand and a carpet bag in the other, when I was suddenly struck by this man. I was struck across the nose, which made it bleed very much, and feel the effects of it now. Mr. Paynter—Did he say anything to you ? Complainant—Not a word. Mr. Paynter—Surely there was some provocation ? Complainant—Not the least. When I was struck my hat rolled off several yards. I followni the defendant and gave him in charge, but the policeman seemed to be inti mate with him and said I was drunk. Mr. Paynter—Were you drunk ? Complainant—No, I was sober. George Henry Witcher, 7 B, said he heard a cry of "Police 1" in Moreton-street, at half-y,ast one this morning, and I found complainant, defendant, and three other men. Complainant gave the defendant in charge. Mr. Paynter—Was he drunk or sober ? Policeman—Drunk. On our way to the station com plainant went off the kerb no less than ten times. Defendant—l know clothing about assaulting him. I never touched him, and can prove it. Joseph Simpson, of 23, Moreton-terrace, proved that he and complainant had some difference about a hat being thrown at the complainant, when the latter struck him with his umbrella, and he returned the blow. Mr. Paynter said defendant had been unjustly confined, and discharged him. Defendant asked for redress for his false imprisonment. Mr. Paynter said he must apply elsewhere. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. BURGLARY IN OXFORD -STREET.—Robert Burns, Alfred Osborne, and William Donovan, were charged before Mr. Knox with burglariously breaking and entering the house of Mr. George Adam, dealer in silver-plated goods, of 87, Oxford-street, and stealing a large quantity of goods of the value of £5O. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for Donovan. Mr. Ackrill, 48 F, said—Between 10 and 11 last evening in Queen-street, Seven Diais, I saw Donovan and Burns and two others not in custody. Burns was carrying a basket, and Osborne and one of the other men another. They came out of No. 10, Queen-street, and all went into No. 9. Having a suspicion, I went for assistance and re• turned to No. 9 with Sergeants Holmes and Cole. We then went into the cellar of No. 9, and found a quantity of pro perty, and then went to No. 10 and took the prisoners into custody. Both houses belong to the prisoner Donovan. By Mr. Lewis—First saw the prisoners at the bottom of Queen.•street. I was alone at the time. I was about six or seven yards from the prisoners and the other two. The baskets the men had were like those produced. There could be no mistake about it. After coming out of No. 10, the whole of them went into No. 9. The two houses do not join. It was between 10 and 11. Sergeant Walter Holmes, 3 F, said—From information I received from Sergeant Ackrill I went to No. 10, Queen street. Donovan said he should not go in. Afterwards went to No. 9, and having wrenched off the padlock from the door and entered, I f und the baskets produced, con taining a quantity of plated goods. I then sent Ackrill and Sergeant Cole, 23 C, to No. 10 to take the prisoner into custody, and afterwards searched the cellar of No. 10, and found a knife rest, a crowbar, and a " jemmy," behind a board. Sergeant Cole, 28 C, said—About nine last night I saw two of the prisoners, Osborne and Burns, near Crown street, Soho, and knowing them I watched them, and saw Osborne and another man go into a leaving shop, and then with Sergeant Holmes and Ackrill went to No. 10, Queen street, when I saw Osborne outside. Having told some constables in uniform to take charge of Osborne, we went into No. 10, where Donovan and Burns were at supper. Told them I must take them into custody, when Burns said he would not go till he had finished his supper, and that, with an oath, they were on the wrong scent this time. On telling Donovan that he had a quantity of metal goods in a basket in the house, he said, " By God I have not, and you can search the place, and the - a thing will you find." I then said if the things were not in that house they were in No. 9, and we then took the two prisoners, Donovanand Burns, into cuetoly, and then searched the next. house and there found the goods. Mr. George Adam, of 87, Oxford-street, said yesterday morning I was informed by my servant that the place had been broken open, and that several cases had been rifled of their contents. The property produced belongs to me. Sergeant Lambert, 12 E, said ---I went to the prosecutor's yesterday morning, and found the place had been broken open, and some articles were shown to me, including a knife, which had been left behind by the burglars. I found marks on one of the glass cases corresponding with the knife. I also found that a small grating in Market street had been forced, and by this means persons had got into the warehouse. There were marks as if the grating had been recently opened. Mr. Adam—All the goods were safe at 10 o'clock the previous night. Mr. Kuox—l shall grant a remand. Mr. Lewis—Will you take bail for Donovan, sir P Mr. Knox—l shall most distinctly refuse bail for any of the prisoners. SHIPPING---THIS DAY. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Havre steamer, from Havre ; Vi c toria, fro ot Cronstadt; Ann, from Havre; Atalanta, steamer, from Jersey. Sailed—Argyll, steamer, for Carentan. GRAVESEND, Thursday Alorning. Arrived—Providence, from Gravelines; from Engelholm. DEAL, Thursday ruing. Mon Passed, Nov, 19—Rhada of Salcombe, from n Swansea. Sailed—Leven, for London, after baying been supplied with an anchor and 15 fathoms of chain from hence. THE HEALTH OFTHE SuLTAN.—The Ottoman Embassy, in consequence of 'official news received from Constantinople, consider it their duty to give a public denial to the false reports spread by ill-intentioned persons res pecting the health of th e Sultan. His Im perial Majesty enjoys perfect health. Importing Tea without colour on the leaf pre vents the Chinese passing off inferior leaves as i!). the u sua l kinds. Horniman's Tea is uncoloured , therefore a'ways goof ? alike, Sold in packets by 2,280 agents. BRITISH POSSESSIONS RRilways Atlantic & St Lawrenct Bom.,Baroda&.Cent 1116 Gu. 5 per Dent........ __ Do. New ...... 13uffnlo and Labe fiurol _ Do. Preference .. IBuffalo,Brant,&,Godricl. p. ot. bda. Aug. 1, 187`: Ilio. do. July 1, 187:- Do. do. Jim*. 1, Cleutla.S.Eastn. (I, . er,perrown (15 Dock Seri] Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. 11:ast Indian, gu. 5 p. e. :71 - to. do. G Ext..... `'Do. do. H do. Grand Trunk of Canad Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per et Do. 6 per et. Debenti Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. Do. do. 1867.. Do. do. 1872.. t. IndtaPenin.gua.sp.o Do. New gua. 5 Do. January, .. Gt. South.of India (Lira guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Share, Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 do Do. 1878 Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 6 p. e. . Do. 4 p. o. Extensior Dc. 4i d 0...... • • Nielb.Corp. 8 p. 0. Bud. Melb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. Mortg. Bd4. NewßrunswiCk a Cand. Class A Capital Share Do. do. B Capital do _. • " N.Rl.C'da6 Po Ist if bds Seinde Do. Delhi Do. do . . ' Ls Do. Punjaub —• . rWe . Do. Do. -—• • • • , Wg Do. lndus.St. FIo.) h'~rri.h,i~.~ 100 100 100 100 100 101 all all al I 'all all 100 all alt 100 (too 100 Paid, Closin,4 Price. 63 65 1031 104 2 all all lo 100 pry ~' 4; 5 71 8i; 76 60 74 78 72 76 104 106 1066 1 0 74 105 1( 6 107 1(8 3IP #l 3 . 21 216 65 67 56 68 32 34 43 45 32 24 32 34 106 I[7 ;I) 1036 1046 12 126 Si 8 96 98 ' 89 91 89 01 dis 1031 104/ 98 99 94 9 6 52 54 3 5 3 f) 83 65 105 106 1031 104 i I I P 1031 1041 100 102 ~~ . e dtwerp dz, Rotterdam. Bah.&S.Fran..Lini.7p.o. Belgian East. Junction Copiapo ................ Ditto Extension Dutch Rhenish ....... Do . Eastern of France Grand Rue Gnu. B p. c. Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... I Italian Junction Namur A; Liege .... Do. 6 p. o. Prof.. ....... Northern of France.... Do. New Shares ..... N.Rail. of BuenosAyres Gua. 7 p e., Lim Do. do Norwmian Trunk Pref Ot'mn(Smyrna to Aidn) Part s,Lyon s, 1z Medi ter. Paris & Orleans it eelfe & S. Fran. (Vern.) gut,. 7 p. et lim Riga 41z Royal nanish. Royal Swedish ....... Do. 7 per cent. Frei Sambre & Meuse Do. 5 per cent. Pref San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. c S.Aust. &Lomb Venetin :5. East Portugal 7 p ct. Southern of Prance.— Turin and Savona West Fiandern Do. 5i p c. Preference W. & N. W. of France !OLONIAL GOVERNMEN't se,Cl uin.tiov. 6 p.c.Ja ,July 1877-S1 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug. Do. o p. c. Mar. at Sept. Do. 5 p. C. Jan.&July. Do. 5 Inscribed stock, Cape G.Hope, 6 p c. 18731 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 1 Do. 1890 Do. Jan. & July, 1891_, Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6 p c, N. KG ov. 6 a.&J uly; Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct.l N. S.W. Gov. 5 p c.,1866 1 Do. 5 p. c.,1871 to 1876' Do. d0.,1888 &upwds, New Zealand 6 p. cent. , Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1g75 Queensland Gov. 6 p.. 0 ! b. Aus G6p.e.1870.& up Vle.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July. Do. le Rn.e. An.&Oet.. BRITIS Cambrian Consol. Gold Cl e ) v ti o o n r t p o n a Amalgamated a at t d Devon East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Carn Brea... E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.' Gam.,SzSt.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Llelston Grenville .. Herod's-Foot Hingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (IJny Lelan t Marke Va11ey......... . Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) North Downs North Prances (Illogan ) N. Wh 'I I3asePt (1110 ;an north Wheal Crotty . Par Consols Blazey Providenee(Uny Lelnt., ' , ortridp.:e Cons. IND n.Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Carn Brea (Illcgan) B.Wheal Fran. (Illot;en Stray Park 'Tamar Silv.& Lead Min Tin Crott West Basset (Illogan).. W Carzdon (Liskeard West Satoh Wheal Basset (Illogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) WhealLud ott Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) Wheal Trelawney (Lis )j n 04 41 13 10f 20j 1j Id lip 2 11 2i o#p 271 al 38 39 38i 374 pr #p 234 24 p 79 80 3IP 46 (8 534 644 2% 30i 63 / 4 6 4 P 88 90 48 49 It d 33 34 , US. 97 !CO 17 ?2 85 36 109 112 109 112 pr #p 5 $ i d fpm 100 103 21 11 27 28 t i 1 4 i *p 4 3 (1 if lf 21 2f 3 4 2} 21 p pr 2 p 10 12 ; IS SP 71 8 d p 52 54 73 75 14 16 i Id 19 21 5 6 274 284 I ; 55 57 133 137 32 34 I I 4 6 id id 4 ii 1 p l) 12 13 Stir / 20 20i 10 100# FOREION Australian BonAceord Copper, L im. Brazil Land & Min. Co... Capula Silver Cobre Copper Coplapo ... DunMoun.Cop.Minz.(!o East Del Rey (Limited) Fortuna. General Gt N. Cop. A S. Austr Kapunda Linares Lueitanian Niariquira Mont.A.Braz G old Min .ttliineCopotS.Aus.L 1 l'ontglibaud Silver,Lead Min - inv, and Smelt... Port Philip Santaßarbara G ld Mine icottish Austrin. (L.) St. John del Rey (L.) United Mexican , Worthing YudanamutanaS. A. L d. JOINT-STO 170 A vra&lJnitedServier B 100 Alliance B.Ln.&L'pool 40 Australasia 25 Bank of Egypt 100 Rua kof London 50 British North Ameriesi 20 Ch. Bk. of B. Columbia 20 Chtd.Bank of lndia,k, . 25 Ch.bler. of In. Lon.,k 100 City 100 Colonial ........ 20.11 Con. Bank of Canada.. 20 Eng.. Soot., k Aus. 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland 100 Inin'stan,China&Japan 100 'lmperial Bank Limited 100 ILon.& Brazilian (Lim.) 100 Lou.,' B.Ayres& R. Plate 20 'Lon. Char.likof Austra, 50 London and County .. 50 ,London Joint Stock .. 100 London & 20 ILondon and S. Atrican. 100 London & Westminster 100 iMetrop. k Provinl. Bnk. 100 iNat. Prov. of England 20 Do. new •• • .••• 20 Do. do bG 'National Wink ..... . • 20 New South Wales.— • 25 'Orient. B. Corporation 60 Ottoman Bank 20 Do. new 100 'Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. new.... • - - - 25 South Australia 25 Union of Australia 100 Union of Ireland. Lim. 7:60 Unto, of London ..• • MISCEL .in.‘zlo- Al e ' , dean Mint Atlantic R. Ml. Stull (1d) Australian Agricultural Bahia Steam (Limited). Berlin Water (Limited) Bombay Gas Limited. 'British American Land lI.&I.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) Do. 8,7n.c.t.1111852 (Lim ) Canada Land China & Japan Coast: River Steam Naviga. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg. Do. Pref. 7 per cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference Do. 6 p et. Perpet. Deb. E. Ind. Cotton Agency, .India & 1 Do. B. 141 India Irrign. & Canal Electric Telegraph .. • • Do. New English & Aus. Copper Gen. Steam Navigate m 1 Great Ship I ,imited) 1 D 9 174 p ct Preferenec, Indian Carrying (Lim.) Italian Irrigation Canal Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) L.G. Omnibus (Jo. (Lim.) Lon. & S.lrel.Dt.Tel.L. Madras Irr. and Canal. Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) Do. 8 per cent pref National Dia. Co. (Lim )1 Nerbu.Coal & Iron (Lim ) Netherlands Lant' ,8p 0 N. Br.&NovaScotia f.and N. B. Australasian (Lino Oriental Gas (Limited). Do. New Orintl. In. Steam (Lim ) Ottoman Gas, Limited Ind.&Min.(Lim) Oriental Stean P pe e Dn el a. R. 4oNew Quebrada Land,Rail,& (Lim.) Rhymney Iron Do. New Rio Janeiro City Impts. Do. do. Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim )1 I South Australian Landi Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. do. Registered Do. Telegrsph to Ind a (L.) Trust and Agency ot i Austrlasia (lim)lst is. Tr.& Ln.Co. of Upr. Can. U. K'dom Tel. Co. (I.lm. yap.Diemen's L •nd. ; K B 7IIR ILLICIT TRADE IN SALMON. On Tuesday, at two o'clock, a deputation from the Fisheries Preservation Association had an in terview, by appointment, with Sir George Grey, at the Home -office, to press upon him the necessity of prohibiting the exportation of salmon at the close season. The Earl of Mount-Charles, Lord Garvagh, Mr. Martin T. Smith, M.P., Lieutenant-Colonel Fane Keane, R.E., Capt. Hawkins, RN., Mr. Francis Travers, Mr. George Stevenson, and Mr. E. Chitty composed the deputation. Their object, as explained by Mr. Martin Smith, M.P., was especi ally to suggest the publication of an Order in Council as a means of putting a stop to the expor tation during the close season, having regard to the ready market which poachers found in France for out-of-season fish. Sir GEORGE GREY, interposing, said he did not see how an Order in Council could be issued for such a purpose, as one of the main objects of such a pro ceeding was to prohibit the export of articles con traband of war, and it could not be pretended that unseasonable fish came within that designation, to whatever use our ingenious French neighbours might put ii. He might state at the outset that he was assured, by communications from inspectors of fisheries, that there had never been such a fishing season in the Tweed, or so many fish caught with the rod as during the present summer, and that the very people who had at first opposed the passing of the Act were now so convinced of its advantages that they were combining together to carry it into effect. In the Coquet, a fine fishing stream in Northumberland, the resistance which poaching met there recently had led to a serious riot, in which one man was drowned, and since that the Newcastle and Berwick Railway Company were understood to have refused to carry packages suspected to contain fish out of season on their way to London. Mr. G. STEVENSON, fish-factor in Billingsgate, speaking for the trade there, assured the Home Se cretary that the Tweed was the most poached river in all England, and that, eo far from the railways refusing to carry unseasonable fish, they were only too glad of the chance of conveying goods of any kind. Sir GEORGE GREY asked if the deputation could adduce any evidence that the Tweed was so poached as had just been represented, for, if so, he would cause an investigation into the circumstances, if they were put in writing. He had certainly been told that of late there had been no poaching in the Tweed of any moment. A. member of the deputation said from 1,200 to 1,500 cwt. of out-of-season salmon a-day was sold in the Paris market. Sir G. GREY said, if that could be proved to have gone from the Tweed to London, and thence to Paris, he should be able to stop such a trade so far as that river was concerned. Mr. STEVENSON said what he wanted was a pro hibition against exportation to France extending from October the 4th to January the 3d in each year, or during the usual close season. The result would be at least to double our supply of fish in sea son for the home market. He understood the weekly supply of out-of-season fish which went from this country to the French markets amounted to from four to five tons, and the enormous price it brought operated as a direct stimulus on the trade. In the spring of the year he could bring salmon from Paris, with all its attendant expenses, the octroi included, and sell it in the London market at a great profit. Not only were the French doing all they could to develope their salmon fishings, but also to extend the North Sea fishing, and at present they were having well-vessels built at Bark ing for the purpose. The only effectual way to check poaching, and restore our rivers to their for mer productiveness, was by a prohibition against the export of salmon during the time it was illegal to sell it in this country. Much might be done to stop the illict traffic by giving orders to the Cus tom-house officers at Newhaven, Folkestone, and Dover to seize all salmon consigned to French houses during the close season. He was selling good salmon in Billingsgate at 6d. and Bd. per lb. 12 years ago, since which the price had not been less than from 10d. to 2s. 3d. Besides, such a pro hibition, while increasing the productiveness of the rivers, would do much to lessen the demoralization which prevailed in fishing districts, and the present expenditure incurred in watching the rivers during the close season. Some more conversation ensued on collateral sub jects, mooted either by the Home Secretary or mem bers of the deputation, and at length Sir G. GREY said, whatever might be said about a prohibition, he wanted to see whether some other mode might not be adopted for checking the trade in question. Let the deputation give him the facts as to alleged poaching, and he would find a remedy. They said fish was caught in the Tweed, and sent first to London and then to Paris. If the deputa tion would put the circumstances down in writing he would communicate with the inspectors and the railway company. He would also consult the law offices of the Crown on a point raised during the conversation. With that the deputation took their leave. LIGHT LINKS OF RHYME. (From Fun) FOR A FOGGIY NOVEMBER DAY. In a fog, in a fog, In a wretched state of fog What to do, what t 9 think, What to eat, what to drink; For everything is stated, To be so adulterated, That if you wish to live, You from eating must forbear, And the best advice to give, Is to live upon the air : Only that is full of blacks, And so very far from pure, That salubrity it lacks, And so what to do I'm sure, That through his brief existence man may comfortably jog, Would the greatest of philosophers envelope in a fog. In a fog, in a fog, In a wretched state of fog ! Are the makers of our laws, For effect to find a cause, When they try to give attention, To the subject of Prevention, Which is better than a Cure, If they can but find the way, But though every one is sure Ile can something on it say, Still, when Parliament we seek, To help us, shall we not Find the orators who speak All collectively have got Through the hazy, mazy blue-books, that the clearest head would clog, Into what we may denominate a legislative fog ? In a fog, in a fog, In a frightful state of fog! Is the man who wants to know, Whilst year after year we go On boasting that the latest Stage of progress is the greatest, That there never was a race, That made commerce stand so high, With integrity its base; When he asks the reason why So constantly we read, Strange accounts of money made, By a process which, indeed, Seems the thimble-rig of trade P With the Bankrupt-list appearing, lik e Of those who from the right path f an awful catalogue, a fog. f a r, have wandered in In a fog, in a fog, Ina dreadful state of fog! With those vagabonds about, For our Watches looking out, From the prison liberated, With their servitude abated, 'Who our neck„ are nightly twisting, As we home are walking fast, Puzzled whether we're existing, In this century or the last. In a fog about the meaning Of the talk of better dealing, With our criminals, when leaning To false mercy, they go stealing More than ever, twice as clever, when for burglary agog They shroud the prison chaplain in hypocrisy's dense fog. At a meeting of Venezuela bondholders yester day Mr. J. D. Powles in the chair, a resolution, moved in complimentary terms to the old committee and:to Messrs. James Clay, M.P., E. Redman, H. J. Meadows, N. Henry, and J. Alexander, the private committee, that a commis sion of 2i per cent. on the arrears to be capitalised be paid to the combined committees, was carried unanimously. THE WAR IN AMERICA. (Per Edinburgh.) NEW YORK, Nov. 7, EVENING, General M'Clellan's army has occupied Ahhby's Gap. No Confederates could be seen from the heights commanding Shenandoah Valley. Another portion of General Nl‘Clellan's army, after a successful skirmish with General Stuart's cavalry, has occupied Barbour, near the mouth of Chester Gap, where General Stonewall Jackson has taken up a position. All the approaches to Manassas on the left of the Blue Ridge are in possession of the Federals. They also occupy Warrenton. No information has been received of the position .or movements of General Lee's army. NEWT YORK, Nov. 8, MORNING. It is semi-officially announced that the report of a protest from the French Minister against the acts of General Butler is apochryphal. The drafts will take place in the city of New York on the luth inst. There will be no draft in Boston. The Richmond Whig says the order of the Secre tary of War, to enrol conscripts between 18 and 45 years of age, is unpopular, if not odious, among a large class of Southern people. A letter from the captain of the Federal steamer Huntsville has been published, stating that tho Blanche was burnt by her own crew when run ashore near Havanna. Horatio Seymour was elected Governor of New York by a majority of 10,000 votes. The Democrats have carried the elections in Illinois by a majority of 15,000. It is reported that. General Hunter will replace General Mitchell in South Carolina. The Philadelphia Inquirer contains a letter, stating that 3,000 Confederates had surrendered un- conditionally to General Foster's expedition, at Pl 3 mouth, North Carolina. It is officially announced that Canadian duties on. American goods will be calculated according to the depreciation of American paper currency as com pared with gold on the date of the invoice of the goods. Several suggestions are being put forward to :send from New York voluntary contributions in cargoes of grain for the relief' of the distress in Lancashire. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Nov. 7, EVENING. Money easy. Gold 31 to 32 per cent. premiur d . Exchange on London—Bankers' bills, 106. Stocks dull. New York Central, 104. Illinois, i 9 Erie, 631. Cotton very firm. Middling UplP..nd, 61t to 62c. Flour improving, and 10e. higher. Wheat improving., and lic. higher. Corn quiet. Provi sions good inquiry. Coffee and sugar very firm. Molasses quiet. " HISTORIC DOUBTS" AS TO THE AMERICAN WAR. - After very careful consideration of the subject, we have come to the conclusion that all the reports that reach us from the other side of the Atlantic are fictitious. There is, in fact, no American civil war. It is from first to last a " weak invention" of the newspapers, got up to stimulate their circula tion and enlarge their casual sale. Let us ex mine the facts, fairly testing them by intrinsic evidence as to their credibility, and by comparison with past records known to be true. Let us apply to them the test that all historians apply to the records of alleged facts, bringing to the case if possible the energy of a Niebuhr dissolving the mists of Roman legends, and the acumen of a Froude discovering that Henry VIII. was a model spouse. The gigantic improbabilities that stare us in the face are almost innumerable. In the first place, we find it recorded that, after passing unharmed through periods of in tense disturbance, the American Union was first broken up because an Illinois attorney was elected President. We are told that the South so wished to keep negroes in slavery, and so hated the North for not restoring their fugitives, that it resolved to separate, and thus constitute the North a foreign country, like Canada, bound by no law to restore escaped slaves. We are told that the North, hating negroes—oxpelling them, for instance, from Illinois and othe r States—still so loved them that rather than allow the South to enslave more of them, it determined to run the risk of breaking up the Union. Do not these things bear the very mark of badly-invented fiction ? Do they not give rise, even at the outset of our inquiry, to the suspicion that the whole thing is a mere myth, got up by newspaper editora, spe culators in the funds, and dealers in cotton? We read further on, in the pretended record of facts, that the North offered to guarantee protection to slavery, but that the South refused it, although the only cause of separation was the very fear that slavery would not be protected! Another unmistakable myth. We also read that the North declared —" We will protect the slavery of 4,000,000 slave', we will restore to their chains any who escape, but we can not in conscience allow slaves to wander over New Mexico (where there are about two dozen negroes), and we will die rather than allow any in Arizona (where none ever went, nor are likely to go)." Is it credible, we ask, that such a:declaration was ever made—that a nation should openly profess a territo rial conscience, should wink in Washington City at what it could not bear in the untrodden deserts of the West ? Would we believe, if we read it iu some French History of England, that in 1820 the English people sanctioned slavery in London, but proclaimed that they would not tolerate it in the West Indies ? Yet we are asked to believe that the American people in 1861 made a similar declara tion. Any historian of the present day deciphering such a story in any old records of Assyria, or Egypt, or Greece, would at ot.ce reject the legend as unfitted for historical reproduction. And are we to believe it now ? .• We think we have shown enough to prove that the whole story —as told to us in the newspapers —is too wild and contradic tory for the belief of the most credulous ; and that it is a badly-got -up fiction, invented by unscrupu lous editors for their own profit and advantage. .rn fact, all ho nest men must come to t h e conclusion that there is no American Civil War, and that Air. Lincoln—if indeed there be any such man—is still ruling over a peaceful and united people.—Arts's Birmingham Gazette. SERIOUS AND FATAL ACCIDENT A 7 MESSRS. MARE'S IRON WORKS. An accident of an unusual character has recently occurred at the iron ship-building works of Messrs. Mare, at Millwall. It appears that a ponderous fly wheel, 45ft. in circumference, attached to a powerful engine, used to drive immense machinery for the "'fling of iron plates, while revolving rapidly on last Friday afternoon, suddenly burst asunder, the huge fragments being scattered with frightful force in all directions. The place was suddenly enveloped in steam, and the utmost confusion and alarm pre ` veiled. The manager of the works was standing within a few yards of the fly-wheel, but escaped unhurt, as did also a workman named Naylor, who miraculously escaped being crushed. When the steam and dust subsided, however, the lad Doring ton, who had been seen just previous to the acci dent raking a furnace fire twenty yards off, was found covered with blood, and.his thighs shockingly mangled. He was instantly removed to the London Hospital, where he died c n Monday. These facts appeared at the inquest held by Mr. Walthew on Tuesday night, at which, however, no account could be given of the cause of the accident. The wheel, 45 feet in circumference, with a rim 14 inches wide, had not given way at the bolts, and a careful examination had been made without finding any flaw in the iron. Such an accident was uncom mon, but there was no guarantee against its taking place with cast-iron wheels of such magnitude. Mr. Hughes, superintendent, said that the ma chine was made of the very best iron. The frost had not got at the wheel, as it was surrounded by furnaces. Every precaution was taken to guard against an accident which might cause £2,000 worth of damage. The Coroner summed up, and the jury returned a verdict " Accidental death."_4/ lour ent. Sur' iio at; a e C 1519 s :...- IsP e : , ow' ',,,ilvet 0 tb: oilve' itiu s D oti ' ill re f ids o tile" r bel7 "ivS O 4- t 00' Share. 6.4.0 L 9.16.41 12.10 2s. 6d. 126! 122 38i 95 1001. 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